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Events
Year in Review: 2008
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Norman Podhoretz, editor of Commentary Magazine and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, on March 26.
March
March 1 to April 30: The 19th Annual Art Expressions Exhibition, co-sponsored by Hofstra University and the Nassau County Department of Mental Health, Chemical Dependency and Developmental Disabilities Services, showcased 59 compelling pieces of artwork created by persons with mental illness and developmental disabilities who attend Nassau County programs.
March 3 to 9: In the highest finish ever for Hofstra Law School in a "Vis International Moot" competition, 11 students from Hofstra Law School surpassed teams from all over the world to secure first place for "Best Memorandum on Behalf of Respondent" at the competition's Far East site, held in Hong Kong. This year's competition attracted teams from 52 law schools, representing 13 countries. The Hofstra Vis Moot team also finished as First Runner-Up in the category "Best Brief Submitted on Behalf of the Claimant." In the oral competition, Hofstra's team tied for fifth in the opening round and advanced to the elimination round for the first time.
March 4: Students gathered at the Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center to promote voter registration and student participation in the presidential election process. In the evening, there was a gathering of students and faculty at Hofstra University Honors College to watch the presidential primary returns.
March 5 and 6: Recent scientific developments in the field of human embryonic stem cell research and cloning have prompted a host of difficult questions that challenge lawmakers, scientists, ethicists, theologians, and ordinary citizens. Some of the nation's leading researchers, physicians, lawyers, clergy, ethicists and policy makers debated these questions at a conference titled Embryonic Stem Cells, Clones and Genes: Science, Law, Politics and Values, presented by Hofstra Law School and the Hofstra Cultural Center.
March 6: Hofstra's Schools for Schools Chapter held a "Tango for Atanga Dance-A-Thon" at Hofstra USA. The goal was to raise $1,000 for the Atanga Secondary School, located in the war-torn and poverty-stricken region of Northern Uganda. Hofstra's Schools for Schools Chapter raised money for textbooks, school renovations and teachers' salaries at the Atanga Secondary School.
March 6: Hofstra Law School presented the 19th Annual Public Justice Foundation Gala Goods and Services Auction. The event funds Public Interest Law Fellowships, which are awarded to students who devote their summer to working in an area of public interest law. The auction was an overwhelming success, raising record-breaking funds of more than $35,000.
March 6 to 16: The Department of Drama and Dance presented the 59th annual Shakespeare Festival, featuring Hamlet, at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse. Hamlet, guest directed by Gus Kaikkonen, was performed on Hofstra's famous reconstruction of Shakespeare's Globe stage. As part of the Shakespeare Festival, Adjunct Professor of English Maureen Connolly McFeely developed This Bud of Love: A One-Hour Romeo and Juliet as the companion play, and the Music Department's Collegium Musicum performed That Is The Question, directed by William Hettrick.
March 7: The Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal sponsored Emerging Technology and Employee Privacy. Focusing on the effects of emerging technologies such as the BlackBerry, RFIDS, GPS, and other tracking technologies in the employment arena, the symposium examined proposed solutions to privacy concerns, addressed the prevalent problem of data theft, and explored legal issues in this emerging area of the law.
March 10 and 12: The Women's Studies Program and the Center for Civic Engagement presented Women Respond to War! featuring award-winning actress Ellen McLaughlin. On March 10 Ms. McLaughlin performed Penelope, a play based on Homer's Odyssey. On March 12 Ms. McLaughlin directed a staged reading of Aristophanes' classic anti-war play, Lysistrata, featuring Hofstra students and faculty. In the fall, the Women's Studies Program presented two other events: "Will Sarah Palin Kill 'Choice,' and Should We Try to Save It?" by Rosalind Pollack Petchesky, distinguished professor of political science, Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York, on October 21; and a reading by Susan Steinberg, author of the story collections Hydroplane and The End of Free Love on October 30.
March 11: Hofstra Law School hosted Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. for a highly attended and fascinating discussion on judicial clerkships, in which Professor Norman Silber, Judge Leonard Garth of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and Dean Nora V. Demleitner participated. Judge Garth, for whom Justice Alito and Professor Silber clerked, joined the program via video link from the University of Arizona. Following the clerkship event, Justice Alito met with 25 Hofstra Law students for a round-table discussion.
March 14 to 20: A group of Hofstra students and administrators spent spring break volunteering in the inner city of Philadelphia for the third annual "Spring Break Alternative Trip." In the first year of this program, students helped rebuild homes in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans, and in 2007 they volunteered at a Navajo reservation in Bluff, Utah. This annual program is sponsored by the Office of Student Leadership and Activities.
March 16: The 10th Annual Irish Festival was presented at the Physical Fitness Center. The Irish Festival celebrates the Irish gifts of music, food and culture to America and features music and dance performances throughout the day, as well as a variety of crafts and food vendors.
March 17 to 21: Hofstra presented "Give Yourself a Break: Safe Spring 2008," a series of programs for students that focused on health, well-being, stress management and recreation.
March 24: Hofstra President Stuart Rabinowitz announced the selection of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, as the recipient of the University's first international Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize. The $50,000 prize was established through an endowment from the family of Ishar Singh Bindra to be given to individuals or organizations that have worked to facilitate dialogue that is indispensable to reducing religious conflict.
March 25 to April 8: The Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs sponsored a number of different events as part of Women's "Herstory" Month, to honor women and their impact in the world.
March 26: Hofstra President Stuart Rabinowitz and North Shore-LIJ Health System President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Dowling announced the appointment of Lawrence G. Smith, M.D., North Shore-LIJ's chief medical officer, as the first dean of the Hofstra University School of Medicine in partnership with North Shore-LIJ Health System. The new medical school plans to offer an M.D. degree program beginning in fall 2011, subject to receiving preliminary accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and New York state approval.
March 26: Former Commentary Magazine editor-in-chief Norman Podhoretz spoke at Monroe Lecture Center Theater. His lecture was sponsored by the Professional Organization in Speech Education (P.O.I.S.E.), the Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, and the School of Communication.
March 27: The future growth of the nation's suburbs and cities was the subject of a conference at the Hofstra University Club. The opening address, "MetroNation: Blueprint for American Prosperity," was presented by Bruce Katz, vice president and director of the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., which co-sponsored the conference with the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra UniversitySM.
March 27 to May 8: The Hofstra Cultural Center presented its spring 2008 Italian-American Experience Lecture Series with the theme Bravo, Pavarotti! to commemorate the life and talent of famed opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti, considered by many to be one of the most important vocalists of our time. Lectures included "Pavarotti as an Actor," presented by Hofstra Professor of English John DiGaetani.
March 31: Adam Nagourney, chief political correspondent for The New York Times, offered his perspective on the 2008 presidential campaign during the Educate '08 program An Insider's Look at the 2008 Campaign: How We Got There and Where We Are Going, sponsored by Hofstra and The New York Times.
