Central Connecticut State University

Lectures & Conferences, 2004-2005

 
 

An Evening of Tribute to Jozef Pilsudski, Founder of Modern Poland, on the 70-th Anniversary of his death
"A Life for Poland," Piotr S. Wandycz, Bradford Durfee Professor of History, Yale
Wednesday, May 25
7:00 pm
Founder’s Hall, Davidson
Contact:
M. B. Biskupski, 832-2814, BiskupskiM@ccsu.edu

Lee-Rio Lecture Series
“The third – and fourth – dimension: Topographic & Spectral Mapping of Mars”
Ulrich Köhler
Tuesday, May 10
3:30 pm
Copernicus, Room NC211, Planetarium
Contact: Ali Antar, 832-2931, antar@ccsu.edu

Derrida--Dead or Alive”
Geraldine Finn, professor of philosophy & cultural studies, Carleton University
Tuesday, May 3
5:15 pm
Founder's Hall, Davidson Hall
Contact: Eleanor Godway, Godway@ccsu.edu

The Connecticut State Budget
Robert L. Genuario, Secretary of Connecticut's Office of Policy & Management
Panel: Paul Petterson, Associate Professor of Political Science; Robin Kane, Political Science Student; Anthony V. Milano, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy, Governor William A. O’Neill Endowed Chair
Wednesday, April 27
12 noon
Connecticut Room, Memorial Hall
Contact: John Pasco, 832-1870, pascoj@ccsu.edu

“Coca as Commodity: Local Use & Global Abuse”
Enrique Mayer, Professor of Anthropology, Director of Latin American & Iberian Studies, Yale
Wednesday, April 27
12:00 pm
Davidson Hall, Founders Hall
Contact: Antonio Garcia-Lozada, 832-0056 or Mary Ann Mahony, 832-0119

“Trinity College Fire-Fighting Robot Contest”
David Ahlgren, professor of engineering, Trinity College
Wednesday, April 27
4:00 pm
Copernicus Hall, Room 231
Contact: Mark Friedman, 832-2710, friedmanma@ccsu.edu

“Legitimacy of Affirmative Action in Higher Education”
Lani Guinier,
Bennett Boskey Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
Thursday, April 28
5:00 pm
Alumni Hall, Student Center
Contact: Felton Best, 832-2190, Bestf@ccsu.edu

Poetry reading
J. D. McClatchy
Wednesday, April 20
7 pm
Marcus White, Living Room
Contact: Ravi Shankar, 832-2766, shankarr@ccsu.edu

“Defeat in Victory: Why Poland Fell to Soviet Domination at the End of World War II
2005 Milewski Lecture in Polish History
Professor Anna C. Cienciala
Thursday, April 21
7:00 pm
Vance Academic Center - Room 105, CCSU
Contact:
M. B. Biskupski, 832-2814, BiskupskiM@ccsu.edu

“An Overview of Chinese History & Culture”
Dr. Caryn Stedman, History
Monday, April 18
10:00 am
Vance Academic Center, Room 203
Contact: Betty Surowiec, 832-2044, surowiecb@ccsu.edu

“On the Border”
Michel Warshawski, Israeli activist & author of Toward an Open Tomb: Crisis of Israeli Society
Monday, April 18
7:30 pm
Marcus White, Living Room

Contact: Nanjundiah Sadanand, 832-2942, sadanand@ccsu.edu

Award-winning poet Alfred Corn reads
Thursday, April 14
5:00 pm
Marcus White Living Room
Contact: Ravi Shankar, 832-2766; shankarr@ccsu.edu

“Pattern Recognition & Learning with Neural Networks”
Ingrid Russell, University of Hartford
Wednesday, April 13
4 pm
Copernicus Hall, Room 231
Contact: Mark Friedman, 832-2710, friedmanma@ccsu.edu

The Effects of Stress & Health on Well-Being in Adulthood
Shevaun Neupert, Ph.D., Psychology, Brandeis University
Thursday, April 14
2:00 pm
Philbrick Room, Student Center
Contact:
Carrie Andreoletti, 832-1646; andreolettic@ccsu.edu

