Resources for You DwB (driving while black) at BPAC featured on A Tempo on WWFM Listen to DwB composer Susan Kander, soprano Roberta Gumbel, and BPAC Director Ted Altschuler discuss this acclaimed work and how it relates to present times. Learn more. Zicklin Webinars 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.” For 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 is 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 · History Month and Gender, Love, and Sexuality Spectrum: Fright Night Campaign 2020@Baruch: Debate Watch with Moderator Marxe Dean David Birdsell Today, Thursday, Oct. 22, 8:45–11:15 pm. Come together to watch and discuss the final presidential debate. More information and registration (required) here. Natural Sciences Faculty Seminar Series: Cellular Tracking and Drug Screening for Covid-19 Friday, Oct. 23, noon–1 pm. Mason Wolak, PhD, acting head of the nanomaterials section, United States Naval Research Laboratory, and his collaborators present on the tools being developed to study and treat SARS-CoV-2. Email [log in to unmask] to receive the Zoom link. Marxe Global Insights: The MS-13: The Makings of America’s Most Notorious Gang Monday, Oct. 26, 1–2:30 pm. Learn more and RSVP here. International Business Seminar: The Impact of Foreign Multinationals on the U.S. Labor Market Tuesday, Oct. 27, 12:30 pm. The Weissman Center for International Business welcomes Felix Tintelnot, PhD, assistant professor of economics at the University of Chicago, to discuss trade and multinational production. Via Zoom; Meeting ID: 859 1478 5035; Passcode: 350926. All welcome; no need for RSVP—just join! 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. History, Memory, Media Thursday, Oct. 29, 6 pm. Presented by the Mishkin Gallery and featuring artists May Joseph and Nicolas Premier, who will discuss works that draw on their own memories as mechanisms for rewriting and questioning history. Learn more 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. David Adjmi: In Conversation Wednesday, Nov. 11, 6:30–8 pm. David Adjmi speaks with Alisa Solomon, director of the Arts and Culture concentration at Colombia College, on his debut memoir that poses the question, how do human beings create themselves and how do artists make their lives into art? Free for students. General admission can pay what they want. Learn more. 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. |