Eileen Gerrish

Director, Law, Youth, and Citizenship League, New York State Bar Association

SESSION A SESSIONS 

(in alphabetical order)

 A1: THE ELECTION OF 1860 AND SOUTHERN SECESSION 

Dr. Douglas R. Egerton, Department of History,          LeMoyne College

 Dr. Egerton, who has taught in Le Moyne's History Department since 1987 has focused his research over the years on the intersections on race and politics.  His books include Years of Meteors: Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln and the Election That Brought on the Civil War AND Death or Liberty: African Americans and Revolutionary America

 A2: 400th ANNIVERSARY: THE TWO ROW WAMPUM TREATY  and Bringing Native American History to Life Andy Mager, Syracuse Peace Council Project Coordinator for the Two Row Wampum Renewal Campaign

 This presentation will share information about the Treaty which provided the foundation for relations between the Haudenosaunee and the  Europeans . 2013 is the 400th Anniversary of this treat6y negotiated with Dutch traders and settlers. The Onondaga Nation and its neighbors  are developing curricular materials, samples of which will be part of the presentation, for statewide educator use to mark the occasion.

  A3. WOMEN'S RIGHTS: WHERE ARE WE NOW? Dr. Deborah Pellow, Department of Anthropology, Syracuse University

 Dr. Pellow, whose anthropological research has anthropological research has centered on West Africa, and on women's roles and relationships in history, will focus on how this year's U.S. Presidential campaign is bringing issues of women's pay and their reproductive  health rights to the forefront of our political debate, professional credentials notwithstanding.

  A4  HOW DIGITAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA ARE TRANSFORMING EDUCATION Dr. William J. Ward, S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University

 Dr. Ward, often quoted by NPR, the Huffington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today and the Associated Press  will look at how social communication increases productivity, saves money and time, and improves engagement and satisfaction.  Most importantly for educators, he will explain how, done correctly, this combination enhances the quality and efficiency of  teaching, research, learning, communicating, collaborating and creating.

                                    Lori Megivern

Social Studies Teacher, Union President, SUNY Cortland Lecturer at Cortland Enlarged City School District 

  SESSION B SESSIONS 

(in alphabetical order)

 B1 PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF THE SUPREME COURT

Dr. Keith Bybee, College of Law and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University.

 Keith Bybee, the Alper Judiciary Studies Professor at SU and the director of the Institute of the Study of the Judiciary, Politics and the  Media will discuss what the American Public now thinks of the Court, as well as the relationship between public perceptions and judicial  legitimacy with a discussion informed by the specific example of the Supreme Court's recent ruling on healthcare reform.

B2 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, RACE AND SLAVERY Dr. Douglas Egerton, Department of History, Le Moyne College

 In this his second session of the day (See AI) Dr. Egerton will focus on our Civil War President, particularly as concerns Lincoln's beliefs  regarding Slavery and Race as we commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the War and his Presidency.

B3 LESSONS OF OCTOBER: THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS AFTER FIFTY YEARS  Dr. John Langdon, Professor Of History, Le Moyne College

 Dr. Langdon, our "back by popular demand" Presenter every year, will focus on the lessons about leadershipin an increasingly complex world which can be learned from the Missile Crisis.  How close did the world actually come to nuclear war? how has recently-disclosed  information altered our view of what happened in October, 1962?

 B4 THE ERIE CANAL AND THE VALUING OF LOCAL AND STATE HISTORY  Scott Peal, Onondaga Historical Association

Meet Syracuse’s own James Geddes who helped to survey an architectural feat in it s day, the Erie Canal. Mr. Geddes will guide you through the canals history from its earliest conception to its busiest days. You will also be introduced to those who lived and worked on the waterway. Anecdotes and interactive activities will allow the audience to become part of the Erie Canal experience.

Elizabeth Sheffer,  

Educational Services, NYSUT