Recent:
The Status of Syrian-United States & Syrian-Israeli Relations
Dr. Imad Moustapha, the
Ambassador of Syria to the United States
Tuesday, April 29, 4:00 p.m
Vance 105
Contact:
Norton Mezvinsky, 832-2805,
MezvinskyN@ccsu.edu.
Remembering
Norman Mailer: Conversation with Barry Leeds, J. Michael Lennon
& John Buffalo Mailer
Thursday, April 24, 4:00 pm
Founders, Davidson
For more information:
here
Contact: Robert Dowling
dowlingrom@ccsu.edu
The Socioeconomic Standing of
the Dominican People in The United States
Ramona Hernandez, Director
of The Institute for Dominican Studies at the City College of
N.Y.
Tuesday, April 22, 12:00 to 2:00 pm
Marcus White Living Room
Contact: Moises Salinas,
salinasm@ccsu.edu , or Carmen Lopez-Perry 860-832-0056
East Asian
Studies Spring Lecture Series
April 14-23
Schedule
Contact: Ki Hoon Kim, 832-2727;
kimk@ccsu.edu
"The Existential Status of
Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama"
Dr. Riggins Earl,
Professor of Ethics at the Interdenominational Theological
Seminary
The Carter G. Woodson African-American Lecture Series
Thursday, April 17, 4:00 pm
Founders Hall
Contact: Felton O. Best 860-922-1747,
BestF@ccsu.edu
Female Forms &
Facets: Artwork by Women from 1975 to the Present Featuring Judy
Chicago with Carolee Schneemann, Cindy Sherman, Penny Arcade,
Janine Antoni, Lisa Yuskavage, Judy Fox, Candice Raquel Lee, and
Sara Risk
Exhibition and Presentations
Through April 18
Chen Art
Galleries, Maloney Hall, 2nd floor
Information: Click
here
"Vladimir Putin's Legacy"
Professor Nicolai Petro,
University of Rhode Island
Monday, April 21, 2:00 pm
Founders
Contact: Matt Ciscel, Slavic/EE Coordinator,
ciscelm@ccsu.edu
The Current
Status of the Israeli-Palestinian Situation
Asaf Shariv,
the Israeli Consul
General in New York
Tuesday, April 15, 4:00 p.m.
Torp Theater, Davidson
Contact:
Norton Mezvinsky, 832-2805,
MezvinskyN@ccsu.edu.
Tax Reform and the Future of
Connecticut--Panel Discussion
Moderator:
Ned Lamont
Panelists:
Dr.
James Stodder,
Lally School of Management and Technology, RPI at Hartford;
and State Senator
William H. Nickerson,
Chief Deputy Minority Leader, Connecticut State Senate
Tuesday, April 8, 10 am - 11:15 am
Clock Tower Room, Student Center
Contact: David Blitz,
Blitz@ccsu.edu;
832-2916
Israel and Palestine at 60th Anniversary: Is There a
Solution?
Dr. Ghada Karmi,
one
of world’s most renowned commentators on the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict and a well-known figure on British radio and TV
Tuesday, April 8, 4:00 PM
Vance Academic Center, 105
Contact: Ali Antar
antar@ccsu.edu; 2-2931
Latinos in Higher Education:
The California Experience
Dr. Philip Garcia
- Senior Director of Institutional Research for
the California State University, Office of the Chancellor.
