October 2012 - Socrates - QC Mailman 3 Archives

Two LALS events on Nov 6
by Eva Fernandez 29 Oct '12

29 Oct '12

Dear colleagues: The Latin American and Latino Studies (LALS) program has organized two events on Tuesday, November 6, with guest speaker Professor Alyshia Gálvez, Director of the CUNY Mexican Studies Institute at Lehman College. Faculty Colloquium, 11am to 12noon, Rosenthal Library, President's Conference Room No. 2, 5th Floor: Racialized contradictions and the birthweight paradox Lecture, 3:05 to 4:20pm, Kissena Hall 307: Failing to see the danger: Conceptions of pregnancy and care practices among Mexican immigrant women in New York City Please share the announcement with interested colleagues and students, and post the attached flyers. If you have any questions, please contact Ramona Pérez, LALS Assistant Director (ramona.perez(a)qc.cuny.edu) Best wishes, Eva. Eva M. Fernández Assistant Vice Provost Director, Center for Teaching & Learning http://people.qc.cuny.edu/faculty/efernandez | http://www.qc.cuny.edu/ctl Queens College, City University of New York

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Nov. 6: Mindfulness session
by Jean Kelly 27 Oct '12

27 Oct '12

Join us on November 6 for our third session on mindfulness practices for teaching. The session will take place from 11 am to 12 noon, in Razran 360. We will continue the discussion on mindful emailing. Light refreshments will be served, so please RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/mindfulness-6Nov2012 For more information, please contact Rikki Asher (rikki.asher(a)qc.cuny.edu) Mark your calendar for the fourth mindfulness session on December 4, at 11 am in Razran 360. ______________________________ Jean Kelly, Instructional Technologist Center for Teaching & Learning | Queens College, CUNY http://www.qc.cuny.edu/CTL jean.kelly(a)qc.cuny.edu | 718.997.4857

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Help us promote an information session for a Spanish Consulate sponsored program to work as an assistant teacher in Spain
by ozlem.cetin＠qc.cuny.edu 26 Oct '12

26 Oct '12

Dear ECP & EECE faculty, Attached is a flier for an upcoming information session coordinated by HLL Chair, Jose Martinez-Torrejon, and the Provost's office. The session will highlight a program, sponsored by the Spanish Consulate, on a 9 month paid opportunity for students (in their junior/senior years or recent graduates) to work as classroom assistants in a Spanish city of their choice. Please email the flier to your students or make copies for in class distribution. Thank you for helping us get the word out on this terrific program. - Denise Cetin The blurb for the event on the Provost's Office Experiential Education page: http://www.qc.cuny.edu/about/administration/Provost/Pages/Experiential.aspx reads as follows: Information Session to Teach, Learn, & Travel in Spain Date: November 5, 2012 Time: Free Hour, 12:15-1:30pm Location: Powdermaker 154 Work with classroom teachers in Spain as K-12 classroom assistants. Share your language and culture with Spanish students in Foreign Language Schools from October 2012 through June 2013. Conduct conversation lessons and participate in extracurricular activities such as work- shops, school trips, music and theater events, and sporting events. This program is sponsored by the Spanish Embassy's Education Office. Each grant winner will receive a monthly allowance plus full medical insurance. Open to students from all majors who have successfully completed at least four semesters of college coursework and have at least an intermediate level of Spanish. Recent graduates also are encouraged to apply. There is no fee to apply to this program. Come to the information session on November 5th during free hour in PH 154 to find out more.

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2013 Ford Foundation Fellowship Program for doctoral students including recent grads
by yasemin.jones＠qc.cuny.edu 24 Oct '12

24 Oct '12

Dear Chairs, Deans,and the Socrates listserv, Provost Stellar received a forwarded announcement today from an EO at the Graduate Center on fellowship opportunities for pre doctoral, dissertation , and post doctoral students from the Ford Foundation. The application deadlines are soon, either November 14 or November 19th ( depending on application category). Would you please share with those who may be eligible ( instructors, lecturers, adjuncts, GTFS,etc). Thank you very much, see detailed info below. yasemin ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Applications are being accepted for the 2013 Ford Diversity Fellowships Program for Achieving Excellence in College and University Teaching. Full eligibility information and online applications are available on the website at: http://nationalacademies.org/ford Eligibility Requirements: U.S. Citizen or National Planning a career in teaching and research at the college or university level in a research-based filed of Science, social science or humanities Stipends and Allowances: Predoctoral--$20,000 to the fellow, institutional allowance of $2,000 for three years Dissertation--$21,000 for one year Postdoctoral--$40,000 for one year, $1,500 employing institution allowance, to be matched by employing institution Awardees have expenses paid to attend one Conference of Ford Fellows. Approximately 60 predoctoral, 35 dissertation, and 20 postdoctoral fellowships sponsored by the Ford Foundation and administered by the National Research Council of the National Academies. Application Deadline Dates: Predoctoral: November 14, 2012 Dissertation: November 19, 2012 Postdoctoral: November 19, 2012 For Further information please contact: Fellowships Office, Keck 576 National Research Council of The National Academies 500 Fifth Street NW Washington, DC 20001 Phone: 202.334.2872 Fax: 202.207.9464 Email: infofell(a)nas.edu Image removed by sender.Image removed by sender. If you would prefer not to receive further messages from this sender, please Click Here and confirm your request.Image removed by sender.

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upcoming concert - all are invited
by Emily John 21 Oct '12

21 Oct '12

Dear Colleagues, Please join us for this wonderful concert featuring Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, and The Queens College Choral Society performing the “Kyrie” and “Gloria” from the Mass in B Minor James John, Conductor Nov 3, 2012 8pm, LeFrak Concert Hall $15 ($5 with QC ID - in person only) link to purchase tickets: https://qcolbox.choicecrm.net/InternetTicketing/Templates/QCOL/home.html?pr… or you can go to the Kuperberg Center Box Office, Mon-Fri, 12-6pm The Queens College Choral Society features students, staff and faculty from Queens College as well as community members (many alums of QC) who join together to perform major choral works for the Queens College community. For more information about QCCS and all of this season's concerts: www.qcchoralsociety.org Best, Emily John QCCS Assistant

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test from willie
by Weili Chai 17 Oct '12

17 Oct '12

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