Friday, March 12, 2021 | Vol. 2 No. 8, Spring 2021 Semester
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MESSAGE FROM INTERIM PRESIDENT DAISY COCCO DE FILIPPIS |
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My Dear Colleagues and Students,
This is a week of remarkable anniversaries. This Thursday marked one year that COVID-19 was designated a global pandemic. This is a moment for us to reach out in empathy, to acknowledge so much human grief, both at the personal level and as our collective humanity. We mourn for our personal loss but also for our collective global loss of human life. We also hope for healing and restoration of a new form of normalcy, as we follow safe practices: social distancing, hand washing, wearing of protective masks and receiving vaccination. It is also the week that saw one more anniversary of the declaration by the United Nations of March 8 as International Day of Celebration of the Contributions of Women.
These are powerful moments marking the movement forward in our ability to fight and to overcome so many challenges. This past Sunday, for instance, more than 2.9 million Americans were vaccinated. I was so very grateful and happy to have received the second dose of Moderna on Friday that I shared a photo of my CDC card with family and friends. This is by way of repeating that when each of our turns comes up, we must do the right thing for ourselves, but also for others, and vaccinate.
This past Monday, March 8, it was my privilege to participate in a global celebration of International Women’s Day. I was grateful to hear a number of artists and poets recollect their participation in events at Hostos Community College, and to have some of them explain how they believe Hostos is living Don Eugenio’s pedagogical philosophy. This event was organized by the General Consul of the Dominican Republic in Switzerland, and attended by over 70 prominent women in different parts of the world to include Spain, Switzerland, the Dominican Republic, and a number of states in the U.S. This was a powerful lift of our spirits as images of artwork by women, celebrating womanhood were shown, although in instances depicting the ravages of COVID-19 also brought another type of connection among participants, that of shared grief.
These past two weeks also brought multiple opportunities to engage in meaningful dialogue. It was my honor to have been invited by colleagues in the English Department to attend a presentation of Dr. Victoria Muñoz’s Spanish Romance in the Battle for Global Supremacy: Tudor and Stuart Black Legends. This is a powerful re-reading and analysis of old texts from colonial times in Mexico, Shakespeare, and others that capture the process of “othering” that began with colonial letters or European depictions of the others as distorted reflections of European models. Brava!
At the College level, Black at Hostos brought an impactful presentation of Jim Crow through the years, up to present times by NVCC Professor of Legal Studies Kathy Taylor, moderated by Director Diana Kreymer and supported by Professor Kristopher Burrell of our HCC. Our town hall on Thursday, led by Professor Nelson Núñez Rodríguez and Professor Kate Wolfe, a powerful update of the good work taking place in support of the writing of our Middle States Self-Study, is celebratory and affirming of the good team- work taking place as we move forward. Links for these two college-wide activities will be shared in the near-future of both of these events. Please visit the College’s YouTube page.
I conclude these brief remarks by inviting you to join next week's town hall on updating the Hostos community on collaborations in preparation for our buildings and facilities safe and gradual reopening this coming fall semester. The town hall will take place on March 16 at 3 p.m. at the following zoom link: https://hostos-cuny-edu.zoom.us/s/86556988954.
I thank you all for your participation and support.
Mil gracias y bendiciones, Daisy
Daisy Cocco De Filippis, Ph.D.
Interim President
Eugenio María de Hostos Community College, CUNY
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A POEM IN HONOR OF WOMEN”S HISTORY MONTH |
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Makeda, Queen of Sheba
Wisdom is
sweeter than honey,
brings more joy
than wine,
illumines
more than the sun,
is more precious
than jewels.
She causes
the ears to hear
and the heart to comprehend.
I love her
like a mother,
and she embraces me
as her own child.
I will follow
her footprints
and she will not cast me away.
Hirshfield, Jane. Women in Praise of the Sacred. Harper Perennial, 1995. Print.
