December 2013 - Socrates - QC Mailman 3 Archives

Call for Participation - Adjunct Teaching Circle
by Rowena Li 17 Dec '13

17 Dec '13

***Please excuse cross-posting *** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Participation - Adjunct Teaching Circle The Office of the Provost and the Center for Teaching and Learning invite all adjunct faculty to contribute to a new blog: Adjunct Teaching Circle. Adjunct faculty are part of the Queens College community and major contributors to the academic achievements of our students. However, it is not easy for adjuncts to find time to exchange ideas on teaching experiences. This blog aims to provide a virtual space, where adjuncts can share news, thoughts, and concerns on scholarship and pedagogy. If you are an adjunct instructor at Queens and are interested in blogging about the adjunct teaching experience at Queens College, please fill out this form at http://bit.ly/AdjunctCircle. This project runs from January to December of 2014 and participants are asked to write a total of ten blog posts. An iPad Mini will be distributed to participants to facilitate their blogging experience. Please apply to participate by January 7, 2014. We will contact you with instructions on how to set up your blog shortly after that date. If you have any questions, please email rowena.li(a)qc.cuny.edu.

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From Bach to Brazil: Winter Concert_Wednesday, Dec 18th_7:30PM_LeFrak Concert Hall
by Cecilia B Britez 17 Dec '13

17 Dec '13

Greetings, Please join us for the Year of Brazil's Music Series: >From Bach to Brazil: QC Vocal Ensemble and Baroque Ensemble Winter Concert In a program featuring music spanning five centuries, the Queens College Vocal Ensemble will combine with the Queens College Baroque Ensemble to present a performance of one of Bach’s most moving and beloved Cantatas, BWV 106, Gottes Zeit is die allerbeste Zeit. In addition, the Vocal Ensemble will be performing choral arrangements of music by Ernesto Nazareth, Milton Nascimento and Sérgio Santos in celebration of Queens College’s Year of Brazil<http://brazil.qc.cuny.edu/>. The arrangements have been specially crafted for this performance by QC Alumnus and accomplished jazz musician Richard Boukas. Date: Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Location: LeFrak Concert Hall For more information, call 718 997 3818 Download flyer here<http://brazil.qc.cuny.edu/files/2013/09/YOB_-From-B-to-B_Dec-18th.pdf>. Best regards, Cecilia Britez, Program Assistant Center for Teaching and Learning 718-997-4650 Writing Across the Curriculum 718-997-4695 316 Razran Hall, Queens College / CUNY

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Opportunity for UGRD and GRAD students to Teach in Vietnam
by Thomas P Szlezak 10 Dec '13

10 Dec '13

Dear Colleagues: A reminder to share this exciting opportunity with undergraduate and graduate students to travel to Vietnam in July 2014 and teach English. Six students are sent each summer: Applications are still open for the Teaching in Vietnam internship, students can apply now till December 28th. Selected students will travel to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and spend the month of July 2014 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, 2013. To apply, students may visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2FLQXWJ More info on the QC website<http://www.qc.cuny.edu/about/administration/Provost/Pages/Experiential.aspx>. Students are welcome to email thomas.szlezak(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:thomas.szlezak@qc.cuny.edu> with any questions. Thank you very much, Thomas Szlezak Thomas Szlezak Project Manager, Foundations of Excellence Kiely Hall 134C | 718.997.4858

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Fulbright Canada's Killam Fellowships Program
by Helen A Gaudette 09 Dec '13

09 Dec '13

Dear QC faculty, Please consider announcing this opportunity to your students. Students who are approached by professors who know them and their work are more committed and more successful. The competition for the Killam Fellowships Program (for undergraduate students) is currently underway. As you may already know, the Killam Fellowships Program provides an opportunity for exceptional undergraduate students in the United States to spend either one semester or a full academic year as a self-placed, visiting student in Canada. www.killamfellowships.com<http://www.killamfellowships.com> * $5,000 US per semester, * orientation in Ottawa, * spring seminar in Washington * health insurance allowance of $500 US, and the * ability to apply for a mobility (in-country travel) grant of up to $800 US. The deadline for the open competition <http://www.killamfellowships.com/programs/americans/how-to-apply-a.html> for the 2014-15 Killam Fellowships competition will be January 31, 2014. I would also like to share with you their most recent newsletter which can be downloaded here:http://bit.ly/1ePoUJv. Kind regards, Helen Dr. Helen Gaudette Director, Office of Global Education Initiatives Coordinator, CUNY-Paris Exchange Program Lecturer, Department of History Kiely Hall 179, Queens College, CUNY 718-570-0551 Helen.Gaudette(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:Helen.Gaudette@qc.cuny.edu> http://www.qc.cuny.edu/Academics/GlobalEd/OGEI http://facebook.com/QueensCollegeOGEI

