Calloway Brooks sings in the Horace Mann Auditorium
2009 Fall Events Sponsored by
The Office of the Vice President for
Diversity and Community Affairs
Our mission is to establish Teachers College as an institution that actively attracts, supports and retains diverse students, faculty and staff at all levels, demonstrated through its commitment to social justice, its respectful and vibrant community and its encouragement and support of each individual in the achievement of his or her full potential.
Janice S. Robinson, Esq., Vice President, Office for Diversity and Community Affairs, 128 Zankel,
www.tc.columbia.edu/diversity/
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE.
[Below is an initial list of events and programs sponsored and cosponsored by our office.
Please watch for future postings and community-wide announcements.]
Fall Into Music!
September-December 2009, Horace Mann, 5th Floor
Sponsored by the Program in Music and Music Education and the Vice President’s Office for Diversity and Community Affairs. Music lessons for the Teachers College Community taught in conjunction with Arts and Humanities Teaching Applied Music (A&HM 6023). Come join us for a wonderful opportunity this semester! All lessons are FREE (eight, forty-five minute lessons, with a $25 administrative fee), in a variety of instruments (including voice, piano, guitar (various styles), oboe, cello, violin, fiddle, and conducting) from beginner to advanced levels. The session times are arranged at mutually convenient times between the student and the instructor for the music lessons (Masters and Doctoral Candidates in the Program of Music and Music Education) from September through December 2008. Please contact Lecturer Jeanne Goffi-Fynn (jcg21@columbia.edu) for more details.
Including individuals with Disabilities in TC Activities and Events Planning
A Workshop for all TC Community Members
Thursday, October 8, 12:30 – 1:30pm, 157 Thorndike
Lunch provided!
Co-Sponsored by the Office of Access and Services for Individuals with Disabilities and the Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Community Affairs.
Learn how to make your TC-related email notices, flyers, conferences, seminars, workshops, and meetings accessible to individuals with disabilities.
Contact jaech@tc.edu, (212) 678-3853, or (212) 678-3854 video phone to:
· RSVP
· Get further information
· Request reasonable accommodations (e.g., interpreters, alternate text materials, campus map of accessible features)
Diversity and Community Initiatives Grant
Deadline Friday, October 9, 2009, 12:00noon, 128 Zankel
The Vice President’s Grant for Diversity and Community Initiatives is available to all recognized TC organizations and members of the TC community. The Grant provides financial support to projects, programs, and events that benefit the entire TC community with the goal of spreading new and innovative ideas. The Grant promotes interactive, inter-group communication, as well as collaborative and educational activities with an emphasis in community and/or diversity. Grant information and applications are available on our website at http://www.tc.edu/diversity/. All Grant applications are due by email AND hardcopy in the Office by noon on October 9th.
Address Questions to the Office For Diversity and Community Affairs
Adrianna Maldonado, Graduate Assistant
Teachers College
128 Zankel Hall,
212.678.3294
Disability Awareness Week
Monday-Friday, October 26-30, 2009
Please watch the TC Calendar, TC Community Announcements, and the eBoard for further information regarding the times and locations of events during this week to highlight access and inclusiveness as well as the research, practice, concerns, and achievements of individuals with disabilities. This week will kick-off a number of events to be held throughout the year.
Elaine Brantley Memorial Award for Community & Civility Award Presentation
Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 3:30pm – 5:00pm,
This year’s honor is awarded to Paul Acquaro, Jacqueline Diaz-Solano, and James Rudolph, three individuals who demonstrate Elaine Brantley’s commitment to Teachers College. The award will be presented at the President’s State of the College Address.
Racial Microaggressions
Thursday, November 5, 2009, 10:00am -12pm, 449 Grace Dodge
This is in conjunction with the New Employee/Faculty Orientation Session, Presentation by TC Alumnus, Dr. Kevin Nadal, Assistant Professor of Mental Health Counseling and Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice – City University of New York.
Open to all TC faculty and staff who have not yet attended this training. Racial Microaggressions are brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative racial slights and insults toward people of color. Perpetrators of microaggressions are often unaware that they engage in such communications when they interact with racial/ethnic minorities.
