Resources for You CISTraining: Fall Webinar Schedule CUNY is offering online training sessions for faculty, staff, and students that cover some of the University’s core technology resources: Office 365 and Dropbox. The trainings include such sessions as Overview of Office 365, Teams for Beginners, and Teams for Intermediate Level. Use your CUNY login credentials to view the most up-to-date calendar/webinar schedule and register here. Writing Center: Student Services Visit the Writing Center for free support services, including one-on-one meetings with a professional writing consultant by video, audio, and text-based chat. Services from the Counseling Center Baruch College’s Counseling Center offers students free and confidential individual and group counseling and support sessions and Black Mental Health Matters (BMHM) Support Sessions. · Individual Counseling: Please visit the Counseling Center’s website or email [log in to unmask] · Group Counseling: Are you struggling with a new transition, feeling lonely, wanting to make new connections, or having trouble in your relationships? The Counseling Center is offering two sessions of Relationship to Self and Others. Two groups meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1–2 pm, on Zoom. To participate in the Tuesday group, email [log in to unmask]; to participate in the Thursday group, email [log in to unmask]. · Black Mental Health Matters (BMHM) Support Sessions: In light of the recent events of racial violence and injustice toward Blacks and the outcry for support, the Baruch College Counseling Center has begun offering support sessions aimed at fostering and supporting the growth, networking, collaboration, success, and well-being of Black students. If you are looking for a safe space to meet and talk, then this group is for you. BMHM is led by psychologists Jael Amador, PhD, and Gary Dillon, PhD, who work from a social justice and multicultural framework. On Wednesdays, 2–3 pm, via Zoom. To participate, send an email to [log in to unmask] from your Baruch student email account and you will receive a Zoom link. Quiet Study Spaces Available Baruch students can reserve quiet study spaces on campus. Note: Students not yet issued their Baruch ID cards may enter (type in) either their EMPL ID or SSN into the system at the Security Desk to gain access to the quiet spaces, provided the student has cleared the health screening. Read “Introducing Quiet Study Spaces” to learn more. Fall 2020 Virtual Job & Internship Fair: 30+ Employer Virtual Information Sessions and 60+ Participating Companies Starr Career Development Center’s Fall 2020 Virtual Job & Internship Fair is fully online and operated under Starr Search using video chats. Open to all current undergraduates and to Zicklin graduate students in accounting. To participate, RSVP under the Career Fair tab on Starr Search by pressing the ‘attend’ button. Visit the Starr Center’s blog for more information, tips, and resources. Friday, Sept. 25, noon–4 pm. Plus Prepare for the Fair: Career Fair Prep Webinar with an Employer, Thursday, Sept. 24, 12:30 pm. RSVP via Starr Search Virtual Club Events and Activities Interested in getting involved with clubs? Make sure to check out virtual events and activities by going on to MyBaruch! Things to Do Election 2020@Baruch: Who’s Winning the Battle for Congress? Today, Sept. 24, 5:30–7 pm. Organized and co-hosted by the Marxe and Weissman Schools. Moderated by David Jones, chair and professor of the Department of Political Science. Learn more; Zoom registration here. Latinx Heritage Month September is Latinx Heritage Month. Explore its richness and diversity at such events as the virtual dance party Rhythm and Culture, Friday, September 25, 7:30–8:30 pm on Zoom. For additional virtual engagement, visit Instagram @BaruchLHM. Succeeding with Confucianism Tuesday, Sept. 29, 12:30–1:30 pm. Learn more and register here. 7th Annual International Conference of Undergraduate Research Tuesday, Sept. 29, through Wednesday, Sept. 30. Undergraduate students present research in all subjects through video-linked sessions with partner universities around the world. Find the schedule and registration information here. International Business Seminar: Competition Laws and Corporate Innovation Wednesday, Sept. 30, 12:30 pm on Zoom. Features Ross Levine, PhD, professor and Willis H. Booth Chair in Banking and Finance at the University of California at Berkeley. BPAC and ISLA Celebrate Latinx Heritage Month with Energetic Marimba-Cello Duo - Stick & Bow: Streaming Friday, Sept. 25, 9 am through Wednesday, Sept. 30, 9 pm. Co-presented with the Initiative for the Study of Latin America (ISLA), Montreal-based duo Stick & Bow unites Canadian marimba player, Krystina Marcoux, and Argentinian cellist, Juan Sebastian Delgado, for a program of music from Brazil, Mexico, Cuba, Argentina, Chile, and Puerto Rico/Spain. Learn more here; registration required. Tickets: Faculty and staff pay what they can. Free for students.
- Artist Conversation with ISLA Director and Professor, Stephanie R. Golob: Streaming live, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 6:30 pm. Conversation with Stick & Bow artists and Stephanie Golob centering on the history, politics and music of Latin America. Registration is required. Learn more here. Tickets: Faculty and staff pay what they can; free for students.
Yael Weiss: 32 Bright Clouds Thursday, Oct. 1, through Sunday, Oct. 18. Presented by BPAC as part of the Aaron and Freda Silberman Recital Series. Learn more and register here. Automating Your Business: Use a Computer to Execute Specific Business Processes Thursday, Oct. 8, 12:30–1:30 pm. Learn more and register here. Climate Change Solution Simulator Thursday, Oct. 15, 12:30–2 pm. Presented by the Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity. Learn more and register here. Two Virtual Exhibitions from the Mishkin Gallery Wish You Were Here and Looking to Hear offer new perspectives on the often-overlooked artworks covering Baruch’s hallways. |