Having trouble reading this? View it in your browser. Office of the Provost's email digest: May 14, 2019 May 14, 2019 Features So long for Now! Before the start of the summer join the Lehman LGBT Alliance for a break from finals--eat, de-stress, vent, relax and socialize with us! Thursday, May 16th from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m., in CA 392. All are welcome. For more information contact: lgbtq.alliance@lehman.cuny.edu. Lehman 2019 Art Thesis Show The Art Department at Lehman College will host a reception for its annual Thesis Show, featuring the works of students in its Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master's of Fine Arts program. The installation will be open to the public from May 23 through June 2 in the Lehman College Art Gallery. For further information contact the Lehman Art Department. Enhance Your (Online or Hybrid) Classes or Prepare to Teach Online Faculty are invited to register for a two-week online workshop entitled “Enhancing Your (Online or Hybrid) with Open Educational Resources (OER)” from June 3-14. Replacing an expensive textbook with low-cost or free-to-students learning materials requires major changes in course design. Join your colleagues in this professional development opportunity and enhance your teaching and learning while refreshing your course. Faculty are eligible for 10 hours at their NTA rate (a payment up to $550). Register at https://tinyurl.com/OER-Lehman. Preparation for Teaching Online Workshop The Office of Online Education is offering a two-week Preparation for Teaching Online Workshop from June 17-30. Priority registration will be given to faculty teaching online in the fall semester. An email invitation will be sent to chairs to share with faculty. Full-time and part-time faculty are eligible to apply and need to seek chair’s approval before submitting their application. Faculty need to be scheduled to teach the total of 6 credit hours (online or hybrid) within the academic year following the workshop. Faculty are eligible for up to $550 payment for 10 hours at their NTA rate. Register at https://tinyurl.com/Online-Lehman. Believe it or Not, Summer is Just Around the Corner! Do you often start the summer with high hopes for your writing projects, but end disappointed by your actual productivity? Don't be too hard on yourself--unfortunately, this is very common. Instead try something new; join NCFDD’s hands-on planning webinar: Thursday, May 16, 2019 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EDT. Identify, plan and schedule your personal and professional goals for the summer. Then get ready to kick-off your summer writing with NCFDD’s 14-day writing challenge June 17 - June 30, 2019. The 14-Day Challenge is an opportunity to experiment with daily writing, online community, and supportive accountability. Registration for the Summer 2019 14-Day Writing Challenge is now open. Take the challenge, join the NCFDD faculty community of writers! Claim your institutional account. More News... FYI All Learning Counts –Methods of Assessment Prior Learning with Quality, Integrity, and Equity Credit for Prior Learning is a hot topic across the higher education landscape. Through Lumina’s "All Learning Counts" initiative, Lehman has been awarded a $10,000 planning grant to examine how we can both update and expand opportunities for prior learning credit. The planning grant will allow us to develop a proposal for a 3-year, $400,000 implementation grant. Lehman faculty are essential to this process. Please join us on Friday, May 24, 2019 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – for a conversation with Dr. Nan Travers, Director for the Center for Leadership in Credentialing Learning (CL2) and Dr. Susan Oaks, Professor, Arts and Humanities, both from SUNY Empire State College. To register your attendance please click on the link. Don't Forget to Use May 15th as a Make-Up Day Friendly reminder for all instructors who have not made up the class materials due to the snow closure on March 4, 2019. If you need help in identifying an alternate space for your make up session, please contact the Registrar for further assistance. COACHE Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey A sincere thank you to the faculty for participating in the COACHE job satisfaction survey. We had a 52.11% response rate, 1.69% above other CUNY institutions. While the survey has concluded, your valuable input has made this an informative process which will aid in addressing faculty concerns, retaining and attracting quality scholars and teachers, and improving overall faculty work satisfaction. The final report, including the outcomes of the COACHE survey, is expected in the coming months. We’ll share COACHE results with the campus community. Once again thank you all for your engagement. Leonard Lief Library Extended Hours The Library is pleased to announce that we will once again be open 24 Hours as a Study Hall from May 8 - 22. The Library will offer its customary services until 11:00 p.m. The Concourse (basement level) remains open as a Study Hall from 11:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. opening the following morning (11:00 a.m. on Weekends). Schedule Food and Drink Policy Association of American Colleges & Universities ePortfolio Research and Practice Webinar Please join the upcoming webinar, "ePortfolio Research and Practice: New Findings from the International Journal of ePortfolio," on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. (EDT). Our