Alfred University's Daily Announcements - AURA

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Thursday, February 11, 2010

In This Issue

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Official News

· Associate VP (Statutory Affairs) candidates to visit

· S.A.V.E. & Child Abuse Workshops

· Reminder Regarding Emergency Closings (Weather or Other)

· Chemical Hygiene/Laboratory Safety Training

· Time for Annual Evaluations

· Printer Cartridge Savings Opportunity!

General Announcements

· Bergren Forum - Ben Howard

· Celebrate Chinese New Year with 'Wonderful China' Performance

· Tutoring for Thursdays

· TIAA-CREF Representative on Campus

· Workgroup on Transgender Student Issues

· Free Hot Cocoa at IV-Valentine's Day Bake Sale

· Valentine's Day Sale

· Seniors/Grads Toga Party Event!

· AU Alum to Speak on Digital Social Marketing

· Recycle for Relay!

· Limited Time: Art Therapy Interest Gauge

· National Magazine Seeks Student Contributors

· Alfred Club Hockey Game this Weekend

· Notice of Doctoral Dissertation Defense

· Body Work for Working Women!

· Internal Job Posting - Custodian

· Electronic Forms Service Available from ITS

· Internal Job Posting - Library Assistant

· Spring Semester in the International Programs Office

· Free Practice GRE, GMAT, LSAT and MCAT

· 2010 Daffodil Days - American Cancer Society

· Classic Movie Matinee: '1776' (1972) G

· History of Railroads in Allegany County

· Family Program: The Science of Magic

What's Happening?

More Events...

TODAY 10:00 PhD/MSE Thesis

Defense - Jake W.

TOMORROW 10:00 Valentine's Day Sale 10:30 MS/CE Thesis Defense

SATURDAY 6:30 Valentine's Date

Auction

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Amoroso

Valentine's Day Sale 12:10 Bergren Forum - Ben

Howard, ’Leaf, Sunlight, Asphalt: A reading’

George W. Keith IV 3:20 Chem Hyg/Lab Sfty:

grad & work study students

6:00 Women's Basketball (H)

Reservations Due for Etiquette Dinner, Professional Image Show

Seniors/Grads Toga Party Event

8:00 Men's Basketball (H)

Film: ’Pirate Radio’

10:00 Music: Blue Sky Mission Club 11:00 Film: ’Pirate Radio’

7:30 ’Wonderful China’

Performance 8:00 Mardi Gras Gala

Film: ’Shakespeare Behind Bars’

Associate VP (Statutory Affairs) candidates to visit

The Search Committee for the Associate Vice President for Statutory Affairs has selected two finalists - - Ms. Lisa T. Becker, Director, CU Art Museum at the University of Colorado, Boulder; and, Dr. Linda E.

Jones, Director, Picker Engineering Program at Smith College. Campus interviews for Ms. Becker will be held on February 12 and Dr. Jones on February 16 and 17.

There are three open forums scheduled for each candidate. Even though the forums are specific to certain groups, all faculty and staff from the Statutory and Non-Statutory Sectors are invited to attend any session. The candidates' CVs are attached for your review. Your help in welcoming Ms. Becker and Dr. Jones to campus is greatly appreciated.

Rating sheets will be available at each open forum. Please fill out one for each candidate.

Ms. Lisa Becker - Friday, February 12, 2010 (Binns Merrill Hall, 106C)

12 - 1 pm - Open Forum w/Art & Design Faculty

2 - 3 pm - Open Forum w/NYSCC Administration, Technical Specialists, and Support Staff 3:30-4:30 pm - Open Forum w/Engineering and Scholes Library Faculty

Dr. Linda Jones - Wednesday, February 17, 2010 (Location: Powell, Kenyon/Allen/Davis)

12 - 1 pm - Open Forum w/Art & Design Faculty

2 - 3 pm - Open Forum w/NYSCC Administration, Technical Specialists, and Support Staff 3 - 4 pm - Open Forum w/Engineering and Scholes Library Faculty

