September

Through October 12, Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery  Doing Good Works  This exhibit features the recent works of the  College's Art Department faculty and reflects the charities and issues in which they are involved. Call 516.572.0619 for gallery hours.  More information

September 14, 4:00 p.m., Building F, Room 123  The Philosophy Club and the Faculty-Student Association present "Climate Change:  The Social Justice Issue of the 21st Century." Peter Singer, the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, discusses the social justice aspects of climate change. For more information, e-mail Prof. Scott Walden at scott.walden@ncc.edu or call 516.572.7450.  More information 

September 14, 9:00 a.m., Tower 11th Floor  Join Nassau Community College and Nassau University Medical Center and be a blood donor at our College site in the annual "Back to School" Blood Drive.  For more information, call 516.572.7883.  More information

September 28, Tower 11th Floor, 10:00 a.m. – Teaching Hip Hop as Social Justice, presented by Dr. Rashida Govan from the University of New Orleans.  This event is sponsored by NCC ALANA. For more information, call Claudia Funk of the Center for Arts and Humanities at 516.572.8002.  More information

October

October 1 –  Inauguration of Donald P. Astrab, Ph.D., M.P.H. as the Fifth President of Nassau Community College  Inaugural Ceremony is at 2:00 p.m. in the George B. Costigan Physical Education Complex; Reception immediately follows in the College Center Building's Multi-Purpose Room. The public is invited to attend the inaugural ceremony and reception.  However, seating is limited. In order to attend, you must RSVP no later than September 23 to the NCC Office of Development at 516.5728972 or inauguration@ncc.edu.

October 9, 10, 16 & 17, all performances at 2:00 p.m., Mainstage Theatre –  A Year With Frog and Toad   A children's musical based on Arnold Lobel's popular Frog and Toad books. Call 516.572.7676 Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for pricing and ticket information.  More information

Free performances for Nassau Country elementary school classes by invitation only:  October 12, 14, 19, 21, 26 and 28, all performances at 11:30 a.m., Mainstage Theatre – Frog and Toad  Call 516.572.7676 Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for information. 

October 19, Building G, Room C-65, 11:30 a.m. – Lecture About Documentary Photography Project on Superfund Sites in the United States, presented by Prof. Robert Toedter of the NCC Art Department. For more information, call Claudia Funk at 516.572.8002 .  More information 

November

November 4-7 and 11-14, Little Theatre – Gross Indecency:  The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, presented by the NCC Theatre and Dance Department.  For cost and performance times, call 516.572.7676 Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  More information

November 9 – December 22, Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery, Accelerate – For this exhibit, emerging artists aged 16 to 25 were asked to consider the many personal reasons that accelerate the desire to create.  This exhibition is organized by VSA Arts with support from Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.  Call 516.572.0619 for gallery hours.  More information

November 9, Building G, Room C-65, 11:30 a.m. – The Social and Historical Implications of Jazz, presented by Dr. Michael Steinman, NCC History Department. For more information, call Claudia Funk of the Center for Arts and Humanities at 516.572.8002.  More information