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Thursday, October 18, 2007

In This Issue

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Official News

· Football Team Moves Up in Division III Rankings

· Non-Statutory Employees - Use it or Lose It

· RIAA Sends Copyright Violation Notifications

· FREE Practice GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT

· Pickup scheduled for electronics, batteries, etc.

General Announcements

· Peter Cuneo to Speak to AU

· Environmental Studies Seminar

· Prize-winning Hstorian on J. Robert Oppenheimer

· Bergren Forum

· American Marketing Association Meets Tonight!

· Cohen Gallery Open Hours

· Do You Want to Escape to Niagara Falls?

· Grad School Fair - Tues, Oct. 23: Over 60 schools

· 2008 Owens Corning Diversity Leadership Conference

· What Can You Do About It?

· Come celebrate EarthCloud!

· Plant-It Music

· Propose Music Bands to SAB for Spring

· Open On-Campus Interviews, Walgreens

· Dr. Clare Smiles

What's Happening?

More Events...

TODAY 8:30 Lifesaver CPR-AED

Training

5:00 Peter Cuneo to Speak to AU

6:00 Herrick Library reception 7:00 Wayne Higbys

exhibition opens at Fosdick-Nelson 8:00 Pulitzer Prize-winning

Historian at AU

ISSO movie night "Amy"

9:00 AURS meeting

·Locks of Love

TOMORROW

12:20 Environmental Studies Seminar

3:30 MS Thesis Defense - Jesse Pennica

5:00 EarthCloud dedication and reception

·Last Day to Add/Drop "B"

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·Volleyball Game

·Locks of Love

SATURDAY 1:00 Football Game

Mens & Womens Swim Meet

4:00 Mens Soccer Game 7:00 Womens Soccer Game 7:40 Living Mannequin

·Volleyball Game

·Mens & Womens Cross Country Meet

·Locks of Love

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Football Team Moves Up in Division III Rankings

The Alfred University Football Team continued its ascent in the Division III rankings this week, moving up to 12th in the D3football.com poll and 14th in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) poll.

The Saxons, who defeated Utica 35-7 on Saturday to improve to 6-0 on the year (4-0 Empire 8), had been ranked 14th and 16th, respectively in the D3football.com and AFCA polls.

The six wins to start the season are the most for an AU football team since the 1981 Saxons finished the regular season 10-0 en route to the schools first and only trip to the NCAA Division III

championship tournament. At 4-0, Alfred stands alone atop the Empire 8 Conference standings.

AU plays next on Saturday against visiting Husson College in the Saxons' regular season home finale.

Kickoff, originally scheduled for 1 p.m., has been moved up to noon.

After this weekend's game, Alfred finishes the season with three road contests: at Hobart (Oct. 27), at Ithaca (Nov. 3), and at St. John Fisher (Nov. 10). Kickoff for all three games is 1 p.m. Ithaca and Fisher are the Saxons' final Empire 8 Conference foes.

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Non-Statutory Employees - Use it or Lose It

Please remember that Personal Days, Floating Holidays, and Support Staff Merit Days are lose it or use it by Dec. 31.

RIAA Sends Copyright Violation Notifications

The Recording Industry Association of American has been targeting students at colleges and

universities for copyright infringement. The University is required by law to respond to complaints of illegal file sharing.

Link: Learn how you can avoid having internet connectivi

FREE Practice GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007

Start time: 11 a.m.

Location: Science Center

Registration required: Call 871.2164 or e-mail [email protected] to reserve your practice exam Sponsored by Kaplan Testing Services and the Career Development Center

Pickup scheduled for electronics, batteries, etc.

Please search out all unwanted electronic equipment that would qualify for recycling based on the AU Electronic Disposal Policy. (See link) Office equipment, non-alkaline batteries and scrap metal will also

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be collected for recycling.

Submit attached survey to Michele Mitchell by Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007 [email protected] or Myers Hall, Room 221. Chairperson, Supervisor or designee should coordinate department survey efforts to eliminate duplicate submissions.

