Monday, November 14, 2016 - AURA - Alfred University

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Monday, November 14, 2016

In This Issue

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General Announcements

· TIAA Consultant on Campus

· ARGUS Proposals - DEADLINE APPROACHING

· Bergren Forum

· Tuesday Night Bowling

· Global Migrations in Spain

· Painter's Alliance Silent Auction

· Equine Business and Tax

· Want to Apply to be an RA?

· Visiting Sculptor: Rian Kerrane

· Gallery Talk with Ian McMahon

· Accounts Payable Check Payments Thanksgiving

· Open Forum - Canceled - Director of Financial Aid

· Yoga for Haiti--special event

· #Rejection Day - invites supporters of Trump, Clinton, and others

· Help Keep Them Warm

What's Happening?

More Events...

TODAY

10:00 Visiting Sculptor: Rian Kerrane

12:00 CSI Staff Drop-In Consultation 5:10 RA info session 5:15 Yoga Classes 7:00 Annual Alfred Clay

Collective Exhibition &

Auction

·IEA Artist in Residence:

Cassandra Ho

·Painter's Alliance Silent Auction

TOMORROW

10:00 #RejectionDay rejects hate and embraces community

7:00 Annual Alfred Clay Collective Exhibition &

Auction

8:30 International Folk Dancing

Cassandra Ho

·Core Sample: Alfred Ceramic Art Museum

WEDNESDAY 5:15 Yoga Classes 7:00 Annual Alfred Clay

Collective Exhibition &

Auction

Cassandra Ho

·Core Sample: Alfred Ceramic Art Museum

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.

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Submitted by: Kim Wyant

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ARGUS Proposals - DEADLINE APPROACHING Interested in obtaining funding for a research project?

Student proposals requesting spring 2016 funding from the Alfred Research Grants for Undergraduate Students (ARGUS) program are due by midnight Monday, November 14. Instructions for preparing and submitting a proposal and the supporting application materials can be found at the link below. Please be aware that proposals not following the required format will be returned without review.

If you have questions, email Dr. Fred Beaudry at [email protected].

Link: ARGUS Proposals

Submitted by: Frederic Beaudry

Bergren Forum

The Bergren Forum sponsored by the Division of Human Studies, College of Liberal Art and Sciences and the Provost's Office will be meeting on Thursday November 17th at 12:10 PM in the Nevins Theatre, Powell Campus Center.

Bring a brown bag lunch, coffee and tea will be provided.

Speaker: Yutaka Kobayashi, 47'

Topic: "A Nisei's View of his WWII Experiences"

Submitted by: Marilyn Saxton

Tuesday Night Bowling

Bowling Club's semester league invites a team of 3 faculty/staff members to bowl with the members of the club each week they go. If you are interested, email [email protected] for more information and to choose a week that works best for your schedule.

There is a schedule attached.

Attachment: Schedule_2016_2.0.docx Submitted by: Keshawn Laplante

Global Migrations in Spain

An AU Faculty-Led Study Abroad Course

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After a B-block course on Alfred's campus, spend 2 weeks studying in Spain at the end of this Spring 2017 semester! Learn about the people affected by global migrations and visit the Spanish centers that offer them support.

B-Block Course at Alfred University (March - May) May 14 - 28, 2017 ~ Seville, Spain

Faculty Leaders - Dr. Kerry Kautzman and Dr. Jeff Sluyter-Beltrao

Submitted by: Michele Gaffney

Painter's Alliance Silent Auction

Alfred University's Painter's Alliance is hosting a Silent Auction located in the Harder Hall Lobby. The Silent Auction will begin Monday November 14, 2016, and will be open until Friday November 18, 2016, the final bidding day.

All proceeds from the Auction will directly sponsor the start up funds for creative workshops, visiting artists, and other beneficial club events.

We are accepting donations of all 2-D and 3-D works from students, professors, faculty, and other practicing artists. We are accepting donated work until Wednesday November 9, 2016.

Donated work can be personally delivered to any officer of the Painter's Alliance.

Co-Presidents: Natalie Burkey ([email protected]), Taylor Keister ([email protected]) PR: Alexandra Smith ([email protected])

***When donating artwork please be sure to include contact information, title of work, medium, year created, and preferred starting bid.

