November 25, 2013
Newcomb College Institute-affiliated events:
Courses with Women in Mind: Spring 2014
Check out Courses with Women in Mind: Spring 2014,
compiled by Newcomb College Institute. This compelling list includes
all classes that examine gender, such as "Writing Captivity from Puritan
America to Modern Prisons," "Communication, Culture and Body:
Feminism," and "Psychobiology of Sexuality."
Newcomb Book Club
Friday, January 24, noon
Anna Many Lounge, Caroline Richardson Building
Looking for a good book to read over winter break? Join us for a
book discussion at the first Fridays at Newcomb of the spring! Free
books available.
This Spring's Zale-Kimmerling writer-in-residence will be Susan
Choi. She will be giving a reading on March 17, 2014. In anticipation
of her visit, we will be hosting a discussion of her book
A Person of Interest as
the first Fridays at Newcomb of the spring. Pick up a copy of the book
from the Newcomb College Institute before you leave campus this fall and
then join us on Friday, January 24 at noon in the Anna Many lounge of
the Caroline Richardson building for a discussion of the book. This
discussion will be open to all -- students, alumnae, interested
community members. Lunch will be provided. Please contact Laura Wolford
at
lwolford@tulane.edu if you have any questions.
Python Programming Workshop: Spring 2014
Have you ever wanted to make a game or web based app? Want to
play with the new RaspberryPi computers? No previous programming
knowledge required, Sign up
here
for free python workshops hosted by Women in Technology, Tuesday nights
at 5pm in the spring semester with prizes for the best projects and
most assignments completed. Python is a great introduction to
programming because it's simple to use and easy to read. See our
facebook group for more updates.
Other student-interest events:
Krav Maga
Tuesdays, 7pm
Hillel on Broadway
Hillel offers free Krav Maga lessons with a certified instructor
every Tuesday night at 7pm at Hillel on Broadway. Krav Maga is a form of
self-defense used to train the Israeli army. It emphasizes threat
neutralization with simultaneous defensive and offensive
maneuvers. All students are welcome.
Paris Capitale de la Mode: The History of a City's Association with the Fashion Industry
Monday, November 25, 6pm
Freeman Auditorium, Woldenberg Arts Center
Please join us for an illustrated talk by Louisiana native and Newcomb
College alumna, Professor Joan DeJean (University of Pennsylvania). In
the collective imagination today, Paris is fashion. And this idea has
been prevalent for nearly three and a half centuries. This lecture will
explore the history of the link between Paris and fashion, the reality
of what the fashion industry has meant to the French capital, and the
importance of the myth that advertises Paris and Parisians as the most
stylish city and the most fashionable people anywhere.
The lecture is free, open to the public and in English. It is made
possible by the Kathryn B. Gore Chair in French, the Department of
French and Italian, and Medieval and Early Modern Studies at Tulane
University. Contact
twikstro@tulane.edu for more information.
White House Internship Program
Deadline: Sunday, January 5, 2014
Do you know an emerging leader? Encourage them to apply to the White
House Internship Program! The White House Internship Program's mission
is to make the "People's House" accessible to future leaders from around
the nation and cultivate and prepare those devoted to public service
for future leadership opportunities. If you know of any such future
leaders, please ask them to visit
www.whitehouse.gov/internships for more information.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: SUNDAY, JANUARY 5, 2013 Email
internships_info@who.eop.gov for more information.
