The Center Events ~ NYU Events ~ Beyond NYU Events ~ Scholarship, Fellowship & Highlights
1. -ISM Project Application: Deadline November 15
2. Intergroup Dialogue information for Spring 2010!
3. Graduate/Faculty of Color Dinner Series
4. Expand Your Comfort Zone
5. Multiple Identity Film Series: Diamonds in the Rough - Date Change!!
6. IEW Event Highlight: India Masala
7. Graduate Students of Color Social
8. Making it in Media
9. Center Winter Open House
1. -ISM Project Application
Applications Due: NOVEMBER 15th @ MIDNIGHT,
Applications Available: WWW.CMEP.NYU.EDU/ISM
What is –ISM?
The -ISM Project which is coordinated through the Center for Multicultural Education and Programs, provides a venue for students to critically examine the complex ways -isms permeate their lives, especially in regards to diversity and social justice. The objective of this program is to provide an opportunity for students to engage in an educational and professional project, which encourages creativity, freedom of expression and freethinking. Students are encouraged to use a variety of media available to them, such as photos, paintings, audiotapes, videotapes, journals, or skits, to portray their –ISM Project. Due to the professional nature of this project, we will provide a grant up to $500 commensurate with project needs to offset the cost. The amount of the grant will be determined once projects have been selected. Center staff and NYU faculty members will serve as your advisors throughout the process and will be available to answer questions and provide guidance during the production of your work. All projects will be presented to the NYU community in the spring at The Center’s -ISM Gala.
Drop-in Office Hours:
• Tuesday, November 10, 12:00 - 2:00PM (Kimmel 806)
• Wednesday, November 11, 12:00 - 2:00PM (Kimmel 806)
For more information contact Tanesha Barnes (tanesha.barnes@nyu.edu).
2. Intergroup Dialogue information for Spring 2010!
Applications NOW available! http://www.cmep.nyu.edu/igd.html
The Intergroup Dialogue Program is a nationally recognized 1-credit course that brings together small groups of students from diverse backgrounds to share their experiences and gain new knowledge related to diversity and social justice. The model focuses specifically on intergroup dynamics within the context of an institution of higher education while promoting awareness and change in intergroup relations at the individual, cultural, and institutional levels. The guiding assumption is that diversity is an institutional asset and can be used to enhance growth of the NYU community while also achieving specific educational outcomes. This 8-week course is open to all NYU undergraduate students, and takes place in the Spring semester only.
Graduate Facilitator Application: Due November 30, 2009 by midnight.
Undergraduate Participant Application: Due December 4, 2009 by midnight.
For more information, attend an information session! (Kimmel 806)
• Tuesday, 11/10, 6:30-7:30 PM- Undergraduate Students
• Wednesday, 11/18, 12:00-1:00 PM- Undergraduate Students
• Tuesday, 12/1, 12:00-1:00 PM- Undergraduate Students
Important Information:
• Dialogues are 8 weeks long.
• Dialogues begin on 2/19 and meet until 4/16 (does NOT meet week of Spring Break).
• All dialogues will meet on FRIDAYS from 3-5 PM.
3. Graduate/Faculty of Color Dinner Series
Tuesday, November 17, 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Speaker: Dr. Wendy Suzuki, Associate Professor, Center for Neural Science, Faculty of Arts & Science
Allows for informal conversations between faculty and graduate students of color over dinner. The theme encourages faculty to share their research and provide “tips” and other advice to graduate students through their own expertise or shared experience. Each monthly dinner focuses on a different topic and all members of the university community are welcome to attend. This event is in partnership with the Office of Graduate Student Life at the Student Resource Center. Please RSVP at erica.morales@nyu.edu.
4. Expand Your Comfort Zone
Wednesday, November 18, 1:30-2:30 PM, Wasserman, Presentation Rm B
This workshop will provide you and opportunity to dialogue with Carlos Monteagudo, a VP at JPMorgan Chase, on strategies for improving confidence and making positive impressions in all professional settings. Students interested in all career fields are encouraged to attend.
Sponsored by Hispanic Alliance for Career Development (HACE) and the Wasserman Center for Career Development. Part of La Herencia (Latino Heritage Month).
For more information, contact Bindi Patel at bindi.patel@nyu.edu. Please RSVP at CareerNet.
