{"id":975,"date":"2017-11-02T18:47:35","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T18:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu\/academy\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-01-07T20:22:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T20:22:24","slug":"workshops","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/januaryacademy\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshop Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/a>\n\n\n
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January Academy will take place on January 21 and 22, 2026. On January 21, classes will be in person (indicated in purple), and on January 22, they will take place over Zoom (indicated in yellow). Please note that the Cornell Tech Site Visit will be off-site! All other in-person classes will take place at Macaulay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Registration will open on January 7!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2026<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Arrive early and enjoy pancakes prepared by Macaulay staff. Plain, blueberry, banana, and chocolate chip pancakes will be available between 9:00am and 10:30am!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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10:00am<\/td>Resting Stitch Face<\/a><\/td>Spreadsheet Secrets<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
11:30am<\/td>The Real Science of Astrology<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
12:00pm<\/td>Purl Jam<\/a><\/td>Mindful Beginnings<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
1:00pm<\/td>Cornell Tech Site Visit<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
2:00pm<\/td>The Loop Troop<\/a><\/td>Winter Botanicals Lab<\/a><\/td>Breathe, Stretch, Release<\/a><\/td>Print, Poetry, and Free Press<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
3:30pm<\/td>Jewelry Making with Beads<\/a><\/td>Floral Design 101<\/a><\/td>Knit Happens<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
4:00pm<\/td>Cooking Demo<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
5:30pm<\/td>Game Night with Macaulay Alumni<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Resting Stitch Face: Embroidery Workshop, 10:00am-12:00pm<\/span><\/summary>\n

Wednesday, January 21, 10:00am-12:00pm, in-person at Macaulay
\nInstructor: Kelly O’Donnell, Director of Science Forward, Macaulay Honors College<\/h4>\n\"embroidery\"\n
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Come get crafty at our intro to embroidery workshop! We\u2019ll provide all the tools you need to get started with this classic needlework technique. You\u2019ll learn at least four basic stitches and get a chance to start embroidering your own monogram onto a handkerchief.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll provide all the tools you need to get started with this classic needlework technique. You\u2019ll learn at least four basic stitches and get a chance to start embroidering your own monogram onto a handkerchief.<\/p>\n

Supplies will be provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\"\" Kelly O’Donnell\n<\/td>\nAbout the Instructor: <\/strong>Kelly O\u2019Donnell is the Director of Science Forward at Macaulay Honors College. She oversees scientific programing and academics for Macaulay. Dr. O\u2019Donnell also regularly teaches one of the Science Forward seminars and occasionally teaches upper level courses such as Ecological Change & Human Disease and Detecting Bullshit in the Modern Age. Before coming to Macaulay, Dr. O\u2019Donnell completed a teaching post-doc at Columbia University. She holds a PhD in Ecology and Evolution from Stony Brook University and a BS in Biology from Cornell University. Her academic interests are in botany, urban ecology, citizen\/community science, and invasive plant evolution. Her non-academic interests include embroidery, trapeze, and Star Trek.\n
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Spreadsheet Secrets: Build your Data Toolkit with MS Excel, 10:00am-12:00pm<\/span><\/summary>\n

Wednesday, January 21, 10:00am-12:00pm, in-person at Macaulay
\nInstructors: Sejung Yim, Associate Director of Institutional Effectiveness, Macaulay Honors College & Sasha De Silva, Associate Director of Scholarships and Grants, Macaulay Honors College<\/h4>\n
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This workshop is designed to help participants build practical, transferable skills for managing, analyzing, and presenting data using Microsoft Excel. As one of the most widely used tools across industries, Excel is essential for tasks such as data cleaning, analysis, and visualization. By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to work more confidently and efficiently with data commonly used in professional settings. The workshop follows a two-tiered format to support different skill levels. <\/p>\n