Alfred University's Daily Announcements - AURA

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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

In This Issue

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Official News

· Open Enrollment for Non-Statutory and University Wide Benefits

· It's Hunting Season! Be careful!

General Announcements

· CLAS Dean Candidate Campus Presentation

· Alfred University NCAA playoff tickets available for food, toy donations

· TIAA Consultant on Campus

· Bookstore Hours Thanksgiving Break & Thanksgiving Weekend Specials!

· Percussion / Drum Lessons

· Post Your Positions on Saxon Job Link!!

· Safe Zone Training

· AU Holiday Luncheon - Save The Date

· Pool closed during Thanksgiving break

· Alfred University Gallery Server Pro - IMPORTANT UPDATE - NOV. 2016

What's Happening?

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TODAY TOMORROW FRIDAY

Open Enrollment for Non-Statutory and University Wide Benefits

Open enrollment for all non-statutory health benefits and for all University-wide benefits (Life, Accident and Vision) will be held from Monday, November 20,2016 through Friday, December 2, 2016 for changes to take effect Jan. 1, 2017.

In order to comply with the Affordable Care Act you must complete an enrollment form or provide an affirmative waiver, providing a reason, if you do not wish to participate in a health plan. We will not be able to automatically enroll you in your current plan if you do not fill out and return a form and you may be subject to tax penalties for failure to maintain insurance.

All flexible spending accounts must also be re-enrolled to continue that benefit for 2017.

Enrollment Materials will be emailed to all eligible employees with an AU email address or will receive a hard copy for those without University email as soon as the materials are available.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Human Resources Office if you have any questions or if we can assist in any manner.

Submitted by: Mark Guinan

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It's Hunting Season! Be careful!

For your safety, we would like to notify you of this year's date range for big game hunting season in

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Western New York. The first season began Saturday, November 19th this year (sunrise to sunset), and the final season is over on Sunday, Dec. 11.

Please be very careful if you decide to walk in any wooded area during this time. If you do, wear blaze orange or some other very bright color. If you see a POSTED sign, get the landowner's permission to enter or you could be fined for trespassing.

Hunting is not allowed on Alfred University property which includes the woods behind the campus and around Foster Lake.

Submitted by: Susan Goetschius

CLAS Dean Candidate Campus Presentation

Dr. Scott Ishman, candidate for the CLAS Dean position, will be visiting campus Tuesday and Wednesday (Nov 29-30). We invite staff, faculty, and students for a presentation by Dr. Ishman Tuesday (Nov 29) at 12:15pm, upstairs in Susan Howell Hall.

Dr. Ishman's application materials can be found on Canvas, course AU-CLAS-DEAN-2016, in the Files section.

The CLAS Dean Search Committee

Submitted by: Frederic Beaudry

Alfred University NCAA playoff tickets available for food, toy donations

Fans planning to attend Saturday's NCAA Division III football playoff game at Alfred University between the host Saxons and visiting Western New England can save on the price of admission while helping some worthy area charities.

Charles P. Joyce, president and CEO of Otis Eastern Inc., Wellsville, and a member of the Alfred University Board of Trustees, has agreed to purchase game tickets for anyone who donates either a container of non-perishable food or a new, unwrapped toy. The donated items will be distributed to the Salvation Army units in Wellsville and Hornell and to food pantries in the Alfred and Almond areas.

Saturday's game is at noon at Yunevich Stadium. To get a complimentary ticket, bring a non- perishable food item or new unwrapped toy to either of the two ticket gates.

For fans wishing to purchase their ticket, they will be available at the following prices: Adults (17 and older), $6; college students, children 3-16, members of the military (active or veteran) and senior citizens, $4. Children 2 and under will be admitted free of charge.

Current purple seat season ticket holders can reserve their seats. Cost for those tickets will be $6 for adults 17 and older and $4 for senior citizens or members of the military. To reserve those seats, or for more information on ticket sales for Saturday's game, please call 607-871-2193, or email Colleen Harvey at [email protected]

Also, reserved parking for Saxon Nation members, near the entrance to the Yunevich Stadium grandstand, will be honored as usual.

Submitted by: Jen Guarasci

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TIAA Consultant on Campus

A TIAA Consultant will be conducting one-on-one, 45-minute, individual retirement counseling sessions on Tuesday, December 6, 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, employees should call TIAA-CREF at 1.800.732.8353; remain on the line for assistance.

