THIS WEEK @ BARUCH | 12.2.21 <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/images/twabhead.jpg> <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=ZbKwPqZJxUegIomA6chPtQ&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> Baruch Community Congratulates Our New Dean In announcing this news <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=ZbKwPqZJxUegIomA6chPtQ&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> , Linda Essig, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, said, “With Dean Lang’s vision and leadership, I am confident that Weissman will build on strong foundations to push boundaries at the forefront of liberal arts education.” Pending final approval by the CUNY Board of Trustees, Dr. Lang’s tenure as dean will begin on Jan. 1, 2022. She has been interim dean-designate since July 2020. Transformed Student Spaces: Allen G. and Mary E. Aaronson Student Center Opens Baruch marks the opening of its first permanent student center. The Aaronson Student Center <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=1N_fwHBbwUWZ1kyFsK9Jkg&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> features study areas, lounges, and meeting rooms. Undergraduates: Reserve space in the center using Navigate <https://enrollmentmanagement.baruch.cuny.edu/navigate/> , with timeslots available from 9:30 am to 4 pm. Read President Wu’s Latest Blog Post What differentiates Baruch College, and why is that distinction important? In his latest blog post, “Envisioning a Master Script for Our Play <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=U0BHeJ1ce0akY_YmXDi0bA&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> ,” Baruch President S. David Wu challenges the community to create an aspirational vision that will frame the College’s future. Bookmark Baruch Forward Keep up to date on the latest health and safety guidelines, including information on CUNY’s Random Covid-19 Testing Program and Student Vaccination Policies for Winter 2022 and Spring 2022, at the Baruch Forward <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=1XVorytNDUqRppZT2gpsGQ&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> site. Be Alert: Fraud Awareness and Prevention Be educated, aware, and empowered to avoid fraudulent outreach, no matter what form it takes. Learn more about common scams in this recent campus-wide message <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=Wbsx2fPG8UmX-cOYEM7jGQ&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> . Stay Connected Cheers for the Weissman School’s Master of Financial Engineering (MFE) Program, which has been ranked #1—again—on QuantNet’s 2022 ranking, the most authoritative and comprehensive ranking of the nation’s best financial engineering programs. This terrific news was celebrated across several of the College’s social media channels, including Baruch’s Instagram <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=tdJJtKonsEmQu9mezJva6w&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> account, where it garnered more than 700 likes! Read more about the nation’s best financial engineering program <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=FQhvygkkCEKnDZnA3Nx65w&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> . 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Unvaccinated students will be withdrawn from classes if they do not meet guidelines. * Finish in Four: To graduate on time and, in some cases, retain financial aid, most full-time students should plan to take 30 credits or more per academic year. Chart your course <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=D_ypZ1cSxEGdapE0oEYuwQ&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> to ensure on-time graduation. Read the Guide to Surviving and Thriving at CUNY Prepared for CUNY students by CUNY students, this guide offers a one-stop resource for health, academic, financial, and basic-needs services at CUNY. Access the guide <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=VR_2e9moCUGKRtKJdzjXeQ&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> . Every Financial Aid Dollar You Deserve—FAFSA: The Guide Understanding FAFSA <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=_UGCtL24iUGQt2eOaAef-Q&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) can be a huge help to students and their families. Save time, money, and stress. Paid Summer Internship Initiative: Apply Now Ladders for Leaders, an initiative from the NYC Department of Youth & Community Development and Commonpoint Queens, matches students with paid summer internships in all five boroughs in a wide variety of fields. Learn more <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=3T_ZGh74EUaccHcXIsi-QA&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> . Resources from the Max Berger Pre-Law Program · The Max Berger Law School Application “Starter Pack” Stipend Program: Through this initiative, students and alumni receive financial support to cover law school application fees. Contact [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> or visit the website <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=Jh6rXzS2pk-HKZTVR-cddw&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> for more information. · The Max Berger Pre-Law Winter Institute 2022: This program prepares students and alumni for the law school application cycle, the world of law school, and beyond. Learn more and register for the sessions here <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=ZgThdNjM3EakX5nqwS-gbA&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> . Support from the Counseling Center The Baruch College Counseling Center <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=7hfULZ57uUCSOyHRE4pRXw&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> is committed to supporting you. The center offers free and confidential individual and group counseling and support sessions and Black Mental Health Matters (BMHM) support sessions. And this month, the center is offering finals support sessions on Fridays. Details below. * Individual counseling: Please visit the Counseling Center’s website <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=7hfULZ57uUCSOyHRE4pRXw&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> or email [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> * Group counseling: Two sessions of Relationship to Self and Others meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1–2 pm, on Zoom. To participate on Tuesday, email [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> ; to participate on Thursday, email [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> . * Black Mental Health Matters (BMHM) Support Sessions: These sessions foster and support the growth, networking, collaboration, success, and well-being of Black students. On Fridays, 2–3 pm, via Zoom. To participate, send an email to [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> from your Baruch student email account. · NEW Finals Support Fridays in December: Finals can be a stressful time. During the finals period, the Counseling Center is offering students stress management support sessions: Friday, Dec. 3, 3 pm; Friday, Dec. 10, 3 pm; and Friday, Dec. 17, 1 pm. Join using this Zoom link <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=Iyuz1dBobUGEpElHhbKBPQ&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> (meeting ID: 816 4713 7860; passcode: 950812). Advance registration is not required. 