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Community-Engaged Learning Fall 2025-Spring 2026 Faculty Development Workshops
by Cristina Di Meo 15 May '25

15 May '25

Community-Engaged Learning Fall 2025-Spring 2026 Faculty Development Workshops In collaboration with the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Leadership (CETLL), Cristina Di Meo (QC Experiential Education Director) will facilitate 3 workshops in Fall 2025 to help guide 3 faculty in creating and integrating a CEL project into an existing course. This will include support with course design, incorporating structured reflection, assessment, and developing community partnerships. Faculty will commit to: * Participating in 3 workshops. * Reviewing workshop materials as assigned. * Revising course syllabus to integrate CEL component. * Teaching the revised course in Spring 2026. Apply here: https://forms.office.com/r/1pkZ9uVb0r. Applications are due Monday, May 19, 11:59 PM. Selected participants will be notified by Tuesday, May 27. A stipend of up to $2,500 will be provided to faculty upon completion of the workshops and implementation of the revised course. -- Cristina Di Meo Experiential Education<http://www.qc.cuny.edu/academics/ee> Director Office of the Associate Provost for Innovation and Student Success<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/student-success/> Email: cristina.dimeo(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:cristina.dimeo@qc.cuny.edu> Phone: 718-570-0565 Frese Hall, Room 102 65-30 Kissena Blvd. Flushing, NY 11367 www.qc.cuny.edu<http://www.qc.cuny.edu/> Building Success Together _______________________________ [signature_4172699724]

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Generative AI & Writing: A Queens College Writing Center Tutor Panel
by Andrea Efthymiou 29 Apr '25

29 Apr '25

Dear Colleagues, The Queens College Writing Center invites you to a panel on Generative AI & its intersections with writing and student support. Please spread the word about this event—Thursday, May 8th from 2pm-4pm in Rosenthal 230—which will speak to faculty, administrators, and students alike. You can RSVP here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScECmo0fgn3AbvNCDwgSyVhA9gMH2CL9l8…>. Writing and academic work produced with GenAI tools, such as ChatGPT, is a phenomenon impacting everyone across higher education. As such, four QCWC graduate and undergraduate tutor panelists will reflect on how they’ve encountered GenAI in the writing center; Annalee Roustio, QCWC Coordinator and Generative AI in the Classroom Faculty Fellow through CETLL, will moderate. We have attached a digital flyer to this email. Hope to see you all there! Queens College Writing Center Kiely Hall 229 | 718.997.5676 [A white background with black text and a white oval with a red feather and a letter in the middle Description automatically generated] [cid:image001.png@01DBB8EC.C60FF9D0]

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CETLL’s Teaching & Learning Showcase, Friday May 2nd, 9-3:30pm
by QNS qcctlonline 28 Apr '25

28 Apr '25

CETLL is excited to announce the return of the Teaching and Learning Showcase<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/teaching-and-learning-showcase/>! Join us to learn from, share, and engage with innovative, equitable, and student-centered pedagogical practices and projects at Queens College. Date: May 2, 2025 Time: 9:00 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. Location: Muyskens Conference Room (The Summit) Register at https://forms.office.com/r/iYAkfMkt5J Breakfast and lunch will be provided so please register by April 28. Please visit the CETLL site for a detailed schedule: https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/teaching-and-learning-showcase/ Contact CETLL with any questions: ctlonline(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:ctlonline@qc.cuny.edu> [cid:image001.png@01DBB84C.A46B43C0]

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UPDATED Faculty Service: Strategies to Recognize and Communicate Our Contributions, Wednes. May 14, 12:15-1:30p
by QNS qcctlonline 24 Apr '25

24 Apr '25

Please join us for our upcoming event Faculty Service: Strategies to Recognize and Communicate Our Contributions.<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/faculty-service-workshop/> This event will focus on faculty service on the way to promotion to Full Professor. Date: May 14th, 2025 from 12:15-1:30p Location: President's Conference Room #2 (RO 525, Library) What counts as faculty service? How do we recognize and honor the contributions we make to support our students, departments, the college community, our scholarly fields, and beyond? How do we communicate our efforts to others? What strategies support us to engage in service in ways that align with our broader goals as educators and scholars? Confirmed speakers include Susan Davis (Professor, Music), Maria DeLongoria (Associate Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs), Stephen Grover (Associate Professor and Chair, Philosophy), and Daniel Weinstein (Professor and Dean, Math and Natural Sciences). Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/QnksdM41UX Lunch will be provided. Contact CETLL with any questions: ctlonline(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:ctlonline@qc.cuny.edu> [cid:image001.png@01DBB508.E30BAA80]

