Archive — 2014, March
Holocaust Survivor Henry Silberstern Launches New Book, Lost Childhood, April 6
Henry Silberstern, a Holocaust survivor who speaks to students around the Rochester region to share his story, is launching his new book Lost Childhood on Sunday, April 6 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Nazareth College Arts Center Room A14
Read the ArticleNazareth Welcomes Pedro Noguera on April 3
Noguera, professor in the Steinhardt School of Education at New York University, is a sociologist whose scholarship and research focuses on the ways in which schools are influenced by social and economic conditions in the contact of an urban environment. He is a prolific author whose work includes books The Trouble with Black Boys and Other Reflections on Race, Equity, and the Future of Public Education; City Schools and the American Dream and The Imperatives of Power.
Read the ArticleThe 6th Annual Nazareth Poetry Contest on "Peace and Justice"
The competition will feature 100 students and members of the Rochester community who will recite original poetry or read poems from their favorite Francophone poets on the subject of peace and libertythe “quest for freedom” in front of a panel of 24 judges and a planning committee made of 13 Nazareth College students.
Read the ArticleStephen LaSalle II to Receive 2014 School of Management Distinguished Alumni Award
Nazareth College’s School of Management (SOM) is pleased to present Stephen LaSalle II ‘83 with the 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award. LaSalle was chosen based on his business success, service to others, commitment to ethics and social responsibility, and his unwavering support of Nazareth College. LaSalle will accept his award at the SOM Honor Society Induction on Sunday, April 6 at 10 a.m. in Room A-14 of the Nazareth College Arts Center.
Read the ArticleFolds Speaks at Your Queer Career Event on April 7
Nazareth College’s Career Services Department is hosting Your Queer Career with Riley Folds on Monday, April 7 from 6 to 7 p.m. Folds will discuss topics from his book Your Queer Career: The Ultimate Guide for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Job Seekers. This lecture is free and open to the public and is located in the Palladoro Lounge in the Nazareth College Arts Center.
Read the ArticleNazareth Hosts Ninth Teen Book Festival, May 17
Nazareth College is hosting the highly anticipated, Ninth Annual Greater Rochester Teen Book Festival (TBF). The event brings thousands of teens with all kinds of literary tastes together to meet their favorite authors. TBF is Saturday, May 17, from 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Nazareth College, located at 4245 East Avenue, Rochester, N.Y. 14618. This event is free and open to the public and kicks off with an author parade led by the Eastridge High School Lancers Drum-Line.
Read the ArticleCongresswoman Slaughter Meets with Nazareth College Students Attending Clinton Global Initiative University
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and Nazareth College President Daan Braveman met with students on Monday, March 17, as they prepare to leave for the seventh annual Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) meeting.
Read the ArticleClinton Global Initiative University Accepts Six Commitments to Action from Nazareth College Students in its Inaugural Year
In just its first year of involvement as a network member with the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U), Nazareth College students submitted 10 Commitments to Action (project applications). Of those 10 projects, six have been accepted to CGI U 2014!
Read the ArticleRodriguez Speaks on Latina(O) Perspectives and Liberation Theology, March 20-21
Theologian and professor Jeanette Rodriguez will be presenting Identity, Faith, and Resistance: A Latina(o) Perspective on Thursday, March 20 at 7:00 p.m. in the Forum of the Otto A. Shults Community Center. Rodriguez will also present Liberation Theology: The Next Generation on Friday, March 21 at 1:30 p.m. in the Linehan Chapel of the Golisano Academic Center.
Read the ArticleNazareth, WXXI and Little Theatre Team Up for 2014 Teen Film Festival
Nazareth College, the WXXI Public Broadcasting Council, and the Little Theatre are proud to sponsor the 2014 Rochester Teen Film Festival, a collaborative, juried media competition for youth in the Rochester region.
Read the ArticleHolocaust by Bullets with Father Patrick Desbois, March 24
Father Patrick Desbois lectures at Nazareth College on "Holocaust by Bullets"
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