ECONOMIC POLICY IN AGING SOCIETIES
On Wednesday, April 9, New School for Social Research professor Teresa Ghilarducci will present a workshop entitled “Economic Policy in Aging Societies.”
Professor Ghilarducci is the Bernard L. and Irene Schwartz Chair in Economic Policy Analysis at The New School for Social Research and director of the Bernard Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA). She was most recently a professor of economics and director of the Higgins Labor Research Center at the University of Notre Dame. Her forthcoming book, When I’m 65: The Plot Against Pensions and the Plan to Save Them, to be published by Princeton University Press, investigates the effects of pension losses on older Americans. Her book Labor’s Capital: The Economics and Politics of Employer Pensions, won an Association of American Publishers award in 1992. Professor Ghilarducci also co-authored Portable Pension Plans for Casual Labor Markets in 1995. She publishes in referred journals and testifies frequently before the U.S. Congress.
The event will take place from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. at the Henry Cohen Conference Room, Fanton Hall, 72 Fifth Avenue, 3rd floor. Admission is free; no tickets or reservations are required. Seating is first come, first served.
SOCIAL PROTECTION FOR THE POOR AND THE POOREST: CONCEPTS, POLICIES AND POLITICS
On Friday, April 4, the graduate program in International Affairs’ lecture series Leading Edge in Policy Choices for Human Development presents the New York launch of Social Protection for the Poor and the Poorest: Concepts, Policies and Politics, a book edited by David Hulme and Armando Barrientos.
Social protection is fast becoming one of the most important themes in development policy. This collection examines the political processes shaping the formulation of social protection policies, compares the key conceptual frameworks used in analyzing social protection, and offers a comparison of policies focused on people living in poverty. Drawing on case studies from Africa, Latin America, and Asia, the contributors outline ideas for social protection in developing countries.
Presentations include “Social Protection for the Poor and the Poorest” by David Hulme, Leverhulme Research Professor and professor of development studies at the University of Manchester; “Extending Social Protection in Developing Countries” by Armando Barrientos, senior research fellow and associate director of the Brooks World Poverty Institute at the University of Manchester; and “Politics and Poverty Reduction Programs in Africa” by Ngonidzashe Munemo, assistant professor at Williams College. The speakers will be introduced by Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, professor in the graduate program in International Affairs at The New School.
The event will take place at 6:00 p.m., in the Wolff Conference Room, Albert List Academic Center, 65 Fifth Avenue, 2nd floor. Admission is free; no tickets or reservations are required. Seating is first come, first served.
UNIVERSITY NEWS
LEARN ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY: SEMINAR ON THE NEW SCHOOL
The Seminar on the University is a series of discussions designed to inform the New School community about university policies and initiatives. The presenters of each seminar prepare a paper to be used as a springboard for discussion.
The final paper for this academic year, entitled “Campus Security: Crisis and Continuity Program,” will be presented by James Murtha, executive vice president and chief operating officer; Tom Iliceto, director of Security; and Gabrielle Sbano, assistant director of Security. This paper will examine the importance of the New School Alerts system in emergency situations. The New School’s priorities and goals in disaster recovery will also be discussed.
The seminar will take place on Thursday, April 17, 2008, 3:00-4:30 p.m., in the Orozco Room, Johnson/Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street. The seminar is open to the university community. Discussion papers are available in the Deans’ Offices and on the university website one week before the seminar.
CURATOR’S CHOICE
Soft Parade: Selected Works from the New School Art Collection
On view until April 10 at the Kellen Gallery, Parsons West, 2 West 13th Street, ground floor.
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Soft Parade: Selected Works from the New School Art Collection, which opened February 20 in the renovated Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery in the newly built Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, offers members of the New School community and the general public a unique opportunity to view a cross-section of the university's collection of approximately 1,800 works of art. The New School Art Collection has historically been displayed in public and private spaces throughout the university; works have rarely been assembled in a traditional gallery setting. The exhibition brings together the works of such well-known artists as Joseph Beuys, Chuck Close, David Hammons, Glen Ligon, Mariko Mori, Vera List fellow Marjetica Potrc, Kwong Chi Tseng, Kara Walker, and Andy Warhol, along with rarely shown works by Rudolf Schwarzkogler and Richard Tuttle and atypical works by Larry Bell and John McCracken. Soft Parade demonstrates the university’s commitment to collecting art that explores socially engaged art-making practices that often mine controversial issues such as identity politics and geopolitical conflict. By grouping works by artists with varied practices and points of view, the exhibition allows the works to both support and oppose each other, generating a palpable discourse within the gallery space. Curators Silvia Rocciolo and Eric Stark will conduct tours of the exhibition every Wednesday at noon for the remainder of the exhibition.
For more information about the New School Art Collection, please contact the collection curators, Silvia Rocciolo and Eric Stark (Rocciols@newschool.edu; Starke@newschool.edu).
UNIVERSITY RECOGNIZES FALL 2007 DEAN’S LIST STUDENTS
President Bob Kerrey and the New School community congratulate the undergraduate students who have made the Dean’s List for the fall 2007 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, undergraduate students at Parsons, Mannes, Jazz, and Milano must be full-time and have a 3.7 grade point average for the term. Students enrolled in the Bachelor’s program at The New School for General Studies must be registered for at least nine credits and have a 3.7 grade point average. Click here to read President Kerrey’s announcement and to see list of students.
THE NEW SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT TO BE HELD ON MAY 16
Conceptual artist, architect, and landscape architect Vito Acconci will deliver the address at the university’s commencement ceremony on Friday, May 16, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. President Bob Kerrey will address the graduates and confer honorary degrees on Acconci, sociologist Zygmunt Bauman; theater director Elizabeth LeCompte; and management educator Henry Mintzberg. Women’s reproductive rights activist Wanda Nowicka will receive the University in Exile Award.
For more information about the 2008 commencement, visit the university website.
NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL FOR GENERAL STUDIES
DAVID LEHMAN TO RECEIVE HONORARY DEGREE
David Lehman, associate professor and coordinator of poetry in the MFA in Creative Writing program at The New School for General Studies, has been invited to deliver a commencement speech and receive an honorary degree from Lakeland College, a liberal arts college in Wisconsin of nearly 4,000 students.
David Lehman is the author of six books of poems, most recently When a Woman Loves a Man (2005). His poetry has been translated into Czech, Romanian, Russian, Bulgarian, Polish, French, and Spanish. Among his nonfiction books are The Last Avant-Garde: The Making of the New York School of Poets (1999) and The Perfect Murder (2000). Lehman edited Great American Prose Poems: From Poe to the Present, published by Scribner in 2003. He is the editor of a new edition of The Oxford Book of American Poetry, a one-volume comprehensive anthology of poetry beginning with Anne Bradstreet and continuing to the present. He initiated The Best American Poetry series in 1988 and continues to serve as series editor of this prestigious anthology. Lehman’s honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship, an Academy Award in literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and a three-year writer’s award from the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fund.
WRITING FACULTY MEMBER PUBLISHES NEW BOOK
Brett Berk, a part-time faculty member in the Writing Program at The New School, published a humorous nonfiction book, The Gay Uncle’s Guide to Parenting, this month. In writing his book, Berk drew on his 20 years of experience working with young kids and families to provide a unique outsider’s perspective on raising children.
Formerly a classroom teacher and preschool director, Brett Berk is now a research consultant to some of the world’s biggest producers of children’s media, toys, and consumer products. His short stories have appeared in journals including Tin House, FICTION, and The Mississippi Review.