5. Multiple Identity Film Series: Diamonds in the Rough
Wednesday, November 18, 7:00-9:00 PM, Kimmel 802
Diamonds in the Rough is a documentary about a group of young people from Uganda who use the poetry of Hip Hop to spread their revolutionary message of hope and change. Following the film will be a moderated discussion with Martha Diaz, founder and president of the Hip-Hop Association.
Please RSVP to mark.carolino@nyu.edu.
6. IEW Event Highlight: India Masala
Thursday, November 19, 7:00–11:00 PM, Kimmel Center, E&L Auditorium, 4th Floor
Enjoy Indian fusion and Bollywood dance performances along with the screening of Nagesh Kukunoor’s critically acclaimed Dor, the story of an unusual and rare friendship between two women belonging to different worlds. Display tables from student clubs and an array of tasty Indian snacks are also provided. This event is free and tickets are available through Ticket Central by November 2. There is a limit of 2 tickets per NYU ID card.
This event is sponsored by the Office for International Students and Scholars (OISS), NASHA at NYU, SHRUTI at NYU and the Center for Multicultural Education and Programs.
7. Graduate Students of Color Social
Wednesday, December 2, 5:00-9:00PM, At Negril Village (70 W. 3rd St between LaGuardia & Thompson)
Come celebrate the end of the Fall Semester!
Each monthly social is designed for graduate students to network with other graduate students across disciplines in a relaxed environment. This event is in partnership with the Office of LGBT Student Services. All members of the University community are welcome to attend. Join us to mix, mingle and build community. Complimentary appetizers and drink specials are available all night as well as music by DJ Trends.
For more information, contact Erica Morales at erica.morales@nyu.edu.
8. Making it in Media
Thursday, December 3, 12:30-1:30PM, Wasserman, (Presentation Room B)
A networking Q & A series providing an opportunity for students interested in a career in media to connect with media professionals of diverse backgrounds who are currently in the industry. The panelists will share how social identities and diversity have impacted their careers and is informative and open to all, offering job/internship suggestions, career advice, and general media analysis from industry veterans. Co-sponsored by the Washington Square News.
Panelists include:
Booker T. Mattison, author and filmmaker, whose first novel Unsigned Hype, published last June is already in its second printing. His film The Gilded Six Bits, adapted from the Zora Neale Hurston short story aired on Showtime. He is an alumnus of the Graduate Film Program at Tisch.
Jason Samuels is an Emmy Award-winning network news producer who currently serves as the senior producer of a new prime time documentary series - “Heart of the City” (BET). He is also a faculty member at the NYU Institute of Journalism.
JLove Calderon, a respected educator and activist who uses hip hop as a tool for social change. Calderon has published several books including We Got Issues: A Young Women’s Guide to a Bold Courageous and Empowered Life; as well as articles which have appeared in The New York Times and The Source Magazine.
Sofia Quintero is a socially conscious entrepreneur, author and cultural activist. Quintero has authored several books under the pen name of ‘Black Artemis’, and is also the co-founder of Chica Luna Productions to identify, develop and support other women of color seeking to make socially conscious entertainment
Please RSVP at cmep@nyu.edu.
9. The Center’s Winter Open House
Monday December 14, 4:00-6:00PM, Kimmel 806
Join us for an afternoon of Fun, Karaoke, and Dessert!
Please RSVP at cmep@nyu.edu.
1. 7th Annual One Heartland Banquet: "Lighting the Path Towards a Brighter Future"
2. International Education Week, November 16-20, 2009
3. Visiting Faculty and Artists in Residence
4. Presences: Representations of/by Native American& Indigenous Peoples
5. NGO, Non-Profit, and Government Career Forum
6. Quality Service Task Force seeks your input!
1. 7th Annual One Heartland Banquet: "Lighting the Path Towards a Brighter Future"
Saturday, November 14, 6:30 PM, Kimmel Center, E & L Auditorium (4th Floor)
Each year the Powerful Phi Chapter of Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Inc. at New York University holds a banquet to fundraise for One Heartland, which is the sorority's national philanthropy. One Heartland is a national non-profit organization committed to greatly improving the lives of children and youth, as well as their families, who are living with and/or affected by HIV/AIDS and other significant life challenges. Advanced tickets are $7 for NYU students and $10 for non-NYU guests. Prices will be raised to $10/$12 for NYU and non-NYU guests, respectively, on the day of the event. Attire is semi-formal, so look your best and get ready for a night filled with delicious food, great music & fabulous entertainment! Hope to SIA there!
