2024 First Year/Second Year Seminar Conference on “Humanity and Society�
May 8, 2024

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On April 20, 2024, the First Year/Second Year Seminar Program of the General Education Department of 51³Ô¹Ïheld its first on-campus conference with the theme “Humanity and Society.â€� The conference was opened with a welcome speech from Dr. Chynarkul Ryskulova, VPAA and followed by the keynote speech on “Cultivating Skepticismâ€� by Dr. David Shein, Associate VPAA and Dean of Studies at Bard College.Ìý There were twenty-four freshman and sophomore students selected and presented their exemplary written papers from their FYS and SYS courses. The FYS/SYS faculty have chosen 6 Best Presentations namely: Panel A – Madina Salieva; Panel B – Sabina Dzhumalieva; Panel C – Anton Matveev; Panel D - Turan Isamatov; Panel E – Abdullah Nazari; Panel F – Deniz Asanakunova. The organizing committee also awarded the Best First Year Seminar Essay to Sabina Maratbek kyzy and the Best Second Year Seminar Essay to Ainazik Zhanyshbekova.









