Volunteer for Lose the Training Wheels, June 27 – July 1

Lose the Training Wheels is coming to C.W. Post Campus

June 27-July 01, 2011

Description: We are looking for C.W. Post students to volunteer for an exciting program to assist children/adults with disabilities to learn to ride bicycles. Lose the Training Wheels will be paired with an integrated arts/leisure program where individuals with disabilities and peers work together.

We need energetic, high spirited individuals who enjoy working with individuals with disabilities and are willing to donate time to be a part of a great cause.

Location:                     Pratt Recreation Center, C.W. Post Campus

Dates:                           June 27 through July 1

Times:                          You can choose the following times:

Mornings:                    8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Afternoons:                 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Both Sessions:             8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Whether you choose the morning, afternoon, or both sessions, we only ask that you commit for all five days. You’ll be establishing a relationship with the individuals with disabilities and their peers and they’ll be looking forward to seeing you each day.

Please contact Dr. Kathleen Feeley if you are interested in volunteering. Please include your name, a number you can be reached, and the sessions you are available. Thank you!

Email: CCI@cwpost.liu.edu                                                     Phone: 516-299-2231

Nassau County Executive’s Task Force on Family Violence’s Annual Conference

On Friday, April 8, the Social Work Department at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University is hosting the Nassau County Executive’s Task Force on Family Violence’s annual conference.  Please see the attached brochure for complete information.
 
Attendance is free, but pre-registration is required.  The keynote speaker is Hon. Fern A. Fisher, Deputy Chief Administrative Judge, New York City Courts.  There will be 6 workshops on the subjects of:  Veterans and Family Violence; Family & Criminal Court Systems; Child Development 0 – 3 and Trauma; Elder Abuse; Group Work with School-Aged Children who witness violence; and an interdisciplinary panel discussion of family violence.
 
Please join us for the conference, which will be held in Humanities Hall, Room 119, breakfast and registration begins at 8:15 a.m.

Click Here for Registration form and a detailed schedule of events

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SMART Event

Wednesday, November 17th from 12:30 to 1:45PM

A Discussion on Differences in Identity in Our Program

Join us at this discussion for students where we will discuss issues
of identity in regards to academic and social aspects of our program.
The discussion will be facilitated by Dr. Susan Phillips. The event
will be in the Conference Room in Building Two.

We hope to see you there.

Sincerely,
Cassady & Adi
Co-Presidents of Students for Multicultural Advancement in Research and
Training

Event: “PARENTS NEEDS- CHILDRENS FEARS: Balancing the DIVORCE Equation.”

Dear Colleagues: 
 
Attached is a flyer describing an event entitled  “PARENTS’ NEEDS – CHILDREN’S FEARS:  Balancing the DIVORCE Equation.”
 
This is a special offering of 
THE PARENT CENTER’
of the William Alanson White Institute
20 West 74th Street
New York, New York 10023
 
This is one of an important series of evening discussions for Parents
 
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2010
7pm – 9pm 
Pre-Registration is $20 per person/$25 at the door
 
Full information is provided on the attached pdf.  If you are unable to open the attachment, kindly call Ms. Diane Amato at 212-873-0725  Ext. 20

parenting_flyer110110_-_Nov_1_2010

 
We appreciate your interest in this event and in the series.  Many thanks to you.

Dr. Knafo receives an award for her book: Come Celebrate- LIU 29 Biennial Abraham Kranoff Memorial Awards

You Are Invited to Celebrate

LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY’S

The Twenty-Ninth Biennial

Abraham Krasnoff Memorial Awards for

A Single Scholarly Work

and

The David Newton Awards for Teaching Excellence

TO BE PRESENTED ON TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2010, 4:00 – 5:30 P.M.

LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY - BROOKLYN CAMPUS

KUMBLE THEATER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

Reception to follow

The 2010 Abraham Krasnoff Memorial Award for a Single Scholarly Work

Ralph Engelman (Brooklyn) Professor of Journalism For his book – Friendlyvision: Fred Friendly & the Rise and Fall of Television Journalism (Columbia University Press, 2009)

Danielle Knafo (C.W. Post) Professor of Psychology For her book- In Her Own Image: Women’s Self-Representation in 20th Century Art (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2009)

Yafeng Xia (Brooklyn) Associate Professor of History For his book- Negotiating with The Enemy: U.S.-China Talks during the Cold War, 1949-72 (Indiana University Press, 2006)

