Mar 30 | The Public and Publics Conference March 27, 2017 | Rukshana Jalil | Leave a comment Thursday, March 30th, 9:00am—6:00pm Keynote: Don Mitchell, Uppsala University, Sweden Martin E. Segal Theatre How have scholars, activists, and artists apprehended their position in public life and their belonging in a collective? How can we make sense of the designation of public, as opposed to private, spaces, both literal and figurative? Through a series of… Read More
Mar 29 | TLC Workshop: Social Reading and Writing with Online Annotation Tools March 27, 2017 | Rukshana Jalil | Leave a comment March 29, 1-3pm Room 9206 Are you looking for ways to improve your students’ close reading skills or to kickstart class discussion by asking students to annotate readings online as a group before they come to class? Are you trying to find (new) strategies for peer review or collaborative writing projects? Or are you designing a hybrid or online… Read More
Mar 23 | GC Digital Initiatives Data Visualization Workshop March 21, 2017 | Rukshana Jalil | Leave a comment Workshop: “Visualization 2” Thursday, March 23rd, 2017 – 6:30-8:30pm Have you learned some Python and now want to learn how to make pretty pictures out of your data? This workshop is a deep dive into making graphs using the matplotlib visualization library. We’ll cover the basics of making pie charts, bar graphs, line and scatter… Read More
Mar 31 | Navigating NYSHIP workshop March 21, 2017 | Rukshana Jalil | Leave a comment Navigating NYSHIP workshop, March 31, 2-3:30pm, in Room 5409 Trying to use NYSHIP insurance for the first time, or re-enrolling after a gap? Confused about what to tell providers’ offices when they ask for your insurance–or about how to even read that blue-and-white card? Have you been on NYSHIP for a little while, but still have questions about claims, how… Read More
May 2 | Annual Wellness Festival March 21, 2017 | Rukshana Jalil | Leave a comment Mark your calendars –Tuesday May 2nd is the Annual Wellness Festival!! Join us on the GC Concourse Level from 10am – 4:30pm Services include: Guided Meditation (11:15-11:45am) Massage Therapy Rapid HIV Testing Acupuncture Blood Pressure Screenings Cholesterol & Glucose Testing Vision and Hearing Tests Dental Evaluations NYSHIP Information Nutritional counseling and much more…!… Read More
Invitation to: Launch Party for the Graduate Center’s Urban Education Program’s Online Journal: TRAUE’s Special Issue: #BlackLivesMatter: Conversations Across March 21, 2017 | Rukshana Jalil | Leave a comment Launch Party for the Graduate Center’s Urban Education Program’s Online Journal: TRAUE’s Special Issue: #BlackLivesMatter: Conversations Across Educational and Community Spaces WHEN: Friday, March 31, 2017 WHERE: Graduate Center’s Urban Education Program Lounge, 4th floor, Room: 4202 Located at: 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10016 TIME: 5-8pmPlease RSVP hereCome celebrate and experience the… Read More
April 6 | Alumni Mentoring Roundtable March 21, 2017 | Rukshana Jalil | Leave a comment Thursday, April 6, 2017 6:00-8:00 p.m. Kelly Skylight Room, 9100, Graduate Center When it comes to the job hunt, it’s often not what you know, it’s who. Our GC alum find great jobs inside and outside the academy. These are people you should know. On April 6th, you can meet nine of them at our Alumni Mentoring Roundtable. Attend and… Read More
Open Call for March 27 UN-BANNED all day Forum for all CUNY Students & Faculty + NY Philosophers, Artists from 7 banned countries to present March 15, 2017 | Rukshana Jalil | Leave a comment Monday, March 27 All Day Open Forum Segal Theatre The Graduate Center, CUNY 5th Ave at 34th St., Herald Sq The Segal Center invites artists, philosophers, students, and faculty from the “banned seven”: Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Syria to share their thoughts and reactions to the recent changes in U.S. immigration policy.… Read More
Mar 28 | Cast Iron Restoration at Soho Landmark” March 15, 2017 | Rukshana Jalil | Leave a comment THE GENERAL SOCIETY OF MECHANICS & TRADESMEN OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK FOUNDED 1785 LANDMARK LECTURE SERIES Presented in partnership with The New York Landmarks Conservancy Cast Iron Restoration at Soho Landmark – Donald Judd’s Home and Studio – A Case Study Robert C. Bates, Principal at Walter B. Melvin Architects … Read More
Mar 16 | GCDI Intro to Python Workshop March 15, 2017 | Rukshana Jalil | Leave a comment Workshop: “Introduction to Python Programming” Thursday, March 16th, 2017 – 6:30-8:30pm Python is a programming language that can be used for a wide range of tasks, including collecting and analyzing data in a variety of formats, building web applications, and much more. It is an extremely popular programming language for academic researchers because of its… Read More