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May 2: CUE Conference, Learning inside and outside the classroom
by Eva Fernandez 07 Dec '13

07 Dec '13

Save the date: The next CUE conference will take place May 2, 2014, with a theme on learning inside and outside the classroom. The plenary speaker is George Kuh (Director of the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment). The conference will be hosted by LaGuardia Community College, in Long Island City. A call for papers will be distributed in early 2014. Questions should be directed to Howard Wach, LaGCC's Assistant Dean of Teaching & Learning (hwach(a)lagcc.cuny.edu) Click here for a flyer: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hlwi0ipynp1om6n/CUEConference2014SaveTheDate.pdf Best wishes, Eva Eva M. Fernández Assistant Vice Provost Queens College, City University of New York http://people.qc.cuny.edu/faculty/efernandez

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Location Change: Workshops on Engaging Large Classes, Monday, Dec. 9, 2013
by Jean Kelly 04 Dec '13

04 Dec '13

Greetings, Due to high enrollment, the Monday, Dec. 9 (12:15-1:30pm) Engaging Large Classes workshop has moved to a new location: Queens Hall, Room 325, 65-21 Main Street, Queens College (http://goo.gl/maps/wf5kw) Directions by bus  From Jewel Avenue and Main Street:  College Pt via Main St via 20th Ave-Bound Q20A  College Pt via Main St via 14th Ave-Bound 20B- LTD Bronx Zoo W Farms Sq via Main S.t-Bound 44-LTD From Horace Harding Expressway and Main Street:  Jamaica Merrick Blvd via 20 Av via Main St.-bound Q20A LTD Jamaica Merrick Blvd via Main St.-Bound 44-LTD Parking If you have a QC email account and don't have a campus parking decal, apply for visitor parking at: https://myqc.qc.cuny.edu/Pages/VisitorParkingRequest.aspx<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fmyqc.qc.cuny.edu%2FPages%2FVisit…> If you don't have a QC email account, contact the Center for Teaching and Learning at 718-997-4650 or cecilia.britez(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:cecilia.britez@qc.cuny.edu>. Please be prepared to supply your vehicle information: make/model, color, license plate #, and state. Additional information: http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/?p=2504 Best regards, Jean ______________________________ Jean Kelly, Instructional Technologist Center for Teaching & Learning | Queens College, CUNY http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/ jean.kelly(a)qc.cuny.edu

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Faculty Dance Concert
by Eglis E Fernandez 04 Dec '13

04 Dec '13

Dear Clubs & NGO's, Please join us on this upcoming event "The 2013 Faculty Dance Concert" Directed by Yin Mei Critchell Featuring the Choreography of Yin Mei Critchell, Marshall Davis, Irenio "Ginga" dos Santos, Carolyn Webb, and Edisa Weeks Dance & Performance on: December 5 * 7:00 pm December 6 * 7:00 pm December 7 * 7:00 pm December 8 * 2:00 pm Location: Goldstein Theater Queens College/CUNY Flushing, NY 11367 See attachment for poster details! Tickets $16 * Students & Seniors $10 Purchase tickets online at www.kupferbergcenter.org, by phone at 718-793-8080 or at the Kupferberg Center Box office in Colden Auditorium. Additional fees may apply. Goldstein Theatre is located on the Queens College campus in Flushing at the corner of the Long Island Expressway (exit 24) and Kissena Boulevard. Wheelchair accessible. Sponsored by: Queens College | Year of Brazil| Drama, Theatre and Dance| Latin American and Latino Studies| The City University of New York| The Year of Brazil| Kupferberg Center for the Arts| New York Community Bank

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Four NOT-TO-BE-MISSED Faculty Dance Concerts_Dec 5, 6, 7&8_Goldstein Theatre
by Cecilia B Britez 02 Dec '13

