PASA Launches the 2nd Annual Gala & Awards Celebration!

Saturday, April 24th 8PM-11PM The Rockefeller College Gala

That’s right, all the rumors you might have heard about the 2nd Annual Rockefeller College Gala & Awards Celebration are true!  This year’s Gala is a cruise down the Hudson River (and back up for our return).  Preparation are underway to make this an evening to remember. We are still finalizing all the details but here’s what we’ve got in store for you:

• Music

• Dancing

• Drinks

• Hors d’oeuvres

• Student and Faculty Awards

• Music, Dancing, Drinks (repeat as necessary)

Tickets are on sale now!  Buy your tickets in the GA office (across the hall from Kara’s Office) MTWF from 12-5 PM. Can’t make these hours? No problem.  PASA will be selling tickets April 6th -8th from 5:15 to 5:45 in Husted Cafe.  Still can’t make it?  No trouble,  just e-mail us at pasa@albany.edu Tickets are sailing out the door so don’t miss out!

See you on board!

Welcome Back!

Happy Hour-Thursday September 10th

Come join fellow students at Legends on Lark Street from 9 PM till…

The semester just started, so come and connect with old friends and meet the new class! We hope to see you there!

Mug Sale

Starting Monday, September 14th to Thursday September 17th, PASA will be selling travel mugs in Draper Hall foyer from 5 PM to 5:30 PM. Mugs are priced at $5 and they are the perfect accessory to any desk or car cup holder! Quantities are limited…

PASAbilities – week of 3/2

PASAbilities – Week of March 2 – March 8

A weekly publication by the Public Affairs Student Association of Rockefeller College.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

The Public Affairs Student Association and the Graduate Association of Political Science at Rockefeller College formally invites you and your guest of choice to the Rockefeller College Gala and Awards Celebration. You are invited to join us on the evening of April 24th from 8 PM to 12 PM at Elda’s on Lark for an unforgettable evening. We will include refreshments, music and laughter for your entertainment. Bring your dancing shoes and cocktail attire. Visit http://sites.google.com/site/rockefellergala/ for more information.

-This week in and around Albany-

<Tuesday 3/3>

Environmental Review Process for Uptown Campus Capital Construction
Location: Assembly Hall – Campus Center
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Summary: “Town Hall” meeting to discuss the environmental review process related to future capital construction projects in the five year Capital Projects Plan on the Uptown campus. More specifically, the University is currently undertaking a “Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement” (DGEIS) process, consistent with the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), as a necessary precursor to planned/contemplated construction and development on the Uptown campus.

Tuesday Policy Lunch
Location: Levitt Room – Milne Hall
Time: 12:15pm 1:30pm
Summary: Pier Girorgio Ardeni, “The Worldwide Poverty-Growth Conundrum in a Time of Depression: Issues and Policy Perspectives.” Dr. Ardeni has a Ph.D in Economics from UC Berkley and is a professor of political economy in Bologne. He has been advising and consulting with finance ministries and governments, recently in Bosnia (on projects from the EC and DFID), and in Cambodia and Yemen (on projects from the World Bank and UNDP). He will discuss European strategies to third country assistance in areas such as human development and strengthening of capacity in public administration.

Richard Schrader, National Resource Defense Council
Location: Terrace Lounge – Campus Center
Time: 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Summary: Richard Schrader is the NRDC’s New York legislative director. He works to defend critical ecological and recreational landscapes throughout New York as well as other key legislative and policy campaigns including alternative energy resources. Rich’s presentation will touch on pressing environmental issues such as an electronics recycling bill for New York State, natural gas drilling, renewable energy legislation, and New York State’s Environmental Protection Fund.

<Wednesday 3/4>

The global predicament: increasing consumption, decreasing abundance of resources
Location: New York State Museum
Time: 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Summary: Museum geologist Dr. Taury Smith discusses current trends in population growth and resource consumption and provides the latest scientific information on global oil supplies and other trends in resource consumption and depletion.

<Thursday 3/5>

Rally against the cuts
Location: East Capitol Steps
Time: 4:30pm
Summary: Devastating budget cuts threaten our communities, our jobs, our neighbors and our families. Rally for fair share tax reform. (Visit http://www.fightthecuts.org/ for more information)

<Friday 3/6>

Department of Economics Seminar Series
Location: Business Administration 233
Time: 3:30pm – 5:00pm
Summary: Vasiliki Skreta of New York University will be a guest presenter at the Economics Department Seminar presentation. The title of the paper is “What To Put On The Table”. The link to the paper will be forthcoming.

First Friday
Location: Lark Street
Time: 5:00pm – 9:00pm
Summary: Features numerous gallery openings, one-night shows, local shops, restaurants, and live entertainment. Best of all, 1st Friday is an entirely free event. We hope to see you there! (Visit http://www.1stfridayalbany.org/ for more information)

Jean Renoir Film Festival: BOUDU SAVED FROM DROWNING
Location: Page Hall
Time: 7:30pm
Summary: (France, 1932, 85 minutes, b/w) Directed by Jean Renoir. Starring Michel Simon, Marcelle Hainia, Sévérine Lerczinska. In French with English subtitles. A kind-hearted bookseller, Mr. Lestingois, rescues a homeless man from the waters of the Seine and brings him home to live with his middle class wife and family. The rude, half-mad, sexually insatiable Boudu, however, turns out to be more than Lestingois bargained for. Dave Kehr of the Chicago Reader said, “Jean Renoir’s effortless 1932 masterpiece is as informal, beguiling, and subversive as its eponymous hero.”