Monday, April 7 - 4:00pm
Vance Academic Center, Room 105
Contact: Moises Salinas,
salinasm@ccsu.edu , or Carmen Lopez-Perry 860-832-0056
June Baker
Higgins Gender Studies Conference
“Sexing the
Vote: Gender, Sexuality, & Politics,”
April 3 & 4
Thursday, April 3,
5:15 pm: Film--“Running in High Heels,”
film by Maryann Breschard
Torp Theatre
Friday, April 4, Conference
Schedule
Contact: Heather Munro Prescott,
Prescott@ccsu.edu
Latin America in the Context of
the Americas: Changes and Challenges
Sergio Ramírez, Nicaraguan writer and former
Vice-President of Nicaragua
Wednesday, April 2 at 5:15 pm
Vance Academic Center, Room 105
Contact: Antonio Garcia-Lozada
garciaa@ccsu.edu or Carmen Lopez-Perry 860-832-0056
Promoting Diversity in Higher Education
through Global Awareness
Moderator: Mathew Ciscel (English Department)
Speakers:
Beatriz Pastor - Professor,
Dartmouth College
Humphrey Tonkin - Professor of the
Humanities at the University of Hartford
Timothy Reagan - Professor of
Educational Leadership at CCSU
Monday, March 31, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Founders
Hall, Davidson Administration Building
Contact:
Paloma
Lapuerta,
832-2884,
lapuertap@ccsu.edu
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Pathways to Peace
First International Academic
Conference
Friday-Saturday, March 28-29
CCSU Student Center
Information & Program:
here
Contact: Moises Salinas,
salinasm@ccsu.edu
Understanding Reproductive Justice
Loretta Ross
activist, author and community organizer
Tuesday, March 25, 5:15pm
Constitution Room, Memorial Hall
Contact: Monique Daley
DaleyMo@ccsu.edu
The Black Power Movement in
America–Past & Present
Dr.
Peniel Joseph,
Brandeis University, African and Afro-American Studies, &
State University of New York-Stonybrook, Africana Studies
Discussants:
Dr. Felton O. Best,
director, African
American Studies, and Dr. Katherine
Harris, CCSU, Department of
History
Thursday, March 13, 3:30 pm-5:00 pm
Founder's Hall, Davidson
Contact: Walton Brown-Foster, 832-2961;
brownw@ccsu.edu
GIS
Modeling in Medical Geography: A Case Study of SARS in Beijing
Dr. Ling Bian,
Department of
Geography, State University of New York at Buffalo
Tuesday,
March 11
2:15 – 3:15
pm
Sprague Room,
Student Center
Contact: Xiaoping Shen 832-2794;
shenx@ccsu.edu
Guerrilla Girls
on Tour: Feminists Are Funny, with Gracie Allen, Aphra Behn, &
Eva Le Gallienne
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Torp Theater
7:00 PM
Free & open to the public
Information: Click
here; View
the Youtube clip
here
Contact:
Prescott@ccsu.edu;
832-2809
The
Justice System in Connecticut:
It's Current Status and How You Can Get Involved: Judicial
Branch Career Opportunities
(more
information)
Hon.
Chase Rogers, Chief
Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court
Hon. Patrick L. Carroll III,
Deputy Chief Court Administrator, and
Attorney Melissa A. Farley,
Executive Director of External Affairs for the Judicial Branch
Chief Justice Rogers will be introduced by
Ned Lamont, Adj. Prof.
in Political Science and Philosophy Depts.
Wednesday, March 5, 11:00 am
Philbrick-Camp Room, Student Center
Contact: Ned Lamont,
lamontedm@ccsu.edu
The Challenge of Terrorism
Javier Ruperez,
former Director, UN
Anti-Terrorism Unit and former Ambassador from Spain to United
States
Yonah Alexander,
Co-Director
of the Inter-University Center for Legal Studies in Washington
and Director of the International Center for Terrorism Studies,
Potomac Institute For Policy Studies
Tuesday,
March 4
4:00 PM
Vance Academic Center, room 105
Contact:
Norton Mezvinsky, 832-2805,
MezvinskyN@ccsu.edu
Obama and Clinton—The Impact of
Gender & Race in the 2008 Presidential Election
Panel
discussion
Participants:
Dr. Felton O.
