Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Message Archive

Thursday, April 4, 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.

Coming next week to Baruch…
Tuesday, April 9
12:30-2:00 PM, Weissman Center conference room, 138 East 26th street
International Business Seminar: Entry Timing in a Fragmented Industry: Bandwagon Effects, Mutual Forbearance, and Strategic Groups, Naomi Gardberg, Xiaoli Yin
Baruch Professors, Naomi Gardberg and Xiaoli Yin, along with Memet Ghent, will present a paper entitled “Entry Timing in a Fragmented Industry: Bandwagon Effects, Mutual Forbearance, and Strategic Groups.” Owing to the generosity of the Weissman Center, lunch will be served. For more information contact Prof. Lilac Nachum.
Thursday, April 11
12:30-2:30 PM, Newman Vertical Campus, 14-266
Business Opportunities in the Context of Climate Change,  Laetitia De Marez, Director of Climate Analytics, New York
Laetitia De Marez, Director of Climate Analytics, New York, is a policy analyst who has been active in UNFCCC negotiations since 2003. Ms. De Marez specializes in climate finance and adaptation, as well as in readiness and mitigation actions by developing countries. She has been technical adviser to the Alliance of Small Island States on climate finance since 2010.
RSVP: to register click here.
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.
Looking forward…
Tuesday, April 16
12:30-2:30 PM, Newman Library Building, Room 763
Human Perception of Climate Change: Evidence from Twitter for Shifting Baselines,  Professor Frances C. Moore, Department of Environment Science & Policy University of California, Davis, Director of Climate Analytics
Frances C. Moore, lead author of a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examining over 2 billion Twitter posts to understand the public’s perception of climate change, and acceptance of extreme weather as normal. Prof. Moore uses econometric analysis and economic modeling to assess economic and social impacts of climate change and assesses adaptability to climate impacts.
RSVP: to register click here.
Thursday, April 18
12:30-2:00 PM, Newman Library, Rackow Conference Room, rm. 750
Robert C. Weaver Presidential Lecture Series: Leading from the Center, Ajay Nair (President, Arcadia University)
In celebration of our 50th anniversary, Baruch College proudly introduces the Robert C. Weaver Presidential Lecture Series. Robert C. Weaver, PhD, was Baruch’s first president and the first African American appointed to a U.S. cabinet position. In honor of his legacy, this lecture series will focus on diversity and leadership. The inaugural lecture, “Leading from the Center,” will be delivered by Arcadia University President Ajay Nair, PhD. Focusing on higher education’s mission in the 21st century and what it takes to be influential in the current context, attendees will come away inspired to take action. Dr. Nair is a nationally recognized expert in student affairs issues and an accomplished scholar of social justice, race, and ethnicity. He is the first person of color to be appointed president at Arcadia and is among the first college or university presidents of Indian-American descent in the U.S.
RSVP: to register please click here. Lunch will be provided.
12:30-2:00 PM, Newman Vertical Campus, 14-270
Grantseeking Strategies for the Humanities and Art Workshop, Daniel Siepmann, Office of Award Pre-Proposal Support at the Research Foundation
SPAR’s featured workshop this semester will be conducted by the Research Foundation’s Office of Award & Pre-proposal Support. The workshop will focus on how to seek for funding opportunities in the Humanities and Arts.
RSVP: email Ana Alas Iglesias or call 646.312.2209
Monday, April 29
1:00-2:30 PM, Newman Library Building, Room 750
What Makes A Great Entrepreneur, Jason Feifer, Editor-in-chief, Entrepreneur magazine
Jason Feifer, Editor-in-chief, Entrepreneur magazine, and host of the entrepreneur-focused podcast “Problem Solvers”, talks about the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs.
RSVP: is required. Click here to register.
Wednesday, May 1
12:30-2:30 PM, Newman Library Building, Room 763
Environmental Journalism and the Climate Crisis: The Stakes for Democracy,  Stacy Feldman, Co-Founder and Executive Editor, InsideClimate News
Stacy Feldman is co-founder and executive editor of InsideClimate News. In 2007, she helped launch the news organization. From 2008-2010, she was its energy reporter and foreign editor, reporting extensively on clean energy technologies, forestry issues and the United Nations climate change negotiations. InsideClimate News is a non-profit and non-partisan news organization, focusing on environmental journalism. The publication writes that it “covers clean energy, carbon energy, nuclear energy and environmental science—plus the territory in between where law, policy and public opinion are shaped.” InsideClimate News won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting.
RSVP: to register click here.
Thursday, May 9
12:30-2:30PM, NVC Main Gym, Level 2B
Creative Inquiry Day
The Honors Program and the Bernard L. Schwartz Communication Institute eagerly await this year’s Creative Inquiry Day! This spirited day of intellectual engagement and collegiality provides an invaluable opportunity for our students to participate in a community of ideas, articulate the exigency of their research in the world beyond the classroom, broaden their scholarly, professional, and personal communication skills, take risks, and have fun. Please encourage your students to register no later than May 5; all research and creative endeavors are welcome! We hope you’ll join us in celebrating undergraduate scholarship, creativity, and engagement. For more information, please visit https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/creativeinquiryday/.
RSVP: to register please click here.

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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