Friday, December 23, 2016

Friday, December 23

Dear Students,

Winter Break has FINALLY arrived!  Here are some events/deadlines that we would like you to keep in mind:

NYU Winter Break Guide
In New York City during Winter Break or on campus taking January Term classes?  The Student Resource Center has put together a Winter Guide, which includes campus office hours, residence hall programs, NYC activities, and more!


CAS International Student Mentor Program
The CAS International Student Mentor Program just wrapped up a great fall semester!  Scores of new international students in CAS connected with returning international students in mentee-mentor relationships.  This fun and growing program will continue in the spring semester.  If you are a first-year student or transferred to NYU during the fall 2016 semester and would like to join the Mentor Program as a mentee, please apply here by Sunday, January 8, 2017.

We have a wonderful group of participating students and we would love to have you get involved! Please direct any questions to cas.internationalstudents@nyu.edu.


Dalai Lama Fellowship Info Session & Application Details
Interested in joining an immersive and interdisciplinary leadership program such as the Dalai Lama Fellowship?  New York University is one of ten universities in North America to offer the Dalai Lama Fellowship, an international program of the Dalai Lama Center.  All full-time students--undergraduate, graduate, and professional students--are invited to apply.  Application deadline is January 31, 2017.  Contact civic.engagement@nyu.edu for details.


Also check out our previous posts regarding NYU Intergroup Dialogue courses and Women's Leadership Program: Mindfulness in Action.


Have a wonderful break, and we will see you in the new year!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!


Friday, December 16, 2016

NYU Women's Leadership Program: Mindfulness in Action

Dear All,

Here is another great opportunity you should check out!

NYU Women's Leadership Program: Mindfulness in Action
February 9, 16, 23; March 2, 2017 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 12 Washington Place
Application Deadline: January 16, 2017

Today it is more important than ever to empower women's leadership. Real progress depends on including the talents of our full population. Only when there is real equality, at all levels of society - from the home to the executive board room - can a population flourish both economically and culturally.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that 51.5% of women in the United States workforce hold management, professional and related positions and yet only 4.2% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women. And in the age of digital technology, women only hold 26% of all tech jobs. Across sectors, there is a significant lack of representation when it comes to women in leadership roles.

It is vital to empower women with the tools to succeed as leaders. Starting on February 9th, Dr. Carmela Bennett hosts four student leadership development trainings for a select group of NYU women. The program will consist of experiential workshops focusing on Embodied Leadership, a bold new approach to learning to lead. Particularly significant for women leaders, this body/mind approach enables women to experience the body as a source of intelligence and power in ways that directly impact their ability to act with agency, develop a consistent voice, take a stand for self and others, and build the resilience to deal with ambiguity, complexity, and power dynamics. The program is customized to help women naturally develop a powerful leadership presence with the ability to match leadership styles to leadership challenges.

Participants will:

Develop deep self awareness
Build a more powerful leadership presence that is able to stay open, present, and connected under conditions of complexity and ambiguity
Access the intelligence of the mind/body system
Reduce stress and increase resilience by developing a greater range of actions
Work with historical issues of cultural and gender identity

Applications to join Dr. Bennet are now open, and will be accepted until Sunday, January 16th at 11:59PM EST. 

Click here to apply!

Intergroup Dialogue Applications

Hi Everyone,

Check out this great opportunity sponsored by the NYU Center for Multicultural Education and Programs (CMEP)!

Application deadline is Sunday, January 22nd.

The Intergroup Dialogue (IGD) Program is a nationally recognized 1-credit undergraduate course that brings together small groups of students from diverse backgrounds to share their experiences and gain new knowledge related to diversity and social justice.  Trained graduate students co-facilitate each course section.  Past section topics included the following: Race, Gender and Sexual Orientation, Faith and Sexual Orientation, Disability, and Race: Bi/Multicultural Identities.

The IGD Program is housed in the Center for Multicultural Education and Programs, and the course is housed in the Silver School of Social Work.  The IGD model focuses specifically on intergroup dynamics within the context of an institution of higher education while promoting awareness and change in intergroup relations at the individual, cultural, institutional levels.  The guiding assumption is that diversity is an institutional asset and can be used to enhance growth of the NYU community while also achieving specific educational outcomes.

The course is 10 weeks long and meets on Fridays from February 3 through April 12 (no class on March 10 & 17, the Fridays before and during Spring Break).  The course time is typically from 2-4 PM.

Access the IGD application for undergraduate students here.
Contact: cmep@nyu.edu

Monday, December 12, 2016

Monday, December 12

Dear Students,

We hope you had a nice weekend!  Don't forget about the following upcoming deadline:

Resident Assistant (RA) Application Deadline

Would you like to connect with other students in an important mentorship role?  Would you be interested in being a key contributor to campus residential life?  If so, please consider becoming a Resident Assistant (RA) in NYU housing.

Apply now: Deadline (Friday, December 16) for January term and Spring Term 2017 only.  Click here to learn how to apply.  Click here to review the FAQ page.

Best of luck on finals!