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Fulbright Representative Coming to Campus
by Moira E Egan 04 Apr '19

04 Apr '19

Dear all, I hope everyone is enjoying some Spring sunshine! I'm writing to ask your assistance encouraging students to explore the wonderful opportunities available through the Fulbright program and to invite you to learn about possibilities for yourselves. Students have been emailed more details, but here are the basics you might wish to share with students. Program representative Aferdita Krasniqi will be here to talk about the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, which allows students to go abroad after they graduate to either pursue further study and/or research, or to teach English. The information session will be held on Wednesday, April 10 from 12:15-1:30 (free hour) in Honors Hall Room 17. Fulbright also offers overseas opportunities for faculty and staff from U.S. institutions and a program to bring international scholars here. Aferdita is well-versed in these Fulbright Scholars programs, so I invite you to join us for lunch in the Faculty Staff Dining Room to learn more about opportunities for faculty and staff. Of course you are most welcome to come to both the student session and the faculty lunch if you wish. We have 10 spots available for lunch, so if you are interested, would you please email qcfellowships(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:qcfellowships@qc.cuny.edu>? I look forward to gathering with you on Wednesday, and appreciate your help encouraging students to explore the transformative experience of a Fulbright. Best, Moira ~ Moira E. Egan, Ph.D. National Fellowships Advisor Office of Honors and Scholarships Rm. 23 Honors Hall Queens College, CUNY (718) 997-2863

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Teaching Tip: How to make meaning of numbers when teaching writing
by Jean Kelly 04 Apr '19

04 Apr '19

Do you teach a class that includes writing? Do your students ever include numbers in their writing? Often when student writing includes numbers, these numbers have insufficient context to provide meaningful insight. Providing students with a clear demonstration of how to effectively present numbers in context while writing can serve as a simple learning tool and may aid development of their writing. For a detailed example, check out our Teaching Tip: Quantitative Reasoning in Writing: http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/quantitative-reasoning-in-writing/ You can read our past tips at: http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/category/tech-tips/ Best regards, The Center for Teaching & Learning

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Final Reminder to full-time faculty to participate in the COACHE Survey
by Jean Kelly 01 Apr '19

01 Apr '19

Sent on behalf of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness: Don’t miss this important opportunity to make your voice heard! 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). **The survey will close on April 7th.** 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. If you have questions about the COACHE survey, please contact the Office of Institutional Effectiveness at qc.oie@qc.cuny.edu. Best, The Center for Teaching & Learning

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We need your help to interview over 500 students for the CUNY Service Corps program at QC!
by Cecilia B Britez 26 Mar '19

26 Mar '19

Hello Everyone! The CUNY Service Corps Program at Queens College has received 549 applications for our next cohort 2019-2020! For the second time in the history of the program, we received the most applications among all the participating CUNY schools, while also breaking a second record for the most applications ever received for Queens College! This means that we have a great number of students to interview. In hopes to offer an equal opportunity to all of our students, we interview everyone who has submitted a completed application. For this reason, we are reaching out to you to ask for your help. We need faculty, staff and students to help us during our Group Interview Sessions. This is a commitment of about 2 hours. We will provide all necessary information and materials to you prior to the interview date. For each interview date we call 50 - 120 students, then divide the group in two or three parts, and conduct a group interview of 25 students each. Here are areas in which we need your support: Group Interview Facilitators: open to Faculty and Staff only Group Interview Observers: open to Service Corps Alums and current members only Group Interview Assistants: open to all QC students! Please complete this form to let us know about your availability. You can sign up for as many dates/times as you can! Please, also share this email with all your colleagues or fellow students! https://forms.gle/Fks8sB7DarX2fqYk9? Click here to learn more about CUNY Service Corps at QC: http://qc.cuny.edu/servicecorps Thank you in advance for all your support! I look forward to meeting you! Cecilia and Service Corps Team! Cecilia Britez<https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecilia-vega-britez-55530394> Campus Manager CUNY Service Corps at Queens College<http://qc.cuny.edu/servicecorps> 718-570-0548 | Kiely Hall 134

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QC Cybersecurity Faculty Forum Invitation, April 10th Free Hour
by Michael W Wolfe 26 Mar '19

26 Mar '19

[cid:image001.png@01D4E3E6.F5472250] QC Cybersecurity Curriculum Initiative Faculty Forum Invitation Wednesday, April 10, 2019 12:15 to 1:30 pm Kiely Hall 150 All faculty are invited to attend a forum where they can learn more about the college’s exciting three-year initiative to bring cybersecurity education to our students. Cybersecurity is a fast growing field of critical importance that will likely continue to develop in the foreseeable future. In collaboration with the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and the company IQ4 www.iq4.com<http://www.iq4.com> , Queens College was awarded a grant from NYCEDC to help lead CUNY to realize Mayor De Blasio’s vision to make New York City the global leader in cybersecurity technology development and education. • Open to All Majors • 3-Year Initiative Starting in Summer 2019 • Faculty Stipends for Course Integration and Development Available • No Technical Knowledge Required • Team-based Simulations in Modules for In-class and Online Instruction • Collaborative Learning and Group-Problem Solving in a Professional Setting • Integrate into Existing Classes or Create New Classes • Undergraduate, Graduate, and Continuing Education Options • Networking and Mentoring with Cybersecurity Professionals • Paid Student Internships and Career Opportunities Come learn more about how cybersecurity can be integrated in your academic programs. RSVP to attend and to receive updates CyberQC(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:CyberQC@qc.cuny.edu> Michael Wolfe, Ph.D. Dean of Faculty Division of Social Sciences 335 Powdermaker Hall Queens College-CUNY Queens, NY 11367 (718) 997-5211 mwolfe(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:mwolfe@qc.cuny.edu> [/Users/michael/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Outlook/Data/Library/Caches/Signatures/signature_1897576105]

