Beginning Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Cost - Free Email - ir@sfsu.edu The International Relations Department and IR faculty would like to invite students, faculty and staff to a discussion of the United States presidential election in global perspective. We will talk about the United States presidential election, recent election trends across the world, and the results of the US election in an international context. Moderated by Burcu Ellis, the panel includes IR faculty members Amy Skonieczny, Anthony Pahnke, Mahmood Monshipouri, Scott Siegel, Sanjoy Banerjee and visiting scholar Jean Tompihe. Join us either in person in SEC 210 or request zoom link from ir@sfsu.edu

Email - askstaffcouncil@sfsu.edu Calling all artists, creators, makers, innovators and tinkerers! Join the Staff Maker Faire to exhibit and sell original work on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 10 a.m. 2 p.m., in the Science & Engineering Innovation Center. Please see our website for more information

Cost - $5 Email - mzs@sfsu.edu Phone - 917-674-4146 Musical Theatre Workshop is an exploration of acting through song. The emphasis is on storytelling and the character's journey. This is a presentation of student work with repertoire they have chosen/ It will include a variety of genres including ballads, comedy pieces, and small ensemble numbers. Potential composers represented in the workshop may include Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Llyod Webber, Lynn Ahrens, Jerry Herman, Richard Adler, Stephen Schwartz, and Ben Pasek and Justin Paul.

Cost - Free Email - sousanis@sfsu.edu Join Comics Studies @ SFState Wednesday, November 13, for a conversation with conceptual comics artist Ilan Manouach! Belgian conceptual comics artist Ilan Manouach is a leading innovator for outside-the-box comics. From provocative reworkings of beloved classics to his recent work developing synthetic AI comics, Manouachs thought-producing pieces push us to think about comics in new ways. Join us Wednesday, November 13, at 4:15, as he shares about one of his past innovations, Shapereader, a tactile comic, that uses tactile ideograms to invent new means of textual storytelling. The discussion of Shapereader will set the stage to better understand conceptual comics and their potential. Join us in person in HUM 587 Wednesday, November 13, at 4:15 or register to view his talk virtually on Zoom here: https://tinyurl.com/comicsNov13. For any access questions, contact Emily Beitiks, beitiks@sfsu.edu.

Cost - Free Email - at@sfsu.edu Ready to take your AI skills to the next level? Academic Technology hosts 'Going Further with Generative AI,' a 90-minute workshop designed for faculty and staff comfortable with AI chatbot basics. Learn advanced prompting techniques, explore powerful chatbot features, and practice applying them to real-world challenges like streamlining communication, improving project management, or automating routine tasks. Through hands-on activities and collaboration, you'll gain practical skills and a toolkit of advanced AI prompts that can save you time and empower you to do your best work.