Kingsborough Community College, City University of New York in partnership with Pilsudski Institute of America is proud to organize the 1st Eastern European Student History Conference.
Program:
9:00am-10:00am (Breakfast and Sign-In)
10:00am-10:10am Opening of the Conference and Introduction of Keynote Speaker
10:10am-10:25am Keynote Address by Maciej Golubiewski, Consul General of the Republic of
Poland in New York City
10:30am-11:50am Panel # 1
Piotr Puchalski, Ph.D. candidate, University of Wisconsin-Madison, “The Colonial Diplomacy of Colonel Beck, 1932-1939″
Marcin Nadgorski, J.D., Hunter College (CUNY) and Brooklyn Law School graduate, “Poland during World War I and the Interwar years”
Matthew Ziarnik & Barbara Fiedorowicz, Undergraduate Students, Villanova University, “Comparison of Polish Immigration in the 20th and 21st Century”
11:55am-1:15pm Panel # 2
Jeremy Wong, Kingsborough graduate, undergrad at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY), “Congress Kingdom of Poland”
Paulina Wojciechowska, Graduate Student, Seton Hall University, “Reagan and Solidarity: How the Solidarity Movement Influenced American Policies”
Aleksandra Korga, Academy of American Studies, “Jozef Pilsudski Institute of America: History, Collections, and Volunteer Experience”
1:15pm-1:30pm Closing Remarks
1:30pm – Lunch along with meet & greet
Kingsborough Community College, 2001 Oriental Blvd, Brooklyn, NY 11235,
Terrace Room, V Building.
March 29th, Friday 9.00-2.00 PM
Registration is required by March 27 at: [email protected] ( please send your name and phone number)
