NEW! Faculty Professional Development Calendar!
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Call for Nominations is OPEN for the 2026 Distinguished Teaching Prize!
The DTP ($5,000) is awarded annually to up to two (2) full time or part time members of the JJ faculty to honor excellence in teaching. Nominees must have taught at least three (3) consecutive years at John Jay (from Spring 2023-Fall 2025).
Questions to Dr. Gina Rae Foster, Teaching and Learning Center Director, [email protected].
Nomination Deadline: Monday, December 8. Nomination form: here.
Student Success Communication Campaign: Resources for Faculty
We know that students value, and often hear, faculty voices best. So, we are collaborating across Academic Affairs to share a new faculty and student support resource. We call it the Student Success Communication Campaign! We connect the weekly Tips for Success messages that students receive with a companion slide that faculty can share in class (or online) that amplifies the same message. The goal: by collaborating to reinforce the same messages, we hope to help students stay on track and strengthen their success skills.
Professional Development Opportunities
CUNY IT Conference
Dec 4-5
2025 CUNY Professional Development Conference,
Nov 12-13, virtual. This year’s theme: The Human Renaissance: Reimagining Leadership and Innovation in Higher Ed. Conference Agenda here.
Register here. Deadline: Mon, Nov 10.
Faculty 1st Friday – Monthly new faculty orientation meeting: Thinking About Service Strategically + Brief Personnel Process Primer
Fri, Nov 7, 1:30-2:30pm, 335HH or Zoom with Karen Kaplowitz.
RSVP ([email protected]) by Weds, Nov 5.
Community Events
Final Fall 2025 Library Author Series talk
Vicente Lecuna (MLL) will discuss his book, A Promising Past Remodeling Fictions in Parque Central, Caracas. RSVP to attend
Thurs, Nov 6, 1:40-2:50pm, 2nd fl library classroom
Save the dates! Our fall Food for Thought schedule is set! Join us to lunch and learn with colleagues. Each event is 1:30-2:45pm in the Faculty/Staff Dining Room. RSVP HERE.
- Monday, September 29 (Latin American & Latinx Studies)
- Tuesday, October 21 (Art & Music)
- Monday, November 24 (English)
- Wednesday, December 10 (History).
