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Upcoming and Current Events
From lectures and forums to the
performing arts, New College offers a wide range of public events,
many of which are free. Here is a look at some upcoming
happenings on campus.
For
more information about any of these events, contact Greg Hite, College
Events and Conferences Coordinator, at (941) 487-4155 or
events@ncf.edu.
 Syesha
Mercado at Ca’d’Zan
Friday, May 9, 2008
3:30 to 4:00 pm
Ca’d’Zan Terrace at the Ringling Museum
of Art
American Idol finalist Syesha Mercado,
a graduate of Sarasota’s Booker High School, will be giving
a live performance – to be recorded for national television
Friday, May 9 at 3:30 pm on the terrace of the Ca’d’Zan at
the Ringling Museum of Art. The event is free to the public,
and all New College faculty, students and staff are invited
to attend.
HOWEVER, members of the campus
community should expect heavy traffic and possible delays
crossing US 41 and using Bay Shore Road between the hours of
1:30-4:30 pm on Friday afternoon. If possible, we recommend
using pedestrian walkways and bicycle routes, rather than
automobiles, during these hours.
New Music New
College: The
JACK Quartet -
"Inventions of Memory"
Saturd ay,
May 10, 2008
8 pm; Pre-concert discussion, 6:45 pm
Mildred
Sainer Pavilion, Caples Fine Arts Complex
5313 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota
$10 for the public; Free for New College students, faculty
and staff
The JACK Quartet
will perform contemporary music that engages the issues of
modernity and history, the persistence of memory and the
imperative of transformation. The program includes works by
Iannis Xenakis, John Zorn, Wolfgang Rihm and Charles
Wuorinen. Comprising violist John Pickford Richards,
violinists Ari Streisfeld and Christopher Otto and cellist
Kevin McFarland, the JACK Quartet has been praised for their
"power-house playing" by the Chicago Sun-Times, and
maintains a steady appetite for today's most demanding
string quartet repertoire.
The New College Chorus
Semester-Ending Musicale
Monday, May 12, 2008
7:30 pm
Mildred Sainer Pavilion,
Caples Fine Arts Complex
5313 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota
Free
The New College Chorus
will present it's semester-ending musicale
Monday, May 12, 2008 at 7:30 pm in the Mildred Sainer
Auditorium with
Daniel Moe, Conductor, and Virginia
Bray, Accompanist.
For more
information please call Greg Hite in the Office of
Public Affairs at (941) 487-4155 or email
events@ncf.edu
Israeli Palestinian
Conflict
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
7:00 pm
Mildred Sainer Pavilion, Caples Fine Arts Complex
5313 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota
Free
Norman Finkelstein will be delivering a lecture on the
ongoing conflict
in Israel and Palestine. Finkelstein received his doctorate
in Political Science in 1988 from Princeton University. His
thesis examined the
theory of Zionism. He is the author of five books and most
recently taught political theory at DePaul University in
Chicago.
Commencement 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
7:00 pm
College Hall Bayfront
5800 Bay Shore Road
New College's 42nd Annual Commencement is scheduled for Friday,
May 23, on the bayfront behind College Hall. This year's
class of approximately 170 seniors continues the College's
tradition of academic achievement, with five seniors already
having been named Fulbright Scholars for 2008-2009.
Click
here for complete
details on this year's Commencement Week festivities:
Commencement 2008.
Failure of Intelligence: The Decline and Fall and the
CIA.
Friday May 30, 2008
7:00 pm
Mildred Sainer Pavilion, Caples Fine Arts Complex
5313 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota
Free
Melvin Goodman is a Senior Fellow at the Center for
International Policy, a nonprofit educational and research
organization promoting a US foreign policy based on
international cooperation, demilitarization and respect for
basic human rights http://www.ciponline.org/. He is also
adjunct professor of government at Johns Hopkins University.
Mel served as a senior Soviet analyst at the CIA from
1966-1986, and intelligence adviser to the SALT delegation
in 1971-72. His book, co-written with Craig Eisendrath, Bush
League Diplomacy: How the Neo-Conservatives Are Putting the
Nation at Risk (2004), examines how the Bush administration
has rolled back over half a century of foreign policy
accomplishments and what must be done to restore America's
reputation. His newest book is The Failure of Intelligence:
The Decline and Fall of the CIA. Other books include The
Phantom Defense: The Case Against National Missile Defense
(2001) and The Wars of Eduard Shevardnadze (2001). His
articles have appeared in Harper's Magazine, Foreign Policy,
Washington Monthly, Foreign Service Journal, New York Times,
Washington Post, the Christian Science Monitor, to name a
few.
Recent and Past Events
The
Open Door: Sharing Islamic Sacred Spaces
Monday May 5, 2008
7:00 pm
College Hall Music Room
351 College Drive
Free
New College of Florida will host a public lecture by Dr.
Anna Bigelow, Assistant Professor in the Department of
Philosophy and Religion at North Carolina State University,
on how Muslims share holy sites with Hindus, Sikhs, and
Christians in India. Describing her talk, Bigelow says,
“Shared sacred sites hide in plain sight all over India…More
often than not, even amid the highly charged religious
politics of India, the encounter between religions is not
only peaceful, it is convivial.” Her teaching and research
focus on Islam in South Asia, with interest in Religion and
Conflict, Performance Studies, Sacred Space, and Comparative
Religions. She has authored several articles, including,
“Saved by the Saint: Refusing and Reversing Partition in
Muslim North India” in the Journal of Asian Studies
and “Unifying Structures, Structuring Unity: Negotiating the
Sharing of the Guru’s Mosque” in the Radical History
Review. She is currently completing a manuscript
entitled, Sharing the Sacred: Pluralism and Devotion in
Muslim North India, which is under advance contract with
Oxford University Press. She was recently awarded the
Carnegie Scholars Program Fellowship.
