17 March 2025 News Editor Jane Weiss
English Department Meeting Tuesday 1 April 2025 3:00-4:30 PM in A212
The April English Department meeting is now scheduled for Tuesday 1 April 2025 from 3:00 to 4:30 PM in A 212 for festivities appropriate to the date (and actual department business).
Workload and Multiple Position Forms
If you have not already submitted your Workload and Multiple Position forms for Spring 2025, or if the information has changed, please submit them immediately. All forms must be submitted in PDF format. No images or Word documents will be accepted. You can get blank forms, and the handy 16-page guide to filling out the Workload form, here: https://www.kbcc.cuny.edu/aa/forms.html . Be sure to keep a copy of your forms for your records. If anyone has questions don’t hesitate to contact Audrey Phillips. All forms must be submitted to the faculty mailbox: [email protected]
Creative Writing Committee Meeting Thursday 20 March 2025 3:00 PM in C317
Greetings to the Spring 2025 Semester from the Creative Writing Committee. This committee has members across the dept. as well as non-English Department faculty: we are open to participation and activity from anyone interested in creative writing and our program and activities here at Kingsborough. If you have not joined us before, we invite you to do so for our first meeting of the term.
When: Thursday 3/20 at 3pm; Where: Room C317. We encourage all who are able to do so to join us in person, but if you are unable to, or simply prefer the remote option, we will Zoom the meeting here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89485158689?pwd=XZujmB7quMInqTGHTCfvkbGhtab8DZ.1
Verification of Enrollment Rosters Due 21 March 2025
Verification of Enrollment rosters are now available in the Faculty Center in CUNYfirst. The CUNY Board of Trustees mandate is that faculty report any students who have never attended and or participated in courses for which they are officially registered using the “Verification of Enrollment (VOE) Roster.” All VOE rosters are required on or before the deadline of 21 March 2025 at 11:59 PM.
Report ONLY those students who NEVER participated in academically-related class activities by the time you submit the VOE Roster. Per CUNY guidelines, logging into an online class is NOT sufficient to demonstrate participation. Students reported as never having participated will be assigned the non-punitive grade of WN, Withdrawn/Never Attended. As a result, the student will NOT be able to count the course toward financial aid eligibility. WN grades will POST onto the students’ record on Saturday, March 22 per the VOE roster report. Once the VOE roster is “Submitted to the Registrar’s Office,” any changes will need to be made by completing the appropriate forms, which are available in the Academic Affairs section of the KCC website. Please contact the Registrar’s Office for more information.
Call for Applicants for ESL Co-coordinator Position Due 21 March 2025
Prof. Patricia George-Hunter has decided to cycle out of her role as ESL co-coordinator after this year — thank you for your service & leadership, Patty! Annie has put out a call for applicants for a new ESL co-coordinator to take Patty’s place starting in Fall 2025. The new co-coordinator will work with Prof. Kristine Mariano to run the ESL program. A role description has been sent to your KCC email. Applicants should send an email with a CV and letter of interest to Prof. Gabrielle Kahn, the head of the selection committee for this role, by Friday, March 21st. Thank you to Profs. Kahn, George-Hunter, Amarnick, Smith, and Schlachte for their willingness to serve on the selection committee for this important role in our department.
Faculty Mentor and Support Hours in E219
A message from Hope Parisi:
Hope Parisi will be in E219 this semester, available for informal chats with new and experienced part-time faculty, and all faculty, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:40pm-2:10pm, with more availability by phone or Zoom according to wish or need.
Please come by this welcoming environment if you’re on campus. Hope’s email is [email protected].
A Note about the Newsletter
A message from Jane Weiss, the Newsletter editor:
The next newsletter will come out on Monday 24 March 2025. Send items to be included by Friday 21 March 2025 to Jane Weiss at [email protected]. Please keep items brief (preferably 100 or fewer words). Longer items will be abridged. Many faculty members would like to learn more about colleagues’ areas of scholarship, so if you would like to share what you’re working on, the Newsletter will welcome descriptions of your research and recent or upcoming presentations, publications, performances, and creative achievements of all kinds.
