DRAMA ANNOUNCES FINAL DRAFT 2008 PLAYWRIGHT SHOWCASE
The New School for Drama presents Final Draft, its annual playwright showcase, Monday through Wednesday, May 12-14.
This year’s presentation of new play readings features stimulating and provocative work from Drama’s MFA Playwriting class of 2008. The faculty of the program, directed by Playwriting Chair Pippin Parker, includes Christopher Shinn, Frank Pugliese, Nicole Burdette, and Michael Weller. All readings are professionally directed.
Readings are free and open to the public. For reservations, please call 212.229.5859 x2628. Presentations take place at The New School for Drama Theater, 151 Bank Street, 3rd floor. Visit the Drama website to view each day’s complete schedule and read excerpts from the plays.
FACULTY MEMBER TO BE INCLUDED IN BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS 2008
“Cricket Fighting,” an essay by Hugh Raffles, associate professor of anthropology at The New School for Social Research, has been chosen for inclusion in this year’s edition of The Best American Essays. The piece, taken from his forthcoming book, The Illustrated Insectopedia, appeared in Granta 98, The Deep End (2007).
The Best American Essays, part of The Best American series, is published annually by Houghton Mifflin. The series’ continuing editor, Robert Atwan, makes an initial selection of notable works published in North America during the previous year. The guest editor—this year the New Yorker’s Adam Gopnik—chooses pieces from the initial selection for inclusion in the book.
UNIVERSITY NEWS
STUDY AROUND THE CLOCK IN ARNHOLD HALL
Don’t want to go home? New hours are in effect at Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, so you don’t have to.
Lobby and Student Activities Space: Open 24 hours Monday through Thursday, with extended hours Friday through Sunday.
Computer Labs: Extended lab hours (3rd, 4th, 8th, and 9th floors) began April 27.
See posted schedule in all New School academic buildings for lab and lobby hours.
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 MILANO THE NEW SCHOOL FOR MANAGEMENT AND URBAN POLICY
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PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN
NEW SCHOOL TEAM MAKES FINALS IN JPMORGAN CHASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMPETITION
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The New School Team for the Chase Competition |
The New School has made the finals in the 2008 JPMorgan Chase Community Development Competition, to be held on May 6 in New Orleans. This year’s competition focuses on rebuilding in New Orleans. The New School is partnering with Volunteers of America of Greater New Orleans on a plan for a mixed-use, mixed-income community along the riverfront.
The competition invites graduate schools with urban planning programs to work with a community-based nonprofit on a project that helps the organization with a real-estate need. Because of the collaborative nature of the Chase competition, all the players benefit. The monetary award of $25,000 allows the winning nonprofits to realize their plans, while the students gain unparalleled practical experience and meet professionals in the field. Many students even change career paths and go into community development after taking part in the competition.
NEWS FROM PArsons THE NEW SCHOOL FOR design
PARSONS THESIS EXHIBITIONS NOW ON VIEW
Parsons The New School for Design is now exhibiting senior thesis projects, celebrating the work of its graduating students. Throughout May and June, Parsons will present a series of exhibitions in venues across Manhattan, representing the final works of its undergraduate and graduate students. Work by students from the architecture, design and management, fashion studies, fine arts, illustration, integrated design, interior design, lighting, photography, and product design programs will be on view. For detailed information on individual thesis exhibitions, please visit the Parsons event calendar at www.parsons.edu/events.
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| Candace Ralph, BFA Communication Design |
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| Heeyeon Kim, BFA Interior Design |
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| Michael Hoefler, BFA Product Design |
Parsons MFA Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition
On view through May 10
The Kitchen, 512 West 19th Street
For admission information and hours of operation, please call 212.255.5793 or visit www.thekitchen.org..
Parsons BFA Photography Thesis Exhibition
Opening Reception: May 6, 6:00-8:00 p.m., on view through May 17
Calumet Gallery, 22 West 22nd Street, New York
For admission information and hours of operation, please call 212.989.8500 or visit www.calumetphoto.com.
