If we could plan each of these events so that they do not overlap or eclipse a prominent speaker or event that would be better-especially when these take place towards the end of the semester when students are finalizing(I hope) research submissions for our respective courses. It seems we throw a lot of things into Curriculum Space, ask that those of us who teach during these time slots to start class later or earlier, that in the blink of an eye, it's over and done with, with no real recollection of the event in terms of assessment. A well-thought-out plan would benefit everyone. I was recently invited by Meghan Humphrey, ALA to bring my 701 students and attend the "I Love My Librarian" Ceremony held last Thursday, but because of class presentations and the fact that several of them are in earlier classes, I had to defer. The experience of witnessing and networking with other students from other campuses, local and national would have been great. But ergo, getting something that will 'command all our interests' seems hard on the surface. Once we do meet, we can hopefully hash out a viable plan/program that is conducive for all of us. "Whatever we are doing now is wrong" - technology is changing everything so fast, that what works today, will not work in the future." . . . Steven Gilbert, Keynote speaker CUNY I.T. Conference, December 2nd, 2011 LaRoi Lawton -----Original Message----- From: gslisadjuncts-bounces@lists.qc.cuny.edu [mailto:gslisadjuncts-bounces@lists.qc.cuny.edu] On Behalf Of Mary K Chelton Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 9:40 AM To: gslisfac; gslisadjuncts@lists.qc.cuny.edu Subject: Gslisadjuncts Curriculum Space redux Since we don't really have a faculty meeting in December, I need to say something about Curriculum Space. If we're going to over program the times, meaning several events going on at once, we're going to be competing with each other. If that is to be the norm, then I for one, will never invite an outsider, especially a national person, to the school again. I realize that "LIS" has become a loose amalgamation of interests spanning private and public sector interests, but unless we can agree that a certain invitee can command all our interests, attention, and publicity, I don't see the point. Since we usually have no money to pay for national people, the issue is probably moot, but I am still upset over having the Director of ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom come at her own expense, only to be eclipsed by a competing APA workshop. In my naivete, I assume that we cared about intellectual freedom and ALA and under-promoted the event. In any case, the increasing competition ! does nothing to motivate me to participate in this way again. Maybe we need to alternate "housekeeping" months with "programming" months? Mary K. _______________________________________________ gslisadjuncts mailing list gslisadjuncts@lists.qc.cuny.edu http://lists.qc.cuny.edu/mailman/listinfo/gslisadjuncts