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Fw: Queens College Closed Tuesday, March 14
by Jean Kelly 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

Greetings, In case you didn't receive the announcement below, the college will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, March 14. Be safe! Jean Kelly, Instructional Technologist Center for Teaching & Learning<http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu> Queens College, CUNY Razran 316 jean.kelly(a)qc.cuny.edu 718 997 4857 ________________________________ From: Office of Communications/Queens College <sima(a)queenscollegecuny.ccsend.com> on behalf of Office of Communications/Queens College <qcmailer(a)qc.cuny.edu> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2017 3:14 PM To: Jean Kelly Subject: Queens College Closed Tuesday, March 14 Having trouble viewing this email? Click here: http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1103033957415&ca=62a48c37-… >From the Office of Communications: Due to the severe weather, Queens College will be closed on Tuesday, March 14. Please note that the college's shuttle bus service will not be operating. All events scheduled on campus have been canceled. All essential and emergency personnel are expected to report to work on Tuesday, March 14. These individuals should contact their immediate supervisor for instructions on work assignments and hours to report to work. We appreciate the work of our essential and emergency personnel, particularly the Building and Grounds staff and Public Safety Officers, who have to respond in severe weather situations like this one. For the most up-to-date information on campus conditions, please visit the college's website at qc.cuny.edu/alert. News about weather-related closings will be distributed through CUNY Alert, email, and the college's Twitter and Facebook accounts, as well as on radio stations WCBS 880AM and WINS 1010 AM, and on TV stations NY1 and WNBC Channel 4. [City University of New York logo] This mail was sent by an automated process. Do not reply to this mail, which cannot accept replies. At the bottom of this email, you will see Constant Contact language that offers the option of using "SafeUnsubscribe" to remove yourself from the email list. We strongly advise you not to unsubscribe because QCmailers may contain critical, timely information you need, such as WebAttendance and WebGrade information for faculty; Human Resources announcements for faculty and staff; and announcements from the Registrar or Bursar for students. This information may not be communicated in any other way but through the QCmailer. Queens College, CUNY, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367

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FW: Two upcoming talks by woman ACM Distinguished Speaker
by Eva Fernandez 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

Greetings, colleagues: See below for two talks coming up next week, by ACM Distinguished Speaker Margaret Burnett: Wednesday on the topic of making software work for women as well as for men, Thursday on the topic of the design of programming environments. Please distribute the announcement to students/colleagues who might be interested. Best, 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/> ======================================== WHO SHOULD GO: Anyone who is interested in making their software work as well for women as for men, especially software that helps people solve problems. Wednesday March 22, 2017 5:30PM — 8:00PM Sponsored by Bloomberg L.P. 120 Park Avenue New York, NY 10017 Gender-Inclusive Software: What the Software industry Needs to Know Gender inclusiveness in software companies is receiving a lot of attention these days, but it overlooks a potentially critical factor: software itself. Research into how individual differences cluster by gender shows that males and females often work differently with software for problem-solving (e.g., tools for programming, debugging, spreadsheet modeling, end-user programming, game-based learning, visualizing information, etc.). Burnett will present the first real-world investigation of software practitioners’ ability to identify gender-inclusiveness issues in software they create/maintain, using a method called GenderMag. At the core of the method are five facets of gender differences drawn from a large body of foundational work from computer science, psychology, education, communications, and women’s studies. In addition to reporting results from the investigation, she will recount tales from the trenches on what it’s like to use GenderMag, where the pitfalls lie, and all the things still to be learned. Speaker Bio: An ACM Distinguished Speaker, Margaret Burnett’s research is in human issues of software development, which lies at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction and Software Engineering. She focuses on end-user programming, end-user software engineering, information foraging theory as applied to programming, and gender issues in those contexts. Burnett’s awards for her work include several Best Paper recognitions, IBM’s International Faculty Award, and the NSF Young Investigator Award, in addition to being honored for her mentoring, collaboration, and teaching at Oregon State University. She has chaired workshop and papers committees for the ACM and IEEE and co-chairs the Executive Committee of the Academic Alliance of the National Center for Women In Technology (NCWIT). Talk followed by a cocktail reception. Free and open to the public, but you must register in advance at https://go.bloomberg.com/promo/invite/gender-inclusive-software-what-the-so… ======================================================== ======================================================== WHO SHOULD GO: Anyone who designs software for an information-rich domain with navigation-intensive tasks. Programming environments are just one example of the theory-guided design considerations the speaker will present. Thursday, March 23, 2017 6:00PM — 9:00PM Sponsored by NYTech Alliance Location: Meister Seelig & Fein LLP 125 Park Avenue 7th Floor New York, NY 10017 Developers Need Usability Too: Theory-Guided Design of Programming Environments Programming is an information-rich and navigation-intensive task, especially when comprehending source code written by others, making modifications to that code, and debugging. In these respects, programming is similar to other domains that require exploring large amounts of textual information, problem-solving, and synthesis, like finance, research, or even online shopping. Information Foraging Theory is very influential in the field of human-computer interaction as a method to describe and predict people's navigation behavior through these information-rich environments. In recent years, the software engineering community has begun to study program navigation and tools to support it. Some of these navigation tools are very useful, but they lack a human-oriented theoretical basis that could reduce the need for ad hoc tool building approaches by shedding light on what is fundamentally necessary to the people using such tools. To help fill this gap, we present what Information Foraging Theory tells us about how to support programmer navigation during software maintenance. We show what our results reveal about existing software engineering tools, and how they point the way forward for future software engineering tools. The insights gained from studying program navigation can generalize to other information-rich fields. Speaker Bio: Margaret Burnett is a Distinguished Professor at Oregon State University, an ACM Distinguished Scientist, and an ACM CHI Academy member. She began her career in industry, where she was the first woman software developer hired at Procter & Gamble Ivorydale. A few degrees and start-ups later, she joined academia, with a research focus on people who are engaged in some form of software development. She co-founded the area of end-user software engineering, which aims to improve software created by users who are not trained in programming. She also pioneered the use of information foraging theory to solve software engineering problems, and leads the team that created GenderMag, a software inspection process that uncovers gender inclusiveness issues in software from spreadsheets to programming environments. She serves on a variety of HCI and Software Engineering committees and editorial boards, and on the Academic Alliance Advisory Board of the U.S. National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT). More on Burnett can be found at: http://web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~burnett/ Preceded by light hors d'oeuvres https://www.eventbrite.com/e/developers-need-usability-too-theory-guided-de… ========================================================

