November 2019 - Socrates - QC Mailman 3 Archives

Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Technology Related Events and Opportunities
by Ying Zhou 27 Nov '19

27 Nov '19

Hello: Below is a summary of upcoming events, workshops and opportunities related to innovation, entrepreneurship and technology: Learning Opportunities: PitchFest - application deadline: Dec. 1: https://techincubatorqc.com/pitchfest-2/ I-Corp Workshop - application deadline: Dec, 16 - also see attached flyer: https://forms.gle/6A5qKVdkkRKZ3ebD7 30 sec pitch - ongoing via an app: https://www.30secondpitch.com/ Queens Startup - Deadline March 1, 2020 http://queensstartup.org/? Job Opportunities: Innovation Intern - Upper Junior and Seniors http://techcollectives.com/internships/nycrin-innovation-intern/ Happy Thanksgiving! Regards, Ying Zhou Executive Director Tech Incubator at Queens College

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CUNY I-Corps Innovation Lean Bootcamp Is Coming to Queens College
by Ying Zhou 22 Nov '19

22 Nov '19

[https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/O3enNRPBzUYAtVfmyPmtwPwgToIq4P2hvIn93mhFt…] CUNY I-Corps Innovation Lean Bootcamp Application<http://www1.cuny.edu/sites/icorps/> (Application due SUNDAY, December 16, 9:00 PM) The CUNY I-Corps Innovation Lean Bootcamp is accepting applications for the Winter 2020 season to be held in Queens College. The two-week program provides teams with a real world, hands-on learning experience on how to successfully transfer ideas into products and services that benefit society. It utilizes the Lean Startup methodology to get students "out of the building" to conduct customer discovery.? For registration and other additional information including eligibility, please check https://forms.gle/6A5qKVdkkRKZ3ebD7 For additional questions, please contact: ying.zhou(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:ying.zhou@qc.cuny.edu> ?

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Open Educational Resources and Scholarship, December 5, 2019
by Jean Kelly 20 Nov '19

20 Nov '19

>From the Center for Teaching & Learning and Queens College Libraries: **The Faculty Speaker Series on Open Education Resources, a collaboration between the Center for Teaching & Learning and Queens College Libraries, has been rescheduled to Thursday, December 5th, at 4 pm in Rosenthal 227.** **Registration form: http://bit.ly/oer-scholarship-dec5 Nancy Foasberg, Associate Professor/Humanities and Scholarly Communication Librarian, will guide us through a discussion of the benefits of OER use for instructors as well as their impact on and place in current scholarship. Although this talk dovetails with ideas explored in previous talks in this series, you are not expected to have attended them. Please join us in exploring how OERs can help us as teachers and scholars! Open Educational Resources and Scholarship Date: December 5th, 2019 Time: 4:00 - 5:30 pm Location: Rosenthal Library, Room 227 Map: https://goo.gl/maps/A6MfzjQP8CzDt9Ne7 Light refreshments will be served. Open Educational Resources (OER) are free and freely accessible digital media (including text, images, video, learning modules and etc.) that are used in teaching and learning. Due to their digital distribution, they can be accessed anywhere and anytime by students through an internet connection. OER are easy to keep up to date and modify for a variety of course-related applications while supplanting expensive materials students normally have to purchase. For more information email Rob Garfield at rob.garfield(a)qc.cuny.edu or visit http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/faculty-speaker-series-oer/

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“How to support students interested in graduate and professional schools,” a presentation by Mika Vesanen, Tuesday, December 3
by Jean Kelly 19 Nov '19

19 Nov '19

>From the Center for Teaching & Learning: The Center for Teaching & Learning is happy to present you with another opportunity to engage with your fellow faculty about scholarship and teaching. The Fall CTL Seminar Series continues on December 3 with “How to support students interested in graduate and professional schools,” a presentation by Mika Vesanen from the Biology Department and Director of the Medical Career Preparation Certificate program. For many years, Dr. Vesanen has worked with students interested in attending an array of graduate and professional schools. He will discuss how to help students be ready to apply for these programs by teaching students to build relationships with faculty and how faculty can craft letters of support. Come for the talk; stay for tea and conversation. Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 Time: 4-5:30 pm Location: Q-Side, Dining Hall Map: https://goo.gl/maps/exaMNaWb4Uy Register: http://bit.ly/2kzPkN5 Light refreshments will be served. For more information about this series, visit http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/faculty-seminar-series-fall-2019

