Introduction to Baruch College

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The Baruch College Faculty Handbook

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updated on 10/4/2019

Baruch College traces its roots to 1847, when the Free Academy,
the first institution of free public higher education in the
country, was founded in New York City to provide educational
opportunity and superior academic programs. (Baruch’s landmark
building at 23rd Street and Lexington Avenue occupies the
site of the Free Academy.) Today Baruch is a thriving, urban,
multicultural institution, and a senior college of The
City University of New York (CUNY), the largest urban
university in the U.S. and its third-largest public university
system. More than 200,000 students are enrolled for degrees on
19 campuses in all five boroughs of New York City.

Baruch offers undergraduate
and graduate programs through its three schools. The
Zicklin School of Business (ZSB) is the largest and one
of the most respected business schools in the nation, the
only unit in CUNY that offers business programs accredited
by the AACSB International. ZSB offers degree programs leading
to the BBA, MBA, Executive MBA, MS, and Executive MS in Finance;
also the Baruch/Mt. Sinai MBA in Health Care Administration,
which is accredited by the Accrediting Commission on Education
for Health Care Administration (ACEHSA). The Zicklin full-time
MBA program enrolls students whose credentials and average
GMAT scores place them among the top students in the nation.
The Zicklin School also offers a combined degree program in
accountancy that meets the latest education requirements for
the CPA exam and enables students to complete an undergraduate
degree program of their choice and an MS in accountancy in
five years. The Zicklin School houses the City University’s
PhD in business and offers a joint degree program leading
to the JD/MBA degrees in conjunction with both Brooklyn Law
School and The New York Law School.

The Weissman
School of Arts and Sciences (WSAS) provides all Baruch
students with a strong foundation in the arts and sciences
and offers 14 majors leading to the BA degree, as well as
an arts and sciences ad hoc major that enables students to
tailor unique interdisciplinary programs. “Bridge programs”
combine study of a liberal arts discipline with study of business,
such as arts administration, management of musical enterprises,
business journalism, graphic communication, and corporate
communication. WSAS offers science programs that prepare students
for entry into top medical and dental schools. At the graduate
level, the Weissman School offers the MS and PhD degrees in
industrial/organizational psychology, MS in Applied Mathematics
for Finance, and MA degrees in business journalism and corporate
communication.

The Marxe School
of Public and International Affairs (MSPIA) prepares students for careers
in government, the nonprofit sector, and private enterprise
through programs leading to the BS in public affairs and in
real estate and metropolitan development, MPA, Executive MPA,
and MS Ed in educational administration and supervision, and
in higher education administration.

Baruch has been
ranked as the most diverse college in the United States, with
students from across the wide spectrum of New York City’s
cosmopolitan population, as well as from 148 other nations.
Total enrollment is over 18,000, including more than 3,000 graduate
students. The profile of the traditional Baruch student has
remained unchanged since the college’s beginnings: smart students,
many of whom work, many of whom do not speak English at home,
and many of whom are the first in their families to attend
college. They are willing to work and study hard to make their
career aspirations a reality. Day, evening, and weekend class
schedules are designed to accommodate both full- and part-time
students.

Baruch’s faculty
combine outstanding academic credentials with significant
real-world experience. More than 500 teach full time, with about
95 percent holding the PhD or other terminal degree. Full-time
faculty teach both entry-level and advanced courses and serve
as advisors to student organizations and pre-professional
programs. Many are affiliated with the PhD programs at the
CUNY Graduate Center.
As leaders in their chosen academic fields, faculty members
are regularly recognized with fellowships and awards. Several
hold the prestigious title of City University Distinguished
Professor.

The
Baruch College Campus

The campus comprises six buildings, as outlined below. The
bold letters on the left correspond to the official designations
of campus boxes and offices (e.g., Box B8-250
means the Newman Vertical Campus, 8th floor, Room 250). For more
detailed descriptions of the facilities see the Bulletin;
for the location of specific offices or individuals, see the
on-line
directory; for additional information on the college see
the home page.