Having trouble reading this? View it in your browser. Office of the Provost's email digest: February 28, 2019 February 28, 2019 Features 2019 Excellence in Teaching Awards Each year Lehman College recognizes a full-time and a part-time faculty member for Excellence in Teaching at our commencement ceremony. This is a call for nominations for these awards. Any full-time or part-time faculty with the following qualities is eligible: Exhibits outstanding teaching ability Consistently demonstrates command of an area of study Displays an ability to transmit knowledge to others Encourages a love of and passion for learning in his/her students Shows extraordinary concern for students and other members of the Lehman community Makes a substantial difference in students' academic and/or personal lives Brings respect to the teaching profession Please send all nominating letters to the Office of the Provost no later than Monday, March 18, 2019. Nominating letters must address the qualities referenced above. 39th Annual Arthur Sweeny, Jr. Memorial Lecture & Dinner The Lehman community past and present is cordially invited to the 39th Annual Arthur Sweeny, Jr. Memorial Lecture & Dinner. Friday, March 22, 2019. Keynote: Joseph S. Francisco, 2010 President of the American Chemical Society. Reservations for dinner should be made via email to Sharif Elhaken. NCFDD Membership Lehman College is a member institution of the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity, an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community for faculty members, postdocs, and graduate students. Through the NCFDD, you have access to a variety of virtual programs and resources including: Weekly Monday Motivator Monthly Core Curriculum Webinars Monthly Guest Expert Webinars Multi-Week Courses Dissertation Success Curriculum for Graduate Students Private Discussion Forum for peer-mentoring, problem solving, and moderated writing challenges Monthly accountability buddy matches 14-day Writing Challenges Member Library that includes past webinar materials, referrals and readings. Activate your membership, and choose Lehman from the dropdown menu. More News... FYI Race and Racism in 2019 March 13, 2019 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. East Dining Room, Music Building. For program details visit: human-rights-peace-studies. Join NYC Open Data Week March 1-9, 2019 Open Data Week is organized and produced by the NYC Open Data Program and BetaNYC. This week-long event series takes place during the first week of March to celebrate New York City’s Open Data Law, which was signed into law on March 7, 2012. The goal of Open Data Week 2019 is to raise awareness about NYC Open Data, a free data resource. Bronx Open Educational Resources (OER) Celebration OER Coordinators from Bronx Community College, Hostos Community College, and Lehman College invite you to an event celebrating development and application of Open Educational Resources across the three CUNY Bronx campuses. Faculty presentations will showcase creation and integration of OER in the classroom and highlight some newly-developed OER textbooks. Tuesday, March 5, 2019 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Hostos Community College - D Building - Savoy Room, 2nd. floor. RSVP your attendance. Introduction to Open Data Sources and Tools Workshop This workshop will introduce several Open Data sources, with a focus on New York City-specific sources. Attendees will learn how and why cities like New York publish Open Data - and how to use Open Data to gather new insights about how our city functions. Tools such as Microsoft Excel and Carto will be introduced, so attendees can learn how to conduct their own analyses of Open Data sources. March 6, 2019 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Leonard Lief Library, Classroom B. Open to students, faculty, and staff. Admission is FREE. Register your attendance. Data Privacy in an Open Data World Panel and Workshop Join us for a discussion on how to leverage city data to better allocate resources for individuals, community organizations, and small businesses who need it. Also, learn about IPFS and VPNs to secure your own data. Speakers include Brendan O’Brien, Founder and CEO of Qri, and Joe Carrano, Co-Founder and CTO of The Knowledge House. March 7, 2019 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Faculty Dining Room. This event is open to students, faculty, staff, and the general public. Admission is FREE. Please Register your attendance. CUNY/SUNY OER Showcase 2019 CUNY and SUNY are once again collaborating on a showcase of OER developments across New York City and State. Amanda Coolidge, Senior Manager of Open Education at BCcampus, will offer the Keynote address. Coolidge leads BC’s Open Textbook Project - as well as Open Education initiatives in British Columbia, Canada. The program will include a student panel, faculty panel, as well as multiple breakout sessions featuring the work of CUNY and SUNY faculty. Register your attendance. Friday, March 22, 2019 9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. Baruch College Vertical Campus Conference Center Corner of 24th St. and Lexington Ave New York, New York 10010. Lehman Chamber Players Recital Beethoven’s