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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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| 5:00 PM | LatiNext: A New Anthology of Latinx Poets
LatiNEXT is A BreakBeat Poets anthology that opposes silence and re-mixes the soundtrack of the Latinx diaspora across diverse poetic traditions. In the dynamic tradition of the BreakBeat Poets anthology, The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNext celebrates the embodied narratives of Latinidad. Poets speak from an array of nationalities, genders, sexualities, races, and writing styles, staking a claim to our cultural and civic space.
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| All Day | The Band Room: A New Play by Omar Noel and Bruce Purse (Multi-Day Event)
The Band Room is a new play by Omar Noel and Bruce Purse. The play takes place in 1968 St. Louis and is a tribute to the power of music education. Pockets new to town finds solace and protection through his study of music. The American Civil Rights Movement is the dramatic backdrop for this poignant new play. | |
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| 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Freshman Student Orientation Day 2: Advising, Immunization, Financial Aid & More
The Division of Student Affairs and the Office of Community Engagement and New Student Programs would like to congratulate our newly admitted students. We are pleased that you have chosen to become a part of the Lehman community, and look forward to supporting you in your transition and college career. Join us for Freshman New Student Orientation!
During Orientation we will address:
• Academic advising essentials
• How to resolve immunization requirements
• Financial aid issues
• Campus life at Lehman
• Strategies to get you off to a good start
RSVP Today!
**Students must attend BOTH days of orientation in order to register for classes. Check in for orientation begins 45 minutes before the set start time, in the main lobby of the Music Building.** | Music Building |
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