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Dear FCLC, I hope your week is going well as you settle into the new semester! No matter where you are in your college journey, this week’s newsletter has important information that you won’t want to miss!
Read on for details about those topics and much more!
Yours,
Dean Auricchio
______________________________________ Laura Auricchio, Ph.D. Dean of Fordham College at Lincoln Center Fordham University ______________________________________ Important Information
Paid Opportunities
Happening at Fordham
Happening around town (free or low cost)
Important Information
Major/Minor Showcases Major / Minor showcases are coming next week! Come meet the faculty at these informal gatherings and explore what all of our majors and minors have to offer. Writing Center: Spring Workshop Series The Writing Center tutors at Rose Hill and Lincoln Center will host four virtual workshops for all Fordham students this semester. This will be an excellent opportunity for students to hone their writing skills and to focus on particular rhetorical techniques. Tutors will offer specialized instruction and provide a space for students to address what they learn in the workshop in their writing. Please pass this information along to your students. The schedule for the workshops is as follows: Workshop 1: Introductions, Conclusions, and Paragraph Structure Tuesday, February 20 | 6-7 p.m. | Online Workshop 2: Thesis Statement Deep Dive Wednesday, March 6 | 6-7 p.m. | Online Workshop 3: Nuts and Bolts of Academic Research Wednesday, April 10 | 6-7 p.m. | Online Workshop 4: The Art of Revision Monday, April 22 | 6-7 p.m. | Online Spring 2024 Academic Calendar
Final Exams
The tentative final exam schedule for Spring 2024 is posted here. Please remember that the final exam is counted in the total contact hours for the semester, so classes must meet on the day of the exam, whether or not an exam is given. Please plan any travel accordingly. Undergraduate Survey Fordham graduate researchers seek students for a 20 minute survey session on slow looking. Participants will be asked to look at art images, share their thoughts, and answer brief follow up questions. For questions and more information please contact: kfostano@fordham.edu Fordham Foundry's 8th Annual Pitch Challenge The Fordham Foundry's 8th Annual Pitch Challenge and 5th Annual Ram's Den are open to all members of the Fordham community. Both competitions offer the opportunity to win money for your business ideas or ventures. The Pitch Challenge and Ram's Den will be held on Saturday, April 1st, 2023 with several mentorship sessions leading up to the event. This is a great opportunity to develop your business ideas, get mentorship from industry experts, and even possibly win cash prizes to help fund your business. Apply using this link. Application Deadline: January 31st, 2024 by 11:59 PM
Kickoff Meeting: February 1st, 2024 at 6:30 PM Paid Opportunities Serving the City Internships A few Spring internship opportunities are still accepting applications! Remember that Serving the City Internships – paid internships at NYC nonprofits available exclusively to FCLC and FCRH students – are featured in every weekly newsletter, on Fordham’s online job and internship database Handshake, and on our Serving the City LinkedIn page. Email servingthecity@fordham.edu with any questions. Dean’s Summer Research and Creative Practice Grants
The FCLC Dean's Office is pleased to announce the Dean’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Practice Grants for Summer 2024. These competitive grants of up to $4,000 support independent student summer research, both nationally and internationally. Rising juniors and rising seniors are eligible to apply. The deadline is March 8, 2024. **Students applying for grant funding are strongly encouraged to attend the Learn How to Write a Better Research Grant Application Workshop on Thursday, February 9, 11:30am-1:00pm in McMahon 109. See this linked poster and webpage for more details. Fordham Initiative on Migrants, Migration, and Human Dignity Paid Research and Internship Opportunities Kino Border Initiative Summer Internships The Fordham Initiative on Migrants, Migration, and Human Dignity, with generous funding from the Cummings Foundation, seeks applications from FCRH and FCLC undergraduates for four full-time, paid undergraduate internships at the Kino Border Initiative (KBI) during the summer of 2024. KBI’s mission is to offer direct humanitarian assistance and holistic accompaniment of migrants, to promote education and encounter between migrants and others that transforms people and communities towards solidarity with migrants, and to provide policy advocacy in Mexico and the United States. During their 8-week internship (dates TBD in consultation with KBI) interns will assist with daily operations at KBI’s welcome center (located a short walk across the Mexico-USA border in Nogales, Sonora) where migrants and refugees find a place to live, to gather for meals, and to obtain medical, legal, and