VOLUNTEERS FOR FLOOD CLEANUP STILL NEEDED
Many faculty, staff, AmeriCorps members and students
have been diligently volunteering their time for the flood victims. Our
college community has really stepped up to the plate to help those in
need. However, there is still so much more work to be done. CSRC has
been organizing workdays in Sidney and surrounding areas. If you would
like to volunteer on a Saturday or during a weekday, please contact
Linda Drake at x2633.
FACULTY NEEDED TO REVIEW BOOKS
Summer Reading – To the faculty: Would you like to
review one of the following books for a future issue of Phoebe?
Rocking
the Cradle by Andrea O’Reilly, being good by Martha Saxton,
Expecting Teryk by Dawn Prince-Hughes, Simone de Beauvoir’s Political Thinking
edited by Lori Jo Marso and Patricia Moynagh, Beyond the Gibson Girl by
Martha H. Patterson, White Slave Crusades by Brian Donovan, Habits of
Compassion by Maureen Fitzgerald, In Her Place edited by S.T. Joshi,
Desert Blood by Alicia Gaspar de Alba, Southern Single Blessedness by
Christine Jacobson Carter, The Plays of Georgia Douglas Johnson edited
by Judith L. Stephens. If you are interested, please phone or e-mail Nancy Sacco at
X2014 (sacconj@oneonta.edu). She will send you the book
and guidelines through inter-campus mail.
REMINDER ON SUBMITTING PAPERS TO AN ANTI-PLAGIARISM SERVICE
If you are using an anti-plagiarism service such as
www.turnitin.com, you must remove the students name and assign a code
name to each paper you submit. The code name must be not be the students
ID number or any part there of and should only be known to you. Using
the students name or ID number is a violation of the students FERPA
rights because you are releasing personally identifiable information
without his/her written consent. If you have any questions on FERPA
please contact Bill Grau, College Registrar at ext. 3216 or via e-mail
at graufw@oneonta.edu.
HEATING COILS SCHEDULED FOR CLEANING IN NETZER
The Maintenance Department HV/AC workers will be in
Netzer Administration during the first week of the month, July 31
- August 4 for cleaning and maintaining the heating coils in all of the
offices. This will result in some dust and will involve the use of a
coil spray which is environmentally safe although some people may be
chemically sensitive to it. Please feel free to phone the Maintenance
Department at x2507 if you have any questions.
COLLEGE CAMP CLOSED
The College Camp property is temporarily closed due to
damage from recent floods. Eastman Associated has been contracted to
repair damage to the camp access road, however it is difficult to judge
the timeframe for completion. Reservations have been cancelled through
August 20, 2006. For future updates on the College Camp status, do not
hesitate to contact us at x3157 or
http://collegecamp.oneonta.edu.
Another Bulletin announcement will appear when the camp is scheduled to
reopen.
PARKING LOTS CLOSED AUGUST 5 & 6
All Field House and Fine Arts parking lots will be
closed on Saturday, August 5 and Sunday, August 6 from
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the Police Academy EVOC training. If you plan on working on
campus during this time, you will have to find an alternate lot to park
in. If you have questions, please contact the University Police
Department at x3550.
PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION MUST BE SHREDDED
This is a reminder to all faculty and staff from the
Registrar’s Office and the Office of Human Resources. Any printed
material that contains either student or employee personally
identifiable information must be shredded. It cannot be thrown into the
garbage or with the recyclables. Employees who do not have access to
departmental shredders can use the shredder that is located in the Print
Shop, in the basement of the Administration Building. Questions
regarding student information should be referred to Bill Grau, College
Registrar, at x3216. Questions regarding employee information should be
referred to the Office of Human Resources at x2509.
ADDING NEW EQUIPMENT TO EQUIPMENT INVENTORY
In most instances Property Management is routinely
notified of new equipment purchases so that items costing $1,500 or more
can be added to the College’s equipment inventory. Occasionally,
however, a piece of equipment that should be added to the inventory does
not come to the attention of the Property Management department. If you
have received equipment that cost $1,500 or more, and it has not been
tagged within 30 days, please contact Janet Frankl, Milne Library, Room
B217, at x3227 (or email:
frankljl@oneonta.edu). Your assistance will be
appreciated!
A REMINDER REGARDING THE USE OF CAMPUS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Consistent with longstanding State policy, all State
equipment and resources, are the property of the State and may not be
used for non-governmental purposes. College-owned computer equipment and
campus access to the World Wide Web should be used in a manner
consistent with the Policy for use of Campus Information Technology. The
full text of this Policy is available at:
http://www.oneonta.edu/general/policies/TechUsePolicy.asp.
