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Office of the Provost's email digest: February 24, 2020

February 24, 2020

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blockchain reading and discussion spacer Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence and Financial Service
The Leonard Lief Library presents a Reading and Discussion by Assistant Professor Sean Stein Smith on the Implications and Applications of Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence Wednesday, February 26, 2020 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. in the Library – Treehouse Conference Room 317. RSVP by February 24th. For more Information: Stacy.Katz@lehman.cuny.edu, 718-960-7767
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Bronx TechEd 2020 spacer Bronx EdTech Showcase Call for Proposals Extended
We invite you to share how you use technology to support student learning by presenting at the annual Bronx CUNY EdTech Showcase on May 1, 2020 at Bronx Community College. Deadline for submission is February 25, 2020! Call for Presentations details.

If you need assistance with your conference proposal, please contact Naliza Sadik, Educational Technologist – Instructional Designer in the Office of Online Education and a conference organizing committee chair.
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Diversity and Inclusion spacer La Lucha Hermosa (The Beautiful Struggle)
Critical and creative Reponses to the Immigration Debate. Profs. Alyshia Galvez and David Schittek present a screening of their documentary film Salud! Myths and Realities of Mexican Immigrant Heath. March 4th 2020 12:00- 1:30 p.m. Leonard Lief Library Conference Room A – Concourse Level. Register your Attendance.
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2020 Reel Abilities Film Festival spacer SAVE THE DATE: ReelAbilities Film Festival
The Office of Student Disability Services to host the 6th annual ReelAbilities Film Festival at Lehman College April 1- 2 from 4 p.m. - 9 p.m. in the East Dining Room. This festival strives to demystify disability by showcasing internationally award-winning films promoting the awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories, and artistic expressions of people with different abilities. Faculty are welcome to bring their classes. The ReelAbilities Film Festival is a free event open to the community. For more information please contact the Office of Student Disability Services 718-960-8441.
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FYI
Say Hello to Writing Tuesday's
Carve out a weekly block of time for those projects that would otherwise be sidelined by other commitments. Set aside as little as 30 minutes or as long as two hours writing alongside colleagues. Join the NCFDD writing movement at Lehman, Tuesday’s from 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Join via Zoom.
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Young Gifted and Black
The Lumpkin-Boccuzzi Family Collection of Contemporary Art. Lehman College Art Gallery, Fine Arts Building. February 8th – May 2nd 2020. Reception, Wednesday, 26th 5-8 pm.
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The American Council on Education (ACE) Women’s Network
Please save the date for breakfast with President Karol Mason John Jay College of Criminal Justice Wednesday, March 18th, 2020 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. in the East Dining Room, Music Building. Registration info to follow. For more details contact jessica.kahn@lehman.cuny.edu.
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For Your Students
ISSP Bulletin Spring 2020 Workshops and Tutoring
Established in 1999, the Instructional Support Services Program is Lehman’s longest-running program providing academic support to all Lehman students, undergraduate and graduate. We offer workshops, tutoring, online tutoring, course review workshops, academic coaching, and access to learning resources. Our tutors support students in writing, reading, and research, as well as a wide range of subjects encompassing the sciences (at the Science Learning Center), as well as the social sciences, humanities, and foreign languages (at the Lehman Tutoring Center). Our goal is to help students achieve success in their academic endeavors and beyond.
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Lehman College Student Travel Grant
The student travel grant provides funding to students to attend conferences to enhance their professional and academic development. For further information, direct students to the Student Affairs Office Shuster Hall Room 204 or 718-960-8242.
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Department of English Writing Contests
Lehman English writing competitions are open to all undergraduate and graduate students. Deadline is February 29, 2020. Submissions may be uploaded to: lehmanwritingprizes.wordpress.com
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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.
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Funding Opportunities
Searching for External Funding Sources?
A variety of resources for identifying funding for research, education, and training are available to CUNY faculty, researchers, postdoctoral fellows and staff. Investigators are encouraged to be familiarized with the electronic grant funding tools available to receive funding opportunity alerts and/or alerts related to changes in federal, state, and private foundation funding requirements.
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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.