FACULTY SURVEY ON STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
The President's Task Force on Freshman Engagement,
consisting of Beth Small (chair), Don Allison, Leanne Avery, Craig Bielert, Monica Grau, Eileen McClafferty, Alex Thomas, and
Bill Vining,
was formed to gather information and make recommendations regarding OSC
students' connections with faculty and the campus as a whole. As part of
our effort, we will be conducting an online survey of faculty from
Monday - Friday, March 19 - 30. Through this survey, we hope to gather
information on the attitudes and approaches of faculty to engaging their
students in and out of the classroom, in order to help promote and
support the many good things that are currently being done and to make
recommendations on how to raise the level of engagement, especially
among freshmen. We hope to present the results of the survey by the end
of the semester. We appreciate the faculty's time and participation.
Here is the link to the survey.
If you have any questions, please contact Beth Small at x2406,
smalle@oneonta.edu.
Again, thank you for your assistance.
RECOGNIZE OUR STUDENT EMPLOYEES
The College has designated Wednesday, April 11, as “Student Employment
Day” to recognize the many important contributions our student employees
make to the campus community. Many colleges nationwide will honor their
student employees during National Student Employment Week, April 8 - 15.
We employ approximately 1,200 students on campus. Nearly every area of
campus benefits for their service as resident assistants, lab monitors,
dining hall workers, academic team members, office assistants, and in
countless other roles. Our student workers attend to their academic
responsibilities, participate in extra curricular activities, and find
time to be loyal and dependable employees. I ask that you take a moment
on Wednesday, April 11, to recognize our student employees and to thank
them for their dedication to the College.
Alan Donovan
PUBLICATIONS/PRINT SHOP STAFF WILL BE AVAILABLE
TODAY/CLOSED - APRIL 4
NOTICE: Publications and the Print Shop will now be
OPEN today,
Wednesday, March 21, but will be CLOSED on Wednesday, April 4. A Print
Shop staff member will be available on April 4 from 8:00 a.m.
-12:00 p.m. and from 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. to accept incoming jobs and allow
for the pickup of completed work. If you have any questions, please
contact Clover Bobnick, Print Shop Supervisor at x2508, or
Barbara Paugh,
Publications Supervisor at x3317 / x3400.
FITZELLE FUNDRAISING PROCEDURES
Faculty and staff members who advise student groups should be aware of
the following. In order to facilitate and avoid potential conflicts,
student groups wanting to hold events such as bake sales in Fitzelle
Hall need to complete the Application for Fund Raising/Solicitation form
obtained from The Hunt College Union Office. The form requires the
signature of the Director of Campus Activities and--if required--the
Student Association. The form must be submitted for approval to the
Fitzelle Hall Administrator, Dean Walter Wagor (334 Netzer), at least
one week prior to the date of the event. Questions should be directed to
the Dean’s office by phoning x2520.
CELEBRATION FOR WALTER vom SAAL
You are invited to a celebration of Walter vom Saal’s retirement to be
held on Monday, March 26th from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. in the
Hunt Union
Butternut Room (former Red Room).
STUDENT ASSOCIATION SECRETARY
The Student Association is pleased to welcome Bonnie Robinson to her new
position as Secretary of the Student Association. Not new to the campus,
Bonnie brings a great deal of campus experience with her and the SA is
extremely pleased to have her.
She can be reached at x2440.
ATTENTION: CSEA, GSEU, M/C, PEF & UUP EMPLOYEES
ELIGIBLE FOR FLEXSPEND BENEFIT
Due to the expiration of the various collective bargaining units,
effective April 01, 2007 for CSEA, M/C and PEF, and effective July 01,
2007 for UUP and GSEU, the employer contribution for the Dependent Care
Advantage Account (DCAA) will no longer be available for employees who
submit a Change in Status (CIS) form for the DCAA program in 2007.
Employees who have already had an employer contribution deposited into
their accounts are NOT affected. In other words, the DCAA program will
continue through 2007, Only New Employer Contributions will not be
permitted. Eligible employees submitting a CIS form before April 1 Or
July 1, 2007 will still receive the Employer Contribution. Some eligible
reasons for submitting CIS forms include, but are not limited to, change
in employment status, change in marital status, loss/gain of a
dependent, change in day care provider/cost (including summer day camp).
