Celebrate LGBTQIA+ History Month
October 2022 to December 2022: “The Biology of HIV/AIDS and Antiretroviral Therapy”
Sponsored by Florham Campus’ Progress Pride Club and Metropolitan Campus’ SPECTRUM. Students’ poster exhibition created by biology majors, discussing the health and social justice issues concerning AIDS and the LGBTQIA+ community. This exhibition will take inspiration from specific photographs of Luis Carle. Organized by Dr. Patricia Melloy. Florham Campus: Library.
October 10, 2022 at 2 PM: “Conversation with Augusto Penaranda”
Sponsored by Florham Campus’ Progress Pride Club and Metropolitan Campus’ SPECTRUM. Conversation with Augusto Penaranda, Executive Director of NJ Pride Chamber of Commerce. Moderated by Professor Roberto Gutierrez. This event is partnered with October-Fiesta. Florham Campus: The Orangerie.
October 11, 2022 at 12 PM: “National Coming Out Day”
Sponsored by FDU Vancouver. Talk by speaker Phiroozeh Petigara. Petigara is a queer South Asian healer, writer, and teacher. A trauma informed yoga instructor, reiki practitioner, and storytelling coach, Petigara specializes in supporting queer and trans BIPOC (Black, indigenous, and people of color) as they endeavor to lead healing and authentic lives. Cambie Campus: Room 130.
October 11, 2022 at 5 PM: “National Coming Out Day Social”
Sponsored by Metropolitan Campus’ SPECTRUM. SPECTRUM will be hosting a National Coming Out Day event where all students will have the chance to get to know each other and share their stories. Metropolitan Campus: Multipurpose Room, Student Union Building.
October 12, 2022 at 2 PM: “Open Forum”
Sponsored by Florham Campus’ Progress Pride Club and Metropolitan Campus’ SPECTRUM. Join us for a town hall meeting, featuring a panel of LGBTQIA+ students. They will discuss their thoughts, concerns and ideas concerning the LGBTQIA+ community to the FDU administrators, faculty and staff. Moderated by Dr. Harald Parzer. Zoom: https://fdu.zoom.us/j/98708717512 (Meeting ID: 987 0871 7512)
October 12, 2022 at 8 PM: “SPECTRUM Movie Night”
Sponsored by Metropolitan Campus’ SPECTRUM. SPECTRUM will be hosting a showing of Booksmart (2019) with pizza and light refreshments. Metropolitan Campus: Rutherford Room, Student Union Building.
October 19, 2022 at 5:30 PM: “Progress Pride Trivia Night”
Sponsored by Florham Campus’ Progress Pride Club. Florham Campus: Bottle Hill Room, Student Center Mall.
October 20, 2022 at 8 PM: “SPECTRUM Trivia Night”
Sponsored by Metropolitan Campus’ SPECTRUM. SPECTRUM will be hosting a Kahoot-style trivia night with pizza, and prizes for the winners. Metropolitan Campus: Rutherford Room, Student Union Building.
October 26, 2022 at 4 PM: “The Magic of Everyday Life: Luis Carle’s Queer Translocal Photography”
Sponsored by Florham Campus’ Progress Pride Club and Metropolitan Campus’ SPECTRUM. A conversation between Luis Carle and the curator of his exhibition, Dr. Arnaldo Cruz-Malave, Professor of Spanish Literature at Fordham University. This will be followed by a question & answer session. Louis Carle’s photography and installation art celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community and their struggle with AIDS in the 1980s and 1990s. Moderated by Dr. Nandita Ghosh. Zoom: https://fdu.zoom.us/j/98887051413 (Meeting ID: 988 8705 1413)
October 27, 2022 at 4 PM: “Thinking Queerly: A Workshop on LGBTQ+ Lives and Issues in the Classroom”
Sponsored by Florham Campus’ Progress Pride Club and Metropolitan Campus’ SPECTRUM. Dr. Jonathan Alexander, Chancellor’s Professor of English and Informatics, University of California, Irvine, will address pedagogy in the classroom regarding texts focusing on LGBTQIA+ concerns in this hands-on workshop. Moderated by Dr. Lynn Reid. Zoom Meeting ID: 919 8473 7453.
October 28, 2022 at 6:30 PM: “Progress ‘Pride in Films'”
Sponsored by Florham Campus’ Progress Pride Club. Florham Campus: Twombly Lounge, Carpet Side.
November 2, 2022 at 2 PM: “A Teach In”
Sponsored by Florham Campus’ Progress Pride Club and Metropolitan Campus’ SPECTRUM. Representatives from the LGBTQIA+ student clubs at both New Jersey campuses will present their interests and concerns at the Becton College Faculty Meeting. They will educate faculty on any area of their concern regarding the classroom and campus life. Moderated by Dr. Francesca Digiuli. Located on the Florham Campus and Zoom.