Bearcat Buzz – February 16, 2024

February 19: College Closed
February 22: Classes Follow Monday Schedule

Baruch College will hold its 2024 Commencement Exercise on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at Barclays Center located at 620 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. There will be one commencement ceremony at 9:00 a.m., with both undergraduate and graduate students at the ceremony. For more information on caps and gowns, how to register, and more please visit the Student Life Commencement website. Continue to check the site regularly for more updates!

Our free immigration lawyer services are up and running. The Undergraduate Student Government and the Graduate Student Assembly provide currently registered undergraduate and grad students with the opportunity to speak with an immigration lawyer twice a semester.

Appointments can be scheduled for the Spring 2024 semester. You can make an appointment today on the Student Life website!

The theme for Black History Month 2024 is: “African Americans and the Arts”. African American artists have used art to preserve history and community memory as well as for empowerment. Artistic and cultural movements such as the New Negro, Black Arts, Black Renaissance, hip-hop, and Afrofuturism, have been led by people of African descent and set the standard for popular trends around the world. In 2024, we examine the varied history and life of African American arts and artists.

Follow us on Instagram@BHM_Baruch.

Events are subject to change.

We will be posting events in the newsletter weekly. For a list of all events visit the Student Life website.

Boys To Men Workshop Series: Cultural Identity and Men of Color
Tuesday, February 20 | 12:30–2:30 p.m. | NVC 3-215
A conversation on exploring cultural expectations for men of color and navigating expectations without losing their connection to their cultural identity. Network and learn about BMI and UMLA programming as they develop an affinity space for men of color at Baruch.
Hosted by Baruch’s Black Male Initiative & Urban Male Initiative.

This Is Our Black: The Diaspora of Cultural Messaging
Tuesday, February 20 | 12:30–2:00 p.m. | NVC 3-210
Explore the rich tapestry of cultural messaging in the African diaspora delving into the diverse narratives, symbols, and expressions that have shaped and interconnected communities across the globe.
Hosted by experts from Baruch’s Counseling Center.

The Five Demands: Film Screening and Discussion
Tuesday, February 20 | 5:00–8:00 p.m. | NVC Engelman Recital Hall
Join us for a captivating film screening and discussion event featuring “The Five Demands,” a documentary that unveils the untold narrative of the groundbreaking student takeover at The City College of New York in April 1969.
RSVP for The Five Demands: Film Screening and Discussion (link coming soon)

Trip to The African Burial Ground National Monument
Friday, February 23 | 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | This event is RSVP only
Tour the oldest and largest known excavated burial ground in North America for both free and enslaved Africans. Learn about the historic role slavery played in building New York.
RSVP for Trip to The African Burial Ground National Monument

The Office of Student Life at Baruch is currently recruiting committee members to plan 2024 Women’s History Month celebrations for the month of March. We will meet every Wednesday at 1:30p.m. via Zoom. Our first meeting will be Wednesday, February 7, 2024. All members of the Baruch community are welcome to join! Feel free to share this with your networks and encourage others to join the committee as well. RSVP today!

CUNY is committed to providing an educational and workplace environment free from any form of unlawful discrimination and sexual misconduct. Moreover, at CUNY, we promote and support a diverse culture of excellence, mutual respect, inclusion, and professionalism. If you are a victim of discriminatory behavior or have witnessed a possible act of discrimination, please report it using the

CUNY Discrimination Complaint Portal (Equal Opportunity & Compliance.)

Lexicon is calling for your photos and artwork to be included in the 2024 yearbook! Using the links below, please upload your submissions by February 18th for a chance to have them featured in this year’s yearbook.

Study Abroad Submissions
Art Submission
Baby Photos

The Baruch College Counseling Center offers free and confidential services. 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: Two sessions of Relationship to Self and Others meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:00–2:00 p.m. To participate on Tuesdays (on Zoom), email Brittany.Wesnitzer@baruch.cuny.edu to participate on Thursdays (in-person), email Febrian.Moten@baruch.cuny.edu.
• BIPOC Relationship to Self and Others Counseling Group The group will be in-person at the Counseling Center, Tuesdays from 1:00-2:00 p.m. To participate please email Shenette.Scille@Baruch.cuny,edu
• Coping Skills Group Using evidence based and mindfulness practices, this group will focus on building skills to cope with everyday stressors that impact our mental health and wellbeing. The group is Wednesdays from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Zoom. To participate please email Jael.Amador@Baruch.cuny.edu
• Black Mental Health Matters
  Dear Black students,
  These support sessions aim to foster and support the growth, networking, collaboration, success, and well-being of Black Students. Past topics have included:  Black Mental Health MattersIn 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:

…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 2:00 p.m., starting on February 16, 2024.

