Centers and Institutes

The Bernard L. Schwartz Communication Institute presents the Eleventh Annual Symposium on Communication and Communication-Intensive Instruction on Friday, May 6, 2011, at the Baruch College Conference Center, 14th floor.

[Part I -- 78 min.]

Introduction

Mikhail Gershovich, Director, Bernard L. Schwartz Communication Institute, Baruch College

Welcome and Opening

James McCarthy, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Baruch College

Keynote

Grant McCracken, Author, Chief Culture Officer

[Part II -- 34 min.]

Report Back

Scott Kirsner, Author, Fans, Friends & Followers

[Part III -- 53 min.]

Keynote

Laura Fitton, CEO/Founder, oneforty.com and co-Author, Twitter for Dummies

[Part IV -- 53 min.]

Dinner Address

Carl Spielvogel, former US Ambassador, Slovakia

Mitchel Wallerstein, President, Baruch College

The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, Baruch College and American Institute of Architects New York Chapter Committee on the Environment present the "Greening Modernism" conference on February 17, 2011, at the Newman Conference Center, Room 750.

[Part I -- 77 min.]

Jack S. Nyman, Director, The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute

Carl Stein, Author, Greening Modernism; Principle, elemental Architecture LLC

Michael Adlerstein, Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations

[Part II -- 76 min.]

Moderator: Carl Stein

Speakers:

Bruce Fowle, Founding Partner, FXFOWLE Architects

Sean Patrick Neill, Principle, Cycle-7;

Wilber L. Woods, Director, Waterfront & Open Space Planning, NYC Department of City Planning

[Part III -- 55 min.]

Moderator: Jack S. Nyman

Speakers:

J. Kevin Healy, Partner, Bryan Cave LLP;

Margery Perimutter, Commissioner, NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

Anthony Vidler, Dean, Cooper Union School of Architecture

Jack S. Nyman, Director, The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute

The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, Baruch College and American Institute of Architects New York Chapter Committee on the Environment present the "Greening Modernism" conference on February 17, 2011, at the Newman Conference Center, Room 750.

[Part I -- 77 min.]

Jack S. Nyman, Director, The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute

Carl Stein, Author, Greening Modernism; Principle, elemental Architecture LLC

Michael Adlerstein, Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations

[Part II -- 76 min.]

Moderator: Carl Stein

Speakers:

Bruce Fowle, Founding Partner, FXFOWLE Architects

Sean Patrick Neill, Principle, Cycle-7;

Wilber L. Woods, Director, Waterfront & Open Space Planning, NYC Department of City Planning

[Part III -- 55 min.]

Moderator: Jack S. Nyman

Speakers:

J. Kevin Healy, Partner, Bryan Cave LLP;

Margery Perimutter, Commissioner, NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

Anthony Vidler, Dean, Cooper Union School of Architecture

Jack S. Nyman, Director, The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute

The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, Baruch College and American Institute of Architects New York Chapter Committee on the Environment present the "Greening Modernism" conference on February 17, 2011, at the Newman Conference Center, Room 750.

[Part I -- 77 min.]

Jack S. Nyman, Director, The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute

Carl Stein, Author, Greening Modernism; Principle, elemental Architecture LLC

Michael Adlerstein, Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations

[Part II -- 76 min.]

Moderator: Carl Stein

Speakers:

Bruce Fowle, Founding Partner, FXFOWLE Architects

Sean Patrick Neill, Principle, Cycle-7;

Wilber L. Woods, Director, Waterfront & Open Space Planning, NYC Department of City Planning

[Part III -- 55 min.]

Moderator: Jack S. Nyman

Speakers:

J. Kevin Healy, Partner, Bryan Cave LLP;

Margery Perimutter, Commissioner, NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

Anthony Vidler, Dean, Cooper Union School of Architecture

Jack S. Nyman, Director, The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute

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Ronald Bissessa, Assistive Technology Manager, Office of Services for Students with Disabilities; Lynnette Tatum, Training Specialist at CCVIP; and Konstandinos Chalkias, Coordinator, CCVIP Demo Center give a demonstration of the eBook readers, Kindle 3 and the iBooks application for the iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch, as well as a brief demo of the new digital book reader, the BookPort Plus.

The event takes place on January 19, 2011.

Finding, Evaluating & Using Online Sources

Karen Luxon Gourgey, Director of Computing Center for Visually Impaired People (CCVIP) and Konstandinos Chalkias, Coordinator, CCVIP Demo Center, introduce accessible Personal Digital Assistants(PDAs) and note taking devices including the BrailleNote Apex, Pacmate, the iPad and a netbook. The demonstration explores the differences between all these products and some of the pros and cons to each of the devices.

The event takes place on November 18, 2010, at the Baruch College Newman Library Building, Room 655.

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