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Spring 2023 Extra-Curricular Academic Events

Live vs Zoom Events

How to Attend Events: Schedule of Spring 2023 Events: Check Events Below for zoom Links or the location of a Live Event. Some events are both Live and on Zoom.

Series of lectures, interactive events, and discussions

Events sponsored by:
Academic Affairs
Division of Liberal Arts
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Student Assembly
For further information, contact I.J. Byrnes
+1 (607) 778-5311
byrnesij@sunybroome.edu

In an effort to encourage deliberation and debate on important public issues, the Liberal Arts Division will sponsor the following series of events this semester. Events throughout the year will address the College’s academic theme (adopted from the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society), The Art and Science of Play.

Note: The events listed in this schedule are open to all students, faculty, staff, and members of the community.

The College encourages the free and open expression of ideas in a civil and respectful manner.


Speakers of the House (Hybrid Meeting)

Fridays, January 13
Faculty Presenters: Kathleen McKenna and Matt Papkov
Time: 3:00 pm

Join Speakers of the House, the SUNY Broome Toastmasters Club, at 3:00 pm on Fridays, in Business Bldg. 231 or via Zoom. Work on your public speaking skills in a supportive and fun atmosphere. Hear beginners and seasoned speakers give prepared and impromptu speeches and evaluations. Be part of an internationally-acclaimed public speaking club, Toastmasters International. (Funding is available for student members in this global organization with 280,000 members.) Drop in occasionally, or every week.

Contact Professor Kathleen McKenna at mckennakm@sunybroome.edu or Professor Matt Papkov at papkovm@sunybroome.edu with any questions.

Meeting ID: 514 766 9610
One tap mobile: +16468769923,,5147669610#

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Live Location: Business Bldg. 231

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Special Event

A Great Books Discussion

Fridays, February 3
Time: 12:00 Noon

This discussion will begin Friday, February 3, 2023 at 12 noon in T-203 and continue each Friday at Noon through the semester, except for campus closures or breaks. The book that will be discussed during the Spring 2023 semester is Middlemarch by George Eliot.

For further information, contact Professor I.J. Byrnes at byrnesij@sunybroome.edu.

Sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa and the English Department

Attend live only
Live Location: Titchener Building, Room 203

Scholarships for SUNY Broome Students

Thursday, February 16
Foundation Presenter: Amy Englehart
Time: 11:00 am

Join an administrator from our campus Foundation to find out how you can become a candidate for one of many scholarships offered by the college and its four academic divisions.

Contact Administrator Amy Englehart at englehartad@sunybroome.edu with any questions.

Sponsored by the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.

Attend live only
Live Location: Titchener Building, Room 101

Censorship, Literature and Cultural Conflict

Thursday, February 23
Faculty Presenter: Andrew Haggerty
Time: 11:00 am

Join an English Department faculty member for a discussion of censorship and literary art, focusing on law, culture, and aesthetics alike. How does the history of literary freedom as an artistic and legal inform our understanding of high-stakes censorship controversies in 21st-century America?

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Live Location: Titchener Building, Room 101

ChatGPT and AI

Thursday, March 2
Faculty Presenter: Christopher Keaty
Time: 11:00 am

The first major public facing AI has become available for use. Ask it anything and it will create or answer you in real-time. Need a recipe? A fantasy bedtime story to tell your kids that’s never been told? A paper written? How will this new form of communication disrupt or improve our classrooms, our lives at home, and how do we use it for good?

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Live Location: Titchener Building, Room 101

Current Hot Topics in Politics

Thursday, March 9
Faculty Presenters: Leeland Whitted and John Sterlacci
Time: 11:00 am

Two of our political science professors take on any and all hot topics of the day in politics. Don’t miss this great and informative discussion

Contact Professor Lee Whitted at whittedl@sunybroome.edu with any questions.

Meeting ID: 948 3218 4416 Passcode: 163654
One tap mobile+16468769923,,94832184416#,,,,*163654# US (New York)

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Mass Shootings/Gun Violence

Tuesday, March 14
Faculty Presenter: Carla Michalak
Time: 11:00 am

How should the epidemic of mass shootings and gun violence in American public life be addressed? Are our public spaces no longer safe? Why does U.S. culture, among developed high-tech countries, seem uniquely prone to this issue?

Attend this Common Hour for a lively discussion on this significant issue.

