Activities
COLLOQUIA SERIES
Wednesdays, 6:00 - 8:30pm
Dinner will be served at all colloquia (except Wednesday, October 21)
Wednesdays, 6:00 - 8:30pm
Dinner will be served at all colloquia (except Wednesday, October 21)
| Wednesday, September 2 | Faculty Dining Room, A Building, 8th Floor (JUNIORS ONLY) |
| Wednesday, September 9 | Faculty Dining Room, A Building, 8th Floor (bring book by Juno Diaz) |
| Wednesday, September 30 | Faculty Dining Room, A Building, 8th Floor |
| Wednesday, October 14 | Faculty Dining Room, A Building, 8th Floor (SOPHOMORES AND SENIORS ONLY) |
| Wednesday, October 21 | Katie Murphy Amphitheater, D Building, 1st Floor (dessert only) |
| Wednesday, November 18 | Faculty Dining Room, A Building, 8th Floor |
FRESHMAN ORIENTATION
Tuesday, August 25, 3:00 - 7:00 pm, Room A734
JUNIOR HONORS PROJECT MEETING
Wednesday, September 2, 6:00 - 8:30 pm, Faculty Dining Room, A Building, 8th Floor
FRESHMAN RETREAT
Friday, October 2, 5:00 - 11:00 pm and Saturday, October 3, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Faculty Dining Room, A Building, 8th Floor
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
All freshmen, sophomores and seniors must participate in four (4) extracurricular activities for the semester. You may choose any of the activities below or create your own. Post your activity reports (and photos, if you like) on the Presidential Scholars section of Angel.
- One activity must be a community service activity.
- You must do at least two activities with a minimum of two different Presidential Scholars.
- Do not use trips from other classes.
- Restaurant and club reviews do not count as an activity.
BOX OFFICE
Tickets for cultural events go on sale Thursday, September 10, 8:30 am, Room B602.
| God of Carnage (Play) Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 8:00 pm Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, 242 W. 45th St. (between Broadway and 8th Ave.) |
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| Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute) (Opera) Wednesday, September 23, 8:00 pm Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center, 65th & Broadway |
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| Let Me Down Easy (Play) Thursday, October 15, 8:00 pm Second Stage Theatre, 307 W. 43rd Street |
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| Hair (Musical) Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 8pm Al Hirschfeld Theatre, 302 West 45th Street |
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Sign up in B602 or at the Colloquia.
| BabyBuggy @ FIT (our Presidential Scholars Sewing Circle) Wednesday, October 7 and/or Tuesday, October 27, 6:00 - 8:00 pm, Room A803 Founded by Jessica Seinfeld (yes, Jerry’s wife), BabyBuggy is a non-profit organization whose primary goal is to ensure that all parents and families in the 5 boroughs of New York City have the means to provide clothing and gear for their children. They focus on collecting gently used and new clothing and redistributing these items. Volunteers will be mending clothes in preparation for their donation to needy families. You don’t have to be a FD major to participate! |
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| Volunteer At Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen Friday, October 9, 9:30 am - 1:30 pm Help serve 1,300 lunches. The Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen has been a symbol of hope and compassion in the Chelsea area of Manhattan since 1982. |
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| Riverside Park Fund Volunteer Opportunity Saturday, October 10 and/or Saturday, October 24, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm, Locations TBA Volunteers have the chance to work in a classic Olmsted Park, helping to sustain the beauty of this historic landscape. Volunteer tasks include planting, weeding, raking, and a range of other gardening activities. Riverside Park stretches from 62nd to 158th St and the project location will be determined closer to the date of each event. |
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| FIT Open House Saturday, October 24, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Volunteer at the Presidential Scholars information table or serve as a panelist at one of two Information Sessions run by the Admissions Office. |
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| Urban Samaritan @ FIT Wednesday, November 11, 6:00 - 9:00 pm, Board Room, C Building 9th Floor No skills required. Come to help cut and wash museum banners to be sewn by the homeless into tote bags to be sold in museum shops, with profits going back to help the homeless. For more information, go to www.urbansamaritan.org. Wear old clothes you don’t mind getting dusty. Bring scissors. |