CUNY Academic Commons | Colin McDonald | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/colinmcd/activity/ Activity feed for Colin McDonald. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 ce05978eb08be2194078d08c3a3f2513 Colin McDonald (he/him/his) created the event Commons Open Community Meeting https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1162303/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:02:22 -0400 Title: Commons Open Community Meeting

Description: At the end of every semester, join the CUNY Academic Commons team for a public meeting to share recent development work, discuss user feedback and questions, and showcase notable projects on the platform.

Please register here for our Friday, May 8th meeting, which will take place from 1-2pm on…[Read more]

]]> 32cc955e064e803687b5228837b55a23 Colin McDonald (he/him/his) wrote a new post on the site CUNY Academic Commons News https://news.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=232891 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:22:22 -0400 Commons 2.7: Admin Bar, Group Library and Privacy Improvements Credit: Jason Hickey on Flickr (cc) Happy Spring! We’re excited to roll out our 2.7 release today, with a variety of substantial upgrades t […]

]]> 6764b97a23243da3d129d2d14c272858 Colin McDonald (he/him/his) wrote a new post on the site CUNY Academic Commons News https://news.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=5021 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:45:33 -0500 Spring 2026 Community Events, Workshops, and More! “Rhombic Dodecareuleaux Calendar 2013” by Philip Chapman-Bell on flickr (cc) Happy New Year, Commons community! As you’re planning for the s […]

]]> 783c3ac02c269e74870a3cf04cb61afd Colin McDonald (he/him/his) wrote a new post on the site CUNY Academic Commons News https://news.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=4991 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:17:35 -0500 Commons 2.6: Email and Site Creation Upgrades (and December Meeting!) “mailboxes” by dcJohn on flickr (cc) We hope you’ve been having a terrific fall semester! Here at the Commons, we’re pleased to announce tha […]

]]> 2d345429573567809099de776a1def76 Colin McDonald (he/him/his) created the site teaching the default https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1110867/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:35:41 -0400 c0b044de36d0d3fce2f5608fd3a88a69 Colin McDonald (he/him/his) created the site News Blog https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1106095/ Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:45:01 -0400 c89da7f96312470b2b2e9cacd03fbc1b Colin McDonald (he/him/his) wrote a new post on the site CUNY Academic Commons News https://news.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=4967 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 01:11:01 -0400 Summer Roundup: Public Meetings, Wikipedia Article, Block Documentation “what’s left of summer” by Bùi Linh Ngân on flickr (cc) Welcome to the fall semester! The Commons team enjoyed the summer, but we’ve also bee […]

]]> 9c282fb140f3bf508f2408de88852213 Colin McDonald (he/him/his) created the site AMST1010: American Identities, Fall 2025 https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1087959/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 14:08:55 -0400 57357cefd7036a798360d0ce00731f12 Colin McDonald (he/him/his) created the site ENGL 1012: English Composition II https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1087949/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 12:09:27 -0400 9ae53595b3aae2c24704bbd8032614f2 Colin McDonald (he/him/his) created the site PSYC 3825 Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1087943/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 09:44:25 -0400 d3463b093ffba352f26814381fc13ec4 Colin McDonald (he/him/his) created the event Lecture Series https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1086583/ Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:11:33 -0400 Title: Lecture Series

Description: Come check this out!

Date: August 7, 2025 10:30 am EDT

]]> ec3a8f3925869c06c6c0454adf949502 Colin McDonald (he/him/his) wrote a new post on the site CUNY Academic Commons News https://news.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=4941 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 01:39:36 -0400 The Importance of Two-Factor Authentication Credit: Niels Andersen on Flickr (cc) Our development team is spending the early part of 2025 making a series of under-the-hood improvements […]

]]> a96687cacfd1c6ccbd22047ae14dd8fd Colin McDonald (he/him/his) joined the group Public group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1050951/ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 22:52:23 -0500 44f6a3b315da38bbbe0a314a8efd949c Colin McDonald (he/him/his) created the site news clone https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1046389/ Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:31:47 -0500 9db242cbe31495b31b92ea2e16db39e1 Colin McDonald (he/him/his) wrote a new post on the site CUNY Academic Commons News https://news.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=4887 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 17:43:38 -0500 Commons 2.5: Registration, Reimagined Happy holidays, Commons community! After we closed out our major redesign project with the overhaul of Groups last spring, we turned our […]