Best,
director, African American Studies (introduction)
Dr. Walton
Brown Foster,
CCSU Department of Political Science (moderator)
Attorney Shawn
Council,
CCSU Department of Philosophy
Dr. Daryl
McMiller,
University of Hartford Department of Political Science
Professor
Antonia Moran,
CCSU Department of Political Science
Dr. Evelyn Simien—University
of Connecticut Department of Political Science
February 28, 3:30–5:00 p.m.,
Bellin Gallery, Student Center
Contact: Walton Brown-Foster, 832-2961;
brownw@ccsu.edu
Immigration on the
21st Century: Legal Challenges and Opportunities”
Maria Echaveste, J.D.,
Professor of immigration Law and Policy
at the Law School at Berkeley University California
Wednesday, February
27, 6:00-7:00 pm
Vance
Academic
Center, 105
Contact:
Moises Salinas, 832-3104,
salinasm@ccsu.edu or Carmen
Lopez-Perry, 832-0056
Fifth Annual Amistad
Lecture
“BREAKING THE CHAINS”
Dr. Runoko Rashidi,
world traveler & Pan-Africanist
Scholar
Tuesday, February 26
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Founders Hall, Davidson Building
Contact: Olusegun Sogunro 832-2131 or Gloria Emeagwali, 832-2815
The
Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process: Assessments by Two Europeans.
Dr. Wolfgang Vorwerk,
German Consul General of Boston
Bruno Ficili,
world renowned peace activist from Sicily & past Nobel Peace Prize
nominee.
Tuesday, February 26, 4:00 pm
Vance
Academic
Center, 105
Contact: Norton Mezvinsky, 832-2805,
MezvinskyN@ccsu.edu
“‘Tinker-ing’ with Irish Tradition: Synge,
Joyce, Beckett, & Co.”
(printable
flyer)
Dr. Pascal Bataillard,
Visiting Scholar,
Brown
University
Thursday, February 14,
2 pm
Vance
Academic
Center, 105
Contact: Angela Morales,
MoralesA@ccsu.edu
Blogger Wars: How
the New Media Are Changing the Presidential Contest
(printable
flyer)
Panel Discussion & Debate: What’s Hot and What’s Not!
Host:
Ned Lamont,
CCSU adjunct professor of political science & philosophy
Panelists:
Dan Gerstein
– political communication consultant and communication director for
Senator Joe
Lieberman
Colin McEnroe
– talk show host on WTIC and columnist for the Hartford Courant
Mark Pazniokas
– reporter for the Hartford Courant
Tim Tagaris
– internet campaign manager for Chris Dodd and Ned Lamont
Wednesday, February 13, 11:00 AM
Philbrick-Camp Room, Student Center
Contact: David Blitz, 832-2916,
blitz@ccsu.edu
A Dialogue
on the Politics of Immigration
Facilitated by
Jane Guskin
and
David Wilson,
co-authors of The Politics of Immigration: Questions and Answers
Tuesday, February 12, 5:15pm-7:00pm
Vance Academic Center, Room 105
Contact: Moises Salinas,
832-3104, salinasm@ccsu.edu
Marriage Makes a Word of Difference
(printable
flyer)
A new film by Emmy award-winning director Fran
Rzeznik
Sunday, February 10, 6:30pm
Founders Hall, Davidson Administration Building
Contact: (860) 525-7777,
charmane@lmfct.org
Workshops, Talk, &
Lecture on “The State
of the Media and the State of Our Democracy”
Robert Jensen, associate professor,
School of Journalism, University of Texas at Austin, author of books on
pornography, race, & empire
February 7: schedule & locations
Contact: Bill Yousman,
832-2684, yousmanw@ccsu.edu
Global
Sustainability and Climate Change Symposium
January 29-31
Location: CCSU Campus -
Click here to
see 3-day schedule of locations
These events are free and open to the public - Please Register by
Jan-14th to attend.
Click here to
Register
Contact:
Charles Button, 832-2788,
buttonche@ccsu.edu
The Secret Relations Between Iran, Israel and the United States
Trita Parsi, Johns Hopkins
University and president of the National Iranian American Council
Tuesday, January 29, 4:00 p.m.
