Scroll down to see Upcoming Events and, below that, News, which includes Volunteer Opportunites and the like.
- For the Director’s Message, Member Forum, Member Art, and more see the latest issue of The Observer.
- For past issues see The Observer Archive.
- See the CUNY GC Events Calendar for upcoming seminars, talks, and other programs.
Upcoming Events
Susan Rubens and Sue Goldman are hosting a special gathering just for New LP2 members and their Mentors. We will be meeting at the southern end (23rd Street) of the park near the fountain and Shake Shack…
Get ready to attend study groups in person with a tour of the Graduate Center campus. The tour will include a preview of classrooms and public spaces in the building and a Q&A session addressing the nitty-gritty of campus access: student ID cards, Graduate Center email accounts, Covid policies, and using the …
What do you read? What are your interests? Where do you live? LP2 members want to know! Make yourself findable and make new friends. Learn how to update your Profile Photo, Cover Photo, Bio, Interests, Skills, Neighborhood, Contact info and more in the new LP2 Member Directory. In this half-hour …
We’ll spend most of our time examining Harper Lee’s second and final published novel, Go Set a Watchman, which somewhat mirrors the To Kill a Mockingbird story but is updated by 20+ years. Published in 2015, it is Harper Lee’s last published novel and is set before “Mockingbird” and presents a very different …
After May 13 the Zine will be retired; not accessible; gone; history. If you want to check the Member Directory and Faces on the new lp2nyc.org website you’ve got to take the plunge! Learn how to create and save a new personal password for the site, how to come up …
Hold the Date! Details to follow.
Note that an RSVP reply and a Cleared4 Pass will be required to attend.
Welcome to the pleasures of stories read aloud by volunteers from our group. The stories are emailed in advance. During pauses, we enjoy general comments and questions, not to mention one-liners and insights wise and dumb. Readers change from session to session – giving an opportunity to read to all who …
The Men’s Group meets weekly and welcomes men to discuss personal and general issues in a space where expressing intimacy and displaying emotions is encouraged. Popular topics have included aging and health, end of life concerns, and relationship issues…
The Women’s Group meets weekly and welcomes any woman member. Discussions are occasionally personal, but usually revolve around women’s issues, politics, and current events and provide the opportunity to talk and connect…
Join our remote knit, crochet, spin, weave, sew, stitch group. Share your skills and enjoy the meditative benefits of handwork…
News
Here are dates you need to know for the Fall 2022 Study Group Registration:
June 1: Fall grid emailed and posted here under Study Groups.
June 8: Registration opens. Registration form link will be emailed and on the posted Fall Grid.
June 22: Registration closes.
Week of July 11: Study Group Assignments and …
On Monday, June 6, the Zine automatically will redirect you to the new website at LP2NYC.org. We strongly urge all members to create their password and login to the new site before this transition…
To get you Student ID card email security@gc.cuny.edu from your Graduate Center email address. Put “ID Card” as the subject. The email body must contain your name, your program (LP 2) and your mailing address. Attach a “passport type headshot” JPEG picture taken within the past six months.
Joanna and Monben will be available to answer your questions about:
Cleared4 Passes, CUNY ID Cards, Graduate Center Email Access, Mina Rees Library, Visiting the GC Campus
Sign up for a session using the Virtual Info Desk Sign-Up Form.
Annual Advisory Board elections are at the foundation of the governance structure of LP² as an organization and fundamental to the concept of LP². Those who want to become Board members and contribute as Board members are encouraged to have someone nominate them or to step forward and nominate themselves. …
Three afternoons each semester, the Tuesdays with Friends (TWF) Committee sponsors a small, casual get-together in the home of an LP2 member, for an informal talk by a member on a topic of general interest. Covid interrupted these events, but TWF is now ready to resume them. The Committee meets throughout the …
In close collaboration with CUNY leadership, the Graduate Center is monitoring developments related to COVID-19 and is following the latest guidance from local, state, and federal agencies. Visit the CUNY Covid 19 Information and safe campus reopening page for up-to-date information including the following links to specific subject guidance: …
Welcome to the Newly Elected Members of the LP2 Advisory Board!
Charles Brecher (New Member Seat),
Maury Harris, Judith Monson, and
Patrick Siconolfi.
Members wishing to submit information for publication in The Observer or listing on the Website have a new deadline: the Wednesday before the Monday publication date. In addition, we urge you to send us your material as early as possible so that it can be entered onto the LP2 calendar, which …
Since its founding in 1962, IRP/LP2 has been a peer learning community with a dual mission – to offer high quality study groups that deepen our members’ learning and to provide an arena for the development of friendships and a range of opportunities for social and cultural engagement. This approach …
Hold the Date! Details to follow.
Note that an RSVP reply and a Cleared4 Pass will be required to attend.
You can start browsing most of the site right now using the navigation at the top. New Features of the site include: an Enhanced Member Directory and Faces with more info, more member control, more search capability, an Upcoming News and Events page that contains only current content, a Library …
