January 2023 - gslisadjuncts@lists.qc.cuny.edu

Gslisadjuncts GSLIS Adjuncts Town Hall
by James Lowry 14 Sep '23

14 Sep '23

Hi all, Last semester we held an adjuncts town hall, and I’d like to start doing this each semester. It’s an opportunity to get an update on what is happening at GSLIS, and to ask questions or share concerns. The Spring town hall will be held: Thursday February 2nd 7pm, Zoom Register at: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__us02web.zoom.us_meetin… The meeting will begin with a briefing on developments in the department, particularly around ALA accreditation and the ongoing curriculum reform work. The newly constituted Research and Pedagogy Committee will be offering development opportunities for adjuncts this semester; last semester’s rescheduled workshop on accessibility technology, and a workshop on developing student learning outcomes and implementing the new GSLIS syllabus template. Details will be circulated via this mailing list. We are also aware of the need for an onboarding process for our new adjuncts, and a source of guidance on various matters related to teaching in GSLIS. As a first step in that direction, we want to crowdsource an Adjuncts Handbook. I’d be grateful if you could share your thoughts on what should be covered by the handbook, by commenting here: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_docume… Thanks for all you do for CUNY and our library students! With best wishes for an enriching Spring semester, James Dr. James Lowry (he/him) Associate Professor Chair and Director, Information Studies, Queens College<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__sites.google.com_view_… > City University of New York<https://www.cuny.edu/> Series Editor, Routledge Studies in Archives<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.routledge.com_Rout… > @JamesLowryATL

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Gslisadjuncts FW: Course modality for Spring 2023
by James Lowry 20 Jan '23

20 Jan '23

Please note the message from the Provost, below, relating to modes of course delivery in spring. From: Patricia Price <patricia.price(a)qc.cuny.edu> Date: Friday, January 20, 2023 at 12:33 PM To: QC Chairs Spring 2023 <qcchairs(a)CUNY907.onmicrosoft.com>, Daniel Weinstein <Daniel.Weinstein(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Bobbie Kabuto <Bobbie.Kabuto(a)qc.cuny.edu>, William Mcclure <William.Mcclure(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Ekaterina Pechenkina <Kate.Pechenkina(a)qc.cuny.edu> Cc: Lee Kelly <lee.kelly(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Jennifer Jarvis <Jennifer.Jarvis(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Meghan Healey <Meghan.Healey(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Nathalia Holtzman <Nathalia.Holtzman(a)qc.cuny.edu> Subject: Course modality for Spring 2023 Dear Deans and Department Chairs: With the Spring 2023 semester beginning next week, there are reports of faculty wishing to shift course modality. In all instances that have come to my attention, the desired change involves a face-to-face course shifting to a hybrid or fully online modality. Please understand - and help your faculty to understand - that, for sound reasons, faculty may not decide on their own to shift the modality of a section from its approved modality. Students have registered for courses offered in specified modalities and it is incumbent on the institution to ensure that these commitments are kept. In addition, the current NYSED approval of our programs - with a handful of exceptions - does not include distance education at any significant scale. Requests to change modality must route through the Department Chair, Dean, and Provost for explicit approval. A compelling pedagogical rationale must accompany such requests. As a reminder, fully remote work authorized by an ADA accommodation is managed by HR, as is FMLA in the case of long-term illness. Faculty with short-term medical issues should work with their Chair to ensure appropriate coverage of their section(s). Thank you for your attention to this important matter. Patricia Patricia Price, PhD (she/her/hers) Interim Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Queens College, City University of New York [Professional Staff Congress | Queens College]

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Gslisadjuncts FW: CUNY Innovative Teaching Academy -- Upcoming Events!
by James Lowry 15 Jan '23

15 Jan '23

From: Announce outcomes of deliberations and share information with full-time faculty <CIS-UFS(a)LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> on behalf of Matthew Cotter <Matthew.cotter(a)CUNY.EDU> Date: Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 9:39 AM To: CIS-UFS(a)LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU <CIS-UFS(a)LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Subject: CUNY Innovative Teaching Academy -- Upcoming Events! Dear Colleagues, Happy New Year! Here is a list of upcoming events hosted by the CUNY Innovative Teaching Academy (CITA) and its partners (details in the attached and here<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nam02.safelinks.protec…>). If you have any questions, please contract Innovative.Pedagogy(a)cuny.edu<mailto:Innovative.Pedagogy@cuny.edu>. We look forward to seeing you there! Mari Watanabe-Rose Managing Director of CUNY Innovative Teaching Academy (CITA) https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__bit.ly_CUNYInnoPed&d=D… <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nam02.safelinks.protec…> Innovative.Pedagogy(a)cuny.edu<mailto:Innovative.Pedagogy@cuny.edu> ________________________________ Access the CIS-UFS Home Page and Archives<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nam02.safelinks.protec… > Unsubscribe from the CIS-UFS List<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nam02.safelinks.protec… >

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Gslisadjuncts FW: Spring 2023 calendar clarification
by James Lowry 08 Jan '23

08 Jan '23

As you prepare your syllabi for Spring, please note the information below. From: Larissa Swedell <Larissa.Swedell(a)qc.cuny.edu> Date: Friday, January 6, 2023 at 6:40 PM To: Timothy Short <Timothy.Short(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Jianbo Liu <Jianbo.Liu(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Alexander Ryba <Alexander.Ryba(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Jeffrey Bird <Jeffrey.Bird(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Ashima Kant <Ashima.Kant(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Alan Sultan <Alan.Sultan(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Igor Kuskovsky <Igor.Kuskovsky(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Jeff Beeler <Jeff.Beeler(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Michael Lipsey <Michael.Lipsey(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Michael Nelson <Michael.Nelson(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Yunzhong Shu <Yunzhong.Shu(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Christopher Winks <Christopher.Winks(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Charles Repole <Charles.Repole(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Karen Weingarten <Karen.Weingarten(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Gerasimus Katsan <Gerasimus.Katsan(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Barbara Simerka <Barbara.Simerka(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Simone Yearwood <Simone.Yearwood(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Michael Newman <Michael.Newman(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Amy Herzog <Amy.Herzog(a)qc.cuny.edu>, David Gerwin <David.Gerwin(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Daisuke Akiba <Daisuke.Akiba(a)qc.cuny.edu>, John Pellitteri <John.Pellitteri(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Qianyun (Ivy) Huang <Qianyun.Huang(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Larissa Swedell <Larissa.Swedell(a)qc.cuny.edu>, David Gabel <david.gabel(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Peter Vellon <Peter.Vellon(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Stephen Grover <Stephen.Grover(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Francois Pierre-Louis <Francois.Pierrelouis(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Shige Song <Shige.Song(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Tarry Hum <Tarry.Hum(a)qc.cuny.edu>, James Lowry <James.Lowry(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Glenn Burger <Glenn.Burger(a)qc.cuny.edu> Subject: Spring 2023 calendar clarification Happy New Year to all – I know this is not my job, but I had a lengthy email exchange about it and so I wanted to share my findings. In case anyone in your departments was as confused about this as we were, the last day of classes is not labeled in the online calendar but it is Tuesday May 16. The online calendar was difficult to interpret because, for the first time in my memory, Reading Day is before the last day of class and there is no break between the last day of class and the first day of final exams. Hope this helps one or two of you! See you all in a few weeks, Larissa

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