Resources for You 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. The information 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 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. · Virtual Gaming Night · Professional Panel · Spilling the Tea · History Month and Gender, Love, and Sexuality Spectrum: Fright Night Automating Your Business: Use a Computer to Execute Specific Business Processes Today, Oct. 8, 12:30–1:30 pm. Learn more and register here. The New Normal in Business Webinar Series: Will the Pandemic Force NYC to Relive the Crisis of the 1970s? Tuesday, Oct. 13, 11 am. Learn more about the upcoming session and register here. Book Talk: So You Want to Talk About Race Thursday, Oct. 15, noon–1 pm. Presented by the Office of Diversity, Compliance, and Equity Initiatives. 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. Award-Winning Pianist Unites International Composers for Latest Silberman Series: Yael Weiss: 32 Bright Clouds Running 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. 12, and Monday, Oct. 19. Presented by BPAC and the Sandra Kahn Wasserman Jewish Studies Center, a showing of the 1939 version of the film Tevye followed one week later by the musical version, Fiddler on the Roof. Live conversations will take place during and after each film via Google Hangouts. Learn more and register here. Faculty and staff pay what they can. Free for students. Campaign 2020@Baruch: Debate Watch: With Moderator Marxe Dean David Birdsell Members of the Baruch community will come together to watch and discuss the presidential debates. Register for the events below. · Second Presidential Debate: Thursday, Oct. 15, 8:45–11:15 pm · Third Presidential Debate: Thursday, Oct. 22, 8:45–11:15 pm |