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Excerpts from a one-day conference "Zoning the City: Addressing New York City's 21st Century Challenges" sponsored by the New York City Department of City Planning, the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute of Baruch College.
The event takes place on November 15, 2011, at McGraw-Hill Conference Center, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor.
[Part I -- 58 min.]
Welcome
Robert K. Steel, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, New York City
Zoning New York City
Amanda M. Burden, Director, New York City Department of City Planning; Chair, New York City Planning Commission
Panel One: Shaping New York City Zoning, 1961 to the Present
Hilary Ballon, Deputy Vice Chancellor, NYU Abu Dhabi; University Professor of Urban Studies and Architecture, NYU
Carol Willis, Founder, Director, Curator, The Skyscraper Museum, New York; Adjunct Associate Professor of Urban Studies, Columbia University
Alex Garvin, Professor of Urban Planning and Management (Adjunct), Yale University; President and CEO, AGA Public Realm Strategists
Moderator: Rick Bell, Executive Director, American Institute of Architects New York
Panel Two: Challenges Facing New York City In the 21st Century
Daniel L. Doctoroff, President and CEO of Bloomberg LP
Rosanne Haggerty, President, Community Solutions (CS)
Rohit T. Aggarwala, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
Paul Goldberger, Architecture Critic, The New Yorker; Joseph Urban Chair in Design and Architecture,
The New School
Moderator: Errol Louis, Host, "Inside City Hall," NY1
Panel Three: Zoning's Role In Addressing Challenges Facing New York City In the 21st Century: Zoning and the Competitive City
Vishaan Chakrabarti, AIA, Holliday Professor and Director, Center for Urban Real Estate, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation, Columbia University
Kairos Shen, Chief Planner, Boston Redevelopment Authority
Moderator: Alex Garvin, Professor of Urban Planning and Management (Adjunct), Yale University; President and CEO, AGA Public Realm Strategists
Panel Four: Zoning and the Equitable City
Toni Griffin, Professor & Director of the J. Max Bond Center at the Spitzer School of Architecture, City College of New York, CUNY
John Rahaim, Director of Planning, City and County of San Francisco
Moderator: Jerold S. Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design and Director, Master in Urban Planning Degree Program, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Panel Five: Zoning and the Sustainable City
Harriet Tregoning, Director, Office of Planning, Government of the District of Columbia
Jonathan F. P. Rose, President, Jonathan Rose Companies
Moderator: Jack Nyman, Director, Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, Baruch College, CUNY
[Part II -- 60 min.]
Framing the Place of Zoning in Modern Cities
Jerold S. Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design and Director, Master in Urban Planning Degree Program, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Panel Six: Zoning and the Physical City
Matthew Carmona, Professor of Planning & Urban Design, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London
Peter Park, Loeb Fellow, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Moderator: Paul Goldberger, Architecture Critic, The New Yorker; Joseph Urban Chair in Design and Architecture, The New School
Panel Seven: Where Do We Go From Here?
Thom Mayne, Founder, Morphosis
Robert A. M. Stern, Dean, Yale School of Architecture; Founder and Senior Partner, Robert A. M. Stern Architects, LLP
Mary Ann Tighe, Chief Executive Officer, New York Tri-State Region, CB Richard Ellis; Chair, Real Estate Board of New York
Moderator: Jerold S. Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design and Director, Master in Urban Planning Degree Program, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Closing Remarks
Amanda M. Burden, Director, New York City Department of City Planning; Chair, New York City Planning Commission
Excerpts from a one-day conference "Zoning the City: Addressing New York City's 21st Century Challenges" sponsored by the New York City Department of City Planning, the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute of Baruch College.
The event takes place on November 15, 2011, at McGraw-Hill Conference Center, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor.
[Part I -- 58 min.]
Welcome
Robert K. Steel, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, New York City
Zoning New York City
Amanda M. Burden, Director, New York City Department of City Planning; Chair, New York City Planning Commission
Panel One: Shaping New York City Zoning, 1961 to the Present
Hilary Ballon, Deputy Vice Chancellor, NYU Abu Dhabi; University Professor of Urban Studies and Architecture, NYU
Carol Willis, Founder, Director, Curator, The Skyscraper Museum, New York; Adjunct Associate Professor of Urban Studies, Columbia University
Alex Garvin, Professor of Urban Planning and Management (Adjunct), Yale University; President and CEO, AGA Public Realm Strategists
Moderator: Rick Bell, Executive Director, American Institute of Architects New York
Panel Two: Challenges Facing New York City In the 21st Century
Daniel L. Doctoroff, President and CEO of Bloomberg LP
Rosanne Haggerty, President, Community Solutions (CS)
Rohit T. Aggarwala, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
Paul Goldberger, Architecture Critic, The New Yorker; Joseph Urban Chair in Design and Architecture,
The New School
Moderator: Errol Louis, Host, "Inside City Hall," NY1
Panel Three: Zoning's Role In Addressing Challenges Facing New York City In the 21st Century: Zoning and the Competitive City
Vishaan Chakrabarti, AIA, Holliday Professor and Director, Center for Urban Real Estate, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation, Columbia University
Kairos Shen, Chief Planner, Boston Redevelopment Authority
Moderator: Alex Garvin, Professor of Urban Planning and Management (Adjunct), Yale University; President and CEO, AGA Public Realm Strategists
Panel Four: Zoning and the Equitable City
Toni Griffin, Professor & Director of the J. Max Bond Center at the Spitzer School of Architecture, City College of New York, CUNY
John Rahaim, Director of Planning, City and County of San Francisco
Moderator: Jerold S. Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design and Director, Master in Urban Planning Degree Program, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Panel Five: Zoning and the Sustainable City
Harriet Tregoning, Director, Office of Planning, Government of the District of Columbia
Jonathan F. P. Rose, President, Jonathan Rose Companies
Moderator: Jack Nyman, Director, Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, Baruch College, CUNY
[Part II -- 60 min.]
Framing the Place of Zoning in Modern Cities
Jerold S. Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design and Director, Master in Urban Planning Degree Program, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Panel Six: Zoning and the Physical City
Matthew Carmona, Professor of Planning & Urban Design, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London
Peter Park, Loeb Fellow, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Moderator: Paul Goldberger, Architecture Critic, The New Yorker; Joseph Urban Chair in Design and Architecture, The New School
Panel Seven: Where Do We Go From Here?
Thom Mayne, Founder, Morphosis
Robert A. M. Stern, Dean, Yale School of Architecture; Founder and Senior Partner, Robert A. M. Stern Architects, LLP
Mary Ann Tighe, Chief Executive Officer, New York Tri-State Region, CB Richard Ellis; Chair, Real Estate Board of New York
Moderator: Jerold S. Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design and Director, Master in Urban Planning Degree Program, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Closing Remarks
Amanda M. Burden, Director, New York City Department of City Planning; Chair, New York City Planning Commission
"Baruch College’s School of Public Affairs hosts a daylong conference to discuss New York immigration services and policies. The conference is co-sponsored by the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and the City University of New York.
Throughout the day, speakers take a look at local immigration policies and services in the context of a burgeoning national debate on immigration and immigrants.
The event takes place on May 25, 2011, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220.
[Part I -- 58 min.]