other services. Free housing will be provided at a home for KBI volunteers in Nogales, Sonora. Applicants must have Spanish-language proficiency and must hold a passport that is valid beyond August 15, 2024. Interns will receive a stipend of $4,000, in addition to $1,500 for travel and living expenses. Applicants must submit: 1) a resume, 2) two brief statements describing their interest, and 3) the names of two Fordham faculty or administrator references. Apply HERE. Application deadline: Friday, March 1, 2024. Finalists for internships slots will be contacted during the week of March 18, 2024. Awardees will be asked to report on their internship experiences in the Fall 2024 semester. For more information, contact Professor James McCartin, Department of Theology (jmccartin1@fordham.edu). Fordham Initiative on Migrants, Migration, and Human Dignity: Paid Summer Research and Internship Opportunities The Fordham Initiative on Migrants, Migration, and Human Dignity, with generous funding from the Cummings Foundation, seeks proposals from FCLC and FCRH undergraduates for two self-designed research or internship opportunities to be undertaken over a 6-8 week period during the summer of 2024. Students are invited to propose a research project to be supervised by a Fordham faculty member or an internship with an organization of their choosing that is committed to advocating for and serving migrants and/or refugees. Awards for funded research/internships will be $4,000. Faculty research supervisors will receive an award of $1,000. For more information, contact Professor James McCartin, Department of Theology (jmccartin1@fordham.edu). Funded research proposals from all disciplinary and interdisciplinary areas are welcome. Applicants for research funding should identify the name or names for a possible research supervisor who is a member of the Fordham faculty. Research projects should be designed to be undertaken over 6-8 weeks during the summer of 2024. Some examples could include: a study of the goals and strategies of two leading U.S.-based language justice organizations; a historical study of post-1965 undocumented immigration to New York City; a review of the scientific literature on the impact of global climate change on patterns of migration in the Sahel region of Africa; a one-act play featuring the story of an undocumented college student; and a rhetorical analysis of anti-immigrant political speech in Italy and The Netherlands. Applicants must submit: 1) a resume, 2) a brief essay describing their interest, and 3) the names of two Fordham faculty or administrator references. Apply HERE. Application deadline: Friday, March 1, 2024. Finalists for a research or internship award will be contacted during the week of March 18, 2024. Awardees will be asked to share their research and/or report on their internship experiences in the Fall 2024 semester. Funded internship proposals should indicate that the applicant has contacted the proposed host organization and received approval to work 20-30 hours per week over 6-8 weeks during the summer of 2024. Some examples of internship placements could include: an immigrant rights law firm in Miami; a health clinic serving refugees in San Salvador; a labor union which is leading a campaign to promote migrant workers’ rights in upstate New York; a London-based news organization focused on documenting the stories of migrants and refugees; and a Bronx-based church congregation which is a hosting program to support education about early childhood development in migrant and refugee communities. Applicants must submit: 1) a resume, 2) a brief essay describing their interest, and 3) the names of two Fordham faculty or administrator references. Apply HERE. Application deadline: Friday, March 1, 2024. Finalists for a research or internship award will be contacted during the week of March 18, 2024. Awardees will be asked to share their research and/or report on their internship experiences in the Fall 2024 semester. MSK Bridge Post-Baccalaureate Research Program The MSK Bridge program aims to provide post-baccalaureate trainees from traditionally underrepresented (URM) groups with a strong foundation in science and research, as well as guided mentoring that will help them successfully transition into biomedical PhD programs. Successful applicants to the program will conduct a research project in one of MSK’s scientific laboratories for up to 24 months. The overarching goal of MSK Bridge is to increase the participation of URM scientists in biomedical fields. Bridge Scholars will receive a stipend of $45,000 per year. Health benefits are included. Housing will be available through MSK. MSK Bridge is part of the Maximizing Excellence in Research, Innovation, and Technology (MERIT) program and is supported by Dr. Charles and Susan Sawyers, Drs. Nai-Kong and Irene Cheung, the Center for Experimental Immuno-Oncology, the Gabelli family, and for those entering computational labs, the Computational Oncology Program. Program Timeline
For questions, please contact oset@mskcc.org.
