Arts and Sciences

Readings from the prize winning author and a New Yorker correspondent, Philip Gourevitch, of his book entitled: We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families: stories from Rwanda, the Fall 2002 Sidney Harman Writer-in Residence at Baruch College. The event begins with an introduction by Roslyn Bernstein, director of the program.

Baruch College in partnership with the National Grid Foundation showcased a tablet PC-based program called the Math Skills Enhancement Program. This innovative program, aimed at improving students’ understanding of mathematics by utilizing technology-based interactive instruction, focuses on the national STEM initiative to improve college students’ competitive strength in the technical, scientific and mathematics arenas.

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brJames McCarthy, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, makes the opening remarks, followed by Robert Keller, president of the National Grid Foundation. Professor Peter Gregory of Mathematics Department conducts a demonstration of the technology with freshmen Carla D’Amore and Boris Godin who have participated in the program. Professor Warren Gordon, the Chair of Baruchs Mathematics Department, speaks at the event. Professor Sarah Harney of Mathematics Department presents her survey research on the students responses to the tutorials.

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brThe event takes place on May 5, 2011 at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 3-125.

The 17th annual Addison Gayle Memorial Lecture Series features Dr. Simon Gikandi, a Robert Schirmer Professor of English at Princeton University. The title of his talk is "The Black Aesthetic in the Age of Globalization."

This lecture series is named in honor of Addison Gayle, Jr., CUNY Distinguished Professor of English, who taught at Baruch College for many years until his death in October 1991.

Jeffrey M. Peck, Dean of the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, makes the welcoming remarks. English Professor Tuzyline Allan who is in charge of organizing the Addison Gayle Memorial Lecture series, speaks briefly about the event. Clarence Taylor, Professor of Black and Hispanic Studies & Professor of History, speaks about the black studies. Kevin Frank, Professor of English, introduces the speaker.

The event takes place on March 31, 2011, at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, 7th floor.

The Jewish Studies Center of the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences at Baruch College presents a panel discussion on Jewish Immigration to New York featuring distinguished leaders representatives from New Yorks diverse Jewish communities.

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brRemarks:

brJeffrey M. Peck, Dean, Weissman School of Arts Sciences, Baruch College

brMitchel Wallerstein, President, Baruch College

brRichard M. Joel, President, Yeshiva University

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brPanelists:

brCharles R. Dreifus 66, MBA 73 - German Jewish immigrant experience

brFeliks Frenkel - Russian Jewish immigrant experience

brS. David Moche - Iraqi Jewish immigrant experience

brNazee Moinian - Iranian Jewish immigrant experience

brDov C. Schlein 70, MBA 75 - Israeli Jewish immigrant experience

brAlissa Shams - Syrian Jewish immigrant experience

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brModerator:

brJessica Lang, Assistant Professor of English, Baruch College

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brThe event takes place on November 10, 2010 at Engelman Recital Hall, Baruch Performing Arts Center.

A panel of speakers discusses Arguing the World, an enthralling film that tells the story of four brilliant and engaging men caught up in the central struggles of our time, and creates a vivid picture of intellectual life in the 20th century.

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brPanelists include:

brJoseph Dorman, Producer and Director of iArguing the world/i

brRussell Jacoby, Professor of History at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

brMitchell Cohen, Professor of Political Science at Baruch College and the Graduate Center of CUNY

brEric Cohen, Executive Director of the Tikvah Fund

brJordan B. Bell, Ph.D. Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, Hunter College

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brJeffrey Peck, Dean of Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, makes the opening remarks, followed by remarks by Carol Berkin, Presidential Professor American Colonial and Revolutionary History Womens History.

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brThe discussion is moderated by Robert A. Friedman (1967 graduate of Baruch College, retired partner of Goldman Sachs, and founding principal of Robeco-Sage Capital Management, LLC).

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brThe event takes place on October 14, 2010 at Engelman Recital Hall, Baruch College.

The Fall 2010 Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence at Baruch College features Richard Price, an American novelist and screenwriter. In his self-penned biography, Richard Price, elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters and author most recently of iLush Life/i, speaks of his upbringing and the influences on his writing

Jeffrey M. Peck, Dean of the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, makes the opening remarks. Roslyn Bernstein, Director of the Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence Program, makes the welcoming remarks. Tim Aubry, Professor of English, introduces the speaker.

The event takes place on October 19, 2010, at the Newman Conference Center, 7th floor.

The 16th annual Addison Gayle Memorial Lecture features Dr. Nathaniel Norment, Jr., chair of the African American Studies at Temple University. Dr. Norment, Jr. is the editor of the newly published iThe Addison Gayle Reader/i. The title of his talk is iAddison Gayle: His Impact and Legacy in a Postmodern Age/i.

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brThis lecture series is named in honor of Addison Gayle, Jr., CUNY Distinguished Professor of English, who taught at Baruch College for many years until his death in October 1991.

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brJeffrey M. Peck, Dean of the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, and John Brenkman, Chair of the Department of English, make the welcoming remarks. English Professor Tuzyline Allan introduces the speaker. Professor Allan is in charge of organizing the Addison Gayle Memorial Lecture series.

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brThe event takes place on April 20, 2010, at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center.

The Spring 2010 Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence at Baruch College features Major Jackson, the author of iHoops/i and iLeaving Saturn/i and the poetry editor of the iHarvard Review/i.

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brRoslyn Bernstein, Director of the Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence Program, introduces the event. Grace Schulman, Poet and Distinguished Professor at Baruch College, introduces the speaker.

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brThe event takes place on March 16, 2010, at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, co-sponsored by Poets Writers.

Video montage of the introduction to History Department at Baruch College. Featuring:

Professor Cynthia Hyla Whittaker, Chair of History Department

Professor Charlotte Brooks, History Department

Erica Pepe, Operations Specialist at Sterling Infosystems, Inc.

Leslie Martinez, Coordinator, Sleepover Program, American Museum of Natural History

Jason Tellone, Student, Baruch College

Sophia Ahmad, Alumnus, Baruch College

The Department of Communication Studies of Baruch College, in collaboration with the Fuchsberg Family Foundation and the Herman Lissner Foundation presents the Nineteenth Annual Spring Speech Festival. The competition topic is Where are U.S.-Chinese Economic Relations Heading in the Next 5 Years?

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brStudent speakers include:

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brBenjamin Cuozzo, iNo Country Left Behind: The Failure of U.S. Renewable Energy Programs/i

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brMyroslava Fedoronchuk, iThe Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Will Help U.S. Companies Prosper in China/i

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brJonathan Felix, iThe Last Star on the American Flag/i

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brSharon Wong, iCarbon Cap and Trade: Encouraging Renewable Energy Development/i

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brHerbert Zea, iThe Reluctance of U.S. Information Providers to Complete in the Chinese Market/i

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brMichael Senders, iThe American/Chinese Symbiosis: Its a Good Thing/i

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brJonathan Batista, iThe Fattening of China/i

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brThe Chief Judge, Professor Denise Patrick, Department of Communication Studies announces the winners of the competition. Professor Susan B. Goldstein, Department of Communication Studies, makes the closing remarks.

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brThe event takes place on April 22, 2010, at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750, moderated by Jonathan Batista.