Academic Senate Agenda—February 16, 2016—Attachment B ReportofthePresident tothe AcademicSenate February16,2016 EnrollmentUpdate TheCollegehasconcludedamostsuccessfulspringenrollmentcycle,havingmetor exceededmostofourtargetsandprojections.AsofFebruary2,wehaveenrolled14,590 students,including1034freshmenand856transferstudents.Includedinthisnewest cohortoffreshmenare135studentswhosuccessfullycompletedtheCUNYStartprogram. TheOfficeofNewStudentEngagement,ledbyDr.CarolAllyne,hadanotablelaunch offering500newlyadmittedstudentsinformation,resourcesandsupport.Workingclosely withtheOfficeofAdmissions,TestingandAcademyAdvisement,NewStudentEngagement SpringactivitiesconcludedwithaWelcomeWeek--anexcitingline-upofeventsand activitiesduringthefirstweekofclassesdesignedtosuccessfully“onboard”thenewest membersofourCommunity. TheOfficeofAdmissionsisnowfocusedonFall2016,havingalreadyreceivedourfirst groupoffreshmenapplicationsfortheFallsemester. Faculty/StaffHonorsandAccomplishments • GoodNews!OurNCLEXpassratefor2015was91.01%,thehighestinCUNYand mostofNewYorkState,whichhasanaverageof80.57%.Queensborough’spassratewas alsohigherthanHunter(89.1%),Lehman(81.2%),andLaGuardia(89.7%). • TheQCCPresidentialFellowshipProgram(PFP)isintendedtoprovidesupportfor mid-careerfacultywhorequireadditionalresourcestoengageinscholarlyactivities,to enhancetheiropportunityforpromotion.Thegoalofthisprogramistoencouragemidcareerfacultywhoareworkingtodevelopastrongrecordofscholarlyactivityfor promotiontothenextrank.Threefaculty,HamidNamdar(EngineeringTechnology), PatrickWallach(MathandComputerSciences),andConstanceWilliams(Library),were recipientsofthePFP. • TheQCCAwardforExcellenceinFacultyScholarshipisawardedtotenuredfaculty, andrecognizesa“sustainedanddistinguishedrecordofscholarshiporcreative performance,evidencedbypublications,professionalpresentations,and/orcreative works.”Itisofferedeverytwoyears.Thisyear’srecipientsforthisprestigiousawardwere Academic Senate Agenda—February 16, 2016—Attachment B • MoniChauhan(Chemistry),andNidhiGadura(BiologicalSciencesandGeology).Therewill beaceremonyonApril5,2016tohonortheiraccomplishments, •PleasejoinmeincongratulatingDr.UrszulaGolebiewskaforsharingthe2016 BreakthroughPrizeinFundamentalPhysics.Thisextraordinaryprizeofthreemillion dollarswasawardedtoatotaloffiveteamscomprisedofmorethan1,300individual physicists.Urszulawaspartoftheteamthatinvestigatedneutrinooscillation,andall memberswillshareintherecognitionfortheirwork. •CongratulationstoProfessorJulesAllenonhisnewbookMarchingBands,a photographicessayonblackmarchingbandsacrossAmerica.Thebook,whichwas publishedincollaborationwiththeQCCArtGallery,hasreceivedglowingreviewsinThe NewYorkTimes,amongotherpublications.FourofthefivebooksbyProfessorAllenwere publishedbytheGallery,includingtheGallery’sfirsteverpublishedbook,HatsandHats Not,whichaccompaniedProfessorAllen’sfirstQCCArtGalleryexhibit. •Anothernewbook,TheConMen:HustlinginNewYorkCity,iscoauthoredby ProfessorTrevorMiltonoftheDepartmentofSociologyatQueensboroughandProfessor TerryWilliamsoftheNewSchoolforSocialResearch.Theywererecentlyinvitedtogivea readingandlectureaboutthebookattheNewYorkPublicLibraryonthesociological reasonswhyconartistsplaytheirgamesandthepsychologicaltrickstheyusetowin. Prof.MirnaLekić(Music)wasawardedaCUNYDiversityProjectsDevelopment FundgranttosharecontemporarychambermusicfromArmenia,Azerbaijan,China,India, Iran,Japan,TaiwanandTunisiawithresidentsofNewYorkCity.Twoconcertswillbe presentedtothepublicfreeofchargebyEnsemble365,agroupcomprisedofCUNY GraduateCenterstudentsandAlumni. Student/AlumniHonors •WecongratulateQCCstudentsYueliChenandYiJiang,whowerenamedPhiTheta Kappa/USATodayAll-NewYorkScholars.Thispastsummer,YiJiangparticipatedina ResearchExperiencesforUndergraduatesinternshipatVanderbiltUniversitywhereshe conductedresearchonbiohybridsolarcells.Shewastheonlycommunitycollegestudent