Events Starting October 24, 2022
We welcome your submissions! Events for this weekly email must be submitted by noon on Wednesday of the week before the event takes place. To submit an event, please click here. In order to streamline and enhance your experience and get the greatest advantage from the Baruch events calendar, you will need to submit the calendar link with your request. Questions? Contact Vanessa Cano, Special Assistant to the Associate Provost for Teaching and Learning.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday, October 24 – Tuesday, October 25
SANDRA KAHN WASSERMAN JEWISH STUDIES CENTER
13 Drivers’ Licenses: Exhibit and Public Lecture
13 Drivers’ Licenses is a portable exhibit that tells the individual stories of 13 Jewish citizens who were persecuted during the Nazi regime in Lichtenfels, Germany. Exhibit viewing, October 24, 11:00 AM-5:00 PM and October 25, 9:00 AM-8:30 PM. Public lecture, October 25, 6:30 PM, with reception to follow. Engelman Recital Hall. More information here. RSVP to carina.pasquesi12@login.cuny.edu.
Tuesday, October 25, 4:30-6:00 PM
OFFICE OF THE PROVOST; OFFICE OF DIVERSITY, COMPLIANCE, AND EQUITY INITIATIVES; and SANDRA KAHN WASSERMAN JEWISH STUDIES CENTER
Reflections on Faith Diversity: A Conversation with Faculty Experts
This event is a part of the Faith, Conflicts, and Coalition Series and features Baruch faculty members: Dean Jessica Lang (WSAS), Carla Bellamy (Sociology And Anthropology), Kenneth J. Guest (Sociology and Anthropology), Hagop Sarkissian (Philosophy), Linda Weiser Friedman (Statistics & Computer Information Systems), and Jamel Hudson (Communication Studies). This event is made possible in part by the CUNY BRESI Initiative with generous support of the Andrew W Mellon Foundation. Atrium, Rackow Room and Lounge, Rooms 750 and 760, 151 E. 25th St. More information here.
Thursday, October 27, 10:00–11:00 AM
CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
Managing your Online Class with Zoom Reports
Hosted by Catherine Kawalek, this session is designed for Zoom users who need a refresher on how to use the reports function to help manage their class. For more about this event and others, visit the CTL’s events webpage. Register here.
Thursday, October 27, 12:30–1:45 PM
THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND STATISTICS RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES
An Empirical Examination of Women on Corporate Boards and Their Impact on Software Innovation in Uncertain and Turbulent Times
Professor Nishtha Langer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, analyzes the value of key IT investments and resources, including IT human capital, using inter-disciplinary theory and techniques. More recently, her research examines the biases in IT labor markets and the societal and business value of social media platforms such as Twitter. Newman Vertical Campus 11-217. Email Prof. Shuting Ada Wang for more information.
Thursday, October 27, 12:30–2:00 PM
ROBERT ZICKLIN CENTER FOR CORPORATE INTEGRITY
The Man Who Broke Capitalism
The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity hosts David Gelles, author of the bestseller, The Man Who Broke Capitalism: How Jack Welch Gutted the Heartland and Crushed the Soul of Corporate America – and How to Undo His Legacy. Gelles’s book is an indictment of Welch’s time as General Electric’s CEO, but also of the influence he has had on the role of large businesses in relation to the broader culture and community. Newman Vertical Campus, room 14-220. More information here. Register here.
Thursday, October 27, 4:30–5:30 PM
CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING and OFFICE OF THE PROVOST
Beyond the Web Camera: Enhancing student presence in online classrooms
How can we engage students when they aren’t on camera? How can students communicate their presence in online classrooms regardless of camera-use? During this workshop, we’ll consider these and other questions about student presence and participation. Hosted by Prof. Anna D’Souza, Provost Innovation Scholar, and Pamela Thielman and Hamad Sindhi of the CTL. For more about this event and others, visit the CTL’s events webpage. Register here.
LOOKING FORWARD
Monday, October 31, 12:30–1:30 PM
ADJUNCT FACULTY SERVICES
Brown Bag Lunch
Join your colleagues to compare notes at the middle of the semester. CTL Conference Room, room 647, 151 E. 25th St. More Information here.
Tuesday, November 1, 5:30–7:30 PM
THE LILLIE AND NATHAN ACKERMAN LECTURES ON EQUALITY AND JUSTICE IN AMERICA
LGBTQ+ Youth and Schooling: Research for Policy and Practice
Professor Stephen Russell, University of Texas at Austin, considers the use of research to advance social change for social justice. In this presentation he will discuss advances in developmental sciences that illuminate understanding of the lives and experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) children and youth, as well as advances in educational research that have identified policies and practices that support LGBTQ+ and all students. Library and Technology Building, room 750, 151 E. 25th. More information and RSVP here.
Thursday, November 3, 12:30–2:30 PM
MARXE SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: GLOBAL INSIGHTS
Colombia’s Move to the Left: The New Politics of the Petro Administration
Enrique Desmond Arias of the Marxe School will moderate this panel discussion of the first several months of Mr. Petro’s presidency, examine the evolving nature of conflict and violence in Columbia, the government’s peace and drug policies, and engagement with regional partners. More information and RSVP here.
Friday, November 4, 12:00–1:30 PM
MARXE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE
Trauma-Informed Pedagogy: A Provost Innovation Fellow Teach-In
Join us for this timely and important learning opportunity and discussion about trauma-informed pedagogy. We will have special guests Dr. Jael Amador, a counselor at Baruch College, and Jean Amaral, an Associate Professor at BMCC. All are welcome! More information and RSVP here.
Tuesday, November 8, 12:30–1:45 PM
WEISSMAN CENTER FOR INTERNATION BUSINESS
Mitsui Lunch Time Forum
Please join us for the next Mitsui USA Lunchtime Forum featuring Bethann Rooney, Director of the Port Department at The Port Authority of New York. Library and Technology Building, room 750, 151 E. 25th St. No RSVP required; sandwiches and soda provided. More information here.
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