Academic Affairs Events Calendar – beginning tomorrow March 27

March 26, 2026

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, March 27, 1:00 – 3:00 PM
PEDAGOGY AND ONLINE PROGRAMS & STUDENT DISABILITY SERVICES
Drop-in Hours: Title ADA and WCAG (hybrid)
Student Disability Services (SDS) and Pedagogy & Online Programs (POP), a division of Academic Affairs, will be co-hosting Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) drop-in hours. Ask questions about WCAG and seek guidance in implementing revisions to existing digital materials used in courses, on public facing websites, and sent by email. Attend in person, Library & Technology Building, room H-655, or via Zoom. For a full list of upcoming drop-in hours or to register for a session, click here.

Tuesday, March 31, 12:30 – 1:45 PM
NARENDRA PAUL LOOMBA DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT
Omega Seminar Series
Professor Nymisha Bandi (Stony Brook University) will present her work, Discounting or Add-On Bundling? Field Experiments for Healthy and Unhealthy Snacks.” Newman Vertical Campus, room 9-215.  No RSVP required.

Tuesday, March 31, 1:00 – 2:30 PM
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Asynchronous Testing with Brightspace: Settings, Security, and Best Practices (virtual)
This workshop will guide you through configuring Brightspace for secure and effective asynchronous testing, covering essential settings and options that address concerns such as academic integrity, cheating prevention, and other common challenges. No RSVP required. More information here. Join Zoom here.

LOOKING FORWARD

Monday, April 13 – Friday, April 26
FACULTY AFFAIRS
14-Day Faculty Writing Challenge 
Join the Faculty Writing Group and NCFDD for our first ever 14-Day Faculty Writing Challenge! The Challenge gives full-time faculty an opportunity to reconnect with their writing projects every weekday and build community. Full-time faculty can sign up here by April 5!

Tuesday, April 14, 12:30 – 1:45 PM
WEISSMAN CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
181th Mitsui Lunch-time Forum
The Mitsui Lunch-time Forum brings industry leaders to you! Join us for an inspiring conversation: “From Classroom to Career: Thriving in an AI Driven World,” led by Yash Upadhyay (WCIB Advisory Council Member & Founder of WCIB Allies Program). Information and Technology Building, room 750. More information here.

Tuesday, April 14, 12:30 – 1:30 PM
FACULTY AFFAIRS
Identity Management Workshop for Faculty Researchers (virtual)
Learn to utilize a unique digital identifier (ORCiD) to boost the visibility of journal publications. Additionally, we will demonstrate how tools like Google Scholar and Web of Science can be leveraged to track and analyze publications. Speakers include: Paolo Gujilde (ORCiD), Associate Provost Raquel Fich, and Prof. Michele Costello (Library). Register here.

Tuesday, April 14, 4:00 – 7:00 PM
FACULTY AFFAIRS
Adjunct Faculty Social  
All adjunct faculty are invited to an in-person Adjunct Faculty Social! Join us for snacks and socializing; get to know some of your colleagues. We will also have staff available from Brightspace, CTL, SACC, Starr, and more to answer your questions. Newman Vertical Campus, room 14-270. RSVP here.

Thursday, April 16, 12:30 – 1:30 PM
POLITICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM
Inventing Parties Through the Force of Logic  
The Political Science Researh Colloquium welcome Prof. Dongxian Jiang (Fordham University) for this Globus Funds seminar, “Inventing Parties Through the Force of Logic: Zhang Shizhao on Deliberation and Party Politics in China, 1911-12.”  Newman Vertical Campus, room 5-210.  RSVP here.

ONGOING

EXPERIENTIAL AND COMMUNITY ENGAGED LEARNING
Nominate Students for the 4th Annual CUNY-wide Undergraduate Research Celebration
The fourth annual CUNY-wide Undergraduate Research Celebration will be held on Tuesday, May 26 (at John Jay College). Faculty in all fields are encouraged to nominate Baruch undergraduate students who have completed or are currently working on individual and/or group research projects to have their work displayed at the May 26 Celebration. Faculty may only nominate one student or group project. Selected students’ attendance at the event is mandatory. (Please discuss your nomination with them beforehand.) Faculty mentors are also welcome to attend and support their students if their project is selected. Click this link for the 2026 Faculty Nomination Form. The deadline to submit the form is March 31. Please contact Anthony Maniscalco at ExCEL@Baruch.cuny.edu if you have questions.

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.

STARR CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Career-Focused Pedagogy in Brightspace 
The Starr Career Development Center’s award-winning Career-Focused Pedagogy Brightspace Site aims to better equip Baruch undergraduate faculty from all disciplines, teaching modalities, and class sizes, in embedding career-connect learning. Classroom resources and asynchronous training available here.

Career-Focused Pedagogy Copilot 
As part of Starr’s continued efforts to better support faculty, they have created a Career-Focused Pedagogy Copilot. This AI tool assists faculty explore and implement career-focused pedagogical strategies by offering guidance and resources. Access Copilot here.