Monday, November 23, 2020
In This Issue
Webmail users click hereCOVID-19 Update
· Failure to Observe Face Covering, Social Distancing Call in Official News/General Announcements
· Return your RENTED Textbooks by 11/25/20
· Ride Board
· 20 Hours a Week Maximum
· HR Tip of the Month
· Student Sick Time
· Job Opening-Director of Residence Life
· Cap & Gown Ordering- December Graduates
· Alfred Community Survey
· Open Position-Assistant Professor of Management
· BFA Thesis Exhibition
· Powell Campus Center Mailboxes
· Sell your Textbooks for Ca$h
· Take Hip-Hip Dance Class
· Open Position-Assistant/Associate Professor of Sculpture
· Students Graduating for December 2020
· New Music course for Spring
· PhD/MSE Thesis Defense - Sahar Mokhtari
· AU Bookstore Hours -End of Semester/Rental Returns
· CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER - WINTER BREAK HOURS
· New Music Courses Offered
· Saxon Inn Closing Dates for the Thanksgiving Holiday
· Mailroom closed for lunch (12-1) starting 11/23/20
· Gibbs Fitness Center Winter Break Hours
What's Happening?
More Events...TODAY TOMORROW WEDNESDAY
·Final Exams End
Failure to Observe Face Covering, Social Distancing Call in
When Alfred University re-opened for the Fall Semester, all employees were provided with face coverings and training outlining the guidelines and expectations for returning to campus during the COVID-19 pandemic. The university requires all staff and faculty (as well as students) to complete a daily screening. This screening requires individuals to answer travel and health questions before being given clearance to come to campus. Additionally, appropriate face coverings, properly worn (covering both the mouth and nose at all times) are required when in the presence of others and in areas where social distancing is not possible. This includes, but is not limited to, classrooms, office settings,
breakrooms, hallways, and bathrooms.
The President's Cabinet recently approved a three-step approach for addressing non-compliance where staff and faculty do not follow the policy:
* First incident: verbal warning from HR and their immediate/dean Supervisor (documented in writing and kept on file).
* Second incident: written/final warning by the area Vice President or Provost.
* Third incidence: termination by president; immediate suspension without pay pending investigation to verify infraction.
This Policy will be applied retroactively to August 2020 and any warnings that were given prior to this communication will be counted toward the above progressive action steps.
There is a link to the policy in an attachment.
Attachment: A-U Policy COVID-19 Requirements Submitted by: Mark Guinan
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Return your RENTED Textbooks by 11/25/20
Make sure to RETURN your RENTED textbooks by 11/25/20 BEFORE you go home for the semester.
Return books to the AU Bookstore!
Link: http://alfred.bncollege.com
Submitted by: Marcy Bradley back to top
Ride Board
Need a ride home or back to campus from break? Search for a ride or post a ride that you can offer to someone else.
Link: Ride Board
Submitted by: Judy Linza back to top
20 Hours a Week Maximum
Students workers, this is a reminder, that you may only work 20 hours a week between all positions that you hold, regardless of Work Study or Non-Work Study status.
Our payroll week is Sunday-Saturday and you must stay at or under 20 hours a week per our policy regarding student workers.
If you have any questions, please contact [email protected] for further clarification.
Submitted by: Kayleigh Jones
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HR Tip of the Month
Did you know that through NexGen EAP as an employee of AU you have many great benefits?
NexGen EAP is your confidential EAP, Work/Life, Wellness, and Health Advocacy benefit provided by AU at no cost to you. You and your eligible family members can trust the NexGen EAP services to address your total wellbeing for accessing counseling services to maximizing work/life balance to assistance navigating your health plan to providing personalized wellness resources.
Services offered:
-Counseling Services- 8 free sessions offered either virtually or in-person
-Child/Elder Care Resources- access resources to help you find the child and elder care that you need -Legal and Financial Consultations- half-hour legal consultations can be done over the phone or in person, and can be used for issues such as divorce, custody disputes, and wills.
-Virtual Concierge- the Virtual Concierge Service features dedicated Personal Assistants available to provide you with research, referrals, or information on just about any topic
-Individualized Wellness Resources- your comprehensive, personalized Wellness Program encompasses all areas of wellbeing from nutrition and fitness to relaxation and restoration.
-Health Advocacy- Care Guides provide health care claims and appeals management, health care billing assistance, prescription information and costs, as well as health care provider research
To learn more about this benefit, please click the link below.