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 <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=aOjUnc5cP0ygMmTGw9fB2Q&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> offers immediate access to free, confidential counseling 24/7 via text. ________________________________ Things To Do Artist Talk: Photographer Ralph Gibson Today, Thursday, Dec. 2, 6 pm. Join Mishkin Gallery Director Alaina Claire Feldman for a conversation with a photographer whose work is best known for the use of abstraction to explore the subconscious. Learn more and register <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=13d2E4sIpUWy2RI55hbdrg&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> for the Zoom event. International Business Seminar: Gender Issues in Africa Tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 3, 11 am–12:30 pm. The Weissman Center for International Business welcomes Shilpa Aggarwal, PhD <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=6H2YP1nHTkmeP6pxolBo9A&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> , a development economist at the Indian School of Business. Dr. Aggarwal will present “Private but Misunderstood? Evidence on Measuring Intimate Partner Violence via Self-Interviewing in Rural Liberia and Malawi.” * For a copy of Dr. Aggarwal’s paper in advance, contact [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> . * Email [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> to schedule an individual meeting with the guest speaker. * Join using this Zoom link <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=VEAYQIFUaU68fbeGoQro5A&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> . No need to RSVP. Note: This session is not intended for students below the PhD level. New Media Artspace: Inventing Genealogies On view through Friday, Dec. 3, this interactive online exhibition <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=HOs4uKHL90ymqPsWtEpQ7g&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> features work by kate-hers RHEE. 48-Hour Streaming of the film Mr. Kaplan Sunday, Dec. 5–Monday, Dec. 6. The fall Jewish/Latinx film series, presented by the Sandra Kahn Wasserman Jewish Studies Center, concludes with a free, 48-hour streaming of Mr. Kaplan. Email [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> to register. Series details here <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=EK77ojf_n0q9HhLwd5IuBQ&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> . Marxe Global Insights: Cocaine, From Andean Fields to City Streets Monday, Dec. 6, 1 pm. This roundtable includes scholars who have studied the production, shipment, and retail sale of cocaine. Learn more and register <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=KNHgwqLYmE2QxhnP1OsNOQ&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> . Hear Journalist-Novelist-Screenwriter Sayed Kashua Tuesday, Dec. 7, 5:30 pm. The Wasserman Jewish Studies Center welcomes this acclaimed Israeli-born Palestinian writer. Register <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=ai18l-ywz0yca9lHJemCSg&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> for the Zoom event. Bridgett M. Davis, Baruch Novelist-Screenwriter, Headlines Alumni Gathering Thursday, Dec. 9, 6:30–8 pm. The Baruch in DC alumni group welcomes Bridgett M. Davis, professor of journalism and creative writing and author of the memoir The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother’s Life in the Detroit Numbers. All in the Baruch community are invited to register <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=bxe7_WKN7U2BfL0Z3CNHWg&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> for the Zoom celebration. Virtual BPAC Performances On the Performance Today website <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=xAFt66EGukS8NYY6U4MM9Q&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> , enjoy free streaming of the following performances: · Gregory Spears’s Walden. Available here <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=q2PrvZslKEGIQnbREqGsUg&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> through Thursday, Dec. 9. · Leos Janacek: Pohadka. Available here <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=frZyw8LqfUOMimZb5BwJgw&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> through Thursday, Dec. 16. Zicklin Talks Business Webinar Series: Are Cryptoassets Really Cryptic? Tuesday, Dec. 14, 11 am. Join the discussion and RSVP here <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=U53-WBAZEUOa8_82pJcVHg&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> . Technology Nudges for Good (?) Wednesday, Dec. 15, 12:30–2 pm. Hosted by the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity. Learn more and register here <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=Z_ZbkxQUwUWzE6N7kjpY5Q&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> . Mishkin Gallery Presents Reframing America Learn how this exhibition, curated by students in the MA in Arts Administration program, was developed and the amazing list of artworks showcased <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=JEuvz7zswkaQjQFMq7FB2g&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> . ICYMI: Weissman School Events Tackle Timely Issues * “The Fight Against Racial Capitalism: From Maroon Communities to the Haitian Revolution.” Link to the video from the Black Studies Colloquium blog <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=wi0quxY2hEmnnNKyOWLyvw&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> . · “Climate Change: Artists Respond,” the third and final “We Are Climate Action” event for Fall 2021. Watch the panel here <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=mjIU90GnA0yZs09a-_kJKQ&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> . ________________________________ Go Bearcats Second Annual Bearcats Jingle Bell Run/Walk/Wheel 5K/1K Is Back <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=TPIF2Hv9eEyjCtMwF2XT7g&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> Men’s Basketball Wins Rose City Classic; Captures Exciting 64-62 Win Over Drew with 2 Seconds Left <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=zdluqu5RPE6WCGqGvf5Zgg&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> Women’s Basketball Appoints Anna Karavangelas and Alicea Ulmer as New Assistant Coaches <https://pmail.baruch.cuny.edu/PoliteMail/default.aspx?page=_Jl-Vuf_H0e_56Hz2KBFrg&ref_id=TP-Z4UyC6EaB1yd_Jw8QVw> Access to the Athletic & Recreation Complex (ARC) Baruch’s ARC is open to students taking Physical Education classes, students who have a paid locker rental, and student-athletes competing in the College’s NCAA Division III programs. 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