Bearcat Buzz – November 18, 2022

November 24-27: College is closed

Sign up for appointments today. How to schedule: www.ouryear.com, school code 87182. Questions? 1-800-OUR-YEAR™ (687-9327), Monday–Friday, 9:00a.m.–4:00p.m. Portraits will be taken in your Business Attire, and Cap & Gown. Cap & Gown attire will be provided. Don’t forget that you can use these portraits for your Professional Networking and Job Search sites. Appointments are limited – Schedule today! For more information visit the Student Life website.

Our free immigration lawyer services are up and running. The Undergraduate Student Government provides currently registered undergraduate students with the opportunity to speak with an immigration lawyer twice a semester.  Appointments can be scheduled for the Fall 2022 semester.Please make an appointment on the Student Life website.

This year, The Office of Undergraduate Advisement & Orientation has launched a Peer Advising Program in NVC 5-215. Peer advisors will be able to provide students with guidance on understanding the Baruch Curriculum & Academic Policies.

•    Understanding the Degree Maps
•    Reading your DegreeWorks Audit
•    Information on Majors & Minors
•    Formulating 3- Semester Plans
•    How to search & register for classes on CUNYfirst (Navigating Schedule Builder)

Drop-In Hours
Mondays: 12:00- 3:30p.m.
Tuesdays: 12:00- 3:30p.m.
Wednesdays: 12:00- 3:00p.m.
Thursdays: 11:00a.m.- 5:00p.m.
Fridays: 11:00a.m.-3:00p.m.

The Counseling Center offers free and confidential individual and group counseling and Support sessions. Through culturally-responsive and trauma-informed counseling and psychological services, the Counseling Center assists students in achieving their academic and personal goals:

Individual Counseling
Please visit the Counseling Center’s website or email Counseling@Baruch.cuny.edu.

Group Counseling
Are you struggling with a new transition, feeling lonely, wanting to make new connections or having trouble in your relationships? The Counseling Center is offering two groups called Relationship to Self and Others, during 2022-2023. The groups are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:00 -2:00 p.m. on Zoom. To participate, in the Tuesday group, please email Irene.Merring@Baruch.cuny.edu, to participate in the Thursday group, please email Tina.Lee@Baruch.cuny.edu.

Fridays 2:00 p.m. via Zoom starting September 16.

Dear Black students,

In light of the recent events of racial violence and injustice towards Black, African American and African descendant communities, the Baruch College Counseling Center would like to remind you of and invite you to join Black Mental Health Matters. These support sessions aim to foster and support the growth, networking, collaboration, success, and well-being of Black Students. Past topics have included:

• Self-care during the pandemics (Covid-19 and Racism)  
• Being Black at Baruch  
• Intersecting Identities  
• BLM Movement and Advocacy  
• Power and privilege  
• Finding motivation  
• Coping with loss  
• Social distancing   
• Remote learning  
• Developing community  
• Power dynamics in and out of the classroom  
• Microaggressions  
• Food/Housing/financial insecurities

…and much more. If you are a Black student who is interested in finding a safe space to meet and talk with others who may have similar experiences, then these support sessions are for you. These support sessions are led by two Black Psychologists, Dr. Jael Amador and Dr. Gary Dillon, who work from a social justice and multicultural framework. We meet on Fridays at 2 pm.  

To participate in these support sessions, send an email to Dr. Jael Amador at Jail.Amador@baruch.cuny.edu from your Baruch student email account and we will send you the Zoom link.

In solidarity and support,
Drs. Amador & Dillon

Note: In a previous version of this post, it was brought to our attention that we used offensive language. Despite our intent, we acknowledge that our impact was hurtful. For that, we offer to you all our sincerest apologies and a commitment to continue to learn and grow as we continue our work. We have also corrected our communications on all platforms.

The Presidential Excellence Awards Committees seek nominations for the Presidential Excellence Awards for Distinguished Scholarship, Distinguished Teaching, and Distinguished Service. The Presidential Excellence Awards are given to faculty members to stimulate and reward outstanding achievement and to enhance the College as a center of excellence.

For the scholarship award, the letters of nomination should indicate the significance of the candidate’s scholarship or creative activity to her or his field.
For the teaching award, the nomination should describe the outstanding achievements in instruction. In keeping with the college’s 2018-2023 Strategic Plan, the Awards Committee will be looking for evidence of both innovation and effectiveness in the in-person or virtual classroom.

For the service award, the nomination should include a description of the outstanding service. Consistent with our Strategic Plan, service in support of diversity, inclusion, and cultural competency will receive special emphasis by the Awards Committee.
To nominate someone, click on Presidential Excellence Awards Nomination Form or email your nominations to thuyen.nguyen@baruch.cuny.edu.

The deadline for nominations is Friday, February 10, 2023. Nominations will not be accepted after this date. If you have any questions email Callie Nguyen at thuyen.nguyen@baruch.cuny.edu.

