Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - AURA - Alfred University

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

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Official News

· McLane East/South Parking Closed Thursday, Friday

· McLane Center Closed Friday Evening

· Training Opportunity - Travel Forms

· Sales Tax at Restaurants General Announcements

· Panel Discussion: A World in Ferment

· Who Needs Equality?

· The Kanakadea Review Book Launch Tomorrow!

· New Club Leading Discussion - What is Objectivism?

· Composition 2 Showings

· Ceramics Museum Presents 'Animalia'

· 'Girls: Photography'

· 'Living Downstream' Film

· Vote now!

· Mozart 'Coronation Mass' Friday, April 26

· International Students and Scholars

· Last Chance to Take the Dining Survey - Win 50 Dining Dollars!

· Senior T-shirts Now on Sale

· Graduate Assistantship Available

· Congratulations to Judson Leadership Center Programs Students of 2013!

· Choral Concert Friday!

· Sales Tax Reminder on Purchases

· Option for Best Buy Purchases

· Returns Need to Go Through Office & Procurement Services

· 'Animalia'

· Mechanical Engineering Faculty Candidate Presentation

· Internal Job Posting - Secretary

· Join AU in Philadelphia!

· Join us for Reunion 2013!

· Multiple Sclerosis Walk 2013 - The Grey DOES Matter - Please Read

· Players of Allegany County Present: 'The One That Got Away'

· Project Management Certification Program

What's Happening?

More Events...

TODAY

3:30 4/24 Softball AWAY @

TOMORROW

11:00 The Kanakadea Review

FRIDAY

10:00 Powell Distinguished

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Fredonia - 3:30pm 4:00 Earth Week: Creek

Clean Up

5:00 Earth Week: Alfred State Sustainability Club Meet

What is Objectivism?

6:30 Earth Week: Pollywog Holler Trip

7:00 Panel Discussion - Foreign Policy

7:30 Composition 2 Dance Showings

Book Launch!

11:20 Samuel R. Scholes Lecture

12:10 Bergren Forum - Roots and Routes’

3:30 4/25 Tennis HOME vs.

SJF - 3:30pm

4:00 Earth Week: Mountain Biking

4:30 Opening Reception for

’Animalia’ in Ceramics Museum

Museum Reception:

’Animalia’

4:45 Zumba@ Fitness Classes

5:00 Earth Week: The Green Party Discussion 5:30 Undergraduate

Research Forum 7:00 Bingo for Food!

Lecture in Psychology 11:00 Earth Week: Tour of

AStates Wellsville Campus

3:30 4/26 Softball AWAY @ U of R - 3:30pm 5:00 McLane Center Closed

Friday Evening

Earth Week Event: Film

’Living Downstream’

6:00 Hot Dog Day Highlights

’Girls: New Photography’

7:00 Choral Concert - change in time 8:00 CONCERT: OK GO

Hot Dog Day Highlights - OK GO Concert

·Spring Family Weekend

·Mascot Tryouts

McLane East/South Parking Closed Thursday, Friday

Due to the construction of the McLane Annex, all parking areas east and south of McLane Center will be closed to all vehicles on Thursday, April 25 and Friday, April 26.

Please give yourself extra time when coming to campus on these days. Alternative parking can be found in Ade and Ford Street parking lots.

If you have any questions call the Office of Public Safety at 607-871-2108

Submitted by: Deborah Clark

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McLane Center Closed Friday Evening

Reminder: The McLane Center will close on Friday, 4/26 at 5 P.M. This includes the pool, fitness center, gymnasium, and athletics offices.

All Locker rooms will not be available for use after 10 A.M. on Friday.

All facilities will be open again Saturday morning.

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Training Opportunity - Travel Forms

We will be offering training sessions on how to complete Travel Authorization and Advance Request Forms as well as Travel Expense Reports. This will also be an opportunity to ask clarifying questions about the travel policy and what is required for substantiation of a trip.

The sessions will be held in the Banner Training room located at the side entrance of Howell Hall on the following dates and times:

Wednesday, April 24: 1 - 2 p.m.

Thursday, April 25: 11 a.m. - Noon Tuesday, April 30: 2 - 3 p.m.

Wednesday, May 1: 10 - 11 a.m.

Space is limited to 20 attendees per session, so please contact Jodi Howe at x2325 or [email protected] to sign up for a session. We look forward to having you join us.

Submitted by: Jodi Howe

Sales Tax at Restaurants

When frequenting restaurants on University business, please make sure you carry Alfred University's tax exemption certificate.

