Friday, November 11, 2022 | Vol. 5, No. 13, Fall 2022 Semester

MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT DAISY COCCO DE FILIPPIS

My Dear Colleagues and Students,

As we consider this point in the semester, midterms behind us and work ahead of us to ensure a successful end of the semester, this is a note to encourage thoughts about next semester and the registration process that has already begun.

The news is that there is a little bit of encouragement as we compare Spring 2023 enrollments at this time of the semester with those for Spring 2022. More than ever everyone’s collaboration is so much appreciated. I know that colleagues in academic departments have begun to remind their students of the importance of early and thoughtful scheduling. Student success and perseverance are supported by thoughtful discussions on next academic steps as Spring 2023 semester is planned. Mil gracias!

I offer kudos to Director Fabian Wander and our students who celebrated with a gorgeous poster the fact that immigrants are welcome at Hostos. Ribbon cutting for the opening of building 425 was well attended and very hopeful. The space with the number 429 Grand Concourse is the Hostos space. We will plan our own Hostos ribbon cutting celebration with the family once the facilities are furnished and set up next semester. It is a space truly supportive of students.

I continue to encourage colleagues and students to join activities as schedules permit. Next week, please attend one of the performances of the latest play directed by Professor Morales. "A Tale of Two Spectators" by Peter Manos will be performed in the Black Box Theater on November 16 at 2 p.m., November 17 at 12:30 p.m., and November 18 at 7 p.m. Many more activities are being planned including a town hall on Love is Louder, a space for healing and learning on November 28 at 10:30 a.m. in the Savoy Multi-Purpose Room.

Thank you for the hope and collaboration.

Mil gracias y bendiciones, Daisy

Daisy Cocco De Filippis, Ph.D.

President

POEM

Not Here

By Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi

There's courage involved if you want

to become truth.

There is a broken-open place in a lover.

Where are those qualities of bravery and

sharp compassion in this group? What's the

use of old and frozen thought?

I want a howling hurt. This is not a treasury

where gold is stored; this is for copper.

We alchemists look for talent that

can heat up and change.

Lukewarm won't do. Halfhearted holding back,

well-enough getting by? Not here.

Translated by Coleman Barks.

CAIMAN CLUES

The “Caiman Clues” for the  Fall ’22 semester | Week 10

Dear Students,

Here are the Caiman Clues: 

We hope you were able to go out and vote yesterday! November is a month full of action and special programs at Hostos. Don’t miss this week’s clues!  

• The Perfect Hire – Join us for Resume Writing & Personal Statements workshops on November 15 at 1 p.m. (register here) or November 16 at 1 p.m. (register here), and Interview Skills workshops on November 15 at 5 p.m. (register here) or November 16 at 5 p.m. (register here). 
• Study Spaces (HALC, Writing Center, Library, Student Computing Center) – The computer lab has multiple stations and well-trained staff is always available during the open hours to guide students with technological resources and support questions in the East Academic Building room C-595. 
• Hostos Honors Program – Each semester students with a GPA of 3.2 and above may enroll in an honors course to receive mentorship, engage in community service and enjoy participant benefits. To learn more about being a Hostos honor student, go here. 
• Hostos Science Week – Starting November 15, join the Natural Science Department's celebration on the importance of science used in the daily life of the people. Get more information here. 

Follow our Facebook (@HostosCC), Twitter (@HostosCollege) and Instagram (@HostosCollege) for helpful hints you can use all year round.

PRESIDENT’S INITIATIVES

Submitted by Sofia Oviedo, Ph.D., Research Programs Director  

Dear Students and Colleagues,

I am pleased to announce that the Educating for Diversity Initiative will be back for Spring 2023! The Educating for Diversity Initiative was launched earlier this year as one of the Ms. MacKenzie Scott’s Gift: President’s Initiatives, which was very successful in providing different types of opportunities for our Hostos community to engage in learning and celebrating diversity and address issues of social justice, racial equity and inclusion.

