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A panel of professionals and executives offer advices on accounting careers at the JobSmart Career Hour, the Executives On Campus Program. The Speakers include Jeffery Agranoff, the Human Resources and Recruiting Director at Friedman LLP, Monique Kasmari, the College Relations Manager for the northeast region for BDO Seidman, and Gene Ozgar, a Partner with KPMG.

The event takes place on December 2, 2008, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-245.

Video montage of the learning communities. Feature interviews with freshmen and peer mentors about their learning community experiences.

Learning communities provide first year students with a smooth transition to college life. With integrated classes, group activities, peer mentors and a little help from classmate friends, freshmen succeed and have fun while learning.

The video is provided by Learning Communities and

Instructional Technology, BCTC.

Charlie Cannon, a faculty member of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and co-founder of LOCAL Architecture Research Design, speaks at the Baruch College Master Teacher Series for faculty development. He draws on his experience to discuss how to use real, complex problems to engage students, and engage them to work together, to seek solutions that are creative and indeed innovative. His methods for creating collaboration across disciplines have been featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Mr. Cannon is introduced by Associate Provost Dennis Slavin.

The workshop takes place on December 2, 2008, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-270.

Richard Light, Walter H. Gale Professor of Education of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, talks about effective and organized teaching, focused on connecting abstract academic ideas to more practical, quotidian thoughts. His award-winning book, Making the Most of College (Harvard, 2001), which is based on 10 years of student interviews, serves as a springboard for the discussion.

Professor Light is introduced by Associate Provost Dennis Slavin.

The event takes place on November 19, 2008, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-250.

"Martina Bode, senior lecturer of mathematics at Northwestern University, and Mary Schuller, Northwestern’s manager of faculty support services, demonstrate how electronic response systems can stimulate student engagement and provide immediate feedback about what they are truly learning.

The speakers are introduced by Associate Provost Dennis Slavin.

The workshop takes place on November 10, 2008, at the Newman Conference Center, Room 763."

The Russell Banks CEO Leadership Lecture Series 2008 features Bruce Mosler, President & CEO, Cushman & Wakefield, the world's largest independent real estate services.

Mr. Mosler shares his viewpoints of current economic and financial situations. He is introduced by Richard Merians, Baruch alumnus; Founder, Chairman, & CEO, Hygrade Integrated Logistics Systems, Inc. Baruch College President Waldron makes the welcoming remarks.

Yvell Walker-Stanford, Director, Executives On Campus, moderates the event.

The event takes place on November 5, 2008 at the Newman Conference Center, Room 750.

Baruch President Kathleen Waldron hosts the 2008 Alumni Reunion awards and honors ceremony on October 25, 2008, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220.

Lisa Poullard-Burton, Director of Alumni Relations, makes the opening remarks and moderates the event.

Harvey Mallement and Harvey Wertheim, Co-founders of Harvest Partners, a New York based private equity investment firm, speak about careers in private equity at the JobSmart Career Hour sponsored by the Executives On Campus program. A Q&A session follows.

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

The event takes place on November 4, 2008, at the Baruch Vertical Campus, Room 14-235.

Shawntee Reed, JP Morgan Chase and Mark Sigona, Signature Bank, discuss the importance of internships and offer tips and advice on career development at 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 October 28, 2008, at the Baruch Vertical Campus, Room 14-235.