CornellNYC

Cornell Cares Day
1/9  9:00 – 2:00 PM
Cornell Cares Day is an international day of service, designed to connect Cornell students, alumni and staff with their local community. We will gather on Saturday, January 9th at 9 am in Manhattan to touch base for introductions and instructions before heading off to service projects around NYC.

Location: Central Park Arsenal (64th and 5th)
For more informationCornell Cares Facebook link

Cornell Wall Street (CWS) Presents: Make a Difference in Your Community; a presentation by the Robin Hood Foundation
1.11  6:00 PM
Heather Andrysiak Benveniste ’95, Manager of Board Recruitment of the Robin Hood Foundation, who will speak on why it is important to expand your resume, get involved to do social good,  and join local community boards to give back to the people around you.
An intimate dialogue of similar occupational peers to discuss and hear how, after years of experience in the financial industry, you can expand your own knowledge, experiences and networks to gain even more success – both personally and professionally.  Robin Hood recruits qualified, senior-level professionals to serve on the governing boards of the organizations they fund. Your professional expertise will help the fundraising, strategic planning, and growth of a nonprofit organization.  Heather will lead a round table discussion on what kinds of opportunities are available, how you can get involved, what they are looking for in leadership, and how you can benefit from those types of involvements.

In order to promote an open dialogue, this event is limited to 40 people.
We are the encouraging the audience to be made up of folks who have been in the industry for a number of years, who are well established in their jobs and who have the time and interest to get involved in local leadership.
We also are limiting the event to graduates from 1999 and earlier.Event Registration link

Urban Environment and Central Park Conservancy kick off the 2010
1.13  9:00 – 4:00 PM
Urban Horticulture and Ecology Training Program with30 staff and volunteers from Central Park Conservancy and other NYC parks will participate in a 16 class certification training program. Classes will cover topics such as urban biodiversity, geology, plant identification, pruning, turf management, among others.

The class roster is currently closed for this year. However, if you are interested in any of our classes, please contact us.
Location: Central Park
Contact: Susan Cheng 212-340-2900

Johnson EMBA Information Session
1/13 and 1/14  6:00 PM
Cornell’s Executive MBA Programs are specifically designed for mid-career managers, executives, and senior professionals and offer classes right in the New York metropolitan area. Through classes on alternate weekends (Saturday-Sunday) in Palisades, NY or classes three Saturdays per month in Manhattan (offered in conjunction with Canada’s Queen’s University), Cornell Executive MBA students earn the internationally recognized Johnson School MBA degree in either 17 or 22 months without career interruption.
Location: Cornell Club 6 E 44th St
Contact: Rachel Shelton  rvs36@cornell.edu
Event Registration link

An Evening with Broadway Legend Arthur Laurents ‘37

1.13  6:00 PM

For six decades, Arthur Laurents ’37 has been one of the great figures of Broadway.  His first hit came in 1952 with The Time of the Cuckoo. His long list of accomplishments since then includes writing the books for West Side Story and Gypsy; directing the original Broadway productions of I Can Get  It For You Wholesale (which made Barbra Streisand a star), Hallelujah Baby, and La Cage aux Folles; and writing screenplays that include The Snake Pit, Hitchcock’s Rope, Bonjour Tristesse, The Way We Were, and The Turning Point.

Laurents has received six Tony nominations, winning twice:  Best Musical (1968, for Hallelujah Baby!) and Best Director of a Musical (1984, for La Cage aux Folles).  His 1975 production of Gypsy earned him the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Direction of a Musical.  He has been nominated for two Academy Awards.

Mr Laurents will be interviewed by Victoria Wilson, Vice President and Associate Publisher at Alfred A. Knopf.  Among the authors with whom she has worked are Lauren Bacall, Peter Bodganovich, William Gass, Christopher Plummer, Meryle Secrest, and Arthur Laurents.

Location: The Down Town Association is at 60 Pine Street

Contact: Anaiza Morales  anaiza@immunoactiv.com

Event Registration link

Curry Economics: Food as a Driving Force of Economic Development- AMNH
1/14  6:30 PM
Find out how food is an ongoing force behind society’s organization, geopolitical competition, industrial development, military conflict and economic expansion in a panel discussion at the American Museum of Natural History, which includes Eric Tagliacozzo, Cornell associate professor of history.  The panelists: Eric Tagliacozzo, author of Secret Trades, Porous Borders: Smuggling and States Along a Southeast Asian Frontier; Tom Standage, business affairs editor of The Economist and author of An Edible History of Humanity; and award-winning culinary expert Julie Sahni, author of the seminal Classic Indian Cooking, will discuss food as a driving force behind economic expansion, industrial development, and geopolitical competition. Journalist Sasha Issenberg, author of The Sushi Economy, will moderate.  This panel discussion is part of the Silk Road exhibit.
General admission is $15, but $13.50 for museum members, students and seniors.
Tickets may be obtained at:Event link

