From the Division of Academic Affairs and Student Success |
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Click here for Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates and Resources.
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Call for Nominations for the Excellence in Teaching Awards 2021 |
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Each year Lehman College recognizes a full-time and a part-time faculty member for Excellence in Teaching at our commencement ceremony. This is a call for nominations for these awards. Any full-time or part-time faculty with the following qualities is eligible:
- Exhibits outstanding teaching ability
- Consistently demonstrates command of an area of study
- Displays an ability to transmit knowledge to others
- Encourages a love of and passion for learning in his/her students
- Shows extraordinary concern for students and other members of the Lehman community
- Makes a substantial difference in students' academic and/or personal lives
- Brings respect to the teaching profession
To be eligible for the Excellence in Teaching Award, a full-time faculty member must have been employed full time during at least one semester of the academic year 2020/2021, and must have tenure or the Certificate of Continuous Employment (CCE). Previous awardees are not eligible.
To be eligible for the Adjunct Teacher of the Year Award, a candidate must have completed a minimum of six (not necessarily consecutive) semesters of teaching at Lehman College. Previous awardees are not eligible.
Please send all nominating letters to the Office of the Provost at provost.office@lehman.cuny.edu no later than Monday, March 26, 2021. Nominating letters must address the qualities referenced above.
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The Leonard Lief Library is proud to announce the acquisition of the History Makers in its database offerings. |
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HistoryMakers is the nation’s largest African-American video Oral History collection. Barack Obama, poets Nikki Giovanni and Sonia Sanchez, Angela Davis, and over 200 scientists are among the 2,691 HistoryMakers interviewed. Subjects discussed include: Black American culture; Black towns and land ownership; integration and public life; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM); makings of modern music; public health and medical workers; poetry; Black theological traditions and religious life; feminism; migration and the Black diaspora; African survivals and the Gullah people; Black radical tradition; Black entrepreneurs; funeral rites; Black film and filmmakers; LGBTQ stories.
You can access the HistoryMakers via the library website by selecting the databases tab, the letter H and then the database, or by clicking the following link: HistoryMakers
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For more information click here. |
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Message from Dr. Kenneth Schlesinger,
Associate Dean and Chief Librarian
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We’re committed to support you having a productive and enjoyable semester.
Please read below some of our Major News and Updates:
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VIRTUAL HOURS - VIRTUAL ASSISTANCE
While Library building remains closed – 24-7 librarian assistance is available via Chat:
Phone and e-mail support are also offered:
FAQs can be searched:
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OFF-CAMPUS ACCESS
Access is available 24-7 to the Library’s online resources including eBooks and eJournals using your CUNYfirst credentials:
If you have trouble accessing online resources - please fill out form below:
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ONE SEARCH ACCESS - RESEARCH GUIDES
Please use the Library’s OneSearch to find available eBooks and eJournals:
Search Library’s extensive Research Guides for information on topics such as Finding Peer-Reviewed Articles and Database Searching Techniques:
Each Blackboard course features a remote resources guide or specialized guide which gives you specific library information.
If your course uses an eBook from the Library or eReserves - it will be available under Library Resources for Students link in left side menu bar in your Blackboard course.
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VIDEO TUTORIALS
Library faculty are featured on our website starring in brief videos introducing major functions such as How to Locate Books on the Shelf, Choosing a Database, and Selecting the Right Article for Research:
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Is your college or university an Institutional Member?
Please note Lehman College is a NCFDD institutional member.
If your college or university is an NCFDD Institutional Member, please click here (https://www.facultydiversity.org/join) to select your institution from the menu to register and claim your membership.
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Musician and poet Monnette Sudler; The Last Poets' Abiodun Oyewole; Pulitzer Prize-winner Tyehimba Jess; Chicago poet Tara Betts. (Jess: Courtesy John Midgley. Oyewole: Courtesy of vagabond) |
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See below for the full list of Lift Every Voice events sponsored by Lehman College and One Book One Bronx.
Monday, Feb. 22
7-8:30 p.m.
