Thank you to Marxe Dean Sherry Ryan for presenting on the new initiatives happening at Marxe during our February meeting!
You can view the presentation slides here.
Spring 2024 schedule — SAVE THE DATES
Hello Advising Alliance,
Below is our Spring 2024 meeting schedule. Please note, most meetings will take place in-person, but we’ve created a Zoom meeting link for those who would like to join virtually. We will be sending reminders and the Zoom meeting details the week prior to each meeting.
Tuesday, February 27, 11am-12pm (IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL)
- Topic: Marxe School of Public and International Affairs – New Initiatives
- Presenters: Marxe Dean Sherry Ryan, Sandra Fajardo, Liting Zhang
Tuesday, March 19, 11am-12pm (IN-PERSON)
- Topic: Supporting Ourselves and Students Through Loneliness and Finding a Sense of Belonging
- Presenter: Kseniya Kosmina, Honors Program
Tuesday, April 23, 11am-12pm (IN-PERSON)
- Topic: Assessment & Institutional Research
- Presenter: Melissa A. Sultana, MPA, Associate Director of Assessment, Office of Assessment, Accreditation, and Institutional Effectiveness
Tuesday, May 21, 11am-12pm (IN-PERSON)
- Topic: POTLUCK
- Presenter: TBA
A special thank you to our friends at the Starr Career Development Center who have graciously offered us use of their conference room.
CS+ major and CS minor
Thank you to Professor Evan Fink from the Department of Mathematics for sharing about the new CS+ major and CS minor (not to be confused with the CIS majors/minors offered by the Zicklin School of Business). Below is the recording of his presentation.
Passcode: ?4x7D.Cn
Fall 2023 schedule — SAVE THE DATES
Hello Advising Alliance,
Below is our Fall 2023 meeting schedule. Please note, most meetings will take place via Zoom. We will be sending Zoom meeting details the week prior to each meeting.
Tuesday, September 26, 11am-12pm (VIRTUAL)
- Topic: CS+ Major & Minor
- Presenter: Prof. Evan Fink (Math Department)
Tuesday, October 24, 11am-12pm (VIRTUAL)
- Topic: Science Course / Changes (tentative)
- Presenter: Natural Sciences Dept.
Tuesday, November 28, 11am-12pm (VIRTUAL)
- Topic: TBA
- Presenters: TBA
Tuesday, December 19, 11am-12pm (IN-PERSON)
- Topic: POTLUCK
- Presenter: TBA
Spring 2023 schedule — SAVE THE DATES
Tuesday, February 21, 11am-12pm (IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL)
- Topic: TBA
- Presenter: TBA
Tuesday, March 14, 11am-12pm (IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL)
- Topic: Graphic Design for the Higher Education Professional
- Presenter: Eileen Makak
Tuesday, April 18, 11am-12pm (VIRTUAL)
- Topic: Preparing undergraduate students for graduate studies at Baruch
- Presenters: Young Hah, Marxe School of Public and International Affairs; Simon Harley, Zicklin School of Business; Leslie Hunt, Weissman School of Arts and Sciences
Tuesday, May 23, 11am-12pm (IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL)
- Topic: POTLUCK and DegreeWorks Q&A
- Presenter: Nicole Bailey (Office of the Registrar)
As we are preparing for the new normal, we are looking to run meeting this semester ‘hybrid’… meaning we will have the meetings in person, but a Zoom link for access to those of you working at home on those dates, or not able to be physically there.
A special thank you to our friends at the Starr Career Development Center who have graciously offered us use of their conference room.
Supporting Student Mental Health
Thank you @Teresa Hurst for presenting to the group and providing insight on how we can support our students’ mental health.
I would encourage everyone who has not done the Kognito training to do so. Teresa included useful campus and local resources (Counseling Center services, CIT, crisis lines) for students, as well some resources to support staff.
Let’s work to reduce the stigma around mental health.
Advising Alliance Survey Summary
Survey Distributed on: 9/20/2022 | Total Responses: 24
Purpose of the Advising Alliance
- Connect with colleagues (21/24)
- Learn about on-campus resources (22/24)
- Discuss the challenges staff and students are facing (18/24)
- Discuss new policies (2 write-in responses)
Suggestions for Future Meetings
- Agenda Items
- Consider: instead of the topic and presenter name, a more detailed breakdown of the one-hour meeting
- Shorter meetings:
- Consider: save the one hour but aim to end at the 45 min mark
- Topics/Presenters:
- TAP Compliance (part time TAP)
- Burnout
- Department’s Challenges and Solutions
- Curriculum Updates
- Study Abroad
- Honors
- BMI
- BLS
- New Student and Family Programs
- Wellness
- The three schools
- SEEK
- Provost/Baruch Leadership
- Members: invite faculty to meetings
In-Person Potluck?
Advising Alliance Fall 2022 schedule
Hi Advising Alliance,
In a blink of an eye, the new academic year began, the weather is finally getting cooler, and Pumpkin Spice is back at Starbucks…
Below is our Fall 2022 meeting schedule. Please note, all meetings will take place via Zoom to accommodate that staff may be working remotely on Tuesdays. We will be sending Zoom meeting details the week prior to each meeting.
SAVE THE DATES:
Tuesday, September 20, 11am-12pm
- Topic: Introduction of the Baruch One Stop Shop (BOSS)
- Presenter: Natalie Velasquez Pinela; (Enrollment Management and Strategic Academic Initiatives)
Tuesday, October 18, 11am-12pm
- Topic: Opportunities and updates from the Weissman and Marxe Schools
- Presenter: Cheryl Smith, Interim Associate Dean (Weissman School of Arts and Sciences); Hilary Botein, Associate Dean and Judith Kafka, Faculty Director of BSPA (Marxe School of Public and International Affairs)
Tuesday, November 15, 11am-12pm
- Topic: Supporting Students in Distress
- Presenters: Teresa Hurst; Director, Counseling Center
Tuesday, December 20, 11am-12pm
- POTLUCK!!! (tentative, but we’re going to try for it again)
- Presenter: TBD
We look forward to seeing you soon!
On behalf of the Advising Alliance Co-Chairs,
Peter P. Dachille
Ken Eng
Eileen Makak*
* Jody Vaisman is leaving Baruch to serve as the academic director of the CUNY BA. In the spirit of Honors assisting the Advising Alliance, Eileen Makak will be joining as a co-chair.
Academic Support Services (Student Academic Consulting Center)
For those who were not able to make it to this week’s meeting, Michele Doney presented about What’s Happening at SACC Spring 2022.
Early Alert Initiatives
Thank you to everyone who attended yesterday’s session, and a special thanks to Debra Phillip for presenting about the Early Alert Initiative. A copy of her presentation can be found here.