Academic Affairs Events Calendar – beginning February 10

February 5, 2026

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday, February 10, 12:00 – 1:45 PM
WEISSMAN CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
179th Mitsui Lunch-time Forum 
The Mitsui Lunch-time Forum brings industry leaders to you! Join us for an inspiring conversation, “From Financial Services To Arctic Adventures: Risk is the Price of Reward,” featuring Wesley D. Archer (founder ALaS Consulting). Information and Technology Building, room 750. More information here.

Tuesday, February 10, 12:30 – 2:00 PM
CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING & STARR CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Alumni Panel Discussion & Lunch: Insights for Faculty, Academic Departments and Course Coordinators
Please join us for an alumni panel to hear directly from Baruch graduates in industry. Come with questions, as well as ideas about how we can better embed career-readiness in our pedagogies and in our strategic curricula. Newman Vertical Campus, 2-190. Register here.

Tuesday, February 10, 1:00 – 2:30 PM
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Enhancing Student Navigation and Experience: Course Structure, Visual Design, Multimedia, and Accessibility in Brightspace (virtual)
This workshop focuses on improving how students navigate and experience a course in Brightspace. Learn ways to refine structure, incorporate visuals, and add multimedia elements with tools like Kaltura while applying accessibility best practices. Join on Zoom. No RSVP required. More information here.

Tuesday, February 10, 6:00 – 7:30 PM
MARXE SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Assessing the Transition to College (virtual)
Join us for a discussion about bridging high school and college and perspectives on equitable transitions. Featuring members of the Marxe EdD-HEA Program Advisory Board: Jeffrey Palladino, Principal at the Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School and James Montoya, Chairman of the World Leading Schools Association Foundation-USA. Register here.

Tuesday, February 10, 7:00 – 8:30 PM
BARUCH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Songs from the Harlem Renaissance
Singer Joseph Parrish returns to Baruch PAC following his 2023 debut, with an evening of art songs from the Harlem Renaissance, curated specially for his Baruch appearance. Tickets $35, $20 with CUNY ID. Engelman Recital Hall, Newman Vertical Campus. More information and purchase tickets here.

Wednesday, February 11, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
STAN ROSS DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTANCY
Accounting Seminar  
Professor Stephen Stubben is the Francis Armstrong Madsen Endowed Professor of Accounting at the University of Utah. He will be presenting his latest research paper, “Accounting Standard Adoptions and IPO Timing.” Newman Vertical Campus, room 14-270. RSVP to Prof. Yue Zhang.

Wednesday, February 11, 12:45 – 1:45 PM
CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
CTL Conversation: Good notes! Supporting students’ learning habits 
As the new semester revs up, we invite you to learn about and share how students succeed in your classrooms. We’ll look at different ways (with or without AI) you can discuss and foster strategies for student learning in your course. Annex Building, room 323. More information and RSVP here.

Friday, February 13, Nomination Deadline
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. More information here. Submit a nomination here.

Friday, February 13, Application Deadline
CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
Spring 2026 Open Educational Resource Seminar 
Join the CTL to explore how OER, zero-cost or low-cost materials can fit your teaching in this seminar between February 23 – March 6. Fulltime and part-time faculty are welcome. Participants will be compensated $300 for attendance and $1000 for course conversion. More information and apply here.

Friday, February 13, Application Deadline
CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING & STARR CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Call for Participants: Seminar on Career-Focused Pedagogy
Please join the CTL and Starr for a Seminar on Career-Focused Pedagogy. All faculty, full- and part-time, are welcome to apply. Faculty who complete the Seminar will be compensated $750 and awarded a Certificate in Career-Focused Pedagogy. More information and register here.

Now Open – last day Friday, February 13
MISHKIN GALLERY
Zines as Dialogue
Mishkin Gallery will transform into a zine library and creative workshop space. “Zines as Dialogue” highlights a selection of historical and contemporary self-published zines from New York and beyond. Open weekdays, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM. More information here.

Friday, February 13, 2:00 – 3:00 PM
STARR CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Faculty Insights Session: AI in Recruitment (virtual)
In this session, the Starr Career Development Center will share AI-powered tools and resources you can introduce in your courses or advising conversations to better prepare students to navigate the modern job search process with confidence. Register here.

LOOKING FORWARD

Thursday, February 19, 12:30 – 1:30 PM
CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
CTL Conversation: That’s why! Clear Communication for Student Engagement
Join us for a conversation about how communicating clearly about assignment goals and learning objectives can help direct student focus and introduce them to the concept of metacognition. Annex Building, room 323. More information and RSVP here.

Thursday, February 19, 12:30 – 3:00 PM
STUDY ABROAD
Spring Study Abroad Fair
Come and learn more about the study aboard opportunities available to Baruch Students and how study abroad might be more thoroughly integrated into a student’s overall college career. B2-level Auxiliary Gym, Newman Vertical Campus. More information here.

Friday, February 20, Application Deadline
CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
HyFlex Seminar Call for Participants
All faculty are invited to join the HyFlex Seminar, which explores strategies for teaching flexibly across multiple simultaneous modalities, including in-person, online synchronous, and online asynchronous. Participants will be compensated $500 for seminar completion. More information and apply here.

Tuesday, February 24, 12:30 – 2:15 PM
FACULTY AFFAIRS
Annual Tenure and Promotion Workshop
Join the Provost and the Division of Faculty Affairs for overviews of the tenure and promotion processes. There will be small group interactions with recently tenured/promoted faculty, and general Q & A. Lunch will be served. Newman Vertical Campus, 14-250. Register here.

Tuesday, February 24, 6:00 – 7:00 PM
WASSERMAN JEWISH STUDIES CENTER
Holocaust Speaker Series: Reina’s Diary (virtual)
Elizabeth Bellak (née Ari¬ana Spiegel), survivor, actor & teacher, in conversation with her daughter, Alexandra, about Elizabeth’s extraordinary discovery and publication of her sister Renia’s wartime diary. Renia was killed in 1947. The Holocaust Speaker Series recognizes and celebrates the lives and stories of survivors in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the camps and the end of World War II. RSVP to Carina Pasquesi.

Wednesday, February 25, 5:00 – 7:00 PM
FIELD CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP & NEW YORK SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER @ BARUCH
Legal Entity Formation (virtual)
Thinking of starting a business or changing your structure? This session, led by Prof. Donna Gitter (Law), breaks down LLCs, corporations, and other entities, how to form them, where to file, and how to stay compliant—so you can choose the right fit with confidence. Register here.

Thursday, February 26, 4:30 – 6:30 PM
FIELD CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP & NEW YORK SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER @ BARUCH
Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset 
Thinking about starting a business but not sure where to begin? This interactive session led by Prof. Hanna Liu (Entrepreneurship and Innovation), helps you build an entrepreneurial mindset, understand your customers, and turn ideas into real opportunities using practical, hands-on tools. Newman Vertical Campus, 2-140. Register here.

Thursday, February 26, 5:30 – 7:30 PM
MARXE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Where We Went from There: The Fight for Multiracial Democracy in an Age of Authoritarianism
The Marxe School welcomes Jelani Cobb (Columbia Journalism School) for this important lecture that situates contemporary concerns over democracy, immigration, DEI, and higher education within their broader historical contexts. It examines how moments of social and political crisis have been navigated in the past and explores the ethical and practical responses available to people of conscience today. Information and Technology Building, room 750. Livestream available. Register here.

ONGOING

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.

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.