March 19, 2012
Seniors: Oak Wreath application DUE TODAY
Deadline: Monday, March 19
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 15. In addition, this year selected
seniors will be honored individually at the Under the Oaks graduation
ceremony on Friday, May 18. Seniors are selected for this honor by
committee. To apply, please
click here or visit
http://tulane.edu/newcomb/get-involved.cfm and click the identical link. Send all requested information via email to
cheaney@tulane.edu or drop completed forms off at the Newcomb College Institute by Monday, March 19.
VOTE this week ONLY for the 2012 Newcomb Awards!
Monday, March 19 to Friday, March 23 only
You nominated your peers for Newcomb awards, and now it is time to cast
your votes for this year’s winners! It is time again for the annual
Newcomb awards and we need your help. You will be able to vote for a
student in your class at
http://tulane.edu/newcomb/daisy-chain-application-2012.cfm.
Questions? Contact nsp@tulane.edu.
Tulane International Society’s “Water Awareness Week” Official Events Schedule
3/19 Monday: “Get Dirty with TIS” Water Challenge Kickoff & T-shirts Making
Time: 7:30-8:30 pm
Location: Newcomb College Institute
Food: (Variety of Snacks) Pita Chips & Hummus, Fruits
Design your own Water Week T-shirt while learning about the water
challenge and the amazing lineup of events TIS is planning for March
19-23, 2012.
3/20 Tuesday: “FLOW” Documentary Screening
Time: 8pm
Location: Newcomb College Institute
Food: Pizza & Drinks
3/21 Wednesday: “Water Access & Quality Globally” with Professor Englande
Time: Lunch 12:00-2pm
Location: Newcomb College Institute
Food: Mona’s Café & Drinks
Professor Englande from the Dept. of Environmental Health Sciences will
be discussing the effects of the water crisis and his personal
experiences in finding solutions.
3/22 Thursday: McAlister Drive "Water Week Table"
Time: 10-4pm
Location: McAlister Drive
Food: Baked Goods (Possibly Cake Pops)
TIS will be handing out informational brochures while handing out free
Water Week T-shirts along with the chance to win some great prizes such
as reusable water bottles.
3/23 Friday: Bruch & Water Week Challenge Feedback
Time: 10-11:30am
Location: Newcomb College Institute
Food: Bagels, Coffee & Hot Chocolate
Stop by the Newcomb College Institute to grab brunch and let us know how
your week went. Were you able to complete the Water Challenge?
Email
kraja@tulane.edu with questions.
Get help finding an internship
It’s time to start thinking about summer internships and the Newcomb
College Institute wants to help. If you are interested in interning with
organizations who work primarily with women, take a look at the
internship webpage for featured internships. If you would like to
stay in New Orleans over the summer, contact Sarah McAllister at
smcallis@tulane.edu to find a local organization working with women.
Zale-Kimmerling Reading Group Meeting
March 21, 4 pm, Newcomb House (43 Newcomb Place)
Antonya Nelson will be the 27th Zale-Kimmerling Writer-in-Residence from
March 26-29. In advance of her visit, NCI is hosting three discussions
of her work. Students, staff, faculty, and community members are invited
to attend, and we hope you will join us. For the final meeting we will
be discussing
Female Trouble (short stories). If you would like
a copy of the book or would like further information about the book
discussions, contact Laura Wolford at
lwolford@tulane.edu.
For more information on Antonya Nelson, visit:
http://tulane.edu/newcomb/programs/zale-27.cfm.
2012 Tulane Student Alumni Networking Reception
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:
-
Thursday, April 12, from 6 - 8 p.m at the Bea Field Alumni House,
6319 Willow Street: Communications/PR/marketing, law, business and
financial services
An optional workshop on how to network is available directly before the
event at 5 pm. Dress is business casual. RSVP at least one week
before the reception date to
nsp@tulane.edu.
Newcomb-Tulane College Lecture with Neri Oxman
Wednesday, March 21, 6:00 p.m., Freeman Auditorium in the Woldenberg Art Center
Neri Oxman is a groundbreaking architect and designer who looks to
nature for inspiration. Her work across the disciplines of art,
science, design, and ecology transforms experimental design into
eco-activism. The founder of MATERIALECOLOGY, an interdisciplinary
design research initiative, Oxman is an assistant professor at the MIT
Media Lab, and her work is part of the permanent collection at The
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City. Free and open to the
public, with a reception to follow.
For more information, visit
college.tulane.edu/ntclecture.html or email
donuts@tulane.edu.