About Queen of Sheba
The Kebra Nagast, and ancient Abyssinian chronicle of the Ethiopian royal lineage, contains an account of the meeting between the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon of Ancient Israel that is also described in the Bible. According to both versions of the story, when Queen Makeda (renowned for her beauty, purity, and love of wisdom) learned of the wise king to the north of her country, she determined to find out if in truth he was as great in wisdom as reputed. She traveled to his court carrying many chests of gold and jewels and—entirely won over after testing him thoroughly—soon offered him the treasure she had brought and took up belief in the One God. The Bible then tells us that Solomon in turned granted her “all that she desired,” and she returned to her own land.
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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION BRIAN CARTER |
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Hello to my fellow students and colleagues alike. I am here to inspire, motivate, encourage, and enlighten, as requested, in my weekly address. As we continue to accept all challenges that come our way, keep in mind that God is good all the time and that help is on the way. Despite the nature of this pandemic, we will continue to thrive, blossom, and flourish academically, for as intellectuals we know no boundaries.
With that being said, please do take advantage of all opportunities that Hostos has to offer, including our Financial Aid department, where although operating remotely, they are encouraging you to reach out to them, as they will gladly address your issues in a timely manner. We encourage you to get a jump-start on filing your 2021-2022 FAFSA.
Also, mental health is wealth, so please take advantage of our Counseling Center in these unprecedented times with the likes of Tovah Thompson, Lizette Colón, and Michael Martínez. The SGA is collaborating with them for a spin-off of Candid Conversations titled “Let’s Talk About It,” in which we will discuss dating, relationships, and families. The event will feature breakout rooms serving as an inclusive safe space for all to explore various aforementioned topics. Students will be able to re-enter the same space as a collective and, in an controlled environment, discuss similar topics that were originally highlighted. It should be an interesting discussion, so please do tune in on March 16, at 3 p.m, you can sign up here: https://hostos-cuny-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEldu-gqjwsGN2SKlysn1G1dpbseBA5vKxX
In conclusion, I want to point out how important it is to be on top of your student email, for it is required to gain access for various subject matters that will be impactful in your academic career at Hostos. This tool provides students with the edge that we all need, informing you of all the information pertaining to Hostos and other entities that you may find beneficial. We will continue to encourage each other along the way students, reach for the stars, because we all are amazing in our own right. Continue being great and stay positive, as well.
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Update: Planning a Return to Campus in Fall 2021 (Recurring notice)
Submitted by Esther Rodríguez-Chardavoyne, Senior Vice President of Administration and Finance and Interim Vice President of Student Development and Enrollment Management
With early registration planned to begin later this month, the current focus for Hostos’s reopening has been for academic departments to determine which of our classes can have an on-campus component this fall.
Following the first Fall 2021 planning with academic chairs and directors on January 27, the Provost organized several more meetings in February. The full group of chairs and directors were invited to a second discussion on February 17. There were also meetings with smaller groups of academic chairs on February 2 (one meeting) and February 25 (two meetings).
At these meetings in Academic Affairs, attendees have had opportunities to ask questions that have arisen in their departmental conversations. Outside of these meetings, the Registrar also provided the academic chairs with enrollment trend information; this data was shared to help inform decision-making and avoid scheduling course sections that might later be cancelled for low enrollment.
Academic chairs were given a February 26 deadline to submit a draft of their department’s course schedules to the Registrar’s Office. Final course schedule submissions are due March 15, 2021, which gives us at the college time to prepare for early registration beginning on or around March 24.
Our faculty colleagues are rising to a challenge encountered by all of us at the college: making preparations for the future while we’re faced with still so many unknowns. We are confident, however, that by starting this work early, we’ll be ready to meet the needs of our students this fall.
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Hostos Reopening Committee and Personnel Updates
Our CUNY Coronavirus Campus Liaisons—Diahann McFarlane, Director of Environmental Health and Safety—is currently on medical leave. Campus Liaison duties described in the Hostos Reopening Plan have been assumed by Christine Dias-Singh, Executive Director of Human Resources, in coordination with Chief Arnaldo Bernabe and Nurse Maria Vasquez. The College has also brought on an environmental health and safety consultant, Zack Korenstein, who will assist us with operational needs while Ms. McFarlane is on leave. Mr. Korenstein comes to us with over 18 years of experience in environmental health and safety management, including at New York University and Memorial Sloan Kettering.