Collection of material will take place Nov. 5-12. Place a sign or label material for recycling and store in an easily accessible area. On the survey, provide the specific material storage location, name and phone number of contact person; this person will be called prior to collection.

NYSCC personnel should submit survey as outlined above but place material for recycling in the hallway outside of your door.

Contact Michele Mitchell for questions, X2540 Link: Electronic Disposal Policy

Attachment: Survey Electronics and scrap metal removal

Peter Cuneo to Speak to AU

"THE TURNAROUND OF THE MARVEL BRAND"

Alfred University alumnus and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Peter Cuneo, chairman of Marvel Enterprises, Inc. will be speaking with students at Alfred University on Thursday, October 18th from 5- 6 p.m. in the Nevins Theatre in the Powell Campus Center.

The topic of his presentation will be "The Turnaround of the Marvel Brand." Peter will share the story and strategic decisions of the team that helped bring Marvel Enterprises from bankruptcy to the global brand powerhouse that we know today.

The Harvard Business School called Peter Cuneo "Marvel's Superhero CEO." Cuneo has been called

"Turnaround Man" after completing seven successful turnarounds at consumer-product companies such as Marvel Enterprises Inc., Clairol, Black & Decker, and Remington.

Marvel counts among its characters such well-known properties as Spider-Man, the X-Men and their member Wolverine, the Fantastic Four, The Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, Daredevil, Ghost Rider and many others. Most of Marvel's fictional characters are depicted as inhabiting a single shared world; this continuity is known as the Marvel Universe.

Trailers for upcoming Marvel projects like Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, and The Spectacular Spider- Man, will also be shown and demonstrate the power of the Marvel Universe brand.

Environmental Studies Seminar

Adam Burnett, from Colgate University, presents "Great Lake-effect snowfall and its relationship with lake and air temperature, ice cover, and wind flow."

Friday Oct. 19, 12:20 -1:10 p.m.

Roon Lecture Hall, Science Center Everyone Welcome

Refreshments served!

Link: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=4250 Attachment: Environmental Studies Seminar Fall 07 Schedule

Prize-winning Hstorian on J. Robert Oppenheimer

Pulitzer-Prize winning Martin Sherwin, co-author of a masterful biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer,

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will deliver the 2007 Russell Lecture on "Oppenheimer's Shadow: His Nuclear World, and Ours."

Thursday, Oct. 18, at 8 p.m. in Nevins.

Bergren Forum

The Bergren Forum sponsored by the Division of Human Studies will be meeting at 12:10 p.m. on Thursday Oct. 18 in the Nevins Theatre, Powell Campus Center.

Bring a brown bag lunch; coffee and tea are complimentary.

Speaker: Panel

Topic: The Whole Shebang

American Marketing Association Meets Tonight!

If you are interested in marketing, artistic application of business concepts, and learning to network with business professionals, come to the AMA tonight! You will have the opportunity to participate in community building projects as well as visits to Rochester for speakers and workshops; this is your time to network and experience the world of professional business.

We have many new and exciting ideas for this new year, so come join our marketing revolution!

We hope to see you there at 6 p.m. in Olin 400.

Link: Find out more here

Cohen Gallery Open Hours

"Perserverance at Play" curated by Kathy Vjada. Includes work from John Gill, Kevin Wixted, Will Contino, and Roberly Bell.

Please come see the exhibit and the wonderful new campus gallery space.

Thursday and Friday, Oct. 18 and 19, from 1-5 p.m.

Do You Want to Escape to Niagara Falls?

This Sunday, 10/21/07, the Center for Student Involvement is sponsoring a bus to Niagara Falls, NY.

The first 2 hours will be spent at the Fashion Outlets (www.fashionoutletsniagara...) and then the bus will go to the American side only of Niagara Falls for 2 hours.

If you are interested, please stop by our office on the second floor of the Powell Campus Center to sign up. there is a $5 fee to ride the bus.

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Grad School Fair - Tues, Oct. 23: Over 60 schools Details:

Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007

Noon - 2 p.m. in the Knight Club

*Attend and become eligible to win a $1,000 scholarship for your graduate studies

Link: http://www.alfred.edu/cdc/grad_fair.htm

2008 Owens Corning Diversity Leadership Conference

Owens Corning will be holding its 2008 Diversity Leadership Conference Jan. 24-26, 2008. It will take place at the Owens Corning World Headquarters in Toledo, OH.

