November 2014 - Socrates - QC Mailman 3 Archives

Info Sessions on Dec.3 - Teaching English in Vietnam Internship
by Thomas P Szlezak 24 Nov '14

24 Nov '14

Dear Colleagues: Please share this exciting opportunity with undergraduate and graduate students to travel to Vietnam in July 2015 and teach English: Students interested in international experience and teaching should join us for an info session on Wednesday, December 3rd in Campbell Dome. Two info sessions will be held: December 3rd, 12:15-1:30pm, Campbell Dome December 3rd, 4:45-5:30pm, Campbell Dome Selected students will travel to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and spend the month of July 2015 co-teaching 16-20 hours a week in the 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. 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.qc.cuny.edu/vietnam Link to flyer: http://www.qc.cuny.edu/about/administration/Provost/Documents/ELI_VietnamFl… Please feel free to email me at 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 Center for Teaching & Learning | Provost's Office Kiely Hall 134C | 718.997.4858

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Opening Reception: Highlights of the Daghlian Collection of Chinese Art, Wednesday, Nov. 19
by Jean Kelly 17 Nov '14

17 Nov '14

On behalf of the Godwin-Ternbach Museum: OPENING RECEPTION with talk on collecting by William Daghlian Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014 6pm-8pm Godwin-Ternbach Museum, Klapper Hall 405 RSVP at: http://bit.ly/daghlian-opening Visit The Daghlian Collection of Chinese Art online: http://daghlian.qc.cuny.edu Sixty objects from a collection of over 1,600 objects spanning 5,000 years donated by musician and private collector William Daghlian. Also on display, pieces by QC ceramics students, alumni, and faculty who have studied the collection and responded with their own artwork. On view through January 10, 2015, Godwin-Ternbach Museum, Klapper Hall 405. Information: gtmuseum(a)qc.cuny.edu or www.qc.cuny.edu/godwin_ternbach.

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E-Resources Updates from the Libraries
by Kelly M Blanchat 12 Nov '14

12 Nov '14

E-Resource Updates from the Libraries Hi All, Hope your semester is going well! I just wanted to share some updates to electronic resources at the Queens College Libraries. New: Databases PBS Video Collection<http://queens.ezproxy.cuny.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.alexanderstreet…> (Alexander Street Press), a digital collection of over 245 streaming videos from the history of PBS; relevant to academic curricula, the collection includes American Experience, Frontline, History Detectives, NOVA, and films by Ken Burns and Michael Wood. As with all Alexander Street Press video collections, each video is fully transcribed and indexed, and users can create & share playlists, video clips, and embed content onto Blackboard. Statistical Abstract of the U.S<http://queens.ezproxy.cuny.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/st…>. (ProQuest), provides a comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organizations of the United States. Users can search or browse to retrieve results that can then be narrowed by source, geography, time period, or subject. New: Citation Manager FLOW<http://queens.ezproxy.cuny.edu:2048/login?url=https://flow.proquest.com/> (RefWorks/ProQuest), tool for citation management that enables you to organize your research; users can add full-text documents, collaborate with other CUNY users, and import citations into Microsoft Word. You can read more about FLOW here<http://library.qc.cuny.edu/information/news.php#eref> where we have posted links on how to transfer<http://help.flow.proquest.com/customer/portal/articles/1344093-how-to-impor…> existing RefWorks citations to FLOW, and provide advice on how to stick with RefWorks if you'd prefer. Research Guides Guides for Research and Courses can be located on the Research Guides<http://library.qc.cuny.edu/research/guides/index.php> page on the libraries' website. These include most every subject - from Accounting to Women's Studies - and are assembled by dedicated subject bibliographers. Trials: Resources we are Considering See all of our current trials at the Trials page, located on the Database page<http://library.qc.cuny.edu/research/databases.php>. Loeb Classical Library<http://queens.ezproxy.cuny.edu:2048/login?url=http://www.loebclassics.com/a…> (Harvard University Press), a digital collection of more than 520 volumes of Greek and Latin texts with corresponding English translations. Users can browse or search with single & dual language reading modes, as well as bookmark and annotate content. Lastly, I get this question all the time, so I thought it would be good to spread the word: All library users need to have activated their QCard library barcode in order to have off-campus access to resources. Feel free to spread the word to your students - users just need to come into the library in person to activate their cards. Easy as pie (but I've made some instructions & an error reporting form<http://library.qc.cuny.edu/services/offcampus.php#report> which can be located on the libraries' Connect from Home<http://library.qc.cuny.edu/services/offcampus.php> page). Best, Kelly Kelly M. Blanchat, MLIS ---------------------------- E-Resources Librarian Queens College City University of New York 65-30 Kissena Blvd Flushing, NY 11367-1597 Office: 718-997-3725 Fax: 718-997-3684 Kelly.Blanchat(a)qc.cuny.edu

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Post-Graduation Opportunities for Students
by Moira E Egan 12 Nov '14

