Baruch Presentations at the CUNY Faculty Diversity and Inclusion Conference 2019

March 8, 2019

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From:  Mona Jha, Chief Diversity Officer

CUNY Faculty Diversity and Inclusion Conference 2019
CUNY’s fourth biennial Faculty Diversity and Inclusion Conference, titled “Minding the Gap: Retaining and Sustaining the Academic Community,” will be held Friday, March 29, 7:30 am–5:30 pm at the CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue. Review the full conference agenda, and register here. The event will feature four presentations by Baruch faculty members:

•   The PhD Project—Baruch College Research Symposium: A Platform for Faculty will be presented by Marie Zara, director of advancement for the PhD Project, together with Zicklin School of Business faculty Albert Crocker, PhD, and Karl Lang, PhD, Paul H. Chook Department of Information Systems and Statistics; Carol Marquardt, PhD, Stan Ross Department of Accountancy; and Katerina Gonzalez, Narendra Paul Loomba Department of Management.

•   Creating an Anti-Racist Collective on Campus will be presented by Bill Ferns, PhD, associate professor, Paul H. Chook Department of Information Systems and Statistics, Zicklin School of Business; Elizabeth Merrick, PhD, psychologist at the College’s Counseling Center and Starr Career Development Center (SCDC); Rita Ormsby, associate professor and information services librarian at William and Anita Newman Library; Adia Tucker, assistant director at SCDC; and Robert Kunicki, assistant director for student success in the College’s Division of Enrollment Management and Strategic Academic Initiatives.

•   Using Faculty Development to Construct Diversity: The Italian Diaspora Studies Summer Seminar will be presented by Vincent DiGirolamo, PhD, assistant professor of History at the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, along with colleagues from York and Queens colleges.

•   Adjunct Faculty at CUNY: A Case Study will be presented by Maria Plochocki, PhD, Department of English, Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, along with colleagues from Guttman Community College.

Mona Jha, Esq.

Chief Diversity Officer/Title IX, Section 504, and ADA Coordinator

Office of Diversity, Compliance, and Equity Initiatives

Baruch College

One Bernard Baruch Way, Box C204

New York, New York 10010

646-312-4542

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers