New Student & Family Programs (First Year and Transfer Student Programs)
STUDENT SERVICES
Counseling Center
Welcome to the Baruch College Counseling Center. The Counseling Center provides free and confidential services to anyone who is currently enrolled and registered as an undergraduate or graduate student at Baruch College.
Our mission is simple – helping students succeed! Through culturally-responsive and trauma-informed counseling and psychological services and outreach, the Counseling Center assists students in achieving their academic and personal goals. Counselors work collaboratively with students to improve their emotional well-being, balance priorities, enhance interpersonal relationships, and empower them with useful coping skills to attain success in and out of the classroom. For the 2020-2021 academic year, we offer counseling in Mandarin, Shanghainese, Spanish, Arabic and Korean, in addition to English.
Please watch our Welcome Video to learn more.
Early Learning Center
Welcome to the Baruch College Early Learning Center.
The Mission of the Baruch College Early Learning Center, Inc. is to provide child care services to students who would otherwise not be able to attend college without these services. As part of its Mission the Center seeks to provide an age appropriate learning environment for children 2 ½ to 5 with referral and intervention services when needed and to provide student/parents with support as they pursue their degree.
Early Learning Center Hours (Fall 2020)
The Early Learning Center provides childcare during the Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters. During the Fall 2020 semester the Center is open from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Children need to arrive in school by 10 A.M. and must attend for at least 3 hours. Children bring their own lunch and lunch is followed each day by a rest period. The Center provides a nutritious snack in the morning and afternoon.
How to Access the Early Learning Center (Fall 2020)
Please call or email for access. Phone: 212-387-1420 or email Lorraine.mondesir@baruch.cuny.edu.
Social Distancing Protocols and Procedures (Fall 2020)
Physical distancing guidelines and mandatory use of face coverings will be enforced for all individuals while in the building. Adequate classroom supplies will be available to minimize sharing and all activities and mealtimes are planned for children and adults to maintain 6ft distance as much as possible. Toys will be placed in individual containers and will be shared by no more than two children at a time.
High-level Cleaning Protocols (Fall 2020)
Regular cleaning and disinfecting throughout the day with frequently touched surfaces cleaned and disinfected between use. Adequate amounts of the necessary health and cleaning supplies to help protect against COVID-19, including hand sanitizer, soap, and bleach solution, will be maintained. All toys, materials, art supplies and classroom equipment will be cleaned before the program begins. Classroom supplies will be available to minimize sharing. Toys will be placed in individual containers and will be shared by no more than two children at a time. Toys will be cleaned and disinfected between use.
Baruch College’s Safe Campus Reopening Plan
Fees
The Early Learning Center is funded through Baruch student activity fees, state and federal grant monies, and a nominal child care fee which is on a sliding scale. All fees are subsidized.
Applications
Applications are available at the Center and at the Office of Student Life (646-312-4550) in Room 2-210 of the NVC. Student Families are encouraged and welcome to make an appointment for a visit and/or tour.
Location and Contact
We are located at:
104 East 19th Street, 2nd Fl.
(between Park Avenue & Irving Place)
New York, NY 10003
Our mailing address is:
Baruch College
Early Learning Center, Box G-1063
One Bernard Baruch Way
New York, NY 10010
Telephone: 212-387-1420 or 212-387-1421
Fax: 212-387-1423
Health Services
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. The Health Care Center is committed to providing consistent, high quality health services to Baruch students in a culturally sensitive and confidential environment.
Services are available to students with a valid Baruch I.D.
Hours of Operation
NOTE: Due to the CUNY COVID-19 protocol, the hours for the Baruch College Student Health Care Center have changed until further notice. The new hours are listed below:
Monday: 10 a.m-3:00 p.m.
Thursday: 10 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
**Please note the lactation room is available when the Health Care Center is open.
Walk-ins are welcome up to 15 minutes prior to closing.
Please note that if you arrive more than 10 minutes after your scheduled appointment start time, the Health Center reserves the right to reschedule your appointment.
Vaccines
Please be aware that students with health insurance can no longer receive vaccines from our office. This includes MMR, HEPB, HPV, TdAP, Flue, and HepA. Students with no insurance or who are underinsured can still receive vaccines. If insured, please reach out to your provider to find a clinic or physician’s office that can administer vaccines for you. Please call our office for more information.
Health Links and Resources
Services and announcements to assist during COVID-19 from ACCESS NYC
CUNY Coronavirus Guidance Update
Guided Mindfulness Meditation Sessions
Information on Zika Virus
Zika Virus Fact Sheets and Posters
Information on the Affordable Care Act
Records Submissions
Immunization records are required prior to registration. Please complete this form and return it to medicalrecords@baruch.cuny.edu.