Link: Painter's Alliance Silent Auction

Submitted by: Natalie Burkey

Equine Business and Tax

Larry Rosenblum, President of The Equine Tax Group will be on campus Tuesday, November 15th to speak in two sessions on business and select tax topics in the Equestrian industry. Mr. Rosenblum's firm serves clients from coast to coast in matters that include IRS dispute resolution and general taxation issues. The first session will focus on the importance of having a business plan for business and tax purposes and the second session will focus on select Equestrian tax and tax audit issues. The sessions will be held at: 1:00 PM in Olin 302 and the second session will be held at 4:40 PM in Olin 307.

Co-Sponsored by the School of Business and the Equestrian Program

Submitted by: Judy Scott

Want to Apply to be an RA?

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* Connect to Office of Residence Life through AU Connect https://auconnect.alfred....

* After being accepted, click "Forms" and fill out the "New RA Application" form o Application Link: https://auconnect.alfred....

* Either upload your resume to the application or submit a paper copy to the Office of Residence Life

* Copy the following link and send to at least 3 references: https://goo.gl/forms/0TdZ...

* Application is due Friday, January 20th, 2017

* Interviews will be conducted over the weekend of February 18th and 19th o 30 minute 1:1 interviews will be schedule for Saturday, February 18th o Group interviews will be scheduled for Sunday, February 19th

o You may call the office or stop in to reserve your 30-minute interview slot. No emails please

* You will find out your placement as early as February/March

Link: Application Link

Attachment: Information and Perks about being an RA Submitted by: Autumn McLain

Visiting Sculptor: Rian Kerrane Monday, Nov 14th

10amNational Casting Center Foundry 180 N Main St, Alfred, NY 14802

FreeSponsored by: Sculpture Dimensional Studies

You are invited to join us in welcoming Rian Kerrane to Alfred. She will only be here for one day and will talk about her work at the foundry on Monday Nov 14th morning at 10am.

A noted sculptor in cast iron and diverse in other materials, Rian Kerrane's recent installations reframe and reconsider an anti-modern, medievalist aesthetic. Kerrane is associate professor and area head for the sculpture program at the University of Colorado, Denver.

Born in Galway, Ireland in 1968 Rian Kerrane received her BA in Fine Arts Degree from the University of Ulster at Belfast in 1991, her MFA from the University of New Orleans in 1997.

'With much of my production processes centered on the foundry I seek out forms easily replicated in the casting process that also provide a history rich in symbolism and narrative qualities. Incorporating found objects provides a creative outlet for my collector instincts and pays homage to my respect for material, form and recycling. My work is an ongoing exploration of self and social context. My use of materials is inclusive of permanent traditional metals with lowbrow impermanent craft. I value the subconscious aspect of the creative process as a means to resolve my need to apply brain and hands instinctively in a useful manner to maintain sanity. In Cinch the compositional arrangements are intended to engage and interact with the viewer as suggestions of more complete narratives. There is a connection between the corporal and the environment in this work that acknowledges ten years of iron casting. The installation hints at poetic nuances while remaining solid and factual in physical form.

This dichotomy speaks to the power of visual "prompts" and the symbolic power any object or form is imbued with.'

Submitted by: SOAD Events

Gallery Talk with Ian McMahon Wednesday, November 16

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12 noon

Fosdick-Nelson Gallery FreeSponsored by: FNG

Ian McMahon will give a gallery talk in conjunction with his installation Fugitive at the Fosdick-Nelson Gallery. See Press Release below.

Fugitive, an installation by Ian McMahon, will open October 28th at the Fosdick-Nelson Gallery on the Alfred University campus, with a reception from 7-9pm. The artist will give a gallery talk on

Wednesday, November 16th at noon; the exhibition will run through December 1, 2016. Events are free and open to the public.

The billowing forms of Ian McMahon's monumental installation Fugitive, are cast on-site in plaster.

