Calendar of Events - Spring 2004
JANUARY 2004
Let's Knit the Community Together!
Knitting class - Spring Craft Series
Class # 1: Mondays from 1-2pm, February 2 - March 8, 2004.
*Registration deadline: Monday, January 26, 2004
This is a wonderful opportunity for beginners to start a new hobby, or for experienced knitters to perfect their skill. Classes are open to all members of the Teachers College Community, but enrollment is limited to the first twenty people to register and pay the registration/materials fee of $12 in the Office of the President - Diversity and Community in 128 Main Hall. For more information, you may call 212-678-4164.
FEBRUARY 2004
College Conversation Series:
An Evening with Vice President-Academic Affairs Dean Darlyne Bailey
Wednesday, February 3, 2004
5:00pm - 6:30pm
179 Grace Dodge Hall
As a part of the College Conversations Series from the Office of the President - Diversity and Community, Dean Darlyne Bailey will meet with TC students, faculty and staff members for an informal evening of food and dialogue. Admission to this event is free, although it is limited to the first thirty community members to RSVP for the event with the Office of the President - Diversity and Community in 128 Main Hall. For more information, call 212-678-4164 or e-mail hay@tc.columbia.edu.
The World Bank: Fix It or Nix It?
(A Winner of the President's Grant for Diversity and Community Initiatives)
February 20, 2004
1-4 pm
229 Thompson Hall
As recipients of a grant awarded by the Committee for Community and Diversity, Andria Wisler, Mikaila Brown, and Maud Seghers, of the African Studies Working Group, have organized a panel discussion focusing on Problems of the World Bank as an International Educational Institution.
Mardi Gras
Tuesday, February 24, 2004
8-10 pm
Amsterdam Café- located at 1207 Amsterdam Ave. between 119th and 120th
Admission: Free
Gather with your friends to celebrate Mardi Gras! This student- focused event gives you a great opportunity to interact with your friends and classmates. Co-sponsored with the Office of Housing and Residential Life.
Symposium: Political Empowerment & The African-American Community
(A Winner of the President's Grant for Diversity and Community Initiatives)
Friday, February 27, 2004
9:30am - 3:30pm
Milbank Chapel
The Black Student Network (BSN) as part of the Harlem community invites you to an all day symposium that examines issues that relate to political empowerment in Black America. A networking lunch will be provided. This event is co-sponsored by the TC Office of Diversity and Community, the CU President and Provost Student Initiative Fund and the CU.
TC African Diaspora Cine Club
Documentary Film: Remembering Marvin Gaye
Friday, February 27, 2004
5:30pm
214 Main Hall
Refreshments served
In 1981, Marvin Gaye, Motown's "troubled man," took refuge in Belgium, where he lived for two years. Richard Olivier met him and filmed the genius of Rhythm 'n Blues at a time when he was trying to find peace within himself. "Remember Marvin Gaye" is an intimate and revealing musical portrait of a lesser-known facet of the singer's life.
This TC event is co-sponsored by The Office of Diversity and Community, The Center for Educational Outreach and Innovation, and The African Diaspora Film Festival.
The President's Community and Diversity Grant Fund for Student Research
*Deadline: Friday, February 27, 2004 at 5:00pm
128 Main Hall
The President's Community and Diversity Grant Fund is sponsoring a GRANT FOR STUDENT RESEARCH in Diversity for matriculated Teachers College (TC) students (M.A., M.S., Ed.M., or doctoral). The $3,000 award provides support for two outstanding student research projects related to diversity. Proposals should be for the initiation or completion of a research project involving diversity-related issues. For more information, contact Donna Hay at hay@tc.columbia.edu or call (212) 678-4164.
Working Conference: Interrupting Oppression and Sustaining Justice
(A Winner of the President's Grant for Diversity and Community Initiatives)
February 27 and 28, 2004
Times and Location: TBD
As a recipient of The President's Community and Diversity Grant, Assistant Professor Peter T. Coleman will host this conference in which the participants seeking to reduce oppression and destructive conflicts at many levels will be encouraged to participate in discussions focused on the development of intellectual framework.
MARCH 2004
Deaf Awareness Series: Education and Legal Issues
co-sponsored by the Office of the President Diversity and Community
Thursday, March 4th, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Milbank Chapel (125 Main Hall)
Legal Issues of Postsecondary Education for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals
Reception from 6-7 pm.