For more
information please call Greg Hite in the Office of
Public Affairs at (941) 487-4155 or email
events@ncf.edu
Bay
Neighbors Program: Stormwater GIS for Indian Beach/Sapphire
Shores
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
12:30 PM
Caples Carriage House, Caples Campus
375 Caples Drive, Sarasota
FREE
From 2004 – 2006, the New College Environmental Studies
Program and affiliated faculty utilized grant funds provided
by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to
develop a research and educational outreach program called
“Bay Neighbors.” The primary mission of Bay Neighbors is to
educate residents in the Indian Beach/Sapphire Shores (IBSS)
neighborhood, which is located directly south of New
College, about direct linkages between homeowner landscaping
practices and non-point pollutant loading into Sarasota Bay.
Original research for the project included delineation and
digitization of the neighborhood’s stormwater drainage
infrastructure within an integrated geographic information
systems (GIS) database, measurement of stormwater runoff
volume intercepted through the canopies of various native
tree species, and characterization of runoff nutrient
concentrations associated with different landscaping
practices. This presentation will briefly outline basic GIS
methods used in the project, highlight important results,
and suggest ideas for future stormwater research, retrofits,
and outreach in the IBSS neighborhood.
Writing the New at New College: A
Celebration of Innovative Writing
May 1-3, 2008
Hamilton Classroom Teaching Auditorium (HCL 8) and Cook Hall
FREE
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Thursday, May 1 @ 7pm HCL 8: Charles Bernstein
"Poetry Rules!:The Concept of Poetry." With reception
to follow in Cook Hall
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Friday, May 2 @ 7pm HCL 8: Reading by Catherine Daly
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Saturday, May 3 @ 3:30 in Cook Hall: Student Poetry
Reading
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Saturday, May 3 @ 7pm HCL 8: Charles Bernstein: "The
Attack of the Difficult Poems: Poetry Reading and
Performance"
New
College of Florida will host a three-day celebration of
innovative writing, May 1-3. Charles Bernstein, the Donald
T. Regan Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania
and the author of 40 books and pamphlets of poetry, essays, and
libretti, will give both a lecture and a reading from his own
work. In addition, there will be readings from Catherine
Daly, Adjunct Assistant Professor and Writer in Residence at New
College and author of six books, as well as New College student
poets.
For
more information please call Greg Hite in the Office of
Public Affairs at (941) 487-4155 or email
events@ncf.edu
Lecture:
Toward a Political Conception of Human Rights
Friday May 2, 2008
2:00 pm
College Hall Music Room
351 College Drive, Sarasota
Free & open to the public.
Ken Baynes is a professor of Philosophy and Political
Science at Syracuse University. He works primarily in
social and political philosophy, with a special focus in
critical theory (the "Frankfurt School") and modern and
contemporary German philosophy. He is a co-editor of
After Philosophy: End or Transformation? (MIT Press),
and Discourse and Democracy (SUNY Press), and the
author of The Normative Grounds of Social Criticism:
Kant, Rawls and Habermas (SUNY Press). His current
interests are in the normative or obligatory character of
rules and practices, attempts to ground moral principles in
practical reason, and the relationship between democracy and
basic rights, including "multicultural rights" (if indeed
there are any!).
For more
information please call Greg Hite in the Office of
Public Affairs at (941) 487-4155 or email
events@ncf.edu
Cruising the Caribbean
Saturday May 3, 2008
1:00 pm
Heiser Natural Sciences Building
Soo Bong Chae Auditorium
500 College Drive
FREE
Jack Corey was chief engineer for the Morgan Yacht
Corporation when it was one of the largest yacht builders in
the United States. He also was production manager of the
spar shop at JSI for many years. He worked on designing and
building cruising and racing boats for 35 years. He and his
wife circled the Caribbean on their Morgan sailboat for
three years and this talk covers their experiences.
This talk is sponsored by the New College Sailing Program.
For more
information please call Greg Hite in the Office of
Public Affairs at (941) 487-4155 or email
events@ncf.edu
Maya Trauma: Some Brief Thoughts on Cognition, Memory and
Trauma on South Florida's Maya Immigrants
Friday, April 25, 2008
11:00 am
Anthropology Lab
FREE
J. P. Linstroth, of Nova Southeastern University, will
examine the social identity, social memory, and episodic
trauma, and coping strategies of the immigrant Maya in the
United States, especially the part of the population
directly affected by the Guatemalan Civil War of the 1980s.
It is argued that cognitive theory in relation to
anthropological analysis illuminates aspects of biography
and group identity among the immigrant Maya by illustrating
'mental maps' related to past and present formations
associated with conflict. Cognitive theory, unlike other
anthropological theories of violence, captures mental modes
of belonging and survival and a means for comprehending
traumatic episodes of Maya lives.
New Music New
College: "The Florida String Quartet Plays Music by New
College Composers"
Saturd ay,
April 26, 2008
4 p.m.
