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November 10, 2017

Bridging cultures, mixing media and re-engineering will be discussed in public talks coming soon:

Tayo Rockson

Monday, Nov. 13: International Education Week keynote: “Cultural Competency for Millennials and GenXers” by Tayo Rockson, podcaster and CEO of UYD Management

Monday, Nov. 13: “Interdicting Layered Networks: Reformulations and Applications” by Thomas Sharkey, industrial and systems engineering professor at RPI

A John Garrett work in Woven World

Wednesday, Nov. 15: Panel discussion with gallery owners Shari Cavin and Randall Morris, as part of Woven World: Selections from Cavin-Morris Gallery

Wednesday, Nov. 15: “Birth Stories” open forum, with Mb Antevasin, author of The Birth of Magdalena: A Journey Towards Healing in Three Trimesters

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