January 26, 2014 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Staten Island, 10301
On Sunday, Jan. 26 at 3 p.m. in Spiro 2, please join the Anthropology Department and the Staten Island Archaeological Society for a lecture by Larissa Bonfante on “Etruscan Influence in Ancient Europe.” Bonfante, professor emerita of classics at New York University, will talk about how the Etruscans adopted and combined many Greek customs with […]
On Monday, Jan. 27 at 4:30 p.m. in the Center for Academic and Career Engagement (Union, off the Atrium), a meeting will be held to discuss the formation of a group around the idea of disability awareness. The goal of creating this organization is to explore the concepts of disability awareness and access. If you […]
On Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 8 p.m. in Union 201, please join the Staten Island branch of the American Association of University Women for “What Goes Around,” an anti-bullying and violence prevention play performed by students from Petrides High School. The play addresses social attitudes about violence, gender identity and sexual orientation; sexual harassment; racial […]
On Thursday, Jan. 30 at 4:30 p.m. in Campus Hall 201, the Wagner Reading Group will discuss “Runaway,” a collection of short stories by Alice Munro, winner of last year’s Nobel Prize in Literature.
On Saturday, Feb. 1 from 2 to 6 p.m., join artist Ellen Coleman Izzo for a reception at the Wagner Gallery (Union Atrium) highlighting her exhibition, “The Homeless Memorial,” which will be on display through Saturday, Feb. 15. The Wagner Gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 to 4 p.m., with extended hours Thursday […]
February 3, 2014 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm, Staten Island, 10301
On Monday, Feb. 3 at 6 p.m. in Foundation Hall’s Manzulli Board Room, please join us for Wagner College’s annual Agent of Change Celebration as we commemorate the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This year’s MLK Agent of Change Award honors two members of the Wagner College community who embody King’s legacy […]
On Feb. 4 and 5, please join Wagner College voice instructor and international performing artist Anthony Turner for the New York premiere of “Who Am I?”, a song cycle composed by Mary Carol Warwick and inspired by “The Gathering,” an anthology of poems, prayers and meditations edited by Jeannine Otis. Performances are scheduled for Tuesday, […]
On Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 9 p.m. in Harbor View Hall’s Gatehouse Lounge, please join the Black Student Union for the first in a series of SpeakOut discussions, “Who is BSU?” The program will introduce students to BSU, its purpose and mission on campus, a BSU/Nubian Student Union timeline, the history of Black Concern (an […]
On Thursday, Feb. 6 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Kairos House, please join Campus Ministry for the first installment in its “Spirituality” discussion series, exploring the themes of spirituality and developing a spiritual identity in college. During this session, the group will explore the questions: What is spirituality? Why are people identifying as ‘spiritual […]
February 9, 2014 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, Staten Island, 10301
On Sunday, Feb. 9 at 3 p.m. in Spiro 2, please join the Anthropology Department and the Archaeology Society of Staten Island for a lecture by Nicola Sharratt, “Living and Dying through Political Turmoil: Excavations in a Terminal Tiwanaku (AD 950-1150) Village in the Moquegua Valley, Peru.” Sharratt is a post-doctoral fellow at the American Museum […]
On Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 9 p.m. in Harbor View Hall’s Gatehouse Lounge, please join the Black Student Union for the second in a series of SpeakOut discussions, “Blacks in the Media.” The discussion will talk about blacks in the media and the way they are portrayed and represented.
Panel Discussion: ‘Mary, Women and the Social Imaginary’
February 12, 2014 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
On Wednesday, Feb. 12 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in Union 201, please join Campus Ministry for a panel discusssion about “Mary, Women and the Social Imaginary.” Panelists will discuss how images of Mary, the mother of Jesus, influence the perception and expectations of women regarding sexuality, submission and suffering. Panelists will include philosophy professor […]
On Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 4:30 p.m. in the Knubel Chapel, Kairos House, please join us for a Faculty Forum presentation by biology professor Don Stearns, “Teaching Critical Thinking and Civic Thinking in a College Freshman Course.” As part of his ongoing research into critical thinking, Stearns will discuss the results of a 4-year research project […]
February 12, 2014 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm, Staten Island, 10301
On Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. in Spiro 2, please join the Black Student Union for a screening of the 90-minute HBO documentary film, “The Loving Story.” The movie tells the story of Richard and Mildred Loving, a mixed-race couple who moved to Virginia where, in the late 1950s, mixed-race marriages were probibited under […]
February 13, 2014 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm, Staten Island, 10301
A Winter Storm Warning issued by the National Weather Service for Thursday, Feb. 13, prompted Wagner College to reschedule its planned visit with civil rights organizer and education reform activist Robert P. Moses. We are pleased to announce that Mr. Moses will visit us, instead, on Wednesday, March 12. See this Web page for details. Bob Moses, one […]
On Thursday, Feb. 13 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Kairos House, please join Campus Ministry for the second installment in its “Spirituality” discussion series, exploring the themes of spirituality and developing a spiritual identity in college. During this session, the group will explore the questions: What is the role of social justice in spirituality? […]
February 14, 2014 @ 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm, Staten Island, 10301
On Friday, Feb. 14 (Valentine’s Day) from 12:15 to 1 p.m. (location TBA), please join Campus Ministry for a lunchtime conversation on the topic of “Love and Meaning.” On this day of love and appreciation, come explore these two questions: “What is love?” and “How does love give our lives meaning?” For information, email Steve […]
February 14, 2014 @ 11:00 pm - February 15, 2014 @ 12:30 am
On Friday, Feb. 14 at 11 p.m. in Harbor View Hall’s Gatehouse Lounge, please join Completely Student Productions for Dylan Thomas’s “Under Milk Wood.” (This production replaces “Almost, Maine.”) See the Luner on Theatre website for a synopsis. For more information, email Brian Falduto.