Sonata in C Major for Cello and Piano, and two works by Brahms: Songs for Baritone, Cello and Piano, as well as his dramatic Trio in C Minor for Violin, Cello, and Piano. Artists: critically acclaimed violinist Paul Roczek, Professor of Violin at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria; cellist Hamilton Berry, a graduate of the Juilliard School; baritone Aram Tchobanian, Director of the Joy in Singing Competition; and Diana Mittler-Battipaglia, Professor of Music and Choral Director at Lehman College. Saturday, March 2, 2019 2:00 p.m. – MU-330 Recital Hall. Voice Masterclass Maestro Gregory Buchalter, cover conductor and voice coach at the Metropolitan Opera, will give a masterclass in voice. Buchalter is also artistic director and conductor of Opera Fairbanks, and Washington's Opera Camerata; and has been guest conductor at Opera Las Vegas, Savonlinna Opera, Finland, New Opera World Festival in Moscow, Mediterranean Opera Festival in Sicily, and Varna International Festival in Bulgaria, among others. Thursday, March 7, 2019 2:30 p.m. – MU-330- Recital Hall. COACHE Faculty Survey of Job Satisfaction CUNY will participate in the Spring 2019 COACHE Faculty Satisfaction Survey. On Monday, February 11th, Provost Nwosu announced the launch of the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) Survey at Lehman. Completing the COACHE survey will aid CUNY in addressing overall concerns, retain and attract quality scholars and teachers, and improve overall faculty work satisfaction. For further details visit CUNY’s COACHE page. The University Faculty Senate of CUNY Don’t miss your chance to be part of the conversation. The UFS Blog is a forum for CUNY Faculty to inform the academic community on higher education and governance matters. Join the discussion by writing a blog post. We recently announced the publication of the following new blogs on our site: City College Experiments with Improved Admissions by Bill Crain Open Education resource Initiative Reports Success by Stasia Pasela Vera Albrecht: Philosopher and a Kelly Research Fellow by Stasia Pasela Ed Tech News: CAT Meeting of January 25, 2019 by Philip Pecorino Exciting Faculty Opportunity to Explore Cuba! Join us on what is sure to be a unique engagement opportunity in one of the most beautiful and exciting places in the world! The "Lehman in the Provinces" program, our research and teaching partnership with the Universities of Sancti Spíritus and Camagüey in Cuba, invites interested Lehman faculty to join our trip to Cuba this year. We have two delegations traveling to Cuba this summer, so choose the one that is most enticing: Camagüey, June 1-8 or Sancti Spíritus, June 4-11. Please email Teresita Levy, Director of the Center for Global Engagement, for itinerary and pricing details. "Lehman in the Provinces" Explores Cuba NYCWP invites you to join Teachers in the Round A day of sharing innovative practices and classroom resources around reading and writing. Come see how you can turn ideas into a practical reality for your classroom. Our keynote speaker for the conference will be Nicole Mirra, Assistant Professor of Urban Teacher Education at Rutgers University. March 23, 2019 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Register Educating for Empathy: Literacy Learning and Civic Engagement WW™ & Work Well NYC, Healthy Workforce, Health City WW™ (Weight Watchers) now at Lehman. Don't pass up on this great wellness benefit offered for your convenience right here on campus. Weekly on-campus weigh-in and support meetings Friday @ 1PM APEX-251B. To register or for further information contact Alison Abreu. Register for the NYC employee WW™ benefit program for $15 Faculty/Staff Achievements We are always glad to publicize good news about faculty publications, recognition, awards, honors, and major grants. To share information about your recent accomplishments, please forward the details to your chair with a request to submit to edigest.provost@lehman.cuny.edu. See the submission guidelines for more information. For Your Students La Gran Parada Dominicana del Bronx, Inc. Call for applications. La Grana Parada Dominicana del Bronx, Inc. offers a scholarship program for the benefit of students who attend one of the three CUNY colleges in the Bronx--Lehman College, Bronx Community College, and Hostos Community College. The scholarship of up to $1,000 will be awarded to undergraduate students who are currently registered for the Spring 2019 semester. Eligibility Requirements: Must be of Dominican descent Must be a full-time undergraduate student (12 or more credits) Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 Must have filed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for 2018-19 academic year Must attend all events held by the organization including the Bronx Dominican Parade Any community service locally and/or abroad is desirable Please complete the application and submit it along with your personal statement to APEX room 240 by Friday, April 5, 2019. If you have any questions or need assistance with the application process, please see one of our Scholarship Advisors, call (718) 960-8156 or via email at scholarship.office@lehman.cuny.edu. CUNY MATH CHALLENGE - $1,000 Grand Prize The CUNY Math