02 Dec '13

Greetings, Please join the Year of Brazil<http://brazil.qc.cuny.edu/>'s Faculty Dance Concert: The 2013 Queens College Faculty Dance Concert Guest Artist Irenio “Ginga” Dos Santos from Bahia, Brazil, is choreographing a dance inspired by Candomblé and the Orishas for students in the Department of Drama, Theatre and Dance. The program also includes works by Yin Mei Critchell (Chinese Contemporary), Marshall Davis (Tap), Carolyn Webb (West African/Samba), and Edisa Weeks (Modern). The not-to-be missed Dance Concert Dates are: December 5th, 2013 @ 7:00PM<http://brazil.qc.cuny.edu/event/queens-college-faculty-dance-concert-1/> December 6th, 2013 @ 7:00PM<http://brazil.qc.cuny.edu/event/queens-college-faculty-dance-concert-2/> December 7th, 2013 @ 7:00PM<http://brazil.qc.cuny.edu/event/queens-college-faculty-dance-concert-3/> December 8th, 2013 @ 2:00PM<http://brazil.qc.cuny.edu/event/queens-college-faculty-dance-concert-4/> <http://brazil.qc.cuny.edu/event/queens-college-faculty-dance-concert-4/> Location: Goldstein Theatre Tickets $16 • Students & Seniors $10:Purchase tickets online at www.kupferbergcenter.org<http://kupferbergcenter.org/>, by phone at 718-793-8080, or at the Kupferberg Center Box office in Colden Auditorium. Download flyer here<http://brazil.qc.cuny.edu/files/2013/11/DTD_DanceFusionPoster_FALL2013.pdf>. Best regards, Cecilia Britez, Program Assistant Center for Teaching and Learning 718-997-4650 Writing Across the Curriculum 718-997-4695 316 Razran Hall, Queens College / CUNY

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Brazilian Candomblé_Wednesday, December 4th@12PM_Campbell Dome
by Cecilia B Britez 02 Dec '13

02 Dec '13

Greetings, Please join the Year of Brazil<http://brazil.qc.cuny.edu/>'s Speaker Series: A Refuge in Thunder:<http://brazil.qc.cuny.edu/event/a-refuge-in-thunder/> The Evolution and Significance of Brazilian Candomblé Candomblé is a religion that embraces a rich, poetic complex of ritual action, cosmology, and meaning. It has deep roots in several religious traditions of West Africa and West Central Africa, especially Aja-Fon, Bantu, and the Yoruba Orisha practice. It is a (re)creation of these traditions, in addition to synthesizing aspects of Islam, Indigenous Indian spiritual practices and Catholicism. Candomble evolved within the matrix of slavery, colonialism and mercantilism, which characterized Brazil from the sixteenth through nineteenth century. Speaker: Rachel Elizabeth Harding, is a specialist in religions of the Afro-Atlantic diaspora and studies the relationship between religion and social justice activism in cross-cultural perspective.She holds an MFA in creative writing from Brown University and a PhD in history from the University of Colorado. Date: Wednesday, December 4th, 2013 Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Location: Campbell Dome Download flyer here<http://brazil.qc.cuny.edu/files/2013/10/YoB_Flyer_RacheHarding_Dec-4th.pdf>. Important note: Recommended Readings are available on demand from Edisa Weeks, (edisa.weeks(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:edisa.weeks@qc.cuny.edu>) Best regards, Cecilia Britez, Program Assistant Center for Teaching and Learning 718-997-4650 Writing Across the Curriculum 718-997-4695 316 Razran Hall, Queens College / CUNY

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Call for participation: January Syllabus Bootcamp Monday, January 6 - Friday, January 10, 2014
by Michelle Fraboni 01 Dec '13

01 Dec '13

The Center for Teaching & Learning will be offering an intensive workshop on the essential elements of course design, the week of January 6 - January 10. Faculty from all disciplines and levels are invited to participate, but we especially encourage participation from faculty teaching Gen Ed or Gateway-to-the-Major courses. We are calling this a syllabus bootcamp, because the syllabus is the ideal launching point for re-designing a course. Workshop activities will focus on developing learning goals, course assessments, and other essential parts of a course. Participants will have the opportunity to explore how these can be embedded into learning management systems (like Blackboard), and how available technologies can support developing and using rubrics; administering surveys, quizzes, and tests; and collecting written work. Workshop participants will work on an existing syllabus or a new syllabus that is under development. The workshop will be conducted in hybrid mode, with required face-to-face meetings on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and asynchronous online meetings Tuesday and Thursday. Participants who complete the workshop will receive a college-issued iPad. The deadline to apply for this workshop is Monday, December 16. Participants will be notified by Friday, December 20. Please complete the application here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/qcctlsyllabus. Program organizers: Nathalia Holzman, Michelle Fraboni, Rob Garfield, Jean Kelly, Eva Fernández Questions may be directed to Michelle Fraboni (michelle.fraboni(a)qc.cuny.edu) Michelle C. Fraboni I Associate Director, Center for Teaching & Learning <http://www.qc.cuny.edu/ctl> I Lecturer, Educational Technology, Elementary & Early Childhood Education<http://www.qc.cuny.edu/Academics/Degrees/Education/Elementary/Pages/default…> I Queens College<http://www.qc.cuny.edu/>, City University of New York Powdermaker 054 A I 65-30 Kissena Blvd | Flushing, NY 11367 | 718-997-5324 michelle.fraboni(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:michelle.fraboni@qc.cuny.edu>

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