Alfred University's Daily Announcements - AURA

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Monday, May 1, 2017

In This Issue

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Official News

· Lock it up! End-of-year precautions urged General Announcements

· Summer 2017 Hours Announced

· Therapy Dog Night at Herrick Library

· Have You Done Your Survey Yet?

· De-Stress with us, Free Monster drink samples at AU Bookstore

· Lego Your Stress

· Bergren Forum - Mark Zupan

· El cafecito: La Feria de Abril - churros y chocolate

· Mailbox Keys and Print Keys

· Bone Marrow Donor Registry Drive a Success

· Summer Events

· Lost and Found

· Drawing a Line from There to Here, Meagan Daus, MFA Thesis Exhibition

· There Are Still

· BS in ART HISTORY Presentations

· Nancy Freelove is retiring [soon] !

· AU Bookstore NOW Hiring for Fall 2017

· Acting II PRESENTS WORK OF THE SEMESTER

· Sign Up for Summer Term Classes Now!

What's Happening?

More Events...

TODAY

5:30 El cafecito: La Feria de Abril - churros y chocolate

TOMORROW 3:00 Softball at Keuka 4:30 Gallery Talk: There Are

Still

8:30 International Folk Dancing

WEDNESDAY 8:00 Therapy Dog Night at

Herrick Library

Lock it up! End-of-year precautions urged

The Summer Break exodus from the Alfred University campus is generally the time of year when belongings seem to disappear if rooms, offices, and cars that are not locked. Please take an extra moment to lock all rooms, offices and vehicles. If you see an suspicious activity please report it immediately to the Office of Public Safety at 607-871-2108 or 911.

Submitted by: Susan Goetschius

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Summer 2017 Hours Announced

Starting Monday, May 15 and continuing through Friday, Aug. 11 the University will again follow a summer work schedule.

Official summer business hours for offices will be 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Please speak with your supervisor for your department's schedule.

Should you have any questions, please contact Mark Guinan in the Human Resources Department.

Attachment: Summer Hours 2017 Submitted by: Mark Guinan

Attachment: Summer 2017 Hours Submitted by: Mark Guinan

Therapy Dog Night at Herrick Library

Love animals and need stress relief from studying for finals? Come meet Cole Porter, registered therapy dog and companion of Dr. Lisa Lantz! The event will take place in Herrick's BookEnd Lounge on Wednesday, May 3 from 8 to 10 p.m. We hope to see you there!

Submitted by: Natalie Skwarek

Have You Done Your Survey Yet?

The Alfred University Employee Survey administered by ModernThink is in its last week and we are having a great response. As of Friday we were at 51% participation which is great but we would like to have more. If you have not completed your survey questionnaire on line or if you need access to a computer please come to the Human Resources/Payroll Office in Greene Hall where you can participate in private. The results of the survey will allow the Administration to see where we are doing well and where we need improvement. Your participation is vital so if you have submitted Thank You and if not It Is Not Too Late!

Submitted by: Mark Guinan

De-Stress with us, Free Monster drink samples at AU Bookstore

From 10am -2pm or until supply lasts, AU Bookstore will give out free samples of Monster Energy drink. Don't like Monster? Enter to win a De-Stress Fest basket filled with goodies to get you through Finals week! Stayed tuned for events for Tuesday & Wednesday!

Link: http://alfred.bncollege.com

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Submitted by: Marcy Bradley

Lego Your Stress

Take a moment to relax and de-stress in a creative way at the Scholes Library Lego table. Drop in during library hours to build a creation and display it in our "Lego Gallery". Stay and play a while...

In Scholes Library on the first floor. Available now through finals week.

Attachment: Lego Poster

Submitted by: Mechele Romanchock

Bergren Forum - Mark Zupan

The Bergren Forum sponsored by the Division of Human Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Provost's Office will be meeting on Thursday May 4th at 12:10 PM in the Nevins Theatre, Powell Campus Center.

Bring a brown bag lunch, coffee and tea will be provided.

Speaker: Mark Zupan

Topic: "Inside Job: How government insiders subvert the public interest"

President of Alfred University Mark Zupan will discuss the topic of his recent book--the problem of guarding the guardians: why, how, when, where and which government insiders have subverted the public interest?

Submitted by: Marilyn Saxton

El cafecito: La Feria de Abril - churros y chocolate

Please join AU's Spanish Culture & Conversation Club, El cafecito, for La Feria de Abril, an April Fair.

Practice your Spanish speaking skills with fellow Spanish speakers in a fun, relaxed atmosphere and enjoy churros, fried cinnamon dough & thick hot cocoa.

