THE OBSERVER
May 23, 2022
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Editor: Susan Rauch
Associate Editors: Micky Josephs
Ariana Caragliano
Contributing Editor: Irene Sax
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Dear LP2 Members,
Summer is almost here! For those of you participating in Summer 2022 study groups, your assignments were distributed last Tuesday. You should have heard from your coordinators by now or will be hearing from them shortly.
If you would like to make changes to your schedule, please use the ADD/DROP form found here. You may use this form to make changes until Friday, June 3, 2022. You can find the Summer Study Group Grid here should you need to reference it.
There are plenty of other opportunities to learn and stay connected with the LP2 community for those not taking study groups this summer. A few intersession activities are already in progress, but you can still join others such as the Stories Aloud Series with Sharon Girard. There’s also a call for more activities for the summer break starting on July 12 – please read on for details.
If you’re thinking ahead to the Fall, you’re not alone, as our office has been busy creating resources to help you get prepared. If you have questions about attending study groups in person, please take advantage of the Virtual Info Desk and in-person Campus Tours listed below.
Stay tuned for a preview of the Fall Study Group grid on June 1!
All the best,
Joanna
The Office of Academic Initiatives and Strategic Innovation
212-817-2474
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GC Campus Tours
Get ready to attend study groups in person with a tour of the Graduate Center campus. The tour will include a preview of classrooms and public spaces in the building and a Q&A session addressing the nitty-gritty of campus access: student ID cards, Graduate Center email accounts, Covid policies, and using the library.
All tours will be capped at 12 attendees. Register for one of the campus tours below, using this form.*
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Wednesday, June 8 – 10:00AM to Noon
- Wednesday, June 29 - 2:00PM to 4:00PM
- Tuesday, July 19 - 10:00AM to Noon
- Tuesday, July 26 - 2:00PM to 4:00PM
*There will be a dedicated tour for new members starting in the Fall of 2022; those members should wait to hear directly from us.
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GC Virtual Info Desk – Help with GC-CUNY Problems
Tuesdays, 9:00 to 10:00AM – starting Tuesday, May 24
Joanna and Monben will be available to answer your questions about:
- Cleared4 passes;
- CUNY ID cards;
- Graduate Center email access;
- Visiting the GC campus and;
- Accessing the library.
Sign up for an appointment using this form.
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LP2 Website Basics: How to Login, Bookmark, and Use It!
Thursday, June 2 @ 3:00PM (Zoom)
Learn how to create and save your password for the site, how to reset it yourself if you forget it, bookmark the site (or make it a favorite) so you can get to it with a single click, how to get help 24/7 if you forget any of this. Get your questions answered and one-on-one help. Read more here.
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Update Your Profile! A Workshop on Making Yourself Findable
Wednesday, June 15 @ 3:00-3:30PM (Zoom)
Learn how to update your Profile Photo, Cover Photo, Bio, Interests, Skills, Neighborhood, Contact info and more in the new LP2 Member Directory. In this half-hour Zoom Workshop There will be an opportunity to get your questions answered and one-on-one help. Read more here.
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Break Activity
Stories Aloud with Sharon Girard (Zoom)
Mondays @ 3:00 to 4:30PM
July 18, August 1, 15, and 29
Please email Sharon at sgirard@gc.cuny.edu for the Zoom link; also, indicate if you would like to be a reader.
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Save These Dates for Fall 2022 Study Group Registration:
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June 1 -- Fall grid emailed and posted on LP2nyc.org
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June 8 -- Registration opens (email with link will be distributed)
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June 22 -- Registration closes
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Week of July 11 -- Study Group Assignments and Rosters Distributed and Add/Drop Period Opens
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Get Your Student ID And Cleared4 Passes Now:
Watch Your email for Cleared4 Instructions. To access campus, you must be fully vaccinated and have a Cleared4 pass for validation. In anticipation of many live study groups during the Fall semester, we are sending Cleared4 instructions via email to those who need to register.
To request your Graduate Center student photo ID card:
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Email security@gc.cuny.edu from your Graduate Center email address. Put “ID Card” in the subject line.
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Include your name, your program (LP2) and your mailing address in the email body.
- Attach a “passport type headshot” JPEG picture taken within the past six months.
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On Monday, June 6, the Zine will redirect you automatically to the new website at lp2nyc.org. Click on Log In in the upper left corner. And click on Forgot Password to set your password. Read more here.
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Call for Break Activities between Semesters
The Community Building Initiative seeks volunteers to lead activities during the break from July 12 - August 31.
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Calling All Painters, Sculptors, Photographers, Block Printers, Ceramicists and Textile Artists!
Display the creative work you have been doing this summer in the Online Art Show. Send a photograph of your work with a title and a brief statement about it to Carol Millsom at cmillsom@gc.cuny.edu. Art works appear in The Observer in the order in which they are received.
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MISSING LINKS DIRECTORY
Linkedin Learning (formerly known as Lynda)
What links would you like to see included? You don’t have to know the actual link, just what you’d like to be able to link to without cleaning out your desk to find the paper you wrote it down on.
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The Women’s Group meets at 3:45PM on Thursdays. Contact Arlyne LeSchack at aleschack@gc.cuny.edu.
The Men’s Group meets at 3:45PM on Wednesdays. Contact Jay Fleishman at efleishman@gc.cuny.edu.
Stitch Away Stress meets at 4PM Tuesdays. Members share skills and enjoy the meditative benefits of handwork. Contact Michelle Harris at mharris@gc.cuny.edu.
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Schedule for submitting articles for The Observer and Website - New DEADLINE DATE
Members wishing to submit information for publication in The Observer or listing on the Website have a new deadline: the Wednesday before the Monday publication date. In addition, we urge you to send us your material as early as possible so that it can be entered onto the LP2calendar, which is managed by the Graduate Center. If you have an event to publicize, please notify Micky Joseph at mjosephs@gc.cuny.edu at least one month in advance to ensure that the event receives maximum publicity.
Member Forum Submissions: (starting September 2022) If you have something to share with the LP2 community, e.g., a photo, an article, a book or a web site that you’ve discovered and think would be interesting to members, send it to Micky Josephs at mjosephs@gc.cuny.edu for inclusion in the Member Forum.
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