THE SIXTH ANNUAL DOROTHY H. HIRSHON FILM FESTIVAL
VISION AND RISK: THE FILMS OF CYNTHIA WADE
The Sixth Annual Dorothy H. Hirshon Film Festival was established by a bequest from the Dorothy Hirshon-a trustee of The New School for 62 years—with the mission of promoting excellence and education in filmmaking. This year’s event is devoted to independent filmmaking and includes a master class, screening, and panel discussion with the artist-in-residence, Cynthia Wade.
On Friday, April 11, at 7:00 p.m., Wade’s documentary Freeheld which won this year’s Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject, will be shown. The film also won a Special Jury Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and 13 other awards worldwide. Freeheld chronicles the struggle of Laurel Hester, a detective in a local New Jersey police department who is dying of cancer, to transfer her pension to her domestic partner, Stacie Andree. With less than six months to live, Laurel refuses to back down when the elected officials of Ocean County, New Jersey, deny her request to leave her pension to her partner, an option granted only to heterosexual married couples. Freeheld captures the media frenzy and passionate advocacy campaign spurred by Laurel’s plight; it also tells the quieter, personal story of the deep love between Laurel and Stacie as they face the reality of losing each other.
Following the screening, to be held in Tishman Auditorium, Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street, Wade and several guests will discuss the struggle of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community for equality in this country and the way the film is being used to further the cause leading up to the 2008 elections. Guests include George Farrugia, former president of the Gay Officers Action League of New York, who argued on Laurel Hester’s behalf and opens the film. Farrugia is the supervisor of the Criminal Court Bureau of Queens County and the liaison to the LGBT community. A reception will follow the discussion. Admission is free; no tickets or reservations are required; and seating is first come, first served.
Cynthia Wade is an independent filmmaker with 20 years of experience. Her films typically deal with polarizing and emotionally gripping subject matter and chronicle a personal story with larger social implications. Her award-winning HBO documentary Shelter Dogs was broadcast in seven countries. Wade also directed the 1999 Cinemax Reel Life documentary Grist for the Mill and was co-producer and principal vérité cinematographer for the 1998 PBS documentary Taken In: The Lives of America's Foster Children, which won a duPont-Columbia Award for Excellence in Journalism. Wade runs a video production company and teaches advanced digital cinematography at The New School.
DRAMA PLAYWRIGHT AWARDED DISNEY SCREENWRITING FELLOWSHIP
Drama Alumnus Roberto Marinas (’03) was awarded the 2008 Disney Screenwriting Fellowship, one of the industry's best known and most respected writing fellowships. Marinas is one of four writers selected from over 1200 entries. He received the good news last month and said that it was “Very cool.” He continued “It all happened very quickly since the announcement. My head is still swimming. I have to be in LA end of the month!” He leaves New York and The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, where he has held the position of Coorinator of Special Programs.
Marinas has every right to be excited: the fellowship will supply him with the basic essentials to establish his writing career in the entertainment industry. It will also provide him with the personal and professional encouragement he needs to practice and hone his craft.
The fellowship began in 1990 in partnership with the Writers Guild of America West. Of the program’s 200 alumni, many have become elite screenwriters, directors, and television show runners in Hollywood. An extremely limited number of full-time fellowships are available each year for both feature film and television projects. Fellows receive a weekly salary for a one-year period amounting to $50,000 plus benefits. The program is an intensive, hands-on experience that involves workshops, seminars, and mentorships with creative executives from ABC, ABC Television Studio, Disney Channel, ABC Family, Lifetime, and Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group.
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.
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
POETRY FORUM: JOHN ASHBERY
On Tuesday, April 15, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., the Writing Program at The New School presents a reading and discussion with renowned poet John Ashbery. This event to be held at Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang Building, 65 West 11th Street, 5th floor (enter at 66 West 12th Street), will be moderated by David Lehman, poetry coordinator of the Writing Program. Admission: $5; free to all students and New School faculty, staff, and alumni with ID.
John Ashbery is the author of more than 20 books of poetry, most recently, A Worldly Country (2007), Where Shall I Wander (2005), Chinese Whispers (2002), and Your Name Here (2000). Ashbery has won nearly every major American award for poetry. His collection A Wave (1984) won the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize; Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror (1975) received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the National Book Award; and Some Trees (1956) was selected by W. H. Auden for the Yale Younger Poets Series. Ashbery was the first English-language poet to win the Grand Prix de Biennales Internationales de Poésie (Brussels) and has received the the Bollingen Prize, the English Speaking Union Prize, the Feltrinelli Prize, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, and many others. A former chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, Ashbery is currently the Charles P. Stevenson, Jr., Professor of Languages and Literature at Bard College.
