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Bulletin for April 11, 2007

ALEXANDER THOMAS TO DELIVER SMITH LECTURE - APRIL 20
Alexander Thomas, Sociology, has been awarded the 2007 Susan Sutton Smith Prize for Academic Excellence and will deliver the annual Smith Lecture, a presentation entitled “The Other New York: A Look at the Issues facing Upstate New York,” on Friday, April 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Craven Lounge, Morris Conference Center. Members of the community are invited to attend the presentation and admission is free of charge. Dr. Thomas’ talk is informal and will address, in part, the “four myths about upstate decline:” (1) it’s the weather, (2) it’s the people, (3) it’s NAFTA, and (4) it’s the taxes. The Susan Sutton Smith Prize for Academic Excellence, named in honor of the late SUNY-Oneonta professor of English, recognizes outstanding faculty achievement in research, scholarship, or art. The recipient is chosen from nominations submitted to a committee of faculty. Initially funded by gifts to the Alumni Annual Fund, the $1,000 prize now comes from an endowment created in memory of their daughter by Dr. Thomas and Mrs. Mary Smith.

WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES BROWN BAG LUNCH
Bring your lunch and join Women’s and Gender Studies on Monday, April 23, at 12:00 noon in 318 Milne Library. Jennifer Bone, Assistant Professor in Communication Studies, will present: Rebel Woman: Margaret Sanger and the Emergence of a Counterpublic. Information attached to this issue of the Bulletin.

MAY/JUNE/JULY/AUGUST “ON CAMPUS" COMMUNITY EVENTS CALENDAR INFORMATION DUE
Please notify the Community Relations Office with any information to be listed in the May-June-July-August “On Campus" public events calendar. Please send information to Netzer 301, thomasrm@oneonta.edu, or phone x2748 by 12:00 noon on Monday, April 16.

INFORMATION 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 student’s name and assign a code name to each paper you submit. The code name must not be the student’s ID number or any part there of and should only be known to you. Using the student’s 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 Michael Pastore, College Registrar at x3216 or pastorma@oneonta.edu.

STUDENT RESEARCH DAY
The College at Oneonta’s annual Student Research Day (SRD) will be held on Wednesday, April 18, from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. in Morris Conference Center. SRD showcases one of our campus’ most valued assets: original research conducted by students in collaboration with supportive and accomplished faculty. This event highlighting the College’s diverse student research and creative activity is free and open to all. The SRD keynote speech by College alumnus Dr. John Scott (class of 1977), Vice President and Co-founder of Applied Psychological Techniques, Inc., will begin at 2:15 p.m. Please see the attachment to this issue of the Bulletin, and plan to stop by to support our student researchers. For information, contact Kim Muller at x2479, mullerkk@oneonta.edu or Kathy Meeker at x2632, meekerkl@oneonta.edu.

A PRESENTATION FOR PARENTS! GRANDPARENTS! ADULTS! - APRIL 18
On Wednesday, April 18, 2007, the Employee Assistance Program on campus will offer a program on trends in adolescent drug use and assist those present with how to talk with children about these issues. These topics and more will be covered by our presenter, Amber Bennett who is the Community Educator for the Leatherstocking Education on Alcoholism and Addictions Program (LEAF). Information is attached to this issue of the Bulletin.

MAIL SERVICES AND OUTGOING MAIL
The Mail Service window is opened from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday - Friday. In order to process outgoing FedEx and UPS packages in a timely fashion the packages need to be at Mail Services before 2:45 p.m. Any mail that requires direct delivery to the post office such as outgoing Certified mail also needs to be at Mail Services by 2:45 p.m. All other off campus mail should be delivered to Mail Services before 3:00 p.m. in order to meet outgoing deadlines. Your cooperation is appreciated. Phone Pauline Koren, Mail Services Manager, at x3023 if you have questions or concerns. Thank you.