The Last Poets
Tuesday, Feb. 23
7-8:30 p.m.
Tyehimba Jess reading and conversation
Thursday, Feb. 25
4-6 p.m.
Black Cuir Revolutions: Reflections on Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and the Bronx
Registration details TBA.
Friday, Feb. 26
7:30- 9 p.m.
Black Poetry & Performance: Poems as Songs that ‘Send’ Us:
Considering Selections from “Black Language and Music” in Kevin Young’s African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle & Song
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This MFA-style workshop, designed for writers with works already in progress, draws participants through a series of intensive exercises, readings, and submissions of their own writing, toward a goal of improving and completing projects in various genres. Residents will be responsible for providing feedback to one another and participating in conversations about craft, style, form, function, and creative choices that deepen or texturize writing. Each resident will have the opportunity to submit two writing samples, which will be analyzed alongside mentor and master texts, to help each writer better understand their own strengths and points for future development.
When & Where: Thursdays, March 4 – May 13, 6:00pm – 9:00pm on Zoom
Apply by February 22: http://bit.ly/3pvIG6g
This weekly course will take an intensive look at how writers produce work, through a variety of states: conception, drafting, revision, and preparing for publication. We will focus on ways to push past writers’ block through creative risk-taking and use of emulative craft models. This is the ideal setting for writers who have an idea for a project but haven’t gotten started yet, as well as for writers who feel they have “too many ideas” who would like to explore how to choose and develop them into longer pieces.
When & Where: Wednesdays, March 3 – May 12, 6:00pm – 9:00pm on Zoom
Cost: $300 for each program
All programs provide CTLE credits.
Questions and Contact: jane@nycwritingproject.org
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Research Development Webinar Series:
Faculty Funding Fridays
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Every month, the Office of Research offers a faculty research development webinar in collaboration with the Research Foundation Office of Award Pre-Proposal Support and the Office of Library Services.
The next Funding Fridays webinar will be Budgeting for Federal Agency Grants on March 5, 2021 - 12:00 - 1:00 PM.
Presenter: Melissa Lazo, Associate Director, Sponsored Programs, ASRC
Presenter: Poline Papoulis, Director, Office of Research & Sponsored Programs Queens College
This webinar will provide faculty a better understanding of how to develop pre-award budgets costs to reflect the funding needed to carry out their proposed projects.
The link to the Zoom meeting will be provided after registration.
For more information about the entire series, please see below the 2020 - 2021 Calendar of presentations.
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Register here for the upcoming March 11, 2021 faculty development workshop:
Incorporating Group Work and Games to Engage Your Students Online
Led by Natasha Nurse-Clarke, Assistant Professor from the Nursing Department, the workshop is part of our new series of professional development workshops by and for Lehman faculty, sponsored by the Office of Online Education.
In this interactive 75-minute session on Thursday, March 11, from 12-1:15 PM on Zoom, you will learn how to develop and incorporate group work and games using Zoom and Google Slides to develop a competitive puzzle tournament that simultaneously helps students to review and reinforce important course concepts. These approaches can be successfully applied in courses taught in diverse disciplines, no matter whether the course is delivered fully online or not.
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The HS2N Faculty Research Advisory Board (FRAB) is facilitating a virtual research UnConference for Lehman faculty, staff and advanced graduate students on April 23, 2021 from 10am - 2pm and we are seeking your input! Topics include:
- networking and research collaborations
- research "alternatives" in the COVID are (i.e., meta analysis; secondary analysis)
- applying for research grants ( e.g., NIH, SCORE, NSF)
- writing groups and other supports
- tenure and promotion at Lehman
- learning more about the CUNY Institute for Health Equity
- dealing with the impact of pandemic-related stress and burnout
Please complete the Virtual UnConference survey by March 15th to indicate your interest in topics. Feel free to identify other ideas. We will review submissions and try to find common themes.
