Monday Memo
Howard Fishman to perform March 1 at Zankel.
(Photo by Michael Benanav)
Business melting pot
Scholar Anshuman Prasad to give IA lecture Feb. 26.
Speakers Bureau hosts Gloria Steinem
Crowd of 600 welcomes legendary author/activist Feb. 21.
Real-world strategy
MB 107 students study struggling retailer Best Buy.
Pitch perfect
Drastic Measures particpate in ICCA quarterfinals.
Art and the brain to be lecture focus
Williams College curator Kathryn Price on campus Feb. 27.
Pursuing their passions
Six finalists named in Freirich competition.
Faculty-Staff Achievements
Smith lectures on Italians in China, Bibow publishes on Germany and the Euro.
Thoroughbred Sports update
Spring sports season begins.
Upcoming Events
Monday 2/25
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"New Age Imperialism: A Crisis in Pan African Conscience" with Dhoruba Bin Wahad, Black History Month Keynote Speaker
Location: Palamountain Hall - Gannett Auditorium Dhoruba Bin Wahad is an American activist and writer. He was a field secretary in the New York chapter of the Black Panther Party (BPP) from 1968 to 1969. After being forced underground, he became co-founder and active member of the Black Liberation Army. As a veteran of the BPP and a 19-year political prisoner, he continues his work as a political activist with works that involve a meticulous analysis of the current state of Black affairs as it relates to raising consciousness about the history and current affairs of imperial domination. He advocates for the awareness of the global convergence and for outspoken opposition to the US militarization of Africa. Bin Wahad is a freedom fighter concerned with strategizing new ways to combat the national elites who collaborate to oppress the poor and hungry of the planet. In his lecture "New Age Imperialism: A Crisis in Pan African Conscience" he will explore the different facets of the issue rendering the imperative of student participation and activism in the unfolding of these current events. UJIMA, Hayat, United Minds & OSDP sponsor Dhoruba Bin-Wahad as their keynote speaker to deliver the lecture for Black History Month. |
Tuesday 2/26
Grammar & Style Workshop: Essential Points about (and of) Punctuation
Location: Scribner Library - Library 213 This workshop will refresh our acquaintance with punctuation usage, emphasizing what important tools punctuation marks are in creating meaning. |
Techie Tuesday-Adobe Illustrator (Open to campus community only.)
Location: Harder Hall - 103 In the fifth workshop of Technology Tuesdays: Bonus Skills to Pay the Bills, Adobe Illustrator. This session will be led by Julia DeGemmis ?13 and Rachel Port ?13. |
Plural Futures: A Brief Look at the Emerging Contours of the 21st Century World
Location: Palamountain Hall - Gannett Auditorium As the relative decline of the United States gathers greater momentum and large areas of Europe continue to be mired in an economic crisis that could perhaps last several decades, are we standing at the threshold of the much-anticipated Asian Century? Dr. Anshuman Prasad offers a wide-ranging discussion of the shape of things to come in a rapidly changing world. |
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Current Student Live Chat
Find out what clubs and organizations you might be interested in, what the food on campus is really like, and what classes you can take, all at the comfort of your own computer. |
Wednesday 2/27
Noon-Curator Tour of "We The People" and "Meetings"
Location: Tang Teaching Museum |
Pre-Reunion Gathering (Alumni)
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Landscapes of the Mind: Contemporary Artists Contemplate the Brain
Location: Palamountain Hall - Davis Auditorium Kathryn Price, Williams College Museum of Art Curator and juror of the 2013 Skidmore Student Exhibition, will speak on "Landscapes of the Mind: Contemporary Artists Contemplate the Brain," as well as the experience of jurying the Skidmore Student Exhibition, and her work as curator at Williams College Museum of Art. |
Thursday 2/28
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Ralph Lauren Corporation Campus Interviews (Open to campus community only.)
Location: Starbuck Center - 204, Career Development Center Preselected Skidmore students will interview with Ralph Lauren Corporation interviewers for a chance at a summer experience working for this world renowned company. |
Gallery Talk and Reception for "Crowded"
Location: Tang Teaching Museum |
Speed Networking in NYC (Alumni)
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Artist Mixer
Location: Tang Teaching Museum - Payne Room/Tang Museum Professionals in attendance: Sarah Martinez, artist & gallery director Tony Iadicicco, artist & gallery director Barbara Slate, graphic novelist Cecilia Frittelli, textiles workshop owner Tang Staff: Ginger Ertz, museum educator & artist Patrick O'Rourke, graphic designer Vickie Riley, digital content producer |
Brueggemann in Philly 2013 (Alumni)
Join alumni, parents and friends for a lecture by Professor Brueggemann, based on his book, Rich, Free, and Miserable: Understanding the Failure of Success in America. The American economy has been wildly productive for many years, sustaining its main function, while at the same time creating pressures that undermine the coherence of our families and communities. During the recent meltdown, the economy has not even fulfilled its primary function and the recession has obscured older, more fundamental problems in our culture. Growing pressures that Americans feel to work, compete, and consume have undermined our engagement in meaningful relationships and resulted in a widespread moral crisis. |
Friday 3/1
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Skidmore Pre-Law Society Coffee Break (Open to campus community only.)
Location: Case Center - ICC Lounge Come to the Skidmore Pre-Law Society Coffee Break. Free coffee & pastries will be served. Informal opportunity for students interested in Pre-Law to network and find out more information about attending law school / pursuing a career in the legal field.@SkidmorePreLaw skidmoreprelaw.wordpress.com |
Faculty Meeting (Open to campus community only.)
