Resources for You Surviving and Thriving at CUNY: Read the Student Guide Prepared for CUNY students by CUNY students, in collaboration with faculty and staff of Healthy CUNY, this guide offers a one-stop resource for health, academic, financial, and basic needs services at CUNY. Access the guide here. COVID-19 Priority Testing To ensure the health and safety of all CUNY faculty, staff, and students during the pandemic, CUNY has worked with the City of New York to secure priority COVID-19 testing at designated NYC Health + Hospitals testing sites. Priority testing is now available for faculty, staff, and students working and/or attending classes on campus. Community members working remotely and/or attending classes remotely are not eligible. For a list of sites, visit the City’s Priority Testing for School-Based Staff and Students page. 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 created 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 distance 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, 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 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 The New Normal in Business: Crisis, Opportunity, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation: One Woman’s Story Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, 11 am. In March, Michelle Feinberg, founder of New York Embroidery Studio, pivoted from high-end fashion to become NYC’s largest maker of PPE gowns. How did she manage this transformation? What problems did she encounter? What support was most critical? On hand for the newest in the Zicklin School’s webinar series will be H. Fenwick Huss, Willem Kooyker Dean; Lawrence Zicklin (’57), alumnus and school benefactor; and Scott Newbert, Lawrence N. Field Chair in Entrepreneurship and academic director of the Field Programs in Entrepreneurship. With a Q&A moderated by Gwendolyn Webb, associate dean of Zicklin’s Executive Programs. RSVP here. ICYMI: Watch the Full Harman Reading and Conversation Event Xialou Guo, the Fall 2020 Harman Writer-in-Residence, read from her new, acclaimed novel, A Lover’s Discourse. What followed was an interview about the book, her work in film, and much more. Don’t miss this signature event! Watch the video 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. |