October 2019
Wednesday 23 Oct
Cattle, Guns, and Time at the India-Bangladesh Border
Science Center 103
/ Wednesday
Malini Sur, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Culture and Society, teaches anthropology at Western Sydney University. Her research and teaching addresses three lines of inquiry: agrarian borders, urban space and environment.
Adam Nemett on the Craft of Writing
Slonim Living Room / Stone Room
/ Wednesday
Author Adam Nemett will read and discuss themes from his novel We Can Save Us All and share some insights from the zigzagging but all too common "post-MFA" process, including his experiences in film/TV and as creative director for History Factory, a specialty marketing agency focused on heritage-based storytelling.
Genetics Open House
Wrexham Living Room
/ Wednesday
Interested in learning more about genetic counseling and/or applying to the
Joan H. Marks Graduate Program in Human Genetics at Sarah Lawrence College?
Please RSVP for our open house! At this event you'll take a campus tour and meet current faculty, directors, alumni, and students. You'll learn more about graduate study at Sarah Lawrence, particularly of the genetic counseling training program, and have an opportunity to ask questions of faculty and students. A light dinner will be served.
Questions? Please contact Assistant Program Director Janelle Villiers at 914-395-2605 or jvilliers@sarahlawrence.edu.
Thursday 24 Oct
Nelly Reifler on the Craft of Fiction
Library Meeting Room aka Pillow Room
/ Thursday
Author Nelly Reifler has taught in Sarah Lawrence's writing program since 2002.
Sydney Chaffee '05: Social Justice Belongs in Our Schools (2019 Wright Lecture)
Heimbold Visual Arts Center Donnelley Film Theatre
/ Thursday
Sydney Chaffee '05 is a 9th grade humanities teacher, department chair, and instructional coach at Codman Academy Charter Public School in Dorchester, MA. As 2017 National Teacher of the Year, she has spoken to audiences around the world about the limitless power of teachers and students to change the world.
Friday 25 Oct
Family Weekend
We look forward to welcoming parents and families to campus for Family Weekend 2019!
Celebrate Sarah Lawrence!
Heimbold Visual Arts Center Atrium/Lobby
/ Friday
Join students, faculty, and staff for the third annual Celebrate Sarah Lawrence, a showcase of student and faculty work.
Saturday 26 Oct
Women's Soccer vs Manhattanville
Campbell Sports Center Soccer Field (Yonkers)
/ Saturday
Sunday 27 Oct
Women's Basketball vs Queensborough Community College (Scrimmage)
Campbell Sports Center Full Gym
/ Sunday
Monday 28 Oct
The Culture of Dissent in Restoration England: "The Wonders of the Lord," presented by Dr. George Southcombe
Titsworth Marjorie Leff Miller ’53 Lecture Hall
/ Monday
Dr. George Southcombe, director of the Sarah Lawrence College programme at Wadham College, Oxford, will discuss his new book, which offers a fresh and challenging approach to the understanding of those people that the confessional state of Restoration England had no prospect of silencing.
A Celebration of Gilberto Perez
Heimbold Visual Arts Center Donnelley Film Theatre
/ Monday
Join us for a discussion of Gilberto Perez’s final book, The Eloquent Screen: A Rhetoric of Film. James Harvey, film critic, and former Sarah Lawrence College faculty members Dan Kleinman and Malcolm Turvey will be in conversation, moderated by current Sarah Lawrence film history faculty member Michael Cramer, about Perez’s time as professor of Film History at Sarah Lawrence, his book, and his contributions to cinema scholarship.
Tuesday 29 Oct
Music Tuesdays: Faculty Concert: Christine Free, mezzo-soprano (faculty) and Jacob Rhodebeck, piano
Performing Arts Center Reisinger Auditorium
/ Tuesday
ZZ Packer on the Craft of Fiction
Heimbold Visual Arts Center Donnelley Film Theatre
/ Tuesday
ZZ Packer is the author of Drinking Coffee Elsewhere and has been published in The New Yorker, Harper's, GRANTA, The New York Times Magazine, The Guardian, and most recently, 100 Years of The Best American Short Stories.
Women's Volleyball vs Mount Saint Vincent
Campbell Sports Center Full Gym
/ Tuesday
Wednesday 30 Oct
Art History Lecture: Pari Stave
Titsworth Marjorie Leff Miller ’53 Lecture Hall
/ Wednesday
Fiction Reading with ZZ Packer
Slonim Living Room / Stone Room
/ Wednesday
ZZ Packer is the author of Drinking Coffee Elsewhere and has been published in The New Yorker, Harper's, GRANTA, The New York Times Magazine, The Guardian, and most recently, 100 Years of The Best American Short Stories.
Thursday 31 Oct
Jac Jemc on the Craft of Speculative Fiction
Barbara Walters Campus Center Room B
/ Thursday
Author Jac Jemc presents a craft talk on horror, the uncanny, and writing outside of genre.
Sarah Lawrence College Theatre Presents: Glimpse
Performing Arts Center Frances Ann Cannon Theatre
/ Thursday
The Sarah Lawrence Theatre Program presents: Glimpse
November 2019
Friday 1 Nov
Joan H. Marks Graduate Program in Human Genetics Application Webinar
Off Campus Online
/ Friday
Learn about the admissions process for the Joan H. Marks Graduate Program in Human Genetics at Sarah Lawrence College. Join us for a webinar where we will discuss our genetic counseling graduate program and there will be an opportunity to participate in a Q&A about the graduate application process. You will receive log-in instructions after registration.
Men's Basketball vs John Jay (Scrimmage)
Campbell Sports Center Full Gym
/ Friday
Sarah Lawrence College Theatre Presents: Glimpse
Performing Arts Center Frances Ann Cannon Theatre
/ Friday
The Sarah Lawrence Theatre Program presents: Glimpse
Saturday 2 Nov
MFA Writing 2019-2020: MFA Writing Open House
Slonim Living Room / Stone Room
/ Saturday
Attend the MFA Writing on-campus open house to learn more about the program, meet faculty and other members of the graduate writing community, sit in on a sample class, and take a campus tour.
Women's Basketball vs CCNY (Scrimmage)
Campbell Sports Center Full Gym
/ Saturday
Sarah Lawrence College Theatre Presents: Glimpse
Performing Arts Center Frances Ann Cannon Theatre
/ Saturday
The Sarah Lawrence Theatre Program presents: Glimpse
Sarah Lawrence College Theatre Presents: Glimpse
Performing Arts Center Frances Ann Cannon Theatre
/ Saturday
The Sarah Lawrence Theatre Program presents: Glimpse