Alfred University's Daily Announcements - AURA

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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

In This Issue

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Official News

· 2013-14 Tuition Exchange Application Deadline is Oct. 15, 2012

· AU's 2011-12 Annual Fire & Safety Report Available

· Ground-breaking for the McLane Annex General Announcements

· CYLI Volunteer Opportunity Oct. 11 - Art? Art!

· Get Out and Register to Vote

· Student Senate Meeting Agenda 10/10/2012

· Free Practice GRE, GMAT, LSAT, and MCAT

· French Group Tutoring

· Flu Shots for Students!

· Friday Night Hikes

· Graduate and Professional School Fair

· Used Electronics and Scrap Metal Removal

· National Coming Out Day!

· Defensive Boxing in Davis Gym

· El cafecito!

· Jansport Clothing Sale This Week Only!

· Enter to Win a $50 Gift Card by Submitting Your Internship Experience

· Temporary Location for Office of Summer and Parents Programs

· Visiting Artist Mark Dion Lecture

· Sunday Brunch in Tennessee

· 100th Anniversary Celebration at Almond Library

What's Happening?

More Events...

TODAY

11:30 Grad School for Artists info session Today 12:00 Comida Buena 12:20 AU Math Club: ’Off on

a Tangent’

1:00 Walk-In Hours - Career Development Center 5:00 Kripalu Yoga

7:00 French Conversation Hour

10/10 M. Soccer AWAY

@ Keuka - 7pm

TOMORROW 12:10 Bergren Forum -

Learning Styles

1:00 Walk-In Hours - Career Development Center 4:45 Zumba@ Fitness Class 7:00 10/11 W. Soccer AWAY

@ Susquehanna - 7pm 10/11 Volleyball HOME vs. Houghton - 7pm

·Tai Chi Group Sessions and Instruction

·EVENT: NYC Comic Con

FRIDAY

·EVENT: NYC Comic Con

·TRIP: Drawn to Diversity to New York City

·Klan Alpine Reunion at AU

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·TRIP: Drawn to Diversity to New York City

2013-14 Tuition Exchange Application Deadline is Oct. 15, 2012

Faculty and Staff - the Tuition Exchange Export Application deadline is Oct. 15, 2012. If your child is planning to begin college (or transfer to another college) next year, 2013-14, you may wish to explore the schools participating in the Tuition Exchange (TE) Program. RENEWAL TE Export applications are also subject to the deadline of 10/15/12.

Please read the attached TE Information Memo for application procedures and details on the program.

Two application forms are required; specifically, the AU TE Export Application and the AU Human Resource (HR) TR/TE form (links and attachments, herewith).

Link: AU HR TR/TE application

Attachment: TE Information Memo for Campus Community Attachment: AU 2013-14 TE Export Application

Submitted by: Catherine Schnurle

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AU's 2011-12 Annual Fire & Safety Report Available

The Alfred University's 2011-12 Annual Fire & Safety Report is now available. This report is required by federal law in compliance with the Clery Act. The report outlines the University's policies, procedures and programs concerning safety and security on campus, all campus owned buildings, facilities and on public property within or adjacent to campus.

This report is available online http://my.alfred.edu/inde..., in the attachment below, or you may request a paper copy from the Office of Public Safety.

John M. Dougherty

Office of Public Safety at Alfred University One Saxon Drive

Alfred, New York 14802 607-871-2108

[email protected]

Attachment: Campus_Safety__Fire_Report__2011-2012.pdf Submitted by: Deborah Clark

Ground-breaking for the McLane Annex

Join the Alfred University Board of Trustees for a ground-breaking ceremony for the McLane Annex at 5:15 Thursday near the front entrance of the McLane Center.

The event is open to the public.

Submitted by: Susan Goetschius

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CYLI Volunteer Opportunity Oct. 11 - Art? Art!

Do you have any extra free time during your evenings and would like to participate in a rewarding volunteer experience? Do you want to make a difference in a child's life? Come volunteer for the CYLI, Children's Youth Learning Initiative right on campus! CYLI hosts local students on campus for fun programs during the semester and need your help! (Includes free dinner)

The programs begin at 3:30 p.m. and run until 6:30pm. If you have any questions, would like more information or are interested in volunteering, email [email protected].

