Dear FCLC,

I hope you’re doing well!

2024 is a Leap Year, so Black History Month is one day longer than usual. Fordham is honoring the occasion with on February 29 at 6 PM with a discussion in the McNally Amphitheatre on the Lincoln Center campus featuring Rachel Swarns, author of The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church. 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 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. 

You can learn more about that event, as well as many other important events, deadlines, and opportunities, by reading below!
 

Yours,

Dean Auricchio
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Laura Auricchio, Ph.D.
Dean of Fordham College at Lincoln Center
Fordham University
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Important Information

Paid Opportunities

Happening at Fordham

Happening around town (free or low cost)

Important Information 

Ars Nova: FCLC Arts and Research Showcase – Call for participation
Do you have a research or creative project that you’d like to share with the FCLC community? Here’s your chance! Please consider submitting an application to participate in Ars Nova, FCLC’s annual Arts and Research Showcase! See this flier for more information. Application link, previous digital showcases, and more information via this link. Please mark the following dates!
 

Info session: Wednesday February 21, 3-4 PM, Lowenstein 914 (to be confirmed)
Application (bio and abstract) due: Friday March 1, 5 PM
Digital showcase materials due: Friday March 29, 5 PM
In-person showcase: Thursday April 18 12- 2 PM, Lowenstein 12th-floor lounge

**Please note that all recipients of FCLC 2023 Summer Undergraduate Research Grants are required to participate in Arts Nova 2024. If you received a summer grant, please be sure to submit your abstract and bio no later than Friday March 1!** Senior thesis and capstone projects, as well as research and creative works that emerged from classes or other contexts, on or off campus, are also welcome!

Help shape Fordham’s future: join a conversation on mission alignment (4 options, all via Zoom starting March 1)
Want to make a difference to Fordham's future? Earn a gift card for sharing your thoughts about courses, programs, new initiatives, and share your vision for what Fordham can become. Join an open listening session or a student focus group to make your voice count. Influence future generations of Rams by participating and offering your input. Mark Your Calendars: Let's Transform Fordham Together!

March 1, 2024 Open Listening Session (Register) 11AM-12:30 PM

March 5, 2024 Student Focus Group (Register) 5PM - 6:30 PM
Focus on Interdisciplinarity, public impact research, resourcing our aspirations

March 6, 2024 Student Focus Group (Register) 12PM - 1:30 PM
Focus on Well-being and belonging, faith, and religious life

March 8, 2024 Open Listening Session (Register) 2PM - 3:30 PM

Your insights could lead to the next big thing at Fordham. This is your platform to be heard, to contribute, and to co-create our collective future.

Orientation Leader/Captain recruitment - Applications due March 3
Did you love your orientation? Do you want to help welcome new students to the Ramily while making new friends? Then apply to join the New Student Orientation team using this Google Form! As a perk of being an Orientation Leader or Captain, you’ll get to move in early, and meals and free t-shirts will be provided! The application is LIVE and will remain open until March 3. Still have questions about New Student Orientation or what an Orientation Leader does? Contact us at orientlc@fordham.edu.

Especially for seniors!
Class of 2024 - Senior Portraits & Senior Salute Celebrations!
Schedule your senior portraits today! Professional photographers from Thorton Studios will be on campus Tuesday, March 5th. Please see this flier for more information and for Senior Salute celebration dates. 

Apply for May 2024 Graduation!
Last day to apply for May 2024 graduation is March 5th. Apply via my.fordham.edu. 

Major / Minor Declaration Days
We are excited to announce that we will be holding a Major Declaration Days for second-year students who have not declared their major yet! Please come declare your major and there will be advisors on hand to answer any questions you may have. You will also receive a gift celebrating this step in your college career. If you have already declared your major, please stop by and collect your own gift and be celebrated as well!