Parsons BFA Illustration Thesis Exhibition
Opening Reception: May 7, 6:00-8:00 p.m., on view through May 11
Chelsea Art Museum, 566 West 22nd Street
For admission information and hours of operation, please call 212.255.0719 or visit www.chelseaartmuseum.org.
Parsons AAS Line Debut
Opening Reception: May 7, 8-9:30 p.m., on view through May16
Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, 66 Fifth Avenue at 13th Street
Admission: Free, For more information, please visit www.parsons.newschool.edu/aas.
Parsons BFA Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition
Opening Reception: May 7, 6:00-8:00 p.m., on view through May 17
Gallery MC, 549 West 52nd Street, 8th Floor,
For admission information and hours of operation, please call 212.581.1966 or visit www.gallerymc.org.
Parsons Design and Management Thesis Exhibition
May 10, 11:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m., and May 11, 12:00-9:00 p.m.
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd Floor, New York
Admission: Free, For more information, please visit www.parsons.newschool.edu/dm.
NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL FOR GENERAL STUDIES
MEDIA STUDIES STUDENT WINS ADVANCED MEDIA EMMY
Jason Kichline, a Media Studies student at The New School for General Studies, has won the 2008 New York Emmy Award in the category of Advanced Media: Public/Current/Community Affairs for Youth & AIDS: Hope’s Voice. Kichline directed and produced the program, which ran on the WebTV show Reporting AIDS on July 24, 2007. (The episode can be viewed online.)
Reporting AIDS, which has been in production for about a year, appears twice a month. Creator and host John Mikytuck conducts in-depth interviews focusing on the people, policies, and politics affected by HIV and AIDS.
The Advanced Media Technology Emmy Awards honor excellence in content, creativity, and execution of programming using advanced media technologies.
12TH STREET LITERARY MAGAZINE RELAUNCHED AFTER 58 YEARS
On April 24, the New School Writing Program relaunched the undergraduate literary magazine 12th Street, last published in 1950. The magazine consists of new work by students currently enrolled in the Riggio Honors Program: Writing and Democracy; a work of art from the Spring 1949 issue appears on the inside cover.
The Riggio Honors Program: Writing and Democracy is an innovative sequence of writing workshops and close-reading seminars designed to offer gifted undergraduate writers in the New School Bachelor’s Program a balanced and substantial literary education. A part of the Leonard and Louise Riggio Writing and Democracy Initiative at The New School, the program focuses on “the writer in the world” and extends to undergraduates the mission and accomplishments of the New School’s renowned graduate program in creative writing.
The relaunching of 12th Street will be marked with a celebration on Tuesday, May 13, at 7:00 p.m. at the Union Square Barnes and Noble, 33 East 17th Street. Faculty members Shelley Jackson, Zia Jaffery, and Paul Violi and students from the Riggio program will read from the magazine, which will be nationally distributed by Barnes and Noble.
Publication of 12th Street is made possible by the Leonard and Louise Riggio Writing and Democracy Initiative at The New School.
NEWS FROM EUGENE LANG COLLEGE THE NEW SCHOOL FOR LIBERAL ARTS
SENIOR THEATER PRODUCTION
The Lang Senior Seminar in Theater, the culmination of Lang Theater students’ work, presents Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest on Wednesday, May 7, and Friday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m. Wilde’s comic depiction of the Victorian bourgeoisie transcends simple farce to challenge social norms through its withering political and social commentary.
The performances, sponsored by the Eugene Lang College Arts Program, will be held in Tishman Auditorium, Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street. General admission is $5.
The first Lang Senior Dance Production will premiere exciting work created by emerging choreographers on Thursday, May 8, and Saturday, May 10, at 7:30 p.m. The program consists of five original works exploring a range of contemporary concepts. These include the intersection of ancestral heritage and individual identity, the blurred domain of psychic space where reality and imagination converge, and lived bodily experience, examined through manipulation of notions of sensory perception, reaction to touch, and the material relation between subject and object.
The performances, sponsored by the Eugene Lang College Arts Program, will be held in Tishman Auditorium, Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street. General admission is $5.