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Thursday 3/16 12:15 pm, international special lecture -- Dr Jaya Dantas, UN delegate to the Commission on the Status of Women
by Limarys Caraballo 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

FLYER https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwCdp3pcWJcSMjdEeWI3R3ZRX00/view?usp=shari… **A Journey across Nations: Studying Resiliency and Empowerment in Post-confict and Transitional Nations across Three Continents** ?DR JAYA DANTAS Below, please find a link to the flyer for a special lecture cosponsored by the Division of Education with the Divisions of Social Sciences and Arts and Humanities, as part of the Literature and Human Rights Lecture Series, which is hosted by the Department of Comparative Literature. Our guest is an international scholar and delegate to the United Nations' Committee on the Status of Women (in session this week: http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw61-2017) Dr Jaya Dantas is director of graduate studies in the Faculty of Health Sciences and professor of international health at Curtin University in Western Australia. She is an internationally recognized expert on public health, education, and health sociology. For 30 years she has been an interdisciplinary researcher and educator in India, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Timor Leste, and Australia, and she also consults in Pakistan, Kosovo, Sri Lanka, and Singapore. Her current research focuses on vulnerable populations, especially women and young people. Dr. Dantas serves as a delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. ?

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FW: Game-based Learning Workshop 3/23, CUNY Grad Center
by Michelle Fraboni 09 Mar '17

09 Mar '17

Hi everyone - Please see below for an opportunity to participate in a workshop on applying game-based pedagogy in your classes, facilitated by The CUNY Games Network: http://www.cunygames.org<http://www.cunygames.org/> Turning Your Exercises into Games: A Mid-Semester Workshop with What¹s Your Game Plan? Thursday March 23rd, 6:30-8pm The CUNY Graduate Center Room 9207 Games and simulations are powerful tools for learning. In this bootcamp brainstorm, BMCC¹s Prof. Joe Bisz (English) and Prof. Kathleen Offenholley (Mathematics) break up professors and graduate students into design teams whose job is to enhance an exercise with the mechanics of popular board games. This workshop provides a fun introduction to the engagement and deep learning principles behind game-based learning pedagogy. Attached is a flyer with more details -- please feel free to share it with other interested folks! Planning to attend? RSVP here, https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdFOoyYOesqNmbL4ZBmfvTW7yZRmQny0Z2 UUpyyXyxo2b-mog/viewform?c=0& Best - Michelle Michelle C. Fraboni Queens College Center for Teaching & Learning

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Wiki-Women's Edit-a-thon, March 29
by Jean Kelly 09 Mar '17

