Thursday, April 28, 2016 - AURA - Alfred University

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Thursday, April 28, 2016

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General Announcements

· Retirement Reception for Wilfred Huang

· Bergren Forum - 'Drawn to Diversity Turns 10'

· Multicultural Dinner

· Free Professional Headshots

· CEMS 484 (Engineering Operations) Poster Session

· Concert: Jazz Band

· AU Color Run/Walk This Saturday!

· Sign up for Mud Olympics!

· Register for the Hot Dog Day Car Show

· Carillon Recital on Hot Dog Day

· Aftercare- Austyn Taylor MFA Thesis Exhibition

· Student Recital this Sunday in Howell Hall

· HDD & Exam Week Athletics Facility Hours of Operation

· Drum Set & Percussion Lessons

· Midnight Breakfast Volunteers

· Renew Your Locker Assignment

· Food Drive

· Airgas Gas Cylinder Audit - May 13

· Ride Board

· Alfred Lions Hot Dog Day Chicken Barbecue

· Author Visit at the Box of Books Library

· Allegany Senior Foundation - Swingin' to the Oldies Gala

What's Happening?

More Events...

TODAY

10:00 Walk-In Hours - Career Development Center 11:00 Guest List: Ceramic

Ware from the Gill Collection

12:10 Bergren Forum -

’Drawn to Diversity Turns 10’

5:15 Thursdays at the Newman Club 5:30 Undergraduate

Research Forum Multicultural Dinner

TOMORROW 10:00 Free Professional

Headshots

11:00 Guest List: Ceramic Ware from the Gill Collection

12:20 April Women's and Gender Studies Roundtable

4:00 Honors Convocation Friday, April 29, 4 p.m.

6:30 Shabbat Dinner (Passover Style) 7:30 Jazz Band Concert

SATURDAY 11:00 Guest List: Ceramic

Ware from the Gill Collection

12:00 Hot Dog Day Student Showcase

2:00 Mud Olympics 7:00 Pressure Points

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·Travel to Belize with the Tropical Ecology C7class

·Food Drive

Retirement Reception for Wilfred Huang

Wilfred Huang will be retiring at the end of the academic year after 33 years of dedicated service to Alfred University.

There will be a reception to celebrate Wil's retirement on Thursday, April 28 from 2:30 - 4 P.M. in the Olin 4th floor Conference Room. Please join us in wishing him well.

Submitted by: Judy Scott

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Bergren Forum - 'Drawn to Diversity Turns 10'

The Bergren Forum sponsored by the Division of Human Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the Provost's Office will be meeting at 12:10 P.M. Thursday, April 28 in the Nevins Theater, Powell Campus Center.

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

Speaker: Dan Napolitano

Topic: "Drawn to Diversity Turns 10: AU social justice activists impact beyond Alfred."

Dan Napolitano, Director of Student Activities, will discuss the achievements of the DTD program which this year celebrates its 10th anniversary.

Submitted by: Marilyn Saxton

Multicultural Dinner

Please join the Division of Modern Languages as we host a Multicultural Dinner at the Language House.

Dinner will feature food from a variety of different cultures such as Chinese, French, German, Latin American, and Spanish. Come taste delicious food from around the world.

Thursday, April 28 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

AU Language House

(12 Park St., across from the Saxon Inn) Everyone is Welcome!

Submitted by: Michele Gaffney

Free Professional Headshots

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- When: Friday, April 29

- Location: Career Development Center (10 A.M. - 4 P.M.) No appointment needed!

Come wearing a nice blouse or shirt and tie to get a headshot taken to use for your LinkedIn profile and other social media.

Questions? Please contact [email protected]

Submitted by: Leah Ellithorpe

CEMS 484 (Engineering Operations) Poster Session

The students in Dr. Sundaram's CEMS 484 class - Engineering Operations - will be holding a poster session this Friday, April 29, from 1:20 - 2:20 p.m. in the McMahon Commons Area. Everyone is invited to attend. Refreshments will be available.

Submitted by: Katie Decker

Concert: Jazz Band

The AU Jazz Band will perform in the Miller Theater on Friday, April 29, 7:30 p.m. Enjoy a wide variety of crowd-pleasing jazz, including bebop, Latin, and funk. This is sure to be an exciting

performance....don't miss!

Selections include classics such as "Come Fly With Me" and "Autumn Leaves," as well and new and modern funk, rock, bop and Latin pieces!

Admission is free and open to the public.

Submitted by: Christopher Foster

AU Color Run/Walk This Saturday!

The 5K Color Run/Walk will take place on Saturday, April 30. Registration opens at 8 a.m. and the 5K run/walk begins at 9. The run/walk will begin and end at the Alfred Village Bandstand.

Entry Fees:

$5 for students (K-college)

$15 for community members

For more information or to pre-register please visit: https://commerce.cashnet....

Link: https://commerce.cashnet.com/aupay

Submitted by: Amanda Khodorkovskaya

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Sign up for Mud Olympics!

Mud Olympics will be on Hot Dog Day (April 30) at 2 p.m. by Merrill Field. The sign-up sheet is now available!

Cost is $25 per team and forms are due April 22 and can be turned into CSI (Center for Student Involvement).

Attachment: HOT_DOG_DAY_2016_Mud_Olympics(1).pdf Submitted by: Lauren Schramm

Register for the Hot Dog Day Car Show

Mu Theta will be hosting a car show on Alfred State's campus.

Link: Mu Theta Car Show

Submitted by: Lauren Schramm

Carillon Recital on Hot Dog Day

The Hot Dog Day carillon recital on Saturday, April 30 will be played by Alfred native and AU alum from the Class of '74 Doris Burzycki Aman from Webster, NY.