February 14, 2014 @ 11:00 pm - February 15, 2014 @ 12:30 am
On Friday, Feb. 14 at 11 p.m. in Harbor View Hall’s Gatehouse Lounge, please join Completely Student Productions for Dylan Thomas’s “Under Milk Wood.” (This production replaces “Almost, Maine.”) See the Luner on Theatre website for a synopsis. For more information, email Brian Falduto.
On Saturday, Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. in Harbor View Hall’s Gatehouse Lounge, please join Completely Student Productions for Dylan Thomas’s “Under Milk Wood.” (This production replaces “Almost, Maine.”) See the Luner on Theatre website for a synopsis. For more information, email Brian Falduto.
On Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 9 p.m. in Harbor View Hall’s Gatehouse Lounge, please join the Black Student Union for the third in a series of SpeakOut discussions, “Family, Sex and all the Rest.” This speakout will discuss black family dynamics, gender roles within the black community, and the history of relationships.
February 19, 2014 @ 8:00 pm - 9:35 pm, Staten Island, 10301
On Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 8 p.m. in Spiro 2, please join the Black Student Union for a screening of “Salute,” a 92-minute documentary film about the 1968 Summer Olympics, when track athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos gave the black power salute during their their medal ceremony, and the aftermath of their political gesture. […]
February 20, 2014 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Staten Island, 10301
On Thursday, Feb. 20 at 5 p.m. in Spiro 2, please join us for a screening of “Inequality for All,” a 91-minute documentary film in which former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich makes an eloquent and impassioned argument about how the devastating effects of America’s widening income inequality not only threaten the middle class but […]
On Thursday, Feb. 20 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Kairos House, please join Campus Ministry for the third installment in its “Spirituality” discussion series, exploring the themes of spirituality and developing a spiritual identity in college. During this session, the group will explore the questions: What does it mean to be spiritual? What role […]
February 21, 2014 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, Staten Island, 10301
On Friday, Feb. 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Foundation Hall’s Manzulli Boardroom, join us for a “Debating for Democracy” workshop, designed to provide novice and seasoned political activists with the tools and tactics they need to get their message across to policy makers, community leaders and the public. Participants will learn organizing […]
On Saturday, Feb. 22, please join the Wagner College Alumni Association for “Under the Big Top” at Circus Sarasota, 12th Street & Tuttle Avenue in Sarasota, Fla. Private lunch reception at 11:30 a.m., show at 2 p.m. Join alumni, parents, friends and family members for Circus Sarasota’s winter performance of “Wonderstruck.” Cost: $30 per person […]
On Sunday, Feb. 23 at 8 p.m. in Harbor View Hall’s Gatehouse Lounge, please join Completely Student Productions for a musical version of “The Full Monty,” with book by Wagner College Stanley Drama Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally, score by David Yazbek, directed by Brendan Stackhouse and Brian Falduto. Based on the 1997 British film of […]
On Monday, Feb. 24 at 1 p.m. in Main Hall 26, please join Sarah Donovan’s “Ethics, Gender & Society” class for a visit with Mark White, a prolific author who has written numerous books and journal articles about the relationship between philosophy, economics and law. White will talk about the connections between ethics, politics, pop […]
Please join us on Tuesday, Feb. 25 from 12 to 2 p.m. in the Union Atrium for the annual Black History Month Read-Aloud, sponsored by the Horrmann Library and the Coterie Book Club. If you would like to read a special passage during the Read-Aloud, please email Mariah Sherman.
On Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 3 p.m. in Wagner College’s Stage One studio theater, please join us for “ ‘Virginia Woolf’ Comes Home,” a panel discussion and short staged reading that will introduce Wagner College English professor Willard Maas and his wife Marie Menken, who inspired the lead characters in Edward Albee’s 1962 landmark drama, “Who’s […]
On Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. in Spiro 4, please join Wagner College’s Chai Society for the next program in its “Current Issues in Israeli Politics” series. Government professor and rabbi Abraham Unger will talk about “The Ultra Orthodox and the Israeli Army: What Defines National Service?” If you plan to attend, RSVP by […]
On Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 9 p.m. in the Campus Hall Performance Center, join the Wagner College Music Department and the Office of Co-Curricular Programs for the ninth annual Tribute to Black Music. The program will include performances by Wagner College Choir, the Chamber Singers, Stretto vocal ensemble, Espresso vocal jazz ensemble and the Wagner […]
On Thursday, Feb. 27 at 11:20 a.m. in Campus Hall 208, please join Katica Urbanc’s “Contemporary Hispanic Women Writers” class for a visit with Jose Ovejero, who will discuss his latest award-winning novel, “La Invencion del Amor (The Invention of Love).” The program will be delivered in Spanish.
