Co-Curricular
Each year, the Eugene Lang College community gathers to celebrate our thoughtful, dedicated, and engaged students. We recognize high-achieving, academically rigorous students as well as their unique and groundbreaking work, from nesting oysters in the Hudson to teaching in schools in East Harlem and learning Khmer in Cambodia. And we encourage our students to continue to challenge themselves, to think deeply and critically about today’s tough problems, and to engage with their communities to affect change.
The spring 2018 Lang College Dean’s Honor Symposium is a conference at which students present their academic work and co-curricular projects to the Lang community. The application process is designed to identify outstanding undergraduate research and creative projects. Proposals from any academic discipline or combination of disciplines are invited. Proposals that explore critical histories as well as contemporary social issues are highly encouraged, since at Lang, social justice is at the core of our liberal arts education. By participating, students will gain valuable experience presenting their work and engaging the public, as well as building their résumés. There is no GPA requirement for participation in the Dean's Honor Symposium.
See last year's Dean's Honor Symposium.
First Year Fellows
Students mentor a group of incoming first-year students to help them make a smooth transition to Lang and to engage with the campus community. Fellows lead seminar workshops with their assigned group of first-year students throughout the Fall semester and meet weekly in a Teaching and Learning Seminar with other Fellows to develop and strengthen their teaching, mentoring, and facilitation practice. The Teaching and Learning Seminar will be taught by Evan Litwack, Director of First Year Experience and Retention.
Fellows help new students make the transition to college by counseling them on good study habits, academic planning, time management skills, critical thinking abilities, seminar discussion techniques, and personal health and safety awareness. They also introduce new students to social justice theory and practice at Lang. Qualified students earn up to three credits for serving as First Year Fellows, following training in May and August and enrollment in the Teaching and Learning Seminar in the Fall.
Priority Application Deadline: December 8, 2023
Final Application Deadline: February 5, 2024
Project Pericles
Project Pericles is a vibrant consortium of colleges and universities that promotes civic engagement within higher education. Building on the innovative vision of Eugene M. Lang, Project Pericles works in the classroom, on the campus, and in the community.
We collaborate with colleges to encourage faculty to incorporate civic engagement and social responsibility into the curriculum, and to empower students as effective advocates and leaders.