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[History undergraduates] History Club elections: Monday, May 2 at free hour
by Francesca Bregoli 22 Apr '16

22 Apr '16

Dear History majors, The History Club is holding its *elections on* *Monday, May 2*, at free hour (12:15-1:30). This is *YOUR* chance to become involved in next year's History Club events! The Club is looking for motivated individuals who are passionate about history and want to become involved with running the club. At the meeting, students will elect a new *President, Vice-President, Treasurer*, and * Secretary*. Anyone with at least two more semesters at QC can run! WHERE: *Powdermaker Hall 110* WHEN: *Monday, May 2, 12:15-1:30* All the best, Prof. Bregoli --- Francesca Bregoli Queens College-CUNY, History department Assistant Professor Phi Alpha Theta/History Club and Internships Faculty Advisor Powdermaker Hall 352YY Queens, NY 11367 Acting director, Center for Jewish Studies The Graduate Center, CUNY

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[History undergraduates] FW: Information Session for post-graduate degrees at the University of Chichester, 4/18
by Alex C Vickery 14 Apr '16

14 Apr '16

Not sure what to do after graduation? Do a Masters or PhD in England! The University of Chichester, an international partner of Queens College, is a state-run liberal arts university located in the South East of England. They offer 20 distinct post-graduate programs based around Business, Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts, and Performing Arts. Masters degrees in England last for 12 months. PhD and MPhil degrees last three years and courses are tailor-made based on your area of interest. http://www.chi.ac.uk/international/courses/postgraduate-taught Want to find out more? Join us for an information session with Ian Jones, from the University of Chichester Monday, April 18, 12:15-1:30pm King Hall 202 Pizza lunch will be provided.

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[History undergraduates] Fwd: April 13: Free hour pre-law panel for your students
by Francesca Bregoli 10 Apr '16

10 Apr '16

Dear History majors, If you are considering a career in law, the Office for Institutional Advancement will host two QC alumni on April 13 at 12:15, in PH149, who have gone on to successful law careers. Pizza will be provided. All info below! All best, Prof. Bregoli *From the Office for Institutional Advancement*: On *Wednesday, April 13*, we will be hosting a *free hour **Professionals on Campus** event *with two accomplished lawyers – Kenneth Warner ’62 and Lori Hoberman ’86 (bios below). The alumni will engage in a conversation with political science Professor Carl Bonomo about their distinguished careers and professional advice for students interested in pursuing a career in law. The event will take place in *Powdermaker Hall, room 149*. Pizza will be provided. This panel discussion may be of great interest to your students. Attached please find a flyer with additional information. It would be greatly appreciated if you could share the flyer with your students and inform them about this event! Many thanks, Sara Sara Kahan Office for Institutional Advancement Queens College 65-30 Kissena Blvd. Flushing, NY 11367 718-997-4263 (p) 718-997-3924 (f) sara.kahan(a)qc.cuny.edu *KEN WARNER ’62* is a graduate of Harvard Law School, class of 1965. After 15 months overseas service working in the Supreme Court of Pakistan through a Ford Foundation (Maxwell School) Public Service Fellowship, followed by travel through North Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Japan, he returned to the United States and was admitted to the Bar in New York in 1970. He is a partner at Warner Partners, P.C., a boutique litigation firm in Manhattan. Mr. Warner has specialized in litigation for his entire career. He has represented both domestic and foreign clients and has been profiled in the *New York Law Journal* and featured in two full-length articles in the *American Lawyer *on trials he has conducted. He is regularly listed in the New York Times Super Lawyer publication and has served as an expert witness on practice standards in litigation. For the past 10 years he has been the court-appointed Special Master in MDL matter *In re: Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (“MTBE”) Products Liability Litigation*, a multi-billion dollar mass tort action that has been pending in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, in which capacity he has conducted hearings and ruled on discovery disputes between the parties. He is an Adjunct Professor of Law at New York University Law School (where he has taught Evidence and Trial Advocacy) and he was appointed by the former Chief Justice of the New York State Court of Appeals as a member of the New York State Commission on the Jury, to investigate and recommend statewide jury reforms. He has lectured at the International Graduate School in Leysin, Switzerland, at the New School for Social Research, at CLE and other programs for the Practising Law Institute and before legal and lay audiences on a wide range of litigation-related subjects. *LORI S. HOBERMAN ‘86* is a well-known force in the in the New York City venture community. She advises entrepreneurs and investors on how to build successful businesses and strategically guides them through the emerging, later stages and exits of their companies. As a lawyer and mentor, Lori works with clients in a range of industries, including mobile, biotechnology, artificial intelligence, e-commerce and advertising. She also counsels angel and institutional investors in their investments and in the formation of investment funds. Lori is a co-founder of IMG Labs, a new innovation incubator. She is also a co-founder of mobile advertising company, Mojiva Inc., and an occasional angel investor. Lori is a frequent speaker and media resource on entrepreneurialism. She is a Mentor to 37 Angels and she chairs the NYC Chapter of the MIT Enterprise Forum, through which she recently organized a week-long summer program in entrepreneurship for NYC high school girls. NYC startup news blog, AlleyWatch, recently named Ms. Hoberman as one of “20 Awesome People in the New York Tech Scene You Need to Know About.” After years of advising entrepreneurs, first as the head of Fish & Richardson’s Venture Capital practice and most recently, as Chair of Chadbourne & Parke’s Emerging Companies/Venture Capital Practice, she has decided to become an entrepreneur herself. She founded her own firm, Hoberman Law Group, in the fall of 2014. --- Francesca Bregoli Queens College-CUNY, History department Assistant Professor Phi Alpha Theta/History Club and Internships Faculty Advisor Powdermaker Hall 352YY Queens, NY 11367 Acting director, Center for Jewish Studies The Graduate Center, CUNY

