Weekly Observer. October 19-25, 2009

PAUL DOUGLAS LECTURE: THE HONORABLE ADLAI STEVENSON III

On Tuesday, October 27, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., The New School for Social Research will present the 2009 Paul H. Douglas Lecture on Ethics and Government, featuring the Honorable Adlai Stevenson III.

Former U.S. Senator Adlai E. Stevenson is a graduate of Harvard College (1952) and Harvard Law School (1957). He was also twice a candidate for governor of Illinois. His many accomplishments in the senate include serving as the first chairman of the Senate Ethics Committee and introducing legislation to establish the Department of Energy, fuel efficiency standards, emergency natural gas pricing, and projects to develop alternative energy sources. He also introduced the Comprehensive Anti-Terrorism Act of 1979—the first in-depth congressional study of terrorism. In his private-sector career, following his retirement from the senate in 1981, Stevenson has focused on international matters, especially international finance and East Asia. He has lectured widely, published numerous articles, and received many honors, including Japan’s Order of the Sacred Treasure with Gold and Silver Star. Currently he is the chairman of SC&M Investment Management Company and a director and founder of Hua Mei Capital Company, the first Sino-U.S. financial intermediary.

This event is free, but reservations are required by emailing mcnamard@newschool.edu. It will take place in the Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor.

The Paul H. Douglas Lecture Series on Ethics and Government was established to honor Senator Douglas’ distinguished three-term career in the U.S. Senate, which was marked by legislative productivity combining the highest moral standards with practical wisdom. The series engages both the public and the New School community on this critically important subject.

 

NEW SCHOOL JAZZ IMPROVISATION ENSEMBLE SHOWCASES:
6 DAYS, 34 CONCERTS, 249 PERFORMERS

On Wednesday, October 28, New School Jazz kicks of its annual Improvisation Ensemble showcases. Over the course of six days, New School Jazz students perform in 34 concerts showcasing the development of their Improvisation Ensembles. Led by New School Jazz faculty members including Andrew Cyrille, Reggie Workman, Vic Juris, Cecil Bridgewater, Joanne Brackeen, and Rachel Z, these showcases are free and open to the public and take place at the Jazz Performance Space, 55 West 13th Street, 5th floor. For complete schedule visit the Jazz website.



University News

SEASONAL FLU VACCINES AVAILABLE FOR THE NEW SCHOOL COMMUNITY
STUDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR PRIZES

You can get your Seasonal Flu Vaccine at The New School whether you are a student, faculty, or staff member. You must register online beforehand. Stay healthy and sign up for your shot now!

Students Information:
A fee of $15 will be billed to your student account. In addition to getting your shot, you may win a free getaway weekend just for taking care of yourself. At no extra charge, you can enter a sweepstake when you arrive for your flu shot and be eligible for these prizes; the grand prize is a health spa and resort getaway for two; ten first prizes of Apple Ipod Shuffles, and 100 second prizes of $10 gift cards. What are you waiting for?

To schedule an appointment for all locations, go to the registration link: https://www.Apfluwatch.Com/Schedule/Login.Php?57, and enter for Company Name, “Students,” and for Password, “Welcome”. The dates and locations of the vaccine clinics are as follows:

  • Wednesday, October 21, 5:00-8:00 p.m.
    Stuyvesant Park: 318 East 15th Street (SC Lounge)
  • Thursday, October 22, 4:00-8:00 p.m.
    55 West 13th Street (2nd Floor Theresa Lang Center)
  • Saturday, November 7, 12:00-3:00 p.m.
    Loeb: 135 East 12th Street (Ground Floor- Medical Services)
  • Tuesday November 10, 5:00-8:00 p.m.
    William Street: 84 William Street (Room 2D- RHD’s Office)

Faculty and Staff Information:
The New School’s annual Seasonal Flu Shot Program for faculty and staff will be held on Tuesday, October 20, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Office of Human Resources, 79 Fifth Avenue, 18th Floor. Payment is due when you receive the seasonal flu shot and may be made in cash, or by check or money order made payable to The New School.

Appointments must be scheduled directly on the website at: www.apfluwatch.com/schedule/login.php?21. Once on the website, you will be asked to enter a company name. Enter: thenewschool. You will then be asked to enter a password. Enter: welcome. Your registration will only be processed if you complete all the steps. At the end, you will see a confirmation of your registration. Please print the notice and bring it with you when you come for your flu shot.