The Major Declaration Days will take place on:
Rose Hill - March 6, 2024, 11:00 AM-2:00 PM, Keating 318
Lincoln Center - March 7, 2024, 11:00 AM-2:00 PM, Lowenstein LL612

Academic Support  
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 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

Free tutoring in nearly every subject! (via Knack)
All undergraduates have access to free tutoring through the Knack Tutoring platform. Through this system, you can connect with a trained Fordham peer tutor and set a time to meet in person or online. Tutoring is for everyone!  Learn more at this link, plus find information about other tutoring that is available. And if you’d like to sign up to be a tutor, learn more by visiting the Knack site at http://www.fordham.joinknack.com. 

Free tutoring via academic departments

Please see this link for the Academic Calendar. A few details are particularly noteworthy:
Spring recess and Easter recess are back-to-back, meaning that no classes will be held from Thursday March 21 through Monday April 1. 

Note that classes are in session March 18 - March 20. Please plan travel accordingly; absences due to travel on those days will not be excused. 

Under some circumstances, students can declare a class Pass/Fail. This means that credit is granted for a passing grade and no credit is awarded for a failing grade.  Please review more information about the Pass/Fail option here. A student can initiate a Pass/Fail request using the Pass/Fail form found in the electronic forms section of the student part of the portal. The deadline to declare a course Pass/Fail is Friday, April 19.  Questions? Talk with your advisor (first- and second-year students) or class dean (juniors and seniors).

The last day to withdraw from a course without academic penalty is Friday, April 19.  If a student withdraws from a class by that deadline, the grade for the class is W, which does not negatively impact the student’s GPA.  Note that it is NOT enough to stop attending.  A student must initiate the withdrawal by filling out the course withdrawal form on the student part of the portal.  If a student stops attending class and does not withdraw, they may receive a grade of WF, which counts as an F for the student’s GPA.
 

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.

Counseling and Psychological Services 
Fordham’s Counseling and Psychological (CPS) has a number of services available for the community. I invite you to review the information below and explore these resources that have been designed for the Fordham students. 
 

See this link to make an appointment for clinical services. To learn more about CPS, please visit this link. 

Paid Opportunities

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. 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.

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. 

Louis Calder Center - Undergraduate Research Experience Summer 2024 - NEW!
Under the guidance of a strong mentorship of faculty and graduate students, undergraduates will conduct independent research between June 3, 2024 through August 9, 2024 that connects with the larger research goal of the lab. There is a stipend of $5,000.00 and onsite housing is provided. If interested, please send applications to REUatCalder@fordham.edu. To access the application, click here. Application deadline is March 11, 2024. Please direct all questions and concerns to Ms. Alissa Perrone, CSUR Coordinator, at aperrone@fordham.edu or 914-273-3078. For information, click here. 

Clinton Global Initiative Fellowship
The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Fellowship will engage a curated cohort of emerging entrepreneurs, providing critical tools and guidance as they build and implement programs that address urgent global challenges. In the inaugural 2024 year, the CGI Fellowship program will select 25 individuals to develop CGI Commitments to Action – new, specific, and measurable projects that advance solutions to critical challenges including the climate crisis, global health inequity, humanitarian crises. Fellows will have a high-profile platform to launch these commitments at the CGI 2024 Annual Meeting in New York City, September 23-24. Applications due March 15.

NYU Sports Film Festival 2024: Submissions Open!
Call for Submissions: Submissions are now open for the 4th Annual NYU Sports Film Festival! The festival was created to celebrate the powerful intersection of sports and film, showcasing engaging and diverse forms of sports storytelling from around the world. Professional and student filmmakers outside of NYU are invited to enter our Open Documentary and Open Narrative categories, as well as our new Open Action Sports category in partnership with Red Bull! The deadline to submit your work through FilmFreeway is March 15.

