Events

Final exam schedules HERE.  Reminders:  Final exams must be given on the date/time scheduled by the registrar during finals week. If no final exam is given, the exam time must be used (e.g., for presentations) as it counts toward minimum class contact hours. Grade rosters open May 16 – May 28.

Underrepresented Leaders in Public Organizations Conference – Annual theme: Education. If you’re passionate about education, diversity, equity, and inclusion, along with the workings of public organizations, this is an unmissable opportunity! Dr. Guillermo Linares, President of the Higher Education Services Corporation of New York State, will be the keynote speaker.  Register: https://forms.gle/hYWRfirM5hmsFG8j7

Online portion May 16, 6 to 8 pm

2024 Commencement Ceremony, Tuesday May 28, 3:30pm. Barclays Center in Downtown Brooklyn. Confirm attendance HEREby May 20. If you will require assistance, please email Keisha Pottinger-Moore (HR) ASAP in advance. See the Faculty Commencement Guide 2024 for more details.

Fall 2024 Faculty Development Day (Tues, Aug 27, 9am-2:15pm), we invite you to submit a proposal. Our theme is: “Values, Freedom, and Success: Civil Conversations in a Challenging World.” (Fall classes begin Aug 28). To read more and to submit your proposals (deadline Thurs, May 30, 11:59pm EST): here. Please contact Gina Rae Foster, your TLC Director, with questions and ideas (gifoster@jjay.cuny.edu)

Funded Opportunities

If you are looking ahead to a summer teaching refresh, we invite you to participate in our June 2024 DEI Design Days (June 3-6).  See attached description – click here to apply.

Call for Applications! CUNY Academy 2023-2024 travel awards for presentations at academic conferences. For adjuncts, lecturers, assistant and associate professors from all CUNY campuses. Application form HERE. Questions to: cunyacademy@gc.cuny.edu.

The Office of Student Research and Creativity supports faculty research with students with: scholarships for undergraduate and graduate student research/scholarly project. May 15th is the next deadline; $500 and $1,000 award amounts. Help finding mentors and more. For more information, check the OSRC website here. Please share with your mentees!

DEI Design Days, June 3-6

The Teaching and Learning Center and the Office of Compliance & Diversity invite you to join in one of the June 2024 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Design Days. Over the course of four days, from June 3^rd to June 6^th, experts in their respective fields will present context and strategies that John Jay faculty can utilize to support a better understanding of our students and promote more effective teaching. These topics include:

• the LGBTQIA+ community
• active military personnel and veterans
• students with disabilities
• interfaith classroom conversations

Participants will be paid $150 for attending a morning conversation and afternoon workshop on the same topic and providing evidence of learning through a new or substantially revised class assignment or active engagement in conversation role play (the interfaith session only).

Click June 2024 DEI Design Week for more information.

Application Deadline: Thursday, May 30, 2024, 11:59pm ET

What’s New With AI?

Please find our sister college CCNY presentations on how to adjust your assignments with emerging AI technology. Here

For John Jay TLC’s AI resources please click here and here.

New Resources

To claim your free NCFDD account – and access the program above: (a) Go to https://www.ncfdd.org/join; (b) choose John Jay College from the drop-down menu; (c) select “Activate my Membership”; (d) complete registration with your jjay email address; (e) confirm in jjay email by clicking “Activate Account”.

Office of Accessibility Services has online faculty trainings on Symplicity Accommodate (Faculty Guide), which helps support student accommodation requests. See flier for dates and times. Questions to accessibilityservices@jjay.cuny.edu or Dr. Beharry (ebeharry@jjay.cuny.edu), OAS virtual walk-in hours: Weds, 1:00-3:00pm. Click to join.

CUNY is offering in-depth collaborative workshops on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Accessibility Drop-In Office Hours to provide additional support. Click HERE for complete details for the sessions and previous meeting recordings and presentations. All workshops will be led by Dr. Jessica Murray. Email jessica.murray@cuny.edu with questions.