Alfred University's Daily Announcements - AURA

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Friday, April 27, 2012

In This Issue

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Official News

· Students - Where Do You Want Your Final Payroll Checks to Go?

· Graduating Seniors Mailbox Key Returns

· Students Staying in Alfred Over the Summer

· AU ITS Video Conferencing Guidelines

· Smoking Policy Reminder General Announcements

· 'A Weekend of One-Acts'

· Open Mic Night Today!

· Tonight: Symphonic Band Concert!

· HAT Bus Schedule for Hornell Art Walk

· Art Foundations Year-End Show

· Women's McLane Locker Room Closing 4/28

· Humanitarian Law: Alfred Outreach and the Red Cross

· Class of 2013 Committee Now Forming - Meeting 4/30

· Win a Free White Water Rafting Trip!

· MFA Thesis Exhibitions

· Marleah Bouchard Dissertation Defense

· Student Senate Meeting Minutes 4/25/2012

· Midnight Breakfast

· MFA Thesis Exhibitions Continue

· 2012 Alumni Council Awards Winners Announced

· Latest Edition of Alfred Online Available

· Meals-on-Wheels Benefit

· Hornell Community Theatre Presents - 'Old Ringers'

· How to Impress College Professors

· Lecture: Waterfalls of the Finger Lakes

What's Happening?

More Events...

TODAY

9:00 Tai Chi Workshop in Spring

12:20 Women's Studies Roundtable 5:30 Native American

Culture Show 7:00 Open Mic Night 8:00 AU Symphonic Band

TOMORROW 12:00 4/28 - W. Lacrosse

AWAY at Elmira - Noon 1:00 4/28 - M. Lacrosse

HOME vs. Hartwick - 1pm

4/28 - Softball AWAY at Utica - 1pm

2:00 "A Weekend of One-

SUNDAY

1:00 4/29 - Softball HOME vs.

Stevens - 1pm 2:00 Nevins Film: 'The

Woman In Black'

"A Weekend of One- Acts"

Red Cross Talk

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Concert

Nevins Film: The Woman In Black 10:00 Music: yOya 11:00 Nevins Film: 'The

Woman in Black'

·Tai Chi Group Sessions and Instruction

Acts"

Art Foundations Year- End Show

5:00 HORNELL ARTS WALK 6:00 Site Specific Art

Exhibition in Hornell

"A Weekend of One- Acts"

7:00 MFA Thesis Exhibitions 8:00 Special Event: The

Good. The Bad. The Alfies.

·4/28 - Track AWAY at Roberts Wes.

·Saturday Visit

3:00 Student Recital 6:00 "A Weekend of One-

Acts"

Students - Where Do You Want Your Final Payroll Checks to Go?

The final two paychecks of the semester will be paid on 5/11 and 5/25. Checks will be available to be picked up in the Payroll Office in Greene Hall.

Any checks not picked up will be mailed to the home address on file.

If you need to make alternate arrangements to mail your check to a different address, please e-mail [email protected] or stop in the Payroll Office in Greene Hall.

Submitted by: Kathy Costello

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Graduating Seniors Mailbox Key Returns

Graduating seniors are required to return their mailbox key to the PCC Mailroom by Friday, May 11 to avoid a non-refundable charge.

If you are attending Graduate School here at AU you must let the mailroom clerk know or your box may be re-assigned in the Fall.

Submitted by: Sue Peck

Students Staying in Alfred Over the Summer

If you plan on staying in Alfred after this semester ends and want to keep your PCC Mailbox open then you must let the PCC mailroom clerk know before graduation weekend or your mail will be forwarded to your permanent address on file.

If you have any questions please contact the PCC Mailroom at x2666.

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Submitted by: Sue Peck

AU ITS Video Conferencing Guidelines

At Alfred University, video conferencing has become a popular, cost-effective resource for holding meetings and conferences. ITS is pleased to support video conference requests for meetings, guest speakers, and other events.

Because of the large volume of requests, users seeking video conferencing assistance must contact ITS five (5) business days prior to the video conference. This will allow ITS to continue providing high- quality service to the campus community.

