Friday, March 7, 2008 - AURA - Alfred University

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Friday, March 7, 2008

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Official News

· Temporary locations for Thursday, Friday classes listed

· Student Service Center Closing at 3 p.m. on Friday

· Herrick Library - Spring Break Hours

· Scholes Library Spring Break Hours

· Banner INB Navigation Training

· Undergraduate Students - Financial Aid Deadline 3/15/08 General Announcements

· Lyceum: The 21st Century -- When is it going to get here?

· Gibbs Fitness Center

· Health Center Closed for Break

· Lifesaver CPR/AED

· Smart Start Workshop - Register Now!

· 2008 Daffodil Days-American Cancer Society

· Become a Tour Guide! Show off AU!

· Blood Drive March 21

· Summer School Registration Begins March 17

· Overnight Hosts Needed

· Name That Space: A Contest to Name the Herrick Library Cafe

· Call for Videos

· Informational Brochure for Office Services & Procurement Services

· Book Signing for Haps and Mishaps

· Let DOT Assist in Your Travel Plans

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TODAY 9:00 Lifesaver CPR-AED

Training

·Safe Spring Break Program

·Name That Space

·Take the CORE!

TOMORROW SUNDAY

Temporary locations for Thursday, Friday classes listed

The Registrar’s office has found temporary locations for all classes normally scheduled in Olin Building on Thursday and Friday. While it is anticipated that the building will remain closed on Thursday, it is possible that it may open for classes on Friday. Please check Alfred Today and our.alfred.edu or my.alfred.edu for updates.

Attachment: Complete list of temporary locations

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Student Service Center Closing at 3 p.m. on Friday

The Student Service Center (Registrar's and Student Accounts) will be closing at 3 p.m. on Friday, March 7, for staff training. If you need any services from this office, please stop in prior to 3 p.m.

Thank you.

Herrick Library - Spring Break Hours March 7-17 2008

Friday, 7 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Saturday, 8 Library Closed Sunday, 9 Library Closed

Monday-Friday,10-14 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Saturday, 15 Library Closed

Sunday, 16 5:00 PM - 1:00 AM Monday, March 17 Regular Hours

Attachment: Herrick Spring Break Hours

Scholes Library Spring Break Hours Fri, 3/7 8 am-4:30 pm

Sat, 3/8 Closed Sun, 3/9 Closed

Mon-Fri, 3/10-14 8 am-4:30 pm Sat, 3/15 Closed

Sun, 3/16 5-9 pm

Regular hours resume Monday, 3/17.

Link: http://scholes.alfred.edu//index.php?

option=com_content&task=view&id=40&Itemid=88

Banner INB Navigation Training

Banner INB Navigation training will be held Wednesday, March 12, starting at 1 p.m.

Attending Navigation is a pre-requisite for any access to Banner INB, including budgets. If you are planning on attending this session, please contact Denise Kirschner at #2602 or [email protected] by noon Tuesday, March 11.

Attachment: Banner_Access_Request_Form7.doc

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Undergraduate Students - Financial Aid Deadline 3/15/08

IMPORTANT: MARCH 15, 2008 IS THE DEADLINE FOR FILING THE 2008-09 ALFRED UNIVERSITY FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION AND THE FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID (FAFSA).

If you will be an undergraduate student at AU for the 2008-09 academic year and do not have these documents, please stop by the Financial Aid Office to pick them up. We are located in Alumni Hall and are open 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday.

Attachment: Alfred Univeristy Financial Aid Application

Lyceum: The 21st Century -- When is it going to get here?

The Lyceum will be meeting this week, despite what anyone may have told you. As usual, we'll be meeting in the McNamara Room in Powell at 3:20 p.m. on Friday.

This week our topic will be:

The 21st Century -- When is it going to get here?

For years we've read about fascinating upcoming developments in the 21st century. Now that we've arrived, where's the world peace, flying cars, an end to sickness and hunger, and vacations on the moon?

Come on down to obey the turtle and feed your brain!

Gibbs Fitness Center

The Gibbs fitness center will be open regular hours through Friday 3/7/08.

Sat/Sun 3/8-3/9 are 12pm-2pm.

M-F 11:30am-1:30pm & 3:30pm-6:00pm Sat/Sun 3/15-3/16 are 12pm-2pm.

Health Center Closed for Break

The Health Center will be closed during the Spring Break.

Thank you.

Michele C. Rech

Administrative Assistant

Lifesaver CPR/AED Friday, March 7 Knight Club, PCC 9 a.m. - noon

We invite employees and students to attend adult and child CPR-AED training this Thursday.

Must preregister - call 871.3020 or e-mail [email protected]. You may download a copy of the CPR-AED training manual from our Web site; just follow the instructions available online for unzipping the file.

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Limit: 6 participants per session (one session per week will be offered for most of the semester). See our full training schedule on the EH&S Web site.

Fee: Students - $7 to cover the cost of the face mask; the course is free to all faculty and staff.

Smart Start Workshop - Register Now!

Smart Start Workshop: Dr. Evelyn Murphy, President of the WAGE Project.

Wednesday, March 19, 5:30 p.m. at the Knight Club in the Powell Campus Center.

Learn essential negotiation and research skills to ensure you get paid fairly after you graduate!

Students will learn how to benchmark starting salaries, evaluate fringe benefits, and conduct fruitful negotiations. They will then practice their negotiation skills through role-playing.

