WP Conferences and Lectures

  • February

  • NJMEA Alumni Reception


    February 24, 2012 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM

    Join us at a special alumni reception at the New Jersey Music Educators Convention on February 24th.  The reception will be held from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. in the Somerville Room in the East Brunswick Hilton, located at 3 Tower Center Boulevard in East Brunswick, NJ.

    Let us know you'll be coming by registering here.


  • Free Seminar on Marketing Techniques and Social Networking


    February 29, 2012 08:30 AM - 11:30 AM

    Keynote speaker, Sally Glick, Sobel & Co., discusses marketing techniques, today and tomorrow.

    RSVP to the Passaic County Department of Economic Development: 973-569-4720 or email ecodev@passaiccountynj.org


    Location: 1600 Valley Road, Wayne, NJ 07424

  • March

  • Women’s Education and Empowerment Conference


    March 02, 2012 08:30 AM - 03:30 PM

    The keynote speaker Roberta Francis, the former director of the Office of Women for the State of New Jersey under Governor James Florio, and an activist working to add a sex non-discrimination amendment to the U.S. Constitution, will speak at 2:00 p.m. The event also includes a series of workshops. Sponsored by the University’s Women’s and Gender Studies Department, Women’s Center, and the Future Knowledge Center for Women.

    The conference fee is $10. For additional information, contact 973-720-3405.


    Location: University Ballroom

  • William Paterson University-Tinker Foundation Latin American Lecture Series


    March 13, 2012 03:30 PM - 06:00 PM

    The series is funded by a grant from the Tinker Foundation, which promotes the development of an equitable, sustainable and productive society in Latin America. This program presents “A Conversation and Reading With Cristina Garcia,” an award-winning author and journalist. Details to follow.

    Admission is free. For additional information, contact 973-720-2535.


    Location: Ballroom A

  • New Frontiers in Nanotechnology


    March 15, 2012 01:15 AM - 06:00 AM

    1:15 to 6:00 p.m., University Ballroom

    The keynote speaker, G. K. Surya Prakash, Ph.D., a hydrocarbon chemist at the University of Southern California, will discuss applications of nanotechnology. Other speakers will discuss nanotechnology in physics, health care, and chemistry. Admission is free. Sponsored by the University’s Office of Alumni Relations. For additional information, contact 973-720-2470.


    Location: University Ballroom

  • Professional Learning Communities for Teachers: Lesson Study Conference


    March 15, 2012 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM

    8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on March 15; and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on March 16.

    As a form of professional development, lesson study is the critical systemic feature that enables teachers to improve classroom instruction.  This conference is designed for those new to the concept, and also has information for those with experience.

    Cost is $250 for both days; $125 for one day.

    For additional information, contact 973-720-2345.

     


  • Professional Learning Communities for Teachers: Lesson Study Conference


    March 16, 2012 08:30 AM - 04:00 PM

    8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on March 15; and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on March 16.

    As a form of professional development, lesson study is the critical systemic feature that enables teachers to improve classroom instruction.  This conference is designed for those new to the concept, and also has information for those with experience.

    Cost is $250 for both days; $125 for one day.

    For additional information, contact 973-720-2345.

     


  • Cross-Cultural Arts Festival


    March 26, 2012 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

    Cross-Cultural Arts Festival: Latin America and the Caribbean, lectures, art exhibitions, panel discussions, musical and theater performances. Continues to April 15. Details to follow.

    For additional information, contact 973-720-3696, or visit

    www.wpunj.edu/wplive/programs/CCAF.dot


  • William Paterson University-Tinker Foundation Latin American Lecture Series


    March 27, 2012 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM

    “Latinos in the U.S.A.: Challenges of a New Century

    12:45 to 1:45 p.m., Ballroom C

    The series is funded by a grant from the Tinker Foundation, which promotes the development of an equitable, sustainable and productive society in Latin America. This program presents Oscar Guardiola-Rivera, a professor at the University of London, for this panel discussion which is part of the opening ceremony for the University’s Cross-Cultural Arts Festival.

    Admission is free. For additional information, contact 973-720-2535.


  • Department of Philosophy Colloquia Series Annual Lecture on Tibetan Buddhism


    March 29, 2012 04:15 PM - 06:00 PM

    A Tibetan lama, Ven. Khentrul Tsewang Dongyal, will speak on Buddhism, compassion, loving kindness, meditation, and reality behind appearances in a lecture sponsored by the Department of Philosophy.

    Admission is free.  For additional information, contact 973-720-3032.


    Location: Atrium 144

  • Special Education Conference: AccessAbilities 2012


    March 30, 2012 08:45 AM - 03:00 PM

    Assistive technology has been identified as a critical tool in optimizing communication skills and curriculum access for students with disabilities. This conference will focus on autism spectrum disorders and the variety of technology to assist teachers, parents, and therapists who work with this population.

    The conference fee is $115.