Irreverent Images: Art, Activism, and Feminist Scholarship featuring Professor Wendy Simonds, Georgia State University
Thursday, March 22, 7:00 PM
Caroline Richardson Building in the Anna Many Lounge
Wendy Simonds is a professor in the department of sociology at Georgia
State University. In this talk, Prof. Simonds analyzes cultural
representations of power and resistance through a feminist lens.
Focusing particularly on exposures considered socially inappropriate or
obscene, she draws connections between a variety of forms of artistic,
activist, and scholarly expression in pursuit of social change. Dr.
Simonds is currently working on two interdisciplinary biographical book
projects. One centers on the life of renowned midwife, Ina May Gaskin,
and another on the life and death of sociologist and former colleague,
Chet Meeks. Sponsored by: Newcomb College Institute, Gender &
Sexuality Studies. For more information contact Laura Wolford via email
at
lwolford@tulane.edu.
Fridays at Newcomb: “Sex and Subjectivity: The Sexual Socialization of American and Dutch Girls and Boys” with Dr. Amy Schalet
Friday, March 23, 12-1 pm
Anna Many Lounge, Caroline Richardson Building
Dr. Schalet will discuss how adolescent girls and boys negotiate their
sexuality in the United States and the Netherlands. Her research shows
that there is a cross-national difference in parental acceptance of
adolescent sexuality, including the extent to which they encourage their
teens to use contraceptives, and she will address how this subsequently
affects the ways that teens navigate their sexuality. Lunch available
for those attending the talk. Email
jmulvihi@tulane.edu with questions.
Women’s History Month Event: “Head & Master Vanquished: the work of Janet Mary Riley” -
A talk by Janet Allured
Friday, March 23 • 4 pm
Anna Many Lounge, Caroline Richardson Hall
In the 1970s, Janet Mary Riley, first female professor on Loyola
University’s law school faculty, played a key role in overturning the
“head and master” provision of Louisiana’s legal code. Riley’s dawning
consciousness of the need for reform resulted in part from her legal
research, whereby she uncovered numerous cases of husbands’ abuse of
“head and master” power. Her training by Ursuline nuns and her exposure
to the new rhetoric of women’s equality and liberation were also
influencing factors. Riley’s was a long journey towards feminist
consciousness, one in which religious devotion buttressed her commitment
to gender equality. Janet Allured, Professor of History, McNeeseState
University, will discuss Riley’s bruising but ultimately successful
efforts to revise Louisiana law. This event is sponsored by the Newcomb
College Institute. For more information, contact Laura Wolford at
lwolford@tulane.edu.
Grant Application Deadline
Applications for the Corasaniti, Devlin, Putnam, and Taylor grants are due
Friday, March 23, at 5:00 p.m.
in Cudd Hall, room 204. For more information about these and
other grants offered by Newcomb-Tulane College, visit
college.tulane.edu/grants.htm or email
donuts@tulane.edu.
Daisy Chain Applications- DEADLINE EXTENDED
Deadline: Friday, March 23
Be a part of a Newcomb College tradition. Junior women (and sophomores
who will be abroad during Spring 2013) may now apply to be part of the
Daisy Chain. Daisy Chain is a part of the Under the Oaks Ceremony held
on May 18, 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 hereor visit
http://tulane.edu/newcomb/get-involved.cfm for the application. Questions? Email
cheaney@tulane.edu.
NOMaste
Sunday, March 25, 10:30 am
Newcomb College Institute
Looking for a way to connect with the Tulane and New Orleans health and
fitness community? On March 25th at 10:30am, Fleurish will be hosting
NOMaste at the Newcomb College Institute. The lovely Christine Ditri, a
yoga instructor at LIFE Yoga and Shanti Shala, will be leading a FREE
yoga class. Following this hour long class, brunch will be served! Bring
your own yoga mat or towel. For more information and to RSVP please
email
kmoran@tulane.edu.
This event is funded by the Wirtz Costello Family Fund. Established in
2006, this fund supports educational programs promoting awareness on
current health and social issues pertaining to college women sponsored
by the Newcomb College Institute.
March 29: IN Exchange: Creating a Sustainable World While Supporting Tulane Students
Noon at the Newcomb College Institute, 43 Newcomb Place (Newcomb House)
IN Exchange is the non-profit, fair trade store located in the
Lavin-Bernick Center that aims to empower women from economically
disadvantaged populations and promote sustainability through fair wages
and employment opportunities. IN Exchange supports the Fair Trade
Universities Initiative and a new scholarship fund for students who want
to travel and learn about fair trade. Learn how you can support
and get involved with IN Exchange.
