ZWIB — Women In Consulting

Originally posted on Sept 29th On Friday, September 24, The Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College hosted 4 of the bright lights from the consulting world.  Zicklin Women in Business (ZWIB) and the Zicklin Project Management Club (ZPMC) co-hosted a luncheon with them.  Swan Sit of Estee Lauder (and formerly at Bain & Co), … Continue reading →

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The Weekly Carl Aylman!

You get it in your inbox, here it is reprinted for you on the web: Baruch College Student Life Weekly Email—Oct. 14, 2010 In this issue. . . .    Academic Calendar Reminders. Celebrate Latino History Month at Baruch. LGBT Awareness Day—10/21. Election Day is Tues. Nov. 2.  Local elections for NYS positions are very … Continue reading →

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Baruch in the News

What a pleasure it was to see our ucla (university at the corner of Lexington Avenue) in the news this morning.  Wouldn’t you know that your institution team with Babson College to produce a report on US and global entreprenuership. What interested this author was the changing nature of the entreprenuer — more women and … Continue reading →

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Your Chief Masterpiece

“Of all those arts in which the wise excel, Nature’s chief masterpiece is writing well.”  Those words from the Duke of Sheffield in the seventeenth century are more true now than ever.  Communication in the written form is an essential skill in our modern, electronic world — e-mail, texting, blogging, twittering and never mind that … Continue reading →

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Disenfranchisement and Deception

Opinion, Politics by Jeremy Sykes The appeal of Tea Party rhetoric to ordinary people seems inestimable.  It seems abundantly clear that elections are decided on the “gut” feelings that ordinary citizens have toward their politicians.  They are not entirely wrong to think this way.  After all, politicians hedge their bets and are intentionally mealy-mouthed about … Continue reading →

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ZGMC — Digital Marketing Panel

This Wednesday brought 5 practitioners to the 14th floor of the NVC along with Baruch’s own accomplished and engaging Amy Auerbach. Ben Cathers of Lightspeed, Heather Jackson of Conductor, Macy Tanking of Microsoft, Jon Tesser of New York Magazine and Matt Woosley of Hemispheric offered their opinions and anecdotes on the applications of social and … Continue reading →

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Event Planning 10/14 – 10/20

Hey friends, ready to have some fun?? Friday – Tonight at the PIT ( People’s Improve Theatre) get ready to experience a trio of gentlemen so good you’d swear it is scripted.. Check out the site for the rest of the programs scheduled for the night as well. www.thepit-nyc.com Saturday – With Halloween right around the … Continue reading →

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Big City Apps

Here at the Graduate Baruchian we couldn’t help but daydream about the press release out of the Mayor’s Office yesterday. Mayor Mike announced the second year of the NYC Apps competition.  There is the transparency of government and crowdsourcing that really excites us — plus the cool new apps that will come of it. What … Continue reading →

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Tolerance Day at Baruch

Thursday, October 14th brings a reminder of tolerance for everyone among us.  Wear something purple to show your support.   We are all in this together. They came first for the Communists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn’t speak up because I … Continue reading →

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Attention Grad Students: GROW UP!

You know who you are.  If I have to listen to one more whiny, “do we have to know this for the exam?,” I am going to throw something.  If you aren’t intellectually curious and here for a genuine education, why are you in class?  There are lots of on-line exam-only programs that will take … Continue reading →

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