Mildred
Sainer Pavilion, Caples Fine Arts Complex
5313 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota
Free
For the past seven years, selected New College students
create music for a resident chamber ensemble of the Florida
West Coast Symphony, and hear their music rehearsed
throughout the year and benefit from the guidance of the
symphony's experienced musicians. In 2007-08, the Florida
String Quartet worked with Alejandro Castano, Adele Fournet
and Brian Oberlander, and at this concert, performs their
compositions.For the news release, click
HERE.
New College of Florida Senior Art Exhibition
April 7-12, 2008
Mack b Projects
500 Tallevast Road, Suite 107
Sarasota, Florida 34243
FREE
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 10; 6-9 PM
The New College of Florida Department of Art presents the
New College of Florida Senior Art Exhibition featuring a
selection of work from the students’ final year of studies.
The exhibition is on view at
Mack b Projects
from April 7-12, 2008. The exhibition showcases a wide view
of sculpture, painting, drawing, printmaking, photography,
installation, video, kinetics, robotics, and performance
art. The event is free and open to the public.
Participating artists include: John Dillon, Christine Dormoy,
Kristin Eschenroeder, Paloma Ferreyros, Katie Gemmer, Kalen
Jennings, Chloe Kendall, Melanie Kielich, Alexis Kohilakis,
Lina Maslo, Melissa Soforic and Dylan Terry.
Mack b Projects is an
independent arts space located at 500 Tallevast Road, Suite
107, Sarasota, Florida 34243. Phone: (941) 359-0654.
Gallery Hours: Wednesday-Friday 12-6 pm, Saturday 12-3 pm
For more information please call Greg Hite in the Office of
Public Affairs at (941) 487-4155 or email
events@ncf.edu
Learning To Be White: Money, Race and God in America
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 8 pm
Hamilton Center Teaching Auditorium
5845 General Dougher Place
FREE
On Tuesday, April 8 at 8 pm, New College of Florida will
host Dr. Thandeka, senior research professor of theology and
culture at Meadville/Lombard Theological School. She will
lecture on the issue of race in America drawing upon her new
book Learning to Be White: Money, Race and God in America.
Dr. Thandeka has taught in the philosophy department at San
Francisco State University and the religion department at
Williams College. She has also been a Fellow at the Stanford
Humanities Center and Stanford University, and a visiting
scholar at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.
Before receiving her doctorate in theology, she spent 16
years as an Emmy award-winning television producer. An
ordained Unitarian-Universalist minister and theologian, Dr.
Thandeka was given her name in 1984 by Archbishop Desmond
Tutu. The name is Xhosa and means one who is loved by God.
According to traditional studies of racism, the rejection of
one's own view in order to be loved or approved by a parent
or an authority figure leads first to placing the group's
view into one's own system of values and then to prejudice.
Dr. Thandeka argues that children “cannot help but acquire
the suspicions, fears, and hatreds that sooner or later fix
on minority groups because of the ways the child learns
these feelings: discipline, love, and threat." Her approach
to the problem of race in America is interdisciplinary,
drawing on historical theology, contemporary
self-psychology, race and class theories, gender and
cultural studies. In addition to anecdotal evidence, Dr.
Thandeka uses a wide variety of secondary sources.
For more
information please call Greg Hite in the Office of
Public Affairs at (941) 487-4155 or email
events@ncf.edu
Introduction to Non-fiction Publishing
featuring John Byram and Amy Gorelick
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
2:00 pm
Cook Hall Conference Room
All faculty and students are welcome to attend this
introduction to the world of scholarly and non-fiction
publishing. Ms. Gorelick, Senior Acquisitions Editor,
University Press of Florida, and John Bryam,
Editor-in-Chief, University Press of Florida, will discuss
the basics of getting your work published; submitting a
proposal, when to submit a full manuscript, the review
process, the production process, marketing and selling works
of non-fiction, and things to avoid when working with a
publisher. A question and answer period will follow the
brief presentation, with an opportunity to meet and discuss
your own work in detail with Ms. Gorelick.
The
University Press of Florida,
established in 1945, is the largest publisher in Florida and
the second largest university press in the Southeast. UPF's
mission is to serve all universities in the SUS system, to
answer questions, offer advice, and possibly publish your
work.
2008 Senior Thesis Showcase
Friday, April 18, 2008
2:00 pm
Sudakoff Center
5845 General Dougher Place, Sarasota
FREE
Students, faculty and the community are invited to come and
celebrate, support and honor the capstone accomplishment of
a Novo Collegian -- The Thesis! The Showcase also exists as
a “tool” for students to work on presenting their research
prior to “BACCing” or defending the thesis to a panel of
faculty. The Showcase is informal and designed to allow for
open discussion of all research. Have fun with it! Not yet
done? No problem! The Showcase is about interaction, not the
final product. Whether or not you are writing one yourself,
Come see what it takes to do a thesis, ask questions, and
support your fellow Novo Collegians.
Click here for more information on
this year's Senior Thesis Showcase.
“Women Artists Through the Ages:" Yayoi Kusama, Barbara
Kruger & Louise Bourgeois
Monday, March 31, 2008
3:30 to 5:00 pm
Ringling Museum of Art, Library Education Building, Room 1003
Free
New College Art History students will present short lectures
on women artists. These lectures were originally prepared as
papers for Professor Cris Hasssold's course "An 'Other’
Story: Women Artists through the Ages." Each session will
cover two to three artists. All lectures will be held in the
Ringling Library Education Building Room 1003. from 3:30 pm
to 5:00 pm. This lecture series is free and open to the
public. However, seating is limited so please call for
reservations (941) 359-5700 "1" ext. 2701 or 2702.
