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Reminder: Sit n Write Fall 2024 - Launch Sept 6, 2024 with Dr. Roxanne Donovan "The Well Academic"
by QNS qcctlonline 28 Aug '24

28 Aug '24

Good Morning! Yesterday's reminder did not include the original fliers. As they were sent out previously, they were omitted. For the sake of ease, please excuse this oversight. The fliers are attached here again for circulation purpsoes. We will resume our Sit N Write workshops officially starting Sept 6, 2024, at 10 AM. To help launch us, we will have a virtual morning workshop "Thriving in Times of Stress" with Dr. Roxanne Donovan of Kennesaw State University and founder of Well Academic<https://www.wellacademic.com/>. The workshop will focus on balancing the demands of the classroom while navigating a research and scholarship agenda. Dr. Donovan will explore hands-on techniques to manage competing demands, like those of teaching and scholarship, as well as work and family. Please plan to attend with writing utensils for long-hand exercises. Our time with Dr. Donovan will end and noon. We will break for lunch and then move to our annual "Every Semester Needs a Plan" working session. For those interested, we will view a step-by-step guide to planning out a balanced semester. For those interested in a head start on this, you may view : https://vimeo.com/133385186 . We will be using an updated version of this video. It is shared for practice purposes. You may also wish to view the template for semester planning here: [https://res.cdn.office.net/assets/mail/file-icon/png/docx_16x16.png] Updated Every Semester Needs a Plan Handout (1).doc<https://cuny907.sharepoint.com/:w:/s/sitnwritesp2024/EexMT3gkHI5HtTWBB45ZCX…> This term, to help streamline things, we are using one registration link for both Publish and Flourish and Sit N Write. Whether you attend via Zoom or in person, you are asked to register for the Zoom link. Once registered, you will receive our Sit n Write Intake form that will ask you to state your preference for in-person or virtual participation. We strongly encourage in-person participation where possible. Our September 6, 2024 workshop (by request of the facilitator) will be exclusively virtual. Attached are fliers for Sit n Write and "Thriving in Times of Stress." Please register no later than Noon on September 5, 2024, so that Dr. Donovan may have a head count for the Friday, September 6 workshop. Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at nduncan(a)qc.cuny.edu . Sincerely, Nat Natanya Duncan, PhD Director QC Africana Studies Associate Professor of History [cid:090aa2a6-be19-4193-a7a3-4619d3df4b08] “Black intellectual practice not as an approach to omniscience but as a perpetual desire activated in community as community.” Alexis Pauline Gumbs “The burden of working for racial justice is laid on the very people bearing the brunt of the injustice, and not the powerful people who maintain it. I say to you: I refuse." Nikole Hannah-Jones "Black people cannot and will not become integrated into American society on any terms but those of self-determination and autonomy." Elizabeth Fox-Genovese

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General Education (Pathways) CETLL Fellow: applications due September 6
by Soniya Munshi 28 Aug '24

28 Aug '24

Call for participants General Education (Pathways) CETLL Fellow During the Fall 2024 semester, the Queens College Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, & Leadership (CETLL) will sponsor a Faculty Fellow Program on the subject of General Education for full-time faculty. At Queens College, general education is implemented the Pathways requirements. This program will sponsor approximately 8 faculty fellows who will: 1. Attend and participate in four in-person meetings in Fall 2024, to be held on Mondays from 3:15–4:30pm on the following dates: September 16, October 7, October 28, and November 18. 2. Read and discuss resources related to general education and general education assessment. 3. Work as a team to develop a provisional assessment plan for general education assessment to occur on campus in Spring 2025. The team will present this plan during the first annual Assessment Showcase on December 6, 2024. 4. Contribute to the Queens College community in Spring 2025 by: * Participating as a member of the campus-wide General Education Committee; and/or * Presenting what they learned during the program with their department or academic school. Fellows who fully participate in this program will each receive a $500 stipend, to be paid in January 2025. Please note that it is not expected nor required that you have experience teaching, developing, or assessing general education courses at Queens College to take part in this program. This program will be facilitated by Christopher Hanusa, Faculty Liaison for Evaluation and Assessment, and Amy Wan, Special Assistant to the Provost on Writing. If you are interested in participating, please fill out the application at: bit.ly/QCGenEd Applications will be accepted until Friday, September 6, with participants notified of acceptance early the following week. [A qr code on a white background Description automatically generated]

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Resources for New and Returning Faculty, Fall 2024
by QNS qcctlonline 26 Aug '24

