Bulletin for September 13, 2006

RECEPTION TO HONOR THE 2006 GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT - SEPTEMBER 20
All members of the campus community are invited to a reception to honor Michael Reale, a recipient of the 2006 Barry Goldwater award. Hosted jointly by the Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science Department and the Campus Goldwater Committee, this reception will take place in the Martha Pratt Suite, Human Ecology on Wednesday, September 20 at 4:00 p.m. Michael Reale, a junior computer science major at the SUNY College at Oneonta, is one of only 323 students nationwide to receive a prestigious Goldwater scholarship. The Prattsville native will receive a $7,500 scholarship for his senior year at SUNY-Oneonta. The Goldwater Scholarships, administered by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, are awarded on the basis of academic merit to mathematics, science, and engineering students who were nominated by the faculties of colleges and universities nationwide. From the field of 1,081 applicants, Reale is one of only 10 computer science majors to receive an award. Reale represented the College at the 2005 Northeast Regional Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges. He competed as a member of one of the programming teams and presented a poster session with faculty member Dennis Higgins, Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics. At the conference and at the College's 2005 Student Research Day, Reale and Higgins presented "The 3-D Karnaugh Map," based on their work with a three-dimensional map to enhance the simplification of Boolean expressions. Their presentation was based on research they conducted through a Student-Faculty Research Grant. Reale was also honored last fall as one of the College's "Best and Brightest." He is the recipient of an Oneonta Presidential Scholarship and an Alumni Association Scholarship. Ultimately, Reale hopes to pursue a doctorate in computer science. The Goldwater Scholarship Program, named for the late U.S. Senator from Arizona, was designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering. The Goldwater Scholarship is one of the premier undergraduate awards of its type in those fields.

WORKSHOPS ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION AND HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT
The Office of Equity and Inclusion will offer workshops throughout the fall 2006 and spring 2007 semesters on the prevention of sexual harassment and hostile work environments. Information from B. Cecilia Zapata, Director, and a schedule of dates and times with a registration form is attached to this issue of the Bulletin.

HISPANIC HERITAGE WEEK
Hispanic Heritage Week will take place Monday - Saturday, October 9 - 14 with many wonderful events planned. Please see information attached to this issue of the Bulletin.

WHAT FACULTY AND STAFF NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HAZING
Do you know all you need to know about hazing? Can you tell when hazing is going on? Do you know where to go when you suspect someone is being hazed? Attached to this issue of the Bulletin is the information you need to answer these questions and many others.

ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT WELCOMES NEW ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Academic Advisement welcomes Deb Ost as the new Administrative Assistant. Deb works part-time in Student Accounts and part time in Academic Advisement. Deb will assist with data entry, appointments, form completion and general office inquires. She can be reached in Academic Advisement during the mid-day, Mondays - Fridays.

INFORMATION ABOUT LIFEWORKS FOR EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY CSEA, UUP, PEF, M/C AND GSEU
Look for the most recent brochure from LifeWorks®, currently being distributed on campus to eligible employees. It provides a complete service overview to make employees aware of the wide range of services available through LifeWorks®. Wherever you are in life, whether you’re planning a family or planning for retirement, the professionals at LifeWorks® can find answers to your questions – any day, anytime. From family and health issues to relationships, parenting, managing finances and more, LifeWorks® will help you face life’s challenges head on. You’ll also find hundreds of articles, materials and resources at www.lifeworks.com. It’s a completely confidential service and provided at no cost by NYS and the public employee unions. Next time you have a question, get in touch with LifeWorks® at 1-800-326-9874 or at www.lifeworks.com  (enter user ID: nys and password: 2670).

NOTICE TO INSTRUCTORS ABOUT COURSE AUDITORS
While the decision whether to allow people to audit your c lasses is yours, no one should be sitting in on a class unless the College has been notified of their presence. Please be advised that course auditors must fill out a course audit request and pay any applicable audit fees at the Office of Continuing Education in Netzer Administration, Room 135.

