PASAbilities – Week of October 27 – November 2
A weekly publication by the Public Affairs Student Association of Rockefeller College.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
The deadline for the Apparel Order is approaching!
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
11/4 Election Night Event – Hosted in Milne Hall. Watch the presidential races, complete with refreshments, multiple screens, and comentary from a panel of Rockefeller College Polticial Science Faculty and guests.
—This week in and around Albany—
<Tuesday 10/28>
Tuesday Policy Lunch Series – State Budget Trends and Challenges
Location: Levitt Room, Milne Hall
Time: 12:25pm – 1:30pm
Summary: This week’s talk features Robert Prunty from Standard and Poor’s.
<Wednesday 10/29>
Action and Service Fair
Location: Campus Center Ballroom
Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Summary: There are a variety of government-sponsored and faith-based sponsored organizations attending this event. Most of these opportunities are full-time and include a salary or stipend, room & board, loan deferment, and health insurance. Some include Americorps grants for graduate school and tuition remission.
The Long Shadow of Iran Over Arab-Israeli Peacemaking: The Challenge for the Next Administration
Location: Performing Arts Center Recital Hall
Time: 7:00pm
Summary: Hear Ambassador Dore Gold speak.
<Thursday 10/30>
The Election 2008 Symposium
Location: Albany Law School – Dean Alexander Moot Courtroom
Time: 9:30am – 6:15pm
Summary: The symposium features a debate between Tracey Brooks as a representative of the Barack Obama campaign and John Faso as a representative of the John McCain Campaign. Alan Chartok, president and CEO of WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, moderates the debate, and there will also be three additional moderated panel discussions. http://www.albanylaw.edu/election08
Downtown Albany Farmers Market
Location: SUNY Plaza – State Street and Broadway
Time: 11:00am – 2:00pm
Summary: Buy fresh locally grown produce and vegetables.
Historian David Hackett Fischer – Seminar
Location: Standish Room, Science Library
Time: 4:15pm
Summary: David Hackett Fischer, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, is celebrated for a large body of work that seeks to correct errors in traditional understandings of early American history. He is the author most recently of “Champlain’s Dream” (2008), the authoritative biography of French adventurer and visionary, Samuel de Champlain. The book’s publication coincides with the 400th anniversary of the founding of New France in 1608. Cosponsored by the UAlbany History Department in conjunction with the annual Fossieck Lecture.
Historian David Hackett Fischer – Reading
Location: TBA – see http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst for information
Time: 8:00pm
Summary: David Hackett Fischer, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, is celebrated for a large body of work that seeks to correct errors in traditional understandings of early American history. He is the author most recently of “Champlain’s Dream” (2008), the authoritative biography of French adventurer and visionary, Samuel de Champlain. The book’s publication coincides with the 400th anniversary of the founding of New France in 1608. Cosponsored by the UAlbany History Department in conjunction with the annual Fossieck Lecture.
FEAR: The Ultimate Game Show
Location: Campus Center Ballroom
Time: 9:00pm
Summary: Win $200 cash and prizes at this interactive Game Show combining Jeopardy and Fear Factor! Get ready for Halloween by testing your knowledge (and reflexes!)
<Friday 10/31>
Three Reports on K-12 Education in New York State
Location: State Museum Theater, Albany
Time: 8:30am – 12:00pm
Summary: The Education Finance Research Consortium (EFRC) presents reports on the real property tax in New York, the financial management of charter schools in New York, and the variation in teacher contract provisions across New York State. www.albany.edu/edfin
Capital Haunting Tours
Location: Empire State Plaza
Time: 2:00pm, 3:45pm
Summary: Tours that explore the legends, folklore and “ghost stories” connected to the historic building in downtown Albany; reservations required. Tours begin at the Plaza Information Office, North Concourse of the Empire State Plaza. Registration required at (518) 474-5987, free.
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Location: Page Hall
Time: 7:30pm
Summary: (Germany, 1931, 117 minutes, b/w, DVD) Directed by Fritz Lang, Starring Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann, In German with English subtitles. A psychotic killer of children is hunted by the Berlin criminal underworld in cooperation with the German police in this universally-acclaimed work of psychological suspense. Critic Leonard Maltin called it, “Riveting and frighteningly contemporary; cinematically dazzling, especially for an early talkie.
<Saturday 11/1>
College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Community Day
Location: College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering
Time: 11:00am – 3:00pm
Summary: The event will feature presentations, booths and interactive demonstrations that showcase the exciting breakthroughs being enabled by nanotechnology; guided tours of the cutting-edge cleanroom facilities at CNSE’s Albany NanoTech; and, a chance for adults, children and families to participate in hands-on experiments and activities that promote greater understanding of nanotechnology.
Presidential Political Rally
Location: Capitol Building Steps
Time: 12:00pm
Summary: There will be a rally for Presidential candidate Barack Obama on the East Capitol Steps, and a rally for Presidential candidate John McCain on the South Capitol Steps.
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