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2012 Events
LGS End of the Year Dinner
Monday, May 7
5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.; Alumni House
Liang Fu Wang, Esq. |
LGS Guest Speaker:
"Using International Law to Fight for Human Rights" by Liang-fu Wang, J.D., LL.M, LL.B.
Wednesday, April 18
2:25-3:40 p.m., University Center, 213-214
Mr. Wang will discuss his participation, and his firm's participation, in several interesting and controversial international human rights cases, and will elaborate on legal system differences in the U.S., Taiwan, and China and their implications for human rights today. He will also offer students thoughts and insights on studying human rights law and pursuing a career as international human rights attorney.
LGS Cultural Experience: Ellis Island Immigration Museum
Friday, April 13
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.; Ellis Island
The Ellis Island Immigration Museum is a place where visitors can spend hours learning about Ellis Island's history - before, during, and after its heyday as America's premier immigration station. The museum also tells the stories of why so many people immigrated to America and what became of them after they arrived. Ellis Island has become a place where families and individuals celebrate and honor those family members who made the arduous journey to a new life in America. For more information, please visit the Ellis Island Immigration Museum’s website.
Ambassadorial Lecture:
“Brave New World – Global Tendencies, Challenges and Opportunities from Central European Perspectives”
Thursday, April 12
12:00 p.m.; Alumni House
Ambassador Csaba Korösi, Permanent Representative of Hungary to the UN, will give a public lecture.
Sponsored by the Adelphi University International Coordinating Committee.
Jane Goodall: "Making a Difference"
Monday, April 9
7:00-9:00 p.m.; Center for Recreation and Sports
Dr. Jane Goodall's work revolves around inspiring action on behalf of endangered species, particularly the chimpanzee, and encouraging people to do their part to make the world a better place for people, animals, and the environment we all share.
She has published two overviews of her 45-year study of wild chimpanzee behavior at Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania, as well as two autobiographies in letters and a spiritual autobiography. Goodall has also been the subject of numerous TV documentaries.
Annual Job and Internship Fair
Wednesday, April 4
11:00-4:00 p.m., University Center, 2nd Floor
Make sure to stop by the Non-profit Organizations section, co-sponsored by the Levermore Global Scholars Program! Part-time, full-time and summer jobs and internships in all fields. Open to all Adelphi students and alumni. Dress professionally! No one admitted in jeans, sweats, sandals, shorts, baseball caps or tee-shirts. Bring résumés.
After the Storm: Film Screening and Q&A with James Lecesne
Monday, April 2
6:00 p.m.; Concert Hall (PAC)
After the Storm is a feature-length documentary film that follows a group of New York Broadway actors who were inspired to help the youth of New Orleans. They stage a musical theater production of the Broadway play "Once on this Island" with local teenagers at the St. Marks Community Center.
The film follows the crew and the kids from auditions through performances and also includes the story of each young actor's life in the wake of Katrina. The story of the musical reflects the life in New Orleans post Katrina. James Lecesne, a member of the crew and producer of the film, will come to speak at the event.
Sponsored by: Levermore Global Scholars; Departments of Communications, Political Science, Theatre and Sociology; Department of Curriculum and Instruction/Ruth S. Ammon School of Education and the Collaboration Project.
UN Peace and Human Rights Conference
The theme of this year's UN Peace and Human Rights conference was "Social Media and Global Change."
March 29, 2012
University Center, 2nd Floor
March 30, 2012
United Nations Headquarters, NYC
Ambassadorial Lecture
"Climate Change and Sustainability"
March 27, 2012
Ambassador Donatus Keith St. Aimee, the Permanent Representative of St. Lucia to the UN, will give a public lecture.
Sponsored by the Adelphi University International Coordinating Committee.
Informational Session on BGIA Program
March 21, 2012
The Bard Globalization and International Affairs (BGIA) Program, located in Manhattan, merges advanced coursework in international affairs with substantive professional internships in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors, and provides a new generation of young leaders insight into careers at organizations such as: the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs;Human Rights Watch; Oxford Analytica; CNN; Open Society Foundations; ABC News; International Crisis Group; Amnesty International, and many more.
The program provides a unique opportunity for university students from around the world to engage in the study and practice of: international law; international relations theory; global public health; political economy; international reporting; and other aspects of international affairs.