Eligible employees submitting a CIS form after April 1 Or July 1, 2007
will not receive the Employer Contribution. Although the Employer
Contribution will no longer be available, employees who enroll in the
program can still save up to 40% on costs for eligible child care, elder
care, or care for a disabled dependent. For more information, call the DCAA hotline at
1-800-358-7202 (and press 2) or visit
www.flexspend.state.ny.us or phone Human Resources at
x2509.
SUMMER 2007 DINNING HOURS
Serving breakfast, lunch, & dinner, seven days a week. Questions may be directed to Campus Dining Services at x2449.
REMINDERS FOR EMPLOYEE TRAVEL
A request to travel must be filed prior to any business/research related
travel via the “Request to be Absent and Travel Application” form and
approved by the appropriate supervisor, or Dean in the case of Faculty
travel. The Social Security number is no longer required on this form
and will eventually be removed from the application. Please do not fill
in your Social Security number on this form. The travel voucher to
request reimbursement for the trip should be filed within 15 days of
completion of the trip Enterprise travel: Only state employees can rent
a car under the College’s Citibank VISA card, which carries insurance in
case of accident. Students may also use rental vehicles when under the
supervision of a faculty member, but a standard purchase order must be
issued and the additional insurance purchased.
GATEWAY MONITOR AVAILABLE
Gateway 2000 Destination DL31-1 Monitor available for reassignment. The
device is a 31-inch computer display that is over ten years old. This
device is strictly a computer monitor (cannot be used as a television
without some type of converter). There is a VGA cable that connects it
to the computer with no other inputs. The maximum resolution of the
monitor is 640 x 480. Contact Michael DeLaire at
delairmp or x3331, for
more information or to arrange delivery.
MILNE LIBRARY HOURS
Milne Library will observe the following hours during the April Recess
and April Open House, Friday, March 30, - Sunday, April 8 and Saturday,
April 14:
Open House, Saturday, April 14, 2007 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Milne Lab will open at 9:00 a.m.
STUDENTS HANDLING EXAMS
Students must not be involved in the preparation, duplication,
transportation or distribution of examinations. In addition, students
including undergraduate teaching assistants, must not be permitted to
grade, or in any manner process tests or papers. This includes using the
Scan Tron machines to grade tests or quizzes and distributing graded
materials to other students. If you have questions regarding this,
please contact Michael Pastore, College Registrar at x3216 or
pastorma@oneonta.edu.
OAS OFFERS SUPPORT WITH TRANSPORTATION TO COLLEGE
CAMP
A faculty or staff member interested in hosting an event at College Camp
can follow the regular travel process and charge the cost of a van to
OAS, rather than your Department. Complete a Request to be Absent and
Travel Application and follow the regular approval process. Be sure to
provide at least two weeks notice!! Once your supervisor has approved
your trip to College Camp, bring or send your form to the OAS office for
approval. The OAS office is located on the second floor of the Hunt
College Union.
ATTENTION HEALTH INSURANCE ENROLLEES
Effective April 01, 2007, health insurance rates are changing because a
surcharge added to health insurance premiums has been court-ordered to
be removed. As a result, Empire Plan rates are decreasing, however, for
employees enrolled in HMOs that are more costly than the Empire Plan,
biweekly premiums are increasing. All employees enrolled in a health
insurance plan were recently mailed information about this from the
Employee Benefits Division of the Department of Civil Service. Only
those employees, whose rates are increasing, will be given the
opportunity to change plans by submitting appropriate forms to Human
Resources NO LATER THAN MARCH 30th. These individuals were also mailed
information to their campus addresses from the College’s Office of Human
Resources. If anyone has questions, please contact Human Resources
immediately at x2509.
