Academic Affairs Events Calendar – beginning tomorrow February 21
February 20, 2025
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTS
All adjuncts are invited to join us for open office hours via Zoom with our guest Teresa Hurst from the Counseling Center. Teresa will cover how they help adjuncts to support students. Brightspace/Zoom help will also be available, and general Q&A. Register here.
Join this meeting of the Gender Studies FIG to share your perspectives on legal and policy challenges under the new administration and discuss strategies for advocacy. Speakers include Prof. Shawn Grant (Law) and Prof. Katherine Pence (History). Open to all Baruch faculty, staff, and students. Newman Vertical Campus, room 14-266. Register here.
Prof. Ryan Coughlan (Marxe School) interviews Dean Emeritus John Mogulescu about his book The Dean of New Things: Bringing Change to CUNY and New York City. Drawing from his nearly 50-year career at CUNY, Mogulescu shares candid insights about leading institutional change, creating two innovative colleges, developing the ASAP program, and advancing countless other programs to promote student success. Register here.
Please join the Provost Linda Essig and the Division of Faculty Affairs for an overview of the tenure and promotion process. There will be small group interactions with recently tenured/promoted faculty and general Q & A. Light lunch will be served. Newman Vertical Campus, room 14-250. Register here.
Tuesday, February 25, 12:30 – 1:30 PM
OFFICE OF EXPERIENTIAL AND COMMUNITY ENGAGED LEARNING
Research and Creative Inquiry Expo Workshop
Please encourage your students to participate in this one-hour workshop on student research, creative projects, and presentations. Downloadable flyer available here. Email creativeinquiryday@baruch.cuny.edu for more information.
Tuesday, February 25, 4:00 – 5:30 PM
CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
Humanizing the Classroom: Pedagogy in the Age of AI
Join Professor Casandra Silva Sibilin (York College) and the Baruch Center for Teaching & Learning for a conversation on the impact of AI on our pedagogies. Newman Vertical Campus, room 14-270. Register here.
Tuesday, February 25, 4:00 – 5:15 PM
WASSERMAN JEWISH STUDIES CENTER
Wartime North Africa: Jews, Muslims and Refugees Under Fascist Occupation (virtual)
In this talk, Prof. Sarah Abrevaya Stein, Director of the Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies, as well as the Viterbi Family Chair in Mediterranean Jewish Studies at UCLA, surveys the historical landscape of World War Two era North Africa, exploring histories of race laws, internment, forced labor, deportation, and the everyday experiences of the region’s Jewish children, women, and men. RSVP to Carina Pasquesi.
Join us for the launch of our Interdisciplinary Cross-School Colloquium and Speaker Series. This event, sponsored by the Office of the Provost, as well as all three Baruch schools, will kick-start a collaborative research space fostering growth, thought leadership, and a rich mentoring environment in these challenging times. Speakers include Professors Angie Beeman (Marxe), Ashley Gaskew (Marxe) and Tsedale Melaku (Management). Newman Vertical Campus, room 9-215. No RSVP required.
Prof. Colin Koutney (George Mason University) will present his working paper related to management disclosures about taxes. Newman Vertical Campus, room 14-270. RSVP to Prof. Yanrong Jia.
Thursday, February 27, 12:30 – 1:30 PM
NEWMAN LIBRARY
Zotero Citations Management Workshop (virtual)
This workshop, led by Prof. Josh Hartnett (Newman Library) provides a hands-on introduction to Zotero, a free open-source, citation management tool that allows you to collect, store, and organize information as you research, and to rapidly generate citations and bibliographies as you write. Register here.
Thursday, February 27, 12:30 – 1:45 PM
NARENDRA PAUL LOOMBA DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT
Omega Seminar Series
Dr. Vineet Goyal (Columbia University) will present his work “Distributionally Robust Newsvendor on a Metric,” in the Omega seminar. Newman Vertical Campus, room 9-215. No RSVP required.
Yasuo Kuniyoshi was the most important Asian American artist in the United States in the first half of the 20th Century, thanks to his individualistic painting style. Prof. Tom Wolf (Bard College) will present on the evolution of Kuniyoshi’s distinctive modernist style. More information here. Register here.
LOOKING FORWARD
The Political Science Colloquium welcomes Dr. Rachel Ann Hulvey, postdoctoral fellow, at the Harvard Belfer International Security and Columbia-Harvard China, and incoming Assistant Professor at Indiana University. Dr. Hulvey will present their talk on “Discourse Power: How China Gains Global Support for Its Vision of Cyber Order.” Sponsored by the Globus Seminar Fund. Newman Vertical Campus, room 5-210 or Zoom. Register here.
Join us for a Women’s History Month Community Event hosted by Baruch’s Black and Latino Studies Department with filmmaker Rosamary Berríos Hernández, Dr. Margarita Rosa (Black and Latino Studies) and Dr. Rojo Robles (Black and Latino Studies), organized by Black Studies Colloquium. Mishkin Gallery, 135 E. 22nd St. More information here.
Wednesday, March 5, 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
This one-day event brings together government officials, researchers, and students to discuss the contemporary issues and research focusing on immigration in urban communities. Commissioner Manuel Castro of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs will give the keynote address. Library and Technology Building, room 750. More information and register here.
Wednesday, March 5, 12:30 – 2:00 PM
Dr. Brian Mittendorf (Ohio State University) will present his working paper. He specializes in nonprofit accounting, managerial accounting, and the role of accounting in supply chain management. Newman Vertical Campus, room 14-280. RSVP to Prof. Yanrong Jia.
Thursday, March 6, 3:00 – 4:00 PM
ONGOING
Questions about Brightspace? Join the Educational Technology team for open office hours from 1:00 – 2:00 PM, every Tuesday, in-person (Information & Technology Building, room H-655), or Fridays via Zoom. January 21 through May 20, except during spring recess. Contact the Brightspace Transition Team at brightspace@baruch.cuny.edu for more information.
Apply for the CUNY Book Completion Award
The BCA invites proposals from faculty in the arts, humanities, and social sciences who are working on research projects they are developing into publishable book manuscripts. This grant program welcomes applications from faculty for book projects in the development and prospectus stage, as well as for manuscripts that have been accepted for publication and are nearing the completion and submission stage. Proposals are due by March 12, 2025. More information here.Please Share with Students: Open Call for Applications for the 2025 Velay Scholars Research Fellowship (VSURF) Program
We are excited to announce the open call for applications to the 2025 Velay Scholars Research Fellowship (VSURF) program. This prestigious program offers a ten-week summer research and professional development experience designed to immerse undergraduate students in cutting-edge research across various disciplines. Applications are due by March 21, 2025. Please share with students so we can have a diverse pool of applicants. If you have any questions or would like more information about the VSURF program, please feel free to reach out to Veer Shetty (veer.shetty@cuny.edu).
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.