David Birdsell
Dean of the School of Public Affairs
Mitchel B. Wallerstein
President, Baruch College
Carol Robles-Roman
Deputy Mayor, City of New York
Survey Results: New Yorkers' Attitudes toward Immigrants 5/11
Mickey Blum
Professor of Public Affairs & Director, Baruch Survey Research
Douglas Muzzio, Professor, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College
A keynote Presentation by Alan Aviles, President & CEO, New York City Health and Hospitals Corp.,
introduced by James McCarthy, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
[Part II -- 59 min.]
""Immigrants and Educational Opportunity"" Panel
Jay Hershenson
Senior Vice Chancellor for University Relations, CUNY
Ken Guest
Professor of Anthropology, Baruch College
Ke Liang
Assistant Professor of Sociology & Anthropology, Baruch College
Laura Rodriguez
Deputy Chancellor for Disabilities & ELL, NYCDOE
Melanie Reyes
Education Advocate, New York Immigration Coalition
Robert Courtney Smith
Professor of Public Affairs, Baruch College
Edwin Melendez
Professor of Urban Affairs & Planning, Hunter College, Director of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies
Vilna Bashi Treitler
Professor of Black & Hispanic Studies, Baruch College
[Part III -- 59 min.]
""Civic & Political Engagement in Immigrant Communities"" Panel:
David Birdsell
Dean, School of Public Affairs at Baruch College
Sandra Dunn
Director of Immigration Programming at the Hagedorn Foundation
The Honorable Carlos Sada
Consul General, Mexican Consulate
John Mollenkopf
Director of the Center for Urban Affairs at the CUNY Graduate Center
Fatima Shama
Commissioner, Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs.
Presentation ""Immigration and Law Enforcement""
Monica Varsanyi
Professor of Political Science, John Jay College
Els de Graauw
Professor of Political Science, Baruch College
Sgt. Rafet Awad
NYPD New Immigrant Outreach Unit"
"Baruch College’s School of Public Affairs hosts a daylong conference to discuss New York immigration services and policies. The conference is co-sponsored by the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and the City University of New York.
Throughout the day, speakers take a look at local immigration policies and services in the context of a burgeoning national debate on immigration and immigrants.
The event takes place on May 25, 2011, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220.
[Part I -- 58 min.]
David Birdsell
Dean of the School of Public Affairs
Mitchel B. Wallerstein
President, Baruch College
Carol Robles-Roman
Deputy Mayor, City of New York
Survey Results: New Yorkers' Attitudes toward Immigrants 5/11
Mickey Blum
Professor of Public Affairs & Director, Baruch Survey Research
Douglas Muzzio, Professor, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College
A keynote Presentation by Alan Aviles, President & CEO, New York City Health and Hospitals Corp.,
introduced by James McCarthy, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
[Part II -- 59 min.]
""Immigrants and Educational Opportunity"" Panel
Jay Hershenson
Senior Vice Chancellor for University Relations, CUNY
Ken Guest
Professor of Anthropology, Baruch College
Ke Liang
Assistant Professor of Sociology & Anthropology, Baruch College
Laura Rodriguez
Deputy Chancellor for Disabilities & ELL, NYCDOE
Melanie Reyes
Education Advocate, New York Immigration Coalition
Robert Courtney Smith
Professor of Public Affairs, Baruch College
Edwin Melendez
Professor of Urban Affairs & Planning, Hunter College, Director of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies
Vilna Bashi Treitler
Professor of Black & Hispanic Studies, Baruch College
[Part III -- 59 min.]
""Civic & Political Engagement in Immigrant Communities"" Panel:
David Birdsell
Dean, School of Public Affairs at Baruch College
Sandra Dunn
Director of Immigration Programming at the Hagedorn Foundation
The Honorable Carlos Sada
Consul General, Mexican Consulate
John Mollenkopf
Director of the Center for Urban Affairs at the CUNY Graduate Center
Fatima Shama
Commissioner, Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs.
Presentation ""Immigration and Law Enforcement""
Monica Varsanyi
Professor of Political Science, John Jay College
Els de Graauw
Professor of Political Science, Baruch College
Sgt. Rafet Awad
NYPD New Immigrant Outreach Unit"
The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute at Baruch College with Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer presents "Banking on the Future: A New Paradigm for Rebuilding Our Nation's Infrastructure".
The program brings together notable experts and thought leaders who broadly examine national, regional and state infrastructure bank concepts and forward-thinking proposals, followed by focused discussions on clean energy, transportation and high speed rail, private and pension investments for the public good, the labor force and jobs creation.
The event takes place on March 14, 2011 at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750.
[Part I -- 55 min.]
Remarks:
Jack Nyman
Director of the Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute at Baruch College
Mitchel B. Wallerstein,
President, Baruch College
Honorable Scott M. Stringer, Manhattan Borough President
Honorable Steve Israel
US House of Representatives, 2nd Congressional District of NY
Panel Discussion:
Mitchell L. Moss, Moderator
Director, Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management, New York University
Honorable Rosa DeLauro
US House of Representatives, 3rd Congressional District of CT
Honorable Edward G. Rendell
Former Governor, State of Pennsylvania
Felicity B. Gates
Co-Head, Citi Infrastructure Investors
Christopher O. Ward
Executive Director, NY-NJ Port Authority
Honorable Jerrold Nadler
Us House of Representatives, 8th Congressional District of NY
Bernard L. Schwartz
Chairman & CEO, BLS Investments, LLP
[Part II -- 59 min.]
Remarks by the Honorable Jerrold Nadler
A panel discussion on "Infrastructure of the Future: Transportation and High Speed Rail"
Robert E. Paaswell
Director Emeritus, Region II University
Transportation Research Center, City University of New York
Moderator
Stanley Gee
Executive Deputy Commissioner, NYS Department of Transportation
Ya-Ting Liu
Federal Advocate, Tri-State Transportation Campaign
Manfred Ohrenstein
Partner, Ohrenstein & Brown, LLP
Petra Todorovich
Director, America 2050 Regional Plan Association
Christopher J. Taylor
Deputy Director - High Speed Rail, AECOM
The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute at Baruch College with Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer presents "Banking on the Future: A New Paradigm for Rebuilding Our Nation's Infrastructure".
The program brings together notable experts and thought leaders who broadly examine national, regional and state infrastructure bank concepts and forward-thinking proposals, followed by focused discussions on clean energy, transportation and high speed rail, private and pension investments for the public good, the labor force and jobs creation.
The event takes place on March 14, 2011 at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750.
[Part I -- 55 min.]
Remarks:
Jack Nyman
Director of the Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute at Baruch College
Mitchel B. Wallerstein,
President, Baruch College
Honorable Scott M. Stringer, Manhattan Borough President
Honorable Steve Israel
US House of Representatives, 2nd Congressional District of NY
Panel Discussion:
Mitchell L. Moss, Moderator
Director, Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management, New York University
Honorable Rosa DeLauro
US House of Representatives, 3rd Congressional District of CT
Honorable Edward G. Rendell
Former Governor, State of Pennsylvania
Felicity B. Gates
Co-Head, Citi Infrastructure Investors
Christopher O. Ward
Executive Director, NY-NJ Port Authority
Honorable Jerrold Nadler
Us House of Representatives, 8th Congressional District of NY
Bernard L. Schwartz
Chairman & CEO, BLS Investments, LLP
[Part II -- 59 min.]
