|
|
|
Dear FCLC students, It’s hard to believe that we are more than three weeks into the semester! I hope that you have settled into the rhythms of this academic year and are making new connections and discoveries. To echo President Tetlow’s message of September 15, L’Shana Tova – Happy New Year – to the Jewish members of our community! For those who will be observing Yom Kippur on Monday, I wish you a meaningful holiday and an easy fast. As always, there’s a lot happening this week at Fordham and beyond, including celebrations of Latine Heritage Month! Read on to learn about: Important Information
Paid Opportunities
Happening at Fordham
Happening around town (free, low-cost, or pay-what-you-wish)
Yours,
Dean Auricchio ______________________________________ Laura Auricchio, Ph.D. Dean of Fordham College at Lincoln Center Fordham University ______________________________________ Important Information
Free peer-to-peer tutoring available!
With a new semester underway, we are excited to remind you about our partnership with Knack, a peer tutoring platform. Knack’s platform allows students in need of tutoring services to book free sessions with verified Fordham peer tutors while providing high-achieving students the opportunity to become verified Knack Tutors. Tutoring sessions are conducted virtually or in person. Working with Knack is just one example of our commitment to providing you with resources that will help you not only progress in your academic journey, but also in your post-collegiate careers. To get started, you can head to fordham.joinknack.com. If you have any questions about getting set up on Knack, please contact support@joinknack.com. Information regarding excused absences Eligibility for excused absences
Please note that you may request excused absences if you have a documented medical reason, a death in the family, a religious holiday, or a qualified university-sponsored event that you are required to attend. Note that in general, club events (including conferences and performances) are not considered University-sponsored events, and that meetings with advisors and class deans should not be arranged during your class hours. Please consult the academic bulletin for the full attendance policy, and contact your Academic Advisor (1st- and 2nd-year students) or the Assistant Dean assigned to your class year (Juniors and Seniors) with any questions. How to request an excused absence To request an excused absence from classes, access the Excused Absence Request form by: logging into the portal on Fordham.edu, selecting "My Pages" and then looking under "Electronic Forms." Once you submit the request and required documentation, this is reviewed by your Academic Advisor (1st- and 2nd-year students) or the Assistant Dean assigned to your class year (Juniors and Seniors); if all of the required information is included, the request is then sent from your Academic Advisor (1st- and 2nd-year students) or Assistant Dean (Juniors and Seniors) to instructors for their consideration. Some kinds of excused absences will require you to submit additional documentation. Counseling and Psychological Services support
To find out how to make an initial appointment for clinical services, please go here. And to learn more about our staff, trainees and peer counselors, please click here. Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (NEW partner / NEW post)
Tutor in a Manhattan public school
Thanks to the Center for Educational Partnerships at Fordham’s Graduate School of Education, tutoring opportunities are available for Fordham students working with elementary and middle school students attending a Manhattan Public School serviced by Fordham University.
Requirements for the position include:
Interested students must submit resumes to: Mary Simone (msimone3@fordham.edu)
Gardner Institute Internship Opportunities Students (undergraduate and graduate) who are interested in spending a period of time (usually one academic term) working with the Institute are invited to submit the Internship form. All internships are online at this time. Internships may or may not carry academic credit which would be awarded by the student’s home institution. The Institute will provide a qualified supervisor for the intern who will provide the intern’s institutional faculty of record with an appropriate evaluation of the intern’s performance in order to facilitate the institution’s awarding of course credit. Ideally, the intern will undertake some kind of project during the internship that must be reviewed and approved by both the Institute and the intern’s faculty member(s) of record at the intern’s institution. Typically, there is one internship available during each academic term, including summer. Application deadlines are October 7 (for spring), March 3 (for summer). Deadline is 5 pm Eastern for every semester. Applications are now open for Spring 2024. For Spring 2024, the Gardner Institute is looking for a student intern to work with our Curricular Analytics Community. The internship will largely consist of compiling information to be used in a collection documenting approaches to curricular redesign. Student interns will work with guidance from the Gardner staff to plan, design, and gather information for the collection. The internship is ideally suited for anyone who has interest in mass media, professional writing, and student success in educational settings. Interns will receive a stipend of $1,500 per semester and academic credit may also be available. All internships are online at this time. To apply for our internship, please complete the Internship Form due October 7, 2023. Notifications on decisions will occur 6 weeks after the deadline. Internships require a commitment of 10-15 hours per week and availability during business hours of 9 am – 5 pm. POTENTIAL INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE:
