March 4, 2013
Newcomb News is sent to all undergraduate women at Tulane University.
Read this weekly newsletter to learn more about what Newcomb College
Institute can do for you. From internship opportunities and research
grant funding to student organizations and events, find out what's going
on at NCI here and on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/ncitulane.
Participate in the Annual LeaderShape Institute
Deadline for application March 8, 5pm
Two undergraduate women students will be
selected to represent the Newcomb College Institute and Tulane
University for this incredible opportunity. The LeaderShape Institute is
an interactive, energizing, and unique experience that inspires and
motivates leaders to lead with integrity. Participants attend a
week-long session and experience a hands-on multidimensional leadership
curriculum with respected professionals.
There are a number of sessions of the LeaderShape Institute
scheduled for the summer of 2013. Tuition for a session is approximately
$1500/person, which is funded by the NewcombCollege Institute.
Transportation (to, from, and during) will be the responsibility of the participant.
Available dates for the national sessions are:
May 19-24 – Boston, MA
June 9-14 – Tahoe City, CA
July 21-26 – Champaign, IL
July 28-August 2 – Atlanta, GA
July 28-August 2 – Champaign, IL
If you are selected and agree to attend a session, you are also committing to use your newly acquired skills to
co-facilitate the 2013/14 Newcomb Leadership Conference.
This conference challenges undergraduate women at Tulane to recognize
their own leadership skills while exploring a variety of contemporary
theories on leadership through hands-on activities.
If you are interested in attending a session of the LeaderShape
Institute, and earning the opportunity to plan the 2013/14 Newcomb
Leadership Conference, please complete the application found at
http://tulane.edu/newcomb/grants.cfm and submit to Laura Wolford at
lwolford@tulane.edu by
March 8 at 5:00 pm.
For more information about the LeaderShape Institute, please visit their website at
www.leadershape.org. If you have any questions, please contact Laura Wolford at
lwolford@tulane.edu.
GLAM Meeting
Tuesday, March 5, 7pm
Newcomb House
The Global Health Leaders Across Multicultural Women (GLAM) will be
holding our next meeting on T Come for snacks and help decorate
Smiles2Geaux donation boxes which will be put in several residence
halls to collect your unused mouthwash, toothpaste, toothbrushes,
and floss! For more information, contact Emma Tran at ntran4@tulane.edu.
Applications for the Emily Schoenbaum Community Grants and NAA Community Grants programs are now available!
These grants provide funding to community organizations within New
Orleans and support projects that enhance community development through
efforts that improve the well-being of women and girls/children.
Preference may be given to organizations with whom we may develop future
internship or service learning partnerships and to organizations
affiliated with Tulane faculty, students or Newcomb or Tulane alumnae.
Grants applications and more information are available at
http://tulane.edu/newcomb/grants.cfm and are due April 15, 2013.
Celebrate Women’s History Month by contributing to Wikipedia articles relating to women
March 6, 2013 - 9am – noon
HTML 309 (Faculty Technology Commons)
Please join the Newcomb College Institute of Tulane University and
Fatima Jinnah Women University, in Pakistan, for a distributed
wikithon event to celebrate Women’s History Month and improve
Wikipedia’s coverage of women in higher education. Attendees will
learn the basics of editing Wikipedia and have the opportunity to edit
or create new articles. Tulane students, faculty and staff are welcome
to join us in the Faculty Technology Commons Lab, on the 3rd floor
of Howard Tilton, anytime between 9am and noon. Bring
yourself and ideas for topics or articles to edit. We will also
provide some topic suggestions at the event, if you need ideas.
For more information visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Tulane_University. Please send an RSVP and any questions to Jaelle Scheuerman at
jscheuer@tulane.edu.
The 2nd Annual Tulane Student Alumni Networking Reception: Careers for the Common Good
Tuesday, March 12, 6-8pm
The Bea Field Alumni House, 6319 Willow Street
If you are interested in exploring possible career paths or in making
connections with alums with careers in non-profit, social/public
service, education, etc – this reception is for you! Please join us in
establishing this valuable connection between Tulane alumnae/alumni and
undergraduate students.
Please respond to newcombalumnae@tulane.edu no later than March 5 so
that we can provide an accurate count to our caterer. Sponsored by
the Newcomb College Institute, the Newcomb Alumnae Association, the
Tulane Alumni Association, CELT (Center for Engaged Teaching and
Learning), Career Services and Newcomb Senate.