For more information and a list of upcoming readings and other events, visit Brett Berk’s website.
NEWS FROM PArsons THE NEW SCHOOL FOR design
PARSONS PRESENTS SYMPOSIA ON DECORATIVE ARTS, INTERIOR DESIGN, AND SCIENCE AND DESIGN
From April 3 to April 5, Parsons will host three symposia addressing a range of design topics.
On April 3 and 4, the MA Program in the History of Decorative Arts and Design, offered jointly by Parsons and Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, presents the 17th Annual Symposium on the Decorative Arts and Design. At the symposium, emerging scholars of the decorative arts, material culture, and design will present papers on design from the Renaissance to the present. The Catherine Hoover Voorsanger Keynote Address will be delivered by Victor Margolin, professor emeritus of art and design history at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
On April 4 and 5, the Department of Architecture, Interior Design, and Lighting at Parsons will present “Aftertaste 2,” the second in an annual series of lectures and roundtable conversations among international design leaders dedicated to contemporary issues in the field of interior design that will challenge practitioners in the near future. Participants include artist and architectural photographer James Casebere; the influential animation team the Brothers Quay; design historian Penny Sparke; noted artist and architect Allan Wexler; and Mark Wigley, dean of the Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, among others.
Finally, Parsons, along with the Museum of Modern Art and Seed, will host a conference, “MIND Design + Science,” on April 3 and 4. Inspired by the MoMA exhibition Design and the Elastic Mind, the conference aims to advance the collaboration between science and design, exploring topics such as the personal genome, brain visualization, generative architecture, and collective design. The keynote address on Thursday evening features Peter Galison, Joseph Pellegrino University Professor in the History of Science Department at Harvard University; and Henry Markram, director of the Blue Brain Project and founder and co-director of the Brain Mind Institute.
The 17th Annual Symposium on the Decorative Arts and Design will take place Thursday, April 3, 6:30 p.m., and Friday, April 4, 1:00-5:00 p.m., at the Target National Design Education Center and Great Hall of Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, 2 East 91st Street. Admission is free, but seating is limited and reservations are required; email historyofdecarts@si.edu.
“Aftertaste 2” will take place Friday, April 4, 2:00-6:00 p.m., and Saturday, April 5, 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m., at the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Auditorium, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, Parsons South, 66 Fifth Avenue. Admission is free, and no tickets or reservations are required. Seating is first come, first served.
“MIND Design + Science” will take place Thursday, April 3, at 6:30 p.m., at the Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53 Street, and Friday, April 4, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., at The New School, Tishman Auditorium, Johnson/Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues). Admission is free. Tickets for the Thursday evening keynote address are available at MoMA’s lobby information desk or online at www.moma.org/thinkmodern. For tickets to the Friday symposium, visit www.mind08.com.
NEWS FROM MILANO THE NEW SCHOOL FOR MANAGEMENT AND URBAN POLICY
MILANO ALUMNUS PUBLISHES MANAGEMENT BOOK
Patrick Sterling, who received his MS in Management from Milano in 2002, has just finished a book on management ethics entitled The Nommandments of Management, which was published and launched last Friday. The book discusses principles intended for anyone who currently manages or supervises or will manage/supervise in the future.
Patrick is currently the CEO and owner of the New York Training Group Inc. (TTGNY), a New York-based company, and oversees a highly skilled group of more than 40 trainers, administrators, and contractors. TTGNY provides training to various organizations.
NEWS FROM MANNES COLLEGE THE NEW SCHOOL FOR MUSIC
MANNES ORCHESTRA TO PERFORM FOR THE PUBLIC
On Thursday, April 3, the Mannes Orchestra will perform for the public at the Mannes Concert Hall. The program for the concert will include Goossens’ Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra, with Jennifer Scott, and Strauss’ Don Quixote, with cellist Raphaël Dubé. The two soloists were finalists at the 2007 Mannes concerto competition.
The Mannes Orchestra includes about half of the school’s 300 college students, both undergraduates and graduate-level students, who serve as mentors to their younger colleagues. Each academic year, the orchestra presents a number of public concerts, performing from a broad symphonic repertoire that ranges from classical to modern works. It also participates in Mannes Opera productions. Guest conductors who have led the orchestra in concerts and readings in recent years include Kurt Masur, Philippe Entremont, Paul Nadler, Leonard Slatkin, and Mannes graduates Yves Abel and JoAnn Falletta.
The orchestra will perform at 8:00 p.m. in the Mannes Concert Hall, located in the Mannes Building, at 150 West 85th Street. Admission is free; no tickets or reservations are required. Seating is first come, first served.
For more information, call 212.580.0210 x4817.
NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DRAMA
DRAMA’S PLAYWRIGHTS FEATURED IN FINAL WEEKS OF RANDOM ACTS FESTIVAL
The New School for Drama continues its six-weekend Random Acts One-Act Play Festival, giving audiences the opportunity to experience some of the best work of the school’s up-and-coming actors, directors, and playwrights. Beginning with week five of the festival, April 10–12, original plays by Drama’s graduating playwrights will be presented. Performances are free and open to the public.
Week five runs April 10 through April 12 and includes the following plays:
Charity Begins at Home-NEW work!
by Charlotte Rahn-Lee, directed by Daniel Fischer; with Estelle Collins, Brad W. Kirton, Federico Trigo, and Heather Wahl
Thirteen-year-old Charity’s life is thrown into disarray when her father becomes the center of a media scandal. Stifled by her family’s well-meaning but futile attempts to protect her from her father’s celebrity, she makes a last-ditch cry for help to her English tutor. Can this outsider help Charity come to terms with what it means to be born into money and fame?
Buonanotte Fiorellino-NEW work!
by Apoorva Kale, directed by Alexandra Hastings; with Vaishnavi Sharma
Late one night at the seaside, Vinnie decides to get rid of the ghost of his ex-girlfriend, Mandee, with the help of his fiancé, Diya. But when the exorcism goes awry, Vinnie realizes that he will have to truly let go of the past to move into the future.
Old Head-NEW work!
by Margaret McCloskey, directed by Moira Boag; with Robert Patrick Allen, Rachel Cornish, and Mike Keller
In the provincial Irish town of Old Head, Annie, an American traveler, meets Ned, a charming librarian. What begins as an innocent flirtation has serious consequences for Annie, who is hiding a troubled marriage to a sick husband. An evening with Ned offers Annie the escape she craves but also means abandoning the person who needs her most. An exploration of the complicated relationship between the ill and their caretakers, Old Head is a new take on one of life’s oldest battles: pleasure versus duty.
A Young Lady of Property
by Horton Foote, directed by David T. Little; with Sarah Bisman, Faust Checho, Laura Gourdine, Anna Irby, Gina Leon,
Betsy Saunders, and Jane M. Tarica
The complete festival will run through April 26, with performances Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday matinees at 3:00 p.m. Admission is free; seating is first come, first served. Reservations are recommended; call Ticket Central at 212.279.4200 or visit www.ticketcentral.com. Performances will take place at The New School for Drama Theater, 151 Bank Street, 3rd floor, New York City.
