October 30, 2009

The Center Events ~ NYU Events ~ Beyond NYU Events ~ Scholarship, Fellowship & Highlights

The Center Events

1. -ISM Project Application and Info Sessions
2. Free HIV Testing at The Center
3. Poetry Slam/ Open Mic
4. Graduate/Faculty of Color Dinner Series
5. Expand Your Comfort Zone
6. Multiple Identity Film Series: Diamonds in the Rough
7. Intergroup Dialogue information for Spring 2010!

1. -ISM Project Application and Info Sessions

Applications Due: NOVEMBER 15th @ MIDNIGHT,

Applications Available: WWW.CMEP.NYU.EDU/ISM

What is –ISM?

The -ISM Project which is coordinated through the Center for Multicultural Education and Programs, provides a venue for students to critically examine the complex ways -isms permeate their lives, especially in regards to diversity and social justice. The objective of this program is to provide an opportunity for students to engage in an educational and professional project, which encourages creativity, freedom of expression and freethinking. Students are encouraged to use a variety of media available to them, such as photos, paintings, audiotapes, videotapes, journals, or skits, to portray their –ISM Project. Due to the professional nature of this project, we will provide a grant up to $500 commensurate with project needs to offset the cost. The amount of the grant will be determined once projects have been selected. Center staff and NYU faculty members will serve as your advisors throughout the process and will be available to answer questions and provide guidance during the production of your work. All projects will be presented to the NYU community in the spring at The Center’s -ISM Gala.

Important Dates:

Upcoming Info Session:

• Tuesday, October 27, 12:00 - 1:00PM (Kimmel 806)

• Wednesday, October 28, 4:00 - 5:00PM (Kimmel 806)

Drop-in Office Hours:

• Tuesday, November 3, 12:00 - 2:00PM (Kimmel 806)

• Tuesday, November 10, 12:00 - 2:00PM (Kimmel 806)

• Wednesday, November 11, 12:00 - 2:00PM (Kimmel 806)

For more information contact Tanesha Barnes (tanesha.barnes@nyu.edu).

2. Free HIV Testing at The Center

Wednesday, November 4, 10:00 AM-5:00 PM, The Center Lounge, Kimmel 806

Get Tested! Free & Confidential. Sponsored by the NYU HIV Testing Initiative. OraSure (oral) method-no blood! Free testing is available for current NYU students only. Refreshments will be provided.

More information, contact Mark Carolino at mark.carolino@nyu.edu.

3. Poetry Slam/ Open Mic
Thursday, November 12, 5:00 PM, Kimmel Commuter Lounge, 2nd floor

As part of the Commuter Escape join us for a Comm*Unity Fundraiser featuring Bonafide Rojas: artist, author, musician, The Mona Passage. NYU students are encouraged to perform, if interested contact Denise at HYPERLINK "mailto:dmb458@nyu.edu" dmb458@nyu.edu.

This event is sponsored by the Center for Multicultural Education and Programs, Commuter Circle, and the Student Resource Center.

4. Graduate/Faculty of Color Dinner Series

Tuesday, November 17, 6:00 - 7:30 PM

Speaker: Dr. Wendy Suzuki, Associate Professor, Center for Neural Science, Faculty of Arts & Science.

Allows for informal conversations between faculty and graduate students of color over dinner. The theme encourages faculty to share their research and provide “tips” and other advice to graduate students through their own expertise or shared experience. Each monthly dinner focuses on a different topic and all members of the university community are welcome to attend. This event is in partnership with the Office of Graduate Student Life at the Student Resource Center. Please RSVP at erica.morales@nyu.edu.

5. Expand Your Comfort Zone

11.18.09, 1:30-2:30 PM/Wasserman, Presentation Rm B

This workshop will provide you and opportunity to dialogue with Carlos Monteagudo, a VP at JPMorgan Chase, on strategies for improving confidence and making positive impressions in all professional settings. Students interested in all career fields are encouraged to attend.

Sponsored by Hispanic Alliance for Career Development (HACE) and the Wasserman Center for Career Development. Part of La Herencia (Latino Heritage Month).

For more information, contact Bindi Patel at bindi.patel@nyu.edu.

Please RSVP at CareerNet.

6. Multiple Identity Film Series: Diamonds in the Rough

Thursday, November 19, 6:30-8:30 PM, Kimmel Center, Room 804

Diamonds in the Rough is a documentary about a group of young people from Uganda who use the poetry of Hip Hop to spread their revolutionary message of hope and change. Following the film will be a moderated discussion with Martha Diaz, founder and president of the Hip-Hop Association. Please RSVP to mark.carolino@nyu.edu.

