April 9, 2012
Breaking Down Barriers: Real Social Change Requires Revolutionary Innovation featuring Sonal Shah
Wednesday, April 11, 7 pm
Freeman Auditorium, Woldenberg Art Center
Join us for a discussion with economist Sonal Shah about pushing the
boundaries of traditional business and social models, and how new models
of innovation are needed to really solve our society’s pressing social
challenges. Shah has most recently served as the Deputy Assistant to the
President and Director of the first White House Office of Social
Innovation and Civic Participation. Before joining the White House, Ms.
Shah led Google’s global development initiatives for its philanthropy,
Google.org, focusing on leveraging technology and information to help
the world’s poor. Prior to Google, Ms. Shah was a Vice President at
Goldman Sachs, Inc., developing and managing the firm’s environmental
strategy. She is also the co-founder of the international non-profit
Indicorps, which offers fellowships for the Indian diaspora around the
world to work on development projects in India.
This event is sponsored by Social Entrepreneurship Initiatives, Center
for Engaged Learning and Teaching (CELT), Newcomb College Institute, and
Social Entrepreneurship Initiatives. It is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Cordelia Heaney via email to
cheaney@tulane.edu or by phone at 504-865-5422. Additional information may be found at the event website at
http://tulane.edu/socialentrepreneurship/speakers-series.cfm.
2012 Tulane Student Alumni Networking Reception
Thursday, April 12, 6 - 8 pm
Bea Field Alumni House, 6319 Willow Street
The Newcomb Alumnae Association, the Tulane Alumni Association, the
Newcomb College Institute, the Associated Student Body, and Newcomb
Senate invite you to attend the final 2012 Tulane Student Alumni
Networking Reception. This event will cover the fields of
Communications/PR/marketing, law, business and financial services, as
well as the STEM fields. An optional workshop on how to network is
available directly before the event at 5 pm. Dress is business casual.
RSVP by Wednesday to
nsp@tulane.edu.
Fridays at Newcomb presents Great Vengeance and Furious Anger: The Female Avenger in Shirley Ann Grau’s The Keepers of the House featuring Alison Graham-Bertolini
Friday, April 13, 12-1 pm
Anna Many Lounge, Caroline Richardson Building
Shirley Ann Grau’s
The Keepers of the House (1964), suggests
that social conflict is an inevitable step in correcting ideology that
privileges men more than women, light skin more than dark, and the upper
classes more than the lower or working classes. After enduring physical
and emotional violence designed to impede her freedom and identity, the
protagonist of this novel remakes herself into an example of a literary
Female Avenger, taking extralegal action to punish her assailants and
reclaim her personal identity and space. Lunch available for those
attending the talk. Email
jmulvihi@tulane.edu with questions.
Newcomb Senate's Spring Arts Festival
Friday April 13th, 3-5 pm
Zimpel Quad (across from The Boot)
Come out to celebrate Newcomb's long history of women in art by
indulging in free Pinkberry, Dat Dog, pizza, Felipes, cotton candy,
popcorn, tie-dying t-shirts, henna, and more. Live music with a DJ
included. You won't want to miss out on this. Any questions? Email
labuorf@tulane.edu.
Internship Grants for Students at Women-Focused Organizations
Deadline for Funding for Internship-Spring Application: Frriday, April 13, 2012
These grants provide funding to full-time undergraduate women at Tulane
who are interested in gaining experience with organizations whose
missions relate to women or women's issues. For a copy of the
application and for more information, contact Sarah McAllister at
smcallis@tulane.edu.
Celebrate Equal Pay Day with Lanier Scott Isom (NC '87)
Tuesday, April 17, 6 pm
Nadine Vorhoff Library, Caroline Richardson building
The next Equal Pay Day is Tuesday, April 17, 2012. This date symbolizes
how far into 2012 women must work to earn what men earned in 2011. Equal
Pay Day was originated by the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE)
in 1996 as a public awareness event to illustrate the gap between men's
and women's wages. The Newcomb College Institute is remembering
Equal Pay Day with a talk and book signing with Lanier Scott Isom (NC
'87), co-author, with Lilly Ledbetter, of
Grace and Grit: My Fight for Equal Pay and Fairness at Goodyear and Beyond,
the inspiring story of Ledbetter's fight against employment
discrimination and how she became the namesake of Barack Obama's first
piece of legislation as president, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay
Restoration Act.
Mortar Board Last Lecture: Prof. Melissa Harris-Perry, “Bridging the
Divides: Politics, Difference and Making our Democracy Work”
Tuesday April 17, 7:30-8:45 pm
Rogers Chapel. Doors open at 7.
Every semester Tulane's chapter of Mortar Board Honor Society asks a
professor, "If you knew you had one last lecture to give, what would it
be?" This semester we have asked the distinguished Melissa
Harris-Perry, professor of political science, to answer that question.
Harris-Perry’s lecture is titled “Bridging the Divides: Politics,
Difference and Making our Democracy Work."
