February 2026 - Socrates - Queens College Mailman 3 Archives

Pedagogies of Writing Workshop: Designing career-oriented and disciplinary writing assignments
by QNS qcctlonline 16 Mar '26

16 Mar '26

Pedagogies of Writing Workshop: Designing career-oriented and disciplinary writing assignments<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/pedagogies-of-writing-workshop-spring-2026-2/ > <https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/pedagogies-of-writing-workshop-spring-2026-2/ > Facilitated by Amy Wan (Special Assistant to the Provost on Writing and Professor of English) Monday, March 23, 2026, 12:15pm-1:30pm, in the President’s Conference Room #2 (RO 525) Register Here<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.office.com/r/H3s2VwS1CL__;!!E8lrG… > How can we use our writing assignments to help students prepare for their future classes and careers? Join us to learn about developing career-oriented and disciplinary writing assignments. Hear from colleagues across campus about assignments they’ve developed with these kinds of future writing expectations in mind. We’ll talk about a range of types of writing we ask students to do, as well as have time to develop or revise writing assignments. All participants should bring an assignment to workshop. Contact CTLOnline(a)qc.cuny.edu with any questions. [CETLL_POW Workshop_Final_3.23.26.png]

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Brightspace Advanced Training for Faculty – Spring 2026
by QNS qcctlonline 04 Mar '26

04 Mar '26

This Spring, CETLL will be continuing our series of workshops covering advanced features in Brightspace<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/brightspace-advanced-training-for-faculty/ >. Sessions on each topic will be offered twice via Zoom. Each session will begin with a demonstration, followed by a Q+A period. Please see the schedule and registration links below. “Gradebook” sessions: Weighting Grades, Categories, Add/Delete Grade Items, Display Grades, Curve Grades, Quick Eval, Ungrading, and Grade Passback. Click Here to Register for Thursday, February 26, 2026, 1p-3p<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.office.com/r/EBeBhERBmk__;!!E8lrG… > Click Here to Register for Monday March 2, 2026, 1p-3p<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.office.com/r/ukXkETQsJX__;!!E8lrG… > “Assignments & Turnitin” sessions: Creating Assignments, Accessibility Checker, Availability Dates & Conditions, Special Access, Submission & Completion, Evaluation & Feedback, and Copying Assignments to Another Course. Click Here to Register for Thursday, March 5, 2026, 1p-3p<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.office.com/r/D5P1C1UTWw__;!!E8lrG… > Click Here to Register for Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 1p-3p<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.office.com/r/msvJCdbwnn__;!!E8lrG… > “Quizzes & Question Pools” sessions: Creating Quizzes, Availability Dates & Conditions, Special Access, Submission & Completion, Evaluation & Feedback, Add Questions, Question Library, and Question Pools. Click Here to Register for Thursday, March 12, 2026, 1p-3p<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.office.com/r/5r4arihynW__;!!E8lrG… > Click Here to Register for Monday, March 16, 2026, 1p-3p<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.office.com/r/gaPuSPG6hb__;!!E8lrG… > “Discussions” sessions: Create Forums and Topics, Due Dates, Availability Dates & Conditions, Submission & Completion, Evaluation & Feedback, and Evaluate Individual Posts. Click Here to Register for Thursday, March 26, 2026, 1p-3p<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.office.com/r/HwCrtRTwH8__;!!E8lrG… > Click Here to Register for Monday, March 30, 2026, 1p-3p<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.office.com/r/JGTiM8xpUc__;!!E8lrG… > For assistance with Brightspace, email Brightspace(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:Brightspace@qc.cuny.edu> or join CETLL’s virtual Drop-In Hours, every Tuesday and Wednesday from 2pm-4pm at https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/QCxCETLL__Zoom__;!!E8lrGBvW!p7e4… . [Brightspace Spring Advanced training 2026_v2_02.17.26.png]

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Brightspace Advanced Training for Faculty – Spring 2026
by QNS qcctlonline 24 Feb '26