Antigone
Location: Performing Arts Center
Time: 8:00pm
Summary: As written by Sophocles, the Greek tragedy grippingly dramatized the debate between loyalty to one’s state and to one’s family and honor. In 1948, in a Europe torn apart by World War II, Bertolt Brecht adapted the play into an uncompromising attack on tyranny and the folly of war. In 1967, Judith Malina, the iconic founder of New York’s avant-garde Living Theatre, translated Brecht’s text for an America in the throes of the Vietnam conflict. This production interprets Malina’s text for a generation in which war and politics are experienced via a constant barrage of media. The play’s original questions, over two thousand years old, remain as salient and unsettling as ever. $12 general public/$8 students, seniors & faculty-staff.

<Saturday 3/7>

Troy Winter Farmers Market
Location: Uncle Sam Atrium, Troy
Time: 9:00am – 1:00pm
Summary: Local farmers, bakers and artisans offer the Capital Region’s freshest foods, art and handmade crafts. There’s also live music, great food, family activities and lots of learning opportunities! (Visit www.troymarket.org for more information)

Hannaford’s Kidz Expo
Location: Empire State Plaza
Time: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Summary: This all-day festival features “Jack, The Beanstalk and Friends” by Steamer No. 10 Theatre, Andrew Simmons’ Wildlife Program, Starlab Planetarium, Radio Disney, Northeastern New York PGA, bounce rides, characters and more.

<Sunday 3/8>

Fighting Crime in Albany County
Location: First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany (405 Washington Ave)
Time: 11:30am – 12:30pm
Summary: D.A. Soares will speak on the measures he uses and proposes to use for fighting crime in Albany County. He will focus on violence prevention in the inner city of Albany, and ways to get guns off the streets.

Citizenship: A Privilege or a Right?
Location: Sage College of Albany – Room 224, Campus Center
Time: 12:30pm refreshments, 1:15pm program
Summary: Dr. Hy Kuritz, a retired professor from UAlbany and City College, will talk about the changing definitions of the “citizen” in American history. (Call 533-2666 for more information)

Snowshoe adventure in the Pine Bush
Location: Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center
Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Summary: Experience a snowshoe adventure 1-2 miles over sand dunes and among the pines of the Albany Pine Bush, returning to the Discovery Center for hot cocoa and cookies. Snowshoes provided. $2 per person; $5 per family; children under 5 free. (Call 456-0655 for more information)

Power of community: how cuba survived peak oil
Location: New York State Museum
Time: 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Summary: A fascinating look at how Cuba survived a 75% decrease in oil consumption when imports from the former Soviet Union suddenly stopped. Alice Oldfather, an Albany resident concerned about the implications of peak oil, introduces the film and leads a discussion on what we might be able to learn from Cuba’s experience. This film is 60 minutes long.

PASAbilities – week of 2/9

PASAbilities – Week of February 9– February 15

A weekly publication by the Public Affairs Student Association of Rockefeller College. 

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

—This week in and around Albany—

<Tuesday 2/10>

UAlbany Day
Location: Liberty Café – North Concourse, Empire State Plaza
Time: 5:00pm – 6:30pm
Summary: Interim President George Philip invites you to join UAlbany Alumni, Students, Faculty, Staff and Friends to Celebrate and Advocate for the University at Albany Rally & Reception.  Parking available under the Plaza in V Lot. Take elevator to Concourse & follow signs to North Concourse and Liberty Café.

<Wednesday 2/11>

2009 Job and Internship Expo
Location: SEFCU Arena
Time: 10:00am – 3:00pm
Summary: Recruiters from corporate, non-profit, and government sectors will be available to talk to you about internships and full-time jobs. Wear a suit and bring copies of your resume!

Fair Trade for a Fair World
Location: Assembly Hall – Campus Center
Time: 4:00pm – 8:00pm
Summary: The UAlbany Fair Trade Alliance will host a participatory art installation (4:00 pm) and converstations between Fair Trade organizations and UAlbany  students, staff, and faculty(5:00 pm) — open dialogue on How To Create a Fair Trade University at UAlbany. All Welcome. Music and Refreshments.  Come hear from Mango Tree, Mayan Hands, and many more.

Irish Writer Frank Delaney – Reading
Location: Carole Huxley Auditorium, New York State Museum
Time: 5:30pm
Summary: Frank Delaney is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Ireland: A Novel, a fictionalized retelling of the myths and historical traditions of his native land. His newest novel is Shannon (2009), about an American priest who becomes caught up in Ireland’s bloody conflicts of the 1920s.