DOCUMENTARY STUDIES STUDENTS FINALISTS IN DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
Class of 2007 Documentary Studies alumni Dana Bartle, Ted Fisher, Linda Goldman, Maya Mumma, Laura Van Schendel, and Anthony Weeks were accepted as finalists in the 2008 International Documentary Challenge. The team will travel to Toronto to screen their film, Bend & Bow, at the 2008 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival. The collective - known as Profluence Productions - made the finals for the 2007 event, and were awarded Best Soundtrack for, Blind Faith: A Film About Seeing, which also went on to screen at the 2008 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.
One hundred and twenty two filmmaking teams participated in the 2008 Challenge, with 14 films making the final round. The New School team will blog about the experience and announce future screenings of the film.
NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
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.
LATIN AMERICAN OPPOSITION TO NEO-LIBERALISM: JANEY PROGRAM ANNUAL CONFERENCE
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The Latin American region has witnessed mounting opposition to neoliberalism over the course of the last decade. Recent developments in Bolivia and Venezuela in particular raise questions with critical implications for various fields of study, from political economy to political theory. Are these 21st-century revolutions turning the tide against the neoliberal consensus, or do they represent a regression to statist models of growth discredited long ago? Is Latin America finally finding its own way to participatory democracy, or are these recent political trends part of a worrisome global movement away from freedom and liberal rights? Do these developments suggest the possibility of forms of social reproduction that escape the logic of liberal capitalism by opening a space to the people? Must we then completely rethink the meaning of “populism,” or will it always be equivalent to demagogy?
On Friday, April 11, from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., these questions will be addressed by a panel of experts including Sujatha Fernandes, Queens College, CUNY; Greg Grandin, New York University; Bernardo Kliksberg, U.N. Development Program; Philip Oxhorn, McGill University; Fred Rosen, North American Congress on Latin America; and David Schneiderman, University of Toronto. The keynote speech will be delivered by Mario Gustavo Guzman Saldana, Bolivian ambassador to the United States. Estela Carlotto, president of the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo and recipient of the 2006 New School University in Exile Award, will be the special guest speaker.
The conference will take place at 79 Fifth Ave, room 906. Admission is free. No tickets or reservations are required, and seating is first come, first served. For a full schedule of the conference, go to The New School for Social Research website.
NEWS FROM PArsons THE NEW SCHOOL FOR design
PARSONS HONORS DIANE von FURSTENBERG AND HOWARD SOCOL AT 60th ANNUAL BENEFIT AND FASHION SHOW
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On April 28, Parsons will honor Diane von Furstenberg, designer and Council of Fashion Designers of America CFDA president, and Howard Socol, chairman and CEO of Barneys New York, at its 60th Annual Benefit and Fashion Show. The event raises funds for scholarships and academic programs at Parsons, celebrates visionaries who have significantly contributed to the field of fashion design, and recognizes graduating students of Parsons’ acclaimed BFA Fashion Design program through a runway show of the top thesis collections.
“I am grateful to be recognized by Parsons, a school that sets the bar for fashion design education,” said Ms. von Furstenberg, whose eponymous clothing line is sold in retail boutiques throughout the world. “The CFDA has long recognized the promise of Parsons students and recent alumni through our scholarship and award programs, and these designers have gone on to make important contributions to the world of fashion.”
Since taking the top job at Barneys in 2001, Mr. Socol has overseen the company’s extraordinary growth and renewed its support of fledgling designers. “Since launching Proenza Schouler’s line in 2002, Barneys has been committed to promoting and nurturing Parsons talent,” said Mr. Socol. “I’m grateful for the recognition, and I look forward to seeing what this next class of designers can do.”
The annual runway show has helped launch the careers of some of Parsons’ most talented alumni, including 2004 honoree Marc Jacobs; Jack McCollough (’02) and Lazaro Hernandez (’02) of Proenza Schouler, winners of the CFDA 2003 Perry Ellis Award for Emerging Talent and the 2004 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund; and Doo-Ri Chung (’95), winner of the 2006 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund and the CFDA 2006 Swarovski’s Perry Ellis Award for Emerging Talent. As in the past several years, Saks Fifth Avenue will present selections from the award-winning collections in the windows of its flagship store starting May 14.
