CUNY Academic Commons | Francine Almash | Group Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/falmash/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Francine Almash is a member. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 13b884f1ff0793a4e221c67dc0ec3c91 Hia joined the group GIS / Mapping Working Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1166005/ Sat, 02 May 2026 01:48:55 -0400 f9633aec1419dcb3af103e9b675e9772 Feygens Saint-Joy Jr joined the group DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1163451/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:04:50 -0400 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]

]]> 5be03103171062225045d3ded12a77bc Maggie Schreiner replied to the topic “Let’s Archive It!” 3 CUNY Archivists on What it Means to Steward Collections in the forum DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=202287 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:35:46 -0400 Hi Emily,

I’m sorry you couldn’t find the link — you can view a recording of the event here. I’m also attaching the presenter slides for your convenience.

Thanks,
Maggie

]]> 4b9c93b8fce9753cb8d4a62e857ae463 Emily Chiu replied to the topic “Let’s Archive It!” 3 CUNY Archivists on What it Means to Steward Collections in the forum DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=202023 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:25:08 -0400 Hi,

I can’t find the link to join today’s event. https://gcdi.commons.gc.cuny.edu/event/lets-archive-it/
Can you share the recorded talk when it’s available?

Thank you,

]]> 4f3badcf19ec3d4e323b8f71401bcb4b Sophie Bala joined the group GIS / Mapping Working Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1159453/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:08:19 -0400 271f0103c5a48557c5d409e11d7f31dd gcdigitalfellows started the topic “Let’s Archive It!” 3 CUNY Archivists on What it Means to Steward Collections in the forum DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/darc-digital-archive-research-collective/forum/topic/lets-archive-it-3-cuny-archivists-on-what-it-means-to-steward-collections-3/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:59:03 -0400 “Let’s Archive It!” Three CUNY Archivists on What it Means to Steward Collections

** RESCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, APRIL 13, 12-1:30PM**

Graduate Center, Room 9206 with hybrid option (RSVP for Zoom link here).

Doing archival research? Teaching with archives? Creating digital archives? Come hear from three CUNY archivists about the exciting archi…[Read more]

]]> 4ecfd57c6921b516fafdcd9b86f83d34 Marquise Guzman (He/They/Them) joined the group GIS / Mapping Working Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1150711/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:47:41 -0500 01fbf166c7bb3950cc99abfab8ac2796 Gabrielle Elisha G. Remolona (she/her) joined the group GIS / Mapping Working Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1145715/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:43:57 -0500 a543a231a76bf36f6259c5a40fefcefd Maggie Schreiner started the topic 2/23 Event "Let's Archive It!" in the forum DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/darc-digital-archive-research-collective/forum/topic/2-23-event-lets-archive-it-2/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:41:31 -0500 Hello all,

Graduate Center Digital Initiatives and the Mina Rees Library are excited to invite you to an upcoming event:

“Let’s Archive It!” Three CUNY Archivists on What it Means to Steward Collections

Monday, February 23rd 2026, Noon to 1:30pm

Graduate Center, Room 9206

In-person event with hybrid option (RSVP for Zoom link here<…[Read more]

]]> 7fd6dfa9bda829659495162d59b27034 Lisa Marie Rhody started the topic Digital Project Design Workshop in the forum GIS / Mapping Working Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/gis-working-group/forum/topic/digital-project-design-workshop-5/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:33:59 -0500 Hi all! I’ll be leading a workshop on Thursday on Digital Project Design in advance of the Provost’s Digital Innovation Grant deadline. You will be able to get something out of our work regardless of whether you are developing your project for a PDIG proposal or something else. I can’t wait to share with you a new activity for helping to refine…[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]

]]> 0d63f478429be8d6263adc513cf6c5ba Will (he/him) joined the group GIS / Mapping Working Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1137365/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:03:45 -0500 71e825717af67401125fd3e78bf58317 Shawna M. Brandle (she/her) joined the group GIS / Mapping Working Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1136805/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:38:23 -0500 47144811ecf4a16ef7427dca82a9e2fa Cen Liu started the topic Last Call for Papers: Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy, Issue 28 in the forum DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/darc-digital-archive-research-collective/forum/topic/last-call-for-papers-journal-of-interactive-technology-and-pedagogy-issue-28-3/ Sat, 13 Dec 2025 02:19:27 -0500 The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy

Issue 28: General Issue

Issue Editors:

Shawna Brandle, Kingsborough Community College & The Graduate Center, CUNY

Inés Vañó García, Framingham State University

Laurie Hurson, The Graduate Center, CUNY

 

The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy (JITP) seeks scholarly work at the…[Read more]

]]> a690739c1fbccc6f1ec8c8e6722b020f Stefano Morello started the topic Call for Papers ACH 2026 in the forum DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/darc-digital-archive-research-collective/forum/topic/call-for-papers-ach-2026-2/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:36:40 -0500 The Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH) will be holding our annual virtual conference, ACH 2026, from June 24 to 26, 2026. We are excited to share our annual call for papers, due February 2, 2026: https://ach2026.ach.org/en/cfp/