New College Culture Fest 2008
Saturday April 5, 2008
Noon to 6 p.m.
East Campus, New College of Florida
General Dougher Place
FREE
The New College Culture Fest 2008 celebrates diversity
through a variety of cultural experiences shared by students
and community members. Attendees will enjoy art, foods, and
performances from different cultures around the world. This
event is sponsored by the New College Student Alliance,
Student Affairs, the Division of Social Sciences, the
Department of History, Gender Studies, and the Provost's
Office. Highlights include: Bajo Contro, a Capoeria
demonstration, Dembe Drums, New College Dance Club and
Acappella. This event is free and open to the public.
For more information please call Greg Hite in the Office of
Public Affairs at (941) 487-4155 or email
events@ncf.edu
CANCELED
Julie Barlow: "The Future of the
French Language-Où va le français?"
Sunday, April 6, 2008
PLEASE NOTE: Julie Barlow
has canceled her April 6 lecture for health reasons.
Welcome the Sunrise Easter Celebration
Sunday, March 23, 2008
7 am
College Hall Bayfront, New College of Florida
5800 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota
Everyone is welcome to come, bringing music and words of
meaning, to this year's annual sunrise service on the
bayfront behind College Hall on the New College campus!
Since the dawn is predicted for 7 a.m., that's when we'll
begin. Whatever your campus, or even if you just live in the
neighborhood, we want you to join us for this special Easter
morning gathering. Wear casual clothes and bring a lawn
chair or blanket as we come together for this annual
participatory worship service. The Rev. Dee Graham, campus
minister, will welcome participants to this ecumenical
event. David Kling and other members of the New College
Jesus Club have volunteered to bring music and readings.
Everyone attending is invited to share meaningful song,
scripture, readings, prayer or silence.
Since there are no provisions for inclement weather, the
service will be cancelled in case of heavy rain or storms.
Otherwise, prepare for an outside experience and the beauty
of the Florida outdoors.
Sarasota Campus Ministry is a non-profit organization
serving Ringling College of Art and Design, New College of
Florida, the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee,
and the Ringling Museum's Florida State University programs.
For more information, visit the campus ministry website at
geocities.com/sarasotacampusministry.
Native
American Imagery: Beyond the “Souvenir Shop”
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Mildred Sainer Pavilion
5313 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota
FREE
Artist Christopher Olszewski, an active member of the
Chippewa of Mnjikaning First Nation, has developed his
aesthetic from the creative visual language of the Northern
Woodland people. His work is rooted in western painting
traditions, the modernist/postmodernist philosophy of art
and the ancient Native American world and how it interacts
with current times. His goal is to develop the Native
American image beyond the “Souvenir Shop” and to depict
actual people struggling with the encroachment of the
dominant contemporary culture. His cultural identity is one
of the focal points of his work. He defines himself as a
completely assimilated Native American and his paintings are
a philosophical inquiry and contemplation of this existence.
The investigation of his cultural identity is based on
superficial, mass consumed imagery, and his work, he draws
connotations to the disparate images of Native American
stereotypes. Juxtaposing images of United States currency,
automotive brands, and professional sports logos with images
of Native Americans in ordinary settings develops a
consciousness of a thriving culture beyond the caricature.
His paintings weave an intricate line between propaganda and
advertising with an emphasis on the abuse of the word
LIBERTY.
Turkish Folk and Sufi Music and Poetry, featuring Sufi
Musician Latif Bolat.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
7:00 p.m.
College Hall Music Room
FREE
Latif Bolat is a native of the Turkish Mediterranean
town of Mersin. After receiving his degree in folklore and
music at Gazi University in Ankara, Turkey, he taught
traditional music throughout the country. He then went on to
manage Ankara Halk Tiyatrosu, a musical theater company,
which performed traditional musical plays. Mr.Bolat also
received further degrees in Turkish History and Middle East
Religion and Politics from Ankara University and an MBA from
San Francisco State University. For more information, email
Professor Chad Seales at
cseales@ncf.edu
Forum: "The Power
of Women in Media, Communications and Entertainment"
Carol Flint, television producer
Cathy Guisewite, syndicated cartoonist
Leslie Glass, journalist, playwright & novelist
Susan Burns, editor, Biz 941 (moderator)
Tuesday,
March 18, 2008
4 p.m.
Mildred
Sainer Pavilion, Caples Fine Arts Complex
5313 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota
$25 donation (proceeds benefit scholarship fund for New
College women); Free for New College faculty, staff and
students; Complimentary reception follows. Reservations: New College Foundation, 941.487.4800 or email
Pow!@ncf.edu
“Women Artists Through the Ages:" Alice Neel, Orlan & Anna Mendieta
Monday, March 17, 2008
3:30 to 5:00 pm
Ringling Museum of Art, Library Education Building, Room 1003
Free
New College Art History students will present short lectures
on women artists. These lectures were originally prepared as
papers for Professor Cris Hasssold's course "An 'Other’
Story: Women Artists through the Ages." Each session will
cover two to three artists. All lectures will be held in the
Ringling Library Education Building Room 1003. from 3:30 pm
to 5:00 pm. This lecture series is free and open to the
public. However, seating is limited so please call for
reservations (941) 359-5700 "1" ext. 2701 or 2702.
