December 2012 - Socrates - QC Mailman 3 Archives

CUNY Faculty Diversity and Inclusion Conference Call for Proposals
by ozlem.cetin＠qc.cuny.edu 19 Dec '12

19 Dec '12

Greetings all, A CUNY Faculty Diversity and Inclusion Conference will be held on March 8, 2013. This conference will address a range of critically important opportunities and challenges related to faculty diversity and inclusion as identified in the CUNY Diversity Action Plan. These topics include leadership, recruitment, climate and retention, and accountability. This forum offers faculty an opportunity to share and discuss research, ideas, experiences, and actions faculty can take to increase diversity and foster inclusion. We encourage faculty with an interest in these areas to submit proposals that promote dialogue, interaction, and problem-solving. The proposal submission deadline is January 11, 2013. Click here to download the guidelines & Call for Proposals: http://acamedics.com/submissions/fdic/2013/index.php/fdic/fdic2013/about/su… Happy holidays & Happy New Year! Regards, Ozlem Denise Cetin

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Reminder_Teach in Vietnam application close date December 28th
by ozlem.cetin＠qc.cuny.edu 18 Dec '12

18 Dec '12

Good afternoon all, Just a reminder to please forward the link below to your students who might be interesting in Teaching English in Vietnam during July, 2013. The deadline for QC students to apply to the internship is Friday, December 28, 2012. To apply, students may visit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RHF828W Thank you very much. Regards, Denise Cetin ----- Forwarded by Ozlem D Cetin/Staff/Queens College on 12/18/2012 03:48 PM ----- Ozlem D Cetin/Staff/Queens College 12/03/2012 11:29 AM To socrates(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu, cc Subject Request your assistance in advertising Teach in Vietnam Info. Session_Dec 5, Free hour, PH 154 Greetings all, I work with Yasemin Jones in the Provost's Office and we are writing to ask for your help in presenting the following teaching "internship" opportunity in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to your students. Selected students will spend the month of July 2013 co-teaching (16-20 hours a week) in a "Summer Fun" program hosted by the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education (SEAMEO). Interns will create lessons in English and participate in extracurricular activities for students ages 5-15. This is a great opportunity particularly for Education & TESOL majors but it is open to undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines. Preference, however, may be given to Education and TESOL students. Room and board is included plus a small daily stipend. There will most likely be a partial subsidy for round-trip air travel from NYC to Vietnam. The deadline for QC students to apply to the internship is December 28, 2012. To apply, students may visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RHF828W We would appreciate if you would share the attached flyer for this Wednesday's information session with your students. Please feel free to email me with any questions. Thank you very much, Denise Cetin Information Session to Spend July in Vietnam Teaching English Date: December 5, 2012 Time: Free Hour, 12:15-1:30pm Location: Powdermaker 154

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request your help in recruiting students for January Field Work Experiences
by yasemin.jones＠qc.cuny.edu 13 Dec '12

13 Dec '12

Dear Colleagues, This January we are piloting our first Field Work effort: http://www.qc.cuny.edu/about/administration/provost/januaryfieldwork/Pages/… I need your help in recruiting interested students for these experiences. In the three week period form January 7- January 25 students will test and apply knowledge through internships, community service, research, or career-related experiences. Offerings will include the following: 1. Team work on one of six consulting based projects with faculty mentors and a nationally recognized consulting group. Each selected student in addition to invaluable experience, will receive a $300 stipend and a personal commendation by the co-organizer of the Consulting projects and CEO Len Schutzman Associates, QC Alum, Len Schutzman ( QC '67) 2. Meet exceptional leaders in the fields of investment banking, finance, and investor relations through World of Work Site visits to Goldman Sachs, Brown Brothers Harriman, Tiffany's, Fitch Ratings and others through the January -February inception of the World of Work site visit project. Sign up and background information is available for the consulting projects and the World Of Work site visits through the site: . http://www.qc.cuny.edu/about/administration/provost/januaryfieldwork/Pages/… (Deadlines for registering interest is end of December for the Consulting projects and January for the site visits) 3. Additionally, undergraduate research experiences through active research labs on campus selected for participation. I very much appreciate your help in getting the word out to students. Yasemin