Attachment: Dr. Linda Jones Attachment: Ms. Lisa Becker Submitted by: Susan Goetschius

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S.A.V.E. & Child Abuse Workshops

In order to meet NYS Education Department requirements for certification, all education major and minor students must attend a Safe Schools Against Violence In Education (SAVE) Workshop and a Child Abuse Identification & Reporting Workshop. The Division of Education will offer these workshops as follows:

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Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) Workshops:

March 1 & 3 - 9:20 a.m.-10:35 a.m. - 336 Myers Hall (MUST ATTEND BOTH DAYS TO COMPLETE WORKSHOP)

March 1 & 3 - 11:20 a.m.-12:35 p.m. - 336 Myers Hall (MUST ATTEND BOTH DAYS TO COMPLETE WORKSHOP)

Child Abuse Identification & Reporting Workshop:

Monday, May 3 -- 4:10- 6:50 p.m. -- 227 Myers Hall

Please note: If you have taken these workshops before you do not have to take them again.

Submitted by: Cathy Allen

Reminder Regarding Emergency Closings (Weather or Other)

Should President Edmondson, in consultation with his staff, announce a full or partial closing of the University, only those persons designated as "Essential Personnel" will be compensated for continued work on the campus. If the University closes for a partial day all "non-essential" persons are to leave at the announced closing time (and no sooner than the announced closing time in cases where your department staggers its departures.)

If you report to work to find the University has closed you are asked to return home as soon as it is reasonably safe to do so, given whatever conditions exist.

If the University suspends classes, an announcement will be made on radio and television stations listed in the Alfred University Inclement Weather Closing Policy as well as via e-mail and voice mail. If classes are continued but non-essential personnel do not have to report, the announcement will be made by e-mail and voice mail but there will be no media announcement.

Please recognize that President Edmondson, as our official designee, is the only person authorized to declare a closing or partial closing of the University.

The Alfred University Inclement Weather Closing Policy may be found on the HR Policy Web site at Our.alfred.edu, see attachment below.

Questions can be directed to Human Resource Services at ext. 2909 or 2276.

Attachment: InclementWeatherClosingProcedure1.doc Submitted by: Deborah Clark

Chemical Hygiene/Laboratory Safety Training Graduate students and Work Study students

Friday, FEB. 12, 2010, 3:20-5 p.m. - Susan Howell Hall

Yearly training for Chemical Hygiene/Laboratory Safety is mandatory for all individuals who work in a lab: faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate Work Study students.

Faculty members and lab directors - please encourage your grad and Work Study students to attend.

Thank you.

Don't forget to pre-register via e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] or telephone 2196 (Beth) or 3020 (Dean).

Link: Training Schedule

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Submitted by: Beth Cartella

Time for Annual Evaluations

Annual Evaluation of our employees is an important opportunity for review of each employee's work performance.

If you are a supervisor, you will be receiving an e-mail in the near future from Human Resources with the form to use for evaluating your employees. Please take the time and make the effort to complete the evaluation form. Be fair, unbiased, and objective in your review(s). Discuss the evaluation with your employee who also has the opportunity to make comments on the form if he/she wishes. This is an important discussion; make meaningful comments as to each individual's particular strengths and areas for growth and/or improvement too. Good communication leads to a good working relationship between you and your staff.

Submitted by: Kathy Costello

Printer Cartridge Savings Opportunity!

Alfred University is introducing a new program to purchase toners and printer cartridges at a discounted price from Toshiba Business Solutions using an easy-to-use Web portal.

Anyone that purchases these products should attend this informational session that will be held in Nevins Theater on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010 at 11 a.m.

This session will inform you about the program, how it works, what savings you should see, environmental practices, standardization, and how to order online.

Please join us for this important meeting.

Submitted by: Sue Peck

Bergren Forum - Ben Howard

The Bergren Forum sponsored by the Division of Human Studies will be meeting at 12:10 p.m. on Thursday, Feb 11 in the Nevins Theatre, Powell Campus Center.