For Spring 2023, we are again inviting applications from students, faculty, and staff for mini-grants to support cultural, social, and educational activities that will address the interests of our students and Hostos community members in advancing issues of social justice, racial equity, diversity and inclusion. Grants will range from $1,000 - $2,000 and submissions are welcome from any individual or group at Hostos. All proposed events/activities must occur during the Spring 2023 semester. Requests for funding can address any of the following:

• Integration of events/activities to support course/curriculum enhancement in any major/discipline.
• Activities/events that support all forms of diversity, equity, and inclusion such as race/ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, faith, disability, and any others proposed by the college community.
• Veladas Hostosianas/Hostos Culture Talks.
• Black at Hostos series.
• Activities celebrating our different world cultures and heritage months.

The Educating for Diversity application deadline is Friday, Decemeber 16, 2022. Awards will be announced by January 6, 2023.

To learn more about this initiative, please join me in a Virtual Information Session on Monday, November 28 from 4 – 5 p.m. that you can join here.

To access the Educating for Diversity application, click here (use CUNY login).

Students, do not miss your opportunity to submit your mural design for the “Celebrating the Love of Learning” Mural Design Contest. The contest is open to all Hostos students and teams of students from any discipline. We are seeking artwork that embodies the “celebrating the love of learning” theme and that will add vibrancy to the Hostos Research Center. Submissions in two-dimensional media are encouraged such as painting, graphic design, and drawing. Works incorporating a dynamic blend of media are also encouraged. Two mural designs will be selected. A prize of $500 will be made per selected design. All art materials, paint supplies, and space to paint the murals will be provided.

The deadline for submitting entries is November 30, 2022 by 11:59 p.m.

Click here to download the PDF with full contest rules, eligibility criteria, and instructions to submit proposals.

To submit an entry to the “Celebrating the Love of Learning” Mural Design Contest click here: https://forms.office.com/r/63d29dC9d4. Please use your CUNY log-in to access.

For more information about the Ms. MacKenzie Scott’s Gift: President’s Initiatives, please email or call Sofia Oviedo at soviedo@hostos.cuny.edu | Tel: 718-518-4309.

INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS, RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT

Submitted by Dean of Academic Affairs, Institutional Effectiveness,

Research, and Assessment Babette Audant, Ph.D. 

Equity, access and program mapping: designing with transparency and intention.

Hostos is committed to increasing students’ socio-economic mobility as a means of advancing justice and equity. This commitment is at the core of our mission; President Cocco De Filippis has rendered this commitment more concrete by committing Hostos to providing all students with career and academic pathways that lead to living wage jobs (or better). 

We have degree programs that achieve this high standard including Allied Health’s Nursing, Dental Hygiene and Xray programs. Wages for Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) are ~$61K annually in the NYC region (30% higher than national averages) and rising due to high demand. Engineering graduates from City College (where a majority of Hostos’ engineering graduates transfer) earn a median wage of $83K five years post-graduation, according to the CUNY Wage Dashboard.

Not all students can or will pursue these career and academic pathways. And there are multitudes of paths through the liberal arts, media and communications, visual and performing arts, public health, law, medicine (!), as well as other STEM and STEM-adjacent fields as well as education (at which we excel) that prepare students for careers. The challenge is mapping and supporting these trajectories that allow for intellectual exploration and variation, while starting with the acknowledgment that students’ time and money are precious and limited.

Part of this work is technical: for example, assessing, then addressing, how much financial aid students have when they graduate from Hostos and transfer to a four-year institution. CUNY is rightfully prioritizing timely completion of baccalaureate degrees after transfer from community colleges; this is a central goal of AcMo 2.0 (Academic Momentum Campaign 2.0). To sustain FT or nearly FT enrollment, students will need gap funding or they will pay out of pocket and take on loans and debt to finance completion.

