October 2015 - Socrates - QC Mailman 3 Archives

Year of Silk Roads Event on Monday, November 2nd @4:30pm - You are invited, bring your class, and bring your friends!
by Cecilia B Britez 29 Oct '15

29 Oct '15

Greetings! Please mark your calendar for the next Year of Silk Roads Event on Monday, November 2nd @4:30pm: Musical Meridians of the Silk Roads<http://silkroads.qc.cuny.edu/eventsr/musical-meridians-silk-roads/> with Theodore Levin, Arthur R. Virgin Professor of Music at Dartmouth College November 2 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Music Building 265 This event will explore the musical connections among the peoples of Central Eurasia and its borderlands. Levin served as the first executive director of the Silk Road Project, founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and is currently Senior Project Consultant to the Aga Khan Music Initiative, a program of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. He is also the lead editor of The Music of Central Asia, to be published by Indiana University Press in December 2015. For further reading: The Hundred Thousand Fools of God: Musical Travels in Central Asia (and Queens, New York), by Theodore Levin. Indiana University Press: 1996) Best, Cecilia Cecilia Britez, Office Manager Center for Teaching and Learning <https://ctl.qc.cuny.edu>Writing Across the Curriculum<https://writingatqueens.qc.cuny.edu> Administrative Manager for Year of Silk Roads<https://silkroads.qc.cuny.edu> 718-997-4650 - 718-997-4695 Fax: 718-997-4698 316 Razran Hall, Queens College / CUNY

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QC TTP Residency: tech internships spring 2016 (info session Nov 2; application deadline Nov 13)
by Eva Fernandez 29 Oct '15

29 Oct '15

Greetings, colleagues: You might have students interested in a new internship program (a collaboration between QC, the NYC Tech Talent Pipeline, and the New York Code + Design Academy) which includes training, professional development, and salaried work at a local company. Please direct students to http://www.qc.cuny.edu/ttp for more information, and let me know if you have any questions. (An info session is scheduled for this coming Monday, Nov 2, during free hour; applications are due Nov 13.) Best! Eva Eva M. Fernández Acting Assistant Provost Queens College, City University of New York http://efernandez.qwriting.qc.cuny.edu ----------------------- Queens College, the NYC Tech Talent Pipeline, and the New York Code + Design Academy have partnered to launch the Tech Talent Pipeline Residency at Queens College, a program designed to help enhance your learning experience by gaining real world experience in tech. If you are a QC junior or senior in Computer Science or a related field, you might be eligible for one of 25 residencies available in spring 2016, which will include technical training, professional development, and paid work at a local tech company ($15 per hour, 15-19 hours per week, February to May 2016). Learn more about the QC TTP Residency at an info session on Monday, November 2, 12:15pm, President's Conference Room #2 (5th floor, Rosenthal Library). Apply to the program by November 13. For more information: http://www.qc.cuny.edu/ttp

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Nov. 6 Google Apps Workshop: Google Classroom
by jkelly＠qc.cuny.edu 29 Oct '15

29 Oct '15

You are invited to participate in a workshop on Google Classroom on Friday, November 6, from 9 am to noon. This workshop is appropriate for participants who know how to create Google Docs, share them and collaborate on them. If that does not describe you, please review these tutorials before the workshop: Suggesting and editing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8B0HaLk0_s Uploading and sharing in Google Drive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyGt5iRJ7kY Register for the November 6 workshop at https://goo.gl/nnMwZX. Date: Friday, November 6 Time: 9 am to 12 noon Location: Queens Hall 325 Directions: https://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/directions-queens-hall/ Breakfast will be served. Seating is limited to 15 participants (first-come, first-served). To participate in this workshop, you must: - bring a laptop - have a Queens College Google Apps for Education account. For more information about the workshops: https://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/google-apps-fall2015-workshops/. The Google Apps for Education environment is maintained by the Center for Teaching & Learning in collaboration with the Office of Information Technology. For more information: http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/google-apps-at-qc/.

