Alum Library Workshop: Preserving your Personal Archives Thursday, March 2, 6:00–7:30 pm Mike Satalof
Our personal and family archives represent an important link to the
past. Whether these are historic photographs, digital files, or even
social media, there are a number of strategies to ensure these valuable
materials are preserved and organized. Join Archivist and Digital Collections
Librarian Mike Satalof for a workshop on handling, preserving and
storing both fragile physical materials and personal digital archives. Feel
free to come with specific questions about preserving your family photos,
research files, or other treasures.
RSVP: [email protected] 38 West 86th Street, Seminar Room
Hollister Lecture on Glass: Susie Silbert Tuesday, March 14, 6:00–7:30 pm
Alum Susie Silbert is Curator of
Modern and Contemporary Glass at the Corning Museum of Glass. She will be with
us for our annual lecture honoring Paul Hollister, and will talk to us about “Blue Chip Artists,
Glassy Thinkers, and Boro Boys: Navigating Contemporary Glass.”
RSVP: [email protected] 38 West 86th Street,
LH
Alum Spotlight : Ezra Shales Tuesday, March 21, 6:00–7:30 pm
Alum Ezra Shales is Professor at
the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. He is the third guest in our
annual series highlighting the scholarship of a Bard Graduate Center Alum, and
this year’s Alumni Spotlight speaker. Prof. Shales will speak to us about “Keep
the Research on Your Right: Teaching, Writing, and Curating as Tributaries.”
RSVP: [email protected] 38 West 86th Street, LH
Alum Workshop: Submitting a Paper to an Academic Journal Thursday, March 30, 6:00–7:15 pm Professor Paul Stirton and Director of Publications Dan Lee Paul Stirton is the editor
of our Journal, West 86th, and Dan Lee is Director of BGC
Publications. They have led workshops on this topic at a number of conferences,
and now will do one for students and alums here at the BGC. If you are looking
to publish, and could use some hints, this is the workshop for you! RSVP: [email protected] 38 West 86th Street, Seminar Room
Alum DML Workshop: WordPress Wednesday, April 5, 5:15–6:15 pm Jesse Merandy
WordPress is a CMS
(Content Management System) that powers nearly a quarter of the Internet’s
websites. Originally designed as a blogging platform, WordPress has
become a flexible tool for the production of a wide range of web-based
projects. This workshop, geared towards alumni, will provide an introduction
to WordPress, and will lead attendees through the process of creating
sites, posting content, and managing media. If you are looking to create or
manage a project website, blog, or other online digital work, this workshop
will give you the foundation necessary to get started.
RSVP: [email protected] 38 West 86th Street, DML
Alumni at Work: Scott Perkins at
Fallingwater Thursday, April 6, 12:15–1:15 pm
Alum Scott Perkins is Director of Preservation at Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterwork,
Fallingwater. He will join us via skype from his office and will speak to us
about the challenges, and the highlights, of working at such an iconic
building, and what the challenges and issues are for him and the staff.
RSVP: [email protected] 38 West 86th, Seminar Room
Alumni at Work: Jon Tavares Monday, April 24, 12:15-1:15 pm
Alum Jon Tavares is Associate Curator of Arms and Armor and
European Decorative Arts Before 1600 at the Art Institute of Chicago; he has
recently been involved in the major expansion of the Arms and Armor displays at
AIC, and will talk with us about the major challenges of preparing and
installing a new wing.
RSVP: [email protected] 38 West 86th, Seminar Room
Alum Library Workshop: Archives and Special Collections in New
York City and Beyond Thursday, April 20, 6:00–7:30 pm Chantal Sulkow
Please join us for an alumni workshop
on archives and special collections in New York City and
beyond. We will discuss the best resources for
locating archival collections and the growing amount of online
digitized content. We hope this program will help you uncover hidden treasures
or connect with exciting primary source materials for your research!
RSVP: [email protected] 38 West 86th, Seminar Room
Still to come: additional events for spring in the BGC Alum
Chapters. Chicago Alum Chapter: Wine and Cheese, March 30, 7:30-9:00 pm, at the home of alum
Sarah Rogers Morris
LA Alum Chapter Launch: March 8, 6:00 pm, more to come on location |