Part of this work is intellectual and data-informed: integrating faculty expertise across institutions with labor market data about current and projected demand and salary ranges. Hostos students must be supported on their path to becoming professors, and political analysts, multi-lingual journalists and lawyers, epidemiologists and game designers, teachers and data analysts. Talking to peers across CUNY about which transfer agreements support what graduate school admission, and which jobs, is central to program mapping. For example, last week, faculty across community and public health programs were convened by CUNY and the CUNY School of Public Health to discuss a pilot program to help students earn their associate, baccalaureate and Master of Public Health in a 2+2+1 design (five years). What emerged was concern that the initiative is (too) ambitious and may not be in the students’ best interest. More importantly, faculty across institutions found new points of articulation to support students’ trajectories by looking at programs and courses at the granular level.

One last example of how this mapping work is happening: the Math department is developing a Cybersecurity degree in response to rapid growth of the cybersecurity field. Simultaneously, CEWD has submitted applications for a grant that would fund the development of industry-aligned certificates in cybersecurity developed with the degree program in mind, creating an in-demand job training opportunity that also serves as a pathway into a degree program, further studies, and wage growth.

A next step (coming soon!) is communicating these program maps clearly to all: students, advisors, faculty, administration and employers. Quick reference points will help us all see the opportunities, and see where there is room for additional growth, and choice, along students’ path to socio-economic mobility. 

Submitted by Director of Governmental and External Affairs Eric Radezky, Ph.D.

New York City Governmental Resources: Food Security, Mental Health and More

This week’s updates come from Mayor Eric Adams’ Community Affairs Unit. Some of these city government resources you might already know about and others not. Click on the links below if you need help in these areas.

Food Help NYC: Free food locations including food pantries and soup kitchens.

NYC Well: Free, confidential mental health support in more than 200 languages, 24/7/365. Call 888-NYC-WELL or text “WELL” to 65173.

Mental Health For All: A comprehensive hub with helplines and services that offer a range of free, direct support to meet the needs of all New Yorkers.

Buildings After Hours: Free in-person information session with DOB staff every Tuesday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at your local borough office.

Notify NYC: Enroll for free in New York City’s dedicated emergency public communications program.

311: Non-emergency municipal services available online, by texting 311-692, or by calling 311 from within the City or 212-NEW-YORK outside the five boroughs. TTY service is also available by dialing 212-504-4115.

A student’s story: Student's testimony of Work/Life Balance while maintaining a GPA: 4.0

Written by Ms. Lisanette Rosario, Director of Career Services, Academic Affairs

Nataliya Dixon started at Hostos in Fall 2021 as a full-time student, studying Forensic Science and receiving financial aid. Nataliya decided to seek part-time employment, while continuing her studies. Nataliya submitted her resume to Symplicity Career Services. Nataliya shared the following:

"I was not confident however, I decided to upload it (resume) and hoped for the best. The resume I submitted was done by a friend and she put it together for me. I did receive a call from Yolanda Soto, Student Career Advisor at Career Services and she had received my resume, however, there was a Mentor/Mentee Jobs on Campus Information Session taking place that morning and she encouraged me to attend, while she worked on updating my resume. I attended the Mentor/Mentee Jobs on Campus session and received some information towards the end of the event. During the event, I went into the breakout room, where I met with Elbagina of SDEM, we discussed my skills on Social Media and how I can connect with students. After the event, I sent a thank you note to Elba (instructed by Yolanda to email it) and Elba scheduled a zoom appt with me to further discuss my resume and the position available on Mentor/Mentee Jobs on Campus. During the time of interviewing with Elba, I was also seeking other employment options. I had an interview with two other companies: the Dept. of Sanitation and the Dept. of Transportation. During all of this, I was finishing up the Spring semester and was taking four courses: Biology, Chemistry, English and Public Speaking, and maintaining a GPA 4.0. I visited Yolanda and we discussed the job offers from Mentor/Mentee Jobs on Campus, Department of Sanitation and Department of Transportation. I made up my mind and accepted the offer at Hostos and Dept. of Transportation."