Humanity in Action Fellowship Consider applying for a 3-week experience learning about democracy and human rights in Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, or Washington DC through the Humanity in Action Fellowship! The deadline is upcoming on February 3rd, so start the application as soon as possible. Email fellowships@fordham.edu for assistance or with any questions. New York Research and Mentoring for Postbaccalaureates at Hunter College Attention seniors: consider applying for this program, offering paid one-year laboratory research and scientific development program in New York City. Through the program, you’ll experience laboratory immersion in biology and cell signaling by performing mentored research with a team of active scientists at the Hunter College Belfer Research Alliance and develop your skills in molecular biology and genetic technology. The program is designed for recent college graduates (<4 years from degree date), previous research experience not required. Click here for additional eligibility information. Click here to learn how to apply to NY-RaMP through the National Science Foundation website NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates Think about summer research opportunities, such as NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates! These experiences provide housing, travel, and a stipend to conduct research with students from across the country. Email fellowships@fordham.edu for assistance or with any questions. MoMath Exponent Fellowship The National Museum of Mathematics is pleased to announce the 2024 - 2025 Exponent Fellowship Program! A limited number of graduating math majors from around the country will be accepted for this highly selective, paid, year-long opportunity to work at the National Museum of Mathematics and support math! Compensation will be up to $50,000. More information and application here. Historic Deerfield Undergraduate Summer Fellowship Program in Early American History and Material Culture Historic Deerfield, invites college juniors (graduating in 2025), and seniors (graduating in 2024) to apply for 7 openings in the program, which is designed for undergraduate students in African American Studies, American Studies, Architecture, Archaeology, Art and Art History, Design, Historic Preservation, History, Material Culture, Native American Studies, and Museum Studies. Each participant receives a full fellowship that covers all expenses associated with the program, including tuition, room and board, and field trips. A limited number of stipends are awarded to students with demonstrated need to help cover lost summer income. Financial aid awards are need blind and application for assistance has no impact on the program application. The 2024 program begins June 3 and ends August 5. Click here to apply. The application deadline is February 5, 2024. Notification of acceptances will be announced in March. For more info contact Dr. Erika Gasser, Director of Academic Programs. Phone: (413) 775-7207. Email: egasser@historic-deerfield.org Brown University Pre-College Student Life Seasonal Positions Brown University is looking for seasonal staff to fill various positions. Seasonal staff positions require an interest in working with college-bound high school students and engaging with them both intellectually and in a residential context. Ideal candidates will have a commitment to social justice and an ability to communicate with younger people, appreciating their developmental level, about these critical topics. Open Seasonal Staff Job Positions: Resident Assistant
Program Assistant
Housing Assistant
STEM/Hybrid Resident Assistant
To apply, use this link. Please feel free to reach out to precollegestudentlife-hr@brown.edu with any questions.
Seeds in the Middle East Internships Seeds in the Middle is expanding to more than 10 sites for spring semester and we really need interns! We have several potential positions available: an internship, potential paid internships and a possible paid supervisory position starting in February, possibly. Responses are needed before Feb. 1st. We will be doing planning meetings up to Jan. 30th with schools. For the supervisory position, pay could be $20 an hour for 10-20 hours a week. Happening at Fordham Career Building Events In addition to those listed below, all Career Center events and upcoming virtual, Rose Hill, and Lincoln Center Employer Relations events can be found on the Career Center’s new blog page. International Students Internship Workshop February 1 | 12-1 pm | LL South Lounge (Lincoln Center) All students are welcome to attend the Career Center’s International Students Internship Workshop in the LL South Lounge to learn more about how to secure an internship as an international student with free hot chocolate. Streamlining Your Career: Resumes and Cover Letters February 2 | 1-2 pm | Virtual Join us for the second installment in our virtual workshop series, "Streamlining Your Career." Fordham Career Center Pop-Up Closet February 6 | 12-4 pm | 140 W 62nd Street, Room G76A (Lincoln Center) On a budget and don’t have professional attire to attend an interview or a career-related event? We’ve got you covered! Join us to grab a few items for free! First come, first served! This event is open to students of Fordham College Rose Hill, Fordham College Lincoln Center, School of Professional and Continuing Studies, Gabelli School of Business Undergraduate Programs, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and Graduate School of Education. 