COLLEGE AT ONEONTA FOUNDATION’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION - TODAY
The entire campus community is invited to join President
Alan Donovan
and Kenneth Kellerhouse ’57, ’60G, President of the College Foundation,
for a party to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the College at Oneonta
Foundation. The festivities will take place at the Hunt Union Ballroom
on Wednesday, March 21 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. In addition to delicious
food and beverages, all guests will receive a special commemorative
gift. Please phone the Office of College Advancement at x2781 or email
Diane Pierce at piercedm@oneonta.edu. The College at Oneonta
Foundation’s mission is to raise and administer gifts and grants to
enhance the academic status of the College through endowment,
scholarships, and institutional programs. Since the Foundation’s
inception in 1982, the College’s endowment has grown from $74,744 to
over $30 million today.
JAVA, JAVA AND OTHER TECHOLOGY PRESENTS TURNITIN -
TODAY
JJOT will present Turnitin on Wednesday, March 21 from
8:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m. in the TLTC, Milne Library. SUNY College at Oneonta 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
greenbjb@oneonta.edu.
PRESENTATION TO FOCUS ON DRUM CIRCLES - MARCH 22
Kirtrina Baxter will offer a presentation entitled "Drum Circles: The
History of and How They Are Being Used in America Today" at 7:00 p.m. on
Thursday, March 22, at the Center for Multicultural Experiences, Lee
Hall. Admission is complimentary, and members of the community are
invited to attend. A drum circle is a group of people gathered into a
circle for the purpose of making music with percussion instruments.
Circles can range from a few friends in a living room to hundreds of
people at an event. Drum circles are thought to contribute to
creativity, healing, and empowerment. Kirtrina Baxter began playing
percussion instruments as a child in her church. As an adult, she
re-discovered her relationship with drums. She began playing with
friends, in a band, and as a drum circle leader. She now conducts drum
circle workshops through which she tries to "share the creative, healing
aspects of drumming, and empower others to find self-expression and
wholeness through music." More information is available from the Center
for Multicultural Experiences at x2663.
BUSINESS ECONOMICS CLUB SCHEDULES PRESENTATIONS -
MARCH 23
The Business Economics Club is presenting two presentations by
Richard Yamarone (1985, Economics) and Richard Deitz (1989, Economics) on
Friday, March 23 in the Red Dragon Theater. At 3:00 p.m., they will
provide their “2007 Economic Outlook” with David Ring (Economics,
Finance and Accounting). At 4:30 p.m., they will present “How to Find
Work in Wall Street.” A reception will follow their first presentation
in the Union Square Café. A published author, Mr. Yamarone is Vice
President and Director of Economic Research for Argus Research, an
independent research firm. Dr. Deitz is an economist for the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York - Buffalo Branch, and regularly publishes the
Empire State Manufacturing Survey Index. For additional information,
contact Michael McAvoy at x3533 or email mcavoym@oneonta.edu.
CATSKILL SYMPHONY CABARET! WILL FEATURE AMERICAN
MUSIC - MARCH 24
“American Music” will be the central theme when
Charles Schneider leads
the Catskill Symphony Orchestra in its annual CABARET! concert at 8:00
p.m. on Saturday, March 24, in Dewar Arena, Alumni Fieldhouse. The work
of two American masters, George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein, will
occupy the first half of the evening. Works include An American in Paris
and Symphonic Dances from West Side Story. After intermission, the three
members of the Susquehanna String Band will join the Orchestra in
special arrangements of American Folk Music and music from North
Country, their most recent album. John Kirk is an accomplished performer
on fiddle, banjo, mandolin and guitar, and is an outstanding singer. Dan
Duggan’s specialty is the hammered dulcimer, a traditional folk
instrument on which he has won a National Hammered Dulcimer contest.
Rick Bunting is a versatile musician and educator, having served as
chair of music education at the Crane School of Music at SUNY-Potsdam.