To participate in these support sessions, send an email to Dr. Jael Amador at Jael.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

February 27 | 12:00 – 3:00 p.m.

The Baruch College Spring 2024 Virtual Diversity Career Expo is designed to provide candidates from diverse backgrounds with an opportunity to meet employers and organizations interested in recruiting new talent for internships, leadership programs, and entry-level positions. Attend on Handshake today!

“Building Blocks for Modern Leaders”

This annual conference seeks to challenge current and future CUNY student leaders to be intentional with their work within their campus and community. The conference will be held virtually via Zoom on Friday, February 23, 2024 between 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. EST. The registration deadline is Tuesday, February 20, 2024. Register to attend today! The workshop sessions will cover these focus areas: mental health, compassionate connections, financial literacy, authentic leadership, amplify your voice, and work/life balance.

Questions? Contact CUNY SPS Associate Director of Student Life Anthony Sweeney at anthony.sweeney@cuny.edu.

Submission Deadline: February 26, 2024, at 5:00p.m.

The program’s mission is to increase recruiting for Baruch’s diverse and talented students into top financial analyst programs across industries. By providing intensive training on technical, leadership, and professional skills to a select group of top-performing sophomores and juniors, FLP has a history of cultivating successful finance professionals. Apply today.

Sign-up by February 26th

Not sure what to do with a bachelor’s degree in psychology or how to leverage your education? Looking to better prepare yourself for the job/internship search? Join our “From Psychology Student to Professional” career prep program. Sign-up today!

February 29 | 12:45-2:00p.m. | NVC 3-125

Planning to study abroad, but wondering how to pay for it? At this information session, we will explore a variety of study abroad scholarships. We will discuss the application process and preparing a competitive study abroad scholarship application. The study abroad scholarships that will be highlighted include: The Gilman Scholarships

Spectrum Scholars is an educational program for eligible rising college juniors with financial need. The annual program awards college students $20,000.00 each, half during their junior year and half during their senior year. The application deadline is Friday, March 1, 2024; winners will be announced this summer, and scholarships will be awarded in summer 2024. Apply now: 2024 Spectrum Scholars Application.

Requirements:
To be considered, applicants must:

• Be a rising college junior pursuing a Bachelor’s degree
• Have a minimum GPA of 3.0
• Demonstrate financial need
• Identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino and/or Native American
• Reside within 50 miles of a Charter corporate office in Stamford, CT, Charlotte, NC, St. Louis, MO, Denver, CO, Austin, TX or be willing to relocate
• Have authorization to work in the U.S. without restrictions or need for employer sponsorship

February 21 | 5:00 p.m.

The Starr Career Development Center offers a one-time academic stipend of $3,500 for undocumented or immigrant students who participate in an unpaid internships or volunteer experience during the Spring 2024 semester. The fellowship intends to help those with work authorization challenges gain a meaningful professional experience. Priority will be given to students who are either undocumented or those immigrant students who are experiencing other work authorization challenges due to their legal status. To learn more and to apply visit Handshake.

Application Deadline is March 18

Are you interested in career in technology? Consider applying to our Technology Leadership Development Program (TLDP)! TLDP is a year-long program dedicated to the professional development and advancement of students with a strong passion for a career in technology. Learn more and apply today.

Visit Handshake to register for an upcoming info session.

Baruch College has subscribed to the Interstride career portal for students. Interstride is an interactive career platform designed to enhance the career exploration and job-search experience for international students. Although this resource is primarily for international students, it also provides a variety of other tools that can be utilized by all students interested in international careers. Faculty, staff, alumni, and currently enrolled students can access Interstride for free on the Interstride website.

Need Federal Student Aid for Spring 2024? File your 2023-2024 FAFSA Today! The 2023-2024 FAFSA is 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

Vault provides in-depth intelligence on what it’s really like to work in an industry, company or profession—and how to position yourself to land that job. Research a company, internship opportunities and professions & industries, get the inside scoop on what it’s really like, and find the career advice you need to launch your career. Currently enrolled students and alumni can access Vault for free on the Vault website.

Thursday, February 29 | 12:30- 2:00 p.m.| Baruch Library Building H-750

Join us for an engaging operations management panel, hosted by the Operations Management club! Gain valuable insights from our conversation with several Baruch alumni in the industry, as they dive into their post college career journeys, experiences, and the best practices that drive success in the industry. Register today!

Connecting with fellow students and being part of a community is important. This semester’s Conversation Partners Program is about to begin. Are you interested in joining?