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FW: Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web and Technology Virtual Conference November 20 – 22, 2019
by Michelle Fraboni 18 Nov '19

18 Nov '19

Hi everyone – See below for a free 3-day virtual conference on accessibility. The conference will be live streamed at the following colleges: CUNY School of Professional Studies, Kingsborough Community College, Lehman College, College of Staten Island. RSVP and more details are below. Best – Michelle Michelle C. Fraboni, Ed.D. I Director I Center for Teaching & Learning<http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/> I Lecturer I Dept. of Elementary & Early Childhood Education I Queens College<http://qc.cuny.edu/> – City University of New York From: Center for Teaching and Learning <CTL(a)LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> on behalf of Greet Van Belle <GVanBelle(a)YORK.CUNY.EDU> Reply-To: Center for Teaching and Learning <CTL(a)LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Date: Monday, November 18, 2019 at 1:08 PM To: "CTL(a)LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU" <CTL(a)LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Subject: Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web and Technology Virtual Conference November 20 – 22, 2019 Spreading the word: Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web and Technology Virtual Conference November 20 – 22, 2019 Come and listen in to any or all sessions of this 3-day conference on accessibility. The sessions are free and offered through a live, virtual streaming at 4 CUNY locations to all CUNY faculty, staff and students. It is relevant for those in Disability Services, IT, graphic design, marketing, library, instructional design, and anyone interested in learning more about this subject. https://guides.cuny.edu/AHGviewing2019/Nov#loc RSVP HERE http://bit.ly/2XqyGhH to reserve your spot. Note any additional accessibility needs on the RSVP, or contact Adina Mulliken am2621(a)hunter.cuny.edu or Peter Santiago at peter.santiago(a)kbcc.cuny.edu Dates and Times: · Wednesday, Nov 20th, 10am - 6:30pm EST · Thursday, Nov 21st, 10am - 7:20pm EST · Friday, Nov 22nd, 11:15am - 5:00pm EST This year, the conference will be live streamed at the following colleges: CUNY School of Professional Studies, Kingsborough Community College, Lehman College, College of Staten Island. Rooms and directions: https://guides.cuny.edu/AHGviewing2019/Nov#loc For additional information on the conference, please visit CUNY viewing of Accessing Higher Ground website: https://guides.cuny.edu/AHGviewing2019/Nov#accessib Greet Greet Van Belle, PhD | Director, Center for Teaching, Learning and Educational Technologies (CTLET) | CUNY York College | 718-262 2810

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Microsoft Accessibility Workshop on Monday, November 18th at 12pm
by Zavi Gunn 12 Nov '19

12 Nov '19

Dear Faculty, Staff and Students: Join us for a demonstration of the latest accessibility features in Windows 10 and Office 365, including those focused on vision, hearing, neurodiversity, learning and mobility disabilities. Monday, November 18, 2019 12:00 - 1:30 pm Library Room 227 Register here: https://tinyurl.com/LEADS-MICROSOFT For more information, please contact Kristina Aran, LEADS Support Specialist at Center for Career Engagement and Internships Kristina.Aranbayeva(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:Kristina.Aranbayeva@qc.cuny.edu> or 718.997.4458 Event is sponsored by: LEADS (Linking Employment Academic and Disability Services) Center for Career Engagement and Internships Office of Special Services Committee for Disabled Students Best Regards, Zavi Zavi Gunn Director Center for Career Engagement and Internships Queens College, CUNY Frese Hall Room 213 65-30 Kissena Blvd Flushing, NY 11367 W: (718) 997-4465 WWW.QC.CUNY.EDU/CAREER<http://www.qc.cuny.edu/CAREER> Student/Employer Log-In WWW.QC.CUNY.EDU/HIREQC<http://www.qc.cuny.edu/HIREQC>