Study Abroad Fair
Wednesday, February 22
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.; UC Lobby
Studying abroad not only enriches your academic experience but allows you to engage other cultures and truly become a global citizen, all while pursuing courses
toward your degree. Where will you go?
Sponsored by the Center for International Education
UNA - USA Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference
February 10, 2012
This day-long conference on "The UN in American Foreign Policy" was hosted by the United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) and featured leading international scholars, experts, ambassadors, UN officials, and NGO executive directors, etc. The keynote address was given by Dr. Jeffrey Sachs from Columbia University.
Careers in Non-Profit Organizations
February 1, 2012
Panel included:
- Ann Marie Thigpen and/or Brian Leander from Adelphi's Nonprofit Leadership center
- Chris Leonardi, SPOHNC
- Aimee Terzulli, Long Island Children's Museum
- Maureen Dolan Murphy of Citizens Campaign for the Environment
- Joan Flynn, Island Harvest
2011 Events
The Best in Spoken Word and Theater
TRUTH Urban Theatre Group Performance
November 30, 2011
The Truth Urban Theater Group (TTUTG) otherwise known as The Truth, is a Long Island-based youth/young adult theater organization. The performances produced by TTUTG give audiences of all ages, races and backgrounds an intimate, visual look at life’s grim realities and divine beauty. Using the captivating tools of drama, hip-hop and poetry, the powerful performances portray relatable characters, which reflect everyday human errors, poor judgment and the endless results of human flaws while leaving audiences thinking about the alternative. TTUTG aims not to preach, nor judge, but instead uncover the unknown or forgotten hope, and open the doors that were once shut or hidden in the minds of many people today. All performances strive to release chains of fear and other types of mental bondage by the portrayal of different characters and their identified resemblance in each of us.
Cosponsored by: the Office of the Provost on behalf of the University Diversity Committee, Center for Student Involvement, College of Arts and Sciences, Ruth S. Ammon
School of Education, Levermore Global Scholars, The Collaborative Project: ICAN/WeCan and the Departments of Sociology, Anthropology and Art and Art History.
Ambassadorial Lecture
"International Security: The roles of the UN, NATO, and the EU"
November 21, 2011
Herman Schaper, Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the United Nations, will give a public lecture on International Security.
Sponsored by the Department of Political Science and the International Studies Program.
Event details...
Cultural Excursion to "Museum of Tolerance" in NYC
November 18, 2011
As part of Adelphi's International Education Week, LGS is sponsoring a special trip to the Museum of Tolerance in NYC. Through the Museum of Tolerance's interactive workshops, exhibits, and videos, individuals explore issues of prejudice, diversity, tolerance, and cooperation in the workplace, schools, local communities, and around the world.
View the Photo Gallery
International Education Week
November 14 - 18, 2011
International Education Week is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, and is part of an effort to prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the United States.
Learn more...
November 4, 2011
"Dialog in the Dark Trip"
Dialog in the Dark leads visitors through a series of New York City environments, highlighted by city-centric scents, sounds, temperatures, and textures, in complete darkness. Dialog in the Dark will change your perception of what it means to be blind or have low vision. For LGS Science Seminar students only.
View the Photo Gallery
October 2011
"LGBTQ History Month"
This month will be celebrated with a series of activities and public events co-sponsored by various offices, clubs, and groups across campus.
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October 24, 2011
"United Nations Day and National Food Day"
This will include an evening screening of the documentary film "The Harvest" and an interactive discussion with the filmmaker. Co-sponsored by the Levermore Global Scholars Program, the Institute for Social Research and Community Engagement, Adelphi's Department of Political Science, and Adelphi's student chapter of Amnesty International.
Learn More...
October 23, 2011
"LGS Operation Unity"
The event will include a series of student-led workshops on global learning and cultural diversity. All LGS students are encouraged to attend.
October 17, 2011
"The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks"
Rebecca Skloot, the author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, will give a public lecture on her book. Sponsored by the Robert and Augusta P. Finkelstein Memorial Lecture and the John Hope Franklin Distinguished Lecture.
October 12, 2011
“An Evening from Tibet”
This evening will include a screening of the documentary film "My Country is Tibet" and a special lecture by Dr. Roni Berger (AU School of Social Work) with Tibetan Refreshments. This event is sponsored by the Levermore Global Scholars Program and is open to the Adelphi community.
Event Flyer (PDF 102KB)
October 11, 2011
Ambassadorial Lecture:
"The World from the Perspective of Sri Lanka"
Dr. Palitha T.B.Kohanda-Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the US will give a public lecture on international affairs.