New Music New
College: "The Great Learning, Paragraph 7 - Music of
Cornelius Cardew"
Saturday,
March 15, 2008
8 p.m.
mack b gallery
500 Tallevast Road, Sarasota
$10 for the public; Free for New College students, faculty
and staff
Born
in England, Cornelius Cardew entered the continental music
scene during the late 1950s, and served as Stockhausen's
assistant and was associated with John Cage. Cardew's
setting of the seventh paragraph of Confucianism's canonical
book, The Great Learning, for large vocal ensemble is
one of the most influential experimental compositions of the
last 40 years. It will be performed by New College students
under the direction of Stephen Miles, with community members
invited to participate. For the news release, click
HERE.
2008 Duke TIP Scholars Weekend
Saturday,
March 15 through Sunday March 16, 2008
8 p.m.
New College of Florida
For more information: (941) 487-4112
March 15th and 16th, New College will host the 2008 Duke TIP
Scholar Weekends. The Scholars Weekend Program provide
opportunities for academically talented students in grades
8–11 to take short courses taught by New College
faculty. Courses introduce topics that might not be
available in students’ local schools and help students
define pathways to college majors and careers. In addition,
they provide a glimpse into the collegiate experience and an
opportunity for students to interact with similarly
motivated students. This years course include: 1066 & All
That: The Norman Conquest of England, taught by History
Professor Carrie Beněs, Puzzles, Proofs and Paradoxes
taught by Mathematics & Computer Science Professor
Karsten Henckell, Discover Entomology: The Study of
Insects
taught by Biology Professor Elzie McCord Jr., Person
and Society: Introduction to Sociology through Social
Psychology
taught by Sociology Professor Chavella Pittman.
For program information, full course descriptions, and to
download an application visit the
New College Duke TIP website.
The Art of Richard
Heipp and Public Art Practice in Florida
Friday, March 14, 2008
3:30 p.m.
Mildred
Sainer Pavilion, Caples Fine Arts Complex
5313 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota
Free
For more information please call Greg Hite in the Office of
Public Affairs at (941) 487-4155 or email
events@ncf.edu
New College of Florida will host a lecture by Richard Heipp,
Professor of Painting and Drawing at the University of
Florida, on Friday, March 14 at 3:30 pm in the Mildred
Sainer Pavilion. Mr. Heipp will present a two-part lecture.
The first will focus on his personal artwork and its
relationship to his public art practice. Part two of the
presentation will elaborate on his experiences as a public
artist and provide information on how to locate, apply and
propose public art projects in Florida. An exhibition of his
recent work is on display at Mack b Projects in Sarasota
through the end of March. The talk is free and open to the
public.
Lecture: Women of Color and State Violence
Thursday, March 13,
2008
6 p.m.
Mildred Sainer Pavilion,
Caples Fine Arts Complex
5313 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota
Dr. Andrea Smith, Assistant Professor of American Culture and
Women's Studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, will speak
on her work with INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence, a national
grassroots organization that utilizes direct action and critical
dialogue. Dr. Smith is the author of Conquest: Sexual
Violence and American Indian Genocide. She has also edited and
contributed to The Color of Violence: The INCITE! Anthology.
For more information please call Greg Hite in the Office of
Public Affairs at (941) 487-4155 or email
events@ncf.edu
Hot Topics: "The
Future of Medical Care: Costs, Availability, and the Impact
of Technology --
Dr. David Habif, M.D., Retired
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
4 p.m.
Mildred
Sainer Pavilion, Caples Fine Arts Complex
5313 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota
$10 per person
Reservations: New College Foundation, (941) 487-4800
Lecture:
"2008 Elections and the Potential Effect on the Stock
Market, Taxes, and Global Geopolitics"
Tuesday,
March 11, 2008
2 pm
Mildred Sainer Pavilion,
Caples Fine Arts Complex
5313 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota
Free
New College Foundation, (941) 487-4800
Gregory Valliere, Senior Vice President and co-founder of
the Stanford Group Company's policy research group, will
speak on the economic and political ramifications of the
2008 elections at New College of Florida. Mr. Valliere
has more than 30 years of experience providing political,
economic and industry research for institutional investors.
He is a regular guest on a number of cable news shows
including: "Ahead of the Curve," "Moneyline," "Market Wrap,"
"Your World with Neil Cavuto" and "Nightly Business Report."
The talk is free and open to the public. In addition
the event will be simulcast on the
New
College home page
COLLOQUIUM XVI:
"What About the Supreme Court?"
Mar 10-12, 2008, mornings
College Hall Music Room
315 College Drive, Sarasota
Further Information: New College Foundation, (941) 487-4800
Over the course of three days, guest speakers will explore
the structure, organization and function of the Supreme
Court, understanding the Constitution, and the power of the
Court and its impact on society. Richard Marcus, M.D.
is the moderator for the series, which is presented by the
New College Library Association. Attendance at this
members-only event will be open to the public pending
availability. For cost and availability, contact the
number above.