Friday, March 5th, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Milbank Chapel (125 Main Hall)
Public Accommodations for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community
Reception from 5 - 5:45 pm.
Friday, March 5th, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Milbank Chapel (125 Main Hall)
Legal Rights of Children with Hearing Loss from Early Intervention to Preschool through High School
This two-day event features Jeanne M. Kincaid, an attorney who specializes in representing schools and universities on issues concerning students and employees with disabilities. These programs are free and open to the public. Co-sponsored with The Office of Access and Services for Individuals with Disabilities, CUNY Interpreter Education Project, The New York City Metro Registry of Interpreter for the Deaf, and the New York City Education Departments Office of Interpreting Services.
Film: Local Angel by Udi Aloni
Tuesday, March 9, 2004
8:00 pm
Milbank Chapel (125 Main Hall)
New York-based Israeli filmmaker Udi Aloni sets out on an intensely personal, yet all-encompassing journey. From shots of the devastation in New York after 9/11, he continues on to Israel with his camera and crew. Fascinating exchanges with Jewish and Palestinian poets and thinkers are interspersed with Aloni's thoughts, Palestinian rap artists, footage of peace rallies in Israel, and a visit to Arafat's besieged headquarters in Ramallah. Accompanying Aloni are his mother, Shulamit Aloni, who is the former education minister and the founder of the civil rights and peace movement in Israel, and Hanan Ashrawi, a freedom fighter and Palestinian leader. Join us afterwards for a Q & A session with the filmmaker. This TC event is co-sponsored by the Office of the President Diversity and Community, Philosophy in Cinema Society, TC-Jewish Students Association, and TC Students for a Cultural Studies Initiative.
Overcoming Our Racism: The Journey to Liberation
Book talk and book signing with Derald Wing Sue, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology & Education, TC
Thursday, March 11, 2004
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Milbank Chapel (125 Main Hall)
Reception following in 179 Grace Dodge Hall
This event was so popular last semester we are bringing Dr. Sue back to discuss issues of race based on his new book, of the same title, which addresses subtle forms of racism in American society and ways to improve inter-racial understanding. This program is free and open to the public, and is co-sponsored by the Faculty Executive Committee Subcommittee on Race. Books will be available for purchase by cash or check only.
TC Community Happy Hour!
Thursday, March 11, 2004
4:30pm - 6:00pm
TC Cafeteria
Gather with your friends and colleagues for a glass of wine or a beer and assorted finger foods. The monthly TC Community Happy Hours are a chance for various groups within the TC Community to meet each other and mix in a relaxed and open environment. Make a friend and make a snack, this event you won't want to miss! Admission to this event is free.
Let's Knit the Community Together!
Knitting class - Spring Craft Series
Mondays from 1-2pm, March 22 - April 26, 2004
*Registration deadline: Friday, March 12, 2004
This is a wonderful opportunity for beginners to start a new hobby, or for experienced knitters to perfect their skill. Classes are open to all members of the Teachers College Community, but enrollment is limited to the first twenty people to register and pay the registration/materials fee of $12 in the Office of the President - Diversity and Community in 128 Main Hall. For more information, you may call 212-678-4164 or email Emmalyn Yamrick at yamrick@tc.columbia.edu.
TC Community Breakfast
Wednesday, March 24, 2004
8:00am - 10:00am
TC Cafeteria
Meet and mingle with members of the TC Community over a warm breakfast. The purpose of this community-building event is to bring together the many different constituency groups at TC for an enjoyable meal. Here's your chance to meet someone new and win a prize! Admission is free.
Rehumanize: A Conversation Between Iraq and the US
(A Winner of the President's Grant for Diversity and Community Initiatives)
Thursday, March 25, 2004
7-10 pm
125 Main Hall- Milbank Chapel
As recipients of The President's Grant for Diversity and Community Initiatives, Kristin Brenneman Eno and Cyra Levenson will be facilitating a conversation between young adults in New York City and Baghdad to commemorate the first anniversary of the war in Iraq.
TC African Diaspora Cine Club
Documentary Film: Back to Africa
Friday, March 26, 2004
5:30pm
273 Grace Dodge Hall
Price: Free of Charge
Refreshments served
BACK TO AFRICA (USA/Nigeria, 1997, drama in English, directed by Tony Abulu) is a full length sensational and evocative feature film shot in Africa. It is the story of Sade, a beautiful 24 year old African-American woman on a spiritual quest, searching for her father, Professor Ajayi Esan, who was compelled to leave her and her American mother 22 years earlier in New York. Q&A with Filmmaker after the screening. This TC event is co-sponsored by The Office of Diversity and Community, The Center for Educational Outreach and Innovation and The African Diaspora Film Festival in honor of Women's History Month.