Club 57 is requiring a tax exemption form be presented to the server when ordering. For your convenience, a tax exemption form is attached.

Attachment: NYS Tax Exemption Form Submitted by: Susan Peck

Panel Discussion: A World in Ferment

Five profs on world affairs: Churchill, Heineman, Sluyter-Beltrao, Stein. Moderated by Ostrower Kanakadea Hall 105

Wednesday, April 24 at 7 P.M.

Submitted by: Gary Ostrower

Who Needs Equality?

Check out the new blog created by Dr. Wakoh's Women and Religion students.

Now think of YOUR reason and stop by Powell at 12:15 p.m. throughout this week to contribute!

If you have any questions please contact me.

Link: Who Needs Equality Blog

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Submitted by: Alicia Catlin

The Kanakadea Review Book Launch Tomorrow!

Phi Alpha Theta, the history honor society, will be selling its first-ever edition of The Kanakadea Review, a student produced journal with works from Alfred Students, Alumni, and Faculty, tomorrow in Powell.

Come buy a copy and support the continuation of this journal for years to come!

Journals cost $5 each and will be sold from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Powell on Thursday 4/25.

Submitted by: Jennifer Futterman

New Club Leading Discussion - What is Objectivism?

A new student club, formed to discuss ideas of Objectivism, will be meeting Wednesday (4/24) from 5- 6 p.m. in the Kenyon-Allen Room, Powell Campus Center. No knowledge of Objectivism required.

A simple description of Objectivism is a philosophy by the author Ayn Rand expressed in such books as

"The Foundtainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged." Join us for a discussion and possibly future meetings.

Link: E-mail founder Michael Walsh by clicking here

Submitted by: Dan Napolitano

Composition 2 Showings

Come support Alfred's Composition 2 Dance this Wednesday at 7:30 in the Miller Dance Studios (Miller 300)! The pieces being shown are all student choreographed and the event is free! See you all there!

Submitted by: Courtney Hopkins

Ceramics Museum Presents 'Animalia'

Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art presents "Animalia." This exhibition highlights some of the animal representations in the Museum's permanent collection. These owls, snakes, various birds, elephant, dogs and tapir, to name a few, are each made of ceramics by various artists. The exhibition will be on view April 25 - Aug. 2, 2013.

The exhibition opening reception will be Thursday, April 25, 4:30 to 6 p.m., in the Ceramic Museum,

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top floor of Binns-Merrill Hall.

All are welcome!

Special Weekend Hours for Hot Dog Day Saturday, April 27 , 1 - 4 p.m.

Link: Schein-Joseph Int'l Museum of Ceramic Art Attachment: Animalia_enews.pdf

Submitted by: Allison Benson

'Girls: Photography'

"GIRLS: New Photography"

Date: Friday, April 26 Time: 6-9 P.M.

Location: The Belfry, 406 Canisteo St. Hornell Cost to Attend: Free

Sponsored By: Alfred University School of Art and Design and the Division of Photography

"Girls: New Photography" will present the work of 12 women from 'The Contemporary Photographer' class in the School of Art and Design at Alfred University's College of Ceramics. Asked to catalog trends in contemporary photography over the last five years, each student has developed a semester- long project based on one of the themes they identified.

Exploring their immediate surroundings, following strangers, building digital worlds, staging rituals and mining the internet for material are just some of the tactics each woman uses, investigating the language of the medium and challenging themselves conceptually. From color digital pictures to

Polaroids to black-and-white fiber prints, theset 12 women represent the diverse methodologies used in contemporary practice.

Exhibiting Artists: Ellen Bahr, Olivia Brum, Desiree Dong, Charlotte Garcia-Ryan, Ally Haraty, Caitlin Langendorf, Amelia Maslen, Stephanie Mistark, Erin Murphy, Allyson Perkins, Victoria Anine Waples, Molly Westfall

For more information please visit: https://lydiacontemporary...

or www.belfryarts.com

Submitted by: Shelly Grant

'Living Downstream' Film

This Friday at 5 p.m. in the Alfred Village Hall, there will be a screening of the film "Living

Downstream." This poetic documentary follows ecologist and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber as she travels and tries to bring attention to the environmental links of cancer.

Link: Living Downstream

Submitted by: Daniel Totten

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Vote now!

AU students & staff have narrowed down the list of suggestions for our new warrior mascot & horse.

Help us choose the winner! Voting closes at midnight Friday, April 26.