24 Feb '26

This Spring, CETLL will be continuing our series of workshops covering advanced features in Brightspace<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/brightspace-advanced-training-for-faculty/ >. Sessions on each topic will be offered twice via Zoom. Each session will begin with a demonstration, followed by a Q+A period. Please see the schedule and registration links below. “Gradebook” sessions: Weighting Grades, Categories, Add/Delete Grade Items, Display Grades, Curve Grades, Quick Eval, Ungrading, and Grade Passback. Click Here to Register for Thursday, February 26, 2026, 1p-3p<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.office.com/r/EBeBhERBmk__;!!E8lrG… > Click Here to Register for Monday March 2, 2026, 1p-3p<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.office.com/r/ukXkETQsJX__;!!E8lrG… > “Assignments & Turnitin” sessions: Creating Assignments, Accessibility Checker, Availability Dates & Conditions, Special Access, Submission & Completion, Evaluation & Feedback, and Copying Assignments to Another Course. Click Here to Register for Thursday, March 5, 2026, 1p-3p<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.office.com/r/D5P1C1UTWw__;!!E8lrG… > Click Here to Register for Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 1p-3p<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.office.com/r/msvJCdbwnn__;!!E8lrG… > “Quizzes & Question Pools” sessions: Creating Quizzes, Availability Dates & Conditions, Special Access, Submission & Completion, Evaluation & Feedback, Add Questions, Question Library, and Question Pools. Click Here to Register for Thursday, March 12, 2026, 1p-3p<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.office.com/r/5r4arihynW__;!!E8lrG… > Click Here to Register for Monday, March 16, 2026, 1p-3p<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.office.com/r/gaPuSPG6hb__;!!E8lrG… > “Discussions” sessions: Create Forums and Topics, Due Dates, Availability Dates & Conditions, Submission & Completion, Evaluation & Feedback, and Evaluate Individual Posts. Click Here to Register for Thursday, March 26, 2026, 1p-3p<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.office.com/r/HwCrtRTwH8__;!!E8lrG… > Click Here to Register for Monday, March 30, 2026, 1p-3p<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.office.com/r/JGTiM8xpUc__;!!E8lrG… > For assistance with Brightspace, email Brightspace(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:Brightspace@qc.cuny.edu> or join CETLL’s virtual Drop-In Hours, every Tuesday and Wednesday from 2pm-4pm at https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/QCxCETLL__Zoom__;!!E8lrGBvW!p29k… . [Brightspace Spring Advanced training 2026_v2_02.17.26.png]

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CETLL Pedagogy Pop-Ups: Career Competencies in our Courses
by QNS qcctlonline 23 Feb '26

23 Feb '26

CETLL Pedagogy Pop-Ups: Career Competencies in our Courses<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/pedagogy-pop-ups/ > with Faculty Presenter Professor Susan Davis (Music) We will meet on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 from 12:30p-1:30p via Zoom. Register here: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.office.com/r/KSiwLScJUt__;!!E8lrG… Pedagogy Pop-Ups are a space for faculty to engage in peer-based discussion about teaching and learning at Queens College. How can faculty support students to prepare for their post-graduation futures? What does it mean to “integrate career competencies” in our courses? Join us for a presentation and discussion to learn more about different ways to encourage career readiness through group work, class discussions, presentations, writing assignments, and more. Bring your questions, concerns, strategies, and stories! Faculty Presenter Bio: Dr. Susan A. Davis is a Professor and Graduate Coordinator of Music Education at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College. She teaches courses in instrumental methods, music education research, the psychology of music and music education, and mentors undergraduate and graduate student teachers. Next Pop-Up Date: March 25, 2026 at 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. with Johnathan Thayer, PhD, MLS (GSLIS) Local Community History Curricula and a Local Community Memory Program Contact CTLOnline(a)qc.cuny.edu with any questions. [CETLL_Pedagogy Pop-Ups #9_v5_2.25.26.png]

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Save the Date - CETLL’s Spring Teaching & Learning Showcase
by QNS qcctlonline 18 Feb '26

