February 2025 - gslisadjuncts@lists.qc.cuny.edu

Gslisadjuncts FW: [Complete by 2/28]: Survey for improving GSLIS course-material accessibility!
by James Lowry 19 Feb '25

19 Feb '25

Could all faculty please mention this survey in class, encouraging students to participate? From: GLISANN <glisann-bounces(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu> on behalf of James Lowry via GLISANN <glisann(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu> Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 7:54 AM To: glisann(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu <glisann(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu> Subject: [GLISANN] [Complete by 2/28]: Survey for improving GSLIS course-material accessibility! GSLIS has partnered with Understood.org<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/understood.org/__;!!E8lrGBvW!si1z3MH6sGtd…> to improve the accessibility of course materials for students. We invite you to take this 5-10 minute survey<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSejwl4-…> to help us better understand your experience using course materials in your graduate program. Please submit your responses by February 28, 2025. Your answers will help us identify any challenges related to the ease of understanding materials like syllabi, lecture decks, and handouts. All responses will remain confidential. Thank you for your time!

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Gslisadjuncts FW: Professional Development: Generative AI for Visual Literacy & Creativity (Feb. 21, Virtual)
by James Lowry 17 Feb '25

17 Feb '25

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, February 15, 2025 at 11:52 AM To: CIS-UFS(a)LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU <CIS-UFS(a)LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Subject: Professional Development: Generative AI for Visual Literacy & Creativity (Feb. 21, Virtual) [CUNY Innovative Teaching Academy Logo]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.cuny.edu/academics/faculty-affairs/c…> Coming Soon! Spring 2025 Friday, February 21 | 11:00am-12:00pm | Virtual Professional Development Series on Generative AI Exploring Generative AI Visual Literacy and Creativity in Pedagogical Environments Leads: Michael Mandiberg, College of Staten Island (they/them/theirs) Ximena Gallardo, LaGuardia Community College (she/her/hers) This session will explore how to develop digital literacy and visual literacy skills — ours, as instructors, and our students'— in light of the new availability of generative artificial intelligence tools capable of producing both text and image-based content. Participants will learn about where the datasets used to train AI image generators come from, how those sources impact what kind of images they create, how to recognize the biases and limits of AI image and text generators, and how to help students choose when and how to use (or not to use) AI tools in research, writing, and visual media. You can find additional details in this flyer<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/drive.google.com/file/d/1OWs22O1jt9Rsgxj…>. ASL CART services will be provided. Register Here<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Lc_6bU0…> [CUNY Logo]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.cuny.edu/__;!!E8lrGBvW!rUD2O9GoNh2x-…> CUNY Innovative Teaching Academy (CITA)<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.cuny.edu/academics/faculty-affairs/c…> CUNY Central Office of Faculty Affairs<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.cuny.edu/academics/faculty-affairs/_…> innovative.pedagogy(a)cuny.edu<mailto:innovative.pedagogy@cuny.edu> ________________________________ Access the OAA-INNOVATIVE-PEDAGOGY Home Page and Archives<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/listserv.cuny.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=OAA-…> Unsubscribe from the OAA-INNOVATIVE-PEDAGOGY List<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/listserv.cuny.edu/scripts/wa.exe?TICKET=…> ________________________________ Access the CIS-UFS Home Page and Archives<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU/scripts/wa.exe?A0=CIS-…> Unsubscribe from the CIS-UFS List<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU/scripts/wa.exe?TICKET=…>

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Gslisadjuncts Submissions for the Theodore Calvin Pease Award
by James Lowry 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

Colleagues teaching archival classes, please consider nominating student work for this award: Dear Colleagues -- I'd like to remind you that we're coming up to the deadline for the Theodore Calvin Pease Award. Theodore Calvin Pease Award recognizes unpublished manuscripts by archival studies students. More information and the nomination form can be found at: www2.archivists.org/governance/handbook/section12-pease<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https*3a*2…> Submissions for the Theodore Calvin Pease Award are due by February 28, 2025 and so you should strongly consider submissions of papers that were written for your archival studies courses that were held in the Spring 2024 or Fall 2024 semesters. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns. Best regards, Amy Cooper Cary Editor, American Archivist / Chair, Theodore Calvin Pease Award Committee ------------------------------ Amy Cooper Cary Editor, American Archivist Head of Special Collections and University Archives Raynor Memorial Libraries Marquette University Milwaukee, WI

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Gslisadjuncts Call for nominations for GSLIS awards for 2025
by Nafiz Shuva 12 Feb '25