Lunch with Paula Meyer, Founder and President of Friends of Ngong Road
Monday, March 11,12-1:30 PM
Newcomb House
Co-hosted by Tulane’s Social Innovation Initiatives and Newcomb College Institute
Paula Meyer left a successful career at Ameriprise Financial in 2006
and has since used her business, finance, and management acumen to build
Friends of Ngong Road, a non-profit organization whose mission is to
fund education and provide support for children who have lost one or
both parents to HIV/AIDS living in the impoverished urban communities of
Nairobi, Kenya. As President of Friends of Ngong Road, Paula leads a
talented team of senior executive volunteers from a variety of business
backgrounds. Under her leadership Friends of Ngong Road has grown from
an idea to a vibrant organization delivering improved health and
education for over 350 children in Nairobi.
Friends of Ngong Road (FoNR), a Minnesota-based 501(c)(3), and Ngong
Road Children Association (NRCA), a registered Kenya NGO, operate with
the shared mission of providing education and support for impoverished
Nairobi children whose families have been affected by HIV/AIDS. By
taking an innovative approach to organization and service delivery and
recruiting a cadre of highly engaged, talented volunteers, FoNR has
demonstrated that its model can help transform the lives of one of the
most at-risk populations in the world. For more information, view
the following videos:
Children of Ngong Road, Saturday Program
What is Friends of Ngong Road
Friends of Ngong Road Father’s Day Video
Space is limited, please RSVP at
http://bit.ly/WJ5uyN to attend.
Looking for something great to read? How about a recommendation from NCI?
When you make the time to read something not required for class,
you want to be sure it's good. Now you can find recommendations
for great books each week in the Newcomb News, many of which are
available at the Vorhoff Library or in another collection on campus.
This week's recommendation comes from NCI's Executive Director Sally
Kenney:
Louise Erdrich’s novel,
Round House, is a compelling story told
from the point of view of a boy in the midst of becoming a young man on
a reservation, dealing with the rape of his mother. Although Erdrich
misses an opportunity to shine a light on the high rates of rape on
tribal lands and the indifferent response from the authorities that
might underscore the unfair tribal justice system, this is, in fact, a
coming of age story that offers a fascinating glimpse of contemporary
tribal life.
Be this year’s Under the Oaks Senior Speaker
Deadline: Friday, March 8
The Newcomb College Institute is looking for a graduating senior woman
to be this year’s Senior Speaker at the Under the Oaks Awards Ceremony.
This year we would like students to speak to what it means to be a
woman leader at Tulane. Consider writing about the theme in terms of
what you have learned or experienced as a leader and how to extend that
to life after Tulane; how and why the commitment to leadership and the
skills you have learned will keep serving you; what it means to be a
female student on our campus in general; and what it means to you and
your graduating class now be newly minted Newcomb alums. Drafts and/or
outlines are due March 8 to Aidan Smith at asmith41@tulane.edu. Please
contact her with any questions regarding the speech.
Apply for a Newcomb Award
Deadline: Friday, March 8
Landor Lewis Award
The Agnes Landor Lewis Award is bestowed upon a current second-year
female student from an under-represented group at Tulane University who
has distinguished herself through involvement with the Newcomb College
Institute, an engaged pursuit of learning, and contribution to the
greater New Orleans community. The recipient of the award will receive
$2,000; this one-time cash award can be used to enhance the recipient's
educational experience at Tulane. For more information and to apply,
please visit http://tulane.edu/newcomb/grants.cfm or contact Katherine
Corbett at kcorbett@tulane.edu.
Shirley Gauff Award
The Shirley Gauff Award is bestowed upon a current first-year female
student from an under-represented group at Tulane University who has
distinguished herself through high school and Tulane involvement, an
engaged pursuit of learning, and contribution to the greater New Orleans
community. The recipient of the award will receive $2,500; this
one-time cash award can be used to enhance the recipient's educational
experience at Tulane. For more information and to apply, please visit
http://tulane.edu/newcomb/grants.cfm or contact Katherine Corbett at
kcorbett@tulane.edu.
Join the Daisy Chain
Deadline: Tuesday, March 12, 5pm
Be a part of a Newcomb College tradition. Junior women (and sophomores
who will be abroad during Spring 2014) may now apply to be part of the
Daisy Chain. Daisy Chain is a part of the Under the Oaks Ceremony held
on May 17, 2012 at Dixon Hall. Under the Oaks is an awards ceremony to
honor graduating women. This ceremony was the Newcomb College
commencement until 2006 and it is with pride that we continue with this
tradition.
