Student Life
i²e Dialogue and Follow-Up Events
The FALL 2012 First Year Common Reading:
Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation by Steven Johnson
For more information about the i2e Dialogue, read our brochure. Check out the YouTube Video introducing you to the book and get a brief overview of what you will encounter as you read the text.
Cirque Du Soleil- Zarkana
Wednesday, August 29th at 8:00pm
Forget what you think you know about the circus. Zarkana is an acrobatic rock opera that blends circus arts with the surreal to create a world where physical virtuosity rubs shoulders with the strange. Join us in experiencing the visual vortex and acrobatic fantasy universe of Zarkana.
CO-PAY of $10.00
YOU MUST SIGN UP FOR THIS EVENT THROUGH THE SYMPLICITY SYSTEM ON NYUHOME. Once you sign up - you must also stop by the Office of Student Affairs (JB158) to drop off your co-pay. Spaces are limited! It is on a first come first serve basis thorugh your co-pay. The first people to pay the fee will be signed up and confirmed. Once you sign up, you will receive additional information about meeting locations as well as further details regarding the event.
Dinner at Dans Le Noir
Thursday, August 30th at 7:00pm
PLEASE NOTE: You must be 18 to participate
Join us for a unique experience that changes our perception of the world by reversing points of view. Dinner is guided and served by blind waiters. A visit to Dans Le Noir is not just dinner; it’s a sensorial, social and human experience. Experience what it’s like to dine without the prejudice or preconception of our sight. See what it’s like to eat a meal using every sense but your sight. Will your other senses guide you through? Find out at Dans Le Noir. CO-PAY of $10.00
YOU MUST SIGN UP FOR THIS EVENT THROUGH THE SYMPLICITY SYSTEM ON NYUHOME. Once you sign up - you must also stop by the Office of Student Affairs (JB158) to drop off your co-pay. Spaces are limited! It is on a first come first serve basis thorugh your co-pay. The first people to pay the fee will be signed up and confirmed. Once you sign up, you will receive additional information about meeting locations as well as further details regarding the event.
Spy: The Secret World of Espionage
Monday, September 10th at 6:00pm
An interactive attraction in Times Square, SPY offers a first-ever glimpse of real gadgets and artifacts from spies and spy catchers. Gain insights into how science and technology play a major role in intelligence and history. Artifacts come from the CIA, FBI, NRO and the personal collection of H. Keith Melton, the renowned author, historian and international authority on spy technology. Click here to sign up for this event.
Einstein on the Beach, An Opera in Four Acts
Friday, September 14th at 7:00pm
Hailed as one of the supreme artistic achievements of the 20th century, Einstein on the Beach breaks all of the rules of conventional opera. It is a cosmic chorus of syllables, numbers, streams of consciousness, and enigmatic poems. Non-narrative in form, the work uses a series of powerful recurrent images as its main storytelling device. Click here to sign up for this event.
Walking Tour of Union Square
Saturday, September 15th at 12:00pm
Explore one of the liveliest neighborhoods in New York City, just a hop and a skip away from Poly, right near the Washington Square NYU campus. After watching street performers and exploring the area we’ll reconvene at 3:00pm for a late lunch. Click here to sign up for this event.
Start Now: “The Social Network” Screening
Tuesday, September 25th at 6:30pm
Many great inventors started at a young age. You don’t need to wait until graduation to get a jumpstart on your next great idea, START NOW! Join us on campus for some snacks and pull some inspiration from Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook. Click here to sign up for this event.
Fuerza Bruta
Friday, September 28th at 8:00pm
A flooding of the senses through a collision of music, emotion and aerial imagery, Fuerza Bruta is a non-verbal 360 degree experience designed to trigger a range of emotions. More of a club than a theater, the action happens around, above and among you. Click here to sign up for this event.
Andy Warhol and Reality TV
Tuesday, October 2nd at 6:00pm
Reality television and the celebrities is has created have become dominant forces in popular culture. Listen in at this exclusive event titled "Andy Warhol and Reality TV" as Andy Cohen, Vincent Fremont, and Deborah Kass discuss Andy Warhol’s idea that “Cable TV is the ultimate America” and this unexplored aspect of Warhol’s legacy. Click here to sign up for this event.
Liberty Science Center
Friday, October 12th All Day
Join your NYU-Poly classmates on an exciting trip to the Liberty Science Center. Explore various hands-on exhibits such as Energy Quest, Touch Tunnel and Breakthroughs, an interactive experience which explores emerging science and technology. IMAX show included. Click here to sign up for this event.
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Monday, October 29th at 6:00pm (Tentative Date)
For one week only, Jimmy Kimmel Live! Broadcasts live from Kimmel’s birthplace of Brooklyn. The show will take place at BAM, the cultural epicenter of the borough. The citizens and sights of Brooklyn will be featured throughout the week, along with special guests, segments, and music acts. The show’s week in Brooklyn coincides with the inaugural season of the Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center. Click here to sign up for this event.
Spiderman Turn off the Dark on Broadway/Jekyll & Hyde
Tuesday, October 30th at 5:00pm
One of the most innovative shows on Broadway tells the story of Spiderman with stunning costumes, off-beat sets and larger than-than-life actors and stuntmen. Before the show we’ll be having dinner at Jekyll & Hyde, a unique and thrilling restaurant centering around Dr. Jekyll’s studies and transformation into Mr. Hyde. Click here to sign up for this event.
Faking It: Manipulated Photography Before Photoshop
Tuesday, November 6th at 4:00pm
Join us as we tour this exhibition devoted to the history of manipulated photography before the digital age. Faking It is a collection of photographs altered using a variety of techniques which transformed the meaning and content of the image. The exhibition offers a provocative new perspective on the history of photography as it traces the medium’s complex and changing relationship to visual truth. Click here to sign up for this event.
For a the flyer and full listing of events, click here.
For more information or questions regarding the i2e Dialogue events, please contact the Office of Student Affairs by email studentaffairs@poly.edu or call 718-260-3918.