A complete list of video conferencing guidelines is available on the Web.

Thank you for your support.

Link: AU Video Conferencing Guidelines

Submitted by: Meghanne Freivald

Smoking Policy Reminder

It is Alfred University's policy to comply with all sections of the NYS Clean Indoor Air Act, therefore, smoking is prohibited in all University buildings, fire escapes, outdoor sporting events, and during on- campus outdoor activities/events.

Smoking is also prohibited within 25 feet of all building entrances, open windows, and outdoor air ventilation intakes.

Thank you for your cooperation by using the appropriate receptacle to safely extinguish your materials.

Submitted by: Cherise Haase

'A Weekend of One-Acts'

CLAS Theatre Department "Directing II" students present their exciting work of the semester - 6 one- act plays - on Saturday and Sunday, April 28 and 29.

The wide-ranging plays include a musical, a self-scripted senior project by Krystal Redding (funded by The Smith Crapsey Award for Undergraduate Research in Drama), a Christopher Durang farce, and a powerful play dealing with the aftermath of the Cuban revolution.

Three plays will be performed each afternoon (2 P.M.) with the remaining three presented each evening (6 P.M.). All are invited.

For further information, please open the attachment, or contact the Division of Performing Arts, x2562.

Free Admission. CD Smith Theatre, Miller Performing Arts Center Attachment: One Act Play Poster

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Submitted by: Stephen Crosby

Open Mic Night Today!

Alfred Creative Writers are hosting their last Open Mic Night Today, April 27 at the Gothic Chapel from 7 until 9 p.m.

Read your own work or just something you enjoy! Also, free food and drinks!

Submitted by: Michele Gaffney

Tonight: Symphonic Band Concert!

Join us TONIGHT, April 27, 8 p.m. in the Miller Theater for an evening of wonderful music!

The Symphonic Band is fortunate to have some of AU's talented professors, including Vicki Eaklor and Otto Muller drumming away in the percussion section!

Selections will include exciting new works, such as "Jungle Dance" and "Dusk," as well as classics, like Holst's "First Suite in Eb", and "Russian Sailor's Dance". Highlights will also include Ticheli's "Vesuvius"

and "Hobbits" from De Meij's symphony "The Lord of the Rings"!

Admission is FREE and open to the public.

Submitted by: Christopher Foster

HAT Bus Schedule for Hornell Art Walk

5 P.M. Leave Hornell to be in Alfred for the first pick-up at The Brick @ 5:30 5:30 Leave Alfred & be in Hornell for the 6 P.M. start of the shows.

6 P.M. Hornell to Alfred 6:30 Alfred to Hornell 7 Hornell to Alfred 7:30 Alfred to Hornell 8 Hornell to Alfred 8:30 Alfred to Hornell 9 Hornell to Alfred

9:30 Leave Alfred for final return to Hornell

Submitted by: Kevin Jacobs

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Art Foundations Year-End Show Date: Saturday, April 28

Time: 2-5 p.m.

Location: Harder Hall/Cohen Center/ Davis Gym Cost to Attend: Free/Open to Public

Please join the faculty of the Division of Foundations at on Saturday April 28 for our annual Year-End Exhibition. This year we will showcase the exciting work of 108 young artists from the School of Art and Design at Alfred University.

The exhibition will be open from 2 - 5 p.m. and be housed in three locations: the Harder Hall Foundations Studio, the Cohen Studio, and the Davis Gym.

Selected students who are working with this spring's Randall Chair, Daniel Brag, will be showing the culmination of their collaborations in the Davis Gym and the stream nearby.

Submitted by: Shelly Grant

Women's McLane Locker Room Closing 4/28

The Women's PE locker room on the lower level of McLane will be closed Saturday 4/28 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. It is reserved for the visiting Hartwick Men's Lacrosse Team.

Submitted by: Jeff Grover

Humanitarian Law: Alfred Outreach and the Red Cross

On April 29, 2012 from 2-5 p.m. in the Knight Club Alfred Outreach will be having two great speakers from the American Red Cross.

The speakers will be talking about Humanitarian Law! The two speakers include Winnie Romeril, a Medihelicopter paramedic, and Christophe Lobry-Boulanger the Delegation of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to the United Nations.