Vance 105
Contact: Norton Mezvinsky, 832-2805,
MezvinskyN@ccsu.edu
Surrogates Debate
for Democratic Presidential Candidates
Barack
Obama
- presented by
Ned Lamont, Adj. Prof. of
Political Science and Philosophy, CCSU
Hillary Clinton - presented by Dan
Malloy, Mayor of Stamford
John Edwards - presented by Phil
Miller, First Selectman of Essex
Dennis Kucinich - presented by
Carol Austad, Prof. of Psychology, CCSU
Tuesday, January
29, 11:00 AM
Marcus White
Living Room
Contact
Paul Petterson 832-2969 or
PettersonP@CCSU.edu
Building Bridges III: An Examination of Connecticut’s Re-entry Policy
Thursday,
January 17, 2008
8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Schedule
Location: Welte Hall
Contact: Andrew Clark
The Alturas Duo
Recital/discussion; playing South
American and classical music, viola, charango & guitar
Wednesday, December 12, 7:30 pm
Founders Hall, Davidson
Contact: Ms. Carmen Lopez-Perry
860 832-0056:
Lopez-PerryC@ccsu.edu
The Illegal
Immigrant as the New Terrorist in the Federal Court System: An Insiders
perspective
Michael Kagan,
Chief Court Interpreter in the U.S. Federal Court in New Mexico
Thursday, December 6, 6:00 pm
Contact: Dr.
Moises Salinas,
salinasm@ccsu.edu or Ms.
Carmen Lopez-Perry 860 832-0056
“Living With AIDS
Does Not Define Who I Am”
Wednesday, December 5, 7:00 PM
Semesters, Student Center
Contact:
Monique
Daley, daleymo@mail.ccsu.edu,
860-832-1626
Pakistan, Pivotal State in Crisis
Dr. Husain Haqqani,
Professor and Director of International Relations Boston University
December 4, 2007, 5:00 PM
Vance Academic Center,
Room 105
Contact:
Dr. Ali Antar, 832-2931,
antar@ccsu.edu
Europe’s Immigration Conflict: A Crisis in National Identities
Alexandra Benedetto
(International Studies, Graduate Student): “Islamic immigration in
France”.
Giuliana O’Connell
(International Studies, Graduate Student): “Italian Ethnic and
Linguistic Minorities”.
Tim Rickard
(Professor of Geography): “British concerns about immigration and the
national identity”.
Karen Ritzenhoff
(Associate Professor of Communication): "Arabs in France and the
repression of the past: Michael Haneke's cinema of glaciation extends to
the immigrants."
Marie-Claire
Rohinsky (Professor of French): “France's immigration
politics: a tinder-box”.
Thursday, November 15, 4:00-6:00p.m.
Sprague Room-Student Center
Contact:
Ángela Morales,
832-2887,
moralesa@ccsu.edu
Perspectives on the Jena 6 Panel Discussion
Moderator:
Dr. Felton O. Best,
CSU Professor of Philosophy and Director of African American
Studies
Thursday,
November 8, 4:00 pm
Vance
Academic Center,
Room 105
Click here for panel
information
Contact: Dr. Felton O. Best, 832-2190,
bestf@ccsu.edu
Northeast Business & Economics Association 34th Annual Conference
National &
International Scholars Address Business, Policy, & Education Issues
Thursday & Friday, November 8 & 9, 8:30am-6:30pm
Student Center, various rooms
Click here for more information
Contact: Dr. Mitchell Charkiewicz, 832-2733
charkiewiczm@ccsu.edu
“The Federal Law
Known as Title IX: What’s Fact Vs. Fiction Got To Do With It?”
Mary Jo Kane,
Ph.D.,
professor, School of
Kinesiology; director, Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in
Sport,
College of Education & Human Development, University of Minnesota
Tuesday,
November 6, 4:00 pm
Founders Hall, Davidson Building
Contact: Heather Munro Prescott,
Prescott@ccsu.edu
Alina Fernandez, Fidel Castro’s Daughter
Tuesday, October
30, 12:30pm
Torp Theatre, Davidson Hall
Contact: Women's Center, 832-1655;
cobbina-boivinj@ccsu.edu
The
Psychology of the Israeli-Palestine Conflict
Wednesday, Oct 31,
2:00-3:00pm
Dr. Moises Salinas,
Professor of Psychology
Vance
Academic Center, Room 105
Contact: Dr. Laura Bowman,
832-3118; bowman@ccsu.edu
Alien Insects Recently Discovered in Northeastern North America
Monday, Oct.
