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Upcoming Events
What Did You Say? The Basics of Hearing Loss with Jan Blustein MD and Barbara Weinstein PhDWednesday October 11 | 4:00-5:30PM | Graduate Center, Skylight Room (Room 9100)
Nearly two-thirds of people 70 or older have some degree of hearing loss. In this presentation, sponsored by the newly revived Our Stage of Life committee, Drs. Blustein and Weinstein will discuss the causes of hearing loss, how to determine whether you have a hearing loss, how it can affect…
General Membership MeetingFriday September 29 | 1:30PM | Graduate Center, Proshansky Auditorium – Remote Options Available
The Fall General Membership Meeting Agenda includes Greetings from Dean Brian Peterson, Mariel Villeré, and Barbara Marwell, a
New Member Video, the
Presentation of Amended LP² Guidelines* by Michael Kessler, Vice Chair and Chair of the Guidelines Revision Committee,
Strategic Planning Project by Barbara Marwell and the Return of the LP² Art…
How’s it Going? For Current CoordinatorsWednesday, September 27 from 4:15-5:15pm on Zoom
Want to discuss how your current study group is progressing and share problem-solving strategies with other new and experienced coordinators? We’ll talk about what’s working, what’s not, and what to try next. *Note: This runs concurrently with Speed-Dating.
Speed Dating: For Prospective CoordinatorsWednesday, September 27 from 4:15-5:15pm on Zoom
Want to find someone with similar interests to put together a study group? We’ll help you learn what’s involved in working with a compatible collaborator. Maybe you’ll find a match. Note: This workshop runs concurrently with How’s it Going?
More Than One Way to Present Study GroupsWednesday, September 20 from 4:15-5:15pm on Zoom
What makes study groups engaging? This session we’ll consider how to find the format that fits your style and your topic and use it to share your ideas effectively.
Upcoming Coordinator Development Workshops
This semester there will be several more Coordinator Development Workshops on Zoom designed to answer your questions about coordinating and help you get started on the process of putting your study group together. See the full list, descriptions, dates and register now!
Morocco in January?
Interested in traveling with LP2 members again? The Travel Committee is trying to organize a trip that was in the planning stage before the pandemic. Oversees Adventure Travel group department is willing to work with us to plan a 16 day trip in January 2024. The cost is approximately $4695 including air…
Volunteer for LP2 Help Desk!
We encourage new members to volunteer at First Desk because it’s a great way to meet people, learn things and be part of the action. And it’s FUN. The First Desk is in the Office of Academic Initiatives and Strategic Innovation (AISI) in Room 8309. We are looking for volunteers and…
Men’s GroupWednesdays | 1:400PM | Room 9207 | Members Only
The Men’s Group meets weekly and welcomes men to discuss personal and general issues in a space where expressing intimacy and displaying emotions is encouraged. Popular topics have included aging and health, end of life concerns, and relationship issues…
Women’s GroupThursdays | 11:00AM | Room C201 | Members Only
The Women’s Group meets weekly and welcomes any woman member. Discussions are occasionally personal, but usually revolve around women’s issues, politics, and current events and provide the opportunity to talk and connect…
Stitch Away StressTuesdays | 4:00PM | Zoom | Member Only
Join our remote knit, crochet, spin, weave, sew, stitch group. Share your skills and enjoy the meditative benefits of handwork…
News
Watch Past Fridays@1 Videos
Full recordings of past Fridays@1 (and, previously, Fridays@3) events dating back to the Fall of 2020 are now available anytime on the new LP2 Youtube playlist. All future Fridays@1 will be added going forward.
Fridays@1 programs present a well-known speaker on a newsworthy subject to LP2 members, the CUNY community…
Top 15 Website Features
New Site Features include: an Enhanced Member Directory and Faces, an Upcoming News and Events page that contains only current content, a Library and Online Research Resource page, A Study Group History Table and Grid Archive, ready access to Forms, lots of HELP, COVID Safety Information and more.
Calling All Painters, Sculptors, Photographers, Block Printers, Ceramicists and Textile Artists!
Display the creative work you have been doing this summer in the Online Art Show. Art works appear in The Observer in the order in which they are received. Just send in a photograph of your work with a title and a brief statement about it…
