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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.
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 21st Annual Faculty Day Conference!
The 21st Annual Faculty Day Conference and Awards 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.
9:30–10 a.m. State Lounge, fifth floor
Available All Day! State Lounge, fifth floor
Check your e-mail, double-check your presentation, grab a snack, and chat with your colleagues.
The Multilingual Classroom: Supporting and Enhancing Literacy for Emergent Bilingual Students Alumni Lounge, fourth floor Moderator: Bernardita Llanos, Modern Languages and Literatures
What are the linguistic resources that emergent bilinguals bring to the classrooms? How do we build on the multilingual capacities of these students to support their literacy? How do we encourage multilingual students to use their full linguistic repertoire in learning? How can we apply translanguaging to the higher education context?
Media Literacy in the Age of Trump: A Panel Discussion Jefferson-Williams Lounge, fourth floor
As we begin the first year of a press-hostile Twitter Presidency led by a former reality-TV star, media literacy is more important than ever for us to have in our toolboxes, practice in our pedagogy, and instill in our students. Faculty from the Journalism and Media Studies (JAMS) program lead a discussion on how to commit acts of journalism in the service of civil society and democracy.
Genomics, the Revolution in DNA Sequencing Technology, and the Implications for Healthcare Maroney-Leddy Lounge, fourth floor Moderator: Nicolas Biais, Biology
A revolution in DNA sequencing technology over the last 10 years has made patient genomes accessible and less expensive than many prescription drugs. Access to genome data has the potential to lead to significant medical advances. However, the hype has in many cases outpaced the ability of genome data to translate to improved healthcare. Moreover, having genome data at our fingertips has raised a number of ethical concerns, including privacy, risk assessment, and the equality of access to the benefits of these genomic advances. The panelists will present on the advances in human genome sequencing, the connection to personalized medicine, and how societies can prepare for the changes brought about by the confluence of genomics and medicine.
A Pedagogy of Empathy: Helping Students to Care Occidental Lounge, fifth floor Moderator: April Bedford, Dean, School of Education
Can we teach empathy? Acknowledging the centrality of empathy in our complicated and volatile world, we will explore the pedagogical imperative and opportunities for teaching empathy in our diverse classrooms. We defend this ancient value in our modern world and explore how deficits in empathy imperil a democratic society. We will suggest some of the strategies for developing the emotional competence that honors generosity and moral development.
The ARRAS Concept: Strategies, Tactics, and Lessons Learned While Teaching at Brooklyn College Alumni Lounge, fourth floor Moderator: Gail Horowitz, Chemistry
What have we learned as we try to develop intrinsic motivation, a sense of belonging, and self-actualization for our students? The panel will explore how they each have utilized some of the curricular features of the ARRAS (Autonomy, Relevance, Relatedness, Authenticity, and Suspense) concept to enhance the motivation and learning of their students.
Documentary Resistance: A Conversation About Politics and Film Jefferson-Williams Lounge, fourth floor
A panel of film faculty will screen clips from films that have played an important role in the history of social or political resistance. The panel will engage in a Q&A with the audience about the films and the role of film in times of struggle.
The Role of Science in the Anthropocene Maroney-Leddy Lounge, fourth floor Moderator: Brett Branco, Earth and Environmental Sciences
The Anthropocene can be defined as an epoch where human activities have a dominant effect on earth’s ecosystems. The investigators will become not only observers but part of the observed system. How will these changes affect the nature of scientific enquiry? What kind of changes in teaching and learning are required to survive and flourish in the new era?
Troubled Discourse and Moral Hazards: Memory, Trauma, and Violence Occidental Lounge, fifth floor Moderator: Susan Longtin, Speech Communication Arts and Sciences
How do we negotiate the complex relationship of memory, violence, and trauma? In what ways do individuals narrate their struggles with these experiences, and might it be better to simply forget?
Grog Room, fifth floor (Re)Imagining Brooklyn School District 15: Participatory Research With Young People on Growing Up Amidst Vast Inequality
Brooklyn School District 15 includes some of Brooklyn’s wealthiest neighborhoods, Carroll Gardens and Park Slope, as well as the lower-income areas of Sunset Park, Red Hook, and Gowanus. The (Re)Imagining District 15 Research Collective has been using a critical participatory action research approach to investigate what it means to grow up amid vast wealth disparities. In this presentation, we’ll share emerging insights about how young people experience inequality in Brooklyn neighborhoods, how our neighborhoods are shaped by young people, young people’s vision and desire for change, and what it means to conduct research as a multi-generational and diverse research team.
Ward Room, fifth floor The Politics of the Belly: A Carcinogenic in the Functioning of the State of Haiti
The central problem that constitutes a backdrop for the functioning of the state in Haiti is the interweaving of the politics of the belly, the neopatrimonial culture, and the logic of depredation. Since the era of French colonization, this political culture has perverted the political institutions to such an extent that the state was unable to control and neutralize the social forces that compete constantly for control.