“Women Artists Through the Ages:" Florine Stettheimer,
Claude Cahun & Leonor Fini
Monday March 10, 2008
3:30 to 5:00 pm
Ringling Library Education Building, Room 1003
Free
New College Art History students will present short lectures
on women artists. These lectures were originally prepared as
papers for Professor Cris Hasssold's course "An 'Other’
Story: Women Artists through the Ages." Each session will
cover two to three artists. All lectures will be held in the
Ringling Library Education Building Room 1003. from 3:30 pm
to 5:00 pm. This lecture series is free and open to the
public. However, seating is limited so please call for
reservations (941) 359-5700 "1" ext. 2701 or 2702.
New College Conference on Medieval & Renaissance Studies
March 6-8, 2008
Sudakoff Conference Center, New College of Florida
5845 General Dougher Place, Sarasota
Free for all undergraduates, New College faculty and
staff
Local Sarasota residents $10, all others $60
The New College Conference on Medieval & Renaissance Studies
is a biennial event covering all aspects of the Middle Ages
and Renaissance. This international Conference brings
together scholars from across the United States and abroad
for 45 panels and over 130 speakers on topics relating to
European and Mediterranean history, literature, art, and
religion from the fourth to the seventeenth centuries.
For more information please call Greg Hite in the Office of
Public Affairs at (941) 487-4155 or email
events@ncf.edu
Click here for more information on
this year's conference
Lecture:
“The Library of Njoya: The Dream from which I write”
Saturday March 8, 2008
7pm
Mildred Sainer Pavilion,
Caples Fine Arts Complex
5313 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota
FREE
Noted author and scholar, Patrice Nganang will speak on the
politics of African literature. Originally from Cameroon (he
left Cameroon in the wake of the protests in the early 1990s
that came close to toppling the regime of Paul Biya), he
holds a doctorate from the University of Frankfurt and is
currently on the faculty of SUNY Stonybrook. He has
published 3 novels, a collection of poetry and a series of
short stories and novellas, a monograph on contemporary
theatre, and essays and studies on contemporary African
literature & film. His work is very political and inspiring.
His fiction touches on issues ranging from the social
manifestations of political oppression in Cameroon to the
silenced history of the Bamileke genocide that followed
Cameroon’s independence. Because he is most interested in
creating a space for silenced voices to be heard, he weaves
stories that are compelling, poignant and vibrant with
humor. His essays are very political – whether challenging
the passivity of African elites in the face of political
violence or the self-important attitude of literary critics
who judge African literature. This winter he traveled to The
Hague to witness the trial of former Liberian president
Charles Taylor.
The talk is free and open to the public; a reception will
follow.
For more information please call Greg Hite in the Office of
Public Affairs at (941) 487-4155 or email
events@ncf.edu
1st
Annual New College Boat Donation Program Auction
Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 9
11 am - 4 pm
New College Sailing Club
Caples Campus Waterfront (enter just south of the Ringling
Museum)
Each day we will discuss the sailing program boat donation
program and boats that we have for auction at New College
and we will be available from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm to show
the boats to prospective buyers. Other activities planned
will be boat building demonstrations, boat rides and a fun
sailboat race. All activities will be announced during the
day.
If you are interested in buying a sailboat or have a friend
that might be interested, this is an auction that you will
not want to miss. The boats range from 10 feet to 27 feet
and some could take you down to Key West with no problems.
For more information, contact Tom Mayers at 941-383-6598 or
email
landsendmarina@mac.com
Click here to view a flyer for this
event
Lecture:
Breaking the Wall of Silence: Addressing White Privilege
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
7p.m.
Mildred Sainer Pavilion, Caples Fine Arts Complex
FREE
Peggy
McIntosh is founder and co-director of the National S.E.E.D.
Project on Inclusive Curriculum (Seeking Educational Equity
and Diversity). She consults widely throughout the country
and the world on creating gender-fair and multicultural
curricula. McIntosh authored the ground-breaking "White
Privilege and Male Privilege: A Personal Account of Coming
to See Correspondences through Work in Women's Studies."
This analysis and its shorter form, "White Privilege:
Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack," have been instrumental in
putting the dimension of privilege into discussions of
gender, race and sexuality. McIntosh is a
highly-sought-after speaker on these topics.
For more information please call Greg Hite in the Office of
Public Affairs at (941) 487-4155 or email
events@ncf.edu
“Women Artists Through the Ages:"
Hannah Hoch, Sonia Delanay & Romaine Brooks
Monday March 3, 2008
3:30 to 5:00 pm
Ringling Library Education Building, Room 1003
Free
New College Art History students will present short lectures
on women artists. These lectures were originally prepared as
papers for Professor Cris Hasssold's course "An 'Other’
Story: Women Artists through the Ages." Each session will
cover two to three artists. All lectures will be held in the
Ringling Library Education Building Room 1003. from 3:30 pm
to 5:00 pm. This lecture series is free and open to the
public. However, seating is limited so please call for
reservations (941) 359-5700 "1" ext. 2701 or 2702.
Environmental Lecture: "Ivory-billed Woodpeckers"
Thurs day,
Feb. 28, 2008
7 p.m.
Mildred Sainer
Auditorium, Caples Fine Arts Complex
5313 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota
Free
Mike Collins of Annandale, Virginia, will lecture on
"Ivory-billed Woodpeckers in the Pearl River Basin," for the Fedder Community Lecture Series, which is sponsored by New
College Environmental Initiatives and the TREE Foundation.
