Alfred University's Daily Announcements

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Friday, August 19, 2011

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Official News

· Outdoor Warning Sirens Test General Announcements

· AU to Go!

· Baldridge Reading and Study Skills Program

· Community Friends for International Students

· Promote the Community! Become a Mentor!

· AKO Achievement Awards

· Heather Pryslopski Dissertation Defense

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TODAY

6:15 Rochester Red Wings Baseball

TOMORROW

·Western New York Sorting and 2 on 2 Penning

·Western New York Team Penning

SUNDAY

Outdoor Warning Sirens Test

Alfred State College has scheduled a test of its outdoor warning sirens on Wednesday, Aug. 31 at 10:10 a.m.

In the event of life threatening emergencies, Alfred State will activate the outdoor warning siren. Any emergency that causes ASC to sound its alarm also has the potential to affect people on our campus.

If and when you hear the siren, you should immediately return to a known safe, indoor location.

Information about the emergency, including instructions about what to do, will be communicated via NY Alert. If possible, other methods will be used including WALF broadcasts and postings on entrance doors to academic and residence hall buildings.

Siren Test Wednesday, Aug. 31 at 10:10 a.m.

Familiarize yourself with the siren by listening to the attached audio file.

Submitted by: Deborah Clark

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AU to Go!

Alfred University has launched a new mobile web site especially for use on smart phones. Check it out at http://m.alfred.edu

Kudos to the AU Web Team - Judy Linza, Pamela Torok and Adrian Cogswell, plus the student workers - and University Designer Rick McLay for creating the site.

Herrick and Scholes libraries are also excited to announce a new guide to library resources for mobile

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users: http://libguides.alfred.e...

-- Web Advisory Group: Jodi Bailey, chair; Gary Roberts, Mike Neiderbach, Brian Striker, Ezra Shales, Sue Goetschius

Link: Mobile site

Submitted by: Susan Goetschius

Baldridge Reading and Study Skills Program

Details: The Baldridge Reading and Study Skills Program will be offered on campus during the week of Aug. 29 - Sept. 2, 2011. Students will meet daily for 75 minutes. Contact Cheryl Monroe, Provost's Office (monroec@alfred or 2137) for more information.

Submitted by: Cheryl Monroe

Community Friends for International Students

The Office of International Programs is looking for community members who are willing to befriend an international student for the year. We will match you with an international student and get you together at a reception. You take it from there.

We ask that you commit to inviting the student to dinner at your house once during the semester.

Beyond that, it is up to you and the student how much contact you want to have. This is a great way to get to know more about a foreign country (great for your kids, too!).

If you are interested, please send e-mail to Vicky [email protected] and put "community friends" in the subject line. If you know any community members outside the University who might be interested, please let them know about the program. Thanks for your help!

Submitted by: Vicky Westacott

Promote the Community! Become a Mentor!

Help engage new students in the community and the campus! The Judson Leadership Center is in need of more faculty/staff mentors as well as upperclass mentors for the Saxon Sidekicks program!

In this tri-mentoring program, a first-year student is matched with a faculty/staff mentor, as well as an upperclass student. Interested? Please contact us at [email protected] or 607.871.2971.

Submitted by: Cheryl Foster

AKO Achievement Awards

The Women's Leadership Center of Alfred University, with the alumnae of Alpha Kappa Omicron, an Alfred University sorority from 1944 to 2003, is pleased to announce the AKO Leadership Awards 2011.

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The AKO Achievement Award honors a sophomore-level AU woman for her achievement in academics.

The AKO Social Change Leadership Award honors a junior-level AU woman for her efforts to create change for the common good at AU.

Please see the attached PDF for more information.

Attachment: AKO_2011_Call_for_Apps_poster.pdf Submitted by: Cheryl Foster

Heather Pryslopski Dissertation Defense

Doctoral Candidate Heather Pryslopski will publicly defend her doctoral dissertation on Wednesday, Aug. 24 at 1 p.m. in Room 404 of the Science Center.

Title: Reality TV Programs, Internet Use, and Eating Disorder Symptoms The public is invited to attend.

Submitted by: Gayle Gebhard