participantintheprogram.IamgratefultoDrs.EmilyTaiandParisSvoronosfortheir tirelessworkasadvisorsandmentorstothestudentsinourLambdaSigmachapterofthe nationalPhiThetaKappaHonorSociety. •InJanuary,EngineeringTechnologystudentsKelvinHenryandBrianMunevarwere selectedastwoofeightfinaliststomakeittothefinalphaseoftheCUNYCapOne CommunityCollegeInnovationChallengecompetition.Morethantwentyteams participatedintheChallenge,whichwasheldatBaruchCollege.InMay,thefinalistswill competeforover$25,000inprizemoney.TheCUNYCapOneeventfeaturedkeynote speakersSteveBlank,creatoroftheLeanStartupmovement,andHarrySmithofNBCand CNBC.BothparticipatedasaresultofspecialinvitationsbyQueensborough.Drs.Christine Academic Senate Agenda—February 16, 2016—Attachment B MooneyandEdgarTroudt,AssistantProfessorintheDepartmentofTourismand HospitalityatKingsboroughCommunityCollege,areCo-PrincipalInvestigatorsofagrant thatissupportingthecompetition.CongratulationsChristinefortheoutstandingworkyou dowiththesestudents. Thereisalsowonderfulnewstoshareaboutouralumni: •FormerChemistrystudentEmilyHughesYoshhasbeenacceptedintoRutgersNew JerseyMedicalSchool.OncompletingQueensboroughin2008,Emilymatriculatedintothe HonorsCollegeatSUNYStonyBrookandwasacceptedintotheirhighlyregarded pharmacologyprogram.There,herresearchinosteoporosisledtopublicationand presentationsonthedevelopmentofanovelcompoundtotreatthisprevalentdisease. Congratulationstohermentors,Dr.JunShinandDr.ParisSvoronosoftheDepartmentof Chemistry,andDr.ReginaSullivan,oftheDepartmentofBiologicalSciencesandGeology. •RenzoSamame,whoearnedhisLS1(Chemistry)Associatedegreein2007,wenton toobtainhisbachelor’sdegreeinOrganicChemistryfromHunterin2009.Hewasthen acceptedwithafull-timegraduatefellowshipattheUniversityofCalifornia-Irvine,where heco-publishedtwopeer-reviewedjournalpublications,alongthewaytoearninghis doctoraldegreelastNovember.Hewillcontinuehiscareeronapost-doctoralassignment atUCLA.WhileatQueensborough,Renzopresentedhisfindingsatmorethaneight AmericanChemicalSocietyconferences.Dr.LuisVargasandDr.Svoronoshadthepleasure ofwitnessingRenzodevelopintoafuturepotentialfacultymember. •KevinChavez,Classof2012andaBiochemistrygraduatefromStonyBrookis completinghisfirstyearinMedicalSchoolatStonyBrookonatuitionfreescholarship. Another2012graduateMarjorieMoralesisalsoaBiochemistrygraduateatStonyBrook. SheisfinishingherfirstyearinMedicalSchoolatAlbertEinstein,herchoiceamongthefive differentMDprogramsinwhichshewasaccepted. •Dr.HodaMirafzal,a2003Queensboroughgraduate,isaLecturerinPhysical ChemistryatCaliforniaPolytechnicStateUniversity.Sheearnedherbachelor’sinscienceat CooperUnion,andsubsequentlystudiedattheUniversityofCalifornia,Merced,whereshe earnedherdoctoraldegreein2011.AtQCC,sheconductedresearchunderDrs.Sasan Karimi,PedroIrigoyenandParisSvoronos. Opportunities/ResourcesforStudents NowthroughApril15,2016,SingleStopwillmakeFreeTaxPreparationavailableforQCC studentsintheStudentUnion,UpperLevel.Inaddition,wewillhaveoneSaturdaysession onMarch5,2016.Pleaseencouragestudentstotakeadvantageofthisfreeservice. Furtherinformationaboutthisprogramandhoursofoperationareavailablefromthe SingleStopOffice,L-432Aorathttp://www.qcc.cuny.edu/singlestop/TaxPreparation.html. Academic Senate Agenda—February 16, 2016—Attachment B GeneralEducationTaskForce AtitsFebruary5,2016,meetingtheGeneralEducationAssessmentTaskForcereviewed resultsfromthefacultysurveyontheGeneralEducationOutcomesaswellasresultsfrom theFall2015DigicationPilot.TheTaskForcewillbeconveningaforumforallfacultyto discussthemesfromthesurveyandpossiblerevisionofthecollege’sgeneraleducation outcomes. TheTaskForcewillbesendingrequeststoalltheacademicdepartmentsforparticipation intheSpring2016collectionofstudentwork(artifacts)tobeevaluatedaccordingtothe fouroutcomerubricscreatedbytheTaskForceandpostedontheAssessmentwebsite,at