very own Wesley Pitts, Associate Professor, Middle and High School Education Lehman College, will moderate. Article co-authored by Alison Lehner-Quam. Webinar Free of Cost: AAC&U Members, Register today! *Lehman College is an institutional member of AAC&U. Claim your free AAC&U membership today. WW™ & Work Well NYC, Healthy Workforce, Health City WW™ (Weight Watchers) now at Lehman. Don't pass up on this great wellness benefit offered for your convenience right here on campus. Weekly on-campus weigh-in and support meetings Friday @ 1PM APEX-251B. To register or for further information contact Alison Abreu. Register for the NYC employee WW™ benefit program for $15 Faculty/Staff Achievements We are always glad to publicize good news about faculty publications, recognition, awards, honors, and major grants. To share information about your recent accomplishments, please forward the details to your chair with a request to submit to edigest.provost@lehman.cuny.edu. See the submission guidelines for more information. 1st Place 2019 Bronx EdTech Showcase Profoessor Sherry Deckman, School of Education, Lehman College receives 1st place placement in the 2019 Bronx EdTech Showcase for her Exemplary Online Course. Stop by and congratulate the winners on May 3rd, 11:50-12:20 p.m. during the Bronx EdTech Showcase located in Carmen Hall. For Your Students The National Hispanic Business Group (NHBG) The National Hispanic Business Group (NHBG) is currently accepting applications for a scholarship award of $5,000. Through their scholarship program, the NHBG provides financial assistance to Hispanic-Latino students who are enrolled in a College or University on a full-time basis and pursuing an undergraduate degree. The NHBG was founded in 1985 by a prominent group of Hispanic entrepreneurs with the objective of advancing the business goals and opportunities of its members in the public and private sectors while supporting positive social change and community involvement. To be eligible to apply for the NHBG Education Fund Scholarship, a student must meet the following criteria: Be of Hispanic-Latino heritage Be a U.S. citizen OR a permanent U.S. resident Live within the Tri-State region (NY, NJ & CT) Be enrolled full time student at an accredited college/university Have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale Demonstrate a need for financial assistance The deadline for submitting a completed application is Friday, May 24, 2019. All applications should be sent to: The National Hispanic Business Group 110 Wall Street – Suite 5041 New York, NY 10005 ATTN: Scholarship Committee, Jacqueline Pina Applying for Graduate School is More Affordable than Ever The CUNY Board of Trustees has resolved to reduce the graduate school application fee to $75.00, including applications for fall 2019. Please encourage seniors to apply. The National Survey of Student Engagement The (NSSE) survey is given to all first and final year undergraduate students. It measures levels of academic challenge, active and collaborative learning, student-faculty interaction, educational experiences and campus climate. Our students’ views are especially important as we strive to improve the quality of their overall experience by enhancing teaching, learning, and advising. The data we gather from the NSSE will help us improve only if we have broad participation, so please encourage your first and final year students to respond. NSSE at Lehman More about National Survey of Student Engagement Free Information & Legal Consultations for Immigrants The New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG), Lehman College and the Jaime Lucero Mexican Studies Institute are hosting ongoing immigration relief consultations to assess eligibility for immigration relief options including Naturalization, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Adjustment of Status, and all other immigration programs. Application assistance is also available. Appointments available and walk-ins welcome! To schedule an appointment, call the Mexican Studies Institute hotline at (347) 577-4080. NYLAG (English) NYLAG (Spanish) Funding Opportunities If you need funds to support your scholarship, research, creative work, publications, academic programming, and/or travel, consider applying for a grant. For more information on grant funding opportunities and how to apply, contact the Office of Research & Sponsored Programs at 718 960-8357. $500 Adjunct Faculty travel award (July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019) CUNY Academy Adjunct Faculty Travel Awards $500 Assistant Professor travel award (July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019) CUNY Academy Stewart Travel Awards $500 Associate Professor travel award (July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019) CUNY Academy Stefan Bernard Baumrin Travel Awards Dec. 4, 2019: NEH Accepting Applications for Scholarly Edition/Translation Projects Visit PND Digest to search for funding opportunities and RFPs! Grant Forward available through the Leonard Lief Library Grant Forward is a search service that locates and updates a database of sponsors and funding opportunities. The Grant Forward Researcher Welcome Guide outlines creating accounts, searching for grants, and getting recommendations. For access, visit the Leonard Lief Library and search for Grant Forward under the Databases tab. The Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs & Student Success oversees 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.