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Executives on Campus Job Smart Career Hour presents Norman Weiner, ('54) of Shoprite Liquors; Carlos Sanchez, General manger at Telemundo; and Barbara Zack, Chief Strategy Officer at Nielson AIG Inc. Guests discuss their careers and offer advice to prosepective career seekers. The event takes place on December 12, 2008 in VC 14-265

Touro professor and stock analyst Dr. Charles Nenner speaks about his methodology for predicting the stock market. The event is hosted by the Zickin Graduate Finance & Investment Club and and takes place on December 4, 2008 in the Subotnick Financial Services Center.

Prof. Sarah Ryan from the School of Public Affairs department presents a workshop designed to help instuctors assess and improve the research and citation skills of their students. The event takes place December 2, 2008 in the Vertical Campus room 269.

discussions about Africa on various key sectors - investments, sustainable development, media, politics, and entrepreneurship. With emphasis on how these various sectors contribute to - or affect - the investment terrain, panelists will address the threats, opportunities, as well as the driving forces of Africa's financial sector. Panelists include Mark D. Walton, Executive Vice President at The A...

The Alexander String Quartet Baroque Ensemble performs Quartets, Quintets & Sextets of Johannes Brahms at the Engelman Recital Hall on November 17, 2008.

A panel of professionals and executives offer advices on accounting careers at the JobSmart Career Hour, the Executives On Campus Program. The Speakers include Jeffery Agranoff, the Human Resources and Recruiting Director at Friedman LLP, Monique Kasmari, the College Relations Manager for the northeast region for BDO Seidman, and Gene Ozgar, a Partner with KPMG. The event takes place on December 2...

Video montage of the learning communities. Feature interviews with freshmen and peer mentors about their learning community experiences. Learning communities provide first year students with a smooth transition to college life. With integrated classes, group activities, peer mentors and a little help from classmate friends, freshmen succeed and have fun while learning. The video is provided by Lea...

Richard Light, Walter H. Gale Professor of Education of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, talks about effective and organized teaching, focused on connecting abstract academic ideas to more practical, quotidian thoughts. His award-winning book, Making the Most of College (Harvard, 2001), which is based on 10 years of student interviews, serves as a springboard for the...

Charlie Cannon, a faculty member of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and co-founder of LOCAL Architecture Research Design, speaks at the Baruch College Master Teacher Series for faculty development. He draws on his experience to discuss how to use real, complex problems to engage students, and engage them to work together, to seek solutions that are creative and indeed innovative. His meth...

"Martina Bode, senior lecturer of mathematics at Northwestern University, and Mary Schuller, Northwestern’s manager of faculty support services, demonstrate how electronic response systems can stimulate student engagement and provide immediate feedback about what they are truly learning. The speakers are introduced by Associate Provost Dennis Slavin. The workshop takes place on November 10, 2008,...

The Russell Banks CEO Leadership Lecture Series 2008 features Bruce Mosler, President & CEO, Cushman & Wakefield, the world's largest independent real estate services. Mr. Mosler shares his viewpoints of current economic and financial situations. He is introduced by Richard Merians, Baruch alumnus; Founder, Chairman, & CEO, Hygrade Integrated Logistics Systems, Inc. Baruch College President Waldro...

Shawntee Reed, JP Morgan Chase and Mark Sigona, Signature Bank, discuss the importance of internships and offer tips and advice on career development at JobSmart Career Hour sponsored by the Executives On Campus program. Yvell Walker-Stanford, Director, Executives On Campus, makes the opening remarks. The event takes place on October 28, 2008, at the Baruch Vertical Campus, Room 14-235.

Harvey Mallement and Harvey Wertheim, Co-founders of Harvest Partners, a New York based private equity investment firm, speak about careers in private equity at the JobSmart Career Hour sponsored by the Executives On Campus program. A Q&A session follows. Yvell Walker-Stanford, Director, Executives On Campus, makes the opening remarks. The event takes place on November 4, 2008, at the Baruch Verti...

Baruch President Kathleen Waldron hosts the 2008 Alumni Reunion awards and honors ceremony on October 25, 2008, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220. Lisa Poullard-Burton, Director of Alumni Relations, makes the opening remarks and moderates the event.

"Edward Deci, Professor of Psychology and Gowen Professor in the Social Sciences at the University of Rochester, gives a lecture on facilitating motivation and Psychological Well-Being in Universities as part of the Baruch College Master Teacher Series for faculty development. Professor Deci is a founder of Self-Determination Theory (SDT), one of today’s most influential motivational theories. He...

Ray Rankis, Associate Athletic Director, presides over the Third Annual Athletic Hall of Fame Induction ceremony. The following four new members are inducted into the Baruch Athletics Hall of Fame. Stanley Barbot (Men's Volleyball & Soccer, 1982-1986) Maria Epp Caltabiano (Women's Basketball, 1987-1991) Bobby Francis (Men's Soccer, 1975-1976) Jimmy Resvanis (Men's Basketball, 1990-1994) President...

Baruch College President Ned Regan confers degrees on graduate students in the class of 2004.

The William and Anita Newman Vertical Campus of Baruch College is officially dedicated on June 22, 2005. Baruch College President Kathleen Waldron hosts the celebration and recognizing William and Anita Newman as "one of the most generous and selfless families in the history of New York higher education." Matthew Goldstein, Chancellor, City University of New York, makes remarks on William and Anit...

As part of the Baruch College convocation, the improvoholics interactive performance is held on August 26, 2008, in Mason Hall, 17 Lexington Avenue.

The Baruch community welcomes the transfer students of 2008 at the Convocation ceremony. The event is introduced by James McCarthy, Provost and vice President for Academic Affairs. Baruch College President Kathleen Waldron makes welcoming remarks. Rezwana Hoque, President of Undergraduate Student Government, gives an inspirational speech. Ernest Butcher, Chief Operating Officer for the Port Author...

A dinner reception is held for Israeli students on August 19, 2008 at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-250. James McCarthy, Provost and vice President for Academic Affairs, John Elliott, Dean, School of Business, and Terrence Martell, Director of the Weissman Center for International Business, make welcoming remarks at the reception. The event is moderated by Avner Wolf, Executive Direc...

Dr. Mel Silberman, Professor of Adult and Organizational Development at Temple University, presents a workshop on teaching actively on August 18, 2008, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-270. This video is an 9-minute excpert from the workshop.

The Baruch community welcomes the freshman class of 2012 at the Convocation ceremony. The event is introduced by James McCarthy, Provost and vice President for Academic Affairs. Baruch College President Kathleen Waldron makes welcoming remarks. Rezwana Hoque, President of Undergraduate Student Government, gives an inspirational speech. Nina Mehta, Senior Editor of Traders Magazine , presents the c...

Video montage of presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and former President Bill Clinton's visit at Baruch on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at the close of the Democratic Party's primary election season.