Immigrants and Services in New York City (Part 3)

Published: Aug. 31, 2012, 1:45 a.m.

b'"Baruch College\\u2019s School of Public Affairs hosts a daylong conference to discuss New York immigration services and policies. The conference is co-sponsored by the Mayor\\u2019s Office of Immigrant Affairs and the City University of New York. \\n
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Throughout the day, speakers take a look at local immigration policies and services in the context of a burgeoning national debate on immigration and immigrants. \\n
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The event takes place on May 25, 2011, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220.\\n
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[Part I -- 58 min.] \\n
David Birdsell\\n
Dean of the School of Public Affairs\\n
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Mitchel B. Wallerstein\\n
President, Baruch College\\n
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Carol Robles-Roman\\n
Deputy Mayor, City of New York\\n
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Survey Results: New Yorkers\' Attitudes toward Immigrants 5/11\\n
Mickey Blum \\n
Professor of Public Affairs & Director, Baruch Survey Research \\n
Douglas Muzzio, Professor, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College \\n
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A keynote Presentation by Alan Aviles, President & CEO, New York City Health and Hospitals Corp., \\n
introduced by James McCarthy, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs\\n
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[Part II -- 59 min.] \\n
""Immigrants and Educational Opportunity"" Panel \\n
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Jay Hershenson\\n
Senior Vice Chancellor for University Relations, CUNY\\n
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Ken Guest\\n
Professor of Anthropology, Baruch College\\n
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Ke Liang\\n
Assistant Professor of Sociology & Anthropology, Baruch College\\n
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Laura Rodriguez\\n
Deputy Chancellor for Disabilities & ELL, NYCDOE\\n
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Melanie Reyes\\n
Education Advocate, New York Immigration Coalition\\n
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Robert Courtney Smith\\n
Professor of Public Affairs, Baruch College\\n
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Edwin Melendez\\n
Professor of Urban Affairs & Planning, Hunter College, Director of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies\\n
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Vilna Bashi Treitler\\n
Professor of Black & Hispanic Studies, Baruch College\\n
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[Part III -- 59 min.] \\n
""Civic & Political Engagement in Immigrant Communities"" Panel:\\n
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David Birdsell\\n
Dean, School of Public Affairs at Baruch College\\n
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Sandra Dunn\\n
Director of Immigration Programming at the Hagedorn Foundation\\n
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The Honorable Carlos Sada\\n
Consul General, Mexican Consulate\\n
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John Mollenkopf\\n
Director of the Center for Urban Affairs at the CUNY Graduate Center \\n
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Fatima Shama\\n
Commissioner, Mayor\\u2019s Office of Immigrant Affairs. \\n
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Presentation ""Immigration and Law Enforcement""\\n
Monica Varsanyi\\n
Professor of Political Science, John Jay College\\n
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Els de Graauw\\n
Professor of Political Science, Baruch College\\n
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Sgt. Rafet Awad\\n
NYPD New Immigrant Outreach Unit"'