Join us for a 30-minute weekly Monday lunchtime reset to slow down, get present, and be intentional in a safe space and in community with your peers as we mindfully set the tone to move through the week. Hosted by Baruch’s Office of Health & Wellness and the CUNY DEI Incubator. If you have any questions email joy.allison@baruch.cuny.edu

Every Monday at 12:00p.m. until the end of the semester.
Register today!

December 13 l 2nd floor, Newman Vertical Campus

Join the Office of the Health and Wellness. Come to taste healthy food, have your body fat composition tested, and learn strategies to manage your health.

December 1st and 15th | 12:30 – 1:30p.m.
NVC, Gym Level B3, Racquetball Court B

The Office of Health and Wellness presents fitness training sessions with a certified strength and conditioning specialist and certified nutrition specialist.
Learn how to properly perform squats, planks, manage or lose weight, maintain confidence, and much more!

For more information email Joy.allison@baruch.cuny.edu

Friday, December 9 l 12:00 – 1:00p.m.
Location: @baruchpaws

Learn about how your brain copes with grief and why it take time to heal, the 7 stages of grief after death and find out if the grief ever goes away. For more information email alise.eramian@baruch.cuny.edu.

The Baruch College Student Health Care Center provides students with a full range of clinical health services, including initial diagnosis and treatment for a broad spectrum of illnesses and injuries. When necessary, referrals will be made.

Monday: 10:00a.m. – 6:00p.m.; Closed for lunch 2:00 – 3:00p.m.
Wednesday: 9:00a.m. – 5:00p.m.; Closed for lunch 12:00 – 1:00p.m.
Thursday: 10:00a.m. – 6:00p.m.; Closed for lunch 2:00 – 3:00p.m.
Closed Tuesday and Friday

**The lactation room is available when the Health Care Center is open.

Please call 646-312-2040​ or email StudentHealthCareCenter@baruch.cuny.edu.

Thursday, December 1st
6:00 – 7:00p.m. l NVC, Room 2-190

Meet students who have received offers from top Wall Street firms. The Baruch College Financial Leadership Program (FLP) provides intensive training propelling students into successful careers in finance. The 2023-24 cohort of FLP will accept undergraduate students with graduation years of 2025-2026. Register for our upcoming information session.

Are you interested in learning about the finance industry? Do you have burning questions about investment banking? If, so then you are in luck! The Office of Alumni Relations is hosting a Wealth Management Roundtable where you will be able to ask Baruch alumni in the finance industry about their careers. Gather insights for what it takes to be successful in this industry. Join us to take a deep dive into all of your questions! Breakfast will be served. Register today!

Thursday, December 1st
8:00-9:30a.m.
NVC, Room 14-250

CUNY Startups is offering New Venture Accelerator (NVA 2), a FREE 10-week program to support teams with startups and bring them to fruition. If you have a group of friends/peers and a startup blueprint, prototype, or business plan, we highly suggest applying to their program. As Napoleon Hill says, “Every well-built house started in the form of a definite purpose plus a definite plan in the nature of a set of blueprints.”
Applications close December 31, 2022. Apply now to participate in the CUNY Startups’ New Venture Accelerator 2. Only one co-founder from each team is required to complete the form

Upcoming Athletics Schedule (As of November 9, Subject to Changes)

Friday, November 18
– Women’s Basketball at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, 6pm (North Adams, Massachusetts)
– Men’s Basketball at FDU Florham, 7:00p.m. (Madison, NJ)

Saturday, November 19
– Women’s Basketball at SUNY Cobleskill, 3:30p.m. (Cobleskill, NY)
– Men’s Basketball at Drew, 4:00p.m. (Madison, NJ)

Tuesday, November 22
– HOME: Men’s Basketball vs Stevens, 7:30p.m. (VC-B2 Level, ARC ARENA)

– Strong 1st Half Shooting, Solid 2nd Half Defense Lifts men’s Basketball to Victory at St. Joseph’s of Long Island

– Women’s Basketball Cruises Past Cedar Crest (74-53) at Rutgers-Newark Tip-Off Classic

– Bearcats Swimming Takes on Sarah Lawrence & Brooklyn in Tri-Meet

*Visit BaruchAthletics.com for updated weekend schedules, depending on results. Weather may also force changes to the schedule.*

Need Federal Student Aid for Summer/Fall 2023, and/or Spring 2024? File your 2023-2024 FAFSA on October 1st! The 2023-2024 FAFSA will be available, at studentaid.gov. Don’t forget to obtain or retrieve your Federal Student Aid ID at fsaid.ed.gov to sign the 2023-2024 FAFSA electronically; If dependent, at least one of your parents will need one too.

Baruch’s Federal Code is 007273. The NYS TAP (NY residents only) code is 1409.

To ensure the safety, security, and well-being of our students, Baruch College has determined that a moratorium had been placed on pledging and rush activities in all Baruch social fraternities and sororities at least through May 31, 2024. Read a message from the Vice President for Student Affairs & Dean of Students, Art King, for further details. * To anonymously report any hazing activity please fill out the Hazing Incident Report Form.

