Zines: I just think they’re neat!
- Information Improvisation!
Brought to you byLISSA (Library and Information Science Student Association)11am – 1pm, Special Functions RoomJoin LISSA for a highly interactive 90-minute workshop to learn improvisational (improv) techniques that will assist you in improving your communication skills in professional LIS settings. Practice skills needed for successful teambuilding, communication, and interviewing. Engage with fellow attendees in a supportive and fun environment. Trust us; this is the most fun professional development you’ll ever do! Food will be provided.
Participants will:
· Apply improv strategies to enhance communication skills
· Participate in activities connected to various LIS settings, including reference work, presentations, and job interviews
· Practice responding confidently in an uncertain environment
· Identify ways to become a better listener and address barriers to listening when feeling put on the spot
· Develop comfort in unexpected situations and awkward momentsThis event is facilitated by Jake Livengood, who works at MIT Career Services and trained at Improv Asylum in Boston. Participants should expect to participate in improv comedy exercises with attendees.
BIO: Jake partners with graduate students at MIT for career and professional development and has worked in higher education since 2002 as an instructor, career advisor and administrator. He received the MIT Infinite Mile Award for Innovation and Creativity for developing and facilitating improv workshops to help with training and professional development. He is a graduate of the Improv Asylum Training Center in the North End of Boston. With the last name “Livengood,” this career path is quite fitting. He has a PhD in Higher Education Leadership, thereby making him Dr. Livengood. (But please call him “Jake”). For more info: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakelivengood.
Still want to know more? Check out these article about Jake’s workshops.
– Carpe Careers blog with Inside Higher Ed
– National Association of Colleges and Employers Spotlight article covering the improv workshops
– MIT Newsletter article and Infinite Mile Award article
- How do you define intimacy? Zine Workshop
Brought to you by Beatley Zine Library, LISSA (Library and Information Science Student Association), & Spectra (LGBTQ+ Affinity group)
10am-2pm, Student Activities Center (MCB)
As part of our ‘Exploration of Relationships, Intimacy and Sexual Pleasure’ theme-month for February, Simmons community members are invited to stop by our table to design a page (or two) to be added to our community-wide zine! Zines are self published magazines, that use collage, drawing, poetry, writing, comics, etc., to explore topics that are not often discussed in main stream publications. We will be responding to the prompt “How Do you Define Intimacy?”, and will compile pages, print and distribute for free on campus! Art supplies will be provided!
- Sex at First Sight: A Hookup Culture Convo with Sam Fox and Gina Capra
Brought to you by Simmons College Violence Prevention and Educational Outreach Program & Health, Wellness and Recreation
12pm-1pm, L-222
Join us for a lunch time discussion on Hookup Culture! Bring your own lunch!
- Boston Athenaeum Tour
Brought to you by Panopticon (Art and cultural heritage student interest group)
3pm-4:30pm, Boston Athenæum, 10 ½ Beacon St, Boston, MA 02108, USA Guided tour for up to 10 SLIS students, running 90 minutes. Chance to get access to the Special Collection items! This event is SOLD OUT! Keep your eyes open for future tours!
- Faculty Candidate Student Meet & Greet – Catherine Dumas
Brought to you by School of Library and Information Science
3:30pm-4:15pm, SLIS Student Lounge
Come meet potential SLIS faculty, Catherine Dumas!
- Open Access Tracking Project Tagathon
Brought to you by ASIS&T (Association for Information Science & Technology)
4pm-6pm, SLIS Tech Lab (P213)
Join us for a collaborative, hands-on event to support open access (OA). The OATP is part of the Harvard OA Project, and it uses social tagging to capture new developments on OA. Here, you’ll get a quick overview of the OATP and begin contributing by tagging articles. No experience necessary. Refreshments provided
- Sexual Health, Pleasure and Advocacy with the Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health
Brought to you by Spectra (LGBTQ+ Affinity group), Public Health Liaison, The Reproductive Justice Coalition, and the Social Work Liaison
6:30pm -8:30pm, Special Functions Room (1st floor MCB)When is an orgasm a political act? When is lube a tool of the revolution?
The CSPH will demonstrate how three components of sexuality — pleasure, health, and advocacy — flow into one another as we explore a variety of topics centered on reproductive justice and sexual freedom. Get ready for a wild ride into the slippery world of sexuality and politics!
Our educators will teach you which sexual health issues are involved in back-door lovin’, why you should care about sex workers’ rights, and how you can defend your own sexual freedom through self-love. Through interactive discussion about everything from contraceptive options and LGBTQ issues to pornography and the human body, you will get a chance to examine the connections among all these hot-button topics and more.
By the end of this workshop, you will be fully prepared to get radical inside (and outside) of the bedroom.
