January
10 Spring Classes Begin
17 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (Campus Closed)
22 Seminar: "Countries of the Gulf- Arabian or Persian?" *For more information contact Outreach
24 Middle East Center Lecture Series presents Shibley Telhami, 3:00-4:30 pm at the Dumke Auditorium, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah
26 The Middle East Through its Films, 6:00-9:00 pm at the Dumke Auditorium, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah
27 Spring Tuition Due
February
7 Summer Classes Available on the Web
9 The Middle East Through its Films, 6:00-9:00 pm at the Dumke Auditorium, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah
17 Middle East Center Lecture Series presents Martin Indyk, 3:00-4:30 pm at the Dumke Auditorium, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah
17-19 Rocky Mountain Regional Model Arab League Competition
21 President's Day Holiday (Campus Closed)
23 The Middle East Through its Films, 6:00-9:00 pm at the Dumke Auditorium, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah
March
2 Middle East Center Lecture Series presents Hisham Milhem, 2:00-3:30 pm at the Dumke Auditorium, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah
3 Second Session Classes Begin
9 Middle East Center Lecture Series presents Dennis Ross, 3:00-4:30 pm at the Dumke Auditorium, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah
9 The Middle East Through its Films, 6:00-9:00 pm at the Dumke Auditorium, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah
14-18 Spring Break
19 Seminar: "Countries of the Gulf- Arabian or Persian?" *For more information contact Outreach
23 Middle East Center Lecture Series presents Judith Kipper, 3:00-4:30 pm at the Dumke Auditorium, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah
23 The Middle East Through its Films, 6:00-9:00 pm at the Dumke Auditorium, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah
24 MEC Discussion Group: Haider A. Bhuiyan, Ph.D. Candidate in Middle East Studies-Arabic and Islam, U of U, "Continuity and Change in Islamic Education: A Study of Madrasa Reform in Bangladesh" in the Hinckley Caucus Room, 255 Orson Spencer Hall at 4:15 PM
April
5 Middle East Center Lecture Series presents Edward Djerjian, 3:00-4:30 pm at the Dumke Auditorium, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah
11 Middle East Center Lecture Series presents Former Secretary of State James A. Baker III, 2:00-3:30 pm at Kingsbury Hall, University of Utah.
27 MEC Discussion Group: Kenneth Brown, Editor of the biannual review Mediterraneans, Professor emeritus of Social Anthropology, University of Manchester, "Cosmopolitanism and Dar Islamism: On Identities in the Muslim World," in the Hinckley Caucus Room, 255 Orson Spencer Hall at 4:15 PM
27 Middle East Center Year End Awards Party, 12:00-2:00 pm in the LNCO Lounge, RSVP required.
27 Classes End
28 Reading Day
29 Final Exam Week Starts
May
2-5 Final Exam Week
6 Commencement
16 Summer Classes Begin
17 Spring Grades Available
30 Memorial Day Holiday (Campus Closed)
June
3 Summer Tuition Payment Due
14-15 Outreach Workshop: Allies and Adversaries: How Wide is the Gulf? * For More information contact Outreach
23 Second Session Classes Begin
July
4 Independence Day Holiday (Campus Closed)
25 Pioneer Day -Observed (Campus Closed)
August
3 Summer Classes End
4-5 Final Exams
16 Summer Grades Available
24 Fall Classes Begin
September
5 Labor Day Holiday (Campus Closed)
8 Discussion Group: Professor Ehsan Yarshater, Director of the Center for Iranian Studies at Columbia University and Editor of the Encyclopaedia Iranica, will present "The Linguistic Map of Iran," in the Hinckley Caucus Room, 255 Orson Spencer Hall, at 4:30 p.m. *This lecture is part of the Thirteenth Annual Reza Ali Khazeni Memorial Lecture in Iranian Studies
9 The Thirteenth Annual Reza Ali Khazeni Memorial Lecture in Iranian Studies: Ehsan Yarshater, Director of the Center for Iranian Studies at Columbia University and Editor of the Encyclopaedia Iranica, will present "The Persian Phase of Islamic Civilization," at 6:30 p.m. in The Dumke Auditorium, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah
17 Jordan School District Workshop
October
6-7 Fall Break
12 Middle East Center Lecture Series presents Rami Khouri, 3:00-4:30 pm at the Dumke Auditorium, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah
18 Second Session Classes Begin
29 Seminar: Caliphs and Kings-the Beauty of Al-Andalus Outreach Workshop at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 9:00 am to 3:30 pm. For registration information please click here.
November
3 MEC Discussion Group: Kate Regan, Professor at University of Portland, to discuss her documentary "The Sephardic Legacy of Segovia, Spain: Pentimento of the Past" in the Hinckley Caucus Room, 255 Orson Spencer Hall at 4:15 PM
10 MEC Discussion Group: William Van Wagenen, M.A. candidate, Theological Studies, Harvard University will present "Life Outside the Green Zone: The Dangers Facing Iraqis," in the Hinckley Caucus Room, 255 Orson Spencer Hall at 4:15 PM
12 Outreach Saturday Seminar, Salt Lake City School District Offices
24-25 Thanksgiving Holiday (Campus Closed)
December
8 Fall Classes End
9 Reading Day
12-16 Final Exam Week
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