He has an outstanding singing voice, and is a skilled performer on
banjo, concertina and lap dulcimer. This concert will include the
traditional Conductor’s Raffle, in which several candidates, by
attempting to raise the largest donations for the CSO, vie for the
opportunity to lead the Orchestra at the finale with a performance of
John Philip Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever. This glue, which will
hold all these elements together, will be the evening’s Master of
Ceremonies, Eric Haight of Franklin NY, a long-time teacher and coach
and a well-known singer of Rock and Roll and Rhythm and Blues. He is the
lead singer of his band “Off the Record,” which has been a favorite
party band since 1977. The public can phone 607-436-2670 for ticket
reservations, and tickets may be available at the door, even though
seating is limited. The Morgan McReynolds Group at Smith Barney
generously sponsors this concert. This event is made possible with
funding by the Otsego County Bed Tax Event Grants Program: Otsego County
Tourism, 800-843-3394 or visitcooperstown.com, with additional support
by The New York State Music Fund, established by the New York State
Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
JAN KEE ANG AWARDS - MARCH 26
On Monday, March 26 at 4:30 p.m. in the
Otsego Grille, Morris Conference
Center, the Biology Department will present the Jan Kee Ang Memorial
Award to an outstanding Senior Biology Major, the Jan Kee Ang
Scholarship and the John G. New Scholarships. At the same time a
representative of Corning Inc. will present the Corning Award for
Excellence in Microbiology. The recipient of the Biological Field
Station Summer 2007 Internship will also be announced at this time.
Congratulations to the nominees for the Jan Kee Ang Award: Stefanie
DeMonaco, Katherine Rivard, Jennifer Russell, Jennifer Tatlock, and
Pamela Telisky.
JAVA, JAVA AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES - MARCH 28
JJOT will present OU Campus on Wednesday, March 28 from
8:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m. in the TLTC. OU Campus is designed to empower higher education
faculty and staff, of any department, to quickly and easily create,
update, and maintain designated areas of the campus Web site. The
easy-to-use Web Content Management Solution enables faculty and staff to
update pages on departmental and campus Web sites without HTML or
programming knowledge. The TLTC can make OU Campus available to you. An
orientation and some basic information is needed to get you started, so
contact the Academic Website Coordinator, Jim Greenberg at x2701 or via
email at greenbjb@oneonta.edu to learn more about how you can make
OU
Campus work for you.
USING HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS - MARCH 28
A teacher workshop “Using Historical Artifacts” will be presented by the
Catskill Regional Teacher Center on Wednesday, March 28, 4:30 - 6:30
p.m. at Unadilla Valley Central School, New Berlin. This session’s
information will help facilitate the use of historical artifacts (real
objects) from historical societies, museums, libraries, or from home.
Diane Hamblin, Education Coordinator, Chenango County Historical
Society, will show artifacts available at the Historical Society’s
Museum in Norwich and how to use them in the classroom for social
studies, writing, and research. The fee for the program is $10.00 and
earns 2 hours in-service credit. For further information and to
register, at least one week in advance of the program, contact the Teacher Center at
x3920 or crtc@oneonta.edu. Registration is required to
attend all Teacher Center programs. Note: SUNY
College at Oneonta students can attend this program FREE but must
register through the Teacher Center. At the door registrations
cannot be accommodated.
NOMINATIONS DEADLINE FOR OUTSTANDING PART-TIME
INSTRUCTOR - MARCH 30
The Committee on Instruction is now accepting nominations for the 2007
Outstanding Part-Time Instructor Award. The Simphiwe Hlatswayo Award for
the Outstanding Part-Time Instructor was created by the College Senate
to recognize outstanding adjunct instructors as well as to encourage
excellence in teaching. The award was named to honor the memory of Simphiwe Hlatswayo, who was a graduate of the College from South Africa,
and taught here, first as an adjunct, then later as an assistant
professor. Those eligible for nomination are all part-time instructors
who have taught at least one course in either: 1) each of the previous
two semesters (Spring & Fall 2006), 2) each of the previous two fall
semesters only (Fall 2005 & 2006), or 3) each of the previous two spring
semesters only (Spring 2005 & 2006). Part-time instructors may nominate
themselves or be nominated by other members of the faculty regardless of
rank. They may also be nominated by students. Nomination folders must
include the following: 1. Student Perception of Instruction results
and/or other standardized student evaluation of instruction instrument
for each course taught in the last two eligible semesters. 2. Five
letters of recommendation including three letters from full- or
part-time peers (two of whom should teach at SUNY-Oneonta) and two
letters from students (past or present). 3. A statement of teaching
philosophy and course outlines from the last two semesters. 4. A current
curriculum vita or resume. 5. Grade distribution for each course taught
in the last two semesters. Applications should be submitted to Lisa Curch, Fitzelle 418. The deadline for nominations is
Friday, March 30. More information and an application
attached to this issue of the Bulletin.