Duffy Fellows Program - Open Applications!
The Fordham University Center on Religion on Culture is now accepting 2024-2025 applications for the Duffy Fellows Program. his program is open to undergraduate students, graduate students, and recent graduates wanting to launch original research or creative projects. 
Each Duffy Fellow will receive a stipend of $5,000. The program begins on Jul 1, 2024 and will end on June 30, 2025. The application deadline is April 19, 2024 and awardees will be notified by May 3, 2024. Learn more about the application process here. 

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.

First Gen Students Internship Workshop
February 29 | 12-1pm | LL South Lounge (Lincoln Center) 
The Career Center has partnered with the First Gen Network to provide internship search and networking advice to first generation students with complimentary cookies.

Q & A Series: Resumes & Cover Letters
February 29 | 1-2 pm | McShane Campus Center Room 221 (Rose Hill)
Welcome to the Career Center’s Q&A Series, where we’ll provide answers to some of your most sought after questions regarding the internship and job search. This series follows an informal, group session model where students can stop by at their convenience and engage with our career counselors. No need to sign up or book an appointment – simply walk in, grab a seat, and fire away with questions! We’re kicking off this Q&A Series with resume and cover letter insights from Michael Persaud, our Assistant Director of Campus Recruiting. Given his close collaboration with Fordham’s employer partners, Michael offers a unique perspective on what resonates with recruiters and hiring managers.

Mastering Professionalism
March 1 | 1-2pm | Zoom via Handshake
The sixth and final installment in The Career Center’s virtual workshop series, "Streamlining Your Career."

RAMS Helping RAMS Workshop: Collecting and Negotiating Job Offers
March 4 | 6-7 pm | Virtual
Join alumnus Marion Gendron, of Google, as she helps students with valuable guidance for collecting job offers, understanding compensation, and negotiating benefits.

How the Digital Healthcare Transformation is Advancing Equity, Increasing Access, and Improving the Quality of Patient Care with Dr. Meghan Aileen Lockard 
March 6 | 2:30-3:30 pm | Location to be announced
This talk with Dr. Meghan Aileen Lockard, Associate Dean and Director of Allied Health Professions at Fordham University’s School of Professional and Continuing Studies, will give a high-level overview of how healthcare delivery continues to change at all levels of medical practice with the advancement of digital health. We will go through some specific case studies of how this transformation has had real clinical implications, some of the biggest challenges in the field, and how a foundation in Health Informatics can assist providers at all levels in delivering better care to their patients. Please contact Kathlene Mullaney (kmullaney1@fordham.edu) for more information. 

Info Session: Shore Fire Media
March 6 | 3-4 pm | Virtual
Shore Fire Media represents artists, talent, creators, authors, athletes, cultural institutions, businesses, brands and entrepreneurs at the forefronts of their respective fields — including some of the most exciting emerging and established voices in the arts, entertainment and beyond. With dedicated teams in New York, Los Angeles and Nashville, Shore Fire leverages extensive expertise and relationships to strategically amplify narratives and shape reputations that facilitate career advancement in an ever-evolving media landscape. Shore Fire is a division of Dolphin Entertainment, a collective of marketers and culture creators. For this virtual meeting, Shore Fire plans to discuss their internship program and answer student questions.

International Students Association Career Panel
March 6 | 5:30-7 pm | McShane Campus Center (Rose Hill)
Join the Career Center and International Students Association (ISA) on a Career Panel featuring employers in various disciplines. Hear from New York Life, AlphaSights and more!

Q & A Series: Al & the Job Search
March 7 | 1-2 pm | McShane Campus Center Room 221 (Rose Hill)
Welcome to the Career Center’s Q&A Series, where we’ll provide answers to some of your most sought after questions regarding the internship and job search. This series follows an informal, group session model where students can stop by at their convenience and engage with our career counselors. No need to sign up or book an appointment – simply walk in, grab a seat, and fire away with questions! Join Jerry Goldstein, our Alumni Relations Specialist, to learn how you can leverage the latest advancements in AI to find the best internship and job opportunities. With a background in law and extensive training in the use of AI, Jerry is well-versed in helping students optimize their application materials and navigate AI-powered job platforms in order to gain a competitive edge in their internship and job search.

