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

Gslisadjuncts New course numbers for GSLIS classes
by James Lowry 26 Jun '25

26 Jun '25

Dear faculty and students, Please note that the new course numbers have taken effect for Fall 2025. Classes will now appear in CUNYfirst under the INFO course code. The GSLIS course catalog<https://sites.google.com/view/qcgslis/current-students/gslis-course-catalog> includes both the former LBSCI codes and the new INFO codes. We had used all of the available course numbers and with the recent rapid development of new classes, we needed new numbers. The INFO code reflects the development of our program towards an iSchool model<https://www.ischools.org/>, while the four digits in the course numbers allow for the expansion of the curriculum in future. Please let me know if you have any questions. Best, James Dr. James Lowry (he/him) Professor Chair and Director, Information Studies, Queens College<https://sites.google.com/view/qcgslis> City University of New York<https://www.cuny.edu/> Ellen Libretto and Adam Conrad Endowed Chair in Information Studies, Affiliate Faculty, MA in Digital Humanities and MS in Data Analysis and Visualization, CUNY Graduate Center https://us02web.zoom.us/my/jlowrycuny

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Gslisadjuncts Class sizes
by James Lowry 11 Jun '25

11 Jun '25

Colleagues, Following a meeting of the college leadership yesterday to address an impending fiscal crisis, the Dean has instructed all Chairs to raise the cap on graduate level classes from 20 to 25 students, effective from the Fall term. Due to classroom sizes, I have asked that in person classes be exempted from this increase. Classes with lower caps, such as 709 and 710, will stay as they are. This is obviously not good news, but all departments are being asked to contribute in this way to the longer term sustainability of the college. I’m available to discuss this if you have concerns or questions. Best, James

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: Summer Session 2025 Dates & June 5th Class Status
by James Lowry 04 Jun '25

04 Jun '25

Begin forwarded message: From: Patricia Price <patricia.price(a)qc.cuny.edu> Date: June 4, 2025 at 17:56:22 GMT-5 To: QC Chairs Spring 2025 <qcchairs(a)cuny907.onmicrosoft.com> Cc: Bobbie Kabuto <Bobbie.Kabuto(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Daniel Weinstein <Daniel.Weinstein(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Kate Pechenkina <Kate.Pechenkina(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Simone Yearwood <Simone.Yearwood(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Jomy George <Jomy.George(a)qc.cuny.edu>, Maria DeLongoria <Maria.Delongoria(a)qc.cuny.edu> Subject: Fw: Summer Session 2025 Dates & June 5th Class Status Dear colleagues: Please see the below and attached, from the Registrar. Note particularly that the course schedule remains unchanged for tomorrow, June 5. There have been questions about observance of Eid al-Adha. Thank you, Patricia Patricia Price, PhD (she/her/hers) Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Queens College, City University of New York ________________________________ From: Jomy George <Jomy.George(a)qc.cuny.edu> Sent: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 5:49 PM To: Patricia Price <patricia.price(a)qc.cuny.edu> Cc: Jennifer Jarvis <Jennifer.Jarvis(a)qc.cuny.edu>; Elizabeth D'Amico-Ramirez <elizabeth.damicoramirez(a)qc.cuny.edu>; Joyce Kong <Joyce.Kong(a)qc.cuny.edu>; Maria DeLongoria <Maria.Delongoria(a)qc.cuny.edu> Subject: Summer Session 2025 Dates & June 5th Class Status Dear Provost Price, I hope this message finds you well. We are in the process of distributing important summer session dates to our faculty, please find the attached communication along with a grid calendar to provide a clear overview of key dates for each session. I also want to bring to your attention a point of clarification regarding tomorrow’s class schedule. We’ve received a few inquiries due to the CUNY indicating no classes on June 5, 2025, in observance of Eid al-Adha. However, according to CUNY’s Religious and Ethnic Holiday Calendar<https://www.cuny.edu/about/administration/offices/student-affairs/religious…>, Eid al-Adha is observed from the evening of June 6 through the evening of June 10, 2025. We are confirming that there are no changes and classes should be held as scheduled tomorrow. Vice President Jennifer Jarvis has issued a gentle reminder to students confirming this earlier today. Please feel free to share this clarification as needed. Thank you again for your continued support. Jomy Jomy George Registrar Director Queens College l CUNY Email: jomy.george(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:jomy.george@qc.cuny.edu> The content of this message and attachments may contain information that is protected under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. If you have received this message in error, please immediately reply to the sender and delete the message. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized use, copying or dissemination is prohibited.

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