JOIN THE STUDENTS OF FOOD 239 FOR A GREAT DINING EXPERIENCE
The music is playing, the tables are set and the entrees are hot - will you be joining us? The students of FOOD 239: Restaurant and Catering Management have planned another series of exciting and delicious meals for your dining pleasure. The students plan, prepare and serve these meals as part of their course learning in the Food Service and Restaurant major curriculum and they have established quite a reputation for themselves. Check out the menus by following the link on the Human Ecology Department webpage and make your reservations quickly. These meals sell out fast for good reason!”

FACULTY DINING
Enjoy the convenience of Faculty Dining with your multi-purpose ID card and eliminate the need to carry cash. If you choose to open a Faculty Dining account, you will receive a 10% bonus. Visit us at http://EZadd.oneonta.edu to open an account online or call the ID/Dining Card Office at x3367.

NEW GALLERY TO FEATURE "STAGE DESIGN" BY CHARLES STECKLER
An exhibit entitled "Stage Design" by Charles Steckler--a studio artist, photographer, and theatrical designer--will be on display in the New Gallery of Fine Arts through Saturday, October 14. Steckler will offer a gallery talk at the closing reception in his honor on Thursday, October 12, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Admission to the exhibit and the gallery talk is complimentary, and members of the community are invited to attend. The New Gallery, located in room 167 of the Fine Arts Building, was refurbished from a loom room into an art gallery during an extensive renovation of the building that the College recently completed. The gallery is open Monday - Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. when the College is in session. More information about the exhibit or the gallery is available from Tim Sheesley, Director of the Fine Arts Gallery, at x2445.

JAVA, JAVA, AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES SERIES - TODAY
The Java, Java, and Other Technologies Series will present Turnitin Internet Anti-Plagiarism Tool today, Wednesday, September 13 from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The College makes available the Turnitin service (see http://www.turnitin.com) for faculty and students. This service allows faculty and students to check papers for originality. This JJOT session will give a "getting started" for faculty. For more information about this service contact the Turnitin Administrator for the campus, Jim Greenberg at x2701 or email at greenbjb@oneonta.edu.

OCTOBER “ON CAMPUS" INFORMATION DUE - TODAY
Please notify the Community Relations Office with any information to be listed in the October “On Campus" public events calendar. Please send information to Netzer 301, thomasrm@oneonta.edu or phone x2748 by 12:00 noon today, Wednesday, September 13.

CATSKILL SYMPHONY OFFERS ALL-RUSSIAN PROGRAM - SEPTEMBER 16
The Russians are coming Oneonta State! Or at least they’re providing all the music for the Catskill Symphony Orchestra’s season opener at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 16 in the Hunt Student Union. Three of the most-loved Russian composers will be represented in this exciting concert, which will feature a return appearance of the 23-year-old Taiwanese pianist Wei-Jen Yuan. Those who remember his Grieg Concerto of last year will look forward to his performance this year of Rachmaninoff’s lyrical and much loved Second Piano Concerto, which is a popular standard in the modern keyboard repertory. CSO Conductor Charles Schneider will open the concert with the Overture to Mikhail Glinka’s folk opera, A Life for the Tsar. Following intermission, the CSO will turn to Peter I. Tchaikovsky’s Symphony Number Four, Opus 36, which is universally recognized as one of the most powerful and evocative works of the 19th century Romantic Movement. It begins with a stirring brass fanfare, about which Tchaikovsky said to his patroness Madam Von Meck “The introduction is the kernel, the chief thought of the whole symphony. This is Destiny.” The “destiny” theme appears in each of the four movements, which vary in mood from dark and foreboding to capricious, (as in the plucked string third movement), to folkish, to tuneful, to dynamic and majestic. Noted for his colorful orchestrations, Tchaikovsky holds nothing in reserve in this, the first of his six symphonies to reach and maintain popular acclaim. An added feature for this season’s concerts is the renewal for the third consecutive year of an anonymous grant through which any one or two adults can take any number of young people to CSO concerts free of charge. Ticket reservations and information are available at the Symphony Office at 607/436-2670. Performances of the Catskill Symphony are made possible in part with public funds from the NYS Council on the Arts. This performance is funded, in part, by the College. The Orchestra is a member of the Otsego County Arts Alliance. OCAA is supported by Otsego County Occupancy Tax revenues and the Wilber National Bank.