 

The ACH 2026 conference is focused on themes of transnationalism and solidarity, particularly with an…[Read more]

]]> 2599e977b10ea2b9555a9f59f4d7616e Stephen Scott Jones (He/Him/His) joined the group GIS / Mapping Working Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1126983/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 20:27:03 -0500 d30ae4189439d846bd0a28079c13c858 Angela Romea joined the group GIS / Mapping Working Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1125529/ Sat, 06 Dec 2025 22:51:51 -0500 d83db8575ccc8237ee16d0bff15d48f2 gcdigitalfellows started the topic Apply to the January 2026 Digital Research Initiative in the forum GIS / Mapping Working Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/gis-working-group/forum/topic/apply-to-the-january-2026-digital-research-initiative-7/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:48:07 -0500 The GC Digital Research Institute (GCDRI) returns for its 10th year! Hosted by the GC Digital Fellows as part of GC Digital Initiatives, the DRI offers an immersive introduction to interdisciplinary research computing designed for beginning learners. Participants will gain foundational vocabularies and hands-on skills that empower them to become…[Read more]

]]> 3fe323e208cf7d9beef33796437600cd Travis Fox joined the group GIS / Mapping Working Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1117233/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:30:02 -0500 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 70ce99243f35d48b560c0d252199a2b1 John A. Gutiérrez joined the group DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1110695/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 11:46:40 -0400 c70bba8582f9ed97c4d9e3d864adb7f1 Zach Muhlbauer started the topic CFA: GC TLC Focused-Inquiry Group on AI & Open WebUI in the forum DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/darc-digital-archive-research-collective/forum/topic/cfa-gc-tlc-focused-inquiry-group-on-ai-open-webui-3/ Fri, 10 Oct 2025 19:11:54 -0400 Calling all CUNY Graduate Center students in this group!

I’m excited to invite you to apply for the focused inquiry group I’ll be running in Spring 2026 through the GC’s Teaching and Learning Center. Participants will receive a $500 stipend to collaborate on developing critical AI methods and teaching practices to scale sustainably at the GC and…[Read more]

]]> 54de02e726adac20a94b5760511567d3 Maggie Schreiner started the topic CUNY Digital Humanities Initiative Lightning Talks, Oct 28th 6:30pm in the forum DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/darc-digital-archive-research-collective/forum/topic/cuny-digital-humanities-initiative-lightning-talks-oct-28th-630pm-2/ Thu, 09 Oct 2025 21:04:39 -0400 Hello all,

I am pleased to announce that the 2025 CUNY Digital Humanities Initiative Lightning Talks is coming up on Tuesday, October 28th from 6:30-8pm (in person at the GC and remote on Zoom). Please see below for more information on presenting a 3 minute / 3 slide presentation about your digital humanities project at the event. You can also…[Read more]

]]> 3c1db67ac6d5f4ec09bd184b06032f97 Nick Herman started the topic AI Transcribing tools (Spanish) in the forum DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/darc-digital-archive-research-collective/forum/topic/ai-transcribing-tools-spanish-3/ Wed, 08 Oct 2025 23:36:18 -0400 Greetings/Saludos

I have been using Microsoft word to automatically transcribe some interviews I conducted in Spanish.  The results have been OK, but could be better.

Ive also tried Riverside.

Does anyone have any reccomendations of other software that they have successfully used to transcribe Spanish language audio?

]]> 4cdac401afbdf04bb6d56b9bbbf5a0c3 Chandni joined the group DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1105965/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:11:41 -0400 ffa476a3b8eca7788ac9f657ecbc247e Chandni joined the group GIS / Mapping Working Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1105945/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:07:57 -0400 6b58494d76eb73327710d23d98a11f5d Sara Cannon (she/her) joined the group DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1094965/ Mon, 08 Sep 2025 21:23:41 -0400 cd001fe6f6c9231634dfa51d10240445 Rebecca Lambert (She/her) joined the group DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1092721/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 13:23:00 -0400 079bab0f4cee27fb882bede6c3800fed Sierra Santiago (she/her) joined the group DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1092707/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 11:16:30 -0400 92ffca1f4c2af0296db6fc8e288d4afd Andrew Melnichenko joined the group GIS / Mapping Working Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1091333/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 01:43:23 -0400 64534b60c7cd09588f8bacd1097f78b7 Zara Tzara (they/them) joined the group DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1089267/ Wed, 27 Aug 2025 19:08:30 -0400 cf9e1cb3bb9dc6a07b0647863574931e Giselle Cabrera (She) joined the group GIS / Mapping Working Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1089171/ Wed, 27 Aug 2025 18:33:32 -0400 5374aa6b3ff48c982824fca09d1e1530 Catherine McCulloch (she/her) joined the group GIS / Mapping Working Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1087033/ Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:35:58 -0400 606ef65b8145b6228dce789e0ae5fe56 DD joined the group GIS / Mapping Working Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1086977/ Wed, 13 Aug 2025 23:41:44 -0400 d09573c064bd6c997485ed95266ccd7d Shreya Sunderram started the topic Localized History Project is hiring a Part-Time Digital Archivist! in the forum DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/darc-digital-archive-research-collective/forum/topic/localized-history-project-is-hiring-a-part-time-digital-archivist/ Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:59:13 -0400

The Localized History Project@AAARI-CUNY is hiring! 