Collins, a scientist at the Naval Research Laboratory since
1985, studies the populations of ivory-billed woodpeckers in
wetlands of Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. In 1997, he
took a 12,500-mile trip throughout North America and has
also gone on birding adventures (usually solo) in Brazil,
Peru, Argentina, Mexico, Australia, and Europe, but
searching for the ivorybill has been the most exciting
adventure of all. A reception will follow at 8
p.m.
“Women Artists Through the Ages:" Gabriele Muenter, Kathe Kollwitz & Jeanne Mammen
Monday, Feb 25, 2008
3:30 to 5:00 pm
Ringling Library Education Building, Room 1003
Free
New College Art History students will present short lectures
on women artists. These lectures were originally prepared as
papers for Professor Cris Hasssold's course "An 'Other’
Story: Women Artists through the Ages." Each session will
cover two to three artists. All lectures will be held in the
Ringling Library Education Building Room 1003. from 3:30 pm
to 5:00 pm. This lecture series is free and open to the
public. However, seating is limited so please call for
reservations (941) 359-5700 "1" ext. 2701 or 2702.
Get EmPowered Alternative and Renewable Energy Symposium
Friday, Feb 22, 2008
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sudakoff Center at New College of Florida
General Public $50; Free for New College Students,
Faculty, Staff
Reservations Required -
www.scgov.net/getempowered
Riding a wave of enthusiasm for alternative and renewable
energy solutions, Sarasota County and New College of Florida
are organizing Get EmPowered 2008. The symposium will be
held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 22 in the Sudakoff
Center on campus. Attendance is free for New College
students, faculty and staff, although reservations are
required. (Cost to the general public is $50.) For
reservation information, visit the Sarasota County
Government website at www.scgov.net/getempowered. We hope to
have a big campus turnout at Friday’s event!
For more information, visit the New College website at:
Get
EmPowered Symposium
Manasota Immigrant Rights Coalition
Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008
7 pm
Fish Bowl in Hamilton Center, New college of Florida
An organizational interest meeting of the Manasota Immigrant
Rights Coalition will be held on Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008 at
7 pm in the Fish Bowl at Hamilton Center on the New College
of Florida campus, 5800 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota. The first
meeting will define the specific short-term and long-term
goals and objectives of this student-led group. Everyone is
invited. Questions or concerns, please contact Jose Manuel
Godinez Samperio at (813)-600-0004 or email:
jose.godinez@ncf.edu.
“Women Artists Through the Ages:"
Artemisa Gentileschi & Angelica Kauffmann
Monday Feb 18, 2008
3:30 to 5:00 pm
Ringling Library Education Building, Room 1003
Free
New College Art History students will present short lectures
on women artists. These lectures were originally prepared as
papers for Professor Cris Hasssold's course "An' Other’
Story: Women Artists through the Ages." Each session will
cover two to three artists. All lectures will be held in the
Ringling Library Education Building Room 1003. from 3:30 pm
to 5:00 pm. This lecture series is free and open to the
public. However, seating is limited so please call for
reservations (941) 359-5700 "1" ext. 2701 or 2702.
Candlelight Vigil to Honor
NIU Shooting Victims
Friday Feb 15 , 2008
6:30 p.m.
Jane Bancroft Cook Library Courtyard
New College of Florida will host a candlelight vigil tonight in
remembrance of the students killed in yesterday’s shooting rampage
at Northern Illinois University. The event also will honor the
nearly two dozen students injured during the tragic event. After
opening remarks by campus minister Dee Graham, participants will
light candles and walk to the bay front behind College Hall. The
general public is invited to attend. The Jane Bancroft Cook Library
is located at 5800 Bay Shore Road in Sarasota.
The Vagina Monologues
Thurs day
Feb. 14, & Friday Feb 15 ,
2008
7 p.m.
Sainer Pavilion, Caples Fine Arts Complex
Free
In an annual Valentine's Day tradition, the students of New
College of Florida present, The Vagina Monologues, the
well-known play by Eve Ensler. This student-acted, -directed
and -produced performance comes to New College on February
14th and 15th. This year's production is also a fundraiser
for abused women of Sarasota, Bradenton. Both performances
begin at 7:00 at Sainer Pavilion on New College of Florida
campus. Sainer is located at 5313 Bay Shore Road. The
performance is free, with a suggested donation of $10.
For more information about the New College production of The
Vagina Monologues, please contact Greg Hite, Special Events
Coordinator in the Office of Public Affairs at
events@ncf.edu or New College Public Affairs at
(941) 487-4155.
Lecture: Women in War: From Darfur to Iraq
Saturday, Feb 16, 7 pm,
7 pm
Sudakoff
Free
The Program in Sociology, the Social Sciences Division, and
the Gender Studies Program are pleased to announce a talk by
New College alum, Sarah Chynoweth. She will be
speaking about her work as the Reproductive Health Program
Manager at the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and
Children. Sarah works to improve the lives and defend the
rights of refugee and internally displaced women, children
and youth and works to ensure that their voices are heard
from the community level to the highest councils of
governments and international organizations. Her
professional experiences include projects in Egypt, Jordan,
Malta, Nepal, Palestine/Israel, Romania, Sudan (Darfur,
Thailand (Burma border) and Tibet.
“Into the Blue: Five Years Well Wasted in the South
Pacific”
Darrell Nicholson, Editor of Practical Sailor Magazine
Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008
1 p.m.
