This Week at CUNY - June 20, 2013Best of the WeekWomen Inspiring InnovationMarch 19 | Lehman College Lehman College Provost Anny Morrobel-Sosa will be the Keynote Speaker at the "Women Inspiring Innovation: Breaking Boundaries in STEM Fields" event. A panel discussion with distinguished faculty and students will showcase the many women making strides in STEM fields. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Macaulay Author SeriesMarch 13, 2013 | Macaulay Honors College 7:00 PM Bordellos, saloons and the gambling dens of the Wild West form the backdrop to "Lady at the O.K. Corral: the True Story of Josephine Marcus Earp," by the historian and dean of Macaulay Honors College, Ann Kirschner. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Book Talk on ‘Rebellious Life of Rosa Parks’March 19 | Brooklyn College Book discussion and signing for "The Rebellious Life of Rosa Parks," a new book by Brooklyn College professor Jeanne Theoharis. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Reelabilities Film FestivalMar. 11 | Lehman College The 5th annual Reelabilities Film Festival: Disabilities Film Festival is the nation's largest festival of films dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories and artistic expressions of people with different abilities. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Screening: ‘Living for 32′March 19 | John Jay College of Criminal Justice Viewing of "Living for 32," a documentary story of Colin Goddard, a survivor of the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre. Screening will be followed by a student panel discussion on the film and perspectives of the tragedy at Sandy Hook elementary school. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Live@365 World Music SeriesMar. 12 | CUNY Graduate Center Live@365 -Turkish Sufi Improvisations, presents Erdal Erzincan, the acclaimed baglama (plucked lute) virtuoso and vocalist, in his U.S. debut as soloist. More » * * * * * * * * * * * A Conversation with Hilton AlsMarch 19 | Baruch College The spring 2013 Harman Writer-in-Residence at Baruch College is Hilton Als, a staff writer for The New Yorker and the author of “The Women,” a meditation on gender, race, and personal identity. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Celebrating the TangoMar. 12 | Bronx Community College Tango: 100 Years of History, is an exciting film presentation about this unique dance and musical expression. More » * * * * * * * * * * * ‘Woman to Woman’ ScreeningMarch 19 | Lehman College Malika Franklin and Veronique Doumbe, a mother-daughter, filmmaking duo, set out to discover what it means to raise or to be a teenage girl in New York City. Screening of "Woman to Woman," will be followed by a panel discussion. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Aaron Silberman Concert SeriesMar. 12 | Baruch College Clarinetist Julian Milkis and pianist Fiona Wu are the featured musicians as part of the Aaron Silberman Concert Series. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Walk to AspireMarch 20 | Queensborough Community College QCC's annual Walk to Aspire raises money for student scholarships so that future students will have the chance to succeed. More » * * * * * * * * * * * The Ida B. Wells Memorial LectureMar. 12 | CUNY Graduate Center Gloria J. Browne-Marshall is an associate professor of at John Jay College. She is the founder of The Law and Policy Group, which publishes "The Report on Status of Black Women and Girls." More » * * * * * * * * * * * Brooklyn on My MindMarch 20 | Brooklyn College As part of the "Brooklyn on My Mind" series, Leonard Lopate discusses "The Novel about Art" with authors Paul Auster, Siri Hustvedt, and Ben Lerner. More » * * * * * * * * * * * In Performance: Maria CostaMarch 13, 2013 | Bronx Community College 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Maria Costa's presents her one-woman show, "Macho Men and the Women Who Love Them," at the Roscoe Brown Student Center. More » * * * * * * * * * * * ‘Russ & Daughters’ and HerringMarch 20 | CUNY Graduate Center "Russ & Daughters: Reflections and Recipes from the House That Herring Built," is the story of Russ & Daughters, the Lower East Side gourmet store, by its third-generation owner, Mark Russ Federman. Book signing to follow. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”Mar. 13 | Lehman College The Theatre & Dance Programs at Lehman present "Romeo & Juliet," by William Shakespeare, in a 90-minute adaptation directed by Prof. David Sullivan. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Percussion Spectacular!March 21 | Lehman College The Lehman Percussion Ensemble, joined by students from the Royal Irish Academy of Music (15th annual collaboration between CUNY and RIAM), and for the first time, the University of Maryland Percussion Ensemble, will give a joint concert paying homage to John Cage. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Bikes and the Brooklyn WaterfrontMarch 22 | New York City College of Technology "Bikes and the Brooklyn Waterfront: Past, Present, Future," is a symposium on the evolving culture and impact of the bicycle in Brooklyn sponsored by City Tech's Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center and CUNY's University Transportation Research Center. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Solo in the City SeriesMar. 13 | Baruch College Sheba Mason in "Conceiving Sheba Mason," performs as part of the Solo in the City Series. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Citizenship Now! Assistance EventMarch 23 | The University CUNY/NYC Citizenship Now Corps volunteers will assist permanent residents, who have children currently enrolled in the New York City school system, with their citizenship applications. This event is sponsored by the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Piano RecitalMar. 14 Hunter College Faculty recital features pianist Peter Basquin at the Lang Recital Hall. More » * * * * * * * * * * * Women’s History Month Art ExhibitMar. 14 | Bronx Community College Andrea Arroyo is a Mexican-born, New York City-based visual artist. Gallery is open to the public Monday through Thursday. More » * * * * * * * * * * * A Hasty Pudding ProductionMar. 16 | Hunter College From the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, The Hasty Pudding Theatricals proudly presents: "HPT 165:There's Something About Maui!" More » * * * * * * * * * * * Message from the ChancellorUniversities are notoriously slow to change. But today, perhaps more than ever, our glacier-like pace of change is going to imperil our future—and that of our students. Funding shifts, advances in technology, and evolving student demographics and patterns are forcing academic institutions to rethink More » * * * * * * * * * * * |