February 2011 - gslisadjuncts@lists.qc.cuny.edu

Gslisadjuncts Classroom Problems
by Thomas Surprenant 02 Feb '11

02 Feb '11

Hi guys, There have been a number of complaints about the assigned classrooms this semester. The person who used to do the scheduling has retired and a new person has been given this responsibility. The result has not been good; faculty in many departments have found themselves assigned to rooms that are too small, lack necessary equipment for teaching, have poor or limited internet access etc. In addition, more sections have been scheduled during the times when we teach which has increased competition for limited space. We have already made a number of complaints regarding our class assignments for this semester. If we were the only ones in this situation it is likely that something would be done to ameliorate it. However, I am not optimistic that anything will be done. That said, I intend to continue to complain loud and often in the hope that someone will listen and act. -- chirp elt Dr. Thomas T. Surprenant Professor & Acting Chair/Director Queens College Graduate School of Library & Information Studies

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: [Chairlist] question
by Thomas Surprenant 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

The natives are restless! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <zhigang.xiang(a)qc.cuny.edu> Date: Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 3:30 PM Subject: Re: [Chairlist] question To: department chair listserv <chairlist(a)elf.soc.qc.cuny.edu> CUNYfirst, the best place to get lost :-( Where to find a half-cooked enterprise management system with an awkward retro-style interface? a) The Computer Museum in Boston. b) CUNY in New York. How to annoy a customer who is having difficulty accessing the system? a) Grant him access privilege in five seconds. b) Give him a 5-page form that makes him feel dizzy and send him around for signatures. Which of the following is a better approach to creative accounting? a) Repo 105. b) Making a transaction without entering it into the transaction log. How to elevate an introductory undergraduate course to the PhD level? a) Create the course as 090.3 through UCC and see it as 903 in CUNYfirst. b) Forget it. How to put a newly accepted international student into the system? a) Use the 9999***** number assigned by the admissions office. b) Forget it - the system does not take anyone without a valid SSN. What is the most annoying word in the English language? a) Sales. b) Processing. Zhigang

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Gslisadjuncts Full Text of the Philip Pullman Speech
by Thomas Surprenant 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

http://falseeconomy.org.uk/blog/save-oxfordshire-libraries-speech-philip-pu… -- chirp elt Dr. Thomas T. Surprenant Professor & Acting Chair/Director Queens College Graduate School of Library & Information Studies

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Gslisadjuncts Quantitative Course evals...
by Claudia Perry 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

Dear Colleagues, Several of you had asked about accessing the quantitative course eval info for fall. A notice will be going out in relatively near future, but in the meantime Eva Fernandez of the Center for Teaching and Learning shared with me in response to my query. (Yay Eva!) Thought you'd appreciate the heads up. Hang in there with the storm, and stay warm all! Claudia Begin forwarded message: > Sorry for the delay... > > I guess you already knew where to go for the prose comments, but > here's > the info: > > 1. Number of responses and means for scalar response questions: > http://courses.qc.cuny.edu/Fall10.php > (select instructor name from the pull-down menu and press > "Go") > > 2. Prose comments: > https://apps.qc.cuny.edu/courseevaluation > (use your QC ID and password to login as "Faculty", > and click on "Manage Comments")

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Gslisadjuncts Library Related Editorial [NYTimes]
by Thomas Surprenant 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/01/opinion/01tue4.html?_r=1&ref=opinion -- chirp elt Dr. Thomas T. Surprenant Professor & Acting Chair/Director Queens College Graduate School of Library & Information Studies

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