Sainer Pavilion, Caples Fine Arts Complex
5313 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota
Free
No reservations; seating limited, first-come,
first-served
Information: New College Special Events 941.487.4155
It’s safe to say that most sailors, at
one time in their lives, dream of exploring the South
Pacific by boat. Each year, many sailors follow through on
that dream and set out across the world’s largest ocean in a
small boat. What does is it take to sail across the Pacific
Ocean?How does the dream of exploring the South Seas by boat
measure up to reality? Darrell Nicholson, the editor of
Practical Sailor magazine, will answer these questions
and more on February 9 during his talk and slide
presentation “Into the Blue: Five Years Well Wasted in the
Pacific Islands,” hosted by the New College of Sarasota.
Forum: "The Power
of Women in Education"
Esther Barazzone,
PhD, President, Chatham University
Amy Wick Mavis, Exec Director, PACE Center for Girls,
Manatee
Fiona Crawford, Associate Director, Roskamp Institute
Maribeth Clark, Associate Provost, New College (moderator)
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008
4 p.m.
Sainer Pavilion, Caples Fine Arts Complex
5313 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota
$25 donation (proceeds benefit scholarship fund for New
College women); Free for New College faculty, staff and
students; Complimentary reception follows
Reservations: New College Foundation, 941.487.4800 or Pow!@ncf.edu
Click
here to view a live
simulcast of this Power of Women lecture.
Hot Topics: "Climate Change and Global Warming:
What Every Floridian Should Know"
Dr. Meg Lowman, New College Professor of Environmental
Studies and Biology
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008
4 p.m.
Sainer Pavilion, Caples Fine Arts Complex
5313 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota
$10 per person
Reservations: New College Foundation, 941.487.4800
Arts Day - Sunday, Jan 13, 2008.
Visit the New College
booth in downtown Sarasota, and get a free frisbee --while
they last--along with everything you've always wanted to
know about Florida's award-winning honors college. More
information about Arts Weekend at
www.sarasotaarts.org.
New Music New
College:
Lecture/demonstration by pianist Kathleen
Supové
Fri day,
Jan. 18, 2008
3 p.m.
Sainer Pavilion, Caples Fine Arts Complex
Bay Shore Road, Sarasota
Free
New College of Florida presents the ninth season of its
contemporary music series, New Music New College, which
began Sept. 15 and runs through the spring semester.
Kathleen Supové
is one of America’s most accomplished champions of
contemporary music.
For the news release, click
HERE.
New Music New
College: "Digits"
-
Kathleen Supové,
pianist
Saturd ay,
Jan. 19, 2008
8 p.m.
Sainer Pavilion, Caples Fine Arts Complex
5313 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota
$10 for the public; Free for New College students, faculty
and staff
Kathleen Supové
is known for continually redefining what it means to be a
pianist/keyboardist/performance artist in today's world. Her
concerts are a multimedia experience using electronics,
theatrical elements, vocal rants, performance art, staging and
collaboration with artists from other disciplines. Her "Digits"
concert takes its title from a featured composition for piano,
soundtrack and video by Neil Rolnick. For the news release,
click
HERE.
Dedication:
Dr. Helen N. Fagin Holocaust Collection
William Parsons, Chief, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008
2 p.m.
Sainer Auditorium, Sainer Pavilion
Caples Fine Arts Complex, New College
5313 Bay Shore Road,
Sarasota
Reservations Limited: New College Library Association,
941.487.4600
New College of Florida will dedicate a
book collection to honor an educator and Holocaust survivor,
Dr. Helen N. Fagin of Sarasota. William Parsons, chief of
staff of the U.S. Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., is
scheduled to speak at the dedication. The collection
project, which aims to make Cook Library a major source in
Florida for Holocaust research, was begun by individuals
with the Sarasota-Manatee Arch Family Holocaust Education
Center and Holocaust Survivors Group to honor Fagin. Donations for the collection may be
made by check payable to the New College Library Association
and sent to the NCLA at The Keating Center, 5800 Bay Shore
Road, Sarasota, FL 34243-2109. For more, click
HERE.
Judaic Studies Lecture: "The Archaeology of Qumran and the
Dead Sea Scrolls"
Jodi
Magness, Author, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Monday, Jan. 21, 2008
7 p.m.
Sainer Pavilion, Caples Fine Arts Complex, New College
5313 Bay Shore Road,
Sarasota
FREE
Sponsored by The Klingenstein Chair of Judaic Studies and
The Jay Rudolph Endowment
Hot Topics: "Economic
Outlook: boom, Bust, or...?
Tim
McGee, Chief Economist, U.S. Trust
Wednesday,
Jan. 9, 2008
4 p.m.
Sainer Pavilion, Caples Fine Arts Complex
5313 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota
$10 per person
Reservations: New College Foundation, 941.487.4800
Hot Topics: "The Writer's Brush, Paintings, Drawings and
Sculpture"
Wednes day,
Dec. 5, 2007
4 p.m.
Sainer Pavilion, Caples Fine Arts Complex
5313 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota
$10 per person
Donald Friedman, author of
The Writer’s Brush,
Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture by Writers,
and curator of the recent New York exhibition of
writer art will speak at the New College Foundation's
"Hot Topics" seminar Dec. 5.
Friedman spent decades in research, locating the artwork
of 200 of the world’s most famous writers, gathering
images from several continents, unearthing paintings and
drawings from contemporary writers, from estates of
deceased writers and from private collections, museums,
libraries and universities. He interviewed such notable
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