Their towering, bone white walls are impossibly thin, and appear to defy the physical limitations of the material. Moving around the immense yet delicate piece one treads lightly as not to disturb these structures - some reaching as high as 12 feet - that swell and press against the metal-bar fencing around the perimeter. The plaster forms have a soft wrinkled surface that resembles skin further heightening the viewer's awareness of their own body while circumnavigating the work. Constructed on-site, and later destroyed at the close of the exhibition, Fugitive, as the title implies, is a

contemporary momento mori. We marvel at the artist's ambition yet lament the short life span of the work. Thus reminding us of the ephemeral nature of art and life.

Ian McMahon received a BFA in Ceramic Art from Alfred University and an MFA in Sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University. He is the recipient of Fellowships from the Virginia A. Groot Foundation (2016) and the New York Foundation for the Arts (2014) and he was awarded artist residencies at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha, NE (2013) and at Sculpture Space in Utica, NY (2016). His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at venues including: Crane Arts (Philadelphia), Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute (Jingdezhen, China), The Pacific North West College of Art (Portland), Pierogi Boiler Room (New York), G-Fine Arts (Washington), Bemis Center for

Contemporary Art (Omaha), Suyama Space (Seattle), and T&H Gallery (Boston) among others. In 2013 McMahon co-established The Belfry with Ashley Lyon, an artist-run exhibition venue in Hornell, NY.

Fugitive was curated by Sharon McConnell, Director of the Fosdick-Nelson Gallery. The gallery is open 11am-4pm on weekdays and 1-3pm on weekends. The gallery is closed during University holidays. For more information, visit the gallery website at: fosdicknelson.alfred.edu or contact Sharon McConnell at [email protected].

Submitted by: SOAD Events

Accounts Payable Check Payments Thanksgiving

Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday, the Accounts Payable check run will be on Wednesday November 23rd. Please have any invoices that require payment on this date to the business office by end of day Monday, November 21st.

The next check run will be on Thursday December 1st. If you have any questions or concerns, please call us at 871.2128.

Submitted by: Jodi Howe

Open Forum - Canceled - Director of Financial Aid

Today's director of financial aid open forum in Nevins Theatre is canceled.

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The remaining forums are:

11/15- 11/16 from 12:20 - 1:10 pm.

11/17 from 3:00 - 3:50 pm.

Format will include topics presented by each candidate followed by Q & A.

Submitted by: Janet Lynch

Yoga for Haiti--special event

Please join the Alfred University Yoga Club for a special yoga event in conjunction with the Water for Haiti project to raise funds to help make clean water available to a rural community in Haiti.

On Nov 20, we will gather together at 2pm in the Knight Club (Powell Campus Center, Alfred University) to do 108 Sun Salutations.

You can either simply bring a donation when you participate or you can ask your friends and family members to sponsor you by pledging any amount of their choice. Feel free to use the attached form to manage your pledges.

Attachment: Yoga_for_Haiti.pdf Submitted by: Cecilia Beach

#Rejection Day - invites supporters of Trump, Clinton, and others

After a week of reflection, #RejectionDay is an effort to reject hate and reaffirm community support after a divisive election. All students, staff, and community members (regardless of your presidential pick or political party) are asked to cast a ballot rejecting hate, violence, and various forms of

discrimination, at the voter's discretion. A ballot also invites you to embrace community values such as peace, discourse, prosperity, freedom, and forgiveness.

You may print the attached ballot and post to social media (#RejectionDay) or join us on Alfred University's Allen Way on Tuesday, 11/15 from 10am-2pm to cast your paper ballot and possibly learn more about the impact of various forms of bias and discrimination.

Again, ALL are welcome. This program is intended just as much for Trump-supporters as Clinton- supporters, as both groups seek to denounce hate and division within our community.

Please feel free to repost this program for the benefit of others seeking to engage in similar dialogue within other communities.

Attachment: #RejectionDay_Ballot.pdf Submitted by: Center for Student Involvement

Help Keep Them Warm

Once again several local clubs and churches are hosting a clothing drive to assist persons who may not have the cold weather clothing that is needed for an Alfred winter. Any donation will be gladly

accepted and may be dropped off at the HR office in Greene Hall located on Main Street adjacent to the Terra Cotta Coffee House.

Attachment: Clothing_Drive.pdf

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Submitted by: Mark Guinan