Submitted by: Kim Wyant

Bookstore Hours Thanksgiving Break & Thanksgiving Weekend Specials!

The bookstore will be open Wednesday, Nov 23 from 9-2. We will be closed Thursday -Sunday.

Check out our website for weekend specials and Cyber Monday deals! http://alfred.bncollege.c...

Submitted by: Marcy Bradley

Percussion / Drum Lessons

If you are interested in taking drum or percussion lessons please sign up for MUSC 106 or MUSC 306 Private Lessons-Percussion. Lessons are available for all ages and ability levels. If you have any questions feel free to contact Dustin Woodard at [email protected].

Submitted by: Dustin Woodard

Post Your Positions on Saxon Job Link!!

Do you have a position on campus that you would like filled? Use the Career Development Center's Saxon Job Link, this online system allows you to list a position for it to appear immediately to students. Sign in , or sign up and create an account at:

https://alfred-csm.sympli...

You may contact the CDC with any questions at x2164.

Submitted by: Valerie Daciw

Safe Zone Training

"The Gay Alliance's SafeZone program was created to develop, enhance and maintain environments in workplaces, schools and other social settings that are culturally competent and supportive to LGBTQ

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(lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) individuals, as well as straight, cisgender people who care about diversity, equality and inclusion." -

Trainings Schedule:

Monday, January 16th from 1:00 - 4:00pm Wednesday, March 8th from 1:00-4:00pm

To Register or for more information contact Tricia Debertolis [email protected]

Submitted by: Eliza Ordway

AU Holiday Luncheon - Save The Date

The AU Holiday Luncheon will be held on Thursday, December 15 at 12:15 p.m. in the Joyce and Walton Health and Wellness Center. You will receive an email invitation next week. Happy Holidays!

Submitted by: Mary McAllister

Pool closed during Thanksgiving break

There will be no open swim Wednesday 11/23-Sunday 11/27.

Submitted by: Brian Striker

Alfred University Gallery Server Pro - IMPORTANT UPDATE - NOV. 2016

AU's faculty/staff photo library, Gallery Server Pro (http://gsp.alfred.edu) has expanded over the past year!

Hundreds of images have been added since Gallery Server Pro (GSP) was originally launched in the fall of 2015, and new ones continue to be added almost daily.

Below is a refresher for all faculty/staff.

This searchable photo library contains a wide variety of downloadable AU images ranging from seasonal campus scenics, to classrooms/labs, selected campus events, official AU Faculty/Staff portraits, and much more.

GSP images are in folders cataloged by semester, by month and by topic, and as new photo

assignments are completed, selected images are cataloged and posted on a regular basis. The photos are extensively tagged to assist in searches for specific subjects.

WHO CAN ACCESS GALLERY SERVER PRO?

GSP is accessible to any faculty or staff member who has been provided access by ITS. It is NOT accessible to students, or to the public.

TO ACCESS GALLERY SERVER PRO

1. Go to our.alfred.edu and hover over the left-hand side menu item "Faculty/Staff." The Gallery Server link is the 13th item listed in the fly-out menu.

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2. Type in http://gsp.alfred.edu in your browser

Once GSP launches in your browser, you will need to enter your AU username (not full email) and email password.

IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE ACCESSING GSP

Those who haven't yet accessed GSP, must email Steven Bucklaew of ITS ([email protected]) who will provide access and confirm it via email soon after he receives the request. It usually happens within minutes!

BEFORE YOU DOWNLOAD

The primary use of many of these images is for Admissions and University Relations marketing efforts in both printed and web formats. In order to keep track of downloads (except for faculty/staff

portraits), we recommend you email Rick McLay ([email protected]) or Judy Linza

([email protected]) with a brief description of which image(s) you are downloading, and where it is going to be used.

DOWNLOADING AN IMAGE

There are two recommended downloadable formats:

1. Web optimized (low resolution but full size), and 2. Original (high resolution). To download the image of your choice, use the download/share icon, which is the one on the left in the icon grouping above each image, and follow the directions.

ATHLETICS PHOTOS

Please contact Mark Whitehouse, AU's Sports Information director (whitehouse.alfred.edu) if you have any questions regarding access to and usage of athletics images.

If you have any questions about GSP, or if you have images that you would like to be considered for inclusion, please contact Rick McLay at [email protected] or Ext. 2736.

Submitted by: Deborah Clark