Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

 

Message Archive

 

Thursday, March 14, 2019

 

This email is being sent to all members of the Baruch College faculty.

 

For an archive of announcements sent from the Associate Provost beginning June 2011, click here.

 

To submit an event for the Office of the Associate Provost’s weekly email, please click here.  Events must be submitted by noon on Wednesday of the week before the event takes place.

 

 

Coming next week to Baruch…

 

Tuesday, March 19

 

10:00 AM-1:00 PM, Newman Vertical Campus, 2-140

 

Faculty Workshop: The Art of Science Learning

 

The Lawrence N. Field Center for Entrepreneurship invites you to participate in a unique, hands-on workshop designed to expose you to how skills, processes, and experiences grounded in the arts (i.e., rapid prototyping, empathic listening iterative techniques grounded in ensemble rehearsal processes) can foster learning in non-artistic disciplines and domains. Used by more than 400 of America’s Fortune 500 companies, “arts-based learning” has emerged as a widely used approach to enhance creativity and accelerate innovation. The “Rehearsing Ideas” workshop is based on research funded by the NSF and offered by The Art of Science Learning’s founder/director, Harvey Seifter, who developed the world’s first arts-based STEM innovation curriculum. In his efforts to support arts-based learning, Seifter has also created a network of innovation incubators across the country. This event is sponsored by The Lawrence N. Field Center for Entrepreneurship.

 

RSVP: by 3/8/19 to marlene.leekang@baruch.cuny.edu. Space is limited.

 

 

12:00-2:15 PM, Newman Vertical Campus, 14-220

 

Humans, Algorithms and Ethics?

 

Panelists: Professors Yafit Lev-Aretz (Department of Law), Nizan Geslevich Packin (Department of Law) and Maria Blekher (Sy Syms School of Business)                           

 

The use of learning algorithms has grown dramatically in recent years and businesses have been quick to realize the monetization potential of big data analysis and automation.  Algorithms are used in crucial decision-making points, such as to sway hiring and admission decisions, set insurance premium rates, and even inform judicial rulings.  In a data-driven world, a lot can go wrong: Algorithmic decision-making could result in errors, bias, manipulation, and the risk of perpetuating social injustices.  This brave new world also means changes in human behavior and adjustments of currently entrenched social norms.  Comprising leading scholars in the field of law and technology, this panel is dedicated to unpacking the reciprocal influence of humans and algorithms and the importance of ethics in this ongoing relationship. This event is sponsored by The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity. For more information please click here.

 

RSVP: Register here.

 

 

1:00-2:00 PM, Newman Library, Room 320a

 

Boost Your Scholarly Profile

 

The faculty of the Newman Library and CUNY’s Scholarly Communications Librarian, Megan Wacha, will be hosting a workshop designed to help you boost your scholarly profile online and extend the reach of your scholarly work. In this workshop, you will learn how to make your work more visible in search engines by adding it to CUNY Academic Works, the university’s institutional repository. You will also learn how to build an online profile in platforms like Google Scholar. Common questions about different social media networks — including the benefits of submitting to Academic Works instead of Academia.edu – also will be addressed. By the end of the workshop, you will know how to make your scholarship easier to find and your profile more visible to your peers as well as to publishers. This event is sponsored by the Newman Library. For more information on this event, click here.

 

RSVP: https://baruch.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eflvhkKbDtqrsEZ

 

 

Wednesday, March 20

 

12:30-2:30 PM, Newman Vertical Campus, 14-269

 

Quantitative Research Questions

 

Professors Ted Joyce (Bert W. Wasserman Department of Economics & Finance), Don Waisanen (Marxe School of Public and International Affairs), Ron Whiteman (Department of Psychology)

 

As part of its SoTL (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning) initiative, the Center for Teaching and Learning is hosting an informal discussion focusing on the development of quantitative research questions. Some topics the session might include:

 

• • What are some examples of research questions that are best asked by using quantitative methods (vs. qualitative methods)?

 

• • What are the general challenges / pitfalls you’ve faced in developing your quantitative research question(s)?

 

• • How did you best move from an abstract research question to a concrete means for quantifying your measures of interest?

 

• • How has your awareness of quantitative data structure (various scales of measurement) helped inform how you frame / adjust your research question(s)?

 

For more information about this event click here.