While a student at AU, Doris learned to play the carillon under the guidance of Dr. Melvin LeMon and Frank P. Law of Valley Forge, PA. Now Doris teaches carillon at the U of R and serves as adviser to the UR Carillon Society, a student group that promotes the Hopeman Carillon and recruits and mentors students to play the bells for the campus.

Guest are welcome to climb the stairs to the top of the tower and watch the performer. The one-hour recital begins at 4 p.m.

Submitted by: Laurel Buckwalter

Aftercare- Austyn Taylor MFA Thesis Exhibition Date: Saturday, April 30 2016

Time: Opening Reception 7-9 p.m.

Location: Fosdick-Nelson Gallery Cost: N/A

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Submitted by: SOAD Events

Student Recital this Sunday in Howell Hall

This Sunday, May 1, at 3 p.m., students will perform in Howell Hall. On the program are singers Richard DeFabrizio, Nickolette Jones, Kaitlyn Tepper, Chloe Theodosiou, Julia Duncan, Peter Hosford, Niki Kimball, Julianne Yendall, Rachel Romack, Delaney O'Hare, and Elaine Kalinowski.

Bassist Max Mustardo will perform, as will pianists Theresa Kenney, Wanrui He, and Ahyoung Kang.

Cellists to perform are Theresa Kenney, Brandon Miller and Tomer Amon. Kellin Jansen on viola and Dr. Lisa Lantz on violin will perform the first movement of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 6.

Accompanists are Laurel Buckwalter, Peter O'Connor, Mary Weimer, and Abby Schmeichel.

All are invited to this free event.

Submitted by: Laurel Buckwalter

HDD & Exam Week Athletics Facility Hours of Operation

Please see below dates and times for Athletics Facility Hours of Operation for Hotdog Weekend & Exam Week:

Fitness Center & Joyce Walton Health & Wellness Ctr:

Saturday 4/30 - Sunday 5/15:

Mondays- Fridays 8 A.M.-8 P.M.

Saturdays-Sundays 10 A.M. - 6 P.M.

Summer Hours will begin Monday, May 16

Submitted by: Tony Aquilina

Drum Set & Percussion Lessons

Drum Set and Percussion Lessons are available from Dr. Vicki Eaklor and Dustin Woodard for the Fall Semester. Lessons are available for 30 minutes (Beginner) and 1 hour (Advanced) per week.

Please feel free to sign up for any of the 106 sections or either of the 306 sections. Everyone is welcome to sign up for either section no matter what your skill level is.

If you have any questions regarding lessons do not hesitate to contact Dr. Eaklor at [email protected] or Dustin Woodard at [email protected].

Submitted by: Dustin Woodard

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Midnight Breakfast Volunteers

Facutly/staff volunteers are needed to serve our traditional Midnight Breakfast to students on

Wednesday, May 4 from 10 p.m. until midnight. If you are interested in helping with this event please email [email protected]

Submitted by: Eliza Ordway

Renew Your Locker Assignment

All general lockers in the McLane Center & Joyce Walton Health & Wellness Center will be cleaned this summer immediately following Commencement. If you wish to keep your locker assignment for the upcoming year, please email Tony Aquilina at [email protected] before Saturday, May 14.

Submitted by: Tony Aquilina

Food Drive

AU School Psychology Program's 2nd Annual FOOD DRIVE April 26 - May 4

Please donate your non-perishable food items before Graduation or moving at the end of the semester!

Boxes will be located in the Science Center on the 4th Floor!

Submitted by: Jaclyn Wolferd

Airgas Gas Cylinder Audit - May 13

Airgas will be on campus Friday, May 13 to do a full audit of our gas tank inventory. Please prepare your areas accordingly.

If you have any tanks that need to be removed by that date, please email [email protected] so we can make arrangements for the extra tanks.

Thank you for your help and cooperation.

Submitted by: Cheryl Foster

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Ride Board

Need a ride home or back to campus from break? Search for a ride or post a ride that you can offer to someone else.

Link: Ride Board

Submitted by: Judy Linza

Alfred Lions Hot Dog Day Chicken Barbecue

Enjoy Stearns chicken barbecue and support the Alfred Lions Club.

Saturday, April 30, 11 a.m.-until all the chicken is gone Full dinner: chicken, potato salad, baked beans, roll-$8 Half chicken only: $6

Union University Church Center, corner of Church and Main streets Eat or pick up before the Hot Dog Day Parade comes along Main Street

Attachment: chick-bbq-poster.pdf Submitted by: Deborah Clark

Author Visit at the Box of Books Library

Thursday, April 28 Susan William Beckhorn will share her slideshow The Story of a Storyteller and will surprise writers of all ages with some of the absolutely essential, but perhaps unexpected items from her Writer's Toolbox.

Ms. Beckhorn will be holding two presentations: 4 p.m. Children's Program and 6 p.m .Adult program for those interested in illustration, creative writing, and publishing.

Submitted by: Eliza Ordway

Allegany Senior Foundation - Swingin' to the Oldies Gala

Tickets are now being sold for the Allegany Senior Foundation's 6th Annual Swingin' to the Oldies Gala!

This year it is Saturday, May 21, 4 to 9 p.m., at the Alfred State College Activities Center, Wellsville.

We will have dinner from L'Italia - served at 5:30 p.m., dancing to Jazz Ninjas, and a basket auction.

Tickets are $15 each or 4 for $50 and are available from any Allegany Senior Foundation member, from Cara at the Allegany County Office for the Aging Front Desk, or by calling the OFA Office at 585.268.9390.

We are also looking for basket donations and sponsors. All proceeds goes to Meals on Wheels in Allegany County.

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Submitted by: Deborah Clark