Student Affairs Events and Activities
Student Affairs
Events
Parenting Workshop: Raising Resilient Children
Join the Children's Learning Center and the Student Parent Success Program for an evening of connection and learning, with The Parenting Network. Learn how to help your children manage their feelings and become resilient in dealing with stress including expressing …
Drylongso
A lost treasure of 1990s DIY filmmaking, Cauleen Smith’s Drylongso embeds an incisive look at racial injustice within a lovingly handmade buddy movie/murder mystery/ romance. Alarmed by the rate at which the young Black men around her are dying—indeed, “becoming …
Big Powderhorn Weekend Ski/Snowboard Trip
Our annual ski/ snowboard trip! This year, we are headed to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Big Powderhorn Mountain. Previous downhill skiing and snowboarding experience is required. We will not be offering lessons. We will spend two nights at Camp …
Vingt Dieux (Holy Cow)
After the tragic death of his father, 18 year-old Totone finds himself with daunting new responsibilities, looking after his younger sister and their failing family farm in the Jura region of France. He takes on yet another challenge when he …
Rendez-vous avec Pol Pot (Meeting With Pol Pot)
Democratic Kampuchea (Cambodia) – 1978. Three journalists are invited by the Khmer Rouge to conduct an exclusive interview with the regime’s leader, Pol Pot. The country seems idyllic, but behind the Potemkin village presented to the journalists, the Khmer Rouge …
Le sang et la boue (Of Mud and Blood)
Numbi, a village in the Democratic Republic of Congo mountains, lies at the heart of our modern world. Here, workers mine the coltan that will find its way, legally or not, into much of our technology. For decades this grey …
Dounia, le grand pays blanc (Dounia, the Great White North)
Now settled in Canada after fleeing Syria in Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo (FFF2024), Dounia and her grandparents slowly get to know the new home that has welcomed them: its intense seasons, its special foods, its languages. Dounia’s grandparents keep their …
Godard, seul le cinéma (Godard Cinema)
Jean-Luc Godard is synonymous with cinema. With the release of Breathless in 1960, he established himself overnight as a cinematic rebel and a symbol for the era’s progressive and anti-war youth. One of the founders of the French New Wave, a political …
Group X Glow Week
Get ready to GLOW ✨ Join us for a week of group fitness classes with black lights, disco vibes, and glow sticks. Let's light up the dark and sweat in style! With the lights down and the glow turned up, …
Sustainable Steps: A Candlelit Walk
Join Outdoor Pursuits and 51ÁÔÆæ's Office of Sustainability for a candlelit walk through Downer Woods. First, we'll explore the Hoop House, home of 51ÁÔÆæ's composting project. Yes, you can even compost in February! You'll have an opportunity to take home …
Sustainable Steps: A Candlelit Walk
Join Outdoor Pursuits and 51ÁÔÆæ's Office of Sustainability for a candlelit walk through Downer Woods. First, we'll explore the Hoop House, home of 51ÁÔÆæ's composting project. Yes, you can even compost in February! You'll have an opportunity to take home …
Experimental Tuesdays Presents: From the Archive
Curated by MFA candidates from the Department of Film, Video, Animation and New Genres, these programs feature a unique opportunity to see some of the incredible 16mm prints from the 51ÁÔÆæ Cinema Arts Archive. The Cinema Arts Archive now contains over 400 essential works on 16mm film, and a handful on 35mm, from a range of historic and contemporary cinema. This unique and expansive archive continues to preserve, grow, and reflect the ever-evolving landscape of avant-garde film—representing a commitment to the past, present, and future of the medium. Alongside giants like Hollis Frampton, Bruce Baillie, Deborah Stratman, and Jennifer Reeves lie many lesser-known gems ready to ignite curiosity and expand minds.