Visit www.drama.newschool.edu for the complete schedule and more information
DRAMA ALUM’S DOCUMENTARY SPLIT: A DIVIDED AMERICA PREMIERES AT DALLAS FILM FESTIVAL
Split: A Divided America, a documentary by Drama graduate Kelly Nyks (class of ’99), will premiere at the AFI Dallas Film Festival this week. Split is one of only six films selected for this prestigious documentary competition. Running through April 6, the festival will present more than 200 screenings, making it one of the largest film festivals in the Southwest. Immediately after the Dallas festival, the film will be shown as part of the Best Documentary Feature competition at Florida’s Sarasota Film Festival, April 4-16. It will next be shown in the Riverside International Film Festival in Los Angeles, April 11-20, and then at the Berkshire International Film Festival in Massachusetts, May 15-18.
Split examines issues central to our democracy—in this case, democracy itself. Nyks’ goal is to help voters understand that democracy involves much more than a contest between two parties. Nyks points out that “the stories which receive the lion’s share of the media’s attention during a campaign are rarely the ones that materially and meaningfully inform voters,” citing the hoopla over Clinton’s emotions, Romney’s Mormon faith, and Edwards’ haircuts as examples.
Nyks hopes his film will inspire a dialogue among viewers about the current political climate. The need to move beyond partisan animosity is, he says, “particularly significant... It will prove impossible to find the type of solutions we can get behind as a nation without compromise and understanding from both sides of the aisle. And the clock is ticking.” Nyks believes that documentary filmmakers have a unique opportunity to reach people with their ideas. With our society becoming increasingly dependent on visual media for information about the world, “if one seeks to disseminate a message widely, film must be seriously considered as one of the primary mediums for doing so.”
For more information, visit www.splitdoc.com.
UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
UNIVERSITY STUDENT SENATE
The University Student Senate is active and wants to hear from you! This academic year, the students of The New School established a university student senate for the first time in the school’s history. We are working to create more transparency in the university, strengthen existing student governments in the different divisions, and create broad strategies for addressing issues that affect students across the university. We are looking for officers to participate next year. Please send an email to USS@newschool.edu if you would like to hear about upcoming meetings or run for office next year (elections are April 11!). Thank you for your interest. We’re looking forward to hearing from you.
FULBRIGHT PROGRAM FOR U.S. STUDENTS
It’s easier than you think to apply for a Fulbright grant, but you need to start soon! Apply early for the October 2008 deadline to go abroad in 2009–10.
Fulbright General Information Sessions
Tuesday, April 8, 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Machinist conference room, Albert List Academic Center, 65 Fifth Avenue, mezzanine level
- Hear a description of the available grants.
- Learn how to apply.
- Hear from former Fulbright scholars.
- Find out about deadlines.
Fulbright Grant Writing Session
Thursday, April 17, 4:00–6:00 p.m.
Machinist conference room, Albert List Academic Center, 65 Fifth Avenue, mezzanine level
- Write a proposal letter.
- Write a personal statement.
- Get grammar and editing tips.
- See sample applications.
Fulbright Application Information Session
Wednesday, April 30, 12:00–2:00 p.m.
Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, 66 Fifth Avenue, room 101
- Hear a description of grants available for study, research, or teaching assistantships abroad.
- Learn how to apply.
- A representative from IIE/Fulbright will be on hand to answer your application questions.
The sessions are open to all New School students from the United States. Refreshments will be served. To RSVP and for more information, contact Heather Beaton at beatonh@newschool.edu or 212.229.5592.
Sponsored by International Student Services.
TIME OUT NEW YORK DISCOUNT OFFER
Start your year off being in the know about things free or fancy. Time Out New York is offering all students, faculty, and staff at The New School a full year's subscription for just $20! That's 51 issues for the entire year and only 39c an issue. Steal this deal for yourself or a gift to another.
THE BEST DEAL FOR AFFORDABLE THEATER, Dance, and concert TICKETS:
THEATRE DEVELOPMENT FUND
An exciting spring theater, music and dance season is under way: Why pay $100 or more, when you can pay $20-$36 for Broadway shows and Off-Broadway shows, dance performances and concerts? An inexpensive way to enjoy the best of New York culture is to join Theatre Development Fund (TDF).
To be eligible, you must be a full-time student or teacher, senior citizen (62+), civil servant, union member, staff member of a not-for-profit organization, performing arts professional, or member of the clergy or armed forces. Annual membership fee is $27.50, and you can join online.
A small sampling of performances recently available to TDF Members for $20-36 per ticket include: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, A Bronx Tale, A Chorus Line, Altar Boyz, American Ballet Theatre, August: Osage County, Avenue Q, Big Apple Circus, Celia, The Color Purple, Come Back Little Sheba, Crimes of the Heart, Curtains, The Fantasticks, The Farnsworth Invention, Forbidden Broadway, Gypsy, The Homecoming, In the Heights, Is He Dead?, Les Miserables, New York City Ballet, New York Philharmonic, November, Passing Strange, Paul Taylor Dance Company, The Phantom of the Opera, Rent, The Ritz, Rock 'n' Roll, The Seafarer, Sunday in the Park with George and Xanadu.. So don't miss this great opportunity to see great theater at great prices.
NEW YORK TIMES DISCOUNTS
The New York Times is offering a 60 percent discount ($.40/per day Monday-Saturday, $2.00 on Sunday) for home or office subscriptions to all faculty, staff, and students.
Here's how it works. Unlike traditional subscriptions, the education rate can be set up by semester or in a combination that best reflects your schedules for both delivery and billing. New School faculty, staff, and students can have a subscription Monday-Friday, Sunday only, weekends only, or any combination.
To take advantage of the special discount to the Times or to change a current subscription, students, faculty (full-time and part-time), and staff should contact the customer service center at 888.NYT.COLL, to order a single subscription or a classroom subscription of up to eight copies for required reading in the classroom.
To order a classroom subscription of eight or more copies for required reading in the classroom, contact the education program's customer service center at 800.631.1222.
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CATCH THE LATEST EXHIBIT AT THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART FOR FREE
Did you know that you could get into this exciting museum for free? In order to receive your free admission, go to the lobby information desk and show them your valid New School ID. Students, faculty, and staff receive one free admission for themselves. Faculty and staff may also obtain an additional two tickets for their guests. Enjoy!
UPCOMING EVENTS
TICKETS: In person purchases can be made at The New School Box Office at 66 West 12th Street, main floor, Monday–Friday 1:00–7:00 p.m. The box office opens the first day of classes and closes after the last paid event of each semester.
AGENCY + SURVEILLANCE
Monday, March 31, 6:30 p.m.
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor
Admission: $8; free to all students and New School faculty, staff, and alumni with ID
A roundtable discussion of agency in surveilled space: who is watching, who is being watched, who decides which spaces are visible to the camera and which are effectively invisible, off-limits to authorities. The panelists will examine how engineers, artists, and activists intervene in surveillance systems to subvert, invert, and redefine these relationships, and how the principle of “sousveillance”—meaning surveillance from “below,” or watching the watchers—applies. It features artists and engineers who collaborate to produce software and hardware applications that access and visualize data usually obscured from public view; artists whose projects have questioned the rhetoric of surveillance by intervening more playfully in the expected aesthetics or power dynamics; and activists who monitor post-9/11 surveillance by intelligence agencies and its effects on immigrant and dissenting communities.
Panelists:
- Tad Hirsch, researcher and member of the artist collective Institute for Applied Autonomy
- Anjana Malhotra, human rights lawyer and former fellow with Human Rights Watch
- Jenny Marketou, video and installation artist
- Trevor Paglen, artist, writer, and experimental geographer, Department of Geography at the University of California, Berkeley
- Brooke Singer, digital media artist, Assistant Professor of New Media at Purchase College, State University of New York, and cofounder of the art, technology, and activist group Preemptive Media.
