Faculty Day 2019

23rd Annual Faculty Day COnference

Student Center
Thursday, May 16, 2019

We invite you to participate in the exchange of ideas at this year’s Faculty Day Conference. The day promises to be filled with thought-provoking, absorbing, and (perhaps) controversial presentations and discussions. Throughout the day you will have many opportunities to speak about your latest ideas and creative work with familiar colleagues, while also getting to meet and collaborate with people from across the entire college community.

  • Symposiums, Workshops, and Panel Discussion
  • Luncheon and Roundtable Discussions
  • Gallery and Academic Posters
  • Faculty Awards Ceremony and Reception
  • Lounge Open All Day! (with computers to check your e-mail or revise your presentation)

With lunch provided and refreshments served the entire day, you’ll have a unique opportunity to get to know other members of the college and share your thoughts, your concerns and your ideas. The Faculty Day Conference will renew your enthusiasm for scholarship while reinforcing your sense of connection to the Brooklyn College community.

We hope to see all of our full-time faculty, our adjunct faculty, and our professional staff at the 23rd Annual Faculty Day Conference!

Conference Details

About Faculty Day

The 23rd Annual Faculty Day Conference and Award Ceremony affords us an opportunity to pause from business as usual in order to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of the Brooklyn College faculty. At this multidisciplinary conference, colleagues participate in an exchange of ideas about a wide variety of scholarly, artistic, and pedagogical interests and concerns. The awards ceremony honors individuals nominated by their fellow faculty members for their accomplishments in teaching, research, and service.

The Faculty Day Conference provides a unique college-wide opportunity to foster connections with our colleagues and improve the quality of intellectual and social life here on campus. Each year this day gives us a chance to engage in dialogue about academic and pedagogical activities with our colleagues from remarkably diverse disciplines.

Thank you for joining us at this year’s Faculty Day Conference and contributing to Brooklyn College’s professional and intellectual vitality.

2019 Faculty Day Conference Committee

Committee Co-chairs

  • Graciela Elizalde-Utnick
  • Myra Kogen

Committee Members

  • James Eaton
  • Nicholas Irons
  • Stephanie Jensen-Moulton
  • Sandra Kingan
  • Sharona Levy
  • Tammy Lewis
  • Catherine McEntee
  • Jerry Mirotznik
  • Theodore Muth
  • Mariana Regalado
  • Daniel Tinkelman
  • Judith Wild

Schedule

Continental Breakfast and Conference Kick-off

9:30–10 a.m.
State Lounge, fifth floor

Refreshment Lounge

Available all day!
State Lounge, fifth floor
Check your e-mail, double-check your presentation, grab a snack, and chat with your colleagues.

Symposia Session 1—10–11:15 a.m.

  • The Studies in Religion Program: How Does Studying Religion Serve Our Students, A Discussion
  • Together Everyone Achieves More (TEAM): Collaborative Models in Team Teaching
  • Privacy and Security in the Era of the Cloud
  • Investigating Mindfulness Practices for Student Wellbeing
  • Some Observations on Observations: Repairing Our Dysfunctional Relationship With Peer Teaching Evaluations

Symposia Session 2—11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m.

  • Religion, Spirituality and Morality
  • Innovations in Teaching and Learning
  • The Gospel of Globalism: Cooperation or Conflict?
  • A Question of Character: Student Dispositions and Various Career Paths
  • Ellis Island: The Making of a Master Race in America
  • Can I Say That? Free Speech and Public Employees

Luncheon Sessions—12:45–2:15 p.m.

Luncheon and Roundtable Discussions
Gold Room, sixth floor

Gallery and Academic Posters
Maroon Room, sixth floor

Symposia Session 3—2:15–3:30 p.m.

  • Emerging Media Right Here Right Now: Innovations in Entertainment, Journalism, Activism and Higher Education
  • Bridges to Students with disAbilities: Creating Accessible and Inclusive Learning Experiences
  • Undocumented College Students: Identifying the Barriers and Building the Bridges
  • Ontology, Arts and Sciences: Intentional Action of the Collective
  • Bye, Bye Scantron: Smart Apps for Smart Faculty
  • Reduce Stress as You Teach and Work

Awards Ceremony—3:45–4:30 p.m.