Link: EAP Information
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Student Sick Time
To: Students & Supervisors of Student Workers
Students, you will see a sick leave option on your timesheet, this is because you have started accruing sick time. However, the New York State Paid Sick Leave laws do not go into effect until 1/1/2021. You may not use this sick leave until January of 2021.
Please be on the lookout for future updates of the policies and procedures for this new law. Once HR has these posted a notice will go out to all students.
If you have any questions, please email [email protected]
Submitted by: Kayleigh Jones back to top
Job Opening-Director of Residence Life
Please see the link below for more information on the open Director of Residence Life position.
Link: Director of Residence Life
Submitted by: Tamara Green
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Cap & Gown Ordering- December Graduates
December graduates can order regalia (cap & Gown) now if you choose. You can order online and ship it to yourself. Please *Regalia ordered online is non-returnable.*
NOTE: There is NOT a December graduation ceremony, this is only for individuals who want to own regalia now.
Link: http://alfreduniversity.shopoakhalli.com
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Alfred Community Survey
Presented by ACES: Alfred Committee on Equity and Safety
We invite every member of the Alfred Community to share their perspectives of life in Alfred. We encourage students, residents, employees, business owners, landlords, tenants and regular visitors to Alfred to join the conversation.
Responses will be used in conjunction with the Village's completion of the New York State Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative Executive Order and to improve safety and policing practices, and quality of life in Alfred. Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
Please complete the survey by December 20, 2020 via QR code, link on the Village website, or if you prefer to submit a paper copy, contact [email protected] to pick up and submit at the Village Hall.
ACES is a collection of individuals comprised from the various constituencies that make up the Town and Village of Alfred including representatives from: the faculty, staff and student bodies at Alfred State College and Alfred University; Alfred Police Department, Alfred State College University Police, Alfred University Public Safety, Alfred Village Board, Town of Alfred, A.E. Crandall Hook and Ladder Company, business owners and community members. The purpose of this group is to serve the entire community.
We work together to review policy, make recommendations to propose new or enhanced policy based upon available information, facilitate and develop meaningful collaborations and dialogues within the community, and present actionable opportunities to our community. We have and will continue to work within our shared and unique spheres of influence to gather relevant information to inform our work.
Our goal is collaborative in scope and is focused on the development of transformative opportunities and actionable change with social justice, equity, accountability, and community development and improvement at its core for the benefit of our entire community.
We feel it is important to work as one body to address the concerns of students and community members alike.
Link: Alfred Community Survey
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Open Position-Assistant Professor of Management
Please see the link below for more information on the open Assistant Professor of Management
position.
Link: Assistant Professor of Management
Submitted by: Tamara Green back to top
BFA Thesis Exhibition
New York State College of Ceramics School of Art and Design BFA Exhibition featuring Annie Ita, Brigitte Denome, Gillian D'Ambrosia, Mikela Ryan, Paige Citarella, & Ryan Isabelle.
Each year, candidates of the Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) and Master of Fine Art (MFA) degrees showcase their work in a series of culminating thesis exhibitions. We highly value out students' achievements and they deserve to be showcased. Exhibitions can be viewed online and in person in the Harder Hall Lobby from Nov 20 - 24.
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Powell Campus Center Mailboxes
Seniors and students not returning for the spring semester please return your mail key to the Powell Mailroom. All mail for every student will be forwarded to your home address during this break.
Undergrad students that are returning next semester please hold on to you mail key and print fob.
Stay safe and have a great holiday season. Deb
Submitted by: Debra Campbell back to top
Sell your Textbooks for Ca$h
Bring your unwanted textbooks to the AU Bookstore and sell the for CA$H. You MUST bring your student ID. We buy books, no matter where you purchased them. No receipt necessary to sell textbooks.
Remember RENTALS cannot be sold back, they must be brought to the bookstore and checked in at the front register.
Submitted by: Marcy Bradley back to top
Take Hip-Hip Dance Class
There is still room in two sections of Hip Hop Dance (DANC 200) with James Levy Jr.
No experience needed/expected. Please see course description below. Attributes: PE, C (CLAS Arts)
This beginning level dance course introduces the fundamental values, practices and movements of hip hop dance. This course will focus on foundations and origins of hip-hop and street dance culture, and how each relates to today's current definitions of hip hop and freestyle dance. The class will be explored primarily through movement participation by the students with choreography instruction and freestyle drills led by the instructor, plus related video and/or reading assignments as they pertain to each week's lesson. Students will be challenged and encouraged to apply historical and practical knowledge of hip-hop in order to understand its influences on the world.