Cooking The Tree of Life: Plants
Location: Clark Auditorium – New York State Museum
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Summary: In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth, cooking demonstrations in February will highlight the evolutionary history of the meals’ main ingredients. Each menu will focus on a different branch of the Tree of Life: vertebrates, invertebrates, plants, and fungi.  Tonight, Chef Timothy Warnock, corporate chef for U.S. Foodservice, uses ingredients from across the botanical Tree of Life to create a most biodiverse. Dr. George Robinson, professor at the University of Albany, guides you through the 500 million-year-old plant Tree of Life. All Shows FREE in Clark Auditorium.  Birthday cake will be served in honor of Charles Darwin.  For more information go to: http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/programs/treeoflife/ 


<Thursday 2/12>

The Future of Public Service in New York State
Location: 711A Legislative Office Building
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Summary: Empire State Capital Area Chapter American Society of Public Administration Presents “The Future of Public Service in New York State.”  Featuring Nancy Kiyonaga, Director of Workforce and Occupational Planning in the New York State Department of Civil Service.  Free Admission, Light Hors D’oeuvres will be served.  RSVP: aspa.escac@gmail.com

Blacks and Blackness in Contemporary France
Location: Humanities 290
Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Summary: Special Lecture by Professor Pap NDiaye of the Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales (EHESS) in Paris, France.  co-sponsored by the Depts of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, and History

Film Screening and Discussion: “4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days”
Location: Campus Center 375
Time: 4:00pm – 6:45pm
Summary: Cristian Mungiu’s 2007 film, “4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days”, will launch the Women’s Studies film series, “Danger Zones: Mapping Women’s Lives.” It explores the subject of illegal abortion in 1987 Romania. At the end of the screening, a panel will lead discussion addressing these gender issues in global perspective.  Presenters: Janell Hobson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Women’s Studies ,  Kelly J. Horner, M.A. Director, Sexual Assault Resource Center, Vivien W. Ng, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Research, Department of Women’s Studies

<Friday 2/13>

Love Me Tonight Film Screening
Location: Page Hall
Time: 7:30pm
Summary: (United States, 1932, 104 minutes, b/w, 35mm)

Directed by Rouben Mamoulian.  Starring Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Charles Ruggles.  In this delightful romantic comedy—- acclaimed as the very best musical of the 1930s—- a tailor poses as a nobleman in order to collect an overdue bill, and ends up falling in love with a princess. Scholar James Harvey calls Rouben Mamoulian’s brilliantly edited movie, “the Lubitsch film that Lubitsch was always trying to pull off but never quite did.”

<Saturday 2/14>

Troy Winter Farmers Market
Location: Uncle Sam Atrium, Troy
Time: 9:00am – 1:00pm
Summary: Local farmers, bakers and artisans offer the Capital Region’s freshest foods, art and handmade crafts. There’s also live music, great food, family activities and lots of learning opportunities! (Visit www.troymarket.org for more information)

Adirondack Outdoorsman Show
Location: Johnstown Moose Club
Time: 10:00am – 8:00pm
Summary: Gear, equipment and supplies for hunters, fishermen and outdoors enthusiasts. There will be experts, columnists, authors and displays. $5.  Visit http://www.adkshow.com/ for more information.

Lake George Winter Carnival
Location: Lake George Village
Time: All Day
Summary: Motorcycle ice races, ATV ice drags, Tavern competition, chowder cook-off, ice castle, polar golf contest and more. 11am. Lake George.  Visit http://www.lakegeorgewintercarnival.com/events_weekend_2.html for more information.

<Sunday 2/15>

Lake George Winter Carnival
Location: Lake George Village
Time: All Day
Summary: Motorcycle ice races, ATV ice drags, Tavern competition, chowder cook-off, ice castle, polar golf contest and more. 11am. Lake George.  Visit http://www.lakegeorgewintercarnival.com/events_weekend_2.html for more information.

Adirondack Outdoorsman Show
Location: Johnstown Moose Club
Time: 9:00am – 6:00pm
Summary: Gear, equipment and supplies for hunters, fishermen and outdoors enthusiasts. There will be experts, columnists, authors and displays. $5.  Visit http://www.adkshow.com/ for more information.

Darwin at 200: His Legacy
Location: First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany – 405 Washington Ave.
Time: 1:00pm
Summary: Tom Carroll worked to locate, transcribe, and publish the correspondence of Charles Darwin housed at the American Philosophical Society Library in Philadelphia. Sherrie Lyons, PhD, and author of Thomas Henry Huxley: The Evolution of a Scientist (Prometheus Books 1999). She has published numerous articles on 19th&; and 20th century evolutionary biology and the marginal sciences.

PASAbilities – week of 2/2

PASAbilities – Week of February 2– February 8
A weekly publication by the Public Affairs Student Association of Rockefeller College.

—This week in and around Albany—

<Tuesday 2/3>

Tuesday Policy Lunch – The African Legislatures Project
Location: Levitt Room, Milne Hall
Time: 12:15pm – 1:30pm
Summary: Shaheen Mozaffar, a professor of political science at Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts, is co-principal investigator of the African Legislatures Project. The project is a collaboration between Bridgewater’s Center for Legislative Studies and the Center for Social Science Research at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Mozaffar and his colleagues are collecting information on legislatures in 18 African nations to better understand the role of legislatures in democratic development on the continent.

<Wednesday 2/4>

Panel on Global Warming
Location: LC1 – Uptown Campus
Time: 6:30pm – 9:00pm
Summary: The evening will focus on a discussion regarding policy changes to combat global warming. A webcast with national environmental leaders will be shown follow by commentary by a panel made up of UAlbany faculty, staff and students.

