What You're Doing, Where We're Going
This week weâre spotlighting the upcoming City Tech Literary Arts Festival!Â
An annual event for 41 years, the Lit Fest features a contemporary writer performing their work and holding a Q&A portion. City Tech students also perform their work after submitting and going through a selection process.… Continue reading this post
This week, we spotlight the OpenLab ârequest a workshopâ feature! Each semester, the OpenLab team offers workshops on topics that members often ask about. But there are always other topics, other interest, and other scheduling needs. The OpenLab team welcomes requests for focused workshops for the faculty, staff, or students in your departments, offices, and other stakeholder groups at City Tech.… Continue reading this post
Welcome Back! We have new support opportunities!
As you sink into your semesterly routine, we wanted to make you aware of support opportunities :
This week, we spotlight the OpenLab site for Science Fiction at City Tech! The Sixth Annual City Tech Science Fiction Symposium will take place on Thursday, December 9, 2021, 9:00AM-5:00PM. This year’s event is on âAccess and SF.” In addition to paper presentation sessions and a research discussion panel, Analog Science Fiction and Fact Magazine is hosting a writer’s panel featuring Alec Nevala-Lee, Marie Vibbert, and Chelsea Obodoechina, and announcing the winner of the first Analog Award for Emerging Black Voices.… Continue reading this post
PLAN week is upon us! From November 1-5, students can meet with advisors to plan their next steps at City Tech. The PLAN week OpenLab site has all the information you need, âfrom choosing classes and learning how to register to finding out where to get support and make connections within the college.â … Continue reading this post
This week, we spotlight the excellent CMCE Career OpenLab site, which offers âcareer information and opportunities for construction management and civil engineering students and graduates.â Overall, the site offers a fantastic model of a job resource for City Tech students, both showcasing the work of City Tech alumni and directing current students to job postings and additional resources.… Continue reading this post
This week, we spotlight The Hospitality Garden, âa project that teaches students and faculty about the excitement and nuance of growing flowers and vegetables for the Culinary and Pastry Labs at NYC College of Technology.â… Continue reading this post
This week, we celebrate Hispanic heritage month by spotlighting the Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Committeeâs new site! The site is clean and well-organized and can serve as a model for other academic committees.… Continue reading this post
Summer greetings from the OpenLab and congratulations to all on the closing of another semester! A special congratulations to the class of 2021!
While our weekly âSpotlightâ blog series will go on hiatus for the summer, we wanted to remind you of the sites we featured this past semester, and encourage you to check them out if you havenât already done so.… Continue reading this post
OpenLab friends at BWRC, the Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center, are excited to invite everyone to join them at their annual conference! âScience, Art, and the Climate Crisis Along the Brooklyn Waterfrontâ starts on Thursday, May 6th, at 6:30, and with two sessions on Friday, May 7th starting at 9am.… Continue reading this post
The OpenLab is an open-source, digital platform designed to support teaching and learning at City Tech (New York City College of Technology), and to promote student and faculty engagement in the intellectual and social life of the college community.
