Vocational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)CUNY and VESID have partnered to create The CUNY LEADS Project (Linking Employment, Academics & Disability Services). Eligibility into this new program may be able to provide you with: tuition assistance; free textbooks; career counseling; resume assistance; interview preparation; and job placement assistance. If you are an individual with a disability you may be eligible for this new program. You may be eligible for this program regardless of any current or previous involvement with VESID.
In order to obtain more information, please contact Ms. Abigail Nelson, Coordinator of Disability Services for Adult and Continuing Education, at 212.652.2053 or via e-mail:abigail.nelson@mail.cuny.edu
If you wish to inquire about disability services and accommodations for students with disabilities enrolled in Baruch’s Continuing and Professional Studies (CAPS) Divison, call the CAPS office at 646-312-5000 to discuss your individual needs. Requests for accommodations must be accompanied by documentation of disability. Please submit requests and documentation in advance of the class start date to ensure that reasonable accommodation requests can be processed in a timely manner.
Student ID Center To obtain a Baruch College CUNY ID Card, fully paid and registered students must present a receipt issued by our office to the Baruch College ID Center. The ID Center is located in the Newman Library Building at 151 East 25th Street in Room 133.
Baruch College Bookstore The College bookstore is located on the first floor (Room 1-191) of the Newman Vertical Campus (55 Lexington Avenue, corner of East 24th Street). You can reach the bookstore by phone at 646-312-4850. The bookstore sells required textbooks, stationery, athletic supplies, and other articles for students. Bookstore Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9:00am-8:00pm Friday: 10:00am-5:00pm, Saturday: 11:00am-2:00pm
Health Services
CAPS has partnered with Baruch College Health Center (an affiliate of Continuum Health Services, a division of Beth Israel Hospital) to provide our certificate learners with primary medical assistance. For more information on these services, please visit their website at:
http://www.scsu.baruch.cuny.edu/healthServices_svcs.htmThe Newman LibraryThe Newman Library is located on the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth floors of the Information and Technology Building at 151 East 25th Street.
The library has book and periodical collections of approximately 400,000 volumes. In addition, more than 4,000 current periodical titles are available. More than 2 million items in micro formats, as well as selected federal, state, and local documents, are also among its holdings.
The library is open every day for quiet study from 7:00am until midnight. Hours for reference and access services vary. Current hours are posted in the library and may be obtained by calling 646-312-5000.
http://newman.baruch.cuny.edu/index.phpPlease note that Baruch CAPS students may use library resources but are not permitted to check out books.