Meanwhile, Nataliya was registered for two classes in the Summer 2022: Chemistry and Math, seeking no assistance from tutors, Nataliya managed to work two jobs and study for six weeks and continued to maintain a GPA. 4.0. Her challenges consisted of work/school balance of attending the summer courses Monday to Thursday, while working at Hostos/Jobs on Campus twice a week and Department of Transportation, three times per week. 

Nataliya’s plan of action for Fall 2022, was to apply for the Honors Course and Phi Theta Kappa including registering for three courses: Physics, Chemistry, and Math. Nataliya is graduating in the Spring of 2023.

Nataliya’s schedule:

Mondays: Department of Transportation – 6:30 to 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m. class in person chemistry course, 2 p.m., assignments to be completed 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., staying awake until 2 a.m. Waking up the next day at 6 a.m.

Tuesday and Thursday: Chemistry lab at 9 to 11:30 a.m. in person, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Job on Campus for SDEM, during any free time, assignments were done and studying as well. Leaving work at 5 p.m. to get home by 6 p.m. in Brooklyn for an online Math class until 8:30 p.m., where other assignments were done during this class and after until 1 a.m. Waking up at 5 a.m. the following day.

“It’s not the pressure of what you are going through towards the end but what is at the end of the road that keeps you driven and focus,” Nataliya shares.

The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation Renews Two Significant Programs at Hostos

The Hostos Community College Foundation was recently awarded two grants from the Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation.

• $135,000 over two years in support of Petrie Student Emergency Grants
• $160,000 over 18 months in support of Peer Leaders in Supplemental Instruction

NEWS FROM THE DIVISION OF STUDENT DEVELOPMENT AND ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT

Submitted by VP of Student Development and Enrollment Management (SDEM) La Toro Yates, Ph.D.

Financial aid

• OBF and OSFA have finalized the setup in CUNYfirst to award $300,000 of University-wide funds to Fall 2022 students for the CUNY Reconnect Initiative.
• 200 Hostos students will be awarded $20K in funds from the Reconnect Completion Grant for Fall 2022.
• 2023-2024 FAFSA and TAP applications are AVAILABLE as of October 1!!

Transfer Services

•  To date, the Transfer Services Office has had 84 admittances!
• Just over 50% of the students who came to our offices filled out CUNY Applications and most were admitted.

Athletics

• Men’s and Women’s Cross Country completed their inaugural season at the CUNYAC Cross Country Championships on Sunday, October 30 at Van Cortland Park.
• The Men’s team placed second with Moussa Camara placing in the top 25 with a time of 38:00.2.
•  We look forward to building on this first season because Cross Country was extremely popular this fall with the student-athletes. Not only did track athletes participate but numerous basketball players joined the team and could not wait for the meets!!!
• Men’s and Women’s Basketball tipped off their 22-23 season Thursday night against borough rival Bronx CC. The women’s basketball team won 64-47 and is currently ranked #2 in the nation in the NJCAA.
• The men’s basketball team also won their game against Bronx 97-73.
• Both teams travel this weekend to Westchester Community College for their tip-off tournament and then next week step back into Region XV and CUNYAC play.

Accessibility Resource Center (ARC)

•  On 11/02, representation from ARC testified on behalf of CUNY at City Council regarding enrollment, retention and career development best practices serving college students with disabilities. Hostos was recognized by the Chair of the Higher Education Committee for working across divisions to ensure accessibility is part of Diversity, Equity, and inclusion on our campus. In addition, for its efforts in making Hostos a prime destination for college students beginning their college career.
• On 11/03 ARC, in collaboration with the Office of Diversity and Compliance, presented Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA). DEIA is a new way of thinking about what constitutes a model college community and an effort to lean into the human-centric nature of what we do as Hostos professionals. It is a way to fully realize the abilities and contributions of all students and workers without excluding anyone. ​

Scholarships

• Great News! TheDream.US National Scholarship is now open! This scholarship is for highly motivated undocumented students who want nothing more than to get a college education but are unable to afford the cost. You may be eligible for our National Scholarship if you are undocumented and enrolled in a community college or university. Read more about the eligibility criteria below!