WEED SPRAYING TO START - APRIL 2
The Maintenance Department will be having weed-control herbicides
applied in selected areas on Campus at various times throughout the
summer. Application will begin on Monday, April 2nd, and continue
through August 31st. Areas affected by weed-control application will be
pre-marked by small yellow flags. If you have any questions, please feel
free to contact the Maintenance Office at x2507.
CSRC SCHEDULES PROGRAMS - APRIL 4
Discover The Power Of Storytelling For Teaching And Living: The Catskill Area Reading Council in conjunction with The Catskill Regional Teacher Center present a workshop by author and storyteller Marni Gillard on Wednesday, April 4, from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. at the Teacher Center, Bugbee School, SUNY-Oneonta. Ms. Gillard will share strategies for helping students use storytelling to improve their writing, build a stronger sense of community, and enliven content areas. Her own classroom experiences support her use of storytelling and language arts. Her books will be available for sale and autographing. The workshop fee is $15.00 for Catskill Area Reading Council members, $20.00 for non-members and $12.00 for students. In-service credit through the Teacher Center is available for the program. Register for this workshop by sending a check by Friday, March 30 to Anne Killian-Russo, 3 Leatherstocking Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Phone 607-547-2327 for further information.
Mime in the Classroom: A teacher workshop “Mime in the Classroom” will be presented by the Catskill Regional Teacher Center on Wednesday, April 4, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. in the Gymnasium, Bugbee School. Presenter Barb Field states “we all learn better when we are physically and emotionally involved in the process.” Field’s mime program will offer teachers the opportunity to actively participate in several learning activities that demonstrate how mime can foster enthusiasm and help students to make physical and emotional connections to learning. One activity featured will be the “Emotional Orchestra,” which uses colorization/decolorization (varying the intensity) to act out several emotions and relate them to vocabulary words. A brief mime performance will also feature how mime can be used in the writing process. The program will also address ways to improve nonverbal communication skills. The program is especially recommended for Grade 3-12 teachers. Participants are requested to bring a thesaurus to the program. The fee for the program is $10.00 and earns 2 hours in-service credit. For further information and to register, at least one week in advance of the program, contact the Teacher Center at x3920 or crtc@oneonta.edu. Registration is required to attend all Teacher Center programs. At the door registrations cannot be accommodated.
Note: SUNY-Oneonta students can attend this program FREE but must register through the Teacher Center.
UPCOMING SEMINAR CAN HELP YOUR STUDENTS! - APRIL 18
Attention faculty! Do you have students who are missing class and/or
have fallen behind? Tell them about an upcoming seminar that will help
them get back on track. The 90-minute seminar will help students to:
Identify barriers to and motivators for class attendance Learn methods for overcoming barriers and improving attendance
Discover and utilize campus resources for assistance
Set individual goals and strategies to promote attendance and coursework completion.
The final seminar facilitated by Mark Rice, Counseling Center, will take place on Wednesday April 18, 6:00-7:30 p.m., C.A.D.E. 211 Alumni Hall.
LOWER YOUR CHOLESTEROL! TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR HEART! - APRIL 23
On Monday, April 23, join Dr. Eliot W. Edwards who will present a
program on holistic approaches to cardiac health. Dr. Edwards is a
doctor of Naturopathic Medicine and also teaches health and exercise
physiology courses on campus. Session 1: 11:00 - 11:50, and Session 2:
Noon - 12:50, Room 103, Morris Complex. This Program is sponsored by the
Campus Employee Assistance Program as a part of the “Brown Bag Lunch
Series”.
