Events 2024-2025

August 26, Monday (9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.) Freshmen Roosevelt Orientation. Now that you have registered and independently toured campus earlier in the summer, we will gather to get to know each other and anticipate how to make the most of the year ahead!

• 9:30 a.m. Discussion: Preparing for Success: Room 204, Roosevelt House
• 10:30 a.m. Tour of Roosevelt House
• 11:15 a.m. Walk to Main Campus - 417 West Building
• 11:30 a.m. Tshirt & book distribution
• 1:00 p.m. All Scholars Lunch - West Building Cafeteria

August 29, Thursday (4:45 pm. - 5:30 p.m.) All Roosevelt Fall Mentoring Pizza Welcome! - Tips from Upperclassmen with Pizza. The Roosevelt Student Advisory Council and upper classmen will introduce themselves, share tips for navigating freshmen year, and take questions. Please RSVP for headcount for pizza. Room 712 East Building.

SEPTEMBER

September 4, Wednesday (12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.) Insight on Applying to Policy Schools for Masters Programs, by Columiba SIPA. Brianne M. Kain, Associate Director of Admissions, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University will provide an overview and discussion of the application process and take your questions. For more than 70 years, SIPA has been educating professionals who work in public, private, and nonprofit organizations to make a difference in the world. Through rigorous social science research and hands-on practice, SIPA’s graduates and faculty strive to improve social services, advocate for human rights, strengthen markets, protect the environment, and secure peace, in their home communities and around the world. Register for Zoom meeting at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtceqrpj4oHN1jKDYg5OqjrKafnZbtU9aG 

September 9, Monday (5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.) Vision Boards & Bubble Tea! Express your hopes for the new school year and practice your scrapbooking skills by making a vision board. Materials will be supplied and also feel free to bring additional photos and supplies, if desired. We will have Boba! Please RSVP. Room 417 West Building. https://webforms.hunter.cuny.edu/roosevelt-scholars/view.php?id=193614

September 11, Wednesday (6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.) Graduate Student Panel: School of International & Public Affairs, Columbia University. Current SIPA Columbia Master's students who will speak about their experiences in the program, share tips for preparation for graduate school, and explain how their current studies relate to their long term career plans. Register for Zoom meeting at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkc-ivrz8rGtfV5oMcnema-grG2lA8-BMG

September 12, Thursday (5:15 p.m. meet up). Greenwich Village Food Tour with Upperclassmen. Led by the Roosevelt Advisory Council, students will visit several popular and budget conscious grab-and-go spots, and sample some of the best food in Greenwich Village. Tour with time to nibble and relax will last for about an hour. Meet up 5:15 p.m. in Hunter West Lobby. Please RSVP at this link so that student leaders know to expect you at the meet up time https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5BjRcbJq79y9GJRI5Avj-XJFWuHkBTDR5mDja_IkemuvwTQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

September 13, Friday (4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.) Roo Senior Group Advising. On Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAlceCgqj4jGdxBEzP7bupgJweWV1eh--1b

September 24, Tuesday (2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.) Guest Speaker: Grace Rauh, Executive Director, 5Boro Institute. REQUIRED. The 5BORO Institute is an innovative, action-oriented think tank advancing creative solutions to strengthen NYC and focusing on NYC’s most challenging problems. The city must remain vibrant, dynamic, and diverse if it is to remain a destination for trailblazers, immigrants, and visionaries. 5BORO Institute partners with policymakers, the private sector, academia, and community leaders to bring best practices to government and tackle complex issues with innovative thinking and actionable plans. Lunch will be served beginning at 1:15 p.m. in the Four Freedoms Room. Please RSVP at the link. https://webforms.hunter.cuny.edu/roosevelt-scholars/view.php?id=194611

OCTOBER

October 3, Thursday (10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.) NO CLASSES AT HUNTER THAT DAY Group Service Activity: Books Beyond Bars. Founded in 2016, Books Beyond Bars is the newest component of the Center for Appellate Litigation’s holistic approach to client advocacy. Our mission is to provide reading materials to indigent incarcerated individuals and to advocate for policies that support prisoners’ access to information. This volunteer service will be on location in the Financial District (address to be provided).

There will be a preliminary training call on Zoom the day before, October 2, Wednesday at 4 p.m. Students must come to training so that they are prepared to pitch in on Thursday morning on site. Please register at the link for Zoom training. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvfumurTIiHtNC5Qi_4m0qPLq_nu8LvMi3

October 16, Wednesday (2:30 - 4:30) REQUIRED FOR SOPHOMORES (Cohort Entry 2023): Connect the Dots with OPS. Dr. Stephen Lassonde from the Office of Prestigious Scholarships & Fellowships will lead this exclusive session reserved only for Roosevelt Scholars. The session will cover how to put together a narrative about your experience, background, and goals for purposes of all kinds of opportunities. Room on campus TBD. https://webforms.hunter.cuny.edu/roosevelt-scholars/view.php?id=195150

October 22, Tuesday (2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.) Guest Speaker: Howard Husock, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute (AEI). REQUIRED. At AEI, Mr. Husock focuses on municipal government, urban housing policy, civil society, and philanthropy. Mr. Husock has been widely published in policy journals and the popular press, including in The New York Times and The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, The Hill, New York Post, New York Daily News, The Boston Globe, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, City Journal, Forbes.com, the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, National Affairs, Reason, The New Republic, Washington Examiner, and The Wilson Quarterly. His most recent book is “The Poor Side of Town: And Why We Need It” (Encounter Books, 2021) 210927-The-Poor-Side-of-Town-And-Why-We-Need-It.pdf (aei.org) Lunch will be served beginning at 1:15 p.m. in the Four Freedoms Room. Please RSVP at the link. https://webforms.hunter.cuny.edu/roosevelt-scholars/view.php?id=195310

NOVEMBER

November 8, Friday (5:00 p.m. - ???p.m.) New York Historical Society (NYHS), Social Meet Up. Come  hang out for early evening fun, sponsored by the Roosevelt Council. Friday nights are pay what you wish (minimum contribution $1). Exhibits include the 50th Anniversary of Robert Caro’s the Power Broker (acclaimed biography of Robert Moses who shaped NYC), Confronting Hate 1937-1952, Presidents and  the Oval Office, short films on NYC’s transformation and the women’s movement, and more. Meet inside the main entrance at 170 Central Park West at 5 p.m. We may go for snacks afterwards in the neighborhood. Please RSVP so that we know to expect you.  https://webforms.hunter.cuny.edu/roosevelt-scholars/view.php?id=195948

November 13, Wednesday (2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.) Roo Junior Group Advising. On Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctd-mhrTwiEtwAljUouQeKpQBseR90fdeP 

November 19, Tuesday (2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.) Panel on Food Polcy & Policy Entrepreneurship. Please save the date. Roosevelt House Auditorium. Lunch will be served beginning at 1:15 in the Four Freedom’s Room.

November 20, Wednesday (2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.) Roo Sophomore Group Advising. On Zoom.  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qcOqgpjMuHtLdSMs5qnMX--WT9fM_HazC 

November 25, Monday (3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.) Group Service Activity: Wait Tables at Early Thanksgiving Dinner for the Elderly at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House (LHNH). LHNH is a multi-service neighborhood organization that serves people in need of all ages and backgrounds. LHNH sends groups of staffers to speak with our Freshmen seminar every February and have directly supported the journey of Roosevelt Scholars. Please RSVP and commit by Ootober 31 @ 6 p.m. for our friends at LHNH. https://webforms.hunter.cuny.edu/roosevelt-scholars/view.php?id=194935