April 2018 - Socrates - QC Mailman 3 Archives

Making Your Degree A Career! Queens College Event on Wednesday, May 2nd from 12:15-1:15
by Leah Herzberg 28 Apr '18

28 Apr '18

To Whom This May Concern: I am writing to you on behalf of the QC French and Francophone club to inform you of an event called Making Your Degree a Career. It will be held on Wednesday, May 2nd from 12:15-1:15 in Powdermaker Hall: Room 153. The purpose of the event is to bring together students to realize the importance of their degree and the doors that it could open for them. The main speaker is Nadia Shammas, a Brooklyn College graduate who will talk about how she raised money to fund her career, bringing together artists to form a graphic novel focused on health issues. Moreover, other speakers will discuss how their internships kickstarted their careers, and how they used their degree to form a career. Current QC students will talk about their internships with Tech Incubator., a group on campus that helps early stage student ventures build successful technology companies. Our flyer is attached below. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions or concerns you may have. All the best, Leah Herzberg Secretary of the French Club

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Cybe Warfare and Information Protection - May 3
by Ying Zhou 28 Apr '18

28 Apr '18

Hi - Please come and join us for a discussion on cyber warfare, information protection, and the growing need for cybersecurity. This talk is brought to you by the American Cybersecurity Institute, TEDx speakers, Benjamin Dynkin CEO, Former Forensic Analyst and Barry Dynkin, CEO, Author on Cyber Warfare. RSVP: https://bit.ly/2HAVyGI Date: May 3, 2018 Time: 4:45pm to 6:15pm Location: Campbell Dome, Queens College Best, Ying Program Director Tech Incubator at Queens College

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Opening Reception: Uncertain Alphabet
by Amanda E Nocera 25 Apr '18

25 Apr '18

Dear Colleagues, Please join the Art Center in welcoming Greek artist, Yorgos Giotsas, to Queens College, with an opening reception celebrating his solo exhibition, Yorgos Giotsas: Uncertain Alphabet. Uncertain Alphabet considers the potentially isolating effects of modern communication methods through Giotsas' new sculptural collages on paper, which represent a new direction within the artist's body of work. As the second half of an ongoing partnership between Giotsas and the Art Center, begun with the series' debut<https://www.qcartcenter.org/copy-of-supply-demand> at Paris' Galerie Desmos in 2017, Uncertain Alphabet at QC continues to build an active and constructive response to the issues raised in Giotsas' work. For more information, please visit the Art Center's updated website, www.qcartcenter.org<http://www.qcartcenter.org>. Exhibition Hours April 23 - June 29, 2018 M-Th, 9am - 7pm F, 9am - 5pm When classes are in session Opening Reception Thursday, May 3 5:30-7:30pm Light refreshments We hope to see you there! Amanda - - - - - Amanda Nocera Director, Queens College Art Center Administrative Coordinator, Art Department (718) 997-4803

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Free Oral History Training Workshop
by Lori A Wallach 24 Apr '18

24 Apr '18

Hello all, Queens Memory is holding one more free oral history training workshop this semester! This session will take place on Wednesday, May 2, from 12:10 to 2:00 pm at Queensborough Community College (Medical Arts Building, room M123). We will cover such topics as interviewing techniques, recording technology and the creation of timecode outlines, and will offer some time to practice your skills. The workshop will also feature a discussion of our Queens LGBTQ Oral History project. See flyer attached for more details. The workshop is free and open to the public; please email Lori.Wallach(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:Lori.Wallach@qc.cuny.edu> to RSVP or for further information. We'd love to see you there! Thanks! 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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Call for Participation - Strategies for Teaching Online: Developing Online and Hybrid Courses - Summer 2018
by Jean Kelly 19 Apr '18

19 Apr '18

The Center for Teaching & Learning is offering an eight-week summer workshop on the development and implementation of online and hybrid courses (courses that blend online and face-to-face instruction). Faculty from all academic disciplines are invited to apply by completing this form: https://tinyurl.com/cfp-teach-online-summer-2018 Please apply no later than *Monday, April 30, 2018.* Selected participants will be notified by *Friday, May 11, 2018.* No experience teaching online is necessary, but space is limited so we will give priority to participants who will teach at least one hybrid or online course in fall 2018 and/or spring 2019. For more information: http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/cfp-teaching-online-summer-2018

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Assessment Workshop hosted by WaQ - April 25th
by Erin Spampinato 18 Apr '18

18 Apr '18

Hi all, I'm writing to let you know about an upcoming workshop hosted by Writing at Queens which focuses on *assessment. * *The event will take place on April 25th at 10:00 am in Queens Hall 330A. * Writing at Queens is hosting our final digital pedagogy workshop of the semester on April 25th at 10:00 am in QH 330A. The workshop will introduce participants to assessment techniques that employ technology. These may be as simple as using a course blog for grading, setting up online tests, using clickers for real time feedback in class, or even as complex as designing a project that requires students to create a technology-based object (like a website or podcast). Feel free to bring individual questions about assessments to the event. All faculty and staff who feel they would benefit are welcome to attend. Please RSVP to erin.spampinato(a)gmail.com. Thanks very much! Erin Spampinato Digital Fellow, Writing at Queens Erin A. Spampinato PhD Candidate in English, CUNY Graduate Center Digital Fellow, Queens College Writing Program