<Thursday 2/5>

30^th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr./Black History Month Luncheon
Location: Campus Center Ballroom – Uptown Campus
Time: 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Summary: The 30th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Black History Month Luncheon celebrates the accomplishments of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other Americans of African descent. It is free and seating is on a first come first serve basis. This year’s keynote address will be presented by Dr. Frank Pogue, the Interim President of Chicago State University. Dr. Pogue served as UAlbany’s Vice President for Student Affairs from 1983-1986, and was the founder of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon on our campus.

Anglo-Nigerian Author Bernardine Evaristo – Seminar
Location: Assembly Hall – Campus Center
Time: 4:15pm
Summary: Bernardine Evaristo, prize-winning poet and novelist, is celebrated for imaginative and humorous explorations of cultural intercourse between African and Western civilizations. Her newest book is “Blonde Roots” (2008), a perceptive, unflinching and often brutal counter-historical novel that poses the question, “What if black Africans had enslaved white Europeans?”

Bacchiocchi-Brown Duo
Location: Performing Arts Center
Time: 7:00pm
Summary: The renowned flute and guitar duo of Kristin Bacchiocchi and Joel Brown present works by Giuliani, Castelnovo-Tedesco, Piazzolla and more.  $5 Students.

Anglo-Nigerian Author Bernardine Evaristo – Reading
Location: Assembly Hall – Campus Center
Time: 8:00pm
Summary: Bernardine Evaristo, prize-winning poet and novelist, is celebrated for imaginative and humorous explorations of cultural intercourse between African and Western civilizations. Her newest book is “Blonde Roots” (2008), a perceptive, unflinching and often brutal counter-historical novel that poses the question, “What if black Africans had enslaved white Europeans?”

<Friday 2/6>

1^st Friday – Albany
Location: Lark Street Area
Time: 5:00pm – 9:00pm
Summary: 1st Friday, administered by the Upstate Artists Guild and coordinated by Michael Weidrich, aims to introduce a wider audience to the unique vitality of the artists and venues of Albany. 1st Friday promotes interest in the arts by making it accessible, thereby strengthening the arts community in Albany.  Visit http://www.1stfridayalbany.org/ for information and locations.

Jean Renoir Film Festival: LA CHIENNE film screening
Location: Page Hall
Time: 7:30pm
Summary: (France, 1931, 91 minutes, b/w) Directed by Jean Renoir Starring Michel Simon, Janie Marèse, Georges Flamant. In French with English subtitles. A classic of “social realism,” Renoir’s talkie debut examines the fate of a mild-mannered store clerk who falls in love with a ruthless prostitute. In a latter-day reappraisal, Vincent Canby of the New York Times said, “All of the performances are close to flawless, but it’s Renoir’s unseen presence one remembers most vividly.

<Saturday 2/7>

Troy Winter Farmers Market
Location: Uncle Sam Atrium, Troy
Time: 9:00am – 1:00pm
Summary: Local farmers, bakers and artisans offer the Capital Region’s freshest foods, art and handmade crafts. There’s also live music, great food, family activities and lots of learning opportunities! (Visit www.troymarket.org for more information)

Lake George Winter Carnival
Location: Lake George, NY
Time: 11:30am
Summary: Activities include outhouse races, flag football, chicken wing cook-off and more.

Big Purple Growl
Location: SEFCU Arena
Time: 4:30pm
Summary: Are you game? It’s “pawsitively” the best hoop party in town! Watch our UAlbany Great Danes men’s and women’s basketball teams slam dunk their way to victory against the University of Binghamton Bearcats and University of Vermont Catmounts. Free admission to first 1,000 students w/SUNY Card! Plenty of contest during the halftime plus chances to win a top housing lottery number and $1,000 in the SEFCU Money Machine!  (Student tickets will be distributed 1 hour prior to the game time. Lines will form in the concourse between the SEFCU Arena and PE Building. SUNY Card required.)  Student seats & T-Shirts are limited – ARRIVE EARLY!

<Sunday 2/8>

Book Readings – Russell Banks
Location: Bethlehem Public Library
Time: 2:00pm
Summary: The author will read from /The Reserve/. Books available for purchase and signing at a reception following the reading. Free, tickets required. Call 439-9314 ext. 3009 for information. Underwritten by Friends of the Library.

PASAbilities – week of 1/26

PASAbilities – Week of January 26 – February 1

A weekly publication by the Public Affairs Student Association of Rockefeller College.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Welcome back for the spring semester, good luck in your classes.  PASA is in the process of planning events, so keep an eye open in the next couple weeks for the spring schedule.  Keep warm!

—This week in and around Albany—

<Tuesday 1/27>

Fiction Writer Jayne Anne Phillips – Seminar
Location: Assembly Hall – Campus Center
Time: 4:15pm
Summary: Jayne Anne Phillips, author of fiction rooted in her West Virginia girlhood, has been called one of the most gifted writers of her generation (Michiko Kakutani, “New York Times”). Her latest novel is “Lark and Termite” (2009), about members of a troubled West Virginia family struggling to survive in the 1950s.

Fiction Writer Jayne Anne Phillips – Reading
Location: Recital Hall – Performing Arts Center
Time: 8:00pm
Summary: Jayne Anne Phillips, author of fiction rooted in her West Virginia girlhood, has been called one of the most gifted writers of her generation (Michiko Kakutani, “New York Times”). Her latest novel is “Lark and Termite” (2009), about members of a troubled West Virginia family struggling to survive in the 1950s.

