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September 19-25, 2022

Lehman Weekly

College Events, Updates, and Extras

Photo of the Week

Elizabeth Velazquez works on a rotunda installation for the New York Latin American Triennial in the Lehman College Art Gallery.

(Photo by Jessica Fernandez De Jesus)

Upcoming Events

This Week

Hispanic Heritage Month Continues! 🌟

Featured Event: Fall 2022 Convocation

Thursday, September 22, 10 a.m.

Join the Lehman College community in the Lovinger Theatre for Convocation and the inauguration of President Fernando Delgado. Email questions to: provost.office@lehman.cuny.edu.

Neil deGrasse Tyson in Conversation With

Dr. Matthew O'Dowd

Tonight: Monday, September 19, 7 p.m.

Kicking off the launch of his new book, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization, world-renowned astrophysicist and author Neil deGrasse Tyson will join Lehman Physics and Astronomy chair Matthew O'Dowd in conversation at the Lovinger Theatre.

Free tickets are no longer available. Members of the Lehman community may purchase tickets at a discounted rate using coupon code BxStu1135. Click here to purchase.

This special event is brought to you in partnership with The Lit. Bar.

Reading with Sherry Deckman and Rosa Rivera-McCutchen

Tuesday, September 20, 1 p.m.

Leonard Lief Library Treehouse and Zoom (HyFlex event)

Lehman School of Education faculty members Sherry Deckman and Rosa Rivera-McCutchen will discuss their respective books, Black Space: Negotiating Race, Diversity, and Belonging in the Ivory Tower and Radical Care: Leading for Justice in Urban Schools. RSVP here.

Speedfriending

Tuesday, September 20, 2 p.m.

New to campus? Enjoy meeting new people? Come to Shuster Plaza (rain location: music building lobby) to meet other students! Click here to register for the virtual event.

Activism in Latin American and Latino Arts: Bethânia Gomes 🌟

Tuesday, September 20, 3-4 p.m.

The Department of Latin American and Latino Studies will host speaker Bethânia Gomes, choreographer at Dance Theatre of Harlem, in the Music Building's East Dining Room. Register for your free ticket on eventbrite.

Opening Reception for the New York Latin American Art Triennial 🌟

Wednesday, September 21, 5-8 p.m.

The Lehman College Art Gallery presents "Abya Yala: Structural Origins," an exhibition featuring artists from 14 countries across the Latin American diaspora. Reservations are required to attend the opening event.

Visit eventbrite for more information and to RSVP.

Save the Date

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Speaks

Monday, October 3

Former NBA player Michael Kidd-Gilchrist will speak at Lehman to increase awareness about the needs of people who stutter. Stay tuned to Lehman Weekly for details.

Lehman Student Success Summit (LS3) Beyond the Pandemic: Deepening the First Year Experience

Friday, October 7, 2022 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Faculty, staff, and students are all welcome to attend this event in the Lovinger Theatre. The Summit will feature keynote speaker Dr. Dhanfu E. Elston, Senior Vice President for Strategy, Complete College America (CCA).

Find more information and register here.

Activism in Latin American and Latino Arts: LADAMA 🌟

Tuesday, October 11, 3-4 p.m.

Maria Fernanda Gonzalez (Venezuelan) and Daniela Serna (Colombian)–members of LADAMA, an ensemble of woman from across the Americas–will speak on campus in the Lovinger Theatre. Register for your free ticket on eventbrite.

Coffee Fiesta with Hector Carvajal 🌟

Wednesday, October 12, 3-4 p.m.

Get an afternoon pick-me-up at the gazebo by the Student Life Building. Meet the creator of Don Carvajal Café, and taste coffee varieties cultivated throughout Latin America.

Visit club central for details.

Sara Little Turnbull Visiting Designer

Speaker Series

Tuesdays, October 11 to November 15

The Lehman College Art Gallery and Department of Art bring back this popular speaker series. This fall's focus will be cross-cultural influences in the field of contemporary design.

Click here to register for the free series.

Dance in Dialog 2022

Thursday, October 20 and Friday October 21, 7 p.m.

Join us in APEX M18 for our annual series that aims to start conversations about dance and explore the process of making dances. This year, guest artists, Jason Rodriguez and Beverly Lopez will create two pieces to be performed by Lehman students. Stay for a Q&A with the artists and dancers!

Get your free tickets here.

Click here for the College calendar.

The Arts Connect Everyone

This week's comic by Bushra Ahmed '20 is inspired by Dominican-American Bronx artist Gerardo Dexter Ciprian's work about migration and diaspora within immigrant communities and mythology, (and by campus wildlife).

News & Updates

Lehman College School of Business Officially Launches

Under a beautiful blue sky, the College's newest school held a standing room only launch event last Thursday afternoon. Speakers included Bronx Borough President, Hon. Vanessa L. Gibson.

#LehmanProud

More numbers are in: U.S. News & World Report ranked Lehman No. 6 among nearly 200 regional colleges in the North on its list of Top Performers on Social Mobility. Lehman also made the top 12% on its list of Top Public Schools.

Scene at Lehman

The Lehman community participates in the Open Mic Student Popup and the Lehman Club Fair on the Quad. Lehman's Obscura Literary Magazine was available for students to browse at the fair.

(Photos by Mildred Perez)

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