CUNY Academic Commons | The Group for Group Admins | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/the-group-for-group-admins/ Activity feed for the group, The Group for Group Admins. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 be1acdb9bb197c133914bbcc8cb7da76 Laurie Hurson started the topic Update for Group Admins: New Group Privacy Options in the forum The Group for Group Admins https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/the-group-for-group-admins/forum/topic/update-for-group-admins-new-group-privacy-options/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:56:54 -0400 Hello Group Admins!

The Commons Development Team recently released an update to the privacy options for groups. The new release adds a question to the “Public” privacy settings option that allows a Group Admin to make a public group only visible to logged-in Commons members.

Now, if you select the “Public” setting option under Group Privacy, you…[Read more]

]]> 3760c7d0a31eedb8843f69094f2f7913 Laurie Hurson started the topic Feb 6th: Commons Open Community Meeting in the forum The Group for Group Admins https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/the-group-for-group-admins/forum/topic/feb-6th-commons-open-community-meeting-2/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 21:26:50 -0500 As members of the Group for Group Admins, you are all invited to join the next Commons Open Community meeting due to your extensive usage and knowledge of our platform. During the meeting we’d love to hear from you, our admin-level users, about how you are using the Commons to develop projects, facilitate collaboration, and foster connections…[Read more]

]]> 96b3d8333c3e48090dddf0c54e5cd7f0 Kenny Hirschmann (He/They) joined the group The Group for Group Admins https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1115221/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 18:17:06 -0500 45cc4dfaabe940c4af0dcbb4302852d0 Shack Hackney (he/him) joined the group The Group for Group Admins https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1083667/ Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:33:52 -0400 b073cc7c17718d2e97262be4a9593cea Colin McDonald started the topic Commons hosting migration downtime in the forum The Group for Group Admins https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/the-group-for-group-admins/forum/topic/commons-hosting-migration-downtime-2/ Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:06:06 -0500 Hello all, I wanted to let you know that the Commons hosting migration that we announced last month will begin in one week, at 10:30am Eastern on Wednesday, January 15th. Because of the size and complexity of the data involved, please expect the Commons to be unavailable for 48-72 hours after the migration starts. During the downtime, we will…[Read more]

]]> 6fbb2d1a836ac42e30959974fd069a2d Colin McDonald started the topic Commons maintenance on Tue, Dec 17th in the forum The Group for Group Admins https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/the-group-for-group-admins/forum/topic/commons-maintenance-on-tue-dec-17th/ Thu, 12 Dec 2024 16:59:58 -0500 Hello Commons group admins, I wanted to let you know that we are planning a maintenance and feature release on Tuesday, Dec 17th around 11am Eastern. It is possible that the site will experience a couple hours of downtime as a result.

We apologize for any inconvenience. We are planning for this to be our last release before our scheduled hosting…[Read more]

]]> e53cde9ad2ee4b58b498780572e76bb6 Julie Turley (she/her) joined the group The Group for Group Admins https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1029216/ Mon, 09 Dec 2024 20:55:13 -0500 517172638455c104bbaa49800bd10e06 Colin McDonald started the topic Commons hosting migration and Dec 13th Open Community Meeting in the forum The Group for Group Admins https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/the-group-for-group-admins/forum/topic/commons-hosting-migration-and-dec-13th-open-community-meeting/ Wed, 04 Dec 2024 15:46:43 -0500 Happy holidays, Commons Group Admins!

Our team just published this news post about two big upcoming projects. We are migrating hosts to improve Commons stability and performance, and we are starting a biannual series of Open Community Meetings to share updates, answer questions, and hear your feedback. We hope that you can join the first meeting…[Read more]

]]> 14e9d017f98f369e246174d2ee928ab8 Colin McDonald started the topic Commons maintenance tomorrow evening, Fri Oct 18th in the forum The Group for Group Admins https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/the-group-for-group-admins/forum/topic/commons-maintenance-tomorrow-evening-fri-oct-18th/ Thu, 17 Oct 2024 19:00:43 -0400 Hello Commons Group Admins, I wanted to let you know that the Commons will be inaccessible for maintenance tomorrow evening, Friday 10/18/2024, at 9:30 pm ET for two to three hours. Thanks for your patience, and feel free to message me with any questions!

Colin McDonald
Commons Project Manager
https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/colinmcd/

]]> b08fd063bcf8cd71cfe06dd8bc6d373e David C. Bloomfield (he/him/his) joined the group The Group for Group Admins https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1001715/ Sat, 27 Jul 2024 19:02:44 -0400 89ae1d92f782b2a36c1005289e394e80 Inés Vañó García started the topic Newly extended CFP (through 07/21) - JITP Special Issue in the forum The Group for Group Admins https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/the-group-for-group-admins/forum/topic/newly-extended-cfp-through-07-21-jitp-special-issue-12/ Sun, 14 Jul 2024 09:57:11 -0400 The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy

Themed Issue 24:

Digital Humanities: Labor, Political Economy, and Activism in the Age of Digital Mediation

Issue Editors:

Matthew N. Hannah, Purdue University

Gabriel Hankins, Clemson University

Anna Alexis Larsson, Indiana University

 

The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy…[Read more]

]]> 791d691e057ea77d16a1faeb3e475056 Colin McDonald started the topic Groups redesign launched today in the forum The Group for Group Admins https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/the-group-for-group-admins/forum/topic/groups-redesign-launched-today/ Tue, 11 Jun 2024 17:18:12 -0400 Hello Commons Group admins, and happy summer! I wanted to let you know that we just released a full redesign of Groups on the Commons. From the Group front page to the admin-only management settings, you’ll notice a new look and updated functionality across the board.