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Blackboard Basics Workshop, November 18: Course copy, Export Course Package, and Course (Section) Merge
by Jean Kelly 11 Nov '19

11 Nov '19

From the Center for Teaching & Learning: Our Fall 2019 Blackboard Basics Workshop Series concludes on November 18 with "Course copy, Export Course Package, and Course (Section) Merge" Save time by repurposing your course content and merging course rosters. Date: Monday, November 18 Time: Free hour (12:15-1:30 pm) Location: Rosenthal Library, Tanenbaum Room (300i) Register at http://bit.ly/bb-basics-nov18 We encourage you to bring your own devices, but loaner laptops will be available. You must log in to your QC Blackboard account at least once prior to this workshop. Please bring your login information (CUNYfirst user name and password) with you to the workshop. Information: http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/blackboard-basics-workshop-series-fall-2019

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Funding opportunities for faculty and students from NYC Media Lab
by Ying Zhou 08 Nov '19

08 Nov '19

Please use the link below to find out more: https://nycmedialab.org/open-calls?

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CERRU's Susheel Kirpalani Innovation Exchange: Tenth Anniversary Edition
by Sophia Mcgee 07 Nov '19

07 Nov '19

CERRU's Susheel Kirpalani Innovation Exchange: The 10th Anniversary Edition Wednesday November 13th 2019 5:30 - 8:30 Student Union Ballroom Please join us for CERRU's 10th anniversary Innovation Exchange, sponsored by Queens College Alumna Susheel Kirpalani. At this Innovation Exchange, we will be asking our panelists WHAT IS GOOD LEADERSHIP? HOW CAN EACH ONE OF US THINK ABOUT WAYS TO BE EFFECTIVE LEADERS ON IMPORTANT TOPICS AS WE MOVE TOWARDS 2020? After introductions by Interim President William Tramontano and Sponsor Susheel Kirpalani, the evening will feature: An interactive question and answer session with: HOUSING: Tomie Arai, Chinatown Art Brigade GUN CONTROL: Stephen Barton, Director of Governmental Relations and Speechwriter to Senator Charles Schumer CLIMATE CHANGE: Jaskiran Dhillon, Associate Professor of Global Studies and Anthropology at The New School University EDUCATION: Soribel Genao, Associate Professor of Education Leadership at Queens College CUNY IMMIGRATION: Princess Masilungan, Staff Attorney, CUNY CLEAR Along with workshops led by: ART AS ACTIVISM: Emily Anderson, The Illuminator INTERRUPTING CLIMATE CHANGE: Rafael De Balanzo, Resilient Thinking Collaboration FORMING WORKER-COOPERATIVE BUSINESSES: Ysanet Batista, Woke Foods PROMOTING HOUSING JUSTICE: William Spisak, Chhaya First 40 RSVPs get limited edition CERRU 10th anniversary tote. RSVP Here<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cerrus-susheel-kirpalani-innovation-exchange-r…> Sophia McGee Director/Facilitator CUNY DEI Incubator Director, The Center for Ethnic, Racial and Religious Understanding Adjunct Lecturer, History Department Queens College CUNY 718-997-2985

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Building STEM Pipelines - Tues 11/12 @ 5 pm - Complicated Conversations Workshop
by Limarys Caraballo 05 Nov '19

05 Nov '19

Building the STEM Pipeline: Diversifying Advanced Introductory Courses Details and RSVP: tinyurl.com/diversifyingSTEM (Pizza will be served!) Please join us for the next Complicated Conversations event! We welcome Dr. Ruben Gonzalez and Dr Ann McDermott from Columbia University, who will share their work toward increasing the participation of underrepresented students in advanced science courses. They will share some of their data and we will all engage in conversation about how this work can create pathways in other disciplines as well. Please email lcaraballo(a)qc.cuny.edu with questions. *Dr. Limarys Caraballo <https://limaryscaraballo.academia.edu/>* *Queens College, **Department of Secondary Education and Youth Services* *Graduate Center, CUNY, Urban Education Faculty Consortium* *Senior Research Fellow & **Cyphers for Justice Founding Co-Director* *Institute for Urban and Minority Education, **Teachers College, Columbia University*

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