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Android Study Group at the Queens College Tech Incubator (for mailing list distribution)
by Aryan Jabbari 28 Oct '15

28 Oct '15

The Queens College Tech Incubator will be hosting an Android study group on Wednesdays at 6:15pm. The first session will held on November 4th, 2015 in CEP Hall 2. The group will be held in CEP Hall 2 (between the Student Union and Razran Hall). It is marked C2 in the following map: http://www.qc.cuny.edu/about/directions/2d/Pages/default.aspx If interested, please sign-up for the following course and COMPLETE LESSON 1: https://www.udacity.com/course/developing-android-apps--ud853. Make sure you click ‘Start Free Course.’ Do NOT enroll in the Nanodegree unless you want to pay for it. RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1514879575489358/ Please email Aryan.Jabbari21(a)qmail.cuny.edu<mailto:Aryan.Jabbari21@qmail.cuny.edu> with any questions. Aryan Jabbari App Center Project Manager Queens College Tech Incubator Quic.NYC<http://www.quic.nyc/> | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/QueensCollegeTechIncubator/> | GitHub<https://github.com/AryanJ-NYC>

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Summer 2016: Japan Studies Institute and China Studies Institute
by Helen A Gaudette 27 Oct '15

27 Oct '15

Dear all, AASCU announced two professional development opportunities for faculty on our campus: Japan Studies Institute (JSI). Dates: June 6-19, 2016 The Japan Studies Institute (JSI) offers AASCU faculty members without prior experience in Japanese studies to learn from scholars, business leaders, artists and journalists about Japan, both past and present. The two week institute, located on the campus of San Diego State university, encourages participants to develop strategies for incorporating Japanese studies into courses on their campuses. The Institute involves intensive seminars, lectures, readings, films, and cultural activities related to Japanese history, culture, literature, government, business, language and education. Previous programs have included topics as diverse as wartime and occupation Japan, social relations and the changing role of women in Japan, Japanese foreign policy and regional relations, classical music, ikebana, calligraphy, survival Japanese, Japanese film in the classroom, and philosophical and religious traditions in Japan. The formal program is complemented by a number of off-campus and evening activities. Institute faculty will include scholars, representatives from the local Japanese community, artists, journalists, and government officials. Most of the costs of the JSI are covered by a grant from the JSI endowment. To register or for more specific information, visit: http://www.aascu.org/programs/JSI/ China Studies Institute (CSI). Dates: June 7-26, 2016 The China Studies Institute (CSI) [Zhi-Xing China Academic Leaders Fellowship Program] is a three week program held in China. CSI allows AASCU faculty members without prior experience in Chinese studies to learn from scholars, business leaders, and education administrators about Chinese civilization, history, language, business and education in Beijing, Xian and Shanghai. The Institute encourages participants to develop strategies for incorporating Chinese studies into courses on their campuses. The Institute involves three weeks of intensive seminars, lectures, readings, and cultural activities related to Chinese history, culture, literature, government, business, language and education. Institute faculty will include scholars, administrators, representatives from the local Chinese community, and government officials. CSI fellowship grants are available to cover most of the costs of the Institute for each participant. To register or for more specific information, visit: http://www.aascu.org/programs/CSI For more about these programs or for application information, you may also contact: Arlene Jackson Associate Vice President for Global Initiatives American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) 1307 New York Avenue- 5th Floor Washington, D.C. 20005 Tele: 202-478-7834 Email: jacksona(a)aascu.org<mailto:jacksona@aascu.org> www.aascu.org<http://www.aascu.org/> Dr. Helen Gaudette Director, Office of Global Education Initiatives Queens College International Programs King Hall 209, Queens College, CUNY 718-570-0551 Helen.Gaudette(a)qc.cuny.edu<https://mymail.qc.cuny.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=lSQGZRiL-0q3Snt7GfuZcFEgrT5BGdA…> http://www.qc.cuny.edu/Academics/GlobalEd/OGEI http://facebook.com/QueensCollegeOGEI