BILL MCKIBBEN ON CLIMATE CHANGE

On Thursday, October 22, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., the Tishman Environment and Design Center presents an evening with Bill McKibben. The noted author and environmentalist speaks at The New School about the consequences of climate warming, both regional and global, and the need for immediate action to reduce the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Two days later, on October 24, McKibben’s group 350.org will stage the International Day of Climate Action, a series of rallies and creative actions in virtually every country on earth. The aim is to assemble a “gigantic, global, visual petition” to be presented in Copenhagen this December, when the world’s nations meet to draft a new climate treaty. (350.org takes its name from the consensus opinion on the safe upper limit of CO2 concentration in the atmosphere, 350 parts per million.)

McKibben’s talk takes place in Tishman Auditorium, Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street. Admission is free but seating is limited and reservations are required by emailing environmentalstudies@newschool.edu.

To leave a comment or view related climate events, visit www.350newschool.wordpress.com


CANDIDATES FOR THE NEW SCHOOL HONORARY DEGREES

The university expects to present six honorary degrees at its May 2010 commencement exercises. Award recipients are accomplished in their field and are generally chosen from a discipline that represents the various schools and programs of the university. Honorary degrees will be awarded from the categories listed below. Candidates do not have to be graduates of The New School.

Categories:

  • The Arts: Classical Music, Jazz/Contemporary Music, Theater, Film, Television, Writing, Visual Arts
  • Design, Journalism
  • The Humanities and Social Sciences
  • The Natural Sciences
  • Public Life and Government

Nominations for honorary degree candidates and University in Exile Award candidates are welcome and should be submitted no later than Friday, October 23, 2009. For additional details to nominate candidates for either an honorary degree or the University in Exile Award, please go to the University Commencement Website.

NEWS FROM MANNES COLLEGE THE NEW SCHOOL FOR MUSIC

MASTER CLASS—VLADIMIR FELTSMAN, PIANO

At 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27, renowned pianist and Mannes faculty member Vladimir Feltsman gives a master class where he discusses and critiques performances by outstanding Mannes students.


This free event will take place in the Mannes Concert Hall, Mannes Building, 150 West 85th Street. For more information call 212.580.0210 x4817.


NEWS FROM PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN

PARSONS PROFESSOR ALLAN WEXLER PRESENTS OVERLOOK

Overlook, an exhibition of the works of Allan Wexler, faculty member at the School of Design Strategies, is currently on view at the Ronald Feldman Gallery in SoHo. The exhibition, which runs until October 24, features a series of pieces based on transformations of the ordinary chair, which serve as a metaphor for human interaction.

Wexler’s handcrafted drawings, multimedia objects, and images, and installations alter perceptions of eating, sitting, and socializing. Influenced by architecture and methods of scientific research, his works reveal human domestic needs and the role that objects play in our interaction with one another, as well as art’s place and purpose.

The exhibition will also feature information about Wexler’s other recent public project, which opened this fall in the new Atlantic Terminal at Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues. The project was commissioned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for Transit for the Long Island Rail Road and produced in collaboration with Ellen Wexler.

The Ronald Feldman Gallery is located at 31 Mercer Street, New York. For more information, including hours of operation, please visit www.feldmangallery.com.

 

PARSONS CELEBRATES PUBLICATION OF GROWING URBAN HABITATS

On Thursday, October 22, Parsons will host a reception celebrating the publication of Growing Urban Habitats: Seeking a New Housing Development Model, co-authored by Bill Morrish, dean of the School of Constructed Environments.

The book documents and expands on the international design competition Urban Habitats, organized in 2005 by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville and the Charlottesville Community Design Center. A how-to guide and source book, Growing Urban Habitats draws from case studies selected from Urban Habitats submissions and contemporary housing projects in the United States.

The reception will take place from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the Anna-Maria and Steven Kellen Auditorium, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, 66 Fifth Avenue, Ground Floor. Admission is free and no tickets or reservations are required. For more information, please call 212.229.5353 or visit www.newschool.edu/events.


NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH

PROFESSOR ATTRACTS COVERAGE FOR ETHNOGRAPHY AS A POLITICAL SCIENCE METHODOLOGY

Timothy Pachirat, assistant professor of political science at The New School for Social Research, was featured in the September 21 edition of the Chronicle Review for his groundbreaking ethnographic study about slaughterhouse workers. This study, which was also the topic of his doctoral dissertation, was conducted on the killing floor of a meat processing plant in the Midwest; Pachirat worked at the plant in order to study its power relations as a participant observer.

