Baruch Bulletins Baruch Forward: Safe Campus Reopening Be sure to check the new Baruch Forward web hub regularly for the most up-to-date information on the College’s Safe Campus Reopening Resources, including Covid-19 updates, policies, and protocols and resources. Join the CUNY Recovery Corps Get hired and work to rebuild and revive NYC this summer. From supporting the city’s small businesses to engaging with government agencies and schools, students will work on projects in a variety of areas. Learn more about the experience and apply here. Spread the Word: #VaxUpCUNY Join the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic and visit the #VaxUpCUNY page for up-to-date eligibility guidelines, location finders, and a place to share your vaccination story. Run the Bronx Bronx Community College’s 43rd Annual Roscoe C. Brown Run the Bronx race will be held virtually this year. Sign up to complete a 5K or 10K run or a 2-mile walk anytime through May 9. There are a limited number of free registrations for CUNY students. Sign up today! Resources for the Baruch Community During this challenging time—with the issues of racial injustice, the continued effects of the global pandemic, and losses in the Baruch community—students are reminded to take advantage of support resources from the Counseling Center.
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. 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—debunking myths, addressing FAQs, curating contacts, and more. Healing Circles for APIDA Students Modern Health is facilitating free healing circles for Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American (APIDA) students who are in search of safe spaces to process the recent violence. Modern Health also offers educational webinars on how to combat anti-Asian racism that are open to all. Learn 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: 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: The center offers sessions that foster and support 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 Feeling unusually stressed or sad, or experiencing something you can’t seem to shake? The Crisis Text Line provides students with immediate access to free, confidential counseling 24/7 via text. Creative Inquiry Day Celebrate the strength and diversity of undergraduate research and artistic expression at Baruch at Creative Inquiry Day 2021, held online next week! Things To Do Show Up and Shut Up? Recentering White Privilege Through Performative Allyship Friday, May 7, 1–2:30 pm. The Coalition for Undoing Racism at Baruch (CURB) and the Black Male Initiative (BMI) presents Dr. Ernesto Todd Mireles of Prescott College to lead this discussion. Register here. Zicklin Talks Business Webinar Series: Caught in the Vise: Corporate Responsibility and Political Spending Tuesday, May 11, 11 am. A discussion on how corporations have participated in politics, possible approaches in the future, and the risks to the American political process. Learn more and RSVP here. End-of-Semester Yoga Tuesday, May 11, 1–1:45 pm. The Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Committee invites students, faculty, and staff for a free yoga session led by Counseling Center Extern Miriam Woodruff. Learn more and use the Zoom link to attend. Passcode: BCCC. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in China: Opportunities and Challenges Tuesday, May 11, 7–8 pm. This event will review the development process of CBDC in China and around the world as well as discuss the implications and potential challenges associated with the rising of CBDC. Learn more and RSVP here. 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. Free from the Newman Library Digital Archives with a Baruch username login. Find it here. Mishkin Gallery: Virtual Art Exhibitions Wish You Were Here and Looking to Hear showcase artwork from the Baruch College Art Collection. 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 pandemic. Go Bearcats CUNYAC Scholar Athlete of the Year Honoree: Jack Santoro of Men's Cross Country CUNYAC Scholar Athlete of the Year Honoree: Meni Musheyev of Men’s Volleyball Bearcat Soccer and Cross Country Alumni Chat with Justin Starrantino |