** Please RSVP via the College Calendar of Events: PLEASE CLICK HERE TO RSVP! Check the Microaggressions Session (November 5th) at the bottom of the form.
These efforts are in response to the many TC voices requesting professional development. Professional Development, an institution-wide effort underway since September 2005, will strengthen the College’s integrity in its internal processes and enhance the community. The initiative sponsors the Information Privacy Compliance Trainings, addressing the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and piloted the New Employee Orientation program for faculty and staff.
A Leader’s Guide to Leveraging Diversity – Book Talk and Signing
Prof. Terry Maltbia, Senior Lecturer, Department of Organization and Leadership
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 4:00-5:30pm, Milbank Chapel
Professor Maltbia will discuss and sign copies of his new book, A Leader’s Guide to Leveraging Diversity – Strategic Learning Capabilities for Breakthrough Performance, co-authored by Terrence E. Maltbia and Anne T. Power. Readers may never think of leading, diversity, and organizational effectiveness the same way again. Building on theory, research and practice from the diverse fields of organizational behavior, adult learning, adult development, management learning, communication theory, intercultural communication and emerging neurosciences, A Leader’s Guide to Leveraging Diversity presents both a time-tested and innovative approach that will transform the way leaders guide this essential process. Books will be on sale at the event.
The Vice President's Grant for Student Research in Diversity (SRD)
Request for Proposals: November 9, 2009. For instructions, please go to our website (http://www.tc.columbia.edu/administration/diversity/).
Deadline: Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 3:00pm (for both paper copies and email submission)
SRD Grant Description and Application 2009 - 2010
DESCRIPTION AND ELIGIBILITY
The Vice President's Community and Diversity Grant Fund is sponsoring a GRANT FOR STUDENT RESEARCH IN DIVERSITY for matriculating Teachers College (TC) students [M.A., M.S., Ed.M., Ed.D., or Ph.D.].
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. Upon the completion of the research project, the recipient will be invited to share the results with the TC community either by delivering a lecture or sharing a published report. The one-year research grant is available for two outstanding projects focusing on diversity in research, teaching, learning, or community building. The goal is to encourage and support students’ projects in diversity-related issues that enhance research, teaching, learning, and/or community building.
Diversity in the context of this award program is broadly defined and includes the exploration of multiple perspectives involving, for example, culture(s), language(s), race-ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.
Adrianna Maldonado, Graduate Intern
Office of the Vice President for Diversity & Community Affairs
Teachers College, Columbia University
Room 128 Zankel, Box 220
525 West 120th Street
(212) 678-3294
TC Community Thanksgiving Dinner
Thursday, November 26, 2009, 12:00-3:00pm, Cafeteria
An Invitation to the Members of the Teachers College Community
Have Thanksgiving with your TC Family!
“Traditional American” holiday fare: Roast Turkey with all the trimmings – spiral ham, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans, tossed salad, cake, sweet potato pie and beverages. Special activities: music, and raffles. It is sure to be a Very Special Event! Dinner will be served from 12-1:30pm followed by desserts. A limited number of tickets (125) are available (price and availability TBA)! Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Community Affairs, Office of Residential Services, Office of Student Activities and Programs, and the Student Senate. For ticket sales and questions please contact The Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Community Affairs (212) 678-3294 or ws_div-comm@tc.columbia.edu.
Office for Diversity and Community Affairs, Diversity Film Series
Date, Time and Location TBD
Films TBA. The Office for Diversity and Community Affairs will sponsor a Diversity Film Series, and we invite you to the screenings of all of the films in the series. Light refreshments served.
TC African Diaspora Film Festival
The 17th Annual African Diaspora Film Festival Screenings and Panel Discussions from Friday, November 27 to December 13. Films and schedule will be updated soon.
TC African Diaspora Cine Club
FREE Friday screenings and discussions on films from
UPCOMING SCREENING:
Friday, October 30 @6PM
UP FROM THE BOTTOMS: THE SEARCH FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM.
