St. Francis College November and December 2017
Women’s Poetry Initiative Poetry Contest
Conceived, organized, and presented a poetry competition open to all female undergraduates in the college.
St. Francis College November 29, 2017
Organizer, Poetry Reading
Organized and introduced reading by Susan Miller.
St. Francis College March 23, 2015
Organizer, Women’s Poetry Initiative Spring Reading Series
Organized and introduced reading by Barbara Crooker.
St. Francis College October 4, 2016
Organizer, Women’s Poetry Initiative Fall Reading Series
Organized and introduced reading by Marilyn Hacker.
Humanities NY September 2016 to April 2017
Scholar-Facilitator and Organizer
Organized, coordinated and led the grant-funded reading and discussion series Influential People at St. Francis College.
St. Francis College April 25, 2016
Organizer, Student Recognition Day
Organized and introduced event.
St. Francis College April 18, 2016
Organizer, Respect Initiative Speaker Neil Maher
Organized and introduced program on NASA’s influence on the Environmental Movement.
St. Francis College April 16, 2016
Organizer, Symposium in Honor of Gerald J. Galgan, Ph.D.
Organized and introduced event.
St. Francis College April 11, 2016
Organizer, Respect Initiative Speaker Kathleen Neville
Organized and introduced presentation on workplace issues (sexual harassment, bullying).
St. Francis College March 30, 2016
Organizer, Respect Initiative Screening of The Hunting Ground
Organized event and introduced film.
St. Francis College March 14, 2016
Organizer, Respect Initiative Screening of The Hitch-Hiker
Organized screening of film directed by Ida Lupino.
St. Francis College March 7, 2016
Organizer, Respect Initiative Speaker Alyscia Cunningham
Organized and introduced event.
St. Francis College February 2, 2016
Speaker, Screening of It Was Rape
Was one of two speakers discussing the film.
St. Francis College November 6, 2015
Organizer, Faculty Workshop
Organized faculty workshop, led by the consultant Dr. James Raymond, on writing across the disciplines.
St. Francis College November 2, 2015
Organizer, Women’s Poetry Initiative Fall Reading Series
Organized and introduced reading by Maria Lisella.
New York Council for the Humanities September 2015 to April 2016
Scholar-Facilitator and Organizer
Organized, coordinated and led the NYCH grant-funded reading and discussion series The Experience of WWII at St. Francis College.
St. Francis College April 27, 2015
Organizer, Student Recognition Day
Organized and introduced event.
St. Francis College March 26, 2015
Organizer, Women’s Poetry Initiative Spring Reading Series
Organized and introduced reading by Alicia Ostriker.
New York Council for the Humanities January 2015 to April 2015
Scholar-Facilitator and Organizer
Organized, coordinated and led a second section of the reading and discussion series Our World Remade: World War I. The series was sponsored by the NYCH and hosted by St. Francis College.
St. Francis College October 9, 2014
Organizer, Women’s Poetry Initiative Fall Reading Series
Organized and introduced reading by Evie Shockley.
New York Council for the Humanities September 2014 to December 2014
Scholar-Facilitator and Organizer
Organized, coordinated and led the reading and discussion series Our World Remade: World War I. The series was sponsored by the NYCH and hosted by St. Francis College.
St. Francis College May 1, 2014
Organizer, Student Recognition Day
Organized and introduced event.
St. Francis College April 24, 2014
Poetry Coordinator, Yom Ha’Shoah Commemoration
Chose poems to be read at Yom Ha’Shoah program. Member of group coordinating the event.
St. Francis College March 12, 2014
Organizer, Presentation of Gettysburg: One Woman’s War
Organized play’s performance at St. Francis College.
St. Francis College March 5, 2014
Organizer, Women’s Poetry Initiative Spring Reading Series
Organized and introduced reading by Daisy Fried.
New York Council for the Humanities January 2014 to May 2014
Scholar-Facilitator and Organizer
Organized, coordinated and led the reading and discussion series Lincoln on the Civil War. The series was sponsored by the NYCH and hosted by St. Francis College.
St. Francis College October 20, 2013
Organizer, Women’s Poetry Initiative Fall Reading Series
Organized and introduced reading by Grace Schulman.
New York Council for the Humanities September 2013 to December 2013
Scholar-Facilitator and Organizer
Organized, coordinated and led the reading and discussion series Making Sense of the Civil War. The series was sponsored by the NYCH, the National Endowment for the Humanities,
and the American Library Association, and was hosted by St. Francis College.
St. Francis College March 20, 2013
Organizer, Women’s Poetry Initiative Spring Reading Series
Organized and introduced reading by Kathryn Stripling Byer.
St. Francis College April 21, 2012
Organizer and Chair, Brooklyn Aesthetics Conference
Developed, organized, and chaired the conference.
St. Francis College December 2010 to February 2011
Member, Organizing Committee for Volpe Lecture with E.L. Doctorow
St. Francis College December 2010 to February 2011
Organizer, “Journey, Memory and the Collaborative Interplay Between Light and Breath”
Organized and introduced presentation by poet Kim Bridgford and visual artist Jo Yarrington.
St. Francis College March 2009 to March 2011
Organizer and Workshop Leader, Faculty Writing Workshop
Coordinated and led workshops for faculty working on writing projects.
St. Francis College April 5, 2008
Organizer and Chair, Why Study Women’s Poetry? Conference
Organized and chaired conference on women’s poetry. Featured speakers included Meena Alexander, Mary Ann Caws, Marilyn Hacker, Alicia Ostriker and Grace Schulman.