Save the Date: CUNY BA at The American Folk Art Museum

You are invited to a special evening for students, staff and friends of the CUNY Baccalaureate Program

Friday, November 16th, 5:30-7:30pm at
The American Folk Art Museum, 45 West 53rd Street, NYC
(between 5th and 6th Avenues)

Free entrance and live music; cash bar and café

An opportunity to mingle and also explore the Museum's permanent collection of traditional and contemporary art, as well as its special exhibition:

"Gilded Lions and Jeweled Horses: The Synagogue to the Carousel"

The exhibition traces the journey of Jewish woodcarvers and other artisans from Eastern and Central Europe to America and the unsung role they played in establishing a distinct Jewish culture in communities throughout the United States.

(No RSVP is necessary. Guests are welcome.)

500 Thomas W. Smith Fellows Celebration

Jeffrey Reynolds (2004 Smith Fellow,) Melissa Marlin (2002 Smith Fellow,) Thomas W. Smith, Tyleen Kelly (2007 Smith Fellow), Meghan Duffy (1995 Smith Fellow)

On October 1, 2007, Thomas W. Smith and CUNY BA Program hosted a reception in celebration of 500 Thomas W. Smith Fellows. Entertainment was provided by Smith Fellows (see photo above.) The party was quite a success and everybody had a wonderful time.

Lots more photos are available. E-mail Lidija Markes for a link to the Snapfish gallery.

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Thomas W. Smith Academic Fellowships are funded through a donation by Mr. Thomas Smith to the CUNY Baccalaureate Program to recognize academic excellence within the Program. Subject to maintenance of good academic standing, awards are renewable until the recipient completes all degree contract credits and graduates from the Program. Because the Smith Fellowship recognizes academic excellence, significant weight is given to the applicant's GPA and to the seriousness of the applicant's academic interests and plans. The next application will be available for download in November, and the application deadline will be in February 2008.

Save the Date: CUNY BA Students at Baruch

Date Change:

October 5th from 5:30 to 7:30, Room TBA

This will be a networking event for all CUNY BA students whose home school is Baruch or others who are taking classes here for their CUNY BA degrees or even have an interest in attending Baruch in the future

RSVP by September 28th to debra_bick@baruch.cuny.edu.

CUNY BA Networking

Thanks to Eowyn, a CUNY BA student, there is a CUNY Baccalaureate Program group on Facebook. I am still working on getting us recognized as a network and will let you know if I make any progress. Also, if anybody needs an invitation to join Facebook, please e-mail me at lmarkes@gc.cuny.edu.