Arts and Sciences

The 34th Annual SEEK (Search for Education, Elevation, and Knowledge) awards ceremony has two guest speakers: John Mergenhagen and Hortense Ford. The event was held in Newman Conference Center, 7th Floor, on May 5th, 2006.

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brAt 00:55, Dr. Angela Anselmo, the SEEK Director makes opening remarks.

brAt 04:13, Ben Corpus, Vice President for Student Development and Enrollment Management Dean of Students speaks.

brAt 07:21, Baruch President Kathleen Waldron speaks.

brAt 16:53, Hortense Ford, second Vice President of the Baruch Alumni Association, and President of the SEEK Alumni Advisory Board speaks.

brAt 30:31, Father John Mergenhagen speaks.

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brThe Baruch College SEEK Scholarship Fund was established in 1971 to provide recognition and encouragement to SEEK students who have distinguished themselves through high academic achievement. The fund also recognizes students who have contributed outstanding service to the community.

An evening of Russian poetry read in both English and Russian by distinguished poets.

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brRussian poets Vera Pavlova, Irina Mashinski, Vladimir Gandelsman and Julia Kunina read their works.

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brTranslators Richard Sieburth, Professor of Comparative Literature NYU; and Steven Seymour translate.

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brAmerican poets Mark Strand, Carol Muske-Dukes (2006 Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence) and Grace Schulman read excerpts of their favorite Russian poems.

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brDean Myrna Chase of the Weissman School of Arts and Science introduces the event.

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brThe event takes place April 3, 2006 at the William and Anita Newman Vertical Campus as part of the 2006 Russian Festival at Baruch College.

Award winning poet and novelist Carol Muske-Dukes reads an excerpt from her upcoming novel iChanneling Mark Twain/i. Muske-Dukes is Baruch Colleges Spring 2006 Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence.

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brThe reading takes place March 14, 2006 at Baruch Colleges Engleman recital hall.

Slavery in New York City from the 17th to the 19th century is discussed by a panel of three prominent scholars. The event takes place as part of the Black History Month program of Baruch College.

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brThe panel is introduced by Dr. Clarence Taylor of the Black and Hispanic Studies department. Panelists include: Dr. Graham Hodges, the George Dorland Landon Jr. Professor of History at Colgate University; Dr. Craig Steven Wilder, Professor of History at Dartmouth College; and Dr. Sherrill Wilson, Urban Anthropologist and Lecturer.

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brThe event takes place February 15, 2006 and is sponsored by Baruchs Black and Hispanic Studies department, the History department and by the deans office at the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences.

Robin D. G. Kelley, professor of anthropology and African American studies at Columbia University speaks about the early life, times and influences of jazz musician Thelonious Monk. Kelley challenges commonly held notions regarding Monks musical education and talents.

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brThe event takes place as the 14th annual Addison Gayle Memorial lecture, sponsored by the Baruch English Department and Myrna Chase, Dean of the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences. The lecture series is in memory of Addison Gayle, CUNY Distinguished Professor of English at Baruch College.

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brDr. Kelley is introduced by John Todd and Tuzyline Allan of the English Department as well as by Clarence Taylor, Professor, Departments of History and Black Studies, who delivers opening remarks.

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brThe event takes place on November 3, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. in the William and Anita Newman Conference Center.

The kickoff of Hispanic Heritage Month at Baruch College is marked by a performance by the musical group Mariachis Estrellas de America.

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brHispanic Heritage month begins on September 15, the anniversary of independence for five Latin American countries--Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In adition, Mexico declared its independence on September 16, and Chile on September 18.

Professor Michael Gomez, Department of History at New York University and author of iBlack Crescent: The Experience and Legacy of African Muslims in the Americas/i speaks about Malcolm X and the origins of Islam in the United States during the early 20th century. The event is sponsored by the Weissman School of Arts ans Sciences and co-sponsored by the African Student Association.

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brProfessor Gomez is introduced by Baruch History Professors Clarence Taylor and T.J. Desch-Obi.

As part of Ethics Week 2005 Professor Douglas P. Lackey, Professor of Philosophy at the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences speaks to Baruchs BioMed Society about the branch of bioethics that involves research on human subjects.

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brThe lecture took place on April 14, 2005

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David Callahan, author of iThe Cheating Culture: Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead/i, speaks on the topic of cheating in American culture, why it has become so pervasive and what can be done to stop it.

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brThe lecture took place as a pre-ethics week lecture on April 5, 2005 at Vertical Campus 3-165.