12 Nov '14

Dear all, Would you please let students know about the following information session which explores post-graduation options? Best, Moira Information Session: What Can I Do After Graduation? Are you exploring career opportunities? Are you unsure about Graduate School or do you want to go to graduate school later? Are you passionate about a social or political issue and looking for a way to devote your full time to it? Come explore these questions further at an upcoming information session sponsored by the Office of Honors and Scholarships. Date: November 19th Time: Free Hour, from 12:15-1:30 Location: Honors Hall Rm. 12 We will discuss one-year opportunities including public policy work, teaching, non-profit and community service. This session will be particularly useful for seniors, but all are welcome. Please contact our National Fellowships Advisor, Dr. Moira Egan at moira.egan(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:moira.egan@qc.cuny.edu> or (718) 997-2863 with any questions. ~ Moira E. Egan, Ph.D. National Fellowships Advisor Office of Honors and Scholarships Rm. 23 Honors Hall Queens College, CUNY (718) 997-2863

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Queens College Federal External Grantsmanship Workshop, Friday, Dec. 5
by Jean Kelly 10 Nov '14

10 Nov '14

from Richard Bodnar, Dean of Research and Graduate Studies The office of Research and Graduate Studies in conjunction with the Center for Teaching & Learning invites you to participate in a Queens College Federal External Grantsmanship Workshop When: Friday, December 5, 2014; 8:30-11:00 AM Where: Q-Side Lounge in Queens College Cafeteria Complex This workshop is specifically designed to identify key elements of grantsmanship from panels of very successful colleagues who have been able to acquire and retain grants in this difficult environment. We encourage everyone to come to share your experiences and questions with your colleagues! Please apply by November 26, 2014 at: http://bit.ly/qc-federal-grantsmanship-workshop For more information: http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/qc-federal-external-grantsmanship-workshop/

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Ambassador Loucas Tsilas_Year of South Africa_Wednesday, November 12th_12:15 - 1:30 pm_Godwin-Ternbach Museum (Klapper Hall, 4th floor)
by Cecilia B Britez 10 Nov '14

10 Nov '14

(this message is being sent on behalf of Jason Tougaw for the Year of South Africa Program) Dear colleagues, I’m writing to remind you about the second lecture in the Year of South Africa “short course” series. On Wednesday, November 12 (12:15 - 1:30 pm) Loucas Tsilas, former Greek Ambassador to South Africa, will discuss the geopolitical and diplomatic response to the demise of South Africa’s apartheid regime—drawing on his experience as Greece’s principal envoy in Pretoria / Tshwane in the late 1980s. Professor Joel Allen (History) will introduce Ambassador Tsilas. The event will take place in the Godwin-Ternbach Museum (Klapper Hall, 4th floor). For more information and to download the flyer for this event, please visit this link: http://southafrica.qc.cuny.edu/the-fall-of-apartheid/ All best, Jason Tougaw (English) Year of South Africa Steering Committee

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Seminal award-winning anti-apartheid film TODAY 4:45pm
by Larissa Swedell 06 Nov '14

06 Nov '14

Dear all, Our next film in the Representations of South Africa film series will be *Last Grave at Dimbaza*, a film shot clandestinely in South Africa during 1970's apartheid that played a crucial role in raising global awareness of the cruelty and inhumanity of this political regime. Please see below for details, and apologies for the cross-posting. All the best, Larissa Last Grave at Dimbaza (1974) Thursday November 6 4:45 pm Rathaus 209 “In 1969, a small group of South African exiles and British film students formed Morena Films in London to produce films about the apartheid. In 1974 they produced one of the first, and certainly the most influential, films about apartheid. LAST GRAVE AT DIMBAZA—shot clandestinely in South Africa and smuggled out of the country—had an enormous impact on global opinion at a critical moment in the struggle against apartheid, revealing to audiences worldwide the shocking inequalities between whites and blacks in South Africa. It went on to win major awards at many internation film festivals.” – Icarus Films “A documentary shot by a British team who wanted to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals (not just against them, but the people who helped them). Most of the white South Africans they encountered were persuaded that they were simply making home movies. Consequently, and illegally, they went where camera teams had never penetrated: into the heart of the Bantustan (the tiny waste area designated for black development), the various ghettos, even into the vast houses of the white farmers. The film continually juxtaposes the two communities of South Africa to ghastly effect, and the cold statistics of its commentary are unbearable. Everyone knows that conditions in South Africa are bad. This film presents proof that they are genocidal.” – *Time Out Boston* *Best Film*, 1975 Melbourne International Film Festival *Best Film*, 1975 Fespaco African Film Festival *George Sadoul Prize*, 1975 Paris Film Festival *Peace Prize*, 1975 Leipzig Documentary Festival *Representations of South Africa* *film series:* http://southafrica.qc.cuny.edu/representations-of-south-africa-film-series

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Mindfulness session, Tuesday, November 11, 2014
by Jean Kelly 03 Nov '14

03 Nov '14

Greetings, Join us for the next Mindfulness session, led by Professor Serinity Young (CMAL), on Tuesday, November 11, from 6:30pm to 7:30pm in Queens Hall room 325. Register for this session at: http://bit.ly/mindfulness-nov11 Next month’s session is scheduled for: December 9, 2014 For more information, please contact Serinity Young (syoung at qc.cuny.edu) Additional information: http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/mindfulness/ Best regards, Center for Teaching & Learning http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/

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