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Wednesday, April 5, 2017

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General Announcements

· Registration for Classes - Fall Semester 2017

· Influenza is still here!

· The Escalation Workshop

· Peer Review Board Recruitment

· MURS removed from Dogfest Lineup...NSN may go on a bit earlier.

· Spring Into Action Day of Service is Saturday, April 15: Register today!

· Scam calls saying they are from Toshiba

· The Orienation Guides Want You!

· Time to Make a Reservation!!

· Alchemy Juice

· Artist talk by Ryan Rennie: Armchair Explorers

· Armchair Explorers by Ryan Rennie

· Mimi Bai: a chair that...

· Break the Silence! 5K Color Run/Walk

· Tinkertown Hardware Discount

· Dave Frank: one of the great jazz pianists of our time!!

· Artist Talk: Head of Steam Inspiration & Iteration

· Online Web Request Form and Web Standards

What's Happening?

More Events...

TODAY

12:15 What About Charlotte Bunch's Talk?

4:00 Men's lacrosse vs.

Nazareth Fish Fry Men's tennis at Nazareth 5:15 Yoga Class

6:00 Saxon Life Council Interest Meeting

TOMORROW 12:10 Bergren Forum -

Madeleine Lomax-Vogt 4:00 Fish Fry

4:30 Core Sample:

Additional Findings 5:00 Artist Talk: Head of

Steam Inspiration &

Iteration 7:30 As You Like It!

presented by AU Performing Arts

·Visiting Artist

Demonstration: Joanna Powell

FRIDAY 3:00 Softball at Stevens 4:00 Fish Fry

4:30 Visiting Artist Lecture:

Joanna Powell Lucas Blalock - Artist Lecture

6:30 pierogie Shabbat dinner 7:30 As You Like It!

presented by AU Performing Arts

·Visiting Artist

Demonstration: Joanna Powell

Registration for Classes - Fall Semester 2017

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Registration for Fall classes on BannerWeb continues today for Graduate students and for those Undergraduates who will have Senior or Junior standing by the end of this semester.

Those with Sophomore standing at the end of this semester (30+ credit hours earned as of May 2017) can begin registering at 8 A.M. Friday, April 7.

Registration for Summer Term 2017 and for Allen Term 2017-18 is available daily on BannerWeb from 8 A.M to midnight.

Questions about registration? Stop in at the Student Service Center in Seidlin Hall, email [email protected], or telephone 871-2123.

Submitted by: Larry Casey

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Influenza is still here!

The Wellness Center is continuing to see cases of the flu here at Alfred University. If you notice flu-like symptoms, please contact Health Services at 607-871-2400.

Good hand washing, staying in your room when ill, adequate rest, good nutrition, and covering your cough are necessary!

Submitted by: Amanda Khodorkovskaya

The Escalation Workshop WHEN: Thursday, April 6 WHERE: Nevins Theater TIME: 6:00 PM

The Escalation Workshop through the One Love Foundation brings to light the warning signs of a violent relationship and engages participants in an honest and empowering conversation about how communities can and should respond when they see it.

The Alfred University Wellness Center and Cattaraugus Community Action have partnered to bring this free workshop to the Alfred University Community.

Goal of the workshop is to:

*Raise awareness about dating violence.

*To educate students about the warning signs of an abusive relationship.

*To create a safe space for students to discuss unhealthy relationships.

For more information or to register contact: [email protected]

Peer Review Board Recruitment

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We are currently recruiting students to serve on our Peer Review and University Conduct boards. Our system is designed to hold students accountable for the Student Code of Conduct, change problematic behavior through a structured educational process, and protect the University community. The conduct system enables the campus community to take an active role in the hearing process.

Board members need to possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, sound judgement, personal integrity, and demonstrate respect for others.

Hearings are scheduled on as-needed basis, with the majority of them being held on Thursdays from 6 to 8 pm.

Serving depends on your schedule and availability.

If you are interested, please contact [email protected] or x2132 and information about our next training will be provided.

Link: https://www.alfred.edu/students/student-conduct/

Submitted by: Jacob Marcy

MURS removed from Dogfest Lineup...NSN may go on a bit earlier.