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Faculty Service: Strategies to Recognize and Communicate Our Contributions, Wednes. May 14, 12:15-1:30p
by QNS qcctlonline 24 Apr '25

24 Apr '25

Please join us for our upcoming event Faculty Service: Strategies to Recognize and Communicate Our Contributions.<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/faculty-service-workshop/> Date: May 14th, 2025 from 12:15-1:30p Location: President's Conference Room #2 (RO 525, Library) What counts as faculty service? How do we recognize and honor the contributions we make to support our students, departments, the college community, our scholarly fields, and beyond? How do we communicate our efforts to others? What strategies support us to engage in service in ways that align with our broader goals as educators and scholars? Confirmed speakers include Susan Davis (Professor, Music), Maria DeLongoria (Associate Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs), Stephen Grover (Associate Professor and Chair, Philosophy), and Daniel Weinstein (Professor and Dean, Math and Natural Sciences). Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/QnksdM41UX Lunch will be provided. Contact CETLL with any questions: ctlonline(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:ctlonline@qc.cuny.edu> [cid:image001.png@01DBB4F8.1A6E0AB0]

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CETLL’s Teaching & Learning Showcase, May 2nd, 9-3:30pm
by QNS qcctlonline 22 Apr '25

22 Apr '25

CETLL is excited to announce the return of the Teaching and Learning Showcase<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/teaching-and-learning-showcase/>! Join us to learn from, share, and engage with innovative, equitable, and student-centered pedagogical practices and projects at Queens College. Date: May 2, 2025 Time: 9:00 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. Location: Muyskens Conference Room (The Summit) Register at https://forms.office.com/r/iYAkfMkt5J Breakfast and lunch will be provided so please register by April 28. Please visit the CETLL site for a detailed schedule: https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/teaching-and-learning-showcase/ Contact CETLL with any questions: ctlonline(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:ctlonline@qc.cuny.edu> [cid:image001.png@01DBB372.A8343900]

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CETLL Pedagogy Pop-Up: Incorporating Open Educational Resources (OER) Into Our Courses, Wed 4/23, 12:30-1:30pm
by QNS qcctlonline 21 Apr '25

21 Apr '25

Please join us this Wednesday, 4/23 for our (hybrid) pop-up: Incorporating Open Educational Resources (OER) Into Our Courses<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/pedagogy-pop-ups/>, with faculty presenters Caitlin Colban-Waldron (GSLIS), Seth Lehman (Mathematics), and Tina Pagano (Psychology). At this pop-up, we will talk about strategies faculty have used to bring accessible open educational resources (OER) into their courses, how they have organized these materials to meet learning objectives, and what impacts OER has had on faculty and students’ experiences in the classroom. We invite you to join the conversation! Bring your questions, concerns, tools, and stories! We will meet on Wednesday, 4/23 from 12:30-1:30p in Kiely 111A/Zoom: Register Here <https://forms.office.com/r/cVhVqqfysX> Contact CETLL with any questions: ctlonline(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:ctlonline@qc.cuny.edu> [cid:image001.png@01DBB2DC.09A50300]

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QCWC Diversity Week Event: Multilingual Zine Launch Party
by Andrea Efthymiou 21 Apr '25

21 Apr '25

The Queens College Writing Center (QCWC) is thrilled to host an open-house style event this Friday, April 25 from 2-3:30pm in the Writing Center to celebrate the launch of QC students’ multilingual zine! RSVP here<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=s_BgbwZfCU6XFZiduozH2Le…>. In the Fall, QCWC tutors led their peers in a multilingual zine-making event. Students were encouraged to draw on their own languages/Englishes to create a page in a zine celebrating the language diversity of QC. All contributors/co-sponsoring offices will receive a contributor’s copy. There will also be: * Zine copies available on a first come, first served basis * Show & tell * Food/beverages * Music Attached is a flier so you may spread the word—this event welcomes students, staff, and faculty. See you there! Queens College Writing Center Kiely Hall 229 | 718.997.5676 Information: qc.writing.center(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:qc.writing.center@qc.cuny.edu> [A white background with black text and a white oval with a red feather and a letter in the middle Description automatically generated]

