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Alfred University's Announcements

Thursday, September 21, 2006

Alfred Today is a campus-wide listing of announcements for the Alfred University Campus which runs Monday-Friday while school is in session; it will be sent as needed during campus breaks. Please use the form created for listing announcements. It is really quite simple. There is a link to the form in the MyAU and OurAU menus under Submit Content. It can also be found here. Announcements must be received no later than 2 p.m. the day before the item is to be used. Items may be used twice within the same week, but must be sent twice. Submissions are subject to editing and will be screened for appropriateness.

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In This Issue:

Send cards, letters, and e-mails to Julio Visiting graphic designers

Large van class

Artist lecture -- Devorah Sperber -- Thursday Pacific Rim meets on Thursday

CSA general meeting TastesBuds general meeting Japanese culture information night

Defensive Driving Course offered on campus Late Night at McLane

Alfred Skydiving's first meeting Homecoming 2006 Tailgate Picnic Class of 2005 First Destinations Report Alumni updates through e-mail Send a singing Happy Birthday card!

Calendar of Events for Thursday, September 21, 2006 Alfred University Employment Opportunities

Weekend Update: See what's happening at AU!

Spiritual Life at Alfred

Classifieds (Announcements, Lost & Found, Buy & Sell, Ride Board)

Send cards, letters, and e-mails to Julio

Sophomore Julio Fuentes, who was injured during an AU football game against Thiel College Sept. 9, continues to recover at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Rest is essential to his recovery, so his family has requested that we limit visitors as much as possible and send cards, letters and e-mails instead.

Cards and letters may be addressed to Julio Fuentes in care of Strong Memorial Hospital, 601 Elmwood Ave., Rochester, NY 14642

E-mails, which are delivered to paitents by the staff, may be sent to:

https://www.stronghealth.com/patientsvisitors/secure/frmEmailPatient.cfm

If you do plan to visit Julio, his family has asked that we limit our visits to between 5 and 7 p.m. so that he can undergo treatments and get the rest he needs. Thank you.

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Visiting graphic designers

Event Date: 09/21/2006 Event Time: 11:15 a.m.

Location: 5th Floor of Harder Hall in the East Lab

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Practicing graphic designers and AIGA members Dennis Angelo and Bill Klingensmith will be coming to show their work and talk about the opportunities of becoming a designer. They will also discuss some of the benefits of becoming an AIGA member and how it connects you to the design community.

Everyone is welcome!

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Large van class

Anyone planning on driving a large motorpool van is required to take a van training class. There will be two classes in the fall. First on Thursday, Sept. 21 and the second on Thursday, Oct. 19. They will be held in Nevins Theater from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

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Artist lecture -- Devorah Sperber -- Thursday

Event Date: 09/21/06 Event Time: 5:30 p.m.

Location: Holmes Auditorium and Fosdick-Nelson Gallery

Devorah Sperber will be coming to campus to give a slide lecture in conjunction with her solo exhibition "Bi-Focal" currently on view in the Fosdick-Nelson Gallery and running through Friday, Oct.

6. The Fosdick-Nelson Gallery will be open for viewing a half-hour before the lecture (5 p.m.) and again immediately following the talk.

Link for more information: http://devorahsperber.com Back to top

Pacific Rim meets on Thursday

Event Date: 09/21/2006 Event Time: 6 p.m.

Location: Alumni Lounge

Pacific Rim Organization will meet on Thursday at 6 p.m. in Alumni Lounge. Please come and bring your friends along with you.

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CSA general meeting

Event Date: 09/21/2006 Event Time: 6-7 p.m.

Location: Multicultural Suite

Today's topic will be: Patois Lessons in the Carribean and Carribean Cherades. Come join us and bring a friend!

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TastesBuds general meeting

Location: Multicultural Suite

Today's topic will be: What foods do you miss from home? Stressed? We have some foods that help relieve stress naturally. Come join us and bring a friend!

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Japanese culture information night

Location: Knight Club

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On Thursday, Sept. 21, from 7-9 p.m. in the Knight Club,

there will be an informational gathering about Japanese language courses, exchange programs, and internships.

If you have ever wanted to learn Japanese or study or work in Japan, come to this event to learn about unique opportunities available through Alfred University.

Light refreshments will be served.

