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Baruch College President Kathleen Waldron presents Sidney Harman (Class of '39), Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Harman International Industries, with an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters. Mr. Harman is introduced by James McCarthy, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Dr. Harman delivers a Commencement address at Baruch College's 44th Commencement ceremony held at Madison Square Garden on May 27, 2009.

"Bernie Siegel, PCC, “Chief of Staff” and Chief Financial Officer, Waterhouse Securities (now TD Ameritrade) and Linda R. Newman, a third generation Property and Casualty Insurance Broker with the firm of Haskell Brokerage Corp, offer tips on networking at the JobSmart Career Hour sponsored by the Executives On Campus program.

The event is moderated by Rena Mixon, Assistant to Director, Executives On Campus.

The event takes place on April 23, 2009, at the Baruch Vertical Campus, Room 14-245."

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Jim Mumm, Executive Officer of 1st Wave Sales & Marketing, Wynn J. Salisch, Chairman and CEO of Casablanca Ventures LLC, and Al Giaquinto speak about how they started their businesses at the JobSmart Career Hour sponsored by the Executives On Campus program.

Yvell Walker-Stanford, Director, Executives On Campus, makes the opening remarks.

The event takes place on March 3, 2009, at the Baruch Vertical Campus, Room 14-245.

Marc Goldstein, CEO of GroupM North American and Timothy Cecere, the Managing Partner, Human Resources Director of GroupM, North America, speak about their experience in the media industry at the JobSmart Career Hour sponsored by the Executives On Campus program.

The event takes place on March 24, 2009, at the Baruch Vertical Campus, Room 14-245.

"The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity, the NASBA Center for the Public Trust, Beta Alpha Psi, and InRoads present the panel discussion ""Let’s Talk Ethics: The Student Recruiter’s Perspective.""

Moderated by John Elliott, Dean, Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, CUNY, panelists discuss ethical traps to avoid during the recruiting process and suggest campus and volunteer activities to highlight a candidate’s high moral and standing. Panelists include:

Melissa Goldkopf, Recruiter, Deloitte Services LLP;

Ken Bouyer, Americas Director of Inclusiveness Recruiting, Ernst & Young;

Andre Lee, National Director of Talent Management, InRoads;

Blane Ruschak, Executive Director of University Relations & Recruiting, KPMG.

The event takes place on March 26, 2009, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 3-165 as part of Ethics Week 2009."

"Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard, President & CEO of Timex Group B.V., one of the world’s top watch companies, delivers the fourth annual Burton Kossoff Business Leadership lecture. Mr. Hoejsgaard discusses core values of the company, the global financial crisis, and the lessons learned from his leadership experience.

A Q&A session is led by Edward Rogoff, Professor and Chairman, Department of Management, Zicklin School of Business.

Kathleen Waldron, President of Baruch College makes opening remarks and introduces the speaker.

The event takes place on March 19, 2009, at the Newman Conference Center, Room 750, as part of the Baruch College Executives on Campus program."

The Baruch College Women of Color Network presents "A Wellness Seminar for Women: Hormonal Rejuvenation, Healthy Weight & Longevity." Guest speaker Dr. Indrani Maity discusses a mind-spirit-body approach to health and healing.

Abby Santana makes the opening remarks. Professor Bobbie Pollard introduces the speaker.

The event takes place on March 24, 2009, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-270.

The Pergolis Urban Classroom is dedicated in recognition of Richard Pergolis' contributions as Co-chairman of the Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, Board of Advisors towards advancing the cause of sustainability with the Real Estate Industry of New York City.

Baruch College President Kathleen Waldron hosts the informal celebration recognizing Mr. Pergolis and his family's generosity and commitment to Baruch. Jack S. Nyman, Director of the Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute speaks at the event. Mr. Pergolis makes the closing remarks.

The Pergolis Urban Classroom is Baruch's first green classroom, implementing natural lighting, recycled furniture, and chemical-free carpeting, among other features. It is also the College's "smartest" classroom in terms of technology. Baruch hopes that the classroom will be a prototype for classroom space in the soon-to-be-renovated Field Building (17 Lex).

The event takes place on February 26, 2009, at the Pergolis Urban Classroom.

Phylllis Weiss Haserot, President and Founder of Practice Development Counsel, and Cathy Baron Tamraz, President and CEO of Business Wire, talk about corporate culture at the JobSmart Career Hour, the Executives On Campus Program.

Rena Mixon, Assistant to Director of Executives On Campus, makes the welcoming remarks.

The event takes place on March 17, 2009, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-245.