ATTENTION FACULTY MEMBERS: CSRC VOLUNTEER TIME SHEETS ARE DUE!
The Center for Responsibility and Community (CSRC) Volunteer Time sheets should be handed in by Wednesday, April 18. The CSRC staff needs time to enter the volunteer hours for our graduating seniors. Students who have volunteered 350 hours will receive a certificate of recognition, 500 hours will receive a red and white honors cord and 750 hours will receive a medal to wear on graduation day. A service award reception will be held, date and time will be announced to those recipients by an invitation. Contact Linda Drake at x2633 and she will be happy to answer any questions.

ITEMS AVAILABLE FOR REASSIGNMENT
The following items are available for reassignment to any department interested:

Please contact Valerie Grant at x3702 or email grantvr@oneonta.edu to arrange transfer of items.

ALPHA PHI OMEGA COLLECTING BOOKS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
There is a book drive being held for Riverside Elementary School in Oneonta. Alpha Phi Omega is running the drive and will be collecting books and monetary donations until the end of the elementary school year in June. We would appreciate any donations of books that would be appropriate for children in Kindergarten - sixth grade. The Riverside School is trying to encourage the children to pursue reading more. Some children are reading one-on-one with volunteers. Providing them with more possibilities for reading will help children find subjects they want to read, making reading more enjoyable to them. There is currently a drop box in the Instructional Support Center (IRC-120C). We will also be placing drop boxes in the Human Ecology building and hopefully Fitzelle. If you cannot make it to these buildings to leave your donations, or if you have any questions, you can phone Raven Wright at x6865. Please help us help them! Thank you.

HOW TO PROPERLY ADDRESS INTRA CAMPUS MAIL

Correct address:     
Format    Example   
Name (First and Last)     John Doe   
Department or Office Name    Accounting Office   
Room number followed by Building Name    245 Netzer Administration   Building   
Incorrect address:     
Name     John   
Department    Budget   

Correctly addressing intra campus envelopes and packages will assist with accurate and timely delivery of intra campus mail. Please be sure old addresses are completely crossed out. Questions should be directed to Pauline Koren, Manager of Mail Services at x3349 or via email at Mailroom@oneonta.edu.

STUDENT EMPLOYMENT DAY - TODAY
The College has designated today, 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 today, to recognize our student employees and to thank them for their dedication to the College.
Alan Donovan

PRESENTATION ON SOCIAL CLASS ISSUES - TODAY
The campus community is invited to attend a presentation by Dr. Susan Borrego, Vice President for Student Affairs at California State University, Monterey Bay entitled: “Social Class Matters: Beyond Access to Inclusion”. The presentation is a part of the Continuing the Conversations series organized by the President’s Council on Diversity and is set for today, Wednesday, April 11 at 3:30 p.m. in the Craven Lounge, Morris Hall. Dr. Borrego will speak about how recognizing class culture is essential to building a more inclusive campus community.

EXHIBITION BEGINS - TODAY
A-Z an exhibition by two student art majors Aaron Albright and Daniel Zinger will be on view in The New Gallery, Fine Arts, starting today, Wednesday, April 11 and running through Wednesday, April 25. The exhibit will be available for viewing Monday - Friday from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Both are graduating seniors who will exhibit a variety of clay sculpture by Albright and two dimensional works by Zinger. Admission is free and all are invited to visit the gallery.

MUG ONE MEETING - TODAY
MUG ONE, the Macintosh User Group of Oneonta, presents: ”Mac Tax Preparation On Line,” today, Wednesday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. in IRC, LH#4, for our monthly meeting. Join us as our own Terry Helser will show us the pros and cons of Web based tax return preparations with Intuit’s TurboTax and H&R Block’s TaxCut software, hopefully. Hear timely information for the procrastinators among us and get an early start for quarterly filers and next year. Hear the latest news and helpful hints, win goodies from vendors (members only), and share refreshments with us. Everyone is welcome. For more information, go to http://www.mugone.com, phone Terry Helser at x3518, or email Elsa Travisano at: mugone@stny.rr.com.

