February 2019 - Socrates - QC Mailman 3 Archives

Queens College Archives Tour and Volunteer Event!
by Lori A Wallach 28 Feb '19

28 Feb '19

Happy Thursday, all! Queens Memory is happy to invite you to a special Volunteers in the Vaults event at Queens College, hosted by the staff of the Rosenthal Library's Department of Special Collections and Archives. We will meet next Wednesday, March 6, in room 323, the library's main floor conference room, from 6 to 8 pm. Highlighted treasures will include materials from the recently donated collection <https://www.qc.cuny.edu/communications/news_services/releases/Pages/welcome…> of former Congressman Joe Crowley, including a copy of the Affordable Care Act with a personal note from Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the pen she used to sign the legislation; documentation of Queens College student participation in 1964's historic Mississippi Freedom Summer, during which alum Andrew Goodman was murdered; correspondence between writer (and QC alum) Ann Birstein and many literary giants of the 20th century; and historic photos of the college itself. Light refreshments will be served; attendees will also have the chance to discuss their ideas for Queens-related oral history projects and network with Queens Memory volunteers and staff. Faculty are welcome to come discuss ideas for class oral history projects. We will meet in room 323, the library's main floor conference room. Non-Queens College attendees, please bring photo ID and sign in at the library's security desk. Queens Memory is jointly sponsored by the Queens Library and Queens College. Please email lori.wallach(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:lori.wallach@qc.cuny.edu> to RSVP or for more information. Thanks, and hope to see some of you there! Lori Lori Wallach Queens Memory Outreach Coordinator queensmemory.org Queens College Rosenthal Library, room 317 Lori.Wallach(a)qc.cuny.edu (718) 997-3686

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Stories Told by NYC Open Data and Other Events
by Ying Zhou 28 Feb '19

28 Feb '19

Good morning! You are invited to a NYC Open Data Week event this coming Sunday, March 3rd, from 2 pm to 4 pm, at Campbell Dome, hosted by the Tech Incubator at Queens College. Please RSVP: Stories Told by NYC Open Data (March 3) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stories-told-by-nyc-open-data-tickets-55235951… Below are upcoming opportunities you might be interested in. ? Professional one-one-one mentoring: (Monday afternoons) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mentoring-sessions-for-entrepreneurs-and-stude… Fundraising 101 (April 4th) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fundraising-101-for-entrepreneurs-tickets-5721… New York State Business Plan Competition: http://techcollectives.com/opportunities/new-york-state-business-plan-compe… Anyone interested in future events and opportunities at the Tech Incubator can also check the following website for updates: https://techcollectives.com<https://techcollectives.com/> Best, Ying Executive Director Tech Incubator at Queens College

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Accessibility workshop March 1, 11:30am-1pm
by Leila S Walker 26 Feb '19

26 Feb '19

If you've ever wanted to make your course more accessible, or wondered how to check if your materials are already accessible, but don't know where to begin, this workshop is for you! Friday, March 1, 2019, 11:30am-1pm Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library, room 300i https://library.qc.cuny.edu/news/accessibility-workshop-with-amy-wolfe/ In this hands-on workshop, Amy Wolfe, the Accessibility Librarian for the CUNY Office of Library Services, will show us how to make accessible course materials and check course sites for accessibility. 1. Beforehand: Each person should create a blank WordPress site they can play with during the training. It just needs to be the shell, no content needs to be added beforehand. Leila Walker will hold open hours for WordPress introductions Tuesday, February 26, 12:30-1:30pm, and Wednesday, February 27, 11am-noon, both in Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library room 223, if you need help setting up a site. Please bring your own laptop. 2. Bring: An electronic word version of a syllabus they've gotten from a professor or they've created. 3. Bring: Electronic copy of at least one image. 4. Bring: URL to one image 5. Bring: Electronic copy of a pdf article they've gotten from a professor to add to a class. Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops, but a limited number of loaners will be available for those without. For more information about the fellowship, please visit http://diglitfellowship.qwriting.qc.cuny.edu/. =================== Dr. Leila Walker Emerging Technologies and Digital Scholarship Librarian Queens College, CUNY leila.walker(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:leila.walker@qc.cuny.edu>

