The Baruch College Faculty Handbook

Last
updated on 4/20/05

Please feel free to
send ideas for seminars to Associate Provost Dennis
Slavin. The sessions below are listed in loose chronological
order. Also see the archived Faculty Seminar Series for 2002-2003
and 2003-2004.

 

SEMINARS
IN SPRING 2005

 

Support
for many of these seminars is provided in part by the Joseph
Drown Foundation

 

Teaching
Large Classes

 

Some
of the issues will be specific to classes of 60 or more, but
many will be relevant to smaller classes as well. All members
of the faculty are invited. Topics will include: engaging
students; creating assignments and/or exams that are both
meaningful for the students and feasible for faculty to assess;
encouraging class participation; facilitating “active”
learning; using technology to improve presentations; using
Blackboard well; monitoring and modeling academic integrity;
managing attendance, lateness, bad behavior; assessing your
own effectiveness; and others.

 

 

Tuesday,
January 18, 12:00-2:00, VC 3-150

 

Glenn
Albright (Psychology)

 

Norman
Kleinberg (Economics/Finance)

 

Andrew
Tomasello (Fine and Performing Arts)

 

See
a video of this discussion.

 

 

Monday,
January 24, 6:00-8:00, VC 3-150

 

Glenn
Albright (Psychology)

 

Hayden
Noel (Marketing)

 

Kathy
Pence (History)

 

See
a video of this discussion.

 

 

Faculty
Roundtable Series on College Writing

 

Organized
by Cheryl Smith (English), Mikhail Gershovich (Bernard L.
Schwartz Communication Institute), and Maria Jerskey (Writing
Center), this Roundtable Series will address common faculty
concerns with student writing at Baruch College.   Faculty
across the disciplines interested in sharing and learning
new strategies to improve student writing are encouraged to
attend see the three events listed below. New roundtable
sessions will be added in upcoming semesters based on attendees’
concerns. Space is limited.   Please confirm your
plans to attend a roundtable session by emailing your session
choice(s) to faculty_roundtable@baruch.cuny.edu

 

 

Roundtable
I:   Getting
the Most Out of Keys for Writers

 

Thursday,
February 10, 12:30-2:00, VC 14-280

 

How
can freshmen, introduced to Keys for Writers in their
required composition courses, successfully continue to utilize
the text as a resource throughout their academic careers?
Distinguished scholar, handbook author, and ESL expert
Ann Raimes will join us to discuss strategies
for utilizing her book to improve student writing in courses
in all disciplines and at all levels. Lunch will be served.

 

Please
confirm your plans to attend:
faculty_roundtable@baruch.cuny.edu

 

 

Using
Turnitin.com

 

Tuesday,
February 22, 12:45-2:00, Gayle Delong (Eco/Fin), VC 7-205

Monday, February 28, 6:00-7:15, Karl Lang (Stat/CIS), VC 7-205

 

Baruch College now
subscribes to the plagiarism detection software “Turnitin.com.”
Gerry Dalgish (English) is the campus coordinator;
he can members of the faculty with a password and other basic
information: 646-312-3919 or Gerard_Dalgish@baruch.cuny.edu.
The Turnitin software is quite easy to use, but two members
of our faculty who have used it extensively have graciously
volunteered to lead the two sessions cited above devoted to
explaining how it works to colleagues. If you attend, please
feel free to bring a student paper (or any Word document)
on disk or to send it in advance as an attachment to either
Gayle or Karl. Sandwiches and drinks will be provided at both
sessions. (NB: The Academic Integrity Committee
recommends that all members of the faculty who use Turnitin.com
inform their students of their intention to use plagiarism
detection software.)

 

RSVP
(specifying which session): 212-802-2820 or
Abigail_Stevens@baruch.cuny.edu

Faculty
Development Workshop on Developing Learning Goals

 

Wednesday,
February 23,
12:30-2:00, VC 8-213
(for international faculty members)

 

Thursday,
March 3,
1:00-2:30, VC 8-213
(open to all members
of the faculty)

 

A
workshop led by Elisabeth Gareis (Communication
Studies) on formulating student-oriented objectives that aim
at a high degree of active learning and student achievement.

 

Please
confirm your plans to attend
by sending an e-mail with your selection of workshop and date/time
to egareis@baruch.cuny.edu

 

 

Open Forums
for Adjunct Faculty Members

 

Tuesday,
March 1,
6:00-8:00, Location
TBA

 

Wednesday,
March 2,
6:00-8:00, Location
TBA

Administrators and faculty members will discuss and answer
questions on a wide range of issues,

beginning with the college’s academic integrity initiative.
A sandwich/fruits/drink buffet will be available.

