Cornell College Events

Thursday, February 5th

Time Event Title
8:00 am-Feb 20th 4:30 pmThe Berry Center is accepting applications for the RenMax internship. Berry Center
The Berry Center is accepting applications from current sophomores and juniors for an internship in finance at RenMax, a brokerage house in Montevideo, Uruguay. Use this Extraordinary Opportunity as a springboard for future success!
9:30 amChildren's Story Time Cole Library
Cole Library hosts a preschool story time every Thursday. Cathy Boggs, public library coordinator, uses a weekly theme that ties together stories, songs, and fingerplays. Story time lasts 30 minutes.
11:00 am-1:00 pmPractice Graduate Test Results The Commons
Kevin from Kaplan will be on the OC to answer questions about the results of your practice test taken on Jan. 29.
11:00 am-12:00 pmPA/RA Information Session The Commons
Come and learn what it takes to win at being a PA or an RA. Hear from current and former staff members about what each job is all about. You will have a chance to ask questions and interact with the staff members as well.
11:00 am-1:00 pmSidewalk Sex Clinic The Commons
Drop by to receive free advice from sex experts.
11:30 am-12:30 pmIM Pilates Clock Tower
11:30 am-12:30 pmStudent Senate Mandatory Candidate Meeting The Commons
All Cornell students interested in running for a position on the Student Senate Executive Board for the '09-'10 academic year must attend one (of the four) candidate information meetings. Positions include: President, Vice President, Appropriations Chair, Academic Affairs Chair, Organizations Chair and Student Life Chair. Questions? Contact Brittany Atchison (batchison10)
3:30 pm-4:45 pmAssessment Design: Getting Started! The Commons
Where do we begin our assessment work? How do we design a good assessment program for our department/office? This session will provide an overview of assessment design, focusing on how to craft assessment work that is both useful and feasible. If you're wondering "how" to get started, this session is for you!
4:00 pm-5:00 pmRobert Holschuh Simmons presentation Allee Chapel
Robert Holschuh Simmons, a candidate for the teaching position in classics, will give a presentation titled, "Obama as Persian: The Evolution of a Cultural Minority in the Athenian Consciousness." Reception to follow in Moosehead Lounge. Members of the community are welcome to attend.
5:00 pm-6:30 pmEyes of the World Fundraiser The Commons
Need something special for Valentine's Day? Come to the Eyes of the World Fundraiser and purchase goodies from Asia. Tables will be set up near the Scramble. Questions? Contact Rebekah Paul.
5:30 pm-6:30 pmStudent Senate Mandatory Candidate Meeting The Commons
All Cornell students interested in running for a position on the Student Senate Executive Board for the '09-'10 academic year must attend one (of the four) candidate information meetings. Positions include: President, Vice President, Appropriations Chair, Academic Affairs Chair, Organizations Chair and Student Life Chair. Questions? Contact Brittany Atchison (batchison10)
6:00 pmBusiness Interest Group The Commons
6:00 pm-7:00 pmPA/RA information session Pfeiffer Hall
Come and learn what it takes to win at being a PA or an RA. Hear from current and former staff members about what each job is all about. You will have a chance to ask questions and interact with the staff members as well.
6:00 pm-7:00 pmAlliance general meeting The Commons
The Cornell gay/straight alliance is holding a general meeting. Come if you want to help plan events that promote equality for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.
6:30 pmMovie Night with Annie Sprinkle The Commons
Sprinkle will screen her latest film, an experimental documentary and poetic homage to the Big O. Please note film contains sexually explicit material.
7:00 pmCornell celebrates "Darwin 200"--Robert T. Pennock lecture West Science
In celebration of the double anniversary of Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday and 150th anniversary of the publication of The Origin of Species, Cornell will host a number of events. Dr. Robert T. Pennock, professor at Lyman Briggs College and in the departments of philosophy and computer science and engineering at Michigan State University, is the author of Tower of Babel: The Evidence Against the New Creationism. This talk will examine Darwin’s legacy in the 150 years since Origin of Species.
7:00 pmLiterary Society meeting The Commons
7:30 pmTheatre and Music Departments present: Cabaret (Kimmel Theatre) Kimmel Theatre
February 5, 6, and 7 at 7:30 p.m. - February 8 at 2:00 p.m. in Kimmel Theatre - This modern classic musical, set in the tumultuous city of Berlin just before Hitler’s rise to power, is based on Christopher Isherwood’s Berlin Stories and John Van Druten’s I Am a Camera. The main action of the play revolves around a cabaret performer, Sally Bowles, and the brief affair she has with an American writer. Adults $10, seniors/students/ youth $6, free to Cornell students, faculty, and staff, 895-4293.

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