CONSTITUTION DAY PROGRAM BEING OFFERED - SEPTEMBER 18
On Monday, September 18, the SUNY-Oneonta campus will observe Constitution Day. The following program will be offered: Judicial Independence: A Hallmark of Liberty will be broadcast at 3:00 p.m. in the Red Dragon Theater, Hunt College Union.

For more information, please contact the Student Development Office at x2513 or www.justicelearning.org/ConstitutionDay/index.asp

VAN SAFETY TRAINING CLASS - SEPTEMBER 18
The Van Safety Training class, which is the required course for anyone wanting to drive a college 12 or 15 passenger van has been scheduled on Monday, September 18 at 7:00 p.m. Class starts promptly and last approximately two hours. Please phone UPD at x3550 to sign up.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT/UUP CHAPTER MEETING - SEPTEMBER 19
UUP will resume its Food for Thought/UUP Chapter meetings starting Tuesday, September 19 at 12:00 noon in Le Café, Morris Hall. This special Chapter meeting will focus on the upcoming contract negotiations between UUP and the State of New York, which begin in 2007. Fred Floss, UUP’s chief negotiator and other members of UUP’s negotiations team will be in attendance to discuss the contract process. They are coming to Oneonta and need to hear your questions and input about the next UUP contract. Faculty and professionals, full-timers and part-timers, active and retired, must make their voices clear as UUP prepares to enter contract negotiations. This Food for Thought is an opportunity to speak directly with those who will negotiate your next contract. Although Food for Thought has important content, it is also an occasion for respite from the workweek, relaxed collegiality, and fine food. Join your colleagues for convivial gathering and an expression of solidarity. Food for Thought is an occasion to renew old ties and forge new ones. Your union looks forward to greeting you. For additional information, please contact UUP President Bill Simons at x3498, Vice President for Academics Rob Compton at x3048, Vice President for Professionals Norm Payne at x2021, or Professional Delegate Janie Forrest-Glotzer at x2005.

LOS AFORTUNADOS - SEPTEMBER 21
The Center for Multicultural Experiences is pleased to present a performance by Los Afortunados on Thursday, September 21 at 7:00 p.m. in the CME, Lee Hall. Los Afortunados is a group of musicians and dancers who perform Afro-Cuban folklore. They incorporate folkloric dances that are derived from the syncretism of Spanish, African and American cultures. The repertoire sings in Spanish, English and several African diasporic dialects. Their shows’ tantalizing rhythms, dazzling choruses and stunning movements bring audiences to their feet…hips swaying and voices raised. Supported by the Office of Student Development and the College at Oneonta Alumni Annual Fund. For additional information, please contact Mary Bonderoff at x2663.

'PAIRS PRESENTS “SEX SIGNALS” - SEPTEMBER 27
The PAIRS committee will present the program Sex Signals on Wednesday, September 27 in the Hunt Union Ballroom at 8:00 p.m. Sex Signals provokes discussions about dating, sex, and the issue of consent. Through a no-holds-barred approach, the show explores how social pressures, gender role stereotypes, and unrealistic fantasies can make social interaction a challenge. Worse still, these factors enable some to view date rape as simple seduction, and for victims of date rape to blame themselves for their own vulnerability. Although the message is a serious one, the show uses humor, engaging audiences in candid discussions about their beliefs and experiences. Seasoned educators and facilitators, the presenters strike a balance between laughing about the differences between men and women, and clearly communicating some serious messages about how we all should treat each other. For more information contact Rebecca Harrington at x3540 or harrinrl@oneonta.edu

LEE NATIONAL DENIM DAY: ONE DAY, ONE CAUSE, ONE CURE - OCTOBER 6
The Employee Assistance Program Committee is proud to sponsor Lee National Denim Day on Friday, October 6. This is the largest, single day fundraiser for breast cancer in history. Please consider making a $5.00 donation to Lee National Denim. Remember breast cancer doesn’t affect just women, so let’s see support from the whole campus community for this worthwhile cause. For your $5.00 donation you get to wear jeans to work for the day, if appropriate.