The Chronicle Review’s article on Pachirat’s ethnography reflects the growing interest in the use of qualitative methodology in political science. Professor Pachirat also contributed to Political Ethnography: What Immersion Contributes to the Study of Power, an anthology edited by Edward Schatz on the same topic.

NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL FOR GENERAL STUDIES

BY ANY NAME: INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY AT THE NEW SCHOOL

Parts & Labor Gallery

The New School celebrates its 90th anniversary with a collaboration between Parts & Labor Gallery and the Vera List Center resulting in a weeklong series of free events hosted in Parts & Labor’s mobile gallery, parked outside Tishman Auditorium, and in other locations around the university. Starting on Monday, October 19 and continuing through Saturday, October 24, between 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. daily, discussions, lectures, and workshops presented inside the truck and in The New School’s “signature building” at 66 West 12th Street will examine the institutional and pedagogical histories of the university.

The Parts & Labor’s stop at The New School is one in a series of encounters in a traveling countrywide exhibition, exploring site- and community-specific experiences of the transformation of the American landscape. In “By Any Name,” the project takes the concept of a university archive and reimagines it as a functional, representational installation with the power to evoke-and possibly, to jog—institutional memory. Composed of recycled texts and computer equipment, materials drawn from The New School library, and a new text penned by members of The New School community, this week-long on-campus environment involves a range of events, figures, ideas, opinions, and reminiscences which inform the legacy of the university.

For a complete schedule of events and more information, visit the www.veralistcenter.org.

Presented as part of the of the Vera List Center’s 2009-10 program cycle, “Speculating on Change.” For more information call 212.229.3436 or email vlc@newschool.edu.


FACULTY RECEIVES AN ASCAPLUS AWARD

Melissa Gray, faculty member in Media Studies and Film at The New School for General Studies, has received a concert music ASCAPLUS award from ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Performers) for the 2009–2010 distribution year.

Grey’s concert works for chamber ensembles and electro-acoustic elements have been performed, broadcast, and exhibited in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe. Her project-based inquiries into sound and music range from environmental noise pollution to scores written for horror films. Her video-and-music compositions, sound art, and media installations have premiered and been exhibited at locations including Judson Memorial Church, 14th Biannual International Electroacoustic Music Festival (CUNY), Streaming Festival 3rd edition, Pantheon International Xperimental Film & Animation Festival 7.0, Chicago City Arts Gallery, Artradio at Cornerhouse, Studio 27, Macon Georgia Film and Video Festival, Reno Interdisciplinary Festival of New Media, and Tilt Gallery Project Space.

ASCAPLUS awards are based primarily on a panel review of the activity generated by applicants’ work; recent performances receive special attention. Each applicant is judged on his or her own merits as well as in relation to others applying.


NEWS FROM MILANO THE NEW SCHOOL FOR MANAGEMENT AND URBAN POLICY

A CHILD WELFARE WATCH FORUM: A NEED FOR CORRECTION

On October 20 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., Milano’s Center for New York City Affairs will hold a panel discussion on how the city and state can improve mental health services and conditions for juvenile delinquents. The discussion is in response to the federal Department of Justice’s threat to take over New York’s juvenile justice system because of violence done by its staff and its inability to provide adequate psychiatric care for mentally ill children. The center will also release its latest Child Welfare Watch report, which examines alternatives to incarceration, such as supervising children in their homes and communities; outlines possible reforms in detention and incarceration; and explores whether federal action can open the door to more sweeping change.

Panelists include Larry Busching, chief of the Family Court Division of the New York City Law Department; Mark Davis, chair of the Civil Service Employees Association Labor Management Committee for OCFS (New York State Office of Children and Family Services;) Sylvia Rowlands, director of the Blue Sky Program at New York Foundling; New York State Assemblyman William Scarborough; and Tammy Steckler, attorney-in-charge of the Legal Aid Society Juvenile Rights Division. The panel will be moderated by Andrew White, director of the Center for New York City Affairs.

The event will be held in Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor. Admission is free, but reservations are required by calling 212.229.5418 or emailing centernyc@newschool.edu. The event is supported by the Child Welfare Fund, the Ira W. DeCamp Foundation, the Viola W. Bernard Foundation, the Sirus Fund, and the Milano Foundation.