Due to a family medical situation, MURS respectfully needed to pull out of Alfred University's DOGFEST 2017 (Saturday, April 8th 6pm-11pm). Please note that the schedule will be condensed and headliner Never Shout Never may take the stage as early as @9:15/9:30.

Submitted by: Dan Napolitano

Spring Into Action Day of Service is Saturday, April 15: Register today!

Saturday, April 15 is Alfred University and Alfred State College's third annual spring day of service, Spring Into Action! Volunteers will make a difference in several local communities from Hornell to Wellsville. Projects include yard work, trail maintenance, painting, gardening, cleaning, and assembling care packages. Students can sign up as individual volunteers, or serve with a group: club, class, residence hall, team, etc. AU's Service Learning Program provides lunch and transportation to projects outside Alfred. Approximate time commitment is 4-6 hours. To register, contact Corey Fecteau, AU's Service Learning Coordinator: [email protected]

Submitted by: Corey Fecteau

Scam calls saying they are from Toshiba

Calls have been received by offices from individuals (currently Cindy) posing they are calling from Toshiba (but not always) "to update our records and I need your model number and/or serial number".

She seems very friendly which is to put you at ease with providing the information.

Please hang up or transfer calls to Procurement, ext. 2698. Toshiba will never call requesting any information, including model numbers and/or serial numbers.

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If you have questions about this or other scams see the link below or call Procurement Services for more information.

Link: Potential scams

Submitted by: Donna Sturdevant

The Orienation Guides Want You!

Alfred University's Orientation program is designed to assist new students in becoming part of the AU community and to help them feel comfortable with academic and student life on campus.

In order to accomplish this, we rely on Orientation Guides (OG), a team of enthusiastic and

knowledgeable AU students who want to make a difference for their peers. Being an OG is a volunteer position involving participation in training Aug. 21-23 and the Orientation program itself, Aug. 24-27.

Applications are due in the Center for Student Involvement, Powell Campus Center, by 4:30 p.m., Friday, April 7.

Attachment: 2017 Orientation Guide Application Submitted by: Patricia Debertolis

Time to Make a Reservation!!

AS YOU LIKE IT by William Shakespeare will be presented by the Division of Performing Arts, Thursday April 6 thru Saturday April 8, 7:30 pm in the Miller Theater. Reserve your seat today by emailing [email protected]!

Link: Online Box Office

Submitted by: Nancy Freelove

Alchemy Juice April 15th 2017, 7-9pm Robert C. Turner Gallery Cost: Free

Alex Zablocki's MFA Thesis Exhibition, Alchemy Juice, consists of ceramic works that seem to suggest something out of an early 1990's MTV music video. An over the top mashup of electric and psychedelic paired with monochromatic, speckled and soft pastel colors, jumpstart objects that are charged with tension, noisy with anticipation and yet remain cool and confident in temperament.

A Gallery talk will held on April 17th from 5:15-6pm.

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Submitted by: SOAD Events

Artist talk by Ryan Rennie: Armchair Explorers April 17th , 4:30pm

Fosdick Nelson Cost: free

Sponsored by:SOAD

Armchair Explores navigates moments in contemporary North American culture that provide us with a collapse of both time and place. This arises through a variety of practices, motifs, or regional styles that stem from global flows, appropriations, and hybrids. I am inspired by the ability to access imagery cross-culturally and how this intertwines with a pursuit for authenticity that arises in the form of new Americana. From opening a history book, wandering on google street view, or meandering through a local emporium, one can easily experience a flattening of both time and place in reference and imagery. In these moments anthropology becomes suspended between the real and imagined and it is here that I aim to give shape to a new exoticism, one that perceives itself in real time and anticipates both its problems and poetics. It is not my goal, however, to revisit a type of twenty-first century primitivism, but to acknowledge how the archaic enters our contemporary language with little reference to origin though still in search for the authentic: simultaneously truth and lie. This removal of provenance is typical in contemporary pop culture and the consumer market. I aim to appropriate the appropriated as a means of reflecting on the first removal and any absurdity that may arise in its initial theft.

Mimi Bai: a chair that...

