Alfred University's Daily Announcements

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Friday, September 7, 2012

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Official News

· Pine St. Closed 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14

· Student Teaching Application Deadline for 2013 Spring Semester General Announcements

· Environmental Studies Seminar - Geophotography

· Lyceum Meeting Friday!

· Friday Night Hikes

· Reading Through Beuys

· Monday Evening Films - SOAD

· Yoga Aid World Challenge

· First-Year Student Survey

· 9/11 Purple and Gold Bleed RED

· Wellness Tips for Fall

· First-Year Graduate Student Presentations

· Call to Artists: Exhibition Opportunity

· Melody of China

· Lecture on Chinese Songs

· Student Club Business Office package

· Office of Communications Back in Greene Hall

What's Happening?

More Events...

TODAY

12:20 Environmental Studies Seminar -

Geophotography 4:00 9/7 W. Tennis HOME

vs. Penn St-Behrend - 4pm

A Cause for Four Paws 6:00 Josef Schtzenhfer,

Works on Paper - Gallery Talk 7:00 Reading Through

Beuys - Open Reception

8:00 FILM: ’Snow White and the Huntsman’

10:00 COMEDY:Sean Patton 11:00 FILM: ’Snow White and

the Huntsman’

TOMORROW

10:00 9/8 Volleyball AWAY at Hilbert - 10am

12:30 9/8 Football AWAY at RPI - 12:30pm 4:00 9/8 - Men’s Soccer

HOME vs. Marywood - 4pm

7:00 9/8 Women's Soccer HOME vs. Hilbert - 7pm

SUNDAY 10:00 Darien Lake Theme

Park Trip

11:00 Alfred Farmers Market 12:00 9/9 - JV FOOTBALL

HOME vs. Hobart at Noon

2:00 FILM: ’Snow White and the Huntsman’

Yoga Aid World Challenge

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·Tai Chi Group Sessions and Instruction

Pine St. Closed 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14

On Sept. 14, 2012, Pine Street will be closed to traffic due to construction from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. All members of the campus community needing to access the north end of the Alfred University campus will need to use the Saxon Drive entrance.

If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Public Safety at 607-871-2108. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding

John M. Dougherty

Office of Public Safety at Alfred University One Saxon Drive

Alfred, New York 14802 607-871-2108

[email protected]

Submitted by: Deborah Clark

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Student Teaching Application Deadline for 2013 Spring Semester

If you are planning to Student Teach in the spring semester of 2013 you need to fill out and submit a Student Teaching Application to the Division of Education by Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. Applications will be distributed by faculty and are also available at the Division Secretary's office, 333 Myers Hall.

Submitted by: Cathy Allen

Environmental Studies Seminar - Geophotography

The Environmental Studies Seminar will be held at 12:20 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 7 in Roon Lecture Hall (247), Science Center.

Everyone is welcome to this CLAS event. Refreshments will be served.

Speaker: Justin Grigg, Alfred University GIS Specialist Topic: Geophotography and the ENVS Space Program

Submitted by: Andrea Fioretto

Lyceum Meeting Friday!

Come join us outside Kanakadea this Friday at 4 p.m. This week we're discussing technology: What is it and how much is too much? All are welcome to bring their thoughts and ideas!

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Submitted by: Jennifer Futterman

Friday Night Hikes

We will be meeting again this Friday (as we will every Friday) to hike the Pine Hill trails - approximately three (3) miles.

-When: Friday, Sept. 7 at 6 p.m.

-Where: We will meet on the 1st floor of the Powell Campus Center near the mailroom.

Hope to see you this Friday.

Submitted by: Mark McFadden

Reading Through Beuys Curated By: Andrew Deutsch Location: Fosdick Nelson Gallery Show Dates: Sept. 7 - Oct. 12 Opening Reception: Friday, Sept. 7 Time: 7-9 P.M.

Presenting a collection of books, posters, videos, postcards, interviews, and mass-media images by or about Joseph Beuys. Also included are contemporary works produced in response to Beuys works by Shannah Burton, Eberhard Kranemann, Emil Schult, David Sylvian, Caroline Tisdall, Stephen Vitiello and John Zorn.

Submitted by: Shelly Grant

Monday Evening Films - SOAD

The Division of Drawing, Painting and Photography and the Painting Club are presenting a series of films about painters in Holmes Auditorium on Monday evenings in September, starting at 6 P.M.

Visiting Randall International Chair Josef Schtzenhfer has chosen these films, and will conduct a discussion after each screening. All students and faculty are welcome.

Sept. 3 - ARTISTS AT WORK, A FILM ON THE NEW DEAL ART PROJECTS Produced and directed by Mary Lance. New Deal Films.

Sept. 10 - ALICE NEEL, ONE OF THE GREAT PORTRAIT PAINTERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY.

Written and directed by Andrew Neel. Arthouse Films.

Sept. 17 - MAYNARD DIXON, ART AND SPIRIT.

Produced and directed by Jayne McKay. Cloudworld.

Sept. 24 - THOMAS HART BENTON

Produced by Ken Burns and Julie Dunphey, Directed by Ken Burns. PBS Home Video.