Link: Vote now

Submitted by: Jodi Bailey

Mozart 'Coronation Mass' Friday, April 26

The Alfred University Chorus, Chamber Singers, and Alfred Volunteer Choir Company present the glorious "Coronation Mass" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. With a quartet of soloists including AU's own Dave Toot, the work is accompanied by Laurel Buckwalter on the Alfred Seventh Day Baptist organ.

The concert begins at 7 P.M., allowing plenty of time to get to the OKGo concert! Come and experience some classical music before heading off to the rock concert!

Friday, April 26, 7 P.M. at the Alfred 7th Day Baptist Church. A free-will offering will be taken to support the church which provides such a wonderful space for our choral concerts.

Submitted by: Luanne Crosby

International Students and Scholars

SAVE THE DATE: 05/01/13 - You are invited to attend a presentation about immigration, staying in status, and finding employment after graduation.

Arthur Serratelli, Esq. will be on the Alfred State College Campus, Wednesday, May 1, from noon - 1 p.m.; and that evening he will be on Alfred University's campus from 6:30-7:30.

Thursday, May 2, he will be available to meet with individuals. Please see the attached flyer for details. Contact the Office of International Programs with any questions. 871-2269

Attachment: INTATTYMay1.pdf Submitted by: Susan Wellington

Last Chance to Take the Dining Survey - Win 50 Dining Dollars!

Please complete the online Customer Satisfaction Survey and earn a chance to win a 50 Dining Dollars!

The AVI Fresh Spring Survey is a valuable tool that helps us continue to improve our services. The survey will only take a few minutes to complete; we appreciate your time and feedback.

Complete the survey by Tuesday, April 30 to be eligible for the prize.

Link: Complete Survey Here

Submitted by: John Dietrich

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Senior T-shirts Now on Sale

2013 Senior t-shirts are now on sale at the AU Bookstore. The cost is "$13" of course! (cash if possible). ALL proceeds go to fund senior week activities.

Submitted by: Marcy Bradley

Graduate Assistantship Available

Alfred University's Center for Student Involvement is seeking candidates for a graduate assistantship.

The 20 hour/week position is created to provide weekend night supervision to the Powell Campus Center, the hub of campus life at AU. The graduate student would supervise and/or support student managers, staff, and volunteers who are presenting numerous events in both the Nevins Theater (weekly film series) and our Knight Club (bands, comedians, novelty acts).

AU seeks candidates with experience in event-planning, student organization leadership, and crisis management skills.

Attachment: AU_Grad_Weekend_Supervisor_Advertisement.pdf Submitted by: Patricia Debertolis

Congratulations to Judson Leadership Center Programs Students of 2013!

At this time of year, it's always a great thing to recognize and celebrate our students who achieve so much and contribute to our campus and community in meaningful and individual ways. The Judson Leadership Center congratulates students who have completed the Women's Leadership Academy, the Gary Horowitz Leadership Development Certificate Program, and those who were inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honor society during 2012-13. Well done!

Attachment: 2013 JLC Programs Graduates and ODK Inductees Submitted by: Julia Overton-Healy

Choral Concert Friday!

Please remember the choral concert this weekend - AU Chorus, Chamber Singers, and the Alfred Volunteer Choir Company - will be doing the Mozart's "Coronation Mass."

This concert is in the Alfred Seventh Day Baptist Church at 7 p.m.

All are welcome to great concert!

Submitted by: Nancy Freelove

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Sales Tax Reminder on Purchases

Alfred University is a tax-exempt organization within New York State. Any merchandise shipped to AU from another state is considered a tax-exempt purchase.

There is a separate form for NYS hotel tax exemption.

All of these forms are available on the Procurement Services website.

The University is also tax exempt in the following states for merchandise purchases: Connecticut, Florida, and Massachusetts. These exemption certificates cannot be used for hotel stays.

The University is also tax-exempt in New Jersey for both merchandise and hotel accommodations.

At the time of a purchase the cardholder must tell the vendor they are tax-exempt and present a tax exemption certificate if necessary. If the cardholder does not attempt to mention the tax exemption, it is their responsibility to contact the vendor after the purchase has been made for the credit. Most vendors will credit back the tax once they receive a tax exemption form.

For most Internet purchases you make you will see sales tax at the final checkout so you will need to contact the vendor to receive the sales tax credit. You will need to supply the vendor with the order number and a completed (vendor name and date) tax exemption form.

We cannot stress how important it is to let the vendor know at the time of purchase that you are making a tax-exempt purchase for your organization. These additional costs are also depleting your departmental budget.