"Slaves into Citizens: Black Soldiers & Challenges to Slavery in Post-Colonial Argentina"
Seth Meisel, Visiting Fellow, Gilder Lerner Center for the Study of Slavery & Abolition, Yale University; Associate Professor, History, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
Wednesday, April 13
12:00 p.m.
Philbrick/Camp Room, Student Center
Contact: Antonio García-Lozada 832-0056;
Garciaa@CCSU.edu

“Cervantes’ Presence in Latin American Literature”
Rafael Gutiérrez Girardot, professor, University of Bonn, Dr. Armando Romero, professor, University of Cincinnati, and Professor Carlos Enrique Ruiz
Monday, April 11
4:00 pm
Marcus White, Living Room
Contact: Antonio Garcia-Lozada 832 2895; garciaa@ccsu.edu

Prospects for Israeli-Palestinian Solutions in Light of Recent Events
Tuesday, April 12
12:30-1:45 pm
Robert Vance Academic Center, Room 105
Panelists:
Professor Norton Mezvinsky, CSU Professor of History
Professor Matthew Silver, Exchange Visiting Professor, Emek Yezreel College, Israel
Moderator: Professor Cindy White, Professor of Communication
Contact: 832-2931; antar@ccsu.edu

The Robert C. Vance Lecture: Hugh Downs
Tuesday, April 12
7:30 pm
Welte Auditorium, Welte Hall
Contact: Joseph Gordon, 832-1747, Gordonjo@ccsu.edu

"Romanticism and the War on Terror"
Marc Redfield, Professor of English & John D. & Lillian Maguire Distinguished Chair in the Humanities, Claremont Graduate University
Tuesday, April 5
4:00 pm
Marcus White Living Room
Contact: Jason Jones, 832-2761; jonesjason1@ccsu.edu

June Baker Higgins Gender Studies Conference
Friday, April 1
11:30-6:00 pm
Bellin Gallery & Philbrick Camp Room, Student Center
Contact: Renee White, 832-3137; Whiter@ccsu.edu

Brazil in the Map of Africanness: Examining Roots Tourism & International Black Relations
Patricia Pinho, visiting assistant professor, Amherst College
Wednesday, March 30
12:30 pm
Philbrick, Student Center
Contact:
Antonio García Lozada, 832 2895/ 832 0056; Garciaa@CCSU.edu

“Overlays & Peer-to-Peer Computing”
Arvid Krishnamurthy, Yale University
Wednesday, March 30
4 pm
Copernicus Hall, Room 231
Contact: Mark Friedman, 832-2710, friedmanma@ccsu.edu

“Economic Transformation in Poland”; The First Koproski Lecture
Richard Hunter, professor of finance & legal studies, W. Paul Stillman School of Business, Seton Hall University
Wednesday, March 30
7:30 pm
Founders Hall, Davidson Hall
Contact:
M. B. Biskupski, 832-2814, BiskupskiM@ccsu.edu

“Africa, the African Diaspora, and U.S. Foreign Policy”
Fitzroy Baptiste, University of West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
Thursday, March 31
12:30 pm
Robert C. Vance Academic Center Room 105
Contact: Charles Mate Kole, 832-3105; Matekolec@ccsu.edu

“Freedom and Security as a Global Scaling Problem”
Tom Magnell, Drew University
Thursday, March 31
5:15 pm
Maria Sanford, Rm. 101
Contact: Parker English, 832-2824; englishp@ccsu.edu

Paper Tigers in Cyberspace: The Internet & News”
Panelists:
G. Claude Albert, deputy managing editor, Hartford Courant
Neal T. Scarbrough, Vice President/editor-in-chief, ESPN.com
Matthew Silver, CCSU Visiting Professor, Communication
Kristin Kropp, CCSU Honors student
Thursday, March 31
7:00 pm
Robert C. Vance Academic Center, Rm.105
Contact: Vivian Martin, 832-2776; MartinV@ccsu.edu

Women's History Month. Throughout March, events are being held to celebrate Women's History Month.
Contact: Jacqueline Cobbina-Boivin, 832-1655; Cobbina-boivinj@ccsu.edu