Remarks by the Honorable Jerrold Nadler
A panel discussion on "Infrastructure of the Future: Transportation and High Speed Rail"
Robert E. Paaswell
Director Emeritus, Region II University
Transportation Research Center, City University of New York
Moderator
Stanley Gee
Executive Deputy Commissioner, NYS Department of Transportation
Ya-Ting Liu
Federal Advocate, Tri-State Transportation Campaign
Manfred Ohrenstein
Partner, Ohrenstein & Brown, LLP
Petra Todorovich
Director, America 2050 Regional Plan Association
Christopher J. Taylor
Deputy Director - High Speed Rail, AECOM
"Baruch College’s School of Public Affairs hosts a daylong conference to discuss New York immigration services and policies. The conference is co-sponsored by the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and the City University of New York.
Throughout the day, speakers take a look at local immigration policies and services in the context of a burgeoning national debate on immigration and immigrants.
The event takes place on May 25, 2011, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220.
[Part I -- 58 min.]
David Birdsell
Dean of the School of Public Affairs
Mitchel B. Wallerstein
President, Baruch College
Carol Robles-Roman
Deputy Mayor, City of New York
Survey Results: New Yorkers' Attitudes toward Immigrants 5/11
Mickey Blum
Professor of Public Affairs & Director, Baruch Survey Research
Douglas Muzzio, Professor, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College
A keynote Presentation by Alan Aviles, President & CEO, New York City Health and Hospitals Corp.,
introduced by James McCarthy, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
[Part II -- 59 min.]
""Immigrants and Educational Opportunity"" Panel
Jay Hershenson
Senior Vice Chancellor for University Relations, CUNY
Ken Guest
Professor of Anthropology, Baruch College
Ke Liang
Assistant Professor of Sociology & Anthropology, Baruch College
Laura Rodriguez
Deputy Chancellor for Disabilities & ELL, NYCDOE
Melanie Reyes
Education Advocate, New York Immigration Coalition
Robert Courtney Smith
Professor of Public Affairs, Baruch College
Edwin Melendez
Professor of Urban Affairs & Planning, Hunter College, Director of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies
Vilna Bashi Treitler
Professor of Black & Hispanic Studies, Baruch College
[Part III -- 59 min.]
""Civic & Political Engagement in Immigrant Communities"" Panel:
David Birdsell
Dean, School of Public Affairs at Baruch College
Sandra Dunn
Director of Immigration Programming at the Hagedorn Foundation
The Honorable Carlos Sada
Consul General, Mexican Consulate
John Mollenkopf
Director of the Center for Urban Affairs at the CUNY Graduate Center
Fatima Shama
Commissioner, Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs.
Presentation ""Immigration and Law Enforcement""
Monica Varsanyi
Professor of Political Science, John Jay College
Els de Graauw
Professor of Political Science, Baruch College
Sgt. Rafet Awad
NYPD New Immigrant Outreach Unit"
The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity, The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, and Corporate Communication International present the following program on Sustainability 2.0 as part of the David Berg Foundation Speaker Series. Experts from business, government, communities, and technology discuss how they are meeting the challenge by envisioning business and the urban environment. The event takes place on November 6, 2009 at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750.
[Part I -- 60 min.]
Water Panel
Moderated by Michael Goodman PhD, Dir., Corporate Communication International
Paul S. Mankiewicz, PhD, Executive Director, The Gaia Institute
Gary Rancourt, Worldwide Business Development Executive, Big Green Innovations, IBM Corporation
Beth Sauerhaft, PhD, Sr. Manager Environmental Stewardship, Pepsi Cola North America Beverages
[Part II -- 60 min.]
Energy Panel
Opening Remarks by Michael Goodman PhD, Dir., Corporate Communication International
Moderated by Donald Schepers PhD, Dir., The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity
G. Sandy Diehl, III, VP, Integrated Commercial Solutions, United Technologies Corporation
Reza Ghafurian, Technical Leader, Central Engineering, Consolidated Edison
Tom Schepers, Director, Systems Engineering, CISCO Systems
[Part III -- 60 min.]
Real Estate Panel
Moderated by Jack S. Nyman, Dir., The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute
Michael P. Davidson, Sr. V.P., Corporate Workplace Executive, Bank of America
Robert F. Fox, Jr. AIA, Partner, Cook + Fox Architects LLP
Scott E. Frank PE, Partner, Jaros Baum & Bolles
Amanda Kaminsky, LEED AP, BD+C, Sustainable Construction Manager, One Bryant Park
The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity, The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, and Corporate Communication International present the following program on Sustainability 2.0 as part of the David Berg Foundation Speaker Series. Experts from business, government, communities, and technology discuss how they are meeting the challenge by envisioning business and the urban environment. The event takes place on November 6, 2009 at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750.
[Part I -- 60 min.]
Water Panel
Moderated by Michael Goodman PhD, Dir., Corporate Communication International
Paul S. Mankiewicz, PhD, Executive Director, The Gaia Institute
Gary Rancourt, Worldwide Business Development Executive, Big Green Innovations, IBM Corporation
Beth Sauerhaft, PhD, Sr. Manager Environmental Stewardship, Pepsi Cola North America Beverages
[Part II -- 60 min.]
Energy Panel
Opening Remarks by Michael Goodman PhD, Dir., Corporate Communication International
Moderated by Donald Schepers PhD, Dir., The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity
G. Sandy Diehl, III, VP, Integrated Commercial Solutions, United Technologies Corporation
Reza Ghafurian, Technical Leader, Central Engineering, Consolidated Edison
Tom Schepers, Director, Systems Engineering, CISCO Systems
[Part III -- 60 min.]
Real Estate Panel
Moderated by Jack S. Nyman, Dir., The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute
Michael P. Davidson, Sr. V.P., Corporate Workplace Executive, Bank of America
Robert F. Fox, Jr. AIA, Partner, Cook + Fox Architects LLP
Scott E. Frank PE, Partner, Jaros Baum & Bolles
Amanda Kaminsky, LEED AP, BD+C, Sustainable Construction Manager, One Bryant Park
The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity, The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, and Corporate Communication International present the following program on Sustainability 2.0 as part of the David Berg Foundation Speaker Series. Experts from business, government, communities, and technology discuss how they are meeting the challenge by envisioning business and the urban environment. The event takes place on November 6, 2009 at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750.
[Part I -- 60 min.]
Water Panel
Moderated by Michael Goodman PhD, Dir., Corporate Communication International
Paul S. Mankiewicz, PhD, Executive Director, The Gaia Institute
Gary Rancourt, Worldwide Business Development Executive, Big Green Innovations, IBM Corporation
Beth Sauerhaft, PhD, Sr. Manager Environmental Stewardship, Pepsi Cola North America Beverages
[Part II -- 60 min.]
