Provost’s Newsletter: News and Updates from the Division of Academic Affairs for April 5, 2023

April 5, 2023

Dear Baruch Community:

As we approach Spring Recess, the Division of Academic Affairs has a bit less news than usual to share this week, but the newsletter below still includes some important updates. I anticipate we will be back more robustly with our next issue on April 19. Between now and then, I will be attending the American Council on Education Annual Meeting to learn from colleagues across the country about the latest in higher education policy; enrollment trends; best practices for supporting student, faculty, and staff success; and more. I look forward to sharing some key conference takeaways in the next issue.

Many members of our community celebrate cultural or religious holidays at this time of year. Others may not have a religious celebration but enjoy spending time with family when public schools may be closed. However you may acknowledge this time of year, I wish you peace, joy, and generosity.

Sincerely,

Dr. Linda Essig
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Campus Updates

Faith, Conflicts and Coalition Series Continues
The Sandra Kahn Wasserman Jewish Studies Center in collaboration with the Office of the Provost is hosting its fourth and final event in the Faith, Conflicts and Coalition Series. Join guest speakers Sander Gilman and Zhou Xun for an in-person discussion of their book ‘I Know Who Caused COVID-19’: Pandemics and Xenophobia. The event will take place on Monday, Apr. 17, 5:30 pm at the Newman Vertical Campus, Room 14-285. Please reach out to Carina D. Pasquesi for any questions.

Faculty Affairs

Faculty Profile Pages Open for Internal Review
Work on the faculty profile pages populated with data from Interfolio, CUNYfirst, and other systems continues as planned. Faculty are encouraged to verify the content of their pages and make the necessary adjustments in Interfolio before these pages become publicly available. Additionally, faculty will be able to hide some tabs from the public display by filling out a specific request form. Any faculty interested in previewing their own page should contact Interim Associate Provost Raquel Fich.

Student Success

2023 Locke Prizes
Baruch undergraduates are invited to submit their work for the Susan Locke Prizes in Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change. The prizes are funded by a generous gift from Professor Emerita Susan Locke (Psychology) with the intention to encourage Baruch students to engage in scholarly activities that address threats to the natural world and the climate change crisis.

Prizes will be awarded in two categories: research and art. Students may submit papers or artistic work relating to environmental sustainability, climate change, or wildlife conservation. Submissions are welcome from any discipline, and we particularly encourage interdisciplinary work where connections beyond the student’s own discipline can be seen clearly in the submission. Research submitted may be an honors thesis or independent study project or an assignment submitted in fulfillment of a relevant course. The submission deadline is Tuesday, May 16.

Please visit the Locke Prizes webpage to learn more and reach out to Locke Program Director Emily Johnson with any questions.

Teaching and Learning

Akademos Textbook Adoption Scholarships for Summer 2023
For the Summer 2023 term, Akademos will be awarding additional textbook scholarships for students at each CUNY college where the course material adoption rate is at or above 80% completion by Friday, Apr. 21, and if adoptions are complete, and cannot be marked as “no books required” unless they truly will not have course materials required in the course. Additionally, collecting course material adoptions early helps Akademos’s Supply Chain & Logistics Team source physical and print versions of texts prior to the start of the term. Let’s take advantage of this excellent opportunity to help our students save money on their course materials!

Research

Amplifying Faculty Research
The College’s Office of Communications, Marketing, and Public Affairs wants to amplify faculty accomplishments in research and creative activity. Please include the what, where, and when of your publication, presentation, exhibition, award, and so on in an email to facultynews@baruch.cuny.edu.

Data Science Research Cluster Kickoff Meeting
The first meeting of the data science research cluster will be held during the first week of May. At this kickoff event, faculty with research and grant activity related to the theme of this cluster will have an opportunity to meet each other and share their research interests. More information about this event will follow. If you would like to participate in this meeting and/or join this research cluster, please contact Interim Associate Provost Raquel Fich.

Stay Connected

Strategic Planning
You can follow progress on the Baruch College Community Strategic Planning process and submit comments and suggestions on the Strategic Planning page.

President Wu’s Blog
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