Wednesday, October 19, 2016 - AURA - Alfred University

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Wednesday, October 19, 2016

In This Issue

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Official News

· Local, university police departments to host barbecue for students General Announcements

· Trustee Joseph Cesarano III Lecture Presentation

· Core Sample

· University, local police to host barbecue for students

· Glen Cook

· Donations needed for the Walker Book Fund Ticket Auction

· Caribbean Dinner to benefit Water for Haiti AU

· Core Sample: Selections from the Permanent Collection

· Alexander Smith McCall to speak at Wellsville library

· Organ Spectacular Sunday at 3 pm

· CDC Seeks Professional Clothing Donations

· Go Purple for Domestic Violence Awareness Month!

· Lefkowitz Lecture in Jewish Studies

· 2016-->ALL Alumni Environmental Studies Speaker Series CONTINUES!!!

· AU Photo Library Online - Gallery Server Pro

· Responsible Employee/Campus Security Authority Training

What's Happening?

More Events...

TODAY 12:20 Aquatic Systems

Management Guest Lecture

4:30 Glen Cook

5:30 Lefkowitz Lecture in Jewish Studies 7:00 Trustee Joseph

Cesarano III Lecture Presentation

TOMORROW 11:20 Medieval Manuscripts

Exhibit Opening 12:10 Bergren Forum

FRIDAY

12:00 Behind the Scenes Chat with Artist, Ian

McMahon 12:10 Bergren Forum

12:20 Environmental Studies Speaker-- Andy Hoak 6:30 Shabbat Dinner

(Harvest Themed)

·Fall Retreat

Local, university police departments to host barbecue for students

Alfred law enforcement and safety officers want college students to meet their families. On October 25th, a family barbecue is being coordinated by Alfred University Public Safety, the Village of Alfred Police Department, and Alfred State's University Police as a way to bridge the national divide locally between law enforcement and the student community. The family-friendly event is intended for college students to view officers as real people with shared interests of family and safer communities. The event will occur from 5pm-6:3opm on Tuesday, October 25 at the AU Welcome Center (at the town's only traffic light).

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The program is one in a series entitled "Shared Space" which finds opportunities for police and students to communicate in productive settings. Various pizza lunches, cookie drop-offs, and coffee hours have already brought students in positive contact with officers. The barbecue with families is the next step in building trust and respect within the Alfred community. Those students wishing to attend (as well as additional officers) are asked to complete an on-line RSVP form to help with personalized nametags and food orders.

Link: RSVP form

Submitted by: Susan Goetschius

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Trustee Joseph Cesarano III Lecture Presentation

Dr. Joseph Cesarano III '83 will be delivering a lecture titled "The Development of 3-D Printing and Robocasting Technologies" on Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at 7:00 pm in Roon Lecture Hall in the Science Center. A Q/A will follow. Dr. Cesarano is the inventor of robocasting and the founder of Robocasting Enterprises LLC which specializes in 3-D printing of ceramics.

Submitted by: Gerar Edizel

Core Sample

Friday, October 28, 6-9pm Alfred Ceramic art Museum

Opening reception free and open to the public Exhibition free for faculty, staff, and students

$7 Adults (18-54)

$5 55+

$3 Local Residents, AAA and Military

In celebration of the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum's move to its magnificent new facility, the Museum will open its doors on October 28, 2016, with an exhibition entitled Core Sample. This exhibition will feature highlights from the permanent collection. A number of these works have not been on view in years. Core Sample is the first of many ambitious projects slated for the museum, which will reveal essential aspects of the Museum's collection as well as chart new directions in ceramic art and scholarship.

Submitted by: SOAD Events

University, local police to host barbecue for students

Alfred law enforcement and safety officers want college students to meet their families. On October 25th, a family barbecue is being coordinated by Alfred University Public Safety, the Village of Alfred

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Police Department, and Alfred State's University Police as a way to bridge the national divide locally between law enforcement and the student community. The family-friendly event is intended for college students to view officers as real people with shared interests of family and safer communities. The event will occur from 5pm-6:3opm on Tuesday, October 25 at the AU Welcome Center (at the town's only traffic light).