Last year Alfred University had two students accepted to this conference and both received internship offers.

Application Criteria

* Sophomore or Junior class status

* Demonstrated leadership experience in a student organization promoting diversity

* GPA of 3.0 or above

* Majoring in Business, Engineering or Communications

* Career interest in: Sales, Supply Chain, Finance, Human Resources, Information Systems, Customer Service, Manufacturing Engineering or Research & Development

* 2 essay questions

* Current resume

* Application

For more information, testimonials from last year's participants & application form, please visit our Web site listed below.

Deadline for applications is Friday, Nov. 23, 2007.

Link: Owens Corning 2008 Diversity Leadership Conference

What Can You Do About It?

Women earn $.77 cents on the dollar in comparison to their male counterparts. What does it mean?

What can YOU do about it?

JOIN A STUDENT TEAM THAT WILL:

1. Discover the facts 2. Educate the campus 3. Make a difference 4. Help build your skills

Programming $ from the WLC will make it happen.

COME TO AN ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING MONDAY, OCT. 22 AT 7 P.M.

AT THE WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP CENTER

Come celebrate EarthCloud!

A reception marking the dedication of EarthCloud, a porcelain tile installation by Wayne Higby, professor of ceramic art at Alfred, will be held at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, in the Miller Performing Arts

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Center. It is open to the entire campus community.

Link: For more on EarthCloud dedication

Plant-It Music

Plant-It Music is a concert sponsered by GreenAlfred to bring awareness about global warming and environmental issues. This Friday, Oct. 19, come to Moka Joka with your carbonated plastic bottles and aluminum cans to listen to great music and enjoy baked sweets!

Moka Joka at 8 p.m. on Oct. 19

Propose Music Bands to SAB for Spring

SAB's next two Thursday night meetings will focus on ideas for 2008 bands (small bands tonight - large acts the next week). If you want them to consider a band, prepare a 3-minute "pitch" for the meeting with an audio sample and idea of their touring schedule/price. Students will vote at meeting and then SAB executives will look into more details. The meeting occurs at 7 p.m. in the Student Organization Suite (Powell's First Floor).

Open On-Campus Interviews, Walgreens

Walgreens will be on campus Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, to interview candidates for the following positions (open to all majors):

Retail Management Trainee

Retail Management Intern FT/paid $12-$14/hr

(can count as College Of Business fieldwork requirement)

Interviews are open sign-ups; first-come, first-served. Deadline to sign up for an interview is midnight, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007. Space is limited so sign up early.

These on-campus interviews are for current Alfred University students only. Any interested candidate must sign-up via our Web site. www.alfred.edu/cdc/ Click on "Students." Next click on "Find a Job"

and log into Resume Express using your ID and password per the instructions. Next click on "On- Campus Recruiting, Resume Collections and Employer-In-Residence."

Permanent and internship opportunities are available nationwide.

We strongly encourage you to research Walgreens prior to your interview.

www.walgreens.com/careers

Retail Management Trainee: This position is designed for those who want to acquire the management and technical skills necessary to become a Store Manager.

Retail Management Intern: Designed to expose students to management skills and procedures in the retail setting, and to train for future management consideration. This is a full-time, paid internship for juniors in the summer prior to their senior year.

We also recommend possibly doing a mock interview prior to your real interview for practice. This can be scheduled by calling 871.2164.

If you have any questions regarding On-Campus Recruiting please review the On-Campus Interview Guidelines http://www.alfred.edu/cdc... and/or contact Nancy Williams, Recruiting Coordinator at 607.871.2164.

Link: Saxon JobLink

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Dr. Clare Smiles

Although Dr.Clare has a long road to recovery, she is smiling, laughing, and singing. Also, her facial expresions are returning and she is interacting with the staff and visitors better every day.

Please continue the cards and flowers; she likes funny ones and bright colors.