A Message to EPICureans!
The academic year 2018-2019 has arrived and with it a full schedule of EPIC events. On September 25th we commence with the
second
EPIC Conversation
, our videotaped series with distinguished emeriti.
Alice Kessler-Harris
, R. Gordon Hoxie Professor Emerita of American History in Honor of Dwight D. Eisenhower, will engage in a fascinating wide-ranging discussion with
Carol Sanger
, the Barbara Aronstein Black Professor of Law.
Kessler-Harris specializes in the history of American labor and the comparative and interdisciplinary exploration of women and gender. Not to be missed. The discussion will be followed by a luncheon reception honoring Columbia’s recently retired officers. EPIC automatically enrolls new retirees as Associate members for two years. Please RSVP below so that we can plan our catering appropriately.
We also have excellent EPIC infrastructure news. The promise of administrative support and dedicated space has been made into reality: we now have a comfortable, accessible space (Philosophy 202A). We're working on small cosmetic and furniture changes and will soon be open for "business." We have also successfully recruited a full-time Associate Director, Martha Rodriguez (MA ’03, Anthro), who comes to us after a successful stint in program management at the Journalism school. We are, of course, sorry to lose our part-time administrator, Kay Achar, but she has assured us that she will attend some of EPIC’s special events to keep in touch. THANK YOU, Kay, for your warmth, insight and capable administration over the past few years and for helping us through the transition!
EPIC ended last year with a well-attended guided tour of the rehabilitation robotics laboratory, led by Engineering Prof. Sunil Agrawal, whose cutting edge work, carried out in collaboration with Rehabilitation Medicine at CUMC, is particularly relevant to people in our age demographic because it focuses on robotics aimed at helping people relearn, restore, or improve functional movements. The lab is interested in collaborating with EPIC. Doug Chalmers has written up his experience below.
Let us know
if you are interested in getting more information about this program.
EPICureans are bending and stretching again as weekly yoga continues, in both mat and gentle chair form, led by our remarkable instructor Prof. Emerita Ginny Pappanaiou. Most Thursdays – do join us! Significant others are also welcome to attend yoga and all other functions.
Have a good day.
Jeanne Mager Stellman, President, EPIC
Professor Emerita & Special Lecturer
Mailman School of Public Health
