New Media Lab General Meeting The New Media Lab holds general meetings that are open to the Graduate Center community in addition to other less formal discussions that focus on individual projects.

Intro to ArcGIS This workshop will introduce the ArcMap user interface and the fundamentals of interacting with spatial datasets in ArcGIS mapping software. RSVP at http://tinyurl.com/pl5b6yv Tuesday, Oct. 22, 4-5.15 pm

Research Metrics for the Rest of Us- Come learn how scholarly output is measured (through impact factors, citation counts, h-index and more!) plus why it matters for you. RSVP at http://tinyurl.com/neb3uxj Tuesday, Oct. 22, 6.30-7.30

Establishing an Online Academic Identity Thursday, Oct 24, 6:30-8:30 pm, Room C196.02 The purpose of this workshop is to familiarize participants with the WordPress platform while creating a digital academic identity on the CUNY Commons.  We will focus on the main design and content components of a WordPress site, including theme editing, managing content, plugin capability …

Featurizing Text: Converting Text into Predictors for Regression Analysis CUNY Data Mining Initiative Friday, October 25, 2013 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM (EDT)   Speaker: Robert Stine, Wharton School at the Universtiy of Pennsylvania Bio: Robert Stine is Professor of Statistics in the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. His research spans a variety of …

Twitter: Social Media Practicum Tuesday, 10/29-5-8pm. Register here. Instructor: Sandeep Junnarkar In this hands-on workshop, we’ll work with Twitter, taking the steps necessary to establish your academic brand presence on this social media platform. We’ll explore the following skills: Selecting an appropriate user ID or “handle” Creating a useful Twitter profile Writing style when limited to 140 …

Join Larry Smarr, founding Director of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2), as he explores the future of the Internet and digital culture. The Institute develops next generation …

Organizing Your Research With Zotero: Creating a Digital Library Wednesday, Oct. 30, 6:30-8:30 pm, Room C196.02 This workshop will focus on the best practices for using Zotero, a kind of open-source …

Blogging: Social Media Practicum Friday 11/1, 1-4pm. Register here. Instructor: Sandeep Junnarkar This workshop takes academic attendees through the basic steps of establishing a blog — an online space to highlight their research and accomplishments. We’ll consider the merits of various free plug-and-play blogging platforms like WordPress.com and Tumblr. While each has its merits, we’ll delve into WordPress.com …

Kathleen Fitzpatrick on Scholarly Communication Mon 11/4, 4:15pm-5:30pm, Room 9206/9207: Kathleen Fitzpatrick (Modern Language Association) on scholarly communication