]]> 798e2d39179dc512d008643a66e02146 Colin McDonald (he/him/his) created the site Introduction to Puerto Rican & Latinx Studies https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1035495/ Sat, 25 Jan 2025 17:51:40 -0500 2d23b9f3b2abd0b1c4e61156f1bfb4b0 Colin McDonald (he/him/his) created the event for the group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1034391/ Mon, 20 Jan 2025 22:53:16 -0500 Title: for the group

Description: test

Date: January 20, 2025 6:00 pm EST

]]> 4bd1f201620c201ec30153f00722dabe Colin McDonald (he/him/his) joined the group News Literacy Matters https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1034365/ Mon, 20 Jan 2025 18:57:51 -0500 1741d18c731581531bfddd57b74ba811 Colin McDonald (he/him/his) wrote a new post on the site CUNY Academic Commons News https://news.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=4907 Fri, 17 Jan 2025 23:14:33 -0500 Hosting Migration Complete! “five-thirty pm” by Sophia Lucero on flickr (cc) We are very pleased to announce that the Commons has fully migrated to Reclaim […]

]]> 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]

]]> 3a1346a2e7d4289e52e30809cd0ff933 Colin McDonald (he/him/his) wrote a new post on the site CUNY Academic Commons News https://news.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=4899 Wed, 08 Jan 2025 16:45:29 -0500 Hosting Migration Downtime “LED tunnel” by Yves Sorge on flickr (cc) The hosting migration that we announced last month will begin at 10:30am Eastern on Wednesday, […]

]]> e4e4cfbaa07900176075bf79774577aa Colin McDonald (he/him/his) wrote a new post on the site CUNY Academic Commons News https://news.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=4894 Sat, 21 Dec 2024 04:35:22 -0500 Scheduled Weekend Downtime Photo Credit: R.A. Killmer on flickr (cc) We wanted to let our users know that the Commons will be unavailable starting at 8am Eastern this […]

]]> 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]

]]> 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]

]]> e8a5d8c8b1399f7c25220ed0fd0339a8 Colin McDonald (he/him/his) wrote a new post on the site CUNY Academic Commons News https://news.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=4880 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 15:27:05 -0500 Hosting Upgrade and First Commons Open Community Meeting “frosted trees” from Richard Droker on Flickr With the end of the year fast approaching, we’re pleased to announce the final stages of a p […]

]]> 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/

]]> 317de8681a3cb8e34636dc2464231d0f Colin McDonald (he/him/his) joined the group CUNY Edits https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1015030/ Fri, 11 Oct 2024 16:11:53 -0400 ad4e4a9d1ad67ff241f6544d6129f0db Colin McDonald (he/him/his) joined the group New Media Lab https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1013063/ Tue, 01 Oct 2024 16:36:19 -0400 d081033305a6d27d3ca59046a7f60e32 Colin McDonald (he/him/his) created the site PRLS 3210: Latin America (Fall 2024) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1005248/ Tue, 03 Sep 2024 21:04:49 -0400 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]

]]> 4b62f532a6963d79c10677cce39f9505 Colin McDonald (he/him/his) wrote a new post on the site CUNY Academic Commons News https://news.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=4862 Tue, 11 Jun 2024 15:49:53 -0400 Commons 2.4: Groups, Our Redesign Finale Just over two years ago, with our 2.0 release of an overhauled homepage, we began to steadily revamp the look of the Commons. As we launch a new […]

]]> 095396757c936e7330c405b831a6c7f8 Colin McDonald started the topic Let's try something else in the forum Redesign Appreciators https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/test-2042186794/forum/topic/lets-try-something-else/ Fri, 07 Jun 2024 16:59:18 -0400 else!

]]> 5b124b0fcc9007fb19ab69e43f7755da Colin McDonald started the topic Here's a thought in the forum Redesign Appreciators https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/test-2042186794/forum/topic/heres-a-thought/ Fri, 07 Jun 2024 16:58:57 -0400 thought!