    Location: 1600 Valley Road

  • April

  • William Paterson University-Tinker Foundation American Lecture Series


    April 03, 2012 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM

    “Poetry and Music Night”

    The series is funded by a grant from the Tinker Foundation, which promotes the development of an equitable, sustainable, and productive society in Latin America. 

    This program presents Urayoan Noel, a poet and musician, for Poetry and Music Night, an evening of music interspersed with poetry readings by students, and faculty, moderated by Noel, an assistant professor of English at the University at Albany, SUNY.

    Admission is free. For additional information, contact 973-720-2535.


    Location: Starbucks Cafe

  • Annual Political Science Department Conference on Public Policy “Today’s Climate Crisis”


    April 12, 2012 09:30 AM - 04:30 PM

    The conference will focus on issues of concern regarding climate changes.

    Admission is free. Details to follow. For additional information, contact 973-720-2183.


    Location: University Commons

  • William Paterson University-Tinker Foundation American Lecture Series


    April 12, 2012 04:30 PM - 05:45 PM

    “Trans-National Indigeneity and the Politics of Language in the Americas.”

     4:30 to 5:45 p.m., Atrium Auditorium

    The series is funded by a grant from the Tinker Foundation, which promotes the development of an equitable, sustainable, and productive society in Latin America.

    This program presents Tracy Devine Guzman as the keynote speaker. Guzman is an assistant professor of Latin Studies at the University of Miami. She will present the lecture “Trans-National Indigeneity and the Politics of Language in the Americas.”

    Admission is free. For additional information, contact 973-720-2535.


    Location: Atrium Auditorium

  • Teaching Asia Conference


    April 13, 2012 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM

    “Teaching Asia in a Multicultural and Globalized World: Opportunities and Challenges"

    The conference is designed to help K-12 educators incorporate innovative themes about Asia in school curricula.

    This year, a highlight of the conference will be a report from the William Paterson.

    Fulbright-Hays scholars who participated in the travel abroad program to India.

    The conference fee is $60. For additional information, contact 973-720-2354.


    Location: 1600 Valley Road

  • William Paterson University 15th Annual Spring Writer’s Conference


    April 14, 2012 10:00 AM - 03:45 PM

    Novelist Andre Aciman will deliver the event’s keynote address, “Identity & Exile in a Post 9-11 World,” at this conference for students and professional writers which includes a series of workshops. 

    10:00 a.m. speech; workshops 11:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

    The fee is $55; WPU Alumni: $44; Registered WPU Graduate Students: $33; Registered WPU Undergraduate Students: $22.

    For additional information, contact 973-720-3567.


  • Asia in Bloom: Cherry Blossom Festival


    April 26, 2012 11:00 AM - 02:30 PM

    This event, held under the blooming cherry trees in front of the University’s Raubinger Hall, offers a celebration of diverse Asian cultures that includes demonstrations, music, and food. Produced by the Asian Studies Program.

    Admission is free. For additional information, contact 973-720-2243.


  • Diversity and Education Conference


    April 27, 2012 08:30 AM - 04:00 PM

    This conference is for educators, pre-service and in-service teachers, and other education professionals who are committed to transforming curriculum to reflect diversity, democracy and pluralism.

    The conference fee is $35. Details to follow. For additional information, contact 973-720-2354.


  • May

  • 28th Annual Abram Kartch Jefferson Lecture


    May 02, 2012 09:00 AM - 02:00 PM

    9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

    Andrew Shankman, a professor from Rutgers University, will deliver the keynote speech. Held annually, the Abram Kartch/Thomas Jefferson Lecture is designed to provoke discussion about the relationship of Jefferson’s words and thoughts to modern society for high school students.


    Location: Shea Center for Performing Arts

  • Conference on Flooding


    May 02, 2012 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM

    A discussion about regional flooding with faculty from the College of Science and Health, local mayors, FEMA, Army Corps of Engineers, and state and county officials.

    Admission is free. Details to follow. For additional information, contact 973-720-2194.


    Location: University Ballroom

  • Distinguished Lecturer Series


    May 04, 2012 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM

    7:00 p.m.

    Details to follow. For additional information, go to wpunj.edu/dls


    Location: Shea Center for Performing Arts

  • 24th Annual National History Day


    May 05, 2012 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM

    This year’s theme is “Revolution, Reaction, and Reform in History.” The event is open to middle and high school students from around the state who do primary research based on the theme and turn their research into multi-media presentations.

    Admission is free. For additional information, contact 973-720-3131.


    Location: Shea Center for Performing Arts

  • 29th Annual Orlando Saa Foreign Language Poetry Recitation Contest


    May 24, 2012 08:30 AM - 01:00 PM

    The program offers middle and high school students who study foreign languages the opportunity to recite poetry in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Spanish, and ESL in a competition that tests their knowledge and skills in a fast paced contest.

    Admission is free.  For additional information, contact 973-720-2344.


    Location: University Commons Ballrooms