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MIDDLE STATES SELF-STUDY UPDATE |
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Submitted by MSCHE Steering Committee Co-Chairs Professor Kate S. Wolfe and Professor Nelson Nuñez-Rodríguez
Student Voices Enrich the Self-Study Narrative
Students from the Honors Program, the Student Government Association (SGA), Student Leadership Academy (SLA), CUNY EDGE, Athletics, and a Service-Learning Capstone course met with Self-Study co-chairs Professors Kate Wolfe and Nelson Nuñez-Rodríguez to share their experiences navigating the Hostos Educational Experience. These five conversations were guided by questions submitted by Self-Study Working groups and are intended to enrich the self-study report with student perspectives. Students shared their perspectives on their educational experience and interactions with student support services before and during the pandemic. The Self-Study co-chairs appreciate the assistance provided by Dean Johanna Gómez, Erik Smiles, Rocio Rayo, Jason Libfeld, Karina Castro, Jerry Rosa, and Professors Ernest Ialongo, Cynthia Jones, and Sarah Hoiland in organizing these conversations.
In the five conversations, or focus groups, students expressed their need to connect with an academic program, a support service, a faculty or staff member in order to remain engaged. Unquestionably, humanizing the educational experience makes a difference for them. Students engaged in ASAP and CUNY EDGE, and other sustained support systems, for example, have a deeper understanding of degree maps, better navigate the advisement process and other required college support system procedures. Overall, this highlights the need to emphasize intrusive support systems mainly with freshman students.
All students mentioned the profound effect of the pandemic on their educational experiences and personal lives and are nearly unanimously looking forward to returning to campus physically. They want to reconnect and rebuild that broken community. They pointed out the advantages of a small campus; it fosters a sense of belonging. Many students mentioned the dedication and compassion of our faculty members during the pandemic.
The Middle States accreditation team will evaluate mission-aligned processes and systems that sustain rigorous student learning experiences. The student voices add a human perspective to the self-study and illuminate avenues to improve our daily efforts to boost their academic journeys. Student comments match the evidence retrieved from a recent report on student engagement during current remote learning scenarios (McKenzie, 2021): building one-to-one connections, mentoring, peer-to-peer connections and a personal touch can make a difference overcoming academic and personal challenges and definitely connect students with the educational experience.
McKenzie L (2021) Bridging the Digital Divide: Lessons From COVID19. Inside Higher Education. Special Report. February 2nd, 2021.
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INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS |
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Submitted by Babette Audant, Assistant Dean for Institutional Effectiveness, Strategic Planning and Assessment
The gold standard when speaking of assessment is “systematized and organized.” This standard applies when speaking about annual processes, periodic reviews, and across both academic and AES units.
With this in mind, former President Gómez, with support from the Cabinet, engaged a consultant, Dr. Meredith Reitman, to explore existing assessment processes across the college in Spring 2019. As she conducted her work, Dr. Reitman kept in mind processes currently in place at Hostos, institutional culture, and Middle States expectations. Having witnessed how our accreditors evaluated fellow CUNY institutions and the subsequent re-directing of sizable resources required by monitoring reports, this last consideration intensified the urgency of this work.
After a careful review of existing policies, assessment plans, evidence of practice, Dr. Reitman also conducted a series of informational interviews with key individuals across campus before returning to analyzing evidence. In early Fall 2019, her report, an assessment of assessment, was shared with the President and Cabinet, and included three recommendations:
- Adopt a uniform annual planning and assessment reporting template college-wide.
- Establish an institutional effectiveness committee (IEC).
- Identify institutional learning outcomes (ILOs).
Cabinet reviewed, discussed, and operationalized all three of these initial recommendations, effective immediately. The AY 19-20 Operational Plan, released in early Fall 2019, reflected these three commitments, highlighting their importance.
In Fall 2019, there were two college-wide workshops held at which faculty, students and staff developed mission-derived institutional learning outcomes (ILOs). These were reviewed by Cabinet and approved in Spring 2020.
Also in Fall 2019, faculty and staff members of what would become the Institutional Effectiveness Committee (IEC) were identified by Cabinet, with an emphasis on identifying potential faculty members. After the end of winter recess, formal invitations were sent from the President and Provost.
