Centers and Institutes

Baruch College hosts the "Employment and Visual Impairment: Policy & Practice" conference. Karen Gourgey, Director, Computer Center for Visually Impaired People (CCVIP), moderates the event. The conference is co-sponsored by American International Group (AIG) and Verizon with additional support from the New York Community Trust, the Lavelle Fund for the Blind, and the Allene Reuss Memorial Trust.

The event takes place on April 2, 2008, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220.

[Part I -- 69 min.]

Opening Remarks

Ann Clarkson, Assistant Dean, Continuing and Professional Studies, Baruch College; Barbara Sirois, Director, Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, Baruch College; David Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College

Plenary Session: Policy & Practice

Moderator: Barbara Fife, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College

Presenters: Tony Spinelli, former Regional Director, Rehabilitation Services Administration; Arnie Kramer, District Manager, NYC Commission for the Blind & Visually Handicapped District Office; and Aaron Shmueli, Disability Program Navigator Supervisor, Goowill

[Part II -- 40 min.]

Keynote Address by Gale A. Brewer, NYC Council Member and Chair of the Committee on Technology in Government, introduced by David Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College

[Part III -- 68 min.]

Matthew Sapolin, Commissioner, NYC Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, presents Access Builder awards to exemplary employers chosen by the Metropolitan Placement Consortium for Visually Impaired Job Seekers

Plenary Session: Employee/Manager Relationship

Moderators: Barbara Sirois, Director, Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, Baruch College; Leah Schanke, Training and Development Specialist, Office of Human Resources, Baruch College.

Presenters: Sherry DeFrancesco and Mel Tansman, Westchester Disabled on the Move; R. Brian Watson, JPMorgan Chase; Giovanni Aguirre and Derek Suarez, BPA International

Baruch College hosts the "Employment and Visual Impairment: Policy & Practice" conference. Karen Gourgey, Director, Computer Center for Visually Impaired People (CCVIP), moderates the event. The conference is co-sponsored by American International Group (AIG) and Verizon with additional support from the New York Community Trust, the Lavelle Fund for the Blind, and the Allene Reuss Memorial Trust.

The event takes place on April 2, 2008, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220.

[Part I -- 69 min.]

Opening Remarks

Ann Clarkson, Assistant Dean, Continuing and Professional Studies, Baruch College; Barbara Sirois, Director, Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, Baruch College; David Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College

Plenary Session: Policy & Practice

Moderator: Barbara Fife, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College

Presenters: Tony Spinelli, former Regional Director, Rehabilitation Services Administration; Arnie Kramer, District Manager, NYC Commission for the Blind & Visually Handicapped District Office; and Aaron Shmueli, Disability Program Navigator Supervisor, Goowill

[Part II -- 40 min.]

Keynote Address by Gale A. Brewer, NYC Council Member and Chair of the Committee on Technology in Government, introduced by David Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College

[Part III -- 68 min.]

Matthew Sapolin, Commissioner, NYC Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, presents Access Builder awards to exemplary employers chosen by the Metropolitan Placement Consortium for Visually Impaired Job Seekers

Plenary Session: Employee/Manager Relationship

Moderators: Barbara Sirois, Director, Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, Baruch College; Leah Schanke, Training and Development Specialist, Office of Human Resources, Baruch College.

Presenters: Sherry DeFrancesco and Mel Tansman, Westchester Disabled on the Move; R. Brian Watson, JPMorgan Chase; Giovanni Aguirre and Derek Suarez, BPA International

Baruch College hosts the "Employment and Visual Impairment: Policy & Practice" conference. Karen Gourgey, Director, Computer Center for Visually Impaired People (CCVIP), moderates the event. The conference is co-sponsored by American International Group (AIG) and Verizon with additional support from the New York Community Trust, the Lavelle Fund for the Blind, and the Allene Reuss Memorial Trust.

The event takes place on April 2, 2008, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220.

[Part I -- 69 min.]

Opening Remarks

Ann Clarkson, Assistant Dean, Continuing and Professional Studies, Baruch College; Barbara Sirois, Director, Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, Baruch College; David Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College

Plenary Session: Policy & Practice

Moderator: Barbara Fife, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College

Presenters: Tony Spinelli, former Regional Director, Rehabilitation Services Administration; Arnie Kramer, District Manager, NYC Commission for the Blind & Visually Handicapped District Office; and Aaron Shmueli, Disability Program Navigator Supervisor, Goowill

[Part II -- 40 min.]

Keynote Address by Gale A. Brewer, NYC Council Member and Chair of the Committee on Technology in Government, introduced by David Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College

[Part III -- 68 min.]

Matthew Sapolin, Commissioner, NYC Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, presents Access Builder awards to exemplary employers chosen by the Metropolitan Placement Consortium for Visually Impaired Job Seekers

Plenary Session: Employee/Manager Relationship

Moderators: Barbara Sirois, Director, Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, Baruch College; Leah Schanke, Training and Development Specialist, Office of Human Resources, Baruch College.

