Fantasy Fest
A battle of performing artists will be taking place at 5 p.m. on Nov. 1 in Saint Joseph Hall Auditorium.
Four separate bands and solo artists will compete for the chance to open Rose Rock, the annual Spring concert.
Students get the chance to vote for the best artist or band to win this opportunity. The event is free and open to all students.
21 and Over Night
The Fall 21 and Over night will be held the night before Advisement Day from 8 to 11 p.m. on Nov 6. at The Pearl Street Pub. There will be a cash bar, with free food and soda provided for students who sign up. Transportation from campus to the event and back is also provided. The event is only open to students who are 21 years old or over, and is sponsored by the Senior Events Committee of the Student Events Board. Students can reserve a spot by signing up using the link: bit.ly/SEB21PSP – You must be signed into your Saint Rose e-mail account in order to have access to signups.
Presentation on Racism in Health Care
Physician and medical historian Dr. Vanessa Northington Gamble will speak about inequities and social injustice in African-Americans’ health care at 7 p.m. Nov. 2 in the Lally School of Education. Gamble led the 1997 committee that elicited a Presidential apology for the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. The talk is free and open to the public.
Even 45 years after shocking revelations that the U.S. Public Health Service deliberately withheld lifesaving treatment for four decades from impoverished African-Americans infected with syphilis, black Americans continue to suffer substandard health conditions and services. Gamble, a professor of Medical Humanities at George Washington University, is an authority on historical racism in U.S. medicine and examines current challenges, as well as strategies African-American communities have developed to combat medical racism.
Training for Active Shooter Situations
The Albany Police Department has partnered with Saint Rose to offer training on how to respond during an active shooter or hostile intruder situation. Whether occurring in a workplace, academic setting or public setting, there are strategies to enhance your protection and to reduce dangers that may be faced during one of these situations. Students and employees are welcome to attend the training.
Albany Police Officer Zinab Kitonyi and Albany Police Lieutenant Anthony Geraci, two recognized experts in preparing for active shooter events, will lead an interactive training program that is grounded in the study of responses to prior incidents. They will train participants on the strategies they can use to increase their chances of surviving a hostile incident.
The Fall Semester training session is from 6 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 7, at Midnight Eats in Centennial Hall. The Spring Semester training session date will be announced in January.
