The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) helps faculty and administrators compete for and win grants that strengthen the intellectual climate and improve the learning environment at City Tech. The office provides notices of grant opportunities and works with faculty and administrators over the life-cycle of a grant – from concept development through close-out.
Speaker: Melanie Villatoro, Ph.D.Chair of Construction Management and Civil Engineering Technology Department Abstract:Colleges across the United States must produce more engineering graduates to keep up with demands of the engineering workforce. Population trends indicate that women and minorities are highly underrepresented in the STEM fields. Therefore, recruitment and retention of these populations is critical to
What are your students actually learning from your course? Are your students intrinsically motivated to deepen their learning and content knowledge, or extrinsically motivated to play the game of getting a good score and grade? “Ungrading” is a growing movement in higher education that critically questions the conventional grading system and traditional forms of assessment.
We will hear Dr. Zakiya Luna, Dr. Stephanie Begun, and Dr.Erica Goldblatt Hyatt discuss their use of critical feminisms in social work research. Dr.Mery Diaz, faculty in City Tech's Human Services department and Editorial Board member at Affilia, will moderate. This webinar is hosted and co-sponsored by the New York College of Technology's Human Services Department, Gender
Each month during the spring semester, faculty from the City Tech Online Learning Advisory Council (OLAC) and Dr. Karen Lundstrem, Chair of OLAC, will present techniques, resources, and best practices on a specific topic that is relevant to creating hybrid learning spaces designed to deepen student understanding and increase student success. After the presentations, faculty
Presented by Professor Steven Simon, Oxford University, UK Abstract:In two dimensional topologically ordered matter, processes depend on gross topology rather than detailed geometry. Thinking in 2+1 dimensions, particle world lines can be interpreted as knots or links, and the amplitude for certain processes becomes a topological invariant of that link. While sounding rather exotic, we
The conference will take place on Thursday, April 28, 2022. However, the deadline for applying is next week Thursday, April 14, 2022. Would you please make your students aware of this grand opportunity by promoting it among them ? Your assistance in helping them prepare for this unique event would also be greatly appreciated, and we thank
This event is part of the Communicating Your Science series. This series features presentations by The Graduate Center’s science librarian and communications staff, journal editors, and reporters. The goal of this series is to enhance the professional development and science communication skills of CUNY STEM faculty, postdocs, and students. Learn more » For more information,
My name is Josh and I work in the Center for Teaching and Learning at Queens College. One of the many exciting projects that we put out during the pandemic is the Pedagogy of Kindness (PoK) discussion series. For the third iteration of PoK, I am thrilled to announce that we are expanding beyond our home campus and inviting
Speaker: Diana Mincyte, Ph.D., Social Science Department Abstract: Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, regional food infrastructures were destroyed leaving millions of people at severe risk of hunger both in and outside of Ukraine. What is happening in the major food producing region will also have a ripple effect on the global food
Co-sponsored by CUNY/Hunter College and Professors at Play! All on Zoom! What does it mean to be a "playful professor"? Can gamelike aspects be woven into projects that address serious topics? What role does play have in the learning of adult students? We will explore these questions, be inspired, gain loads of new teaching ideas, and
