Conference Details
Eighth Annual Faculty Day Conference
Student Center
May 25, 2004
- Full Conference Program (pdf)
9 – 9:15 a.m. — Refreshments
Penthouse
9:15 – 9:45 a.m. — Opening Remarks
Penthouse
Vanessa Yingling, Physical Education and Exercise Science
Provost Roberta S. Matthews, English
10 – 11:15 a.m. — Symposia
Paying Attention: Narrative and Perception in Hitchcock's "Rear Window"
State Lounge, fifth floor
- Session Moderator: Geoffrey Minter, English
- Ellen Tremper, English, "A Rear View of Rear Window"
- Lindley Hanlon, Film, "How We See It"
- Bill Seeley, Philosophy, "Imagining Film: Seeing with the Mind's Eye"
Crossing Boundaries: Building Learning Communities Through Curriculum
Jefferson-Williams Lounge, fourth floor
- Session Moderator: Ellen Belton, English
- Dorothy Kehl, English, and Nehru Cherukupalli, Geology, "Language and Content in Science: A Two-way Acceleration for ESL"
- Julia Hirsch, English; Ray Allen, Conservatory of Music; and Joseph Entin, English, "Voices Across America: Literature and Music"
Media Diversity Past and Present and the Federal Communications Commission
Maroney-Leddy Lounge, fourth floor
- Session Moderator: Tomás López-Pumarejo, Economics
- Timothy Shortell, Sociology, "The Black Press in New York City in the Nineteenth Century"
- Frederick Wasser, Television and Radio, "Do We Need a 'Fairness Doctrine' in the Media Age?"
- George Rodman, Television and Radio, "Deregulation and the Rise of the Media Monoliths"
11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. — Symposia
Peaceful Teaching, Teaching Peace: Finding Alternative Models for Learners in the American Classroom
State Lounge, fifth floor
- Session Moderator: Elaine Brooks, English
- Roni Natov, English, "The Inclusive Classroom: An Alternative Model to Competition and Ranking"
- Geri DeLuca, English, "Yoga and the Rhetoric of Radical Self-acceptance"
- Len Fox, English, "'Making Peace': A Peace Education Textbook"
- David Forbes, School of Education, "Contemplative Practice in the Urban Classroom"
Models of the Mind: Artificial Intelligence as Philosophy and Psychology
Occidental Lounge, fifth floor
- Session Moderator: Arthur Reber, Psychology
- Samir Chopra, Computer and Information Science, "'Verum est factum convertur': Artificial Intelligence as Cognitive Science"
- Robert Lurz, Philosophy, "Philosophy of Mind and Artificial Intelligence"
- Aaron Kozbelt, Psychology, "Artificial Intelligence and Natural Intelligence"
Global Anti-Semitism: Sources and Prospects
Maroney-Leddy Lounge, fourth floor
- Session Moderator: Sara Reguer, Judaic Studies
- Mervin F. Verbit, Sociology, "Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism"
- Robert D. Johnson, History, "Confronting Anti-Israel Attitudes on Contemporary College Campuses"
- Steven P. Remy, History, "Anti-Semitism in Contemporary Europe"
Understanding History: The Values of Interview and Survey Research
Jefferson-Williams Lounge, Fourth Floor
- Session Moderator: Jocelyn Wills, History
- Philip Napoli, History, "War Talk: Brooklyn's Vietnam Veterans Remember"
- Alex Vitale, Sociology, "Challenges in Interviewing Government Officials: Investigating the Origins of 'Quality of Life' Policing"
- Robert Cherry, Economics, "Contentious History: Perceptions of Polish-Jewish Relations During World War II"
12:45 – 2:15 p.m. — Lunch, Posters, Roundtables
Posters
Maroon Room, sixth floor
Roundtables
Gold Room, sixth floor
2:30 – 3:45 p.m. — Artistic Presentations
The Poetics of Sound: An Interactive Performance of Sound and Silence
Penthouse
- Douglas Cohen, Conservatory of Music
- George Brunner, Conservatory of Music
"The Beautiful Changes": Performances of Literature About Change
State Lounge, fifth floor
- Timothy Gura, Speech Communication Arts and Sciences
- Wendy Fairey, English
- Judylee Vivier, Theater
In Two: A Work-in-Progress Reading of a Comic Play About the Collision of Academics, Art and Commerce
Jefferson-Williams Lounge, fourth floor
- Dan Gurskis, Film
- Faculty and students, Theater
Bridging Cultures and Communities Through Film
Maroney-Leddy Lounge, fourth floor
- Irina Patkanian, Television and Radio, "My American Neighbor"
- Annette Danto, Film, "Community Video: Local and International Examples"
4 – 5:15 p.m. — Symposia
Public Health Without Borders: An International Perspective on Disease
State Lounge, fifth floor
- Session Moderator: Leslie Jacobson, Health and Nutrition Sciences
- Patricia Antoniello, Health and Nutrition Sciences, "Against Women: AIDS, Global Policies and Health Policies"
- Jean Grassman, Health and Nutrition Sciences, "The Public Health Problems of Catastrophes: Russia, Italy and the United States"
- Gerald Oppenheimer, Health and Nutrition Sciences, "Shattered Dreams: Confronting the AIDS Epidemic in South Africa and the United States"
Rethinking the Ideal of Objectivity in Journalism
Alumni Lounge, fourth floor
- Session Moderator: Hal Himmelstein, Television and Radio
- Tanni Haas, Speech Communication Arts and Sciences, "Alternatives to the Ideal of Objectivity in Journalism"
- Katherine Fry, Television and Radio, "Objectivity: No Such Thing"
- Mark Fishman, Sociology, "Objectivity in Journalism: An Ideal Teetering on the Edge"
Trying to Make Smaller Better: A Case Study in High School Reform
Jefferson-Williams Lounge, fourth floor
- Session Moderator: Stephen Phillips, School of Education
- Hollyce Giles, School of Education, "The Uses of Community in a Democratic Reform Initiative"
- Peter Taubman: School of Education, "The Corporate Politics of School Reform"
- Nancy Romer: Psychology, "Supporting the Whole: Providing Services to the Entire School Through Service Learning"
5:30 – 6 p.m.
Awards Ceremony
Penthouse
6 – 7 p.m.
Faculty Reception
Oriental-Occidental Lounge, fifth floor
