Upcoming Events

September

When/Where	Event
Monday Sep 14, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Register Online	ACERT Launches New Faculty Professional Development Badge Program with Provost Pardasani and Dean Tuten Presenter(s): Dr. Manoj Pardasani, Provost of Hunter College, and Dr. Jennifer Tuten, Dean of the Hunter College School of Education ACERT is proud to announce a new, 4-tiered professional development badging system to recognize faculty enhancing their teaching skills, and to make their achievements legible. [Details...]
Tuesday Sep 15, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online - Please register	Student Care & Belonging: What To Do When Students Come to You Presenter(s): Sandi Clarkson (Student Care Team); Sudi Shayesteh (Office of AccessABILITY); Jemima Gideon (Transfer Student Success Center); Nancy Hightower (English) When students come to you with questions, concerns, or challenges, where do you go next? [Details...]
Wednesday Sep 16, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm 68th St Campus, Hemmerdinger, E706	IMAGE DESCRIPTION AND ALT TEXT WITH KATE NESIN Presenter(s): KATE NESIN and SARA GREENBERGER RAFFERTY Wednesday, September 16 @ 7:00 PM in Hemmerdinger Screening Room [...] [Details...]
Thursday Sep 17, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online - Please register	Design for Every Student: Differentiated Learning, Culturally Responsive Teaching & Universal Design Presenter(s): Katie Winkelstein (English); Kathy Furlong-Silverio (SPED); Tara Kirton (Curriculum & Teaching); Katherine Delorenzo (WGS); Laura Todd (CIS/Central Office) This seminar invites faculty to explore evidence-based approaches that help all students thrive. [Details...]
Monday Sep 21, 2026 8:00 am - 9:00 am	#HunterWrites and the NCFDD 14-Day Writing Challenge Presenter(s): Gina Riley (Special Education) Join colleagues for the NCFFD 14-Day Writing Challenge, hosted through ACERT’s #HunterWrites community. These sessions are led by Gina Riley and designed as focused, supportive writing time - come as you are, write what you can, and start your day in community with fellow Hunter writers. [Details...]
Tuesday Sep 22, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online - Please register	Researcher Identity: Manage Your Scholarly Footprint Presenter(s): John Carey, Iris Finkel, John Pell, Ajatshatru Pathak, and Samantha Slattery (Hunter College Science & Health Sciences Librarians) Join Hunter College’s Science Librarians to explore tools and platforms that allow you to curate and promote your scholarly work. [Details...]
Tuesday Sep 22, 2026 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Ly Tran (Hunter Alum and Author of House of Sticks)	RSVP for Our Stories Are Strength w/Ly Tran and HCAP Presenter(s): Cooperman Library, E 216 Our Stories Are Strength: A Conversation with Ly Tran, Hunter [...] [Details...]
Wednesday Sep 23, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online (Please register)	Research at Hunter: Who, What, Where, When, and How Presenter(s): Melissa O’Connor (Associate Dean for Research, Nursing); Karlene Roberts and Annemarie Rivera (Research Foundation); Arita Winter (IRB); Gina Levitan (Libraries); Laura Graham Holmes (Social Work); Gina Riley (ACERT/Special Education); Christina Katopodis (ACERT/English); and Lena Ayala (ACERT/English) Hear from faculty researchers and campus administrators who can help demystify Hunter's rich research ecosystem. [Details...]
Thursday Sep 24, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online - Please register	AI in the Learning Cycle: When to Use It, How to Balance It, and Why Presenter(s): TBD Generative AI can support student learning in different ways depending on when and how it is used. [Details...]
Monday Sep 28, 2026 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm E530	Bridge Building Dialogue TSC: Lunch, Launch, and Learn Presenter(s): Gina Riley and Christina Katopodis (ACERT) More details forthcoming. Email acert@hunter.cuny.edu with questions. [Details...]
Tuesday Sep 29, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online - Please register	Experiential and Community-Based Learning, and Internships Presenter(s): Caroline Vargas (Bridge to Internship Success); Explore how experiential, publicly-engaged, and community-based learning can help students connect course concepts to real-world experiences. [Details...]
Wednesday Sep 30, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Faculty Center (E540)	Open House Presenter(s): ACERT Join us in the Faculty Center (E540) on the fifth floor of the Cooperman Library to mingle with colleagues, get to know ACERT, and enjoy some coffee and light refreshments. [Details...]

October

When/Where	Event
Thursday Oct 1, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online - Please register	The Tech Ban Debate: Activities that Inspire Curiosity & Cultivate Student Mindfulness and Attention Presenter(s): Cara Furman (Curriculum & Teaching); Jeff Allred (English); More info to come. [Details...]
Tuesday Oct 6, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online - Please register	Innovative and Inspiring Classroom AI Practices Presenter(s): Edgar Troudt (Curriculum & Teaching, Hunter College); Elise Harris (Daedalus Scholars, Hunter College); Jana Porter (Library, Bronx Community College); and Casandra Silva Sibilin (Philosophy, York College; CUNY University AI Faculty Fellow) Hear from a wide range of faculty on their intentional integration of AI in the classroom. [Details...]
Thursday Oct 8, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online - Please register	Intro to Active Learning & Student Motivation and Engagement Presenter(s): Gina Riley and Christina Katopodis (ACERT) This workshop satisfies a requirement for the ACERT Active Learning & Student Engagement Explorer badge. [Details...]
Tuesday Oct 13, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online - Please register	AI and Grading Rubrics: Saving Time, Strengthening Assessment Presenter(s): Renee Schaller (English); Join Hunter faculty colleagues for a practical discussion of how GenAI can help create rubrics that make assessment faster and easier to manage and help make expectations clearer and more consistent for students. [Details...]
Wednesday Oct 14, 2026 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Online - please register	AI and Accessibility Presenter(s): Laura Todd (CIS/Central Office); Presenters will share practical ways to use AI to make course materials more accessible while considering the limitations of these tools. [Details...]
Thursday Oct 15, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online - Please register	Intro to Equity in Grading Practices Presenter(s): Gina Riley and Christina Katopodis (ACERT) This workshop satisfies a requirement for the ACERT Equity in Grading Practices Explorer badge (forthcoming in January 2027). [Details...]
Tuesday Oct 20, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online - Please register	Cultivate Good Study Habits: Helping Students Prep for Exams Presenter(s): TBD Presenters share strategies for guiding students to study effectively. [Details...]
Thursday Oct 22, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online - Please register	Culturally Responsive Mentoring and Advising International and Transfer Students Presenter(s): TBD More info to come. [Details...]