NM PIZZA CHAT
March 7 | 5:30-6:30 pm | McShane Campus Center 311 (Rose Hill)
CALLING ALL FORDHAM STUDENTS Northwestern Mutual Madison Ave will be providing FREE PIZZA and chatting with current students regarding opportunities at Northwestern Mutual - both Internship and Entry Level Full Time. We are looking to add talented upperclassmen to our Financials Advisory Team in Midtown NYC. Come eat and chat to learn more about the opportunities and culture at NM!

Coffee Chats With A Google Alum
March 8 | 3-5 pm | McShane Campus Center Room 223 (Rose Hill)
Coffee Chats allow for employers/alum and students to connect informally for 1:1 or small group conversations. Students can reserve a 15 minute meeting with a Fordham Alum who works at Google to discuss the internship/job search process and receive career guidance. 

Career Fair Prep Eat and Greet 
March 8 | 12-2 pm | 140W G49 (Lincoln Center) 
Let’s Get Ready for the Fair! Hang out, grab an empanada, get free professional clothing, and network with employers as we prepare for the Social Impact and Non-Profit Micro-Fair!

Exhibitions and Events 
Continuing Education: Sexuality in Serious Illness Care 
February 28 | 5:30-8 pm | Zoom 
The provision of whole-person care requires us to recognize the multidimensional impact that living with a serious illness has on each aspect of a patient’s quality of life: physically, socially, psychologically, spiritually, and culturally. Conducting a comprehensive biopsychosocial-spiritual assessment lays the groundwork for the sensitive exploration of how serious illness and its treatment influences our patient’s sexuality and sexual expression. This interactive workshop will use the PLISSIT model as a foundation to address these concerns. Strategies to support the historically, politically, and socially marginalized with these complex and interconnected issues will be explored, with tools and resources provided. Register here. 

The Stigma Around Black Mental Health 
February 29 | 12:30 pm | Hughes Hall, Room 207 (RH)
Please join Happy Hopes this Thursday to hear from Dave Cazeau, who works as a therapist for CPS in addition to owning his own practice. He will be discussing the stigma around black mental health and what can be done to address it as well as his own journey in becoming a therapist and how he got to where he is today. Sponsored by Fordham’s Social Innovation Collaboratory. We hope to see you all on Thursday!! 

Elisheva Baumgarten on ‘Contending with Domestic Crises: Jewish Marriages in the Late Middle Ages’
February 29 | 1-2:30 pm | O’Hare Special Collections Room, Walsh Library (RH)
In the late 13th century, a Jewish rabbi in northern France declared: “And now we (anu) are accustomed to betrothing our daughters, even minors, because every day the exile becomes harsher. Thus, if a person is able to provide his daughter with a dowry, perhaps at some later time he will not be able to do so and his daughter will remain chained (aguna) forever.”(Tosafot, Kiddushin 41a, s.v. “asur le’adam”).This talk will discuss a variety of crises related to marriage, such as child brides, canceled betrothals, and divorce, in light of the changing fate of Ashkenazic Jewry in the late 13th and 14th centuries. It will seek to situate these changes not only within the family frameworks of medieval Jews, but also within larger trends and shifts in medieval Christian culture. Register here. 

From Personal Big Data to Personalized Intelligence
February 29 | 2:30-3:45 p.m. | JMH Room 331 (Rose Hill)
Fordham’s Computer & Information Science Department is pleased to invite you to an AI research presentation entitled “From Personal Big Data to Personalized Intelligence” by world-renowned Prof. Jianhua Ma, Director of the Institute of Integrated Science and Technology at Hosei University in Tokyo, Japan. This talk will first discuss the latest research on the recognition of personal behavior, emotion and personality based on increasing personal big data and then present a novel way to create a group of artificial intelligent buddies or agents that may help a real individual(Rea-I) better living, working and doing other activities in the hyperworld. 