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CETLL Spotlight: Prelude to Spring Break 🌷
by QNS qcctlonline 10 Apr '25

10 Apr '25

[cid:image001.png@01DBAA0A.154F6040]<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/> The Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning & Leadership Newsletter April 2025 In the Spotlight: Dr. Leila Walker [Dr. Leila Walker] This month, we interviewed Dr. Leila Walker, the Humanities and Digital Scholarship Librarian at Queens College and the leader of the Open Educational Resources Faculty Fellowship to learn more about Open Educational Resources (OER), examples of OER implementation at QC and beyond, and OER’s overall effect on classroom and community engagement and collaboration. CETLL: Can you explain what open educational resources means? What is the difference between OER and Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) courses? Dr. Walker: The simple answer is, [Open Educational Resources are] free educational resources that make the economic barriers to academic success much less. It does the work of social justice in that manner, but they’re distinct from zero textbook cost materials in the sense that they’re not just free, they’re also openly licensed. Materials like Youtube videos or articles in the library databases, those are freely available to our students and community to use, print, read, and download. But you can’t modify those resources. What’s really special about open educational resources is that their creators have granted anyone, anywhere the right to modify, update these materials, make collaborative projects with students, to adapt these resources for their own specific classroom. If a free textbook [without an open license] goes out of date, you would have to write an entirely new one in order to actually update it within the restrictions of copyright. But an openly licensed textbook that’s freely available on the internet, when it goes out of date, anyone who wants to can take that resource and update it. It’s perpetually renewable, which I really love. And it also creates these fantastic opportunities for us as educators to include our students in the public creation of knowledge. Please click here to read the full interview.<https://sway.cloud.microsoft/3Ss2II3T6BtEPUVo?ref=Link> Here and Now Pedagogy Pop-Ups [An illustration of a chalkboard that reads "Pedagogy Pop-Ups".] This semester, CETLL launched a new monthly series, Pedagogy Pop-Ups<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/pedagogy-pop-ups/>: a space for faculty to engage in peer-based discussion about teaching and learning at QC. At the February meeting we had a vibrant discussion about ways to talk about Generative AI with our students, with support from insightful presentations by Lindsey Albracht (English) and S.E. Hackney (GSLIS). In March, our discussion focused on expanding student engagement in and beyond the classroom with innovative presentations by Iva Burdett (Chemistry), Melissa Lovitz (FNES), and Christopher Williams (English and Provost’s Faculty Fellow 2023-2024). Please join us for our upcoming pop-up: Incorporating Open Educational Resources (OER) Into Our Courses, with faculty presenters Caitlin Colban-Waldron (GSLIS), Seth Lehman (Mathematics), and Tina Pagano (Psychology). At this pop-up, we will talk about strategies faculty have used to bring accessible open educational resources (OER) into their courses, how they have organized these materials to meet learning objectives, and what impacts OER has had on faculty and students’ experiences in the classroom. We invite you to join the conversation! Bring your questions, concerns, tools, and stories! The meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025 from 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. in Kiely Hall 111A and on Zoom. Link to Register: forms.office.com/r/cVhVqqfysX<https://forms.office.com/r/cVhVqqfysX> Faculty Service Workshop [Panelists of the March Faculty Service Workshop] From left: Susan Davis (ACSM), François Pierre-Louis (Political Science), Schiro Withanachchi (BALA), Kate Pechenkina (Dean of Social Sciences), Soniya Munshi (CETLL/Urban Studies) On March 26th, CETLL hosted a panel discussion about faculty service on the way to tenure, promotion to Associate Professor, and CCE. The speakers on the panel included Susan Davis (Professor, Music), Kate Pechenkina (Dean of Social Sciences), François Pierre-Louis (Chair and Professor, Political Science) and Schiro Withanachchi (Director and Lecturer, BALA). The discussion included guidance on how faculty may approach questions of service, ways that service activities are considered in the tenure and promotion processes, and how to document this work so that it is recognized. CETLL will share a summary of the main takeaways from the panel; please stay tuned! Please save the date for the next Faculty Service workshop that will center faculty who plan to apply for Full Professor. The event will take place on Wednesday, May 14th, 2025. Confirmed speakers include Susan Davis (Professor of Music), Maria de Longoria (Associate Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs), Stephen