Other notable Parsons alumni include the design legends Adrian, Claire McCardell, and Norman Norell; industry leaders Tom Ford, Isaac Mizrahi, Narciso Rodriguez, and Anna Sui; and rising talents Chris Benz, Doo.Ri, Derek Lam, Behnaz Sarafpour, Peter Som, Vena Cava, and Ashleigh Verrier.
For more information, visit www.newschool.edu/parsonsbenefit.
NEWS FROM MILANO THE NEW SCHOOL FOR MANAGEMENT AND URBAN POLICY
THE 2008 HENRY COHEN LECTURE: ARIANNA HUFFINGTON
On Thursday, April 17, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Arianna Huffington, will deliver the annual Henry Cohen lecture entitled “The Road to 2008: Presidential Politics Today.” Huffington is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, co-host of Left, Right & Center, and author of eleven books including the forthcoming Right Is Wrong: How the Lunatic Fringe Hijacked America, Shredded the Constitution, and Made Us All Less Safe.
Established in 2006, the Henry Cohen Lecture focuses on public policy challenges and solutions for women, children, and families, particularly in impoverished urban settings. The Henry Cohen Professorship, which focuses on these same issues, is an endowed Chair at Milano. The Lecture and Professorship are both named after Milano’s founding dean, who served from 1965 to 1983.
The lecture will take place in Tishman Auditorium, Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street. Admission is free, but you must reserve a seat.
HOME IS WHERE I BELONG: JUVENILE JUSTICE SHIFTS BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
State leaders are debating proposals to close several near-empty juvenile facilities and revamp a system that has long invested only modest resources in community-based alternatives. Meanwhile, New York City is deploying family supports and services designed to keep more young people from being locked up, send others home faster, and still ensure public safety. Could New York have a juvenile justice system that depends less on incarceration and detention-and more on communities and families? What works, and what doesn't? Will there be funding to achieve meaningful change?
These issues will be addressed on Thursday, April 17, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., in a conversation with Gladys Carrion, commissioner, New York State Office of Children and Family Services; Neil Hernandez, commissioner, New York City Department of Juvenile Justice; Patricia Brennan, deputy commissioner for Juvenile Operations, New York City Department of Probation; Mishi Faruqee, juvenile justice project director, The Correctional Association of New York; and Jeremy C. Kohomban, president and CEO, Children's Village.
The panel moderated by Andrew White, director, Center for New York City Affairs, will take place at the Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor. Admission is free; but seating is limited, and reservations are required by calling 212.229.5418 or emailing. This event is supported by the Milano Foundation and the Sirus Fund.
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
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.
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.
POLITICAL SCIENCE STUDENT VOXPOP CONFERENCE CALL FOR PAPERS
Friday, April 11-Saturday, April 12, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 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 conference will address the two central problems of contemporary democratic society: the crisis of parliamentary democracy, and the redefinition of citizenship in a globalized world.
SPRING ARTS FESTIVAL - STUDENT NIGHT
Friday, April 11, 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 11, and 18, the Eugene Lang College Arts Program will host the annual Spring Arts Festival. Tonight isStudent Night, where Lang students will present theater, dance, visual arts, and music.
THE GREATEST SILENCE: DOCUMENTARY SCREENINGS ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
Saturday, April 12, 5:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Tishman Auditorium, Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street
Admission: Free; no tickets or reservations required; seating is first-come first-served
The United Nations Department of Public Information, HBO, and The New School present documentaries addressing gender-based violence around the world. Screenings begin with shorts produced by UNTV followed by the featured film-winner Lisa F. Jackson whose film is a shocking exposé of the ten-year outbreak of kidnapping, rape, and torture of women and girls in the civil war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. A question-and-answer session with the filmmaker and representatives from the United Nations and The New School's Graduate Program in International Affairs concludes the evening.
The film's educational distributor is Women Make Movies.
GRADUATE STUDENTS - LET’S CONNECT!
Monday, April 14, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Wolff Conference Room, Albert List Academic Center, 65 Fifth Avenue, 2nd floor
The University Student Senate invites all graduate students from across the university to the first-ever school-wide graduate social. Come by and have a drink, a bite to eat, and listen to live music performed by our exceptionally talented jazz students. Don’t be shy! Meet new friends and reconnect with old ones!
This event is made possible by the support of the University Student Senate, Student Services, The New School for General Studies, The New School for Social Research, Milano, Drama, Jazz, Mannes, and Parsons.
