The Baruch College Faculty Handbook

Last  updated on 1/29/2007

Baruch  College Faculty Conference

Funding for this conference has been provided in part by the Joseph Drown Foundation.

Friday, March 11, 8:30am-2:30pm,  VC 14-220

Continental Breakfast and Luncheon provided

Today an educated person must be able to function proficiently in a rapidly evolving information environment, think critically about the content and quality of information, and communicate findings and conclusions effectively. Such skills are necessary not only for academic success across all disciplines, but also for career success, responsible citizenship, and lifelong learning. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education
recently acknowledged the importance of these skills by requiring the integration of information literacy and communication across the curriculum as a criterion for accreditation. Learning opportunities that optimize the development of information literacy and communication skills and facilitate assessment of student learning will be the focus of a this conference.

Keynote Speaker
Oswald M. T. Ratteray, Associate Director,
Middle States Commission on Higher Education: Pedagogical
Foundations for Information Literacy

Panel of Faculty Respondents:
Moderator: Curtis Kendrick, CUNY University
Librarian
Panelists: Profs. Tim Stevens,
English Department, John Jay College; Sanders Korenman,
School of Public Affairs Baruch College; Hannah Rothstein,
Management Department, Baruch College.

Panel Discussion: Assessment of Student Learning
Moderator: David Potash, Associate Provost,
Baruch College
Panelists: Prof. Nancy Becker,
Library Science, St. John’s University; Joyce
Strawser, Associate Dean of Undergraduate and MBA
Curricula, Stillman Business School, Seton Hall University; Raymond Rodrigues, Vice President for Academic
Affairs and Dean of Faculty, Skidmore College; Prof. Seth
Lipner, Law Department and Chair, Undergraduate Curriculum
Committee, Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College.

Poster Sessions highlighting reflections,
experiences, insights, and practical suggestions that address:

• • The current status of information literacy and communication
    in the curriculum on campus;

• • Learning goals that facilitate development of information
    literacy and communications;

• • Creative and innovative assignments that integrate these
    skills into the curriculum;

• • Collaborative faculty efforts within and across disciplines
    that maximize learning opportunities for information literacy
    and communication;

• • Principles and strategies for meaningful assessment of
    student learning.

Registration:
Send an e-mail indicating your name and department by March 4th to Infolit_Conference@baruch.cuny.edu. Please indicate if you require provision of kosher food.

Committee Members:

Nancy Aries, School of Public Affairs

Paula Berggren, English

Jerry Bornstein, Library

T. J. Desch-Obi, History

Arthur Downing, Asst. Vice President for Information Technology
and Chief Librarian

Lisa Ellis, Library

Andrea Gabor, English/Journalism program

Mikhail Gershovich, Bernard L. Schwartz Communication Institute

Alison Griffiths, Communications Department

Louise Klusek, Library

Lewis Liu, Library

Terrence Martell, Economics and Finance, Director of the Weissman
Center for International Business

Marilyn Neimark, Accountancy

Rita Ormsby, Library

Jay Weiser, Law

Funding for this conference is provided by the Provost’s Office.