Having trouble reading this? View it in your browser. Office of the Provost's email digest: April 25, 2019 April 25, 2019 Features Faculty Achievement, Research, Scholarship & Creative Works On Thursday, May 9, 2019 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. the Lehman community will join together to recognize and celebrate the Research, Scholarship & Creative Activities of its amazing faculty. Faculty are encouraged to submit activities published, produced, or awarded during CALENDAR YEAR 2018 by completing the submission form. All submissions should be sent to the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) by Friday, April 26, 2019. All items including Publication Cover, Awards, Certificates and Articles must be submitted as JPG or Hi-Res PDF. *Save artifact submission form to desktop. Open in Adobe Acrobat for writable PDF. 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). Moderators include Wesley Pitts Associate Professor, Middle and High School Education Lehman College. Article co-authored by Alison Lehmer-Quam. Claim your free AAC&U membership today. (Lehman College is an institutional member of AAC&U.) Register today! for free of cost webinar for AAC&U Members. 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 Wednesday, May 24, 2019 9 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. "De-visualizing Technologies: The Joys and Frictions of Blindness in the Digital Commons" Lehman College Disability Studies Program presents Chancey Fleet for a talk Friday, May 3, 2019 11:00 a.m. -- 12:30 p.m. Gillet 226 on the liberations and complications of using tech while blind. Clancey Fleet, a Brooklyn-based accessibility advocate, coordinates technology education programs at the New York Public Library’s Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library. Chancey Fleet | Movers & Shakers -- Advocates Questions and/or requests for special accommodations should be directed to Olivia Moy by May 1st. More News... FYI The Art of Song: Yearnings, Love and Loss An evening filled with lush and beautiful chamber music by composers from Latin America, North America, Europe, and the Bronx, including mashups of original songs written and produced by our student musicians. The program will also feature Tango and Milonga performances from our dance communities on campus. (There are even rumblings of opportunities for willing audience members to tango themselves!) Come join us on April 30, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. – Studio Theate (Music Buliding, Lehman College) for what promises to be a memorable night of firsts for our student performers! Domestic and International Student Travel Guidelines The City University of New York Board of Trustees approved the revised Domestic and International Travel Guidelines in 2018. These guidelines are available to assist students, faculty and staff in the review and approval requirements for students participating in domestic and international travel programs. Domestic Travel Guidelines Join the CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences Membership in the Academy is open to all CUNY faculty and staff, active and retired, and to graduate students. Members are encouraged to participate in proposing and planning Academy programs. April 2019 "CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences" Events Include: Mapping the Moral Realm: Philosophy of Stefan Bernard Baumrin. Organized with the Gotham Philosophical Society in honor of Professor Stefan Bernard Baumrin. Monday, April 29, Graduate Center room C197 1:30-4:30 p.m. In Honor of Randy Braham. Co-sponsored with the Center for Jewish Studies and Development. Tuesday, April 30, Graduate Center Skylight Room, 9th Floor, 6:30 p.m. Become a CUNY Academy member or simply contribute. Exciting Faculty Opportunity to Explore Cuba! Join us on what is sure to be a unique engagement opportunity in one of the most beautiful and exciting places in the world! The "Lehman in the Provinces" program, our research and teaching partnership with the Universities of Sancti Spíritus and Camagüey in Cuba, invites interested Lehman faculty to join our trip to Cuba this year. We have two delegations traveling to Cuba this summer, so choose the one that is most enticing: Camagüey, June 1-8 or Sancti Spíritus, June 4-11. Please email Teresita Levy, Director of the Center for Global Engagement, for itinerary and pricing details. "Lehman in the Provinces" Explores Cuba 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. Creating Winning Grant Proposals: A Step-by-Step Guide Successful proposal writer Anne L. Rothstein, School of Education, Lehman College provides clear-cut steps for producing each section of a competitive grant proposal, this hands-on book is filled with examples from actual RFPs and proposals, practical tools, and writing tips. She details how to: achieve group consensus around a project; identify likely funding sources; establish need; develop objectives; assemble a Master Project Table and other needed tables, figures, and charts; create an effective logic model; prepare an evaluation; put together a budget; tailor the proposal to meet the requirements of funders; and avoid common errors. Nursing Excellence in Writing in a Research Article Linda Scheetz, Associate Professor of Nursing, Lehman College, received the Journal of Trauma Nursing Excellence in Writing in a Research Article award for 2018 for her manuscript entitled: Complications and Mortality Among Correctly Triaged and Undertriaged Severely Injured Older Adults With Traumatic Brain Injuries Journal of Trauma Nursing, November/December 2018 - Volume 25 - Issue 6 - p 341–347: "The information in your article supports nurses in their practice and you are to be commended for sharing your expertise." -- Award commendation Linda Scheetz, Associate Professor of Nursing, Lehman College From Theory to Practice Lehman College professor Cassandra E. Dobson, DNSc, MS, BS, RN-BC, PHc recipient of AWARD OF ACHIEVEMENT FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE during the 12th Health Disparities Conference at Xavier University in New Orleans. For Your Students Elaine Rivera Scholarship Fund The Elaine Rivera Scholarship Fund was established in memory of Ms. Elaine Rivera, a Distinguished Lecturer and a member of the faculty in the Journalism, Communication and Theatre Department at Lehman College. The scholarship, established by friends of Ms. Rivera, honors her memory and contributions to Journalism. The Elaine Rivera Scholarship Fund will award up to $3,000 to an undergraduate student who has declared Journalism as their major. Eligibility: Must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average (GPA) Must be in full-time attendance (12 or more credits) Must have declared Journalism as a major Must have filed a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) for academic year 2018-2019 (please note, that your total financial aid package including the scholarship cannot exceed the cost of attendance) Deadline to apply is Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Please fill out and print the attached application and drop it off in the Office of Academic Testing, Scholarships & Awards located in the Apex Building room 240. Completed applications must be submitted to the Scholarship Office in the Apex Building, room 240. If you have any questions or need assistance with the application process, please contact one of our Scholarship Advisors preferably by phone at 718-960-8156. 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 Instructional Support Services Program (ISSP) ISSP offers a range of workshops that may benefit your students, as well as tutoring and supplemental instruction. Please tell your students about learning opportunities through ISSP. 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.