The uniform annual planning and assessment report template (aka APART) was first introduced to college constituents including faculty and staff in Fall 2019 through a series of workshops and other presentations. Its format was informed by the existing end-of-year report submitted by academic departments; its roots are in prior practice. The goal of its design was to identify essential components of the end-of-year report in a way that could be applied to AES units and academic departments and programs alike. And, to help illustrate connections between efforts made across the college with next steps informed by the results of those efforts. Regarding assessment, the goal was to ensure that closing the loop activities were documented (recognizing that a lot of loops were being closed, and not systematically documented).
The first year’s implementation focused on the first section, or “table,” with some AES units, and several academic degree programs also completing the second section, or “table” where assessment of student learning and student support outcomes are documented. Now in Spring 2021, we are in the second year of implementation. With the support of the AATF (Academic Assessment Task Force) and AESAC (AES Assessment Committee), faculty and staff are receiving guidance and support in the form of workshops, one-on-one meetings, presentations and more—and the bar has been raised; in this last year before our self-study report is submitted, the goal is to capture assessment efforts across all AES and academic units.
The bar has been raised, and the mantra “don’t let perfection be the enemy of the good” bears repeating. We are all learning how to do this work. We are drawing on differing levels of experience, comfort, and expertise with planning and assessment. And, we are going to get this done—collectively, with some grace and humor, and a shared commitment to Hostos that keeps us on track.
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Submitted by Executive Counsel & Labor Designee Eugene Sohn Esq.
CUNY Academic Integrity Policy and Hostos Academic Integrity Officer
Academic dishonesty is prohibited in The City University of New York (CUNY). Examples of academic dishonesty include cheating, plagiarism, obtaining unfair advantage, and falsification of records or official documents. Penalties for academic dishonesty include academic sanctions, such as failing or otherwise reduced grades, and/or disciplinary sanctions, including suspension or expulsion.
Pursuant to the CUNY Academic Integrity Policy, the College must appoint an Academic Integrity Officer (AIO), whose duties include serving as the initial contact person with faculty members when they report incidents of suspected academic dishonesty, receiving allegations of academic dishonesty, determining whether to seek a disciplinary sanction in addition to an academic sanction, and maintaining students’ academic integrity files.
We would like to take this opportunity to announce that Professor Jacqueline DiSanto has been appointed as the new Academic Integrity Officer at Hostos Community College. The duties of the AIO are of great importance to the College, as they help to foster an environment that promotes academic integrity and prevents instances of academic dishonesty. We thank Dr. DiSanto for her continued service and commitment to the College.
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GOVERNMENTAL AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS |
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A Message From The Director Of Governmental And External Affairs Eric Radezky, Ph.D
Rank Choice Voting
In the past year you might have heard of Rank Choice Voting (RCV) and wondered what exactly it is. It may sound confusing at first but it is actually pretty simple. From now on in elections for city government offices such as Mayor, Borough President or City Council (but not for federal or state offices such as President, US Senator, Governor or State Assembly), you may vote for multiple candidates for the same position. You rank your various choices by your own preference, hence the term “Rank Choice.” This system is currently playing out in one special election in Queens and may play a factor in two upcoming elections in the Bronx.
On March 23, special elections will be held to fill two vacant City Council seats in the Bronx, Districts 11 and 15. That makes RCV relevant to the Hostos community for anyone who lives in those districts and wants to vote in these special elections. Not sure if you live in one of those districts? Check here by entering your address. If the result comes up as District 11 or 15, this affects you. Not sure where your early voting site or regular voting site is? Check here.
So how does RCV work? Let’s say you live in District 11 and you can’t decide between several of the candidates. Under the old system you would have to pick just one, and sometimes that means picking a candidate you don’t really think can win, or picking a candidate you aren’t crazy about just because they seem electable and better than another candidate that you truly dislike. But under RCV you do not have to make that choice. Instead, you would be able to vote for your preferred candidate and rank them #1 on your ballot and then vote for the more electable candidate and rank them #2. You can rank up to 5 candidates. If you only want to vote for a single candidate, all you need to do is not fill in additional choices after the person you rank #1.