For more information, please contact Jadira Fiallos at 917-306-2874 or jff254@nyu.edu.
2. International Education Week, November 16-20, 2009
International Education Week (IEW) is an annual joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education to promote international exchange and foster greater global awareness. Throughout November, take advantage of the global perspective found in NYU’s academic and curricular life.
For more information about NYU’s IEW celebrations please contact Alison Jackson at oiss.iew@nyu.edu or visit www.nyu.edu/oiss for a full schedule of events.
3. Visiting Faculty and Artists in Residence
Sponsored by Department of Residential Life & Housing Service Visiting Faculty in Residence Program and Asian/Pacific/American Institue
Tuesday, November 17, 8:00 PM, Broome Room: Seven Ways to Develop Material Workshop I: In the first workshop, composer/drummer/farmer Byron Au Yong and hip hop playwright Aaron Jafferis will teach seven ways to generate material.
Friday, November 20, 7:00 PM, Broome Room: Seven Ways to Develop Material Workshop II
In the second workshop selected participants will present their performance and Artists-in-Residence will give feedback. All students are welcome to attend this workshop to view the performances and share in the creative process.
Sunday, November 22, 6:00 PM, Spring Street Natural Restaurant
To Stay or To Go?—Dinner & Discussion: With Thanksgiving around the corner, you are invited to join Byron Au Yong and Aaron Jafferis for a meal and discussion.
Space is limited for all events. For additional information or to RSVP, please contact Ashley Hartmann at Ashley.hartmann@nyu.edu or 212-995-3101.
4. Presences: Representations of/by Native American& Indigenous Peoples
Thursday, November 19, 2:00 PM, Kimmel Center
Robert Stam, Cinema Studies: “Filming First Contact: From Representation to Self-Representation” Tina Majkowski (Oklahoma Kiowa), Performance Studies: “Sonic Indigeneity: Alter/Native Music in the Americas” Jacob Floyd (Muscogee(Creek) / Cherokee), Cinema Studies: “Tecumseh, Freud, and Recreation: Native Filmmaking and Resistance” Jennifer Heuson, Media, Culture, and Communication: “Soundscapes of the Black Hills: An Acoustemology of the American West” Amalia Cordova, Cinema Studies, Latin American Program Manager, National Museum of the American Indian: Moderator This is the second in a series of roundtable events that address Native and Indigenous intellectual, cultural and social issues. The series has been created collaboratively by the Native Peoples Forum, The Native and Indigenous Students Club, and the Center for Multicultural Education and Programs. For more information, contact max.liboiron@nyu.edu.
This event is sponsored by Native Peoples Forum, Native American & Indigenous Students Club, Center for Multicultural Education and Programs.
For more information, please contact Max Liboiron at maxliboiron@gmail.com.
5. NGO, Non-Profit, and Government Career Forum
Friday, December 4, 11:30 AM (www.nyu.edu/careerdevelopment (look under "student highlights")
Travel to DC to learn more about the NGO, non-profit and government organization career paths within the field. Event will consist of: Opening Remarks, a Panel Discussion and an NGO, Non-Profit, and Government Career Organization Expo.
This new event is held in collaboration with the Women's Foreign Policy Group, The George Washington University and the University of Pennsylvania.
Free bus transportation is being provided by The Wasserman Center. (The bus will leave at 5:45am from NY and departs from DC at 3pm) In order to register, you will need to come to the Wasserman Center to submit your $20 refundable cash deposit to secure your seat on the bus to DC! Spaces are limited so early registration is encouraged!
If you would like to seek your own transportation, you are still welcome to register for the event on NYU CareerNet. Located at The George Washington University, Washington, DC 801 21st St., NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC.
For further questions, please contact Lisa Wong at lisa.wong@nyu.edu or Allyson Kapadia at allyson.kapadia@nyu.edu.
6. Quality Service Task Force seeks your input!
Deadline: December 15, 2009
Quality Service Task Force at NYU was implemented to identify and reduce any hassles students may encounter when interacting with NYU. Share your thoughts on the current quality service practices on campus - spanning central business offices, individual schools, and student life. Your input is valued, please submit by December 15, 2009.
