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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 | Virtual Reality Training Academy (Multi-Day Event)
The Virtual Reality Training Academy teaches the skills needed to create Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality applications for industry and education covering many diverse fields, including: architecture, product visualization, game creation, multimedia design, and broadcast media.
Come and network with your peers and know more about our next VR program starting in spring 2020. You will have the chance to speak to the instructor(s) and former participants. A 15-week/180 hour course, on immersive media. Composed of eight modules, the course will focus on the Unity platform as the means to developing content for Augmented and Virtual Reality. Students will receive a Lehman College certificate and badge. | |
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| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Academic Writing Boot Camp Workshop
This workshop series helps Lehman Students address elements of research-based writing. To register and for workshop location, please contact the Lehman Tutoring Center at 718-960-8175. Meets Saturdays, 10 AM - 12 PM.
2/15: Your Writing Process.
2/22: Setting Up Your Research Project.
2/29: Strategies for Reading Difficult Texts.
3/7: Assembling Your Argument.
3/14: Panic-Free Drafting.
3/21: Paraphrasing and Summarizing.
3/28: Refining Your Argument With
 Sources. 4/4: Revising Like a Pro.
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| 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM | The Urban Male Leadership - Fourth Annual Awards & Scholarship Brunch
The Urban Male Leadership Program (UMLP) at Lehman College is hosting the "Third Annual Awards & Scholarship Brunch” on Saturday, February 29, 2020, from 11 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., at the elegant Eastwood Manor, 3371 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10469. Through your individual and collective support for this fundraising event, the UMLP seeks to facilitate academic and needs-based scholarships for eligible UMLP students, currently matriculating at Lehman College or pursuing further graduate and professional studies. We are pleased to recognize distinguished honorees, who exemplify the mission of the UMLP to expand educational access, promote academic success and enhance the leadership capacity of diverse constituencies, especially African American and Latino males within our communities and society.
Therefore, please join us at this event and purchase your individual $75.00 brunch ticket, or increase your donation at one of the fundraising levels listed below. Please make your donation via the Qgiv button or via check to the Lehman College Foundation, Shuster Hall, Room 310, 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, NY 10468. You will receive tax-exemption acknowledgment for a portion of your contribution. Thank you once again for your commitment to The Urban Male Leadership Program.
A portion of your gift shall be considered tax-deductible. Tickets may also be purchased via http://www.lehman.edu/urban-male-leadership/
Location
Eastwood Manor Bronx, NY
3371 Eastchester Road
Bronx NY 10469
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| 2:00 PM | The Music of Mayo: Irish Traditional Music
An exploration of the rich traditional music heritage of County Mayo in the west of Ireland, performed by internationally acclaimed musicians Jerry O’Sullivan (uilleann pipes), Denny McCarthy (fiddle), Lehman College alumna Dawn Doherty (vocals); Sean McPhail (guitar); and Lehman Irish music instructor Colin Harte (bodhrán/piano). | Music Building - (306 (Recital Hall)) |
| 7:00 PM | New Voices: Student Playwriting Festival
The New Voices Student Playwriting Festival, now in its 4th season at Lehman College, gives voice to the unique and personal experiences of our Lehman community through the craft of playwriting. The Theatre Program is dedicated to sharing and embodying these vibrant voices with a selection of short plays taken from our playwriting courses led by Theatre faculty member Stephanie Stowe. Come and celebrate our students through their new work for the stage! | Speech and Theatre Building - (Studio Theatre) |
| 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM | New Voices: Student Playwriting Festival
The New Voices Student Playwriting Festival, now in its 4th season at Lehman College, gives voice to the unique and personal experiences of our Lehman community through the craft of playwriting. The Theatre Program is dedicated to sharing and embodying these vibrant voices with a selection of short plays taken from our playwriting courses led by Theatre faculty member Stephanie Stowe. Come and celebrate our students through their new work for the stage! | Speech and Theatre Building - (Studio Theatre) |
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