How is the winner determined in this new system? In an RCV election, one candidate must emerge with over 50% of the vote, whereas in a standard election the winner is simply whoever gets the most votes. For example, let’s say there is an election with three candidates. Candidate A gets 45% of the vote, Candidate B gets 41%, and Candidate C gets 14%. Under the old system, Candidate A would be declared the winner. But under RCV, because no candidate reached 50% of the vote, the candidate with the fewest votes would be eliminated and their votes redistributed to the other candidates based on RCV second place votes. That means some of those votes will now go to Candidate A and some to Candidate B. Because the first-round totals were close between those two candidates, either one of them might wind up being the winner once Candidate C’s votes are redistributed.
Still not sure how it works? Watch this helpful video for more information.
Rank Choice Voting will also be in effect this June throughout the city in party primary elections for Mayor, Public Advocate, Comptroller, Borough President and City Council.
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NEWS FROM THE DIVISION OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS |
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Faculty & Student Achievements of The Week
Professor Marcella Bencivenni has been appointed to the Commission for the Black, Race and Ethnic Studies Initiative at CUNY
Marcella Bencivenni, professor of History in the Behavioral and Social Sciences Department, has been selected to serve on the planning commission for the Black, race and ethnic studies initiative at CUNY. As you may have heard, this important initiative is part of an historic $10 million gift from the Mellon Foundation to drive change across CUNY’s 25 campuses and develop and expand a range of initiatives related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the intensified effort to advance social and racial justice. A portion of the Mellon grant has provided funding for a planning period that will be driven by the commission, which will assess current program offerings and recommend innovations that build on them. The goal is to better leverage CUNY’s excellent faculty, programs, centers and institutes in these areas with the prospect of expanding academic offerings in Black, race and ethnic studies across the University, supporting future hiring in these disciplines, and creating opportunities for increased faculty research. Members of the commission will begin meeting in March 2021, and will have eight months from the date of the commission’s launch to develop recommendations for the Chancellor regarding the one-time use of $2.7 million over 2 years.
After receiving the invitation to serve on the commission, Professor Bencivenni said: “I am honored and humbled to have been asked to be a part of this diverse and distinguished group of CUNY scholars. The Black, race and ethnic studies initiative is very close to both my scholarly interests and educational vision and I look forward to work with the commission and to contribute to the initiative's success.” Professor Ernest Ialongo, Chair of the Behavioral and Social Sciences Department, congratulates Professor Bencivenni on behalf of the department. He further commented, "This is tremendous recognition of the work done by our college's faculty."
For more information about the Commission's work and other members please check here.
About Marcella Bencivenni
A native Italian and CUNY Graduate Center alumna, Dr. Bencivenni is Professor of History in the Behavioral and Social Sciences Department at Hostos Community College, where she has been teaching since 2004, and serves as a consortial faculty for the M.A. program in International Migration Studies at the Graduate Center. Her research focuses on the histories of immigration, labor, and social movements in the modern United States, with a particular interest in the Italian diaspora. Dr. Bencivenni is the author of Italian Immigrant Radical Culture: The Idealism of the Sovversivi in the United States, 1890-1940 (New York University Press, 2011, 2014) and the co-editor of Radical Perspectives on Immigration (Routledge, 2008), a special issue of the journal Social and Democracy. She has also published over a dozen book chapters, articles and historiographical essays on topics related to immigration and radicalism, and is currently working on two projects: a biography of Carl Marzani, the first political victim of McCarthyism, and a study of the Triangle fire of 1911 in Italian immigration history and memory. Dr. Bencivenni is the recipient of numerous research awards, including an E.P. Thompson Dissertation Fellowship (2002), a Community College Collaborative Research Grant (2010), a Distinguished CUNY Fellowship (2016), and, most recently, a Tiro a Segno Fellowship (2020) at New York University. She served as the editor of the Italian American Review, the peer-reviewed journal of the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute of Queens College, from 2017 to 2020, and is currently a member of the Executive Council of the Italian American Studies Association.