Oct. 11 event: Art? Art! Another fabulous offering from Corrie Burdick's Art Education students, given that this will be a student driven program, we are a bit short of details but it will be fun and creative.

Submitted by: Catherine Mensler

Get Out and Register to Vote

Alfred University stands behind the idea that we all benefit when a greater share of Americans register and vote. This year there will be an important general election on Nov. 6, 2012. If you are not already registered to vote, please consider doing so now.

Alfred University students often have a choice of registering and voting right here in Allegany County (if you have been a resident in your present address for at least 30 days before the election) or voting by absentee ballot in your home county or state. The choice is yours, but please plan to register and vote on Nov. 6.

You can download the registration form and get more information about voting in New York State, including instructions on how to vote by absentee ballot, at this Web site maintained by the NYS Board of Elections: www.elections.ny.gov.

Please make sure that to register to vote, you must complete the form, print it out, sign it, and mail it to the county's Board of Elections. It must be postmarked by Oct. 12. If you do not want to print the form online. You can also pick up a paper copy of NYS Voter Registration forms at Special Academic Services, Herrick Library, Scholes Library, Powell Information Desk and the Office of Residence Life.

To request an absentee ballot for New York State, go to http://www.elections.ny.g... That form needs to be post marked by Oct. 30 to vote in this November's election.

For information about other states' registration deadlines and absentee ballot request deadlines you can visit www.canivote.org or www.turbovote.org.

Submitted by: Patricia Debertolis

Student Senate Meeting Agenda 10/10/2012 Student Senate meeting agenda attached

Attachment: Student Senate Agenda Submitted by: Student Senate

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Free Practice GRE, GMAT, LSAT, and MCAT Date: Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012

Start time and location will vary depending on exam. All tests will take place in a computer lab on campus to best simulate actual entrance exams situations.

Sponsored by Kaplan Testing Services and the Alfred University Career Development Center Link: Register for a practice test here

Submitted by: Mark McFadden

French Group Tutoring Every Wednesday

Language Lab, Perlman 105 5 - 7 p.m.

Drop In any Wednesday!

Submitted by: Michele Gaffney

Flu Shots for Students!

For 3 Thursdays in October there will be an opportunity for you to get your Flu/Tdap (Flu and Whooping Cough) vaccination. This can be billed to your student account.

Oct. 4 -

2:30-5 p.m. in McLane (Dr. Curtin's Office) Oct. 11 -

11 a.m.-2 p.m. in Powell Campus Center 305 Oct. 18 -

11 a.m.-2 p.m. downstairs of Ade Dining Hall We hope to see you there!

Submitted by: Amber Hardy

Friday Night Hikes

We will be meeting again this Friday at 6 p.m. in the lounge by the mailroom. Bring your walking shoes!

Hope you can join us.

Submitted by: Mark McFadden

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Graduate and Professional School Fair

The Alfred University Graduate and Professional School Fair coordinated by the Career Development Center will include over 60 graduate programs from across the nation and represent a multitude of disciplines. This is an excellent venue for learning more about the application process and benchmark programs with schools that are not represented.

Event details:

Date: Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Location: Knight Club

Submitted by: Peggy Broderick

Used Electronics and Scrap Metal Removal

Please search out all unwanted electronic equipment that would qualify for recycling based on the AU Electronic Disposal Policy. Office equipment, non-alkaline rechargeable batteries and scrap metal will also be collected for recycling.

Submit Electronics and Scrap Metal Disposal Survey Form(s) to Dean Perry no later than Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012 - [email protected] or Myers Hall, Rm. 117. Chairperson, Supervisor or designee should coordinate department survey efforts to eliminate duplicate submissions.

Collection of material will take place the week of Oct. 22. Place a sign or label material "For Electronic Recycling" and store in an easily accessible area. On the survey, provide the specific material storage location, name and phone number of contact person.

NYSCC personnel should submit survey as outlined above but place material for recycling in the hallway outside of your door.

Contact Dean Perry for questions, X3020.

Link: EH&S Web Site

Submitted by: Cherise Haase

National Coming Out Day!

Oct. 11 is National Coming Out Day and we want YOU to show your support and help us celebrate!

Shirts will be given out Oct. 10 in Powell Campus Center, 12-4pm.

