Office of the Provost: Week of December 12, 2016

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Office of the Provost's weekly email digest: Week of December 12, 2016

December 12, 2016


	Features

			Registrar News Grade submission memo (PDF) CUNYfirst final grade submission Grade clarification memo (PDF) How to enter grades Using CUNYfirst Grade Roster (PDF) Blackboard Announcement

			Underground Wealth of Nations: On the Capitalist Origins of Silver Mining Jeannette Graulau Monday, December 12, 2016 4:00 – 5:00 PM Library - Treehouse Conference Room 317 View PDF More Information

			Interdisciplinary Research Grant Program (new focus in 2017!) The Interdisciplinary Research Grant 2017/2018 program seeks to support and encourage faculty researchers who will tackle challenges or problems that affect the needs of urban populations and the urban environment. More Information

			Library News Leonard Lief Library is pleased to announce that it will be open 24 Hours as a Study Hall from December 7 - 21. More Information ACE Citation clinic (PDF) at the Leonard Lief Library. More Information (PDF)


	Coming Up

	Blackboard Announcement Blackboard will be undergoing an upgrade beginning on December 27th @ 6:30am-December 28th at 8pm. During this time period, Blackboard will be unavailable. The annual upgrade will NOT introduce any new user features. However, Bb will have a “cleaner, updated” look. The upgrade will include some database upgrades. Read More Tech Fee Announcement Student Technology Fee: The process has started for submitting Student Technology Fee Funding Proposals for Academic Year 2017-2018. Visit Information Technology Division's website for more details. Read More Textbook orders for winter and spring 2017 are due December 21st. Read More CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences The newly established CUNY Academy's Travel Awards for Associate Professors. Read More The Stewart Travel Award for Associate Professor Read More The Feliks Gross Award for Assistant Professors Read More CUNY Cultural Corps Recruitment The City University of New York (CUNY) is partnering with New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs and The Rockefeller Foundation to launch the CUNY Cultural Corps, which will create opportunities for CUNY students to work in the City’s cultural sector starting in Fall 2016. Faculty or Staff interested in being part of this continuing discussion please complete the following contact form or email.

The Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs is the College's chief academic officer and senior member of the Cabinet. The Provost is responsible for all educational programs, as well as for academic issues that relate to the faculty, including appointments, promotions, and evaluations. She also is responsible for preparing accreditation reviews, strategic planning, and the review of division and departmental budgets. Questions? Email alison.abreu@lehman.cuny.edu or call 718-960-8222.