Centers and Institutes

The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity presents a seminar titled "Risk Assessment Standards and Current Auditing Issues". The focus of the seminar is on the new Statements on Auditing Standards (SASs), collectively referred to as the Risk Assessment Standards, approved by the Auditing Standards Board (ASB) of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

The event is introduced by Douglas Carmichael, CPA, the founding director of the Center for Corporate Integrity. Mary Ann White, Executive Editor at the Practitioners Publishing Company, gives an overview of the Risk Assessment Stanards in the context of auditing process. D. Keith Wilson, CPA, Associate Chief Auditor of the PCAOB (Public Company Accounting Oversight Board) speaks on the current developments at the PCAOB, including projects on risk assessment. A 40-minute panel discussion is held at the end.

The event takes place at Newman Conference Center on August 30, 2006.

"Kevin Albert, retired Merrill Lynch managing director and current Managing Director of Elevation Partners, provides welcoming remarks and speaks about the IPO initiative, its purpose, and its evolution over the past two years to this event. Teams of students from a dozen New York City public high schools, representing every borough, are on hand to hear the judges’ verdict. NY1 News reporter Ruschell Boone hosts the event. With the help of mentors at Baruch’s Field Center, students developed marketing strategies, operations, and finance. The first prize winners receive $2000.

The event takes place on June 22, 2006 at the Baruch College Virtical Campus, Room 14-220."

Lawrence Simon, Vice Chairman of Ivy Asset Management Corporation discusses how he built a successful hedge fund and the challenges, obstacles and opportunities he encountered along the way, including international issues.

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

The event takes place on May 9, 2006 at Newman Conference Center, Room 750 as the 72nd Mitsui Lunchtime Forum, hosted by the Weissman Center for International Business.

Held by Baruch's Career Development Center, this lecture includes two guest speakers:

Keisha Smith, VP of Human Resources, Morgan Stanley, with lecture entitled: Major Mistakes New Hires Make and How to Avoid Them", and

Gabrielle Bernstein, Co-founder, SpartPlug Public Relations, with lecture entitled: The Importance of Networking and Maintaining Relationships.

The following panelists are Baruch alumni, talking about "The Challenges of Transitioning to Corporate America":

Carlos Coto, HSBC

Irina Gaister, Goldman Sacks

Manisha Narwani, Newsday

Delphine de Ternay, Right Media

Christine Li-Auyeung, World Financial Group.

The event was held in Virtical Campus, 14-220 Conference Room, on May 9, 2006.

Recruiters provide advice for job seekers in discussing the importance of honestly and accurately representing one's self during the job interview process.

Topics discussed include the importance of being prepared for interviews, example interview questions, what constitutes lying, appropriate and inappropriate behavior while interacting with recruiters, and tips for effective business correspondence with recruiters.

The event is moderated by Barbara Lambert, Deputy Director and Manager of Corporate Relations, Baruch College.

Panelists include David Feinerman, Human Resources Manager, formerly at Greenberg Traurig LLP and Eisner LLP; Josh Irushalmi, Director of Client Services at Resources Global Professionals, formerly at Ernst & Young; and Perren Wong, Executive Director at Morgan Stanley.

The event is hosted by Baruch College's Career Development Center and takes place April 4, 2006 as part of Ethics Week 2006.

Former top-ranking Wall Street telecom securities analyst Dan Reingold discusses many of the ethical issues he encountered working in the booming 1990s stock market. The talk takes place as part of Baruch College's Ethics Week and in promotion of Reingold's book Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst: A True Story of Inside Information and Corruption in the Stock Market.

Reingold served as a Managing Director and telecom analyst for fourteen years at Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, and Credit Suisse First Boston. He is currently Project Director for Telecom Finance at the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information at Columbia's Graduate School of Business.

The event is hosted by Baruch College's Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity and takes place March 30, 2006.

Heather Krasna of Baruch College's Career Development Center and various recruiters attending Baruch's February 2006 Internship Fair offer tips to students as to how to prepare for and make a good impression at internship fairs and other similar career events.

Recruiters interviewed include: Amy Harloff of Morgan Stanley, Dorian Frederick of TIAA CREF, Dawn Thompson of Ernst & Young and Ashley Kolberg of the New York City Office of Emergency Mangement.

A panel of intership supervisors discuss internships at each of their workplaces, offering tips and suggestions for effectively landing internships and maximizing internship opportunities.

The panel is moderated by Heather Krasna of the Career Development Center. Panelists include: Pamela Liu from Sesame Workshop; Sherry Prabhudial and Derek Grimes from the Bluestone Center for Clinical Research; and Jayne Wallace, Baruch College Corporate Communications student.

The event takes place March 14, 2006 at the William and Anita Newman Vertical Campus.

The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute at Baruch College presents an evening reception celebrating the work of Congressman Charles B. Rangel. The reception is held in conjunction with the Newman Real Estate Conference Harlem in Our Eyes: Sustaining Cultural Legacy in a Rapidly Changing Neighborhood.

Henry Wollman, Director of the Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute introduces the reception.

Speakers include: Allon Schoener, cultural historian, author and originator of the 1968 exhibition "Harlem on my Mind" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Howard Dodson, specialist in African American History and chief of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Public Library.

The guest of honor: Congressman Charles B. Rangel, Representative from the 15th Congressional District, Ranking Member of the Committee on Ways and Means, Chairman of the Board of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Dean of the New York State Congressional Delegation speaks about the past, present and future of Harlem.

The event takes place February 23, 2006 at Steven L. Newman Hall.

The practical value of corporate governance and accountability is examined by a distinguished panel of analysts, portfolio managers, and professors. Management culture, proxy statements, and executive compensation are examined as indicators of governance.

The event is introduced by Dean John Elliott of the Zicklin School of Business and moderated by Lawrence Zicklin, Former CEO and Chairman of Neuberger Berman. Panelists include: Dan Chung , president, CIO and portfolio manager at Fred Alger Management, Inc.; Patricia Daly, executive director, Tri-State Coalition For Responsible Investing; Jay Dayha, associate professor of finance, Baruch College; Charles Elson , director, Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware; Cono Fusco, managing partner, Strategic Relationships, Grant Thornton LLP; April Klein, assistant professor of accounting, New York University; Dan Konigsburg, director of corporate governance, Standard & Poors Inc.; Ric Marshall, chief analyst, The Corporate Library LLC; and Craig Wasserman, partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.

The event takes place February 1, 2006 at Baruch College and is sponsored by The Corporate Library, LLC as well as by the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity at Baruch College.