NEWS FROM MANNES COLLEGE THE NEW SCHOOL FOR MUSIC
MANNES ALUMNA DANIELLE DE NIESE WINS PRESTIGIOUS FRENCH AWARD FOR DEBUT CD
Mannes alumna Danielle de Niese was honored by l’Académie Du Disque Lyrique (a division of the prestigious Académie Lyrique Française) with a 2008 Grand Prix International Du Disque Lyrique. De Niese received the Georg Solti Orphée d’Or, an award recognizing an outstanding recording debut, for Handel Arias, which she performed with Les Arts Florissants, conducted by William Christie.
Pierre Bergé, president of l’Académie Du Disque Lyrique, presented the award to de Niese in a ceremony at the Opera Bastille in Paris on April 21. It is the latest achievement for de Niese, one of the opera world’s brightest young stars, whose international credits include critically acclaimed performances with the Metropolitan Opera, the Glynbourne Festival, the Paris Opera, the Santa Fe Opera, and the Chicago Lyric Opera. De Niese was also the subject of Muso magazine’s Winter 2008 cover story, “Natural High: Soprano Danielle de Niese’s Steady Rise to the Top.”
NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL FOR JAZZ AND CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
SPRING RECITAL AND ENSEMBLE SERIES
(FINAL TWO WEEKS)
Hear talented young artists play original music and classic and modern jazz in the Spring Recital and Ensemble Series, which runs through May 14. Seventy-five performances will be given.
Performances will take place in the Jazz Performance Space, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 5th floor. All performances are free and open to the public. To view the full schedule, go to the Jazz website and click on “Events.”
UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
BUILDING LATIN AMERICAN BICENTENNIALS IN THE AGE OF GLOBALIZATION
The New School’s Observatory on Latin America (OLA) and the Programa Bicentenarios of the Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Urbanismo, Universidad de Buenos Aires (FADU-UBA) are launching a research project, Building Latin American Bicentennials in the Age of Globalization. A number of Latin American countries will be celebrating the bicentennial of their national independence, including Argentina, Chile, and Mexico in 2010 and seven other countries in the next 15 years. These bicentennials offer an excellent opportunity for comparative and multidisciplinary research on how governments and civil society in these countries are constructing their commemorations and how they will use this historical moment to address urgent issues of social inclusion and institutional reform.
As part of this project, the OLA and FADU, in collaboration with the Centro de Estudios del Patrimonio (CEPAT) of the Facultad de Arquitectura, Urbanismo y Paisaje, Universidad Central de Chile, are issuing a call for submissions of papers and visual presentations to the Latin American and English-speaking scholarly community and to civil society. The intention is to stimulate thinking and action on the Latin American bicentennials as well as communication and interaction among peoples in the region.
An evaluation committee will review the submissions and select the recipients of five awards for the most distinguished works, along with seven honorable mentions. The award winners will receive flight and accommodations for four days to participate in an international conference to be held at The New School in New York on February 26 and 27, 2009. In addition, their works will be included in the forthcoming book Construir Bicentenarios Latinoamericanos. Works by the winners of the honorable mentions will also be included in the book.
The deadline for abstracts is June 17, 2008. Final presentations must be received by September 29, 2008. For submission information, visit the Observatory on Latin America website.
RESULTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY STUDENT SENATE ELECTIONS ARE IN
Voting for the University Student Senate for the 2008-09 academic year ended at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, April 18. Listed below are the 16 students who were elected and the school each one represents:
Kate Griffin —Eugene Lang College
Dan Schulman—Eugene Lang College
Jason Mellow—Mannes
Heather Sheridan—Milano
Yonaton Sunshine—Milano
Aleksandra Malejs—New School Drama
Peter Ian Cummings—The New School for General Studies
Sarah Cunningham—The New School for General Studies
Barbara Teed—The New School for General Studies
Elizabeth Loran—The New School for Social Research
Atlee McFellin—The New School for Social Research
Ben Fox—New School Jazz
Ida Benedetto—Parsons
Renee Blundon—Parsons
Stephanie Cohen—Parsons
Sarah Lopez—Parsons
A referendum for a proposal to institute a University Student Senate fee was part of the election. The referendum passed, with 345 students in favor and 221 students against.