Aging & Memory: The Quest for Answers
New England Conference Center & CCSU Conference
David Snowdon, Conference Keynoter
Friday, March 18
8:30 am-5:00 pm
Torpe Theatre, Davidson
Contact: Charles Mate-Kole,
832-3105; matekolec@ccsu.edu

“Reinventing Don Quixote
Edward H. Friedman, Professor, Spanish/Comparative Literature, Vanderbilt University
Tuesday, March 15
4:30 pm
Founders Hall, Davidson
Contact:
Antonio García Lozada, 832 2895/ 832 0056; Garciaa@CCSU.edu

Women Who Changed America
Sarah Weddington
Wednesday, March 16
12:00 pm- 2:00 p.m.
Alumni Hall, Student Center
Tickets required: $20.00 (includes luncheon; call Centix at 832-1989)
Contact:
Jacqueline Cobbina-Boivin, 832-1655; Cobbina-boivinj@ccsu.edu

Victims of the Chilean Miracle: Globalization, Neo-liberalism & Labor
Peter Winn, professor of history, Tufts University
Wednesday, March 16
7:00 p.m.
Vance Academic Center, Rm 105
Contact:
Antonio García Lozada, 832 2895/ 832 0056; Garciaa@CCSU.edu

Sexual Homicide, Suicide, & Other Crimes of Violence
Stephen T. Holmes, associate professor of criminal justice, University of Central Florida
Thursday, March 10
2:00 pm
Torp Theatre, Davidson Hall
Contact: Stephen Cox, 832-3138, coxs@ccsu.edu

Israeli-Palestinian Peace: Rising Expectations vs. Realities on the Ground
Professor Jeff Halper, professor of anthropology, Haifa & Ben Gurion universities, Israel, & Director of the Israeli Committee Against  House Demolitions
Tuesday, March 8
2:00 p.m.
Marcus White Living Room, Marcus White
Contact: Ali Antar
, 832-2931; antar@CCSU.ed

“Memory Complaints in Older Adults”
Ann Pearman, psychology, Brandeis University
Wednesday, March 9
2:00 pm
Philbrick Camp Room, Student Center
Contact: Carrie Andreoletti, 832-1646, andreolettic@ccsu.edu

Study Abroad & Academic Life at Emek Yezreel College, Israel
Panel Discussion: Matthew Silver, CCSU visiting professor from Emek Yezreel College, moderator; Lisa Bigelow, Interim Director, CCSU Center for International Education; Moises Salinas, associate professor of psychology; Sawsan Awwad, faculty member, Emek Yezreel College; Oded Mizrahi, student; & additional Emek Yezreel guest students
Monday, March 7
5:00 p.m.
Founders Hall, Davidson Hall
Contact: Moises Salinas, 832-3104, salinasm@ccsu.edu

"Phelypera distigma: Adventures studying sociality in the world's oddest weevil"
Jim Costa,  professor of molecular genetics, Western Carolina State University
Monday, March 7
2:00 p.m.
Copernicus 231
Contact: Barbara Nicholson, 832-2706, nicholsonb@.ccsu.edu

From Maria Stewart to Condoleezza Rice (Puppet, Parrot, Paragon, or Policy-Maker): African American Women & the American Political System
Panel discussion: Ange-Marie Hancock, Yale University, Julia Jordan-Zachery, Howard University, Renee White, & Walton Brown-Foster
Thursday, March 3
12:30 pm -2:30 p.m.
Founders Hall, Davidson Hall
Contact: Walton Brown-Foster, 832-2961; BrownW@ccsu.edu

Love Demands Sacrifice: The Polish Air Force’s Efforts to Aid the Polish Underground Army
The S.A. Blejwas Endowed Chair in Polish Studies Special Lecture
Dr. Michael Alfred Peszke
Thursday, March 3
7:00 p.m.
Founders Hall, Davidson Hall
Contact:
M. B. Biskupski, 832-2814, BiskupskiM@ccsu.edu

Negative Energy, Wormholes, & Warp Drive
Thomas Roman
Mathematical Sciences, CCSU
Friday, March 4
2:00 p.m.
Maria Sanford 101
Contact: Ivan Gotchev, 832-2839; GotchevI@ccsu.edu