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NYC Open Data Week Event at Queens College - March 3rd
by Ying Zhou 26 Feb '19

26 Feb '19

Hello: You are invited to attend a NYC Open Data Week event on March 3rd, from 2pm to 4pm at Campbell Dome, hosted by the Tech Incubator. A group of students from Queens College and other CUNY schools had worked very hard in the past two months to learn Python, data analytics and data visualization tools make sense out of multiple sets of NYC Open Data. They worked in teams, came up with their own projects, and were mentored by consultants from CrossCompute and data science professionals from the industry. On March 3rd, the students are going to showcase what they were able to accomplish and the stories they want to tell with the data. To RSVP for the March 3rd event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stories-told-by-nyc-open-data-tickets-55235951… To learn more about NYC Open Data Week: https://www.open-data.nyc/? Hope to see you at the March 3rd event at the Queens College! Best, Ying Executive Director Tech Incubator at Queens College

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A reminder for full-time faculty to participate in the COACHE Survey of Faculty Job Satisfaction
by Michelle Fraboni 25 Feb '19

25 Feb '19

Sent on behalf of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness: Full-time Faculty at Queens College are invited to participate in a survey of faculty job satisfaction administered through the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE). If you are a full-time faculty member who has been at Queens College for at least one year, you should have already received a notice about our participation in this University-wide survey project from Provost Hendrey and an email invitation (sent to your QC email address) from COACHE containing your unique link to the online survey. A reminder email with the survey link will be sent by COACHE in about a week in case you missed the first invitation. Each faculty member will receive his/her own link to the survey sent directly from COACHE. If you have questions about the COACHE survey, please contact the Office of Institutional Effectiveness at mailto:qc.oie@qc.cuny.edu. Best, Michelle Michelle C. Fraboni, EdD I Director I http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/ I Lecturer I Dept. of Elementary & Early Childhood Education I http://qc.cuny.edu/ – City University of New York

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Free Oral History Training Workshop!
by Lori A Wallach 19 Feb '19

19 Feb '19

Hello everyone, Queens Memory invites all those interested to our upcoming free oral history training workshop! The session will take place this Thursday, February 21, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the Sunnyside Branch Library (43-06 Greenpoint Avenue, Long Island City, NY). You will learn how to prepare for an interview, ask good questions, make a high-quality recording, and how to submit your completed interview to the library. The evening will also feature a discussion of several current and upcoming Queens Memory projects. 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 Queens College Rosenthal Library, room 317 Lori.Wallach(a)qc.cuny.edu (718) 997-3686

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Political Leaps of Faith Application Due Friday
by Yael Rosenstock 11 Feb '19

11 Feb '19

Join the *Political Leaps of Faith Fellowship* <https://docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5_bhSERwQg6VSt3DIM1ZOFbmRH5W…> which invites individuals from across political lines to get to know one another. We will work towards breaking down stereotypes and encouraging trans- political collaboration. CERRU is partnering with New York Republican & Community Organizer Pierry Benjamin, to create a balanced space for the experiential project. Those chosen for the cohort will work together from March 7th - April 18th on Thursdays 4-6pm. Sessions will include engaging in difficult conversations, media literacy, social identity, party history, political leveraging, forms of civic engagement, and tools for organizing and campaigning. Students will be provided pizza or other small meal during sessions. Please send any questions to yrosenstock(a)cerru.org *Application due Feb. 15th * <https://docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5_bhSERwQg6VSt3DIM1ZOFbmRH5W…> Best, Yael Yael Rosenstock Associate Director The Center for Ethnic, Racial, and Religious Understanding at Queens College (CERRU) Staff Advisor, grrrlz <https://www.facebook.com/QCGrrrlz/> Co-Founder, Facilitator, and Researcher, QC Sexploration and Information Group <https://www.facebook.com/QCSexplorationAndInformationGroup/> office: Delany Hall, room 215 phone: 718-570-0482 email: yrosenstock(a)cerru.org www.cerru.org *Donate Here <https://qccommunity.qc.cuny.edu/pages/funds/center-for-ethnic-racial-and-re…>* “If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.” - Lilla Watson, Indigenous Australian or Murri visual artist, activist and academic > >

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