18 Feb '26

Save the date for CETLL’s Spring Teaching & Learning Showcase: Student Learning With and Beyond Generative AI, on April 17, 2026 from 9:30am-1:00pm in the Muyskens Conference Room (The Summit). All faculty are welcome. More information and a registration link coming soon! [CETLL_SP '26 TLS - Save the Date_v5_2.18.26.png]

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Invite: Faculty Development Retreat at QCC
by QNS qcctlonline 17 Feb '26

17 Feb '26

Sent on behalf of Dr. Sarbani Ghoshal, Associate Professor Biological Sciences & Geology We warmly invite you to join us at the 12th Annual Faculty Development Retreat on Friday March 6 in the Student Union Building (8:30am-4:15pm). The event will focus on “Student Engagement in the AI Era" and is hosted by the Biology Department at Queensborough Community College in collaboration with Queens College and LaGuardia Community College. Please register here<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5fN1… > As artificial intelligence continues to transform the educational landscape, it offers new opportunities to enhance teaching, learning, and research. At the same time, it raises important questions surrounding ethical implementation, academic integrity, student engagement, and the future of traditional teaching methodologies. The retreat will explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping teaching, learning, and student participation, and the event will provide a forum for faculty to explore these opportunities and challenges through presentations, discussions, and collaborative exchange. More information in this <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.qcc.cuny.edu/cetl/images/Faculty_De…> flyer<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.qcc.cuny.edu/cetl/images/FDR_2_Flye… > and on the event website<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.qcc.cuny.edu/biologicalSciences/Fac… >. Please contact Prof. Ghoshal<mailto:SGhoshal@qcc.cuny.edu> with questions. [QR code to event website] After‑Hours Note: If you’re receiving this message outside of regular work hours, please know it’s simply how I manage my workload; there is no expectation for you to respond until your normal working hours. Christi Saindon (she/her), PhD Associate Professor--Communication, Theatre, & Media Production<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.qcc.cuny.edu/ctmp/__;!!PxiZbSOawA!L…> Director--Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.qcc.cuny.edu/cetl/__;!!PxiZbSOawA!L…> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.qcc.cuny.edu/cetl/__;!!PxiZbSOawA!L…> Queensborough Community College-CUNY LinkedIn<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.linkedin.com/in/drchristisaindon/__…> Academia.edu<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://qcc-cuny.academia.edu/ChristinaSaindon_…> Outlook Calendar<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://outlook.office365.com/calendar/publishe…> [cid:d8a341c2-453c-47d3-877d-4b53ebb25283]

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Pedagogies of Writing Workshop: Guiding students to write with, without, and against Generative AI
by QNS qcctlonline 17 Feb '26

17 Feb '26

Pedagogies of Writing Workshop: Guiding students to write with, without, and against Generative AI Facilitated by Amy Wan (Special Assistant to the Provost on Writing and Professor of English) Join us to learn about how to revise your writing assignments in the age of generative AI. Whether you want students to write with, without or against this new technology, we’ll focus on how course and assignment goals can help us start to respond to genAI. We’ll talk about some data from Queens College students and faculty about generative AI use, but the focus of the event will be hands-on time to revise assignments, problem-solve, and discuss with one another. All participants should bring an assignment to the workshop. We will meet on February 23, 2026 from 12:15p-1:30p in the President’s Conference Room #2 (RO 525). Register Here: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.office.com/r/4d2Vb2Wqey__;!!E8lrG… Reach out to CTLOnline(a)qc.cuny.edu with any questions. [CETLL_POW GenAI_v4_2.23.26.png]

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REMINDER : Black to the Future: 100 Years of Black History Month and Beyond February 18, 2026 @ 4:30 PM
by QNS qcctlonline 13 Feb '26