1. Our Scholars have what it takes to succeed in college and in life! While we consider your GPA, we place great emphasis on your commitment to community service and your demonstrated ability to overcome the barriers and challenges that undocumented students face each day.
2. Our National Scholarship Award will cover your tuition and fees up to a maximum of $16,500 for an associate degree and $33,000 for a bachelor’s degree at one of our partner colleges.

You can renew the Award each year so long as you meet the continuing eligibility criteria.

Important Dates

November 1, 2022 – Application Opens

February 28, 2023 – Application Closes

Late April 2023 – TheDream.US Awardees Notified

For more information or assistance, contact Marina Esquilin at 718-518-4166 or at mesquilin@hostos.cuny.edu.

Student Enrollment Information 

Enrollment for Spring 2023 is open now! Log in to your CUNYfirst account to register for classes using Schedule Builder, for navigation assistance click here. If you need assistance you can make an appointment with your ASAP Advisor or College Discovery Advisor or Student Success Coach. You can call Student Services at 718-518-4385.

Poem submitted by VP La Toro Yates

Joy in the Woods

By Claude Mckay

There is joy in the woods just now,

    The leaves are whispers of song,

And the birds make mirth on the bough

    And music the whole day long,

And God! to dwell in the town

    In these springlike summer days,

On my brow an unfading frown

   And hate in my heart always—

A machine out of gear, aye, tired,

Yet forced to go on—for I’m hired.

Just forced to go on through fear,

    For every day I must eat

And find ugly clothes to wear,

    And bad shoes to hurt my feet

And a shelter for work-drugged sleep!

    A mere drudge! but what can one do?

A man that’s a man cannot weep!

    Suicide? A quitter? Oh, no!

But a slave should never grow tired,

Whom the masters have kindly hired.

But oh! for the woods, the flowers

    Of natural, sweet perfume,

The heartening, summer showers

    And the smiling shrubs in bloom,

Dust-free, dew-tinted at morn,

    The fresh and life-giving air,

The billowing waves of corn

    And the birds’ notes rich and clear:—

For a man-machine toil-tired

May crave beauty too—though he’s hired.

CUNYBuy New Procure-To-Pay System Implementation

Back at the end of 2021, CUNY embarked on a procure-to-pay project, named CUNYBuy, to enhance and streamline our procurement and accounts payable functions. This project is jointly led by key members of the Central Office Procurement Team, University Office of Budget & Finance, Office of the General Counsel, Computing & Information Services, and Campus Representatives. The primary project goals are to:

• Leverage global and CUNY-specific best practices to deliver a user-friendly solution that will facilitate greater collaboration, utilization, and support within CUNY.
• Streamline and simplify procure-to pay business process requirements, including vendor management, purchasing and accounts payable.
• Create transparency through a unified, accessible platform for both CUNY users and vendors.
•  CUNYBuy implementation will be completed in three phases:
• Phase One: Supplier Portal (a self-service portal for new supplier/vendor registration) and Contract Management; launched in April 2022.
• Phase Two: eMarketplace (Placing Orders with Grainger/Edge, Staples/Proftech, and CompleteBook electronically), launching in late November 2022.
• Phase Three: Full suite CUNYBuy is expected to be implemented and launched in July 2023.

Phase 1 focused on suppliers and contract management. Phases 2 and 3 will focus on deploying the remaining procure-to-pay modules including an enhanced marketplace experience for improved online shopping, access to approved contracts, electronic vendor invoice submission, and more.