29th , 3:15 pm
Chris T. Maier,
Dept. of Entomology, CT
Agricultural Experiment Station
Copernicus hall, Room 232
Contact: Barbara Nicholson,
832-2706;
nicholsonb@ccsu.edu
The Present Situation in Iraq
Tareq Ismail, Calgary University in
Canada
Monday, October 22, 5:00 pm
Founders Hall, Davidson Administration Building
Contact: Norton Mezvinsky, 832-2805,
MezvinskyN@ccsu.edu
Diversity, Inclusion and
the Campus Environment (Panel
Discussion)
David
Blitz, Ph.D., Professor
of Philosophy
Joanne DiPlacido,
Ph.D., Associate
Professor of Psychology
Serafin
Mendez-Mendez, Ph.D.,
Professor of Communication & Chair, Dept. of Communication
Moises Salinas, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor of Psychology & Director, Center for Caribbean ands
Latin American Studies
Evelyn Phillips,
Ph.D., Professor of
Anthropology & Director, International Studies
C. Charles Mate-Kole,
Ph.D., Professor of
Psychology & Director, Center for Africana Studies – Moderator
Thursday October 18, 5:00 - 6:30pm
Marcus White Living Room
Contact: Center for Africana Studies 832-2816
Women in the Aftermath of Militarism and
War
Dr.
Shahrzad Mojab, University of Toronto
Dept. of Adult Education and Counseling Psychology, Director of Women
and Gender Studies Institute
Thursday, October 18,
4:00 pm
Vance Academic Building, Room 105
Contact: CIE
832-2040 or Dr. Ali Antar, 832-2931,
antar@ccsu.edu
Extra-pair Paternity in the Banded Wren, a Synchronously Breeding
Tropical Bird:
Using DNA to Understand Who Fathers the Young in a Nest.
Becky
Cramer, Cornell University
Monday,
October 15th, 3:15 pm
Copernicus Hall, Room 232
Contact: Barbara Nicholson, 832-2706,
nicholsonb@ccsu.edu
“Posada”
- a 53 minute
documentary film directed and produced by Mark McGregor, S.J
In Posada, the journeys of Densi, Johny and
Wilber unfold in a dramatic pilgrimage as teenagers from their homes
in Central America for the United States.
Alex
Arevalo, Immigration Counselor at
Catholic Charities of Fairfield County will have a Q&A at the end of the
film.
Thursday, October 11, 6:30 pm
Torp Theater, Davidson Administration Building
Contact: Dr. Moises Salinas,
salinasm@ccsu.edu or Carmen Lopez-Perry,
lopez-perryc@ccsu.edu ,
832-0056
Jenin, The West Bank
Juliano Mer Khamis, Artistic
Director of The Freedom Theatre
Tuesday, October 2, 3:30 pm
Black Box Theatre, Maloney Hall
Contact: Joshua Perlstein, 832-3155,
perlsteinj@ccsu.edu
Religion, War and Conflict.
Professor
Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi, Haifa University, Israel
Thursday, September 27, 2:00 pm
Marcus White Living Room
Contact: Norton Mezvinsky, 832-2805,
MezvinskyN@ccsu.edu
Public Forum on
Iraq War
Ned Lamont,
Adj. Faculty CCSU and former Democratic
candidate for Senate as panel chair, with panelists:
Brig. Gen. (USA ret.) John Johns,
author of "Counter-Insurgency: Mission Impossible"
Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow,
Brookings Institute, author of "A War We Might Just Win"
Wednesday,
September 26, 4:00 pm
Founders Hall, Davidson Administration Building
Contact: David Blitz, 832-2916,
blitz@ccsu.edu, or
Carol Austad at 832-3101
austad@ccsu.edu
Islam and the West: is There a Clash of Civilizations?
Dr.
Raymond Baker (Trinity College)
Dr. Fuad Shaban (Petra University,
Amman, Jordan)
Thursday, September 20, 4:00 pm
Robert C. Vance Academic Center Auditorium (Room 105)
Contact:
Norton Mezvinsky, 832-2805,
MezvinskyN@ccsu.edu
