July 2016
Visiting Practitioner Lynn Lewis Teaching MA Course on Housing, Fall 2016
For Fall 2016, Lynn Lewis, Executive Director for Picture the Homeless: Organizing for Dignity and Respect, will teach an MA course on housing in the Urban Affairs Program at Queens College. Course Information: URBST723 Introduction to Urban Housing M, 6:30PM-8:30PM KY-313 6 open seats as of July 18, 2016 LYNN LEWIS has worked with Picture the Homeless since its founding, and has been the Executive Director since 2003. Lynn is the past Civil Rights organizer at Picture the Homeless and…
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Experiential Learning Course Grants
Department of Urban Studies, Hagedorn Fund Experiential Learning Course Enhancement Grants DUE SEPT. 21, 2016 Thanks to generous support from the Hagedorn Fund, the Urban Studies Department offers Experiential Learning Activities Course Enhancement Grants. These grants support course-specific activities that foster an experiential learning environment. Experiential Learning = pedagogical activity where students “learn by doing” – that is, activities that feature active and embodied engagement with course related issues and themes (i.e. field trips, tours, service learning projects, taking students to…
Find out more »April 2017
Hagedorn Awards for First Generation College Students
********Deadline: May 10th, 2017, 5 p.m.******** The Department of Urban Studies awards one-time awards of $1,500 to Urban and Environmental Studies Majors who are among the first generation in their family to attend a four-year college in the United States. Students whose parents attended college in a country other than the United States ARE eligible for this award. …
Find out more »May 2017
Service Learning Internship Poster Session
Students, faculty, staff, and community partners are all invited to view students' service learning projects and to learn about the wide variety of internships held by Urban and Environmental Studies graduating seniors (A list of internship partners can be found below) When: Wednesday, May 17th, 12:15 – 1:30 P.M. Where: Science Building Atrium (lower level), Queens College Refreshments will be served! Sponsored by the Horace and Amy Hagedorn Foundation, Urban/Environmental Studies service learning internships are designed to combine career development…
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Hagedorn Awards for First Generation College Students
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Find out more »October 2018
A Contemporary Discussion on the Midterm Elections!
Join the Urban Studies Club for a Contemporary Discussion on New York State's Upcoming Elections! Featuring Dept of Urban Studies Faculty: John Seley, Alice Sardell, Gavin McCormick, and James Vacca Wednesday, October 31st 12:15 pm to 1:30 pm Powdermaker Rm 304 Discussion includes: the importance of the midterm election, political polarization, and how this election affects YOU! Email the Urban Studies Club for more information: qc.urbst.club@gmail.com '
Find out more »November 2018
Corey Johnson, Speaker of New York City Council, visits the Urban Studies Department!
Corey Johnson, Speaker of New York City Council, visits the Urban Studies Department on Friday, November 16th. 4 pm Powdermaker 115 Corey Johnson was elected by his peers to serve as Speaker of the New York City Council on January 3, 2018. He was re-elected in 2017 with 94% of the vote to represent Council District 3. Raised in a union household where his mother, a homeless services provider, and his father, a Teamster, instilled in him the values of…
Find out more »Dr. Do Lee, “Delivering Justice: Participatory Action Research with NYC’s Immigrant Delivery Cyclists”
Urban Studies Visiting Lecturer Dr. Do Lee presents: "Delivering Justice: Participatory Action Research with NYC's Immigrant Delivery Cyclists"
Find out more »Ruben Diaz Jr., Bronx Borough President, visits the Urban Studies Department!
Ruben Diaz Jr., Bronx Borough President, will speak on Friday, November 30th. 3 pm Powdermaker 115 Ruben Diaz Jr. first entered public office as a member of the New York State Assembly in 1997, and is currently serving his third full term as Bronx Borough President, having been reelected in November 2017 with more than 88 percent of the vote. As borough president, Ruben Diaz Jr. has led the implementation of a robust agenda-on economic development, housing, health and wellness,…
Find out more »December 2018
Presentations for Urban & Environmental Studies Service Learning Internships
Please join us on December 12th when students from the Urban Studies and Environmental Studies Service Learning Internship Program present their semester projects. Refreshments will be served! Science Building Atrium (Lower Level)
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