Health Center Location
138 East 26th Street, Main Floor
(between Lexington and 3rd Avenues)
New York, NY 10010
646-312-2040
Fax: 646-312-2041
Services provided by Beth Israel Medical Center, Continuum Health Partners, Inc.
New Student & Family Programs
Welcome New Students!
The Office of New Student & Family Programs (NSFP) exists to help new students experience a seamless transition to Baruch College. NSFP provides first-year and transfer students with an opportunity to develop the tools necessary to acclimate and succeed in college. As such, the First-Year and Transfer Seminars are especially designed to expose new students to study skills, time management, community engagement, leadership, and access to on- and off-campus resources.
The First Year Seminar is a mandatory course for all incoming first-year students. The class meets once a week for 75 minutes and for the first 10 weeks of the semester. Transfer students elect to enroll in the Transfer Seminar that meets once a week for 75 minutes and runs for the first 8 weeks of the semester. These seminars are specifically designed to:
Establish a meaningful relationship between the instructor, peer mentor, and students
Help to create a roadmap to meet students’ academic, personal, and professional goals
Provide clear expectations for academic achievement and acceptable behavior in college
Create a safe space in which students can share their concerns
Engage and connect students with the Baruch community and its full array of resources
A peer mentor is selected and trained to co-lead a section of the seminar alongside an instructor; the peer mentor serves as a role model to students taking the course.
In addition, NSFP believes that the success of students is best accomplished when there is an intentional family/parent/college partnership. To that end, the office provides parents and families of students at Baruch with information and resources pertinent to the engagement and success of their students. Further, the office serves to help transition transfer students to the campus, not only through the Transfer Seminar, but by providing transfer students with connections to other transfer students and peer mentors.
Contact Information:
Address:
New Student & Family Programs
Baruch College
55 Lexington Avenue
Box B5-205
New York, NY 10010
Office Location:
5th Floor, Newman Vertical Campus (NVC), Suite 205
E-Mail:
NSFP@baruch.cuny.edu
Phone:
Tel: 646-312-4274
Fax: 646-312-4281
Office hours:
Monday to Friday from 9:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Veterans Student Support
Steven Myint (’17)
Veterans Affairs @ Baruch seeks to serve student veterans through:
Outreach
Seeking, engaging and extending resources to student veterans.
Academic Success
Helping Baruch veterans address challenges by discovering and applying strategies to reach their academic goals.
Networking and Support
Promoting and nurturing a strong campus community where veterans are supported professionally, socially and personally.
Health and Wellness for Veterans
Providing a variety of workshops and services promoting healthy lifestyles for veterans.
Veterans at Baruch
View Profiles of veterans at Baruch.
Benefits Coordinator
Contact your Benefits Coordinator:
John Seto
Room 850, Library Building (151 E. 25 St.)
646-312-1264
john.seto@baruch.cuny.edu
For information on Student Life and the Student Veterans of America club, please contact Student Life
(646) 312-4550, studentlife@baruch.cuny.edu
Clubs & Organizations
On behalf of our 130+ clubs, the Office Of Student Life welcomes you to Baruch College. Your fellow classmates exhibit a great deal of initiative, energy and imagination, the nature of which is displayed in the clubs, organizations and the activities they provide.
Clubs and organizations span a wide range of interests. There is something for practically everyone. Membership in a club offers you a place to meet new people, as well as an opportunity to develop important communication, organizational and leadership skills.
Choose something that interests you or start your own special interest club!
Undergraduate Clubs
Most undergraduate clubs meet on Thursdays, 12:40 to 2:20 pm (Club Hours). Clubs meeting at other days and/or times are so noted.
Graduate Clubs
Graduate clubs meet at various times. Meeting rooms assigned are for Fridays 6-9 pm. Clubs meeting at other days and/or times are so noted.
See these listings for locations of meetings, or contact Student Life, Room 2-210 in the Newman Vertical Campus (NVC) building, 646-312-4550, for more information.
Student Clubs & Organizations Disclaimer
Individual Student Club descriptions, pages, and off-site links are authored by the respective club or organization which is solely responsible for the content thereof. The Office of Student Life, the Division of Student Affairs, and Baruch College specifically disclaims any liability or responsibility, whatsoever, for the content thereof, and any direct, indirect or consequential damages related to, or arising from, the use of the information contained therein.
Spring 2020
Unless noted, most Undergraduate Clubs meet on
Thursdays, 12:40 pm to 2:20 pm (Club Hours).
Most Graduate Clubs meet on Fridays, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
Some clubs have the following meeting days and times:
[T] Tuesday (12:40 pm-2:20 pm)
[F] Friday (6 pm-9 pm)
[B] Meets biweekly
Student Media At Baruch
Baruch has a rich history of student-produced media resulting in award-winning publications.
