October 13th

Math Society Kick Off Event 4 PM - 6 PM Come join the math society for our kickoff event! There will be food, strategy games, and yes math. There will be a brief introduction by Provost Joanna Waley-Cohen and Professor Fanghua Lin, followed by the talk "How quantum mechanics ruined my life" by Professor William Faris. Following the remarks, the candidates for officers of the society will be introduced, and then elections will take place. After the elections, we will mingle and play strategy games. Er Hu Class 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Fascinated with Chinese art work and performance? Want to create you own masterpiece? Here we invite you to get a taste of Chinese cultural arts! The ChongQing Two Rivers Project5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Every year the Chongqing Liangjiang Voluntary Service Center tracks down over 100 industrial companies that pollute illegally, resolve over 50 industrial pollution and corporate pollution cases, and directly promotes over 50 million RMB worth of pollution mitigation- related investment in the public and private sector. The founder, Xiang Chun, talks about his work and his passion for advocacy of the environment.

October 14th

CDC + Library Workshop: Learn Over 10,000 Skills To Impress Your Next Employer! 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CDC+ Library Workshop Series: Each month, the CDC will be collaborating with the NYUSH Library to host workshops that will provide students with effective research and career-related skills! Making Up Your Mind - Neuroscience Seminar 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM A key feature of the central nervous system is its ability to process multimodal sensory information. The ensembles of neurons that permit the performance of such a challenging task are established during development. Professor Fishell will discuss the mechanisms by which gene expression and neuronal activity regulate the establishment of cortical interneuron subtypes. Introduction to Projection Mapping 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Video and animation are no longer constrained to the single flat screen; they can now be projected onto surfaces and forms of any shape and size. Come to this workshop for an introduction to MadMapper and VPT7. Hosted by Marianne Petit.

October 15th

Reading Skills Workshop 1 PM - 2 PM, 4 PM - 5 PM The Academic Resource Center will be holding a critical reading skills and reading technology workshop on October 15th at 1 pm, and again at 4 pm. Come to learn easy citation methods, about resources available for digital reading through the global NYU library system, methods for "close reading" a text, and about various apps and services for assisted note-taking, reading comprehension, and concept review. This workshop is open to all students. Chinese Brush Painting Class 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Fascinated with Chinese art work and performance? Want to create you own masterpiece? Here we invite you to get a taste of Chinese cultural arts! Office of Student Life is now offering five Chinese cultural classes for 2014 Fall semester, including: Er Hu (二胡), Gu Zheng（古筝）, Chinese Brush Painting （中国画）, Calligraphy（书法）, Bamboo Flute（竹笛）. Cracking the Code: How Culture and Money are Defining Africa's Economic Future. 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Mahamadou Lamine Sagna has held appointments in the Department of Sociology, the Department of African and African American Studies and the Department of Anthropology at Princeton University. He has also taught at he University of Maryland, the University of Paris, and University of Caen. Calligraphy Class 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM Fascinated with Chinese art work and performance? Want to create you own masterpiece? Here we invite you to get a taste of Chinese cultural arts! Screening of "Run Lola Run" [Time Travel 1] 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

October 16th

Acing English Interviews 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM Knowing how to ace an interview is crucial to success in your professional life. It's not only a chance to convince a potential employer that you're the candidate to hire. Moreover, it's an opportunity to get a closer look at a job or a company and decide if it is right for you. Come to this seminar to learn more about key interview questions, how to answer them, and how to "interview the interviewer" to ensure you get what you want out of your career. I AM LIMITLESS Speaker Series - Bob Conger: The Actuary of the Future 5 PM - 6 PM Mr Conger will discuss his view of the exciting future that lies ahead for the actuarial profession, and he will offer some thoughts on the implications for students entering the actuarial field today.

October 17th

Scratch Boards with The Artist's Guild 4 PM - 6 PM The Artist's Guild will try subtractive art in the form of Scratchboards! Screening of the Film "Her" (followed by a short panel discussion) 6 PM - 8:30 PM

October 18th

Happy English－海贝英语 10 AM - 11:15 AM Officially registered in 2008, Raising Community Service Center is a NGO that aims to provide primary school students from disadvantaged families in PuDong and HongKou District with after-school education of high quality. We hope all kids can have an equal opportunity of development regardless of their family background. At present, they have an English teaching program open to NYU Shanghai students only. Students will go to a community service center, either in HongKou or PuDong District, to teach English for the students there once a month. Each class will last for an hour and a half and the program coordinator will prepare the teaching materials for you. Student Government Summit Town Hall (Open to All Students): Meet and Talk to Delegates from 8 Universities! 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM 30 minutes: Auditorium: Short introductions of each university’s clubs, events and campus life. 30 minutes: 2nd Floor Cafe: Networking Session to meet and talk to delegates. This article was written by our editorial staff. Send an email to [email protected] to get in touch.