January 2018 - Socrates - QC Mailman 3 Archives

Teaching Foreign Languages to Immigrant Students in Insecure Times, March 2
by Jean Kelly 19 Jan '18

19 Jan '18

Recent proposals to reverse immigration policies are creating a climate of insecurity among immigrant communities and negatively impacting segments of the students we teach. Heightened pedagogical awareness and the application of cultural sensibilities toward the learning needs of students experiencing increased vulnerability are needed now more than ever. This workshop aims to share recent pedagogical research on teaching immigrant communities, specifically as it applies to foreign language instruction, and deliver experiential strategies and a suite of exercises that are immediately applicable to the foreign language and intensive writing classroom. Workshop Moderators: Elena Mancini, European Languages & Literatures, Queens College Federica Franzé, Department of Italian, Columbia University Date: Friday, March 2, 2018 Time: 12:00 pm to 3:30 pm Location: President’s Conference Room 1, Rosenthal Library, Fifth Floor RSVP: https://goo.gl/tFnh6G For more information: http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/teaching-foreign-languages-to-immigrant-students-in-…

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To All Adjunct Faculty: QC Adjunct Experience Survey
by Rowena Li 10 Jan '18

10 Jan '18

>From the Adjunct Teaching Task Force: The Adjunct Teaching Task Force is working on formulating recommendations to the Office of the Provost for improving the working experience of adjunct faculty at Queens College and updating the Adjunct Faculty Handbook (ctl.qc.cuny.edu/files/2014/01/AdjunctHandbook.pdf<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Lht87QG556a9uGaRnOvff4o2-8OKe6LssdKfBgfmgl9I…>). We would like to hear from you--your opinions, your experiences, and your suggestions--so that Queens College can make necessary improvements to provide a better working environment to you. This survey will take about 5-10 minutes to complete. If you know an adjunct who has not received an invitation to fill out this survey, please feel free to forward this survey link to him/her. Thank you in advance for your time. Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3PYP27F<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Lht87QG556a9uGaRnOvff4o2-8OKe6LssdKfBgfmgl9I…> For questions, please contact Rowena Li at rowena.li(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:rowena.li@qc.cuny.edu> or Jean Kelly at jean.kelly(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:jean.kelly@qc.cuny.edu>.?

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Spring New Faculty Orientation, Jan. 25
by Rowena Li 08 Jan '18

08 Jan '18

?The Center for Teaching & Learning and the Office of the Provost are pleased to invite you to an orientation for new faculty Things You Need to Know to Teach at Queens. Thursday, January 25, 2018, 3:30pm - 5:00pm, Patio Room. Representatives from around campus will discuss resources and services you need to know about in your new capacity as faculty: * Using library resources * Accessing instructional technologies * Teaching online * Reporting attendance and grades * Encouraging academic integrity * Union benefits * Seeking professional development opportunities * Resources for your students you should know about We have set up an orientation page and uploaded introduction video clips at http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/new-faculty-orientation-spring-2018. You are encouraged to visit the page and get to know the key representatives before coming to the orientation. Please join us on January 25th for information, conversation, and some refreshments. We encourage you to bring along a colleague: a full-time faculty member, a not-new adjunct, or your departmental chair. Simply share this email, and ask your colleague to RSVP. To help us better plan the event, please RSVP at https://goo.gl/Wp3w61. For questions, please contact Rowena Li at rowena.li(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:rowena.li@qc.cuny.edu> or Jean Kelly at jean.kelly(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:jean.kelly@qc.cuny.edu>.

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Queens Memory Archives Tour & Volunteer Meetup
by Lori A Wallach 02 Jan '18

02 Jan '18

Happy New Year, all! Queens Memory is pleased to invite you to our next "Volunteers in the Vaults" event on Wednesday, January 10, at the Queens Central Library<http://www.queenslibrary.org/event/volunteers-in-the-vaults> in Jamaica, from 6 to 8 pm. Volunteers in the Vaults is a bi-monthly open house aimed at Queens Memory volunteers and the general public -- anyone interested in learning about our upcoming programs and opportunities. First, we will have a guided tour of the Queens Library archives, with a display of some specially selected artifacts by one of our staff archivists. Attendees will then have a chance to discuss possible Queens-related oral history projects, including our current LGBTQ Queens Pride initiative, and network with Queens Memory program staff. Light refreshments will be served. Queens Memory is jointly sponsored by the Queens Library and Queens College. Faculty are welcome to come discuss ideas for class oral history projects. Please RSVP to lori.wallach(a)qc.cuny.edu <mailto:lori.wallach@qc.cuny.edu> if you would like to attend. Thanks, and hope to see some of you there! Lori Lori Wallach Queens Memory Outreach Coordinator queensmemory.org Center for Teaching and Learning, Razran 346 Queens College Lori.Wallach(a)qc.cuny.edu (718) 990-8532

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January Workshops at the Tech Incubator
by Ying Zhou 02 Jan '18

02 Jan '18

Hello - Happy New Year! We are offering the following workshops at the Tech Incubator at Queens College: 1. From Ideas to Business, Jan 14, from 11 am to 3 pm. For more details and register, click here >>> <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/from-idea-to-business-a-crash-course-for-entre…> 2. Project Management, Jan 17, 12 pm to 2 pm. For more details and register, click here >>> <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/projectmanagementworkshopenhancing-business-re…> Regards, Ying Tech Incubator https://tiqc.nyc/

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