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Yoga Aid World Challenge

On Sunday Sept. 9, yogis around the world will participate in a yoga-relay for charity. The Alfred event will take place from 2-4 p.m. in the Knight Club in the Powell Campus Center on the Alfred University campus. Open to all. Please bring a yoga mat if you have one. Register or donate at

http://www.yogaaid.com/. Drop-ins also welcome.

Link: http://www.yogaaid.com

Submitted by: Cecilia Beach

First-Year Student Survey

By now all new first-year students have received an email invitation to participate in the CIRP Freshman Survey. I hope that you will take just a few minutes of your time to click on the link in the email and respond to the survey. Your responses will provide AU administrators with invaluable information so that we can provide the best educational experience for our students.

Submitted by: Karen Johnson

9/11 Purple and Gold Bleed RED Location: Knight Club, Powell Campus Center Time: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Residence Life is hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive! If you want to help you can start by getting hydrated, eating iron-rich foods, and making an appointment.

Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are appreciated. he first 100 donors will receive a free t- shirt! Don't forget to bring some form of ID.

Make an appointment at: www.alfred.givesblood.org

Thank you for your help! If you have any questions or comments, let me know.

Leanne Combs Red Cross Intern (518) 708-1719 [email protected]

Wellness Tips for Fall

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As the days get cooler and the nights crisper we all like to get out and enjoy what is left of the good weather. Here are some tips to make that adventure healthy and safe.

Attachment: Wellness_9-13.pdf Submitted by: Mark Guinan

First-Year Graduate Student Presentations Location: Holmes Auditorium

Date: Wednesday, Sept. 12 Time: 4:30 P.M.

Cost to Attend: Free/Open to public

The School of Art & Design invites you to come support and view the first-year graduate student presentations. Students that will be presenting include:

Ceramic Art - Amy Bennett, Jennifer Degges, Kelley Donahue, John Emerson, Lyla Goldstein, Jason Segall, Robert Shiles, Nurielle Stern.

Sculpture/Dimensional Studies - Sara Bruce, Michael Fleming, Shawn Griffiths, Adam Stacey, Kimberly Watters.

Electronic Integrated Arts - Yanlu Liang, Randall Lily, Barrett Long, Qi You, Ziaoyu Zhang.

Call to Artists: Exhibition Opportunity CALL TO ARTISTS: 2 SHOWS

"Subversive Turf" (curated by the ARTH Club)

is interested in exploring the geography of social issues and politics of race, gender, class, religion, and sexuality. Our intent is to engage the Alfred Community of Artists and scholars in a discourse often dismissed for being too political or taboo. We have left the call open to all students, faculty, alumni and community members. All mediums Accepted.

"Queer" (curated by Julia Berbling)

will contain works done by "queer" (lgbtq) students, faculty, alumni, as well as others in Alfred.

QUEER's intention is to question popular cultural and social beliefs on the "queer" community. The show will coincide with"Subversive Turf". QUEER is an open call for submissions in an effort to be more inclusive. All mediums Accepted.

DROP OFF WORK:

Robert C Turner Gallery Wednesday, Sept. 12 From 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Please fill out the release upon drop-off to ensure your work show. Thank You

EMAIL: [email protected] for more questions.

Submitted by: Art History Club

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Melody of China

A concert featuring Chinese folk songs and traditional Chinese musical instruments will be held at the Miller theater at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 14. The performers will include musicians from Alfred University, Binghamton University, and the North America Chinese Music Ensemble from New York City.

It is sponsored by Confucius Institute and the Division of Performing Arts. It is free and open to the public.

Submitted by: Jing Zhu

Lecture on Chinese Songs

Ms.Hong Zhang, a Senior Lecturer of Chinese at Binghamton University, will give a lecture on Chinese songs in Room 302, Performing Art Center at 3 p.m. on Sept. 14. It is open to public.

Hong Zhang holds a Master of Music degree in Voice Performance from Binghamton University, SUNY, and a Bachelor of Music degree in Voice Performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is the founder and director of Song of Silk, a performance group that aims to bridge East and West.

Zhang has been an active soloist in many concerts and groups, including the Shanghai Philharmonic Society, the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus, the Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Eastern Silk.

In addition, Zhang gives lectures, recitals and workshops on Chinese vocal music and culture nationwide.

Submitted by: Jing Zhu

Student Club Business Office package

The Business Office in Carnegie Hall has put together a Student Club package to help the Clubs with any Business Office forms, hoping this information would be helpful and less confusing regarding our procedures.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Business Office with any questions.

If you are a Student Group representative, please have a signing rights information sheet filled out ASAP, with signatures, so that we may have the updated information on file for our records.

Find it online http://our.alfred.edu/ind...

Thank you

Attachment: CompleteStudentClubPackage_000.doc Submitted by: Marty Fuller

Office of Communications Back in Greene Hall

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The Office of Communications staff is back in the Greene Hall Offices following summer "vacation" in Powell Campus Center while the stairway to the second floor was replaced and a handicapped- accessible door system was installed.