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Staff Council Weekly E-Bulletin March 21, 2008

Dear Friends: Bienvenidos. Welcome to our forum for staff-at-large to provide updates on projects, events and resources. Each week you will have the opportunity to share your updates in an easy to use, consolidated format by emailing the information to: staffcouncil@bankstreet.edu (Submission deadline Tuesdays 5:00 p.m.) We've been on hiatus for a number of weeks due to competing demands. We thank you for your patience.

Read, enjoy and participate!
Co-chairs: Farhad Asghar, ext. 4481; Nina Jaffe, ext. 4492

Staff Council News:

  • The next Staff Council meeting will take place on Monday, April 7th from 3:30-5:00 pm. Please note that this meeting will take place in Bank Street North. in room 219. Be sure to let your reps know what's on your mind. You review minutes from past staff council meetings at www.bankstreet.edu/stcouncil/minutes
  • Please join us in welcoming our latest SC Reps: Deondra Drumgold, F&A; and Alvin Irby, CP. We are proud to report that out of a possible 30 SC Rep spots, we have 27 filled, that is a 90% participation rate! Not sure who your reps are? Go to: www.bankstreet.edu/stcouncil/members.
  • Diversity Committee Event: Join actors and staff from the renowned American Place Theater for performance, dialogue and group activities based on Richard Wright's Black Boy. Mark your calendars for Friday: April 25th 3:30-5:00 p.m. in the Tabas Auditorium. For more information contact Bernadette Anand, ext 4428; or Zeny Muslin ext. 4717, Diversity Committee co-chairs.
  • Environmental Advocacy: Earth Hour 2008! Take a stand on global warming with communities around the world by turning off all lights and unnecessary appliances on Saturday March 29th at 8:00 PM. For more information about how to help make this happen, please contact Holley Adcock [SFC Math & Science Specialist ) email hadcock@bankstreet.edu or go to: http://www.earthhour.org/
  • Wellness Initiatives: HR IS OFFERING US ALL FREE EXERCISE EQUIPMENT: THE STAIRS!
      For more inspiration go to: America on the Move!  http://aom.americaonthemove.org
  • Lucy's List is a great way to participate in theme-based discussions including: English Language Learners, Early Childhood Education and Adolescence. To subscribe to any and all of these listserv options please email requests@listserv.bankstreet.edu

Staff Specials:

  • Skip Lunch Fight Hunger! 1 child out of 5 in NYC doesn't always have enough to eat. On May 14th, you can help. Donate what you spend on lunch to City Harvest. http://www.cityharvest.org/skiplunch/ For more information contact Della Brown ext. 4622; Business Office.
  • RECOMMENDATION NEEDED -for creative, reliable, competent architect or designer to work on a home renovation project. Know anyone? Please contact Merrill Lee Fuchs x 3406 mlf@bankstreet.edu
  • Your item(s) can be here next week. Email staffcouncil@bankstreet.edu

Staff on Stage (and we mean the world stage):

  • Sculpture, instruments and more! Roberta Berman (SFC wood-working and arts specialist ) is now featured on Sculpture.org with her own website. Visit www.sculpture.org/robertaberman to see and learn about Roberta's portfolio and collaborative projects.
  • The Bank Street Community Chorus meets every Wednesday night from 6:30-7:30, in the auditorium. For questions or further info, email Erika Blumberg at eblumberg@bankstreet.edu
  • Your event can be here next week. Email staffcouncil@bankstreet.edu with details.

Above and Beyond (programs of interest to our community):

  • Inaugural Film Festival! What better way to round out the school year than sharing popcorn and a film with your friends and colleagues? Staff Council is proud to co-sponsor Teachers Through the Eyes of Cinema: A ground-breaking film series produced by New Perspectives with CIS and the Library.

Schedule:
May 5: Half Nelson (rated R) facilitated by Stan Chu;
May 15: Chalk (rated PG 13) facilitated by Emily White and
May 20: To Be and To Have (sub-titles; all ages) facilitated by Sal Vascellaro and Karen Weiss.

For more information see: www.bankstreet.edu/newperspectives or contact: Eddie Gonzalez-Novoa, Director x4409

International Teacher Research Conference March 28th & 29th at 112th Street Campus!

The ICRC is a small conference that occurs before or after AERA to improve the learning opportunities of  all children by activating and extending the voices of teacher researchers and their students. This year's theme, Combining Voices: Building a Teacher Research Community will be addressed by major speakers including Vivian Paley, U.S.A.(Bank Street Honorary Doctorate recipient and MacArthur Foundation awardee); Jack Whitehead, Great Britain; Ian Mitchell, Australia & a distinguished guest panel. For further information, please contact Susan Stires (Graduate Faculty) sstires@bankstreet.edu or go to http://www.bankstreet.edu/gs/teacherresearch.html

Visibility, Viability, Voice
~Your Staff Council~

Disclaimer: Reference to any event, product, service or other information in the above email does not constitute an endorsement by Bank Street College and/or Staff Council

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