09 Mar '17

>From the Library and the Center for Teaching & Learning: This Women's History Month, please join us for the Wiki-Women's Edit-a-thon! We will be editing and creating articles on women, especially women of color, and particularly women in dance, literature, film, music, and the visual arts. Beginners are welcome! We will provide: - An introduction to editing Wikipedia - Suggested information resources to cite - A list of suggested topics - Moral support You need not have any prior knowledge of these subjects or any experience editing Wikipedia. You are encouraged to bring your own laptop, but loaners will be available. More details can be found at the Wikipedia meetup page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/WikiWomen's_Edit-a-thon_at_Queens_College. This event is co-sponsored by the library and the Center for Teaching & Learning, and will be hosted by: - Nancy Foasberg, QC Humanities Librarian - Edisa Weeks, QC Dance Faculty - Megan Wacha, CUNY Scholarly Communication Librarian Date: Wednesday, March 29 Time: 12 noon-5 pm Location: Rosenthal Library, Tanenbaum Room (300i) Lunch will be provided. RSVP: https://goo.gl/qwWjPp Information: http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/wiki-womens-edit-a-thon-march-29/

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Wednesday! Complicated Conversations Workshop -- Immigration, Travel Bans, and Education - Patio Room, Dining Hall, 4:45 pm
by Limarys Caraballo 06 Mar '17

06 Mar '17

Complicated Conversations Workshop: Travel Bans and Border Lands Join us for the next COMPLICATED CONVERSATIONS WORKSHOP on **WEDNESDAY 3/8 - 4:45-6:45 PM IN THE PATIO ROOM, DINING HALL** (refreshments served at 4:45). Join public school teachers, QC graduate students and alumni, activists, and community members as we collaboratively explore recent policies and debates on immigration as well as their implications for students and families, and the educational contexts in which we teach and learn. Facilitated by Dr. Leslee Grey, is Assistant Professor in the Division of Education, Secondary Education and Youth Services. She joins QC Alumni, students, and participants from her SEYS course, *Major Issues in Education*, in facilitating this workshop. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Office of the Dean of Education; hosted by SEYS. For Information, contact: caraballo.qc.cuny(a)gmail.com *Limarys Caraballo, EdD* *Assistant Professor of English Education* *Queens College, City University of New York* *Department of Secondary Education and Youth Services* *Senior Research Fellow * *Cyphers for Justice Co-Director* *Institute for Urban and Minority Education* *Teachers College, Columbia University* * * *A movement is born out of the convergence of dire conditions, a powerful idea, and people committed to carrying out that idea. -Archbishop Desmond Tutu*

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Year of Korea: Speaker Series for the Month of March, 2017! Free Hour on March 6th, March 8th & March 20th
by Cecilia B Britez 03 Mar '17

03 Mar '17

Greetings! It is my pleasure to invite you to the Year of Korea Speaker Series for the Month of March! Prof. Seongyeon Ko, Coordinator of this Speaker Series is bringing three special guests to Queens College this month: Monday, March 6th, Free Hour @ Campbell Dome "Korean History: Why study it?" Guest Speaker: Michael J. Seth, Professor of History at James Madison University http://korea.qc.cuny.edu/eventk/korean-history-why-study-it/ Wednesday, March 8th, Free Hour @ Campbell Dome "Leading to Paradise: Koryo Buddhist Paintings in the 13th-14th Centuries" Guest Speaker: Dr. Youngsook Pak, Professor Emeritus of Korean Art History at School of Oriental & African Studies University of London http://korea.qc.cuny.edu/eventk/leading-to-paradise-koryo-buddhist-painting… Monday, March 20th, Free Hour @ Queens Hall 135 "Korean reduplication from a cross-linguistic perspective" Guest Speaker: Dr. Seunghun J. Lee, Associate Professor of Linguistics at International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan http://korea.qc.cuny.edu/eventk/korean-linguistics-with-guest-speaker-dr-se… See you all there! Best, Cecilia Cecilia Britez<https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecilia-vega-britez-55530394> Director of Administration, Year of Korea<http://korea.qc.cuny.edu/> CUNY Service Corps at Queens College<http://www.qc.cuny.edu/servicecorps> 718-997-4650 Fax: 718-997-4698 316 Razran Hall

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Only 10 Days Left! Tell your students about this $13 an hour paid intership with CUNY Service Corps at Queens College!
by Cecilia B Britez 02 Mar '17

02 Mar '17

Hello! Do you know if any of your students are looking for a paid internship that would also provide them with professional development and the opportunity to serve the city they live in? If so, please share this information about CUNY Service Corps at Queens College with them! Apply Here! Deadline is March 12th, 2017! http://www.cuny.edu/servicecorps Find more information here, and see attached flyer: www.qc.cuny.edu/servicecorps<http://www.qc.cuny.edu/servicecorps> Thank you for spreading the word! Cecilia Britez CUNY Service Corps at Queens College<http://www.qc.cuny.edu/servicecorps> Razran Hall 314 | 718 997 0548

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