Queensborough Community College Non-teaching Department, Part A 2014-2015 Academic Year
The Campus Writing Center supports students’ retention-to-graduation by providing free tutoring and etutoring services in English, Writing-Intensive and/or writing related coursework, as well as workshops for Grammar, preparation for the CUNY exit-from-remediation exam in writing (CATW), Ability To
Benefit (ATB) exam, specialized support for EN101 students, and In Center Visits to the Writing Center by instructors and their classroom sections. The Campus Writing Center spotlights student satisfaction through its excellent customer and program services, as well as the professionalism and rigorous training of its tutors, e-tutors, and workshop facilitators.
Type of Activity and Topic
New WI Faculty Training
Organized,
Presented, or Both
Presented
Date
Oct 2014
Number
Attending
30
New WI Faculty Training
Application/Writing workshop for 3 International Student
Services’ scholarships
CLIP College Readiness presentation
CWC/ QCC Library Information Sharing/Collaborative
Training
CAT-Workshop Specific Training: Campus
Joe
Labozzetta
Service to department, College,
University, community, and/or professional society
Presented
Both: Co-
Organized/Presented
Presented
Both:
Organized/Presented
Both:
March 2015
Oct 2014
May 2015
Nov 2014
31
21
128
19
Demo of CWC’s proprietary Academic Support Services swipe-system database application, newly re-designed for
“portability”
Organized/Presented
Both:
Organized/Presented
April 2015 11
CWC: "Foundations of Academic
Support"
F:08/21/2014;
Sp:1/25/2015
Robin Levine
Service to department, College,
University, community, and/or professional society
Conference, workshop, training attended
Service to department, College,
University, community, and/or professional society
Weekly Tutor Training Events – Fall
‘14, Spring ‘15
CAT-W norming/scoring; CUNY field test scoring for new reading passages
CAT-W Table Leader / Resolution Scoring at QC CATW Borough Reading Center
Weekly CAT-W Exam Prep Training
– Summer ‘14, Fall ’14, Spring 15,
Summer 15
F:09/9/2014 to
12/12/2014
Sp:02/10/2015 to 05/15/2015
Fall 2014
Spring 2015
F: 9/9/201 4
to 12/1 1 /201 4
&
Sp: 2/10/201 5
to 5/1 2 /201 5

Queensborough Community College Non-teaching Department, Part A 2014-2015 Academic Year
Mark
Rabinovich
Service to department, College,
University, community, and/or professional society
Service to department, College,
University, community, and/or professional society
Modified/updated EN101 Writing Skills
Curricula: Student Wkbk & Facilitator
Guides:
Reading Comprehension
Language Skills
Org./Strat./Development
Conference, workshop, training attended: Red Hat System
Administration 1
Fall 2014
4 days,
Sp 2015
Dion Pincus Service to department, College,
University, community, and/or professional society
Service to department, College,
University, community, and/or professional society
Elected HEO Representative; voting member of HEO Screening Committee
Served in capacity as elected voting member of the Academic Senate.
Fall 2014
Fall 2014
&
Spring 2015
MENU
Book - authored
Book – edited
Newspaper/Magazine Article
Journal Article, other
Journal Article, peer-reviewed
Book, Chapter
Conference Presentation, other
Direction/Choreography/Dramaturgy/Design (dance, theater, film)
Performance (music, dance, theater)
Music Composition Published/Performed
Play Produced/Performed
Review/Commentary (including Blogging)
Awards
Patent
Conference Presentation - published as proceedings Materials Development
Book, introduction, preface, etc. Grants awarded (title, awarding agency, amount and
Lecture (Invited) period of award)
Curriculum or laboratory development, workshop conducted
Art Exhibit Curated
Art Exhibited (juried show)
Service to department, College, University, community, and/or professional society
Web Site Development
Other (scholarly or creative achievements comparable to previous categories)
Works submitted/accepted/in press or in progress; works reprinted/republished
Service as a reviewer/editor/consultant
Conference, workshop, training attended
Other (please explain)
Hired from search Fall 2014 Personnel or organizational change
Equipment
John Pian, p/t CA, hired as a-HEO from search to position of LC STEM
Advisor @ Writing Center
Acquisition of new computers
Relinquishment of old computers
Tech Fee cycle
Cycled out (taken by IT)
Fall 2014
Spring 2015
Still in probationary year; positive annual
HEO evaluation from
CWC Director.
15 desktops, 17 laptops
Installed
20 desktops, 29 laptops
Received by IT

Queensborough Community College Non-teaching Department, Part A 2014-2015 Academic Year
Type of change
Personnel or organizational change
Service, program, or project change
Facilities/space
Equipment
Other
MENU
Description
New personnel, retirees, resignations, organizational changes, addition of departmental responsibilities, CCAS (13.3b), reclassification, merit increase, etc.
Changes to the number, volume, or type of services, programs, or projects
Renovations or development of new facilities (i.e., computer laboratories or relocation)
Acquisition of new or disposition of old equipment
Other changes affecting the department not included above and including interactions with other departments
/
COMPLETED
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August 2015