January 2020
Thursday 30 Jan
Kenneth Tam: The Glass Ceiling (Gallery Exhibition)
Heimbold Visual Arts Center Heimbold Gallery
Kenneth Tam is a Brooklyn-based artist born in Queens, NY. His work often takes the form of video and sculpture and it's interested in reimagining the spaces and rituals that inform ideas about the male body and its performance. The work looks at ways in which hegemonic and normative forms of male subjectivity can be rearticulated to reveal spaces of intimacy vulnerability and even loss.
David Ryan on the Craft of Fiction: Writing the Margin
Barbara Walters Campus Center Room B
/ Thursday
In this talk, David Ryan will discuss ways of writing that navigate the margin of an idea rather than anything resembling its center—how the fluid, circuitous, evasive, and unstable route can produce viscerally charged work.
Opening Reception: Julie Abraham, Working Paper
Barbara Walters Campus Center BW Reading Room
/ Thursday
Join us for the open reception of Julie Abraham's exhibit, "Working Paper."
Men's Basketball vs. St. Joseph's Long Island
Campbell Sports Center Full Gym
/ Thursday
Women's Basketball vs. St. Joseph's Long Island
Campbell Sports Center Full Gym
/ Thursday
February 2020
Tuesday 4 Feb
Science Seminar Series: Hear, here? The what and where of Northern saw-whet owl auditory processing: a lecture by Dr. Megan Gall, Vassar College
Science Center 103
/ Tuesday
You've probably heard that owls have fantastic hearing, both in terms of detecting and localizing sound. However, we have surprisingly little comparative data on owl hearing, with most of the information coming from barn owls. In this talk I will discuss our recent work on the (very cute and fairly small) Northern saw-whet owls (Aegolius acadicus). We'll cover the morphological specializations of saw-whet ears; their ability to detect and process sounds that differ in frequency, rate, and onset; and how the location of the sound source in space affects their auditory sensitivity. Come learn about all the auditory specializations these little owls have that allow them to hunt in complete darkness!
Music Tuesday: Joel Zelnik, Jazz Piano
Performing Arts Center Reisinger Auditorium
/ Tuesday
Joel Zelnick has entertained five presidents, has been a pianist/bandleader for thousands of events, and has performed at concert venues in New York, Atlantic City, Las Vegas, Japan, and Greece. He has recorded four CDs and also holds a B.A. from NJCU, and an M.A. (from Rutgers University). His latest recording, “Live At Steinway Piano Gallery” was performed on a Steinway Model D Concert Grand, released in Japan, and is now available in the US.
"This Free Look": Regina Arnold & The Right To Write
Heimbold Visual Arts Center Donnelley Film Theatre
/ Tuesday
Led by writing faculty member Suzanne Gardinier, this talk will focus on Gardinier's friendship with Regina Arnold (1948-2006), founder 25 years ago of the Right to Write program, which links the College to the teaching of writing in Westchester County jails.
The Right to Write: A Conversation on the Intersections of Education and Incarceration
Barbara Walters Campus Center Room B
/ Tuesday
Moderated by writing faculty member Suzanne Gardinier, this evening's panel and discussion will celebrate the Right-to-Write program's 25th anniversary and the legacy of its founder Regina Arnold.
Wednesday 5 Feb
Shiraga Kazuo: The Hero and Concrete Violence
Heimbold Visual Arts Center Donnelley Film Theatre
/ Wednesday
A lecture by Namiko Kunimoto, Associate Professor, The Ohio State University.
Thursday 6 Feb
Faculty Research Presentation
Barbara Walters Campus Center Room C
/ Thursday
Women's History Open House & Alumni Panel
Wrexham Living Room
/ Thursday
How might research in women's history inform fields that at first glance might not seem connected? How might knowledge of women's history support a career in advocacy? Whether you are a prospective or current student, or women’s history alum, join the conversation!
Friday 7 Feb
Centering African Americans in the American Story with Melissa Harris-Perry (E Pluribus Unum Event Series)
Barbara Walters Campus Center Rooms A and B
/ Friday
Sarah Lawrence College is pleased to welcome television host, author, political commentator, and professor Melissa Harris-Perry to campus to discuss centering African Americans in the American story.
Saturday 8 Feb
Women's Basketball vs. Merchant Marine (Pride Day Event)
Campbell Sports Center Full Gym
/ Saturday
Men's Basketball vs. Merchant Marine (Pride Day Event)
Campbell Sports Center Full Gym
/ Saturday
Sunday 9 Feb
SLAC: Oscar Party
Barbara Walters Campus Center BW Karen Lawrence Living Room
Tuesday 11 Feb
Thursday 13 Feb
The Youth Mentoring Initiative for International Understanding, Fulbright Program Celebration
Barbara Walters Campus Center Rooms B and C
/ Thursday
Please join us to celebrate the Youth Mentoring Initiative for International Understanding, honoring Yonkers' students and teachers who participated in High School Writers Week and Creative Writing for Middle and High School Students at Sarah Lawrence College this year. These workshops are a collaboration in creativity and excellence with The Writing Institute and Summer Programs at Sarah Lawrence College, The Fulbright Association Chapter of Greater New York, and Yonkers Public Schools.
We're thrilled to be hosting a special Fulbright Scholar guest speaker, Imre Varju MD, PhD, MPH.
We look forward to seeing you at this important event!
Saturday 15 Feb
Tuesday 18 Feb
The Biological Implications of Altering Macromolecule Hydrophobicity (Science Seminar Series)
Science Center 103
/ Tuesday
Dr. Casey Dougherty from Iona College leads a discussion on macromolecules as part of the Science Seminar Series.
Music Tuesday: Ulysses String Quartet
Performing Arts Center Reisinger Auditorium
/ Tuesday
Carmen Maria Machado on the Craft of Speculative Fiction
Heimbold Visual Arts Center Donnelley Film Theatre
/ Tuesday
In this talk, we'll explore the craft of writing fiction that doesn't move—fiction contained in a single, discreet space as large as a house, and as small as a bed—and the implication it has for our understanding of gender, characterization, and plot. Stories discussed will include Angela Carter's "The Fall-River Axe Murders," Susan Glaspell's "A Jury of Her Peers," Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour," and Nancy Hale's "The Earliest Dreams."