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April 2020
Self-Producing for the Empowered Artist
Time: 5:00-7:00 pm PST
Gregory Crafts ’03 is an award-winning, critically acclaimed creative multi-hyphenate with almost three decades of experience as an actor, playwright, and producer under his belt.
In this two-hour workshop, Greg will talk about the self-producing process for both stage and screen. He’ll touch on a wide range of critical topics like finding the right venue, budgeting, fundraising, marketing, and why you should never direct yourself or your own material.
RSVP for a Zoom link. For more information, email ela_academics@emerson.edu.
How to Work Anywhere
Attendees will discuss an overview of the technology and team/communication skills necessary to work on a remote team. By the end of this session, learners will understand how the technology available to them to work outside of the office, and they’ll be exposed to tips and tricks for building accountability and ensuring support on their teams during this time.
This is being offered once a week in April and will be monthly after that. Register online.
Understanding Slack
Learners will understand how Slack works to communicate in channels and via direct message, on desktop and on mobile. After reviewing key functionality, attendees will discuss tips and tricks for getting the most out of Slack for themselves and their teams.
This is being offered twice a week in April and will be monthly after that. Register online.
Bright Lights at Home: ‘I Am Mother’
A sci-fi thriller about a teenage girl (Clara Rugaard) who is the first of a new generation of humans to be raised by Mother (Rose Byrne), a robot designed to repopulate the earth after the extinction of humankind. The pair’s unique relationship is threatened when an injured stranger arrives with news that calls into question everything Daughter has been old about the outside world and her Mother’s intentions.
Film available on Netflix
A discussion with Uri Aviv, general director of Utopia: The Tel-Aviv International Festival for Science, Imagination, and Future Visions will follow.
A Zoom link will be sent out via email on the day of the discussion. Subscribe to receive Zoom link updates.
Workday Financials Reporting
Learn about financial work tags and key financial reports used to manage your department funds. Register online.
Care Out Loud
Learn about the Care Out Loud network of support for students, how to report a student of concern, what happens when a referral or report is submitted, and the toolkit available to you as a staff or faculty member. Register online.
Reflection Room: Drop-in hours for prayer and meditation
The CSL’s Reflection Room is open for drop-in use every Monday and Wednesday from 12-3pm. Utilize the prayer cushions, piano, guitar and enjoy a quiet moment in this peaceful oasis.
Please note that there is also a Private Prayer and Meditation Room (4th floor of 172 Tremont Street) open for drop-in use anytime the building is open!
Hosted by: Center for Spiritual Life
Additional Information can be found at: https://emconnect.emerson.edu/event/5384862
Getting the Most out of Zoom
Attendees will learn how to start and host Zoom meetings, with a focus on (a) efficiency when coordinating meetings, and (b) engaging their audience and running effective meetings.
This is being offered twice a week in April and will be monthly after that. Register online.
Understanding Slack
Learners will understand how Slack works to communicate in channels and via direct message, on desktop and on mobile. After reviewing key functionality, attendees will discuss tips and tricks for getting the most out of Slack for themselves and their teams.
This is being offered twice a week in April and will be monthly after that. Register online.
Bright Lights at Home: ‘Dolemite Is My Name’
Performer Rudy Ray Moore (Eddie Murphy) develops an outrageous character named Dolemite, who becomes an underground sensation and star of a kung-fu, anti-establishment film that could make or break Moore.
Film available on Netflix
A discussion with David Shabazz, author of Dolemite: The Story of Rudy Ray Moore, will follow. A Zoom link will be sent out via email on the day of the discussion. Subscribe to receive Zoom link updates.
Co-presented with the Boston Underground Film Festival and the Roxbury International Film Festival.