Hi all, Please see below for information about the academic calendar and Jewish holidays this fall. Please be sure to review your syllabus against the required scheduling changes described below. Best, Emily From: Patricia Price/Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Jennifer Jarvis/Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management/Queens College <qcmailer@qc.cuny.edu> Date: Monday, August 18, 2025 at 10:34 AM To: Emily Drabinski <emily.drabinski33@qc.cuny.edu> Subject: Revised: Academic Calendar and Jewish Holidays this October [Image removed by sender.] [Image removed by sender.] From Patricia Price, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Jennifer Jarvis, Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management: After reviewing the academic calendar set by CUNY for this semester, we wanted to call to your attention to the fact that the schedule for Jewish holidays this fall as they intersect with the academic calendar will present particular challenges for religiously observant Jewish students. Students who take classes on Mondays and Wednesdays will be impacted most; in some cases, four class meetings in a row will be missed. Classes on the following dates will be affected: 1. Monday evening, October 6 2. Tuesday, October 7 3. Wednesday, October 8 4. Tuesday, October 14 (classes follow a Monday Schedule) 5. Wednesday, October 15 Please refer to the Religions and Ethnic Holiday Calendar<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/hb4e4idab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Y8Z7Q9zazVi4sBcmJiNs1eGXS5RjjvYMUEot7eFi08Gpcw2FjIMS8w_uga9aQzMK-e-pGMwATgPZ6G-OhMX79Z0W41o22MFIY784YGlyFPSgsqkPGQ1CsgUEYpFP7iuw-X5km-5Erd8tl9Wh8iGVFlbUjx0e38lQMkmkYcz-LiMBuvOm_hV6ahXVykKozWY4E7qPve2VUeA6Y1NqerxIVvxlIXtrg80f3txUkNj202KkVuU9nZveJ7kwf3mwSHyD2HKQ9wTiDpY=&c=JhyukDQ6vGQ-hqSn1knbrEDdLoT_f-7Va-teuCkmbMG95QnD1qjEJw==&ch=Pv-GeUkQ_FSVj9cV6EcCxdG7DpSdfpAiQCUio-zlIOlOYk-OTfepEQ==__;!!E8lrGBvW!sa49Y2jTQzT4SX4v0NUQFARy1HN7GAlI1hMouo2hVhCFb0T3Z726Ji7ZBPlce9ug7YPa9UXJ10ewHHjDQm2n-jfGEuaIHl827zk$>, which is managed by the University. At this time, we would like to remind you of CUNY’s Policy on Religious Accommodations<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/hb4e4idab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Y8Z7Q9zazVi4sBcmJiNs1eGXS5RjjvYMUEot7eFi08Gpcw2FjIMS83XqYomwbhpXem5l5uXxkVh3PFtwefjGP2Br6bBguXV0TEc3FuGQjNgEHF8Bz7bqOKNMkRg-uBGkCSM4bU_dYBuDusXTYDaSwvdRjFTMf3WXOBpTzEtg7NEZG-uaTlUFpJtan7jkDvqDKctUyZduxe_u6q3gjHuUk2_ONAM0xiFtlFuTZHqEpLX4z9dHtWFAF961g_VtbiW0VfxMF3FtEZFMpeVZVIB_r5kqpCbKX8_A0LuyUeY18wETQ4UniZCKmcyS9wxgv_p4U209rZxahc-AbvG3dRGrFiF7xtIgSR6H&c=JhyukDQ6vGQ-hqSn1knbrEDdLoT_f-7Va-teuCkmbMG95QnD1qjEJw==&ch=Pv-GeUkQ_FSVj9cV6EcCxdG7DpSdfpAiQCUio-zlIOlOYk-OTfepEQ==__;!!E8lrGBvW!sa49Y2jTQzT4SX4v0NUQFARy1HN7GAlI1hMouo2hVhCFb0T3Z726Ji7ZBPlce9ug7YPa9UXJ10ewHHjDQm2n-jfGEuaI2Ih2RvI$>. Faculty are asked to provides assistance in minimizing hardships for affected students. Faculty members impacted by the Jewish holiday schedule should discuss their schedule with their department chair. Students requesting a religious accommodation should contact the Office for Student Affairs at VPSA@qc.cuny.edu<mailto:VPSA@qc.cuny.edu> or 718 997-5500 as per CUNY policy. The AVP for Student Affairs will engage in an interactive process with the goal of finding an acceptable accommodation. Thank you for your cooperation. [Image removed by sender.] This mail was sent by an automated process. Do not reply to this mail, which cannot accept replies. At the bottom of this email, you will see Constant Contact language that offers the option of using "SafeUnsubscribe" to remove yourself from the email list. We strongly advise you not to unsubscribe because QCmailers may contain critical, timely information you need, such as CUNYfirst attendance and grading information for faculty; Human Resources announcements for faculty and staff; and announcements from the Registrar or Bursar for students. This information may not be communicated in any other way but through QCmailers. 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