Submitted by: Colleen Wahl back to top
Open Position-Assistant/Associate Professor of Sculpture
Please see the link below for more information on the open Assistant/Associate Professor of Sculpture position.
Link: Assistant/Associate Professor of Sculpture
Submitted by: Tamara Green back to top
Students Graduating for December 2020
Since the ceremony will not take place on December 19th we will need to mail your diplomas. Please follow the link and complete this survey to verify your address.
Link: Verify Address
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New Music course for Spring
The Music Deparment is offering an additional online course for Spring 2021: MUSC 200-Music &
Gaming. In this course we will study the history of video game music from its small origins to modern day games. We will start with the basics of music, the basics of computer sounds, and the basics of film music. We will then explore the sounds and music of video games over the last 40 years. We will study music and games from all over the world, various genres, and instruments used.
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PhD/MSE Thesis Defense - Sahar Mokhtari
We are pleased to announce that Sahar Mokhtari will be defending her Ph.D. in Material Science and Engineering thesis titled: Development of Novel Copper Glass Containing Bone Adhesives For
Orthopaedic Applications: Structural, Mechanical, and Biological Evaluation on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.
Sahar will be defending her thesis remotely. If you would like to attend Sahar's defense, please email me at [email protected] and I will provide you the zoom link.
Attachment: Abstract - Sahar Mokhtari Submitted by: Laura Grove
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AU Bookstore Hours -End of Semester/Rental Returns Bookstore Hours -End of the Semester
Friday 11/20 9-5 Saturday 11/21 12-4 Sunday 11/22 11-3 Mon-Wed 9-5
There is a DROP BOX outside the bookstore doors within the campus center if you need to leave your books at a different time. Have a safe break!
Link: http://alfred.bncollege.com
Submitted by: Marcy Bradley back to top
CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER - WINTER BREAK HOURS
We will be available to continue taking virtual appointments for all of your career needs from November 30th through December 22nd!
Our hours of operation are Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm.
To book your appointment, follow these 6 easy steps:
1. Go to alfred.joinhandshake.com and sign in with your Alfred email and password.
2. Click on the Career Center in the top right corner and click Appointments.
3. Then click on the Schedule a New Appointment button.
4. Select your desired Appointment Type.
5. Then you will see all of the available dates and times each counselor has! Select an option that best fits your schedule.
6. Next, select your appointment medium, and make sure that you add any details that you think your counselor may need to better assist you (like your phone number for a phone appointment). Then, click the green Request button at the bottom of the screen!
If you have any questions, please reach out to the Career Development Center at [email protected]!
Link: http://www.alfred.joinhandshake.com
Submitted by: Faith Piatt back to top
New Music Courses Offered Back by popular demand !
MUSC 200 "Music and Gaming" 2 credit course about the history of video gaming and music- online MUSC 110 Music Appreciation- online
MUSC 120 Fundamentals of Music & Technology [basic music theory] F2F MUSC 215 History of Rock Music - great 2 credit course
MUSC 226 Music History: Romantic Era to 20th C.
hybrid online and F2F
MUSC 132 Beginning Voice Class MUSC 133 Music of the Guzheng
PreReq. or by permission by instructor offerings:
MUSC 220 Theory II
MUSC 131 Class Piano II - online- keyboards provided Private Lessons available to ALL Students
Private Lessons available to ALL Students from Beginners to Advanced:
Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Piano, Strings, Winds, Brass, Percussion, Voice and the Chinese Guzheng
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Saxon Inn Closing Dates for the Thanksgiving Holiday
The Saxon Inn will close for the Thanksgiving holiday on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020 and reopen Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020 at 3:00 pm
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Mailroom closed for lunch (12-1) starting 11/23/20
The Powell Campus Center Mailroom will be closed for lunch (noon - 1PM) starting on Monday, November 23, 2020 until the students return for the Spring Semester.
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Gibbs Fitness Center Winter Break Hours
The Gibbs Fitness Center will be open during parts of the Winter Break. The center will be open to AU faculty, staff, and students by appointment only via the Signup Genius page.
The hours are below:
Monday, 11/23 & Tuesday, 11/24: 8am - 6pm
Monday, 11/30 - Friday, 12/18: 6-8am, 11:15am-1:15pm, 3:45-5:45pm
The McLane Pool and the Joyce-Walton Center will be closed for the duration of Winter Break Link: SIGN UP LINK
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