UP FROM THE BOTTOMS: THE SEARCH FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM tells the story of the massive migration of African Americans from the rural south to the prosperous north during the war years and beyond. The voice of Cicely Tyson guides us through these touching, thoughtful and often funny stories as told by fifteen residents of
Archived Events
The Educational Needs and Strengths of Mexican Youth and Families
Friday, October 2 & Saturday October 3,, 2009,
Conference co-sponsored by the Latino/a and Latin American Faculty Working Group, the Office for Diversity and Community Affairs and the Office of Student Activities and Programs at Teachers College, the Institute of Latin American Studies at Columbia University, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at New York University, and the Paul and Daisy Soros Foundation.
Promoting Mutual Respect and Preventing Workplace Harassment: Sexual Harassment and Non-Discrimination Training—For New Faculty and Staff
Friday, September 25, 2009, 10:00am-12:00pm, Continental Breakfast, 449 Grace Dodge
In an effort to increase the College’s awareness of the federal and state laws and institutional procedures surrounding sexual harassment and other forms of bias and harassment, we are providing this session for new faculty and staff. The session is OPEN TO ALL who missed the sessions last year. Participation in one workplace harassment session is MANDATORY.
The Promoting Mutual Respect and Preventing Workplace Harassment workshop is designed as a two hour interactive session created to help engage and educate everyone on the importance of understanding the laws, policies, avenues of institutional support for appropriate corrective action and protection against retaliation; and, in addition, to identify behaviors that contribute to bias, stereotyping, and harassment. The program will enlighten you and reinforce your obligations to conduct yourself in a manner that contributes to the well-being of the TC community.
Vice President’s Office for Diversity and Community Affairs Open House
Friday, September 25, 2009, 11:00noon – 4:00pm, 128 Zankel Hall
Learn about our office and meet our staff. Come to the Office for Diversity and Community Affairs Open House, where we work to weave the
TC African Diaspora Cine Club
FREE Friday screenings and discussions on films from
Friday, September 25, 2009 at 6:00PM
THE DESERT ARK
Algeria, 1997, 90 minutes; Arabic with English subtitles; Mohamed Chouikh, director
Epic Drama - Best Image, FESPACO 1999
Romeo and Juliet in the Algerian desert. Amin and Myriam are secretly in love. Their families are rivals and when their relationship is discovered, conflict is inevitable. In the quiet atmosphere of the palm groves, the two communities have long nurtured the seeds of discord and hatred. The persecution is the first signal of inevitable evil. From inside the cave where they have taken refuge, the two young people hear the cries of a senseless murderous raid. A universal metaphor to denounce the horror of all extremist violence, The Desert Ark is a splendid and terrifying metaphor for a burning contemporary reality.
Friday, August 28, 2009 at 6:00pm
DIARY IN EXILE
Egypt, 1993, 55min, doc., Arabic with English subtitles, Atteyat Al-Abnoudy & Hussain Sherif, dirs.
After the military coup in
Constitution Day Forum: Marriage Equity in
September 17th, 7pm
Milbank Chapel
New York State Assemblymember Daniel O’Donnell, New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Lax, and Susan Sommer, Senior Counsel and Director of Constitutional Litigation for Lambda Legal, will present to the Teachers College Community an update on the status of same-sex marriage in New York State and engage in the national debate addressing the disparity of rights when juxtaposed to those enjoyed by heterosexual married couples. Sponsored by the Vice President’s Office for Diversity and Community Affairs, the Office of Government Relations, and Queer TC.
Federal Information Compliance Training
Friday, September 11, 2009, 10:00am -12pm, 449 Grace Dodge
This is in conjunction with the New Employee/Faculty Orientation Session, FERPA (Family Education Rights and Privacy Act), and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act training for all new faculty and staff.
New Employee & Faculty Orientation Program: An Introduction to Teachers College
Thursday, September 10, 2009, 10:00am -12:30pm, 179 Grace Dodge
This is the Introductory Session of the New Employee Orientation Program, Open to all TC faculty and staff who have not attended this training session.
Participation in one New Employee & Faculty Orientation training session is REQUIRED for all employees.
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Calloway Brooks sings in the Horace Mann Auditorium