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President's Message President’s Message his fall, the Hofstra Cultural Center and various departments of Hofstra University offer our community an exceptionally Toutstanding schedule of academic conferences, symposia, lectures, performances and other events. The highlights of this fall are, as always, the scholarly conferences and symposia hosted by the Hofstra Cultural Center. Our nationally renowned Department of Religion brings to campus scholars from across the country for The Politics of Religion-Making in October, and in November three days of lectures, screenings, an exhibition and a concert illuminate the cultural influence ofBond, James Bond: The World of 007. In December the Joan and Arnold Saltzman Community Services Center brings together experts to study the timely issue of College Student Mental Health: Psychological, Institutional and Legal Issues. Hofstra’s stages and theaters come alive with compelling and acclaimed productions, from Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge to Camille, to an original play written by Hofstra alumnus Elliott Levine commemorating the sacrifices of Vietnam veterans, The Remembered, to a re-telling of the history of Levittown as part of the celebration of our first suburb’s 60th anniversary. Hofstra’s Department of Music presents jazz, chamber and choral music, opera and an orchestra for a full selection of concerts, and the Hofstra University Museum launches a new series of public programs and the exhibition American Perspectives: 1907-1992 in the Emily Lowe Gallery. The lectures we offer our students, faculty and community examine subjects as diverse as education, science, foreign policy, law, religion and culture, and the fourth year of our celebrated “Great Writers, Great Readings” series features novelist Edmund White, Man Booker Prize winner Kiran Desai, and Peruvian poet and novelist Antonio Cisneros. As always, the fall brings celebrated annual traditions, such as the Italian Experience Festival and Homecoming. This year, we welcome back Hofstra alumnus and theatrical legend Joe Corcoran, who brings the New York City cast of his long-running production of Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding to Hofstra for a one-night engagement to benefit student scholarships. As you review the schedule of events, you are sure to find something to enlighten and engage you this fall at Hofstra University. We hope to see you on campus. Sincerely, Stuart Rabinowitz President Hofstra Cultural Center he Hofstra Cultural Center (HCC), an organization unique to American universities, was founded in 1976. The HCC Tis an organization that includes conferences, symposia and performing arts programs, theater programs, music programs, Hofstra University Museum and the Long Island Studies Institute. In addition, scholarly journals and proceedings of Hofstra Cultural Center conferences and symposia are published. The activities of each of these units augment the offerings of the academic departments of the University by developing educational programs related to the cultural and interdisciplinary experiences of American and international students, faculty, staff and alumni. The Hofstra Cultural Center plans and coordinates conferences in the fields of humanities, business, law and the sciences to promote the University as an international arena of scholarly thought and to foster Long Island as a cultural entity. It has received international recognition for many of its conferences, most notably for its Presidential Conference series, which began in 1982. HOFSTRA CULTURAL CENTER Conferences, lectures, theater performances and concerts are open to presents the Hofstra family and the community at large. BOND, JAMES BOND: THE WORLD OF 007 The adventures of James Bond have been entertaining readers and For further information or a calendar of future events, call the moviegoers around the world for decades. This symposium will HCC at (516) 463-5669, or visit www.hofstra.edu/culture. delve into many fascinating aspects of James Bond. Scheduled events include the screening of a number of the Bond films; panel discussions on various topics, including Bond villains, Bond women Conferences, Symposia and Bond gadgets; examination of Bond on the page and Bond on the big screen; with the participation of a celebrity or two associated with and Workshops the Bond films. Invited guests include: Robert Davi, who played Franz Sanchez in HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF RELIGION Licence to Kill; Raymond Benson, author of The James Bond Bedside and the Companion; Lee Pfeiffer, author of The Essential James Bond: An Authorized Guide to the World of 007; and Lois Gresh, co-author of HOFSTRA CULTURAL CENTER The Science of James Bond. present Dates: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday THE POLITICS OF RELIGION-MAKING November 6, 7 and 8 This conference aims to create a forum for discussing the historical Admission: Fee and contemporary politics of religion-making. There is a growing scholarship dedicated to rethinking