<Wednesday 1/28>

Live Music: Jazz and Blues
Location: Picotte Recital Hall, Saint Rose, 432 Western Ave.
Time: 7:00pm
Summary: Empire State Youth Orchestra’s Jazz Ensemble directed by Paul Evoskevich, Empire State Youth Orchestra’s Jazz Ensemble 2 directed by Matt Cremisio, and College of Saint Rose Jazz Ensemble directed by Paul Evoskevich.

Writing a Resume and Cover Letter that Gets Noticed
Location: Career Service Conference Room (First Floor Science Library)
Time: 7:15pm – 8:15pm
Summary: Not sure how to compose a resume? Have one and wonder if it’s high quality? Attend to learn more!  *Presented by Marie Rabideau, Associate Director, Career Services

<Thursday 1/29>

Haitian Student Association Presents: “Auction Block To Hip Hop”
Location: Performing Arts Center Recital Hall
Time: 5:00pm – 10:00pm
Summary: The Producers of Platanos & Collard Greens have created a new must see play. From old school to new, everyone can relate to “From Auction Block to Hip Hop”.  See http://www.platanosandcollardgreens.com/Auction_Bock.html for more information.

<Friday 1/30>

Edgar G. Ulmer Double Feature
Location: Page Hall Theater
Time: 7:30pm
Summary:

DETOUR (United States, 1945, 67 minutes, b/w) Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer.  Starring Tom Neal, Ann Savage, Claudia Drake. Hailed by some as the best “B movie” ever made, Detour follows the bad luck of a musician who hitchhikes from New York to L.A., only to find himself trapped in a web of murder and intrigue. Critic David Thomson has called the film, “beyond remarkable…. a portrait of hell, and brilliantly done.”

BLUEBEARD (United States, 1944, 70 minutes, b/w) Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer Starring John Carradine, Jean Parker, Nils Asther. This enduring cult classic features a Parisian painter and puppeteer who murders his models after he paints them. A recent review in Time Out London called the film, “a triumph of mind, eye and talent over the matter handed him by a PRC [Studio] budget.”

<Saturday 1/31>

Troy Winter Farmers Market
Location: Uncle Sam Atrium, Troy
Time: 9:00am – 1:00pm
Summary: Local farmers, bakers and artisans offer the Capital Region’s freshest foods, art and handmade crafts. There’s also live music, great food, family activities and lots of learning opportunities! (Visit www.troymarket.org for more information)

Chowderfest 2009
Location: Saratoga Springs
Time: 11:00am – 4:00pm
Summary: Competition among area restaurants. Sample at least five different chowders & return your validated ballot along with $5 and receive an official t-shirt. Samples $1 per cup. For more information visit http://www.discoversaratoga.org/ChowderFest/

<Sunday 2/1>

The Super Bowl
Location: NBC
Time: 8:00pm
Summary: Super Bowl XLIII Pittsburgh Steelers vs Arizona Cardinals.

Inauguration Day at Rockefeller

This coming Tuesday, January 20, marks the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States. The faculty and staff of Rockefeller College will be pausing their normal work days to watch the media coverage of the inaugural ceremony. Students are encouraged to join us in Milne 200 starting at 11:30am to watch the events and participate in an informal discussion afterwards.

Pizza and beverages will be served. You can also feel free to bring your own lunch if you wish.

We hope that you will join us on Tuesday!

Adopt-A-Family

Our Adopt-A-Family drive has ended. Thank you to everyone that participated to help give the family a happy holidays!

PASAbilities – week of 11/17

PASAbilities – Week of November 17 – November 23

A weekly publication by the Public Affairs Student Association of Rockefeller College.

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

First Annual International Thanksgiving – this Friday, November 21st from 6:30 to 9 PM (or whenever the festivities wind down) in Milne 200.  In the true spirit of Thanksgiving, we ask that you bring a special dish– something special to you or your family or a cultural treat—to share with other students and faculty. If you cannot bring anything but still wish to attend, we will be accepting donations.  Please let us know if you will be attending (and guests) so that we can properly anticipate and provide drinks and other refreshments.  If you could also let us know what you are planning to bring (and a brief description) we would appreciate that as well.  You can either e-mail us at pasa@albany.edu or sign up in Milne 110.  Faculty and staff are welcome to attend.  If you have any questions or would like some more information, please e-mail PASA directly at pasa@albany.edu

Saturday Hiking – If people are interested in hiking on Saturdays, a mix of moderate (6-8 miles) to more difficult (9-12+) hikes please email Susan. Car pooling and chipping in for gas would be figured out. Looking to hit spots in the Adirondacks and Catskills and elsewhere. Usually hike/snow shoe through winter. Email Susan to discuss at susanappe@gmail.com

—This week in and around Albany—

<Tuesday 11/18> 

Passport Application Day
Location: Mail Service Lobby (Uptown Campus)
Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Summary: The U.S. Postal Service will be on campus to process passport applications. For fees and to schedule an appointment, contact Mail Services at (518) 442-3272.

Tuesday Policy Lunch
Location: Levitt Room – Milne Hall
Time: 12:15pm – 1:30pm
Summary: How does the State effectively promote local government modernization?  John Clarkson, NYS Commissioner on Local Government Efficiency & Competitiveness will be presenting.