The 2010 David Newton Award for Teaching Excellence Recipients

Suzanne Carr, Associate Professor of Nursing, Brooklyn Campus

James Colangelo, Assistant Professor of Education, C.W. Post Campus

Matthew Draud, Associate Professor of Biology, C.W. Post Campus

Ilene Leopold Persoff, Associate Professor of Accounting, C.W. Post Campus

Hamid Rahim, Assistant Professor of Social and Administrative Sciences, Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Brooklyn Campus

Sophia Wong, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Brooklyn Campus

IF YOU NEED TRANSPORTATION TO THE BROOKLYN CAMPUS, PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL GABRIELLE ESKIN AT (516) 299-2883; GABRIELLE.ESKIN@LIU.EDU

Donations for South Bay Elementary

As you may have heard, South Bay Elementary School in West Babylon had a massive overnight fire last week and lost everything.  The school will be using classrooms in a local church in order to keep all of the students together.  However, they are in desperate need of materials and are accepting donations of new and used items.

If you have any of the following items which you would like to donate, you can either bring them to the interfaith center on the main C.W. Post campus, or leave them with the program here in Building #2.  They need things like:

• Pens
• Pens
• Crayons
• Markers
• Art supplies
• Educational games
• Construction paper
• Children’s library books (K-5 appropriate)

Of course other appropriate items (musical instruments, recreational supplies, general office/teacher supplies) would be welcomed.  Anything that could be used in a K-5 setting works.

A box for the supplies will be in the lobby.  I will take them over to the main campus as the boxes fill up.  The collection will run for (at least) two weeks.

Feel free to forward this to people locally who may be able to also drop off items.

Conference on Best Practices in the Education of Children with Down Syndrome

Conference on Best Practices in the Education of Children with Down Syndrome
March 11, 12, & 13, 2010
Hillwood Commons
C. W. Post Campus of L. I. U.
 
Students interested in volunteering to  work in the childcare room the three days of the conference and to assist in programs for the children with Down syndrome on Saturday, can contact the conference chairs at cci@cwpost.liu.edu.

Nominations for the 2010 Newton Award for Excellence in Teaching

Call for Nominations for the 2010 Newton Award for Excellence in Teaching. Nominations are now invited for the 2010 Newton Award for Excellence in Teaching, Long Island University’s highest recognition for teaching accomplishment. In addition to professional recognition, a Newton Award includes a monetary gift and a memento.

Please note the following criteria for nominations:

1. Candidates must be members of the full-time C. W. Post faculty who have completed at least four years of service.

2. Nominations may come from any member of the C. W. Post community, and self-nomination is permissible.

3. Candidates will be asked to submit evidence of teaching effectiveness and creativity, including the following: A. A current CV or résumé. B. A personal statement of teaching philosophy not to exceed three pages. C. Three syllabi for courses offered in recent years.

4. Candidates may submit up to ten pages of other materials to help the Committee in its deliberations, for example letters of support from peers, colleagues, or students, peer evaluations of teaching effectiveness, student evaluations and testimonials, and evidence of creative course design and development.

Nominations will be accepted until Monday, November 30, 2009 at 12 noon. Nominations may be submitted by e-mail to Orly.Calderon@liu.edu. However, acknowledgement of nominations, as well as letters to nominees, will not be processed or distributed until after the Thanksgiving break. All nominees’ supporting documentation must be submitted in hard copy – either hand delivered or via intercampus mail to Orly Calderon, Department of Social Work, Hoxie Hall – Room 112. Materials from nominees will be accepted until Monday, December 21, 2009 at 12 noon. All nominations will be forwarded to the Chair of the Newton Awards committee, TBA.

Dr. Janice Joseph to Speak at the C.W. Post Campus

Dr. Janice Joseph to Speak at the C.W. Post Campus

 Dr. Janice Joseph, the first African-American president of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS), will speak about issues regarding women and minorities. Joseph’s lecture, titled “Femicide and Black Women,” will be held on Wednesday, November 18 at 12:30 p.m. in the Great Hall of Winnick House. This seminar is free and open to the public. Please feel free to bring your lunch to this “Brown Bag Lunch” event. Dr. Joseph, is a professor of criminal justice at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. She has made presentations internationally and has published books and articles on delinquency, gangs, domestic violence, stalking, sexual harassment, minorities and crime. Joseph’s lecture is a part of the 2009 Provost’s Distinguished Lecture series as well as the 2009 Women’s Series, sponsored by the Long Island Women’s Institute. For a complete listing of Long Island Women’s Institute events, visit www.liu.edu/women. For the complete schedule of speakers for the Provost’s Distinguished Lecture Series, visit www.liu.edu/neighbor or call the Office of Community Relations at (516) 299-3500.