Moderator: Lex Bhagat, co-editor of Atlas of Radical Cartography
This panel is the third in a four-part series of roundtable discussions organized by Index of the Disappeared. A physical archive of post-9/11 disappearance and a mobile platform for public dialogue, Index for the Disappeared was founded by Chitra Ganesh and Mariam Ghani. The series is hosted and co-sponsored by the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School along with NYU’s Kevorkian Center for Middle Eastern Studies and Center for Media, Culture and History, and the Bronx Museum of the Arts, and Art in General.
All discussions will be recorded, transcribed, and eventually published, both in free downloadable form online, as well as in a forthcoming Index print publication.
* This event is co-organized by the Vera List Center for Art and Politics and presented as part of the Center’s program cycle on “Agency.”
GPIA PRESENTS LORETTA NAPOLEONI, AUTHOR OF ROGUE ECONOMICS:
CAPITALISM’S NEW REALITY
Monday, March 31, 6:30 p.m.
Wolff Conference Room, Albert List Academic Center, 65 Fifth Avenue, 2nd floor
Admission: Free; no tickets or reservations required; seating is first-come first-served
Loretta Napoleoni, an economist, former Fulbright Scholar, and an expert on terror finance networks, offers unfiltered visions of our current global economy—from counterfeiters and sex traders to gamers and the super-rich.
In her book, Rogue Economics: Capitalism's New Reality (Seven Stories Press, 2008), Napoleoni lays out a brilliant historical assessment of the dark economic forces unleashed by the spread of democracy into geopolitical areas formerly ruled by oppressive or repressive regimes. She reveals that sex trade, drug trade, swift rise of the super-rich, and growth of counterfeiters all inevitably rise during times of great economic upheaval, when politics can no longer inform the economic landscape. Rogue Economics exposes the paradoxical economic connections of the new global marketplace.
NEW SCHOOL JAZZ AT SWEET RHYTHM: REGGIE WORKMAN IMPROV ENSEMBLE
Monday, March 31, 8:00 p.m.
Sweet Rhythm, 88 Seventh Avenue South
Admission: [Sweet Rhythm]$10 cover + $10 food and drink minimum, no cover + $5 food and drink minimum for students with ID
Reservations 212.255.3626
Reggie Workman directs The Reggie Workman Improvisation Ensemble at Sweet Rhythm. Sets at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
NSSR PSYCHOLOGY DIVERSITY COMMITTEE FILM SERIES:
DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
Monday, March 31, 6:00 p.m.
Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street, room 510
Admission: Free; no tickets or reservations required; seating is first-come first-served
The New School for Social Research's Psychology Diversity Committee Presents a Film and Discussion Series on Issues of Diversity and Social Justice.
The first film, Let's Get Real, examines differences that often lead to exclusion and harassment, including race, sexual orientation, learning disabilities, religion, and gender. The film not only gives voice to victims, but to the “bullies” to examine why they lash out at their peers. An especially empowering part of Let's Get Real tells of children who found the courage to stand up for themselves or a classmate. The film will be followed by a social hour and a discussion with the film’s creator, Debra Chasnoff, an Academy Award-winning director.
Co-sponsored by the university and The New School for Social Research Psychology Diversity Committees.
THE ERNST C. STIEFEL CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES - MANNES DOWNTOWN
Tuesday, April 1, 1:00 p.m.
The New School, Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor
Admission: Free; no tickets or reservations required; seating is first-come first-served
Mannes College chamber music ensembles present a series of free lunch-time performances at The New School. Repertoire TBA. Receptions with refreshments follow each concert.
For more information call 212.580.0210 x4817
POLITICAL SCIENCE TUESDAY COLLOQUIUM: SUDIPTA KAVIRAJ
Tuesday, April 1, 6:00–7:45 p.m.
Wolff Conference Room, Albert List Academic Center, 65 Fifth Avenue, 2nd floor
Admission: Free; no tickets or reservations required; seating is first-come first-served
Professor Kaviraj, Columbia Universitywill speak on ""Marxism in Translation."" The talk will lastapproximately 40 minutes, followed by questions and discussion
POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA: CHAPBOOK READING
Tuesday, April 1, 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang Building, 65 West 11th Street, 5th floor (enter at 66 West 12th Street)
Admission: Free; no tickets or reservations required; seating is first-come first-served
Chapbook judges read with the poets whose manuscripts they selected for publication at an event featuring Rae Armantrout with Carey McHugh, Harryette Mullen with Kate Ingold, Mark Strand with Andrew Michael Roberts, and Kevin Young with Lytton Smith. A reception will follow at which chapbooks will be available for purchase.
NSSR PSYCHOLOGY SPEAKER SERIES: RICHARD NISBETT
Wednesday, April 2, 12:30–2:00 p.m.
Machinist Conference Room, Albert List Academic Center, 65 Fifth Avenue, 2nd floor
Admission: Free; no tickets or reservations required; seating is first-come first-served
The Department of Psychology at The New School for Social Research is hosting a seminar speaker series. The first speaker is Richard Nisbett, Theodore M. Newcomb Distinguished University Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, who will give a talk entitled "Intelligence And How To Get It: Why Schools And Cultures Count."
FICTION FORUM: LEE ABBOTT
Wednesday, April 2, 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang Building, 65 West 11th Street, 5th floor (enter at 66 West 12th Street)
Admission: $5; free to all students and New School faculty, staff, and alumni with ID
The Writing Program presents a reading and discussion with Lee Abbott, author of All Things, All at Once: New and Selected Stories. Moderated by Robert Polito, director, the Writing Program.
PUBLIC ART FUND TALKS AT THE NEW SCHOOL WITH LIAM GILLICK
Wednesday, April 2, 6:30 p.m.
Tishman Auditorium, Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street
Admission: $5; free to all students and New School faculty, staff, and alumni with ID
Artist Liam Gillick lives and works in London and New York. His work has been included in major international museum and private collections, and his solo exhibition venues have included the Museum of Modern Art, New York (2003); Power Plant, Toronto (2003); Baltimore Museum of Art (2004); and Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2005). His recent retrospective project, Three Perspectives and a Short Scenario, opened at Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam (2008) and Kunsthalle Zürich (2008), and will travel to Kunstverein Munich and MCA Chicago in 2009. Gillick was short-listed for the Turner Prize in 2002 for his solo exhibition The Wood Way (2002) at the Whitechapel Art Gallery and for his outdoor installation Annlee You Proposes (2002) at Tate Britain. Recent publications include Proxemics: Selected Writing 1988–2006 (2007) and Factories in the Snow by Lilian Haberer (2007).
The Public Art Fund Talks is an ongoing series of discussions and presentations by some of today’s most influential artists, critics, and curators. The program is organized by the Public Art Fund in collaboration with the Vera List Center for Art and Politics.
BIBLICAL BY DESIGN: THE SEMIOTICS OF RELEVANCE IN A SECULAR ENGLAND
Wednesday, April 2, 6:00 p.m.
Wolff Conference Room, Albert List Academic Center, 65 Fifth Avenue, 2nd floor
Admission: Free; no tickets or reservations required; seating is first-come first-served
The Department of Anthropology at New School for Social Research and the Bachelor’s Program at The New School for General Studies present a lecture and discussion on the relevance of religion in secular England with Matthew Engelke, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology at the London School of Economics and editor, Prickly Paradigm Press.
