What’s On? Check John Jay’s Faculty Professional Development Calendar!
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Community Events
Africana Studies and Anthropology present: Music, Poetry, Prose, Drums: The Heartbeat of Our People 2, Mon, Mar 30, 1:30-2:55pm, Moot Court (6.68NB). Join this celebration of student creations and performances in poetry, playwrighting and prose (students in AFR 132 and AFR 125). Faculty guest performers: Ms. Purdie and Avi Bornstein. DIVINE RHYTHM drum ensemble with Elka Samuels Smith and student participants.
Environmental Learning Series:Planting the Estuary: Cultivating Bioregional Learning. First event:Mon, Mar 30, 1:45-2:45pm, 5.67NB & Zoom. Explore how we’re connected to the Hudson River estuary and the living environment around us. Learn more on the events page. Register here. Questions to Bibi Calderaro, Hannah Chu or Julie Kiss
Professional Development Opportunities/Workshops
Accessibility Training: Learn How to Make Materials Accessible:The Americans with Disabilities Act Title II updates take effect in April 2026, and now is the perfect time to strengthen your accessibility skills and empower your work with inclusive design! This series offered by CUNY CIS Training includes webinars focused on accessibility best practices, tools, and techniques to make your content usable for everyone:
- Writing Effective Alternative Text (Mon, Mar 30, 12pm)
- Making PDFs Accessible with Adobe Acrobat (Weds, Apr 1, 1pm): To get Acrobat
Complete schedule of webinars here to help us build accessibility and inclusive design skills. Register here (advance registration required; log into your CUNY Login account to access the registration form). For more information and assistance, email the Office of Digital Learning – Learning Management System Support team at [email protected].
CUNY Office of Library Services Summer Archives & Open Knowledge Faculty Fellowship Program details and timeline. Deadline: April 7, Noon. Questions to [email protected].
Prizes and Awards
Nominations OPEN for 2026 Outstanding Faculty Mentor Awards. Application deadline: April 1, 2026. Faculty submit all materials, but students and colleagues should encourage outstanding research/creative work mentors to apply. For information: jjay.cuny.edu/faculty-mentor-award. Questions: [email protected]du
CUNY’s Office of Library Services welcomes 14 full-time teaching faculty members to the 2026 Summer Archives and Open Knowledge Faculty Fellowship. Fellows receive $5000 summer salary to use CUNY archival collections and/or Wikimedia platforms in fall 2026. See program details and timeline of important dates. Deadline: April 7, Noon. Register here for info sessions about fellowship. Email questions to [email protected].
