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Events and Opportunities March 4-28
Talks
Update on our ongoing 2025-2030 strategic planning process
Thurs Mar 27, 1:40-2:50pm,
Location: L.63 or Zoom (ID: 893 8708 7501; Passcode: 250622).
Hear about work that has been completed so far, opportunities to provide input, upcoming important dates, and recent accomplishments associated with our 2020-2025 strategic plan.
Questions? Contact Christopher Shults at [email protected].
Workshops
Workshop on Academic Freedom
The University Faculty Senate Academic Freedom Committee
Fri, Mar 28, 2-3 p.m.
Topics will include: what Academic Freedom is, its history, how it plays out at CUNY and how to protect it. A 25-minute presentation, followed by Q&A.
Register in advance: https://bmcc-cuny.zoom.us/meeting/register/98VtZLY0QYm11NlpzY_XBw.
Questions to Prof. Hollis Glaser ([email protected]) or Prof. Beth Evans ([email protected]), Co-Chairs, UFS Academic Freedom Committee.
Credit for Prior Learning Professional Development Series
Friday, March 21 & Friday, March 28, 9 am – 1 pm
Virtual
Faculty across CUNY are invited to participate in a 2-part professional development workshop by the Council on Adult and Experiential Learning.
See eligibility criteria and apply via this online form
Deadline: Friday, March 7
Faculty Leadership and Innovation Fellows Program
The Faculty Leadership and Innovation Fellows Program aims to increase the pipeline of faculty who are prepared to thrive in academic leadership roles at CUNY.
Deadline: Mon, Apr 7, 11:59pm.
Applications must be submitted here by 11:59pm on April 7, 2025.
The application and more details can be found at https://www.cuny.edu/academics/faculty-affairs/faculty-fellows/2025-2026/
Conference
2025 CUNY Teaching & Learning Conference
April 3 (virtual) and April 4 (in person at the Graduate Center)
Click here for Registration.
Please see the Website for more information.
Contact: [email protected]
Events & Opportunities February 17-27
Events & Opportunities2025 CUNY Teaching & Learning Conference (registration open) Thursday, April 3 (virtual) Friday, April 4 (in person at the Graduate Center) Please see the Website for more information and for Registration. Email questions to [email protected].
The Write Space Facilitators: Tomasita Ortíz and Gina Rae Foster Zoom Thursdays, 9:30am – 11am (2/27, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27, 4/3, 4/10, 4/24 & 5/1) All interested faculty members are invited to join The Write Space – an informal, virtual writing community. Commit to writing for 90 minutes online every week, without interruptions! Initial session to include virtual introductions. Subsequent writing sessions will end with 5 to 10 minutes to share progress. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/dyHzDxr9o8nLLrJu7. Deadline: Monday, February 24
Outstanding Faculty Mentor Awards Call for Applications! Each year, the Office of Student Research & Creativity awards 3 or 4 Outstanding Faculty Mentor Awards to recognize faculty providing exceptional mentoring of students in scholarly research or creative work. Application deadline: April 15th. Awards are: Junior Mentor Award (within first 6 years as a mentor; $1200), Senior Mentor Award ($1500) and Lifetime Mentor Achievement Award (biennially; $2000). Faculty formally self-nominate and submit all materials, but students (including graduate students) and colleagues should encourage role models and peers to apply. For more information, go to jjay.cuny.edu/faculty-mentor-award and/or see flier below. |
Workshops & WebinarsExploring Generative AI Visual Literacy and Creativity in Pedagogical Environments Presenters: Michael Mandiberg (CSI) & Ximena Gallardo (LGCC). Virtual Friday, Feb 21, 11am-noon Explore how to develop digital literacy and visual literacy skills (ours and our students’) in light of the availability of generative artificial intelligence tools capable of producing text and image-based content.
IMSSC Listening Session A session to share any concerns your department may be facing in supporting immigrant students and to explore how the Immigrant Student Success Center can help. Presenter: Denise Vivar, Manager, Immigrant Student Success Center Fri, Feb 21, 1:40-3pm Zoom: Register here
The Fourteenth Amendment: A History of Birthright Citizenship and Current Challenges Presenters: Dean Ringel (History; Humanities & Justice) and Jodi Ziesemer (New York Legal Assistance Group) Co-sponsors: History and Humanities & Justice Thursday, Feb 27, 3:05-4:20pm 630 Haaren Hall
Leaders of Justice: Celebrating Black History Month President Mason in conversation with The Honorable Andrea Stewart-Cousins Thurs, Feb 27, 4:30pm. Zoom Register here Questions to [email protected].
