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| 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Experts Among US Workshop
Featuring Melissa Castillo Planas, Bret Maney
and Magdalena Sagardia: This workshop will explore the ways in which to
diversify the study of literature via the incorporation of Latinx
authors.
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| 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Influential Latinas: Mobilizing the Latinx Vote
Moderated by: Suzette Ramsundar and David Charcape.
ALEJANDRA Y. CASTILLO
is the CEO of YWCA USA, an organization that serves 2.3 million women and girls around the country with a network of over 200 associations. YWCA plays a dual role as both a social service provider and an advocate for reform and justice.
Alejandra has over two decades of professional experience in Washington, D.C., having served in senior leadership roles during two presidential administrations, including the Obama Administration, where she served as the national director of the Minority Business Development Agency. Ms. Castillo is the first Hispanic American woman to lead the agency.
KATINA ROJAS NAZARIO-JOY
is the Latino Liaison in the Office of the County Executive in Prince George's County, MD, ensuring that Latinos have access to, and are able to utilize County programs and resources. She served two terms in the Obama Administration as a political appointee at the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Katina is a native of the Bronx and a Lehman College alumna.
ROSSANA ROSADO
is the New York State Secretary of State. Rosado has also ushered in improved and responsive services for immigrant New Yorkers. Prior to joining Governor Cuomo's administration, she has served as an advisor to elected officials on their transition teams in New York City and State governments. She also served as the first female Editor and Publisher of the largest Spanish-language newspaper in the country. | |
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| 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Music Program Presents: Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet
A totally amazing totally online production of WONDERFUL FLIGHT TO THE MUSHROOM PLANET, the great story of two children and their chicken who fly to the Mushroom Planet to save it from destruction. This original musical, composed by Prof. Penny Prince of the Music Program, with a script written by the cast, is based on a play by Jeffrey Beer and the much loved science fiction book of the same name by Eleanor Cameron. There are 10 songs, dances, laughter, and love.
Suitable for ages 2 to 120.
The cast and crew are current Lehman students, alumni, and community members.
Technical Director: Eduardo Resendiz-Gomez (alum);
Recording Engineer: Steven Buonanotte (Lehman Multimedia Center);
Animator: Brandon Marcano (alum)
Choreographer: Colette Ambo (alum)
Premiering Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. as a livestream on YouTube, and thereafter available on YouTube.
Length: Approximately one hour.
Link to Premier on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/IbwgYh2b_KA_
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| 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | The Trouble With My Name performance by Javier Avila
The Trouble with My Name examines the issues of language, race, and social justice in an eye-opening performance where Ávila engages the audience as he tells the story of his life and reads poetry that illustrates what it means to be the American of the future. Ávila’s show breaks barriers and embraces the diversity of a nation whose history is rich and colorful. The message transcends boundaries of race, ethnicity, and geography.
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| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Poet Carlos Andres Gómez
Andrés Gómez is a Colombian American poet, speaker, actor, and author of Fractures, winner of the Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry, Hijito, winner of the Broken River Prize and a #1 SPD bestseller, and the memoir Man Up: Reimagining Modern Manhood, released by Penguin Random House. A star of HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, TV One’s Verses and Flow, and Spike Lee’s #1 box office movie Inside Man with Denzel Washington, Carlos is widely known for his viral poems, “Where are you really from?” and “What Latino Looks Like,” which have garnered millions of views online. Winner of the Atlanta Review International Poetry Prize and the Sandy Crimmins National Prize for Poetry, he partnered with John Legend on Senior Orientation, a program to counteract bullying and champion inclusive masculinity among high school students. Carlos is a proud Latinx and father. | |
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| All Day | 2017 Johnny Pacheco Latin Music and Jazz Festival (Multi-Day Event)
Lehman College is presents the Ninth Annual Johnny Pacheco Latin Music and Jazz Festival on Tuesday, November 14 through Friday, November 17. This year’s festival, which takes place in the Studio Theatre in the Speech and Theater Building on the Lehman campus, will include performances by New York City-area professional and student ensembles, workshops for musicians, and a jazz musical. The event, which is open to the public and free of charge, will be simulcast on BronxNet television and streamed live. Onsite festival seating is provided on a first-come, first-served | Speech and Theatre Building - (Studio Theatre) |
| 8:00 AM - 10:45 PM | | Information Technology Center
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| 8:00 AM - 10:45 PM | | Information Technology Center
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| 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM | GYN Hours
The Student Health Center, Old Gym Room B008, will have GYN Hours on Tuesdays, beginning August 29, from 10:30 AM - 6 PM and on Thursdays, beginning September 7, from 9:30 AM to 2 PM. Please call to schedule an appointment, 718-960-8900. | Old Gym Building - (Student Health Center, B008) |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Weeks of Welcome: Art Therapy
When: Every Thursday, from 10/5 @ 11AM – 12PM
Where: Counseling Center (Old Gym 114)
Express yourself through different art modalities. No artistic experience necessary. Supplies provided.
| Old Gym Building - (114) |
| 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Human Library
You are invited to our first Human Library event at Lehman College - a living and breathing library in the Bronx where students share life experiences as Human Books to challenge stereotypes, prejudice, bias and misunderstanding. Come choose a story to "read" and have a one-on-one discussion with a Human Book.
Human Library at Lehman College - http://libguides.lehman.edu/human-library | Leonard Lief Library |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | | Old Gym Building - (114) |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Dress for Success
This
workshop offers you sound advice and simple
steps you can take to immediately transform your professional image on
any budget. Understand the difference between appropriate and
inappropriate attire, and how having a professional appearance can boost
your chance for workplace success. Please
RSVP on Symplicity .
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| 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Education Abroad & Service Learning Abroad Panel/Workshop
EVENT: Education Abroad & Service Learning
Abroad Panel/Workshop
DESCRIPTION: Hear
from Lehman students
who have volunteered abroad through the Lehman Life Program and have
studied abroad to complete credits for their major, minor, and degree
requirements. Afterwards participate in a small workshop to learn how
you can be a part of the Lehman Life Program and
how you can apply for study abroad programs and scholarships!
HOST: Community Engagement & International
Programs and Global Partnerships
| Carmen Hall - (B75/76) |
| 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Free Nutritionist Consultation
Need to lose a few pounds? Want to learn how to eat better? Come see the nutritionist at the Student Health Center, old Gym, Room B008. The nutritionist's hours are: Tuesdays 1:30-4:30pm and Thursdays 2-5pm. Call x 8900 to schedule an appointment. | |
| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Career Conversation with Guillermo Bilbao, Managing Principal of the Arlon Group
The
Career Center is sponsoring a Career Conversation
with Mr. Guillermo Bilbao, Managing Principal of Arlon Group on
Thursday, November 16th from 5:30pm to 7:00pm in Shuster Hall Room 231.
This is not a recruiting event but an event for students to gain inside
information about starting a career in Finance. Learn
what skills, strengths, and knowledge are needed to secure job
opportunities in Finance. Please
RSVP on Symplicity .
| Shuster Hall - (231) |
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