Grab a shirt and wear them on the big day! (Oct. 11)

Submitted by: Anthony Cedeno

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Defensive Boxing in Davis Gym

Interested in keeping healthy? The Alfred Defensive Boxing Club does circuit training every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday in Davis Gym.

After the circuit it's time for boxing technique. We invite anyone to come from AU and A-State and impress upon you to GO AT YOUR PACE.

Sundays: 2-4 p.m. Davis Gym Tuesdays: 7-9 p.m. Davis Gym Thursdays: 6-8 p.m. Davis Gym

Link: Alfred Defensive Boxing on Facebook

Submitted by: Defensive Boxing Club

El cafecito!

AU's Spanish Conversation Club Thursdays, 6 - 7

AU Language House, 12 Park St. (across from the Saxon Inn)

Practice speaking Spanish in a fun, social setting! Enjoy free food! Beginners to advanced, everyone is WELCOME!

Join in any Thursday.

Submitted by: Michele Gaffney

Jansport Clothing Sale This Week Only!

25% OFF all Jansport brand clothing this week ONLY. Open bottom sweatpants, sweatshirts, and tees.

Hurry in, 1 week only!

Submitted by: Marcy Bradley

Enter to Win a $50 Gift Card by Submitting Your Internship Experience

By submitting an Internship Survey, it helps the Career Development Center broaden our networking base with alumni and other future employers that may create job opportunities for our students. We're highly interested in your summer internship experience!

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Students who submit an Internship Survey to the Career Development Center will be automatically enrolled in a drawing to win a $50 gift card.

Link: Internship Survey

Submitted by: CDC Intern 2

Temporary Location for Office of Summer and Parents Programs

The Office of Summer and Parents Programs has moved, temporarily, to Scholes Library, Room 234.

Melody McLay, director, and Frank Di Raimondo, secretary, have both moved to the Scholes location.

The office phone number remains 607.871.2612.

Submitted by: Deborah Clark

Visiting Artist Mark Dion Lecture

An Illuminating Explication of Recent World Wide Experiments in Thinking in Three Dimensions Date: Wednesday, Oct. 17

Time:7:15-9 P.M.

Location: Holmes Auditorium Cost to Attend: Free/Open to Public

Sponsored By: The Dean of School of Art and Design, Visiting Artist Committee

Mark Dion was born in New Bedford, MA in 1961. He received a BFA (1986) and an honorary doctorate (2003) from the University of Hartford School of Art, Connecticut.

Dion's work examines the ways in which dominant ideologies and public institutions shape our understanding of history, knowledge, and the natural world. The job of the artist, he says, is to go against the grain of dominant culture, to challenge perception and convention.

Appropriating archaeological and other scientific methods of collecting, ordering, and exhibiting objects, Dion creates works that question the distinctions between 'objective' ('rational') scientific methods and 'subjective' ('irrational') influences. The artist's spectacular and often fantastical curiosity cabinets, modeled on Wunderkabinetts of the 16th Century, exalt atypical orderings of objects and specimens.

By locating the roots of environmental politics and public policy in the construction of knowledge about nature, Mark Dion questions the authoritative role of the scientific voice in contemporary society.

Dion has had major exhibitions at the Miami Art Museum (2006); Museum of Modern Art, New York (2004); Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut (2003); and Tate Gallery, London.

Submitted by: Shelly Grant

Sunday Brunch in Tennessee

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Join Tennessee-area Alumni, Parents, and Friends for Sunday brunch!

Alfred University Alumnus William Rice '78 and his wife, Debbie, invite you to join them for a Sunday brunch at their home in Tennessee.

Date: Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012 Time: Noon - 3 p.m.

Location: 539 Watershaw Drive Friendsville, TN 37737-2201

Please direct any questions to the Alumni Relations Office: phone (607) 871-2144; fax (607) 871- 2391; or email [email protected]; or register online at www.alfred.edu/alumni/reg....

Please RSVP by Monday, Oct. 29, 2012.

100th Anniversary Celebration at Almond Library

Come Celebrate Our 100th Anniversary of The Twentieth Century Club Library Of Almond!

Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Morning speakers:

Our founder - "Mrs. Carrie Stillman"

County Historian - Craig Braack

Honored Guest - NYS Sen. Catharine Young

Displays, Refreshments, Entertainment, Children's Activities Sponsored by the Almond Library Club