Baruch College Volleyball to Be Part of 2011 Division III Men's Invitational Volleyball Championship Final Four
The four teams for the 2011 Division III Men's Invitational Volleyball Championship (nicknamed the "Molten Final Four") have been confirmed for the final weekend of the Division III men's volleyball season scheduled to take place on April 15-16 in Rochester, New York. The three competing teams include Nazareth College, Springfield, and Carthage. More info
April 7, 5:30 pm: Information and Technology Building, Newman Conference Center, Room H-763, 151 E. 25th Street
Sacred Trash: The Lost and Found World of the Cairo Geniza
The Jewish Studies Center at Baruch College presents Peter Cole, poet and MacArthur Fellow; and Adina Hoffman, author of House of Windows: Portraits from a Jerusalem Neighborhood to discuss the significance of the 280,000 Jewish manuscript fragments found in Cairo. More info
April 12, 2:30 pm: Newman Vertical Campus, Room 14-285, 55 Lexington Ave
Task Force on Sustainability Spring 2011 Meeting
Come and discover how the Sustainability Task Force at Baruch College is implementing new and fresh strategies that may change the frame of mind of the student body and college faculty. All members of the Baruch College community are welcome to join the discussion on discuss current projects, rising issues, and future endeavors. Please RSVP to matthew.lepere@baruch.cuny.edu. More info
April 13, 5 pm: Information and Technology Building, Newman Conference Center, Room 750, 151 E. 25th Street
The Sixth Annual Burton Kossoff Business Leadership Lecture Series
Each year, the Kossof Business Leadership Lecture Series invites prominent business leaders to share their perspectives on the most pressing issues in business. This year's speaker is Leon Cooperman, chairman of Omega Advisors, a $6 billion equity hedge fund that he started in 1991. With annual returns averaging around 16%, his fund is considered to be one of the most bullish on Wall Street. Please RSVP to kinshasa.best@baruch.cuny.edu or call 646-660-6075. More info
April 14, 5 pm: Newman Vertical Campus, Room 14-270, 55 Lexington Ave
Sustainability and Information Technology Panel
The panel will focus on topics such as the carbon footprint of IT infrastructure; the relationship between social sustainability and IT; e-waste; and IT-enabled energy management. More info
April 14, 12:30 pm: Newman Vertical Campus, Room 5-160, 55 Lexington Ave
Dare to Engage: A Film Screening of A Jihad For Love
Baruch College continues the "Dare To Engage" conversation
focused on LGBT safety and inclusion on campus with a film screening and of A Jihad For Love, one of the very first documentaries to examine the occasional overlaps between Islam and homosexuality. More info
April 7, 4 pm & 6:30 pm: Engelman Recital Hall, Newman Vertical Campus, 55 Lexington Avenue
Math Encounters presents Symmetry, Art & Illusion
Join artist and author Scott Kim on a dazzling journey of exploration into the world of symmetry and art. Discover the surprising mathematical patterns behind the art, and see how the same patterns reappear in drawing, music, dance and animation. More info
April 8, 7 pm: Engelman Recital Hall, Newman Vertical Campus, 55 Lexington Avenue
Laura Stevenson and the Cans
Laura Stevenson got her start as a pick-up player in the Long Island
punk rock collective Bomb The Music Industry. During her tenure,
Stevenson began privately composing songs on the softer side of indie
rock and traditional folk. With the addition of Mike Campbell and Alex
Billig the group began playing as Laura Stevenson and the Cans. The band
has toured the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Western
Europe for the better part of the past year. More info
April 14, 2:45 pm: Engelman Recital Hall, Newman Vertical Campus, 55 Lexington Avenue
25th Anniversary of the Alexander String Quartet Residency at Baruch College
Baruch Performing Arts Center with the Weissman School of Arts & Sciences proudly presents the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Aaron Silberman Concert Series and the Alexander String Quartet at Baruch College with a special concert of the music of Haydn, Dvorák, and Shostakovich. More info
