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Inspiring Women Scientists, speakers, panelists, science career options, networking reception
by yasemin.jones＠qc.cuny.edu 09 Mar '12

09 Mar '12

Dear Colleagues- On March 21, 2012, the Graduate Center is hosting a speaker, career , networking reception for students and faculty with the topic : Inspiring Women Scientists. The registration deadline is March 16 . We encourage you and all your students to attend. Just the fact that a scientist from SETI ( http://www.seti.org/) will be speaking there is gonna be cool. The attached flyer has all the details of the list of events and on the free registration. thank you, Yasemin

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Fw: Invitation to URME Symposium
by ozlem.cetin＠qc.cuny.edu 08 Mar '12

08 Mar '12

Dear Colleagues: We would like to invite you to a symposium showcasing research by scholars & students funded by the Undergraduate Research and Mentoring Education program during the 2010-2011 fiscal year. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, March 28, from 12:00 to 2:15 PM, in the Patio Room (Dining Hall). At this event, presenters will give spoken or poster presentations, provide brief overviews of the research or discuss the experience of students working with faculty. The event will be broadcast live, at: http://queenscollege.adobeconnect.com/symposiummar28/ Please RSVP to attend in person or virtually: http://tinyurl.com/rsvp-urme Below is a copy of the program: Regards, Denise Cetin

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Mindfulness practices in teaching: March 20, noon, Razran 318
by Eva.Fernandez＠qc.cuny.edu 08 Mar '12

08 Mar '12

Greetings, colleagues! Are you interested in the possibilities of creating a more peaceful environment in your classroom? Do you want to become more present in your own classes? Are you interested in the work of scholars and teachers around the country who are finding ways to use mindful practices with student learning? Do you have mindful practices that you could share with colleagues? If so, become part of a network of educators at CUNY who are exploring uses of mindful practices in teaching. Join us on Tuesday March 20th from noon to 1 pm, in Razran 318. RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/mindfulness-20mar2012 For more information, please contact Rikki Asher (rikki.asher(a)qc.cuny.edu) Best wishes, Eva. Eva M. Fernández Associate Professor, Linguistics & Communication Disorders | http://people.qc.cuny.edu/faculty/efernandez Director, Center for Teaching & Learning | http://www.qc.cuny.edu/ctl Queens College, City University of New York ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This communication (including any attachments) is intended solely for the recipient(s) named above and may contain information that is confidential, privileged or legally protected. Any unauthorized use or dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by return email message and delete all copies of the original communication. Thank you for your cooperation.

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Deadline for Call for Proposals - 2012 Emerging Technology Conference
by kenneth.lord＠qc.cuny.edu 28 Feb '12

28 Feb '12

2012 Emerging Technologies Conference Call for Proposals ending soon! A conference devoted to the emerging and innovative uses of technology designed to improve teaching and learning online Please don?t forget to submit your proposal for the 2012 Emerging Technologies Conference, sponsored jointly by MERLOT and Sloan-C. The due date for proposals is March 5, 2012. You can easily submit your proposal online at: http://sloanconsortium.org/conference/2012/et4online/call-for-presentations Please join us at the conference in Las Vegas July 25-27, 2012. We hope to see you there. For additional details and to sign-up for conference updates, visit the Website at: http://sloanconsortium.org/conference/2012/et4online/welcome --- You are currently subscribed to newsletter as: kenneth.lord(a)qc.cuny.edu. To unsubscribe click here: http://listsrv.lists.merlot.org/u?id=272047.6dbe39f8d1187cb8e2343703263da9b… -- To subscribe to the list send a blank email to join-newsletter(a)listsrv.lists.merlot.org

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Room Change, Occupy Panel Discussion, Wed. Free Hour, Science Building, C201,
by yasemin.jones＠qc.cuny.edu 27 Feb '12