Energy Panel
Opening Remarks by Michael Goodman PhD, Dir., Corporate Communication International
Moderated by Donald Schepers PhD, Dir., The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity
G. Sandy Diehl, III, VP, Integrated Commercial Solutions, United Technologies Corporation
Reza Ghafurian, Technical Leader, Central Engineering, Consolidated Edison
Tom Schepers, Director, Systems Engineering, CISCO Systems
[Part III -- 60 min.]
Real Estate Panel
Moderated by Jack S. Nyman, Dir., The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute
Michael P. Davidson, Sr. V.P., Corporate Workplace Executive, Bank of America
Robert F. Fox, Jr. AIA, Partner, Cook + Fox Architects LLP
Scott E. Frank PE, Partner, Jaros Baum & Bolles
Amanda Kaminsky, LEED AP, BD+C, Sustainable Construction Manager, One Bryant Park
Baruch College hosts the "Employment and Visual Impairment: Policy & Practice" conference. Karen Gourgey, Director, Computer Center for Visually Impaired People (CCVIP), moderates the event. The conference is co-sponsored by American International Group (AIG) and Verizon with additional support from the New York Community Trust, the Lavelle Fund for the Blind, and the Allene Reuss Memorial Trust.
The event takes place on April 2, 2008, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220.
[Part I -- 69 min.]
Opening Remarks
Ann Clarkson, Assistant Dean, Continuing and Professional Studies, Baruch College; Barbara Sirois, Director, Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, Baruch College; David Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College
Plenary Session: Policy & Practice
Moderator: Barbara Fife, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College
Presenters: Tony Spinelli, former Regional Director, Rehabilitation Services Administration; Arnie Kramer, District Manager, NYC Commission for the Blind & Visually Handicapped District Office; and Aaron Shmueli, Disability Program Navigator Supervisor, Goowill
[Part II -- 40 min.]
Keynote Address by Gale A. Brewer, NYC Council Member and Chair of the Committee on Technology in Government, introduced by David Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College
[Part III -- 68 min.]
Matthew Sapolin, Commissioner, NYC Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, presents Access Builder awards to exemplary employers chosen by the Metropolitan Placement Consortium for Visually Impaired Job Seekers
Plenary Session: Employee/Manager Relationship
Moderators: Barbara Sirois, Director, Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, Baruch College; Leah Schanke, Training and Development Specialist, Office of Human Resources, Baruch College.
Presenters: Sherry DeFrancesco and Mel Tansman, Westchester Disabled on the Move; R. Brian Watson, JPMorgan Chase; Giovanni Aguirre and Derek Suarez, BPA International
Baruch College School of Public Affairs in partnership with Citizens Union Foundation presents "Mayoral Control of NYC Schools? What's Worked. What Hasn't. What's Next?"
[Part I -- 60 min.]
Introductions
Kathleen M. Waldron, President, Baruch College
David S. Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College
Peter J. Sherwin, Chair, Citizens Union & Citizens Union Foundation Board
Dick Daddey, Executive Director, Citizens Union
Moderator
Doug Muzzio, Professor, Baruch College
Speakers
Joseph Viteritti, Former Executive Director, Commission on School Governance
Joel Klein, Chancellor, Department of Education
Monica Major, President, Community Education Council, District 11
Ana Maria Archilla, Executive Director, Make the Road NY
Michael Mulgrew, Chief Operating Office, UFT
Rev. David K. Brawley, Co-Chair, East Brooklyn Congregations
[Part I -- 56 min.]
Panel Discussion (Cont.)
Baruch College School of Public Affairs in partnership with Citizens Union Foundation presents "Mayoral Control of NYC Schools? What's Worked. What Hasn't. What's Next?"
[Part I -- 60 min.]
Introductions
Kathleen M. Waldron, President, Baruch College
David S. Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College
Peter J. Sherwin, Chair, Citizens Union & Citizens Union Foundation Board
Dick Daddey, Executive Director, Citizens Union
Moderator
Doug Muzzio, Professor, Baruch College
Speakers
Joseph Viteritti, Former Executive Director, Commission on School Governance
Joel Klein, Chancellor, Department of Education
Monica Major, President, Community Education Council, District 11
Ana Maria Archilla, Executive Director, Make the Road NY
Michael Mulgrew, Chief Operating Office, UFT
Rev. David K. Brawley, Co-Chair, East Brooklyn Congregations
[Part I -- 56 min.]
Panel Discussion (Cont.)
Former Speaker of the NY City Council Peter F. Vallone, Sr., moderates a panel discussion on the proposed tolling of the East and Harlem River Bridges. Speakers include Peter Goldmark, Ravitch Commission; John Liu, New York City Council; Dr. Robert Paaswell, University Transportation Research Center and Gene Russianoff, NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign.
Barbara J. Fife, Director of External Affairs at the School of Public Affairs, makes the welcoming remarks. The event takes place on March 30, 2009, at the New Conference Center, 7th floor.
Former Speaker of the NY City Council Peter F. Vallone, Sr., moderates a panel discussion on term limits with Oliver Koppell, New York City Council Member from the Bronx; Dr. Richard Niemi, professor of political science at the University of Rochester; Frederick A.O Schwarz, former New York City Corporation Counsel; and Kenneth Moltner, New Yorkers for Term Limits.
The event takes place on October 16, 2008, at the New Conference Center, 7th floor.
Professor Doug Muzzio moderates this panel discussion featuring Democratic Strategist Harold Ickes, Republican Consultant Ed Rollins, polling expert Kellyanne Conway, and NY Daily News Columnist Errol Louis as they discuss the 2008 presidential election.
David Birdsell, Dean of the School of Public Affairs, makes the welcoming remarks. The event takes place on October 28, 2008, at the Newman Conference Center.
The Center for Innovation and Leadership in Government presents a panel discussion on "A Post Election View: New Coalitions, New Politics, Race, Gender, Youth & More".
Professor Sonia R. Jarvis, Director of the Center on Equality, Pluralism and Policy (CEPP), moderates the discussion. Panelists include:
Micheline Blum, Distinguished Lecturer, Director of Baruch College Survey Research, Baruch College
Rodolfo de la Garza, Deputy Chair of the Department of International and Public Affairs and the Eaton Professor of Administrative Law and Municipal Science in the Political Science Department, Columbia University
Jonathan Capehart, an editorial writer for The Washington Post, specializing in national politics and environmental issues.
David Birdsell, Dean of the School of Public Affairs, makes the welcoming remarks. The event takes place on November 18, 2008.
"Baruch College School of Public Affairs presents a series of events at the Fourth Annual Public Affairs Week.
At the second night of the Week, two panelists speak on ""Closing the Educational Achievement Gap"": Herman Badillo, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research; and Richard Rothstein, Research Associate, Economic Policy Institute.
Herman Badillo is a former U.S. Congressman, Deputy Mayor of New York City, Bronx Borough President, and Chairman of the Board of the City University of New York. He is currently a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and Of Counsel to Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo, P.C. He just published One Nation, One Standard: An Ex-Liberal on How Hispanics Can Succeed Just Like Other Immigrant Groups. Mr. Badillo holds a B.A. Magna Cum Laude from City College and a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School.
Richard Rothstein is a research associate of the Economic Policy Institute and an adjunct lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. From 1999 to 2002 he was the national education columnist for The New York Times. He is the author of Class and Schools: Using Social, Economic and Educational Reform to Close the Black-White Achievement Gap; The Way We Were? Myths and Realities of America’s Student Achievement; The Charter School Dust-Up: Examining the Evidence on Enrollment and Achievement; and All Else Equal, Are Public and Private Schools Different?.
