About Simmons: Community Events Calendar

Community Events Calendar

The following is a list of upcoming events open to the Simmons College Community. If you would like to add an event to this listing, you can submit a proposal with our online event submission form

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April

Two Women, Two Books, Two Approaches

With Marnie Crawford Samuelson, photographer and documentary videographer, and Stella Johnson, photographer and journalist. These photographers will share their book projects and discuss the expanded possibilities for publishing in the digital age. Whether you are approaching your project in a traditional book form, looking into self publishing or web distribution, join us in a lively exchange of ideas and methods. Bring questions regarding your own works in progress. $12 per person, $15 at the door, $8 with student ID. RSVP with payment, check payable to Simmons Institute for Leadership & Change, and mail to Diane Hammer, 300 Fenway, Boston MA 02115. Light refreshments will be served. Presented by New England Women in Photography and Simmons Institute for Leadership & Change.

Date:: 04/27/2008
Time:: 02:00PM - 05:00PM
Location:: C101
Contact:: Diane Hammer
Simmons Institute for Leadership & Change
617-521-2480

The Evolving World of Portuguese Speaking Women

Celebrate the accomplishments and learn about the changing roles and experiences of Portuguese speaking women. Increase awareness of Portuguese speaking immigrant communities. Learn about the themes and issues influencing Potuguese speaking women. Conference fees: $40 in advance, $60 at the door. Students with valid ID are free but must preregister. This conference is presented by MAPS- Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers Boston Portuguese Festival, Inc. For more information, please visit the website below.

Date:: 04/28/2008
Time:: 08:30AM - 04:00PM
Location:: Linda K. Paresky Center
Website:: www.maps-inc.org/eng/conference/2008/register.htm
Contact:: Diane Hammer
Institute for Leadership and Change
617-521-2480

Hattie Gossett, The Immigrant Suite: Hey Xenophobe! Who You Calling A Foreigner?

Writing from the upper west side of Manhattan, where Harlem intersects with waves of immigrants from the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Korea, Cambodia, Ivory Coast, India, Native America, and from all over the globe, hattie gossett vividly invokes her neighborhood experience. With wit and candor, she questions why so many people are forced from their home countries, only to be despised as interlopers in the United States; why older immigrants see younger ones as the enemy; who gets paid a living wage, who gentrifies their neighborhood, and who sends their money back home. From the grocery store to the cleaners to the tenement walk-up and everywhere in between, gossett captures the voices overheard and imagined in this breathless immigrant suite. Free and open to the public. Presented by Center for New Words and Simmons Institute for Leadership & Change.

Date:: 04/30/2008
Time:: 07:00PM - 08:30PM
Location:: Kotzen Room
Website:: http://www.centerfornewwords.org
Contact:: Diane Hammer
Simmons Institute for Leadership & Change
617-521-2480

Silent Auction

This year marks the 24th anniversary of Simmons College's Silent Auction. Since 1984, a group of dedicated staff members volunteer on an auction committee that plans the fundraiser in an effort to give back to the community in which they work. The group spends months preparing for the two-day event, soliciting donations both from local businesses and fellow staff members. In the last 20 years Staff Council has raised more than $80,000 through the generosity of bidders and donors. The money raised is used to support the ABCD Parker Hill/Fenway Food Project, which runs an emergency food pantry providing immediate food supplies for low income households in the area. This kindness has helped provide food for the nearly 5,000 households the pantry serves each year. Faculty and Staff can help by donating new or like-new items to be auctioned off during the two-day event and by bidding on items at the event!

Date:: 04/30/2008 - 05/01/2008
Time:: 8:30AM - 4:30PM
Location:: Faculty/Staff Dining Room
Contact:: Melissa Kelly
CAS Dean's Office
617-521-2067

Just Health: Meeting Health Needs Fairly

Lecture - Book Signing - Reception: Notable Books Series at the Countway Library of Medicine. This lecture will address what we owe each other by way of protecting our health through medicine, public health, and broader social determinants; addresses practical issues that affect both developed and developing countries, integrating concerns abut justice with an interest in global health.

Date:: 04/30/2008
Time:: 04:30PM - 06:00PM
Location:: Countway Library of Medicine - Minot Room
Website:: http://www.countway.harvard.edu/
Contact:: Roz Vogel, Countway Library Administration
Countway Library of Medicine
617-432-4807

May

29th Simmons SOM Leadership Conference

Plan to attend the 29th annual Simmons School of Management Leadership Conference on May 3. Gloria Estefan is delivering the closing keynote address. Mireille Guiliano, Cherie Booth Blair, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, Jeannette Walls, Sylvia Ann Hewlett, and many more speakers are signing their books and personally meeting audience members. This is one day you should not miss.

