Mark your calendar for these upcoming events, starting today, February 14
February 14, 2022
This week @ Baruch…
Monday, February 14
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM – CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
CTL Conversation: Have a Heart: Leading with Compassion and Empathy in the Classroom, speaker, Staff, CTL
How are you feeling so far this semester? In almost two years marked by societal trauma, the CTL has aimed to guide its approach by compassion and empathy—described by Cathy Davidson in May 2020 as “the single most important ingredient in designing [an] online course.” We would like to hear from you: how do you come up with effective ways to boost student morale and resilience? And how do you set boundaries and prevent burnout for yourself in the process? We can share some of our findings from doing empirical research at the CTL but would most of all like to brainstorm together based on what’s been working in the classroom. CTL Conversations offer faculty and staff a time to come together to virtually and informally workshop, brainstorm, and discuss topics related to teaching, with different topics each week. You are welcome to drop in for all or part of the session. Feel free to bring a snack and join the conversation! For more about this event and others, visit: https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/ctl/events/
- Register in advance HERE.
Tuesday, February 15
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM – CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
VOCAT Drop-in, speaker, Craig Stone, CTL
Interested in learning how to incorporate Vocat in your course? Already using Vocat but have questions about using it in different ways? Just have a question about course setup or project options? Drop into this support session for a few minutes or the full hour to get your Vocat questions answered. For more about this event and others, visit: https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/ctl/events/
- Register in advance HERE.
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Mindfulness as a Strategy for Improving Relationships and Reducing Stress, presenter, Lillian Eby, University of Georgia
The 2021-2022 Psychology Colloquium Series is delighted to present a talk from Dr. Lillian Eby, an Industrial-Organizational Psychologist at the University of Georgia. Research on the application of mindfulness to organizational settings has exploded. Most of this research takes an intrapersonal perspective, examining how mindfulness can improve individual outcomes. However, other disciplines document the potential interpersonal benefits of mindfulness. A conceptual model of the relational aspects of mindfulness will be presented along with a program of research aimed at examining the relational benefits. All are welcome. Undergraduate students in SONA-supported classes can receive 1.5 credits for attending and completing a summary. Registration is encouraged.
Wednesday, February 16
10:30 AM – 11:30 PM – CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
Spring 2022 Semester Check-in Session, speakers, Tamara Gubernat and Ron Whiteman, CTL
This informal online check-in session is an opportunity to connect with colleagues: to celebrate teaching successes and collectively work through any challenges that may arise. For more about this event and others, visit: https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/ctl/events/
- Register in advance HERE.
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
The Information Systems and Statistics Research Seminar Series, presenter, Jason Chan, University of Minnesota
Dr. Jason Chan will present “Shedding Light on the Dark: The Impact of Legal Enforcement on Darknet Transactions.” Dr. Chan is the Lawrence Fellow Associate Professor of Information & Decision Sciences at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. He holds an interest towards research that has relevant business and policy insights on emerging phenomenon relating Internet platforms and social outcomes, in various areas including healthcare, crime, financial well-being, education, and labor economics. In his research, he adopts a variety of quantitative methods including econometric modeling, experiments and technical methods, to extract meaningful relationships that lies within datasets. His work has been published in top academic journals and conferences such as Information Systems Research, Management Science, MIS Quarterly.
- ZOOM LINK: https://baruch.zoom.us/j/5756942273
- PASSCODE: 2273
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Racial Imaginaries, Classification Schemas, and Place in Puerto Rico and among Puerto Ricans in the Continental USA, presenter, Hector R. Cordero-Guzman, Marxe School of Public and International Affairs
Join the Black Studies Colloquium for a workshop and discussion of Professor Hector R. Cordero-Guzman on “Racial Imaginaries, Classification Schemas, and Place in Puerto Rico and among Ricans in the Continental USA.” Professor Cordero-Guzman’s work critiques the controversial New York Times piece, “More Hispanics Declaring Themselves White.” This event will be moderated by Professor Rojo Robles (Black and Latino Studies). Please use this link to register for the event and receive a copy of the text.