THE CHANGING AMERICAN FAMILY
Wednesday, April 2, 7:00 p.m.
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor
Admission: $8; free to all students and New School faculty, staff, and alumni with ID
The writings of social scientists and their popularizers reflect the dramatic changes that have taken place in marriage, child rearing, and family life in the United States. Where such writers once spoke simply of “the family,” they now speak of “the diversity of family forms” and the rapidity with which those forms can change.
This panel offers objective and unsentimental views of the family and addresses basic questions about family life in the United States today. How do popular myths about family life compare with verifiable realities? What constitutes a marriage or a divorce? How do contemporary adult work patterns affect family life? Featuring Doyle McCarthy, professor of sociology at Fordham University and author of Knowledge as Culture; William Doherty, professor and director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program, Department of Family Social Science, University of Minnesota; Arlene Skolnick, visiting scholar, Sociology Department, NYU and author of Embattled Paradise; and Andrew J. Cherlin, John Hopkins University professor and author of Public and Private Families: An Introduction.
Sponsored by The Wolfson Center for National Affairs.
SCEPA WORKSHOP SERIES: ROBERT BLECKER
Wednesday, April 2, 12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
79 Fifth Avenue (entrance at 6 East 16 Street), 10th Fl, Room 1009
Admission: Free; no tickets or reservations required; seating is first-come first-served
Robert Blecker, Professor of Economics at American University, will be presenting his recent paper, “Stolper-Samuelson After Kalecki: International Trade and Income Distribution with Oligopolistic Mark-Ups and Partial Pass-Through."
For more information email cepa@newschool.edu or call 212-229-5901 x4911
SPRING ARTS FESTIVAL - ALUMNI NIGHT
Friday, April 4, 4:00 p.m.
Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang Building, 65 West 11th Street, 5th floor (enter at 66 West 12th Street)
Admission: Free; no tickets or reservations required; seating is first-come first-served. A reception will follow
On April 4, 11, and 18, the Eugene Lang College Arts Program will host the annual Spring Arts Festival.Launching the Festival is Alumni Night, where Lang alumni will present theater, dance, visual arts, and music.
MANNES OPERA - CONVERSATIONS ON OPERA
Friday, April 4, 7:30 p.m.
Mannes Concert Hall, 150 West 85th Street
Admission: Free; no tickets or reservations required; seating is first-come first-served.
For more information call 212.580.0210 x4817
The Mannes Opera presents two evenings of ""Conversations on Opera"" featuring students and Maestro Joesph Colaneri in a captivating discussion-scene study setting.
SCHNEIDER CONCERTS - MUSICIANS FROM RAVINIA'S STEANS INSTITUTE
Sunday, April 6, 2:00 p.m.
Tishman Auditorium, Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street
Admission: $17.50 - General Admission $15.00 - Senior Admission $5.00 - Stand-by tickets for high school and college students with ID
Miriam Fried and Yura Lee, violin; Jonathan Vinocour, viola; Min Ji Kim, cello; Amy Jiaqi Yang, piano
Haydn Piano Trio in C Major, xv:27
Shostakovich String Quartet No. 3 in F, Op. 73
Brahms Piano Quartet No. 2 in A, Op. 26
Each summer, Ravinia's Steans Institute for Young Artists attracts some of the world's brightest young musicians for study and performances with renowned faculty. A select group of the best musicians will be on tour this Spring.
PUBLISHING PANEL: AUTHOR, AGENT, EDITOR.
Monday, April 7, 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street, room 510
Admission: $5; free to all students and New School faculty, staff, and alumni with ID
Daniel Tomasulo, author of Confession of a Former Child: A Therapist’s Memoir; Janet Reid, literary agent, FinePrint Literary Management; and Fiona McCrae, publisher of Graywolf Press discuss how to get your work published. Moderated by Robert Polito, director, the Writing Program
THE SCULPTURECENTER LECTURES AT THE NEW SCHOOL: A SUBJECTIVE HISTORY OF SCULPTURE WITH ROBERT MORRIS
Monday, April 7, 6:30 p.m.
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor
Admission: $5; free to all students and New School faculty, staff, and alumni with ID
SculptureCenter, in collaboration with the Vera List Center for Art and Politics, presents a series of three lectures that explore how contemporary artists think about sculpture—its history, conventions, and legacy. Three artists at various stages of their careers have been invited to present their own take on art history: New York-based artist Robert Morris presents the final lecture in the series. Known for experimenting in sculpture, dance, and process art, and for his seminal texts and essays in these fields, Morris is considered one of the most influential American artists of our time. Exhibitions include Robert Morris: Recent Works at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1970 and Body and Mind at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in 1994.
NEW SCHOOL JAZZ AT DIZZY'S CLUB COCA COLA
Monday, April 7, 7:30 p.m.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Broadway at 60th
Admission: Admission is $20 per person, $10 for students. Valid student ID required Food & Beverage: $10 minimum, table; $5 minimum, barFor phone reservations please call: 212.258.9595
Reservations for Dizzy's Club Coca-Colacan also bemade through www.OpenTable.com
The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music will present an evening of performances at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola /Jazz at Lincoln Center. Stay tuned for details!
NEW SCHOOL JAZZ AT SWEET RHYTHM
The Shelly Yosha Quintet (8:00 p.m. set); Mike McGarrill Quartet (10:00 p.m. set)
Monday, April 7.
Sweet Rhythm, 88 Seventh Avenue (south of Christopher Street)
Admission: [Sweet Rhythm]$10 cover + $10 food and drink minimum, no cover + $5 food and drink minimum for students with ID
For reservations call the Sweet Rhythm box office at 212.255.3626.
The Shelly Yosha Quintet creating a modern sound that is uniquely their own, with a mixture of jazz, folk and ethnic influences. Performers include Shelly Yosha on vocals, Asaf Yuria on tenor saxophone, Yonatan Riklis on piano, Garret Lang on bass, and Hayden Hawkins on drums.
Mike McGarrill Quartet inspiring melodies matched with infectious rhythmic interplay. Performers include Mike McGaril on alto sax, Jon Notar on piano, Karl McComas-Reichl on bass, and Dustin Kaufman on drums.
POETRY FORUM: ELIZABETH SAMET
Tuesday, April 8, 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street, room 510
Admission: $5; free to all students and New School faculty, staff, and alumni with ID
The Writing Program presents a reading and discussion with Elizabeth Samet, author of Soldier’s Heart. Moderated by David Lehman, poetry coordinator, the Writing Program.
FINE ARTS LECTURE SERIES: DAVID ELLIS
Wednesday, April 9, 3:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Swayduck Auditorium, Albert List Academic Center, 65 Fifth Avenue
Admission: Free; no tickets or reservations required; seating is first-come first-served
David Ellis' paintings are frequently improvised. He works directly on the walls of spaces that remain open to the public during installation and shares the making of the work with viewers. Ellis' work continues to interpret music and sound. His paintings are often recorded in a form of digital time-lapse animation Ellis calls motion painting. For a recent commission the artist painted a truck from sunup to sundown over five consecutive days. Ellis often stages events when exhibiting his motion paintings, inviting musicians, performers, and sound artists to interpret the work live. His motion painting, Paint on trucks in a world in need of love was recently exhibited at MoMA.
SKYBRIDGE EXHIBIT: MARA HASELTINE
Wednesday, April 9 - Tuesday, April 29, 4:00 p.m.
