2020-21 Academic Year

Rest and Renew Around the World, Craft As You Are, and Other Events and Opportunities, 3/2-3/16

March 02, 2021

Dear Students,

Spring Forward: Rest and Renew Around the World is off to a great start! Have you participated yet? And looking ahead, be sure to save the date for our next Awakening Our Democracy panel, Racial Justice Outlook: Possibilities of Progress in 2021 and Beyond on Thursday, 3/18 at 4 PM. Stay tuned for more information!

University Life Events and Opportunities (All events are ET)

Other Events and Opportunities

  • The Protest and The Recuperation: A Preview. The Forum is proud to partner with the Wallach Art Gallery to present a public preview of their Summer 2021 exhibition, The Protest and The Recuperation, curated by Director and Chief Curator Betti-Sue Hertz. The work on view, which includes an artist's video, a sculpture, and nine reproductions of works in the exhibition, is visible from the sidewalks along Broadway and W. 125th St. now through 4/4. 
  • NYC Covid-19 Oral History, Narrative and Memory Archive volunteer opportunity. Since March 2020, the project team has conducted nearly 400 oral history sessions with New Yorkers from across the five boroughs. As the current phase of the project nears completion, they are seeking applications for volunteers interested in supporting the editing and analysis of our interview transcripts. Apply here!
  • Peace and Presence: Trauma Informed and Restorative Yoga. Through a gentle series of yoga exercises with research-backed benefits to survivors of various traumas, participants explore the resilience of their bodies, experiencing ways to reinhabit their bodies safely, calm their minds, experience emotions directly, and begin to feel a sense of strength and control. Register here for Friday, 3/5, 4-5 PM.
  • Peace and Presence: Drawing and Language. This workshop will focus on creating a Circle of Protection, fostering a safe sense of one's own boundaries through self-created imagery. Participants can choose any drawing materials before class (i.e. pens, pencils, markers, crayons, or paint). Thursday, 3/4, 3:30-5:00 PM. 
  • Craft As You Are with Alice! No agenda, except to bring whatever art or craft you're working on or like to do. Share your art and gab with us! Thursday, 3/4, 6-7 PM. Join here - no registration required.
  • Peace and Presence: Mindful Meditation. Throughout the workshop, participants will learn meditative practices that support grounding oneself, and cultivating a sense of inner safety. This class is led by Senior Psychologist Addette Williams from Columbia University's Counseling and Psychological Services. Friday, 3/5, 11:45 AM-1:00 PM. Register here.
  • Identity & Inclusion Series: Unconscious Bias. Through presentation, discussion and interactive dialogue exercises, this workshop offers an overview of unconscious bias: the neural processes that guide our snap judgments, as well as strategies for mitigating implicit assumptions. Monday, 3/8, 5-7 PM. Register here.
  • Building Blocks for Sustainability. This panel, part of SPS’s Frame Your Future series, will explore the ideas and building blocks of delivering more sustainable and equitable built environments in metropolitan areas. Monday, 3/8, 6-6:45 PM. Register here.

Learn more on University Life’s website, Instagram and Facebook, and reach out to [email protected] with additional thoughts any time.

Have a great week,

Joseph Defraine Greenwell, Ed.D.
Vice President for Student Affairs
Office of University Life
Gender Pronouns: He/Him/His

Ixchel Rosal
Associate Vice President for Student Life
Office of University Life
Gender Pronouns: She/Her/Hers