The program is one in a series entitled "Shared Space" which finds opportunities for police and students to communicate in productive settings. Various pizza lunches, cookie drop-offs, and coffee hours have already brought students in positive contact with officers. The barbecue with families is the next step in building trust and respect within the Alfred community. Those students wishing to attend (as well as additional officers) are asked to complete an on-line RSVP form to help with personalized nametags and food orders.

Link: RSVP form

Glen Cook October 19, 2016 4:30 PM

Binns-Merrill Hall Room 106 FreeSponsored by: Sculpture

Glen Cook became chief scientist for The Corning Museum of Glass after 16 years at Corning

Incorporated as a senior research associate, conducting research in inorganic materials processing and composition.

As chief scientist, Cook is responsible for researching and sharing scientific and technical topics in glass. He informs exhibitions, programs and publications, and also serves as a technical resource for the broader museum community, museum guests and the general public, as well as artists working in glass today.

In 2013, Cook's outstanding record was recognized with Corning Incorporated's prestigious Stookey Award for cutting-edge exploratory and applied research, as well as in recognition of being the named inventor on more than two dozen patent applications.

From 2012 to 2014, Cook has collaborated closely with Museum glassmakers in glass forming process research. Cook is also the technical advisor to the new Specialty Glass Artist-in-Residence program that is jointly managed by Corning Incorporated and The Corning Museum of Glass.

Cook holds a PhD and MS in metallurgical engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a BS in materials engineering from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

Submitted by: SOAD Events

Donations needed for the Walker Book Fund Ticket Auction

Donations are being accepted for the Walker Book Fund Ticket Auction! The event is hosted by the Support Staff Council and will take place on November 18, 2016, 11am-2pm in the Knight Club, PCC.

We are looking for donations of local art, handmade crafts, or other locally grown/produced items.

Other items, such as gift baskets and gift cards are also welcome. During the event, tickets will be sold and each item can be "bid" on individually. All money raised will be used to fund The Gail Walker Book Scholarship Fund, which provides textbooks to those students who cannot afford them. If you are

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interested in making a donation, you can do so by contacting Kaaren Reeder at reeder@alfred.edu x2172 or Betsy Kent at kent@alfred.edu x2441.

Submitted by: Betsy Kent

Caribbean Dinner to benefit Water for Haiti AU

The Caribbean Students Association of Alfred University and Alfred State College is sponsoring a Caribbean Dinner, with proceeds going to Water for Haiti AU! The dinner will feature a delicious menu including coconut curry chicken, rice and peas, baked macaroni, jerk chicken, vegan stew, and a variety of desserts. Cost is $7.00 per person, which includes refills, or $5.00 for take out. The dinner will be held on November 6 starting at 5:30 at the Union University Church Center in Alfred (29 N.

Main St). We need to know how many people will be coming in order to purchase supplies, though.

Tickets will be on sale Oct 19-27th in the Powell Campus Center (look for our table!) or reservations can be made by contacting JWK3@alfred.edu. We will have some extra, but if you don't make a reservation, there will be an extra$2 charge. AU students will be able to charge directly to their student account, but we still request that you reserve a spot so we know how much food to buy!

Submitted by: Michele Hluchy

Core Sample: Selections from the Permanent Collection

To celebrate its move to a new building at Alfred University, the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum will open its doors to the public with an exhibition entitled Core Sample, featuring selections from its permanent collection.

The opening gala reception, scheduled for 6-9 p.m., Friday, Oct. 28, is open to the public, free of charge. The exhibition will be on view from October 28, 2016 to March 5, 2017."Core Sample will include a number of pieces that have not been on view in years.