Skybridge Art Space, Eugene Lang Building, 65 West 11th Street, 3rd floor
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Mara Haseltine's love of the natural sciences and form has been a constant theme of her work. Even her most abstract forms relate to the internal-external body and human psychology. In the past year, she has taken the leap to combine her art practice with scientific experiments and environmental restoration.
The reception and opening will be held on Wednesday, April 9, at 4:00 p.m. The show will run until April 29.
Sponsored by the Eugene Lang College Arts Program.
POETRY FORUM: NATHANIEL MACKEY
Wednesday, April 9, 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang Building, 65 West 11th Street, 5th floor (enter at 66 West 12th Street)
Admission: $5; free to all students and New School faculty, staff, and alumni with ID
The Writing Program presents Nathaniel Mackey, who will read from Four for Glenn and discuss his work with Robert Polito, director, the Writing Program.
PUBLIC ART FUND TALKS AT THE NEW SCHOOL WITH DARA FRIEDMAN
Wednesday, April 9, 6:30 p.m.
Tishman Auditorium, Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street
Admission: $5; free to all students and New School faculty, staff, and alumni with ID
Dara Friedman, filmmaker, was born in 1968 in Bad Kreuznach, Germany. She now lives and works in Miami. On April 9, she will present her movie Musical, a 48-minute orchestration of 60 singing performances captured from the streets of Midtown Manhattan. Her work has been featured in solo exhibitions at Gavin Brown's Enterprise, New York (2007, 2002); The Kitchen, New York (2005); The Wrong Gallery, New York (2004); Kunstmuseum, Thun, Switzerland (2002); Miami Art Museum (2001); and SITE, Santa Fe, New Mexico (2001). Currently, her Revolution is on display at the Museum of Modern Art, New York (2007).
The Public Art Fund Talks is an ongoing series of discussions and presentations by some of today’s most influential artists, critics and curators. The program is organized by the Public Art Fund in collaboration with the Vera List Center for Art and Politics.
FORCEFUL ENGAGEMENT: THE ROLE OF FORCE IN US FOREIGN POLICY: RECENT TRENDS AND LESSONS FOR THE NEW ADMINISTRATION
Thursday, April 10, 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Auditorium, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, 66 Fifth Avenue
Admission: Free; seating is limited; reservations required by emailing emily.molfino@gmail.com.
The Graduate Program in International Affairs at the New School, in collaboration with the Security Policy Working Group, presents a forum on the militarization of U.S. foreign policy.
Speakers include: Andrew J. Bacevich, Professor of International Relations and History at Boston University. Dr. Bacevich books include The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War (2005) and The Imperial Tense: Problems and Prospects of American Empire (2003); Carl Conetta, co-director, Project on Defense Alternatives and author of the reports, Pyrrhus on the Potomac: How America's Post-9/11 Wars Have Undermined U.S. National Security and Disappearing the Dead: Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Idea of a ""New Warfare""; David Gold, Associate Professor of International Affairs, The New School, and author of GPIA Working Paper 2007–03 “Evaluating the Costs and Benefits of the U.S. War on Terror;” and Bill Hartung, New America Foundation, former Director, Arms Trade Resource Center, The World Policy Institute, The New School, and author of How Much Are You Making on the War, Daddy? A Quick and Dirty Guide to War Profiteering in the Bush Administration (2003).
PHILOSOPHY: ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE
Thursday, April 10, 2:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor
Admission: The conference registration fee, which includes 2008–09 membership dues to APS, is $75 for individuals and $30 for students with valid ID. The conference registration fee for APS members who have already paid their 2008–09 dues is $25 for individuals and $5 for students. The registration deadline is March 27, 2008. An additional $10 will be charged for registering after that date. To register and to learn more, visit http://www.pdcnet.org/2008-APS-Registration.html. Participants are invited to attend a banquet on Saturday, April 12. The cost of the banquet is $65 per person and a vegetarian option is available. Please note that late registrants will be charged an additional $5 per meal.
The Ancient Philosophy Society (APS) was established to provide a forum for diverse scholarship on ancient Greek and Roman texts. This year's meeting will be held April 10–13 at The New School for Social Research.
COFFEE HOUSE CABARET
Thursday, April 10, 6:30 p.m.
Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang Building, 65 West 11th Street, 5th floor (enter at 66 West 12th Street)
Admission: Free; no tickets or reservations required; seating is first-come first-served
Take a few hours from your routine, and join Lang in the last monthly Coffee House of the school year. The Coffee House Cabaret features evenings of music, dance, poetry, visual art, and video shorts by Lang students. Bring your friends and join the community in a casual coffee house atmosphere, with great performances, raffled prizes, and free food and café drinks. After the show, the floor is open for all to perform individually or spontaneously mix.
SOCIOLOGY IMAGINATION SERIES - PATRICIA CLOUGH
Thursday, April 10, 8:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Wolff Conference Room, Albert List Academic Center, 65 Fifth Avenue, 2nd floor
Admission: Free; no tickets or reservations required; seating is first-come first-served. Refreshments will be served after the lecture
Guest speaker: Patricia Clough (CUNY Graduate Center), “Affect and Method: Toward a Theory of the Social”
This event is cosponsored by Historical Studies.
STUDENT SERVICES
ADMINISTRATIVE REMINDERS FOR STUDENTS
DEGREE STUDENTS: PREPARE FOR FALL 2008 REGISTRATION
It’s time to start thinking about registering for your fall 2008 classes. Web registration begins as early as March 31 for some programs.
To prepare:
* Check with your department or advising office for registration dates.
* Check your MyNewSchool account often for holds that will prevent you from registering.
* Check fall course offerings in MyNewSchool. Under the Student tab, click Class Finder.
STUDENT ACCOUNTS INFORMATION
To ensure that you receive correspondence from The New School in a timely manner, please review your official address in MyNewSchool to make sure that it is current. If it is not, you can change your address online. This is especially important for students who are expecting to receive a refund.
FEDERAL WORK-STUDY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
The Student Employment Office has partnered with New York City Public Service Corps to provide students with off-campus Federal Work-Study opportunities in the public sector. NYC Public Service Corps is an internship program of the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services committed to providing students with meaningful experiences to enhance their academic and career objectives. Law, graphic arts, education, journalism, research, and office administration are just a few of the areas available to interns. If you are eligible for Federal Work-Study and are interested in developing professional skills in a meaningful community service experience, stop by the Student Employment Office at the Albert List Academic Center, 65 Fifth Avenue, room 105M.
STUDENTS: HOW TO PROVIDE VERIFICATION OF YOUR SPRING ENROLLMENT
Health insurance agencies, housing authorities, banks, or other third parties may ask you to provide verification that you are enrolled at The New School. If you registered for the
spring term prior to January 10, you can print an Official Enrollment Verification Certificate at MyNewSchool. To do this, log in to MyNewSchool and click the Student tab; then in the Self Service channel, click Student Academic Information. The certificate, produced by the National Student Clearinghouse on behalf of the university, serves as official evidence of enrollment at The New School.
STUDENTS: ACCESS GRADES AND REGISTRATION FEES THROUGH MYNEWSCHOOL
The New School does not automatically mail copies of semester grades. If you need a printed copy of your grades, you can request a copy through MyNewSchool (click the Student tab; then, in the Self Service channel, click Student Academic Information). Your semester grades will be mailed within two weeks. You can also access registration fees through MyNewSchool.
