This Tuesday, 12/9/25, 1:00-2:00pm, the OpenLab team is hosting an open session via Zoom for you to share something you did on, with, or about the OpenLab this semester.
Drop in at any point to show and tell, learn a few things, or just join us to celebrate our community’s accomplishments.
This session is also open to members of all OpenLab communities, and for anyone interested in starting an OpenLab at their institution–so feel free to share this invitation.
This show-and-tell hour replaces our monthly co-working session. Stay tuned for more co-working opportunities!
Can’t make it? Share something you did on, with, or about the OpenLab here in the comments on this post to keep the showing & telling happening beyond Tuesday.
Co-working is one strategy for increasing focus and productivity. What are others that you recommend? Share your ideas in the comments below!
The next OpenLab co-working session is on Thursday, 10/23, 11:00am-12:00pm, and is open to all students, faculty, and staff. These hour-long sessions are for quiet working time alongside others, with the option to move to a breakout room for conversation or questions.
Bring some work that you want to do for an hour, set a goal, and work in the (zoom) company of other members of the community.
Is there someone you want to work alongside? Invite them, too!
Save the date for additional co-working sessions this semester:
Co-working is one strategy for increasing focus and productivity. What are others that you recommend? Share your ideas in the comments below!
The next OpenLab co-working session is on Thursday, 9/18, 11:00am-12:00pm, and is open to all students, faculty, and staff. These hour-long sessions are for quiet working time alongside others, with the option to move to a breakout room for conversation or questions.
Bring some work that you want to do for an hour, set a goal, and work in the (zoom) company of other members of the community.
Now that the summer is winding down and the fall semester about to start (no comment here), everything left on that to-do list is calling for your attention. Come work and check things off your to-do list done while others do the same! OpenLab co-working hours are virtual quiet meet-up sessions for anyone to join to get work done. Breakout rooms are available for conversation or questions. All are held via Zoom, so when it’s time for the session, join and quietly work on whatever needs your attention first!
This month, the OpenLab’s co-working session is Thursday, 8/21, 11:00am-12:00pm. It’s open to all students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
With the end of the semester mere inches away, everything left on that to-do list is calling loudly for your attention. Come work and check things off your to-do list done while others do the same! OpenLab co-working hours are virtual quiet meet-up sessions for anyone to join to get work done. Breakout rooms are available for conversation or questions. All are held via Zoom, so when it’s time for the session, join and quietly work on whatever needs your attention first!
This month, the OpenLab’s co-working session is Thursday, 5/22, 10:30-11:30am. It’s open to all students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
Stay tuned for upcoming co-working opportunities after the semester ends. And let us know if there are dates or times that we should consider hosting co-working sessions, other formats you’d like to try, or any other ideas for boosting the power of co-working. Plus you can reach out to the OpenLab Team at OpenLab@CityTech.cuny.edu or via our contact form if you’re interested in requesting an additional co-working session for your group.
Join us as we launch the 2025 City Nature Challenge weekend with a fun, interactive event outdoors at Macaulay Honors College. Hear a welcome from Macaulay Dean Dara Byrne, PhD and Director of Science Forward, Kelly O’Donnell, PhD, followed by a brief, guided nature walk in nearby Central Park. Participants will receive a free CITY SCIENTIST KIT* containing tools to help make plant and animal observations.
The event is free, open to all, and will take place rain or shine.
Macaulay Honors College is the official organizer of the 2025 City Nature Challenge for the City of New York, taking place over the weekend of April 25-28, 2025. The college has partnered with dozens of public parks, preservation societies, gardens, and other organizations throughout the five boroughs. And we invite nature lovers of all ages to participate for free.
Along with volunteer student guides, faculty, and local scientists, we’ll use our smartphones to record as many examples of urban wildlife as we can. The information can then be used by scientists and researchers to help improve biodiversity and sustainability in New York City—and beyond.
“City Nature Challenge is not a contest,” explains O’Donnell. “But we all win when we explore nature within our community, have fun, and contribute data that can be used to make New York City greener and healthier for everyone.”
Macaulay Honors College is the NYC organizer of the City Nature Challenge, with generous support from the New York City Council and the office of Council Member Gale Brewer.
* While supplies last.
Thanks to @drlisabrundage for creating CNC:NYC graphics for us!
Now that Spring Break has ended (no comment here), everything left on that to-do list is calling for your attention. Come work and check things off your to-do list done while others do the same! OpenLab co-working hours are virtual quiet meet-up sessions for anyone to join to get work done. Breakout rooms are available for conversation or questions. All are held via Zoom, so when it’s time for the session, join and quietly work on whatever needs your attention first!
This month, the OpenLab’s co-working session is Thursday, 4/24, 10:30-11:30am. It’s open to all students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
By some work of magic, it’s already midsemester! Come get some of that ever-growing to-do list done while others do the same! OpenLab co-working hours are virtual quiet meet-up sessions for anyone to join to get work done. Breakout rooms are available for conversation or questions. All are held via Zoom, so when it’s time for the session, join and quietly work through your to-do list!
This month, the OpenLab’s co-working session is Thursday, 3/27, 12:00-1:00pm. Please note the new time for this session. It’s open to all students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
It’s still February, but that to-do list is ever-growing. Come get some of it done while others do the same! OpenLab co-working hours are virtual quiet meet-up sessions for anyone to join to get work done. Breakout rooms are available for conversation or questions. All are held via Zoom, so when it’s time for the session, join and quietly work through your to-do list!
This month, the OpenLab’s co-working session is Thursday, 2/27, 10:30-11:30am. It’s open to all students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
Every month, the OpenLab team hosts a co-working hour, a virtual quiet meet-up session for anyone to join to get work done. Breakout rooms are available for conversation or questions. All are held via Zoom, so when it’s time for the session, join and quietly work through your to-do list!
