Alfred Today

(1)

Wednesday, April 11, 2007 Submit Employment Spiritual Life News Calendar Classifieds

In This Issue

Webmail users click here

· 'Once on This Island' tonight!

· Health update: All tests negative

· Visit the Summer School Information Table Today

· Seminar for landlords and tenants

· Lollipops at lunchtime!

· Art therapist guest speaker

· Alfred 2 Asia(A2A)--3rd Annual Asian Cultural Show

· Art show opening supporting Relay for Life

· Hot Dog Launching Competition!

· Commencement invitations

· AAC&U News -- New issue of peer review now online

· Biology Seminar -- 10 day student trip to Belize

· Reminder to supervisors

· Summer employment process

· Interested in Macs, but need Windows applications?

· Diversity Leadership Program; Win scholarships

· How I Will End Hunger in My Lifetime.

What's Happening?

More Events...

TODAY

11:30 Summer School Info Table

12:10 Huwaida Arraf: Civil Activism in

Lebanon&Palestine 1:00 Rochester Area Career

Expo (RACE) 4:00 Open Conversation

w/Accountancy Position Candidate

5:30 Survive and Thrive After Art School Art Therapy Forum 7:00 Global Awareness

Roundtable: Guam 7:30 Take Back the Night 8:00 'Once on This Island'

·Registration for Fall Semester

·Summer School Registration

TOMORROW 12:10 Bergren Forum

1:00 Model European Union informational session 4:30 How I Will End

Hunger in My Lifetime

Open conversationwith accountancy candidate 8:00 'Once on This Island'

·Registration for Fall Semester

·Summer School registration

FRIDAY

12:20 Biology Seminar -- 10 day student trip to Belize

4:00 How to Host a Party Without Getting Arrested 6:00 Pickup Frisbee 8:00 'Once on This Island'

Nevins movie -- 'Alpha Dog'

10:00 Late Night at McLane reduces stress!

11:00 Nevins Movie -- 'Alpha Dog'

·Summer School Registration

(2)

'Once on This Island' tonight!

Lively Caribbean music and dance bring to life this heart-warming, mythic fairy tale of a young peasant girl who falls in love with an upper class boy.

Tickets required, reservations suggested. $5 general admission, $1 AU students. Reserve your ticket using the Web 'Box Office', e-mail [email protected] or call 871.2828.

back to top Send Email Reminder

Health update: All tests negative

Crandall Health Center reports all tests came back negative for pertussis (whooping cough) on the three students first suspected of having the illness

Visit the Summer School Information Table Today

Members of the Summer Programs Office staff will be available today at the Summer School Info Table in the Campus Center to answer questions, provide course lists and other information. We hope to see you there!

Link: Summer School website

Attachment: Summer School Schedule Booklet

Seminar for landlords and tenants

Alfred University and Alfred State College are offering a seminar called "How to have a party without getting arrested" this Friday, April 13, from 4-5:30 p.m. in the Carnegie Conference Room (Main Street across from Hair Care and Main Street Video).

The seminar is geared toward off-campus students but property owners are welcome to participate.

Presenters Norm Pollard (Dean of Students at AU) and Steve Tyrell (VP Student Affairs at Alfred State College) will review some of the current NYS laws governing hosting an event and will teach students how to make smart choices about potentially high-risk situations. Students will learn how to host a party without ending up with fines, tickets, or ambulance transports for their guests.

For more information please call 2132 or e-mail [email protected].

Lollipops at lunchtime!

Stop by the second floor of Powell Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week to buy a lollipop to support the Relay for Life.

The lollipops are delicious and only 50 cents!

Art therapist guest speaker

(3)

Art Therapist Amy Loblaw will describe the process by which Art Therapy works. She will also provide a brief overview of the field of Art Therapy and lead us in a demonstration of some of the techniques employed by current Art Therapists. All are invited!

Nevins: 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, 4/11.

Location: Nevins Theatre

Alfred 2 Asia(A2A)--3rd Annual Asian Cultural Show

The 3rd annual Asian cultural show has returned with all new performances! It's a great opportunity to experience various Asian cultures in ONLY ONE night! Delicious food from Nana's and Panda Restaurant will be served during the show with no cost!

Featured Performances:

Chinese Lion Dance Filipino Tinikling Dance Korean Instrument Demo Japanese Dance

Chinese Thouand Hands Dance Bellydance

And so much more ...

The show is free and open to everyone! Donations are welcome! All benefits are going towards Relay for Life fundraising event!

Attachment: A2Aposter20072.pdf

Art show opening supporting Relay for Life

On Thursday, April 12, you are invited to an art show opening sponsored by and located at the AU Bookstore in support of Relay for Life -- themed "Friday the 13th, Cancer's Unlucky Day." Six student artists will have pieces on display.

