Resources for You Read the Guide to Surviving and Thriving at CUNY 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. FAFSA: The Guide Get every financial aid dollar you deserve. Understanding FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) can be a huge help to students and their families. This CUNY webpage will help you save time, money, and stress with FAQs, myths, contacts, and more. 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 center offers two sessions of Relationship to Self and Others, which meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1–2 pm, on Zoom. To participate on Tuesday, email [log in to unmask]; to participate on Thursday, 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 center offers sessions aimed at fostering and supporting the growth, networking, collaboration, success, and well-being of Black students. 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.
Crisis Text Line: Connect with Counselors 24/7 No reason to go it alone. Crisis Text Line provides students with immediate access to free, confidential counseling 24/7 via text. Learn more. Things to Do Climate Change: Resilience and Opportunity—A New Administration in Washington Inspires Bold Interdisciplinary Engagement Thursday, Mar. 11, 4:30–6 pm. The inaugural program in the Weissman School’s new series We Are Climate Action focuses on interdisciplinary climate engagement and the anticipated impact of Biden administration climate initiatives. Moderated by the Zicklin School’s Lin Peng, PhD, Krell Chair of Finance. Learn more and register here. Wall Street and the Biden Administration Tuesday, Mar. 16, 12:30–1:45 pm. Join the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity and an expert panel for a discussion on the new presidential administration’s approach to finance, regulations, and ethics. Learn more about the panel and register here. She Wrote the Book: Celebrating Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz and Her Legacy Tuesday, Mar. 16, 6–7 pm. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, poet, dramatist, scholar, nun, feminist, and most importantly, “the worst of them all,” is known as one of the first Latin American feminists. In this conversation presented in partnership with ISLA and led by Elena Martínez, PhD, professor in Baruch’s Department of Modern Languages and Comparative Literature and the CUNY Graduate Center, literary and translation scholars and writers discuss how Sor Juana Inés and her legacy inspire others. Learn more and register. Mariposas Poderosas Thursday, Mar. 18, 12:30 pm. Learn about the efforts of women in the Dominican Republic to gain equal rights with men, including pursuing higher education and paths beyond traditional housewife role. This workshop—offered by SEEK’s Women Empowered for Success (WES) and the student club ASEDOM—looks at, among other valiant, civil rights–seeking women, the Mirabal Sisters and what they symbolize. Zoom registration here. Meeting ID: 832 2097 9769; Passcode: WHM2021. Refusing to Be Silenced: An Open Mic Night Tuesday, Mar. 23, 6–8:30 pm. Artists and creators from all disciplines, have your voices heard and showcase your creativity and sense of community. Learn more and register to participate here. Sign up to attend here. Entrepreneurial Lunch & Learn: Career Development for New Entrepreneurs Thursday, Mar. 25, 12:30–1:30 pm. Learn practical and actionable skills to network like an entrepreneur. See the full list of event topics and register here. Baruch Leadership Panel Thursday, Mar. 25, 6–7:30 pm. A panel featuring women leaders from Baruch share their experiences and professional journeys. Register here. Sales Summit: Spring 2021 Tuesday, Apr. 6, 6–8 pm. Join a roundtable of business leaders from around the sales and the sales management world to learn about their backgrounds, discuss current trends, and share tips for pursuing a career in sales. Find the guest speakers and register here. Mishkin Gallery: Critical Ecology on Film Thursday, Apr. 8, 1–2 pm. This series features the work of four international artists/artist collectives that tackle questions around ecological crises. For the first event, join Rojo Robles, writer, playwright, filmmaker, and lecturer in the Department of Black and Latino Studies at Baruch, in conversation with Yarimar Bonilla, author and professor at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, to discuss Aftershocks of Disaster: Puerto Rico Before and After the Storm. The film will be screened and followed by a discussion. Learn more. Art in the Age of Covid-19: Solo Exhibition from the New Media Art Space and Wasserman Jewish Studies Center Prajakta Potnis: The Slow Burn presents an interactive online exhibition with eerily prescient parallels to the Covid-19 pandemic. Passing Strange: A Film by Harman Writer-in-Residence Stew Spike Lee’s 2009 adaptation of Stew’s comedy-drama rock musical about a young African American man’s artistic journey of self-discovery. Available free from the Newman Library Digital Archives with a Baruch username login. Find it 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. |
