University Calendar

Upcoming Events

• Feb.

  10
  The Myth of Plato's Socratic Period
  Lloyd Gerson of the University of Toronto will deliver this talk as part of the Graduate Philosophy Student Spring Lecture Series.
• Feb.

  11
  CUA Chamber Orchestra Concert
  The Catholic University Chamber Orchestra presents works of Stavinsky, Ligeti, and Haydn.
• Feb.

  12
  'Songs of Old CUA' – An Anniversary Revue
  A musical revue of songs written at CUA, featuring student performers, the Wind Ensemble, a cappella singing, and a reception with dancing to a live swing dance band; 3 p.m. in the Great Room of the Pryzbyla Center.
• Feb.

  14
  The Music of Cy Coleman
  The musical theatre program will perform at a free performance of “The Music of Cy Coleman” at The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts’ Millennium Stage.
• Feb.

  15
  125th Anniversary Lecture: “The Archimedes Codex”
  In honor of Catholic University’s 125th anniversary, a presentation on the discovery and effort to decipher the Archimedes Palimpsest, the earliest surviving manuscript of the work of Archimedes, considered the greatest mathematician of antiquity.
• Feb.

  16
  Alien Invader
  The Department of Drama will stage this play Feb. 16 through Feb. 19 and again on Feb. 24 and 25.
• Feb.

  17
  The Music of Cy Coleman at the Bulgarian Embassy
  The Musical Theatre Department performs "The Music of Cy Coleman" at the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria.
• Feb.

  17
  Workshop in Medieval Philosophy
  This two-day event is sponsored by the School of Philosophy and the Center for Medieval and Byzantine Studies.
• Feb.

  17
  The Mystery Plays
  The Department of Drama will stage this play on Feb. 17 and 18 and again Feb. 23 through Feb. 26.
• Feb.

  21
  Administrative Monday
  Monday classes meet instead of Tuesday classes this day only.
• Feb.

  22
  Architecture Lecture on Urbanism
  Charles Waldheim, professor at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University, will talk on "Landscape as Urbanism."
• Feb.

  23
  Walker Percy: A Writer on a Pilgrimage
  Thomas Tobin, an English instructor at The Avalon School in Gaithersburg, Md., will offer reflections on the writing of Walker Percey and introduce “Walker Percy: A Documentary Film.”
• Feb.

  24
  "Cabaret"
  The Benjamin T. Rome School of Music will present the spring musical, “Cabaret,” Friday, Feb. 24, through Sunday, Feb. 26
• Feb.

  29
  CUA Chamber Choir Winter Concert
  The Catholic University of America Chamber Choir presents its winter concert.
• Mar.

  5
  Spring Break
  Classes are canceled for spring break. Classes resume Monday, March 12.
• Mar.

  15
  Registration for Summer Classes Begins
  Students may begin registering for summer courses.
• Mar.

  16
  Freedom as Actuality: Hegel’s Critique of the Will to Power to Choose
  David C. Schindler of Villanova University will speak as part of the School of Philosophy's Spring 2012 Lecture Series.
• Mar.

  16
  Madama Butterfly
  The Benjamin T. Rome School of Music will present the spring opera production of Madama Butterfly Friday, March 16, through Sunday, March 18.
• Mar.

  26
  Registration for Fall Semester Begins
  Registration for fall semester courses begins.
• Mar.

  28
  Architecture Lecture on Urbanism
  David Malott, director of an international architecture firm, will speak on "Temporal Tokyo: Urban Threads through Time."
• Mar.

  30
  Graduate Student Conference on “Emotion”
  This two-day conference is part of the School of Philosophy's Spring 2012 Lecture Series.
• Apr.

  5
  Easter Holiday
  The University will be closed Thursday, April 5, through Monday, April 9. The University will reopen on Tuesday, April 10.
• Apr.

  10
  Founders Day Mass
  Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, D.C., and chancellor of the University will preside at a Mass of thanksgiving in the Crypt Church of the Basilica of National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
• Apr.

  13
  The Distinctiveness of the Natural Inclinations Proper to Man in Summa Theologiae 1-2.94.2
  Rev. Stephen Brock of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross will deliver this talk as part of the Graduate Philosophy Student Spring Lecture Series.
• Apr.

  19
  The Crucible
  The Department of Drama will stage this play Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.
• Apr.

  25
  Reading Day
  Classes will not be held this day.
• Apr.

  27
  Last Day of Classes
  Classes for the spring semester will end.
• May.

  1
  Final Exams
  Final exams for the spring semester will be given Tuesday, May 1, through Saturday, May 5.
• May.

  11
  Baccalaureate Mass
  The Baccalaureate Mass for graduating students will be held in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
• May.

  12
  Commencement
  The University's Commencement is held on the east steps of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
• Sep.

  26
  Conference on 50th Anniversary of Vatican II
  Cardinal William Levada headlines a list of world-renown speakers for this historic four-day event, hosted by the School of Theology and Religious Studies.

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