Two Bilkent Professors Invited to Join TÜBA

On December 1, two professors from Bilkent University were inducted as full members of the General Assembly of the Turkish Academy of Sciences.

Student Symposium on Literary Theses and Theories Begins

This week, December 25 through 28, at a four-day “Theses and Theories Symposium”, thirty graduate students from the Department of Turkish Literature will be presenting their work to the public.

Also in this issue:

• Bilkent Faculty Invited to Join Association of Guitarists in Belgrade
• Bilkent Symphony Orchestra Concert Notes for December 25
• Farewell, Fall Semester Hello, New Year!
• Graduate School of Education Presents International Symposium
• BUSEL Awards Ceremony Held
• Electronics Students Compete!
• Radio Bilkent has Adds New Staff
• THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS
• BilAd
• Cartoon

Spring 2002 Registration Information

The Online Registration for the spring 2002 semester will take place on Tuesday February 5, 2002 and Wednesday, February 6, 2002. The classes will start on February 7, 2002.
The personalized appointment dates and times for online registrations can be looked up on the web at (http://stars.bilkent.edu.tr). Additionally, “Course Offerings” and the text of Spring 2002 Online Registration Information are reachable on the above web site. The latter is included as an insert in this issue of the Bilkent News. Make your plans and preparations for the Spring semester, now!

Prof. Yeldan Receives KATTOK Nomination

Prof. Erinç Yeldan, Chair of the Department of Economics, has been nominated for the “Turkish Economy Award” by The North American Committee of Turkish Society Awards (KATTOK), headquartered in Chicago.

Next Wednesday is a Monday! What is next Thursday then?

According to the 2001-2002 Academic Calendar, next Wednesday, January 2, 2002, is a Monday as far as class meetings are concerned. Similarly, next Thursday, January 3, 2002 the Tuesday schedule will be followed for all classes. Please also remember that January 3, 2002, Tuesday (not a Thursday!) is the last day of classes, since January 4, 2002, Friday is the beginning of the Final Examinations. Best of success in your final examinations.