Alfred University's Daily Announcements - AURA

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Thursday, January 27, 2011

In This Issue

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Official News

· Mandatory Student Teaching Planning Meeting for Fall 2011

· Respirator Training - One Day Only

· Campus Parking Alert

· 2010 W-2 Forms are Ready General Announcements

· Mentoring Matters -- A Panel Discussion

· Purple & Gold Bleed Red!

· Safety tips for walking on ice

· 'Raw Goods' Opens Friday at the Fosdick-Nelson Gallery

· Bergren Forum - 'Raising a Self-Directed/Caring Child'

· Learn about CLAS Peer Leaders Fall 2011

· Study Abroad Information Session

· CDC Etiquette Dinner

· Senior Photo Retakes

· A Message from the Art Office

· Discounted ski passes, rentals available for AU faculty, staff and families

· Kids Soccer Camp at AU for February Break

· Lecture: Machine Age Ceramic Art

· CDC Wardrobe Lottery

· Friday Night Hikes

· Internal Posting - Secretary, School of Engineering

· 40th Annual Sarasota Luncheon

What's Happening?

More Events...

TODAY

10:00 Leave Report Training Alfred University Blood Drive

10:20 SOE Graduate Seminar 12:10 Bergren Forum -

’Raising a Self- Directed/Caring Child’

3:30 CYLI Chess Training 5:30 Study Abroad

Information Session 7:00 Mentoring Matters: A

Panel Discussion

TOMORROW

10:00 Leave Report Training 10:20 Respirator Training -

One Day Only 3:20 Respirator Training -

One Day Only

3:30 Learn about CLAS Peer Leaders Fall 2011 4:00 Show: Star Trek Live!

6:00 Friday Night Hikes 7:00 Raw Goods opens

Friday at the Fosdick- Nelson Gallery

8:00 Nevins Film:

SATURDAY 9:00 Music: Natural Wood 10:00 Music: Drink Up

Buttercup

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’Paranormal Activity 2’

Show: Star Trek Live!

11:00 Nevins Film:

’Paranormal Activity 2’

Mandatory Student Teaching Planning Meeting for Fall 2011

If you are an Art or Middle/Adolescent Education minor student and plan to Student Teach in the fall semester of 2011 you must attend a mandatory planning meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 2 from 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. in 340 Myers Hall. If you are unable to attend this meeting please let the division secretary, Cathy Allen, know either by phone 607.871.2219 or e-mail: allenc @alfred.edu.

Submitted by: Cathy Allen

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Respirator Training - One Day Only

Respirator Training for employees and students IS REQUIRED ANNUALLY for anyone on campus who will use a respirator for class or work.

Friday, Jan. 28, 2011 two sessions (please note different locations):

Morning session: 10:20 - 11:10 a.m., Nevins Theater, PCC Afternoon session: 3:20 - 4:10, Science Center 247.

To register, e-mail [email protected], or call 871.2196 Submitted by: Beth Cartella

Campus Parking Alert

Winter has found Alfred and with that the parking problems that go along with it. I would like to ask everyone parking a vehicle on campus to park in an orderly fashion. A number of vehicles have been taking more than one space causing a bad situation.

Please, when you're parking your vehicle think of the others who need to park with you. Thank you for your cooperation.

John M. Dougherty

Chief, Office of Public Safety Submitted by: Deborah Clark

2010 W-2 Forms are Ready

Employee W-2 forms are ready to be picked up in the Business Office in Carnegie Hall. They will be available for pick up through Friday, Jan. 28.

**All W-2 forms not picked up by Friday will be mailed to the home address on file on Monday, Jan.

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Please bring photo ID with you. If you would like a third party to pick up your form, you must send written permission with them. Please note there will be a $5 fee for repetitive requests for duplicate copies of your W-2 form.

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W-2 information will also be available on the Banner Web site in the Employee, Tax Forms area.

Employees should note that the mandatory base retirement contributions are listed in the informational Box 14 with the code of 403b or 414H. If you participate in a SRA or TDA, your elective contributions are in Box 12 with the code of E.

If you have any questions, contact the Payroll Office by e-mail [email protected].

Submitted by: Kathy Costello

Mentoring Matters -- A Panel Discussion

January is National Mentoring Month! On Thursday, Jan. 27, AU alumnae Dr. Peggy Wozniak ('72), Ms.

Rachel Comstock ('96) and Ms. Beth Mott Rothwell ('90) will discuss the importance of mentoring and share advice.

Bring your own mentor or mentee! Come ask your questions! 7 p.m. at the Women's Leadership Center.

Submitted by: Cheryl Foster

Purple & Gold Bleed Red!