NEWS FROM EUGENE LANG COLLEGE THE NEW SCHOOL FOR LIBERAL ARTS

SCIENCE FACE TO FACE- PROFESSOR ERIC KANDEL

The Natural Sciences and Mathematics Department at Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts hosts “Science Face to Face” with NPR Science Friday radio host Ira Flatow in conversation with Professor Eric Kandel of Columbia University on Wednesday, October 21, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Eric R. Kandel, M.D., is University Professor at Columbia, Fred Kavli Professor and Director, Kavli Institute for Brain Science, and a Senior Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. A graduate of Harvard College and New York University’s School of Medicine, Kandel trained in Neurobiology at the NIH and in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He joined the faculty of the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University in 1974 as the founding director of the Center for Neurobiology and Behavior. At Columbia Univeristy, Kandel organized the neuroscience curriculum. He is an editor of Principles of Neural Science, the standard textbook in the field. He recently has written a book on the brain for the general public titled, In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind.

Eric Kandel’s research has been concerned with the molecular mechanisms of memory storage in Aplysia (sea slugs) and mice. More recently, he has used animal models, including mice, to study memory disorders and mental illness. Kandel has received 18 honorary degrees, is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, as well as the National Science Academies of Germany and France. He has been recognized with the Albert Lasker Award, the Heineken Award of the Netherlands, the Gairdner Award of Canada, the Wolf Prize of Israel, the National Medal of Science USA, and the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine in 2000.

This event, which will take place in Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang Building, 65 West 11th Street, 5th floor is free but, reservations are required by emailing langscience@newschool.edu.


NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DRAMA

DRAMA TO PRESENT LANFORD WILSON’S THE RIMERS OF ELDRITCH

A man has been murdered. Who is he, who murdered him, and what were the circumstances? To solve the mystery, one must look at the inhabitants of a tiny midwestern town.

The New School for Drama presents Lanford Wilson’s The Rimers of Eldritch as the first offering of its FIRST LOOK performance series. FIRST LOOK presents performances of classic and modern works staged in a final rehearsal atmosphere, with minimal sets, lights, costumes, and props. The production of Rimers features second-year acting students and is directed by Hal Brooks.

Brooks directed the Pulitzer-nominated Thom Pain (based on nothing) and is the artistic director of Rude Mechanicals. He has also directed at Asolo Rep, the Humana Festival, and Soho Theatre in London and comes to The New School fresh from the highly successful national tour of No Child ..., whose writer and star, Nilaja Sun, won an Obie Award.

Performances are Thursday through Saturday, October 29-31, at 8:00 p.m., with a matinee on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. They will take place at The New School for Drama Theater, 151 Bank Street, 3rd floor. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Reservations are recommended; call Ticket Central at 212.279.4200 or visit www.ticketcentral.com.


DRAMA ALUM MAKES MAJOR FILM DEBUT

Sari (Wagner) Lennick ’05 is starring in Ethan and Joel Coen’s new movie, A Serious Man, alongside Adam Arkin, Richard Kind, and Michael Stuhlbarg. The film premiered this month to rave reviews. A black comedy set in the Midwest in 1967, A Serious Man tells the story of Larry Gopnik (Stuhlbarg), a professor whose life unravels when his wife (Lennick) prepares to leave him because she has fallen in love with one of his colleagues. In addition, his inept brother (Kind) won't move out of the house, his son has a discipline problem, and his daughter is stealing money from him.

A year after graduating from Drama, Lennick and her husband moved to Minneapolis. She explains how the opportunity came about: “In February 2007, I was at the Guthrie Theater seeing a show with Jonathan Howle, Playwriting ’03, and we ran into my agent.” Lennick auditioned that March, and in June was called back and auditioned for the Coens. She got a call in August telling her that she got the part.

A Serious Man opened nationally last week.


NEWS FROM THE INDIA CHINA INSTITUTE

INDIA CHINA INSTITUTE EXTENDS APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR FELLOWSHIP IN SOCIAL INNOVATION FOR SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTS

The India China Institute (ICI) at The New School has extended the application deadline for its third round of fellowships on social innovation for sustainable environments. Originally set to close on October 15, the application deadline has been postponed until October 30.