SECOND ANNUAL DOWNTOWN FESTIVAL - APRIL 28
Student leaders from the State University College at Oneonta and
Hartwick College have announced plans for a second annual jointly-hosted
one-day festival event, "OH Fest 2: Back for Seconds," to take place on
Saturday, April 28 in Oneonta. During that Saturday afternoon from
1:00
- 5:00 p.m. along Main Street, OH Fest 2 will offer free carnival-type
entertainment for all ages along with live music, crafts, and food. In
the evening, the two colleges will sponsor a free double-bill outdoor
concert featuring modern country act Emerson Drive and multi-platinum
rock band Everclear at 6:00 p.m. in Neahwa Park. Residents of the
Oneonta community are invited and encouraged to participate in all
activities, including attending the concert. This year, 4,000 VIP
tickets priced at $10/each will be sold for the concert. Although a
ticket is not required to attend the free outdoor concert, people with
these VIP tickets will have advance access to the concert area in Neahwa
Park. Half of the proceeds from the ticket sales will be divided among
15 local charities, and the other half of the ticket sales proceeds will
be used to ensure that OH Fest continues. In the event of extremely
severe weather, the concert would be moved to the Alumni Fieldhouse on
campus, and holders of the VIP tickets would be guaranteed admittance to
the concert. VIP tickets will go on sale on Monday, April 9th on both
campuses as well as at the Wall Street Branch of NBT Bank. The carnival
festivities are scheduled to include a mechanical bull, bungee run,
obstacle course, moon bounce, and a variety of street entertainers
(balloon and caricature artists, street performers, a fire eater,
jugglers, and stilt walkers). Food and craft vendors also are expected
to participate, as are various student bands from both campuses which
are yet to be announced. In addition to 50 percent of VIP ticket
sale proceeds benefiting 15 local charities, proceeds from food sales in
the park, fees collected from craft vendors, and charitable donations
will also benefit the charities. The list of charities that will benefit
from OH Fest include: The Arc Otsego; Opportunities for Otsego; Habitat
for Humanity; OCAY (Oneonta Community Alliance for Youth); Eric
Dettenrieder Memorial Fund; Catholic Charities; The Family Service
Association; Orpheus Theatre; Memorial Garden Community Compassionate
Fund; Caring Neighbors Catholic Charities; Girl Scouts; Executive
Service Corps; SUCO Children's Center; Girls on the Run; and Harvest of
Hope. There is much excitement for this year's festival, and student
leaders from the two colleges aim to keep OH FEST an annual tradition
that continually strengthens ties between the two colleges and the
community.
CAMPUS DATES AND DEADLINES
Withdrawal deadline. Last day to drop a full semester course.
Classes resume. August 2007 Undergraduate Diploma and related application fee due in the Registrar’s Office, Netzer 130.
Last day for filing Independent Study, Internship, Individual Course Enrollment & Teaching Assistantship forms (less than 3 s.h.). After this day, a $20 late fee will be assessed.
Incomplete/Pending Grade deadline. Last day for students to make up Incomplete and Pending Grades from Fall 2006.
Last day to withdraw from the College. After must complete all coursework.
REMINDERS
Food for Thought/UUP Chapter Meeting
12:00
noon, Le Café, Morris Conference Center. Marjorie Pietraface,
Coordinator of EAP will discuss the confidential referral service
available to College employees. Treasurer Rich Tyler will present the
chapter’s proposed 2007-2008 budget for consideration and a vote on its
acceptance.
Women’s and Gender Studies Brown Bag
12:00 noon, 318 Milne Library. Janet E. Day, Political
Science, will present: What’s in a Name? The Sociological and
Political Significance of Names and Naming. Charlotte
Perkins Gilman’s Herland. All are invited to
attend. Bring your lunch, relax and enjoy this presentation.
The 2nd Annual Oneonta State College
Fitness Competition
5:00 p.m., Goodrich Theater, Fine Arts. Tickets are $4 in
advance and $5 at the door. Proceeds will benefit the EOP Student
Opportunities Committee. Purchase tickets at EOP office, 115 Alumni
Hall, or Wrestling Office in 108A Chase Physical Education. Contact
Paul
May at 347-517-8001.
Wilderness First Aid Course
8:00
a.m. - 5:00 p.m., College Camp. Cost is $40.00 for SUNY-Oneonta
students/$100.00 for SUNY-Oneonta faculty & staff. All others are
$120.00. Register in the ORC. For more information phone Snapper Petta
at x3455.