Educational Policy Forums
(A Winner of the President's Grant for Diversity and Community Initiatives)
Monday, March 29, 2004
Time: 7 pm
Location: Whittier Cafe
Following a featured lecture from Cyrus Driver of the Ford Foundation, he will participate in the second chapter of a 3-part series designed to identify the multiple career paths with educational policy, provide insights into the skills and knowledge needed in today's policy world, and engage speakers and participants in a discussion on the future of education policy. For more information on this event, contact Erin at eea2103@columbia.edu.
APRIL 2004
TC Community Happy Hour!
Friday, April 16, 2004
4:30pm - 6:00pm
TC Cafeteria
Gather with your friends and colleagues for a glass of wine or a beer and assorted finger foods. The monthly TC Community Happy Hours are a chance for various groups within the TC Community to meet each other and mix in a relaxed and open environment. Make a friend and make a snack, this event you won't want to miss! Admission to this event is free.
CAMPUS SAFETY WEEK
April 19th - 23rd, 2004
Monday, April 19th: Work and Home Safety Day
10:00-11:00AM 179 Grace Dodge Hall
Live and Work in Your Space Safely
Explore your surroundings and increase safety awareness.
8:30-10:00PM, Bancroft Community Room
This program focuses on how to protect yourself and/or your children from cyber crime. A "Project ID" station that allows you to register your valuables with the Office of Safety and Security will also be set up in the Bancroft lobby.
Tuesday, April 20th: Emergency Awareness Day
10:00-11:00AM, 179 Grace Dodge Hall
CAMPUS EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURES (EEOP)
1:30-2:45PM, 179 Grace Dodge Hall
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY TRAINING FOR SUPERVISORS
*Open to Faculty, Managers, and Supervisors.
8:30-10:00PM, 330 Graystone Hall
GREYSTONE SAFETY PROGRAM
This program will focus on fire safety, room health and safety, crime awareness, and "Project ID."
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21: HEALTH AND SAFETY DAY
10:00-11:00AM, 179 Grace Dodge Hall
MANAGING YOUR STRESS SAFELY
This program will focus on the workplace and student environments.
6:00-7:00PM & 7:00-8:00PM, 179 Grace Dodge Hall
REDUCE THE ODDS
Information concerning urban awareness and self defense.
8:30-10:00PM, 1st Floor Whittier Hall
WHITTIER HALL SAFETY PROGRAM
This program focuses on living safe in your space and "Project ID."
THURSDAY, APRIL 22ND: TC SAFETY COMMITTEE DAY
10:00-11:00AM, 179 Grace Dodge Hall
MEET THE TC SAFETY COMMITTEE
1:30-2:45PM, 179 Grace Dodge Hall
EMPLOYEE RIGHT TO KNOW
The program focuses on chemical and hazardous awareness as well as personal protective equipment (PPE).
*This program is open to all faculty, managers, and supervisors.
FRIDAY, APRIL 23RD: TC SAFE KIDS DAY
10:00-11:00AM, 179 Grace Dodge Hall
CAMPUS EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURES (EEOP)
3:00-6:00PM, Whittier Cafe & TC Cafeteria
KIDS SAFETY PROGRAM
Child oriented programs focusing on child fire safety, kids' computer safety, and "home alone" safety and security. The program features the NYC Fire Department, the Hot Dog FDNY mascot, NYPD Youth Officers and the American Red Cross. Activities include, but are not limited to, a puppet show, free hot dogs, Operation Sidewalk , and a chance to meet the New York City Fire Department. A great opportunity for kids to have fun while learning about safety and security.
All programs are open to the entire Teachers College Community, Unless Otherwise Stated.
Sponsored by: The Teachers College Student Senate, The Office of Safety and Security, the Campus Safety Committee, the Office of Housing & Residence Life, The Student Life Center, and The Office of the President, Diversity and Community
Educational Policy Forums
(A Winner of the President's Grant for Diversity and Community Initiatives)
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
179 Grace Dodge Hall
Following a featured lecture from Frederick Hess, of the American Enterprise Institute, on his new book Common Sense School Reform, he will participate in the final chapter of a 3-part series designed to identify the multiple career paths with educational policy, provide insights into the skills and knowledge needed in today's policy world, and engage speakers and participants in a discussion on the future of education policy. For more information, contact Erin at eea2103@columbia.edu.
