HSI STEM - Bridges Across Eastern Queens

Are you looking for an innovative MQR (Math & Quantitative Reasoning) Pathways GenEd course?

Consider Physics 8, The Science and Applications of Fractals! It's a great course for ALL students interested in exploring new topics in math and science. The course is being taught with active learning modules to make it fun and interactive. The course will engage students through 'design thinking' to make stuff in the QC Makerspace.

You don't need any background in math or physics, just a curious mind and willingness to participate and explore the world of Fractals. Don't know what those are? Fractals are objects with ever larger or smaller number of pieces, like mountains, rivers, trees, lungs, art, stock market fluctuations and so much more.

DM for more info.

Let's celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month together!

Share Hispanic scientists who inspire you and will feature them this month!

Who will join us in watching this webinar including one of HSI-STEM's team members, Dr. Michael Pullin.

Free Back to School Webinar To “future-proof” your campus, every instructor must be prepared to teach effectively online. Even as faculty took heroic steps to teaching online, we can - and should - be better prepared for the future. This fall, colleges and universities can ensure instructors are equipped with evidence-base...

Tomorrow is the first day of classes! Are you excited? We're excited! We're also so proud of you for keeping up with your education through a really tough year. Keep that going!

Don't forget to pack your lunch, sharpen your pencils, grab a notebook, and get cozy in front of your computer for the first week of virtual classes. 😉 Your instructors will let you know what's next for any hybrid courses you're taking, so pay attention and take notes.

If you need any guidance, time management advice, or STEM course help, check out our website in the bio to see when there are peer mentors available.

Good luck on your first day tomorrow!

Back up your Google Account files by September 15!

QC is officially shifting it’s cloud data storage accounts from Google to Microsoft 365 and Dropbox. This means that by mid-September, students, faculty and staff need to take down ALL their files from Google and store it elsewhere. For more information please check here: 
http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/transitioning-from-g-suite/ 

What this means for you: 

- Take some time to check the files that you have on your QC Google Account. You may want to delete any files that you don’t need at this time. 

- Put all your files into recognizable folders and download them

- Check our Google extensions for some options to directly transfer files from Google to Dropbox

- Once you’ve downloaded your files from Google or transferred them to another cloud database, you are done!

Share this with others in the QC community!

Vaccinations have been a requirement for attending college for a long while. Universities want to their students to be healthy and able to focus on learning, not on illness, if possible. Adding the COVID 19 vaccination to the list of required vaccinations to enroll only adds to the safety, health and security of everyone on campus. Very glad the courts see that too.

Stay safe and healthy as you prepare for the fall semester!

Appeals court backs Indiana U on required vaccines Judges reject request for injunction against a requirement for students.

Juneteenth is celebrated each year on June 19 to commemorate the day that news of the Emancipation Proclamation was brought to the last slaves in Galveston, TX in 1965. This year is especially poignant because the United States has officially been designated as a federal holiday.

Though the Emancipation Proclamation was signed January 1, 1863, news did not spread fast, and it took over two and a half years to reach all enslaved peoples. This day is an important day historically and presently as everyone in our country should be recognized equally and equitably. Devastatingly, this is not always true, so holidays like this that celebrate freedom, especially the freedom of previously enslaved Black Americans, is vital to recognizing the worth of all. Black Lives Matter. Celebrating Juneteenth is a small way to acknowledge that simple and important fact. Celebrating Juneteenth is celebrating the literal breaking of chains. We must all work to make sure other chains don't try to take their place for a free future.

Happy Juneteenth.

Check out this opportunity to learn more about LSAMP and Regeneron!

Sara Khan is graduated from Queensborough Community College with honors from Biology and Biotechnology. She loves coming to the college campus in person and looks forward to eventually going to graduate school.

Congratulations Sara!

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Daniel Yakubov has graduated with a double major in Biology and Anthropology and minors in Cities and Social Medicine and Health Sciences as well as Honors in Mathematics and Natural Sciences. He plans to continue his education in medical school and says that his favorite part of college included meeting all of his friends and taking courses that interested him and taking what he’s learned and applying it to human civilization.

Congratulations Dan!

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Mirna Nashed is graduating with a degree major in Neuroscience and minors in Psychology, Chemistry, Healthy Sciences, and Cities and Social Medicine. She has also earned departmental honors in Chemistry and Biochemistry. She plans to take the next year to prepare for medical school and her favorite part of college was working with the HSI-STEM project and CTL.

“I am not the same person I was entering college. The challenges I have overcome and the things I have learned are experiences that I will always cherish. ‘Her name will be fearless’.”

Congratulations Mirna!

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Tasmain Warren is graduating from Queens College with a degree in Environmental Studies. She plans to continue her education in graduate school and is also entering the job market. She says, “ Queens College has been an amazing experience. The environment has been very welcoming and I’ve also been able to benefit from numerous discussions with students from a variety of backgrounds which have helped me to develop a more open perspective to life and the different approaches we take toward resolving environmental issues.”

Congratulations Tasmain!

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