From Personal Big Data to Personalized Intelligence
February 29 | 2:30-3:45 p.m. | JMH Room 331 (Rose Hill)
Fordham’s Computer & Information Science Department is pleased to invite you to an AI research presentation entitled “From Personal Big Data to Personalized Intelligence” by world-renowned Prof. Jianhua Ma, Director of the Institute of Integrated Science and Technology at Hosei University in Tokyo, Japan. This talk will first discuss the latest research on the recognition of personal behavior, emotion and personality based on increasing personal big data and then present a novel way to create a group of artificial intelligent buddies or agents that may help a real individual(Rea-I) better living, working and doing other activities in the hyperworld. 

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.

Fordham Theatre: The House of Bernarda Alba
February 29–March 2 | Pope Auditorium (Lincoln Center)
Fordham Theatre’s Associate Clinical Professor Dawn Akemi Saito helms Caridad Svich’s powerful translation of Federico García Lorca’s 20th-century tragedy, set in a cloistered world where a tyrannical mother dominates her five unmarried daughters—all of whom harbor a secret passion for one man—who rebel against their imprisonment in an explosion of passion, jealousy, and hatred. Originally set in 1930s Spain, Saito’s abstract, impressionistic take, with scenic design by Fordham Theatre’s Interim Head of Design and Production Mark Wendland, will parallel the struggles of women now in this cautionary tale of the consequences of oppression.

The Karamazov Case Book Talk
March 1 | 12 pm | Zoom
Join Michael Ossorgin for a book talk with renowned scholar Terrence Tilley’s The Karamazov Case: Dostoevsky’s Argument for His Vision. Tilley’s book uncovers the polyphonic novel’s hidden layers, revealing religious, philosophical, and social insights. Tilley’s book transcends traditional approaches, offering a deeper understanding of unity, hope, and sacramental themes. This event is sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages & Literatures.

How Important is Spiritual Health?
March 1 | 2:30 pm | 113 W. 60th Room 519 (LC)
Along with our physical and mental health, how important is our “spiritual health” in the workplace? Rick Spenst, DMin, is the Pastor of the multicultural Fort Lee Gospel Church since 1991 and widely known for his pioneering work with Marketplace Chaplaincy, to promote spiritual well-being in U.S. corporations. Erin Hoffman, MA, MSW, has been at Fordham for 12 years, where she is currently the innovative Director of Campus Ministry at LC.

New York Public Library Cards!
The New York Public Library (NYPL) is visiting Rose Hill’s Walsh Library! NYPL access is a great supplement to the resources available through Fordham University Libraries. NYPL card holders can borrow items from any NYPL location, access databases and specialized resources, and get free passes to local museums, among other benefits.
Stop by Walsh Library Lobby during these times to apply for a card:

Tuesday, March 5th, 10am - 12pm
Wednesday, April 10th, 10am - 12pm

Can’t make it? The NYPL website has information on how to get an NYPL library card or renew an existing NYPL card.

Tour of America Media in NYC 
March 6 | 2:30pm | Meet in Lowenstein Lobby (Lincoln Center) 
We tour America Media Headquarters, home to leading content and conversation about faith and culture today, and talk with editors Fr. James Martin SJ and Tim Reidy. Meet in Lowenstein Lobby at 2:30pm, and we'll walk over to America Media in midtown Manhattan. All are welcome (students, staff, faculty, alumni). Meet a new friend!  RSVP here. 

Humanities Brown Bag Lunches - Spring 2024
Join faculty, undergraduate, and undergraduate students for an informal discussion of one another's research. Bring a lunch and come for community, intellectual stimulation, and inspiration. 

Thursday, March 7,1-2 pm, Duane 140
Timothy Perron, PhD student, Department of Theology."What Light Can Biological Studies Shed on Theologians' Vision and Employment of Sex/Gender Sexuality?"

