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Friday, September 26, 2014

In This Issue

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Official News

· S.A.V.E. Workshop

· Is Your Information Correct for the Directory?

General Announcements

· Flash sale Today & 9/26, 27 Percent Off Fashion Trend Table

· Like Outdoors? Join Us for Friday Night Hikes!

· Consent is Sexy Tees on Sale for Saturday's Walk

· Special Program for CLAS Students - Sunday Sept. 28th

· Martials Arts Club Wants You!

· Flu Vaccine Clinic Sponsored by Allegany County Health Department

· Cafe francais, 9/29

· LGBTQ+ No Dumb Questions Panel

· A Conversation on Green Activism

· RESUMANIA! Prepare for the Fair!

· Study Abroad Deadline - Oct. 1, 2014

· 2015-16 Tuition Exchange Application Deadline is Oct. 15, 2014.

· Allen Term Skiing in France

· Business-related Allen Term Classes

· Submit to the CSI: Get Involved Guide

· What Did You Do Over the Summer? - Internship Surveys

· Job Posting - Assistant Professor Finance

· Job Posting - Assistant Professor Marketing

· Alpha Kappa Omicron Awards

· Volunteers - Mike Kenyon Children's Park

What's Happening?

More Events...

TODAY

12:20 Environmental Studies Speaker Series: Career Discussion

6:00 Friday Night Hike

TOMORROW 8:00 Mike Kenyon

Children's Park - Volunteer Painting 11:00 Women's Volleyball

quad match @ Morrisville

1:00 Football vs. Ithaca 2:00 Women's Soccer

Away vs. Hartwick 7:00 Men's Soccer vs.

Nazareth

’Fifty Years On - Brown

SUNDAY 8:00 Mike Kenyon

Children's Park - Volunteer Painting 10:30 Hillel Bagel Brunch 1:00 JV Football Away vs.

Ithaca

2:00 CLAS Students:

What's the Point of Gen Ed Courses?

3:00 The Music of Beethoven and the Brahms

7:00 AU Martial Arts Club

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and Proud’

·Apple Picking with the Newman Club!

Meeting

CLAS Students:

What�s the point of Gen Ed courses?

S.A.V.E. Workshop

In order to meet NYS Education Department requirements for certification, all education major and minor students must complete a Safe Schools Against Violence In Education (SAVE) Workshop.

The Division of Education will offer this workshop as follows:

Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) Workshop:

Sept. 29 & Oct. 1, 2014

11:20 a.m.-12:35 p.m. - 336 Myers Hall (must attend both days to complete workshop).

Please note: These are the only dates the workshop will be offered this semester. If you are an education major or minor student who is graduating in December and haven't complted this workshop - please attend. The Division of Education cannot recommend you for certification until you complete this workshop.

Submitted by: Cathy Allen

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Is Your Information Correct for the Directory?

It is time to make sure information is correct for the publication of the 2014-15 AU Faculty/Staff Directory. To check your business phone and office location, use the Outlook Global Address list to verify your information. This data is pulled directly from Banner and is the same information used for the Directory and Employee Phone List.

Corrections to your personal office information can be requested by using the Personnel Data Form below and forwarding it to Human Resources.

The numbers for emergencies, department phones, and fax are not housed in Banner.

Please review the attachments to make sure the numbers are correct for your area. Changes to department information can be emailed to [email protected].

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR INFORMATION IS CORRECT SO THAT OUR DIRECTORY IS ACCURATE!

Link: Personnel Data Form Attachment: Emergency Numbers Attachment: Office Phone/Fax/Emails Submitted by: Kathy Costello

Flash sale Today & 9/26, 27 Percent Off Fashion Trend Table

Come check out the fashion trend table at the AU Bookstore. 25% OFF all trend items. Fashion socks, lotions, hair bands, pins, nail polish, and more! Sale is TODAY and 9/26.

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Submitted by: Marcy Bradley

Like Outdoors? Join Us for Friday Night Hikes!

Come join WILD About Alfred for a leisurely hike this Friday at 6 p.m.! A WILD about Alfred representative will lead a hike every Friday when school is in session starting at 6 p.m.

We meet on the first floor of Powell Campus Center (near the mailroom). The hike is a little less than three miles long and takes just over an hour depending on pace.

Even if you have never been on a hike or experienced a forest in your life we will be more than glad to help you experience the wonderful outdoors that the Alfred area has to offer!

To learn more about Wild About Alfred Check out: www.alfred.edu/students/w...

