July 2021 E-News

Hack the Hiring Process: We all know that LinkedIn is a powerful tool to help you land your ideal job. Two former LinkedIn insiders—known as The LinkedIn Guys—shared their tips on how to maximize the platform in a recent event with the Office of Alumni Relations and Volunteer Engagement. View the event recording and take advantage of The LinkedIn Guys' LinkedIn Training Program, free to all Baruch alumni.

Fond Farewell: David Birdsell, PhD, Marxe Dean of the Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, will be retiring from Baruch in July, after 35 years of distinguished service. Nancy Aries, PhD, longtime faculty member and administrator at Baruch College and The City University of New York, has been appointed Interim Dean. Read more >

Artistic Achievement: Jneyde "Nehemiah" Williams, an incoming Baruch transfer student, created the winning design for a new library card celebrating Black American history, contributions, and culture for the Brooklyn Public Library. The Black American Library Card became available at Macon Library on Juneteenth and at neighborhood libraries throughout the borough on June 21. Read more >

Diversity Goals: As diversity programs compliance coordinator at Modern Times, Inc., Ryan Young (MPA '19) helps multinational construction companies surpass their diversity participation goals. Learn how enrolling in Baruch's Marxe School, and living in New York, impacted his perspective. Read more >

Zicklin Talks Business: Join Larry Zicklin ('57) for this timely webinar in which he'll discuss healthcare innovations on the horizon—as well as potential downsides— with Kenneth A. Berkowitz, MD, FCCP, and Zicklin School Associate Professor Alex Mills, PhD. RSVP >

Message from the Director of Alumni Relations and Volunteer Engagement

Dear FIRSTNAME:

Hundreds of students are spending this summer as interns, hoping to receive full-time offers by the fall. Many of these students are the only Baruch/CUNY representatives at their internship and are often part of a cohort filled with Ivy Leaguers. Frequently, our students feel they lack the connections to make the most of their internships, and the Office of Alumni Relations and Volunteer Engagement wants to change that. And we need your help!

If there is a Baruch student interning with your company this summer, please reach out and invite them for a 20-minute virtual or in-person coffee. Ask them about their ambitions, and they will ask you about your career path. Share your Baruch story, and they will share their own. I am certain you will be impressed with our students and hopefully will accept their invitation to connect on LinkedIn to facilitate future networking.

This concept of alma mater-based connections and support within corporations is not new. I often quote the Wharton School's "Take the Call" directive, asking alumni to take the call from fellow alumni and students, as you never know what might come of it. I remind our network of more than 160,000 Baruch alumni of the following, respectfully based on the mission statement of the Wharton Club of NY:

Baruch alumni have a vested interest in expanding the network. Everyone knows you have to "give to get," and you have to "help to be helped." It is this enlightened self-interest that is the ultimate power of the Baruch community. The concept is simple enough:

Baruch alumni should buy from Baruch alumni
Baruch alumni should hire Baruch alumni
Baruch alumni should invest in Baruch alumni
Baruch alumni should help Baruch alumni

Whether we can offer advice, offer a referral, provide direction, or not... we should still "Take The Call." Taken further, this relationship can impact all aspects of Baruch alumni lives.

As we in the Office of Alumni Relations and Volunteer Engagement start planning fall mentoring programs, networking events, and career workshops, I hope you will spend some time thinking about your Baruch network and not just "Take the Call," but also "Make the Call." Be bold—be Baruch—and see what happens.

I wish you all a healthy, cool, and fruitful summer. Happy networking!

Janet B. Rossbach

Director, Alumni Relations and Volunteer Engagement