The Ticker
The Ticker is the undergraduate student newspaper celebrating 80 years of reporting news relevant to the Baruch community.
Encounters
Encounters is Baruch’s literary magazine published once a semester with original poetry, short stories and essays submitted by Baruch students.
WBMB Radio
WBMB Radio is the student-run radio station that remains on the cutting edge of music.
Lexicon
Lexicon is Baruch’s senior yearbook aimed at capturing the truly unique Baruch experience.
Dollars and $ense
Dollars and $ense is the student-produced review of business and society which got its start as a national-award-winning magazine.
Individual Student media descriptions, pages, and off-site links are authored by the respective publication or organization which is solely responsible for the content thereof. The Office of Student Life, the Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, and Baruch College specifically disclaims any liability or responsibility, whatsoever, for the content thereof, and any direct, indirect or consequential damages related to, or arising from, the use of the information contained therein.
Leadership
Student Leadership And Service
College students are often asked to consider the question, “What is leadership?” At Baruch College, we believe that every student should be given the opportunity to construct their own interpretation of leadership and subsequently have access to the resources that will help accentuate these self-tailored skills and behaviors.
In an attempt to bring leadership development to the forefront of the student life experience, the Office of Student Life will be offering a variety of enriching programs, retreats and workshops throughout the academic year designed specifically to enhance the leadership capabilities in every student. To ensure that this endeavor reaches its full potential, Baruch will incorporate the Social Change Model of Leadership into its already expanding vault of student leadership and development programs. Created in 1994 by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA, the Social Change Model “approaches leadership as a purposeful, collaborative, values-based process that results in positive social change”. With a special focus centered on individual, group and community values, each of these three dimensions of the Social Change Model intertwine to emphasize and promote the 7Cs for Change:
Consciousness of self
Congruence
Commitment
Collaboration
Common purpose
Controversy with civility
Citizenship
By offering a diverse range of enriching developmental opportunities, students will be able to reflect upon who they are as leaders and closely examine how they can be proactive agents of social change—two essential learning outcomes of the Social Change Model. Students will be able to utilize the tools and skills that they will acquire from these experiences and holistically apply them to suitable opportunities both on and off campus.
In order to fully encompass the scope and value of group leadership development, all active and prospective members of on-campus student clubs and organizations will be required to participate in these specialized leadership training experiences. Students will engage in self-assessment activities that pay particular attention to what their own perceptions of leadership encompass, and will subsequently challenge the expectations that they’ve set for themselves as leaders. Special emphasis will also be placed upon the notion that leadership in practice has the potential to be a dynamic and communal engagement, juxtaposing its traditional individualistic features. To underpin the approach backed by the Social Change Model that a community of socially responsible and committed citizens can make significant advances towards a common goal, purposeful self-discovery and team building activities will be integral components of each program, retreat and workshop.
To positively enhance your leadership potential and to make your overall student experience at Baruch College an enriching and meaningful one, check out Student Leadership Opportunities and T.E.A.M. Baruch to see what’s available to you.
Commencement
2020 Virtual Commencement Experience
June 8, 9:30 A.M. (EDT)
Congratulations on the completion of your studies at Baruch College!
As your time draws to a close, we hope you look back fondly on your Baruch experience and that you have made lasting friendships, developed professionally, and increased your knowledge-base.
While social distancing requirements prohibit us from gathering together at Barclays Center, as originally scheduled, it will not deter us from acknowledging the hard work and achievements of our graduates. Our Commencement is not cancelled; nor is it indefinitely postponed. As originally planned, June 8 is the Class of 2020’s moment to shine! Join us for the Virtual Commencement Experience on Monday, June 8 at 9:30 a.m. to celebrate the Class of 2020!
The Virtual Commencement Experience will begin with a 30-minute video that features a welcome from Interim Provost James McCarthy; a special performance by the Blue Notes; and a valedictory address by Annmarie Gajdos, who has been selected as valedictorian of the Class of 2020. President Mitchel B. Wallerstein, PhD, will also deliver the keynote and, together with the deans, confer the graduate and undergraduate degrees for each of our three schools.
Special sites will go live for the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, and the Zicklin School of Business. Each site will include video remarks from the school’s dean, as well as clips from faculty and staff. Student clubs and organizations will also host special watch parties. Visit the Virtual Commencement Experience site when it goes live on June 1 for the list of watch parties.
Students, you do not need to register to attend the Baruch 2020 Virtual Commencement Experience!
Lexicon Yearbook
This year your yearbook will be delivered to your address if purchased by June 16, 2020. All yearbooks will be shipped by early July. All senior packages will be received at a future date.