Check out our news post here for a walkthrough of the biggest changes. We’ve…[Read more]

]]> d9c7775fd36a16e6ea346eafb716e31c Maryann McKenzie replied to the topic Is the commons being used or updated? in the forum The Group for Group Admins via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=166162 Thu, 11 Apr 2024 18:23:33 -0400 Thanks, Scott – hope the vacay was great. And will follow the directions.

Cheers,
Maryann

Maryann McKenzie
Recruitment & Diversity
University Human Resources
395 Hudson Street, 5th fl
New York NY 10014
maryann.mckenzie@cuny.edu
T 646-664-3297
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]]> defdfc2f418469cae1de34bcd71111d7 Scott Voth replied to the topic Is the commons being used or updated? in the forum The Group for Group Admins https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=166161 Thu, 11 Apr 2024 17:16:10 -0400 Sorry for the late response. I was on vacation for the last week. Please post each issue separately at commonshelpsite@gmail.com  and we will take a look.

]]> cefe5490df568b7c4b6e8ae41686b36f Zach Muhlbauer joined the group The Group for Group Admins https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/987882/ Fri, 05 Apr 2024 16:20:19 -0400 f3b4307818dcbd7e18deddbfddb2a8a8 Matthew K. Gold replied to the topic Is the commons being used or updated? in the forum The Group for Group Admins via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=165628 Wed, 03 Apr 2024 15:26:13 -0400 Hi Michael,

Thanks for checking in. Yes! the Commons is being actively used — more
than ever, in fact! You may have noticed the pretty extensive redesign
process we’ve been working on over the past year — detailed on our News
blog – https://news.commons.gc.cuny.edu/ . And we have group redesigns
coming this summer.

I’m sorry to hear about the…[Read more]

]]> 18f869b8f4490b35ad8dd4cc99d7ac93 Maryann McKenzie replied to the topic Is the commons being used or updated? in the forum The Group for Group Admins via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=165627 Wed, 03 Apr 2024 15:02:06 -0400 Thanks so much, Michael.

YES, we need to do an update, long overdue on the FFPP site. We need to add lots more info to the site. In fact, I’ve been attempting to add another faculty to serve as admin – Anahi Viladrich of Queens College. Do you have a guide as to how I can get this done?

Thanks so much!
Maryann

Maryann McKenzie
Recruitment &…[Read more]

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]]> 2c72e64f30bd9fbb92aa091143336326 David Font-Navarrete (he/him) joined the group The Group for Group Admins https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/873953/ Wed, 09 Nov 2022 22:49:34 -0500 57a4776b8eb2970a9854f111791f2f35 Silvia Rivera Alfaro joined the group The Group for Group Admins https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/864310/ Wed, 21 Sep 2022 18:19:25 -0400 f8d864aa590a0b2e1154ee3007b278f9 Nate Cooper joined the group The Group for Group Admins https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/861820/ Mon, 12 Sep 2022 23:17:44 -0400 519e441c0ed91d4c5764e234c2e795a1 Sean Gerrity (he/him) joined the group The Group for Group Admins https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/858301/ Wed, 31 Aug 2022 16:02:31 -0400 0dddd75c290fdefcfb4f69198a3a8b00 William Orchard (he/him) joined the group The Group for Group Admins https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/857312/ Mon, 29 Aug 2022 22:57:56 -0400 ec535d5a6e96433c8ad5319d93530815 Colin McDonald started the topic Scheduled Commons Downtime on Thursday, 10pm EDT in the forum The Group for Group Admins https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/the-group-for-group-admins/forum/topic/scheduled-commons-downtime-on-thursday-10pm-edt/ Tue, 14 Jun 2022 21:37:30 -0400 Hello group admins, just an FYI that the Commons will be unavailable beginning at 10pm EDT on Thursday, June 16, 2022. We anticipate that the site will be unavailable for around one hour.

The scheduled downtime is necessary as we make updates to our database infrastructure.

Thanks for your patience, and feel free to message me with any questions…[Read more]

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New Year, New Commons!

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]]> 0dd7c1c75f70037a94cca9b53cc39201 Matthew K. Gold replied to the topic Document Library Pro in the forum The Group for Group Admins via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=116014 Thu, 13 May 2021 02:27:37 -0400 Hi Van,

The only way Manifold texts could be embedded would be through an iFrame. While it is technically possible to set that up, I think it would not lead to a good user experience given the importance of responsive design in Manifold and the fact that several features, like annotation and reading groups, require log in. But it is something we…[Read more]

]]> d350e05cb3160436276bb4d176c442c4 Van Bich Tran replied to the topic Document Library Pro in the forum The Group for Group Admins via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=115959 Wed, 12 May 2021 19:35:52 -0400 Thank Matt,

I am familiar with Manifold and it is a great platform. Can it be embedded

Van Bich T Tran

Open Educational Resources and Open Access Adjunct Librarian

Library Department

La Guardia Community College

vtran@lagcc.cuny.edu<mailto:vtran@lagcc.cuny.edu>

718-482-7613

31-10 Thomson Avenue, Room E201-Faculty Suite

Long Island City,…[Read more]

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