The tax exemption certificates are available on the Procurement Services website link listed below under forms.

Link: Procurement Services

Submitted by: Kathy Price

Option for Best Buy Purchases

Office and Procurement Services is a member of the Best Buy Tax-Exempt Quick Card Program. This program provides tax exemption in a quick and seamless way when purchasing in-store, without the need to produce a tax exempt certificate.

For on-line purchases, the card will enable the University to take advantage of its tax exempt status, which was not previously an option.

An individual may sign the card out for a 24-hour period. If you have any questions please contact OPS at x2698.

Submitted by: Susan Peck

Returns Need to Go Through Office & Procurement Services

Did Office & Procurement Services place an order for you? Do you need to return merchandise?

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When defective merchandise is received from a supplier, or the item(s) received are not the item(s) specified on the purchase order, the shipment will be subject to return to the supplier for credit or exchange. Office and Procurement Services will coordinate the return and ensure that good business practices are followed.

Whenever a department needs to return merchandise to a supplier the department must:

* Contact OPS within five business days of receipt of the item(s)

* Explain the reasons for returning the merchandise

* Provide the name of the supplier, purchase order number and date the order was received Office and Procurement Services will:

* Coordinate the pick-up of the item(s) received

* Contact the supplier and arrange for a credit or the replacement of the item(s) GOODS DAMAGED IN TRANSIT

For goods damaged in transit, the department must contact OPS within 24 hours of receipt of the merchandise.

If you have any questions, please contact our office at X2698.

Submitted by: Kathy Price

'Animalia'

"ANIMALIA"

Exhibition Dates: April 25 - Aug. 2, 2013 Museum Reception: Thursday, April 25 Time: 4:30-6 P.M.

Location: Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art Cost to Attend: Free

This exhibition highlights some of the animal representations in the Museum's permanent collection.

These owls, snakes, various birds, elephant, dogs and tapir, to name a few, are each made of ceramics by various artists.

The artists include Alanna DeRocchi, Bruce Gholson, David Weinrib, Linda Cordell, Matthew Metz, Akio Takamori, Peter Morgan, Beth Low, Shoko Teruyama, Kurt Weiser, and Jenny Lind.

Some of the animals are freestanding on all fours while others are on just two. Others are in low relief, cleverly growing from a vessel and another's head becomes the finial of a lid. There are examples of animal images utilizing the sgraffito 14th and the 21st centuries and others with two-dimensional rendering in slip or glaze.

A Peruvian zoomorphic pot made more than one thousand years ago will share the gallery with an object representing the same animal, but produced last year - reminding us again of the long history of clay's interaction with the life forms sharing our earth.

Submitted by: Shelly Grant

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Candidate Presentation

Dr. Samane Ghandeharium will give a presentation titled "Thermal Efficiency Improvement of Hydrogen Production via Thermochemical Water Splitting" on Thursday, April 25 from 11:20 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. on Binns-Merrill Hall, Room 108.

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Submitted by: Katherine Decker

Internal Job Posting - Secretary Employment Opportunity:

Secretary to Directors of Development Grade C1

Link: Secretary Posting

Submitted by: Kim Wyant

Join AU in Philadelphia!

Join Philadelphia area Alumni, Parents, and Friends for a special Alfred University gathering!

Sunday, May 5, 2013, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

1375 Heller Drive, Yardley, PA 19067

Alfred is the place of many memories. Alfred University Alumni Brad Berwald '00 and his wife, Mandy Nourse Berwald '01, invite you to come socialize and share a special showing of the Memories of Alfred DVD, a compilation of 16mm and 35mm amateur movies take from the early 1930s through the 1950s including memories of St. Patrick's Day, athletics, fraternities and sororities, the centennial celebration and much more.

Laurie McFadden '91, Alfred University's Archivist, will also to share additional Alfred history. Come meet local Alfred alumni and share some memories of your own.

All guests will receive their own copy of the Memories of Alfred DVD!

This event is complimentary but please RSVP by April 26:

Online: www.alfred.edu/alumni/reg...

Email: [email protected] Phone: 607-871-2144

Submitted by: Audrea Sirianni

Join us for Reunion 2013!

We think the world of Alfred University Alumni Join us for Reunion 2013!