Location: The Kaufman Theater, American Museum of Natural History

Cornell University Gay & Lesbian Alumni Monthly Happy Hour

1/14  6:00 – 8:00 PM

It’s a New Year so CUGALA NYC invites you to check out one of the newest editions to the Hells Kitchen Bar Scene – Bartini Ultra Lounge!  Join us Cornelians for 2-4-1 Drink Specials until 8pm and catch up with friends both old and new!

CUGALA NYC is hosting these Monthly Happy Hours and we invite all of our Ivy League, Seven Sisters, NYU Stanford, Duke, UVA, Georgetown, Northwestern, Amherst, USC & Emory friends to join us Cornellians!  Alumni, faculty, staff, and students that are over 21 are welcome. Please RSVP to our host, David Chipurnoi at dic4@cornell.edu.

Location: Bartini Ultra Lounge 642 Tenth Ave. (bet 45th &46th St.)
COST: FREE!!!  2-4-1 Drink Specials Until 8pm!
RSVP: Requested, but not required.

Ethics, Technology, and Dignity: What 20th Century Philosophy Can Teach Us About Medical Humanities in the 21st Century
1.14  4:00 – 5:30 PM

Department of Public Health & Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Ethics presents a seminar series designed for general informed readers whose interests are primarily in bioethics, clinical practice, public health, and law.  No prior background in philosophy is required or assumed.

Speakers:
Inmaculada de Melo-Martin, PhD, MS, Associate Professor of Public Health, Division of Medical Ethics, Weill Cornell Medical College
Wayne Shelton, PhD, MSW,Associate Professor, Alden March Bioethics Institute, Albany Medical College; Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Health, Division of Medical Ethics, Weill Cornell Medical College

Location:Location: Public Health Department’s Conference Center 402 East 67 Street, Level C1
Contact: Kerrine Carter 212 746-4246 or kec9014@nyp.org

A Conversation with Wilma Liebman:The NLRB: Poised for Change?
1/15  8:30 – 11:00 AM
Will the Liebman Board bring us a new, more dynamic NLRB?  The agency has been suffering from what some call a “crisis of confidence.” Is rule-making the answer to the constant shifting of Board decisions?  Can the NLRB adapt to the new realities of the workplace and the internet age without statutory change?
Join us for a frank and lively discussion with Wilma Liebman, Chairman of the NLRB, and commentary from David Prouty, Chief Labor Counsel,  Major League Baseball Players Association, and Steven Wall, Managing Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP.
Location:  ILR Conference Center 16 East 34th Street, 6th flr.
Event Registration link

Cornell Glee Club Concert @ Lincoln Center
1/16  8:00 PM
The CU Glee Club is performing at Alice Tully as part of its 2010 Northeast Tour.  The concert program will feature both classical and contemporary men’s choral music, including the New York City premiere of two works commissioned by the Glee Club this year from composer Daniel Kellogg. The concert is a joint effort with the University Glee Club of New York and each group will perform its own set and the program will conclude with the groups combining to sing together. The Glee Club’s Lincoln Center appearance is the continuation of a tour that also features performances in Boston’s historic Old South Church and the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.
The Glee Club’s a cappella subset, The Hangovers, will also perform a few pop favorites, and the program will close with beloved Cornell Songs including the Evening Song and Alma Mater.

Tickets for the concert are available for $35 through the Glee Club. Tickets for the event are limited, so we suggest purchasing them early.  The University Glee Club of New York has also invited Cornell alumni to participate in their “After Glow” reception immediately following the concert; tickets for the reception are also available on the Glee Club website.  Get your tickets early, as we expect the concert to sell out.

Location: Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
Cornell Contact: Tristan Fields   tgf6@cornell.edu    607-255-6012

Event Registration link

The Hotel Lenders Panel Luncheon
1/17 12:00 PM
Please join the CHS NYC chapter for an informative luncheon panel moderated by Alan Tantleff ’87, Managing Director, Hotel Asset Value Enhancement. Our event will be held in the Balcony Room at the Crowne Plaza. Cost: $55 per person, includes networking, panel discussion and luncheon buffet.

For more information go to Event Registration link.
Location:: Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan
Cornell Contact: Erin Rodriguez   emr78@cornell.edu