THE BERNARD L. SCHWARTZ COMMUNICATION INSTITUTE at Baruch College, CUNY presents the 8th Annual Symposium on Communication and Communication Intensive Instruction, "Miscommunication."

Friday, May 9, 2008. 14th Floor Conference Center, Baruch College, 55 Lexington Ave., New York, New York.

FEATURING:

Kathleen Waldron
President, Baruch College, CUNY

Bernard L. Schwartz
Chairman and CEO, BLS Investments

Esther Dyson
renowned entrepreneur, journalist and commentator on emerging digital technology

Richard Lederer
author of Anguished English and A Man of My Words, and Looking at Language, a nationally syndicated newspaper column

Fara Warner
contributing writer for Forbes and Fast Company; author of The Power of the Purse; & Howard R. Marsh Visiting Professor of Journalism, Department of Communication Studies, University of Michigan

THE PROGRAM:

This free day-long event provides leaders in education and business a unique opportunity to engage in a stimulating and productive dialogue on cultivating purposeful, effective communication in both academic and business settings.

Sessions will be hands-on and interactive. Symposium participants will take part in two round-table discussions led by two co-moderators -- a business executive and an educator. In each round-table discussion, the group will explore critical questions, share individual views and experiences, and then bring the conversation back to the larger group in two moderated plenary sessions.

FACILITATORS INCLUDE:

Stephen A. Bernhardt, Chair, Department of English, Andrew B. Kirkpatrick, Jr. Chair in Writing, University of Delaware

David Birdsell, Dean of School of Public Affairs, Baruch College

Deborah Bosley, Director, Center for Humanities, Technology, and Science, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Ellen Cahill, Principal, Cahill Associates

Gardner Campbell, Professor of English, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA

James Drogan, Senior Lecturer in Global Business and Transportation, Director of Online Programs, SUNY Maritime College

John K. Gillespie, President, Gillespie Global Group

Michael Goodman, Professor; Director, MA in Corporate Communication; Director, CCI Corporate Communication International, Baruch College, CUNY

Virginia Malone, Dean, Reuters Academy, Reuters America Client Training

Robert Myers, Professor, Communication Studies, Baruch College, CUNY

George Otte, Professor of English, Urban Education, and Technology and Pedagogy, CUNY Graduate Center; Director of Instructional Technology, CUNY; Academic Director, CUNY Online Baccalaureate

Rob Roesler, Director of Web Marketing, Harvard Business Publishing

Ruth-Ellen H. Simmonds, Executive Director, One Stop Senior Services

Judith Summerfield, University Dean of Undergraduate Education, CUNY

Joseph Ugoretz, Director of Technology and Learning, Macaulay Honors College, CUNY

Phyllis White-Thorne, Manager of Public Information, Consolidated Edison

PROGRAM SCHEDULE:

9:00 a.m. Introduction and Welcome
9:10 a.m. OPENING: Kathleen Waldron
9:20 a.m. KEYNOTE: Esther Dyson
10:00 a.m. Morning Table Discussions
11:00 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m. REPORT BACK: Fara Warner
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1:40 p.m. KEYNOTE: Richard Lederer
2:30 p.m. Afternoon Table Discussions
3:30 p.m. Break
4:00 p.m. REPORT BACK: Fara Warner
5:00 p.m. Closing: David Birdsell
6:15 p.m. Cocktails and Dinner at The Manhattan Penthouse
7:00 p.m. KEYNOTE: Bernard L. Schwartz

For more information, please send an email to symposium@baruch.cuny.edu.

To request an invitation, please click here.