26 Aug '24

The Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Leadership (CETLL) is pleased to welcome back faculty (and welcome new faculty!) to Queens College. Faculty are reminded that Brightspace has replaced Blackboard as the learning management system (LMS) at Queens College. All courses previously taught using Blackboard are now taught using Brightspace<https://brightspace.cuny.edu/>. Resources are available on the CETLL website<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/> under the Brightspace tab. CETLL has additional resources to help you prepare for the new semester, including how to check your course information, how to determine instruction mode, and strategies for addressing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in coursework. To read more, go to Resources for New and Returning Faculty<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/start-of-the-semester-checklist/>. Remember, we're here to help. You're welcome to join us for our virtual drop-in hours via Zoom at https://bit.ly/QCxCETLL__Zoom. The schedule for the week of August 26 is Monday and Thursday, 2:30-4:30 pm and Tuesday, 1-3 pm. Starting September 2, the schedule will be Tuesdays, 1-3 pm and Wednesdays, 2:30-4:30 pm. If you are unable to join during the scheduled sessions, you can email us at CTLOnline(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:CTLOnline@qc.cuny.edu> to schedule a 1:1 appointment. Please feel free to reach out to CETLL about any matters related to teaching. We welcome hearing from you.

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Reminder: Sit n Write Fall 2024 - Launch Sept 6, 2024 with Dr. Roxanne Donovan "The Well Academic"
by QNS qcctlonline 26 Aug '24

26 Aug '24

On behalf of Natanya Duncan, PhD, Director QC Africana Studies: Good Day Everyone, Hope this finds you enjoying the last days of break and gearing up for the new semester. We will resume our Sit N Write workshops officially starting Sept 6, 2024, at 10 AM. To help launch us, we will have a virtual morning workshop "Thriving in Times of Stress" with Dr. Roxanne Donovan of Kennesaw State University and founder of Well Academic<https://www.wellacademic.com/>. The workshop will focus on balancing the demands of the classroom while navigating a research and scholarship agenda. Dr. Donovan will explore hands-on techniques to manage competing demands, like those of teaching and scholarship, as well as work and family. Please plan to attend with writing utensils for long-hand exercises. Our time with Dr. Donovan will end and noon. We will break for lunch and then move to our annual "Every Semester Needs a Plan" working session. For those interested, we will view a step-by-step guide to planning out a balanced semester. For those interested in a head start on this, you may view : https://vimeo.com/133385186 . We will be using an updated version of this video. It is shared for practice purposes. You may also wish to view the template for semester planning here: [https://res.cdn.office.net/assets/mail/file-icon/png/docx_16x16.png] Updated Every Semester Needs a Plan Handout (1).doc<https://cuny907.sharepoint.com/:w:/s/sitnwritesp2024/EexMT3gkHI5HtTWBB45ZCX…> This term, to help streamline things, we are using one registration link for both Publish and Flourish and Sit N Write. Whether you attend via Zoom or in person, you are asked to register for the Zoom link. Once registered, you will receive our Sit n Write Intake form that will ask you to state your preference for in-person or virtual participation. We strongly encourage in-person participation where possible. Our September 6, 2024 workshop (by request of the facilitator) will be exclusively virtual. Attached are fliers for Sit n Write and "Thriving in Times of Stress." Please register no later than Noon on September 5, 2024, so that Dr. Donovan may have a head count for the Friday, September 6 workshop. Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at nduncan(a)qc.cuny.edu . Sincerely, Nat Natanya Duncan, PhD Director QC Africana Studies Associate Professor of History

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Faculty Orientation, Wednesday, August 28, 2024
by QNS qcctlonline 22 Aug '24

22 Aug '24

This fall, the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Leadership (CETLL) will be offering a series of three virtual orientation events for new and returning faculty. Each event will feature representatives from departments that support faculty in their teaching and research. All of the events will take place on Wednesdays, 12:15-1:30 pm. Resources for Faculty will be the first event and will take place on Wednesday, August 28. Representatives from Informational Technology Services (ITS)<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/its/>, PSC-CUNY<https://psc-cuny.org/>, and CETLL<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/> will introduce themselves and take questions. Register at https://forms.office.com/r/eg9QksAA2g. The registration deadline is 11 am on August 28. The orientation will be held via Zoom. You’ll receive an email containing the joining information after your registration is submitted. Save the dates: * September 25: Academic Support for Students * October 23: Other Support for Students For more information, email CTLOnline(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:CTLOnline@qc.cuny.edu> or visit the Faculty Orientation, Fall 2024<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/faculty-orientation-fall-2024> page.