2024 Spring Career Fair February 7 | 12-3 pm | Great Hall, Joseph M. McShane, S.J. Campus Center (Rose Hill) The Career Center is thrilled to host the 2024 Spring Career Fair! This event is open to all industries, and it provides the opportunity to meet employers looking for students from a variety of areas. Employers attending are encouraged to post current job/internship openings as well as discuss future opportunities. Attending the fair is beneficial for exploring career paths within different industry sectors, networking, and learning more about recruiting and application timelines. 2024 STEM Career Fair February 15 | 1-3 pm | Great Hall, Joseph M. McShane, S.J. Campus Center (Rose Hill) The Career Center is thrilled to host the 2024 STEM Career Fair! This event is open to all industries, and it provides the opportunity to meet employers looking for students from a variety of areas within the STEM field. Employers attending are encouraged to post current job/internship openings as well as discuss future opportunities. Attending the fair is beneficial for exploring career paths within different industry sectors, networking, and learning more about recruiting and application timelines. 2024 Communications, Arts, Media & Marketing Career Fair February 22 | 1-3 pm | 12th-Floor Lounge, Lowenstein (Lincoln Center) The Career Center is thrilled to host the 2024 Communications, Arts, Media, and Marketing Career Fair! This event is open to all industries, and it provides the opportunity to meet employers looking for students from a variety of areas. Employers attending are encouraged to post current job/internship openings as well as discuss future opportunities. Attending the fair is beneficial for exploring career paths within different industry sectors, networking, and learning more about recruiting and application timelines. Accelerated Master's Programs Are you interested in a program at one of Fordham’s graduate and professional schools? Our accelerated dual-degree programs allow qualified students to complete bachelor’s and master’s degrees in as little as five years—or earn a Fordham Law degree in only two additional years of study. You’ll apply as a sophomore or junior based on your program of interest, start your coursework early, and save both time and money on an advanced degree designed to help you launch a fulfilling career. Check out our full list of accelerated programs. Exhibitions and Events African and African American Studies Black History Month Lecture featuring Prof. Merle Collins February 1 | Student-led Q&A 12-1 pm, Lecture 6-7:30 pm | Great Hall, McShane Center; Room 303 (Rose Hill) The Department of African and African American Studies at Fordham University invites you to our annual Black History Month Lecture featuring Prof. Merle Collins. This lecture will be led by Merle Collins, the renowned poet, novelist, filmmaker, and Professor Emerita at the University of Maryland, College Park. Collins will discuss her new work, Ocean Stirrings (Peepal Tree Press) on Louise Little, UNIA activist and mother of eight including Malcolm X. Discover the rich history and cultural contributions of Caribbean feminist thought. Catholicism As Cultural History: The Enduring Legacy of John O’Malley, S.J. February 3 | 2-6:30 pm | 12th-Floor Lounge, Lowenstein (Lincoln Center) John O’Malley, S.J. (1927–2022) was an extraordinarily talented and devoted scholar, writer, teacher, and Jesuit priest. The research of his early career helped recast our understanding of the Catholic response to the Reformation and the development of the Society of Jesus. The writings of the last 20 years of his long and prolific life—books and essays on church councils and Western culture—brought him new audiences beyond the academy. The golden thread running through all of his work was the centrality of cultural history. This conference will highlight that legacy while expanding on the ways that O’Malley’s style can help us understand a more global and diverse Catholicism of the future. From the Archives III: Photographs by Barbara Morgan January 29-February 25 | Fordham University’s Ildiko Butler Gallery (LC) Opening Reception: February 8 | 6pm | Fordham University’s Ildiko Butler Gallery (LC) From the Archives: Photographs by Barbara Morgan brings together twelve black and white photographs from the Fordham University Archives and Special Collections housed at the Rose Hill Walsh Family Library. This exhibition is the third installment of the From the Archives series, which aims to highlight the rich and varied nature of Fordham University’s collections. Barbara Morgan (1900–1992) represents a significant figure in the history of photography, particularly as the scope of her practice included very different photography styles. Half the works on display are samples from her studies of American modern dancers, and half represent her investigations in Russian Constructivist-inspired experimental photomontage. Exhibit Opening: ‘Knife/Paint/Words: The Art of Deborah Ugoretz’ February 8 | 5-7 pm | O’Hare Special Collections Room, Walsh Library (Rose Hill) Join us for the opening of the exhibit “Knife/Paint/Words: The Art of Deborah Ugoretz,” followed by an artist’s talk and reception. The ancient Kabbalists believed that it was possible to find meaning in the empty spaces around and within the letters of texts. The Japanese concept of Notan views the relationship between negative and positive space as reciprocal and necessary for harmony and balance. These two worldviews deeply influence the artist’s work. Deborah Ugoretz explores these by working with cut paper and painting in acrylics. “The simplicity, flexibility, and strength of paper enable me to transform it into multidimensional art with a limitless range of expression,” she said. The exhibit will be on view until May 20. A Catholic Reckoning on Slavery: Rachel Swarns on