Yoga & Meditation
4:00 to 6:30 p.m., CME. Ashok
Kumar Malhotra, will speak on Yoga as the Art of Sculpting Body, Heart
and Mind. Contact Ashok Malhotra at x3220.
17th Annual PowerAde Indoor/Outdoor
Soccer & Swim Festival
5:00 - 9:00 p.m. Boys/girls grades 1st - 6th. $15.00,
Pre-registration/$20.00 day of. Contact Liz McGrail & Dave Ranieri at
x3474 or mcgraiea@oneonta.edu or
ranierdr@oneonta.edu.
UUP Volunteers Needed at Saturday’s Bread
9:30 a.m.
- 2:00 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut Street. Email
Linda Drake at drakelm@oneonta.edu to volunteer. Please provide full
name, e-mail, and telephone number.
Indoor/Outdoor Soccer Camp
3 mornings (9:00 a.m. - 1 p.m.)/$45/camper or 3 full days (9:00
a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)/$75/camper. Boys/girls ages 7-15. Contact
Ian Byrne at x2102 or
byrneij@oneonta.edu.
Safe Space 2-Part Workshop
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Contact the Gender and
Sexuality Resource Center at x2190.
Safe Space 2-Part Workshop
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Contact the Gender and Sexuality
Resource Center at x2190.
Famous Last Words with Steven J.
Gilbert
5:00 p.m., Hunt Union Waterfront. Contact Robb Thibault at
x3013.
Yoga & Meditation
4:00 to 6:30 p.m., Center for Multicultural Experiences.
Satellite Conference on Dialogue Between Science and
Religion. Participants: Dr. (Swami) Alan Ajaya; Dr.
John Koller; Dr. Gregory Fields; Dr. Douglas Shrader and Dr.
Ashok Malhotra,
moderators; and contemplative music by Mr. Roop Verma. For information
contact Ashok Malhotra at x3220.
Famous Last Words with Joe Pignato, Music
12:00
p.m., Waterfront, Hunt College Union. Lecture title is: Art and
Commerce: finding one's place in the world of music. All are invited to
attend. For information contact Robb Thibault at x3013.
Yoga Workshop
10:00 a.m., College Camp Lodge. Contact Snapper Petta at
x3455, or visit us HERE
Yoga & Meditation
4:00 to 6:30 p.m., Center for Multicultural Experiences.
Students panel on Contemplative Practice: Malcolm Hardy, Sandra
Finn, Molly Wetherbee and Jerry Sardella. Contact
Ashok Malhotra at x3220.
“Into the Streets”
College Camp Grounds. Contact Snapper Petta at x3455, or visit us at
HERE
SUNY-ONEONTA OPPORTUNITIES
EOP Summer Academy Temporary Position - Residence Hall Director: The
Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) seeks a motivated individual to
direct a highly structured summer residence hall program. This is a
four-week academic program from July 8 - August 2, 2007. RHD obligation
is June 28 - August 3, 2007. Duties and responsibilities include:
Supervise a residence hall housing 50 to 60 students; provide leadership
and direction to both students and staff members; help students make the
transition from high school to a college environment; room assignments
and procedures for check-in and check-out; supervise a staff of resident
advisors/tutors; plan and facilitate hall activities, evening programs
and weekend outings; involved 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Required
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree with experience in residence life and
working with a diverse group of young adults. To Apply: Send or fax a
letter of application, resume, and contact information for three
professional references to: EOP Director, Office of Special Programs,
332 Netzer Administration Building, SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, NY,
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CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to Cuiting Li, Human Ecology, who was recently named as a recipient of the 2007 Doctoral Research Award of Society for Research on Identity Formation which is an international research organization. She will attend the biannual conference at Washington D.C from March 22 to March 26, 2007 to receive the award.
FACULTY/STAFF ACTIVITIES
Susan Byrne, Foreign Languages and Literatures, published El Corpus Hermeticum y tres poetas españoles: Francisco de Aldana, fray Luis de León y San Juan de la Cruz. The book, which is a study of lexical and semantic connections between the Hermetic texts and the original verse works of the three 16th-century poets, has just come out in Juan de la Cuesta publishers.
