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Visual Arts
State of the DysUnion: Joyce Yu-Jean Lee
Location:Visual Arts GalleryTime:7:00 PM7:00 PMJanuary 25 – March 1
Artist Talk: Tuesday, February 13, 7:00 p.m.In the Trump era of “fake news” and “alternative facts,” multi-media artist Lee presents a snapshot of current journalism, advertising, and the Internet. Through animated video installations, State of the DysUnion examines contemporary mass media -- its documentation, distribution, and role in shaping culture and history.
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Performances
In RealTime: Sodam Jeon, soprano, with Henry Sungho Yang, piano
Location:Ingalls Recital HallTime:3:00 PM3:00 PMClassically trained Korean soprano Sodam Jeon, a versatile singer who moves comfortably between arias and folk songs, performs a selection of popular music from her native country. -
Film
Black Maria 37th Annual Film Festival Premiere
Location:Hoboken Historical Museum1301 Hudson StHobokenTime:7:00 PM7:00 PMSaturday, February 10 | 7:00 p.m.Hoboken Historical Museum
1301 Hudson St., Hoboken
$10 in advance / $15 at the doorThe first screening of the 2018 winning films! Housed in NJCU’s Media Arts Department, the Black Maria Film Festival is an annual juried competition that travels across the U.S. and abroad, and features new short works in all genres.
More information: www.blackmariafilmfestival.org
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Visual Arts
The Otherness of Strangefruit: Shoshanna Weinberger
Location:Harold B. Lemmerman GalleryTime:11:00 AM5:00 PMFebruary 1 – March 15
Opening reception: Thursday, February 1, 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Black Women Artists & Writers Panel Discussion: Tuesday, February 27, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Shoshanna Weinberger mines the complexity of her Caribbean-American heritage to investigate the female archetype. Her Strangefruit series is a collection of collages that reference the ambiguity of her mixed-race identity and pointedly distill cultural stereotypes around beauty, race, and gender.
Image: Shoshanna Weinberger, Running with Severed Conditions, 2016, ink, gouache, collage on paper, 31.375H x 25.375W x 1.5 inches ©Shoshanna Weinberger, 2017
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Guest Speakers
The 2018 Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series
Location:NJCU School of Business200 Hudson Street Harborside 207311 Jersey City , NJUnited StatesTime:6:00 PM6:00 PMFINANCIAL LEADERS OF TODAY - FROM BROOKLYN TO ZURICH, BUENOS AIRES & BEYOND, 10 LESSONS IN CAREER DEVELOPMENTAlma DeMetropolis, Managing Director, J.P. Morgan
Ms. DeMetropolis is the President of the New Jersey Market Leadership Team and Market Manager for J.P. Morgan Private Bank’s New Jersey Market. Ms. DeMetropolis provides executive leadership across our firm’s line of businesses as well as both community and employment engagement. She has been advising families, endowments and foundations on a broad range of wealth matters and managing investment portfolios for over 20 years and joined J.P. Morgan in 1992. Ms. DeMetropolis has also worked for 7 years on foreign assignments in Latin America and Europe.Free and Open to the Public!
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Academic Calendar, Special Events
Winter Intersession Retreats
Time:10:00 AM3:00 PMTuesday, January 2 – Thursday, January 4
Undergraduate Writing Retreat
Tuesday, January 2 – 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Choose between MLA, APA, and Chicago writing styles. Workshops will
include structure, style and usage, crediting sources, and the writing process.Graduate Writing Retreat
Wednesday, January 3 – 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Workshops on APA writing with an emphasis on structure, style and usage,
crediting sources, and the writing process.Praxis Core Retreat
Thursday, January 4 – 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
A sequence of workshops focusing on writing, reading, mathematics, and
strategies in preparation for the Praxis Core exam.Tutors will be available for one-on-one and group sessions from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. daily.Reserve your seat today!