Don Quijote: Quadricentennial Celebration
Colloquium:
Magdalena Altamirano, visiting assistant professor, CCSU; Moisés Castillo, visiting assistant professor, Trinity College; José Carlos del Ama, assistant professor, CCSU; Ángela Morales, associate professor, CCSU
Monday, February 28
4:00 p.m.
Marcus White Living Room
Contact:
Antonio García Lozada, 832 2895/ 832 0056; Garciaa@CCSU.edu

Land Reform in Northeast Brazil: Social Mobilization & the Meaning(s) of Land on Sugarcane Plantations
Wendy Wolford, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Fellow, Program in Agrarian Studies, Yale University
Wednesday,
February 23
12:00 p.m.
Carlton Room, Student Center
Contact:
Antonio García Lozada, 832 2895/ 832 0056; Garciaa@CCSU.edu

“V-Day: Women’s Health Activism in Perspective”
Susan M. Reverby, professor of women’s studies, Wellesley College
Wednesday, February 23
5-7 p.m.
Founders Hall, Davidson Hall
Contact: Cynthia Pope, 832-2799; popec@ccsu.edu

African Descendants in the Caribbean and Latin America
Panel discussion:
Dr. Georgina Falu, Falu Foundation, NY; Antonio Garcia-Lozada, Associate Professor of Modern Languages, Director, Center for Caribbean/Latin American Studies; Gloria Emeagwali, Professor of History & African Studies
Tuesday, February 15
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Founders Hall, Davidson Hall
Contact:
C. Charles Mate-Kole (860) 832-3105; matekolec@ccsu.edu

Black Religious Leaders in the Modern Civil Rights Movement
Clarence Taylor, Professor of History, Baruch College
Thursday, February 17
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Founders Hall, Davidson Hall
Contact: Walton Brown-Foster, 832-2961; BrownW@ccsu.edu

Implications of George Bush's Faith Based Initiatives and African-American Voting Behavior
Panel discussion: Walton Brown-Foster, Felton O. Best, & Katherine Harris, & Benjamin Foster, Coordinator, Trinity College Conference, "The Prophetic Voice: The Contemporary Black Church
Tuesday, February 22
11:00 a.m. -1:30 p.m.
Founders Hall, Davidson Hall
Contact: Walton Brown-Foster, 832-2961; BrownW@ccsu.edu

“The Assassination of Former Prime Minister Hariri of Lebanon”
Ghassan El-Eid, professor of political science
Tuesday, February 22
12:30 p.m.
Blue & White Room, Student Center
Contact: Ali Antar, 832-2931; antar@ccsu.edu

Connecticut Poetry Circuit
Featuring CCSU student Joseph Clifford
Tuesday, February 22
6:00 p.m.
Vance Academic Center, 105
Contact: Ravi Shankar, 832-2766; shankarr@ccsu.edu

“After Arafat: Is Peace Possible Between Israel & Palestinians?”
Matthew Silver, Historian, Media Specialist, & Visiting Professor, Emek Yezreel College, Israel
Thursday, February 10
3:30 p.m.
Philbrick Room, Student Center
Contact: Lynn Talit, 832-3201; talitl@ccsu.edu

Human Rights & the Challenge of Forging a New Social Consensus: Lessons from the Amistad Case
Adetoun Olabisi Ilumoka, LLM, Visiting Scholar, Center for Africana Studies
Thursday, February 3
3:30 p.m.
Founders Hall, Davidson Hall
Contact:
Gloria Emeagwali, 832-2815; Emeagwali@ccsu.edu 

“Building Democracy: Iraqi & Palestinian Elections”
Matthew Silver, Historian, Media Specialist, & Visiting Professor, Emek Yezreel College, Israel
Tuesday, February 1
12:30 p.m.
Blue & White Room, Student Center
Contact: Lynn Talit, 832-3201; talitl@ccsu.edu

Contributions of Black Women in the Civil Rights Movement"
Panel Discussion
Tuesday, February 1
3:30 p.m.
Founders, Davidson Hall
Contact: C. Charles Mate-Kole, 832-3105; matekolec@ccsu.edu

