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Tuesday, September 1, 2009

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General Announcements

· AU Dance Theater Choreographers Audition

· AU Intramurals - Form Your Team Now!

· Hockey Team Meeting Wednesday

· Respirator Training for Employees and Students

· Blackboard 9 Training Through 9/4

· Herrick's Hidden Resources

· Eat, Drink, and Be Educated

· Walk-In Hours at the Career Development Center

· Golf Tournament to benefit SPCA of Allegany County

· M&T Bank Clothesline Festival Sept 12 & 13, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester

What's Happening?

More Events...

TODAY

6:00 Food: ALANA Dinner 6:20 AU Dance Theater

Choreographers Audition 8:30 International Folk

Dancing

TOMORROW 1:20 Respirator Training for

Employees and Students

THURSDAY

10:20 Herrick Library Tours 12:10 Bergren Forum: Dr.

Addison Frey - ’Is it Live ...’

2:20 Respirator Training for Employees and Students

5:00 Geoff Mann: Lecture, Workshops

AU Dance Theater Choreographers Audition

If you are interested in choreographing for the AU Dance Theater Concert in February, please come to the audition Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 6:20 p.m. in Miller room 300.

Fill out a concept sheet located outside of room 300 and be ready to communicate your basic idea to the curating panel. A small, 1-2-minute movement demonstration is always helpful but not required.

If you are chosen, you will receive 2 credits in the spring. Questions? E-mail [email protected]

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AU Intramurals - Form Your Team Now!

Fall Intramurals - Sign Up NOW!

AU Intramural Sports and Recreation

TEAMS AND LEAGUES FORMING --- SIGN UP NOW

TEAM ROSTERS/SIGNUPS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL Wednesday, Sept. 9 GAMES WILL BEGIN WEEK OF 9/14/09

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In attempt to make things easier for scheduling, I have listed the days of participation. Please note that there are several different sports on each evening, so you may have to chose one sport. I will attempt to schedule them so they do not overlap but I can't guarantee anything. The times listed below are tentative and are subject to change according to Varsity Sports' practice times.

Fall Events:

6 v 6 soccer (men's) Monday Nights 7:30-10 p.m. Tennis (Doubles and Singles) Monday Nights 7:30- 10 p.m.

Basketball 3 v 3 Tournament (Open) Monday Nights 7:30-10 p.m.

Slow Pitch Softball Tuesday Nights 6-10 p.m.

Flag Football 6 v 6 Wednesday Nights 9:30-11 p.m.

Kickball (10 Players) Wednesday Nights 6-10 p.m.

6 v 6 soccer (coed) Thursday Nights 7:30- 10 p.m.

Volleyball 6 v 6 (coed) Thursday Nights 7:30-10 p.m.

You may register your team by dropping off your completed roster to the drop off box at the Intramural Bulletin board in the lower level of the McLane Center. Blank roster forms are available at the bulletin board as well. You may also e-mail your roster to [email protected]

All rosters must be submitted by the "due date".

FAQ's

How do I join a team to sign up?

AU Intramurals Sports and Recreation invites all AU students, faculty and staff to participate. You are encouraged to create your own teams with friends, classmates and neighbors. If you are unable to connect with a group you may contact the director of IM Sports and Recreation for assistance in joining another team.

Who can I have on my team?

Current Varsity/ JV Athletes. No more than 2 varsity/junior varsity athletes may participate on IM Sports teams in the sport, or associated sport, in which they competed at the intercollegiate level. An athlete that appeared on an intercollegiate roster at any time during the current academic year is considered a varsity/junior varsity athlete.

Former Varsity/JV Athletes.

Former varsity/junior varsity athletes may participate on IM Sports teams without restriction provided they have not appeared on varsity/junior varsity rosters at any time during the current academic year.

What kind of leagues/events are available?

Men's Open: All male students or faculty/staff members are eligible to play in this league. Women may compete on a men's league team. Non-student female spouses of students and male spouses of faculty/staff members are not eligible.

Hockey Team Meeting Wednesday

The first official team meeting for the Alfred Hockey Team will be held this Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Binns Merrill. We will have sign-ups and collect info for the upcoming season. If you have any question contact [email protected]

Respirator Training for Employees and Students

Respirator Training for employees and students is required for anyone on Campus who will use a

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respirator for class or work during the 2009-10 academic year. ONLY 4 TRAINING SESSION OFFERED THIS SEMESTER (note locations and times):

Wednesday, Sept. 2, 1:20-2:35 p.m. , Nevins Theater, Powell Campus Center Thursday, Sept. 3, 2:20- 3:35 p.m., Holmes Auditorium

Friday, Sept. 4, 10:20-11:35 a.m., Holmes Auditorium Friday, Sept. 4, 3:20-4:35 p.m., Holmes Auditorium

If you think you will need to use a respirator for spring semester - take the class now.

Please pre-register by calling Beth - 2196, or Dean - 3020 or e-mail [email protected] or [email protected].

Blackboard 9 Training Through 9/4

Due to AU's recent Blackboard upgrade, ITS is offering Blackboard training to assist with the transition. The following sessions are available:

Wednesday 9/2, 9-10:30 a.m.

Thursday 9/3, 10-11:30 a.m.

Friday 9/4, 9-10:30 a.m.

Friday 9/4, 1-2:30 p.m.

All trainings will be held in 306 Perlman Hall. To sign up for one of these sessions, please contact Meghanne Freivald at 871.2363 or via e-mail.

Herrick's Hidden Resources

Are you new to Alfred? Do you break out in a sweat whenever you approach the library's front doors?

No need to panic! Come for a tour of Herrick library, learn your way around, and find out more about the many services available to you.

No sign-up is required. Just meet inside the main entrance to Herrick at any of these days and times:

Thursday, Sept. 3 10:20 a.m.

Friday, Sept. 4 10:20 a.m.

Friday, Sept. 4 1:20 p.m.

Eat, Drink, and Be Educated

Imagine, 11 days abroad - visiting four beautiful countries, enjoying fine cuisine, and taking in all the wonderful sights!

Please plan on attending the informational meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, at 5:15 p.m. in Perlman 218. Make sure you mark your calendars for this meeting.

Please see the attached flyer for more details.

Attachment: Literature_and_Natural_History_of_Food_flyer.doc

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Walk-In Hours at the Career Development Center

The Career Development Center will have walk-in hours from 1-4:30 p.m., Tuesdays-Thursdays, during the semester when school is in session. Stop in to see a counselor to talk about any career

concerns/issues/questions that you may have. Http://www.alfred.edu/cdc.

Golf Tournament to benefit SPCA of Allegany County

Join the Allegany County SPCA for its 1st Annual SPCA "Scramble for Animals" Golf Tournament to be held on September 13th at the Wellsville Country Club. It will be a shot-gun start - 4 man scramble format starting at 1:30 pm.

If you are interested in donating prizes or sponsoring a hole, email us at: [email protected] Attachment: Pricing, registration and further information

M&T Bank Clothesline Festival Sept 12 & 13, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester

This year’s Clothesline Festival features artists from 33 counties of New York State. A complete list of exhibitors is available at

<http://mag.rochester.edu/...>.

See attachment for all the details.

Attachment: Clothesline_Art_Festival.doc