JOIN THE NEW SCHOOL AND THE OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN THE AIDS WALKS NEW YORK CAMPAIGN!
Did you know that between 40,000 to 60,000 people are newly infected with HIV in the United States every year? That 50 percent of those newly infected are under the age of 24? That 25 percent of those newly infected do not know it? That New York accounts for approximately 18 percent of all HIV cases in the United States?
This year, The New School will form its first team to support the AIDS Walk New York campaign, helping people in our community struggling with HIV and AIDS.
Please join The New School AIDS Walk team (#1463) on Sunday, May 18, at 9:00 a.m. in Central Park. To register to walk or to donate online, go to www.aidswalk.net/newyork/. Click on “Register to Walk,” then “Join a Team”; then select our team name, The New School - 1463, from the pull-down menu.
Fliers and donation forms for the walk will soon be available at the following campus locations: 66 West 12th Street; 55 West 13th Street; 135 East 12th Street; 66 Fifth Avenue; 65 Fifth Avenue; 150 West 85th Street; 80 Fifth Avenue, 4th floor; and 79 Fifth Avenue, 18th floor.
If you would like to volunteer, contact any of the following New School AIDS Walk NY Committee members: Adam Reale, Design and Construction; Laura Cosgrove, Office of Finance and Business; Katie Scheidt, Office of Information Technology; Stephen Serwin, Raymond Fogelman Library; and Sheila Slaughter, Office of Human Resources.
Help The New School demonstrate our commitment to ending AIDS and promoting awareness and show our support for family members, friends, and neighbors who are facing the reality of AIDS every day.
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.
WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO SAVE TIME AND MONEY ON ENTERTAINMENT?
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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.
NEW SCHOOL JAZZ AT SWEET RHYTHM:
SOUND IN TIME DIRECTED BY GERRY HEMINGWAY
Monday, May 5, 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
Playing the music of Gerry Hemingway, Anthony Braxton, Leo Wadada Smith, Roscoe Mitchell, James Emery and Mark Helias, the repertoire the group will be doing is challenging and creates some great vehicles for creative invention. Some of the work goes back over 30 years and some is current. Come hear the next generation and their offering to the continuum of creative music.
Jill Carnay on voice, Greg Marino on tenor sax, Corey King ontrombone, Jordan Bernstein on guitar, Wiley Winshaw on guitar, Angelo Spagnolaon guitar, Do Kim on piano, Alexi David on bass, Hayden Hawkins on drums, Luke Damrosch on drums, and Tony Parra on drums.
WRITING FOR CHILDREN FORUM: CHARLIE PRICE
Tuesday, May 6, 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 Charlie Price, who will read from Dead Connection and Lizard People and will discuss his work. Moderated by Deborah Brodie, executive editor, Roaring Brook Press and coordinator of the Writing for Children reading series.
"BONG HITS 4 JESUS": WHAT'S LEFT OF STUDENT FREE SPEECH
Wednesday, May 7, 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
Nearly 40 years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that students do not shed their right to freedom of speech “at the schoolhouse gate.” Administrators, therefore, could not prohibit them from wearing black armbands in silent protest of the Vietnam War. Over the next three decades, the court chipped away at the case, and last year, it ruled that administrators could punish a student for displaying the message, “Bong Hits 4 Jesus.” This discussion examines what’s left of student free speech, thorny issues such as offensive speech by students on blogs, and how to balance different philosophies of education in the context of the First Amendment.
Joan Bertin, moderator, Executive Director of the National Coalition Against Censorship; Marjorie Heins, founder of Free Expression Policy Project, former fellow at Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and author of Not in Front of the Children; and Frank LoMonte, Executive Director of Student Press Law Center. Sponsored by The Wolfson Center for National Affairs.
VESUVIUS TAKES A NAP DIRECTED BY JOANNE BRACKEEN
Monday, May 12, 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
A luscious, fluffy group creating thought-provoking polyphonic and cacauphonic foliage.