Monday, May 1st 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm AU Language House

12 Park Street (across from the Saxon Inn)

Beginner to Advanced Spanish speakers, everyone is Welcome!!

Submitted by: Michele Gaffney

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Mailbox Keys and Print Keys

To all graduating seniors and students that will not be returning to Alfred University for the fall semester please remember to return your keys to the Powell Campus Center mailroom before you leave. Best of luck in your future.

Thank you!

Deb

Submitted by: Debra Campbell

Bone Marrow Donor Registry Drive a Success

The athletic department and the football program would like to thank everyone that came out to support our first annual bone marrow registration drive. Thanks to the hard work of so many people, it was definitely a huge success. Altogether, we had 210 registrations. We are unbelievably grateful to everyone who came out to volunteer and register.

Submitted by: Susan Goetschius

Summer Events

This is a reminder that Summertime here on campus is a very busy season filled with many different programs including summer term classes, academic and sports camps (day and residential), sports clinics, conferences, weddings, receptions, and other special meetings and events.

If you are planning to hold a summer program, event or activity on campus and have not already notified the Office of Summer Programs, please do so as soon as possible. It is important that you contact us to check on space availability prior to confirming any events that will take place between May 15 and Aug. 11, 2017.

We maintain a master summer calendar and will work with everyone involved to avoid scheduling conflicts.

Your understanding and cooperation are much appreciated. We look forward to another busy, successful summer!

Submitted by: Bonnie Dungan

Lost and Found

If you have an item you lost or found, please post it on the Lost and Found Board using the link below.

Link: Lost and Found Board

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Submitted by: Judy Linza

Drawing a Line from There to Here, Meagan Daus, MFA Thesis Exhibition Opening Reception: April 29, 2017, 7- 9pm

Robert C. Turner Gallery, Harder Hall Cost: Free

The exhibition Drawing a Line from There to Here will be open from April 29 - May 2, 2017.

There will be a Gallery Talk, with time for questions, on Tuesday, May 2, at 4:30 pm.

Robert C. Turner Gallery Hours:

Mon - Fri: 11:00 - 4:00 pm; Sat & Sun: 1:00 - 3:00 pm

Submitted by: SOAD Events

There Are Still

Artist: Gabrielle Grace Graber

Opening Reception: Sat. April 29th 7-9 pm Gallery Talk: Mon. May 1st 4:30-5:15pm Fosdick-Nelson Gallery

Submitted by: SOAD Events

BS in ART HISTORY Presentations

Senior thesis topics will be presented by our three graduates: Grant Akiyama, Alexandra Loop, and Max Mustardo, on Tuesday, May 2nd at 2pm in Harder 220B. Please come.

Submitted by: Mary McInnes

Nancy Freelove is retiring [soon] !

Students and Friends of Nancy Freelove are invited to a "Nearly Retired" gathering outside of her office this Monday, May 1 from 2:00-4:00 pm. Come to the basement level of the Miller Performing Arts Center for refreshments and join us in Thanking Nancy !

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Submitted by: Lisa Lantz

AU Bookstore NOW Hiring for Fall 2017

Barnes & Noble @ the AU Bookstore is now hiring booksellers for Fall 2017. Apply online today! What does a bookseller do? They are a cashier, they stock shelves, they wait on and assist customers. We are looking for students who are outgoing and have good communication skills! No register experience necessary. You MUST be able to come back early in August 2017 for training.

Link: http://BNCOLLEGEJOBS.COM

Submitted by: Marcy Bradley

Acting II PRESENTS WORK OF THE SEMESTER

Join the students in Theatre's Acting II class for presentation of scenes on in the Rod Brown Room in the Miller Performing Arts Center, Sunday April 30 at 8:00 p.m. This is a lively and free event!

Link: http://[email protected]

Submitted by: Becky Prophet

Sign Up for Summer Term Classes Now!

We are still taking registration for Summer Term I and II. Don't miss out! Sign up now!

Cost for courses is just $330/credit hour! We are offering many online and hybrid courses as well as on-location classes. The complete course schedule can be found in Banner; just click on "Class Schedule" and then select Summer 2017.

You can also find information regarding registration, tuition, housing, and other details on the Summer Term website (see link below).

If you have specific questions regarding registration and payment you will need to contact the Student Service Center at 607.871.2123. Questions regarding financial aid should be directed to the Financial Aid Office at 607.871.2159.

Questions specific to summer art courses should be directed to the School of Art & Design at 607.871.2412 or send an email to [email protected].

Link: http://www.alfred.edu/summer/term/

Attachment: Summer Session Poster - 2017 Submitted by: Bonnie Dungan

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