Learning Events

Life Strategies For LGBT Individuals, Couples & Families. Please Join Us On February 7, 2012. Please Be Our Guest For Cocktails, Hors D’oeuvers And A Panel Discussion About Strategies That Members Of The LGBT Community Can Take To Meet The Unique Challenges Facing Them In Today’s Society. Featured Speakers Include Joe Milizio, ESQ of Vishnick, McGovern Milizio LLP, Speaking About How Legalized Same Sex Marriage Affects Estate Planning As Well As Marital Rights & Obligations Of Same-Sex Couples And Tim Sherman, Tom Gallo And Wendy Valentino Cpas Of Cohen Greve & Co, CPA PC Who Will Discuss Tax Planning Issues Necessitated By New York’s Passage Of Chapter 95 & 96 Of The Marriage Equality Act & Cynthia Grauer Financial Advisor Taylor & Assoc, Ameriprise Advisor.

Historian And Activist Johanna Fernandez Presents On The Young Lords Party, The Puerto Rican Counterpart To The Black Panther Party.

The Freedom And Justice Series Brings Together Filmmakers, Scholars, Civic Leaders, And Artists To Promote The Study Of Freedom And Justice In American History. In Celebration Of Black History Month 2012, The Series Will Examine Race And The Struggle For Democracy In The Twentieth Century. The Series Is Sponsored By The State University Of New York At Old Westbury. All Events Will Take Place At Duane L. Jones Recital Hall In The Suny Old Westbury Campus Center. Events Are Free And Open To The Public.

WBA203 Prerequisite: Mastery Of Skills From Computers 102. Explore Basic Spreadsheet Information Including: Creating A Workbook, Editing Data, Formulas And Formatting. Registration Is Underway. Non-Refundable Materials Fee: $3.00.

WBYA60 A Pre-Licensing Course Will Be Held On The Above Date. Bring The $30 Fee (Cash Or Money Order Only) And Your Photo Learner’s Permit On The Day Of The Class. Registration Begins Friday, January 13. Walk-Ins Welcome. All Ages Are Welcome.

Filmmaker Ralph Crowder III Presents On His Most Recent Production: "The Black Liberation Movement: Reflection In Time, History & Purpose, 1968 – 1975." The Film Examines A Brief, But Historically Significant Chapter In The Evolution Of African American Thought And Identity That Was Much Bigger Than The Well-Known Leaders Who Caught The Corporate Media’s National Attention.

The Freedom And Justice Series Brings Together Filmmakers, Scholars, Civic Leaders, And Artists To Promote The Study Of Freedom And Justice In American History. In Celebration Of Black History Month 2012, The Series Will Examine Race And The Struggle For Democracy In The Twentieth Century. The Series Is Sponsored By The State University Of New York At Old Westbury.

WBA204 Prerequisite: Mastery Of Skills From Computers 103. Discover Multi-Tasking, Graphics And Drawing And Painting Tools. Copy And Paste And Copying Text And Graphics Will Be Addressed. Registration Is Underway. Non-Refundable Materials Fee: $3.

The Human Brain Is The Most Complicated Thing In The Known Universe, So Studying It Presents A Formidable Challenge. This talk Describes How Neuroscientists Study The Brain And The Key Things We've Learned. We Now Understand That Your Brain Defines Who You Are; It Underlies Your Awareness, Your Moods, And Your Personality. But How Do We Know This? We Have Learned That The Brain Processes Information Using Circuits Composed Of Brain Cells. But What Does It Mean For A Brain Cell To "Process" Information? This Talk Explains How A Wide Range Of Experiments, From People To Insects, Provide Answers To These Questions.  Presenter: Rob Campbell, Ph.D., Is A Custer Member And A Neuroscientist Working At Cold Spring Harbor Lab, NY. Rob Is Currently Studying How Flies Smell The World Around Them.  Suggested Donation: $5 Custer Members; $10 Non-Members; $5 Full-Time Students.  Admission Includes Stargazing After The Event.

Messier Marathons Are Events During Which Amateur Astronomers Attempt To Observe As Many Messier Objects As Possible In One Night.  In The Mid-1700s, French Astronomer, Charles Messier, Compiled A Catalog Of Deep Space Objects (Galaxies, Star Clusters, Nebulae) That He Observed When Trying To Find Comets; There Are 110 Messier Objects.  In 1976, Amateur Astronomers, Tom Hoffelder And Tom Reiland, Created The Messier Marathon. 

At 7:00PM, If The Skies Are Clear, Tom Hoffelder Will Present A Lecture About The Messier Marathon And Messier Objects Then Will Lead A Messier Marathon That Will Last Until Dawn.  Bring Your Telescope Or Share Views Through Custer's. 

Suggested Donation is: $5 Members; $10 Non-Members; $5 Full-time Students.