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

Speaker: Ben Howard

Topic: "Leaf, Sunlight, Asphalt: A reading"

Submitted by: Marilyn Saxton

Celebrate Chinese New Year with 'Wonderful China' Performance

The Confucius Institute at Alfred University will host "Wonderful China - Celebrating the Chinese New Year of the Tiger 2010" on Saturday, Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the Holmes Auditorium, Harder Hall. The event, featuring musicians and dancers from Wuhan, People's Republic of China, is free and open to the public.

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The performance troupe from China University of Geosciences in Wuhan is touring the northeastern United States, including stops in Buffalo, Corning, Binghamton, and several places in Rhode Island, in a visit arranged by the Confucius Institute at Alfred University and funded by Hanban, the Chinese Language Council International in Beijing.

Submitted by: Deborah Clark

Tutoring for Thursdays

MATH 102, 107, 151, 152, 253, 271: 6-9 PM, Myers 107 ACC 211: 7-9 PM, Olin 309

Submitted by: Elizabeth Niles

TIAA-CREF Representative on Campus

TIAA-CREF Representative Jason Sciotti will be conducting one-on-one, 45-minute, individual retirement counseling sessions on Wednesday, Feb. 17, and Wednesday, March 31, in the Human Resources Conference Room in Greene Hall.

If you would like to schedule a time to meet with him, you can call TIAA-CREF at 1.877.209.3144 if you are a Non-Statutory employee or 1.800.732.8353 if you are a Statutory employee.

Non-Statutory employees can also do so online. If you have not set up your user ID profile, you will need to do so before you can proceed. If you have a user ID profile, please go to www.tiaa-cref.org and once on the site, follow these procedures:

1. Click on "LOG IN" to Your Account 2. Enter your User ID, then click on Next

3. Enter your Password and the answer to your Security Question, then click on "Log In"

4. Click on HELP & RESOURCES tab (top of screen)

5. Scroll down and click on Schedule a Consultation (under Customer Service) 6. Answer questions and click on "Continue"

7. Click on At Alfred University under Schedule a Meeting 8. Review Calendar for available dates (Dates in Blue) 9. Click on Date

10. Review open times; select appointment time and topic and then click on "Register"

If you need assistance with scheduling, please call the Human Resources Office at 607.871.2118.

Link: To Schedule Meeting Submitted by: Kim Wyant

Workgroup on Transgender Student Issues

Last semester a group of students and staff gathered to review our facilities and programs in order to ensure a safe environment for our transgender students. Along the way, we re-discovered that any steps we can take to enhance safety and privacy are good for everyone.

Please feel free to review the recommendations of the workgroup, and watch for notices about open meetings to discuss them.

Attachment: Workgroup on Transgender Student Issues

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Submitted by: Kathy Woughter

Free Hot Cocoa at IV-Valentine's Day Bake Sale

Intervarsity will be having a bake sale to raise funds for a student mission trip to New York City, which will take place over spring break. Please come and support our students as they prepare to give their time and hearts to those in need!

Link: Mission Details

Submitted by: Intervarsity Christian Fellowship

Valentine's Day Sale

Come stop by the second floor of Powell on Friday, Feb. 12 and buy some candy and stuffed animals for someone sepical! Pet Pals will have a table from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. All proceeds will benifit the Hornell Animal Shelter.

Submitted by: Pet Pals

Seniors/Grads Toga Party Event!

This Senior /Grad Kick-Off Party will showcase spring events for the 2010 class & we'll reveal the winning entry of the senior class gift survey.(WHEN: Friday- Feb.12 @ PCC Knight Club from 6-7 p.m.) Come dressed in fun, fashionable toga wear & taste the finest finger foods of the gods.... See you all there! Sponsored by AU Senior Initiative Committee

Submitted by: Susan Gorman

AU Alum to Speak on Digital Social Marketing

Presented by Students Of Marketing at Alfred (SOMA), Matt O'Neill '05 AU grad, will be speaking on Monday, Feb. 15 at 10:20 a.m. in Olin room 302. The topic is "Marketing in the digital age." He is currently an account manager for Didit, a marketing firm based in New York City. All are welcome.