STUDENTS: REQUEST YOUR OFFICIAL ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPT ONLINE
Students can request an official transcript through MyNewSchool. Click the Student tab; then, in the Self Service channel, click Student Academic Information). Transcript requests are processed five business days after they are submitted. There is no fee for regular five-business-day service. Next-day transcript service is available only to students who submit requests in person. Transcripts of students with library or financial holds of any kind will not be released.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES
A FEW MINUTES FOR YOUR LIFE: TAKE THE HIV TEST FOR FREE—SPRING 2008 HOURS
Hispanic AIDS Forum, in collaboration with New School Student Health Services and the Office of Student Development and Activities (OSDA), will be offering FREE confidential HIV testing every week on Mondays 4:00-6:30 p.m. and Thursdays 3:00-5:30 p.m. The testing site will be at Loeb Residence, 135 East 12th Street, 2nd floor. For further information, please contact Student Health Services at 212.229.1671, option 1 or 2.
ANNOUNCEMENT FROM STUDENT HOUSING AND RESIDENCE LIFE
ANNUAL HOUSING SELECTION: CHOOSE YOUR HOME FOR 2008–09
Are you a current student who is thinking about where you want to live and whom you want to live with for the next academic year? Student Housing and Residence Life will host its annual housing selection process on April 14, 16, and 17. If you are interested in remaining in student housing, don’t delay. Please submit your application and housing deposit to 79 Fifth Avenue, 5th floor. Deadlines are as follows:
- If you a current William Street, Grove Street, or Stuyvesant Town resident and want to remain in your current room, please apply for “Same Room Rights” no later than Wednesday, April 2.
- All other current residents who want to participate in general selection or form a pre-selected group must apply by Wednesday, April 9.
To download the housing application and deposit form,.go to www.newschool.edu/housing and click on Apply for Housing. Email myhome@newschool.edu with any questions. Once your application has been submitted, housing selection numbers will be posted in your residence, which will give your scheduled date, time, and place to select a room. Housing selection will take place at 55 West 13th Street in the Student Activity Space, Arnhold Hall, 55 East 13th Street, ground floor.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE OFFICE OF STUDENT DEVELOPMENT AND ACTIVITIES (OSDA)
OSDA
55 West 13th Street, ground floor
Mondays–Thursdays, 9:00 a.m.–9:30 p.m.
Fridays, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
WEEKLY STUDENT ORGANIZATION MEETINGS
Mondays
The New Tunes A Capella Group rehearses.
7:15–8:45 p.m.
Student Activity Space, Multipurpose Room, Arnhold Hall, 55 East 13th Street, ground floor
Wednesdays
Join Adventure Force to watch cartoons, movies, play video games, and—best of all—enjoy free pizza!
6:00–8:40 p.m.
Parsons West, 2 West 13th Street, room 301
Manhattan Cornerstone Artists’ Fellowship meetings.
7:00–9:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m.: Korean; 8:30 p.m.: English)
Student Activity Space, Conference Room, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, ground floor
Hands on New York Day
Saturday, April 12, 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Crotona Park, the Bronx
The New School’s Office of Student Development and Activities wants you—on Saturday, April 12! That’s when we are joining 5,500 volunteers to give our city’s public spaces their spring cleaning. Join us for a day of good green fun as we revitalize Crotona Park in the Bronx. Volunteers will help paint benches, bleachers, line games, and playground structures at five playgrounds and three ball fields in Crotona Park. They will also remove garbage, rake leaves and weeds, and perform other general gardening and cleaning tasks. To sign up to volunteer with The New School’s team, visit www.handsonnewyorkday.org/thenewschoolcares.
BECOME AN ORIENTATION LEADER—APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE NOW
The Office of Student Development and Activities (OSDA) is recruiting students who are interested in working as orientation leaders (OLs) for the fall 2008 New Student Orientation. OLs act as ambassadors for The New School by helping introduce new students to the university, the community, and New York City. This is an exciting leadership opportunity for students looking for a dynamic, rewarding, and FUN experience! OL applications are available in the Office of Student Development and Activities or by emailing Steve McAllister at mcalliss@newschool.edu.
REGISTER FOR SPRING RECREATION CLASSES
Salsa: Mondays, 5:45–7:00 p.m.
Yoga: Tuesdays, 1:00– 2:15 p.m.
Capoeira: Wednesdays, 4:00–5:15 p.m.
Re-registration and first-time registration for the month of April has begun. New School ID and health insurance information are required for first-time registrants. Students can sign up at the Office of Student Development and Activities, located in Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, ground floor.
INTRAMURAL INDOOR SOCCER
Come out and show your support for the eight teams playing indoor soccer this semester. All games are played in the gym at the YMCA, 125 West 14th Street (photo ID is needed to gain entry to the building). Grab a friend or two and come cheer the teams on Wednesday, April 2:
7:30 p.m.—FC Camela vs. Space Kids
7:50 p.m.—Yinania vs. Toxic
8:10 p.m.—Joga vs. Sao Pablo
8:30 p.m.—Bonito vs. The Jazz
DISCOUNTED KNICKS TICKETS
The Office of Student Development and Activities (OSDA) will sell discounted Knicks tickets for the following games:
Sunday, April 6, 7:00 p.m.: New York Knicks vs. Orlando Magic
Tickets will go on sale Friday, March 28, at 10:00 a.m. Tickets are $20 each, with a maximum of two per student with New School ID. OSDA is located at Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, ground floor.
MOVIE TICKETS AVAILABLE
AMC and Regal Movie tickets are available for $7 each. Students can purchase 2 tickets every 3 weeks with a New School ID. The Office of Student Development and Activities (OSDA), Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, ground floor.
WOULD YOU LIKE INFO ABOUT PROGRAMS, ACTIVITES, AND FREE EVENTS EMAILED TO YOU EVERY FRIDAY?
If so, then email studev@newschool.edu and write "Add me, please" in the subject line and we'll add your email address to our listserv. You'll get weekly info on workshops, leadership opportunities, as well as meeting times and locations for student organizations. Even better, you'll receive a listing of FREE events in New York City such as film screenings, readings, gallery openings, and book signings.
RECOVER FROM THOSE TGIF'S WITH ALL HEALTH BREAKS LOOSE!
Are you a student or employee who would benefit from a weekly tip to improve your health? Maybe your TGIF activities have led you to seek recovery on Monday?
Contact Eric Garrison, one of our health educators, and ask to be put on the All Health Breaks Loose email list.
Every Monday, you will get a brief email with a weekly suggestion to boost your mental, physical, environmental, spiritual, social, and occupational health.
THE STUDENT ACTIVITIES BOARD (SAB) WANTS YOU!
The Student Activities Planning Board wants you to help plan programs and events for your peers and the New School community. Meetings are scheduled for Fridays, April 4, 11, 18, and 25 at 5:30 p.m. in the Office of Student Development & Activities (OSDA) at Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, room 102.If you can’t make the meetings but want to help plan programs and events for your peers and the New School community, email SAB at studentactivitiesboard@newschool.edu.
SAVE THESE DATES:
Student Leadership Awards Banquet
Friday, May 2
Get ready to nominate your favorite program, most deserving student organization, emerging leader, or select from a host of additional categories. Nomination forms will be available early March.
Seek Relief Week
May 5–9
Look out for a week of fun activities in ALL schools: FREE massages, trail-mix snack stations, and workshops on stress relief. We help you seek relief right before finals!
Spring Extravaganza
Thursday, May 8, 4:30–8:00 p.m.