A total of six fellows, two each from China, India, and The New School, will be chosen for the program, which runs from January 2010 to June 2012. The fellowship award amounts to approximately $40,000 in research, travel, and support funds.

The 2010-2012 program will focus on addressing the complex and interconnected problems associated with climate change and environmental sustainability. Through collaborative research and debates, fellows will critically examine definitions and parameters of both social innovation and sustainability in India and China and initiate a three-way dialogue that includes perspectives from the Unites States.

Established in 2004, the India China Institute is emerging as the hub of an international network of institutions and activities that nurture conversations about India, China, and the United States and the relations between them.

For more information about the fellowship program, visit the ICI website.

 

STUDENT TRAVEL RESEARCH FUND APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED

Students can now apply for the India China Institute’s student travel and research funds for 2010. Five $2,500 awards are available to undergraduate or graduate students in order to support an independent study project or to defray the cost of attending a New School program in India or China. The funds can be used towards expenses such as airfare, local transportation, room and board, and hiring interpreters.

Visit the India China Institute’s website for program guidelines and application forms. The application deadline is November 6, 2009.


UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

12TH STREET, THE LITERARY MAGAZINE, NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS

12th Street, the literary magazine published by the Riggio Honors Program: Writing and Democracy, is seeking quality poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. It is also accepting submissions of photographs, paintings, or other visual material that can be reproduced in magazine format.

Prose submissions should not exceed 9,000 words and poetry submissions should not include more than seven poems. Submissions will be read anonymously. Please submit a cover sheet including your name, the title or titles of your works, and your contact information. Your name should not appear on any of the other pages of your work.

12th Street is committed to publishing the literary work of The New School’s undergraduate community. Our mission is to present literature that discusses the artist as intellectual and explores the role of the writer in the world. We want to promote literature as an engine of democracy.

12th Street is widely distributed in bookstores around the country and on the New School campus. Please send your work to juliecarl13@yahoo.com no later than November 15.

 

PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Earn $50! Psychological testing volunteers are needed for fall 2009—spring 2010. Doctoral students in the NSSR Clinical Psychology program need supervised experience giving a range of tests, some you may have heard of. Find out how psychologists work and learn something about your self! Volunteers meet with one clinical PhD student several times throughout the year. Volunteers must be available both fall 2009 and spring 2010. Total testing time is about six hours, plus an hour of feedback in the spring 2010 semester after testing is completed. The test is strictly confidential and is supervised by PhD clinical psychologists on The New School faculty. Clinical students may discuss anonymous test results in small groups, but only the PhD student conducting the tests and the instructor will know each volunteer’s identity.

If you would like to volunteer, please contact the teaching assistants, Rebecca Rosen and Laura Kirmayer, to arrange a telephone interview. Email Roser694@newschool.edu or Lkirm04@yahoo.com with any questions for the instructors, Dr. Andrew Twardon and Dr. Doris Chang, and queries will be forwarded.

 

USE YOUR FREE ADMISSION TO DROP IN AND SEE MOMA’S EXHIBITION OF MONET"S WATER LILIES Starting September 13

Starting September 13, the Museum of Modern Art presents an installation that will, for the first time since the Museum's reopening in 2004, feature the full group of Claude Monet's late paintings in the collection. We encourage New School students and employees to drop in and enjoy the exhibit and the entire Museum. 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.

There will be live entertainment as well as drinks and cocktails available for purchase. MoMA is located at 11 West 53rd Street, New York City. Enjoy!

 

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: 33 Variations, The 39 Steps, Altar Boyz, American Ballet Theatre, The American Plan, August: Osage County, Avenue Q, Ballet NY, Beast, Big Apple Circus, Blithe Spirit, Christopher Cross at B.B. King's, Distracted, Enter Laughing, Exit the King, The Fantasticks, Forbidden Broadway Goes to Rehab, Fueerzabruta, Gypsy, Hedda Gabler, Impressionism, Irena's Vow, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, London Philharmonic at Lincoln Center; The Marvelous Wonderettes, Mourning Becomes Electra, New York City Ballet, New York Philharmonic, Next to Normal, Pal Joey, Patti Austin at Brooklyn Center; Paul Taylor Dance Company, The Phantom of the Opera, Reasons to be Pretty, Rock of Ages, Ruined, Shrek: The Musical; Speed the Plow, Spring Awakening and Uncle Vanya.

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, $2.50 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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