“Before I die I want to…” an LIEOC-Sponsored Global Art Project
October 23, 2017
The LIEOC at FSC has created an inspirational event for the Brentwood community that will 
involve the town in a global art project in which Brentwood residents will write their life goals and dreams on chalkboard “walls.”
The project – “Before I die I want to…” – originated in New Orleans, where artist Candy Chang turned an abandoned house into a giant chalkboard, asking the fill-in-the-blank question. Dr. Elsa-Sofia Morote, LIEOC’s Executive Director, learned of the project and chose LIEOC’s Brentwood location to host the first-ever event on Long Island.
Says Dr. Morote: “It’s been proven that setting a goal has a powerful effect on how we see ourselves as people. Students embrace positive self-images.”
The event will be held the following dates and locations:
Tuesday, 10/31 – Friday, 11/10 LIEOC, 1090-A Suffolk Ave., Brentwood
Monday, 11/13 – Thursday, 11/21 LIEOC Hempstead
Monday, 11/27 – Friday, 12/8 Hooper Hall, FSC
Brentwood joins participants in more than 70 countries in which more than 2,000 “walls” have been created in more than 35 languages. The event coincides with the culturally diverse celebrations of Halloween, Day of the Dead and All Saints Day.
Visit the project website.
The LIEOC prepares eligible members throughout Long Island to foster the academic and workforce-development skills necessary to become self-sufficient, self-directed, empowered, and committed to excellence. Students are provided a range of programs and services structured to adapt to the needs of adult learners. LIEOC faculty and staff practice collective leadership and shared responsibility to train students to become productive members of a diverse and global community. Learn more about the LIEOC.
For more information contact:
Brentwood: Dr. MaryKate Brennan at MaryKate.Brennan@farmingdale.edu or 631-434-3740.
Hempstead: Darleyne Mayers at Darleyne.Mayers@farmingdale.edu or 516-489-8705.
Farmingdale: Charles Miranda at Charles.Miranda@farmingdale.edu or 631-420-2280.
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