The practicum is a day-long (9am to 4:30pm) event that takes place on a Friday. at Baruch Newman Library, 151 East 25th Street. For more information, go here: http://guides.newman.baruch.cuny.edu/gis/gisprac Participants will: Add data to GIS software and navigate a GIS interface Perform basic geoprocessing operations for preparing vector GIS data Convert text-based data to a GIS …

Is your virtual desktop in need of some spring cleaning? Join us for a hands-on introduction to Digital Tools for Managing Your Research and take control of your workspace. This workshop will provide an overview of (mostly) free and open source software that can help you streamline your research workflows and make sure you can …

Wikipedia-edit-a-thon: Art+Feminism | February 25, 6:30 to 8:30| Sign In Room 4108 beginning at 5:30  | Coordinator: Michael Mandiberg Art+Feminism is pleased to announce Train the Trainer, a series of workshops in advance of the second annual international Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. We will provide tutorials for both the beginner Wikipedian and the more experienced editor. Learn the bestpractices on writing …

Due to the popularity of our 2/19 Python workshop, we have decided to offer the same workshop again for those who were not able to register in time.  Intro to Programming with Python Thursday, February 26th 2014 – 6:30-8:00pm; Room 6418 This workshop introduces the fundamentals of programming using Python, a language popular in both academia and the commercial …

ArcGIS | All day workshops on Feb 27, Mar 27, Apr 24 ($30) | Frank Donnelly Do you have a research question that you'd like to envision geographically? Maybe you'd like to study neighborhoods and businesses to target a market. Or perhaps you want to visualize the distribution of education, employment, or resources across the country or …

Introduction to Data Visualization | Monday March 2, 4:15 to 6:15 | Room TBD | Michael Mandiberg This workshop will introduce participants to basic concepts and tools in data visualization for …

So You Wanna Make a Mobile App? Know Your Options | March 4, 4:15 to 6:15 | Computer Lab C196.03 | Joe Kirchhof This workshop will provide an overview of options …

Data for Social Research, Part 1: Finding Data March 4 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Data for Social Research Workshop Series The Graduate Center Library offers a series of …

March 10: Mapping the Futures of Higher Education, Open Class Session, 4:15-6:15pm, The Graduate Center, CUNY, Room 9206 Please visit the Futures Initiative website for more information.