What’s On? Check John Jay’s Faculty Professional Development Calendar!
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Spring 2026 Faculty Development Day Call for Proposals (deadline 12/9/25)
This January, our Faculty Development Day theme explores these metaphors through Taking the Lead: How We Educate for Justice in a Changing World.
This call for proposals includes opportunities to present breakout sessions in person as well as on Zoom.
We look forward to reading your submissions!
Spring 2026 FDD Details:
Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026
Time: 9 am – 2:30 pm ET
Locations: Zoom and In Person (New Building)
Submit proposals here: https://forms.gle/VQipCSYWcB8EmFjB8
Call for Nominations is OPEN for the 2026 Distinguished Teaching Prize! (deadline 12/8/25)
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.
Click here for the resources: https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/student-success-communication-campaign
Professional Development Opportunities
CUNY IT Conference
December 4 & 5, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
OAS Workshop: Last Minute Accommodations, Monday, December 1, 1:40-2:55pm, 335HH (TLC).
With Dr. Elena Beharry.
Learn how students apply for accommodations; how faculty are notified of student accommodation needs; and how faculty can access accommodations for their students. Specific accommodations will be reviewed and questions answered.
No RSVP needed.
Library Hybrid Workshops (registration not required):
Monday, December 1, 1:40pm-2:10pm, library classroom and Zoom: How to use RefWorks to manage and format your research sources/citations.
Wednesday, December 3, 1:40pm-2:10pm, library classroom and Zoom: How to increase your scholarly reach by uploading publications to CUNYAcademic Works, our institutional repository.
Faculty 1st Friday: Enacting Our 7 Principles in the Classroom, Friday, December 5, 1:30-3pm, 335HH or Zoom. With Drs. Jessica Gordon-Nembhard (AFR) and Mangai Natarajan (CRJ). RSVP to Angela Crossman by Thursday, December 4 at [email protected].
Community Events
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.
- Wednesday, December 10 (History).