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Center for Teaching and Learning's Rob Garfield to Present at CERRU Innovation Exchange at Queens College this Wednesday!
by Steven M. Appel 10 Dec '12

10 Dec '12

Dear Friends, Rob Garfield will present "Games as Integrated Problem Sets in Trans-disciplinary Education" this Wednesday, Dec. 12, *LeFrak Concert Hall *at CERRU's Innovation Exchange, *4-9PM*. FREE and Open to the Public! Gourmet Kosher/Halal/Vegetarian Buffet/Networking Hour for participants who RSVP, 6:00-7:00pm Please RSVP to events(a)cerru.org Facebook Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/309484452496139/ CERRU's innovation exchange harnesses the incredible diversity of Queens College and the borough of Queens to celebrate innovation, foster cross-cultural networking, and inspire change. Leaders from government, the non-profit and social entrepreneurship sectors, the arts, and education will each speak for 12 minutes. This will be an extraordinary event with hundreds in attendance that you won't want to miss. Looking forward to seeing you there. Steven Appel -- Steven M. Appel Assistant Director Center for Ethnic, Racial & Religious Understanding, Queens College-CUNY Office: Delany Hall 217 www.cerru.org M: 646-675-8594 Fax: 718-997-4532

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Jan 7-21: workshop on teaching online
by Eva Fernandez 10 Dec '12

10 Dec '12

Dear colleagues: Registration is now open for a workshop on teaching online, scheduled for January 7 to 21 (2013), offered by the CUNY School of Professional Studies and sponsored by the CUNY Office of Academic Affairs. This workshop, taught entirely online, offers foundational training for faculty who will be teaching an online or hybrid class. Your commitment to teach an online or hybrid course must be firm, and must be approved by your departmental chair. Compensation (if you complete the workshop and are scheduled to teach an online or hybrid course) is for 10 hours at your non-teaching adjunct rate (with a maximum total of $550). A detailed description of the workshop and application materials are available here: http://cunyonline.commons.gc.cuny.edu/ Please let me know if you have any questions. 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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THIS THURSDAY! Faculty Lunch on Experiential Learning, 12/13/12, Q-Side lounge, RSVP
by Grace.Davie＠qc.cuny.edu 07 Dec '12

07 Dec '12

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Request your assistance in advertising Teach in Vietnam Info. Session_Dec 5, Free hour, PH 154
by ozlem.cetin＠qc.cuny.edu 03 Dec '12

03 Dec '12

Greetings all, I work with Yasemin Jones in the Provost's Office and we are writing to ask for your help in presenting the following teaching "internship" opportunity in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to your students. Selected students will spend the month of July 2013 co-teaching (16-20 hours a week) in a "Summer Fun" program hosted by the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education (SEAMEO). Interns will create lessons in English and participate in extracurricular activities for students ages 5-15. This is a great opportunity particularly for Education & TESOL majors but it is open to undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines. Preference, however, may be given to Education and TESOL students. Room and board is included plus a small daily stipend. There will most likely be a partial subsidy for round-trip air travel from NYC to Vietnam. The deadline for QC students to apply to the internship is December 28, 2012. To apply, students may visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RHF828W We would appreciate if you would share the attached flyer for this Wednesday's information session with your students. Please feel free to email me with any questions. Thank you very much, Denise Cetin Information Session to Spend July in Vietnam Teaching English Date: December 5, 2012 Time: Free Hour, 12:15-1:30pm Location: Powdermaker 154

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Theater Techniques mini-course: Dec 14 application deadline
by Eva Fernandez 03 Dec '12

03 Dec '12

Greeetings, colleagues: Professor Susan Einhorn’s faculty mini-course, Theater Techniques to Improve your Teaching, is back, by popular demand. The mini-course consists of seven sessions in spring 2013, the first on Thursday (Tuesday on the CUNY calendar), February 14, the rest on Tuesdays (February 19, March 5, March 19, April 9, April 23, May 9), all beginning at 6:00 pm. The deadline to apply to participate is Friday, December 14. For more details, and to apply to the mini-course: http://qc.cuny.edu/?id=AHSM Best wishes, 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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