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QC Voices: Seven Queens College student blogging collaboratively
by Cecilia B Britez 22 Oct '15

22 Oct '15

(you are receiving this email on behalf of Professor Jason Tougaw) Dear students, faculty, and staff, QC Voices<http://qcvoices.qwriting.org/> is an evolving experiment that started with a handful of Queens College students writing about their interests and experiences. This year, QC Voices represents a range of campus communities in some new ways. Seven Queens College student bloggers contribute to a single, collaborative publication: * Tamara Lichter on Math in Plain English * Virginia Lee on Do-It-Yourself Projects * Scott Kapuchinski on Education and Multilingualism * Adrianna Srininian on Living in Italy with a Political Mind * Tony Reid on Travel and Study Abroad * Christina Cardona on Exploring Queens * Yoni Rabinovitch on Humans of QC Take a look and subscribe now to QC Voices<http://qcvoices.qwriting.org/> <http://qcvoices.qwriting.org/<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001vZ8UfECbBsWLn9pl7vDNkxDVmzlQdFU5fsmx8V-GPEiM…>>. Consider sharing links with friends, colleagues, or students who may be interested. Like QC Voices on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QCVoicesNow. Sincerley, Jason Tougaw Associate Professor, English

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FW: The Stewart Travel Awards and the Feliks Gross Endowment Award
by Eva Fernandez 21 Oct '15

21 Oct '15

Colleagues: Please see below for information about two awards from the CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences, both for assistant professors. William Stewart Travel Awards: http://cunyufs.org/academy/award.html Feliks Gross Endowment Awards: http://cunyufs.org/academy/endowment.html Best wishes, Eva Eva M. Fernández Acting Assistant Provost Queens College, City University of New York http://efernandez.qwriting.qc.cuny.edu<http://efernandez.qwriting.qc.cuny.edu/> From: cunyacademyprograms(a)gmail.com [mailto:cunyacademyprograms@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 11:22 AM To: Eva Fernandez <Eva.Fernandez(a)qc.cuny.edu> Subject: The Stewart Travel Awards and the Feliks Gross Endowment Award The CUNY Academy's William Stewart Travel Awards provide grants of up to $500 to full-time assistant professors who first took up the position of CUNY assistant professor after July 2012. The award is for presenting, chairing or moderating at a scholarly conference from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016. Please go here for more details<http://cunyufs.org/academy/award.html> . Early applications get preference. The CUNY Academy's Feliks Gross Endowment Awards are presented each year to assistant professors in recognition of outstanding research, or potential for such, in the humanities or sciences, including social and life sciences. Any faculty member who is an assistant professor at any unit of CUNY and whose field of expertise covers an area of the humanities or sciences is eligible to be considered for one of these awards. Recipients who present their work at the ceremony receive an honorarium and a plaque. Please go here for more details. <http://cunyufs.org/academy/endowment.html> Manfred Philipp Executive Director, the CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences To be removed from this list, email cunyacademyprograms(a)gmail.com<mailto:cunyacademyprograms@gmail.com> with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.

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Virtual walking tour of Queens College campus
by Lori A Wallach 20 Oct '15

20 Oct '15

Hello all, Queens Memory has recently put together a walking tour of the QC campus<http://www.historypin.org/channels/view/35643/#!tours/view/id/4975/title/Qu…> on the Historypin site. The tour consists of 15 historic campus photos from the QC Special Collections & Archives, spanning from the 1920s through the 2000s. You can view the photos as a virtual tour from your desktop, but if you'd like to actually walk through the locations, there is a campus map on the web page that indicates the spots pictured. It is easier to view the map on a tablet than a smartphone. Enjoy, and all feedback is welcome! Lori Lori Wallach Queens Memory Outreach Coordinator Center for Teaching and Learning, Razran 316 Queens College Lori.Wallach(a)qc.cuny.edu

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CUNY Digital Humanities Initiative: Call for Lightning Talk Presentations
by Michelle Fraboni 18 Oct '15

