Theme: Problem Solving
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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.
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Passion, Purpose, and Change Management
Amy Olin Pavelka '13
Customer Experience Supervisor
NYCM Insurance, Edmeston, NY
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Moderator
Dr. John Robert Greene
Paul J. Schupf Professor, History and Humanities, Cazenovia College
[ Faculty Profile ]
Dr. John Robert Greene
Paul J. Schupf Professor, History and Humanities, Cazenovia College
[ Faculty Profile ]
Panel 1 | 10:10 - 11:05 a.m.
Using Divergent Thinking to Solve Problems Through an Internal Auditor’s Eye
Amy Wagner Mantor '94
Moderator
Kate George
Career and Internship Counselor
Cazenovia College
Location
Eddy Hall, Room 301
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.
The Day the Nation Became a Neighborhood
Adair Milmoe
TRIO SSS/REACH Academic Coach
Cazenovia College
Moderator
Alyssa Kolb '21
Education Major
Cazenovia College
Location
Williams Hall, Room 345
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.
From Social Science to Business Management: Finding the Way to Your Why
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
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.
Thinking Creatively:
Artists as Problem Solvers
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
Artists as Problem Solvers
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.
Workplace Discrimination: A Problem, Which Affects Us All
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
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.
Framing Social Problems: A Social Work Perspective
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
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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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.
