Faculty News

Professors Lauer and Sutton to address the Sixth International Conference on the Holocaust and Education at Yad Vashem

Prof. Theodore Lauer, chairman of the History Department at Touro College, and Dr. Karen Sutton, assistant professor of History, will jointly address the Sixth International Conference on the Holocaust and Education on July 8th, 2008, at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, Israel. Profs. Lauer and Sutton wll be presenting a workshop on the topic of "American Jewish Orthodox Response to the Holocaust." Their research and papers intend to showcase the work done by the Vaad Hatzalah and associated groups in relief and rescue work during the World War II years. The International conference is held every two years, and approximately 800 scholars and teachers of Holocaust studies worldwide participate.

Conference Link: http://www1.yadvashem.org/education/department/english/conference6/index.asp

Computer Science Deputy Chair Invited to Present at Cengage Learning Conference

Professor Shmuel Fink, Deputy Chair of the Department of Computer Science at Touro College, was invited by Course Technology to present at the Cengage Learning Conference held this year on March 12-14 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. The title of his presentation was "Google: Not Just a Search Engine Anymore". It focused on the various ways in which Google can be utilized by the classroom teacher. Google's productivity and collaboration tools were emphasized. PowerPoint slides of the presentation can be found at http://course.cengage.com/events/conference2008/2008pres/Google_Fink.ppt. The conference featured a full range of sessions geared to introduce college professors from around the country to the latest technologies. Professor Fink's presentation had over 50 attendees and received very positive feedback.

Conference Link: http://course.cengage.com/events/conference2008/default.cfm