Thursday, April 4, 1-2 pm, Duane 140

Sarah Shanahan, undergraduate student, Department of English. "Robin Wall Kimmer's Braiding, Sweetgrass, Indigenous Ecology, and a Transformation of Modern Environmentalism."
Spencer Gialanella, undergraduate student, Department of Philosophy. 
"Philosophical Reflections on Womanhood/Femininity."

Words and Sounds - Ama Birch 
March 7 | 6pm | The Visual Arts Complex Susan Lipani Gallery (Lincoln Center) 
Visual Arts and The Center for Community Engaged Learning are pleased to present the second installment of Words & Sounds Series featuring poet Ama Birch. 
Ama Birch is the author of “(Spirit”), “The Bird Trade” amongst other works and have been published by Grove Atlantic, Great Weather for MEDIA to name a few. Ama will be performing “Fresh Pond Road” and other poems from “Remember the Mespeatches Who Resided at the Bad Water Place”. 

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.
 

Dear KIKO!
March 1 | 8 pm
Come answer your heart’s burning questions at Dear KIKO!, your favorite magazine advice column brought to musical life. Hosted by drag angel Kiko Soirée, Dear KIKO! features three lucky audience guest stars who will take us on their life’s journey. With the help of celebrity panelists, comedians, downtown personalities, and the occasional real-life expert, the DK community comes together once again to help our stars find their light, share an original anthem, and spit them out back into the Universe (spiritually speaking).

Fly Love Songs
March 2 | 7:30 pm
From the early days of Whodini and LL to The Pharcyde and Tribe, from Lil' Kim and Mary J., all the way up to J. Cole and Drake, Hip-Hop and love songs have gone together like Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. Many of the genre’s toughest artists—50 Cent, Notorious B.I.G., Big Pun—scored some of their biggest hits with seductive tracks such as “21 Questions,” “Loving You Tonight,” and “I Don’t Want to Be a Player No More.” Give in to the beat, grab your steady shorty, and roll out for an all-night DJ dance set of modern R&B and classic rap love songs, curated by the Mixtape Assassin J.PERIOD playing Cupid on the wheels of steel.

Events in The Bronx
Mindfulness Monday’s
Mondays | 6-7 pm | 1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street, New York, NY 10025
Join us for 60 minutes of gentle yoga and mindfulness meditation led by instructors from Harlem Yoga Studio. The Cathedral's current art installation, Divine Pathways by artist Anne Patterson, provides a meditative focal point surrounded by the Cathedral's impressive architecture. The class is accessible and welcoming to beginners, with options for more advanced shapes and physical challenges. Please bring your own yoga mat (or alternative ground covering) and water bottle. Practices are offered the second Monday of every month during the Divine Pathways exhibition, and tickets will be released two months at a time. These programs are offered free of charge.

Uplifting: In Peace and Harmony
January 30 - April 3 | 12-5 pm | 5622 Mosholu Avenue, Riverdale, NY 10471
The exhibit is focused on artwork with a joyful and uplifting energy.It includes the Candy and Toy Mandala limited edition photographs by Georgia artist, Paula Brett, a series of gouache paintings with stacked ovoid shaped by Boston artist, Nancy Simonds aimed at creating a sense of calm, and an eco-conscious mixed media cloudscape by Virginia artist, Michelle Gagliano. The exhibit also includes a Waterman Palm tree series by California artist Ferdinanda Florence, and upward looking tree photographs by Connecticut artist, Nancy C. Woodward.

The Orchid Show: Florals in Fashion
February 17-April 21 | 10am - 6pm | NYBG
Strike a pose! The Orchid Show brings the catwalk to the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory in a fashion-inspired celebration of all things orchids—and we want YOU at the center of the sartorial experience. Catch the bold new designs of New York’s rising stars and fashionistas who are sure to create dramatic, picture-perfect floral displays at the Garden that always capture the orchid’s good side. This is your chance to “walk the runway” and show off your own personal flair, your love for orchids, and your fashion-forward connections to the natural world. Because florals are always en vogue at NYBG.