Harris-Perry is the founding director of the Anna Julia Cooper Project
on Gender, Race, and Politics in the South at the Newcomb College
Institute. She is also the host of MSNBC's
Melissa Harris-Perry. A reception will follow. Email
jmuhlnic@tulane.edu for information.
Women in Architecture Career Luncheon
Wednesday, April 18th from 11:30am-12:45pm
Caroline Richardson Building, Anna Many Lounge
Be a part of an interactive discussion with professional women working
in the field of Architecture. This is a great opportunity to learn how
to get involved with architecture or learn about career women in
general. The four panelists will be:
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Eve Blossom, Owner of Lulan Artisans, Author of Material Change
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Cynthia Dubberly, AIA, Cynthia Dubberley, AIA, Architect at Eskew + Dumez + Ripple, (TSA ‘97)
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Angela Morton, AIA, Mathes Brierre Architects, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Professor Wendy Redfield, Associate Dean for Academics, Favrot
Associate Professor of Architecture, Tulane School of Architecture
Lunch will be provided. Business casual dress is requested. RSVP is
required, so sign up soon. For questions and to attend, e-mail
smcallis@tulane.edu.
Bullied: Youth, Gender and Homophobia with CJ Pascoe
Wednesday, April 18, 7 pm
Woldenberg Art Center, Freeman Auditorium
CJ Pascoe is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Colorado College. Her book,
Dude, You’re a Fag: Masculinity and Sexuality in High School, won the American Education Research Association’s 2008 Outstanding Book Award. She is the co-author of
Hanging Out, Messing Around and Geeking Out: Living and Learning with New Media, and has a book forthcoming entitled
Anas, Mias and Wannas: Identity and Community in a Pro-ana Subculture. Her current research focuses on gender, youth, homophobia, sexuality and new media.
This event is made possible through a gift from Marla Custard (NC ’91).
Contact Laura Wolford at
lwolford@tulane.edu or visit
tulane.edu/newcomb for more information.
The Newcomb Feminist Film Series Presents "Screaming Queens" featuring a panel discussion with Prof. Red Tremmel
Friday, April 20, 7 pm
Woldenberg Art Center, Freeman Auditorium
Join us for a special screening of the EMMY Award-winning documentary
Screaming Queens,
which tells the little-known story of the first known act of
collective, violent resistance to the social oppression of queer people
in the United States - a 1966 riot in San Francisco's impoverished
Tenderloin neighborhood, three years before the famous gay riot at New
York's Stonewall Inn. The event will include a discussion with Visiting
Assistant Prof. Red Tremmel, who teaches in the Tulane departments of
History and Gender and Sexuality Studies. A reception will follow the
screening, and this event is free and open to the public. For more
information please contact
nsp@tulane.edu. Sponsored by the Newcomb College Institute and the League of Women Voters.
Bike NOLA - A panel discussion
Monday, April 23, 12-1 pm
Newcomb College Institute
Join Newcomb Student Programs for a panel discussing biking culture and policy in New Orleans.
Panelists will include:
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Jennifer Ruley, Bike Engineer with New Orleans Department of Public Works
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Tara Tolford from the UNO Transportation Institute
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Jamie Wine, Executive Director of Bike Easy, a New Orleans Bike Advocacy Organization
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Dan Jatres from the Pedestrian and Bicycle Programs at the Regional
Planning Commission for the New Orleans Metropolitan Region.
Help us celebrate Earth Day and learn more about biking policy in the
city and how to get involved. Audience members will have a chance to ask
the panelists questions. A lunch will be served with the panel. Email
nsp@tulane.edu with questions.
Risks and Rewards: Refiguring the Female Athlete in the Classroom and in Popular Culture
Wednesday, April 25, 6 pm
Bea Field Alumni House
NCI's newest student group, the Athletic Women's Association, presents a talk by Tulane English Professor Emily Wicktor. Prof. Wicktor will be discussing the new concept of the female athlete. Email
hcorbett@tulane.edu with questions.
Calling all Newcomb Big Sisters
Do you want to welcome new women students to life at Tulane? Was your
Newcomb big sister a great influence on your transition to college? This
is your chance to be a mentor and to share your enthusiasm about life
at Tulane with a new woman student. If you are interested in
registering, simply email
nsp@tulane.edu
from your Tulane email account. This Newcomb tradition dates back many
years and is very popular with the new women students. We hope that you
will want to become a part of the Newcomb legacy at Tulane by
participating as a Newcomb Big Sister. Remember to email
nsp@tulane.edu to register.
Emily Schoenbaum Community Development Grants Program
Do you want to make a difference in your community, but need funding?
The Emily Schoenbaum Community Development Grants Program seeks to
encourage and support projects that will benefit the lives of women and
girls, particularly those in New Orleans area. Individuals or nonprofit,
IRS tax-exempt organizations in Louisiana are eligible to apply.
Preference may be given to organizations with whom we may develop future
internship or service learning partnerships. Grants of up to $2,000
will be awarded for project-related costs.
The Program was founded in 1999 by Emily Schoenbaum, a 1988 graduate of
Newcomb College, and is administered by the Newcomb College Institute.
For more information, read the
application.