Luncheon and Roundtable Discussions Gold Room, sixth floor
Gallery and Academic Posters Maroon Room, sixth floor
Respond BC! Collaboration, Expression, and Dissent: Engaging the Campus Community in an Arts Initiative Alumni Lounge, fourth floor
The ongoing We Stand Against Hate initiative was developed in response to challenges the college has faced with conflict on campus. As part of this, Respond BC! was an art and performance series with the intent to convey diverse social, cultural, and political perspectives. Presenters will share the challenges, controversies, and successes involved in organizing an initiative that encouraged the campus community to create art that expresses concerns and fosters debate.
Pushing Back on the “Trump Effect”: Counseling, Teaching, and Learning After the 2016 Election Jefferson-Williams Lounge, fourth floor
Moderator: Paul McCabe, School Psychology, Counseling and Leadership
For professors of school counseling, school psychology, and education, the election of Donald J. Trump requires a radical rethinking of how we develop curriculum and teach future education professionals for their work in schools. Interventions including pedagogical approaches will be described as ways to interrogate and push back on the Trump effect as it impacts children and youth.
Paying Taxes and Taking Drugs: Ethical Dilemmas in Business and Sports Maroney-Leddy Lounge, fourth floor
Moderator: Richard Greenwald, Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
How do athletes and corporate executives balance competing obligations? What are the ethical obligations that corporations have to the citizenry to pay taxes or do they owe loyalty to the shareholders to return more profits? Should athletes yield to the demands of the team and/or sponsor to win and therefore use performance-enhancing drugs?
“B.E.S.T.” Practices: Managing Student Behavior Occidental Lounge, fifth floor
Moderator: Moraima Burgos, Student Affairs
How might faculty and staff respond to disruptive or concerning student behavior? This panel will explore early intervention and prevention strategies, while providing guidance and information on available resources.
Grog Room, fifth floor Toward a Cross-Disciplinary Statistics Resource
We will describe a mathematics resource containing textual material, tutorials, randomly generated practice, and algorithmically graded assessment that has been adopted by several instructors and beta-tested in statistics classes of various sizes.
Penthouse
Penthouse Jazz performance by the Sobina Chi Trio, Conservatory of Music
12:45–2:15 p.m. Gold Room, sixth floor
Presenters available during the luncheon period from 12:45 to 2:15 p.m. to discuss their work. Maroon Room, sixth floor
Wednesday, May 24, 2017 3:45 p.m. Penthouse Awards Ceremony Program (PDF)
María Scharrón-del Río, School Psychology, Counseling and Leadership presented by Jennifer Ball, Art
The Claire Tow Distinguished Teacher Award was established through a generous gift from Leonard Tow ’50, a trustee of the Brooklyn College Foundation, in honor of his wife, Claire Tow ’52. The award recognizes a senior member of the faculty for outstanding qualities as a teacher and for being a role model to students and other faculty. It carries a stipend of $10,000, to be paid in one installment through the Brooklyn College Foundation.
Gail Horowitz, Chemistry presented by Catherine McEntee, Biology
The award in the amount of $5,000 will be presented annually to a full-time faculty member for his or her demonstrated excellence in teaching at Brooklyn College.
JoAnn Luhrs, Classics presented by Margaret Araneo, Theater
The award, in the amount of $5,000, will be presented annually to a part-time (adjunct) faculty member for his or her demonstrated excellence in teaching and recognizes the important contributions made by adjunct faculty to teaching and learning at Brooklyn College.
Roni Natov, English presented by Ellen Tremper, English
This award recognizes a member of the faculty and acknowledges their extraordinary contribution to the college as teacher, adviser, and mentor to students in their capacity of undergraduate deputy (or similarly designated departmental role). The award establishes a $1,500 expense account to fund faculty travel, provide materials to support their graduate program, or support the research agenda of their students.
Mark Ungar, Political Science presented by Beth Evans, Library
This award recognizes a member of the graduate faculty and acknowledges their extraordinary contribution to the college as teacher, adviser, and mentor to students in their capacity of graduate deputy. The award establishes a $1,500 expense account to fund faculty travel, provide materials to support their graduate program, or support the research agenda of their students.
Christopher Richards, Art presented by Dov Fischer, Accounting
The award establishes a $2,500 expense/reimbursement account and is presented annually to a full-time faculty member, or faculty team, for extraordinary contributions in championing academic outcomes assessment at Brooklyn College.
Jennifer McCoy, Art presented by Archie Rand, Art
The award in the amount of $5,000 will be presented annually to a full-time faculty member of Brooklyn College for creative or artistic work.
Tammy Lewis, Sociology presented by Frederick Wasser, Television and Radio
The award in the amount of $5,000 will be presented annually to a full-time faculty member of Brooklyn College for outstanding scholarly work in his or her discipline.
Carolina Bank Muñoz, Sociology presented by Louise Hainline, Psychology
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.