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Defensive Driving Course offered on campus

Location: Seidlin Lecture Hall

On Friday, Sept. 22 and Friday, Sept. 29, there will be a six-hour Defensive Driving Class in Seidlin Lecture Hall (3 hours each night). There is a $40 fee payable at the class in cash or check only. Pre- registration is not necessary. Just show up.

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Late Night at McLane

Event Date: 09/22/2006 Event Time: 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Location: McLane Center

McLane Late Night is back on a limited basis beginning this Friday, Sept. 22. The gymnasium and upper lobby will be open from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. for AU students.

You must bring your ID cards and present information at back entrance. AU students can bring one guest from another college. High school students and other college students will not be allowed to enter.

We will be able to offer "Late Night" six times per semester. Sponsorship of Late Night is available through a grant from the NCAA CHOICES program. Late Night provides an alcohol-free environment for students. Other Late Night dates this semester include:

Oct. 6 Oct. 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 17 Dec. 1 Back to top

Alfred Skydiving's first meeting

Event Date: 09/25/2006 Event Time: 7 p.m.

Location: Nevin's Theater- Powell Campus Center

Alfred Skydiving is a new club on campus that will hold it's first meeting on Monday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. in Nevin's.

We will be planning weekend trips to various drop zones in the area to go skydiving -- either tandem or on your own if you've done it before. We will also be showing a few videos of first-time jumpers and professional jumpers to get the excitement going! No experience is needed to join or even just come to see what we are all about. Just bring your calenders and your excitement!!

E-mail [email protected] with any questions!

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Homecoming 2006 Tailgate Picnic

Event Date: 09/30/2006 Event Time: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Location: Davis Lawn

Kick-off Homecoming 2006 with us! Alumni, students, parents, friends, and community members are

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invited to enjoy a Tailgate Picnic at 11a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30 on the Davis Lawn. Ticket prices are

$10 for adults, $8 for children under 12, and $5 for AU students, faculty and staff. Tickets may be purchased online, and will be available at the event. Contact the Office of Alumni and Community Relations at 871.2144 for ticket information or with questions. Hope you can join us!

Link for more information: http://www.alfred.edu/alumni/

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Class of 2005 First Destinations Report

The First Destinations Report (formerly known as the Outcomes Report) is complete and available online (see related link).

If you have any questions or would like a copy of the report sent to you, please contact Mark McFadden at the Career Development Center by phone at 871.2164 or by e-mail at

[email protected].

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Alumni updates through e-mail

Do you have updated information about an Alfred alum? Now you can send this information to the Alumni Records Office with a quick e-mail to [email protected]. Addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, job changes, marriages, new babies -- you name it, we'd love to know about it! By keeping our database as current as possible, we ensure that alums get publications such as the Alfred Magazine and E-news, as well as invitations to alumni events such as Homecoming and Reunion.

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Send a singing Happy Birthday card!

The Alfred University Chamber Singers are again offering their "Singing Birthday Cards," but this year the group will even send that message by phone for those of you with friends or lovers too far away for an "in-person" greeting. "Live" birthday cards are available for $10 (on campus), $15 (within the village of Alfred), $25 (within a 15-mile radius of Alfred); phone greetings are $8.

To insure the highest-quality singing, reservations should be made at least five days in advance by calling or e-mailing the contacts below. Please be sure to leave your name, the name of the birthday person, the day and time (this needs to be exact and it is helpful if you can provide more than one option for time) if you wish the "card" to be delivered, and directions to the address if off campus. If leaving a phone message, please be sure to speak very clearly. Your phone call or e-mail will be returned with the exact time and date a quartet will show up at the door.

Payment may be made via check to Division of Performing Arts-Chamber Singers and sent to Luanne Crosby, Division of Performing Arts, Alfred University, Alfred, NY 14802, or by cash-on-delivery if you plan to be with the birthday

person on that special day.

NEW FOR 2006-07!

"Way to Grow" florist is offering a special 10 percent discount if you'd like to send flowers along with the song. To do this, you'll need to call "Way to Grow" at 607.587.8866, mention that you are sending flowers along with an AU Chamber Singers Singing Birthday Card and be sure to give her the date and time of delivery. Payment for flowers must be made at the time of order, directly to "Way to Grow" with a credit card.

Contacts:

Luanne Crosby 607.871.2572 John Kalish [email protected] Jeff Baxter [email protected] Back to top