Hostos’ Office of Procurement will begin sharing communications about CUNYBuy with all stakeholders to provide project updates, participation opportunities, and training schedules. In the coming days, targeted users with specific roles will receive notification about training in CUNYBuy. Please be advised that completion of CUNYBuy training will be a mandatory prerequisite to access the new system. Your ongoing support and engagement in this transformative project initiative is greatly appreciated!

NEWS FROM THE DIVISION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

The Division of Continuing Education and Workforce Development, in partnership with the NYC Department of Small Business Services, ran its fourth cohort of the First Course NYC line chef training program. Of the 17 trainees that were accepted into the program, 14 completed their apprenticeships. Twelve (12) of these apprentices were hired by the restaurant that oversaw their apprenticeship training and two (2) are pursuing other ventures. CEWD is currently recruiting students for its fifth cohort, which is scheduled to start November 14.

First Course NYC is an apprenticeship program that teaches students the culinary skills necessary for a career as a Line Cook. This tuition-free 14-week training program includes eight weeks of classroom kitchen training delivered by experienced chefs and instructors, followed by six weeks of on-the-job training in a well-regarded New York City restaurant. For more information, please click here. 

Volunteer Opportunity on Thanksgiving Morning

Thanksgiving is a very special time at God’s Love We Deliver for our volunteers, staff, and clients, and we want YOU to be involved! Join us to deliver special holiday meals on Thanksgiving with friends and family. Volunteers will pick up meals from distribution centers located in each borough of NYC and deliver them directly to clients’ homes. Driver – volunteers will use their own vehicles to deliver meals to 6-8 households, all in proximity to each other. In addition to delivering holiday meals, volunteers will deliver a special Thanksgiving bag filled with holiday treats.

Every hour you spend helps us make the holiday a cheerful and memorable time for our clients living with severe illness in the New York City metropolitan area.

Hostos Community College is one of our meal distribution centers on Thanksgiving Day. You can sign up to volunteer to deliver holiday meals through the following two links:

9:30 a.m. volunteer shift: God's Love We Deliver - Hostos Community College - 9:30 a.m. shift

10:15 a.m. volunteer shift: God's Love We Deliver - Hostos Community College - 10:15 a.m. shift

Spread the Word

Please share information about CEWD’s current scholarships and no-cost programming opportunities, which can be found by clicking here and selecting the scholarships and tuition assistance programs link in our online course catalog. 

For additional information, please encourage prospective students to sign up for one of CEWD’s upcoming summer Virtual Information Sessions by visiting here. 

Changes to CUNY Tuesday

Our annual CUNY Tuesday season of giving has started! Remember, this year there will not be a payroll deduction option for CUNY faculty and staff. Instead, we encourage our giving community to make a pledge or enroll in recurring payments via the CUNY Tuesday website between October 8 and November 29. Setting up a pledge with recurring payments is the easiest way to support students with a manageable, monthly payment. Contact Idelsa Méndez if you have questions or want help planning your gift.

To set up your recurring gift at any time, visit www.givetohostos.com enter your donation amount, then click “add donation.” When more options appear, select “recurring gift.”

New Alumni Fund Available for CUNY Tuesday Gifts!

The Office of Alumni Relations is pleased to announce the Hostos Alumni Fund for Student Transfer Scholarships. The intended fund gives alumni a way to honor the impact of their Hostos degree by providing empowering support to current students who want to further their academic career at a four-year institution. If you’re an alumnus, consider allocating you CUNY Tuesday gift toward the Hostos Alumni Fund for Student Transfer Scholarships using this link.

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

Yavor Ivanov — it’s never too late to follow your dreams.

Yavor Ivanov [YAH-vor I-VAH-nawf], was born and raised in Ruse, Bulgaria. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in Political Studies in 2010 and his master’s in Advertisement Management in 2012. As a young adult in Bulgaria, Yavor aspired to become a dentist. His local university did not offer any majors in that field, so he chose another path and studied politics and advertising but never felt truly fulfilled. At the age of 33, a year after becoming a U.S. citizen, Yavor enrolled at Hostos, in the Dental Hygiene program, fulfilling his childhood dream and working toward becoming a dentist. Yavor has been focused on his studies and has the scholarship merits to prove it.

