This Week@Baruch
Baruch's Community Impact | Faculty Fulbright
May 12, 2020
Baruch Student-Athlete Plays Major Role in COVID-19 Fundraising
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With his first season as catcher on Baruch's baseball team cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Luke Lombardi decided to make lemonade out of life's lemons. The Zicklin student put his energy into a new cause as the assistant director of the Makin' Lemonade Fund<https://www.makinlemonadefund.com/>, a COVID-19 relief fund founded by college students from across the U.S. The organization has raised more than $80,000 toward its $100,000 goal. Learn more about Lombardi's efforts<https://athletics.baruch.cuny.edu/news/2020/5/5/baseballs-luke-lombardi-helps-create-pandemic-fundaiser.aspx> and watch the story on WNBC-NY<https://us.vocuspr.com/ViewNewsOnDemand.aspx?Email=evan.nemeroff%40baruch.cuny.edu&Date=5%2f11%2f2020+7%3a01%3a25+AM&ArticleID=3549922_58082_237032319> (segment starts at 23:34).
Baruch Bulletins
Save the Date:
2020 Commencement Experience
Monday, June 8, 9:30 am
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Weissman Professor Earns Fulbright Scholar Award
Sarah Bishop, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies, received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant for her research on the economic and personal challenges facing individuals who formerly migrated to the U.S. Read more about her research<https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/pressroom/BaruchCollegeProfessorSarahBishopFulbrightScholarGrant.htm> and how the grant will help her interview asylum seekers sent back to their home countries.
Baruch in the Spotlight
Members of the Baruch community are making an impact everywhere.
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What Is College Without a Campus?
Shelly Eversley, PhD, faculty fellow and interim chair of Black and Latino Studies, was featured in New York magazine's article "What is College Without the Campus?"<https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/05/what-is-college-without-the-campus.html> In the article, she discussed the challenges facing CUNY students.
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A Distinguished Attorney
Baruch College Fund Chairman Max W. Berger ('68, LLD-Hon. '19) was inducted into Lawdragon's 2020 Hall of Fame<https://www.blbglaw.com/news/awards/-em-Lawdragon-em-Names-BLBG-Founding-Partner-Max-Berger-to-the-em-2020-Hall-of-Fame-List-em> for his work as a founding partner at BLB&G and his success litigating many of the firm's most high-profile cases.
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Feeding NYC Communities
Read how Marxe alumnus Stephen O'Brien (MPA '06), director of strategic partnerships and policy at the NYC Department of Education Office of School Food, takes on the challenge of keeping communities fed<https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/mspia/spotlight-archive/may2020alumnispotlight.htm> during COVID-19.
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Post of the Week
Chancellor Marks One Year Anniversary at CUNY
Stay Social
Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez looked back on his first year as chancellor with a video message on social media.
"I couldn't be prouder to lead CUNY and of the generosity and resiliency that our community has shown in these challenging times," he writes on Instagram. Watch his message to the community here<https://www.instagram.com/p/B_xHGVjFzUa/>.
Follow the CUNY chancellor on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/ChancellorCUNY/>, Twitter<https://twitter.com/ChancellorCUNY>, Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/cunychancellor/>, and LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/in/felix-matos-rodriguez-8b8b60b2/> to stay connected to all things Baruch.
Virtual Events & Opportunities
Support from the Counseling Center
In response to the current environment, many support sessions are now available.
Keep Calm & Carry On: Twice Weekly Sessions: Learn tips to 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: Join a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental space to process the current health crisis and learn concrete coping skills. Students learn how to reduce anxiety and realize that these feelings are common at this time.
· 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 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.
Virtual Things to Do
Creative Inquiry Day Online<https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/onlinecid/>
View and engage with students' online submissions for Creative Inquiry Day<https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/onlinecid/> through Thursday, May 14.
Spring 2020 New Media Arts Capstone Exhibition "Defy the Domain"<http://newmediartspace.info/>
Learn more<http://newmediartspace.info/> and watch the YouTube premier<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4HBONVE3R_XCYBi9sPJECA>.
Professor Emeritus Bert Hansen Discusses City Hospitals Past and Present<https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-yorks-hospitals-past-present/id1458527466?i=1000471581398>
Listen to the podcast episode of "Rediscovering New York with Jeff Goodman"<https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-yorks-hospitals-past-present/id1458527466?i=1000471581398> to learn more about this timely topic.
View the Latest Mishkin Gallery Online Exhibition Posts<https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/mishkingallery/>
Download the Blues booklet, view new photography, and learn about the upcoming album by artist Lamin Fofana at the Mishkin Gallery's online exhibition<https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/mishkingallery/>.
Go Bearcats!
Anita Sengara Named CUNYAC Honorable-Mention Scholar-Athlete of the Year<https://athletics.baruch.cuny.edu/news/2020/5/4/womens-volleyball-anita-is-named-cunyac-honorable-mention-scholar-athlete-of-the-year.aspx>
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