Or Check us out on Facebook and Instagram!

Link: Wild About Alfred Webpage

Submitted by: WILD about Alfred Committee

Consent is Sexy Tees on Sale for Saturday's Walk

Get your Consent is Sexy tee for the Walk of No Shame that is happening THIS Saturday at 10 a.m.

Tees and bracelets are on sale at the AU Bookstore for $10 AND the morning of the walk. Walk starts at the Powell Campus Center (Upper Path).

Submitted by: Marcy Bradley

Special Program for CLAS Students - Sunday Sept. 28th What's the point of your Gen Ed courses?

If you have ever wondered what a Gen Ed course will do for you, don't miss AU Alumni Connections on Sunday, September 28th. Four recent AU grads will speak at two events, each followed by a reception with delicious snacks. These dynamic AU alums will talk about how their liberal arts

educations have helped them in surprising ways in their careers, including their transitions from AU to their first jobs.

Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors, the Alumni Connections Round Table, 2 p.m. in the Knight Club, is designed especially for you.

First-year students, the Alumni Connections Panel, 7 p.m. in Nevins, is designed especially for you.

If you are unable to attend the event designed for your class standing, you are welcome to attend the other one.

Submitted by: Kaaren Reeder

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Martials Arts Club Wants You!

AU Martial Arts Club is focused around training anyone from beginners to black belts in martial arts!

We reserve space so that people of all styles can come train and learn together!

General Meetings are Sunday 7-9 p.m. in the Health and Wellness Center (McLane Annex) and Wednesday 7-9 p.m. in the Kenyon Allen Room.

If you are interested feel free to stop in to one of the meeting times or check out our Facebook group (link below)!

A Martial Arts Tournament is in the works and we would love to see those that would like to help put this together!

If you would like to come learn and train or help out with putting the Martial Arts Tournament together email [email protected]!

Link: AU Martial Arts Club Facebook Group

Submitted by: Jonathan Ugalde

Flu Vaccine Clinic Sponsored by Allegany County Health Department Monday, Sept. 29 10 A.M. to 2 P.M.

Powell Campus Center Room 305 Across from Knight Club

Open to Faculty, Staff, Students

Bring Insurance Cards; they will bill insurance. If you have no insurance, they have a sliding fee scale.

Submitted by: Rene Richardson

Cafe francais, 9/29

Feel free to join for the weekly conversation French hour, le cafe francais, to practice French in a fun way.

Monday, Sept 29th 7.30pm

AU Language House (12 Park Street)

Everyone is welcome, beginners to advanced French Speakers!!

Submitted by: Kevin Tan

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LGBTQ+ No Dumb Questions Panel

Spectrum will be hosting its annual No Dumb Questions Panel on Tuesday, Sept. 30 from Noon - 1 p.m. in Nevins Theater to kick off LGBT History Month.

The panel will include students and/or faculty who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender.

Each panelist will speak briefly about their experiences and answer some pre-determined questions.

Afterwards, the floor will be opened to anyone wanting to ask the panel or a specific panelist a question.

This is an opportunity for individuals to learn and feel comfortable asking questions of open members of our LGBT community.

Attachment: No Dumb Questions Panel Poster Submitted by: Craig Arno

A Conversation on Green Activism

Are you interested in environmentalism, activism, and local ecological concerns? Come discuss these topics with Green Alfred and Dr. Virginia Rasmussen, a member of the Village Board and a former mayor & AU professor.

This will be the first in a series of loosely-organized conversations within our local community. Bring any questions, ideas, stories, thoughts, or concerns you may have- All are welcome!

We will meet upstairs at the TerraCotta on Tuesday, September 30th, at 5pm.

Attachment: virginia_copy.pdf Submitted by: Emma Percy

RESUMANIA! Prepare for the Fair!

The Engineering Career Fair will take place on Thursday, Oct. 2 from noon-3 p.m. in the Health &

Wellness Center (McLane Annex).

Stop into the CDC between 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1 to pick up some FREE resume paper and get your resume critiqued as well.

Submitted by: Jill Crandall

Study Abroad Deadline - Oct. 1, 2014

Do you want to see the world and possibly change your life? Do other cultures interest you? Are you interested in studying abroad? The deadline for Spring 2015 is Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014.

If you are planning on going, you need to make an appointment with the Office of International Programs prior to Oct. 1.

Please go to our website and see all of the wonderful opportunities that are available.