“The Poles of Middletown”
Romuald K. Byczkiewicz
Wednesday, February 2
7:00 p.m.
Founders, Davidson Hall
Contact:
832-3010

"Recent Developments in the Middle East: A Turkish Perspective"
Mümtaz Soysal
Tuesday, December 7
6:30 p.m.
Founders, Davidson Hall
Contact: Ali Antar
, 832-2931; antar@CCSU.edu

"Women in Government: Progress & Challenges"
Congresswoman Nancy Johnson, former Secretary of State Pauline Kezer, & State Treasurer Denise Nappier
Wednesday, December 1
12:00 noon (lunch provided)
Connecticut Room, Memorial Hall
Contact: Antonia Moran, 832-2793; morana@ccsu.edu

"Energy Use and National & Environmental Security"
Joel N. Gordes
Thursday, November 11
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Marcus White Living Room
Contact: Brian O'Connell, 832-2718; oconnellb@ccsu.edu

Messiaen's "Quartet for the End of Time"--Concert & Forum
Connecticut Trio, plus Thomas Labadorf
Forum: Thursday, November 11, 9:30 a.m., Welte 021
Concert: Tuesday, November 16
12:30 p.m.
Founders Hall, Davidson
Contact: Julie Ribchinsky, 832-2910; ribchinskyj@ccsu.edu

Conference on Cuba & the Freedom to Travel
Keynote: Rev. Lucius Walker, Pastors for Peace
Saturday, November 13
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Vance Academic Center, Rm. 105
Contact: Timothy Craine, 832-2854; crainet@ccsu.edu

Centennial Homage of Alejo Carpentier
Conference
Monday, November 15
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon; and 4:00 p.m.
Founders, Davidson
Contact:
Antonio García Lozada 832 2895
; garciaa@ccsu.edu

"Darfour, Why? Roots & Prospects"
Professor
Abdel-Rahman Mohamed, President/CEO of AIM International, Inc.
Tuesday, November 9
2:00 p.m.
Founders, Davidson
Contact: Ali Antar, 832-2931; antar@ccsu.edu

The Production of Poetry: Readings & Talks by Leading Contemporary Poets
Thursday, October 14 through November 8
Schedule for days, times, & locations
Contact: Ravi Shankar,
shankarr@ccsu.edu

"Reflections: Fifty Years After Brown v. Board of Education"
Conference; Keynote Speaker: Dr. Na’im Akbar, Ph.D., Distinguished Psychologist, Association of Black Psychologists; President, Mind Productions
Thursday, November 4
3:00 p.m.
Founders, Davidson
Contact: C. Charles Mate-Kole, 832-3105; matekolec@ccsu.edu

Zionism and Anti-Semitism
CSU Professor of History Norton Mezvinsky & Rabbi Stephen Fuchs, Senior Rabbi of Congregation Beth Israel in West Hartford
Wednesday, November 3
4:00 p.m.
Torp Theatre, Davidson
Contact:
Norton Mezvinsky, 832-2805; e-mail: mezvinskyn@ccsu.edu

"The Oil Leviathan: Fortunes & Misadventures of the Venezuelan State"
Center for the Caribbean & Latin American Studies Lecture Series
Marco Cupolo, Ph.D.,Trinity College
Wednesday, November 3
7:00 p.m.
Robert C. Vance Academic Center,  Rm. 105
Contact:
Dr. Antonio García-Lozada, 832-0056/832-2895; garciaa@ccsu.edu

13th Annual Japan / Korea Week
October 25 – 29
Contact: Ki Hoon Kim (860) 832-2727; KimK@ccsu.edu

"Rethinking the Juvenile Death Penalty: The Case of Kansas Charley"
Joan Jacobs Brumberg, Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow & Professor, Cornell
  
University
Wednesday, October 27
5:00 p.m.
Alumni Hall, Student Center
Contact: Heather Prescott, 860.832.2809; prescott@ccsu.edu

"Telling Maggie's Story: Exploding the Myths About Dating Violence"
Susan Omilian
Thursday, October 28
12:00 noon
Sprague, Student Center
Contact: Jacqueline Cobbina-Boivin 832-1656; cobbina-boivinj@ccsu.edu

