March at Fordham is filled with live music, film screenings, panel discussions, and more events at Lincoln Center and Rose Hill, many commemorating Women’s History Month. Read on for a curated list of opportunities to connect with the Fordham community and to care for your whole self, and be sure to submit your events to our calendar here.
1. Daily 12 – 12:50 p.m.:
Lunchtime Yoga with Jenny
This free yoga session just for faculty and staff is offered at Lincoln Center on Mondays, at Rose Hill on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and virtually on Wednesdays and Fridays. You don’t even need to bring a mat! Mondays at McMahon Hall Studio, Room 208, Lincoln Center; Tuesdays and Thursdays at Rose Fit Studio, McShane Center, Rose Hill; Wednesdays and Fridays on Zoom
2. Ongoing through April 4, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.:
Responsible Business Center Annual Sustainable Clothing Drive
Do good while spring cleaning and donate your used professional clothes to the Responsible Business Center before their annual drive ends April 4. Student Success Center, Gabelli School of Business
3. Tuesday, March 4, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.:
Lincoln Center Blood Drive
There’s an urgent need for blood donations right now—sign up to donate at this drive for the New York Blood Center. 140 W. 62nd St., Room G76A | Register here
4. Tuesday, March 4, 12 – 1 p.m.:
Fordham University Association Mardi Gras Celebration
The Fordham University Association has planned a Mardi Gras feast for its annual Fat Tuesday luncheon, including gumbo and king cakes. Lowenstein Center, 12th Floor Lounge, Lincoln Center (tickets $10 cash at the door)
5. Wednesday, March 5, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.:
Ash Wednesday Mass and Prayer and Ash Distribution
Mark the beginning of Lent at one of the multiple Mass and prayer services held at both campuses. University Church and McShane Ballroom, Rose Hill and Blessed Rupert Mayer, S.J., Chapel, Lowenstein, Lincoln Center
6. Thursday, March 6, 1 – 3 p.m.:
Women’s Luncheon—Bloom Beyond Boundaries: Celebrating the Inner Light and Courage of Women
Fordham Vice President and General Counsel Shari Crittendon will deliver the keynote at the annual Women’s Luncheon, featuring a fireside chat with women from various industries, a women empowerment employer panel, and a recognition ceremony honoring women leaders in the Fordham community. Lowenstein Center, 12th Floor Lounge | Register here
7. Thursday, March 6, 6 – 8:30 p.m.:
Film Screening of Cabrini
Campus Ministry helped organize a Women’s History Month screening of this 2024 biopic about Italian Catholic missionary Francesca Cabrini. Best known as Mother Cabrini, she faced resistance to her charity work while confronting sexism and anti-Italian bigotry in New York City and the Catholic Church at the turn of the 20th century. Keating First Hall Auditorium | Register here
8. Saturday, March 8, 12 – 5:15 p.m.:
Catholic Women Speak
Speakers such as Fordham Theology Professor Jeannine Hill Fletcher and Senior Director for Spirituality and Solidarity Joan Cavanaugh will come together to celebrate and explore the current role of women in the Church, among other topics. Great Hall, McShane Campus Center, Rose Hill | Register here
9. Monday, March 10 and Tuesday, March 11, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.:
International Conference on Im/Migration, AI, and Social Justice
This two-day international conference, organized by the Office of Research, will foster dialogue on equitable systems for marginalized communities and help develop strategies for using AI responsibly while prioritizing human rights. Lowenstein, South Lounge, and 12th Floor Lounge, Lincoln Center | Register by March 3 to attend
10. Wednesday, March 12, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.:
Staff and Faculty Retreat
Reflect and connect with colleagues at this free spiritual retreat. The Ram Van will depart from both campuses and ferry employees to and from Fordham’s upstate retreat house, where you will spend the day connecting with nature and Fordham’s Ignatian mission. Goshen, New York | Register here
11. Thursday, March 13, 1 – 2 p.m.:
Music Showcase: Sameer Gupta
The Center for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL) presents two concerts in March, conveniently timed around lunch, to showcase the power of music to connect communities. Percussionist Sameer Gupta, who melds jazz with North Indian classical music, kicks off the series. Pope Auditorium, Lincoln Center I Register here
12. Tuesday, March 25, 6:30 p.m.:
Flannery O’Connor @ 100 Takes the Stage: Performance and Discussion
To celebrate Flannery O’Connor’s 100th birthday, Fordham’s Francis and Ann Curran Center for American Catholic Studies is sponsoring a screening of the play, Everything That Rises Must Converge, based on O’Connor’s short story about racism in the newly desegregated South. A panel discussion follows, featuring director Karin Coonrod, several actors from the play, Associate Professor of African and African American Studies Mark Chapman, and Curran Center’s Associate Director Angela Alaimo O’Donnell, a leading scholar of O’Connor’s work. Tognino Hall, Duane Library | Register here
13. Thursday, March 27, 1 – 2:30 p.m.:
Music Showcase: Batalá
CCEL’s cross-cultural music series continues with this all-womxn Afro-Brazilian group known for their high-energy drumming and dancing. Bepler Commons, Rose Hill | Register here
