The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity held its release event of the Baruch College Index of Corporate Political Disclosure and panel discussion on the corporate political disclosure process.

The Baruch Index of Corporate Political Disclosure was created by the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity to ensure accountability now that corporations have this political freedom of speech. The Baruch Index highlights those corporations that are transparent about their policies, practices, and giving, and shines a light on those that are not.

Baruch President Mitchel B. Wallerstein makes the welcoming remarks. Larry Zicklin, chairman of the board at Neuberger Berman, trustee of the Baruch College Fund, alumnus, financier and New York University Professor, briefly introduces the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity.

Donald H. Schepers, Professor of Management at Baruch College and Director of the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity, and Naomi A. Gardberg, Professor of Management at Baruch College present the results of first edition of the Baruch College Index of Corporate Political Disclosure.

Ric Marshall, Chief Analyst at Governance Metrics International (GMI), moderates an informative debate on corporate political disclosure by thought leaders in the political, corporate and academic sectors.

Panelists include:

Barbara Bonfiglio - Senior Corporate Counsel, Pfizer;

J. Adam Skaggs - Senior Counsel, Democracy Program, Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law;

Hans von Spakovsky - Senior Legal Fellow / Manager, Civil Justice Reform Initiative, Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, The Heritage Foundation.

The event takes place on September 15, 2011, at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750.

The Baruch College Writing Center presents an interview with Professor Glenn Petersen "Writing in Anthropology."

The Baruch College Writing Center presents an interview with Professor Elisabeth Gareis on "Communications."

The Baruch College Writing Center presents an interview with Professor Mary McGlynn on "Writing in English."

The Baruch College Writing Center presents an interview with Professor E. A. Burlingame on "Writing in Anthropology."

The Baruch College Writing Center presents an interview with Professor Elizabeth Wollman on "Writing in Music."

IRS Exempt Organizations representatives Richard Crom and Peter Holiat offer IRS Tax workshops for small and mid-size nonprofit organizations. Topics include:

- Benefits and responsibilities of tax-exempt status

- Overview of the redesigned 990 form; resources and tools

- Required Disclosures

- Employment Issues; classification and filing requirements

- Unrelated Business Income

- Q&A with IRS Exempt Organizations representatives

This workshop is presented by Internal Revenue Exempt Organizations and it is hosted by Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College in partnership with Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University and Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York.

The event takes place on April 13, 2011 at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220.

"The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity presents the third seminar of 2010 in the David Berg Foundation Series on Ethics and Accountability.

Peter J. Henning, New York Times DealBook blogger, Professor of Law, Wayne State University Law School, examines the ethical issues surrounding efforts to recover assets lost by the thousands of victims of Bernard Madoff’s colossal Ponzi scheme.

Seth Lipner, Professor of Law, The Zicklin School of Business, moderates the conversation.

Donald Schepers, Director, The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate, Integrity, introduces the speakers. Larry Zicklin, Clinical Professor of Business Ethics, Stern School of Business, NYU, makes the opening remarks.

The event takes place on May 10, 2011 at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220."

The Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management of the School of Public Affairs presents the seminar "Beyond Philanthropy: Cause Marketing and Corporate Sponsorships for Nonprofits."

The panel discussion is moderated by Michael Feller, Ed.D., Principal, Strategic Philanthropy Advisors, LLC.

Speakers include:

Nancy Lublin, Chief Executive Officer, DoSomething.org;

Marian Gryzlo, Founder and President, Gryzlo Consulting, LLC;

Lisl Stanton, Vice President, Global Philanthropy, JPMorgan Chase.

James Krauskopf, Director of the Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management, makes the opening remarks. The event takes place on December 13, 2010, at the Newman conference Center, Room 750.

The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity at Baruch College presents "The SEC and Insider Trading: Is the Line of Acceptability Shifting?" The expert panel discusses the new atmosphere on Wall Street and analyzes the legal and investment implications of the recent SEC investigations and prosecutions; and offers valuable insights into the dynamics of the enforcement of the laws that regulate the everyday business of equities research and investing.

The panel discussion is moderated by Larry Zicklin, Clinical Professor of Business Ethics, Stern School of Business, NYU. Panelists include:

Melvin Brosterman, Partner, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP;

Marc Sulam, Portfolio Manager, Healy Circle Capital;

Leigh Waxman, General Counsel, Para Advisors LLC.

David Rosenberg, Esq., Professor of Law in the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College and Associate Director of the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity, introduces the speakers.

The event takes place on March 30, 2011 at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750.