Japan House Movie Night: Kagemusha (The Shadow Warrior) (1980)
Location: Standish Room (Science Library)
Time: 7:00pm
Summary: “When a powerful warlord in medieval Japan dies, a poor thief recruited to impersonate him finds difficulty living up to his role and clashes with the spirit of the warlord during turbulent times in the kingdom” (IMDB). Directed by Kurosawa Akira. An International Education Week Featured Event(http://www.albany.edu/international).

Danish Film Festival: Babette’s Feast
Location: Humanities 354
Time: 7:00pm – 9:30pm
Summary: Babette, a 19th century Parisian political refugee seeks shelter in a Danish coastal settlement with 2 elderly daughters of the town’s dead minister who take her in as a housekeeper. Their puritanical, harsh life clashes with a sumptuous feast prepared by Babette. The first Danish film to win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. By Danish writer Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen), originally written in English then translated by the author into Danish. (1987, 103 mins)

<Wednesday 11/19>

Salary Negotiation Skills
Location: Career Services (Science Library)
Time: 11:30am – 12:25am
Summary: You just got a job offer, and you are very excited, but you think the salary should be higher than what the company is offering. Come learn the finer points of salary negotiation * Presented by Joe Aini, Assistant Director, Career Services

Rockefeller College Speaker Series
Location: Milne 200
Time: 3:30pm – 5:00pm
Summary: As part of our Wednesday speakers series, there will be a colloquium on “The Financial Crises and its Political Implications.” The speakers will be Holly Jarman and Greg Nowell of the Political Science Department and Bob Purtell and David McCaffrey of the Department of Public Administration and Policy.

Yoga Class
Location: West Side Lounge (Campus Center)
Time: 5:45pm – 7:15pm
Summary: Free yoga exercise and relaxation techniques.

Save Energy, Save Dollars
Location: Albany Public Library – 161 Washington Ave.
Time: 6:00pm
Summary: Learn about low-cost and no-cost ways to save energy and reduce your energy bills. Also learn about programs that can help you afford energy-efficiency improvements with subsidies, low-interest loans, or free services to qualifying households. Participants will receive a free energy kit, including weatherstripping, shrink window insulation, faucet aerator, outlet and light switch gaskets, and more.

Russian Film Festival
Location: Humanities 039
Time: 7:30pm – 10:00pm
Summary: The Cranes are Flying (1957, 95 min), by Mikhail Kalatozov (1903-73) and Ivan’s Childhood (1962, 95 min), Andrei Tarkovsky 

LLC International Film Festival
Location: Humanities 354
Time: 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Summary:  Bamako (The Court) – While Mele and Chaka fight to save their relationship, a public trial is set up in their courtyard against the World Bank. This film is simultaneously a love story and a tale of globalization’s effects on economic hardship in Africa while everyday life continues. (directed by Abderrahmane Sissako, Mali/USA/France, in French and Bambara, 2006, 115 min)

<Thursday 11/20>

Filmmakers Muffle Meyer and Ron Blumer – Screening and Discussion
Location: Recital Hall – Performing Arts Center
Time: 7:00pm
Summary: Producer/director Muffie Meyer cofounded the renowned documentary company Middlemarch Films, which since 1978 has produced more than 100 programs for public television. She and writer/coproducer Ronald Blumer will present excerpts of three highly acclaimed films that offer very different approaches to New York State history: Alexander Hamilton (2007), The Crash of 1929 (2004) and An Empire of Reason (1988). Cosponsored in conjunction with the 10th annual Researching New York conference, held at the University at Albany on November 20–21. For additional information on the conference go to: http://nystateshistory.org/researchny/rsny/html

Third World Impact “Journey to Africa”
Location: Lecture Center 22 (Uptown Campus)
Time: 8:30pm – 10:30pm
Summary: Interested in volunteering in Africa? Third World Impact invites you to come and find out the truths and misconceptions held toward Africa. A panel of Albany students who have spent time volunteering in Africa will discuss their experiences and how to make your African experience a reality.

Danes After Dark Game Show “Cranium Craze”
Location: Campus Center Ballroom
Time: 9:00pm – 11:00pm
Summary: Enjoy a night of trivia with your friends at Cranium Craze, an interactive general trivia game show, and you could go home the winner of a $200 cash prize! Brought to you FREE by Danes After Dark.

<Friday 11/21>

Department of Economics Seminar Series – Econometrics Forecasting
Location: Business Administration 130 (Uptown Campus)
Time: 3:30pm – 5:00pm
Summary: Kenneth West of the University of Wisconsin will present a paper at an Econometrics Forecasting Seminar. The title and link to his paper will be forthcoming.

The Intersection between Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual and Reproductive Health: Pregnancy-Controlling Behavior, STIs, and Women’s Interactions with Health Care Providers.
Location: Business Administration B-29
Time: 3:30pm – 5:30pm
Summary: Dr. Moore joined the Guttmacher Institute in New York City in 2004. Her research has focused on sexual negotiation, unwanted sexual experiences, contraceptive procurement, abortion experiences including access, domestic violence & reproductive health, adolescents, unsafe abortion, and maternal mortality. She has co-authored quantitative and qualitative work on domestic and international reproductive health issues in Brazil, the US-Mexico border region, the United States, and sub-Saharan Africa.