The Conversation Partners Program matches native and nonnative speakers of English for informal conversations. It is a great way for nonnative students to gain confidence in English, for native speakers to gain experience in communicating across language barriers, and for both native and nonnative speakers to expand their cultural knowledge, make friends, and build a network of professional contacts. To participate, you should commit to meeting your partner at least six times this semester for about an hour each. If you meet six times and fulfill a few other requirements (see CPP website), you will receive a certificate—a great way to enhance your resume. The CPP also offers fun events throughout the semester. To learn more and to sign up, visit the Baruch website. To sign up, please click on “Application” and fill out the Application Form on the website.  The deadline for signing up is Friday, February 23, 2024, by 11:59p.m. EST.

Upcoming Schedule

Free admission to all home events!
(Live video & stats available at BaruchAthletics.com)
Official Athletics Store: BaruchAthletics.com/Store
Locker Rental Information

Friday, February 16

• Men’s & Women’s Swimming at Metropolitan Conference Finals, 10:00a.m./5:30p.m. (at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ)

Saturday, February 17

• Men’s & Women’s Swimming at Metropolitan Conference Finals, 10:00a.m./5:30p.m. (at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ)
• HOME: CUNYAC Quarterfinal: Women’s Basketball vs Medgar Evers College, 1:00p.m. (ARC Arena, VC-B2 Level

Sunday, February 18

• Men’s & Women’s Swimming at Metropolitan Conference Finals, 10:00a.m./5:30p.m. (at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ)

LATEST STORY LINKS

– Women’s Basketball Honors Elissa Leung on Bearcats Appreciation Night, Bearcats Defeat Medgar Evers 80-39
– Men’s Basketball Wins CUNYAC Regular Season Title, Defeat Lehman
– Baruch Swimming Wins Three Major Swimming Awards, 14 Swimmers Named All-Stars
– Men’s Swimming Wins Sixth Straight CUNYACChampionship; Bennett Maczka Named MVP

The Abraham J. Briloff Prizes in Ethics are intended to stimulate scholarship in the field of ethics, with an emphasis on ethics in professional life. The prizes are funded by a gift from alumnus Charles R. Dreifus (’66, MBA ’73), in honor of Abraham J. Briloff, Emmanuel Saxe Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Accountancy. The prizes are awarded annually to a faculty member who has written an important topical article, essay, or book on ethics and to a student or students who have written an outstanding research paper or essay, also as it relates to current events.

Ethics in professional life is used in the broadest sense. Relevant topics include but are not limited to: ethical decision making for managers and professionals related to business enterprises, the ethical and social implications of investment policies, ethics in public policy, ethics in law and medicine, ethics in the academic world, the ethics of business and government relations, and corporate accountability.

FOR THE FACULTY PRIZE, any faculty member may submit an article, essay, op-ed piece, website, or book (please submit only one chapter), unpublished or recently published. Works must be topical and current; relevance is more important than length. THE FACULTY AWARD IS $1,500.

FOR THE STUDENT PRIZE, any currently enrolled Baruch College student may submit an original essay or research paper. Work that was done for a course may be submitted for this prize. Works must be topical and current; relevance is more important than length. Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligible.  THE STUDENT AWARD IS $500.

All submitters must include a one-paragraph abstract that summarizes the main argument of the submission. The prize winners are selected by a committee of faculty from the Zicklin School of Business, the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, and the School of Public Affairs. The deadline for submissions is Friday, February 16, 2024.

Submissions and questions should be addressed to Vanessa Cano, Assistant to the Associate Provost.

CUNY Clash is an ideas competition where students from 25 CUNY schools merge together, present ideas with the intent of solving a unique problem, and compete to win prizes. No idea is too big or small. Small gestures can have a big impact too! We urge you to challenge the status quo, meet new people, showcase your brilliant idea, and stay committed to your goal, even when it gets hard. So create where it matters and join us this Spring 2024 at the ultimate creative battlefield. Read more and apply today! close February 16, 2024!

The presidential primary election in New York is on April 2.

CUNY Votes is a comprehensive, non-partisan initiative whose mission is to promote student voter registration, voter participation and voter awareness through campus-based activities, external partnerships and University-wide campaigns. You can now register to vote online through the DMV with a State issued ID and apply for an absentee ballot online.

-Voter Registration Deadline: March 23, 2024
-Early Voting: March 23 – March 30, 2024
-Presidential Primary Election: April 2, 2024

Mishkin Gallery will transform into a cinema with a vibrant selection of films exploring the spatial politics of belonging in urban environments. Each week will engage with a different subtopic, such as collective action (week 1), housing and inequality (week 2), the personal and the spatial (week 3), the real estate state (week 4), and the window as a frame onto the city (week 5). Films will be screened throughout the day, paired with a robust public program series including artist talks and faculty lectures. All events are free!

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. Schedule at appointment by email StudentHealthCareCenter@baruch.cuny.edu or call phone number 646-312-2040.

Learn about your health insurance options and receive assistance with the insurance enrollment process. To learn more and schedule an appointment visit the Baruch College Health Center website.

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.