Beginning October 29, 2016, the hours of operation for the Museum, located on the Northeast corner of Main and Pine Streets on the AU campus, will be:

Tuesdays: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Wednesdays: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Thursdays: 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

Fridays: 10 a.m. 5 p.m.

Saturdays: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Sundays: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

admission is free for faculty, staff and students

Link: Alfred Ceramic Art Museum Attachment: ACAM Core Sample Submitted by: Caitlin Brown

Alexander Smith McCall to speak at Wellsville library

Alexander McCall Smith, New York Times best-selling author of The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, will be appearing at the Nancy Howe Auditorium of the David A. Howe Public Library at 7pm on Thursday, October 20. His reading and discussion is free and open to the public. The talk will be followed by an

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elegant reception with the author hosted by the Friends of the Library. Book Signing, Live Music and Hors d'oeuvers. (Reception Tickets $35) Contact the library with questions. 585-593-3410 or Wellsville@stls.org

Organ Spectacular Sunday at 3 pm

The AU Music Department will present Organ Spectacular IV, a concert to raise money for the

community pipe organ, this Sunday, October 23. A string ensemble directed by Lisa Lantz will perform a Handel organ concerto with Laurel Buckwalter on organ. Vocal solos by Verdi, Liszt and Mozart will be performed by tenor Boris Van Druff and sopranos Luanne Crosby and Rebecca Weaver respectively.

Flutist Rachel Decker and vibraphonist Dustin Woodward will perform works by Faure and Locklair.

Laurel Buckwalter will offer the Bach Toccata and Adagio in C Major. The AU flute choir will perform two selections.

The program which starts at 3 pm in the Alfred Seventh Day Baptist Church is the kick off event for a three year campaign to raise $50,000 for the re-leathering needs of the organ. Due to a gift of

$18,600 from the dissolution of the Champlin Civic Betterment Association and other gifts, there is already $25,472 in the Rosebush Organ Restoration Fund. The organ was installed in 1930 with substantial funding from the Rosebush family. The 86 year old leather is starting to give out so the organ needs much re-leathering in order to keep functioning. Supporters of the AU choral department which uses the organ often for concerts are encouraged to contribute.

Submitted by: Laurel Buckwalter

CDC Seeks Professional Clothing Donations

The Career Development Center is starting a career clothing program: students will be able to borrow interview apparel at no cost. We are seeking donations of gently used professional clothing of all styles and sizes, along with accessories such as belts, ties, scarves, and shoes. Donations can be dropped off at the Steinheim Castle anytime the CDC is open (8:30am-4:30pm M-F). Contact Corey Fecteau with questions: fecteauc@alfred.edu or 607-871-2164

Submitted by: Corey Fecteau

Go Purple for Domestic Violence Awareness Month!

Many people don't know that October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month-even though 1 in 4 women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime.

Join the Wellness Center and many across the nation on Thursday, October 20th by wearing or displaying purple to raise awareness about domestic violence. Share a photo using the hashtag

#PurpleThursday.

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Submitted by: Amanda Khodorkovskaya

Lefkowitz Lecture in Jewish Studies

TONIGHT Dr. Jonathan Ray, renowned scholar of medieval and early modern Jewish history, will deliver the 2016 Leonard and Saradona Lefkowitz Lecture in Jewish Studies at 5:30 p.m. in Nevins Theatre.

A frequent lecturer on Jewish history and interfaith relations at the Smithsonian Institutions and the U.S. State Department's Foreign Service Institute, Dr. Ray will address "Searching for Coexistence:

The Model of Medieval Spain". Ray will discuss the peaceful relationships that existed among Christian, Muslim, and Jewish societies in Iberia and the broader Mediterranean, and how those differ from the often contentious ones today.

There will be a reception immediately following the lecture in the Alumni Lounge.

This event is sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Submitted by: Jennifer Posener

2016-->ALL Alumni Environmental Studies Speaker Series CONTINUES!!!

