April 2018 - Socrates - QC Mailman 3 Archives

CALL FOR STUDENT PERFORMERS - CUNY PrideFest – June 14 at Queens College
by Richard Move 10 Apr '18

10 Apr '18

JOIN THE MOVEMENT & CELEBRATE… CUNY PrideFest – June 14 For the first time, QC is partnering with other CUNY campuses to host CUNY PrideFest on June 14, on the Quad. (Rain Date - June 21). This is the 25th anniversary of Queens Pride celebrations, making it especially significant. CALL FOR STUDENT PERFORMERS: Student performances will energize the event, showcase QC’s extraordinary talent & enhance QC’s commitment to inclusion and diversity. Dance, drama, music & performing artists of all kinds are encouraged to participate. PLEASE CONTACT PROF. MOVE: Richard.Move(a)qc.cuny.edu Dance in the Streets @ Queens Pride Parade on June 3 Prof. Shoey Sun at LAGCC is organizing a huge contingent of dancers of all kinds for the Queens Pride Parade on June 3. Prof. Sun is planning to schedule 4 rehearsals in May with 2 rehearsals required to participate. There is a $100 honorarium. PLEASE CONTACT PROF. SUN DIRECTLY: shoey.sun(a)gmail.com W/ THE SUBJECT LINE: DANCER FOR QUEENS PRIDE PARADE. Thank you! Mx Richard Move (Winberg) Assistant Professor of Dance - Dept. of Drama, Theatre & Dance Pronouns - They, Them, Their Rathaus Hall 110 718-997-3085 Artistic Director - MoveOpolis! @MoveOpolis! & Move It! Productions @Richard Move www.Move-ItProductions.com

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This Wednesday: The Collaborative Project in the Classroom.
by Patrick Smyth 09 Apr '18

09 Apr '18

Hi all, This Wednesday at common hour: The Collaborative Project in the Classroom. Respond to this email to RSVP. This workshop will introduce participants to real-world examples of collaborative projects, such as websites, wikis, and digital books, that can be produced collaboratively by students in a classroom context. Collaborative projects can teach skills similar to those in a research paper, including rhetoric, citation, and domain-specific knowledge, and have advantages such as increasing student buy-in and digital literacy. The workshop will take place at common hour this Wednesday, April 11th in Queens Hall 325. Please respond to this email to RSVP. Light refreshments will be provided. Best, Patrick Smyth Digital Writing Fellows Writing at Queens

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Second Notice - Wall Street Journal Workshop - April 18 free hour
by Rowena Li 09 Apr '18

09 Apr '18

>From Queens College Library Just a kind reminder - There will be a Wall Street Journal faculty workshop to demonstrate the best ways to integrate WSJ for classroom use. Time: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 during free hour Location: Library Room 300i Below is the link of the event and registration form (lunch will be provided by WSJ). https://qc-cuny.libcal.com/event/4109965 Please RSVP so we can have a head count for food.?

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iOS Mobil App Development 101 Class
by Ying Zhou 09 Apr '18

09 Apr '18

Hello: We are offering two additional classes of "iOS Mobile App Development 101" as follows: Class 1: April 16, 17, and 19, 4:00 pm to 5:30pm, at the Tech Incubator. For more information and rsvp: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mobile-app-development-101-tickets-44951751900 Class 2: April 23, 24, and 26, from 4:00pm to 5:30pm, at the Tech Incubator. For more information and rsvp: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mobile-app-development-101-tickets-44952094926? All are welcome. Best, Ying Program Director Tech Incubator at Queens College

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Big data and analytics workshop opportunity
by Ying Zhou 06 Apr '18

06 Apr '18

Queens College students, faculty and staff are welcome to attend the following event: Interested faculty and staff can reach out to Ka Yee Tom <Ka.Tom(a)cuny.edu?> directly and be added to the list. Best, Ying Program Director Tech Incubator at Queens College ________________________________ From: Ka Yee Tom <Ka.Tom(a)cuny.edu> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 12:50 PM To: Ying Zhou Subject: Big data and analytics workshop opportunity Hi Ying, I hope this email finds you well. I wanted to share an exciting new workshop opportunity with you in hopes that you could send it along to the larger STEM community at Queens College. Point72 and Google are partnering up this Spring to offer a big data and analytics workshop exclusively to CUNY students. The workshop will offer students the opportunity to learn about how data is collected, analyzed and ultimately drives decisions in the finance and investments industry. Attached is a flier with more information about the workshop and details on how to apply. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need additional information. Thanks so much, Ka Yee ------------ Ka Yee Tom Finance Sector Innovation Continuing Education and Workforce Development City University of New York

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Invitation to 32nd Annual Sigma Xi Research Day
by Sayashmini Madhow 05 Apr '18

05 Apr '18

Calling Faculty, Students and Staff from the Scientific World across all Disciplines Join us for the 32nd Annual Sigma Xi Research Day When: Friday, April 13, 2018 Where: Armstrong Alley, Dining Hall Time: 10:00am - 1:30pm Learn about the incredible research CUNY students are doing RSVP: https://goo.gl/9X1F8U Sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUGR) and Queens College Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society Chapter Light refreshment will be provided Questions? Email us at qurc.cuny(a)gmail.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sayashmini Madhow Center for Teaching and Learning <http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/> | Experiential Education Queens College, City University of New York 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Queens NY 11367-1597 | Razran 316 sayashmini.madhow(a)qc.cuny.edu|<mailto:sayashmini.madhow@qc.cuny.edu%7C> (718) 570-0554 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Of Poetry, Protest, and the People in Curriculum Studies -- 4/12 @ 6:30 pm
by Limarys Caraballo 03 Apr '18

03 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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Call for Proposals: Funded Student Activities on Diversity
by Michael W Wolfe 03 Apr '18

03 Apr '18

Call for Proposals Faculty and students are encouraged to apply for funding support during Summer 2018 for projects related to the subject of diversity, broadly understood, thanks to the generosity of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Please go to https://goo.gl/forms/yziXvuzA4D240h903 to submit proposals. Contact Michael Wolfe mwolfe(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:mwolfe@qc.cuny.edu> or Janice Smith Janice.Smith(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:Janice.Smith@qc.cuny.edu> if you have any questions. Deadline for submissions is April 25, 2018. Michael Wolfe, Ph.D. Dean of Faculty Division of Social Sciences 335 Powdermaker Hall Queens College-CUNY Queens, NY 11367 (718) 997-5211 mwolfe(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:mwolfe@qc.cuny.edu> [/Users/michael/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Outlook/Data/Library/Caches/Signatures/signature_838809355]

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Two new oral history workshops from Queens Memory!
by Lori A Wallach 03 Apr '18

03 Apr '18

Hello all, Queens Memory will hold two free oral history training workshops this month! The first will be held this Thursday, April 5, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the St. Albans Community Library<http://www.queenslibrary.org/branch/St.Albans?filters=ev_loc:95200000>. The workshop will cover such topics as interviewing techniques, recording technology and the creation of timecode outlines, and will offer some time to practice your skills. A special focus of this session will be our "Collecting Memories of the Civil Rights Movement" initiative, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy. The second workshop will take place on Thursday, April 19, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at LaGuardia Community College<http://laguardia.edu> (C Building, room 431D). This session will also feature a discussion of our Queens LGBTQ Oral History project (see flyer attached). Both workshops are 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?<mailto:Lori.Wallach@qc.cuny.edu> (718) 990-8532

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