Zendell. A., Paludi, M., & Mosca, C. An On-line Graduate Research Symposium as a Form of Experiential Learning.  Submitted to the 2021 UPCEA Conference.

We offer a discussion of the design and implementation of the College’s inaugural virtual graduate research symposium.

Paludi, M., Abdulai, K., & Shis, L. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Online Graduate Management Curricular and Co-Curricular Programs.  Submitted to the 2021 UPCEA Conference.

A discussion of ways to integrate the scholarship on diversity, equity and inclusion into graduate management courses through content, discussion questions and assignments.

Ward, C., Lamendola, J., Paludi, M., & Dolan, S. (2020, April).  The Inclusion of Experiential Learning in an Online MBA Program.  Presentation at the IACBE conference.

We presented an overview of experiential learning activities in curricular and co-curricular activities using Excelsior’s MBA curriculum as a backdrop.

Paludi, M., McCandless, B., deOliveira, C., & Cox, J. (2018, March).  From Hill and Tailhook to Hollywood and Silicon Valley: Workplace Sexual Harassment Prevention and Investigations. Presentation at the Capital Region Human Resources Association Conference, Albany, NY.

We presented an overview of workplace sexual harassment from several perspectives including legal, risk management, human resource management,    and cultural.  A major focus was on training and investigations of complaints.

Estwick, A. (2020, Nov.) Virtual Fraud, Forensics, and Cybersecurity Panel hosted by Excelsior College and Sienna College

Press Release: https://www.excelsior.edu/article/cybersecurity-expert-panel-discussion/

Estwick, A. (2020, Oct.) Co-chair of the National Centers of Academic Excellence Cybersecurity Education Diversity Initiative.

Press Release:  https://www.excelsior.edu/article/excelsior-college-takes-lead-in-initiative-to-establish-cybersecurity-pipeline/

Press Conference:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNpzSN258g0

Estwick, A. (2019, May) Growing and Diversifying the Cyber Talent Pipeline. Witness presentation before a Congressional Hearing of the Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation Subcommittee of the House Committee on Homeland Security.

https://www.congress.gov/event/116th-congress/house-event/109512

Description: We are at a critical point in the cybersecurity evolution. The United States’ strategic competitors are conducting cyber-enabled campaigns to erode U.S. military advantages, threaten our infrastructure, and reduce our economic prosperity. This panel of esteemed cybersecurity experts from industry and academia will discuss cross-cutting perspectives on complex technology, cyber, policy, and national security.

MODERATOR: Chris Brown, acting NGA chief information security officer
PANELISTS: Priscilla Moriuchi, security engineering and architecture at Apple, fellow at Harvard’s Belfer Center; Major General (ret) Ed Wilson, president at Pinnacle Strategic Consulting and former deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy; Lauren Zabierek, head of the Cyber Project at Harvard and former NG, and Amelia Estwick, director of national cybersecurity institute.

Estwick, A. (2020, October) Next-Gen Cybersecurity Challenges: Is the National Defense Apparatus Prepared for the Future Cybersecurity Environment? Panel hosted by National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.