18th Annual Wheler Family Conference on World Affairs

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Theme: Problem Solving

October 9, 2019

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About
The Wheler Family Conference on World Affairs, held at Cazenovia College since 2002 and funded through the generosity of the family of Gordon and Barbara Wheler of Cazenovia, NY, is an academic conference that brings to campus academics and professionals who speak to a specific theme of interest to our student body.

All sessions of the Wheler Family Conference are free and open to the public.

This page will be updated to reflect the most recent conference program information.

Wheler | Principal Speaker

Passion, Purpose, and Change Management

Amy Olin Pavelka '13
Customer Experience Supervisor
NYCM Insurance, Edmeston, NY

Watch Live Stream of Plenary Speaker: Passion, Purpose, and Change Management

Moderator
Dr. John Robert Greene
Paul J. Schupf Professor, History and Humanities, Cazenovia College
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Panel 1 | 10:10 - 11:05 a.m.

Wheler | Chamberlain

Using Divergent Thinking to Solve Problems Through an Internal Auditor’s Eye

Wheler Conference Panelist Amy Wagner Mantor '94

Amy Wagner Mantor '94

Moderator
Kate George
Career and Internship Counselor
Cazenovia College

Location
Eddy Hall, Room 301

Panel 2 | 10:10 - 11:05 a.m.

Wheler | Chidsey

The Day the Nation Became a Neighborhood

Wheler Conference Panelist Adair Milmoe

Adair Milmoe
TRIO SSS/REACH Academic Coach
Cazenovia College

Moderator
Alyssa Kolb '21
Education Major
Cazenovia College

Location
Williams Hall, Room 345

Panel 3 | 10:10 - 11:05 a.m.

Wheler | Hey

From Social Science to Business Management: Finding the Way to Your Why

Wheler Conference Panelist Amy Olin Pavelka '13

Amy Olin Pavelka '13
Customer Experience Supervisor
NYCM Insurance, Edmeston, NY

Moderator
Francine Varisco
Division Chair and Professor of Business & Management
Cazenovia College

Location
Williams Hall, Room 245

Panel 4 | 10:10 - 11:05 a.m.

Wheler | Torgersen

Thinking Creatively:
Artists as Problem Solvers

Shannon Torgersen

Sarah Tietje-Mietz
Assistant Director
Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, Cazenovia, NY

Moderator
Cyndi Pratt
Director of the Office of Special Services
Cazenovia College

Location
Coleman A & B

Panel 5 | 10:10 - 11:05 a.m.

Wheler | Panel 5

Workplace Discrimination: A Problem, Which Affects Us All

Wheler Conference Panelist Breanna Staffon

Breanna Staffon '13
Associate Counsel
NYS Public Employees Federation, AFL-CIO
Albany, NY

Moderator
Taylor Hodge '13
Program Manager
Continuing Education & Graduate Studies
Cazenovia College

Location
Eddy Hall, Room 105

Panel 6 | 1:25 - 2:15 p.m.

Wheler | Panel 6

Framing Social Problems: A Social Work Perspective

Wheler Conference Panelist Yvonne Smith

Yvonne Smith
Assistant Professor
School of Social Work, Syracuse University

Moderator
Barb Lindberg
Program Director & Associate Professor of Equine Business Management
Cazenovia College

Location
Williams Hall, Room 345

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Conference Director
Dr. John Robert Greene
Paul J. Schupf Professor, History and Humanities
Cazenovia College
[ Faculty Profile ]

For more information contact Dr. Greene at 315-655-7229 or rgreene@cazenovia.edu.

Portrait of the Barbara and A. Gordon Wheler

The Wheler Family Conference is made possible through the support and efforts of the Wheler Family, in particular Barbara and the late A. Gordon Wheler, former trustees of the College. The conference is a U.S. Constitution Day event. (http://constitutioncenter.org/constitutionday).