Alfred University's Daily Announcements - AURA

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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

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Official News

· MasterCard and Procurement Training Cancelled General Announcements

· Fitness Center Resumes Weekly Break Hours

· Memorial Set for George Onoda

· New Fedex/UPS Processing Forms

· Submit a Nomination for the 2014 Spirit of Service Award

· CommUnity Hour - Seeking Presenters/Discussion Leaders

· TIAA-CREF Consultant on Campus

· December 2013 Position Change

· Free Printer Cartridge

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TODAY

10:00 Walk-in Hours at the CDC

TOMORROW 10:00 Walk-in Hours at the

CDC

FRIDAY 6:00 Men's Basketball 8:00 Women's Basketball

MasterCard and Procurement Training Cancelled

There will be no MasterCard and Procurement trainings on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014.

We will resume the trainings on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 at 1 p.m. in the Banner Training room located in Howell Hall.

If you have any questions please call Sue Peck.

Happy Holidays!

Submitted by: Susan Peck

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Fitness Center Resumes Weekly Break Hours

The fitness center will be open 11:30 A.M. - 6 P.M. Monday - Friday for the next 2 weeks, and Noon - 5 P.M. Saturday and Sunday. Regular hours will resume again on 1/21.

Submitted by: Tony Aquilina

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Memorial Set for George Onoda

I regret to inform you of the death Jan. 1, 2014, of George Y. Onoda, 75, a resident of Almond, NY. He was technical director for the New York State Center for Advanced Ceramic Technology (CACT) at Alfred University from 1993 to 1996, and also taught ceramic engineering courses between 1993 and 2002. As technical director of the CACT, Dr. Onoda was instrumental in the formation of the Whiteware Research Center.

Dr. Onoda came to Alfred University after 10 years as manager of ceramic science for IBM's Thomas J.

Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, NY. He had previously been a professor in the

Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Florida; a research scientist at the IIT Research Center in Chicago, and a member of the technical staff for the Research Division of North American Aviation in Canoga Park, CA.

A Fellow of the American Ceramic Society, he served the Society in a number of leadership roles, including chair of the Division of Basic Science and chair of the Gordon Conference on Ceramics. He was invited to deliver the annual John F. McMahon Lecture at Alfred University in 1986, an honor afforded to those who are considered outstanding scientists and researchers in the field of ceramic materials.

Dr. Onodo was co-editor, with Dr. Larry Hench of the University of Florida, of "Ceramic Processing Before Firing," considered to be a seminal textbook in the field of materials processing, and "The Science of Whitewares," which he co-edited with Victoria Henkes '78 and Dr. William Carty, professor of ceramic engineering in the Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering at Alfred University.

He was a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, where he earned his B.S. and M.S.

degrees, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he earned a Ph.D. in materials science.

Dr. Onoda is survived by his wife Carole and three grown children. A memorial service for Dr. Onoda will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014 at Howell Hall.

Link: George Onoda obituary

Submitted by: Susan Goetschius

New Fedex/UPS Processing Forms

Please use the attached forms to process out-going envelopes/packages for Fedex or UPS at the Powell Campus Center Mailroom.

These forms are available online and at the Mailroom.

Any questions please contact the Mailroom at x2666.

Attachment: Fedex/UPS Processing Form

Attachment: Fedex International Processing Form Submitted by: Susan Peck

Submit a Nomination for the 2014 Spirit of Service Award Submit a nomination for the 2014 Spirit of Service Award!

The award recognizes and celebrates those who are actively living out the principles that Martin Luther King Jr. stood for including equality, social justice, community, and service.

Eligible nominees include students, faculty, and staff at Alfred State and Alfred University as well as

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Alfred community members.

The nomination deadline is Friday, Jan. 17. Submit your nomination via the attached document to celebrate and honor someone you know who is engaged in the community.

Award winners will be announced at the Spirit of Service celebration on Thursday, Jan. 23.

Link: Nomination Form

Submitted by: Jessica Jennings

CommUnity Hour - Seeking Presenters/Discussion Leaders When:

Every Friday from 3:30 - 4:30 P.M. beginning Jan. 24 Where:

Institute for Cultural Unity, 1st Floor Powell Campus Center What:

The CommUnity Hour has been developed by the Institute for Cultural Unity to provide scheduled opportunities for individuals or groups of the Alfred community to share ideas, projects, research, workshops, and activities; or to simply hold a discussion on a topic that they are interested in or passionate about.

The ICU will sponsor several of the hours to promote understanding and competency in topics of inclusion, difference, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual identity, gender identity, nationality, religion, and other facets of our world's diversity.

How:If you would like to host a program or discussion during the CommUnity Hour, please contact Miguel Torres De Leon with your interest and preferred date(s) by email, [email protected].

Students, faculty, staff, and community members are all encouraged and welcome to host a program.

Attachment: CommUnity Hour Poster Submitted by: Institute for Cultural Unity

TIAA-CREF Consultant on Campus

You're invited! Jason Sciotti, Individual TIAA-CREF Consultant, will be conducting one-on-one, 45- minute, individual retirement counseling sessions on Thursday, Jan. 9, and Wednesday, Jan. 29, in the Human Resources Conference Room in Greene Hall. Let him help you make financial decisions that are right for you.

To schedule an appointment with Jason, Non-Statutory employees should call TIAA-CREF at

1.877.209.3144 and Statutory employees should call TIAA-CREF at 1.800.732.8353; remain on the line for assistance.

Submitted by: Kim Wyant

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December 2013 Position Change

Bethany C. Stiller, secretary, College of Professional Studies

Submitted by: Deborah Clark

Free Printer Cartridge

Free printer cartridge for an HP LaserJet 2300, black. Does not fit our printer. Available in the payroll department, Greene Hall.

Submitted by: Sue Brannan