13 Feb '26

Good Day Everyone. Hope this finds you safe and warm. I am writing to invite you and your students to join AFST and SEEK for a roundtable discussion on the significance of Black History Month, now in its 100th year, and what holding the opportunities holding the space presents for the future. Our discussion will be held on Feb. 18, 2026 at 4 :30 PM. (Room to be announced). Please share our flier with your colleagues and students. Feel free to contact me with any questions. At this time we are waiting on permission regarding Livestream/Zoom and will update you next week. Our panelists include: Regina N Bradley "The Red Clay Scholar" author of Chronicling Stankonia<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.redclayscholar.com/chronicling-stan…>, An OutKast Reader<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.redclayscholar.com/an-outkast-reade…>, Boondock Kollage<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.redclayscholar.com/boondock-kollage…> ,That's the Joint! the Hip Hop Studies Reader<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.redclayscholar.com/ttj__;!!E8lrGBvW…> . Dr. Regina N. Bradley is an award-winning writer and researcher of the Black American South. She is Associate Professor of English and African Diaspora Studies at Kennesaw State University, faculty editor for Southern Cultures journal, co-director of the Hip Hop Studies Consortium at Georgia State University, and co-host of the critically acclaimed southern hip hop podcast Bottom of the Map with music journalist Christina Lee. Dr. Bradley is also an alumna Nasir Jones HipHop Fellow (Hutchins Center, Harvard University, Spring 2016). Stefan Bradley author of If We Don’t Get It: A People’s History of Ferguson. Dr. Stefan M. Bradley is the Charles Hamilton Houston '15 Professor of Black Studies and History at Amherst College and the author of two award-winning books, Upending the Ivory Tower: Civil Rights, Black Power, and the Ivy League and Harlem vs. Columbia University: Black Student Power in the Late 1960s. As a scholar grounded in community work, Bradley is a respected voice and thought leader in African American history and modern-day American race relations. He has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, and on MSNBC, CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera, BET, the Oprah Winfrey Network, the History Channel, and more. Kenton Rambsy is a literary scholar and visualization specialist whose work bridges African American literature and data science. An Associate Professor of African American literature at Howard University and data storytelling specialist with the Center for Applied Data Science and Analytics (CADSA), Rambsy conducts data-driven research on Black literature, music, and culture. His projects explore literary geo-tagging and the use of visualization to map themes, settings, and stylistic shifts in African American short fiction and Hip Hop. He is the author of The Geographies of African American Short Stories (2022), #TheJayZMixtape (2018), and Lost in the City (2019). More broadly, Rambsy is committed to developing innovative ways of interpreting and visualizing Black cultural and heritage materials across Black Studies to make them more accessible and widely understood. His forthcoming book, One Black Writer at a Time, co-authored with his older brother, Howard Rambsy II, will be published by Bloomsbury Press in Fall 2026. Karsonya “Kaye” Wise Whitehead is the founding executive director of The Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.loyola.edu/join-us/karson-institute…> and a professor of communication<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.loyola.edu/academics/communication/…> and African and African American Studies<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.loyola.edu/academics/african-americ…> at Loyola University Maryland<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.loyola.edu/__;!!E8lrGBvW!syIanOCiA0…>. She is the host of the award-winning radio show Today with Dr. Kaye<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.weaa.org/programs/today-drkaye__;!!…> on WEAA<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.weaa.org/*stream/0__;Iw!!E8lrGBvW!s…>, 88.9 FM and the recent recipient of the Vernon Jarrett Medal for Journalistic Excellence<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.morgan.edu/news/kaye-whitehead-awar…>, for her outstanding reporting on the impact racial reckoning has had in helping to close social/racial wealth gap for Black people in America. She was recently selected by The Daily Record<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thedailyrecord.com/__;!!E8lrGBvW!syIanO…> as one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women of 2022 (an honor that she also received in 2020) and by Black Girls Vote as a 2022 honoree for its “Ladies & Politics” series. Her radio show, Today With Dr. Kaye, received both the 2022 Chesapeake Associated Press Award for Best in Show and for Best Radio Talk Show; and, the Second Place Award for Outstanding Editorial or Commentary. She is the author of four books, including RaceBrave: new and selected works; Notes from a Colored Girl: The Civil War Pocket Diaries of Emilie Frances Davis, which received both the 2015 Darlene Clark Hine Book Award from the Organization of American Historians and the 2014 Letitia Woods Brown Book Award from the Association of Black Women Historians; and Letters to My Black Sons: Raising Boys in a Post-Racial America. She is a K-12 master teacher in African American history; an award-winning curriculum writer and lesson plan developer; and an award-winning former Baltimore City middle school teacher. Karsonya “Kaye” Wise Whitehead is also the sitting president of ASALH, the founders of Black History Month. Ytasha L. Womack is an award-winning author, filmmaker, independent scholar, and dance therapist. She is a leading expert on Afrofuturism and lectures on the imagination and its applications across the world. Her book Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci Fi and Fantasy Culture (Chicago Review Press) is the leading primer on the subject and is taught in colleges and universities. Afrofuturism is also a Locus Awards Nonfiction Finalist and inspired the Afrofuturism themed restaurant Bronze in Washington D.C. She is featured in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History & Culture’s Afrofuturism exhibit running through February 24. She is also featured in the Smithsonian’s documentary Afrofuturism: An Origin Story. She was a co-curator for Carnegie Hall’s 2022 Afrofuturism Festival, a national event which includes music showcases, dance, workshops, and panels. She is an inaugural resident with Black Rock Senegal helmed by celebrated artist Kehinde Wiley. Sincerely, Natanya Duncan, PhD Director, QC Africana Studies Associate Professor of History [cid:a3ea8b9c-b327-4e43-a3bc-0fd2baf90c31] “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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CETLL Brightspace Advanced Training for Faculty - Gradebook
by QNS qcctlonline 09 Feb '26

