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☕ Coffee Hour, March 19: Get the inside scoop from Director of College Services Mike Rossman. He’ll share important updates from his department, and insider info about his fun local ice cream passport!
Save the Zoom link to your calendar; find recordings of previous Coffee Hours; see the schedule or sign up to present; or email the Coffee Hour team at innovation@sage.edu.
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🖊️ Strategic Plan: Share your thoughts, as often as you like, in this Strategic Plan Suggestion Box. Feedback is shared with planning groups every week.
⏰ College Services update: Regular hours resume this week in Troy,
7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
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RSVP to Participate in Commencement Procession —
Student Life Needs to Know for Seating! Regalia is Required
As the college prepares to celebrate the Class of 2025, Student Life would like to know who among RSC's faculty and administrators intend to participate in the commencement ceremony as part of the entrance procession.
Faculty and Administrators who intend to do so must wear academic regalia and RSVP to the Student Life Office by March 24.
| | To rent regalia from the bookstore, email 1pettc@sage.edu by Monday, March 24, with your height; jacket or dress size (please indicate if over 250 lbs.); hat size; degree and field of study; college or university and its city and state; and contact information. | | Thank you Coffee Break readers and Coffee Hour participants for responding to the Office of Marketing and Communications casting call for the HR onboarding video! Enjoy the video. | |
Two Upcoming, Free Writing Workshops to Inspire your Creative Process
📝 Scriptwriting with Somalia Seaton, Friday, March 21, 11 a.m., Zoom:
Learn how British Nigerian-Jamaican playwright, director, and filmmaker Somalia Seaton (left) transforms ideas into compelling scripts for theatre and film. Learn more about Seaton and register.
📖 Poetry Reading and Workshop with Rage Hezekiah, Friday, April 4, 11 a.m., Zoom: Rage Hezekiah (right) will read from her celebrated collection Yearn and lead a poetry-writing workshop. Learn more about Hezekiah and register.
Both workshops are free and open to all, brought to you by RSC's library; the Carol Ann Donahue Endowed Fund; the English, Writing and Culture program, and CreativityUnleashed.
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From Opalka Gallery: Osi Audu: The Self in African Art, March 18-April 19
Osi Audu responds to selections from Pierre Brooks’ African art collection. Inspired by the abstract geometric possibilities he sees in African art and cultural objects, Audu explores mind and body, the tangible and intangible, form and void, and the prevalent African concept of dualism in relation to the self. See list of related Opalka events.
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Mardi Bras: Bra Donation Drive Through March 24
Student-ambassadors at the Denise Taber Finard '80 Women's Institute are collecting new and gently-used bras for a Mardi Bras drive for I Support the Girls, a nonprofit that distributes essential items for women in need. Please drop off donations at Finard House, Buchman, or McKinstry in Troy or KCC in Albany.
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Save the Date: Career Closet
Fashion Show
See how students use the Career Closet to create work outfits that represent their unique style at the Career and Self-Discovery Center's fashion show on Thursday, April 17, 4 p.m., at Opalka Gallery, Albany. It's a lively afternoon of food, music, and Career Closet styling! Contact careercenter@sage.edu to get involved.
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RSC's Winning Streak
"Super special thanks to Salesforce Analyst and Administrator Jess Houbre in the admission processing office! On March 4, I was not able to login to an Admission server. Jess got right back to me, set up a Zoom meeting, and the issue was fixed in minutes. Jess is the best!"
-Senior Director of Academic Advising Karen Schell
"Shout out to Director of College Services Mike Rossman and new employee, Mailing Coordinator Mikey Bullock for contributing tasty treats to last month’s 'Say Hey Friday' in the Troy Student Life office! We are so grateful for their generosity and great baking ability! - Office Coordinator Wyatt Osterberg, Director of Student Activities Theresa Belfance, and Dean of Students Stacy Gonzalez
Please help RSC reach 100 WoW entries in 2025 by posting to the Wall/Google Doc of Wins. Let us know what you'd include on your department's "highlight reel," shout out your colleagues, and brag about yourself a little, too!
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Tuesday, March 18
✨ Open Discussion with Chaplain Darren Gundrum, noon, Buchman, Troy
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Wednesday, March 19
📸 Professional Headshots, noon-2 p.m., lobby outside Career and Self-Discovery Center, Albany
☮️ Peace Labyrinth: 1 p.m., next to Finard House, Troy: Join Judith Helfand, the Denise Taber Finard '80 Women's Institute's affiliate scholar, to install a rock meditation labyrinth in recognition of the five-year anniversary of the Covid-19 shutdown. Participants are invited to take a rock, write about something that helped you heal during the shutdown, and add it to the labyrinth.
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Friday, March 21
📓Scriptwriting with Somalia Seaton, 11 a.m., Zoom. Learn more about Seaton and register.
🟢 Opening Reception for Osi Audu: The Self in African Art Reception, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Opalka Gallery, Albany. Music from Alan Thomson Jazz Trio.
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Tuesday, March 25
🔹Embracing Co-Intelligence: Unlocking the Power of AI for Faculty and Administrators, 2 p.m., webinar from New American Colleges and Universities. Register for the NACU event here at no cost.
🟢 Exhibit tour with artist Osi Audu and collector Pierre Brooks, 5:30 p.m., Opalka Gallery, Albany.
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Wednesday March 26
🔹 AI’s Impact on Admissions, 9-11:30 a.m., Zoom (Rescheduled panel discussion hosted by the New York State Association for College Admission Counseling). Register for this AI and admissions event free with the code HOSTSITE.
💲Meet with a TIAA Financial Consultant, 9 a.m-4 p.m., Cowee third floor conference room, Troy. Register at tiaa.org/schedulenow or call 800-732-8353. A TIAA consultant will also be in Troy on Thursday, April 24.
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Recreation and Fitness's NCAA Basketball Tournament Challenge:
🏀Men's Tournament challenge
(If you don’t have an account yet, create a free one to participate!)
🏀 Women's Tournament challenge
League Name: Russell Sage 2025 Tournament Challenge
Group Password: thrive@rsc2025
Please use your full name when entering so the organizers can easily identify the winners. Questions? Email Joe Michaud.
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Upcoming Deadlines
Click on the button below to send us an email. Please use the same deadlines and email address to submit announcements to Coffee Break for employees and Solutions: The Newsletter for students.
Please send your news by 5 p.m. March 19 for the March 24 issue.
Please send your news by 5 p.m. March 26 for the March 31 issue.
Please send your news by 5 p.m. April 2 for the April 7 issue.
Please send your news by 5 p.m. April 9 for the April 14 issue.
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