Presenters: Sherry DeFrancesco and Mel Tansman, Westchester Disabled on the Move; R. Brian Watson, JPMorgan Chase; Giovanni Aguirre and Derek Suarez, BPA International

Sonia R. Jarvis, Distinguished Lecturer, School of Public Affairs, conducts a workshop "Starting a Nonprofit" on Nonprofit Consulting Day, March 26, 2008, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220.

Sonia R. Jarvis, Distinguished Lecturer, School of Public Affairs, conducts a workshop "Starting a Nonprofit" on Nonprofit Consulting Day, March 26, 2008, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220.

Sonia R. Jarvis, Distinguished Lecturer, School of Public Affairs, conducts a workshop "Starting a Nonprofit" on Nonprofit Consulting Day, March 26, 2008, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220.

Sonia R. Jarvis, Distinguished Lecturer, School of Public Affairs, conducts a workshop "Starting a Nonprofit" on Nonprofit Consulting Day, March 26, 2008, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220.

"""Everyone's Going Green"" addresses the range of environmental issues businesses face and help people to approach them in an informed, ethical, and responsible way. Speakers and panelists discuss the following developments including increased regulation and enforcement, voluntary limits, innovation, your company’s carbon footprint, emissions trading, carbon offsets, ""green investing"", shareholder and activism. The program is co-sponsored by the Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity and Net Impact.

The event takes place on April 1, 2008, at the Newman Conference Center, Room 750.

[Part 1: 115 Min.]

Opening Remarks: John A. Elliott, Dean of the Zicklin School of Business

Keynote Address:

The Future of Business in the Age of Global Warming

Michael Mandel, Chief Economist, Business Week

Panel I: The Green Company: Challenges for Corporate Leaders

Moderator: Donald H. Schepers, Associate Professor, Baruch College

Panelists:

Mark Brownstein, Managing Director, Business Partnerships, Environmental Defense Fund

Stefan Doering, Assistant Professor, Columbia University

Peter Fusaro, Chairman & Founder, Global Change Associates

Zachary Karabell, Executive VP and Chief Economist, Fred Alger

[Part II: 113 Min.]

Panel II: The Innovators: How Visionary Corporations are Meeting the Challenge

Moderator: Naomi Gardberg, Assistant Professor, Baruch College

Panelists:

Val Cook Smith, VP, Environmental Affairs, Citigroup

Peter O'Toole, Director, Ecomagination, General Electric

Randy Price, VP Environment, Health and Safety, Con Ed

Ellen West, Director of Global Communications & Public Affairs, Google

Luncheon Address:

Sustainability: Costly Inconvenience or New Business Paradigm?

Daniel Mahler, Leader, Global Sustainability Practice, A.T. Kearney"

"""Everyone's Going Green"" addresses the range of environmental issues businesses face and help people to approach them in an informed, ethical, and responsible way. Speakers and panelists discuss the following developments including increased regulation and enforcement, voluntary limits, innovation, your company’s carbon footprint, emissions trading, carbon offsets, ""green investing"", shareholder and activism. The program is co-sponsored by the Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity and Net Impact.

The event takes place on April 1, 2008, at the Newman Conference Center, Room 750.

[Part 1: 115 Min.]

Opening Remarks: John A. Elliott, Dean of the Zicklin School of Business

Keynote Address:

The Future of Business in the Age of Global Warming

Michael Mandel, Chief Economist, Business Week

Panel I: The Green Company: Challenges for Corporate Leaders

Moderator: Donald H. Schepers, Associate Professor, Baruch College

Panelists:

Mark Brownstein, Managing Director, Business Partnerships, Environmental Defense Fund

Stefan Doering, Assistant Professor, Columbia University

Peter Fusaro, Chairman & Founder, Global Change Associates

Zachary Karabell, Executive VP and Chief Economist, Fred Alger

[Part II: 113 Min.]

Panel II: The Innovators: How Visionary Corporations are Meeting the Challenge

Moderator: Naomi Gardberg, Assistant Professor, Baruch College

Panelists:

Val Cook Smith, VP, Environmental Affairs, Citigroup

Peter O'Toole, Director, Ecomagination, General Electric

Randy Price, VP Environment, Health and Safety, Con Ed

Ellen West, Director of Global Communications & Public Affairs, Google

Luncheon Address:

Sustainability: Costly Inconvenience or New Business Paradigm?

Daniel Mahler, Leader, Global Sustainability Practice, A.T. Kearney"

The Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management of the School of Public Affairs presents the seminar "Growth Capital for Nonprofits."

A panel of executives discusses a variety of questions and issues on the topic: how can social entrepreneurs take a great idea and "go to scale"?; what is "patient capital" and how can it be obtained?; and how can I tell if my organization is ready? Panelists discuss this market from their experiences building it, and how successful campaigns were created and implemented. Panelists include Gerald Chertavian, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Year Up, Inc.; George Overholser, Founder and Managing Director, NFF Capital Partners; and Charles Harris, Co-Founder and Executive Partner, SeaChange Capital Partners.

James A. Krauskopf, Director of the Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management, makes the opening remarks.

Michael Feller, Professor at School of Public Affiars, Baruch College, moderates the event.

The event takes place on April 3, 2008, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220.

[Part 1: 55 min]

Panel Discussion

[Part II: 57 min]

Q & A Session