Campus news and events

Campus Events and Notices
 
v  Bookbinding Presentation – Oct. 13
v  Lecture on “The Art of Selling ‘You” – Oct. 14
v  Free Screening of “Motorcycle Diaries” –  Oct. 15
v  Lecture on Catholicism – Oct. 15
v  Poetry Readings – Oct. 19
v  Maasai Lecture on Conflict and Climate Change in Africa – Oct. 19
v  Free Screening of “Slumdog Millionaire” – Oct. 21
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BOOKBINDING PRESENTATION
Tuesday, October 13
10:30 a.m. – 12 noon
Lorber Hall
 
The Special Collections Department of the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, in cooperation with The Hutton House Lectures, presents Paul Bélard, one of the few fine bookbinders still actively working on Long Island. In his presentation titled, “The Intricate Art of Bookbinding,” Bélard will discuss and demonstrate the intricacies of the art. the few fine bookbinders still actively working on Long Island. Bélard will discuss and demonstrate the intricacies of the art of bookbinding.the few fine bookbinders still actively working on Long Island. Bélard will discuss and demonstrate the intricacies of the art of bookbinding.
 
 
LECTURE ON “THE ART OF SELLING ‘YOU”
Wednesday, October 14
6 p.m.
Great Hall, Winnick House
Erica Garay will discuss “The Art of Selling ‘You’: How to Succeed in Business in These Turbulent Times,” drawing from her extensive experience as a Garden City attorney. Garay worked on two of the largest contract cases ever to go to trial in New York City and Seattle, both of which resulted in multi-million dollar verdicts in favor of her clients. The lecture is sponsored by the Long Island Women’s Institute (LIWI), which is housed in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at C.W. Post. The lecture will be moderated by Roslyn Muraskin, Ph.D., director of LIWI. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please call the Long Island Women’s Institute at (516) 299-3146.
FREE SCREENING: “MOTORCYCLE DIARIES”
Thursday, October 15
7 p.m.
Hillwood Commons Cinema

“Motorcycle Diaries,” the 2004 dramatization of Che Guevara’s historical road trip to revolution, will be shown in conjunction with the current exhibition in Hillwood Art Museum, “Danny Lyon: THE BIKERIDERS,” seminal photographs of the infamous Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club, which is on view now until Nov. 14. The film will be shown free of charge at in the Hillwood Commons Cinema.
 
LECTURE ON CATHOLICISM
Thursday, October 15
6:30 p.m.
Interfaith Chapel Lounge
 
Boston College Theologian Dr. Thomas Groome will discuss his best-selling book, “What It Means to be Catholic: Eight Gifts for Life,” as a part of National Catholic Student Week. Refreshments will be served.
 
POETRY READINGS
Monday October 19
7:30 p.m.
Hutchins Gallery, Library
 
The C.W. Post Poetry Center will be present a night of poetry featuring Ted Greenwald and Uche Nduka. Uche Nduka is a poet, essayist and photographer who was born and educated in Nigeria. Nduka is the author of seven volumes of poems, the latest of which is titled “Eel On Reef.”  Ted Greenwald is the author of more than 30 books of poetry including “In Your Dreams,” “3,” “Two Wrongs,” in collaboration with Hal Saulson, and “The Up and Up.”
 
MAASAI LECTURE ON CONFLICT AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN AFRICA
Monday, October 19
3:30 p.m.
Humanities Hall, Room 119
 
The Honors Green Program, along with the Department of Earth and Environmental Science and SAFPIC, will be hosting Maasai speakers from Kenya on the subject of climate change and conflict resolution in the eastern region of Africa. For more information, contact the Honors Program office at (516) 299-2840 or e-mail jdigby@liu.edu.
 
FREE SCREENING OF “SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE”
Wednesday, October 21
4 to 7 p.m.
Lorber Hall, Room 100
 
Join the Institute of Education for Social Justice for a screening of the film “Slumdog Millionaire.” Following the screening of the film, participants are invited to take part in an open discussion of the social problems and controversial issues it raises.
 
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