]]> a245379aad9ef1c02910205743f71c6a Colin McDonald started the topic What do you think of this? in the forum Redesign Appreciators https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/test-2042186794/forum/topic/what-do-you-think-of-this/ Tue, 04 Jun 2024 18:15:37 -0400 test

]]> dcd207450e02814754a5703cc2dd8730 Colin McDonald (he/him/his) uploaded the file: New reading to Redesign Appreciators https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/998032/ Tue, 04 Jun 2024 18:14:17 -0400 bf4032f4233b5bd6c3a8920a4633b66c Colin McDonald (he/him/his) wrote a new post on the site CUNY Academic Commons News https://news.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=4846 Thu, 18 Jan 2024 16:22:51 -0500 Commons 2.3: The CV, Your New Professional Homepage It’s a new year, and we’re thrilled to kick it off by unveiling a big new feature. Today, we say goodbye to the traditional Commons Profile and […]

]]> cc6deec5e84ce9c3d4300099c817d9a9 Colin McDonald (he/him/his) wrote a new post on the site CUNY Academic Commons News https://news.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=4833 Tue, 17 Oct 2023 15:36:32 -0400 Commons 2.2: Revamped Settings and Inbox Welcome to fall, Commons community, and an eventful release season for our team! Since our January 2023 release of new About and Activity […]

]]> 97185bb6aac802f123b96585a113581e Colin McDonald (he/him/his) created the site PRLS 3210: Latin America https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/934726/ Thu, 24 Aug 2023 03:23:00 -0400 9b819cebc4f4a0f5efe2a9a7dc638931 Colin McDonald (he/him/his) created the site Critical Research Methods in Puerto Rican & Latinx Studies https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/934704/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 19:49:46 -0400 9419bd100902cae7d46b7081e0361b49 Colin McDonald (he/him/his) created the site Introduction to Modern Programming Techniques https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/926311/ Sat, 10 Jun 2023 00:09:37 -0400 9197d17743ef3bfc5f9c50f2622c4921 Colin McDonald started the topic Commons release: New events welcome! in the forum The Group for Group Admins https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/the-group-for-group-admins/forum/topic/commons-release-new-events-welcome/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 21:06:22 -0500 Hello group admins, just a quick note to let you know that last week we updated the Commons main menu, including the Events page. If you have an event coming up, for a Commons group or otherwise, and you’d like to share it with the wider CUNY/Commons community, we encourage you to create an event (see documentation) so it’s featured on this new…[Read more]

]]> 697fc79db6e8b3c98ed54dc44d895288 Colin McDonald (he/him/his) created the site EESC 1010: The Dynamic Earth https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/895890/ Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:09:02 -0500 a02df6a521fd26c40ddc1cd49231726a Colin McDonald (he/him/his) created the site Introduction to Environmental Science https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/894446/ Thu, 26 Jan 2023 19:28:44 -0500 d4a9315c827eb7420e9b7bca6b363f4f Colin McDonald (he/him/his) created the site SOCY 2112 https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/894126/ Wed, 25 Jan 2023 23:12:08 -0500 8a35e4aa578a4160ab61a8d72170637e Colin McDonald (he/him/his) wrote a new post on the site CUNY Academic Commons News https://news.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=4806 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 21:27:06 -0500 We’re excited to begin a new year and a new semester with a cleaner main menu and several important new ways to jump into everything happening on the Commons.

Last spring, we brought the key elements of our h […]

]]> 5900f4ebedaf9addb6fbe9ed2d607b8d Colin McDonald (he/him/his) and George Rodman (Dr/Prof/Mr) are now friends https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/892832/ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 16:22:38 -0500 d024ba2539d22bb0c135739d28f09719 Colin McDonald (he/him/his) uses the digital research tool Github https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/883504/ Tue, 13 Dec 2022 17:28:31 -0500 78a476de075ea20058b2780d8ab8cdef Colin McDonald (he/him/his) created the site PRLS 4430, Fall 2022 https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/861446/ Sun, 11 Sep 2022 19:56:42 -0400 b9840078d930f328b006217da1ce8c40 Colin McDonald (he/him/his) created the site PRLS 2005, Fall 2022 https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/861281/ Sat, 10 Sep 2022 17:12:31 -0400 04c4726241a5c76bc867beff39fd291c Colin McDonald (he/him/his) created the site Principles of Selling https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/855382/ Wed, 24 Aug 2022 22:04:20 -0400