David Birdsell, Dean of School of Public Affairs, gives the welcoming remarks. The event is moderated by Dorothy Shipps, Professor, School of Public Affairs, and sponsored by Ackerman Lecture Series and Center for Equality, Pluralism and Policy.
The event takes place on March 20, 2007 at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, 14th floor, with questions and answers at the end."
This is the panel 3 of the inaugural conference "Institute Paper Series in Applied Finance" presented by the Zicklin School of Business of Baruch College and the Capco Institute.
Terrence Martell, Saxe Distinguished Professor of Finance, Zicklin School of Business, and Director, Zicklin-Capco Institute Paper Series in Applied Finance, makes the opening remarks.
Mark J. Flannery, Bank of America Eminent Scholar in Finance, Warrington College of Business Administration, University of Florida, makes the presentation on the future of financial services.
The panel is moderated by Nick Jackson, Member, Board of Editors, Journal of Financial Transformation Partner, Capco. Panelists include:
Joe Anastasio, Partner, Capco;
Michael C. Bodson, Chief Operating Officer, Depository Trust and Clearing Corp.;
Scott A. Hill, SVP and Chief Financial Officer, InterContinental Exchange, Inc.;
Nicholas C. Silitch, Chief Credit Officer, Prudential;
Randy Snook, Executive Vice President, SIFMA.
The event takes place on February 9, 2012 at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220.
Dowell Myers, Professor of Urban Planning and Demography, University of Southern California, gives a lecture entitled "Finding the Keys to Consensus on Immigration by Looking Ahead: Old Myths and New Realities" as part of the Lillie and Nathan Ackerman Lecture Series on Equality and Justice in America. Professor Myers makes specific suggestions about how we can move past entrenched positions and develop a comprehensive consensus on immigration policy.
The event begins with opening remarks from David Birdsell, Dean of School of Public Affairs, and Rosalyn Engelman, daughter of Lillie and Nathan Ackerman.
The event takes place on May 25, 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."
This video is part eleven of a multi-part series of a two-day symposium "Public Management and the Lindsay Years (1966-1973)", presented by Baruch College School of Public Affairs in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York on September 29 and 30, 2010.
Sarah Bartlett, Professor at CUNY School of Journalism, interviews Carl Weisbrod, President, Real Estate Division, Trinity Church and Marc Shaw, Interim Senior Vice Chancellor for Budget, Finance & Fiscal Policy, City University of New York.
Stan Altman, symposium organizer, Professor of School of Public Affairs and Director of American Humanics at Baruch College, introduces the event.
This video is part ten of a multi-part series of a two-day symposium "Public Management and the Lindsay Years (1966-1973)", presented by Baruch College School of Public Affairs in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York on September 29 and 30, 2010.
The following panelists discuss the innovations introduced by Fred Hayes in the Bureau of the Budget that included reform of the capital budget process, introduction of program planning, project management and development of analytical talent to help reform the agencies.
David Grossman, Deputy Budget Director during Lindsay Years, eventually become Budget Director;
Carter F. Bales, Acting Assistant Budget Director in charge of Program Budget Systems and Consultant with McKinsey & Co. during Lindsay years;
Peter Goldmark, Lindsay's Assistant Budget Director & Executive Assistant.
Stan Altman, symposium organizer, Professor of School of Public Affairs and Director of American Humanics at Baruch College, introduces the event.
This video is part eight of a multi-part series of a two-day symposium "Public Management and the Lindsay Years (1966-1973)", presented by Baruch College School of Public Affairs in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York on September 29 and 30, 2010.
A panel of executives whose careers began in the Lindsay Administration discusses the recruitment of talent to the City through the establishment of Talent Search to bring talented individuals in city government as well as to create a domestic peace corps with the establishment of the Urban Corps.
Panelists include:
Sigmund G. Ginsburg, Executive VP & Director, Nonprofit Practice in NYC, DHR International; Founder & Director, New York Urban Fellowship Program;
Ilene Leff, Managing Director at Chief Executive Group and Independent Management Consultant; Management Consultant formerly with McKinsey & Co. during Lindsay Years;
Deborah M. Sale, Executive VP for External Affairs, Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS); Director, Special Circular 90 H.S. Internship Program for Lindsay's Office.
The panel discussion is moderated by Stanley S. Litow, VP, Corporate Citizenship & Affairs, IBM, President of IBM Foundation; Executive Director, NYC Urban Corps in Lindsay Administration.
Stan Altman, symposium organizer, Professor of School of Public Affairs and Director of American Humanics at Baruch College, introduces the moderator and the event.
This video is part nine of a multi-part series of a two-day symposium "Public Management and the Lindsay Years (1966-1973)", presented by Baruch College School of Public Affairs in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York on September 29 and 30, 2010.
Participating managers, recognized for introducing successful innovations into the operation of New York City government, discuss the challenges of managing New York City, the lessons they learned as a result of their experiences and their thoughts on the challenges the city will face in the years ahead.
Speakers include:
Stanley Brezenoff, President & CEO Continuum Health Partners;
Herb Elish, Chief Operating Officer, The College Board;
Linda I. Gibbs, Deputy Mayor for Health & Human Services;
Caswell F. Holloway, Commissioner, NYC Department of Environmental Protection.
Stan Altman, symposium organizer, Professor of School of Public Affairs and Director of American Humanics at Baruch College, introduces the speakers and the event.
This video is part seven of a multi-part series of a two-day symposium "Public Management and the Lindsay Years (1966-1973)", presented by Baruch College School of Public Affairs in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York on September 29 and 30, 2010.
Ken Auletta, Author & Journalist, the first Executive Director of OTB (Off-Track Betting) during Lindsay Years, discusses Howard Samuel's role in the creation of the OTB Corporation.
Jeffrey Kay, COO of Muss Development, shares his insights from his experience as former Director of Mayor Bloomberg's Office of Operations.
Stan Altman, symposium organizer, Professor of School of Public Affairs and Director of American Humanics at Baruch College, introduces the speakers.
This video is part one of a multi-part series of a two-day symposium "Public Management and the Lindsay Years (1966-1973)", presented by Baruch College School of Public Affairs in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York on September 29 and 30, 2010.
Symposium organizer Stan Altman, Professor of School of Public Affairs and Director of American Humanics at Baruch College, makes the opening presentation "Pre-Lindsay Years and the State of the Nation and NYC", joined by Peter Goldmark, Lindsay's Assistant Budget Director & Executive Assistant and Jay Kriegel, Chief of Staff Special Counsel to Mayor Lindsay.
This video is part six of a multi-part series of a two-day symposium "Public Management and the Lindsay Years (1966-1973)", presented by Baruch College School of Public Affairs in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York on September 29 and 30, 2010.
This session addresses the decentralization of management and services to spur innovation and improve accountability by delegating responsibility and authority down to district level commanders in order to make agencies more accountable and responsive to specific community needs.