Nationally the blood supply is low, so please come out to support the Alfred University Blood Drive.

Co-sponsored by Student Affairs and the Support Staff Council Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Powell Campus Center - The Knight Club

Please sign up to donate at www.alfred.givesblood.org Get a free backpack & pound of Dunkin' Donuts Coffee!

Come with a date; come with a friend; but please come.

Submitted by: Deborah Clark

Safety tips for walking on ice

Please use extreme caution when traveling by foot or vehicle in and around the construction areas on campus. Pay special attention to the crosswalk area near the McMahon bldg. as well as the driveways between Perlman Hall and Myers Hall and Powell Campus Center. The construction vehicles are doing their best to look out for pedestrians; however, they also need your help in paying attention to dangerous situations. Do not cross behind any construction vehicle or delivery truck unless you have been told to do so by one of the traffic spotters. If there is no spotter, you must cross in front of the vehicle after you have the driver's attention and their vehicle is stopped.

Due to fluctuating winter weather conditions, several roadways and walkways have slushy, snowy or icy conditions. Be prepared when walking outdoors in the winter and use caution at all times. Please read the accompanying flyer for details on winter travel preparedness.

Just a reminder, all accidents must be reported to Public Safety (607-871- 2108)or EHS (607-871- 2190) immediately.

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Thank you. Cherise Haase, EHS Manager Attachment: Walking safely on ice Submitted by: Susan Goetschius

'Raw Goods' Opens Friday at the Fosdick-Nelson Gallery

"Raw Goods: the transformation of material by local industries" opens Friday, Jan. 28, at the Fosdick- Nelson Gallery, Harder Hall, on the Alfred University (AU) campus.

An opening reception is planned for 7-9 p.m. Friday (Jan. 28), with a timber-frame demonstration by Sean Hyland starting at 7 p.m. that evening. A gallery talk is scheduled for noon Wednesday, Feb. 2.

Curated by Anne Currier, professor of ceramic art, and Ezra Shales, assistant professor of art history, in the School of Art & Design at AU, the exhibition "features the diverse range and versatility of objects made of ceramics, metal, glass and wood, manufactured by local companies. This show reveals another side of Alfred's rural setting-that enduring and innovative industries are flourishing in Western New York. The exhibition shows that within a 100-mile radius of the University, goods are designed and produced that have a global reach.

Most of the companies have opened their doors to Currier's and Shales's class field trips in the past.

The professors take their students to manufacturing facilities to conduct material research firsthand;

this exhibition brings into the school's gallery some of the primary evidence the students consider

"awesome and inspiring."

The exhibition will afford visitors the opportunity to see architectural ceramics before it covers the exterior of buildings and steak knives before they are honed and set out on a dining table. As Currier and Shales explain, "Porcelain insulators, architectural terracotta, refined steel knives, milled logs and laminated lenses: all products address esthetic and functional applications that affect our lives. Their beauty as objects is inherent to the interplay of intention, material, and craftsmanship of the

manufacturer. Presentation in the gallery transforms the context: objects are viewed for their size and scale, mass and weight, volume and density, engineering and handling.

"The intent of this exhibition is to offer access and insight into the current designs, applications and technologies of objects produced by the companies, many of whom compete in a global marketplace.

The relationships between art, design, material and industry remain an unfolding dialectic; what is 'industrial craft?,' 'Where is the manu (hand) in manufacture?' and 'How do individual firms define 'technology?'

Currier and Shales say the objects featured in the exhibition are not only manufactured from "raw goods," they are "themselves raw goods; they exist in a transitional stage. Their completion is

determined by inclusion in additional processes. Their refinement from raw materials is essential to the quality of the finished product."

Shales and two students - Shawn H. Baker and Elena Zachary - will present a Bergren Forum at 12:10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3 in Nevins Theater, Powell Campus Center.

Submitted by: Sharon McConnell

Bergren Forum - 'Raising a Self-Directed/Caring Child'

The Bergren Forum sponsored by the Division of Human Studies will be meeting at 12:10 on Thursday, Jan. 27 in the Nevins Theatre, Powell Campus Center.

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

Speaker: Lou Lichtman

Topic: "Tips on Raising a Self-Directed and Caring Child"

Lou Lichtman, Professor Psychology, will discuss what is involved in sucessful parenting.

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Submitted by: Marilyn Saxton

Learn about CLAS Peer Leaders Fall 2011

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences First Year Experience (FYE) program is pleased to announce that applications will soon be accepted for the Peer Leader position in the Fall 2011 semester.

Are you intrigued by this opportunity, but want to know more about it? Come to learn more and ask questions from Dr. Bob Stein and Dr. Melissa Ryan, Co-directors of the CLAS FYE program.