Yavor states “I am working my way up towards a profession in healthcare that literally puts smiles on people’s faces. I am once again redefining my life and my childhood dream." Yavor is proof that it is never too late to follow your dreams. Scholarships received: Madruga Family Emergency Fund for Extenuating Circumstances, Cocco De Filippis Family Scholarship, Circle of 100 Emergency Funds and Academic Achievers Scholarship.

VIRTUAL EVENTS

DSA2022 Virtually@Hostos: X Biennial Dominican Studies Association Conference

December 1–3, 2022

The College is co-sponsoring the DSA Conference, which will consist of 18 panels and 7 roundtables over the course of three days. More details to be shared soon. We hope you will join us virtually on Zoom!

Abua Yala: Structural Origins (Recurring Notice)

October 5–December 21 | The Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos

El Inolvidable Tito Rodriguez: A Tribute Concert

Saturday, November 12 | 8 p.m. | Hostos Theater

Sunday, November 13 | 4 p.m. | Hostos Theater

Buy tickets here.

Homecoming Alumni Basketball Game

Thursday, November 17 | Hostos Gym | 4:30 p.m. (tentative) | Hostos Gym

Details forthcoming.

Capoeira Workshop with Abada Bronx Capoeira

Tuesday, November 15, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Gym, 3rd Fl, C Building

Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art form developed in the 1600s by enslaved Africans in Brazil. During this interactive workshop participants will learn basic capoeira movements and songs in Portuguese. Learn more about this fascinating Afro-Brazilian tradition at www.acbx.org.

Homecoming Alumni Basketball Game

Thursday, November 17, 2022 | 4 p.m. | Hostos Gym

All Hostos students, staff, and alumni are invited to enjoy an afternoon of fun, music, raffles and other surprises at the first Hostos Homecoming Alumni Basketball Game. Stick around after the Alumni game to cheer for the Caimans as they face off against Suffolk County Community College. The women’s team plays at 6 p.m. and the men’s team plays at 8 p.m.

Please RSVP to confirm your attendance.

The Homecoming Alumni Basketball Game is free to attend. Raffle and donation proceeds will support the new Alumni Fund for Student Transfer Scholarships. If you cannot attend but would like to support this new scholarship fund, click here. 

Hip-Hop Feminism at Hostos with Femme Deadly Venoms

Thursday, November 17 | 5:30-7 p.m. | Zoom

This event continues our Hip-Hop Feminism series at Hostos by having Femme Deadly Venoms (FDV), a feminist hip-hop collective based in Oakland, CA, provide an overview of their work, perform their songs, and then participate in a Q&A. The music of Femme Deadly Venoms seeks to empower women and femmes in particular, and everyone in general, through their uplifting and community-minded message.

Register here in advance.

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Visit

Tuesday, November 22 | 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Meet at B-Building

Come join us for a tour of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, a world-leading research institution devoted to honoring and celebrating Black intellectual heritage and Black consciousness.

Meeting location and time at Hostos:

B-building, 11 a.m. and will depart by 11:10 a.m.

Traveling to: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

515 Malcolm X Boulevard

New York, NY 10037-1801

Subway: 2 or 3 Train to 135th Street

Love is Louder: Healing Workshop 

Monday, November 28 | 10:30 a.m. | Savoy Multi-Purpose Room

SAVE THE DATE AND SIGN-UPS

All Talent on Deck! 

Wednesday, December 14 | 3:30 p.m. | Hostos Repertory Theater

Calling all Members of the Hostos Family! We invite you to share your natural gifts in our upcoming Winter 2022 All College Meeting: End of the Semester Recognitions and Talent Show!

If you wish to participate in the talent show, please email dkreymer@hostos.cuny.edu with the title of your performance and estimated duration time. Everyone is welcome to sign up. Hope to see you there!