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A Message and Invitation to Lunch from Dean Andrew Barnes - October 4, 2011

Announcement 9:43 AM
Dear SLAS students:   Welcome back to school!  By now I am sure that you have settled into the new semester and that your studies are going well.   Perhaps not all of you know that I am the new Dean for the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Pratt.  I began on 1 July 2011 and since then I have been...
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From May Joseph-- Events and Panel Discussion-- Art in Odd Places

Announcement 7:26 PM
 May Joseph, Professor of Globalization and founder of the Harmattan Theater sends this invitation to a series of events that she is participating in called "Art in Odd Places: Ceremony, Habituation, Myth, Obsession, Superstition, Liturgy." http://www.artinoddplaces.org/ Art in Odd Places 2011: RITUAL features a wide variety of actions, participatory performances, theatrical presentations, public installations, and small and large-scale interventions all of which revolve...
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A Special Event sponsored by the Pratt Faculty Union (UFCT 1460): Christian Parenti on Tropic of Chaos

2:35 PM
Author and journalist Christian Parenti of The Nation is coming to Pratt on Monday, September 26 at 6:30PM.  He will be speaking about his latest book, Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the Future, as well as his other work. From http://www.pratt-union.org/ Climate Change Event with Christian Parenti, 9/26 Christian Parenti  on Tropic of Chaos Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence...
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Renowned Artist Kara Walker to Speak September 19 at Pratt Institute

Announcement 5:03 PM
Renowned artist Kara Walker will speak on her work and career at Pratt Institute at 6 p.m. on Monday, September 19, in Memorial Hall Auditorium on Pratt's Brooklyn Campus. The event is free and open to the public, however, seating priority will be given to Pratt students and faculty members with valid ID at 5:30 p.m. Members of the public will be admitted...
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Reading Odyssey's Marathon2500 Lecture

Announcement 7:17 PM
The Reading Odyssey is a great project in public education.  They sponsor reading groups with noted scholars, lecture series accessible live, podcasts and the unique SLOW ART DAY at a museum near you. Last year they did a nice series of lectures on Darwin and this year the topic has been the Battle of Marathon. "The Reading Odyssey (http://readingodyssey.com/), a non-profit, aims to...
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