 

Please
confirm your plans to attend:
abigail_stevens@baruch.cuny.edu

 

Roundtable
II:   Addressing the Needs of ESL Writers

 

Thursday,
March 10,
12:30-2:00,
VC 14-280

 

What
do you do when your students can’t develop or articulate their
ideas in standard academic English? This session will address
the challenges of working with a diverse student populationa
diversity often reflected in a wide range of language skills
that produce a variety of problems in student comprehension,
engagement, and ultimately, writing and performance.  ESL
experts will guide our discussion and offer strategies. Lunch
will be served.

 

Please
confirm your plans to attend:
faculty_roundtable@baruch.cuny.edu

 

Baruch
College Faculty Conference:

 

Integrating
Information Literacy & Communication Skills Across the
Curriculum: Learning Goals & Assessment
(follow link for more information and registration)

 

Friday,
March 11, 8:30-2:30, VC 14-220

 

Today an educated
person must be able to function proficiently in a rapidly
evolving information environment, think critically about the
content and quality of information, and communicate findings
and conclusions effectively. Such skills are necessary not
only for academic success across all disciplines, but also
for career success, responsible citizenship, and lifelong
learning. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education
recently acknowledged the importance of these skills by requiring
the integration of information literacy and communication
across the curriculum as a criterion for accreditation. Learning
opportunities that optimize the development of information
literacy and communication skills and facilitate assessment
of student learning will be the focus of a this conference.

 

The
Teaching Portfolio (of special interest to junior faculty)
Tuesday, March 15, 12:30-2:00,
VC 14-280

Teaching portfolios have become a necessary tool in the job
or promotion seeker’s tool

belt. If you are stymied by the question: “What is your
teaching philosophy?” then you should

strongly consider working on a teaching portfolio right away.
Richard Holowczak

(Computer Information Systems and Director, Subotnick Financial
Services Center) will

present the basic components of a teaching portfolio, and
will discuss how they can

be used for formal evaluation, and self-evaluation and improvement.
Free lunch provided.
RSVP: abigail_stevens@baruch.cuny.edu
or 212-802-2805

 

English
2150 Workshops: Best Practices For Achieving Learning Goals
Wednesday, March 16, 4:00-5:30,
VC 7-238  or

Thursday, March 17, 9:00-10:30, VC 7-238

ENG 2150 faculty are invited to share information about effective
classroom activities. The goal is first to identify these
common practices (like peer review, revision, and others)
and then to submit, after the meeting, different applications
that have proved to be successful. At the end of the semester,
three anonymous student responses representing a typical range
of achievement from low to high in response to these assignments
will be collected in an effort to assess learning outcomes
and provide examples of best practices for use in future semesters.
These workshops will be led by Jessica Lang
(English Department, Acting Writing Program Director) and
Paula Berggren (Chair, English Department
Composition Committee).

 

Faculty
Development Workshop on Effective Lecturing

 

Wednesday,
March 23, 12:30-2:00, VC 8-170 (for
international faculty members)

 

Thursday,
March 24,
1:00-2:30, VC 8-170
(open to all members
of the faculty)

 

A
workshop led by Elisabeth Gareis (Communication
Studies) on successful
verbal and nonverbal delivery, audience sensitivity, whiteboard
use, and PowerPoint slide design.

 

Please
confirm your plans to attend

by sending an e-mail with your selection of workshop and date/time
to egareis@baruch.cuny.edu

 

 

Workshop
on Immigration Issues

 

Friday,
March 25, 10:00-noon, 135 East 22nd St., Provost’s Conference
Room (7th floor)

 

Associate Provost
Barbara Lawrence and Prof. Alan Wernick
will discuss Baruch policy regarding immigration sponsorship
of international faculty. They will also discuss the USCIS
rules and regulations for qualifying for both temporary and
permanent immigration status.

 

Please
confirm your plans to attend
by sending an e-mail
to Abigail_Stevens@baruch.cuny.edu

 

 

NB:
We are pleased to announce
that the Baruch College Guide to Immigration
for Faculty Members, which includes links
to government and other documents, is now available online
at http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/facultyhandbook/ImmigrationGuide.htm

 

 

Roundtable
III:
Designing Effective Writing Assignments

 

Thursday,
May 11,
11:30-1:00,
VC 14-285 (session postponed from April 21)

 

What
kinds of assignments facilitate the best student writing?
Unclearly worded writing tasks and insufficiently stated assignment
goals confuse students and result in poor writing.  In
this session, writing across the curriculum (WAC) professionals
will address designing assignments that help students learn
course content, practice critical thinking strategies, and
produce stronger writing. Topics may include designing assignments
that encourage a sense of audience; considering possibilities
for pre-writing, drafting, and revision; balancing low and
high stakes writing assignments; and articulating the goals,
purpose, requirements, and assessment criteria of an assignment.
Lunch will be served.

