spring speech festival

The Department of Communication Studies of Baruch College, in collaboration with the Fuchsberg Family Foundation and the Herman Lissner Foundation presents the Nineteenth Annual Spring Speech Festival. The competition topic is "Where are U.S.-Chinese Economic Relations Heading in the Next 5 Years?"

Student speakers include:

Benjamin Cuozzo, No Country Left Behind: The Failure of U.S. Renewable Energy Programs

Myroslava Fedoronchuk, The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Will Help U.S. Companies Prosper in China

Jonathan Felix, The Last Star on the American Flag

Sharon Wong, Carbon Cap and Trade: Encouraging Renewable Energy Development

Herbert Zea, The Reluctance of U.S. Information Providers to Complete in the Chinese Market

Michael Senders, The American/Chinese Symbiosis: It's a Good Thing

Jonathan Batista, The Fattening of China

The Chief Judge, Professor Denise Patrick, Department of Communication Studies announces the winners of the competition. Professor Susan B. Goldstein, Department of Communication Studies, makes the closing remarks.

The event takes place on April 22, 2010, at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750, moderated by Jonathan Batista.

The Department of Communication Studies presents the Eighteenth Annual Spring Speech Festival. The competition topic is "The United States: Thrust into a New Economic Landscape. Can it Survive? " Student speakers include: Rashad Anderson - The Cyclical Nature of the Stock Market So Jung Han - Erosion of the Middle Class Francesco Tribuzio - Retail: The Answer to the Economic Crisis? Sara Landy - Real Estate and the American Dream Doug Reynolds - America Needs Change Jonathan Batista - The Rise of the Rest Caroline Vinar - The American Household: The Impact of the Current Economy Christopher Catalano - Regaining our Economic Independence Joseph Roberts - The Green New Deal Sean Rose - The Steps We Have Not Taken The Chief Judge, Professor Denise Patrick, Department of Communication Studies announces the winners of the competition: Joseph Roberts, Sean Rose, and Francesco Tribuzio. Professor Susan B. Goldstein, Department of Communication Studies, makes the closing remarks. The event takes place on May 14, 2009, at the Newman Conference Center, Room 750, moderated by Michael Ventsel.