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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 | | Old Gym Building - (Student Health Center, B008) |
| All Day | | Old Gym Building - (Student Health Center, B008) |
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| 12:00 AM | Nutrition 101
Nutrition and portion control workshop
Location: Old Gym room B- 007
Location: TBA | |
| 8:00 AM - 10:45 PM | | Information Technology Center
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| 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM | GYN Hours
Schedule an appointment for women's health services on Mondays and Tuesdays from 9:30-5pm and Wednesdays from 9:30-2:30pm. Please make appointments in person since a $5 deposit and a validate ID are required, | |
| 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | #Africana@50
Department of Africana Studies
Open House
Meet and Greet AAS Faculty
Know AAS Major/Minor Course Offerings
Study Abroad Prospects
Career & Graduate Studies Opportunities
All are Welcome
Refreshments Will be Served | |
| 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | The New York Latin American Art Triennial 2019: Progressive Transition
Progressive Transition explores the action and effect of moving from one state to another. More broadly, the project shows the drive towards transformation in the arts. The artists’ need to “feel part of something” that can likewise be recognized and defined by others will be explored within the exhibition. The work on view represents the artistic transition seen against a landscape of societal progress. The project highlights cultural exchange and, at its core, examines the implications of transition on an evolving Latin American culture.
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| 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Flu Shot Clinic
Flu Shot Clinics (free with health insurance)
Sept. 23 & Oct. 7 from 12:30-5pm in T-3, Room 117
Sept. 24 from 11-2pm in the Music Bldg.
@ the Student Health Center from 12-5pm:
September 18,19,25,26
October 15,16,22,23
November 4 & 5 | Old Gym Building - (Student Health Center, B008) |
| 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Food Stamp Assistance
Food Stamp Assistance is available at the Student Health Center, Old Gym, B008 on Tuesdays from 12-5pm starting August 27th, No appointment needed, | Old Gym Building - (Student Health Center, B008) |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Cite Right! APA & MLA Workshop
This one-hour workshop provides students with an overview of citation basics (APA and MLA), including when and how to cite sources in your paper. Option to participate in follow-up practice sessions. 4 PM. Please call 718-960-8175 to register.
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| 5:00 PM | Film Screening: Milford Graves Full Mantis
Watch a film screening of Jake Meginsky's Milford Graves Full Mantis. Following the screening, there will be a Q&A with Meginsky and Hugh Glover, Harris Eisenstadt, and Professor David Font-Navarrete.
| Music Building - (306 (Recital Hall)) |
| 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | | |
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