Academic Affairs Events Calendar – beginning September 22

September 17, 2026

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday, September 22, Application Deadline
THE ASIAN AMERICAN / ASIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE @ CUNY
Community Researcher/Evaluator Incubator Program
AAARI is accepting applications for our inaugural state-wide grant initiative. The incubator program will provide ten Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander-serving Community Based Organizations throughout New York State with grants of $10,000 each to lead and conduct an eight-month research/evaluation project on AANHPI communities with policy impact. More information and apply here.

Tuesday, September 22, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
WRITING CENTER
Staff and Faculty Creative Lunch: Blind Contour Drawing
The Writing Center invites all staff and faculty to our first Brown Bag Creative Lunch. Hannah Brenner-Leonard will teach us how to make blind contour drawings by drawing our hands using colored pencils. The Writing Center will supply all materials. Newman Vertical Campus, room 8-185. More information and register here.

Tuesday, September 22, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
THE ASIAN AMERICAN / ASIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE @ CUNY
Across Continents: Transnational Asian/American Perspectives Seminar Series
CUNY Thomas Tam Visiting Professor, R. Benedito Ferrão, will lead this six-session in-person seminar series which examines representations of displacement, post/coloniality, and transnationalism. These works are predicated upon Afro-Asian, Indian and Atlantic Ocean, Asian diasporic, and lusospheric cultures and identity-making. More information and register here.

Wednesday, September 23, 9:00 – 10:15 AM
MARXE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Climate Week NYC 2026 Webinar | Clean Energy Supply Chains in the Era of Industrial Policy (virtual)
This panel will examine one of the defining challenges of the energy transition: how can countries strengthen energy security and domestic industries without slowing the deployment of affordable clean technologies? More information and register here.

Thursday, September 24, 12:30 – 2:30 PM
OFFICE OF THE PROVOST
2026 Faculty Convocation
All faculty are invited to this annual event where we honor and recognize faculty achievements, including career milestones, and present the Presidential Excellence Awards in Research, Teaching, and Service. Dr. Robert C. Smith will give the keynote address. Newman Vertical Campus, room 14-220. Lunch will be served. RSVP by September 18.

Friday, September 25, Application Deadline
OFFICE OF LEGAL AFFAIRS, LABOR RELATIONS, AND COMPLIANCE
Call for Volunteers 
The CUNY Center for Inclusivity and Equal Opportunity are seeking faculty and HEO volunteers to serve a one-year term in one or more roles within the hearing and appeal process established by CUNY’s Policy on Sexual Misconduct. Volunteers help to ensure that Title IX sexual-harassment matters are reviewed through a fair, impartial, and equitable process. Fill out an interest form here.

LOOKING FORWARD

Monday, September 28, 5:30 – 7:30 PM
MARXE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
2nd Annual Champion of Higher Education Award Lecture: “Enhancing the College Experience: Validating Students, Fostering Belonging, and Employing Humanizing, Culturally-Affirming Pedagogy”
In this lecture, Laura I. Rendón (University of Texas – San Antonio) draws on her foundational work on validation theory and sentipensante (sensing/thinking) pedagogy to show how faculty, staff, and administrators can reach out to students instead of waiting for students to come to them. More information and register here.

Tuesday, September 29, 1:00 – 2:00 PM
CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING & STUDENT DISABILITY SERVICES
Town Hall: CUNY’s Digital Accessibility Initiative (DAI) (virtual)
Laura Todd, CUNY Technology Trainer, will overview new accessibility standards for digital content, introduce CUNY’s self-paced course, “Designing for All: Digital Accessibility in Practice,” and help faculty and staff to troubleshoot and plan ahead. More information here. RSVP here.

Wednesday, September 30, Application Deadline
CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING & STARR CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Seminar on Career-Focused Pedagogy 
Please join us for a Seminar on Career-Focused Pedagogy to explore strategies for motivating students with authentic, purpose-driven assignments that deepen learning. All faculty, full- and part-time, are welcome to apply. Faculty who complete the seminar will be compensated $750 and awarded a Career-Focused Pedagogy Certificate. More information and apply here.

Wednesday, September 30, Application Deadline
THE ASIAN AMERICAN / ASIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE @ CUNY
2027 CUNY Faculty Research Support Program
AAARI’s Faculty Research Support Program is designed to support CUNY faculty in conducting research that seeks to answer critical questions about Asian American and Asian diasporic communities. AAARI will select five (5) applicants to receive up to $10,000 per award. Funds must be spent by the end of the Spring 2027 semester. More information and apply here.

Sunday, October 4, Registration Deadline
FACULTY AFFAIRS
14-Day Faculty Writing Challenge
The Faculty Writing Group is partnering with NCFDD to host our 2nd 14-Day Writing Challenge for all full-time faculty from October 12-25, 2026, and exclusive to Baruch! Sign up to make progress on your research and build faculty community. More information here. Register here.

ONGOING

CUNY BEYOND
CUNY’s Faculty Career-Connected Learning Resource Hub
This faculty-created hub provides easily-accessible tools and resources to help faculty from all CUNY campuses and all disciplines incorporate career-connected learning into their courses.

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Brightspace Office Hours 
Questions about Brightspace? The Educational Technology Office will host open office hours every Tuesday this fall in room H-655 of the Information & Technology Building for in-person support or join remotely via Zoom. Contact the Brightspace Transition Team at brightspace@baruch.cuny.edu or click here for more information.

MISHKIN GALLERY
People in the City: Modern Portraits from the Baruch College Art Collection
People in the City draws from photographs and prints in the permanent collection of Baruch College to look at how artists in the city have represented lovers, passersby, colleagues, and icons. Open now through December 11. Mishkin Gallery, 135 E. 22nd St. More information here.

STARR CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Faculty Blog Series: “This is How I Embed Career Readiness” 
Starr’s faculty blog series features Baruch faculty who have made career readiness a meaningful part of their teaching. In each post, faculty share how they embed career readiness into their courses.