The Baruch College Faculty Handbook

Weissman Lecture on the Influence of the Arts on Society

Last updated on 1/21/05

The Weissman Lecture features members of the New York arts world exploring intersections between the arts and the worlds of business, government, and the general community. Featured speakers have included George Weissman (former CEO of Philip Morris and former President of Lincoln Center), Schuyler Chapin (then NYC Commissioner of Cultural Affairs), Cora Cahan (President of The New 42nd Street, Inc.), and Gordon J. Davis (former President of Lincoln Center). Here is a link to the text of George Weissman’s inaugural lecture of December 1998.

 

Fifth Annual Weissman Lecture on the Influence of the Arts on Society
The Future of the Performing Arts Center in New York

Friday, November 14, 2003
10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. in Engelman Recital Hall
Panel discussion, featuring:
Karen Brooks Hopkins, President, Brooklyn Academy of Music
Reynold Levy, President, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
George Weissman
Moderator: Harvey Seifter, Executive and Artistic Director, Flushing Town Hall.