- UXPA Open House & Talk with Yeseul Song
Brought to you by UXPA (User Experience Professional Association)
4pm-5:30pm, Collaboratory (P-314)
All are invited to attend and learn more about UXPA, the field of User Experience, and mingle with your fellow classmates. Hear from new media artist and researcher Yeseul Song on combining art, design, and technology to create a new sensory experience and expand your imagination.
- SLA Social Law Library Tour
Brought to you by SLA (Special Libraries Association)
4:15pm-5:30pm, Social Law Library, 1 Pemberton Square #4100, Boston, MA 02108, USA
Join SLA@Simmons for a tour of the Social Law Library!The Social Law Library caters to public, state, and member patrons who work with subject matters that change daily as laws are enacted! See how they make it all happen and learn about this unique library from Reference Attorney Brian Harkins, a staple in the Boston law library community! Find further details and sign up on the Eventbrite page today!
- WGBH Archives Tour & Bowling/Pizza Social Hour
Brought to you by NEA (New England Archivist) & AMIA (Association of Moving Image Archivists)
5:30pm-8:30pm, WGBH, 1 Guest St, Boston, MA 02135, USA
Join NEA’s Moving Image and Recorded Sound Roundtable and AMIA for a repository tour of the WGBH Media Library and Archives at 5:30pm, followed by candlepin bowling and pizza at 6:30pm at Flatbread Company – Brighton. Snacks and one hour of bowling will be provided with the generous support of NEA and the Simmons AMIA chapter. Join us for the tour, bowling, or both! Registration is required for the tour and space is limited. Register at: http://bit.ly/2Efayax
- Frisky Fantasies and Shameless Pleasure by Educator and Activist, Aida Manduley (Centering Students of Color)
Brought to you by Multicultural Student Affairs, BSO, MARS, and Like Minds
xxpm-xxpm, Multicultural Center (MCB C005B)
Have you ever wondered if you’re the only one in the world who fantasizes about…that? Wonder if you’re weird or broken for maybe NOT fantasizing at all? Wonder no longer—and come learn more about the ins and outs of sexual fantasies and kinks, from who has them and what they look like to when you should worry about what they mean. If you’ve been looking for a way to talk to that cutie on campus about some of the things you want in (or out of) bed, but are struggling to share, this is the presentation for you. Open your eyes to a wide world of pleasure and possibilities, while learning how to explore them in a risk-aware way that doesn’t need to leave your values at the door.
- Healthy Sex After Sexual Assault: A Discussion for Survivors
Brought to you by The Simmons College Counselling Center
2pm-3:30pm, Crane Room (L-201)
- 4th Friday Film: Pariah
Brought to you by Spectra (LGBTQ+ Affinity group)
7pm-9pm, MCB C101
Join us for popcorn and a film! Pariah is a 2011 American art drama film written and directed by Dee Rees. It tells the story of Alike (Adepero Oduye), a 17-year-old African American embracing her identity as a lesbian. It premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and was awarded the Excellence in Cinematography Award. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbBiTlGhrPY
- DERAIL 2018
Brought to you by DERAIL (Diversity, Equity, Race, Accessibility, and Identity in LIS)
March 3 & 4
The Diversity, Equity, Race, Accessibility, and Identity in LIS (DERAIL) Forum upholds the essential role of combating white supremacy and oppressive power structures in LIS institutions and pedagogy. We seek to create a productive and mindful space to explore the impacts of social justice frameworks in guiding our work as students and practitioners.We recognize that our LIS institutions, including our graduate programs, are embedded within racist, ableist and heteropatriarchal power structures and perpetuate these same inequalities. We also recognize that this is not inevitable and that we must amplify our own voices to be heard by administrations and institutions that uncritically support the privileging of white supremacist perspectives in information environments, including but not limited to archives, libraries and museums. We acknowledge that we have vested power as practitioners in upholding or challenging oppressive power structures in our interactions with the public and within our institutions.DERAIL stands in solidarity with students in higher education across the country who are organizing to combat oppressive curriculum and treatment. We believe in the radical potential of library and information science to facilitate meaningful discussions of the interlocking roles of race, sexuality, ability, gender and class in the maintenance of oppressive conditions in LIS.
Register to Attend DERAIL 2018 here! Registration closes 2/24!
Submit a proposal to present at DERAIL 2018 here!
- Alternative Spring Break with Papercut Zine Library
Brought to you byLISSA (Library and Information Science Student Association)
March 5-9th 9am-4pm
Papercut Zine Library needs your help! Join SLIS students for an alternative spring break, helping PZL catalog and inventory our collection of 16,000 zines! All levels of experience with cataloging will be welcome, and lunch will be provided each day. To participate in this alternative spring break, we ask that volunteers be able to commit to at least three shifts over the course of the week.Fill out the interest form here. Check out the PZL website, or contact PZL volunteer coordinator Des Alaniz ([email protected]) for more info!