For more information, please email uss@newschool.edu
ARTFORUM AT THE NEW SCHOOL: ART AND MONEY
Monday, April 14, 6:30 p.m.
Tishman Auditorium, Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street
Admission: $10; free to all students and New School faculty, staff, and alumni with ID
Art and Money explores contemporary art’s production, presentation, and acquisition during a radical expansion of public interest and market forces. Is the current boom another chapter in an older, modernist history, or is it truly unprecedented? How did contemporary art, of seemingly endless supply, become so dear? How did Ai Weiwei become more valuable than Tiepolo? What roles do narcissism and trophy-gathering play? Why has contemporary art reached so far beyond traditional borders, and how does that affect the world’s artists? Who gets rich, who stays poor, and who decides? The forum complements a special issue of Artforum devoted to the same topic.
This event co-sponsored by Artforum and the Vera List Center for Art and Politics, will be moderated by Tim Griffin, Editor of Artforum. Panelists include: Amy Cappellazzo, Co-Head, Christie’s Contemporary Art; Thomas Crow, Rosalie Solow Chair, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University; Jeffrey Deitch, Director, Deitch Projects; Kathy Halbreich, Associate Director, Museum of Modern Art; and Yinka Shonibare, artist.
NEW SCHOOL JAZZ AT SWEET RHYTHM: ELECTRIC MILES DIRECTED BY ADAM HOLZMAN
Monday, April 14, sets at 8:00 and 10:00 p.m.
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
Performing the music of electric-era Miles Davis, from In A Silent Way to Tutu. Performers include Aaron (Kurt) Canbolat on sax, Lemar Guillary on trombone, Justin Matthews on guitar, Claude Rosen on keyboards, Andrew Perusi on bass, Emmanuel Harrold on drums, Dustin Kaufman on drums, Jason Prushko on percussion, Max Cudworth on sax, Jason Disu on trombone, Jose Valente on violin, Paul Wheeler on guitar, Tiffany Jo-Yu Chen on keyboards, Rudi Semah on bass, Sam Knight on drums, and Lance Croucher on drums.
THE ERNST C. STIEFEL CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES - MANNES DOWNTOWN
Tuesday, April 15, 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
For more information call 212.580.0210 x4817
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.
EAST COAST EUROPE: ROUNDTABLE
Tuesday, April 15, 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
East Coast Europe: Roundtable is a public debate in which participants discuss perceptions of contemporary European identity and the relation to spatial practices and international politics.
Introductions will be by Alenka Suhadolnik, Consul General of the Republic of Slovenia and Carin Kuoni, director of the Vera List Center for Art and Politics.
The roundtable will be moderated by Markus Miessen, architect/researcher/educator/writer and Srdjan Jovanovic Weiss, architect and founder of NAO (Normal Architecture Office). Participants include
Aaron Levy, founding executive director and a senior curator at Slought Foundation in Philadelphia; Reinier de Graaf, partner, Office for Metropolitan Architecture; Dan Perjovschi, artist/writer/cartoonist/curator; Marjetica Potrc, artist and Vera List Center Fellow.
This roundtable is part of the East Coast Europe series of events, co-sponsored by the Slovenian Consulate General in New York, University of Pennsylvania School of Design, the EUNIC network New York, and the Vera List Center for Art and Politics.
NSSR DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY SPEAKER SERIES: IAN HANSEN
Wednesday, April 16, 12:30 p.m.-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 Ian Hansen, Postdoctoral Fellow, John Jay School for Criminal Justice; and The New School for Social Research,who will give a talk entitled "Religion, Religious Intolerance and Support for Religious Violence."
A READING BY DENIS JOHNSON
Wednesday, April 16, 6:30 p.m.
Tishman Auditorium, Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street
Admission: Free; no tickets or reservations required; seating is first-come first-served
The Writing Program presents areading by Denis Johnson, 2007 National Book Award winning author of the novel Tree of Smoke.
VOTES, VALUES AND RELIGION GO TO THE PRIMARIES
Wednesday, April 16, 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
Randall Balmer, Barnard College, and Jacques Berlinerblau, Georgetown University, share their expertise on the intersection of faith and politics in the United States, with specific reference to the current election cycle. Professor Balmer has written extensively about evangelical politics, a subject he addresses in his latest book, God in the White House: How Faith Shaped the Presidency from John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush. The topic is also central to Professor Berlinerblau’s forthcoming book, Thumpin’ It: The Use and Abuse of the Bible in Today’s Presidential Politics. Sponsored by the Wolfson Center for National Affairs.