NYPIRG Housing Assimilation
Location: Lecture Center 18 (Uptown Campus)
Time: 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Summary: New York Public Interest Research Group will be hosting an event that shows the effects of hunger, homelessness, and issues certain individuals face in the real world.

First Annual International Thanksgiving
Location: Milne 200
Time: 6:30pm – 9:00pm
Summary:  In the true spirit of Thanksgiving, we ask that you bring a special dish– something special to you or your family or a cultural treat—to share with other students and faculty. If you cannot bring anything but still wish to attend, we will be accepting donations.  Please let us know if you will be attending (and guests) so that we can properly anticipate and provide drinks and other refreshments.  If you could also let us know what you are planning to bring (and a brief description) we would appreciate that as well.  You can either e-mail us at pasa@albany.edu or sign up in Milne 110.  Faculty and staff are welcome to attend.  If you have any questions or would like some more information, please e-mail PASA directly at pasa@albany.edu

My Man Godfrey
Location: Page Hall
Time: 7:30pm
Summary: (United States, 1936, 94 minutes, b/w, DVD) Directed by Gregory La Cava Starring William Powell, Carole Lombard
Carole Lombard is a wealthy young socialite who is a few cards short of a full deck. William Powell is a vagrant she meets at the city dump during a “high society” scavenger hunt. Sparks fly when the heiress hires the bum as her personal butler, then proceeds to fall in love with him. A screwball comedy classic that balances gags and romance with Depression-era social commentary, My Man Godfrey was the first film to receive Oscar nominations in all four acting categories. 

<Saturday 11/22>

Troy Winter Farmers Market
Location: Uncle Sam Atrium, Broadway at 3rd & 4th Streets – Troy
Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Summary: We’re a year-round market! Each year, from November through April, you can find us at the Uncle Sam Atrium in the heart of Troy’s downtown business district. Our winter location offers easy access to on- and off-street parking and the city’s many shops, restaurants and cultural sites. Folks come from all over the Capital Region to shop with 50+ local vendors and savor the tastes, sights and sounds at our indoor market — many stay for lunch and a walk around historic downtown Troy. We have a great time every Saturday (no matter what the weather outside)! 

Angelic Voices of Praise Annual Fall Concert
Location: Lecture Center 18 (Uptown Campus)
Time: 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Summary: Please come and praise God or get to know Him at our annual Fall Concert. There will be ministering on various forms of songs, dance, step, and drama.

FAME and Danes After Dark present Poetry Jam / Spoken Word
Location: Campus Center Assembly Hall
Time: 7:30pm – 10:00pm
Summary: Poetry Jam

Turkish Movie Night
Location: Terrace Lounge – Campus Center
Time: 8:00pm – 10:00pm
Summary: Karpuz Kabuðundan Gemiler Yapmak “Boats Out of Watermelon Rinds” – A 2004 Turkish dramatic comedy film with English subtitles.  Chips & dips, pop corn, and drinks will be served!

<Sunday 11/23>

Update on The Case of Imam Yassin Aref and Mohammad Hossain
Location: First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany – 405 Washington Ave
Time: 11:30am
Summary: Steve Downs, attorney and advocate hosts the update on the two men who are serving 15 years in federal prison.

The Israel-Palestine Conflict: A Turning Point
Location: Hubbard Interfaith Sanctuary – College of Saint Rose
Time: 2:00pm
Summary: Ghaith al-Omari, policy director of the American Task Force on Palestine, discusses new challenges and opportunities for peace in Israel and Palestine.

PASAbilities – Week of November 10-16

PASAbilities – Week of November 10 – November 16
A weekly publication by the Public Affairs Student Association of Rockefeller College. 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

We will be posting flyers and information in the next day or two about PASA’s International Thanksgiving.  It will be on Friday, November 21, and will be an opportunity for students and faculty to get together and share their favorite dish. 

For anyone that has not yet turned in their apparel order, we will be accepting them tomorrow as an absolute final deadline.  If you have any questions, please e-mail pasa at pasa@albany.edu.  Order forms can be found here at: https://pasarockefeller.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/rockefeller-college-revised-order-form.pdf

Saturday Hiking – If people are interested in hiking on Saturdays, a mix of moderate (6-8 miles) to more difficult (9-12+) hikes please email Susan. Car pooling and chipping in for gas would be figured out. Looking to hit spots in the Adirondacks and Catskills and elsewhere. Usually hike/snow shoe through winter. Email Susan to discuss at susanappe@gmail.com 

—This week in and around Albany—

<Tuesday 11/11>

Tuesday Policy Lunch
Location: Levitt Room – Milne Hall
Time: 12:15pm – 1:30pm
Summary: Lawrence Norden, Counsel, Brennan Center for Justice, New York University Law

Author Alice Fulton – Seminar
Location: Assembly Hall – Campus Center
Time: 4:15pm
Summary: Alice Fulton, major contemporary American poet, is the author of “The Nightingales of Troy” (2008)— a humorous, deeply moving first collection of stories that take place in her native Troy, NY. Composed of ten interlinked tales, the book features four generations in the family of the colorful Garrahan sisters and their female descendants.

Author Alice Fulton – Reading
Location: Recital Hall – Performing Arts Center
Time: 8:00pm
Summary: Alice Fulton, major contemporary American poet, is the author of “The Nightingales of Troy” (2008)— a humorous, deeply moving first collection of stories that take place in her native Troy, NY. Composed of ten interlinked tales, the book features four generations in the family of the colorful Garrahan sisters and their female descendants.