Grover (Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophy), Daniel Weinstein (Professor and Dean, Math and Natural Sciences). Future Focus Pedagogies of Writing: Giving Feedback on Writing to Motivate Student Revision Revision can be a daunting task for any writer. What does it mean to improve a draft? How can we as instructors encourage effective revision practices? In this workshop<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/pedagogies-of-writing/>, Lindsey Albracht, Co-Director of First Year Writing and Part-Time Instruction and Rebecca Suzuki, Lecturer in English and Multilingualism Specialist, will discuss innovative ways that instructors may provide feedback that motivate students to revise their text. Examples include compassionate writing responses, defining and clarifying revision expectations, having students annotate their first drafts, assigning community-engaged projects, conferencing, and incorporating creative writing techniques. Open to all instructors who teach classes with a writing component. The workshop will be held on Monday, April 28th, 2025 from 12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. in the President’s Conference Room #1 (RO 527/Library). Please register here: forms.office.com/r/tJQ92EDhRs<https://forms.office.com/r/tJQ92EDhRs> [A handwritten draft on lined paper with a yellow pencil, showing edits and the word "DRAFT" at the top.] Teaching & Learning Showcase CETLL is excited to announce the return of the Teaching and Learning Showcase<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/teaching-and-learning-showcase/>! Join us to learn from, share, and engage with innovative, equitable, and student-centered pedagogical practices and projects at Queens College. Date: May 2, 2025 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Location: Muyskens Conference Room (The Summit) Register at forms.office.com/r/iYAkfMkt5J<https://forms.office.com/r/iYAkfMkt5J> Breakfast and lunch will be provided so please register by April 28. Please stay tuned for the complete list of QC faculty presenters and presentations! [An illustration of a stage and microphone, with a projection of a title card saying "Teaching and Learning Showcase", in front of an audience.] Pedagogies of Place: A Faculty Development Workshop About Teaching in Queens [An illustration of three interconnected gears surrounded by business and tech icons like a light bulb, wrench, puzzle pieces, bar graph, checklist, and arrows on a light yellow background.] Organized and facilitated by CETLL, Lindsey Albracht (English), Eric Goldfischer (Urban Studies), Soniya Munshi (CETLL/Urban Studies), and Amy Wan (English) Co-sponsored by the QC Library’s OER Initiative, funded by N.Y.S. Open Educational Resources Grant Dates: June 10th, 11th, and 12th, 2025 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Where: Queens College campus; location TBD This three day in-person workshop invites QC faculty to deepen our understanding of the place we call Queens, as a campus and as a set of communities and neighborhoods. Drawing from interdisciplinary approaches to place-based education and pedagogies of writing, we will explore how critical and reflective engagement with our local contexts can inform our teaching practices. The sessions will include a mix of hands-on activities, hearing from different people across campus, and time to work on projects. Who should apply? This workshop is open to all faculty members at Queens College. No expertise or previous training is necessary, and all disciplines are welcome. The seminar will be a chance to talk about teaching and learn from peers; it will be welcoming to all participants who are interested in being more comfortable with their teaching. We especially encourage pre-tenure/CCE and part-time faculty to apply as well as mid-career faculty who would like the opportunity to re-engage with their teaching. Please visit CETLL’s site to learn more about the workshop and requirements for participation: https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/pedagogies-of-place/ Faculty members that fulfill the workshop commitments will receive a $2,000 stipend and a certificate of completion. Apply for the workshop here: forms.office.com/r/fSNqZxp7hm<https://forms.office.com/r/fSNqZxp7hm> Applications due 11:59 p.m., April 28 CETLL is located in Kiely 111 Phone: (718) 997-4650 Email: CTLOnline(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:CTLOnline@qc.cuny.edu> - If you are experiencing issues with Brightspace, please visit our drop-in hours on Zoom<https://bit.ly/QCxCETLL__Zoom>: Tuesdays, 1pm - 3pm Wednesdays, 2:30pm - 4:30pm - For future newsletters and other CETLL updates, subscribe to our mailing list: Socrates<https://lists.qc.cuny.edu/mailman/listinfo/socrates> - View email in browser<https://mailchi.mp/2227dc53bd03/april-2025-cetll-spotlight-10349581?e=2c252…> [cid:image008.png@01DBAA0A.154F6040]

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QC Writing Center Spring Newsletter
by Andrea Efthymiou 09 Apr '25

09 Apr '25

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