ENRICHMENT SEMINAR PROGRAM BEGINNING - OCTOBER 7
The Catskill Area School Study Council announces the Enrichment Seminar Program for the fall semester beginning Saturday, October 7. The objective of the program, which is in its 47th continuous year, is to enhance the intellectual horizons of students by offering stimulating experiences in courses not offered by their own schools. Classes are held on campus on Saturday mornings from 9:30 a.m. until 12:00 noon. The classes will meet on October 7, 14, 21 & 28. The list of offerings for grades 3-8 is divided into the categories of Arts & Humanities; and Athletics. There is also a six-week S.A.T. Preparation Course for grades 11-12, which begins October 7 and ends November 11. The deadline to register is Wednesday, September 20. Students must register through their school district and districts must be members of the Catskill Area School Study Council. For information, contact the Study Council at x2533.

DEADLINE FOR UUP MEMBER FLOOD RELIEF APPLICATIONS - OCTOBER 31
NYSUT, the parent union to UUP, is committed to helping members in times of need through its Disaster Relief and Scholarship Fund. If you are a UUP Oneonta member who incurred damages to your personal residence and/or its contents as a result of the June 27 flooding, go to website http://nysut.org/disasterrelief/2006nysutdisasterrelief.pdf to obtain a copy of the application and accompanying guidelines for filing for assistance. The form is entitled, NYSUT Disaster Relief and Scholarship Fund: Application for Qualified Disaster Relief Payment. The deadline for application submission is Tuesday, October 31. Grants will be acted upon and distributed in November 2006. Questions should be directed to Helen Vickery at NYSUT (1-800-392-9810, ext. 6213). Completion of the form requires the signature of the President of UUP Oneonta, Bill Simons. Fill out the application to the best of your ability and then send it by intercampus mail to the following address: “Bill Simons, Netzer 232.” In your campus mailing to Bill, include, your completed application, a note indicating your name, and campus mailing address. After signing completed applications, Bill will return the forms to the senders by campus mail. It will be your responsibility to mail the completed application to the address noted on the instructions. NYSUT will then review your application to determine if you are eligible.

OPEN RECREATION HOURS
The Chase Physical Education Building and Alumni Field House will observe the following hours for recreational use:

Swimming Pool (Chase only)

Aerobics Classes (Alumni Field House only)

Hours are subject to change due to classes, athletic practices, intramurals or special events. Proper identification must be presented to use the facilities and equipment.

NEW LIBRARY POLICY ON FOOD/DRINK
With the opening of the new Jazzman’s Café Milne Library is implementing a new policy on food and drink. The new policy is based on the ethic that is common among outdoors people: “Leave No Trace.” Library users may now bring food and drink into Milne Library provided they adopt the “Leave No Trace” ethic. That is, whatever leftover food and trash you accumulate should be placed in a trash receptacle and the area in which you were eating should be left clean so that others are not subject to trash in the library. Similarly, drinks should be in containers that have lids on them to prevent spills. Travel mugs are good for preventing drinks from spilling. For drinks that you bring into the library we are asking that you “Put A Lid On It.” With the cooperation of all we should be able have a clean, comfortable and welcoming library environment.

• Friday, September 29

• Monday, September 11

• Monday, September 25

• Wednesday, September 27

• Friday, October 6

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 teachers, counselors and interested others. Workshops include topics related to best teaching/counseling practices across content areas. Co-sponsored by SUNY-Oneonta, Division of Education, Alumni Association, CRTC, and NYS English Council.