AVAILABLE INTERNSHIPS
Spring 2024 – Undergraduate Summer 2024 – Graduate For questions, please contact internships@gardnerinstitute.org. Happening at Fordham
Career Building Opportunities Fordham Alumni Mentoring Program Applications open on August 31 for the Fordham Mentoring Program. The Mentoring Program offers junior and senior students a unique opportunity to connect with accomplished Fordham alumni who are eager to share their expertise and insights. Application Details: Application Opens: Thursday, August 31st Application Deadline: Thursday, September 28th Eligibility: All junior and senior students are invited to apply Application Link with more Information: https://mentorshipnetwork.fordham.edu/hub/fordhahttps://mentorshipnetwork.fordham.edu/hub/fordham/programs/fordham-mentoring-program/aboutm/programs/fordham-mentoring-program/about If you have any questions or need additional materials to promote the program, please do not hesitate to reach out to jtompkins9@fordham.edu or mentor@fordham.edu. Landing That Internship: LinkedIn Refresh (Lincoln Center / Hybrid)
Thursday September 21 | 4 pm | 140 W 62nd Street, G-49 or via Zoom Join to learn more about LinkedIn and how to take your profile to the next level! Click here or visit Handshake to register and learn more. Navigating First-Year Workshop (Lincoln Center) Friday September 22 | 12 noon | 140 W 62nd Street, G-49 Fordham Career Ambassadors will be hosting a dialogue on how students can best set themselves up for success at Fordham and in your career. Click here or visit Handshake to register and learn more. Career Booster EUrope Co-sponsored by Fordham and EU National Institutes for Culture, this information and career networking fair will be held at the Lincoln Center campus (140 W 62nd Street) on Saturday, September 30th. You’ll have opportunities to attend panel discussions, presentations, and workshops, and to meet and network with representatives of EU companies in the US, as well as universities, funding institutions, consulates, study abroad organizations, etc. Learn more at this link. Upcoming career fairs Click here to learn about additional career fairs coming up in October! Gabelli Graduate Business School information sessions (Lincoln Center / Rose Hill / Zoom) If you think Graduate Business School might be in your future, you can continue your academic journey here at Fordham through “Undergraduate to Graduate Pathways” and “4+1” initiatives! There are many ways to connect with a Gabelli Graduate Admissions Officer.
Exhibitions and Events
An Exhibition: ‘Banned! A History of Censorship’ - TODAY! September 20 | 4 pm | Walsh Library (Rose Hill) Books, libraries, librarians, and writers are subject to attacks—again. Recent bans of books across the United States targeting Black history, the Holocaust, and LGBTQ themes have dominated the news. But book censorship has a longer history. “Banned! A History of Censorship” explores this history, along with practices of censorship, the methods to control and ban books and ideas, the resilience of censored works, and attempts to push back. As this exhibit demonstrates, cultural, religious, and moral values are never static. They change over time. If some of the books and ideas become acceptable, others might become abhorrent. Because Fordham as a Catholic and Jesuit university was obliged to abide by the Index of Prohibited Books until its abolition in 1966, the exhibit also explores how Fordham dealt with books that were included in the Index. The exhibit is on view at the Walsh Family Library in the main exhibition hall on the first floor and in the Special Collections on the fourth floor. An opening reception will be held on Wednesday, September 20 at 4 p.m. Fordham Humanities Day - Today!
September 20 | 3-5 pm | Room 311, McShane Campus Center (Rose Hill) Join students, faculty, alumni and staff for Fordham Humanities Day! The humanities are central to the work of Fordham University - for our students, for our world, and for our democracy. Be part of this robust, lively community of faculty and students in exploring career possibilities, hearing from alumni, and enjoying food! Open to all, but humanities students are especially welcome! Campus Ministry: Refreshment Series (Lincoln Center) Join Peer Ministers in a series of fun events to meet and connect with other new students! There will be food, conversation, and fun every week!