Date: Friday, Jan. 28 Time: 3:30 - 4 p.m.

Location: Kenyon Allen Room, Powell Campus Center Submitted by: Jennifer Posener

Study Abroad Information Session

Come to receive information about all of Alfred University's study abroad options! Deadline to study abroad in Fall 2011 is Tuesday, March 1.

Meeting will be held in Seidlin Room 16 at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 27.

Submitted by: Elizabeth Fasano

CDC Etiquette Dinner

Sponsored by Kohler. Seating is limited.

Attachment: Etiquettedinner1.pdf Submitted by: Kevin Jacobs

Senior Photo Retakes

Retakes for Senior Portraits are Thursday, Jan. 27, and Friday, Jan. 28, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the CSI Office, second floor of Powell.

Submitted by: Zachary Grosser

A Message from the Art Office

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Come help us celebrate the end of an era.

As many of you may have heard, the Art Office will be moving to BMH #148 in mid-February. Billie and I feel that this is the moment for The Toy Collection to find new homes.

We've enjoyed each and every addition, and thank everyone who has contributed.

So we would like to invite all of you to come choose as many items as you would like to take away as a memento.

To make this as whimsical as the "collection" deserves, for each item you will be asked for a donation (of your choice) and you will be entered into a "raffle" - the total proceeds of the event will go to towards a gift certificate to a local eatery (I thought it should go towards my retirement fund - but Billie tells me that may be illegal.)

Sale begins Wednesday, Jan. 26 and runs through Friday, Feb. 11 - come early, there's some real hot items!

Submitted by: Linda White

Discounted ski passes, rentals available for AU faculty, staff and families

Through membership in the Alfred University Faculty and Staff Twilight Ski Club, University employees and their families may ski at Swain Resort any day after 3 pm at reduced rates.

In order to participate in the discount program, contact Judith Green club advisor, at [email protected] or 607.871.2966

Questions about the AU Faculty and Staff Twilight Ski Club may be addressed to Judith Green.

Attachment: Swain Ski Resort

Attachment: AU Twilight Club Membership Form Submitted by: Susan Goetschius

Kids Soccer Camp at AU for February Break

Use the February break to have your kids brush up on their soccer skills.

When: Feb. 18-22, 9:15 a.m.-Noon Location: McLane Gym (Sunday in Davis) Ages: 6-13

Cost: $50 (Payable to Scott Miller Soccer Academy)

Please send money and registration form (Name, address, e-mail, phone number and age of camper) to Scott Miller 1 Saxon Drive Alfred, NY 14802

Please register by Friday, Feb. 11.

For Questions call 607.871.2899 Submitted by: Scott Miller

Lecture: Machine Age Ceramic Art Speaker: Ezra Shales, Ph.D., Alfred University Monday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m.

Nancy Howe Auditorium

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David A. Howe Public Library 155 N. Main St., Wellsville 585.593.3410

Giving a slide show of significant examples of studio art work, commercial display, and museum exhibitions of American ceramics of the 1910s-30s, historian Ezra Shales will probe the reciprocal influences between technology and art, relating these to contemporary trends.

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

Submitted by: Deborah Clark

CDC Wardrobe Lottery Sponsored by Kohler.

Attachment: wardrobelottery1.pdf Submitted by: Kevin Jacobs

Friday Night Hikes

We will be meeting again this Friday to snowshoe or hike the Pine Hill trails.

-When: Friday, Jan. 28 at 6 p.m.

-Where: We will meet on the 1st floor of the Powell Campus Center near the mail room -What do you need: Headlamps and snowshoes are recommended but not required.

Please note: We will not have access to the Outdoor Club's extra snowshoes this week due to their winter camping trip. We will be able to loan snowshoes again starting Feb. 4.

Submitted by: Mark McFadden

Internal Posting - Secretary, School of Engineering Employment Opportunity

NYS College of Ceramics

Secretary, School of Engineering Link: Secretary, SOE posting Submitted by: Kathy Costello

40th Annual Sarasota Luncheon

Join AU President Charles Edmondson and his spouse, Laura Greyson, as they welcome alumni, parents, and friends to the 40th Annual Sarasota Luncheon.

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Saturday, March 5, 2011 Social Hour: 11:30 a.m.

Luncheon: 12:30 p.m.

The Bird Key Yacht Club 301 Bird Key Drive Sarasota, Florida

The cost to attend is $15 per person. Please RSVP by Friday, Feb. 25. You may register by phoning 607.871.2144, by e-mailing [email protected], or by visiting www.alfred.edu/alumni.

Hope to see you there!

Submitted by: Audrea Sirianni