7. Intergroup Dialogue information for Spring 2010!
Applications available November 2, http://www.cmep.nyu.edu/igd.html

The Intergroup Dialogue Program is a nationally recognized 1-credit course that brings together small groups of students from diverse backgrounds to share their experiences and gain new knowledge related to diversity and social justice. The model focuses specifically on intergroup dynamics within the context of an institution of higher education while promoting awareness and change in intergroup relations at the individual, cultural, and institutional levels. The guiding assumption is that diversity is an institutional asset and can be used to enhance growth of the NYU community while also achieving specific educational outcomes.  This 8-week course is open to all NYU undergraduate students, and takes place in the Spring semester only.

Graduate Facilitator Application: Due November 30, 2009 by midnight.

Undergraduate Participant Application: Due December 4, 2009 by midnight.

For more information, attend an information session! (Kimmel 806)

• Tuesday, 11/3, 6-7 PM- Graduate Students

• Thursday, 11/5, 3-4 PM- Graduate Students

• Tuesday, 11/10, 6:30-7:30 PM- Undergraduate Students

• Wednesday, 11/18, 12:00-1:00 PM- Undergraduate Students

• Tuesday, 12/1, 12:00-1:00 PM- Undergraduate Students
 

Important Information:

• Dialogues are 8 weeks long.

• Dialogues begin on 2/19 and meet until 4/16 (does NOT meet week of Spring Break).

• All dialogues will meet on FRIDAYS from 3-5 PM.

NYU Events

1. Critical Race Theory Final Session with Special Guest Speaker Dr. Larry Parker
2. Say My Name
3. Torah Queeries
4. BSA 1st Annual Race Conference
5. Kickin’ it With Kevin: Careers Q & A
6. BUSINESS BOOT CAMP for Liberal Arts Students
7. NGO, Non-Profit, and Government Career Forum

1. Critical Race Theory Final Session with Special Guest Speaker Dr. Larry Parker
Friday, October 30, 5:00 PM, NYU Silver Center Rm 401, 100 Washington Sq East, New York, NY

This Critical Race Theory Symposium has been a three-part series examining the elements of critical race theory through film, discussions, and readings. The film Race: The Power of an Illusion has been used in each session as a framework for discussion. The final session features Dr Larry Parker from the University of Illinois, Champagn-Urbana. The author of several books and articles on Critical Race Theory, Dr. Parker will provide an overview of Critical Race Theory in education.

This event is sponsored by The Educational Leadership program; Dept. of Admin., Leadership, and Tech.; Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

For more information, please contact Merete Fields at mrlfields@gmail.com.

2. Say My Name
Friday, October 30, 6:00 PM, 721 Broadway Theater 006

In a hip hop and R 'n' B Industry world dominated by men and noted for misogyny, the unstoppable female lyricists of Say My Name speak candidly about class, race, and gender in pursuing their passions as female emcees. From hip hop's birthplace in the Bronx to grime on London's Eastside, emerging artists like Chocolate Thai, Invincible and Miz Korona to world renowned pioneers like MC Lyte and Monie Love, these are women turning adversity into art.

Admittance is based on first come first serve.

For more information, please contact Women Make Movies at 212-925-0606 or info@wmm.com or visit www.wmm.com or www.saymyname.org.

3. Torah Queeries
Monday, November 2, 7:30 PM, The Bronfman Center for Student Life, 7 10th Street (Between 5th Avenue and University Place)

What does it mean to "queer" the Torah? What insights might an LGBT perspective bring to the Hebrew Bible? How can allies learn from and contribute their own queer perspectives on Judaism's most sacred text? Come join Keshet, NYU's Jewish LGBT organization, and the Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life as we help launch TORAH QUEERIES: Weekly Commentaries on the Hebrew Bible. Co-editor Gregg Drinkwater and contributors Jay Michaelson and Amichai Lau-Lavie will participate in an interactive conversation and text-study inspired by this groundbreaking collection of queer bible commentary from NYU Press.

This event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by Keshet, The Bronfman Center for Student Life.

For more information contact Emma Hutchinson at erh244@nyu.edu.

4. BSA 1st Annual Race Conference
Wednesday, November 11, 9:30 AM, Kimmel Center, Room 802, 60 Washington Sq South, New York, NY

The Black Student Alliance would like to cordially invite you to our 1st annual conference on race entitled “The Cost of Inequality: The Interception of Race, Poverty and Policy.” This year’s conference on race will cover topics including: Education, the Economic Recession & the Prison Industrial Complex. We hope to inspire and compel students and the community to reflect on issues of race and to take responsibility as citizens and students to learn and understand the plight within communities of color.

For more information, please contact Dalsie Andrade at da885@nyu.edu.

5. Kickin’ it With Kevin: Careers Q & A
Monday, November 2, 1:00 PM, LGBT Office, Kimmel 602

Nervous about an upcoming interview? Need tips on finding that perfect job or internship? Come to the office and kick it with Kevin, he is a Career Development Counselor and the LGBT Office’s liaison from the Wasserman Center. FREE LUNCH!

