Chae Auditorium, Heiser Natural Sciences Complex, 500 College Drive

 

Open to New College students, staff and faculty only

 

David Allen will be offering a free, private seminar on time management and organizational skills for New College faculty, staff and students only on Thursday, January 31, from 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. To register for this special session, please call or email Tess Herschman at the New College Foundation, therschman@ncf.edu or 487-4800.   

 

Celebrate Sarasota's water history and heritage at the Sarasota Oral History Project viewing and reception. New College of Florida students will present six oral history interview excerpts from residents who grew up in the area. Meet and mingle with the interview subjects, students and fellow community members. Refreshments will be provided. Free and open to the public. Presented by New College and Sarasota County. Visit sarasotaoralhistory.com for more information.

 

Open to the New College community only
For information, call 941-487-4888

 

New College of Florida will be hosting the first annual Gender Studies Symposium on February 2, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The symposium, sponsored by the New College Feminist Alliance and the Gender Studies Program, was designed for students and by students, with faculty support. The symposium aims to highlight the work being done within the Gender Studies program and to promote dialogue across disciplines. This symposium also seeks to provide students with the opportunity to present their work in a conference setting with assistance from faculty and staff. The symposium will incorporate presentations from four students: third-year Rosalind Kichler, fourth-year Emily Ryan, fourth-year Lauren Brown and third-year Catherine Wolf. These presentations will span numerous disciplines in order to address contemporary work done within the Gender Studies program as well as religion, media studies and the social sciences. Student organizers include fourth-years Brie McLemore (Anthropology/Gender Studies AOC), Kyra Berman-Gestring (Art/Gender Studies AOC), Deirdre Johnson (Art History/Gender Studies AOC) and Erin Jayes (Literature/Gender Studies AOC). The symposium also received much support from faculty and staff, including, but not limited to, Professor Miriam Wallace, Gender Studies Program Coordinator Alice Shipman and Professor Emily Fairchild.

Isermann Gallery, Caples Fine Arts Complex, 5313 Bay Shore Road

 

Free and open to the public
Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday, 12-5 p.m.

 

The New College of Florida Art AOC proudly presents the 2013 New College of Florida Juried Student Art Exhibition. The annual exhibition, which opens to the public February 4 and is on view through March 29, features a wide selection of student artwork celebrating the scope and talent of students' most recent creative pursuits. A reception and awards ceremony for the artists is scheduled for Thursday, February 7, 6:30-8 p.m. Awards will be presented at 7 p.m. with a talk by this year's juror, Michael Wyshock, professor of art at Ringling College of Art and Design. The event is sponsored by a generous donation from Art & Frame of Sarasota.

Mildred Sainer Pavilion, 5313 Bay Shore Road

 

Free and open to the public
RSVP required due to limited seating; call 941-361-4065 or email hottopics@heraldtribune.com by February 4

 

As part of the annual Hot Topics series, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and New College of Florida present "Sarasota's New Guard: A Conversation with Sarasota City Manager Tom Barwin and Police Chief Bernadette DiPino." Learn what these high-profile leaders have in store for local government and hear their aspirations for the community. Herald-Tribune Opinion Editor Tom Tryon will serve as moderator.

Counseling & Wellness Center, 5805 Bay Shore Road 

 

Free and open to the public

Call 941-487-4254 for more information

 

The New College Student Alliance, University of South Florida Sarasota Manatee Student Government Association and the Counseling & Wellness Center present the 2013 Fun and Fitness Expo, February 6, from 1-5 p.m. The event kick-off will take place in Hamilton Center, from 11-1 p.m. The expo will take place in front of the Counseling & Wellness Center with free food, massage, live music, fitness demos, free HIV testing, eye-sight screening, acupuncture, aerial yoga, a rock wall and more. Come for your chance to win prizes including a tandem skydive, scuba certification and ten minutes in a flight simulator.

Black Box Theater, Hamilton Center, 5850 General Dougher Place

 

Free and open to the public; reservations highly recommended due to limited seating
Reserve online at donate.ncf.edu/events or call 941-487-4888
Visit newmusicnewcollege.org for more info

 

New College alumna Erica Gressman returns to New College to present her master's thesis performance from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, "Wall of Skin." This multimedia theatrical piece is emotional and stunning; and Gressman will talk about the concepts and execution after the performance. As a New College student, Gressman performed twice in NMNC Crossroads concerts as drummer, vocalist, and keyboardist (simultaneously) for the student band Tyger Beat.

 

 

 

Note to New College students: Gressman will share her post-New College experiences with current students at an informal lunch meeting called "Artistic Life Beyond New College." The talk will take place in Ham Center cafeteria, Feb. 8, at 12 p.m. Open to New College students only.

 

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