Penthouse

Reception—Approximately 4:30 p.m. (Following the Awards Ceremony)

Penthouse
Jazz performance by the Sobina Chi Trio, Conservatory of Music

Luncheon and Roundtable Discussions

12:45–2:15 p.m.
Gold Room, sixth floor

  • Implicit Bias in Academia
  • Review Sessions as an Approach to Effective Teaching
  • Discussing Death
  • The State of Asian America at BC
  • A Question of Character: Student Dispositions and Various Career Paths
  • Supporting Student Organizations and Clubs at BC: The Role of Faculty Advisors
  • Hanging with the WAC Pack: Reading Across the Curriculum
  • Decoding Gen Ed: ICC, LOTE and More!
  • Thinking Creatively About Team Teaching

Gallery and Academic Posters

Presenters available during the luncheon period from 12:45 to 2:15 p.m. to discuss their work.
Maroon Room, sixth floor

  • Authors’ Corner: Brooklyn College Faculty Authors
  • Law Enforcement Interactions: The Role of Communication Sciences and Disorders Professionals
  • Bullying Perpetration and Victimization among Adolescents with Overweight and Obesity in a Nationally Representative Sample
  • Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease Learn to SPEAK OUT!®
  • Diana Rogovin Davidow Speech Language Hearing Center Celebrates Social Skills
  • Academic and Scientific Papers: Writing Guides for College-Level Courses Across the Disciplines
  • Analyzing Occupational Trends and Bias in 1950’s ‘I want to Be’ Book Series
  • Review of Difference-in-Difference Analyses in Social Sciences: Application in Policy Test Research
  • The Library’s Role in Transfer Student Success
  • A New Age in AquaMedicine: Unconventional Approach in Studying Aquatic Diseases
  • The Kinesiology of Abdominal Exercise: Theory and Practice
  • Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis, and Inflammation
  • The Influence of Prosody on Speech Intelligibility
  • Intergenerational Disjuncture and Changing Trends in Drug Use, and Risks for HIV, Hepatitis C and Fatal Drug Overdose
  • Mission-Based Learning: Transforming a Music Survey Course to Build Community
  • Reimagine Your Textbook! Discover How OERs Support Open Pedagogy
  • Photos of Central Asia
  • Pen and Ink Drawing
  • Lunar Solar: Paintings on Canvas

Awards Ceremony and Reception

Thursday, May 16, 2019
3:45 p.m.
Penthouse

The Claire Tow ’52 Distinguished Teacher Award

Jennifer Basil, Biology
presented by Joseph Entin, English

The Claire Tow Distinguished Teacher Award was established through a generous gift from Leonard Tow ’50 and a trustee of the Brooklyn College Foundation, in honor of his wife, Claire Tow ’52. The award, in the amount of $10,000, recognizes a senior member of the faculty for outstanding qualities as a teacher and for being a role model to students and other faculty.

Award for Excellence in Teaching for Full-Time Faculty

Malcolm Merriweather, Conservatory of Music
presented by Matthew Burgess, English

The award in the amount of $5,000 will be presented annually to a full-time faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in teaching at Brooklyn College.

Award for Excellence in Teaching for Part-Time Faculty

Aleah Ranjitsingh, Africana Studies
presented by Helen Georgas, Library

The award in the amount of $5,000 will be presented annually to a part-time (adjunct) faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in teaching at Brooklyn College.

Award for Excellence in Creative Achievement

Celina Su, Political Science
presented by Rose Bonczek, Theater

The award in the amount of $5,000 will be presented annually to a full-time faculty member of Brooklyn College who has demonstrated excellence in creative or artistic work.

Award for Excellence in Research

Mark Ungar, Political Science
presented by Janet Johnson, Political Science

The award in the amount of $5,000 will be presented annually to a full-time faculty member of Brooklyn College who has demonstrated outstanding scholarly work in their discipline.

Award for Excellence in Academic Outcomes Assessment

Carol Connell, Business Management
presented by Christopher Richards, Art

The award establishes a $2,500 allocation, offered as an expense account, presented annually to a full-time faculty member, or faculty team, for extraordinary contributions in championing academic outcomes assessment at Brooklyn College.

Outstanding Undergraduate Deputy Award

Mariana Torrente, Chemistry
presented by Carolina Bank Muñoz, Sociology

The award establishes a $1,500 allocation, offered as an expense account, presented annually to a full-time faculty member of Brooklyn College for outstanding contributions as an adviser, mentor, and instructor to students in the capacity of undergraduate deputy (or similarly designated departmental role).

Eric M. Steinberg Award for College Citizenship

Prudence Cumberbatch, Africana Studies
presented by Joseph Entin, English

The award in the amount of $5,000 will be presented annually to a full-time faculty member for meritorious service chiefly to Brooklyn College, but also for fulfillment of the college’s mission in its relationships with communities in the greater New York area and beyond.

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