 

Please
confirm your plans to attend:
faculty_roundtable@baruch.cuny.edu

 

 

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SEMINARS
IN FALL 2004

 

Support
for many of these seminars is provided in part by the Joseph
Drown Foundation.

 

Technology
Orientations for Adjunct Faculty

 

Summer
2004 (and continuing)

 

Adjunct faculty
were offered payment at the 60% rate for orientation sessions
in classroom and other instructional technology. The sessions
are ongoing, see http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/bctc/training/faculty_training.html

 

for schedule and
contact information. Contact Dennis
Slavin (212-802-2805) for payment information.

 

Orientation
Session I (for
new full-time faculty members)

 

Thursday,
19 August, 9:30 a.m., VC 14-250

 

This session focused
on teaching and included discussion of syllabi, academic integrity,
classroom management, and instructional technology.

 

Orientation
Session II (for new full-time faculty)

 

Friday,
10 September, 9:00 a.m., VC 14-250

 

Orientation II
was designed to respond to issues that arose during the first
week of teaching. New faculty members were introduced to some
of the important people throughout the college.

 

Workshops
for International Faculty Members

 

• • Creative
    Assignments

 

 

Wednesday,
Sept. 29, 12:302:00 p.m., VC 8-213

 

Thursday,
October 7, 12:302:00 p.m., VC 8-213

 

 

• • Testing
    and Grading

 

 

Wednesday,
November 3, 12:302:00 p.m., VC 8-213

 

Thursday, November 4, 12:302:00 p.m., VC 8-213

 

Creative
Assignments covers tips for promoting student learning
through engaging homework assignments. Testing and Grading
will address the issues related to quiz and test design,
preventing academic dishonesty, and grading practices.  Prof.
Elisabeth Gareis (Communication Studies) will conduct both
workshops. Please confirm
your plans to attend a workshop by sending an e-mail with
your selection of workshop and date/time to Prof. Gareis
at egareis@baruch.cuny.edu
or (646) 312-3731. For more information on services available
to international faculty members, see International
Faculty Development Program.

 

 

Three
Informal Meetings for New Faculty in the Zicklin School

 

• • A chat with Dean John
    Elliott

 

 

Friday,
October 1, 10:00 a.m., VC 13-263

 

 

• Guaranteed money to
  support your research

Led by Professor
Joseph Weintrop
Friday, October 15, 10:00
a.m., VC 13-263

 

 

• Make your students
  learn and love you at the same time

 

 

Friday,
November 12, 10:00 a.m., VC 13-263

 

Professors Ann
Brandwein, Marios Koufaris, Steven Melnik, and Gloria Thomas

 

 

Assessing
Learning Goals in ENG 2100

 

Having
agreed upon a quartet of central learning goals to be aimed
at in Writing 1, faculty teaching the course will meet to
share sample assignments designed to assist students to reach
each of these goals. By scrutinizing anonymous examples of
students’ responses to different assignments, we hope to identify,
analyze, and disseminate those that have elicited the most
successful student work so that instructors who teach the
course in the future will be able to adapt and build upon
effective teaching strategies. There will be three
separate sessions of the workshop. At these sessions,
sample assignments will be introduced and examined. A follow-up
workshop will be held during the final exam period.

 

• • Wednesday,
    27 October, 4:00-5:30 pm, VC 7-238

 

• • Thursday,
    28 October, 12:45-2:15 pm, VC 7-238

 

• • Tuesday,
    9 November, 1:30-3:00 pm, VC 7-238

 

 

 

Day
of Faculty Development Workshops

 

 

Friday,
November 5, VC 14-270

 

 

• • 9:30-10:30
    Maneuvering through
    the Journal World: Identifying and Submitting Work to Appropriate
    Professional Journals/Publications (
    Professor Turan Bali, Economics
    and Finance; Professor Eva Chou, English; Professor Sanders
    Korenman, School of Public Affairs; and Professor Donald
    Vredenburgh, Management)

 

• • 10:35-11:35
    An
    Inside View of Personnel and Budget Committees (Glenn
    Petersen, Chair of Scociology/Anthropology)