The Task Force would like to hear about students' experiences with the services they have encountered at NYU: where are the hassles? What are your ideas for improvement? Where have you experienced quality service so that we can use these areas as models for other parts of the university? We also seek feedback from faculty, staff, and administrators. We need your active help and participation; we need your voice to be heard. Please email us with your thoughts and experiences at quality.service@nyu.edu. Thank you in advance for your attention to this matter; it is greatly appreciated.
Committee Co-chairs: Nancy Morrison, Associate Provost, and Marc Wais, Vice President for Student Affairs.
1. “Winterkill”
4. GEM GRAD Lab (Getting Ready for Advanced Degrees Laboratory)
5. Call for Papers--- Is Hip-Hop History? Conference
6. Is Hip-Hop History? Conference
1."WINTERKILL"
Saturday, November 14, 3:00 PM
Dwyer Cultural Center, 258 St. Nicholas Ave. (Entrance at 123rd street—between Frederick Douglass Blvd. & St. Nicholas Ave.)
This is powerful and riveting theatrical experience that exposes multiple personalities buried in an abusive past by Voza Rivers/New Heritage Theatre Group And The Dwyer Cultural Center. Recommended for mature audiences.
General Admission $15.00, Seniors and Dwyer Cultural Center Members $10.00
For reservations, call 212-222-3060 or visit www.newheritagetheatre.org.
The program is co-sponsored by Community Works: New York City and Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce
2. GEM GRAD Lab (Getting Ready for Advanced Degrees Laboratory)
Saturday, November 21, 2009, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Davis Auditorium in the Schapiro Center for Engineering and Physical Science Research (CEPSR), West 116 and Broadway, New York, NY
Register at: https://egem.gemfellowship.org/events/ViewEvent.aspx?contextID=10004
Directions: http://www.columbia.edu/about_columbia/directions.html
Campus Map: http://www.columbia.edu/about_columbia/map/schapiro_center.html
This free event is designed to inform students from underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) about the importance of pursuing an advanced degree, how to apply for graduate school and prepare a competitive application, and graduate school funding opportunities. A panel of speakers will also provide their insights and experiences about graduate school and beyond. A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Hosted by Columbia University.
3. Call for Papers--- Is Hip-Hop History? Conference
Saturday, January 2, 2010, CCNY Center for Worker Education,
25 Broadway, 7th Floor. New York, NY
The conference invites proposals that explore how conflicting standards and values by artists and others, challenge hip-hop's viability as one of the U.S.’s most important popular cultural forms.Paper, panel and roundtable proposals should be submitted in the form of 200-500 word abstracts by January 2, 2010. Please email paper proposals and C.V. to oran@ccny.cuny.edu.
This event is sponsored by The City College Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Worker Education.
For more information, please contact Elena Romero at 212-925-6625 ext. 258 or eromero@ccny.cuny.edu or visit http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/cwe.
4. Is Hip-Hop History? Conference
Friday, February 19, 2010, 6:00 PM, CCNY Center for Worker Education
25 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York, NY
This two-day conference explores how conflicting standards and values by artists and others, challenge hip-hop's viability as one of the U.S.’s most important popular cultural forms.
This event is sponsored by The City College Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Worker Education.
For more information, please contact Elena Romero at 212-925-6625 ext. 258 or eromero@ccny.cuny.edu or visit http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/cwe.
Scholarship, Fellowship & Highlights
1. The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health Internship
2. Media Relations Intern
3. Wall Street Internship Program
4. Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund
5. Multicultural Advertising Intern Program
6. Binary Solution
1. The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health Internship
Resume and cover letter due by Wednesday, November 25
The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health is dedicated to ensuring the fundamental right to reproductive health for Latinas, their families and their communities through policy and advocacy, community mobilization and public education is seeking an intern.
The intern will work closely with the Director of Community Mobilization and the National Field Organizer on the following projects, but not limited to:
Approximately 20 hours per week. A monthly stipend will be provided.
Application instructions:
Send a resume and cover letter to the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, CM Program Intern Search, 50 Broad Street, Suite # 1937, New York, NY 10004; e-mail application to MariaElena@latinainstitute.org; or fax it to 212-422-2556 by November 25, 2009.