Join your classmates and friends for a fun-filled weekend June 7 - 9 including:

Friday Events:

7 Wonders of Alfred Tour

Alumni Golf Scramble at the Wellsville Country Club Local Artisan Craft Show and Sale

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Horse-drawn wagon rides

Flavors of Alfred-sample the local fare. Pay as you go Movie night in Nevins

International singing featuring AU Faculty and Alumni Music and mingle at Alumni Hall

Saturday Events:

5K Run/Walk - sponsored by the Gary Horowitz Service Learning Program 7 Wonders of Alfred Tour

Local Artisan Craft Show and Sale All-Class Reunion Picnic

Alumni Association Wine Tasting - Emeriti Faculty Equestrian Center-Reined Cow Horse Show/Tours Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art Various Campus Open Houses

Movie Night in Nevins

International singing performance: Faculty and Alumni Music and Mingle at Alumni Hall

New to Reunion:

You can enjoy "All Around Alfred" on Saturday night. You will be given a "passport" to collect stamps at the local Alfred businesses that you know and love.

If you get a stamp from at least three of the local businesses, you can turn your passport in for a chance to win an Amazon gift card!

Honored Class Dinners for:

1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, and our Golden Saxons.

Special Reunion Groups:

Lambda Chi Alpha Dinner Theta Theta Chi

Track & field

Deadline for registration is May 10, 2013. For more information and to register for the weekend, please visit www.alfred.edu/alumni/reg... or contact the Office of Alumni Office for a Reunion brochure, Golf Brochure, 5K flyer, or Youth Program brochure by phoning 607.871.2144, faxing 607.871.2391, or emailing [email protected].

Come join the fun at Reunion 2013!

Submitted by: Audrea Sirianni

Multiple Sclerosis Walk 2013 - The Grey DOES Matter - Please Read

It is time for everyone touched by MS to share information and raise awareness about multiple sclerosis.

I will be walking in Walk MS 2013 in Wellsville on Sunday, May 5, 2013. Please use the link below to make a donation to the National MS Society for me and my team, 50 Shades of Grey Matter.

I have personally seen what the National MS Society has done and will do for local people suffering from MS. They will pay for the uninsured person's medication if needed, they provide transportation to and from appointments, they provide free workshops, (I have attended a yoga for people with

limitations workshop, and a managing MS pain workshop) they have even offered to remodel one woman's bathroom so she will be able to get into her shower.

If a person with MS needs anything, all you have to do is call them and they will be there to provide help and support.

You can also join the team to walk with me on May 5 or you can start your own team. Sign up, pledge, donate. MS needs a cure. The grey DOES matter!

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Link: Walk MS - Wellsville- Sunday, May 5, 2013

Submitted by: Mary Lou Coleman

Players of Allegany County Present: 'The One That Got Away' The Players of Allegany County present

"The One That Got Away," a full-length comedy by Eddie McPherson.

Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27 at 7 p.m., and

Sunday, April 28 at 2 p.m., at the Nancy Howe Auditorium, David A. Howe Public Library, 155 N. Main St., Wellsville; 585-593-3410. Tickets are $8.

"The One That Got Away" is a full-length screwball comedy. Scheduled to coincide with the Wellsville Trout Derby, it involves a mix-up in room reservations for a group of women and men during a fishing tournament.

Tickets ($8) can be purchased at the Howe Library Circulation Desk and at the Auditorium door prior to the performance.

Project Management Certification Program

The Project Management Certification Program will be offered July 9 - 12, 2013 in Albany, on the University of Albany campus. Project management professionals, business and technology

professionals, students, and educators are invited to register at the Institute of Project Management America website.

The PMC is designed for those seeking professional project management certification. It serves as both a thorough professional education and recognized certification. Those seeking additional credentials such as the PMP/PgMP, PMI-SP, and PMI-RMP will benefit from this dynamic and interactive

work session, while those currently holding credentials will find the certification to be an enhancement as well as the most up to date advanced professional development.

Project Management Certification program provides 36 hours of project management education, meeting education requirements for both PMI's Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) and Project Management Professional (PMP) certifications.

Additionally, the Master Certification provides 36 Professional Development Units (PDUs) for current holders of PMP/PgMP, PMI-SP, and PMI-RMP credentials.

The program meets the education requirement for all professional designations through the Project Management Institute and other professional agencies. Additionally, the program awards 3.6 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) upon request.

Participants may reserve a seat online at the Institute of Project Management America website, by calling the Program Office toll-free at (888) 980 - 9697, or by sending their name and contact information via email to [email protected].

Upon receiving your registration, a confirmation email is sent to registrants that include session site information, travel information, program description, and details on how to confirm attendance and make payment arrangements.

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