Mark Your Calendars: upcoming events at Baruch
March 21, 2019
Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
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Thursday, March 21, 2019
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Coming next week to Baruch…
Tuesday, March 26
12:30-2:00 PM, Weissman center conference room, 138 East 26th street
International Business Seminar Series, William Milberg (The New School)
Professor Milberg will present his work on the impact of globalization on the US economy. For more information on this event contact Prof. Lilac Nachum.
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.
Looking forward…
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.
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.
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Vanessa Cano
Special Assistant to the Associate Provost
One Bernard Baruch Way
New York, NY 10010
Phone: (646)660-6517 Fax: (646)660-6531