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CoLab Events Calendar

All BMCC faculty and staff are welcome to attend the events listed below.

November 2026

13 Nov
Zines for Tenure! (Reenvisioning Scholarship Talkback 2)
Fri, November 13 • 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm  
Join us for a conversation about how to rethink scholarship, this time using zines (radical print publications) as a starting point. If you're on campus, our second hour will be zine-making in the Makerspace (S-608). Come through and be creative with us! No experience needed. Supplies provided. Register here to attend on Zoom or RSVP here to attend in person.
13 Nov
Playing is Serious Academic Work
Fri, November 13 • 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm  
Professors Kathleen Offenholley and Ruth Guirguis talk about their in-person game-based faculty workshop where faculty explore how playful and game-based pedagogies can support meaningful learning experiences in higher education across disciplines. Part of the Inquirer Talks series. Register here.
15 Nov
FIG Screenwriters
Sun, November 15 • 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm  
Faculty and Staff Screenwriters, want to meet over Zoom to workshop screenplays in a supportive, creative group? We will gather to read each other’s pages with the goal of finishing short or feature screenplays and short or half hour or one hour teleplays for either live action or animation. Whether it’s your second or sixtieth screenplay, join us! Email NaRhee Ahn for the Zoom link.
16 Nov
12 Weeks to Done! Fall Writing Group
Mon, November 16 • 11:00 am - 1:00 pm  
Join the Library’s Open Knowledge team on Zoom or in-person at this supportive collective writing space for BMCC faculty and staff. The writing group provides a dedicated time and space to write, along with collegial camaraderie and accountability. Sign up here for the Zoom link or RSVP here to attend in person.
17 Nov
Faculty Drop-in Hours
Tue, November 17 • 10:00 am - 11:30 am  
Stop by our faculty drop-in hours on Zoom to talk about course design, designing learning activities, and technologies such as Brightspace, Zoom, Padlet, Hypothesis, and VoiceThread.
18 Nov
Faculty Drop-in Hours
Wed, November 18 • 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm  
Stop by our faculty drop-in hours on Zoom to talk about course design, designing learning activities, and technologies such as Brightspace, Zoom, Padlet, Hypothesis, and VoiceThread.
19 Nov
Scholarly Projects Lightning Talks
Thu, November 19 • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm  
A space for faculty to share their research, scholarship, and creative projects with colleagues, while fostering new connections and building collaborations.

Caring for the Caregivers: Black Early Head Start Teachers Experiences with Emotional Labor and Radical Self Care
Jillian Crosby (Teacher Education)

Measuring Translation Quality and Cultural Nuance in AI-Assisted Translation: A Trilingual Study (English–Arabic–French)
Roa Harizi (World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures)

GREG: Guided Realtime Euphony Generator
Owen Roberts (Media Arts and Technology)

Register here.
19 Nov
Faculty Drop-in Hours
Thu, November 19 • 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm  
Stop by our faculty drop-in hours on Zoom to talk about course design, designing learning activities, and technologies such as Brightspace, Zoom, Padlet, Hypothesis, and VoiceThread.
23 Nov
12 Weeks to Done! Fall Writing Group
Mon, November 23 • 11:00 am - 1:00 pm  
Join the Library’s Open Knowledge team on Zoom or in-person at this supportive collective writing space for BMCC faculty and staff. The writing group provides a dedicated time and space to write, along with collegial camaraderie and accountability. Sign up here for the Zoom link or RSVP here to attend in person.
24 Nov
Faculty Drop-in Hours
Tue, November 24 • 10:00 am - 11:30 am  
Stop by our faculty drop-in hours on Zoom to talk about course design, designing learning activities, and technologies such as Brightspace, Zoom, Padlet, Hypothesis, and VoiceThread.
25 Nov
Faculty Drop-in Hours
Wed, November 25 • 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm  
Stop by our faculty drop-in hours on Zoom to talk about course design, designing learning activities, and technologies such as Brightspace, Zoom, Padlet, Hypothesis, and VoiceThread.
26 Nov
Faculty Drop-in Hours
Thu, November 26 • 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm  
Stop by our faculty drop-in hours on Zoom to talk about course design, designing learning activities, and technologies such as Brightspace, Zoom, Padlet, Hypothesis, and VoiceThread.
30 Nov
12 Weeks to Done! Fall Writing Group
Mon, November 30 • 11:00 am - 1:00 pm  
Join the Library’s Open Knowledge team on Zoom or in-person at this supportive collective writing space for BMCC faculty and staff. The writing group provides a dedicated time and space to write, along with collegial camaraderie and accountability. Sign up here for the Zoom link or RSVP here to attend in person.

