2005-2006 Professional Development Initiatives
| February 2006 "February is Black History and Dominican History Month" |
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| February 6 |
| African-American Read-In Moderator: Prof. Rhonda Johnson (Faculty Dining Room, 11am-1pm) |
| February 8 |
| Einstein on Race and Racism Moderator: Fred Jerome, Rodger Taylor (Multipps Rm, 12:30pm) |
| February 9 |
| Higher education in Romania Presenter: Petru Octavian Ciobanu (Visiting Fulbright Scholar) (FDR, 3:30pm) |
| February 14 |
| Author of the Month Presenter: TBA (FDR, 3:30pm) |
| February 16 |
| Brown Bag Lunch Presenter: TBA (FDR, 12pm-2pm) |
| February 22 |
| Chinua Achebe’s, Collected Poems Moderator: Prof. Cynthia Jones (FDR, 12:30pm) |
| February 23 |
| RITE Seminar: Intel. Property/Copyright Presenter: Prof. Rhonda Johnson (FDR, 3:30pm) |
| February 24 |
| Veladas Hostosianas Moderator: TBA (CUNY in the Heights, 7pm-9pm ) |
| February 28 |
| Black Experience in the Dominican Republic Presenter: Prof.Sanabria, Mr. Montilla, Prof. Rada, Prof. Taylor (FDR, 12-2:30pm) |
| February 28 |
| Elections in Cuba
Presenter: Prof. Roman (FDR, 3:30pm) |
| March 2006 MARCH IS WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH |
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| March 1 |
| Women’s History Month Opening Ceremony (FDR, 3:30pm) |
| March 8 |
| The Vagina Monologues (FDR, 2:00 pm) |
| March 9 — March 11 |
| COBI-Faculty Development Retreat |
| March 15 |
| Nilda Presenter: Nicholasa Mohr (Savoy Multipps Room, 11am-12pm) |
| March 16 |
| Brown Bag Lunch (FDR, 12pm-2pm) |
| March 21 |
| Author of the Month Moderator: Prof. M. Bencivenni (FDR, 3:30 pm) |
| March 22 |
| Celebrate Dominican Women: "Secretos de Mujeres" Moderator: Prof. M. Bencivenni (FDR, 12:30 pm) |
| March 23 |
| Film: "Iron Jawed Angels" (FDR, 11:00 am) |
| March 28 |
| Serrano Faculty Lecture Moderator: Prof. N. Angulo (FDR, 3:30 pm) |
| March 30 |
| RITE Seminar Presenter: Prof. La Porte (B-465, 3:30 pm) |
| March 31 |
| Veladas Hostosianas Moderator: Anthony Stevens-Acevedo (CUNY in the Heights, 108 Cooper Street, 7pm-9pm ) |
| May 2006 |
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| May 12 — May 13 |
| 1st International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Dominican Studies Dedicated to Don Pedro Mir |
| May 26 |
| Veladas Hostosianas Moderator: TBA (CUNY in the Heights, 7pm-9pm ) |
| May 19 |
| Brown Bag Lunch |
| October 2006 |
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| October 20 |
| The African Presence and Influence
on the Cultures of the Americas: An Interdisciplinary Conference Graduate Center, CUNY (am to pm) |
| November 2006 |
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| November 6 |
| The African Presence and Influence
on the Cultures of the Americas: An Interdisciplinary Conference Medgar Evers College, CUNY (am to pm) |
| November 7 |
| The African Presence and Influence
on the Cultures of the Americas: An Interdisciplinary Conference LaGuardia Community College, CUNY (am to early pm) |
| November 7 |
| The African Presence and Influence on the Cultures
of the Americas: An Interdisciplinary Conference Kingsborough Community College, CUNY (mid pm to night) |
| November 8 |
| The African Presence and Influence on the Cultures
of the Americas: An Interdisciplinary Conference Hostos Community College, CUNY (am to pm) |
| November 9 |
| The African Presence and Influence
on the Cultures of the Americas: An Interdisciplinary Conference Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY (am to pm) |
| November 9 |
| The African Presence and Influence
on the Cultures of the Americas: An Interdisciplinary Conference York College, CUNY (pm) |