SAB is sponsoring a carnival, which will take place in the Lang Courtyard. Be sure to stop by for all-you-can-eat goodies, massages (in conjunction with Seek Relief Week), and henna artists who will create fabulous artwork on your hands.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STUDENT DISABILITY SERVICES
Student Disability Services Newsletter
The spring 2008 Student Disability Services newsletter has been posted online. This issue features a story about our new governor, David Paterson, who is legally blind. The newsletter also includes information about new technology available at the office for students with difficulty reading and writing, as well as contact information for the Learning Disabilities Resources Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to assisting people with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE OFFICE OF INTERCULTURAL SUPPORT
Being Transgender: The Struggle for Equality
Friday, April 4, 12:00–2:00 p.m.
Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, Student Activity Space, ground floor
Michael Silverman, executive director of Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF), and Kiwi Grady, a transgender activist and TLDEF member, will talk about the issues and challenges facing the transgender community as well as recent victories it has won. A special focus of this program is transgender students on college campuses. Lunch will be served, and all are welcome!
TLDEF is committed to ending discrimination based on gender identity and expression and achieving equality for transgender people through public education, test-case litigation, direct legal services, community organizing, and public policy efforts. For more information, visit www.transgenderlegal.org.
This event is sponsored by the Office of Intercultural Support. For more information, email ois@newschool.edu.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Résumé and Cover Letter Writing Workshop
Wednesday, April 2, 4:00–5:30 p.m.
Eugene Lang College building, 65 West 11th Street, room 101 (enter at 66 West 12th Street)
Résumé and cover letter writing skills for all levels, backgrounds, and sectors.
Intro to Media Careers Workshop
Wednesday, April 2, 6:00–7:30 p.m.
Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, 2 West 13th Street, room 1210 (12th floor)
Have you just entered the Media Studies program or started a career in media? This workshop will help you set your career goals and teach you how to make it in the field of media.
Women + Work Discussion Group
Thursday, April 3, 6:00–7:30 p.m.
Union Square Building, 6 East 16th Street, room 1107 (11th floor)
Come discuss your experiences and share your thoughts about women and careers with other female students. Topics include job discrimination, work-family balance, and the glass ceiling. RSVP to 212.229.1324 or careers@newschool.edu.
Interviewing Workshop
Thursday, April 3, 4:00–5:30 p.m.
Albert List Academic Center, 65 Fifth Avenue, room 204
Practice your interviewing skills and prepare to land that job or internship. Following the workshop, one-on-one practice interviews will be held with a career counselor by appointment.
Kaplan Practice GRE Test
Friday, April 4, 9:00 a.m.
Albert List Academic Center, 65 Fifth Avenue, room 211
Take this free practice GRE test, administered by Kaplan testing professionals. You must register for this event. For full details and to register, visit www.kaptest.com/practice.
Lang Senior Freak-Out Group Seminar
Friday, April 4, 1:00–2:30 p.m.
Albert List Academic Center, 65 Fifth Avenue, room 201
A four-week seminar designed for Lang seniors to discuss topics facing graduates, including setting goals, handling the job search, and managing career development after college. Only 15 seats are available, so sign up early! You must attend all four sections, on April 4, 11, 18, and 25. To register, sign up by April 2 with the Office of Career Development at 212.229.1324 or careers@newschool.edu.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SERVICES (ISS)
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SERVICES COFFEE AND TEA
Every Thursday, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Union Square Building, 6 East 16th Street, lobby
In need of an energy boost? Stop by anytime for a cup of coffee or tea and snacks. Come have coffee and make friends!
All are welcome!
INTERNATIONAL BOOK CLUB
Join fellow New School students, staff, and faculty for a fascinating discussion of literary works from all over the world! To get information on which books we will read, make suggestions, and sign up, email issevents@newschool.edu or join us on Facebook.
Tuesday, April 15, 6:00 p.m.
Così, 504 Avenue of the Americas (corner of West 13th Street and Sixth Avenue)
We will discuss Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang, an evocative, unsettling, and gripping account of life for three generations of women in the political maelstrom of 20th-century China. Open to students, staff, and faculty
TAX WORKSHOPS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires that you submit tax returns by April 15, 2008. State and city tax offices have the same deadline. Be sure to write down your questions and bring them to the workshop. International Student Services (ISS) will provide tax packets (Form 8843, Form 1040NR-EZ, and publication 4011) at these workshops.
Please note that neither ISS nor any other office at The New School can offer specific tax advice. It is your responsibility to understand your tax obligations. ISS can provide general information to help you meet your tax obligations. Visit www.irs.gov for more information.
Please RSVP by sending an email to iss@newschool.edu, including your name and student ID number.
Bring the following forms to the tax workshop:
All W-2s or W-9s and any other tax-related documents you have
W-8BEN (if applicable for next year)
1042S
1099-G
The ISS tax workshops are scheduled for the following times:
Friday, April 4, 11:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m., Johnson/Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street, room 404
LIMITS TO ONLINE CLASS REGISTRATION
As you register for spring 2008, please be advised that no more than the equivalent of one online class or three credits per semester may be counted in calculations of full-time enrollment for F-1 international students. This restriction does not affect registration for students studying outside the United States. If you have any questions about online class registration, contact iss@newschool.edu.
I-20 END DATES
Section 5 on your I-20 indicates the date when the validity of your I-20 ends. If you will be completing your studies by that time, please be advised that you will have a 60-day grace period after the program end date on your I-20 in which to either depart from the United States or transfer to another college or university. You will not be able to reenter the United States using your current I-20 during this grace period. If you find that you will not be able to finish your current degree by the completion date on your I-20, you can request a program extension. You must make your request at least 30 days before the completion date. Visit the student services website to find out what documents you need in order to request a program extension. If you plan to apply for Optional Practical Training (OPT), you must attend an OPT workshop before you apply and USCIS must receive your application before the last day of class. If you have been admitted to pursue a different degree at the New School, you must apply for your new I-20 before the end date on your current I-20. Contact iss@newschool.edu if you have any questions.
CHANGE OF MAJOR OR EDUCATIONAL LEVEL REQUIRES NEW I-20
Please note that if you change your major (e.g., from a BA in Fashion Design to a BA in Product Design) or your educational level (e.g., from MA to PhD), you MUST request an update to your I-20 to reflect your current degree and program information.
Deadlines:
Change of major: By the end of the add period (for spring 2008, this date is Monday, February 4)
Change of education level: You must apply for the new I-20 BEFORE you begin your new program.
Failing to request the changes in your I-20 for a change of major or educational level in a timely manner may jeopardize your I-20 status.
OPTIONAL PRACTICAL TRAINING WORKSHOPS
F-1 international students in their final semester may apply for Optional Practical Training (OPT), a year of employment for which you may be eligible upon completion of your studies. Please note that attendance at one workshop is mandatory.
It can take USCIS months to approve an OPT application, and pending approval of your application, you cannot leave the United States. So plan ahead: Apply three months before any international travel.
- Wednesday, April 2, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., David Schwartz Fashion Education Center, 560-566 Seventh Avenue, Fashion Auditorium
- Thursday, April 10, 5:00–6:30 p.m., 6 East 16th Street, lower lobby
- Wednesday, April 16, 6:00–7:30 p.m., Mannes Building, 150 West 85th Street, room 606
Space is limited; RSVP to iss@newschool.edu. Bring your passport (with I-94 card) and I-20. Please arrive on time for your sessions. The information is so important that we cannot allow latecomers.
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