Academic Affairs Events Calendar – beginning tomorrow December 5

December 4, 2025

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, December 5, 11:00 – 11:45 AM
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Student Autonomy in Learning – Blogs@Baruch & Baruch Domains (virtual)
Join Craig Stone for this Ed Tech feature on student autonomy in learning. Part of Teaching Excellence Week 2025. Register here.

Friday, December 5, 12:00 – 1:00 PM
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Meet the Faculty Advisory Council (virtual)
Come and meet the Pedagogy and Online Programs Faculty Advisory Council for a feedback session. The committee serves as a key advisory body, providing strategic guidance and leadership for advancing instructional excellence at Baruch College. Part of Teaching Excellence Week 2025. Register here.

Tuesday, December 9, 2:00 – 3:00 PM
CUNY OFFICE OF LIBRARY SERVICES
Out of the Classroom and into the Open: Depositing Your OER to CUNY Academic Works (virtual)
In this hands-on workshop, Jojo Karlin and Jahanara Alamgir from CUNY Central Scholarly Communications will guide you through the practical steps involved in submitting OER to CUNY Academic Works (CAW), CUNY’s institutional repository. We’ll discuss how components like Creative Commons licenses and funding statements apply to OER. By the end of this hour-long workshop, you will have learned how to deposit OER to CAW and why it’s important. Register here.

Wednesday, December 10, 12:00 – 2:00 PM
ROBERT ZICKLIN CENTER FOR CORPORATE INTEGRITY
Financing the Game: Public Policy and the Economics of Sports Venues
Panelists will analyze the fiscal, ethical, and community implications of public-private partnerships, offering insights into the broader policy debates shaping urban development and the business of sports.  Led by the Center’s Sports Ethics Director and Professor of Law (Baruch), Marc Edelman. Information and Technology Building, room 750. More information here. Register here.

Thursday, December 11, 12:30 – 1:30 PM
OFFICE OF DIVERSITY, COMPLIANCE AND EQUITY INITIATIVES
Champions of Belonging 2026: Information Session (virtual)
The Champions of Belonging is opening up applications for its 2026 Cohort of staff and faculty. Attend an information session to explore how COB amplifies collaboration and engagement, and how you can be part of the movement! A second session will be held on December 17 at 3:00 PM. More information here. Register here.

Thursday, December 11, 3:00 – 4:30 PM
DIGITAL LEARNING HUB
Grading Strategies in the Age of AI 
AI has undermined many long-standing assessments used for grading—essays, coding assignments, data analyses, research papers, take-home exams, and more. This session, led by Prof. Dahlia Remler (Marxe) and AP Jenny Provo Quarles, will explore strategies for course assessment in the age of AI. Information and Technology Building, H-655. More information and register here.

Thursday, December 11, 5:30 – 7:30 PM
HOWARD J. SAMUELS STATE AND CITY POLICY CENTER @ THE MARXE SCHOOL
Reforming Social Services in New York City: How Major Change Happens in Urban Welfare Policies
Can New York City respond effectively to poverty and related problems? A discussion centered on Thomas J. Main’s forthcoming book, Reforming Social Services in New York City: How Major Change Happens in Urban Welfare Policies, will be the springboard for a discussion of these issues. Information and Technology Building, room 750. Livestream available. More information and register here.

Friday, December 12, 7:30 – 9:00 PM
BARUCH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Sullivan Fortner Solo Piano
2026 Grammy Nominee Sullivan Fortner, a two-time Grammy Award-winner and 2026 recipient of the Bell Jazz Artist Award, plays a rare solo piano concert. All seats are $35 ($20 with CUNY ID). Engelman Recital Hall, Newman Vertical Campus. More information and purchase tickets here.

LOOKING FORWARD

Thursday, December 18, 5:30 – 7:30 PM
MARXE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Capstone Showcase – Master of Science in Higher Education Administration
Join graduating students and recent alumni of the Higher Education Administration MSEd program, as they present their capstone projects, focusing on a key issue in higher education administration. Information and Technology Building, room 750. RSVP here.

ONGOING

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Brightspace Office Hours 
Questions about Brightspace? Join the Educational Technology team for open office hours from 12:30 – 2:00 PM, every Thursday throughout the fall semester, in-person (Information & Technology Building, room H-655), or via Zoom. Contact the Brightspace Transition Team at brightspace@baruch.cuny.edu for more information.

FACULTY AFFAIRS
Adjunct Community Space in Brightspace 
Adjunct faculty have been added to the Adjunct Community Space in Brightspace. The Adjunct Community Space is updated regularly to provide resources and announce events, trainings, and other critical information for adjuncts. If you are an adjunct and you do not see the Adjunct Community Space in your list of Brightspace courses, please contact adjunctservices@baruch.cuny.edu and we will get you added as soon as possible.

OFFICE OF THE PROVOST
Call for Nominations: Presidential Excellence Awards  
The Presidential Excellence Awards Committees seek nominations for the Presidential Excellence Awards for Distinguished Scholarship, Distinguished Teaching, and Distinguished Service. Letters of nomination are welcome from any source within the Baruch community, including students, chairpersons, colleagues, staff members, deans, and departmental executive committees. Nomination deadline is February 12, 2026. More information here. Submit a nomination here.

STARR CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Career-Focused Pedagogy in Brightspace
The Starr Career Development Center’s award-winning Career-Focused Pedagogy Brightspace Site aims to better equip Baruch undergraduate faculty from all disciplines, teaching modalities, and class sizes, in embedding career-connect learning. Classroom resources and asynchronous training available here.

Career-Focused Pedagogy Copilot 
As part of Starr’s continued efforts to better support faculty, they have created a Career-Focused Pedagogy Copilot. This AI tool assists faculty explore and implement career-focused pedagogical strategies by offering guidance and resources. Access Copilot here.