This event is sponsored by Office of LGBT Student Services & Wasserman Center for Career Development.

For more information, please contact Kevin Grubb at kevin.grubb@nyu.edu.

6. BUSINESS BOOT CAMP for Liberal Arts Students
Applications Deadline 11/9! Available on CareerNet search for Job ID #777541 and follow the detailed instructions.

Thursday, January 14, 2010, 10:00 AM, NYU Wasserman Center for Career Development, 133 E. 13th Street, 2nd Floor

Join us for an exciting two-day business career exploration workshop! Explore ways to market your liberal arts degree in the business world and learn the "business language" you need to land your dream job. Open to NYU Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors in CAS, Gallatin, Liberal Studies, Tisch, SCPS and Steinhardt. More information is available at nyu.edu/careerdevelopment, under student highlights.

This event is sponsored by Wasserman Center for Career Development and Morgan Stanley.

For more information, please contact Michelle Knopf at (212) 998-4733 or michelle.knopf@nyu.edu. Visit the website for more information: nyu.edu/careerdevelopment (look under "student highlights")

7. NGO, Non-Profit, and Government Career Forum
Friday, December 4, 11:30 AM (www.nyu.edu/careerdevelopment (look under "student highlights")

Travel to DC to learn more about the NGO, non-profit and government organization career paths within the field. Event will consist of: Opening Remarks, a Panel Discussion and an NGO, Non-Profit, and Government Career Organization Expo.

This new event is held in collaboration with the Women's Foreign Policy Group, The George Washington University and the University of Pennsylvania.

Free bus transportation is being provided by The Wasserman Center. (The bus will leave at 5:45am from NY and departs from DC at 3pm) In order to register, you will need to come to the Wasserman Center to submit your $20 refundable cash deposit to secure your seat on the bus to DC! Spaces are limited so early registration is encouraged!

If you would like to seek your own transportation, you are still welcome to register for the event on NYU CareerNet. Located at The George Washington University, Washington, DC 801 21st St., NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC.

For further questions, please contact Lisa Wong at lisa.wong@nyu.edu or Allyson Kapadia at allyson.kapadia@nyu.edu.

BEYOND NYU EVENTS

1. (Bigger than) Hip Hop Fundraiser
2. “BUILDING A CAREER IN A CHALLENGING ECONOMY”—A free student workshop
3. “Winterkill”
4. Call for Papers--- Is Hip-Hop History? Conference
5. Is Hip-Hop History? Conference

1. (Bigger than) Hip Hop Fundraiser
Wednesday, November 4, 7:00 PM, Rebel Diaz Arts Collective, 478 Austin Pl, Bronx, NY

Fundraiser for (Bigger Than) Hip Hop Project, which is a nonprofit afterschool program for middle school students based on all elements of hip hop whose mission is to help reduce drop out rates and gang involvement by incorporating leadership development, positive mentorship, intergenerational learning, and community outreach with an outlet and opportunity for students to express and improve upon their interests and talents. Performances by NYC Singers and MCs: Mariella, Kalae All Day, Wordspit, Rugged N Raw, and Hasan Salaam. DJ Warren Britt on the 1s an 2s. Large area available for B-Boy/B-Girl jamming. We want all the elements of hip hop represented! All proceeds go to the (Bigger Than) Hip Hop Project. Come out for hip hop, for community empowerment, for young people, for love, and for change! Tell everyone you know!

This event started with the help of NYU's Reynolds Foundation Be A Changemaker Competion.

Admission: $10 at the door

For more information, please contact Alicia Bell at 704-421-1776 or acb406@ymail.com.

2. “BUILDING A CAREER IN A CHALLENGING ECONOMY”
A free student workshop
Thursday, November 5, 3:30 PM—registration, 4:00—panel discussion
Beekman Parlor, Hilton New York, 1335 Avenue of the Americas (53rd St.)

APIASF invites you to a FREE two-hour workshop for college students and young professionals. The seminar is aimed at providing guidance and advice from a panel of executives from some of the leading global companies on how to navigate your career through these challenging times. Out panelists will share their personal experience and also provide insights on gaining competitive advantages in the challenging job markets. Workshop attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions from our panelists and network with corporate recruiters.

This event is sponsored by McDonald’s and Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund.

For more information, please visit www.apiasf.org/careerworkshop.

3. "WINTERKILL"
Saturday, November 14, 3:00 PM
Dwyer Cultural Center, 258 St. Nicholas Ave. (Entrance at 123rd street—between Frederick Douglass Blvd. & St. Nicholas Ave.)

This is powerful and riveting theatrical experience that exposes multiple personalities buried in an abusive past by Voza Rivers/New Heritage Theatre Group And The Dwyer Cultural Center. Recommended for mature audiences.

