Centers and Institutes

Henri Foucault, Nancy Boswell, A.M. Nwabuzor, and Rajib Sanyal from the International Center For Corporate Accountability Seminar discuss corporate corruption.

Peter C. Fusaro, Chairman and Founder of Global Change Associates and Mark T. Cox, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of New Fund Energy, LP. discuss issues related to global warming, engerny and environmental changes, and investment in green markets.

Terrence Martell, Director of the Weissman Center for International Business introduces the speakers.

The event takes place on October 31, 2006 at the Baruch Vertical Campus, Room 14-220.

John Kline, Susan Aaron, and Dorothee Baumann, from the International Center For Corporate Accountability discuss multinational corporations and US companies.

Renowned corporate governance expert, Dr. Michael C. Jensen, Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, Harvard Business School, examines leading topical issues in corporate governance including: the link between integrity and value, what's wrong with current compensation practices, and why managing earnings is lying.

The event takes plance on October 18, 2006 at Newman Library room 750, moderated by Steven B. Lilien, Director of the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity.

Peter Wheale from South Africa, Temba Masilela from India, and Cai Wang from China discuss corporate misconduct in their respective countries.

A panel of advisors from different schools introduce Baruch's graduate programs, admission requirements and process, and answer questions from the audience. Panelists include: Cathy Levkulic, Weissman School of Arts and Science; Sandra Mullings, Pre-Law Advisor; Frances Murphy, Zicklin School of Business, and Michael Wynne, 5 year Accountancy Program.

The event takes place on October 24, 2006 at Vertical Campus room 2-190, moderated by Rachel DeMaster, Graduate School Advisor, Career Development Center.

Mark Spears, Heather White, Adam Kanzer, and John Wilson from the International Center For Corporate Accountability talk about shareholder resolutions.

David Schilling, Timothy Smith, Joan Bavaria, and Julie Kane from the International Center for Corporate Accountability talk about shareholder value, corporate responsibility, and investments.

The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity hosts a seminar "Anatomy of a Fraud" featuring Sam Antar, who was CFO of Crazy Eddies, that was a New York electronics chain run by his brother, Eddie. Mr. Antar talks about White Collar Crime and its impact on the market and society. He proposes that the major approach has to be towards "prevention" and calls for stronger educational standards on accouting profession. Seymour Jones, Clinical Professor of Accounting at the NYU Stern School of

Business joined the question and answer session.

The event took place on October 10, 2006 at Vertical Campus 14-220, with openning remarks by Dean John Elliott, and moderated by Steven Lilien, director of the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity and Weinstein Professor of Accountancy.

Frederic S. Mishkin, Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is the speaker for the 2006 Weissman Center Distinguished Lecture Series.

Frederic S. Mishkin took office on September 5, 2006. Before becoming a member of the Board, Dr. Mishkin was the Alfred Lerner Professor of Banking and Financial Institutions at the Graduate School of Business, Columbia University, from 1999 to 2006. Prior to that he was the A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Economics from 1991 to 1999 and professor at the Graduate School of Business from 1983 to 1991. He was also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (1980 to 2006) and a senior fellow at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Center for Banking Research (2003 to 2006). Dr. Mishkin has taught at the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, Princeton University, and Columbia University.

The event begins with introductions by Terrence Martell, Director of the Weissman Center for International Business, and Baruch College President Kathleen Waldron. Dr. Mishkin's remarks are followed by a question and answer session.