1st Annual Interdisciplinary Forum:
Community Participation in Education
(A Winner of the President's Grant for Diversity and Community Initiatives)
Thursday, April 22, 2004
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: TBD
The goal of this forum is to initiate college-wide dialogue that captures how students and faculty from various departments and programs are approaching the notion of community participation in education in their research and professional engagements. Paper proposals are due by March 10. For more information, email tc_community_ed@hotmail.com.
Human Rights Education: Personal, Social, Global
(A conference sponsored jointly by the Teachers College President's Office of Diversity and Community and the Teachers College Program in Philosophy and Education)
Tuesday April 27, 2004 7:00 - 9:30 p.m.
179 Grace Dodge Hall Teachers College, Columbia University
Panelists:
SHULAMITH KOENIG, Founder and Executive Director, The People's Movement for Human Rights Education; Recipient, 2003 United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights; J. PAUL MARTIN, Executive Director, Columbia University Center for the Study of Human Rights; DAVID HANSEN, Director, Program in Philosophy and Education, Teachers College; PETER LUCAS, Lecturer, Peace Education, Department of International and Transcultural Studies, Teachers College
Moderator: GREGORY BYNUM
Ph.D. Candidate, Program in Philosophy and Education, Teachers College
THEME:
Teachers and students of human rights often struggle justly to attend to three levels of concern:
(1) The Personal Level (the level of feelings, thoughts, self- image, attitudes)
(2) The Social Level (the level of responsibilities and benefits that come with membership in social groups like family, school, and nation)
(3) The Global Level (the level of global interconnectedness and ideals of universal human rights and social justice for all)
Conference panelists and audience members will pinpoint and discuss particular problems, tensions, and interrelationships that can emerge among these levels as human rights educators work sensibly to interrelate them in practice.
Admission is free. Contact: glb23@columbia.edu; (212) 531-1279
Documentary Films: African Visions- Two films by Balufu Bakupa Kanyinda
Friday, April 30, 2004
5:30pm
273 Grace Dodge Hall
Price: Free of Charge
Refreshments served
Le Damier is a wicked political satire about African dictators. This film tells the story of the president of a fictitious African nation who spends a sleepless night playing checkers with a pot-smoking vagabond who is claimed to be the "all-around champion". However, the rules of the game entail opponents howling vulgar and foul obscenities at one another. The Champion proceeds to insult, and trounce the President. His reward- and fate- are not exactly unexpected in this hilarious send-up of living under tyranny. Thomas Sankara, is a revealing 26 minute documentary about the revolutionary African leader who wanted to give his country a new socio-political dimension. This TC event is co-sponsored by The Office of Diversity and Community, The Center for Educational Outreach and Innovation and The African Diaspora Film Festival in honor of National Humor Month.
MAY 2004
TC Community Business and Talent Showcase Thursday, May 6th,2004
12:00 - 7:00pm
TC Cafeteria
Just in time for Mother's Day, members of the TC community will showcase their business talents and other skills. This is an opportunity to get to know the creative side of your TC colleagues, while coming across great gift-giving ideas. Examples of products and services being showcased are hand knits, jewelry, web design and many others.
JUNE 2004
TC Community Luncheon
Tuesday, June 15, 2004
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Russell Courtyard
Gather with other members of the TC Community for a great lunch and an even more enjoyable time. This is an opportunity to meet new people and mingle with old friends. Admission is free.
AUGUST 2004
The Improv Camp
The week of August 9-13
10:30 - 1:30
Location: TBD
A week-long summer camp for young adults in 9th - 12th grades where they will work with jazz and classical artists to improv solos and create improve arrangements in piano/keyboard, guitar, string brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. Instructors include, Dr. Bert Konowitz- Director and Clinician, Chris Brubeck- Artist and Composer, and Dr. Lee Whitmore- Korg music technology. For more information, call 516.364.0286 or email blk8@columbia.edu.
Individuals with disabilities are invited to request reasonable accommodations including, but not limited to sign language interpretation, Braille or large print materials, and a campus map of accessible features. Address these requests to Michael Canale at 212-678-3853 V/TTY as far in advance of the event as possible.
Please consult the EVENTS CALENDAR for a complete listing of events at TC.