"Efforts at African American Political Empowerment:
The Case of Connecticut’s Black Governors 1749-1856"
Katherine Harris, Ph.D. Department of History, CCSU
Tuesday, October 26
3
:30 - 4:45 p.m.
Vance Academic Center - Room 105
Contact: Center for Africana Studies (860) 832-2816 or C. Charles Mate-Kole (860) 832-3105; matekolec@ccsu.edu

“Women’s Journeys”—2d Annual Women & Film Festival
October 19-21
Times: See the web page: Women & Film
Torp Theatre
Contact: Karen Ritzenhoff, 860.832.2692; RitzenhoffK@CCSU.edu

"American Policy in the Middle East"
Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies, Middle East Institute, Columbia
Wednesday, October 20
4:00 p.m.
Founders Hall, Davidson Hall
Contact: Ali Antar, 832.2931; antar@CCSU.edu

"Promoting Peace in Africa: The Role of the United Nations"
Patrick R. D. Hayford, Director, African Affairs, Executive Office of the Secretary-General, United Nations
Tuesday, October 19
3:15 p.m.
Robert C. Vance Academic Center, Rm. 105
Contact: Charles Mate-Kole,
832-3105; matekolec@ccsu.edu;

"Why Men Abuse"
David Mandel
Wednesday, October 13
12:00 noon
Philbrick, Student Center
Contact: Jacqueline Cobbina-Boivin 832-1656; cobbina-boivinj@ccsu.edu

Rock the Voter
MTV's Choose or Lose Campaign and the Campaign for the Youth Vote
National video seminar with noted panelists
Thursday, September 30
6:00 p.m.
Semesters, Student Center
Contact: Heather Munro Prescott: 832.2809; prescott@CCSU.edu

"Applying the Theory of Practical Intelligence to Develop Experience-based (Tacit) Knowledge"
Cynthia T. Matthew (Presenter) & Robert J. Sternberg, Yale University
Wednesday, October 6
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Fillbrick-Camp Room, Student Center
Contact: Laura Bowman 831-3118; Bowman@CCSU.edu

CCSU Art Faculty Biennial Exhibition
Thursday, September 23
Reception: 4:00 - 6:00 PM
Artist Lectures: 2:30 - 4 PM
University Galleries, Samuel S.T. Chen Fine Arts Center
Maloney Hall, 2d Floor
Contact: 860.832.2633

Understanding Sickle Cell &  Related Conditions
Center for African Studies Panel Discussion
Monday, September 27
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Torp Theatre
Contact: Charles Mate-Kole; 832-3105; matekolec@ccsu.edu; Segun Odesina; 832-1833; odesina@ccsu.edu

Panel on the 2004 Presidential Election
Panelists: Attorney Peter Kelly, Sen. William Aniskovich: Moderator: Dr. Paul Petterson
Wednesday, September 22
12 noon
Sprague/Carlton Room, Student Center
Contact: Dr. Paul Petterson 832.2969; pettersonp@ccsu.edu

"Zapatista Echoes in the Indian Heart of the Americas"
John Ross, award-winning journalist
Wednesday, September 22
12:00 noon
Founders Hall, Davidson
Contact: John O'Connor 832-2975
; oconnorjohn@ccsu.edu

"The Role of the Media: Education or Exploitation?"
Alex Kellington, photojournalist
Wednesday, September 22
7:00 p.m.
Vance 105
Contact: MaryAnn Mahony 832-0019; mahonym@ccsu.edu

"A Path Forward in Iraq"
U.S. Congressman John B. Larson, Paul W. Bucha, Peter G. Kelly
Wednesday, September 15
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Torp Theatre, Davidson Hall
Contact: Walton Brown-Foster 860.832.22961; BrownW@ccsu.edu

Polish Genealogical Conference for the Northeast
Friday, September 17  6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 18 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Alumni Complex and Lobby of the Student Center
Contact: Diane Szepanski   Szepanski@ccsu.edu

"Women at War"
Thursday, July 15
3:00 p.m.
Carleton Room, Student Center
Contact: Matthew Warshauer 832-2803; warshauerm@ccsu.edu

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