Panelists include:
Lewis M. Feldstein
President, The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
Senior Staff to Mayor Lindsay;
Craig Hammerman
District Manager, Brooklyn Community Board 6;
Joseph P. Viteritti
Blanche D. Blank Professor of Public Policy and Chair of the Department of Urban Affairs & Planning, Hunter College, CUNY.
The speakers are introduced by Stan Altman, symposium organizer, Professor of School of Public Affairs and Director of American Humanics at Baruch College.
This video is part five of a multi-part series of a two-day symposium "Public Management and the Lindsay Years (1966-1973)", presented by Baruch College School of Public Affairs in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York on September 29 and 30, 2010.
This session addresses the challenge of allocating limited resources to growing demand for service in Fire, Police and Sanitation Departments. Specific initiatives in these departments were undertaken to address this issue; they were the use of Tactical Control Units in the Fire Department, the Fourth Platoon in the Police Department and a revised Chart Day System in the Sanitation Department.
Panelists include:
Steve Savas
Presidential Professor, Baruch College
First Deputy Administrator of NYC in Lindsay Administration;
Herbert Elish
Chief Operating Officer, The College Board
Sanitation Commissioner in Lindsay Administration;
Peter Kolesar
Professor Emeritus, Columbia University
Analyst, NYC Rand Institute during Lindsay Administration.
The speakers are introduced by Stan Altman, symposium organizer, Professor of School of Public Affairs and Director of American Humanics at Baruch College.
This video is part four of a multi-part series of a two-day symposium "Public Management and the Lindsay Years (1966-1973)", presented by Baruch College School of Public Affairs in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York on September 29 and 30, 2010.
This session is about health policy and management during the Lindsay years.
Panelists include:
Joan M. Leiman, Chief of Staff to the President & CEO, New York Presbyterian Hospital & Healthcare System, Lindsay's Assistant Budget Director;
Jim Kagen, Consulting Director at The Chartis Group, Lindsay's First Commissioner of NYC Health Department;
Robert Newman, President Emeritus, Continuum Health Partners, Lindsay's Assistant Commissioner of NYC Health Department.
The speakers are introduced by Stan Altman, symposium organizer, Professor of School of Public Affairs and Director of American Humanics at Baruch College.
This video is part two of a multi-part series of a two-day symposium "Public Management and the Lindsay Years (1966-1973)", presented by Baruch College School of Public Affairs in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York on September 29 and 30, 2010.
Professor Ester R. Fuchs from Columbia University provides a historical context and structural perspective of the factors that led to the 1975 New York City's fiscal crisis. Professor Fuchs is introduced by Stan Altman, symposium organizer, Professor of School of Public Affairs and Director of American Humanics at Baruch College.
This video is part three of a multi-part series of a two-day symposium "Public Management and the Lindsay Years (1966-1973)", presented by Baruch College School of Public Affairs in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York on September 29 and 30, 2010.
The panel discusses the NYC Productivity Program, its impact on NYC and the development of a productivity bargaining strategy as well as national productivity efforts. Participants explore the relationship between the productivity programs and the current emphasis on performance programs and outcome assessments.
The panel is moderated by Marc Holzer, Dean, Rutgers School of Public Affairs & Administration. Panelists include Edward Hamilton, Deputy Mayor in Lindsay's Administration; and Barbara J. Cohn, Vice President, the Fund for the City of New York.
The event is introduced by Stan Altman, symposium organizer, Professor of School of Public Affairs and Director of American Humanics at Baruch College.
The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity presents the second seminar of 2010 in David Berg Foundation Series on Ethics and Accountability.
Washington Post energy correspondent Steve Mufson speaks about the BP oil spill and its implications for companies that find and provide the world with fossil fuels. He addresses the legal, legislative and policy responses to the disaster and discusses the unique ethical challenges facing the energy industry.
Donald H. Schepers, Director, the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity, introduces the speaker.
The event takes place on November 18, 2010 at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220.
The Jewish Studies Center of the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences at Baruch College presents a panel discussion on "Jewish Immigration to New York" featuring distinguished leaders & representatives from New York's diverse Jewish communities.
Remarks:
Jeffrey M. Peck, Dean, Weissman School of Arts & Sciences, Baruch College
Mitchel Wallerstein, President, Baruch College
Richard M. Joel, President, Yeshiva University
Panelists:
Charles R. Dreifus '66, MBA '73 - German Jewish immigrant experience
Feliks Frenkel - Russian Jewish immigrant experience
S. David Moche - Iraqi Jewish immigrant experience
Nazee Moinian - Iranian Jewish immigrant experience
Dov C. Schlein '70, MBA '75 - Israeli Jewish immigrant experience
Alissa Shams - Syrian Jewish immigrant experience
Moderator:
Jessica Lang, Assistant Professor of English, Baruch College
The event takes place on November 10, 2010 at Engelman Recital Hall, Baruch Performing Arts Center.
The School of Public Affairs presents "Pork Barrel Spending: Are Earmarks Kosher?" - 2010 Fall program of the Peter F. Vallone, Sr. Lecture Series. Speakers focus on the topic of budgetary earmarks made by legislators and whether or not these earmarks provide a valid service to the recipient as well as the taxpayer.
Panelists include:
Carol Kellerman, President, Citizens Budget Commission;
Melissa Mark-Viverito, New York City Councilmember;
Nicole P. Marwell, Associate Professor, Baruch College School of Public Affairs;
David Weprin, New York State Assembly.
The panel discussion is moderated by Peter F. Vallone, Sr., former Speaker, New York City Council.
David Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs, makes the opening remarks.
The event takes place on November 22, 2010 at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750.
The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute presents a report and a forum on the the Gowanus area that holds promise for Brooklyn and the wider city.
The report "Reconsidering Gowanus: Opportunities for the Sustainable Transformation of an Industrial Neighborhood" by the Newman Real Estate Institute is released at the forum designed to inform and promote dialogue among stakeholders in the Gowanus Corridor and the wider area. Civic leaders and researchers recommend measures for creating a vibrant, sustainable future for Gowanus, and panelists assess challenges and opportunities.
Panelists include:
Honorable Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Borough President;
Honorable Brad Lander, City Council Member, New York City District 39;
Harry Schwartz, Planning and Development Consultant;
Rosemary Scanlon, Clinical Associate Professor, New York University Schack Institute of Real Estate;
Stuart Pertz, Former member, City Planning Commission, Independent Architect & Planning Professional;
Michelle de la UZ, Executive Director, Fifth Avenue Committee;
Carl Hum, President & CEO, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce;
Bill Appel, Executive Director, Gowanus Canal Community Development Corporation;
Danie Wiley, Community Coordinator, U.S. Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez;
Hilary Semel, Real Estate, Environmental and Consulting Law, Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt, LLP;
Purnima Kapur, Director, Brooklyn Office, NYC Department of City Planning.
Jack S. Nyman, Director of the Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, hosts the forum.
The event takes place on May 12, 2010, at Brooklyn Borough Hall.
The Spring 2010 Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence at Baruch College features Major Jackson, the author of Hoops and Leaving Saturn and the poetry editor of the Harvard Review.
Roslyn Bernstein, Director of the Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence Program, introduces the event. Grace Schulman, Poet and Distinguished Professor at Baruch College, introduces the speaker.