The Localized History Project is a youth driven history collective housed at the Asian American/Asian Research Institute@CUNY. We recently were awarded 2.5 million dollars to work in collaboration with the Asian American Education Project to build NYC’s first ever youth driven, community led,…

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]]> 10f99d824a1716a4e97ca704e39665c8 Annastecia Ebisike (She/her) joined the group GIS / Mapping Working Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1083757/ Wed, 02 Jul 2025 03:47:13 -0400 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 a109c8bf7ab5e9a3aa19ccaaef44f620 Kelsey N Gonzalez joined the group DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1082119/ Thu, 19 Jun 2025 18:22:52 -0400 de80dae87222ae6722bd8e553672699b DanL joined the group DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1081755/ Sun, 15 Jun 2025 19:02:34 -0400 64499a9faea1375fa8a24f1040243dfb Lisa Marie Rhody started the topic Opportunity to be a paid tester for Sourcery in the forum DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/darc-digital-archive-research-collective/forum/topic/opportunity-to-be-a-paid-tester-for-sourcery-4/ Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:50:30 -0400 Hi all! If you’re interested in physical and digital archives and are a graduate student physically located in NYC, consider applying to be a tester to work with Sourcery this July. Here’s the call I received:

“We’re looking for NYC-based grad students to help us beta test our Sourcery app — could you please share with your students? $1k for 40…[Read more]

]]> c843416a1453d56ae19543d24727e313 Devaughn Goodwin (He/Him) joined the group GIS / Mapping Working Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1081343/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 18:35:25 -0400 75f5f5d5d62329a9f26a7647ab582245 Aakash Gharti Chhetri (He/Him) joined the group DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1081007/ Mon, 09 Jun 2025 21:37:18 -0400 ab15c3d6e2f709fa9cf939d17ee58ea4 Aakash Gharti Chhetri (He/Him) joined the group GIS / Mapping Working Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1081005/ Mon, 09 Jun 2025 21:36:57 -0400 33a441a3511c990baab26ce4f87ef6de Matthew Frye-Castillo (he/him) joined the group DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1078879/ Sun, 25 May 2025 19:46:17 -0400 ac2be07b8d136bf580260805b4d36a6a Aaron Helton (He/Him) joined the group DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1069859/ Tue, 06 May 2025 23:21:34 -0400 c2eac28b1f93f206a4ac3219fe1a6dba gcdigitalfellows started the topic Deadline extended: Register for Conversations in Digital Scholarship by May 6th! in the forum DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/darc-digital-archive-research-collective/forum/topic/deadline-extended-register-for-conversations-in-digital-scholarship-by-may-6th-4/ Thu, 01 May 2025 20:22:51 -0400 GCDI Conversations in Digital Scholarship
A Symposium Hosted by the GC Digital Fellows

May 13, 2025 from 2 -4 PM

The GC Digital Fellows are hosting a seminar featuring roundtable discussions on topics related to digital scholarship and methods. These sessions will be held concurrently on May 13, 2025 from 2-4pm, and are designed to generate a…[Read more]

]]> 53b6f636693bab8ec9c02f0e013d468d Maggie Schreiner started the topic Join a roundtable discussion on digtial archives on 5/13 2-4pm in the forum DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/darc-digital-archive-research-collective/forum/topic/join-a-roundtable-discussion-on-digtial-archives-on-5-13-2-4pm/ Tue, 22 Apr 2025 20:46:12 -0400 Hello DARC community,
I am writing to invite you to join a roundtable discussion on digital archives as part of the GCDI Conversations in Digital Scholarship, which will take place on May 13 from 2-4pm, in-person at the GC. This will be an informal, but facilitated, conversation of 5-10 people who are working with or building digital archives.…[Read more]

]]> d6755c669d2df0fd3327b8879bbf578a Cathy Melamed (she/her) joined the group DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1060091/ Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:09:53 -0400 1e60423fc440f16c6c8641b1792b9757 Maggie Schreiner replied to the topic Upcoming workshop on metadata for digital archives! 3/24 at noon in the forum DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=181655 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 22:36:27 -0400 Hi all,

Our workshop on metadata for digital project (“Data about Data: Best Practices for Metadata”) was rescheduled for this coming Monday, April 7th at 1pm. You can register for the workshop here. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Maggie

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