April 15, 2017, 7- 9 pm Fosdick-Nelson Gallery Cost: Free

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a chair that helps me be less self-righteous

a chair where you come clean? a chair that makes me eat slower? a chair that gives me perspective a chair that is comfortable but not boring

Break the Silence! 5K Color Run/Walk Saturday April 29th

Registration opens at 9:00 AM Run/Walk begins at 10:00 AM Entry Fee:

$5.00 for students (K-College)

$15.00 for community members

Pre-register by April 12th to be guaranteed a T-shirt at: https://commerce.cashnet....

Break the Silence! 5K Color Run/Walk is approximately 3.1 miles and will begin and end at the Alfred Village Bandstand. You will experience hills and inclines during the event. The route will be clearly marked and there will be water stations along the way.

This event is being held to raise awareness about sexual violence. The proceeds will go to Cattaraugus Community Action's Victim Services Division. It's On Us to make a difference and to Break the Silence.

Participate at your own pace and help us move towards change!

Link: https://commerce.cashnet.com/AUPAY?CNAME=WILD

Tinkertown Hardware Discount

On Monday, April 10 Tinkertown Hardware is having a 10% customer appreciation discount on all items for Alfred University Faculty and Staff.

They want to reach out and say "Thank You!" for the support you have given them over all the years.

Attachment: Tinkertown Hardware Ad Submitted by: Jen Guarasci

Tinkertown Hardware Discount

On Friday, April 14 Tinkertown Hardware is having a 10% customer appreciation discount on all items for Alfred University Students.

They want to reach out and say "Thank You!" for your support.

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Attachment: Tinkertown Hardware Ad Submitted by: Jen Guarasci

Dave Frank: one of the great jazz pianists of our time!!

Dave Frank is a superb jazz pianist who is also a world-famous music educator in improvisation. He is the author of the best-selling Hal Leonard book and video series, "Joy of Improv" and "Breakthrough to Improv." From 1987 to 2004, he served as an Associate Professor of piano at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. He, then, moved to New York and formed the Dave Frank School of Jazz in NYC, which provides music education to folks all over the world. He will also be running a workshop for any musicians who want to learn to improvise-Wednesday, 4/12 at 8 PM in Miller Theatre. On Thursday, the 13th, Dave will present a Bergren Forum, "15 Elements for the Advanced Jazz Pianist - Analysis of a Solo Jazz Piano Performance" in Howell Hall 12:10-1 PM. To wrap up his visit he will give a solo piano performance on Thursday, April 13th at 7:30 PM in the Miller Theatre. Admission to all of these events is free!

This residency is made possible by The Alfred University Honors Program and The David and Elizabeth Miller Performing Arts Fund.

Link: http://www.davefrankjazz.com Attachment: Dave Frank

Submitted by: Crystal Henshaw

Artist Talk: Head of Steam Inspiration & Iteration Artist Talk: Head of Steam Inspiration & Iteration

-Location: Binns-Merrill Hall 106, Room C.

(5:00 PM - 7:00 PM)

Sponsored by: The Institute for Electronic Arts, the Division of Expanded Media, and the Career Development Center

More than two decades have found Chad Latz living multiple iterations of his life as a creative

professional. In a presentation and discussion with students, Chad offers insights as he shares intimate stories of his journey as an artist, essential survival skills, the luck, misfortune, will, inspiration and revelations that have offered him his most valuable successes and learnings on his path to growing a creative career and maintaining momentum.

Chad's presentation, Head of Steam: Inspiration & Iteration, will be held in Binns-Merrill Hall room 106, "Room C," on Thursday, April 6th at 5:00 pm. In addition to his presentation, Chad will also be working on an artist book and speaking informally with students about careers in design and art in the professional space.

Submitted by: Cindy DeFelice

Online Web Request Form and Web Standards

In order to ensure that requests for new web pages or changes to existing pages are directed to the appropriate individuals and handled in a timely manner, please use our online request form.

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Please refer to our Web Standards, at http://my.alfred.edu/its/..., for any questions.

This is the only request format that will be accepted. If you have questions regarding the form or its use please contact Webmaster, Judy Linza, at x2727 or e-mail [email protected].

Link: Online Web Request Form

Submitted by: Judy Linza