Date:: 05/03/2008
Time:: 08:00AM - 06:00PM
Location:: Seaport World Trade Center, Boston
Website:: http://www.simmons.edu/leadership
Contact:: Judy Benjamin
Associate Director, Simmons SOM Leadership Conference
617.521.3842

Student Advertising Presentations

We invite you to join us for the presentations of our advanced advertising students. Two teams will deliver their advertising campaigns to the client, Simmons Marketing Vice President, Dr. Cheryl Howard and you. They developed and produced radio spots, magazine ads, Internet banners, and media placement plans. Dr. Howard, Dr. Vonda Powell, Communications Professor, and former communications/advertising student, Lily Strauss-Matathia comprise the panel that will judge the groups' pitches and plansbooks. One team will be selected for the Simmons College and Communications Department Copy and Layout Award. Refreshments will be served.

Date:: 05/06/2008
Time:: 6:00PM - 9:00PM
Location:: MCB C105
Contact:: Ed Vieira
Communications Department
617-521-2833

the show! [commworks]

The Communications Department will be hosting its annual showcase of student work, entitled: the show! [commworks]. The years biggest event for the Communications Department, this showcase will give the Simmons community the opportunity to come meet our students, talk to faculty and view the exciting work we've done this year. One exciting highlight for this year's show will be a live onsite broadcast from Simmons College Radio, the brand new radio station. This broadcast will be the project demonstrating the skills gained from Professor Len Mailloux's Radio Operations and Broadcast Journalism class. In addition, other projects on display will include animation, movies, web design, digital images, photography, graphic design, writing, advertising, internship projects, public relations and marketing projects and much more! Refreshments and entertainment will be provided. Email for more information.

Date:: 05/06/2008
Time:: 4:00PM - 7:00PM
Location:: 3rd Floor, Lefavour Hall
Contact:: Deirdre Yee
Communications Department
617-521-2838

Blackberry Urban Challenge

Two people cut loose in the city on the most extensive wireless network anywhere, armed with the latest technology from Blackberry. Interested? If so, save the date, grab a friend and got to www.blackberrycurveuc.com for your next clue. It just might land you on Alcatraz.

Date:: 05/10/2008
Time:: 08:30AM - 5:00PM
Location:: Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Website:: www.blackberrycurveuc.com
Contact:: aura 360 ventures
sports event manager
207.699.2360

Inhuman Research: Medical Experiments in German Concentration Camps

Notable Books Series - Lectures at the Countway Library of Medicine: "Inhuman Research: Medical Experiments in German Concentration Camps." Alfred Pasternak, MD is a world expert on medical issues and the Holocaust having lectured and published extensively on medical issues with respect to the German concentration camps during WWII. Dr. Pasternak, a child survivor of Auschwitz, investigates this relatively little known chapter of Holocaust history by examining the existing records documenting Nazi human medical experiments and the lives of the doctors who conducted them. His talk will focus on the transformation of German medicine during the Nazi period, the types of experiments conducted and the ethical evaluation of these events. This lecture is open to the public. A book signing and reception will follow in the Lahey Room.

Date:: 05/13/2008
Time:: 04:00PM - 05:30PM
Location:: Countway Library of Medicine - Minot Room
Website:: http://www.countway.harvard.edu/
Contact:: Roz Vogel
Countway Library of Medicine
617-432-4807

12th Annual GIRLS Conference

This is an exciting day filled with dynamic speakers, performances and interactive breakout groups that will address issues of importance to girls and the communities they live in. The program will focus on public service and leadership opportunities for young women and girls. Part of our conversation will include the presidential election and ways to get involved in your community. The conference is open to all teen girls and women in the New England area. This is a conference you don't want to miss! Free for teens, $10 Registration fee for adults. For more information, e-mail Marie (Founder & Director, G.I.R.L.S. Project/Girl TV) .

Date:: 05/24/2008
Time:: 10:00AM - 3:00PM
Location:: Simmons College, Main College Building, Kotzen Conference Room
Website:: http://www.simmons.edu/conferences/girlsconference
Contact:: Marie
Simmons Institute for Leadership & Change, Office of Student Leadership & Activities
617-792-2508