RFCUNY Brown Bag Research Webinars: GrantForward Training for CUNY Grants Officers and other Designated Administrators

Overview: GrantForward is not only a funding discovery but also a grant dissemination service for CUNY grants officers and other designated administrators. The webinar will focus on administrative functions and privileges to leverage the funding opportunities on your individual campuses. Learn how to manage users, generate usage reports, deliver funding opportunities via curated searches/grant lists,

Engaging Students Through Writing: An Introduction to WAC Principles

Want to increase engagement in your classroom and help your students become better thinkers? Join us to discuss effective, research-backed ways to do so based on Writing Across the Curriculum principles.   Registration link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArce-pqj0sGdFWyUaz0KwfRzFYDHbkvLnt The workshop stands alone but is also a great opportunity for faculty interested in participating in the WI Certification in

Faculty Fellowship Publication Program (FFPP) 2024-2025

We are pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for the Faculty Fellowship Publication Program (FFPP) 2024-2025. Please see the attached memo regarding FFPP details. We ask that this information be shared campus-wide. Application Deadline: October 25, 2024

From the New Tech Times to the Atlanta Voice

Please join us Wednesday, 10/30 at 3pm in A105 to hear from City Tech alum and Editor-in-Chief of The Atlanta Voice, Mr. Donnell Suggs. Mr. Suggs will be zooming in from the presidential campaign trail to speak about how his City Tech education has informed his career in journalism. All are most welcome. Questions may

Works in the Works: Feminism in Pink: The Whiplash of Barbie-Branded Femvertising

The Humanities Department in its Works in the Works series has the following presentation: Speaker: Jaclyn Griffith: Humanities Department Abstract: This talk explores the competing ideologies presented by the 2023 film Barbie and its surrounding cultural narrative. Dubbed a “whiplash text,” Barbie critiques the personal and structural impacts of patriarchy while simultaneously insisting that a woman’s adherence to normative beauty standards and consumption of products is her

RFCUNY Brown Bag Research Webinars: Pivot-RP Training for CUNY Grants Officers and other Designated Administrators

Overview: Pivot-RP is an online tool that helps users connect with global and local research opportunities. As Designated Administrators on your campus, not only do you have access to basic features, but also to specific administrative functions and privileges as well. Learn how to utilize these additional features to leverage the funding opportunities on your

The Slime Mold Cosmic Web and What it Teaches Us about Galaxy Evolution

Speaker: Dr. Farhan HasanSpace Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, USA Abstract: On the largest scales, the universe forms a vast "cosmic web" made up of filamentary strands connecting massive nodes, with vast, empty voids in between. While simulations have predicted this structure for decades, observing it directly has been challenging due to the faintness of the

Best Classroom Practices to support LGBTQIA+ Students

Are your classroom practices in compliance with current state law and CUNY policy regarding LGBTQIA+ students? Is your classroom a safe and equitable space for LGBTQIA+ students? Would you like to hear about practical, manageable steps you can take that will enable you to answer "yes" confidently to the first two questions? If so, please

Open Educational Resources (OER) Workshop:Peer Review & OER

Explore the differences between open and traditional peer review models in this workshop. Part-time faculty will receive compensation at the non-teaching adjunct rate for participation. For more information, visit the Library Buzz or reach out to Joshua Peach for workshop details and for general OER inquiries email Anne Leonard or visit OER at City Tech on

RFCUNY Brown Bag Research Webinars: Writing Competitive Grant Applications Focusing on Project Summaries and Descriptions

Overview: Project summaries and descriptions are important sections in grant proposals that need to be carefully presented with a focus on the needs of the Principal Investigator project and the sponsor program goals. While preparing the document, emphasis should be given to the quality of information and how the information is organized, structured, and presented.