RETURN VIDEO TAPES TO IRC
Anyone who has checked a videotape out of the IRC tape
library should return those tapes to IRC ASAP. Please check offices and
other areas for tapes you may have and return them to Donna Baker in the
IRC main office. If you have questions about a tape you have please
contact Donna at x3314.
PERSONAL SAFETY COMMITTEE
The Personal Safety Committee is a broad based advisory
group concerned with campus personal safety issues. The committee was
charged to assess the campus environment and College procedures and
recommend measures, which might be instituted to resolve identified
problems. Members of the campus community are invited to email any
personal safety concerns to committee chair, Robb Thibault, at
thibaurr@oneonta.edu.
New student arrival & orientation (for those who did not attend summer orientation).
Last day to register. Any student who has not registered by this date will be assessed a $40 Late Registration Fee.
Classes begin. Add/Drop begins on-line and in the Registrar’s Office (Netzer 130).
Add/Drop ends. After this date all schedule adjustments for full semester courses will result in a $20 late fee. “W” grades are assigned for dropping a full semester course after this date. Last day to elect Pass/Fail Grade option. After this date all Individual Course Enrollment, Independent Study, Internship and Teaching Assistantship forms (3 s.h. or more) will result in a $20 late fee. Last day for students with part time enrollment to drop a course with no tuition liability.
The Al Gallodoro Quartet
7:00 p.m., Waterfront Café
Patio, Hunt College Union. Free admission. Part of the Summer Sounds
series sponsored by the Office of Community Relations. For additional
information, phone x2748.
10th Eastman Associates Munchkin
All-Sport Camp
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Boys/girls ages 5 - 12. Benefit
Women’s Soccer Program. Participants receive a tee shirt donated by
Domino’s Pizza/Oneonta Shirt Company & water bottle from Wachovia
Securities. Eastman Associates is major sponsor. The College is
providing facilities. $60.00/camper. Soccer, tennis, basketball,
kickball, racquetball, t-ball, track and badminton. Contact Tracey or
David Ranieri at x2446, 432-5908, or
raniertm@oneonta.edu.
3rd Annual "Best Practices In Teaching And
Counseling" Conference
Hunt Union. Geared toward education
undergraduates, graduates, and instructors in elementary, secondary, and
school counseling programs as well as practicing teachers and counselors
and interested others. Workshops include topics related to best teaching
and counseling practices across content areas. Co-sponsored by
SUNY-Oneonta, Division of Education, Alumni Association, Catskill Area
Teacher Center, and New York State English Council.
3rd Annual Celebration Of Teaching
Plan to
participate in a day of celebrating the art and science of teaching with
colleagues and students this Fall. Faculty and graduate students are
invited to present posters on the theme of engaging students. Submit
your proposals at: www.oneonta.edu/cot. You may also email
lassonc@oneonta.edu
or phone x2339 to request a paper application form.
Oneonta Tigers Baseball Tickets
Four Oneonta Tigers baseball season
passes, courtesy of the College Foundation, will once again be available
through the President’s Office. Interested employees are requested to
phone the President’s Office at x2500 to reserve tickets. Tickets may
only be reserved during the week of each game(s) on a first-come,
first-served basis. For the sake of others, passes must be returned the
morning after each game.
Amusement Park Discount Tickets
Discount coupons for Hershey Park are
available in the Office of Human Resources, 208 Netzer, or phone
x2509
to have them sent through intercampus mail. Available on a first come,
first serve basis, while supplies last.
Congratulations to Nathaniel F. Wienecke, a 1995 graduate of the College , on his nomination by President George W. Bush as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. Nat's remarked that," The examples of wisdom, leadership, and fortitude shown by the great faculty and President Donovan have been a constant source of strength for me throughout my career. I am thankful to President Bush and Secretary Gutierrez for their confidence in me and remain ever grateful for the opportunities provided to me as a student at Oneonta State". Wienecke currently serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. Prior to his current appointment, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs and Communication at the Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce. Earlier in his career, Wienecke served as Director of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce. Before joining the Bush administration, Wienecke worked in the U.S. House of Representatives in the office of New York Congressman Mike Forbes and on the Committee on Government Reform as the committee's point man on procurement policy. At SUNY-Oneonta, Wienecke served as Vice President of the Student Association. He graduated with a degree in Business Economics. For more information phone 202-482-5631.
SUMMER BULLETIN INFORMATION
Email your items and attachments to Mona Hughes
(x2490) at hughesml@oneonta.edu.
Do not send items or attachments in Publisher.
Items that come after the noon deadline will be held over for the next
available edition. On the dates indicated below you are asked to send
your items to Lorin Levins (x3400) at
levinsla@oneonta.edu.
The first Fall edition will be published on the first day of classes, Wednesday, August 23rd. Deadline for this edition is noon, Thursday, August 17. You may send items for this edition anytime up to the deadline earmarked for this date.
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