http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/assessment/geatf.html.Thisyearstudentartifactswillbe loadedintotheePortfolioplatform,Digication.Facultydevelopmentsessionswillbe offeredinsupportofthisproject,andstudentsupportwillbeprovidedbytheACC. AssessmentUpdate Asinpastsemesters,theAssessmentInstituteforQCCfacultywillbeheldthisspring semesteroverfoursuccessiveFridays—February19and26andMarch4and11—from12 noonto2:00p.m.inLB24.AninvitationtothefacultywassentoutonJanuary28,andthe cohortisbeingformed.Interestedfacultyshouldasktheirdepartmentchairstoforward theirnominationstoDeanArthurCorradetti.Sinceitsinceptioninfall2014,overone hundredfacultymembershaveparticipatedintheinstitute. BTECHUpdate OnFriday,January29th,74BTECHsophomoreslaunchedtheircollegecareersby attendingtheirfirstcollegeclass,(SP-211)SpeechCommunication.Thesesophomores weredeemedqualifiedtoattendthecourseatthistimeasaresultoftheiracademic standingatthehighschoolandtheirperformanceinthecoursespecificIndicatorsof StudentReadiness,designedanddevelopedbythecollegefacultyandhighschool teachers.StudentswhoarenotcurrentlyattendingSP-211willhaveanopportunityto enrollinalatersemester.Earlierintheweek,studentsandtheirparentsattendeda3.5 hourQCCOrientationatwhichconsistentthemesemergedfromallthespeakers:the recognitionthatstudentsareresponsiblefortheireducation;thattheymustadvocatefor themselves;andtheymustbehaveasresponsibleadultswhileoncampusandin class.VicePresidentDeniseWardkickedofftheeventwithadvicethatthisisaturning pointintheireducationalcareers;one,inwhich,theyneedtobeginowningtheireducation throughself-advocacyandstrongcommunicationwithfaculty,advisorsandsupportstaff oncampus.Inaddition,Dr.AndreaSalisandAssistantDeanLauraBrunodescribedthe threecomponentsoftheAcademies;Dr.CarolAlleynediscussedcollegereadiness;Dr. BrianKerrandtheOfficeofPublicSafetyspokeaboutsafetyandsecurityoncampus;and theirfaculty,AssistantProfessor,JodiVanDerHorn-GibsonandLecturer,ElaineThompson, reviewedthecourseRulesofConductandSyllabus.AshleyLegitime,BTECHCollege LiaisonandAdvisor,walkedtheaudiencethroughtheStudentConsentFormsandthen overtosmilefortheirQCCIDs.Additionally,allthehighschoolteachersandstaffmembers Academic Senate Agenda—February 16, 2016—Attachment B ofBTECHwerepresent.TheBTECHstafffeedbackpraisedtheconsistentmessageand cultureofQCCbeinggeneratedbyallspeakerswhich,goingforward,theywillfully supportwhenthestudentsareatthehighschool.WithtimeforQandA,theOrientation provedtobeaninformativeandveryworthwhileeventforallinvolvedandservedto strengthenthepartnershipandteamworkbetweenBTECHandQCCstaff,teachersand faculty. Grants/GrantOpportunities Queensboroughfacultysubmitted64proposalsforthePSCCUNYResearchAwards,up from58submissionsinthelastround.Apost-applicationsatisfactionsurveyisunderway toobtainfeedbackandimprovetheGrantsOfficeservicestofaculty. TwonewCUNYgrantprogramswereannouncedinDecembertoreplace,theCIRGandthe 3CIRGgrantprograms: 1) TheInterdisciplinaryResearchGrant(IRG)Programseekstosupportand encouragefacultyresearcherswhowilltackleglobalchallengesorproblemsthat affecttheneedsofurbanpopulations.Thegoalofthisprogramistoprovideseed fundingforprojectsthatwillbecomeeligibleandcompetitiveforexternalfunding. CUNYexpectstoawardapproximately8-10one-yearawardsof$40,000each. Deadlineforsubmissiontothefundingsource:March4,2016. 