Campus Ministry: Fresh Vision Retreats
September 22-24 | preference for Lincoln Center Students September 29 - October 1 | preference for Rose Hill Students Fresh Vision is a retreat for students new to Fordham seeking to form meaningful connections with one another and reflect on your hopes for the year to come. Learn more and sign-up here! We know students may be feeling stressed or anxious about going away for a weekend with people they don't know or missing the time in the city or the chance to do work, etc. I'd be happy to talk with them or put them in touch with one of our student leaders. These are all common feelings and concerns that others share and we want to support our students and work together to make the retreat feasible. In my fourteen years working with students, I've learned that the retreat helps students feel more grounded and intentional about how they spend their time and actually helps them be more organized and productive with their work going forward, so if they're nervous about having too much to do, etc. chances are this will be an investment in the rest of the semester that continues to reward you for a long time to come! Sister Helen Prejean on Dead Man Walking: Opera, Activism, and Faith September 22 | 6-7:30 pm | Church of St. Paul the Apostle; 405 W 59th St New York, NY 10019 (Lincoln Center) Catholic nun and death penalty opponent Helen Prejean will join both the composer and lead singer of the Metropolitan Opera’s new production for an evening of conversation. Dead Man Walking is Sister Prejean’s bestselling 1993 memoir chronicling her ministry to death row inmates and the families of their victims. In 1995, her book was adapted for the screen and became an Academy Award-winning film. And in 2000, Dead Man Walking premiered as an opera—the most widely performed new opera of the last 20 years. This fall, the opera makes its premiere at the Metropolitan Opera. In anticipation of that opening, Sister Prejean will join composer Jake Heggie and mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato—who portrays Sister Prejean—at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle for a conversation about the opera and the roles art and faith play in galvanizing social action. Fordham University president Tania Tetlow will introduce the evening’s guests, and the Center on Religion and Culture’s director, David Gibson, will moderate the discussion. This event is a partnership with the Church of St. Paul the Apostle and the Metropolitan Opera. New York Public Library Card September 25 | 2-4 pm | Walsh Library Lobby (Rose Hill) September 27 | 10-12 pm | Walsh Library (Rose Hill) The New York Public Library (NYPL) is visiting Rose Hill’s Walsh Library! You are invited to stop by Walsh Library and get an NYPL library card. 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. If you aren’t able to make it to an in-person event, you can sign up for a library card here. Already have a card? Here’s information on how to renew or validate an existing NYPL card. An Integral Ethic of Solidarity: Cardinal Blase Cupich on the Enduring Legacy of Cardinal Joseph Bernardin September 26 | 6-7:30 pm | McNally Amphitheatre; 140 West 62nd Street New York, NY 10023 (Lincoln Center) Forty years after Cardinal Bernardin’s landmark speech at Fordham University in which he set out a “consistent ethic of life,” his successor as Archbishop of Chicago continues to broaden the conversation first begun in 1983. The timing of this talk could not be more propitious: Pope Francis has been promoting a “seamless garment” view of Catholic teaching throughout his decade-long pontificate, arguing that all life is sacred and that Catholics cannot prioritize one issue at the expense of others. Moreover, the Dobbs decision created a new landscape regarding abortion, and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is set to debate an updated version of its guide for Catholic voters ahead of next year’s elections. In this talk, Cardinal Blase Cupich will amplify the vision of both the pope and Cardinal Bernardin, setting it in the contemporary American context and pointing toward a path beyond the culture wars. James C. McGroddy Award Panel Discussion September 27 | 4-5:30 pm | Walsh Library, O’Hare Special Collections Room (Rose Hill) Last spring, the faculty of arts and sciences received a generous donation from James C. McGroddy to establish a new award recognizing leadership and innovation in pedagogy. Please join us for a panel discussion as we congratulate the James C. McGroddy Award recipients and listen to their thoughts on innovations in pedagogy and interdisciplinary collaboration. Chile: Dignidad, 1973-2023; Art Exhibit by María Verónica San Martín (Lincoln Center) Lipani Gallery, Visual Arts suite, Lowenstein ground floor, 113 West 60th St Curated by Dr. Carl Fischer, Chair of Modern Languages and Literatures, this exhibition presents a collection of works by the Chilean artist María Verónica San Martín. The exhibit offers a retelling through performance, book art, and engravings of politically crucial moments of recent Chilean history and their interconnectedness with US experience, with a focus on the motif of Dignidad as a denunciation of past abuses and as a cry for social justice. The exhibition is already open. You are invited to a reception on September 7 at 5:30. Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice October 28-30 | Washington, DC Applications OPEN NOW at this link.The Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice (IFTJ) is an annual gathering for members of the Ignatian family (Jesuit institutions and larger church) to come together in the context of social justice and solidarity to learn, reflect, pray, network, and advocate together. It is a place where people are empowered, re-energized, inspired, challenged, and supported by a community that sees faith and justice integrally linked. Now in its 28th year, the IFTJ has a rich history rooted in honoring the Jesuits and their companions who were martyred in El Salvador in 1989. This year's IFTJ event will be held in person in Washington D.C from October 28-30th. Fill out an application to join the Fordham delegation. For more information, contact Carol Gibney (cgibney@fordham.edu). ERASED//Geographies of Black Displacement; Art Exhibit by Shana M. griffin (Lincoln Center) Butler Gallery, Lowenstein ground floor, 113 West 60th St Organized by Casey Ruble, Associate Clinical Professor of Visual Arts and Artist in Residence at Fordham, this exhibition combines found objects, photographs, text, paintings, and ephemera to explore Black displacement, dislocation, containment, and disposability through government policies and actions in two locations, Louisiana and the Lincoln Center area (formerly known as San Juan Hill). Also on view are selections from griffin’s other works. The pieces examine the many ways in which displacement takes place, how it shapes Black life, and how sites of displacement become ones of everyday violence, subjectivity, and resistance, but also possibility. Happening around town Events at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (free or pay-what-you-wish) Located across the street from Fordham’s Lincoln Center campus, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts offers free and pay-what-you-wish events year-round.