Challenge seeks to identify and reward CUNY's best math talent. Students are invited to compete for scholarship/fellowship awards ranging from $100 up to $1,000. How it Works: The first step is to register for the first online round. Registration closes March 13, 2019. The questions for this round will be posted on Monday, March 4, and will be open through Sunday, March 17, 2019. Problems range in difficulty from the “not easy” to “pretty tough.” No knowledge of advanced mathematics is needed. Students with the best scores in the first round will be invited to an in-person exam to be administered on Sunday, April 7, 2019. Qualifying students will compete for the scholarship/fellowship awards. Winners will be publicly recognized at an event in mid-May. Register here. RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES PROGRAM The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), offers paid summer internships for qualified undergraduate students to conduct research projects in biology with BMCC scientists. Students receive a $4,600 stipend, $1,200 housing allowance, a MetroCard, and daily meals. In addition to hands-on research, students participate in a series of weekly meetings at which they discuss their research, present informal progress reports, and engage in discussions regarding scientific research and research career opportunities. At the end of the program, students deliver oral presentations of their work and prepare research papers. All REU students must be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or permanent residents of the U.S. Students must be entering or continuing in an Associate or Baccalaureate degree program following the 2019 summer internship. As part of the National Science Foundation’s commitment to broadening participation in STEM fields, we especially encourage students who come from community colleges, undergraduate-only institutions, and minority-serving institutions to apply. For requirements and additional information please visit the new website. Applications received accepted until March 3, 2019. Environmental Conservation Scholarship Funded by Theodore Gordon Flyfishers The Theodore Gordon Flyfishers Founders Fund Scholarship is offered annually, in the name of the TGF founders, to a single recipient who has demonstrated excellence and outstanding dedication to environmental conservation through a field of study that falls within an environmental field of a school or department. Areas may include: ecology; hydrology; biology; fisheries; natural resource management; zoology; environmental studies, science, law or policy. Full criteria and application: www.environmentalconsortium.org/resources/scholarships/tgf.html Inquiries: Environmental Consortium Office, info@environmentalconsortium.org or 914-773-3093. Research Presentation Opportunities The Student Research Advisory Board (SRAB) would like to highlight multiple opportunities to share student research and faculty work with student research. Proposal submissions are now open for the CUR Undergraduate Research Programs Conference, the SUNY Undergraduate Research Conference, and Lehman’s Student Scholars Conference. See the attached PDF for more information. Lehman's Student Scholars Conference Proposal Submission Now Open! On April 15, the Student Research Advisory Board (SRAB) will be hosting Lehman College’s 11th Annual Student Scholars Conference. This event is an interdisciplinary exhibition of student research, scholarship, and creative works. If you are supporting a student who is submitting a proposal, let us know — we are here to help! Contact: Justine McGovern, SRAB Chair. Free Information & Legal Consultations for Immigrants The New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG), Lehman College and the Jaime Lucero Mexican Studies Institute are hosting ongoing immigration relief consultations to assess eligibility for immigration relief options including Naturalization, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Adjustment of Status, and all other immigration programs. Application assistance is also available. Appointments available and walk-ins welcome! To schedule an appointment, call the Mexican Studies Institute hotline at (347) 577-4080. NYLAG (English) NYLAG (Spanish) Funding Opportunities If you need funds to support your scholarship, research, creative work, publications, academic programming, and/or travel, consider applying for a grant. For more information on grant funding opportunities and how to apply, contact the Office of Research & Sponsored Programs at 718 960-8357. Dec. 4, 2019: NEH Accepting Applications for Scholarly Edition/Translation Projects Visit PND Digest to search for funding opportunities and RFPs! Grant Forward available through the Leonard Lief Library For access, visit the Leonard Lief Library and search for Grant Forward under the Databases tab. The Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs & Student Success oversees all educational programs; faculty matters; accreditation reviews; strategic planning; and the review of division and departmental budgets. Questions? Email provost.office@lehman.cuny.edu or call 718-960-8222. For submissions or issues relating to the eDigest, email edigest.provost@lehman.cuny.edu.