2) TheCommunityCollegeResearchGrantProgram(CCRG)willsupportfaculty researchatCUNYcommunitycollegesthroughtwodistincttracks:pedagogical researchandsupportoffacultyandstudentswhoparticipateinmentoredresearch experiences.DeadlineforsubmissiontothefundingsourceisApril1,2016. PleasecontacttheGrants/SponsoredProgramsOfficeassoonaspossibleifyouare interestedinapplyingtoeitherofthesegrants. UpcomingEvents •TheQCCArtGallerywillopentheexhibit,UncleCharlie,onFebruary18at5:00 p.m.Thisphotoexhibitionwillpresentarichlytexturedportraitofadisturbedand complexman,CharlesHenschke,theuncleandgodfatherofrenownedphotographerMarc Asnin.Thisphoto-essaywillbethefirstpresentationofhisfullbodyofworkonUncle Charlie,aworkthatspanssome30years. •AlsoonFebruary18,theGalleryexhibitionCarapaceExplorationswillopen featuringpaperstructurepiecesofthevariousdesignsandpatternsofturtleshells.This show,createdbyDr.TonyMonahanoftheDepartmentofHealth,PhysicalEducationand Dance,isthefirstmajorexhibitoftheseries. Academic Senate Agenda—February 16, 2016—Attachment B •TheKupferbergHolocaustResourceCenter’smajorspringexhibitionisProducing Silence:Hollywood,TheHolocaust,andtheJews,whichformallyopensonMarch6.The Centerwillhostaseriesoflecturesandfilmscreeningspertainingtotherelationship betweenfilm,theHolocaust,andWorldWarII.Inadditiontoannualeventssuchasthe FreedomSederonApril17andtheInternshipShowcaseonMay18,theCenterwillalso offerspring2016lecturesfromthe2015-2016KHRCA-NEHColloquia:Gender,Mass Violence,andGenocide.AspeciallectureonMay1willhonorYomHashoahandthe historyofthevillageofLeChambon. • AKHRCA/NEHColloquiaevent,Gendercide:InclusivityintheStudyofGender, MassViolence,andGenocide,willbeconductedbyDr.AdamJones,fromtheUniversityof BritishColumbiaonWednesday,February17that12:20p.m. • TheOfficeofAcademicAffairswillhostaseriesofworkshopsthissemesterto supportfacultyintheeffortsfortenureandpromotion.Theworkshopsare: 1.PromotionandTenureforMid-CareerFaculty,February19,2016,2:00-3:30p.m. 2.GeneralInformationSessiononReappointmentandTenureProcessesfor AssistantProfessors,February24,2016,12:30-2:00p.m. 3.GeneralInformationSessiononOpportunitiesforServicetotheCollegeand OpportunitiesandProgramsatQCCandCUNYforProfessionalDevelopment, March4,2016,2-3:30p.m. •NewlyTenuredFacultywillbecelebratedatareceptionsponsoredbytheofficeof AcademicAffairsonThursday,March8,2016,at4:30intheOaklandDining Room.Seventeencolleaguesfrom11academicdepartmentswillbehonoredasawardees oftenure/CCE.TheyareDr.HelmutLoeffler,Mr.KlebertAndujar,Mr.DannyLi,Mr. ArkadiyPortnoy,Mr.DarrylWilliams,ProfessorEdwardDavis,Dr.HayesMauro,Professor LindaMeltzer,ProfessorLorraineCupelli,Dr.WenliGuo,Dr.EladiaRaya,Dr.YusufGurtas, Dr.KaranPuri,Dr.VazgenShekoyan,Dr.IsabellaLizzul,Dr.DimitriosKokkinos. •TheQCCJobFairwilltakeplaceonWednesday,March30,2016from12:00–3:00 pmintheStudentUnionLounge.Studentsinneedofassistancewithimprovingtheir resumesareencouragedtovisittheOfficeofCareerServicesintheLibraryBuilding,Room 429duringwalk-inhoursonMondaysfrom10:00–11:30amandTuesdays&Thursdays from2:00–3:30pm.MoreinformationontheJobFaircanbefoundat www.qcc.cuny.edu/careerServices. • 2016PartnersforProgressGala Queensborough’sannualfundraiser,thePartnersforProgressGalawillbeheldon Thursday,April7thatTerraceonthePark.Pleasenotetheearlydatethisyear. An“EarlyBird”rateof$125perticketisavailabletofacultyandstaffuntilThursday, March3rd;afterthatdate,ticketsforfacultyandstaffwillbe$150(externalsupporterspay $300perticket).TicketsmayalsobepurchasedonlinebygoingtotheAdvancement Office/QCCFundwebsite. Academic Senate Agenda—February 16, 2016—Attachment B •OnThursday,April14,2016,theOfficeofCareerServiceswillbehostingitsannual EtiquetteinAction:ABusinessDiningExperience.Interestedstudentsmustapplyby visitingtheOfficeofCareerServicesintheLibraryBuilding,Room429topickupan application.CompletedapplicationsareduebacktoCareerServicesbyMarch18,2016 alongwithacopyoftheirSpring2016bursarreceiptandarefundabledeposit(cashor check)for$20madeouttoQCC.Moreinformationonthiseventcanbefoundat www.qcc.cuny.edu/careerServices. •Electionsforthe2016-2017QCCStudentGovernmentwillbeheldWednesday, April13ththroughWednesday,April20th.Pleaseencouragestudentstoconsiderstanding forelection,andofcoursetocasttheirballots.Thelastdayforstudentstopickupelection packets(torunforoffice)isThursday,March17,2016