The CUNY Baccalaureate Blog

The City of New York sponsors the Urban Fellows Program:  participantsare introduced to local government and the public sector.  This program offers aspiring public policy makers the opportunity to grapple first-hand with contemporary issues.  For details and the application, go to www.nyc.gov/fellowships or call 212-NEW-YORK.  The application is due Friday January 9, 2009.

Read about CUNY BA Alumna Bonnie Duen, who completed this Program: 

http://cunyba.gc.cuny.edu/2008/05/12/bonnie-duen-student-government-post-sparks-a-career-path/

An exciting Spring internship offered by CUNY for select students, coordinated by the Edward T. Rogowsky Internship Program in Goverment and Public Affairs.  Highly qualified students will work in the district offices of state legislators who are members of this Caucus.  Applications are due November 21, 2008.  For further information, call 212-817-7250 or visit www.etrinternship.org

Dear CUNY Baccalaureate Students- I would like to encourage you to be mindful of a few approaching deadlines:

• Area of Concentration forms are due on December 1st for all students admitted into the Program for Summer and Fall 2008 and students admitted earlier than that are well past their deadlines. Getting your AOC approved is a critical part of your requirements; if you have not done so you should be working diligently to find a mentor and get your AOC approved by Dr. Hartswick ASAP.
• Students who plan to graduate in June or September 2009 should schedule graduation audits as soon as possible. If you plan to graduate in January 2009 you MUST have a graduation audit by November 15, 2008.
• All students who have at least 90-100 credits (or who will reach this point at the end of the semester) and have approved AOC form(s) are encouraged to schedule graduation audits regardless of how many semesters of courses they have remaining. CUNY BA does audits early so that students have time to plan out their final semesters, rather than waiting until the end when it is too late to adjust registration or meet requirements.
• Do not wait to contact your Academic Advisor about registration. If you have questions about requirements, you want to confirm that courses will meet requirements or if you have problems registering please deal with that as early as possible. We cannot adequately advise 700 students simultaneously. You should also plan to register AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE and not wait until January.
• The CUNY Baccalaureate Scholarships Application is now available on our website. The absolute deadline for this application is February 20, 2009- no exceptions will be made.
• All forms are available on our website .
• If you have any questions please contact your Academic Advisor:
  

  Last Name	Academic Advisor	Phone	Email
  A-F	Helene Brown	212.817.8229	hbrown1@gc.cuny.edu
  G-N	Rafal Szczurowski	212.817.8225	rszczurowski@gc.cuny.edu
  O-Z	Kate McPherson	212.817.8237	kmcpherson@gc.cuny.edu

  If you are unable to reach your Advisor right away please leave a message or send an e-mail and we will respond to you in a timely manner. All students will be responded to as quickly as possible. If you have a registration problem please contact your Academic Advisor or the CUNY BA Registrar’s Office (212.817.8227). To schedule an appointment for a graduation audit or a credit check please contact our main office (212.817.8221). Area of Concentration forms can be faxed (212.817.1512) or e-mailed to your Academic Advisor.

The Center for Jewish Studies at the Graduate Center

Marsha Dubrow
“In the Key of Female: Music and Gender in the Modern American Cantorate”

 Monday, November 3, 2008
4:30pm in Room C197

*Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women and Society

Contact:  212-817-1945

To be added to their email list:  cjs@gc.cuny.edu

Find them on the web:  http://web.gc.cuny.edu/dept/cjstu/index.html

John Jay College’s Spring 2009 Interdisciplinary Studies Program courses are listed here and are open to CUNY BA students (via epermit for students with home colleges other than JJC):

http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~thematic/ThemeBdescripsSp09.pdf

Save a life, donate blood.

Come to the fall blood drive at the Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave off 34th St in NYC on Thursday Oct 30 between 10am and 3:30pm, room 9100 (9th floor).  To make an appointment, call 212-817-8234.

This is the perfect opportunity to connect with other CUNY Baccalaureate students and alumni!

http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/1058017

Borough of Manhattan Community College has produced the following videos on YouTube which give an excellent overview for the CUNY Proficiency Exam, the CPE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VHCV0EaBeg&feature=user

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O6t37J7WN8&feature=user

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR6wFyZ0zZ4&feature=user

Thursday, October 16, 2008

4:00PM - 7:00PM

Borough of Manhattan Community College

199 Chambers Street

Richard Harris Terrace

New York, NY 10007

A representative from the CUNY Baccalaureate for Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies will be at this Fair.

Veterans: Register in advance (and have a chance at winning a new iPod):

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=XpCUdvKeNvL5_2fjaRpieKxA_3d_3d

In 1989, John F. Kennedy, Jr. started the Kennedy Fellows program for exemplary workers in health, education, and human services occupations. Initially designed for workers that live in New York and attend a City University of New York (CUNY) or State University of New York (SUNY) school, the program has recently expanded to Ireland. The program is designed to help professionalize the frontline workforce and to support the higher education and career advancement of exemplary staff. Fellowship recipients receive scholarships and career mentoring.

For more information about the Fellowship and to apply, please visit their site. Applications are due on October 24, 2008.