35th Malcom/King Awards Breakfast Fri, Feb 28, 8:45am, 4th Floor Gym, Haaren Hall To register and/or donate, Click Here |
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Brightspace Open Q & A (webinar) DOES LMS How to Webinar Wednesday, February 19, 2pm-3pm. Zoom Link: https://jjay-cuny.zoom.us/j/86250000369?pwd=RbVwpUZhiz4XKLjsIZHBy208MGFAza.1 Meeting ID: 862 5000 0369; Passcode: 104045 Advance registration not required, but please use your John Jay Zoom account for security (for help with Zoom, contact DOIT Help Desk at [email protected] or 212.238.8200). |
Events & Opportunities February 10-19, 2025
EventsCampus-wide “Know Your Rights” Session Monday, February 24, 1:40-3pm Zoom Register here.
College Faculty/Staff Meeting Monday, Feb 10, 1:40-2:55pm New Building, L.61
Pop-Up Library Tuesday, February 11, 1:40-2:55pm New Building Atrium Snacks and books and librarians will be there – all free! Details in the Library calendar
Town Hall Tuesday, February 11, 1:40-2:55pm L.61NB (also Zoom: ID 829 1018 3891; code 693739) |
Workshops & WebinarsHuman Rights Law, Anti-Black Racism and Other Forms of Discrimination Based on Race and Color (workshop) NYC Commission on Human Rights Tuesday, February 11, 10am-12pm Zoom Register here or email Henry Cruz, [email protected].
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| Brightspace Open Q & A (webinar) DOES LMS How to Webinar Wednesday, February 19, 2pm-3pm.Link: https://jjay-cuny.zoom.us/j/86250000369?pwd=RbVwpUZhiz4XKLjsIZHBy208MGFAza.1 Meeting ID: 862 5000 0369; Passcode: 104045 Advance registration not required, but please use your John Jay Zoom account for security (for help with zoom, contact DOIT Help Desk at [email protected] or 212.238.8200). |
Events & Opportunities
Food for Thought lunch.
Monday, Feb 3, 1:30-2:45pm, Faculty/Staff Dining Room (2nd floor NB).
Join us for lunch with colleagues, hosted by Law & Police Science speakers Peter Moskos & Gloria Browne-Marshall.
Lunch is on us.
RSVP here by Thurs, Jan 30.
Panel Discussion & Opera
Tuesday, Feb 4, 1:45pm, Moot Court (6.68NB).
Join us for a discussion with four exonerees portrayed in BLIND INJUSTICE, a book and new opera that follows the Ohio Innocence Project’s efforts to overturn wrongful convictions.
Opening remarks by Distinguished Professor Saul Kassin (PSY). The opera will be performed in the Rose Theater (Columbus Circle) on Feb 3 & 4 – discounted tickets are available.
After the Feb 4th performance, Saul Kassin will be part of a talk back with Barry Scheck.
RSVP by January 31: [email protected]
Brotherhood University: Black Men’s Friendships and the Transition to Adulthood
Library Author Series, Spring 2025
Brandon Jackson (Sociology)
Wednesday, Feb. 5, 1:40-3pm, 2nd floor Library classroom
RSVP: https://BrotherhoodUniversity.eventbrite.com
Resources for Scholarship & Creative Activity
Faculty FIRST FRIDAY
Friday, Feb 7, 1:30-3pm,
with OAR and Library colleagues in the TLC (335 HH).
Angela will order pizza so please let her know if you are coming ([email protected]).
College Faculty/Staff Meeting
Monday, Feb 10, 1:40-2:55pm, L.61.
Upcoming Workshops
Latinx Pedagogies: Teaching & Learning with Latinx Students at John JayFaculty-led DEI Workshop with Belinda Rincon & Justino Rodriguez
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Funded Opportunities
a. Request for Proposals! From BRES Collaboration Hub: Seed Grant Program for CUNY faculty who have not received BRES funding & Doctoral Fellowship Awards for first-year PhD students (AY 2024-25). Questions to Allen Hillery [email protected]
– BRES Research Seed Grant Awards: Deadline: Fri, Feb 14, 5pm. Application Form.
Info Sessions: Mon, Feb 3, 12-1 pm. Register here. Fri, Feb 7, 10-11 am. Register here.
– BRES Doctoral Fellowship Awards: Deadline: Fri, Feb 14, 5 pm. Application Form.