Fair trade chocolate and coffee will be served.
City Hall Fellows Application Now Available
Application deadline: April 12
City Hall Fellows is a non-partisan national service corps training the
next generation of leaders for America's cities; this cohort will be
working in San Francisco. The 12-month, paid, post-college
Fellowship integrates hands-on experience working within the highest
levels of local government with intensive training in how cities work.
The Fellowship is open to students of all majors. A detailed overview of
the Fellowship, as well as application materials and instructions, are
on our website,
http://www.cityhallfellows.org. The Fellowship year begins on approximately August 1, 2012 and runs through the end of July 2013.
Our staff, Fellows, and alumni will be visiting campuses over the next 6
weeks. We also will be hosting several free, live webinars for students
we are unable to meet in person. Dates for all of these events are
posted on the Apply section of our website. Email Founder &
Executive Director Bethany Henderson
bethany@cityhallfellows.org with questions.
STEM Grants available for students from the National Science Foundation
Deadline: April 17
The NSF and Louisiana Board of Regents are offering grants to women
and underrepresented minority students in STEM fields at Louisiana
universities. The grants pay for students to work with professors
employed at Louisiana universities ($4,000 for the student and $500 for
the faculty member) over one to three semesters (or summer). The
deadline is April 17, 2012. The link to the application is at
http://web.laregents.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/SURE-RFA-2012.pdf.
Tulane's Women and Youth Supporting Each Other (WYSE) Needs Mentors
Tulane's Women and Youth Supporting Each Other (WYSE) is a national
program and has only been at Tulane for two years, so it is an exciting
time to join and help our branch flourish in the New Orleans region.
WYSE is a curriculum-based mentorship program where Tulane students
mentor middle school girls at Langston Hughes Academy. We build personal
relationships with the girls and provide them with the support and
tools to be confident and well-informed young women. Each week, two
mentors lead a structured session that includes a variety of topics such
as body image, healthy and unhealthy relationships, decision
making, future options, personally identity, healthy lifestyles, sexual
health, and issues relevant to women today (e.g. domestic abuse, female
empowerment, and mental health), etc. Being a part of WYSE is an
amazing experience that gives mentors the opportunity to bond with other
Tulane women while making a huge impact on a young girl's life.
We are looking for enthusiastic, committed women to be mentors for the Fall 2012 semester.
Click here for the application for new mentors, due April 10th. For more information check out
wyse.org or email
tulanewyse@gmail.com with any questions.
GSL presents: One Million Bones Campaign Against Genocide: Film Screening & Art Activism Event
Help support the One Million Bones initiative in New Orleans!
Join us for a night of awareness and activism sponsored by Tulane’s
Global Service League
Tuesday, March 20th from 7-9p.m. in the LBC StibbsRoom to
learn about One Million Bones’ campaign and efforts. One Million Bones
is an international art exhibit raising awareness about mass atrocities
occurring the Congo, Sudan, and Burma. The night will include bone
making, a film screening, and delicious,
free food from Reginellis! Each
bone created will generate a $1 donation towards relief work in the
Congo. Come out and get involved! For more info., contact
Dominique:
dranieri@tulane.edu or visit
www.onemillionbones.org.
GSL presents: Invisible Children Film Screening & Speaker Event: Kony 2012
Come to the newest Invisible Children film screening of "Joseph Kony 2012"
on Mon. March 19th at 6 PM in the LBC Qatar Ballroom. Learn
more about this organization, join the dialogue on this hot-button
issue, and bring your questions to ask the presenters. We will also have
a guest speaker from Uganda, where Invisible Children focuses its
efforts. Invisible Children merchandise will be available for
sale.FOOD PROVIDED for you by Tulane's Global Service League. GSL
will also host a follow-up, multi-perspective, round table discussion
of the issue later in the week, exact time, date, and location TBA at
the film screening. For more information, contact Mossie at
mlierle@tulane.edu.
Applications are now open for Global Service League leadership positions for 2012-2013
All candidates must complete the google form via the link below by
5 PM Friday, March 23rd. An online election will follow shortly.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGZsRUw2RUxBb3FTeFE4T0tTZ3lxbGc6MQ#gid=0
Please email
cgalley@tulane.edu for
a detailed description of the responsibilities of each
position. The positions are as follows: Core Team Captain, Core
Team Secretary, Core Team Treasurer, General Core Member (2 spots
available), Health Committee Chair, Education Committee Chair, Human
Rights in Crisis Committee Chair, Economic Opportunity Committee Chair.
We look forward to holding online elections the week of March 26th and
welcoming the new Core Team by April 2nd!
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