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. Voices of a People's History
September 21 | 7:30 pm The works of Brooklyn-born author and historian Howard Zinn (1922–2010), particularly the classic bestsellers A People's History of the United States and Voices of a People’s History of the United States, continue to shine a light on the extraordinary history of those engaged in struggles for freedom and justice in America. In collaboration with longtime Lincoln Center partner Voices of a People's History, this event spotlights readings and music from the social movements that have shaped our recent past, as collected in the newest Voices book, Voices of a People’s History of the United States in the 21st Century: Documents of Hope and Resistance. Joseph Keckler September 23 | 7:30 pm Singer, composer, and multifaceted creator Joseph Keckler has been applauded by The New York Times as a "major vocal talent—phenomenal—with a trickster's dark wit." His eerie, poetic songs and bizarrely heroic operatic arias, chronicling his own adventures and mishaps, have been seen everywhere from punk dives to hallowed music halls and NPR's Tiny Desk series. In this evening performance at the David Rubenstein Atrium, Keckler—joined by pianist Matthew Dean Marsh, violinist Lavinia Pavlish, and multi-instrumental Michael Hanf—will share recent and favorite works as well as songs from his forthcoming EP, releasing in early 2024. Latine Heritage Month events
Latin Night Market in Inwood Friday September 22 | 4 pm | Dyckman Street (upper Manhattan) Food, beverage and sweets vendors will set up shop in and around Quisqueya (formerly Dyckman) Plaza for this first-ever festival that has set out to be the world’s largest and most authentic celebration of Latin and Hispanic culture. The event features music and dance — salsa, reggae, rumba, jazz, Latin pop and hip-hop — art installations, raffles and more. Queens Hispanic Day Parade Sunday September 24 | noon - 3 pm | Jackson Heights, Queens Celebrate the clothing, art, music and dance of diverse Hispanic cultures in Queens on 37th Avenue from 69th to 89th streets. You’ll find a broad array of Latin American restaurants on 37th Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue, block south. Events in NYC (free or low-cost) Let Freedom Ring! Music and Voices of the March for Civil Rights, Then and Now"
Thursday September 21 | 7:30 pm | Great Hall at Cooper Union, 7 East 7th St NY, NY 10003 This event will bring together music, spoken word, and dance to honor the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, "I Have a Dream" speech. To book free tickets: On the listing for Let Freedom Ring, click on "Buy Tickets on Eventbrite” and enter the promo code MarchVIP to reveal the free ticket option. Or use this link to get taken to the page with free tickets visible. Celebrate Fordham Visual Arts faculty member Mark Street! Friday September 22 | Doors at 7:30pm, screening at 8pm | Millennium Film Workshop 167 Wilson Avenue Brooklyn NY STREET LIFE: THE PERSONAL CINEMA OF MARK STREET For many years Mark Street has been making small, observational films of the details and energies of public spaces in urban settings. City blocks, parking spaces and storefronts (and the people who bustle on by them) become abstractions as viewed in reflected rain or through the scratched glass of a bus stop enclosure. These city spaces identify a place but carry the mark of time, and are not divorceable from the moment of their making. The works presented in this program are all recent works, made since the pandemic and its associated impositions of social closure and eventual re-opening. During this period, many of us who were stranded, homebound in urban places found the types of daily walks recognizable in these films to be a rare avenue of escape and source of non-digitially-mediated stimulation. First from his home in New York, Street's restless camera wanders as soon as it is able to Paris, Belfast, and Glasgow as well, seeking visual rhyme and reason between these places and revealing, unassuming detail by unassuming detail, specific political contexts that separate and unite them. Where art practice and legacy is often spoken of as humankind crassly leaving a mark on this much-marked planet, these streets have instead marked Street, whose camera functions not as a pen but as a foil, reflecting the city (cities) back on itself. ( text by Joe Wakeman) Global Citizen Festival September 23 | Gates will open at 2 pm, show will start around 4 pm | Central Park on the Great Lawn Global Citizen Festival is an annual music festival where fans take actions toward ending