 

• • 11:40-12:40
    How to Develop, Prepare, Review and Submit Your
    Personnel File (Abby Santana,
    Office
    of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
    )

 

• • 12:45-1:45
    When Things Don’t Work Out: The Grievance and
    Appeals Process (Gayana Jurkevich, PSC
    Grievance Officer, Baruch College Chapter, and Department
    of Modern Languages and Comparative Literature)

 

 

Organized by the Office of
Affirmative Action and the Affirmative Action Committee,
these seminars are Baruch-specific; there is ample time
to answer questions in detail. While they are targeted to
new and junior faculty, all faculty are invited. Faculty
may attend any or all of the sessions. Because the setting
is relaxed and informal, faculty feel free to ask questions
and receive specific, candid answers to their questions.

 

If you plan to attend any of the sessions,
please check all that apply on the linked
registration form and fax it to the
Affirmative Action Office (212-802-2867). If you prefer,
you may register by phone (212-802-2865). If you have questions,
please call Carmen Pedrogo, Affirmative Action Officer,
at the above number.

 

 

Information
Literacy, Communication Skills, and Assessment

 

Friday,
November 19, Noon-2:00 pm, Newman Library, Room 135

 

The integration
of information literacy and communication skills across the
curriculum is one of Baruch College’s criteria for reaccreditation
by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. This
seminar/workshop will help explain the concept of “information
literacy” and provide an opportunity for some of the
faculty members planning to participate in the college’s Information
Literacy Conference on March 11 to present brief descriptions
of their work. All members of the faculty are invited to attend
both seminar and conference. Lunch will
be served.

 

Rsvp
to Jerry_Bornstein@baruch.cuny.edu
or call 646-312-1615.

 

Using
WebGrade

In a continuing effort to provide instructors with tools to
ease their workload, BCTC and the Office of the Registrar
have released a web-based system for the submission of final
grades (WebGrade) each semester.

 

 

What is it? WebGrade is an online grading
system that allows instructors to submit final grades for
their courses via the Web. It can be accessed from any internet-accessible
computer (PC, MAC or UNIX) using a standard Web browser.
Once the grades are submitted, they will be automatically
sent to students via e-mail and loaded within a few hours
to the student information system (SIMS/BOSS).

Changes since summer 2004: In response
to faculty feedback from previous semesters several changes
were made to WebGrade. The login process has been simplified
and several of the technical elements have been improved.

Workshops and tutorial: Faculty
and staff workshops have been scheduled for November and
can be reviewed at http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/bctc/training/faculty_training.html.
Additional sessions may be scheduled by departmental request.
In addition, full documentation and a revised on-line tutorial
are available at http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/bctc/webgrade/

 

 

 

Departmental
WebGrade Workshops (additional workshops added
as they are announced; adjuncts who do not receive the “extra”
hour that comes with teaching six or more hours at Baruch
will be paid at the 60% rate to attend these workshops)

 

 

Modern
Languages and Comparative Literature

 

Thursday,
December 2, 12:30-2:30, VC 6-120

 

 

 

Composition
Committee

 

Thursday,
December 16, 12:45-3:00 pm

 

The Composition
Committee will review the assignments that discussed with
ENG 2100 faculty in the meetings listed above (October and
November) en route to putting together an assessment of learning
goals.

 

The
Compleat Academic: A Two-Day Colloquium at Hunter College
for all CUNY Junior Faculty

 

Thursday
and Friday, December 16-17, Hunter College

 

Room
1700 East (President’s Conference Room), 68th Street and Lexington
Ave.

The major presenters at this two-day colloquium for CUNY junior
faculty in all disciplines will be Virginia Valian and Vita
Rabinowitz, Co-Directors of the Gender Equity Project, who
will address a broad range of topics relevant to the early
career challenges faced by junior faculty. The colloquium
is funded by the CUNY Faculty Development Program. For more
information please see:

 

http://web.gc.cuny.edu/provost/apit/facdev/colloquia_seminars/fall2004/the_compleat_academic.html

 

Great
Works

 

Tuesday,
December 21, 12:00-2:00 pm

 

Those teaching ENG/LTT
2800-2850 will discuss learning goals and assessment in ENG/LTT
2800-2850. Mikhail Gershovich, Jody Rosen, and Ann Wallace
from the Bernard L. Schwartz Communication Institute will
discuss the workshops for students that Jody Rosen and Ann
Wallace organized this semester.

 

See the
archived Faculty Seminar Series for 2002-2003
and 2003-2004.