STEPHAN WEISS VISITING LECTURESHIP: MICHELLE ADDINGTON
Thursday, April 17, 6:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor
Admission: Free; seating is limited; reservations required by calling or emailing. Phone 212.229.5391. or email maligi@newschool.edu.
Prior to teaching at Yale, Michelle Addington taught at Harvard University for ten years. Prior to that, she taught at Temple University and Philadelphia University. Her background includes work at NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, where she developed structural data for composite materials and designed components for unmanned spacecraft. Ms. Addington then spent a decade as a process design and power plant engineer as well as a manufacturing supervisor at DuPont, and after studying architecture, she was an architectural associate at a Philadelphia firm. She researches discrete systems and technology transfer, and she serves as an adviser on energy and sustainability for many organizations, including the Department of Energy and the AIA. Her writings on energy, environmental systems, lighting, and materials have appeared in many books and journals. She recently co-authored Smart Materials and Technologies for the Architecture and Design Professions.
The annual Stephan Weiss Visiting Lectureship was launched to commemorate the life of the late artist and sculptor, Stephan Weiss, husband and business partner of fashion designer Donna Karan.
PSYCHOLOGY DIVERSITY COMMITTEE FILM SERIES: DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
Thursday, April 17, 6:00 p.m.
8 East 16th Street, room 1009
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 second film, The Split Horn, is the sweeping story of a Hmong family in Appleton, Wisconsin. The Hmong are an Asian ethnic group. After fighting valiantly on behalf of the United States in the Vietnam War, many Hmong were forced to flee their homeland in Southeast Asia. Since 1975, more than 200,000 Hmong refugees have resettled in the United States. The Split Horn follows the 17-year journey of Paja Thao and his family from the mountains of Laos to the heartland of America. This poignant film shows a shaman's struggles to maintain his ancient traditions as his children embrace American culture. Followed by a discussion and social hour.
Co-sponsored by the university and The New School for Social Research Psychology Diversity Committees.
SOCIOLOGY IMAGINATION SERIES - VIVIANA ZELIZER
Thursday, April 17, 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: Viviana Zelizer (Princeton University), “Caring Everywhere”
ADMINISTRATIVE REMINDERS FOR STUDENTS
DEGREE STUDENTS: PREPARE FOR FALL 2008 REGISTRATION
It’s time to start thinking about registering for your summer and 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 months of April and May 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 9:
7:30 p.m. FC Camela vs. Yinania
7:50 p.m. Bonito vs. Toxic
8:10 p.m. Joga vs. Space Kids
8:30 p.m. Sao Pablo vs. The Jazz
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 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
Diversity Discussion: Food Choices
Wednesday, April 9, 12:00-2:00 p.m.
Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, Student Activity Space, ground floor
Over a diverse menu of options, we will come together and break bread while discussing how and why we choose to eat the foods that we do. The menu features local and organic items and includes options for vegetarians and vegans. Operations manager of the Union Square Greenmarket, David Hughes discusses the types of food available each Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday at the Union Square Greenmarket as well as the advantages of supporting local farmers. We hope to create a non-judgmental environment where we can learn from one another. All are welcome.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CAREER DEVELOPMENT
GPIA Panel: Working at the United Nations
Wednesday, April 9, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Johnson/Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street, room 510
Want to learn what it’s like to work at the United Nations? Hear from people working with and in the UN, including young professionals and HR personnel. RSVP to 212.229.1324 or careers@newschool.edu.
Resume Workshop
Thursday, April 10, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Albert List Academic Center, 65 Fifth Avenue, room 204
Learn resume writing skills. This workshop is open to those from all backgrounds, levels, and sectors.
Women + Work Discussion Group
Thursday, April 10 and 17, 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.
Cover Letter Workshop
Thursday, April 17, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Albert List Academic Center, 65 Fifth Avenue, room 204
Learn cover-letter writing skills and make a great first impression. Those from all backgrounds, levels, and sectors are welcome.
Job Search Workshop
Thursday, April 24, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Albert List Academic Center, 65 Fifth Avenue, room 204
Career counselors discuss job and internship search strategies for those from all levels, backgrounds, and sectors.
Advanced Media Careers Workshop
Wednesday, April 30, 6:00-8:00 p.m
Parsons West, 2 West 13th Street, room 1210
Are you about to graduate and looking for a job in media? This workshop will show you how to handle the job search and develop a career.
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
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.
- 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
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