What’s On? Check John Jay’s Faculty Professional Development Calendar!
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Professional Development Opportunities/Workshops
Last Call! For proposals to our next Faculty Development Day on Thurs, Aug 27. See guidelines and submit proposals at this FDD link. Deadline: Fri, May 29, 11:59 pm ET. For inspiration, check out this podcast from 2026 Distinguished Teaching Prize Winner Jamie Longazel (POL) who discusses designing assignments to help students “surface” their identities in their cultural and socioeconomic contexts and the friction between working class origins and higher education norms. Click here to listen. Questions? Contact TLC Director Gina Rae Foster at [email protected].
OAR invites faculty to a full-day, in-person workshop on the role of artificial intelligence in scholarship, research and academic work: Tues, June 2, 9:30am-4pm. It will focus on practical, non-technical applications of AI and explore how the tools work, how they can support research and writing, and how to engage them responsibly and effectively across disciplines. Register here to attend.
Community Events
2026 Commencement Ceremony,Monday, June 1, 3:30 pm, Barclays Center, Brooklyn.
- Full-time faculty expected to attend. Confirm attendance with this link by, Weds, May 20. If not attending, please email Provost Pease explaining why.
- Academic regalia (for those who rented) is available for pick up (621H) from NOW until Thurs, May 28, 3pm. Or pick yours up at The Toki Row at Barclays before the ceremony Mon, June 1 (elevator up to Club Level (CL) when you enter).
- Toki Row is our NEW faculty robing area this year (not Qatar Club) due to renovations.
- Don’t be late! The QATAR entrance to Barclay’s will CLOSE for faculty at 4pm.
- Review the Faculty Commencement Guide here– particularly if you need accommodations for the ceremony – for all the event details.
CUNY is playing fair – June 28th is CUNY Day with the Mets! Citi Field, 1:40pm vs. the Phillies! Tickets here: https://www.gofevo.com/event/Cunyday27.
