Announcements

Angela Anselmo Receives NASPA Award

Baruch College’s Dr. Angela Anselmo, is receiving the 2012-2013 NASPA Excellence Award in the Administrative, Assessment, Information Technology, Fundraising, Professional Development category.  Every year, NASPA, the association for the advancement, health, and sustainability of the student affairs profession, recognizes the contributions of members who are transforming higher education through outstanding programs, innovative services, and effective administration.  Dr. Anselmo is the Director of the Percy E Sutton SEEK Program that provides Baruch students with the advisement and resources to succeed in college. Congratulations Angela! To read more about Angela Anselmo, click here.

CCI’s Conference on Corporate Communication 2013 Call For Papers and Proposals

Corporate Communication International is hosting the 2013 Corporate Communication Conference, from June 4 through June 7 at Baruch College. CCI's 12th annual international conference gathers speakers from industry and universities in a collegial environment to exchange ideas and information on relevant issues facing the corporate communication profession. The conference seeks submissions for papers and proposals focusing on applied corporate communication and implications for practice as well as concepts, frameworks, and theories that further corporate communication performance as a management function. The deadline for submissions is December 15, 2012. CCI encourages submissions from practitioners, scholars, doctoral candidates and graduate students for original research, case studies, panel discussions, workshops, or complete sessions devoted to an issue. For more information, click here.

Professor David Gruber’s Research Featured on National Geographic

Professor David Gruber teaches biology and environmental science and has a passion for scuba diving.  He recently went on a scientific expedition in the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific searching for novel biological fluorescence on coral reefs. His work was captured by National Geographic and is now available for viewing online on the National Geographic Channel.  To learn more about David Gruber’s research, click here.  To watch the video, click here.

Baruch College Holiday Party December 19

President Mitchel Wallerstein invites you to celebrate the year’s accomplishments during The Annual Baruch College Holiday Celebration 3:30 – 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, December 19; Rooms 14-220 and 14-250 in the Newman Vertical Campus. Eclectic cuisine, music and mingling. Wine, beer and drinks will be served. Glatt Kosher Options available.

Sports

Men’s Basketball Knocks Out Yeshiva

The Baruch College Bearcats needed a big second half run to defeat the Maccabees of Yeshiva University, 76-63, in a non-conference game played on Thursday night in the ARC Arena. Learn more.

Women’s Basketball Runs Past Bloodhounds

Eight different players scored at least 7 points to lead the Baruch College Bearcats to a 75-46 CUNYAC road victory over the Bloodhounds of John Jay College of Criminal Justice on Saturday afternoon at the Doghouse. Learn more.

ECAC Winter Swimming Championship: Men Finish 8^th, Women 9^th

The relay team of Rose Lee, Julia Sung, Sally Lim, and Alyssa Lubrino finished in sixth place at the 200 Yard Medley Relay with a time of 1:55.12. The entire relay time broke a school record. Learn more.

Men's & Women's Basketball Teams to Host Alumni Games

The men’s and women’s basketball teams will host alumni games on Saturday, December 8, in a home basketball doubleheader in the ARC Arena. Learn more.

 

Baruch Performing Arts Center Events

Baruch Choir Holiday Concert, Engelman Recital Hall

Thursday, December 6 @ 6 p.m.

Under the direction of Professor Teresa Parker of Baruch College’s Fine and Performing Arts Department, the Baruch Choir presents their annual December holiday concert, including the annual sing-a-long.  Free admission. For more information, click here.

Of Mice and Men by The Acting Company , Nagelberg Theatre

Thursday, December  6 @ 7 p.m. (Family Reception); Friday, December  7 @ 8 p.m.;  and Saturday, December 8 @ 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer John Steinbeck’s tale of two drifters is one of the most widely read stories in America.  Written as both a novella and a script for a play, Of Mice and Men tells the tragic story of two California migrant ranch workers during the Great Depression. Tickets are $49.50. For more information, click here.

Ana Vidovic, NYC Classical Guitar Society International Artist Series, Engleman Recital Hall

Friday, December 7 @ 8 p.m.

The Washington Post calls Ana Vidovic, “… virtually immaculate — detailed, precise and polished. But this was no mere virtuosic display. Vidovic’s playing is nuanced and intensely personal, both deeply felt and deeply thought.”  $25 General Admission; $20 Students, Seniors, and NYCCGS members. For more information, click here.

Cindy Blackman Santana Trio Concert, Engleman Recital Hall

Monday, December 10 @ 7:30 p.m.

Cindy is a virtuoso drummer whose artistry spans the realms of jazz and rock, creating magnificent musical time and space since the beginning of her career as a busking street performer in New York City in the 1980’s through present.  Tickets are $30 General Admission; $15 CUNY Students and Faculty. For more information, click here.

Calendar

Dec. 6, 6 p.m., Planning the Launch

Room 2-140, Newman Vertical Campus

This workshop is intended to aid participants to systematically create a project plan and a timeline for all the tasks that need to be completed before their business can start operating. Learn more.

 

Dec. 11, 6 p.m., “Translation Matters,” lecture by Edith Grossman

Engelman Recital Hall, Newman Vertical Campus

Edith Grossman is the author of the critically acclaimed Why Translation Matters (Yale University Press, 2011). She has been the recipient of awards and honors including Fulbright, Woodrow Wilson, and Guggenheim Fellowships, the PEN Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation, an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Queen Sofía Translation Prize, and induction into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Learn more.

 

Dec. 12, 6 p.m., Managing Your Company’s Finance

Room 2-140, Newman Vertical Campus

Participants will explore simple ways to set up record-keeping systems, develop budgets and generate reports that will help them control costs, improve cash flow and contribute to the ongoing strategic planning for their businesses. Learn more.