The Office of Student Life and Leadership Development and CCNY schools and divsions are celebrating Women’s History Month 2024 with many events.
The City College of New York’s Office of Student Life and Leadership Development is celebrating Women’s History Month with Women's Herstory Month Events including an art exhibition, movie screening, honorary wall and more. CCNY students can register by signing into their Student Life account here.
Tamiko White, author of “Careers in the Fashion Industry,” will be in the NAC Ballroom on March 5 from 5-7 p.m. promoting her book, and the first 25 guests will receive a free copy. On March 7, the CCNY Women Make Art Exhibition, co-sponsored by CCNY Libraries and the Alumni Association, will showcase artwork continuing a 17-year tradition at the college.
The screening of “American Symphony,” the award-winning documentary featuring Jon Baptiste and Suleika Jaouad, will take place on March 14 from 4-7 p.m. in the NAC Ballroom. The National Marrow Donor Program co-sponsored the event and free food will be provided.
The Unveiling of the Women’s Herstory Month Honorary Wall will take place on March 19 from 12-2 p.m. in the NAC Rotunda. Participants will learn about the history of inventors, artists and other significant women throughout history. From 5-8 p.m. in the NAC Ballroom, the Beauty Justice Fair, co-sponsored by We Act, will feature clean beauty products with giveaways, makeovers and free food.
On March 21 from 12-2 p.m. in the NAC Ballroom, the Women’s Herstory Month Mocktail Sip and Paint will allow participants to recreate a painting commemorating Women’s History Month while enjoying delicious mocktails and free food.
A list of Women’s History Month events follows from CCNY’s schools and divisions:
- On March 7, from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Center for Worker Education Auditorium, a book release and reception for Jenny Saavedra author of “Suelta el Miedo, No Estás Sola,” hosted by the Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at CWE, will take place. The event is free and in Spanish. RSVP at vargasher2@gmail.com .
- On March 8, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at CCNY, Carlos Aguasaco, professor and chair in the Department of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences at CWE, is co-sponsoring “Forum on Law and Justice: Empowerment of Women” with Judge Carmen Velásquez.
- On March 12, from 9-10 a.m., the Zahn Innovation Center in partnership with Standard Chartered brings you a virtual expert talk featuring Nyalleng Moorosi, a senior researcher at Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research (DAIR) Institute. Register here for “Centering the Margins - How the algorithm builder affects model capabilities.”
- On March 12, from 4-6 p.m. in Shepard Hall, Room 350, the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership presents “Book Talk: From Homemakers to Breadwinners to Community Leaders.” Author Norma Fuentes-Mayorga, director of Latin American and Latino Studies (LALS), will discuss her new book. RSVP to the free event here.
The Colin Powell School also appointed Psychology Professor Adeyinka Akinsulure-Smith as the inaugural Mabel Shelby Fellow. The new fellowship, supported by a generous gift from Sally and Tom Kitch in honor of Sally’s mother, invests in faculty doing research on topics related to women and gender studies. Akinsulure-Smith’s new research examines the impact of the migrant crisis in New York City on women from sub-Saharan African countries.
It also offers the Women's and Gender Studies Program that engages students in the discovery and exploration of feminist perspectives on culture and society. Learn more here.
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