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Career Fair Goes Virtual | #BullyingPreventionMonth | Stay Social

October 15, 2020

Biggest Career Event of the Year Goes Virtual

Starr’s Job and Internship Fair a Success!

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Historically, Baruch’s Job and Internship Fair—the College’s biggest career event of the year—was conducted in-person, with employers setting up information tables, collecting resumes, and meeting students face-to-face. In the current environment, that of course was impossible.

Undaunted, the Starr Career Development Center, in partnership with the Graduate Career Management Center, effectively pivoted to a virtual approach.

It’s first-ever Virtual Job and Internship Fair, held on September 25, was a huge success. Nearly 900 students from all three schools networked with more than 75 employers offering positions and internships in a broad range of fields. Read more about the event.

 

Baruch Bulletins

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Do your part. Be #CyberSmart. Find resources and tips on CUNY’s website to protect yourself online.

Tech Loan Program
Get the technology you need to be successful in the distance learning environment. Learn how to make a request here.

Census 2020: Your Last Opportunity to Be Counted
NYC’s low response rates to Census 2020 will cost us billions over the next decade. Help to right that wrong. Complete the questionnaire here: my2020census.gov.

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NSF Grant to Study the Psychology of Pandemics

Steven Young, assistant professor of the Department of Psychology at the Weissman School, received a $150,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study the impact of social distancing during pandemics. He will examine how virtual socializing, using text messages and video chat platforms like Zoom and FaceTime, help people feel connected to friends and family when direct social contact is discouraged. Learn more about his research here.

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Standing Up Against Bullying with the Bearcats

In support of October’s Bullying Prevention Month, members of the Baruch Athletics Department have come together to have their voices be heard. In a video featuring numerous staff and student athletes across several Bearcat teams, participants express their commitment to stand up against bullying and encouraged the Baruch community to do the same. Watch the full video here.

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Post of the Week
NSF Grant to Study Leadership

 

Stay Social

Professor Zhiqing (Albert) Zhou was recently awarded a two-year NSF grant to study how community involvement and volunteer activities shape leaders.

 

The good news resonated with Baruch audiences across social media platforms, including Instagram, where this post garnered more than 75 likes. The reaction reflects Baruch’s pride in the great work of our faculty, who continue to shape and advance various fields of study. Read the full post.

 

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Resources for You

Zicklin Webinars Premiere on CUNY TV

The Zicklin School of Business’s New Normal in Business: 2020 & Beyond webinar series comes to CUNY TV with the timely episode “Covid-19 and the Ethics of Vaccine Distribution.” Available on CUNY TV starting Monday, Oct. 19, at 10 pm. For more air dates and times, click here. For more about the series, visit the website.

 

CUNY Tools for Preparedness

As a part of the ongoing effort to provide the CUNY community with resources to stay safe during an emergency, CUNY has launched the CUNY Preparedness Display. It is also available on the College’s Baruch Forward: Fall 2020 and Beyond site, which houses information and resources for remote work and learning, campus access protocols, and more, including Baruch’s Safe Campus Reopening Plan.

 

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.

 

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

October Is LGBTQ+ History Month

Join the LGBTQ+ community this month. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about LGBTQ+ history; network with LGBTQ+ professionals, alumni, and allies; and engage in discussions on the progress of LGBTQ+ community rights and the work still to done. Find the schedule of events here. Registration links below.

·         Professional Panel

·         Spilling the Tea

·         History Month and Gender, Love, and Sexuality Spectrum: Fright Night

 

International Business Seminar: Follow the Smoke: The Pollution Haven Hypothesis in Global Sourcing

Today, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2:30 pm. The Weissman Center for International Business welcomes Aseem Kaul, associate professor of strategic management and entrepreneurship, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota (more about Dr. Aseem). Join via Zoom: meeting ID: 821 2749 8646; passcode: 836188. No need for RSVP—just join!

 

Award-Winning Pianist Unites International Composers for Latest Silberman Series: Yael Weiss: 32 Bright Clouds

Through Sunday, Oct. 18. Presented by BPAC as part of the Aaron and Freda Silberman Recital Series. Learn more and register here. A conversation with Ms. Weiss is featured on WWFM’s A Tempo

 

Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match of Films

Streaming Monday, Oct. 19. Presented by BPAC and the Sandra Kahn Wasserman Jewish Studies Center, Fiddler on the Roof. (Paired with last week’s showing of the 1939 film Tevye.) Live conversation will take place during and after the film via Google Hangouts. Learn more and register here. Faculty and staff pay what they can. Free for students.

 

Harman Writer Reading and Conversation with Xiaolu Guo

Tuesday, Oct. 20, 5 pm. Join writer and filmmaker Xiaolu Guo for a live-streamed event. More information here.

 

Urban Citizenship: Expanding Democracy to Immigrants in San Francisco and New York City

Wednesday, Oct. 21, 6–7:30 pm. Professor Els de Graauw (Political Science) moderates a panel about urban citizenship, a ballot measure campaign underway in San Francisco to let noncitizens serve on city boards and commissions and a policy proposal before the NYC City Council to expand local voting rights to noncitizens. Via Zoom. Register here.

 

College Football, Covid, and Dollars: The NCAA’s Ethical Obligations to Student-Athletes

Thursday, Oct. 22, 12:30–2 pm. Presented by the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity. Free to the public. Learn more. Register and receive Zoom meeting details here.

 

Campaign 2020@Baruch: Debate Watch with Moderator Marxe Dean David Birdsell

Thursday, Oct. 22, 8:45–11:15 pm. Come together to watch and discuss the final presidential debate. More information and registration (required) here.

 

How Did We Do? Baruch Revisits the 2006 Conference on Pandemic Preparedness

Thursday, Oct. 29, 12:30–2 pm. Nearly 14 years ago, the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity hosted “Avian Flu: Ethical, Financial and Management Implications for Business.” The half-day event explored the business community’s role in an effective response to an influenza pandemic. Today’s event revisits the questions raised then to ask, “How did we do?” Register and receive Zoom details here.

 

DwB (driving while black): Discussion on Racial Justice

Thursday, Oct. 29, 6 pm. Join the live conversation on racial injustice in today’s America. For more information and to register for the conversation, visit the Baruch website. Registration required.

 

Managing Bias in AI: Paul H. Chook Department of Information Systems and Statistics Fall Alumni/Student Event

Thursday, Oct. 29, 6 pm. The Zicklin School’s Paul H. Chook Department welcomes Seth Dobrin, PhD, chief data officer for IBM Cloud and Cognitive Software. Open to students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Learn more about the event and speaker and register here.

 

Sales Summit for Fall 2020

Tuesday, Nov. 3, 6–8 pm. Join the “round-table” and panel of guest speakers. To RSVP, please contact [log in to unmask]. More event information available here.

 

Field Center Lunch-and-Learn Webinar Series: Process-Driven Businesses: Your Business Process Is an Algorithm

Thursday, Nov. 12, 12:30–1:30 pm. Learn more and register here.

 

Go Bearcats!

Bearcat Bites with Volleyball’s Katherine Chen (’20)

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