Hostos Adjunct Professor and Alum is Accepted to Pursue Doctoral Studies at Washington State University School of Public Health
By Elys Vazquez-Iscan, Assistant Professor and Community Health Unit Coordinator Education Department Chairperson: Professor Jacqueline DiSanto
I wanted to share wonderful news from one of the adjuncts in the Health Education Unit. Professor Herve Fossou is a Hostos graduate of the community health degree program in 2015 and notified me that he has been accepted to a Ph.D. program at the Washington State University School of Public Health in epidemiology. Professor Fossou was an asset during his time as a student at Hostos. He was president of the community health club and a tutor in the tutoring program in the Hostos Academic Learning Center. Professor Fossou graduated from Hostos and immediately enrolled in Lehman completing his B.S. degree in Health Education and Promotion and then proceeded to complete his Master’s in Public Health at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health. His love for epidemiology began when he took a community health course that I taught where I introduced him to epidemiology. During the course he expressed interest in a career in epidemiology. I began to mentor him and connected him to the New York City Department of Health Research and Training Program where he secured full-time employment in the NYC Department of Health. I am very proud of all that he has accomplished. He was an immigrant student and English language learner and is now heading for a Ph.D. program. This is why Hostos exists, why I became an educator, and why I chose to work at Hostos.
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NEWS FROM THE DIVISION OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT |
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The Hostos Community College Foundation’s 2021 Virtual Annual Scholarship Benefit
Save the Date: Thursday, April 29 at 6:00 p.m.
The Virtual Annual Scholarship Benefit—Hostos' premier fundraising event—strengthens the institutional mission of the College: furthering student success. Net proceeds support students along their road to degree completion, helping to create positive trajectories for themselves and their families.
The 2021 Virtual Annual Scholarship Benefit honorees are:
- Continental Food and Beverage, Inc., Inca Kola USA - Community Impact Award
- Mr. and Mrs. Stuart and Randi P. Feiner - Philanthropic Impact Award
- The Honorable José E. Serrano - Lifetime Community Service Award
Please mark your calendars and join us online on April 29. Details regarding registration and viewing information will be included in the forthcoming invitation.
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Office of The President Unsung Hero of The Week
Submitted by Interim President Cocco De Filippis
Let us honor all of those students, faculty and staff who worked hand in glove this first year to move to an online environment, saving two academic semesters for many of our students and the entire college community. Thank you for rising to the occasion in smart and generous ways and for the compassion, care, and professionalism endeavored in the name of Hostos.
Office of Academic Affairs Unsung Hero of The Week
The Office of Academic Affairs is reaching across the proverbial silo to nominate Senior Vice President (SVP) Esther Rodríguez-Chardavoyne for her support of Academic Affairs and planning for Fall 2021 reopening. She has not only ensured that the Hostos Reopening Plan and campus capacity information be made accessible to our community but she has met on multiple occasions with the chairs, coordinators, and directors in small and large groups. The SVP has supported individual consultations with her staff in both the Divisions of Administration and Finance and Student Development and Enrollment Management. Although many details are still unknown by CUNY and the State, SVP Rodríguez-Chardavoyne has been a constant and reassuring voice saying, ‘we will get through this transition caused by the pandemic one step at a time.’ For these reasons and for her fierce support of the Hostos mission, SVP Rodríguez-Chardavoyne is OAAs Unsung Hero of the Week.
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Office of Educational Technology (Recurring Notice)
EdTech has developed a series of workshops which offer resources to help students familiarize themselves with Blackboard and other technologies used for online learning. To enroll for an instructor-led online workshops, click here.
Third Annual Women’s Resilience Conference
Center for Bronx Nonprofits | Friday, Mar. 12 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
The Center for Bronx Nonprofit’s annual conference celebrates women and their place as leaders in their communities.
Reflecting on Our Remote Teaching Journey: One Year Later
Center for Teaching a Learning | Friday, March 12 at 12:30 p.m.
This session will invite our faculty to reflect on our experiences gathered from teaching remotely over the last year.
Hire me: A Guide To Cover Letters, Thank You Notes and the Reference List
Office of Career Services | Friday, March 12 | 1-1:45 p.m.
