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October 8, 2012
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.
TONIGHT! Film "Reflections Unheard: Black Women in Civil Rights"
Monday, October 8, 7-9pm
Richardson Building, Room 117
The Anna Julia Cooper Project on Gender, Race & Politics in the
South will be screening the new documentary “Reflections Unheard: Black
Women in Civil Rights.” This documentary focuses on the marginalization
of black women between the intersections of Black Power and Feminist
ideologies from Civil Rights up to present day. The screening will be
followed by a discussion with the film's creator and producer, Nev
Nnaji. For more information on the film, check out the Yellow Kat
Productions website at http://yellokatproductions.com/category/reflections-unheard/ or contact Sarah Kugler at skugler@tulane.edu. Sponsored by The Newcomb College Institute.
Newcomb Grants for Students: Information Sessions
October 8, 4pm-5pm
October 9, 5pm-6pm
October 10, 10am-11am
Lavin-Bernick Center, Room 209
Full-time undergraduate women are invited to submit proposals for
funding in support of academic research, conference attendance or
community engagement projects. Learn more at http://tulane.edu/newcomb/grants.cfm
or attend one of these information sessions. Deadline to submit a
proposal for spring and/or summer 2013 funding is November 1. Can’t
attend a session? Request an appointment or send your questions to jmulvihi@tulane.edu
The Global Health Leaders Across Multicultural Women: First Official Meeting
Monday, October 8, 8pm
Newcomb College Institute
Come join the Global Health Leaders Across Multicultural Women (GLAM)
for our first official meeting as a Newcomb Student Organization! Please
come to our ice cream/dessert social Monday, Oct 8 at 8pm at the
Newcomb College Institute and meet other interested students! The
purpose of GLAM is to create a sustainable network of undergraduate
students to enhance and encourage leadership development for
multicultural women who are interested in working in public health or
health policy field. The goal is to build pre-professional skills and
create opportunities for career and leadership paths.
Women in Science Social Meeting
Tuesday, October 9, 8pm
Newcomb College Institute
Come on by to learn about opportunities for involvement with WIS, eat
some delicious food from Felipe's, and play a science-themed game!
Film Screening: "MAESTRA"
Tuesday, October 9, 8pm
Jones 102
MAESTRA is a 33-minute documentary that explores the experience of nine
women who, as young girls, taught on the Cuban Literacy Campaign of
1961. Almost half of the campaign’s 250,000 volunteer teachers were
under 18 and over half of them were women. Through current day
interviews from in their homes in Havana, archival film footage and
still photos, we look at this moment and how it changed their lives.
This event is sponsored by the Anna Julia Cooper Project on Gender, Race
and Politics in the South and by the Cuban and Caribbean Studies
Institute.
Looking to learn new digital media skills or just need a computer?
The Collat Media Lab is a Mac lab stocked with some of the latest
digital media software applications, including Photoshop, Illustrator,
InDesign and Dreamweaver CS6 and Final Cut Pro X. Video cameras
and flip cams are also available for checkout. Stop by and visit
the lab on the second floor of the Caroline Richardson Building.
For more information, visit us online at http://collatlab.tulane.edu.
Hours: Monday: 10am-8pm; Tuesday: 10am-10pm;
Wednesday: 10am-10pm; Thursday: 10am-10pm; Friday:
10am-7pm; Saturday: 10am-5pm
New Hours for the Nadine Vorhoff Library
Visit the Vorhoff during our new extended hours. Located in the
Caroline Richardson Building, it's the perfect place to study or catch
up on some leisure reading.
Monday - Thursday 9am-10pm
Friday 9am-5pm
Saturday 10am-4pm
Sunday 12pm-4pm
Looking for Newcomb Jewelry?
New Orleans jewelry designer and Newcomb College alumna Mignon Faget
(NC ’55) created a collection of jewelry in sterling silver and
14K gold exclusively for Newcomb students and alumnae. The
collection includes rings, pins, necklaces and earrings with acorn and
oak tree motifs from the lovely oaks on the Newcomb campus. This
jewelry is available only at the Newcomb College Institute, Newcomb
Alumnae Office, 1326 Audubon Street, Bldg. No. 79 on the Tulane campus
map. Please call or email Graci, 504.865.5565, or grickerf@tulane.edu. For more information, visit http://tulane.edu/newcomb-alumnae/gifts/mignon-faget-collection.cfm. Cash/Check/VISA/MC accepted.
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