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Live Location: Titchener Building, Room 101

The Trial of Susan B. Anthony: Film Screening and Discussion

Thursday, March 16
Faculty Presenter: : I.J. Byrnes and the student leaders of the Women’s Discussion Group
Time: 11:00 am

Watch a 29-minute film to discover critical details regarding the trial of Susan B. Anthony who was indicted for attempting to vote in a federal election in Rochester, NY. Anthony was a leader in the women’s suffrage movement.Sponsored by the Women’s Discussion Group.

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Live Location: Titchener Building, Room 101

Misinformation: Where It Comes from and How to Deal with It, Part I

Thursday, March 30
Faculty Discussion Leaders: Librarian Paul Bond and Librarian Dana Curtin
Time: 11:00 am

How has the problem of misinformation changed over the years? Do we have an ethical duty to truth and clarity? How do the economics of media incentivize misinformation?This initial panel on misinformation will address questions like these with guests Professor Steven Call, Professor I.J. Byrnes and Professor Nicholas Bongiorno

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Live Location: Titchener Building, Room 101

Misinformation: Where It Comes from and How to Deal with It, Part II

Thursday, April 6
Faculty Discussion Leaders: Librarian Paul Bond and Librarian Dana Curtin
Time: 11:00 am

How does popular media misrepresent scientific research? What is the psychological attraction of conspiracy theories? What are the implications of misinformation for a stable society?This second panel on misinformation will address questions like these with guests Professor Kennie Leet, Professor Courtney O’Hagen and Professor Carla Michalak.

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Live Location: Titchener Building, Room 101

Current Hot Topics in Politics

Thursday, April 13
Faculty Presenters: Leeland Whitted and John Sterlacci
Time: 11:00 am

Two of our political science professors take on any and all hot topics of the day in politics. Don’t miss this great and informative discussion

Contact Professor Lee Whitted at whittedl@sunybroome.edu with any questions.

Meeting ID: 975 0126 3619 Passcode: 110292
One tap mobile: +16469313860,,97501263619#,,,,*110292# US +16468769923,,97501263619#,,,,*110292# US (New York)

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Featured Event

Convocation Day

Tuesday, April 18
Join our 2023 Convocation Speaker, Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett from Northeastern University, for a keynote address on neuroscience and psychology you will not forget.Additional information will follow via campus media and announcements and is provided at:
Convocation Webpage

Climate Variability and Human Evolution in East Africa

Thursday, April 20
Faculty Presenter: Kennie Leet
Time: 11:00 am

How did rapid climate change impact human evolution? When in recent geological history were climatic conditions similar to today? How will future climate change impact humans?Join Dr. Leet for a presentation of her work in Kenya and East Africa on the Hominin Sites and Paleolakes Drilling Project which aims to answer these questions and more.

Attend live only
Live Location: Titchener Building, Room 101

American Eugenics: A Nazi Blueprint

Thursday, April 27
Faculty Presenter: John Pierog and Students from HIS 117: World History II
Time: 11:00 am
Join students from HIS 117: World History II for a fascinating discussion of the legal case, Buck v. Bell, that provided for the sterilization of people deemed “genetically unfit”. How did this case influence Germany’s Nazi regime?
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Live Location: Titchener Building, Room 101

Feelings, Teachers and Neurons: How Brains Learn

Thursday, May 4
Guest Presenter: Dawn Shefler
Time: 11:00 am

Ever wonder what learning looks like in the brain? Or why a teacher can “teach” for an hour and have students “not learn anything”? Do you suffer from math-phobia, test anxiety, or another stressor, and want to know how that impacts your learning?Join a SUNY Broome Professional Tutor to discuss these topics and more!

The source material for much of the information in this presentation will be The Art of Changing the Brain: Enriching the Practice of Teaching by Exploring the Biology of Learning by James E. Zull.

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Live Location: Titchener Building, Room 101

Renaissance and Baroque Music for Guitar

Thursday, May 11
Faculty Presenter: Paul Sweeny
Time: 11:00 am

Join a member of our music faculty for a live performance of guitar music from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. What better way to celebrate a very welcome Spring?

Contact Professor Paul Sweeny at sweenypm@sunybroome.edu with any questions.

Meeting ID: 924 3339 6956
Passcode: 463104
One tap mobile
+16468769923,,92433396956#,,,,*463104# US (New York)
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