December 2026

01 Dec
Faculty Drop-in Hours
Tue, December 1 • 10:00 am - 11:30 am  
Stop by our faculty drop-in hours on Zoom to talk about course design, designing learning activities, and technologies such as Brightspace, Zoom, Padlet, Hypothesis, and VoiceThread.
02 Dec
Faculty Drop-in Hours
Wed, December 2 • 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm  
Stop by our faculty drop-in hours on Zoom to talk about course design, designing learning activities, and technologies such as Brightspace, Zoom, Padlet, Hypothesis, and VoiceThread.
03 Dec
Faculty Drop-in Hours
Thu, December 3 • 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm  
Stop by our faculty drop-in hours on Zoom to talk about course design, designing learning activities, and technologies such as Brightspace, Zoom, Padlet, Hypothesis, and VoiceThread.
04 Dec
Global Pathways: Language, Culture, and Growth Through Study Abroad
Fri, December 4 • 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm  
Professor Roa Harizi reports on the depth and breadth of student learning in her study abroad programs, one to France and another to Morocco. Part of the Inquirer Talks series. Register here.
07 Dec
12 Weeks to Done! Fall Writing Group
Mon, December 7 • 11:00 am - 1:00 pm  
Join the Library’s Open Knowledge team on Zoom or in-person at this supportive collective writing space for BMCC faculty and staff. The writing group provides a dedicated time and space to write, along with collegial camaraderie and accountability. Sign up here for the Zoom link or RSVP here to attend in person.
08 Dec
Faculty Drop-in Hours
Tue, December 8 • 10:00 am - 11:30 am  
Stop by our faculty drop-in hours on Zoom to talk about course design, designing learning activities, and technologies such as Brightspace, Zoom, Padlet, Hypothesis, and VoiceThread.
09 Dec
Faculty Drop-in Hours
Wed, December 9 • 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm  
Stop by our faculty drop-in hours on Zoom to talk about course design, designing learning activities, and technologies such as Brightspace, Zoom, Padlet, Hypothesis, and VoiceThread.
10 Dec
Faculty Drop-in Hours
Thu, December 10 • 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm  
Stop by our faculty drop-in hours on Zoom to talk about course design, designing learning activities, and technologies such as Brightspace, Zoom, Padlet, Hypothesis, and VoiceThread.
15 Dec
Faculty Drop-in Hours
Tue, December 15 • 10:00 am - 11:30 am  
Stop by our faculty drop-in hours on Zoom to talk about course design, designing learning activities, and technologies such as Brightspace, Zoom, Padlet, Hypothesis, and VoiceThread.
16 Dec
Faculty Drop-in Hours
Wed, December 16 • 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm  
Stop by our faculty drop-in hours on Zoom to talk about course design, designing learning activities, and technologies such as Brightspace, Zoom, Padlet, Hypothesis, and VoiceThread.
17 Dec
Faculty Drop-in Hours
Thu, December 17 • 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm  
Stop by our faculty drop-in hours on Zoom to talk about course design, designing learning activities, and technologies such as Brightspace, Zoom, Padlet, Hypothesis, and VoiceThread.
22 Dec
Faculty Drop-in Hours
Tue, December 22 • 10:00 am - 11:30 am  
Stop by our faculty drop-in hours on Zoom to talk about course design, designing learning activities, and technologies such as Brightspace, Zoom, Padlet, Hypothesis, and VoiceThread.
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