Students are selected based on their scholastic and
on-campus achievement. Daisy Chain participants are permitted to stay in
campus housing until after commencement, if they currently live in
campus housing. Should you be chosen to participate in Daisy Chain, you
will be a part of the team that assembles the actual 'daisy chain.’
Click here or visit http://tulane.edu/newcomb/get-involved.cfm for the
application. Questions? Email Rosalind Cook at rcook@tulane.edu.
Be part of The Oak Wreath
Deadline: Friday, March 22
The Oak Wreath is bestowed upon a select group of senior women who have
distinguished themselves through an engaged pursuit of learning,
leadership in student activities, and contribution to the Newcomb/Tulane
community. A dinner will be held in honor of Oak Wreath recipients and a
faculty member of their choosing who has positively influenced their
college career on Tuesday, May 14. In addition, this year selected
seniors will be honored individually at the Under the Oaks ceremony on
Friday, May 17. Seniors are selected for this honor by committee.
Applications are available at
http://tulane.edu/newcomb/get-involved.cfm. Send all requested
information via email to lwolford@tulane.edu or drop completed forms off
at the Newcomb College Institute by Friday, March 22.
Honor the Newcomb Legacy
Senior Women: Is your mother or grandmother a graduate of Newcomb
College or Tulane University? If so, the Newcomb College Institute
would like to honor both -- or all three -- of you at Under
the Oaks! Please let Jan Mulvihill know by April 1 and she will
contact you with details.
The Tulane Review Call for Submissions
The
Tulane Review, Tulane University's literary and
arts magazine, is currently accepting poetry, prose, and artwork
submissions for the 2013 Spring issue. Poetry and Prose submissions
should be sent electonically to
litsoc@tulane.edu as
an attachment. Please submit no more than five pieces of poetry, and
limit prose to one piece no longer than 4,000 words. Also, please
include a cover letter with a biography, an e-mail address and a return
address. Please indicate the type of submission in the subject header.
For artwork, submit images to
tulane.review@gmail.com. Please
label each image Lastname_Firstname_Titleofwork.JPEG. Include
dimensions, media, a brief biography, an e-mail address and a return
address with all submissions. The deadline for submissions is March
31st.
Business Major Week
March 4 – 7, various locations
Don’t miss this week's schedule of info sessions, lecture luncheons,
and more, open to all majors, and presented as part of Major Week
programs, designed to help undergraduates explore different majors and
careers. Sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Education in the A.B.
Freeman School of Business, and by the Newcomb-Tulane College Office of
Cocurricular Programs. Click to
http://tulane.edu/college/upload/BusinessMajorWeek-11x17poster.pdf for a
complete list of events, or visit
tulane.edu/college/programs/exploration.cfm.
Chris Dave and the Drumhedz
Wednesday, March 6, 8:30 p.m.
Dixon Hall
Acclaimed drummer Chris Dave has recorded and performed with artists
ranging from pop (Beyoncé), to hip hop (Common, A Tribe Called Quest),
to R&B (Erykah Badu, Jill Scott) to modern jazz (Dianne Reeves,
Sonny Rollins), and recently contributed to Grammy Award-winning albums
by Adele, Maxwell, and the Robert Glasper Experiment. He also served as
musical director for musician D'Angelo's 2012 "comeback tour." Come see
why Questlove of The Roots calls Dave "probably the most dangerous
drummer alive." Click to bit.ly/chrisdave-tulane for more info. Free and
open to the public. Sponsored by the Lagniappe Series of the
Newcomb-Tulane College Office of Cocurricular Programs. Contact
donuts@tulane.edu with questions.
Newcomb-Tulane College Lecture with Paul Tough
Monday, March 11, 6:00 p.m.,
Dixon Hall
Writer, broadcaster, and speaker Paul Tough is one of the country’s
leading voices on the topics of education reform and social innovation,
challenging our culture’s belief that intelligence, endlessly measured
by test scores, is the sole indicator of value in our education system. A
contributing writer to New York Times magazine, Tough has written
extensively about education, poverty and politics, including cover
stories on charter schools, the Harlem Children's Zone, and the No Child
Left Behind program. Tough’s message carries special resonance in New
Orleans, which has taken center stage in the education reform movement
since Katrina. Free and open to the public, with a book-signing and
reception to follow. Sponsored by the Newcomb-Tulane College Office of
Cocurricular Programs, the NewDay Speaker Series, the Office of Academic
Affairs, and the Center for Public Service. For more information, visit
http://tulane.edu/college/programs/lecture.cfm or email
donuts@tulane.edu.