Current HS2N Faculty Research Advisory Board
Talita Fortunato-Tavares
Elgloria Harrison
Jaye Jones
Natasha Nurse-Clarke
John Orazem
Maria Isabel Roldos-Prosser
Brad Schoenfeld
Amanda Sisselman-Borgia
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Is your college or university an Institutional Member?
Please note Lehman College is a NCFDD institutional member.
If your college or university is an NCFDD Institutional Member, please click here (https://www.facultydiversity.org/join) to select your institution from the menu to register and claim your membership.
Whether you want to boost your writing productivity in 2021 or you just want to test-drive our productivity tracker, WriteNow, consider joining the Spring 14-Day Writing Challenge!
The 14-Day Writing Challenge is free to all members. Registration ends March 17 and the program runs from March 22 - April 4, 2021.
Experiment with daily writing, online community, and supportive accountability, and register today!
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As of Feb.15, pregnant New Yorkers and New Yorkers of any age with certain diseases or health problems such as sickle-cell disease, Type 1 or 2 diabetes, asthma, obesity, and high blood pressure are eligible to receive the COVID-19 shot. Although supplies are still short, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said state officials would reallocate leftover doses that had been set aside for hospital workers to cover those whose underlying health makes them vulnerable to COVID. Click here for the full list of eligible conditions.
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The Lehman platform for the Library’s chat reference and e-mail services has changed. Working in conjunction with several CUNY libraries, the new version will provide enhanced services, user experience improvements, and better follow up features while still providing the same 24-7 chat coverage enjoyed in the past. The new software provides the option of creating a public knowledge base, which the Library will use to better share information about its services and events with the campus community. For more information, please contact Head of Reference Vanessa Arce Senati.
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WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
& SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
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The Office of Campus Life of Herbert H. Lehman College of the City University of New York
The Student Life Building, Room 219, 250 Bedford Park Blvd. West, Bronx, NY 10468
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Laptop Lending Program
Food Pantry At Lehman College
The Herbert H. Lehman Food Bank is available for all Lehman students
Register for our Virtual Food Pantry at Club Central. You must log in with your Lehman credentials. Other resources are also available at our website.
Learn New Skills with New York State free online programs!
The New York State Department of Labor is partnering with Coursera, the leading online training provider. Through Coursera, unemployed New Yorkers will have access to nearly 4,000 programs across high-growth industries and can hone skills in data science, business, and technology. Many of these programs are pathways to certifications, professional certificates and can help elevate your career.
New York State has a team of experts working to curate content based on industry demand to help job seekers gain skills to help them advance in their career.
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Send us a photo of yourself (a selfie!) in professional clothing to be included in the 2021 Yearbook! |
You can also add a short message under your picture, thanking the people who helped you along the way. You will be included in the yearbook and we will send you a digital copy by May 2021. |
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To submit your photo and message, fill the form below:
Deadline for submissions: April 30, 2021.
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Lehman College/CUNY Spring 2021 Student Device Loaner Request Form |
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Lehman College/CUNY is able to loan a limited supply of iPads and Chromebooks for currently enrolled students that do not have a device for their studies. The college has also established a wait-list for Mi-fi/hotspot loaner devices for currently-enrolled students that need Wi-FI access.
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The Instructional Support Services Program offers online tutoring, academic coaching, and a variety of writing and academic skills workshops. All our services are online. Tutoring is available for writing, humanities and social science courses (through the Lehman Tutoring Center), as well as courses in the natural sciences (through the Science Learning Center). Individualized coaching for students who seek to improve their study skills, strategies for learning online, and overall academic performance is also available. Students can call us at 718-960-8175 or email us (issp.program@lehman.cuny.edu) for more information. Direct links to our virtual tutoring centers are as follows:
Please note the Tutoring and Science Center links above are only active during business hours.
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Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Success |
We oversee all educational programs; faculty matters; accreditation reviews; strategic planning; and the review of division and departmental budgets. Questions? Email provost.office@lehman.cuny.edu or call 718-960-8222. For submissions or issues relating to the eDigest, email edigest.provost@lehman.cuny.edu.
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