Open to New College students only

Email Cathy Cuthbertson at cuthbertson@ncf.edu to RSVP 

Dr. Schlossberg is an expert in the field of life transitions and the ways that people manage life changes. Her lecture will provide tips and strategies for students who want to learn more about creatively coping with change, especially the transition from graduation to the world of work and graduate school. As part of the presentation she will interview two New College alums (Stacy Greene '10 and Megan Jourdan '07) encouraging them to shed light on how they navigated life after New College. What worked? What didn't? And why? All spring 2013 graduates are encouraged to RSVP. The lecture is sponsored by the Center for Career Education.

Free and open to the public; no reservations necessary

Louisiana State University's Trevor McGuire, a New College alumnus, will present the Natural Sciences Seminar "The Combinatorics of Ideals with Monomial and Binomial Generators." For nearly 200 years, invariant theory has had some place in mathematics; sometimes it has been at the forefront, and other times it was nearly forgotten. Much research has been done in applying tools from commutative algebra and combinatorics to the theory of monomial and binomial ideals. In fact, in their 2005 book, "Combinatorial Commutative Algebra," Miller and Sturmfels put the new branch of math on firm footing and extensively outlined the combinatorial theory behind free resolutions of monomial ideals and binomial ideals. When one reads the separate theories, though, it is clear that they are distantly related, but the current literature does not outline the connection between the two. In this talk, we will give exactly the relation between the two, and we will discuss free resolutions of ideals that have monomial and binomial generators and show that the new theory reduces to the two known theories. We will begin with an overview of resolutions and primarily discuss concrete examples on our way to the statement of the overarching theorem. All ideals discussed will be contained in a polynomial ring over a field of characteristic zero and will typically have three variables. Only a understanding of kernels of homomorphisms and basic definitions from algebra and graph theory will be assumed.

Open to New College faculty and staff only

Susan Bright, Visiting Fellow, New College of Oxford, Professor of Land Law and McGregor Fellow will give the talk "'Part Ownership': Where Does This Fit in Housing Discourse?" Why does home ownership matter to people? What are some of the ways in which the English government has developed new forms of low-cost home ownership? This talk will describe one particularly problematic model that is commonly known as 'part buy, part rent,' and will illustrate how a failure to understand how law works can create real injustices. We encourage you to bring your lunch; light refreshments will be provided by the President's Office.

During the festival, daily rehearsals and pre-concert lectures are open to the public at the Mildred Sainer Pavilion, where La Musica has been in residence since 1992. Rehearsals are free for series subscribers and New College faculty, staff and students. All other pay $50 for a festival pass to all rehearsals or $10 for a daily pass. Click here for a complete rehearsal schedule.

Free and open to the public; call 941-487-4888 for more information

Join panelists from the American Association of University Women (AAUW), New College of Florida and the local community to discuss the importance of negotiating your first salary, disparities in pay and how gender influences our experiences in the workforce. Co-sponsored by the New College Gender Studies Program and the AAUW. Light refreshments will be provided. Panelists include:

- Jane Blanchard, former president, Sarasota/Manatee NOW
- Sarah Hernandez, professor of sociology at NCF
- Diane Schrier, director of public policy for FLAAUW
- Miriam L. Wallace, professor of English/director of Gender Studies Program at NCF
- Rachel Weisman, 4th-year student at NCF

New College Fitness Center/Athletic Field

Free for current New College and Ringling College students; $10 all others

For more information, visit the Facebook event page or email Michael Long at michael.long@ncf.edu.

Note: The football game has been rescheduled for 1:30 p.m.

The intellectual hippies of New College and starving art students from Ringling College will converge for one common purpose on April 7th: to provide Sarasota with the most ironic flag football game known to man. The game will be played with passion and determination. This is not a joke. The Presidents of both Colleges, Larry Thompson, and Donal B. O'Shea have a lot riding on the outcome. The college president of the losing team is exiled to 20 minutes in a dunk tank after the game. Free admission for current students at NCF and RCAD. For all others, admission is $10. Includes BBQ and beverages all day. All proceeds go directly to the American Cancer Society. Support Sarasota's finest colleges and the American Cancer Society.

Selby Public Library, Jack J. Geldbart Auditorium

Free and open to the public

Call 941-861-1140 for more information

As part of the Selby Library's Books & Coffee program, Glenn R. Cuomo will give a talk on the book "The Blind Side of the Heart," a powerful narrative of the waning Weimar era in Germany and the story of a family's transition, written by Julia Franck. Cuomo is professor of German language and literature at New College of Florida. Books & Coffee is supported by the Friends of Selby Public Library. Visit selbylibraryfriends.org for more information.

New College Bayfront, 351 College Drive

Tickets $150; reserve online at donate.ncf.edu/pique-nique or call 941-487-4800

The New College Library Association presents the 30th Annual Pique Nique sur la Baie, a luncheon and fashion show by The Met, on Wednesday, April 10, at 11 a.m. The event will take place under tents on the New College of Florida bayfront behind College Hall and feature professional models and lunch catered by Michael's on East. Proceeds will benefit New College Library Association. For more information, contact the New College Foundation at 941-487-4800 or foundation@ncf.edu. Sponsored by Sarasota Magazine.

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