18 Oct '15

Hello everyone - CUNY DHI is accepting presentation proposals that highlight ongoing, current, and recent digital humanities work across CUNY. All disciplines, all research, and all students, faculty, and staff are welcome to attend and present. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, November 10th, 6:30-8:30pm at The Graduate Center. For more detailed information, see the link below: http://cunydhi.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2015/10/12/cfp-cuny-dhi-building-a-digit al-humanities-community-at-the-city-university-of-new-york/ For specific questions, contact mgold(a)gc.cuny.edu or mckinniburgh(a)gmail.com. Sponsored by CUNY DHI and GC Digital Initiatives. Best - Michelle Michelle C. Fraboni Queens College Center for Teaching & Learning

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Oct 28 (1-3pm): Murphy Institute event on success of working adult students
by Eva Fernandez 18 Oct '15

18 Oct '15

Dear colleagues: Please see below for an event that may be of interest to some of you. It's an event organized by the Murphy Institute, with the focus of integrating basic education into a competency course in healthcare. If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Lurie (Rebecca.Lurie(a)cuny.edu<mailto:Rebecca.Lurie@cuny.edu>). Wednesday, October 28, 2015 1:00PM -3:00PM Registration and Lunch: 12:30 PM Joseph Murphy Institute, 18th Floor 25 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10035 Rsvp: https://murphy-best-preactices-exchange-october28th.eventbrite.com Best wishes, Eva From: Rebecca Lurie [mailto:Rebecca.Lurie@cuny.edu] Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2015 6:04 PM To: Paula Finn; Karen Judd; Eloiza Morales; Charles Lenchner; Kadzi Mutizwa 8/31/15; Sean Sweeney; Eve Baron; Orson Barzola; Nelly P. Benavides; May Chen; June Cumberbatch; Iris A Delutro; Irene Garcia-Mathes; Zenzile Greene; Sarah Hughes; Crystal Joseph; Laurie Kellogg; Maureen LaMar; Rebecca Lurie; 'acmarcus(a)gmail.com'; Abraham Marcus; Joanne C Mason; Cherise Mullings; Padraig O'Donoghue; Lia Papathomas; Rochel Pinder-Cuffie; Lisset Puello; Heysel Rodas; Walter Romney; Francine Sanchez; Maryam (Sara) Esfarayeni; Carol J Schwartz; Samina Shahidi; Tamara Shapiro; Lucas Sifuentes; Kevin Simmons; Pierre A Tribaudi; David Unger Subject: The Murphy Institue Best Practices Exchange - You are cordially invited Please share broadly. Thanks Dear Friends and Colleagues, You are cordially invited to join us at the Murphy's Best Practices Exchange Meeting to discuss an innovative model to increase success of working adult students. Below are the details and attached is the flyer. We hope to see you there! The Joseph Murphy Institute Presents Best Practices Exchange Implementing a Gateway to College and Careers to increase Students' Success Introducing an Innovative Model to Improve Working Adult Learners' Success & to Enhance Workers' Skills Please join us to Learn about the Integration of Basic Education into the Cultural Competency Course in Healthcare for 1199 SEIU Members What: Students' Educational Needs Introduction of the model Overview of the course and curriculum Challenges and outcome Students' portfolios Panel discussion and Q&A When: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 1:00PM -3:00PM Registration and Lunch: 12:30 PM Where: Joseph Murphy Institute, 18th Floor 25 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10035 Rsvp: https://murphy-best-preactices-exchange-october28th.eventbrite.com<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__murphy-2Dbest-2Dpreact…> Rebecca Lurie Associate Director Joseph S. Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies CUNY School of Professional Studies 25 West 43rd Street, 19th floor New York, NY 10036 Phone: 212- 642-2080 rebecca.lurie(a)cuny.edu<mailto:rebecca.lurie@cuny.edu> check out our Blog!<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__murphyinstituteblog.org…> [JSMI_SPS_logo]

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