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Thursday Film Showing with CERRU: Green Book Guide to Freedom
by Yael Rosenstock 25 Mar '19

25 Mar '19

Join the Center for Ethnic, Racial, and Religious Understanding to see the Green Book Guide to Freedom on *Thursday, March 28th, 4 - 6pm in Powdermaker 155. *Following the film, CERRU will host a discussion to discuss lessons the film holds for today and this campus. * RSVP HERE <https://www.facebook.com/events/761790354203448/>* *Film Description: *In the 1930s, a black postal carrier from Harlem named Victor Green published a book that was part travel guide and part survival guide. It was called The Negro Motorist Green Book, and it helped Black-Americans navigate safe passage across America well into the 1960s. Explore some of the segregated nation's safe havens and notorious "sundown towns" and witness stories of struggle and indignity as well as opportunity and triumph. Popcorn will be served! FREE EVENT *RSVP HERE* <https://www.facebook.com/events/761790354203448/> <https://www.facebook.com/events/761790354203448/> [image: image.png] 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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Apply for the Social Impact Fellowship - Deadline March 29th
by Ying Zhou 25 Mar '19

25 Mar '19

Happy Monday! ?This opportunity is open to all students, faculty and staff at QC. Please spread the word. For those interested, please RSVP here: https://goo.gl/forms/ClEzYeftEXT68jhv1 As a Social Impact Fellow, you will learn Human-Centered Design Approach and design, prototype and implement projects that will make positive social and economic impacts. Ying Executive Director Tech Incubator at Queens College? [https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/template_images/gallery/47662b23-df38-45d4…] [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/276a4e33331d7c148761ba2ca/images/f125a006-3ae…] [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/276a4e33331d7c148761ba2ca/images/3e76c871-731…] <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pitch-night-tickets-51759365656?mc_cid=dd6910f…> The Fellows will participate in a 2-day Social Impact Fellowship Workshop, on April 23 and 24, jointly held by the Tech Incubator and the Ycenter ($500 value). As a SIF Fellow, you will learn how to use a Human Centered Design approach, go into the field, and apply what you learn to help your real-world client answer their most pressing questions. You will grow your own knowledge and your skills in research, consulting, and social impact. The SIF Fellowship is cross-disciplinary. SIF Fellows come from every department and corner of the College and include undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff. March 2019 29 Register today, this event will sell out! Apply Now<https://bit.ly/2SOMVZI?mc_cid=dd6910f034&mc_eid=[UNIQID]> [https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/template_images/gallery/03c9e5d8-4a2f-471e…] [https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/template_images/gallery/47662b23-df38-45d4…] [https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/color-facebook-48.png]<http://www.facebook.com/QCTechIncubator?mc_cid=dd6910f034&mc_eid=[UNIQID]> [https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/color-twitter-48.png]<http://www.twitter.com/QCTechIncubator?mc_cid=dd6910f034&mc_eid=[UNIQID]> [https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/color-link-48.png]<www.techincubatorqc.com>

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A reminder for full-time faculty to participate in the COACHE Survey of Faculty Job Satisfaction
by Jean Kelly 25 Mar '19

25 Mar '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 qc.oie@qc.cuny.edu. Best, The Center for Teaching & Learning

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Free Oral History Training Workshop!
by Lori A Wallach 21 Mar '19

21 Mar '19

Hello everyone, Queens Memory invites all those interested to our upcoming free oral history training workshop! The session will take place on Monday, April 22, from 6 to 8 pm at Queens Central Library (89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica, 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, and will be held in the main floor conference room near the Teen area; 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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Teaching Tips: Special considerations for large classes - corrected link
by Jean Kelly 21 Mar '19

21 Mar '19

Apologies for this second email. The link to past tips has been corrected. --------------- Do you teach a large class? How large is large? 60 students? 100 students? Queens College has classes as large as almost 300 students in a single lecture hall. Clearly, providing effective instruction and staying sane given the additional complexities of administering a large class require some additional consideration. There are both advantages and disadvantages to teaching a large class. Most importantly, in a large class the instructor has the unique opportunity to engage with a variety of student backgrounds, experiences, and skill levels. However, faculty must adjust to the heightened sense of anonymity and the challenges of keeping students engaged. The Center for Teaching & Learning has created a set of resources to assist you in both administering and engaging such large lecture classes: http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/large-classes. This post includes suggestions for how to craft a syllabus that can address many potential student issues, considerations when testing students, strategies for overcoming student anonymity, as well as summarizing techniques for engaging teaching practices that can be conducted in such large lecture settings. You can read our past tips at: http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/category/tech-tips Best regards, The Center for Teaching & Learning

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