Submitted by: Adrian To

Recycle for Relay!

Support Relay for Life at Alfred! Herrick Library has placed a bin in its lobby to collect returnable bottles as a fundraiser for its Relay for Life team.

Staff from both Herrick and Scholes will join with students from GreenAlfred and Alternative Cinema to

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participate in the Relay for Life event on campus March 26-27. This will be the fourth year that library staff have proudly walked and raised funds for the event.

If you have returnable bottles at home and would like to donate them, please either drop them off at the library or contact Laurie McFadden ([email protected]; 607-871-2385) to arrange a pick-up.

Submitted by: Laurie McFadden

Limited Time: Art Therapy Interest Gauge

What art therapy is: the use of the process of creation of art and/or resulting art piece to aid in the understanding and treatment of emotional and mental trauma/disturbance.

There are currently flyers up in Harder Hall (around the corner from the art office), the Science Center (outside the psychology office), and Myers Hall (see Corrie Burdick, 3rd floor) announcing an informal art therapy interest gauge. More flyers will be up soon.

The purpose of this is to find out how much interest there is on the Alfred University campus in regards to seeing/participating in a renewed AU art therapy club and/or seeing/participating in a potential official AU art therapy major/minor program. I and a few other people are willing to work on this if interest is significant.

If you are interested in art therapy, please help the cause by signing your name on one of those aforementioned flyers or contacting myself at [email protected].

Thank you!

Submitted by: Victor Franco

National Magazine Seeks Student Contributors

You pitch the ideas. You write the articles. We just publish them. Check out the topics we cover and start brainstorming. Send your submissions to [email protected] by Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010.

To see a copy of the magazine, go to: http://www.u4ucollegemaga...

U4U magazine is published twice yearly by Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, Inc. and reaches 1,000,000 students at the start of each semester. U4U is the only national magazine of its kind written entirely by student contributors. U4U focuses its content on the issues that matter most to this generation of students.

Alfred Club Hockey Game this Weekend

Your Alfred Club Hockey Team will be playing against new opponents to its league, Hamilton, this Saturday, Feb 13 at its home rink in Olean. The game will be at 5 p.m. E-mail the account if you would like ride information or more info about the game.

[email protected]

Submitted by: AU Hockey Club

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Notice of Doctoral Dissertation Defense

Stacey A. Exner, Doctoral Candidate in School Psychology, will conduct a public defense of her dissertation, "An Examination of the Relationship Among Learning Disability, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Academic Self-efficacy, Effort Self-awareness and Academic Achievement in Postsecondary Students," on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, at 10 a.m., in the Powell Institute Conference Room. The public is invited to attend.

Submitted by: Lisa Sanford

Body Work for Working Women!

On Tuesday, Feb. 16, Certified Fitness Trainer Brian Dunham will help you get into shape and reach your fitness goals! This will be Mr. Dunham's first of three FREE fitness-training workshops held at the WLC this semester.

Feb. 16: "Flexibility," March 16: "Strength Training At Your Desk," and April 6: "Time Your Workout For Maximum Impact."

All three sessions will begin at 5 and will last until about 6:30 p.m. Space is limited, so please register for one or all sessions by calling 607.871.2971 or e-mail us at [email protected].

Submitted by: Cheryl Foster

Internal Job Posting - Custodian Employment Opportunity:

Custodian Physical Plant

Link: Custodian Posting Submitted by: Kim Wyant

Electronic Forms Service Available from ITS

In an effort to streamline AU's data collection process, ITS is offering an Electronic Forms service to the campus. AU offices may convert existing paper forms to online forms using Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro.

Specially formatted PDF forms can be submitted to an E-Forms administration page on the staff portal.

The forms are reviewed by ITS and published to the E-forms pages on the staff and student portals.

Once the forms have been filled out, they can be retrieved from a restricted folder on AU's U drive. For the safety of the AU community, ITS cannot publish any forms asking for Social Security numbers or any other sensitive personal information.