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Upcoming Events for Startup Founders and Business Owners
by Ying Zhou 16 Aug '24

16 Aug '24

Hello: We're thrilled to announce a series of exciting events and workshops coming up in the next few weeks designed to empower and elevate your business journey! 1 Mil Cups NYC Meetup (weekly) Wednesday, Aug. 21, 8:30am to 9:30am Hybrid: in person and virtual In person location: NourishSpot BK, 277 Malcolm X Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 11233 RSVP: https://bit.ly/4dmZ8Px More information: https://bit.ly/3YQFI0X Blockchain Workshop on Ethereum Nodes Friday, Aug. 23, 5:30pm to 6:30pm Hybrid: in person and virtual RSVP: https://bit.ly/3JTBJbr<https://bit.ly/4cuCKDt> More information: https://bit.ly/3X6ityD Flushing Tech Meetup - Hackathon (Bi-weekly) Saturday, Aug. 24, 4pm to 6pm In person RSVP: https://forms.gle/PLTgGPcH3iqHgxEHA More information: https://bit.ly/3MfdRQp Fundamentals of Negotiation Skills Saturday, Sept. 7, 11am to 3pm In Person Tech Incubator at Queens College More information: https://bit.ly/3X3pGQ6 Small Business Resource Sharing Tuesday, Sept. 10, 11am to 12pm In Person Tech Incubator at Queens College RSVP: https://bit.ly/4fNe8I0 More information: https://bit.ly/3X513Cq Fundraising 101 for Startups Wednesday, Sept. 11, 11am to 12pm Virtual RSVP: https://bit.ly/3zHbeE4 More Infomation: https://bit.ly/3WVG7wK Securing Your Success: Cybersecurity for Business Leaders Thursday, Spet. 12, 10am to 11am Virtual RSVP: https://bit.ly/3YyB0ES More information: https://bit.ly/4dqx1z1 Digital Marketing Mastery Series Sept. to Oct. In person at Tech Incubator More information: https://bit.ly/3WGDWgg Look forward to meeting you at our events! Best, Ying

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Sit n Write Fall 2024 - Launch Sept 6, 2024 with Dr. Roxanne Donovan "The Well Academic"
by QNS qcctlonline 15 Aug '24

15 Aug '24

Good Day Everyone, Hope this finds you enjoying the last days of break and gearing up for the new semester. We will resume our Sit N Write workshops officially starting Sept 6, 2024, at 10 AM. To help launch us, we will have a virtual morning workshop "Thriving in Times of Stress" with Dr. Roxanne Donovan of Kennesaw State University and founder of Well Academic<https://www.wellacademic.com/>. The workshop will focus on balancing the demands of the classroom while navigating a research and scholarship agenda. Dr. Donovan will explore hands-on techniques to manage competing demands, like those of teaching and scholarship, as well as work and family. Please plan to attend with writing utensils for long-hand exercises. Our time with Dr. Donovan will end and noon. We will break for lunch and then move to our annual "Every Semester Needs a Plan" working session. For those interested, we will view a step-by-step guide to planning out a balanced semester. For those interested in a head start on this, you may view : https://vimeo.com/133385186 . We will be using an updated version of this video. It is shared for practice purposes. You may also wish to view the template for semester planning here: [https://res-h3.public.cdn.office.net/assets/mail/file-icon/png/docx_16x16.p…] Updated Every Semester Needs a Plan Handout (1).doc<https://cuny907.sharepoint.com/:w:/s/sitnwritesp2024/EexMT3gkHI5HtTWBB45ZCX…> This term, to help streamline things, we are using one registration link for both Publish and Flourish and Sit N Write. Whether you attend via Zoom or in person, you are asked to register for the Zoom link. Once registered, you will receive our Sit n Write Intake form that will ask you to state your preference for in-person or virtual participation. We strongly encourage in-person participation where possible. Our September 6, 2024 workshop (by request of the facilitator) will be exclusively virtual. Attached are fliers for Sit n Write and "Thriving in Times of Stress." Please register no later than Noon on September 5, 2024, so that Dr. Donovan may have a head count for the Friday, September 6 workshop. Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at nduncan(a)qc.cuny.edu . Sincerely, Nat Natanya Duncan, PhD Director QC Africana Studies Associate Professor of History [cid:1e34b219-c500-4d22-aeaa-ec8b889ff005] “Black intellectual practice not as an approach to omniscience but as a perpetual desire activated in community as community.” Alexis Pauline Gumbs “The burden of working for racial justice is laid on the very people bearing the brunt of the injustice, and not the powerful people who maintain it. I say to you: I refuse." Nikole Hannah-Jones "Black people cannot and will not become integrated into American society on any terms but those of self-determination and autonomy." Elizabeth Fox-Genovese

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CUNY Brightspace Training for Instructors, Fall Schedule
by QNS qcctlonline 14 Aug '24