27 Feb '12

Please be advised, there is a room change for the Occupy Panel discussion , FREE HOUR ( 1215-130), Wednesday, February 29, from Rosenthal Library 230 to Science Building, C201 Revised info below A Conversation with Occupy Wall Street Activists Wednesday February 29 Science Building, Room C201 Pizza & refreshments will be served Panelists Sumumba Sobukwe (Visions and Goals, Movement Building) Yotam Marom (City-Wide Assembly) Lainie Cassel (Take Back the Bronx) Michael Premo (Organizing for Occupation, Housing is a Human Right) Moderator Grace Davie (Department of History, Queens College, CUNY) Sponsored by the Division of Social Sciences? Speaker Series and the Departments of History and Urban Studies at Queens College, CUNY

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CTL presents Tech Lite Talk: Metaphors of Embedding, March 9
by jean.kelly＠qc.cuny.edu 24 Feb '12

24 Feb '12

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Feb 29, Conversation with Occupy wall Street Activists- FREE HOUR
by yasemin.jones＠qc.cuny.edu 23 Feb '12

23 Feb '12

The February 29 conversation with Occupy Wall Street Activists moderated by QC History Professor GraceDavie will be during FREE HOUR in Rosenthal Library Room 230. On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 3:40 PM, <yasemin.jones(a)qc.cuny.edu> wrote: A Conversation with Occupy Wall Street Activists Wednesday February 29 Rosenthal Library, Room 230 Free Hour Pizza & refreshments will be served Panelists Sumumba Sobukwe (Visions and Goals, Movement Building) Yotam Marom (City-Wide Assembly) Lainie Cassel (Take Back the Bronx) Michael Premo (Organizing for Occupation, Housing is a Human Right) Moderator Grace Davie (Department of History, Queens College, CUNY) Sponsored by the Division of Social Sciences? Speaker Series, The Center for Racial Ethnic and Religious Understanding, and the Departments of Urban Studies and History Queens College, CUNY _______________________________________________ Socrates mailing list Socrates(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu To unsubscribe or change your preferences goto http://lists.qc.cuny.edu/mailman/listinfo/socrates -- Professor Veronica Schanoes Klapper Hall 613 Department of English Queens College - CUNY 65-30 Kissena Boulevard Flushing, NY 11367

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Please encourage students and faculty to attend- session moderated by Prof Davie, History
by yasemin.jones＠qc.cuny.edu 22 Feb '12

22 Feb '12

A Conversation with Occupy Wall Street Activists Wednesday February 29 Rosenthal Library, Room 230 Pizza & refreshments will be served Panelists Sumumba Sobukwe (Visions and Goals, Movement Building) Yotam Marom (City-Wide Assembly) Lainie Cassel (Take Back the Bronx) Michael Premo (Organizing for Occupation, Housing is a Human Right) Moderator Grace Davie (Department of History, Queens College, CUNY) Sponsored by the Division of Social Sciences? Speaker Series, The Center for Racial Ethnic and Religious Understanding, and the Departments of Urban Studies and History Queens College, CUNY

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Call for proposals for faculty- Experiential Learning 2012
by yasemin.jones＠qc.cuny.edu 21 Feb '12

21 Feb '12

The Experiential Education Council in the Office of the Provost is requesting proposals from full-time faculty for existing or new courses that will engage students in experiential learning. Proposals will be considered for new courses, but priority will be given to existing courses and teaching units within existing courses at any level, including MA courses, that can be used to incorporate experiential learning into regularly offered courses across the divisions at Queens College. Awardees will receive a $1000 stipend to participate in a three day workshop in early June, 2012 dedicated to making experiential education an integral part of the Queens College curriculum. Tentative dates set for the workshop are June 4th, 5th, and 6th. Proposals are due on March 23, 2012. Criteria and application instructions are in the attached PDF document titled "QC_ExperientialLearning 2_21_12 rfp". All questions can be directed to yasemin.jones(a)qc.cuny.edu.

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Study Abroad Scholarship: March 19, 2012
by Fei-Wen.Pirovolikos＠qc.cuny.edu 20 Feb '12

20 Feb '12

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