For information feel free to contact [email protected] or [email protected]

Submitted by: Jonathan Ugalde

Class of 2013 Committee Now Forming - Meeting 4/30

The Class of 2013 Senior Committee is now forming. We're looking for class representatives from all

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majors to help make 2013 an exciting year! It's your chance to be involved in the Senior Campaign, Senior Web Page, Design of the Class T-shirt, Homecoming, and Senior Week Events!

The committee meeting will be held Monday 4/30 @ 5 p.m. in PCC Nevins. Food provided...

Submitted by: Susan Gorman

Win a Free White Water Rafting Trip!

W.I.L.D. About Alfred is giving away a FREE WHITE WATER RAFTING TRIP as part of its Wild on the Water trip on May 6.

Visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/explorea... to enter.

Simply post a photo of yourself "planking" anywhere on campus (extra points for a "wild" location) and the best photo as voted on by the W.I.L.D. commitee will win!

For details on the whitewater rafting trip, check out my.alfred.edu/csi.

Link: http://www.facebook.com/explorealfred

Submitted by: Jennifer Enke

MFA Thesis Exhibitions Show Date: Saturday, April 28 Time: 7-9 P.M.

Location: Robert C. Turner Gallery/Fosdick Nelson Gallery

Candidates for MFA degrees in Ceramic Art, Sculpture, Glass, and Integrated Electronic Arts are featured in a series of culmination exhibitions.

Robert C. Turner Gallery:

Alfonso Espronceda Bowen Tong

Fosdick Nelson Gallery:

Zimra Beiner Aric Snee

Submitted by: Shelly Grant

Marleah Bouchard Dissertation Defense

Marleah Bouchard will publicly defend her dissertation on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Powell Institute, 6 Sayles St., Alfred.

Title: Preschool Predictors of Kindergarten Math Achievement

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The public is welcome to attend.

Submitted by: Gayle Gebhard

Student Senate Meeting Minutes 4/25/2012 Student Senate meeting minutes and attendance attached Attachment: Attendance2011-2012.xls

Attachment: SenateMinutes04-25-2012.doc Submitted by: Student Senate

Midnight Breakfast

We are currently looking for faculty and staff who would like to work Midnight Breakfast on Tuesday, May 1, at Ade Dining Hall. Please contact me at [email protected] if interested.

Submitted by: Sadie Schu

MFA Thesis Exhibitions Continue

Candidates for MFA degrees in Ceramic Art, Sculpture, Glass, and Electronic Arts are featured in a series of culmination exhibitions. Opening receptions are held 7-9 p.m. in the Fosdick-Nelson Gallery and the new Turner Gallery.

April 21, 2012: Robert Moore & Allie Hoag; Allen Riley & Trevor Bennett April 28, 2012: Zimra Beiner & Aric Snee; Alfonso Espronceda & Bowen Tong May 4, 2012: Laura Ashley & Amy Santoferraro

Link: http://fosdicknelson.alfred.edu

Submitted by: Sharon McConnell

2012 Alumni Council Awards Winners Announced

Alfred University is proud to announce the 2012 Alumni Association Awards Winners:

Alumni Award for Distinguished Service

This award is given to alumni in recognition of loyalty and commitment in service to Alfred University.

Alumni of any graduation year are eligible. One award can be made annually. No person shall receive

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the award more than once. The award shall not necessarily be made annually. Current AU employees, trustees and Alumni Council members are not eligible.

Award Winner: Steven E. Miller '73 Abigail Allen Award for Service to Women

This award is given to honor an Alfred alumnus/a in recognition of distinctive career achievement, community service or avocational pursuits that have improved the quality of women's lives.

Award Winner: Kathleen C. Basile '91 Honorary Alumnus/a Recognition Award

The award shall be given to a non-graduate in recognition of interest, allegiance and service to Alfred University and alumni, that the recipient may be evermore one of us.

Award Winner(s): Virginia Simms George Dean K. Kiefer

Please join us as the winners are presented their awards at the Reunion Awards picnic on Saturday, June 9, 2012. You may register to attend at www.alfred.edu/alumni/reg....