<Wednesday 11/12>

Salary Negotiation Skill
Location: Career Services (First Floor of Science Library)
Time: 7:15pm – 8:15pm
Summary: You just got a job offer, and you are very excited, but you think the salary should be higher than what the company is offering. Come learn the finer points of salary negotiation.  * Presented by Marie Rabideau, Associate Director, Career Services

Russian Film Festival
Location: Humanities 039
Time: 7:30pm – 10:00pm
Summary: Battleship Potemkin (1925, 119 min), by Sergei Eisenstein

German Film – Geburtig
Location: Humanities 354
Time: 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Summary: A tale of a Jewish-Austrian emigrant composer Hermann Gebirtig and a German journalist Konrad Sachs, two thoroughly “modern” men whose past catches up with them. Gebirtig is being persuaded to give evidence in court against a former concentration camp supervisor and Sachs is forced to face the agonizing reality that he is the son of a high ranking SS doctor. (2002, 100 min, English subtitles)

<Thursday 11/13>

Harvest Maple Festival
Location: South Concourse – Empire State Plaza
Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Summary: Celebrating New York’s sweetest product. Enjoy Johnny Raab Live. Country crafts & merchandise.

Public Policy Job Talk
Location: Milne 215
Time: 3:30pm – 5:00pm
Summary: Joshua Sapotichne will present “Up and Down with Policy Attention: Reconstructing National Urban Policy”. 

Youth Movements Festival – Reflections on Childhood
Location: Performing Arts Center
Time: 7:00pm
Summary: Featuring narration by Jeffrey Cumming and art by Charles Martin, this program will include music by Mozart, Brahms, Amy Beach and Erik Satie performed by pianist Duncan Cumming, violinist Hilary Cumming and mezzo-soprano Fran Wittmann. (Additional festival events scheduled for Nov. 14-16) $5 for students.

<Friday 11/14>

Department of Economics Seminar Series
Location: Business Administration 233
Time: 3:30pm – 5:00pm
Summary: Shigeru Fujita of the Philadelphia Reserve Bank, will present “Separation Rates, Earning Losses, and Turbulence”. The link to his web page is: http://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/economists/fujita/.

Frozen River with Director’s Commentary
Location: Page Hall
Time: 7:00pm
Summary: Ray and Lila, two single mothers– one white, one Mohawk– are drawn into the lucrative and dangerous world of cross-border smuggling in this indie feature by local filmmaker Courtney Hunt. Set on an Indian reservation in New York’s North Country, Frozen River took the top honor— the Grand Jury Prize— at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The director will provide commentary and answer questions immediately after the screening. (United States, 2008, 97 minutes, color, 35mm)

Family: Can’t Live With Them, Can’t Live Without Them
Location: Performing Arts Center
Time: 8:00pm
Summary: Three new plays shape this evening of theatre, each presenting the dilemma of negotiating the landscape of one’s life after the loss of family. James Farrell’s “Black, White and Blue” follows two natural born enemies and “Transplant” tells the story of a young bride’s unusual relationship with one of her wedding guests. Written by Maggie Johnson and selected from last year’s Plays in Process, “Sun-Poisoning” involves a young girl in the basement of the family home who spins conversations with the ghosts of her parents and her living brother, as a way to survive her grief. Director: Marnie Andrews (Performances also scheduled for Nov. 7-9, 12-13 & 15) $10 for students. 

The Dark Knight
Location: Assembly Hall – Campus Center
Time: 9:00pm
Summary: Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent are forced to deal with the chaos unleashed by an anarchist mastermind known only as the Joker, as it drives each of them to their limits.

<Saturday 11/15>

The Eco Show
Location: Convention Center – Empire State Plaza
Time: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Summary: The Northeast’s premier environmental expo, returns to the Empire State Plaza. Meet over 100 exhibitors who will showcase their green products and service including organic foods, alterantive energy, recycling and more. Free seminars, free entertainment and free admission. You can’t beat Free!

Holiday Craft Fair and Bazaar
Location: First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany (Across Washington Ave. from Draper Hall)
Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm
Summary: Handcrafted items, bake goods, fine art and more.

Troy Winter Farmers Market
Location: Uncle Sam Atrium, Broadway at 3rd & 4th Streets – Troy
Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Summary: We’re a year-round market! Each year, from November through April, you can find us at the Uncle Sam Atrium in the heart of Troy’s downtown business district. Our winter location offers easy access to on- and off-street parking and the city’s many shops, restaurants and cultural sites. Folks come from all over the Capital Region to shop with 50+ local vendors and savor the tastes, sights and sounds at our indoor market — many stay for lunch and a walk around historic downtown Troy. We have a great time every Saturday (no matter what the weather outside)! 

The Dark Knight
Location: Assembly Hall – Campus Center
Time: 9:00pm
Summary: Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent are forced to deal with the chaos unleashed by an anarchist mastermind known only as the Joker, as it drives each of them to their limits.

<Sunday 11/16>

Holiday Craft Fair and Bazaar
Location: First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany (Across Washington Ave. from Draper Hall)
Time: 11:00am – 3:00pm
Summary: Handcrafted items, bake goods, fine art and more.