This Week@Baruch
National Recognition, Plaza Progress, Vote & Be Heard
April 21, 2020
Plaza Progress: Clivner=Field Construction Continues<https://www.alumni.baruch.cuny.edu/bcf/givingopps/plazaupdates>
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Baruch Bulletins
A Moving Message
James McCarthy, PhD, interim provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, shares a personal message<https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/files/April%2015%20-%20Message%20from%20the%20Provost.pdf> about his experience with and reflections on COVID-19.
For Holocaust Remembrance Day
Watch Eugene Marlow, PhD, of the Department of Journalism and the Writing Professions, talk<https://tv.cuny.edu/extra/shortdocs/PR2009259/eugene-marlow> about his documentary Zikkaron/Kristallnacht: A Family Story with CUNY TV.
COVID-19 Equipment Loan Program
Students can complete and the submit a loan application<https://baruch.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3WdbzBdAEFHVbc9> to borrow portable devices.
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Be Heard: Voter Registration and Absentee Ballot Details<https://vote.nyc/page/register-vote>
The primary for federal and state elections in New York State is Tuesday, June 23. Get registered<https://vote.nyc/page/register-vote> before Friday, May 29, to ensure your voice is heard. Once registered, New Yorkers can vote by absentee ballot. Download the application online<https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/download/voting/AbsenteeBallot-English.pdf> or call 866-868-3692 to receive an absentee ballot by mail.
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Marxe Professors and Researcher Win Frank R. Breul Memorial Prize<https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=m6lRLQIsdUGdDrjspf4ifw&ref_id=gsmwGgJ320qE19dIUWELRA>
Sanders D. Korenman, PhD, Dahlia Remler, PhD, and Rosemary Hyson, PhD, won the University of Chicago's 2020 Frank R. Breul Memorial Prize. The trio's article on health care and the poverty index, "Medicaid Expansions and Poverty: Comparing Supplemental and Health-Inclusive Poverty Measures<https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=_kaO_tCEEUuzYdPUZZZtaQ&ref_id=gsmwGgJ320qE19dIUWELRA>," was selected for the "timeliness of its subject and for the rigor and originality of its methods." Read the full story<https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=m6lRLQIsdUGdDrjspf4ifw&ref_id=gsmwGgJ320qE19dIUWELRA> and watch the video<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tRoy5uE9qs> of Dr. Remler discussing this award-winning research.
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Zicklin Undergrad Latest Venture for America Fellow<https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/pressroom/VentureforAmericaFellowshipBaruchCollegeStudentZicklinSchoolBusiness.htm>
Congratulations to Debbie Li ('20) on being selected as a Venture for America (VFA) fellow. With the aim of creating economic opportunities that provide career-building training for the next generation of entrepreneurs, VFA connects students with a full-time startup experience at companies around the country. Learn more about Ms. Li's goals and interests<https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/pressroom/VentureforAmericaFellowshipBaruchCollegeStudentZicklinSchoolBusiness.htm>.
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Post of the Week
Music to Our Ears
Stay Social
Cameron Hart ('20), a management and musical enterprises major at the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, is finding new ways to engage with his neighbors and the world with nightly performances broadcasted from his balcony speakers and Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/pianoman.cam/?hl=en> account.
The news and Mr. Hart's shows have picked up momentum across social media, including Weissman's recent Instagram post<https://www.instagram.com/p/B-yZpvwnwA-/> with 38 likes. Learn more about his background and Baruch experience here<https://patch.com/new-york/upper-east-side-nyc/piano-player-brings-ues-block-together-nightly-concerts>.
Follow the Weissman School on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/BaruchWeissmanSchool/>, Twitter<https://twitter.com/Baruch_Weissman>, and Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/baruchweissman/> to stay connected to all things Baruch.
Virtual Events & Opportunities
Support from the Counseling Center
In response to the COVID-19 environment, many support sessions are now available.
Keep Calm & Carry On: Twice Weekly Sessions: Learn tips to help bolster your emotional immune system: meditation, mindfulness, stress tolerance, gratitude, and more.
* Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30-12:55 pm, on Zoom<https://baruch.zoom.us/j/310131933?status=success>.
o Meeting ID: 310 131 933
o Phone Option: 646-558-8656
Together, Not Alone: These free sessions offer a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental space to process the current health crisis and learn concrete coping skills. Students learn how to reduce distress and realize that they are not alone in feelings of isolation, stress, and anxiety.
* Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1-2 pm, on Zoom.
* To participate, send an email to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> from your Baruch student email account.
Coping with Loss: Free Grief and Bereavement Support Sessions
Find a safe and supportive space to process the recent loss of a loved one during the COVID-19 crisis.
* Mondays, 3-4 pm, on Zoom.
* To participate, send an email to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> from your Baruch student email account.
Michael Brown Perform at BPAC on Performance Today<https://www.yourclassical.org/programs/performance-today/episodes/2020/04/16>
Listen to Michael Brown's performance of Leonard Bernstein: Anniversaries (selected movements) on the Apr. 16 episode of Performance Today. Episode details here<https://www.yourclassical.org/programs/performance-today/episodes/2020/04/16>.
Jerome L. Schulman Memorial Poetry Contest
Calling all bards! This contest commemorates the life of Jerome L. Schulman, a devoted husband and pioneering virologist whose research isolated the H3N2 Influenza A virus. Up to three poems may be submitted.
* Please do not include your name on the poems.
* Provide your name, home address, email, and phone number in a separate cover letter.
All materials must be sent to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> by Thursday, Apr. 23.
Alexander String Quartet Stream Performance<https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/calendar/EventList.aspx?fromdate=4/14/2020&todate=5/13/2020&display=&type=public&eventidn=80931&view=EventDetails&information_id=1121393>
Wednesday, Apr. 22, 7:30 pm, through Wednesday, May 6. Watch a special streaming performance<https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/calendar/EventList.aspx?fromdate=4/14/2020&todate=5/13/2020&display=&type=public&eventidn=80931&view=EventDetails&information_id=1121393> by BPAC's quartet-in-residence, the Alexander String Quartet, as they play Joseph Haydn's Seven Last Words of Christ.
Con Moto: The String Quartet<https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/calendar/EventList.aspx?fromdate=4/14/2020&todate=5/13/2020&display=&type=public&eventidn=80932&view=EventDetails&information_id=1121395>
Thursday, Apr. 23, 7:30 pm, through Thursday, May 7. Follow the Alexander String Quartet on their tour performing throughout Poland in this award-winning documentary<https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/calendar/EventList.aspx?fromdate=4/14/2020&todate=5/13/2020&display=&type=public&eventidn=80932&view=EventDetails&information_id=1121395>.
Go Bearcats!
Nia Dawson Voted Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association Division III Third-Team All-Star<https://athletics.baruch.cuny.edu/news/2020/4/13/womens-basketball-nia-dawson-voted-metropolitan-basketball-writers-association-div-iii-third-team-all-star.aspx>
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