the politics of religion- Related Events: making in ways that demonstrate the shortcomings of the standard FILM Festival religion/secular paradigm. The goal of this conference is to initiate a productive engagement between theoretically oriented and Tuesdays with Bond empirically grounded approaches in the study of religion in order A series of Bond films with commentary. to better understand the politics underlying the various projects of Dates: Tuesdays, October 16, 23, 30, November 6 religion-making. Time: 7 p.m. Dates: Thursday, Friday and Saturday Location: Student Center Theater October 4, 5 and 6 Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center Admission: Fee North Campus Admission: Free Licence to Swing: The Music of James Bond Date/Time: Friday, November 9, 8 p.m. Location: Monroe Lecture Center Theater To receive a detailed schedule of events and subscription information, please California Avenue, South Campus complete and mail the information request card at the back of this brochure or contact the corresponding department for details on each event. For additional information, see page 19. JOAN AND ARNOLD SALTZMAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND SERVICES CENTER, ALLIED HUMAN SERVICES, STUDENT COUNSELING SERVICES OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT and the presents HOFSTRA CULTURAL CENTER present CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS: COLLEGE STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH: PSYCHOLOGICAL, INSTITUTIONAL AND Know Me, Know My Name, A Youth Leadership LEGAL ISSUES Institute: Students Helping Students This conference brings together experts from the various areas to Students in grades 7 and 8 will have an opportunity to speak out and describe, discuss and integrate the many issues involved in the be heard on issues facing young people, issues not usually covered in mental health treatment of college students. In addition, preliminary the classroom, but inextricably linked to academic success. recommendations for the development of updated standards of care Date/Time: Tuesday, October 16, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. for college administrators, mental health professionals and their Location: Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center students will be formulated. North Campus Dates: Thursday and Friday, December 6 and 7 Fee: $30 Admission: Fee How to Build the Master Schedule For more information on the above conferences, please Designed to teach secondary-level staff how to build call the Hofstra Cultural Center at (516) 463-5669 or visit a master schedule. www.hofstra.edu/culture. Date/Time: Thursday, October 18, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Location: Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center LGBT STUDIES PROGRAM North Campus in cooperation with the Fee: $100 HOFSTRA CULTURAL CENTER presents Safer Homes, More Livable Communities: QUEER EXOTICISM: The Second LGBT Symposium Design Strategies for Aging in Place Going abroad to “let your hair down” sometimes means doing what co-sponsored by you don’t dare do at home. Similarly, novels and movies often depict Hofstra University Gerontology Program the experience abroad as the venture into “Queer Exoticism” that and you never knew tempted you. Scholars come together to discuss the AARP undercurrents and meaning of Queer Exoticism. Many of Long Island’s homeowners are living in homes they Dates/Time: Thursday and Friday, October 11 and 12 purchased when they were 20 years younger. Professionals will 9 a.m.-6 p.m. share information and strategies for improving home safety for Location: Rochelle and Irwin A. Lowenfeld Conference people who are aging in place. This conference will be of interest and Exhibition Hall to architects, developers and builders, real estate brokers, interior Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library designers, geriatric care managers, and gerontologists. 10th Floor, South Campus Date/Time: Thursday, October 25, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Admission: Fee Location: Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center North Campus For more information, please call Dr. David Powell at Fee: $75 (516) 463-5485 or visit www.hofstra.edu/lgbt. HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR CONTINUING Autism Spectrum Disorder This conference focuses on assessment/curriculum integration/ EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT intervention planning in the general education setting and intends to and the develop understanding, skills and strategies for parents and general HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY MUSEUM educators. present Date/Time: Tuesday, October 30, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Conservation Symposium Location: Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center Join us for this stimulating and informative symposium as we explore North Campus three aspects of the world of conservation. Fee: $115 per person Date/Time: Saturday,
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