The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church February 29 | 6-7:30 pm | McNally Amphitheatre (Lincoln Center) Rachel Swarns is a journalist, scholar, and Black Catholic from Staten Island whose groundbreaking reporting and research illuminates the harrowing origin story of the Catholic Church in America, which relied on slave labor and slave sales to sustain its operations and help fuel its expansion. The article she first wrote for The New York Times in 2016—about the prominent Jesuit priests who sold 272 people to save Georgetown University from bankruptcy—would become the seed of her new book, The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church. Her work has helped spark the movement for reparations and reconciliation in America—and in the Catholic Church. Happening around town Events at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (free or pay-what-you-wish) Lincoln Center: David Rubenstein Atrium Events
61 W 62nd St, New York, NY 10023 All events at the Atrium are free and open to the public. NOVA ONE
February 1 | 7:30 pm Roz Raskin is the distinctly lush voice and glamorous front person behind the Providence, Rhode Island-based indie rock combo NOVA ONE. Raskin's lilting croon splits the difference between Leslie Feist and Lana Del Rey, while their songwriting centers vulnerability, self love, self expression, and self acceptance. In performance, NOVA ONE looks the part of their 60s girl group sound with all four members of the band donning mid-thigh black A-line dresses and peach-colored bob wigs. It's a display of unity and support, queer futurity, and ever-so-gentle retro irony that's completely in line with their dreamy, optimistic vibe. Seen, Sound, Scribe February 1 | 7:30 pm Experience live readings from This Is the Honey, a breathtaking poetry collection on hope, heart, and heritage from the most prominent and promising Black poets and writers of our time, edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander. Featuring work from well-loved poets such as Rita Dove, Jericho Brown, Warsan Shire, Ross Gay, Tracy K. Smith, Terrance Hayes, Morgan Parker, and Nikki Giovanni, This Is the Honey is a rich and abundant offering of language from the poets giving voice to generations of resilient joy, “each incantation,” as Mahogany L. Browne puts it in her titular poem, is “a jubilee of a people dreaming wildly.” Events in The Bronx Bronx Calling: the Sixth AIM Biennial January 26 - March 31 (part 1) | The Bronx Museum, 1040 Grand Concourse Bronx, NY Bronx Calling: The Sixth AIM Biennial features 53 emerging artists who have participated in The Bronx Museum’s flagship artist professional development program from years 2020 through 2023. Since 1980, The Bronx Museum has supported New York’s artist community through its Artist in the Marketplace (AIM) Fellowship, which has provided pivotal career support to a diverse roster of over 1,200 of New York’s most promising artists. Themes addressed in this two-part exhibition include contemporary and critical issues, such as capitalism and colonialism, as well as possibilities and speculative futures. Admission is free! Events throughout NYC Fragile Materiality January 31 | 6 pm | 38 West 86th Street, Lecture Hall In this lecture, artist and scholar Daniel Clayman gives a brief history of the contemporary glass movement and the subsequent expansion of glass in art and architecture followed by a discussion of the ways his own work and process explorations have intersected with that history over the past four decades. Clayman will comment on the future of glass, its materiality, and how it will continue to evolve in daily and artistic life. Admission is free with a university ID. Free College Sundays at the Morgan Library & Museum February 4 | 1:30 pm & 3pm | The Morgan Library & Museum The first Sunday of every month is free to all college students with a valid ID! The next Free College Sunday will be February 4th. These Free Sundays will also have additional programming tied to our exhibitions or permanent collection. 1:30PM, Highlights Tour of the Historic Library
Join fellow college students to explore highlights of the Morgan’s campus and collection. 3:00PM, Medieval Money, Merchants, and Morality Exhibition Tour Join fellow college students to explore the exhibition Medieval Money, Merchants, and Morality. Two Thousand Years of Flat-Cut Garments February 7 | 6 pm | 38 West 86th Street, Lecture Hall The ancient techniques of weaving garments to shape with minimum waste, wrapping a length of one selvedge width of textile around the body, or knitting an item of dress with a single length of yarn and no waste remain sustainable options today. This presentation will explore the production of wasteless and wasteful garments from the time of Christ to today. Admission is free with a university ID. Shary Boyle: Outside the Palace of Me Through February 25 | Museum of Arts and Design; 2 Columbus Cir, New York, NY 10019 Shary Boyle: Outside the Palace of Me explores the forces that create our inner and outer selves, both individual and collective. The multisensory solo exhibition of new works by the Canadian visual artist includes exquisitely sculpted ceramics, life-sized automatons, two-way mirrors, a coin-operated sculpture, and an interactive soundtrack. To help realize her creative vision for the exhibition, Boyle enlisted a team of collaborators, including a scenic designer, costume artist, robotics engineer, amusement park innovator, and acrylic nail artist. Each work in the exhibition is a testament to slow, skilled, passionate handcraft. Student discounted tickets are $14 and are available for purchase online. |
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