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[History undergraduates] REMINDER: Applying to Graduate School -- Workshop on April 6
by Francesca Bregoli 05 Apr '16

05 Apr '16

Dear History majors, This is a reminder about the History Club Graduate School workshop, scheduled for tomorrow! Following last semester's great boot camp on how to apply for *grad school* , *Prof. Lawrence Cappello* has planned a second meeting with *additional info and more tips* -- particularly on *CV building*! More info below. WHEN: Wednesday April 6, at free hour (12:15-1:30pm) WHERE: Powdermaker Hall 110 WHO: Prof. Lawrence Cappello on how to apply to grad school Everybody is welcome. You don't have to have attended last semester's workshop to come. Make sure to invite your friends from other departments who are interested in going to grad school -- this event will be helpful for History and non-History majors alike. All the best, Prof. Bregoli What and Who: A frank discussion about the ins-and-outs of applying to Social Science grad-school/Ph.D. programs, led by former QC student and present QC lecturer Lawrence Cappello. Prof. Cappello won a five-year Ph.D. fellowship as a QC undergraduate (“fellowships” = full scholarship, health insurance, monthly salary, and a teaching appointment). Why: Because grad-school admissions is ridiculously competitive, your GPA has very little to do with whether or not you’ll get in, and many of the students you’ll be up against come from colleges that have well-funded centers dedicated to such things. What Else: Topics will include C.V. building, personal statement writing, how to gather recommendations, how to find the right program for you, application timelines, basic networking, GRE advice, and help with writing sample topics. The discussion will cover numerous themes not discussed in last term’s Grad-School boot camp. *Lawrence Cappello *has been a lecturer at QC for the last five years, and is will finish his Ph.D. this Spring at the CUNY Graduate Center. His work centers on American intellectual, political, and cultural history, particularly the history of privacy in the United States. --- Francesca Bregoli Queens College-CUNY, History department Assistant Professor Phi Alpha Theta/History Club and Internships Faculty Advisor Powdermaker Hall 352YY Queens, NY 11367 Acting director, Center for Jewish Studies The Graduate Center, CUNY On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 2:29 PM, Francesca Bregoli < francesca.bregoli(a)qc.cuny.edu> wrote: > Dear History majors, > > You're all invited to an exciting event organized by the History Club. > Following last semester's great workshop on how to apply for *grad school*, > *Prof. Lawrence Cappello* has planned a second meeting with *additional > info and more tips* -- particularly on *CV building*! > > WHEN: Wednesday April 6, at free hour (12:15-1:30pm) > WHERE: Powdermaker Hall 110 > WHO: Prof. Lawrence Cappello on how to apply to grad school > > Everybody welcome. You don't have to have attended last semester's > workshop to come. > Make sure to invite your friends from other departments who are interested > in going to grad school -- this event will be helpful for History and > non-History majors alike! > > All the best, > Prof. Bregoli > > --- > Francesca Bregoli > Queens College-CUNY, History department > Assistant Professor > Phi Alpha Theta/History Club and Internships Faculty Advisor > Powdermaker Hall 352YY > Queens, NY 11367 > > Acting director, Center for Jewish Studies > The Graduate Center, CUNY > >

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