General Admission $15.00, Seniors and Dwyer Cultural Center Members $10.00
For reservations, call 212-222-3060 or visit www.newheritagetheatre.org.

The program is co-sponsored by Community Works: New York City and Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce

4. Call for Papers--- Is Hip-Hop History? Conference
Saturday, January 2, 2010, CCNY Center for Worker Education,
25 Broadway, 7th Floor. New York, NY

The conference invites proposals that explore how conflicting standards and values by artists and others, challenge hip-hop's viability as one of the U.S.’s most important popular cultural forms.Paper, panel and roundtable proposals should be submitted in the form of 200-500 word abstracts by January 2, 2010. Please email paper proposals and C.V. to oran@ccny.cuny.edu.

This event is sponsored by The City College Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Worker Education.

For more information, please contact Elena Romero at 212-925-6625 ext. 258 or eromero@ccny.cuny.edu or visit http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/cwe.

5. Is Hip-Hop History? Conference
Friday, February 19, 2010, 6:00 PM, CCNY Center for Worker Education
25 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York, NY

This two-day conference explores how conflicting standards and values by artists and others, challenge hip-hop's viability as one of the U.S.’s most important popular cultural forms.

This event is sponsored by The City College Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Worker Education.

For more information, please contact Elena Romero at 212-925-6625 ext. 258 or eromero@ccny.cuny.edu or visit http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/cwe.

Scholarship, Fellowship & Highlights
1. Multicultural Advertising Intern Program
2. National Association of African-American Human Resources Professionals for Greater NY Scholarship

3. Binary Solution

1. Multicultural Advertising Intern Program
Our mission is to find the most talented multicultural students and give them a chance to gain valuable work experience through a 10-week summer internship at a real world advertising agency.

The MAIP application can be downloaded from the following link at the MAIP website: http://www.adunity.aaaa.org/page/students-1. Please share this information with your students--particularily those who show the greatest promise and commitment to a career in advertising--and pass it along to others at your school who can do the same.

2. National Association of African-American Human Resources Professionals for Greater NY Scholarship, deadline October 30

NAAAHR - GNY is a national organization dedicated to providing a forum where African Americans can share, gain information and provide leadership on issues affecting their individual careers and the quality of work life for other African Americans. We are offering a $1,000 Scholarship to all students who are interested in and currently studying in the field of Human Resources or related disciplines. The award can be used for either tuition or textbook purchases. The Scholarship is part of our November Symposium and HR Awards event.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Students applying for this scholarship will have the opportunity to be awarded $1000 to be used for either their tuition or textbook purchases.

In order to qualify for the 2009-2010 scholarship awards, you must meet the following requirements.

You must: Be a resident of the State of New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut (ID required). Be actively enrolled in an accredited College or University in the Greater New York Area (Please include your unofficial or official transcript). Be actively enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate studies program with a focus in Human Resources. Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5.

Winners will have to complete this application along with the required 200 – 500 (1 page) essay of a topic related to the field of Human Resources, and must attend the annual awards ceremony on November 12, 2009 in NYC to receive their award. All applications, along with the essay and a current transcript must be submitted to via mail or email Deirdre Cash, VP Membership (info@naaahrgreaterny.org) no later than Friday October 30, 2009.

For more information please contact, Malla Haridat at 212-854-7862 or vh19@columbia.edu. You can also visit the website for the application or more information at http://www.naaahrgreaterny.org/Membership.html.

3. Binary Solution

Looking for a way to prepare for the LSAT Exam and a way to save money? To increase the number of diverse applicants who score in the top percentiles of the LSAT the Center for Multicultural Education and Programs partners with Binary Solution. NYU students and alumni are eligible for a reduced rate to the Binary Solution LSAT Preparatory course.

Binary Solution (www.binarysolution.com) is a unique system for solving the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) that is simple enough to be mastered by anyone and powerful enough to raise scores by an average of 12 points. NYU students and alumni are eligible for a reduced rate for the class. Their 130-hour course has been designed to produce LSAT scores in the 160 to 180 range. The exclusive binary method is based on a logical deconstruction of the LSAT--a process that reduces the exam to its smallest quanta of information.

Since 1991, Binary has been mapping and identifying every issue that has appeared on every LSAT. Their theoretical lens encourages students to view each LSAT question as a weighted sum of issues. Since this approach is granular, students are prepared for any juxtaposition of issues that may appear on the LSAT. At times when the LSAT shifts, Binary students are prepared for the change because both typical and boundary cases are addressed during the course of study.

Applications are available at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=GwVqiMxLCX5EwvwLD6wNXA_3d_3d and should be completed at least 2 weeks prior to Binary Solution course start date. For more information, please visit www.binarysolution.com