extreme poverty in order to earn free tickets. Tickets are awarded through points earned by taking actions to fight extreme poverty, such as signing petitions, calling your political representatives, participating in challenges, and more. Joining Global Citizen will be headliners Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Anitta, D-Nice, Conan Gray, Sofia Carson, and Stray Kids. The 2023 Global Citizen Festival campaign takes aim at the major issues perpetuating extreme poverty, including the impacts of climate change on the Global South, the inequities affecting women and girls around the world, and the global hunger crisis, and will call on governments to protect and defend advocates everywhere. The campaign will unite millions of voices, amplified by the world’s biggest artists, to demand urgent action from world leaders gathering in New York City for the United Nations General Assembly in September. The Feast of San Gennaro Through September 24 | Little Italy (Lower Manhattan) At the turn of the 20th century when Italian immigrants settled on the lower east side of Manhattan each region settled on a different street. The Neapolitans settled on Mulberry St. In 1926 with keeping their Neapolitan traditions they decided to have a one day block party for their patron saint and protector of Naples, San Gennaro which continued year after year something that has now and for decades become not only a New York icon but a world known 11 day event which stretches throughout 11 blocks of the Little Italy neighborhood. For generations this feast has always been an important part of our neighborhood not only representing the Saint Himself but also representing our ancestors, our culture and our traditions. TSQ LIVE: Music, Dance, and More!
September 27 and 29 | Times Square Every summer, TSQ LIVE invites hundreds of artists, performers and cultural producers to share their work in one of the world’s most iconic public places. Marking our biggest season to date, this year’s lineup features over 80 free, open-air events across two stages, including DJ sets, live concerts, dance workshops, and more. We will be joined by over a dozen incredible New York-based institutions and collectives, including Pioneer Works, NEW INC, Children’s Museum of Art, Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Ailey Extension, New York Live Arts, OTA Entertainment, Soul Summit, Rash Bar, and Elsewhere. All events are FREE, open to the public, and for all ages! Live Performance with The New Victory Theater
Wednesday, September 27 | 5 pm | Broadway & 43rd St A sneak peek of Omnium Circus’s I’mPossible! Live Music on Summer Fridays September 29 | 6 pm | Broadway & 46th St Free Summer Movies with NYC Parks Various dates and locations through September NYC Parks and the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment have made it possible for New Yorkers across the boroughs to find a free outdoor movie screening near them every week. These family-friendly screenings are held in the city's parks and playgrounds, ranging from great new movies to all-time classics. All showings are free. Advertising Type: Women in Digital Design
Through November 5 | Poster House; 119 W. 23rd Street New York, NY 10011 Unlike general advertising posters, type specimen posters are targeted to graphic designers who are in the market to buy or use a typeface in a project. All of the posters in this exhibition advertise digital typefaces, showcasing the myriad women who are thriving and expanding the world of type design. Student discounted tickets are available for purchase online. Food & Fashion Through November | The Museum at FIT; 227 West 27th Street New York City 10001-5992 Both food and fashion are central to our daily lives. They speak to people’s most basic needs while also expressing our individual and cultural identities. The exhibition Food & Fashion explores how food themes and motifs are used to comment on critical topics from luxury, gender, and consumerism to sustainability, social activism, and body politics. Food has influenced fashion design from the eighteenth-century to today. So while the connection between the two genres is hardly new – think of woven pomegranates, embroidered ears of wheat, or fruit-trimmed hats – just this year, in 2023, the New York Times reported that food motifs are “the new florals” in fashion. Food & Fashion is an exciting and timely exhibition that includes over eighty garments and accessories by designers including Chanel, Moschino, and Stella McCartney. It is a multifaceted look at how intertwined these genres are and what they can express about our culture and society. |
|
|