14 Aug '24

Dear Faculty, The CUNY LMS Brightspace Transition team continues to offer training sessions and virtual office hours. Topics include Assignments, Quizzes, Discussions, Gradebook, and Engaging Learners. For the Fall schedule and registration links, please visit Training for Instructors<https://www.cuny.edu/academics/brightspace-transition/spring-2024-workshops/>. In addition, recordings from previous webinars are posted on YouTube: Brightspace LMS Transition CUNY Webinar Recordings<https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM0Ajq8FKzykBaCLw0XHHd49kkIkszZVN> Warm regards, CETLL

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Virtual Drop-in Hours for Wednesday, August 14 have been canceled
by QNS qcctlonline 12 Aug '24

12 Aug '24

Dear Faculty, Virtual Drop-in Hours for Wednesday, August 14 have been canceled. Due to technical issues, we are currently unable to update our webpage to reflect the change. The virtual Drop-in Hours schedule for this week is Monday, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm Tuesday, 1 pm – 3 pm Thursday, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm Join at https://bit.ly/QCxCETLL__Zoom Best CETLL ----------------------------------------------------------------- CETLL website<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/>

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Get Ready for Next Week's Exciting Workshops at the Tech Incubator!
by Ying Zhou 02 Aug '24

02 Aug '24

Hello: Discover our exciting lineup of next week's workshops at the Tech Incubator: 1. Transform Your Business or Career - LinkedIn Workshop 🗓️ Date: Tuesday, 8/6 ⏰ Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm 📍 Location: Virtual 🔗 RSVP Now: <https://email.mg.msgsndr.biz/c/eJxskc1u2zAQhJ9GvFmQKOrHBx5SoA6CxG3hGE3ci0Bx…> https://bit.ly/3XT1VLd<https://email.mg.msgsndr.biz/c/eJxskc1u2zAQhJ9GvFmQKOrHBx5SoA6CxG3hGE3ci0Bx…> For more info: https://techincubatorqc.com/transform-your-business-or-career-linkedin-work…<https://email.mg.msgsndr.biz/c/eJxskk9r3DAQxT-NdbORZa__HHRIoQkhTVs2C-n2YmRp…> 2. Empower: Upgrade your image, brand and buisness 🗓️ Date: Thursday, 8/8 ⏰ Time: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm 📍 Location: Virtual 🔗 RSVP Now: <https://email.mg.msgsndr.biz/c/eJxskVFv2yAUhX-NeYuFMQH7gYdOWrqqyzalmdrsxcJw…> https://bit.ly/3XT1UHq<https://email.mg.msgsndr.biz/c/eJxskVFv2yAUhX-NeYuFMQH7gYdOWrqqyzalmdrsxcJw…> For more info: https://techincubatorqc.com/upgrade-your-image-brand-and-buisness/<https://email.mg.msgsndr.biz/c/eJxskk-L2zAQxT-NdbNxFMd2DjpsoVmWbdqSDWzTi5Fm…> 3. Unlock Your Financial Potential: Masterclass Series with a Renowned Credit and Funding Specialist 🗓️ Date: Thursday, 8/8 ⏰ Time: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm 📍 Location: Virtual 🔗 RSVP Now: <https://email.mg.msgsndr.biz/c/eJxskk1v2zwQhH-NeLMgUd8HHvK-rRMjdZs6blPnIlDk…> https://bit.ly/3WMhKlY<https://email.mg.msgsndr.biz/c/eJxskUGP2yAQhX-NucWyMQb7wGErNatVmrbKRkrTi4Vh…> For more info: https://techincubatorqc.com/credit-funding/<https://email.mg.msgsndr.biz/c/eJxsUcuK2zAU_RprFyMr8muhxRSaYZimLZnANN0YWbq2…> 4. Here is the TIQC event list by date: View the list.<https://email.mg.msgsndr.biz/c/eJxsUctu2zoQ_RpxZ4GiaEpacJELxEGQ66Z1DCTORqDI…> Tech Incubator at Queens College (TIQC) is sponsored by the NYC Council. - At TIQC, we fast-track early-stage entrepreneurs from ideas to viable ventures. Our approach combines on-demand access to essential resources, digital support through flagship internship programs, and a nurturing community that fosters success through mutual trust and support. In our community, every entrepreneur finds a safe haven for growth, collaboration, and shared success. Join us at TIQC<https://email.mg.msgsndr.biz/c/eJxskkGP2yAQhX-Nua2FiQ3JgUNa1avVNm2VjbpJLxaG…>, where your entrepreneurial journey is our mission. Best, Ying Executive Director Tech Incubator at Queens College Book a meeting: https://calendly.com/yingznyc/one-on-one<https://email.mg.msgsndr.biz/c/eJxsUV1r2zAU_TXWW4yiyLL9oIcOllK6bCMNdNmLkaUr…>

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