Mallory Glaser on vocals, Lily Nussbaum on vocals, Raffi Garabedian on tenor saxophone, Daniel Lubin on trombone, Charlie Lee Georgescu on guitar, Jon Notar on piano, Ross Gallagher on bass, and Seth Waldstein on drums.
A GOOD LIFE 2008, PRODUCT DESIGN THESIS EXHIBITION OPENING RECEPTION
Friday, May 16, 7:00-10:00 p.m.
Felissimo Townhouse, 10 West 56th Street
Admission: Free; no tickets or reservations required; seating is first-come first-served.
Following the opening, the exhibition hours will be: Saturday-Sunday, May 17-18, 12:00-8:00 p.m., and Monday-Sunday, May 19-25, 12:00-6:00 p.m.
Through the theme of "A Good Life," the Product Design departmenthas worked in collaboration with New York’s not-for-profit community to develop and design projects that specifically address their missions. Through thisthemethe department is committed to improving the prospects of each student’s professional success, engaged citizenship and entrepreneurial achievement. By providing innovative teaching and learning resources in challenging, real world contexts, the Product Design department has sought to establish strategic thinking as a key competency among the designers it nurtures.
This is the fifth year of A Good Life, an ongoing process to develop more socially responsible and responsive design. The works exhibited are senior thesis projects and represent a wide variety of approaches to the notion of a good life. This event is hosted by Design 21: Social DesignNetwork: Better design for the greater good, www.design21sdn.com.
ADMINISTRATIVE REMINDERS FOR STUDENTS
COMMENCEMENT TICKETS
If you indicated on your graduation petition that you will attend the university commencement ceremony, you may receive up to three tickets for guests to attend the ceremony. Tickets may be picked up beginning Monday, April 21 through Wednesday, May 14 at the Registrar’s Office, Albert List Academic Center, 65 Fifth Avenue, ground floor during these hours: Monday-Thursday, 10:00 a.m.-5:45 p.m. and Friday, 10:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m. You must bring your newcard when you pick up your tickets. For more information about commencement, please visit http://www.newschool.edu/commencement.
Please note: Students who do not pick up their tickets by May 14 will forfeit their tickets..
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 April 8, 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
2008-09 Student Health Insurance
All degree, diploma, online, visiting, mobility (study abroad), Lang and Parsons consortium, graduate certificate, and graduate and undergraduate degree program non-matriculating students are automatically charged a Student Health Services Fee and a Student Health Insurance Fee. Milano branch campuses and Parsons Decorative Arts program, Washington, D.C. are excluded. Depending on course load and status, students may be eligible to decline these services by submitting a completed Online Waiver Form by September 29, 2008.
Students may access the Online Waiver Form starting April 21, 2008, (select the “New School” link). Students may also access the Online Waiver Form via a link in their MyNewSchool Online Account located in the “Forms” box under the “Student” tab. For additional information on fees, deadlines, policies, and procedures regarding the Student Health Insurance program, please visit the www.newschool.edu (click on “Student Services”, then “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.
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
Tuesdays
RenewSchool meets.
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Albert List Academic Center, Tishman Environment and Design Center Conference Room, 65 Fifth Avenue, room 320
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
Fridays
Remnant Christian Fellowship meets.
7:30-9:30 p.m.
Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street, room 405
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.
INTRAMURAL INDOOR SOCCER-
THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
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Come out and see the four teams with the highest scores play against each other in hopes of making it to the championship circle. Both the play offs and the championship game will be played in the gym at the YMCA, 125 West 14th Street (photo ID is needed to gain entry to the building).
The Championship Game will be played on Wednesday, May 7, at 8:00 p.m. So grab a friend or two and come cheer the teams on!
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.
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, 4:30–7:30 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 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!
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.
The Weekly Observer, The New School online publication, is sent to everyone with a University email account. It is also available on the University web site. To add an external address to the email list, please send a message from the account you wish to add to majordomo@newsite.newschool.edu. In the message, on a line by itself, type "subscribe observer".
To submit at item for publication in The Observer, please email observer@newschool.edu.
Submissions deadline for the Observer:
Submissions for the Observer must be received by Wednesday afternoon to appear in the following issue.