Find out more about the Alumni Association Awards at www.alfred.edu/alumni/awa.... Nominations for next year may be forwarded to the Alumni Relations Office, Welcome Center, One Saxon Drive, Alfred, NY 14802. You may also email nominations to [email protected] or fax your nomination to 607.871.2391.

Please contact us with any questions at 607.871.2144

Submitted by: Audrea Sirianni

Latest Edition of Alfred Online Available

In this edition of Alfred Online you can read about the 2012 Bergren Student Innovation Award winners who have teamed up to make fresh maple syrup a staple on campus; find out the many and varied green careers and lifestyles alumni are pursuing; learn about green efforts campus-wide; and find out why everyone is just W.I.L.D. about the newest AU organization. Enjoy!

http://alfredmagazine.alf...

Submitted by: Deborah Clark

Meals-on-Wheels Benefit

The Allegany Senior Foundation is hosting a party to benefit Allegany County Meals-on-Wheels. The event, Swingin' 2 the Oldies, will be held on Saturday, May 19 from 4 to 9 p.m. at the Activities Center of the Alfred State Wellsville Campus.

There will be a theme basket auction to start.

There's a cash beer and wine bar, and the Barbecue Bandits are cooking smoked turkey and pulled pork for dinner. Then the Swingin' starts.

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The party starts at 4 p.m., with dinner at 5:30. Drawings will be held during the evening, with things wrapping up at 9 p.m.

Tickets for the event are $15 each, or 4 for $40.

The Activities Center will be open Friday night from 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. for those wishing to participate in the basket auction only.

Meals-on-Wheels is a program operated by the Allegany County Office for the Aging. The meals are delivered five days a week at noon-time to those elders who are finding it difficult to cook or shop for food.

In 2011, the Office for the Aging delivered almost 90,000 meals to 646 homebound elders. Due to state and federal funding cuts, the program may not be able to serve all who need it, without extra help.

Anyone wanting more information or tickets for Swingin' 2the Oldies can call the Office for the Aging at 585-268-9390.

Hornell Community Theatre Presents - 'Old Ringers'

"Old Ringers," a hilarious, adult comedy, will be presented May 3-5 & 10-12, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at the new Hornell Community Arts Center (formerly, Ponderosa) on Broadway in Hornell.

"Old Ringers," written by Joe Simonelli, follows a group of senior citizens struggling to make ends meet in an unpredictable economy.

Penny Smith will direct Hornell Community Theater's 13th production.

The show features the talents of Missy Logan, Debbie Bossie, Robin Kerr Wilson, Nancy Nisbet, Dawn Hopper, Chris Van Leeuwen, and John Ashworth.

"We have a nice mix of veteran actors and newcomers," said Smith. "They have been a pleasure to work with! I am also pleased to have Elena Wallace return as my Assistant Director."

Tickets for "Old Ringers" are $10 and will be available only at the door.

Link: Facebook Event Page

Submitted by: Elena Wallace

How to Impress College Professors

For an article targeted to college-bound high-school students, a freelance writer is seeking tips from students, faculty, and recent grads of private colleges and universities on how to make a positive impression on professors.

The article will provide advice on getting off to a good start in the classroom and doing well with different professors. Email interviews preferred. Contact: Mark Rowh, [email protected] Deadline May 1.

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Lecture: Waterfalls of the Finger Lakes Speakers: John & Susan Babbitt

Tuesday, May 1 at 7 p.m.

Nancy Howe Auditorium David A. Howe Public Library 155 N. Main St., Wellsville 585-593-3410

Waterfalls. We love to look at their ever-changing landscape and hear their thundering roar or gentle splashing. Waterfalls have played an important role in the history and development of our country.

Many battles occurred near the site of a waterfall. Villages and towns sprung up along the streams as early settlers used the power of the falling water to turn mills.

Retired schoolteachers John and Sue Babbitt have been hiking to and photographing many of our regional waterfalls. Sit back and take an armchair tour of these marvels in our area. They promise that you won't get wet!

This library-sponsored lecture is free and open to the general public.