Sixth Annual Conference on Teaching for Peace and Human Rights
Special Focus: The Rights of Children
- May 5, 2011
Adelphi University
- May 6, 2011
UN Headquarters
New York City, NY
More Info...
April 27, 2011
Tibetan History, Culture, and Challenges
Under the Chinese Regime
About the Speaker:
Roni Berger, Ph.D. LSCW was born and raised in Israel, and holds a BSW, MSW, and PhD from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a Diploma in Psychotherapy from Tel Aviv Medical School. She serves as a Professor at Adelphi University, a consultant to various professional organizations, and holds a private clinical practice as well as provides mentoring services in developing scholarly publications. Her fields of expertise are immigrants, families, specifically stepfamilies, cross cultural aspects of trauma and posttraumatic growth, qualitative research, evidence-based practice and group work. She published and presented extensively nationally and internationally. Previous books include: Stepfamilies: A Multi-Dimensional Perspective, Immigrant Women Tell Their Stories, and From Custodialism to Community: Transforming Residential Settings (with H. W. Polsky). Prior to her immigration to the United States in 1990, she worked in Israel in academia, direct practice with individuals, families and groups in the fields of health and mental health, and supervisory and administrative positions in diverse social, medical and educational settings. Dr. Berger received several awards and grants, and is a Fulbright Senior Specialist.
2010 Events
December 7, 2010
Writing for Social Change
Immigration, Segregation and Education
Sarah Garland, Author of Gangs in Garden City
Lecture about how immigration segregation, and youth violence are changing America's suburbs.
About the Author:
Sarah Garland is the author of Gangs in Garden City: How Immigration, Segregation and Youth Violence Are Changing America’s Suburbs (Nation Books, 2009). Her book explores the lives of current and former gang members living in Hempstead on the border of Garden City, Long Island. Affiliated with Mara Salvatrucha and 18th Street, their troubling personal stories expose the cruel realities of segregation, racial income gaps, and poverty that lie hidden behind suburban white picket fences.
Sarah is a staff writer at the Hechinger Report. She has written for The New York Times, Newsweek, Newsday, The New York Sun, The New York Post, The Village Voice, New York Magazine, and Marie Claire. She is a 2009 recipient of the Spencer Fellowship in Education Reporting at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and received her master’s degree from New York University as a Henry M. MacCracken fellow. Sarah is originally from Louisville, Kentucky and now lives in New York City.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Living through Rwandan Genocide
Emily Meehan is a writer, public relations consultant and political analyst who has worked in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, Kenya, New York and Alaska. She served as a spokesman for UNICEF and the International Rescue Committee in eastern DRC during the region’s 2008-2009 conflict and mass displacement.
For more information, download the event flyer (PDF 1.7MB)
April 18, 2010
Visiting the Historical Ellis Island
Ellis Island, New York
March 23, 2010
Visiting the United Nations
United Nations
March 4, 2010
Politics and the Burmese Artist
Adelphi University Manhattan Center
Adelphi University is pleased to welcome Chaw Ei Thein as she offers an in-depth look at artists’ roles in social and political issues. The event, “Politics and the Burmese Artist,” is part of the Human Rights Speaker Series co-hosted by the Levermore Global Scholars Program and freeDimensional, a network that supports art spaces centered on activism and strengthening community engagement.
For more information, read the press release.
February 19, 2010
Transformed Conversations: A Visit to the Soap Box Gallery
The Soap Box Gallery
2009 Events
December 3, 2009
LGS in the News
Renowned Writers Rien Kuntari and D.W. Gibson on "Fracture of Identity" at Adelphi University on December 3, 2009.
Read the Press Release.
Read two Newsday articles about the LGS Scholars' computer initiative:
December 3, 2009
Fracture of Identify
Rien Kuntari is a writer and former war correspondent from Indonesia. She covered international affairs from 1991 until 2004 for the Kompas Daily in Indonesia, where she covered human right violations in Iraq, Rwanda, Cambodia, and Indonesia; diplomacy and Indonesian Foreign Policy; International politics, and Indonesian internal politics and presidential activities.
