THE OBSERVER
June 21, 2022
Editor: Susan Rauch
 
Associate Editors: Micky Josephs
Ariana Caragliano
Contributing Editor: Irene Sax
From the Office of Academic Initiatives and Strategic Innovation
Dear Members,
 
We hope that you are enjoying your summer study group sessions.
 
Fall 2022 registration will close at the end of the day on Wednesday, June 22. Continue to submit your study group requests using the registration form, and remember to refer to instructions available right here as well as the fall study group grid here. 
 
Last week, we updated the registration form to reduce the number of required choices (indicated by an *) from 4 to 3. Please be sure that your first-choice study group is ranked in preference 1, your second choice in preference 2, your third choice in preference 3, and so on. The more options listed, the better!
 
For members interested in only taking two study groups, we ask you to list the third choice as a backup in case we cannot place you in your second choice due to the popularity of some study groups. You will not be required to take three study groups, and every effort will be made to provide all members with their first and/or second choices.
 
Study group schedules and rosters will be distributed the week of July 11. Please note that you will be able to adjust your schedule as needed during the Add/Drop period between July 11 and July 25. 
 
We know that some members are concerned about or unable to attend study groups in person this fall. We hear your concerns and understand the apprehension and uncertainty given the continued Covid-19 pandemic. 
 
However, we reassure you that we are working closely with the Curriculum Committee and the Advisory Board to find alternatives should we need to accommodate a greater number of remote study group participants. The hard-working Fall 2022 study group coordinators are thinking through scenarios that might include additional Zoom sessions and more HyFlex options.
 
Once the registration period closes, we will have a clearer picture of what adjustments might be necessary. Our office will support those changes and transitions.
 
 
Joanna
212-817-247
Dates for Fall 2022 Study Group Registration:
  • TOMORROW, June 22 -- Registration closes
  • Week of July 11 -- Study Group Assignments and Rosters Distributed and Add/Drop Period Opens
GC Virtual Info Desk:
 
GC Virtual Info Desk appointments are fully booked through the end of June. You can use the sign-up form to let us know your questions, and we will be back in touch to schedule appointments in July. 
GC Campus Tours 

Get ready to attend study groups in person this Fall with a tour of the Graduate Center campus. The tour will include a preview of classrooms and public spaces in the building and a Q&A session addressing the nitty-gritty of campus access: student ID cards, Graduate Center email accounts, COVID policies, and using the library.  All tours will be capped at 12 attendees.

  • June and July GC Campus tours are fully booked. We will release August tour dates by mid-July. 
  • If you’re coordinating a Fall 22 study group, please contact your Curriculum Committee liaison to learn more about the coordinator-specific campus tours later this summer. 
  • If you’re a new member, you should have received information about your campus tour date from your mentor and the Orientation Committee.
WHAT'S NEW?
NEW Break Activity
 
Poetry and Bites
with Terry Hamilton and Susan & Ron Forlenza
Tuesday, July 12 @ 1:00 - 3:30PM,
 
Join this gathering of up to twelve people in a Harlem brownstone backyard (inside if it rains) for an afternoon of poetry and a lite lunch, wine and lemonade.
 
Guests need only bring from one to three short poems they like and a brief background of the poet. Any poetry style is fine and can include poets who live or lived in Harlem. Each participant will get a few minutes to lead the discussion of what the poem means. Terry, Susan and Ron will mind the time and keep the discussion flowing. One flight of steps to the parlor floor and one flight of steps to the backyard. Also bring socks; it’s a shoes-off apartment.
 
RSVP to Terry Hamilton at [email protected]. Limited to the first 12 people who sign up only. Terry will email guests the address and transportation details.

REMINDERS
PhotoSIG Field Trip
 
Monday, June 27 @ 12 Noon
 
Venue: Fotografiska Museum
Address: 281 Park Ave S,
Telephone: (212) 433-3686
Questions: contact Alec Rill at [email protected]
Break Activity
 
Stories Aloud with Sharon Girard (Zoom)
Mondays @ 3:00 to 4:30PM
July 18, August 1, 15, and 29

Please email Sharon at [email protected] for the Zoom link; also, indicate if you would like to be a reader.
Call for Break Activities between Semesters

The Community Building Initiative seeks volunteers to lead activities during the break from July 12 - August 31.
To propose your activity, contact Jane Case Einbender at [email protected].
Get Your Student IDs and Cleared4 Passes Now:
 
Watch Your email for Cleared4 Instructions. To access campus, you must be fully vaccinated and have a Cleared4 pass for validation. In anticipation of many live study groups during the Fall semester, we are sending Cleared4 instructions via email to those who need to register.
To request your Graduate Center student photo ID card:
  • Email [email protected] from your Graduate Center email address. Put “ID Card” in the subject line.
  • Include your name, your program (LP2) and your mailing address in the email body.
  • Attach a “passport type headshot” JPEG picture taken within the past six months.
Calling All Painters, Sculptors, Photographers, Block Printers, Ceramicists and Textile Artists!

Display the creative work you have been doing this summer in the Online Art Show. Send a photograph of your work with a title and a brief statement about it to Carol Millsom at [email protected]. Art works appear in The Observer in the order in which they are received.
MISSING LINKS DIRECTORY


 
Linkedin Learning (formerly known as Lynda)
 
What links would you like to see included? You don’t have to know the actual link, just what you’d like to be able to link to without cleaning out your desk to find the paper you wrote it down on.
 
Send your requests and suggestions to Micky Josephs at [email protected] or Susan Rauch at [email protected].
Current GC Campus Covid Rules
ONGOING LP2 EVENTS
The Women’s Group meets at 3:45PM on Thursdays. Contact Arlyne LeSchack at [email protected].
 
The Men’s Group meets at 3:45PM on Wednesdays. Contact Jay Fleishman at [email protected].
 
Stitch Away Stress meets at 4PM Tuesdays. Members share skills and enjoy the meditative benefits of handwork. Contact Michelle Harris at [email protected].
Schedule for submitting articles for The Observer and Website - New DEADLINE DATE

Members wishing to submit information for publication in The Observer or listing on the Website have a new deadline: the Wednesday before the Monday publication date. In addition, we urge you to send us your material as early as possible so that it can be entered onto the LP2calendar, which is managed by the Graduate Center. If you have an event to publicize, please notify Micky Joseph at [email protected] at least one month in advance to ensure that the event receives maximum publicity.
 
Member Forum Submissions: (starting September 2022) If you have something to share with the LP2 community, e.g., a photo, an article, a book or a web site that you’ve discovered and think would be interesting to members, send it to Micky Josephs at [email protected] for inclusion in the Member Forum.