Email Hoaxes

It has come to our attention that students at Baruch College and other CUNY campuses have received a message with the subject “Important Message from College Finance Department.” The message offers a “covid-19 financial aid grant.” The message is NOT from the College; it is a scam designed to get students to divulge their personal information. If you have received this message, please delete it. If you responded to the message and provided your personal information, please contact helpdesk@baruch.cuny.edu for assistance with changing your passwords and taking further action, if necessary.

The College has distributed previous warnings about email scams. Please keep the following in mind regarding any message you receive:
– Do not provide personal information (home address, user names, etc.) in response to emails, text messages, or websites that come from someone you do not know or from a suspicious email sender.
– Never provide your password in an email.
– Do not deposit checks from unknown senders.
– Do not click on links or open attachments in suspicious emails.
– Be wary of messages requesting urgent action.

While we work actively to identify and prevent these messages, our ability to keep users secure is critically dependent on the Baruch community being educated and skeptical about fraudulent messages. Please remain alert, as scams can happen at any time and dupe individuals of all ages and backgrounds and all levels of tech sophistication.

Job Scams

This is a reminder to bring your attention to recent job scams and email hoaxes. Although it is not from Starr Search, we want to bring it to your attention. Here is the latest job scam that we received: Job Scam. If you received these types of job scams, please delete it immediately and flag it as spam in your Baruchmail email system. Do not engage in any correspondence with the sender. Please read this announcement to on how to look out for warning signs and to better protect yourself against these hoaxes and scams.

Warning Signs
Look out for the following warning signs in any job posting you encounter:
·    Hiring manager promises a large salary with minimal work required.
·    Hiring manager offers you a position without any sort of interviewing process being conducted.
·    Hiring manager is using a personal email or an address that doesn’t match the company name.
·    The position expects you to transfer wire funds between accounts.
·    The company sends you a large check and requires you to cash it using your personal account.
·    The company/hiring manager asks for personal information like social security number or bank account.

Remember:
·    Do not deposit any check before you start working at a new job
·    Do not lend any money or pay fees to prospective employers
·    Do not share any personal information unless it is submitted to a trusted source
·    Be aware of any free checks or calls that look questionable and ask for personal information
·    Apply for jobs directly to company website, Starr Search and any other trusted source

For more information visit The Federal Trade Commission Consumer Information on Job Scams.

Resources for Reporting Suspicious Employers and Fraudulent Job Postings
Are you the victim of a fraudulent job posting? Please see the following resources available for you to get help.
·    Starr’s resources on how to avoid job scam.
·    Federal Bureau of Investigation Internet Crime Complaint Unit accepts reports of job scams and provides instructions for filing a complaint.
·    U.S. Department of Justice accepts reports of job scam incidents that have occurred over the Internet.

Remember to trust your instincts. If communication with an employer or company feels suspicious, end the communication immediately. Report fraudulent activity to us immediately. Please contact us at careerdc@baruch.cuny.edu.

Newman Vertical Campus (NVC) Projects

• Terrazzo Floor Replacement: The first phase of this project, which began earlier this calendar year, is on schedule to be finished this fall. Remaining areas are expected to be done later this year. Once completed, the next phase will begin. We thank the entire Baruch community for your patience during this renovation.
• B-Level Elevator: The elevator transporting occupants from the first floor to the B1, B2, and B3 levels in the NVC remains offline as our vendors seek to secure the parts necessary to repair the elevator.

Information and Technology Building (ITB) Projects

• Elevator Modernization: The first phase of this project, progressing on schedule, addresses increased traffic flow, includes new code-compliant elevator controls, and accommodates additional openings and stops (Phase 2). As we move through the construction process, Campus Facilities and Operations will send individual updates informing occupants of elevator closures. The initial phase of this project is expected to be completed in spring 2023.

Field Building at 17 Lexington Avenue (17 Lex) Projects

• Elevator Service Disruption: One of the six Field Building elevators is currently out of service. While Baruch’s Buildings and Grounds works with our counterpart teams at CUNY and DASNY to rectify the issue, the College has deployed extra Public Safety officers to provide additional assistance to manage the volume of people waiting for elevators. We thank you for your patience and ask, if possible, to allow extra time to reach your destination. Peak elevator times are 10:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m., 2:30–3:45 p.m., 4:10–5:25 p.m., and 5:50–7:20 p.m.

Cross-Campus Projects

• Restroom Renovation Projects: We are currently renovating restrooms in three campus buildings: the Administration Building, NVC, and ITB. We have unfortunately encountered several supply chain issues and await critical material in order to fully complete the first phase of work at the Administration Building. Phase 2 areas, also under construction, are single-use, all-gender restrooms on the first floor of the Administration Building, the first floor of the ITB, and the third floor at the NVC. Phase 2 is expected to be completed this year.