The event takes place on March 16, 2010, at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, co-sponsored by Poets & Writers.
Baruch College School of Public Affairs and Peter F. Vallone, Sr. Lectures present a panel discussion on whether the Offices of Public Advocate and Borough President should be strengthened or eliminated.
The panel speakers include:
Mark Green, Public Advocate 1994-2001;
Kenneth Knuckles, Vice Chair, NYC Planning Commission;
Eric Lane, Director, 1989 Charter Revision;
Marty Markowitz, Borough President, Brooklyn.
The event takes place on June 2, 2010, moderated by Peter F. Vallone Sr., former NYC Council Speaker.
Jonny Frank, Fraud, Risks, & Controls leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers, gives an overview of top fraud and corruption cases in 2009 and discusses why leading organizations now view fraud management as a profit, rather than a cost center.
Donald H. Schepers, Director, the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity, introduces the speaker.
The event takes place on March 17, 2010, at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750.
The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity presents a panel discussion on "Google vs. China" as part of the David Berg Foundation Series on Ethics and Accountability. The panel experts take a closer look at the conflict between Google and China.
Panelists include:
Devin Stewart - Director, Global Policy Initiatives, Carnegie Council
Zachary Karabell - President, River Twice Research
Joey Lee - Robert L. Bernstein Fellow in International Human Rights, Human Rights in China
Donald H. Schepers, Director, the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity, moderates the panel discussion.
The event takes place on March 23, 2010, at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750.
Baruch College School of Public Affairs and the Mexican-American Students Alliance present "The Big Countdown: Census 2010", a panel discussion examining the 2010 Census and how its results will impact New York City.
Sam Roberts, Urban Affairs Correspondent, The New York Times, moderates the event. Panelists include:
Seema Agnani, Executive Director - Chhaya CDC Stacey Cumberbatch, New York City Census Coordinator Angelo Falcon, President - National Institute for Latino Policy Tony Farthing, Director - New York Regional Office, U.S. Census Bureau Joseph Salvo, Director - Population Division, NYC Department of City Planning
Doug Muzzio, Co-Director of the Center for Innovation & Leadership in Government and Professor of Baruch College, makes the opening remarks and introduces the speakers.
The event takes place on March 25, 2010, at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750.
The Center for Leadership and Innovation in Government and the Citizens Union host a panel discussion on revising NYC's charter.
Panelists include:
Stephen Fiala County Clerk, Richmond County; Former NYC Councilman
Dr. Ester Fuchs Former Special Advisor to Mayor Bloomberg; Chairperson, 2005 Charter Revision Commission
Eric Lane Professor of Law, Hofstra; Senior Fellow, Brennan Center of Justice, NYU; Former Executive Director, 1989 Charter Revision Commission
William C. Thompson Former NYC Comptroller
Dick Dadey, Executive Director of the Citizens Union, makes the opening remarks. The event is moderated by Douglas Muzzio, Professor, Baruch College School of Public Affairs.
The event takes place on February 9, 2010, at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750.
The 14th Annual Dr. Donald H. Smith Distinguished Lecture presents Dr. Paul Krugman, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics, Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, Centenary Professor at the London School of Economics, and op-ed columnist for The New York Times.
Baruch College President Stan B. Altman, Provost James McCarthy, Dr. Adelaide L. Sanford, Vice Chancellor (Emerita) NY State Board Of Regents, and Dr. Donald H. Smith make remarks respectively.
The event takes place on December 9, 2009, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220.
The Center For Innovation and Leadership in Government presents "Altered Political Landscape: City Hall 2010." The following panelists discuss what changes are in store for New York City Hall following the 2009 elections:
Nicole Gelinas, Manhattan Institute
Erica Gonzalez, El Diario
Clyde Haberman, New York Times
Errol Louis, NY Daily News
Tom Robbins, Village Voice
The event is moderated by Professor Doug Muzzio at School of Public Affairs (SPA), Baruch College. Jonathan Engel, Associate Dean, SPA, Baruch College makes the opening remarks.
The event takes place on December 8, 2009, at the Baruch Newman Conference Center, 7th floor.
Baruch College School of Public Affairs presents a series of events at the Fourth Annual Public Affairs Week.
At the first night of the Week, two panelists speak on "Keeping New York City Affordable": Susan Fainstein, Department of Urban Planning and Design, Harvard Design School; and Peter D. Salins, Professor of Political Science, SUNY at Stony Brook.
Susan Fainstein is a Professor of Planning in the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University. She has taught at Columbia and Rutgers. Her teaching and research focus on comparative urban public policy, planning theory, and urban redevelopment. She wrote The City Builders: Property, Politics, and Planning in London and New York, Restructuring the City; and Urban Political Movements. Her current work relates theories of justice to urban development. She received her AB from Harvard, AM from Boston University, and PhD from M.I.T.
Peter D. Salins, University Professor of Political Science, at Stony Brook University and Provost of the State University of New York System, 1997 to 2006, is a scholar in the field of urban policy and planning. He has authored or edited five books including: Assimilation, American Style, Scarcity by Design (with Gerard Mildner); and New York Unbound: The City and Politics of the Future. Dr. Salins holds a B. Arch. from Syracuse University, an M.R.P., and a Ph.D. in Metropolitan Studies.
The event begins with an introduction by David Birdsell, Dean of School of Public Affairs. Baruch College President Kathleen Waldron delivers the welcoming remarks. The event is moderated by John Goering, Professor, School of Public Affairs.
The event takes place on March 19, 2007 at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, 14th floor, with questions and answers at the end.
The School of Public Affairs presents the Peter F. Vallone, Sr. Seminars in Government, 2007-2008 Lectures Series. This program provides a forum for leading policymakers, scholars, and influential personalities in city government to debate hot issues on politics and government.
This seminar focuses on the role of lobbying at the State and City levels and the fine line between providing information and promoting undue influence. Panelists include John Banks, Vice President of Government Relations for Con Edison; Suri Kasirer, President of Kasirer Consulting; Dick Dadey, Executive Director of Citizens Union; and Sid Davidoff, Partner at Davidoff, Malito & Hutcher.
The event is moderated by Peter F. Vallone, Sr., Former Speaker, New York City Council, with welcoming remarks from David Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs and Baruch College President Kathleen M. Waldron.
The event takes place on October 23, 2007, at Baruch College, 17 Lexington Ave (between 22nd and 23rd Streets), Room 1404.
"Baruch College and the Flatiron 23rd Street Partnership Business Improvement District co-sponsor the forum to help New York’s hard-pressed entrepreneurs and small business owners revitalize and retool their businesses in a recessionary economy.
The panel discussion focuses on the state of entrepreneurship in New York and the challenges facing small business owners and managers, following welcoming remarks by John Elliott, Dean of the Zicklin School of Business; Stan Altman, President of Baruch College; Jennifer Brown, Executive Director Flatiron 23rd Street Partnership; and Robert Walsh, NYC Department of Small Business Services Commissioner. The panel is moderated by Brian Tracey, Online Editor, Crain’s New York Business
Panelists include:
Jonathan Bowles, Director, Center for an Urban Future;
Steve Cohen, Deputy Commissioner, Empire State Development, Division for Small Business;
Raymond Keating, Chief Economist, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council;
Edward G. Rogoff, Chair, Department of Management, Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College.