Thursday, February 17
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM – CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
CTL Conversation: Webcam Alternatives for Classroom Participation, speaker, Staff, CTL
How You may have seen or heard about new guidance from the university about having students on camera during live class sessions. Simply summarized, faculty may not require students to turn on their cameras, they must obtain consent from students to be recorded, and they must inform students of these things both in the syllabus and in person. In this conversation, we will have an open discussion about how to meet the requirements in a way that aligns with your course goals. We welcome your experiences and the strategies you’ve used to make your class sessions more active and student-centered, with or without cameras on. CTL Conversations offer faculty and staff a time to come together to virtually and informally workshop, brainstorm, and discuss topics related to teaching, with different topics each week. You are welcome to drop in for all or part of the session. Feel free to bring a snack and join the conversation! For more about this event and others, visit: https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/ctl/events/
- Register in advance HERE.
Friday, February 18
10:00 -11:00 AM – CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
What’s New in Zoom: Quizzes and Polling speaker, Catherine Kawalek, CTL
Explore the quizzes and polling features in Zoom. For more about this event and others, visit: https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/ctl/events/.
- Kindly register in advance HERE.
1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Supporting First Generation College Students, discussion led by, Anna D’Souza, Marxe School of Public and International Affairs
Sponsored by The Office of the Provost, this Virtual Teach-In will be led by Dr. Anna D’Souza, the Provost Innovation Fellow on Inclusive Teaching and Associate Professor at the Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International Affairs. Our panelists are recent and well-established Baruch Alumni and Staff who were the first in their families to complete college. Our moderators will be current first generation college students. Together, we will listen, reflect, and connect; we will explore small ways in which we all can make a difference.
Looking forward…
Tuesday, February 22
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Zotero Workshop, presenter, Prof. Joseph Hartnett, Newman Library
This workshop provides a hands-on introduction to Zotero, a free open-source, bibliographic citation management tool that allows you to collect, store and organize information as you research, and to rapidly generate citations and bibliographies with your word processor in a variety of styles as you write. You will learn to install Zotero, capture items into your personal library, generate in text citation and bibliographies, sync to the cloud, and utilize many of the software’s functions.
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
The New Baruch Strategic Plan and Climate Change, presenters, Baruch Climate Action Collaborative and Baruch Task Force on Sustainability
The Baruch Climate Action Collaborative and the Baruch Task Force on Sustainability invite you to join us to discuss the next Baruch Strategic Plan and climate change education. NYU and Columbia University have robust climate programs preparing students for future challenges and growing career opportunities. Baruch students are likely to stay in NYC, and most will return to home neighborhoods; historically disadvantaged and minority communities most vulnerable to predicted climate impacts. Federal and state investments in decarbonizing the economy are spurring job growth in renewable energy and climate change mitigation and resilience. Baruch students need academic programs to prepare them for jobs and leadership roles geared towards tackling climate change and its impacts. We have an opportunity to create the interdisciplinary climate education our students deserve to help them contribute to a vibrant and equitable NYC, nation and planet.
Wednesday, February 23
10:30 AM – 11:30 PM – CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
Spring 2022 Semester Check-in Session, speakers, Tamara Gubernat and Ron Whiteman, CTL
This informal online check-in session is an opportunity to connect with colleagues: to celebrate teaching successes and collectively work through any challenges that may arise. For more about this event and others, visit: https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/ctl/events/
- Register in advance HERE.
Saturday, February 26
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Walking Tour: Public Art in Gramercy, speakers, Alaina Feldman and Alexandra Tell, Mishkin Gallery
While Gramercy Park is often thought of as an exclusive neighborhood, this walking tour visits several significant public art works on and around the Baruch College campus that challenge such exclusivity. Through these works, which span from the early 20th century to the contemporary, the tour foregrounds accessibility—asking how and for whom public art is made, and what makes a work truly public. The tour stops include the Mishkin Gallery’s New Deal-era building—formerly the New York Domestic Relations Court Building—designed by Charles B. Meyers with façade reliefs by H.P. Camden (1939); “Brier Patch,” Hugh Hayden’s installation in Madison Square Park (2022); Kindred McLeary’s Works Progress Administration-sponsored murals of New York City life located in the Madison Square Station Post Office (1939); and Martin Wong’s “Traffic Sign for the Hearing Impaired” (1991), installed outside P.S. 347 – The American Sign Language School. For more information, click here.