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Link: http://www.alfred.edu/studyabroad

Submitted by: Susan Wellington

2015-16 Tuition Exchange Application Deadline is Oct. 15, 2014.

Faculty and Staff - the Tuition Exchange Export Application deadline is Oct. 15, 2014. If your child is planning to begin college (or transfer to another college) next year, 2015-16, you may wish to explore the schools participating in the Tuition Exchange (TE) Program. RENEWAL TE Export applications are also subject to the deadline of 10/15/14.

Please read the attached TE Information Memo for application procedures and details on the program.

Two application forms are required; specifically, the AU TE Export Application and the AU Human Resource (HR) TR/TE form (links and attachments, herewith).

Link: AU HR TR/TE Application

Attachment: TE Information Memo for Campus Community Attachment: AU 2015-16 TE Export Application

Submitted by: Catherine Schnurle

Allen Term Skiing in France

Science in Chamonix is a short-term study abroad class looking at science in an Alpine environment.

Chamonix, France is home to Mt. Blanc, the tallest mountain in Western Europe, and the site of the very first winter Olympics in 1928.

We will use snowboarding (or skiing) to illustrate the principles of physics, using our bodies as the objects moving through trajectories, undergoing acceleration or experiencing forces. We will examine glaciers up close, and the environmental issues associated with glaciers. We will look at the physical and safety aspects of avalanches.

Link: Science in Chamonix

Submitted by: David De Graff

Business-related Allen Term Classes

MGMT 300 Topics: US Healthcare Business and Policy

The U.S. health care system operates in an intense, dynamic, and complex environment. As never before, all healthcare consumers - which is all of us - should understand the key components of this system, including its environment and emerging trends. This course covers an overview of the health care system, components of the system (public, private, regulatory, and health care professionals), how we pay for health care, how health care is delivered, health care from the consumer's perspective, and emerging health care issues in the 21st century. Students analyze the impact of events and political decisions on the health care system from both a provider and a consumer point of view.

Prerequisite: junior or senior standing.

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MBA 600 Topics: US Healthcare Business and Policy

The U.S. health care system operates in an intense, dynamic, and complex environment. As never before, all healthcare consumers - which is all of us - should understand the key components of this system, including its environment and emerging trends. This course covers an overview of the health care system, components of the system (public, private, regulatory, and health care professionals), how we pay for health care, how health care is delivered, health care from the consumer's perspective, and emerging health care issues in the 21st century. Students analyze the impact of events and political decisions on the health care system from both a provider and a consumer point of view, and are required to prepare a comparison between the current US healthcare system and a foreign healthcare system - highlighting the differences and similarities, advantages and disadvantages.

To sign up for these classes, go into Bannerweb and register the course under The Allen Term registration.

Submitted by: Deborah Clark

Submit to the CSI: Get Involved Guide

Do you have an event or activity coming up during the second half of the 2014 Fall Semester that you would like advertised in the CSI: AU Get Involved Guide?

The Center for Student Involvement (CSI) is beginning to organize events for the dates of Oct. 15 - Dec. 5, 2014.

If you would like to submit your event, please send your announcement and any attachments of photos to [email protected] by WEDNESDAY, Oct. 1, 2014. Thank you.

Submitted by: Nancy Banker

What Did You Do Over the Summer? - Internship Surveys

The Career Development Center wants to hear about your summer job, internship, or volunteer experience. Fill out a survey and be entered in a raffle to win a $50 gift card to the bookstore!

Link: Click Here to Start!

Submitted by: CDC Intern 2

Job Posting - Assistant Professor Finance Employment Opportunity:

Assistant Professor of Finance Link: Asst Prof of Finance Posting

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Submitted by: Kim Wyant

Job Posting - Assistant Professor Marketing Employment Opportunity:

Assistant Professor of Marketing Link: Asst Prof of Marketing Posting

Submitted by: Kim Wyant

Alpha Kappa Omicron Awards

Just a reminder to all faculty and staff and students already contacted about the AKO awards....

Student application are due to [email protected] by Friday, Oct. 17!

So faculty and staff... if you have a nominee please send that into [email protected] ASAP.

Below is the attached document explaining each award.

Thank You

Attachment: AKO_award_document.docx Submitted by: Judson Leadership Center

Volunteers - Mike Kenyon Children's Park

Due to last weekend's weather, volunteers are still needed to paint the Children's Park this weekend, September 27th and 28th. If interested, please email [email protected] to sign-up. Or visit our Facebook page, "Mike Kenyon Children's Park" for more information.

Submitted by: Cheryl Foster