Robert Compton, Political Science, published a review of Why Race Matters in South Africa, by Michael MacDonald in the March 2007 issue of Perspectives on Politics, a journal of the American Political Science Association, pp. 191-2. He concludes: “The conflicted and incongruous basis of state legitimacy in South Africa rests on the tenuous juxtaposition of officially defined and articulated notions of racialism and nonracialism, on one hand, and the embrace of socialism and capitalism, on the other. This juxtaposition represents both a recipe for success and potential future disaster in the country. Yes, race matters now and into the future, but class even more so, as both tear at the seams of a fragile and eroding legitimacy.”
Michael K. Green, Philosophy, has had his book, How Do We Create a Philosophical Cosmos for Acting Socially and Being Happy Four Strategies for Living in an Uncertain World, published by Edwin Mellon Press. The book is an examination of the nature and cultural functions of philosophy through an examination of human agency. Human action consists of providing a conceptual structure to an emotional impulse. Content is given to these impulses by biological, social, and cultural factors. Philosophical systems, which are intellectual determinations of underlying emotional orientations toward uncertainty, develop as conceptual elaborations of four basic uncertainty management strategies that are common in other organisms. Each philosophy develops its own conception of human emotions, actions, happiness, and virtue that reinforce its way of life and its underlying uncertainty management strategy and its underlying emotional substrate. Through social interaction, identities, facts, and norms are constructed to support the basic sentiments underlying a given risk management strategy and philosophy. Given the oscillating nature of emotions, the emotional extremes found in current stock market sentiment indicators and in popular culture indicate that the United States is on the cusp of a major reversal of sentiment that will have long-term devastating consequences for its economic, political, social, and cultural institutions as the identities, facts, and norms created over the last century will collapse and be re-configured. This re-configuration will include a massive stock market decline with severe economic dislocations.
Richard Grimaldi, Earth Sciences, recently participated in the AMS Northeastern Storm Conference in Springfield Massachusetts where he presented A statistical approach to assessing El nino related teleconnections in west-central New York, on March 11, 2007.
Chris Keegan, Africana/Latino Studies and Philosophy, had a breakout session devoted to discussion and analysis of his paper “Voting and Other Myths of Democracy” at the annual meeting of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, in Columbia, South Carolina. The lead commentators for this session were Patrick Dooley of St. Bonaventure University and John Shook of the Center for Inquiry Transnational. Dr. Keegan’s paper was the follow up to another paper, entitled “Traditionally Disenfranchised Groups Venturing Beyond the Vote,” presented in November at the Radical Philosophy Association’s biannual conference at Creighton University. Together these two papers suggest that voting, while necessary, is not sufficient to establish democracy, and minority groups in particular are existentially vulnerable when they focus on the mechanisms of democracy and ignore its substance.
William Simons, History, wrote a book review of Marjorie Maddox’ When the Wood Clacks out Your Name, a volume of baseball poetry. The review appears in the current issue of Phoebe: Gender and Cultural Critiques.
Christopher M. Sterba, Cooperstown Graduate Program, gave a paper at the "Race and Citizenship" conference at the Center for the Study of Citizenship at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan on March 3, 2007. His paper, Race and Rights Advocacy before Sacco and Vanzetti and the Scottsboro Boys, was part of a panel exploring how racism has shaped public perceptions of the rights of American citizenship. Chris is in his second year of teaching at Cooperstown, where he is assistant professor of history for the Museum Studies program. He is the author of Good Americans: Italian and Jewish Immigrants during the First World War (Oxford: 2003).
Kjersti VanSlyke-Briggs, Secondary Education, gave a presentation entitled, Dealing in the Digital: Explorations in Literacy at the Discussions about the Teaching of English conference at SUNY Cortland. The conference was held at the Cortland campus on March 7, 2007. The presentation discussed the need to address digital literacy at the middle and high school level and suggested many ways in which technology can be included in the literature classroom. The session also discussed the dangers of misusing technology in the classroom and methods that teachers may use to teach students to make informed choices when using technology.
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