The event takes place on November 20, 2009 at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, 7th floor."
The School of Public Affairs presents the Peter F. Vallone, Sr. Seminars in Government 2007-2008 Lectures Series. This program provides a forum for leading policymakers, scholars, and influential personalities in city government to debate hot issues on politics and government.
This seminar focuses on polls and presidential politics. Panelists include Maurice "Mickey" Carroll, Director, Quinnipiac University Polling Institute; Kellyanne Conway, President & CEO, The Polling Company; and Douglas Schoen, Political Strategist & Author.
David Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs, makes the opening remarks.
The event takes place on April 10, 2008, moderated by Micheline "Mickey" Blum, Director, Baruch Survey Research Unit.
The School of Public Affairs presents the Peter F. Vallone, Sr. Seminars in Government 2007-2008 Lectures Series. This program provides a forum for leading policymakers, scholars, and influential personalities in city government to debate hot issues on politics and government.
This seminar focuses on how to deal with declining revenues in New York State and the City. Panelists include E.J. McMahon, Director, Empire Center for NY State Policy, Manhattan Institute; Ronnie Lowenstein, Director, NYC Independent Budget Office; and Charles Brecher, Professor, New York University.
David Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs, makes the opening remarks. The event is moderated by E.S. Savas, Presidential Professor, Baruch College.
The event takes place on May 14, 2008.
Susan F. Haka, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting, Michigan State University, delivers the 2009 Emanuel Saxe Distinguished Lecture "Accounting at a Tipping Point: The Ascent of the Finance Industry" hosted by the Stan Ross Department of Accountancy, Zicklin School of Business. Professor Haka is introduced by Hugo Nurnberg, Professor of Accounting at Baruch College.
The event takes place on October 26, 2009, at the Newman Conference Center, Room 750.
This is a panel discussion about the current employment and economic climate in New York City as part of the Center for Innovation and Leadership in Government 2009-2010 Lecture Series.
Barbara Fife, Director of External Affairs, Baruch College SPA, makes the opening remarks. The panel is moderated by Sarah Bartlett, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, Director of the Urban and Business & Economics Reporting Programs. Panelists include:
David Jones, President, Community Service Society
Robert Lieber, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, New York City
James Parrott, Chief Economist, Fiscal Policy Institute
Rae Rosen, Assistant Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
The event takes place on November 10, 2009, at the Newman Conference Center, 7th Floor.
"The Fall 2009 Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence at Baruch College features Joseph O’Connor, the author of six novels: Cowboys and Indians, Desperadoes, The Salesman, Inishowen, Star of the Sea, and Redemption Falls; four collections of non-fiction, and an award-winning stage play, Red Roses and Petrol.
Roslyn Bernstein, Director of the Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence Program, introduces the event. James McCarthy, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, makes the welcoming remarks. Mary McGlynn, Professor of English specializing in British, Irish, and Anglophone postcolonial literatures of the twentieth century, introduces the speaker.
The event takes place on October 20, 2009, at the Newman Conference Center, Baruch College, co-sponsored by Poets & Writers."
This is a penal discussion on the ethical challenges American corporations face when they participate in the judicial electoral process. The program is co-sponsored by the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity, Baruch College; Center for Political Accountability; and Carol & Lawrence Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania as part of the David Berg Foundation Lecture Series.
Donald Shepers, Director, The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate, Integrity, makes the opening remarks. The panel is moderated by Marya Cotten, Assistant Professor of Law, Baruch College. Speakers include:
Dorothy Samuels, Member, New York Times Editorial Board; author of The Selling of the Judiciary
James Sample, Professor, Hofstra Law School; formerly director of the Judicial Elections Project at the Brennan Center, New York University
Jeffery Berger, Associate, Mayer Brown
The Hon. Penny White, Professor, University of Tennessee College of Law; former justice on the Tennessee Supreme Court
Roy Schotland, Professor of Law, Georgetown University
The event takes place on September, 17, 2009, at the Newman Conference Center, Room 750.
Baruch College School of Public Affairs and the Citizens Budget Commission present "The Buck Stops Here", a debate between the Democratic Primary Candidates for New York City comptroller.
Candidates include City Council members Melinda Katz, John C. Liu, David I. Weprin and David Yassky. The event is moderated by David S. Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs, and Carol Kellermann, President, Citizens Budget Commission.
Barbara Fife, Director of External Affairs, introduces the event. Stan Altman, Interim President, Baruch College, and James Lipscomb, Chairman, Citizens Budget Commission, make welcoming remarks.
The event takes place on September 2, 2009, at the Baruch Newman Conference Center, Room 750.
"The Newman Library and the Baruch College Computing Center for Visually Impaired People (CCVIP) co-sponsor a lecture by Mike Mellor, the writer of the authoritative biography of the Louis Braille. This event marked the library’s official opening of the traveling exhibition on loan from the National Braille Press. The twenty-panel display, in print and Braille, celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille. It takes a viewer through the highlights of Louis’s life, the Braille production process, and why Braille remains important today.
Karen Luxon Gourgey, Director of CCVIP, makes the opening remarks. Konstandinos Chalkias, Coordinator, CCVIP Demo Center and Lynnette Tatum, Training Specialist, CCVIP, demonstrate a penfriend labeling system. Arthur Downing, Chief Information Officer and Chief Librarian, Baruch College, introduces the speaker.
The event takes place on December 3, 2009, at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750."
The School of Public Affairs presents the Peter F. Vallone, Sr. Seminars in Government Lectures Series. This program provides a forum for leading policymakers, scholars, and influential personalities in city government to debate hot issues on politics and government.
This seminar focuses on youth media, mainly the Internet and its impact on politics and civil engagement. Panelists include Jon Auerbach, Editor-in-Chief, Metro New York; Andrew Rasiej, Founder, several websites including PersonalDemocracy.com; Keith R. Okrosy, MPA candidate, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College; and Maya Enista, Chief Operating Officer, Mobilize.org.
David Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs, makes the opening remarks and introduces the speakers. Baruch College President Kathleen M. Waldron, makes the welcoming remarks.
The event is moderated by Peter F. Vallone, Sr., Former Speaker, New York City Council, who is introduced by Baruch student Nicole Lee, President of the Golden Key International Honour Society.
The event takes place on December 4, 2007, at the Newman Conference Center, 7th floor.
The School of Public Affairs presents the Peter F. Vallone, Sr. Seminars in Government 2007-2008 Lectures Series. This program provides a forum for leading policymakers, scholars, and influential personalities in city government to debate hot issues on politics and government.
This seminar focuses on the issue of congestion in New York City and the New York congestion pricing - one component of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to improve the city's future environmental sustainability.
Panelists include Marc V. Shaw, Executive VP, Extell Development Co., Chair, Mayor's Congestion-Mitigation Commission; Lewis A. Fidler, New York City Council, Brooklyn; Dr. Joseph Berechman, Economist, Professor, City College of New York; and Gene Russianoff, Attorney, Straphangers Campaign, New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG).
David Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs, makes the opening remarks. The event is moderated by Peter F. Vallone, Sr., Former Speaker, New York City Council.
The event takes place on February 25, 2008.