One of the most common forms of professional correspondence is the cover letter, which employers typically request with your resume when you apply for a position. This workshop provides guidance on writing a cover letter and introduces other important forms of correspondence.
Part I: Creative Work and Well-being
Center for Teaching a Learning | Tuesday, March 16 at 6:30 p.m.
This mindful conversation will focus on strategies from the creative arts that can foster personal and professional well-being.
Velada Hostosiana/Hostos Culture Talk: Preparing for the Real World
Office of the President and Alumni Relations | Wednesday, March 17 at 3:30 p.m.
Hostos welcomes alumna and Manager of Multicultural Affairs at The New York Yankees Lina Cruz for a one-on-one conversation with alumna and Hostos Development Manager Idelsa Méndez, Hostos’ Development Manager, on what it means to be part of the Bronx community and striving toward her dreams—from Hostos to The New York Yankees.
Hosted by: Felix Sánchez, Alumni Relations Manager
Writing Effective Resumes
Office of Career Services | Wednesday, March 17 |3:15-4:14 p.m.
This resume workshop provides detailed explanations, as well step-by-step processes, for creating an effective resume.
Virtual Career Fair
Office of Career Services | Friday, March 19 | 12-4 p.m.
Meet employers with internships and job opportunities. Connect individually or in a group live video chat.
Virtual/In-person Interviewing Skills: Salary Negotiations and Navigating Zoom
Office of Career Services | Friday, March 19 | 1-1:45 p.m.
Prepare for upcoming interviews both virtually and in person. Get tips on using Zoom and negotiate your salary!
Velada Hostosiana/Hostos Culture Talk: The Life and Times of Evelina Antonetty
Office of the President | Tuesday, March 23 event at 3:30 p.m.
Hostos' own beloved Dr. Nydia Edgecombe added a new chapter to the Bronx's history. Her doctoral dissertation honors the story of the late and great freedom fighter Evelina Lopez Antonetty. Join Interim President Daisy Cocco De Filippis in welcoming Hostos Alumni Relations Office and Circle of 100 Founder Dr. Nydia Edgecombe, Hostos Board Member and “Madrina” Elba Cabrera, Activist Anita Antonetty.
Navigating Virtual Office Politics
Office of Career Services | Wednesday, March 24 | 3:15-4 p.m.
Learn how to identify and manage office politics . Discover the skills and techniques needed to deal with certain behaviors and situations.
Part II: Creative Work and Well-being
Center for Teaching a Learning | Tuesday, March 24 at 3:30 p.m.
Learning healthy ways to cope with stress. Evidence based approaches to stress management and stress management education to help cope with stress will be presented and discussed.
LinkedIn 101
Office Of Career Services | Friday, March 26 | 1-1:45 p.m.
Learn how to navigate Linkedin for your Job Search.
Educating for Change: Womens’ Stories (Part II of IV)
Friday, March 26 at 7 p.m. (entry at 6:45 p.m.)
30-min watch of PBS "College Behind Bars" episode followed by a 60-minute panel
Panelists: Film Producer Salimah El-Amin; Bard Prison Initiative alumna Shawnta Montgomery; Hostos Professor Sandy Figueroa; SUNY Purchase Professor Ragnhild Utheim; Director of Programs College & Community Fellowship Maria Santangelo. Moderated by Marsha Milan-Bethel
Queering the Curriculum CTL Workshop
Tuesday, April 13 - 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Queering The Curriculum: How to Integrate LGBTQ Information Into Coursework
This panel and workshop addresses practical concerns, and offers opportunities to share techniques for including LGBTQ information into coursework in classes that are not LGBTQ+ specific. From integrating diverse texts, to navigating gender bias in math problems, to guides for finding LGBTQ+ information for research projects and more.
We Too Sing America: From Experimentation to Participation
Office of the President | Wednesday, Apr. 14 from 3-5 p.m.
This town hall is focused on a most timely and critical issue— race, medicine, and healthcare in the United States. Detailing the country's long and reprehensible history of medical experimentation on Black Americans, we'll discuss the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine and what it means for historically marginalized communities.
Spring 2021 Commencement Ceremony
Office of the President | Friday, May 28 at 2:00 p.m
Livestreamed on YouTube
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