Brought to you by the WLC with support from AAUW's Leadership and Training Institute. Dinner provided. One person will win a terrific door prize.

Attachment: evelyn_murphy_poster6.pdf

2008 Daffodil Days-American Cancer Society

Diane Vossler and Judith Green are pleased to announce $1,080 was raised for the American Cancer Society through the daffodil campaign. Daffodils will arrive sometime between Tues-Thurs, March 11- 14. Thank you to all who participated in supporting the goal to conquer cancer.

Become a Tour Guide! Show off AU!

Do you have a dynamic personality? Do you love talking about all the great things AU has to offer? Do you want to be an integral part of the recruiting process? Then apply to be a tour guide!

When we ask incoming freshmen why they chose Alfred, many say "I knew I wanted to come to AU after my campus tour - it just felt right!" We in Admissions know that a great campus tour with an excellent tour guide is critical to our success. We will be hiring tour guides for the 2008-09 academic year.

If you are interested, please fill out the attached application and return it to the Admissions Office receptionist, Vicky, in the lobby of Alumni Hall by Tuesday, March 18. This can be either a work-study or non-work-study job. We look forward to meeting you!

***Faculty: Please encourage your most engaging students to apply!***

Attachment: Tour Guide Application 2008-2009

Blood Drive March 21

The next Alfred University Blood Drive will be Friday, March 21, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Knight Club. Our goal is to collect 90 units.

You may make an appointment using the link below. If you donated on or before Jan. 25, 2008, you

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are eligibile to donate again. Walk-ins are welcome. Photo ID is required to donate.

Link: http://givesblood.org/go.php?bdc=427749

Summer School Registration Begins March 17

Summer School registration will begin Monday, March 17. The Summer School Schedule Booklet including course information, registration instructions, housing contract and other details will be available at the Student Service Center, the Mail Room and the Office of Summer Programs by Friday, March 14. This information, including a PDF version of the Booklet, can also be found on the Summer School Web site.

Summer School consists of two six-week sessions along with special one, two, three or four-week short-term courses. Summer Session I will begin Monday, May 19. Summer Session II starts Monday, June 30.

A preliminary summer course list is attached, but please understand that additional courses will be added and course changes will be made before Summer School begins. The purpose of this list is to provide you with early information so you can begin planning your summer.

Complete summer course information is accessible in Banner.

Questions concerning Summer School registration may be directed to the Student Service Center (871- 2123) or the Office of Summer Programs (871-2612, [email protected]). If you have questions about art courses, please contact Beth Woodworth at 871-2412, [email protected].

Link: Summer School Website

Attachment: Preliminary Summer School Course List

Overnight Hosts Needed

The Office of Admissions is looking for current students, who live on campus, to hosts perspective students overnight during March and April. Any student that hosts will be compensated for their time.

The application to be a host is attached. You can fill this out and drop it off in the Admissions Office in Alumni Hall or e-mail to Chris Wszalek. Help show other students what makes AU great!

Attachment: host_application.doc

Name That Space: A Contest to Name the Herrick Library Cafe

The cafe area in Herrick Library needs a name! The name will be determined by contest, and everyone in the Alfred University community is invited to participate.

Contest rules:

*Contest is open to Alfred University faculty, students, staff, and community members

*One entry per person

*Entries will be judged by their creativity and how well they describe the cafe area

*The top five entries will be selected by a committee of Herrick librarians and staff

*Herrick's student employees will vote on the top five entries to identify first, second, and third place prizes

*The name of the person submitting the entry will be masked during judging

*The deadline for entries is Friday, March 7

*Winners will be announced on Friday, March 21 Prizes:

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First Place: $100 gift certificate to an Alfred area business Second Place: iPod Shuffle

Third Place: $50 gift certificate to Barnes & Noble Attachment: submission form

Call for Videos

Alternative Cinema is having its first Alfred Film Festival Extravaganza!

We are looking for submissions of any duration and on any subject. We will be happy to accept videos from anyone; students or faculty.

There will be (silly) prizes given in a variety of exciting categories (classiest, strangest, funniest, etc.) Anyone interested can submit their videos in Quicktime format to [email protected] (or send a DVD to 2211 PCC) UNTIL April 11.

Please include, Name, title, and any other information you'd like us to present.

The Festival will take place April 19 in Nevins Theater at 8 p.m.

Informational Brochure for Office Services & Procurement Services

Office Services and Procurement Services together have a new brochure. It is available to you as an attachment to this announcement.

Attachment: Office Services & Procurement Services Brochure

Book Signing for Haps and Mishaps

Carol "CB" Burdick, part-time faculty member in the AU English Department, has published a

paperback, "Haps & Mishaps," a collection of many of her columns which have appeared in The Alfred (NY) Sun.

CB will be signing copies of her book at Hair Care, 15 N. Main St., Alfred, on Friday, March 14, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturday, March 15, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Profits from book sales will go to the Alfred Food Pantry. Visitors are also asked to bring an item for a food basket.

Rob Price, editor of the Bath (NY) Courier, writes, "These finely chiseled essays offer vivid

representations of Carol Burdick's natural world, ranging from a reedy beagle in search of a free lunch to an antique bed loaded with memories; from a doomed road trip through Naples (NY) to the ups and downs of operating a wood-burning stove."

Let DOT Assist in Your Travel Plans

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The attached link for the state Department of Transportation will allow you to look at road and weather conditions.

Link: http://www.travelinfony.com