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- For the Director’s Message, Member Forum, Member Art, and more see the latest issue of The Observer.
- For past issues see The Observer Archive.
- See the CUNY GC Events Calendar for upcoming seminars, talks, and other programs.
Upcoming Events
PhotoSIG Goes to View Krappy Kamera CompetitionSoho Photo Gallery | Sunday, April 2 | 1:00PM
We are going to see KRAP! The Soho Photo Gallery is featuring the 25th Annual International Krappy Kamera (KK) Competition and Exhibit. The Gallery philosophy is that “in the hands of any artist great photographs can be made with basic equipment: The show consists of extraordinary photographs made with lousy…
Science Seminar Series: Reflections on the Minds of Dolphins and Elephants with Dr. Diana ReissTuesday April 4 | 4:00PM | Zoom | Members Only
Hear Dr. Diana Reiss, a marine mammal scientist and a cognitive psychologist, is Professor, and Director of the Animal Behavior and Conservation Graduate programs in the Psychology Department at Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY) and Professor in the Cognitive and Comparative Psychology Doctoral program at the Graduate…
NEW April 6 Deadline for AB Nominations
The Advisory Board Elections are happening soon and now is the time to nominate a colleague OR yourself.
Each year, four of the twelve elected Board members complete their terms and rotate off the Advisory Board and elections to replace them are held. Any member who has been in LP2 for…
Managing Media: Using Slides, Images, and VideoWednesday April 19 | 4:15PM | Zoom
This will be an overview of how to use Google Slides, Power Point, and videos to enliven your presentation. We’ll also cover where to find images and how to use them most effectively with text. Register for this Coordinator Development Workshop.
Men’s GroupWednesdays | 1:20PM | Room 8400 | Member 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 | 3:45PM | Zoom | Member 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
The Voices Team Wants You
Voices displays the creative work of our membership in poetry, prose and photography. It has appeared on-line (at lp2voicesonline.com) for over a decade. It is also accessible through our website under Publications. The photography from the most recent issue in Fall 2021 can be viewed as a slideshow on…
NEW April 6 Deadline for AB Nominations
The Advisory Board Elections are happening soon and now is the time to nominate a colleague OR yourself.
Each year, four of the twelve elected Board members complete their terms and rotate off the Advisory Board and elections to replace them are held. Any member who has been in LP2 for…
CUNY GC Doctoral Audiology Program Offers Free Hearing TestsAppointments Available
Basic hearing and speech tests, hearing aid checks and counseling, adjustments and more are among the available services. For appointments please call (212) 817-7980.
Ireland in June? Travel Committee?
Myriam Bucatinsky is interested in traveling. “Covid interfered with travel plans for many of us, while some others continue to travel. Is this a good time to reconstitute the Travel Committee and start thinking about traveling again?” Calls to some travel agencies showed that many destinations are already full for…
A Place to Schmooze
The Dining Commons (a.k.a. “the cafeteria”) on the eighth floor Room 8300 is open before and after all of our LP2 study groups. It’s a great place to share lunch or a morning snack with members. Mention this to the people in your study group. You can continue discussing the…
The Marketing Committee Needs You!
Join our worthy cause! Desirable Skills and Experience for Members: Writing and creative thinking, background in media, marketing. The committee wants members who will tell our story, create programs to promote LP2’s mission and history, as well as publicize current activities and plan future events. Interested members should contact..
Create a Shortcut to CUNY Cleared4 Access Pass on Smartphone
Watch an How-to Video and read the simple instructions to make your life easier.
A Memorable 60th Anniversary Gala
More than 170 LP2 members gathered at John Jay Dining Room and Terrace on the evening of September 22, 2022 for a glorious celebration of 60 years of IRP/LP2. Even the weather cooperated, with the sun coming out around 4:00PM after a cloudy and rainy start to the day.
This return…
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.
Covid 19 Current CUNY GC Information
In close collaboration with CUNY leadership, the Graduate Center is monitoring developments related to COVID-19 and is following the latest guidance from local, state, and federal agencies. Visit the CUNY Covid 19 Information and safe campus reopening page for up-to-date information including the following links to specific subject guidance: …
First Desk Volunteers Wanted!
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…
LP2 Website Guide
You can start browsing most of the site right now using the navigation at the top. New Features of the site include: an Enhanced Member Directory and Faces with more info, more member control, more search capability, an Upcoming News and Events page that contains only current content, a Library…
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…