09 Feb '26

This Spring, CETLL will be continuing our series of workshops covering advanced features in Brightspace<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/cetll/brightspace-advanced-training-for-faculty/ >. Sessions on each topic will be offered twice, in order to accommodate faculty schedules. Each session will begin with a demonstration, followed by a hands-on period where you can apply what you learned to your Brightspace course. Please join us for the “Gradebook” sessions on Thursday, February 26, 2026, and Monday, March 2, 2026, from 1:00 pm -3:00 pm. We will cover Brightspace Gradebook topics such as Weighting grades, Categories, Add/delete grade items, Display grades, Curve grades, Quick Eval, Ungrading, and Grade Passback. We will meet on Zoom. Click Here to Register for Thursday, February 26, 2026, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.office.com/r/EBeBhERBmk__;!!E8lrG… > Click Here to Register for Monday March 2, 2026, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.office.com/r/ukXkETQsJX__;!!E8lrG… > Save the date for our upcoming Brightspace Trainings: * Assignments + Turnitin : Thursday, March 5, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. + Wednesday, March 11, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. * Quizzes + Question Pools : Thursday, March 12, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. + Monday, March 16, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. * Discussions: Thursday, March 26, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. + Monday, March 30, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. For assistance with Brightspace, email Brightspace(a)qc.cuny.edu or join CETLL's virtual Drop-In Hours, every Tuesday and Wednesday from 2pm-4pm at https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/QCxCETLL_Zoom__;!!E8lrGBvW!q_MnD… [Brightspace 2.0 Training - Gradebook_Spring 2026.png]

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Scholarships & Fellowships Office - February Monthly
by Rebecca Baron 06 Feb '26

06 Feb '26

Hello! I hope this email finds you well. Every month, the Office of Honors and Scholarships sends out a monthly to students on campus, with the currently open opportunities for National and Prestigious Scholarships and Fellowships - please see attached. As students express an interest in opportunities, feel free to refer them to my office, as I can support with navigating the application process and any nomination requirements. Thank you as always for all of your time and support. Best, Rebecca Rebecca Baron (she/hers) Scholarships & Fellowships Specialist Honors & Scholarships Department Queens College, CUNY Remote on Thursdays In Person Walk In Hours: Monday & Wednesday 11AM - 12PM Tuesday & Friday 1PM - 2PM Call Honors & Scholarships: 718-997-5502 Email: rebecca.baron(a)qc.cuny.edu

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