Creative Campus Project Information Now Available Online
“Performing Diasporas: Identities in Motion,” a collaborative, campus-wide project and Baruch’s semi-finalist entry in the Creative Campus Innovation Grants competition is now online. The project brings together nationally known artists and multiple internal partners to integrate BPAC and the performing arts more deeply into the curriculum and life of the College. The website contains information about events, artists-in-residence, and teaching and learning related activities. You can visit the site here: http://blsciblogs.baruch.cuny.edu/performingdiasporas.
Last Chance to Help Baruch Reach the Top 10 in the Pepsi Challenge!
The Baruch Task Force on Sustainability has entered the Pepsi Challenge, a competition where organizations submit proposals for community improvement projects, with a proposal to implement a college-wide recycling program. Pepsi will fund ten projects with the most votes in each category at the end of April. Please place your vote for Baruch at www.refresheverything.com/baruchrecycles and encourage others to do the same! You can vote once a day at both the Pepsi site and the Pepsi Challenge Facebook page through tomorrow, April 30th.
CUNY General Education Conference Taking Place Next Week
The 6th annual CUNY General Education Conference will be taking place on Friday, May 7th at Kingsborough Community College. The competencies and requirements of General Education affect nearly every aspect of the academic mission that spans Baruch College's three schools, and the panels at the conference (with two presentations by colleagues from the Zicklin School) will present innovative new work and revisit ongoing debates in compelling new ways. To register for the Conference please click here.
2009-2010 Fiscal Year Purchasing Cut-Off Dates
Please note that in order to process purchase requisitions for the current fiscal year, the College will adhere to the following cut-off dates:
April 30, 2010: All 2009-2010 purchase requisitions for merchandise and services must be entered into the EPS (E-Procurement System). Purchases and payments related to pre-approved travel expenditures and/or pre-approved imprest fund reimbursements are exempted from this cutoff date.
June 15, 2010: All Staples orders must be entered online, after which all Staples accounts will be closed until the commencement of the new fiscal year on July 1, 2010.
The University’s 2009-2010 fiscal year ends June 30, 2010. All goods and services to be paid from this fiscal-year budget must be received at the College by the June 30th deadline.
Baruch Table Tennis Team Ranks #13 in the Nation
After an exciting weekend at the 2010 College Table Tennis Championships in Waukesha, Wisconsin, the Baruch College table tennis team's final standings placed them in the number 13 spot out of 24. For the full list of results, please click here.
Four Basketball Players Named Metro All-Stars
Four players from the Baruch College men’s and women’s basketball teams were named M.B.W.A//N.I.T. All-Stars at a dinner last Wednesday night in Tarrytown, New York. This year, Monique Salmon and Kalea Davis of the women’s basketball team were named All-Stars for the second consecutive year. On the men’s side, George Kunkel and Lionel Hilaire were each named All-Stars for their outstanding season in helping lead the Bearcats to the ECAC Metro Championship. Get the full story.
May 5, 12:00 - 1:30 pm | Information and Technology Building, Room 750, 151 E. 25th Street
Zicklin Leadership Speaker Series: Robert Glass
Please join us to meet Robert Glass, President, Loehmann's Holdings, Inc. The Speaker Series includes lunch, a formal presentation and an opportunity for students and alumni to speak with our prominent guest. RSVP online.
May 5, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Information and Technology Building, 7th Fl, 151 E. 25th Street
Social Media: Networking to Advance Your Career
SPA Career Services Office, the SPA Alumni Committee, and the Baruch College Alumni Relations Office will host a forum discussing business networking "net-iquette," how to engage your business network using social media, and the differences between "personal" and "business" social media. RSVP online.May 6, 6:00 - 8:00 pm | Information and Technology Building, Room 750, 151 E. 25th Street
Can We Use Corporate Governance to Combat Climate Change?
The Robert Zicklin Center Center for Corporate Integrity will host a panel discussion to explore the possibility of changing or adapting the way American corporations are governed so that businesses can begin to take more effective steps to lower greenhouse emissions and prevent global warming. More info
April 30: Engelman Recital Hall, Newman Vertical Campus, 55 Lexington Avenue
NYC Classical Guitar Society Presents Frederic Hand
The Grammy-nominated, Emmy-winning guitarist-composer is one of the most versatile and compelling guitarists performing today. More info
May 1: Engelman Recital Hall, Newman Vertical Campus, 55 Lexington Avenue
The 3rd Annual Indian Folk Arts and Food Festival
Join us for Indian folk dance, music, poetry, food and more at this day-long festival. More info
May 2: Engelman Recital Hall, Newman Vertical Campus, 55 Lexington Avenue
The CUNY New Music Festival
The CUNY New Music Festival is an initiative of the Brooklyn Composers Collective recognizing the strength, diversity, and integrity of music programs in the CUNY system. Each department features an abundance of ambitious performers, composers, and conductors collaborating with talented ensembles and orchestras to create exciting work that is captivating for its originality and impressive for its refinement. More info
May 6: Engelman Recital Hall, Newman Vertical Campus, 55 Lexington Avenue
Dreams of the Sun King, Music of the French Baroque
Acclaimed by the NY Times for its "vital performances" and “robust” playing, Repast is a collaboration of three period-instrument virtuosi presenting vivid renditions of music of the baroque era. More info
No-Fee Customer Service Training
Continuing and Professional Studies and the Office of Human Resources are pleased to announce no-fee customer service training for Baruch College employees. Each one-day session is scheduled from10:00 am – 4:00 pm on the 14th Floor of the Vertical Campus. Customer Service training sessions are available March - June 2010 as follows:
• Friday, May 14
• Thursday, May 27
• Friday, June 11
• Thursday June 17
Description: An experiential workshop that covers internal and external customer service, utilizing role-plays and participants' real life examples to enhance learning. Any staff member whose position requires using customer service skills is welcome to attend (i.e. student services staff, custodial staff, public safety staff, etc.).
Register with Leah Schanke in the Office of Human Resources. Please provide your name and choice of session date(s) in your message.
