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News and Announcements | June 14, 2023

A hand holds a lit candle in the shape of a pink zero against a pink background. The image is likely used in the context of birthday celebrations.

Participate in Week Zero Camp in August

By ACERT
Topics : Opportunities, Pedagogy

Join "week zero,” to build an orientation or welcome module, where students can find course information and begin to introduce themselves to each other and the instructor before the start of the semester!

News and Announcements | September 8, 2026

Flyer titled “ACERT Writing Groups, Fall 2026” with a notebook paper design and colorful graphic accents. The flyer lists weekly writing group meeting times: Monday, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Zoom; Wednesday, 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in person; Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Zoom; Thursday, 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Zoom; Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Zoom; and Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Zoom for a Creative Writing Workshop. The flyer also promotes #HunterWrites, taking place September 21 through October 4, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Zoom. An RSVP section at the bottom includes the registration link bit.ly/fall2026writing and a QR code.

Write With Us This Fall: ACERT Writing Groups and Writing Support

By ACERT
Topics : ACERT, Events, Opportunities

Join us for weekly writing groups during the fall semester! Beginning Mon 9/14/26.

CDI TSC: Bridge-building Dialogues Practice Session

By ACERT
Topics : ACERT, Events, Opportunities

Monday
Nov 2, 2026
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
E 530

CDI TSC: Bridge-building Dialogues Practice Session

Presenter(s): Christina Katopodis (ACERT) and Gina Riley (Special Education)

Presenter(s): Christina Katopodis (ACERT) and Gina Riley (Special Education)

Join us on 11/2 @ 12:15PM in E 530 for a Bridge-building Dialogues Practice Session TSC where ACERT will guide faculty and staff in scripts from the CDI Perspectives curriculum. [Details...]

Bridge Building Dialogue TSC: Lunch, Launch, and Learn

By ACERT
Topics : ACERT, Events, Opportunities

Monday
Sep 28, 2026
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
E 530

Bridge Building Dialogue TSC: Lunch, Launch, and Learn

Presenter(s): Christina Katopodis (ACERT) and Gina Riley (Special Education)

Presenter(s): Christina Katopodis (ACERT) and Gina Riley (Special Education)

Join us on 9/28 @ 12:15PM in E 530 for a Bridge-building Dialogues Lunch, Launch and Learn Teaching Scholarship Circle (TSC). [Details...]

Event Capsules, News and Announcements | September 4, 2026

Flyer titled “Career-Connected Learning Seminars for Faculty” from the Hunter College Office of Career Success and ACERT. The flyer features a photo of faculty members participating in a discussion and promotes a Fall 2026 seminar series that helps faculty integrate career readiness into teaching, advising, and curriculum design. Four sessions are listed: Faculty Career Fellowship Launch, Career-Connected Degree Maps, Integrating Career Readiness, and Career-Connected Advising, taking place from September through November. RSVP links are provided for each event. The flyer notes that refreshments will be served and includes contact information for Keith Okrosy, Associate Director of Career Education.

Advance Student Success Through Career-Connected Learning

By ACERT
Topics : ACERT, Events, Opportunities

This year, the Office of Career Success is offering several exciting Career-Connected Learning opportunities for faculty designed to help you integrate career development into the student experience.

#HunterWrites and the NCFDD 14-Day Writing Challenge

By ACERT
Topics : ACERT

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...]

Event Capsules, News and Announcements | September 1, 2026

Flyer titled “Hunter ACERT Special Events” with a fall harvest theme featuring pumpkins, leaves, wheat, and berries around the border. The flyer lists eight faculty development events taking place from September through November, including sessions on faculty professional development badges, image description and alt text, a writing challenge, a conversation with author Ly Tran, research at Hunter, an ACERT Open House, AI and accessibility, pluralism and diversity in STEM, and updates for adjunct faculty. A QR code and registration link, bit.ly/ACERTspecial, appear on the right side. Website: acert.hunter.cuny.edu.

ACERT Special Events Fall 2026

By ACERT
Topics : ACERT, Events

Join us this fall at ACERT's special events and programs designed to support teaching, research, professional development, and community at Hunter College.

News and Announcements | September 1, 2026

RSVP for Our Stories Are Strength w/Ly Tran and HCAP

By ACERT
Topics : ACERT, Events, Opportunities

Join us for a conversation with Ly Tran on Tue 9/22/26. Students and faculty will hear more of Tran's story while also learning more about one another. All are welcome! You do not need to have read the book to join.

Event Capsules, News and Announcements | August 27, 2026

Image Description and Alt Text with Kate Nesin

By ACERT
Topics : ACERT, Events

Join Kate Nesin and Sara Greenberger Rafferty for a presentation, workshop, and discussion about writing image descriptions for both accessibility and art history.

News and Announcements | July 30, 2026

Get Ready For Fall with ACERT

By ACERT
Topics : ACERT, Events, Pedagogy

ACERT's Get Ready for Fall series brings together faculty and campus partners for four lunchtime conversations focused on practical strategies, teaching support, and preparing for a successful semester.

News and Announcements, Teaching Tips | July 23, 2026

Top 20 Teaching Principles: From Psychology for PreK-12 Teaching and Learning

By ACERT
Topics : ACERT, Assessment, Course design, Pedagogy

The American Psychological Association's Top 20 Principles From Psychology for PreK-12 Teaching and Learning brings together decades of research on student development in one accessible resource for educators.