Info Session: Mon, Feb. 3, 12-1 pm. Register to attend here.
b. Call for Nominations! The John Jay Distinguished Faculty Service to the College Award. Nominations may be submitted by faculty or staff. Deadline – Feb 15: Nomination Form. Questions to Angela Crossman at [email protected].
c. Call for Award Applications! OAR invites full-time faculty to apply for The Faculty Scholarly Excellence Award and The Donal E.J. MacNamara Junior Faculty Award. The linked document details eligibility criteria and application guidelines. Please contact OAR at [email protected] with questions. Applications due by Thurs, Feb 20.
d. Call for Nominations! The Faculty Service to Students Award. Nominations due on or before Feb 21. Submit a one-page nomination letter outlining reasons a faculty member deserves the award to Michael Lee, [email protected].
e. Funding is available for full-time faculty to engage in professional development, such as through the NCFDD Faculty Success Program (Summer 2025; apply for funds by Feb 15), research trainings or pedagogical development opportunities. Application form here: Faculty Opportunity Fund. Questions to Angela Crossman ([email protected]).
CUNY Innovative Teaching Academy (CITA)
click here for CITA professional development opportunities
Events & Opportunities
Events
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Faculty Development Day (1/24/25): How, When and Where Do We Realize the Work of Justice? RSVP here: https://forms.gle/anWgEJ8vtT1otJdH9. Full program here: https://jjayfdd.commons.gc.cuny.edu/spring-2025-faculty-development-day-program-overview/ |
Upcoming Workshops
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Harassing vs. Hurtful Speech: Classroom Conflict Management Tuesday, January 14, 10am-11:30am. With Gabriela Leal (Compliance & Diversity) and Maria Volpe (Sociology). Meeting ID: 851 5903 4816; Passcode: 529180. Link: https://jjay-cuny.zoom.us/j/85159034816?pwd=AYyXW4OJjfDKQh8GWvHeJh6Sx8PLh7.1 Wednesday, January 15, 11:30am-1pm. With Helen Keier (DOES LMS). Meeting ID: 821 8070 5579; Passcode: 252097. Link: https://jjay-cuny.zoom.us/j/82180705579?pwd=zWrEraSbSc6aCkLujpitaknhczqprr.1 Thursday, January 16, 10am-11:30am. NYC Commission on Human Rights. Meeting ID: 856 6443 3559; Passcode: 276509. Link: https://jjay-cuny.zoom.us/j/85664433559?pwd=6rupcLQfdxS3blSo91ZhB2ZrRQL2qA.1 |
Funded Opportunities
Call for Proposals! Future-Ready Gen Z: Closing Gaps with Pro-skills Workshops.First Year Programs at SASP invite JJ faculty to design and lead hands-on workshops to equip first- and second-year students with practical, widely applicable, career-ready skills in spring 2025. See details at this link. Participants receive 15 paid, non-teaching adjunct hours for workshop design and delivery. To Apply. Submit proposals by Mon, Jan 13 through this LINK. Questions to Nancy Yang, [email protected]. Call for Participants! Landmark Cases Faculty Lab, Spring 2025.JJ’s Office of Academic Programs invites interdisciplinary faculty to develop syllabi and assignments for 300-level Landmark Cases courses.
Call for Applications! TLC Spring Funded Faculty Seminar applicationsThere are two seminar options (described below). Approximately $600 compensation for seminar completion (subject to funding policies).
Claudia Zuluaga Investigate how to create learning environments that are accessible to all students, regardless of ability and/or learning style. Faculty will be introduced to UDL with an emphasis on how to create equity in classrooms, remove barriers to success, empathize with our students, understand common obstacles to learning, and empower everyone to work from their strengths. During class sessions and via asynchronous assignments, we will work collaboratively to improve our learning environments so that all students can succeed.
Alessandra Early and Nicole McKenna. As criminal justice professors, we often cover controversial topics while navigating challenging macro-dynamics (e.g., global pandemic, warfare, police brutality). Our students are learning in these environments and many of us are asking, “how do I talk about this with my students?” Over three seminar sessions, we will identify materials or issues that are challenging to teach, improve our discussion-based facilitation skills, and increase confidence in navigating challenging conversations. Developed for faculty interested in developing resources to guide students, and themselves, through challenging conversations.
Deadline: Feb 4. Consult with your provost for approval of your submission. |
CUNY Innovative Teaching Academy (CITA)
click here for CITA professional development opportunities