12 Feb '25

Dear Colleagues, The GSLIS Admissions, Academic Standing and Student Affairs (AASSA) Committee invites nominations from GSLIS adjunct faculty members for the following awards for 2024 (see attached for more details about these awards). Please consider nominating deserving students for these awards. Each award includes a plaque. Submitting nominations for most of these awards should not take more than 10-15 mins of your valuable time. David Cohen Multicultural Award<https://forms.office.com/r/2T6HdwBMtv> Director’s Award for Leadership<https://forms.office.com/r/rMJ2X3Fmd6> (New award from 2025) GSLIS Alum of the Year Award 2024<https://forms.office.com/r/PRUJbupmNS> Karen A. Ruzycki Award for Exceptional Service<https://forms.office.com/r/5isjH2iqsB> Lucille Thomas Outstanding Future School Librarian Award<https://forms.office.com/r/dRKuwF9Rke> You might need to log in to CUNYfirst to access some of the forms with document upload options. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or need help submitting the nomination forms. We look forward to receiving your nominations by March 31st, 2025. With thanks, Nafiz Nafiz Zaman Shuva, PhD (he/him) Assistant Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Studies,<https://sites.google.com/view/qcgslis> Queens College City University of New York<https://www.cuny.edu/> (CUNY) & President, Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS)<https://cais-acsi.ca/>, 2024-2025 My recent publication(s): More than a place for social capital creation: Public library as a place for immigrants’ social integration<https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09610006241286910> “They act like we are going to heaven”: pre-arrival information experiences, information crafting and settlement of immigrants in Canada<https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JD-05-2023-0082/full/ht…>. Information behavior and HIV/AIDS/STI awareness among Bangladeshi female sex workers: Do informational programs help?<https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02666669231222461?utm_source=selli…>

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Gslisadjuncts FW: CUNY-Wide Teaching and Learning conference
by James Lowry 10 Feb '25

10 Feb '25

From: Sangeeta Bishop <Sangeeta.Bishop(a)cuny.edu> Date: Monday, February 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM To: Sangeeta Bishop <Sangeeta.Bishop(a)cuny.edu> Subject: CUNY-Wide Teaching and Learning conference Dear Chairs, I would very much appreciate it if you would share this with faculty and staff at your campus. Registration for the 2nd CUNY-wide Teaching and Learning Conference (April 3, 2025 (virtual) and April 4th (in person) at the Graduate Center) is now open. Please see the attached flyer for more information and share it with your communities widely. Registration<https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=s_BgbwZfCU6XFZiduozH2LW…> Website<https://www.cuny.edu/academics/faculty-affairs/cuny-innovative-teaching-aca…> Email CUNYTLConference(a)cuny.edu<mailto:CUNYTLConference@cuny.edu> for any questions. Looking forward to seeing you there. Best, Sangeeta _________ Sangeeta K Bishop, Ph.D. Interim University Dean for Faculty Affairs City University of New York (CUNY) 205 E. 42nd Street, 9th floor New York, NY 10017 646-664-8068 Sangeeta.Bishop(a)cuny.edu<mailto:Sangeeta.Bishop@cuny.edu> https://www.cuny.edu/academics/faculty-affairs/

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Gslisadjuncts FW: QC Writing Center for Faculty and Students
by James Lowry 03 Feb '25

03 Feb '25

From: Andrea Efthymiou <Andrea.Efthymiou(a)qc.cuny.edu> Date: Monday, February 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM To: QNS Writing-Center <QC.Writing.Center(a)qc.cuny.edu> Subject: QC Writing Center for Faculty and Students Dear Department Chairs, The QC Writing Center is available to support you and your students throughout the spring semester. Please share the language below as appropriate. For students: Writing Center tutors are available to work with you at any stage of the writing process! Tutors work with students online and in-person, seven days a week. Make an appointment through our QC website<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/academics/wc/> or go directly to our online schedule at https://qccuny.mywconline.com/. More questions? Visit us in Kiely Hall, room 229. Call the QC Writing Center at 718-997-5676 or email us at qc.writing.center(a)qc.cuny.edu. For faculty: The QC Writing Center is available to support your students 7 days a week! Students can access the Center through our QC website<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/academics/wc/> or directly via our online schedule at https://qccuny.mywconline.com/. We also offer … * In-person & online options * Multilingual tutoring & support for English language learners * Weekly study hall/quiet writing hours (Wednesday nights from 5-8pm!) * Writing workshops & events Request a class visit here<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=s_BgbwZfCU6XFZiduozH2Le…>! One of our tutors will happily drop in to your class to briefly introduce our center’s services and guide students in creating an appointment. We’re wishing you a smooth start to the spring semester and look forward to hearing from you. Warm regards, Andrea Rosso Efthymiou, Writing Center Director & Associate Professor of English Annalee Roustio, Writing Center Coordinator Queens College Writing Center Kiely Hall 229 | Queens College | CUNY p: 718.997.5676 e: qc.writing.center(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:qc.writing.center@qc.cuny.edu> @theqcwritingcenter on Instagram [A white background with black text and a white oval with a red feather and a letter in the middle Description automatically generated]

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