• Monday, October 9

• Monday, October 23

3rd Annual Celebration Of Teaching
Faculty/graduate students are invited to present posters on the theme of engaging students.
Submit proposals at: www.oneonta.edu/cot.
You may email lassonc@oneonta.edu or phone x2339 to request a paper application form.

• Monday, October 23

• Monday, November 6

• Monday, December 4

• Congratulations to Marie Todd, our August EAP Walking Club winner. Keep those miles coming!

• Congratulations to Ashok K. Malhotra, Philosophy, who has been named a recipient of the 2006 Spiritual Leadership Award by the Friends of the Religious Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Dr. Malhotra will receive the award, presented in recognition of his work in building schools for the underprivileged in India, at a dinner at the Southern Illinois University's Religious Center on September 16, 2006. Dr. Malhotra is the founder of the Oneonta-based Yoga and Meditation Society for the Scientific Study of Spirituality, a local initiative of the Metanexus Institute. Dr. Malhotra was chosen for the Spiritual Leadership Award because of his leadership of the Indo-International Schools project, the Ninash Foundation, and the SUNY-Oneonta Learn and Serve in India program, which helped to establish the first Indo-International School for the impoverished children of India. He has led 16 trips to India through the Learn and Serve in India program, including the 1996 trip on which his group established the first Indo-International School for underprivileged children in the village of Dundlod. Dr. Malhotra established the Ninash Foundation in 1996 to support efforts to promote literacy among children and adults throughout the world. Since its inception, the Ninash Foundation has raised money to fund the construction of Indo-International Schools in India and supported other projects locally and abroad. Through the Learn and Serve in India international education program, Dr. Malhotra has led students, faculty, and staff from the College at Oneonta, as well as members of the local community, to help construct and support several Indo-International Schools. Professor Malhotra has received many honors for his work with the schools, including the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the East-West Center and the Bharat Excellence Award from the Friendship Forum of India. The Indo-International School project was recognized as a gift of service to humanity in 1999 and presented to the Dalai Lama during the Parliament of World Religions in Cape Town, South Africa. Televised documentaries about the schools have appeared internationally, including a broadcast on "ABC World News."

• Congratulations to Maureen Verdier, a Political Science major at the College, on being selected as a presenter at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association in Philadelphia. Verdier presented the results of her research paper that she wrote this summer as a participant in the Ralph Bunche Summer Institute at Duke University. A senior from Baldwin, Verdier was one of only 20 students nationwide selected for the Bunche Institute. The American Political Science Association is the leading professional organization for the study of political science, serving more than 15,000 members in over 80 countries. Its annual meeting is the world's largest gathering of political scientists with approximately 7,000 participants each year.

• Donald R. Hill, Africana/Latino Studies and Anthropology, is author of a book chapter entitled “The Big Drum Dance of Carriacou, Grenada,” in Opoku-Agyemang, Highfield, and Edu-Buandoh, eds., The State of the Art(s): African Studies and American Studies in Comparative Perspective, IDS (un)Limited, University of Cape Cost, Cape Coast, Ghana, 2006.

• Ashok Malhotra, Philosophy, attended the 35th Congress of the International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations (ISCSC) at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes and Institute of Art in Paris from July 5-9, 2006. He made two presentations on” Hinduism and Existentialism: Yoga and Sartre on Self,” and “Hinduism’s View of Transcivilizational Spirituality.” As a member of the Executive Council, he also attended the business meeting of the ISCSC to plan the next three meetings in Asilomar, California (2007), New Brunswick, Canada (2008) and New Delhi or Bangalore, India (2009). The conference was attended by more than 150 scholars from India, China, Japan, Korea, Canada, France and the USA. The official languages of the conference were English, French and Japanese and the papers were simultaneously translated into these languages.

• William Simons, History, delivered a lecture at the Mahopac Public Library (NY) on August 7, 2006. His presentation, “Where Have You Gone Joe DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson, and Hank Greenberg: Ethnic Heroes in Baseball’s Melting Pot,” was sponsored by the New York Council for the Humanities.

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