Location: Palamountain Hall - Gannett |
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Multicultural Speed Networking Reception (Open to campus community only.)
Location: Scandinavia House, NYC Connect with alumni from employers including Morgan Stanley, Aetna, LG Electrics, Urban Arts Partnership, Essence Magazine, NYC Department of Education, etc.With speed networking, you can exponentially increase the size of your professional network in less than three hours. The structure is like speed dating, but with an exciting career twist. |
"SLAM!" A night of spoken word and music featuring Buddy Wakefield
Location: Tang Teaching Museum - Atrium/Tang Museum Student performances by Kali Block-Steele, Seth Johnstone and Luke Conley. The Universe Project is a three person experimental hip-hop group hailing from Brooklyn. http://theuniverseproject.bandcamp.com/album/nocturnal-truth-ep Co-sponsored by SEC, Speakers Bureau, Hip-Hop Alliance, American Studies, English and Sociology Departments. |
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Jacob Perlow Series Event:
"Howard Fishman: No Further Instructions"
Location: Arthur Zankel Music Center - Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall Critically acclaimed singer, guitarist, composer and bandleader, Howard Fishman, due to his exuberant, spontaneous, and unvarnished music, has become a favorite of audiences and critics alike. "No Further Instructions" is a multimedia song cycle centered around the musician?s true-life adventures in rural Romania with his childhood friend (and New York Times travel journalist/photographer) Michael Benanav. The project combines original music, historical memoir, storytelling and compelling photography to essay their exploits together as well as their experiences as American Jews in far-flung Eastern Europe. Presented by the Office of the Dean of Special Programs. $8 adults, $5 seniors/Skidmore community, FREE for students and children |
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Theater: Virginia Woolf's "Orlando Adapted by Sarah Ruhl"
Location: Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater - Black Box Studio In Sarah Ruhl's whimsical adaptation of the Virginia Woolf novel "Orlando," we are invited to take a journey of self-discovery as Orlando lives as a duke, a duchess, a lover, an ambassador, a wife, and a poet. This play lovingly asks us to embrace who we are at any moment, and challenges us to imagine who we may become next. Directed by Jeremy Ohringer '13 and Kathryn Rickman '13,March 1-6, 2013 All performances at 8 p.m. except Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. |
Saturday 3/2
Diversity Hiring Fair in Hartford, CT
Location: Watkinson School Arts & Athletic Center 180 Bloomfield Avenue Hartford, CT 06105 SPHERE is a consortium of eleven Hartford-area independent schools committed to broadening diversity of our student bodies, administration, faculty and staff. All educators are invited to attend a diversity hiring fair hosted by our Deans of Faculty and Directors of Diversity. Candidates of color are strongly encouraged to attend.Where: Watkinson School Arts & Athletic Center 180 Bloomfield Avenue Hartford, CT 06105 When: Saturday, March 2, 2013 Time: 10:00 a.m. ? 12:00 noon Please submit your résumé to: SPHERE@Renbrook.org. Please include your discipline(s) in the subject line. For more information, call Pam Garrett at (860) 738-1629. For directions to Watkinson: www.watkinson.org/podium/default.aspx?t=26761 |
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Virginia Woolf's "Orlando" Adapted by Sarah Ruhl
Location: Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater - Black Box Studio In Sarah Ruhl's whimsical adaptation of the Virginia Woolf novel "Orlando," we are invited to take a journey of self-discovery as Orlando lives as a duke, a duchess, a lover, an ambassador, a wife, and a poet. This play lovingly asks us to embrace who we are at any moment, and challenges us to imagine who we may become next. Directed by Jeremy Ohringer '13 and Kathryn Rickman '13 |
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Peoples' Brass Republic Concert
Location: Filene Music Building - Filene Recital Hall The Peoples' Brass Republic : Matt Barth'15 & Betsy Baker, trumpets Brendan Sullivan'15, horn Sam Kastner'15, trombone Jeff Spindel'14, bass trombone & tuba; present a concert of repertoire celebrating the Brass Quintet. The program includes Ewazen's Colchester Fantasy, and music by Grainger, Holst, iveson, Roberts and the Beatles. |
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Virginia Woolf's "Orlando" Adapted by Sarah Ruhl
Location: Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater - Black Box Studio In Sarah Ruhl's whimsical adaptation of the Virginia Woolf novel "Orlando," we are invited to take a journey of self-discovery as Orlando lives as a duke, a duchess, a lover, an ambassador, a wife, and a poet. This play lovingly asks us to embrace who we are at any moment, and challenges us to imagine who we may become next. Directed by Jeremy Ohringer '13 and Kathryn Rickman '13 |
Sunday 3/3
Dance Recital, Reception, and meet Melissa Thodos '84 (Alumni)
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Lecture-demonstration of Akido, the most spiritual of the martial arts.
Location: Wilson Memorial Chapel Lecture-demonstration of Akido, the most spiritual of the martial arts. No prior experience necessary. Learn about centering, balance, handling pressure, conflict and adversity. |
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Virginia Woolf's "Orlando" Adapted by Sarah Ruhl
Location: Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater - Black Box Studio In Sarah Ruhl's whimsical adaptation of the Virginia Woolf novel "Orlando," we are invited to take a journey of self-discovery as Orlando lives as a duke, a duchess, a lover, an ambassador, a wife, and a poet. This play lovingly asks us to embrace who we are at any moment, and challenges us to imagine who we may become next. Directed by Jeremy Ohringer '13 and Kathryn Rickman '13 |