2. Media Relations Internship
Monday, November 30, 9:00 PM, TheFutureForward.net, 540 West 142nd Street, Suite 2N, New York, NY
Outreach to media professionals including print, broadcast and online reporters, editors and producers. Assist team to draft and/or edit TheFutureForward.net site content, press releases and other materials. Provide research support on deadline for breaking stories (news contacts, past stories, transcripts, video clips)
For more information, please contact Nathan Seven Scott at 917-771-6611 or NathanSevenScott@gmail.com. You can also visit the website at www.thefutureforward.net
3. Wall Street Internship Program
"The Alumni Athlete program is a perfect 10. They go above and beyond their call of duty in order to offer support to the program participants. In particular, they give their athletes the materials necessary to be properly prepared for the interview process, internship on Wall Street, and even the job offer process at the end of the summer. Additionally, the program gives participants the wonderful opportunity to learn more about the different firms on the street."
Applications are now open for the 2010 Wall Street Summer Internship Program. This 10-week program provides collegiate sophomores and juniors paid internships at the most prestigious investment banking firms in the world. This program is targeted to students who have displayed leadership, teamwork, initiative and the ability to perform under pressure.
The Early Application deadline is December 11th. This intreship is also open to non-athletes.
To learn more or apply directly to the program, please go to AlumniAthlete http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102812031730&s=21456&e=001k-4sl3R8ZNczNE1V0d_YTp1fHgqtthyu-GJm5mZ-gNE0dKY9rpF7Y5gWL8CT7vRe6IG4RvWxcJMB-6X8_TDbc6GdysmWSGgT_TQYhxDXaoCeW7EqkyCzijD_UXCYiL_sTFNRuZtypRDbp4goX9UqKFnh2I7ifDP2XGC-8La2cE9eyihHtGslgolLUE0bpTCs3HcsqGqDZWsNTn15VHaw04ntwytnpK5RDXTljrdrFJA= , or contact Gina Chung at gina@gottamentor.com.
4. Multicultural Advertising Intern Program
Our mission is to find the most talented multicultural students and give them a chance to gain valuable work experience through a 10-week summer internship at a real world advertising agency.
The MAIP application can be downloaded from the following link at the MAIP website: http://www.adunity.aaaa.org/page/students-1. Please share this information with your students--particularily those who show the greatest promise and commitment to a career in advertising--and pass it along to others at your school who can do the same.
5. Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund
Application due by Thursday, February 18, 2010
The MMMF was established in 1981 to honor the late Margaret McNamara and her commitment to the well-being of women and children in developing countries. The purpose of the grant is to support the education of women from developing countries who are committed to improving the lives of women and children in their home countries. Previous grant recipients studied agriculture, architecture, urban planning, civil engineering, education, forestry, journalism, nursing, nutrition, pediatrics, public administration, public health, social sciences, and social work.
Applications can only be submitted by accessing our website at www.mmmf-grants.org and completing the online application form.
6. Binary Solution
Looking for a way to prepare for the LSAT Exam and a way to save money? To increase the number of diverse applicants who score in the top percentiles of the LSAT the Center for Multicultural Education and Programs partners with Binary Solution. NYU students and alumni are eligible for a reduced rate to the Binary Solution LSAT Preparatory course.
Binary Solution (www.binarysolution.com) is a unique system for solving the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) that is simple enough to be mastered by anyone and powerful enough to raise scores by an average of 12 points. NYU students and alumni are eligible for a reduced rate for the class. Their 130-hour course has been designed to produce LSAT scores in the 160 to 180 range. The exclusive binary method is based on a logical deconstruction of the LSAT--a process that reduces the exam to its smallest quanta of information.
Since 1991, Binary has been mapping and identifying every issue that has appeared on every LSAT. Their theoretical lens encourages students to view each LSAT question as a weighted sum of issues. Since this approach is granular, students are prepared for any juxtaposition of issues that may appear on the LSAT. At times when the LSAT shifts, Binary students are prepared for the change because both typical and boundary cases are addressed during the course of study.
Applications are available at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=GwVqiMxLCX5EwvwLD6wNXA_3d_3d and should be completed at least 2 weeks prior to Binary Solution course start date. For more information, please visit www.binarysolution.com
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Wednesday, December 2
5:00 PM: Graduate Students of Color Socials
Thursday, December 3
12:30 PM: Network of BLACK Men Meeting
12:30 PM: Making it in Media
Thursday, February 4
5:00 PM: Network of BLACK Men Meeting
Thursday, February 18
12:30 PM: Network of BLACK Men Meeting