 

7:30-9:30 PM, Newman Vertical Campus, The Rose Nagelberg Theater

 

CUNY Dance Initiative 5th Year Fest

 

An all-star roster of artists help the CUNY Dance Initiative (CDI) celebrate five years as a groundbreaking model for support in the dance field. Eleven NYC choreographers — all current and former CDI residents — showcase the breathtaking depth and scope of what dance is capable of expressing. Two singular programs present everything from site-specific performance, street dance, flamenco, and tap, to classical and contemporary dance.  For more information click here.

 

Runs through: March 20-23    Reserve tickets: here.

 

 

Looking forward…

 

 

Tuesday, March 26

 

5:45-7:30 PM, Newman Library Building, room 750

 

A Reading and Conversation with Gabrielle Bell, the Spring 2019 Harman Writer-in-Residence

 

Gabrielle Bell was born in England and raised in California. Her work has been selected many times for Best American Comics and she has contributed to The Believer, Vice Magazine and The New Yorker. The title story of Bell’s book, Cecil and Jordan in New York, has been adapted for the film anthology Tokyo! by Michel Gondry. Bell’s first full-length graphic memoir, Everything is Flammable, was nominated for the LA Times Book Prize. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. This free event  is co-sponsored by the Weissman School of Arts of Sciences and is open to the public.  For more information click here.

 

 

Wednesday, March 27

 

5:30 PM, Newman Vertical Campus, 14-270

 

The United States and Iran: The Past, Present, and Future of a Challenging Relationship

 

Join us for a discussion of the past, present, and future of the US-Iran relationship. Where do relations stand today? How did we get here and where are we going? How will the Trump administration’s decision to reimpose sanctions influence the future trajectory of US-Iran relations and the geopolitics of the Middle East? Are the United States and Iran on a collision course, or is there hope for cooperation? Panelist include: Ervand Abrahamian (Baruch College),  Simon Davis (Professor of History, CUNY Graduate Center), Omid Memarian (Deputy Director of the Center for Human Rights in Iran), Richard Nephew (Senior Research Scholar at the Columbia Center for Global Energy Policy and former Principal Deputy Coordinator for Sanctions Policy at the U.S. Department of State) and Nilo Tabrizy (Video Journalist, The New York Times). This event is sponsored by the Department of Political Science.

 

RSVP: for more information or to register visit usiran.eventbrite.com.

 

 

Wednesday, April 3

 

8:00-10:00 AM, Newman Library Building, room 750

 

Marxe Issues Public Policy Breakfast: Lessons from the Forever Wars: A Conversation with US Army War College Fellows,  Col. Mike Baim, Col. Vylius Leskys, Col. Trina Rice

 

The United States Army War College’s Eisenhower Series Program promotes candid dialogue between representatives from the Army’s senior educational institution and universities and civic organizations across the country. Our panelists will discuss their military careers and their views on American national security and leadership nearly twenty years after the 9/11 attacks and the start of the US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

 

RSVP: to register visit baruch.cuny.edu/marxeissues.

 

 

Friday, April 12

 

9:00 AM-5:30 PM, Newman Vertical Campus, 14-270

 

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA): 8-hour training, Douglas Medina

 

Similar to “First Aid” and CPR, “Mental Health First Aid” teaches individuals how to help those experiencing mental health challenges or crises. Baruch College in collaboration with the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Baruch College Honors Program, with the support of the Provost’s Office will train up to 30 higher education professionals, including faculty and staff. Trainings are free of charge. The trainings will be conducted by Douglas Medina, Associate Director, Honors Program and Certified Mental Health First Aid Instructor and it will focus on higher education populations. (Co-trainer TBD.) Attendees will be given a certificate upon completion of the training. MUST BE PRESENT FOR THE ENTIRE 8-hour TRAINING IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE CERTIFICATE. For more information about this event visit: https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/take-a-course/what-you-learn/

 

RSVP: to douglas.medina@baruch.cuny.edu. Seats are limited! RSVP by Friday, April 5, 2019, noting your department. Note that if you RSVP, you are expected to attend.

 

 

 

To submit an event for the Office of the Associate Provost’s weekly email, please click here.  Events must be submitted by noon on Wednesday of the week before the event takes place.

 

 

Vanessa Cano

 

Special Assistant to the Associate Provost

 

One Bernard Baruch Way

 

New York, NY 10010

 

Vanessa.Cano@baruch.cuny.edu

 

Phone: (646)660-6517 Fax: (646)660-6531