There will be an opening reception be from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. The display will remain up through Monday, April 16. Stop in to show your support.

Hot Dog Launching Competition!

Register your hot dog launchers for hot dog day! The 2007 rules are attached!

1st place -- $75 and a trophy 2nd place -- $35 and a trophy

3rd place -- hot dogs and buns and a trophy

Attachment: HotDogLaunchingCompetition07.doc

Commencement invitations

Invitations for 2007 Commencement are provided free of charge for degree candidates. They are now available at the Powell Campus Center Information Desk. Please note there is a limit of five per candidate.

(4)

An invitation from the President is sent to parents of record of potential degree candidates in April.

If you require more than five, you can contact the bookstore for an order form to purchase more invitations.

AAC&U News -- New issue of peer review now online

Provost Buckley calls your attention to the availability online of the latest issue of the 2007 AAC&U News.

The following link presents data on college readiness, effective strategies for increasing student engagement and motivation to work hard and succeed, and new ways to measure student achievement of key learning outcomes.

See link below for a table of contents to access these articles.

Link: http://www.aacu.org/peerreview/index.cfm

Biology Seminar -- 10 day student trip to Belize

Five senior biology majors -- Alan, Krista, Liz, Trista & Zoe -- will give an illustrated presentation of their 10-day trip to Belize. They snorkeled, rode horses in the rainforest, visited Mayan Ruins and caves, and visited the Belize Zoo.

"What's in your plans for winter '08?" Could be Belize! Come join us for pizza, veggies & dip, drinks and cookies.

Location:SC 301

Event Date: 04/13/2007 Time: 12:20 -1:10p.m.

Reminder to supervisors

Supervisors must notify Human Resources immediately when any of their staff is absent from work due to their own or a family member's health condition for five consecutive days, or when an on-going, intermittent absence is requested. This ensures that HR is able to notify the employee of their Family and Medical Leave Act rights, as well as ensure compliance with AU policies. Thank you for your assistance with this matter.

Summer employment process

Please notify HR of the summer positions available in your department; an e-mail listing is fine.

HR will post all open summer jobs electronically and in Greene Hall. When you are ready to review applications please contact HR. Once you have interviewed and made your selection, complete the Student/Summer Payroll Authorization form (link below) and return to HR.

Whenever possible, supervisors are encouraged to give priority to Alfred University students, as well as children of AU staff. AU employees may not supervise their own immediate family members.

(5)

Any summer employees who have not worked for the University previously, MUST report to Human Resources to complete necessary paperwork BEFORE beginning employment.

Summer wage will be $7.15/hour. Each department must stay within budget allocations, which your signature on the hiring form certifies that you have funding available. Please remember that the FOAP to be used is not a student number; summer hires are temporary employees.

Laws covering employees under 18 years of age restrict work assignments and hours, and require that such employees have a valid work permit for employment eligibility. Human Resources must be contacted before workers in this age group are hired.

Link: Student/Summer PA Form

Interested in Macs, but need Windows applications?

Well, now you can have both! If you are scheduled for a returning Gateway machine this summer and are interesting in switching to a Mac, then ITS can provide a solution.

For a one-time charge of $58 to cover the Windows XP license, we can offer you a dual-booting Mac.

This means that if you need a program that runs only in Windows most of the day, you can restart your computer and boot into Windows. This gives you full capability of a Windows machine while allowing you the freedom to learn the Mac platform.

Contact Mike Stone at [email protected] for more details.

Diversity Leadership Program; Win scholarships

Monster is sponsoring a series of Diversity Leadership Programs during the summer of 2007 at the following locations:

July 6-8:

San Francisco (Saint Mary's College) Los Angeles (Cal Poly Pomona University) July 13-15:

Atlanta (Agnes Scott College) Chicago (Saint Xavier University) July 20-22:

Tampa (Eckerd College) New York-I (Hofstra University) July 27-29:

Philadelphia (Villanova) Aug. 3-5:

Baltimore/D.C (Towson University) Dallas (University of Texas at Arlington) Aug. 10-12:

New York II (St. Johns University)

More than $90,000 in scholarships were awarded during the 2006 programs.

Application deadline is May 25, 2007. Space is limited so early application is encouraged.

Link: Monster Diversity Leadership Program

(6)

How I Will End Hunger in My Lifetime.

4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 12, 2007 At the WLC in the Commons Building

Join the WLC as we present our Women of Influence speaker, Enid Borden '72, President and CEO, Meals on Wheels Association of America.

Ms. Borden's enthusiasm is contagious, matched only by her talent and organizational abilities. Come and be convinced that you, too, can change the world.

Reception and Discussion to Follow. This event is Free and Open to the Public.

For more information contact us at 607.871.2971 or [email protected].