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THIS WEEK: National Poetry Month in Events + Opportunities

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Events

Mon., April 6       Bill Marimow, the top editor at The Philadelphia Inquirer, is coming to JPW 309 Media Ethics class from 12:30 to 1:50 p.m. in Bliss 31:  there are seats available for guests to come and hear this two-time Pulitzer Prize winner.

Tues., April 7      War of the Words: Come to a fun / serious / silly debate on topics such as Rap vs. Opera, between TCNJ’s Society for Parliamentary Debate and the Philosophy Club at 5 pm in the Social Science Atrium.  Food and Prizes, and opportunities for everyone to participate in the arguments.

Tues., April 7      Dr. Peter Brooks, an extremely accomplished scholar from Princeton University, will give a talk entitled “Persons and Optics:  The Idea of Character in Literary Study” at 5:30 in the Library Auditorium.

Wed., April 8       Study Abroad 101 for students thinking about applying for study abroad, at 2 pm in 130 Social Science 

Wed., April 8       Main Streets and Mental Health: Comments from the Main Street NJ Study by Dr. Mindi Fullilove, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University, at 5 pm in Education 115

Thurs., April 9     Celebration of Russian Poetry (with translation) at 4 pm in Business 122, with Dean Rifkin, Dr. Jens, and Ms. Colleen Lucey.  Refreshments will be served.

Thurs., April 9     “Discriminatory Design: From Park Bench to Lab Bench,” a lecture by Dr. Ruha Benjamin, at 5 pm in the Library Auditorium.

Fri., April 10        Slam Down the Walls Slam Poetry Competition at 8:30 pm in Bliss Lounge

Sun., April 12      Net Impact is hosting TCNJ’s first ever Social Innovation Challenge. The event will be on Sunday April 12 @ 1-4 pm in the School of Business LoungeLearn more about the event at its Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1620141154888823/

 

Opportunities

Isles, Inc. founded in 1981, is a community development and environmental organization based in Trenton, New Jersey. With a mission to foster self-reliant families and healthy, sustainable communities, they design and develop effective services that support this mission and share what they learn with others who can make a difference.  Isles Youth Build is recruiting mentors and offering them an AmeriCorps position.  Participants can receive an education award after mentoring a youth.  For more information contact Esther Brahmi at 609-341-4772 or ebrahmi@isles.org and visit isles.org

Introduction to the new Rutgers University MA Program in Political Science – United Nations and Global Policy Studies: Tuesday April 7 12:30-1:50 in SSB 223.  Explore graduate study in international affairs through a learning partnership between Rutgers University, UN agency personnel and diplomatic representatives, and members of the internationally-oriented private sector, including law firms and NGOS.

Contact

School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Social Sciences Building, Room 302
The College of New Jersey
P.O. Box 7718
2000 Pennington Rd.
Ewing, NJ 08628

609.771.3434
hss@tcnj.edu

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