Academic Affairs Events Calendar – beginning October 16

October 12, 2023

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTS

Monday-Friday, October 16-20
STUDENT AFFAIRS & ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT
National Transfer Student Week
Join us in celebrating National Transfer Student Week! It’s a week dedicated to honoring the incredible journey of transfer students and the dedicated professionals who support them. The theme throughout the week is: Full Steam Ahead! For the schedule of upcoming events, please visit Baruch’s Instagram page @baruchone. Let’s make this week a memorable celebration of transfer students’ achievements!

Monday, October 16, 3:00–3:45 PM
DEPARTMENT OF BLACK AND LATINO STUDIES
My Strategies to Compose Mexican Ballads (Virtual)
Virtual artist talk with Jesus Martinez “Chuii,” son of immigrant parents from Mexico. He is a singer and songwriter born in El Paso, Texas. He will be sharing about his creative process in writing and producing Mexican ballads. Zoom link here. For more information, contact Prof. Lizbeth De La Cruz Santana.

Tuesday, October 17, 12:30–1:45 PM
WEISSMAN CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Mitsui USA Lunchtime Forum
Please join us for the next Mitsui USA Lunchtime Forum, featuring Robert Lipp, Senior Advisor at Stone Capital. Sandwiches and soda will be served.  Newman Vertical Campus, 14-250. No RSVP required.

Tuesday, October 17, 2:30–3:30 PM
WASSERMAN JEWISH STUDIES CENTER
Jewish Latin-American Women Writer Series
Argentine poet, memoirist, scholar, and human rights activist, Alicia Partnoy, is the author, translator, or editor of twelve books. Partnoy is best known for her memoir, The Little School: Tales of Disappearance and Survival, in which she writes about her own disappearance. Newman Vertical Campus, 14-270. RSVP to Carina Pasquesi.

Thursday, October 19, 12:30–2:30 PM
DEPARTMENT OF BLACK AND LATINO STUDIES
Afro-Latine Queer ‘Zine-making Workshop
The Black Studies Colloquium and Encounters Magazine hosts author and artist, Sharon Lee de la Cruz, for a hands-on ‘zine-making workshop. Newman Vertical Campus, 5-160. Everyone is welcome.

Thursday, October 19, 12:30–2:00 PM
CUNY MINDSET AMBASSADOR AND SCHWARTZ COMMUNICATION INSTITUTE
Getting Started with Learning Mindsets
Join fellow colleagues interested in improving student success both in the classroom and beyond.  You will learn how to promote a growth mindset, support purpose and relevance, and a sense of belonging. 137 East 25th St, Room 323. Register here.

Friday, October 20, 12:00–1:30 PM
OFFICE OF THE PROVOST
DEI Fridays: Understanding Antisemitism, Jewish History, and the Jewish Experience, featuring April Powers (Project Shema) (virtual)
DEI Fridays is a practice of community building, reflection, and learning, aiming to improve our campus climate around issues of equity, inclusion, and justice. All faculty, staff, and students are WELCOME! Sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Wasserman Jewish Studies Center. More information here and RSVP here.

LOOKING FORWARD

Tuesday, October 24, 11:00 AM–12:30 PM
CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
Teaching with and about AI (Virtual)
In this CTL conversation, we’ll talk about taking on AI as fruitful subject matter for classroom discussions and assignments—and think together about developing activities that foster critical approaches to AI content creation. Register here. More information here.

Wednesday, October 25, 6:00–7:00 PM
WASSERMAN JEWISH STUDIES CENTER AND THE DEPARTMENT OF BLACK AND LATINO STUDIES
Project 2×1: Documentary Streaming and Talk-back with Director, Hannah Roodman (Virtual)
Free 48-hour streaming, October 22-24, of the documentary Project 2×1 about West Indian and Chabad Hasidic communities in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. “Talk-Back” with director, Hannah Roodman, to follow on October 25. Part of our Blacks & Jews: Together & Apart Series. RSVP to Carina Pasquesi.

Thursday, October 26, 6:00–7:30 PM
WASSERMAN JEWISH STUDIES CENTER
The Texture of (Un)Remembrance Shoah Legacy and Immigrant Writing in the Twenty-First Century
Please join us for an evening with acclaimed author and Boston College professor, Maxim D. Shrayer, as he reads from and discusses his new book Immigrant Baggage: Morticians, Purloined Diaries, and Other Theatrics of Exile. Newman Vertical Campus, 14-270. RSVP to Carina Pasquesi.