Announcements

Presidential Excellence Awards Nominations

The Awards Committee seeks nominations for the Presidential Excellence Awards for Distinguished Scholarship, Distinguished Teaching, and Distinguished Service. All full-time faculty members who have taught at Baruch for at least 4 years, with the exception of Distinguished Professors, are eligible for these awards. (Adjunct members of the faculty who have taught for a total of 6 semesters or more at Baruch are eligible for the Distinguished Teaching Award [Adjunct Faculty].)

Nomination letters are welcome from any member of the Baruch Community, including departmental executive committees, deans, chairpersons, colleagues, and students. We also invite self-nominations and nominations from Baruch alumni. To make a nomination, click on the Presidential Excellence Awards Nomination Form  or send your nominations to the Provosts’ Office: Attention: Presidential Excellence Awards Committee, Box B4-230. Deadline for nominations is Thursday, February 28, 2013. Nominations will NOT be accepted after this date. To learn more click here.

Hurricane Sandy Makeup Schedule Continues This Weekend



· Tuesday, October 30 classes will meet on Sunday, December 2

· Wednesday, October 31 classes will meet on Sunday, December 9

· Thursday, November 1 classes will meet onThursday, December 13.

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Professor Sethi Leads Creation of CSR-Sustainability Monitor^TM

Baruch College’s Weissman Center for International Business has created the CSR-Sustainability Monitor^TM that examines 560 CSR reports from national and international corporations.

Researchers at the Weissman Center for International Business, under the direction of University Distinguished Professor S. Prakash Sethi, have developed the CSR-Sustainability Monitor^TM which is an analytic framework for the systematic and objective evaluation of CSR reports. Reports were collected in 2011 and were reviewed in 2012. The scores were applied to 11 individual sections and weighted to provide a total score of 100. Scores for the Top CSR reports will be released during a launch event in January 2013. Read more.

Edward Goldberg to Present at 92^nd Street Y

Edward Goldberg, a professor in the Zicklin School of Business, will present “America in the Globalized World: Economics, Politics, Culture and Business” a course that examines how globalization has fundamentally changed our economy, our politics, the way we conduct business and our culture. The course is taught in four sessions at the 92nd Street Y, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The first session begins Jan. 15. Cost is $100. To register visit www.92y.org or call (212) 415-5500. Goldberg teaches at Zicklin Graduate School of Business, and is a member of the visiting faculty of University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business, and a member of the adjunct faculty of New York University’s Center for Global Affairs.

Sports

Men's & Women's Basketball Teams to Host Alumni Games on December 8

Admission to the two alumni and two varsity games are free of charge. Learn more.

Weekly Bearcat Results

· Men’s & Women’s Swimming Defeat York to Stay Undefeated in CUNYAC

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· Women’s Basketball Defeats Johns Hopkins (62-60) to Win Mike Durgala Memorial Tournament in Baltimore Learn more.

· Men's Basketball Routs Hunter (91-62), Shoots 64 Percent in 1st Half for CUNYAC win
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· Women's Basketball Defeats Rival Hunter (66-44), Every Player Scores in CUNYAC Win Learn more.

 

Baruch Performing Arts Center Events

Othello Film with Lawrence Fishburne, presented by the Joel Segall Great Works Reading Series, Engelman Recital Hall

Friday, November 30 @ 4 p.m.

Presented in association with Nat R. & Martha M. Knaster Charitable Trust & Aaron Shapiro ’49 LHD (HON.) ’89 and Michael Lobel. Free admission.  For more information, click here.

 

Movie Makers and Alpha Phi Delta present The First Annual Hollywood Film Festival, Engelman Recital Hall

Friday, November 30, @ 7:30 p.m.

Free admission. Call the Box Office for reservations at 646-312-5073. For more information, click here.

 

The Golden Land, presented by National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene, Nagelberg Theatre

Sunday, December 2 @ 2 p.m. & 6 p.m.

For more information, click here.

 

Renee Rosnes & Friends:  Milt Hinton Jazz Concert Series, Engelman Recital Hall

Monday, December  3 @ 7 p.m.

Free admission for Baruch Students and Faculty with school ID. Tickets are $25. For more information, click here.

 

Baruch Choir Holiday Concert, Engelman Recital Hall

Thursday, December 6 @ 6 p.m.

Free admission. For more information, click here.

 

Calendar

Dec. 3, 4 p.m., Presenting You and Your Businesses

Room 2-140, Newman Vertical Campus

This interactive workshop helps you develop your personal pitch so feel more confident talking about you and your business in a compelling way. Learn more.

 

Dec. 3, 6 p.m., Equity Financing

Room 2-140, Newman Vertical Campus

This workshop will explain the differences between equity and debt financing. The advantages and disadvantages of equity sources of capital will be discussed. Learn more.

 

Dec. 5, 2:30 p.m., Responding to Student Writing

Faculty Lounge (Room 763), Information & Technology Building

This roundtable will focus on the theory and practice of responding to student writing and will address pedagogical foundations and practical concerns (such as time management and workload). Learn more.

 

Dec. 5, 6 p.m., Debt Financing

Room 2-140, Newman Vertical Campus

The various sources of debt financing will be reviewed at this session. The role of the Small Business Administration (SBA) in debt financing will also be discussed. Learn more.

 

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. Learn more.

 

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

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.