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Meeting on Wednesday, April 18th 10:00 am - 11:15 am in Frese Hall room 213
by Zavi Gunn 17 Apr '18

17 Apr '18

Subject: Meeting on Wednesday, April 18th 10:00 am - 11:15 am in Frese Hall room 213 Dear Faculty: You are invited to learn more about two Career Success RFPs for 2018-2019 on Wednesday, April 18th 10:00 -11:15 am in Frese Hall room 213 at the Center for Career Engagement and Internships. Provost Hendrey and Assistant Provost Fernandez have asked me to lead this effort. We recently received this proposal from CUNY and we have less than a month to response. Are you interested in redesigning or creating a new course? The "CUNY Career Success Course Innovation RFP #2" will support the redesign and/or creation of credit and non-credit courses or programs by integrating new content including employer-informed high demand skills and abilities, general and sector-specific career readiness, and applied or experiential learning. This RFP will award up to 12 grants of $13,200 to faculty, academic departments, or adult and continuing education units in each six-month grant cycle, with an anticipated total of up to 24 grants each year. QC internal submission deadline is April 27th for RFP #2 which will be reviewed by the committee. Are you interested in creating an integrated academic and career map? The "Career Success Initiative RFP#1" is a career success initiative for 10 faculty curriculum developer to create integrated academic and career maps for the top 10 declared majors. Faculty will receive up to $6,000 during summer 2018 to work on this initiative. The total award is up to $110,000. QC internal deadline for RFP #1 is May 2nd. Our goal is to submit a collective proposal on behalf of Queens College. Kindly email me if you are able to participate tomorrow, April 18th at 10:00 am. I apologize for the late notice, but I can meet with you at an alternate date and time that is more convenient for you. Kindly send proposals to zavi.gunn(a)qc.cuny.edu. Best Regards, Zavi Zavi Gunn Director Center for Career Engagement and Internships Queens College, CUNY Frese Hall Room 213 (718) 997 - 4465

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Premiere of "There is a Portal" by Kayhan Irani at Godwin Ternbach on April 23rd
by Sophia Mcgee 16 Apr '18

16 Apr '18

Dear Colleagues, Just wanted to let you know that local playwright/actress Kayhan Irani will be premiering her one woman show "There is a Portal" in the Godwin Ternbach museum space in Klapper Hall next Monday April 23rd at 12:15 pm. This is the second in a series of pieces that she is writing/imagining that explore the domestic war on terror and how fear and hatred have eaten away at the fabric of American society. This play is deeply personal - Irani weaves together childhood recollections and personal stories of immigration with the political history of US intervention in the Middle East and the propaganda that accompanies war and violence abroad. RSVP via the following link (so that we have an idea of numbers!): https://www.universe.com/events/first-acts-there-is-a-portal-tickets-R8FWGX… Hope to see you there, Sophia McGee Sophia McGee Director, The Center for Ethnic, Racial and Religious Understanding Associate Director, "America and the Middle East" Program Queens College CUNY 718-997-2985

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Upcoming Fellowships Information Sessions
by Moira E Egan 13 Apr '18

13 Apr '18

Dear all, I am facilitating two information sessions next week and would appreciate your spreading the word. Best, Moira Funding for Non-U.S. Citizens Are you looking for funding for your undergraduate or graduate education but worried that your citizenship status will limit your opportunities? Come learn about specific awards and discuss other funding strategies available to students who are not U.S. citizens. We will discuss possibilities for students from a range of majors and at all stages of their academic careers. Date: Monday, April 16th Time: Free Hour: 12:15-1:30 Location: Honors Hall Rm. 17 Fulbright English Teaching Awards If you would like to spend an academic year abroad after graduation, pursuing work directly related to your interests, then the Fulbright Award might be right for you. Come learn more at an information session hosted by the Honors department, focused particularly on Fulbright's English teaching awards. We will begin the session with an overview of the entire program, so those who were unable to attend our previous Fulbright session are welcome to attend this one. Date: Wednesday, April 18th Time: Free Hour: 12:15-1:30 Location: Honors Hall Rm. 12 ~ 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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Reminder: this Thursday 4/12, at Cooper Union, 6:30 pm
by Limarys Caraballo 10 Apr '18

10 Apr '18

Free, and Open to the Public! *From ‘Hood’ to ‘High Line’: Of Poetry, Protest, and the People in Curriculum Studies* PERFORMANCE by Epic NEXT (and, really, the youth performance is what it's all about! http://www.epictheatreensemble.org/epic-next/) KEYNOTES Peter Taubman (Brooklyn College) and Limarys Caraballo (Queens College) Thursday, April 12th Cooper Union, Great Hall 6:30-8:30 pm http://www.aaacs.org/conferences.html

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