Faculty Handbook: Faculty Professional Development, Resources and Other College Services

Resources for faculty professional development are provided here:  https://new.jjay.cuny.edu/academics/faculty-resources (or here: https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/faculty-development-resources). This includes information on how to create an individual account (free) with the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD), which hosts webinars, writing challenges, and blogs on faculty development issues and topics for faculty across career levels. This resource is available to all faculty. In addition, the College invested in LinkedIn Learning @ John Jay College, with thousands of courses available for faculty development (https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/linkedin-learning-john-jay-college).

All faculty are encouraged to take part in the various professional development opportunities available through John Jay’s Teaching and Learning Center (TLC). The TLC regularly offers workshops, webinars, year-long faculty development seminars (which typically pay a stipend), and small program improvement grants for faculty. Perhaps the largest initiative is Faculty Development Day, which occurs approximately the day before classes begin each Fall and Spring semester. It is a campus-wide event that provides a wide range of professional development opportunities for faculty, most heavily focused on pedagogy. The TLC Director is Gina Foster (gifoster@jjay.cuny.edu).

The College’s Department of Online Education and Support (DOES, https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/academics/online-education) offers a wealth of resources for all aspects of online instruction. This includes webinars, podcasts, Blackboard support, and individual support and assistance for faculty. This support could range from answering questions to providing individual course design consultation. Faculty wishing to teach online for the first time must take the CUNY Online Teaching Workshop.

John Jay’s Lloyd Sealy Library (https://www.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/) provides a variety of information, resources and services. They have robust holdings (on campus and online) of books, videos and other materials. Many of the services and supports for faculty are shown here: https://www.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/resources-for/faculty. For instance, faculty can put materials on reserve, request materials through inter-library loan, request library instruction for a class or assistance designing an assignment to improve students’ library research skills, upload materials to CUNY Academic Works (our institutional repository) and access resources to support faculty scholarship, funding and finding appropriate bibliometric measures of scholarly output for the tenure and promotion process.

Faculty can access and download John Jay College and CUNY logos, as well as templates that include the College logo for College-related events (e.g., flyer/poster for speaker on campus; PowerPoint slides for conference talk) on the intranet. There are stationery, business card and newsletter templates as well, and information on official John Jay branding and graphics styles. There are also forms for faculty to request assistance from the Marketing and Communications Office (e.g., to add content to the Media Wall; for video production; social media posting). These resources can be found at: Inside John Jay (top of College website home page) --> Resource Center --> GENERAL SERVICES: MARKETING AND GRAPHIC RESOURCES (list is beneath this heading). Access requires login with JJ username and email password.

Use of the name or symbol of John Jay College or CUNY in an advertisement requires written permission of the College and/or CUNY. Officers and employees may not use their official titles or the names of the College or CUNY in solicitations or advertisements on behalf of political candidates or political parties.

Full-time instructional faculty and staff are eligible for tuition waivers for courses they take at any CUNY campus after one year of service for undergraduate courses and without a service requirement for graduate courses. Tuition may be waived for an unlimited number of undergraduate credits and for no more than six graduate credits per semester. Tuition waivers are granted only for a fall or spring semester and are valid for one semester. Requests are made through the Human Resources.

See here for eligibility information for part-time faculty: https://new.jjay.cuny.edu/sites/default/files/2024-07/Teaching-Adjunct-Handbook-10-13-23.pdf 

Aladdin is the food-services provider (https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/about/governance-senior-leadership/finance-administration/campus-dining-catering). Food and beverage services are offered in the Cafeteria (2^nd floor, New Building, west side), the Faculty & Staff Dining Room (2nd floor, New Building, south east side by the Jay Walk), Lil’ Jay’s (L3, New Building, corner of W58th St and 11^th Ave), and the kiosk in Haaren Hall (2nd floor, central area walking toward New Building). Hours are posted at each location. Vending machines are available throughout campus and there are numerous dining options along 9^th, 10^th and 11^th Avenues around the College.

The Registrar’s office manages the scheduling of classrooms for academic classes (schedule@jjay.cuny.edu). Conference rooms in Departments are generally managed and scheduled directly through those Departments. Faculty or staff wishing to reserve space on campus (e.g., for an event) can contact Christine Baerga (cbaerga@jjay.cuny.edu). Please refer to https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/about/governance-leadership/finance-administration/theater-event-support-services/space-reservations for information on space reservations and here (https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/about/governance-senior-leadership/finance-administration/theater-event-support) for information on Theater and Event Support Services.

Located in room L3.61.00 NB (just inside 11^th Avenue entrance), the Children’s Center at John Jay College provides a high-quality early childhood program to meet the needs of both young children and their families. The professional staff of teachers and aides provides a rich early childhood education program designed for children ages six months through pre-kindergarten (6 months – 5 years). Faculty and staff are welcome to submit an application for admission; however, priority for admission is given to John Jay student-parents. Admission is on a first come, first served basis. For more information or to apply, go to: https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/student-life/welcome-john-jay-childrens-center or email ChildrensCenter@jjay.cuny.edu.

A lactation room is available for nursing mothers on the 5^th floor of Haaren Hall on the far-south side of the balcony that overlooks the gym (for map and information: https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/student-life/womens-center-gender-justice/all-gender-facilities-lactation-room). You can also stop by the Women’s Center for Gender Justice (L.67.00 NB) for further assistance accessing lactation room accommodations.

For detailed information and directions to find all-gender restrooms and an all-gender locker room, please visit https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/student-life/womens-center-gender-justice/all-gender-facilities-lactation-room.

The Women’s Center for Gender Justice (L.67.00 NB; https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/student-life/womens-center-gender-justice) provides numerous services and resources for students, including counseling and crisis intervention, campus events, and leadership and advocacy opportunities.

The College has a wide range of activities, resources and opportunities for students. Among many others, these include: the Children’s Center (http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/childrens-center), the Center for Career & Professional Development (http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/Career-services), Apple Corps (which helps students explore public service, leadership and justice and equity issues in policing and community relations in NYC; http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/apple-corps), Immigrant Student Success Center (https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/student-life/immigrant-student-success-center), Military and Veteran Services (https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/student-life/military-veteran-services), Student Transition Programs (http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/student-transition-programs), Urban Male Initiative (https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/student-life/urban-male-initiative), and LGBTQ+ Resource Center (https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/student-life/lgbtq-resource-center). For more information on Student Life programs, go to: https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/student-life.

In addition, a wide array of resources is available to support students in a variety of ways across their academic careers (https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/student-life/student-resources-0). These include financial, technological, wellness, academic and other services and opportunities.