Events throughout NYC 
Cardboard and Dada: Sonia Delaunay’s Costume Design
February 28 | 6 pm | 38 West 86th Street, Lecture Hall
Tristan Tzara’s Dadaist play The Gas Heart is known for two things: that its 1923 performance ended in a riot and that it featured geometric costumes by Sonia Delaunay (which, incidentally, impeded the actors’ escape from the riot). All that survives of these costumes are sketches by Delaunay and production photos, but iconic homages have been worn by David Bowie and Klaus Nomi. In conjunction with the exhibition Sonia Delaunay: Living Art, Broadway costume designer and BGC MA student Sydney Maresca has reconstructed two of these costumes and will reanimate them with actors to explore what happens when two-dimensional modernist design meets three-dimensional performing bodies. Admission is free with a university ID.

America’s Babel: The Linguistic History of NYC and the Fight to Protect the World’s Endangered Languages
February 28 | 6:30-8 pm | Virtual 
Half of the languages spoken on this earth may disappear in this century. And because many of them have never been recorded, when they’re gone, it will be forever. Ross Perlin, a linguist and co-director of the non-profit Endangered Language Alliance, is racing to map little-known languages across the most linguistically diverse city in history: New York. Nancy Foner, author or editor of twenty books, including From Ellis Island to JFK: New York’s Two Great Waves of Immigration, joins in conversation. 

On the 100th anniversary of the law that closed America’s borders for decades and the 400th anniversary of NYC’s colonial founding, Perlin raises the alarm about this growing threat and the onslaught of “killer languages” like English and Spanish, while celebrating New York’s profound linguistic diversity. Admission is free. Register here. 

Gallery Tour: Sonia Delaunay
March 7 | 12:30 pm | Bard Graduate Center Gallery, 18 West 86th Street
Join a Thursday Tour and explore the Sonia Delaunay: Living Art exhibition with a Bard Graduate Center gallery educator. These tours are not comprehensive studies of the exhibition; rather they offer an opportunity to experience various ways of studying objects alongside BGC students and scholars. Tours last forty minutes and focus on a curated selection of objects. You are invited to stay and explore the rest of the exhibition at your own pace after the tour ends. Admission is free with a university ID.

Cavalier Galleries presents solo exhibition for lauded photographer Steve McCurry
Through March 9 | 530 West 24th St New York, NY
Cavalier Gallery is pleased to announce a solo exhibition of works by lauded photojournalist Steve McCurry, best known for his captivating portrait of Sharbat Gula, the Afghan Girl who graced the cover of National Geographic in 1984. In the forty years since, McCurry has continued to travel the world in search of beauty and wonder amidst storms and conflict, the mundane and the historic, as an artist-documentarian of both the human spirit and the spirit of place. The solo exhibition at 530 West 24th Street features more than 30 photographs from the 1980s to today, created in nations across the globe, including Cuba, Ethiopia, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Tibet. Admission is free.

Snubbed 2: The Performances
Through March 10 | Museum of the Moving Image; 36-01 35 Ave, Astoria, NY 11106
There are a variety of reasons that specific actors or roles have been overlooked: they could be in an Oscar-unfriendly genre (horror, comedy, sci-fi), the character could be extremely unlikable or, conversely, they could make it look too easy. Often Hollywood fixates on career narratives: had they “established” themselves yet as “Oscar performers,” or was their talent just taken for granted? The Museum of the Moving Image’s lineup includes stars never taken seriously enough to get nominated (Rita Hayworth, Marilyn Monroe, Steve Martin), underappreciated workhorses who have yet to win (Michelle Pfeiffer, Amy Adams, Alfre Woodard), and performers whose iconic roles just weren’t Oscar bait (Anthony Perkins in Psycho, Humphrey Bogart in The Maltese Falcon). Free general admission is offered every Thursday, 2:00–6:00 p.m. (no reservations required).