Join us on Friday, Oct. 21 at 12:20 p.m. in the Roon Lecture Hall at the Science Center, to hear alum Andy Hoak '93 give a talk on "Groundwater Dowsing: Pseudoscience or Enlightened Hydrogeology".

Andy graduated from Alfred University in 1993 with a B.A. in Geology and Environmental Studies. He is a licensed Professional Geologist in New Hampshire

and Professional Engineer in Vermont.

Submitted by: Shannon Yocum

AU Photo Library Online - Gallery Server Pro

AU has a new searchable photo library, Gallery Server Pro (http://gsp.alfred.edu), accessible to AU faculty/staff. This library contains a wide variety of downloadable AU images ranging from seasonal campus scenics, to classrooms/labs, to selected campus events. To access, please go to our.alfred.edu and scroll down the left-hand side to Faculty/Staff. Click on Faculty/Staff and scroll down to Gallery Server Pro.

Gallery Server images are cataloged by semester, by month and by topic, and as new photo assignments are completed, additional images will be cataloged and posted on a regular basis. The photos are extensively tagged to assist in searches for specific subjects.

NOTE: The images have been carefully selected from more extensive photo sessions that include alternative views and formats (landscape vs portrait). Those images are archived separately and you will need to contact Rick McLay, director of Creative Services at 2736 (mclay@alfred.edu) to inquire about those additional images. There is also a separate folder dedicated to faculty/staff portraits, many of which were completed the week of Aug. 17, 2015.

BEFORE YOU DOWNLOAD

The primary use of many of these images is for Admissions and University Relations marketing efforts

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in both printed and web formats. In order to keep track of downloads (except for faculty/staff portraits), please contact Rick McLay (mclay@alfred.edu) or Judy Linza (linza@alfred.edu) with information on which images you are downloading, and where they are going to be used.

TO DOWNLOAD

Access to Gallery Server requires AU username/password to review images and to download in three formats: 1. Thumbnail (small image), 2. Web optimized (low resolution but full size), and 3. Original (high resolution). To download the image of your choice, use the download/share icon, which is the one on the left in the icon grouping above each image, and follow the directions.

ADDING PHOTOS TO THE AU PHOTO LIBRARY

We welcome the opportunity to obtain images from faculty and staff. Though much effort goes into documenting as many things as possible on campus, it is impossible to cover it all. When there are events such as art shows, or special lab/classroom activities that faculty/staff are photographing, we would very much like to review those images so that the library is as comprehensive as possible.

Please contact Rick McLay if you have images that you think should be considered for this.

ATHLETICS PHOTOS

Current images of athletics events are available at (http://gosaxons.com). By contractual arrangement with the professional photographer, there will be a charge for athletics images. Mark Whitehouse, AU's Sports Information director (whitehouse.alfred.edu), is the contact regarding usage.

If you have any questions or suggestions for photos you want cataloged and included, please contact Rick McLay at mclay@alfred.edu or Ext. 2736. If a student requests access, please contact Rick McLay.

Submitted by: Deborah Clark

Responsible Employee/Campus Security Authority Training

All full-time staff and faculty of Alfred University are required to promptly report information they have about possible sexual harassment or sexual misconduct, including but not limited to sexual assault, domestic or dating violence, and stalking to the designated Title IX Coordinator or Title IX Deputy Coordinator. Many others are required to report possible crimes to Public Safety.

This session will help fulfill the annual training requirement for employees who are designated as Responsible Employees and/or Campus Security Authorities. This session is geared toward any employee who wishes to learn more about the responsibilities under Alfred University's Discrimination, Harassment and Sexual Misconduct Policy and The Clery Act.

The program will be held in the Powell Board Room on Wednesday, Oct. 26, from 2:00 until 3:15 p.m.

Link: AU Discrimination, Harassment & Sexual Misconduct

Submitted by: Norm Pollard