Any staff member interested in submitting E-forms for publication must obtain permission from a supervisor and complete required E-Forms training. Training will be provided on an as-needed basis.

To request training, please contact Meghanne Freivald at 871.2363 or via e-mail.

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Submitted by: Meghanne Freivald

Internal Job Posting - Library Assistant Employment Opportunity:

Library Assistant-Access Services/Secretary to Director Grade B (old classification = Associate I)

Herrick Memorial Library

Link: Library Asst/Secretary Posting Submitted by: Kim Wyant

Spring Semester in the International Programs Office

It's a new semester and there is a new Director of the International Programs Office. Dr.Vicky Westacott has assumed the responsibilites of the acting director of the International Programs Office.

Some of you may already know Vicky from the Writing Center, which she also continues to direct.

The Study Abroad Fair held last week was a wonderful success, as many students stopped by to learn about opportunities to enrich their learning through international studies. Thanks to Vicky and to Susan Wellington, the assistant to the International Programs Director, for making this event such a success.

The International Programs team continues to work on offering an array of study abroad, exchange, and short-term study options. For more information don't hesitate to stop by the office in Perlman Hall, call 871.2269, or e-mail [email protected]. Or contact Vicky Westacott directly at [email protected] and Susan Wellington at [email protected].

Submitted by: Nancy Evangelista

Free Practice GRE, GMAT, LSAT and MCAT Date: Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010

Start time: 1 p.m.

Location: Science Center 4th floor (exact rooms TBA)

Registration required: Call 871.2164 or e-mail [email protected] to reserve your practice exam Submitted by: Mark McFadden

2010 Daffodil Days - American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society's annual Daffodil Days campaign is in full swing. Join us in making a difference in the fight against cancer.

Orders taken through Thursday, Feb 25. E-mail Judith Green [email protected] or Cori Burton, [email protected]

Please make check payable to American Cancer Society - check due with order.

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Bunches (10 flowers) $10.

Potted Plant (3-4 bulbs) $10.

Boyds Bear & a Bunch $25.

Gift of Hope Anonymous Daffodil Delivery (to local cancer treatment facility) $25 Bear of Hope Anonymous Bear Delivery (specifically to children battling cancer) $25.

Campus delivery estimated March 16-18.

Please support the American Cancer's Society's campaign to find a cure.

Give Daffodils. Give Hope.

Link:

Submitted by: Judith Green

Classic Movie Matinee: '1776' (1972) G Thursday, Feb. 18 at 2 p.m.

Nancy Howe Auditorium at the David A. Howe Public Library, 155 N. Main St., Wellsville

America's first Congress in struggle for independence from Britain sets the time period for this musical film. Among those starring are Ken Howard, William Daniels, Blyth Danner, John Cullum, and Howard da Silva.

This G-rated movie matinee is scheduled during the school break. This library-sponsored film is free and open to everyone.

History of Railroads in Allegany County

Join the Baker's Bridge Historical Society of Alfred Station at their next monthly meeting on Monday, Feb. 15 to hear Craig Braack, Allegany County Historian and railroad buff, talk about the history of the railroad in our county. Craig is an entertaining and very knowledgeable speaker, not to be missed!

The meeting is open to all, no charge, and begins at 7:30 p.m. at the society's Meeting House on Hamilton Hill Road (1/2 mile from the Alfred Station post office).

Link: Baker's Bridge Historical Society Submitted by: Laurie McFadden

Family Program: The Science of Magic Presenter: Jeff Boyer

Saturday, Feb. 13 at 10:30 a.m.

Nancy Howe Auditorium at the David A. Howe Public Library, 155 N. Main St., Wellsville

"Boyer the Magnificent" will entertain us with several classical magic illusions in the first half of the program. In the second half he will perform these same feats using the tools of modern technology.

Explaining the laws of physics, Jeff will teach us the principles that make these astonishing demonstrations possible!

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This library-sponsored program is free and open to everyone.