Academic Affairs Events Calendar – beginning tomorrow Friday, January 24

January 23, 2025

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, January 24, 2:00 – 3:00 PM
FACULTY AFFAIRS
Open Office Hours for Adjuncts (virtual)
Norene Leddy, Director of Faculty Affairs, is continuing biweekly open office hours for adjunct faculty. These open office hours are optional and provide an opportunity for adjunct faculty to meet with Ms. Leddy to discuss any questions/concerns. Brightspace and Zoom support are also available. Register here.

Thursday, January 30, 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.

LOOKING FORWARD

Wednesday, February 5, 3:00 – 4:00 PM

CUNY WEBINAR SERIES

Innovative Alternatives to Traditional Assessments in STEM Courses (virtual)
The first webinar of CUNY’s Spring Webinar Series for Online Instruction will focus on alternatives to traditional assessments in STEM courses. Register here.

Thursday, February 6, 12:30 – 2:15 PM
BARUCH FACULTY SENATE
Baruch Faculty Senate Plenary
The Senate assembles once on the first Thursday every month during the academic year in order to address issues of importance to the Baruch community. Newman Vertical Campus, room 14-250. To attend via zoom, register here.

Thursday, February 6, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
MISHKIN GALLERY
Filmmaker Luis Arnías in conversation with Dr. Rojo Robles (virtual)
Please join us for a conversation between filmmaker Luis Arnías (Bisagras, 2024) and Dr. Rojo Robles (Department of Black and Latino Studies), in conjunction with Mishkin Gallery’s film festival, “Roots and Tides: Black Cinemas in the Caribbean Basin,” curated by Dr. Robles. More information here. Register here.M

ultiple Dates: February 25/March 11 or February 28/March 14
CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
Baruch CTL’s Open Educational Resources Seminar (virtual)
Want to explore teaching with open and/or zero-cost resources and learn about the Creative Commons and open-source digital tools? Join the Baruch CTL’s Open Educational Resources Seminar, a paid faculty opportunity, led by Pamela Thielman and Katherine Tsan (CTL). Register by Wednesday, February 12. More information and register here.

ONGOING

OFFICE OF THE PROVOST

Nominations for the Presidential Excellence Awards

The Presidential Excellence Awards Committees seek nominations for the Presidential Excellence Awards for Distinguished Scholarship, Distinguished Teaching, and Distinguished Service. Winners will receive an honorarium and a certificate. The deadline for nominations is February 13. More information here. Submit your nominations here.

OFFICE OF EXPERIENTIAL AND COMMUNITY ENGAGED LEARNING
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.

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.