For more info, download the event flyer (PDF 44KB)
November 30, 2009
Mardi Gras Fundraiser
University Center
November 30, 2009
Long Island Smart Growth Summit 2009
Melville Marriot
November 11, 2009
Paul Cunningham
Hurricane Katrina and Environmental Racism
Paul Cunningham was born in New Orleans in 1981, and lived all his life in neighboring St. Bernard parish. An avid programmer and technophile, he attended the University of New Orleans where he majored in Business Administration and Computer Science until hurricane Katrina came ashore in 2005. Download event flyer (PDF 50KB)
November 5, 2009
“H20: Go Blue” Initiative and the screening of FLOW
October 29, 2009
Seven Years in Tibet
October 23, 2009
UN Briefing: Early Warning and Emergency Issues
United Nations
October 23, 2009
“All Through the Night” in NYC
Red Fern Theater
October 22, 2009
Trouble in the Water
October 2, 2009
Moving Screening: Imagining Argentina
October 2, 2009
Grassroots Environmental’s “How Green Is My Town?”
September 26, 2009
Operation Unity
Hempstead High School
Operation Unity was held on Saturday, September 26 from 9:00am to 3:00pm. The event was mostly student-run and featured multiple workshops to increase students’ leadership, program planning, and/or communication skills. One of the goals of the event, was to provide students with an opportunity to get to know each other and bond across grades. The second goal was to ensure student participation in the program planning process and increase students’ engagement.
For more information, download the Operation Unity booklet (PDF 200KB)
View photogallery
September 17, 2009
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Trip
August 20 – August 21, 2009
August Community Service Project 2009
Hempstead Lake State Park, Garden City Bird Sanctuary
Levermore Global Scholars (LGS) had their second annual Community Service Day Program on Thursday, August 20th and Friday, August 21st. Students came together before school started and participated in community service activities – a way to bond, while making a difference in their surrounding communities.
View the Photo Gallery
April 1, 2009
Fighting Malaria in Sierra Leone: A Grassroots Approach to a Global Challenge
March 27, 2009
Global Kids 2009 Annual Youth Conference
Baruch College
On Friday, March 27, four Levermore Global Scholars attended the Global Kids 2009 Annual Youth Conference. Global Kids, Inc. is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to transforming urban youth into successful students and global and community leaders by engaging them in socially dynamic, content-rich learning experiences. This year’s theme focused on global public health, and the conference was sponsored by the Stephen and May Cavin Leeman Foundation and held at Baruch College.
March 24, 2009
Crossing Arizona
March 24, 2009
In the Heights
Broadway, NYC
March 6, 2009
Volunteering at the Mary Brennan INN
February 26, 2009
Communications Workshop at the United Nations
United Nations
February 20, 2009
Screening of Motorcycle Diaries
February 20, 2009
Film Screening of Gandhi
February 6, 2009
Tour of the United Nations
2008 Events
December 18, 2008
Volunteering at the Mary Brennen INN
December 6, 2008
Holiday Potluck Lunch
View the Photo Gallery
December 3, 2008
“Don’t Close Your Eyes:” A Panel on Human Trafficking.
November 24, 2008
Clementine Igilibambe: Survivor of Genocide, Messenger of Change
November 18, 2008
United Nations Briefing on Diabetes
United Nations
November 13, 2008
Smart Growth Summit on Long Island
Melville Marriot
For more information about the summit, please see visionlongisland.org/summit.html
Read the policy outcomes of the Youth Summit (PDF 120KB).
November 9 – November 10, 2008
Seventy Years Ago in Germany…
United Nations
November 6, 2008
Millennium Villages: A New Approach to Fighting Poverty in Africa- NGO Briefing
United Nations
October 25, 2008
Halloween Jamboree
Ryan/Chelsea-Clinton Community Health Center
October 20, 2008
Richard Dina and Sandy Olivia
October 19, 2008
Breast Cancer Walk
Jones Beach
October 16, 2008
Black Watch
St. Ann’s Warehouse, Brooklyn, NY
October 13, 2008
Dancing Away Hunger
October 12, 2008
Trip to Water Fest
North Cove Marina, Battery Park
View the Photo Gallery
September 27, 2008
The Rubin Museum of Art Trip
September 25, 2008
Economic Club of NY Luncheon
Waldorf Astoria
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Trip to the New York Tolerance Center
New York Tolerance Center
September 20, 2008
Trip to Ellis Island
September 19, 2008
Fela!
Broadway, NYC
September 12, 2008
“Flow- The Tale of the Earth’s Blue Gold”
Angelika Film Center
September 8, 2008
The Namesake
Science Building, Room 108
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