JJOT: THUMBSTACKS/GOOGLE DOCS & SPREADSHEETS - TODAY
Java, Java and Other Technologies will present Thumbstacks and Google Docs & Spreadsheets on Wednesday, April 11, from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in the TLTC. Thumbstacks ( http://www.thumbstacks.com/): This service is a simple and easy to use presentation sharing offering. They take your PowerPoint presentations and webify them with a URL, on the client side the presentation is enabled with AJAX or Flash, whatever is available. Google Docs & Spreadsheets ( http://www.google.com/google-d-s/b1.html): Create basic documents and spreadsheets from scratch. You can easily do all the basics, including making bulleted lists, sorting by columns, adding tables, images, comments, formulas, changing fonts and more. And it's free. Google Docs & Spreadsheets accepts most popular file formats, including DOC, XLS, ODT, ODS, RTF, CSV, etc. We will demonstrate the technology and discuss potential utilization.

JOHN ZOGBY TO SPEAK - APRIL 12
Noted political pollster John Zogby, the President and CEO of Zogby International, will present a lecture entitled "Conversation with John Zogby" at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 12, in the Hunt College Union Ballroom. Admission is complimentary, and members of the community are invited to attend. John Zogby appears regularly on nightly network news programs and news shows to discuss political polls. He has been a guest on NBC's "Today Show," ABC's "Good Morning America," CNBC's "Hardball with Chris Matthews," Fox News, and MSNBC. He is also a regular political commentator for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the British Broadcasting Corporation. Since 1996, Zogby has polled for Reuters News Agency, the largest news agency in the world. His clients include NBC News, MSNBC, Fox News, Knight-Ridder Newspapers, Gannett News Service, and many major newspapers nationwide. He has been praised as "the most accurate pollster" by "USA Today" and "the pace setter in the polling business" by the "New York Post." His analytical expertise has been published on the opinion pages of the "New York Times," the "Wall Street Journal," the "Financial Times," the "Christian Science Monitor," the "Philadelphia Inquirer," "Newsday," and the "Boston Globe." Zogby has polled, researched and consulted for a wide spectrum of business media, government, and political groups. He has polled extensively throughout the world, conducting polls or focus groups across the United States and in 62 other countries. John Zogby holds degrees in history from Le Moyne College and Syracuse University. He has taught history and political science at the State University of New York, Utica College, and at Hamilton College's Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center. In addition, he is a member of the Board of Trustees of Le Moyne College, which presented him its Distinguished Alumni Award in 2000. Zogby's appearance is co-sponsored by the Pi Sigma Delta Political Science Honor Societies at SUNY-Oneonta and Hartwick College, the Political Science Departments of both colleges, and the Pre-Law Program and Student Senate of Hartwick College. On April 12, there will also be a panel discussion entitled "Polling and Public Life" at 4:00 p.m. in the Anderson Theatre, Hartwick College. The panelists will be James Bernfield, an independent producer of political ads; Robin Pressman, a 1988 graduate of Hartwick College and principal of Robin Pressman Consulting; and Barry Warren, Director of Campaign Planning and Special Projects and former Director of the Center for Economic and Community Development at SUNY-Oneonta.

ONE EARTH, ONE FAMILY - APRIL 17
"One Earth, One Family: An Interfaith Multicultural Earth Day Community Celebration for Peace, Harmony and Unity" will be held on Tuesday, April 17 from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. in the Multicultural Center, Lee Hall. Interfaith understanding, multicultural sharing, and environmental healing will be woven together in a spirit of peace. The evening will feature internationally-known sitarist and composer Roop Verma, accompanied by Tracy Verma; the Voices of Serenity (SUNY-O Gospel Choir) directed by Eddie Backus; singer/songwriter Connie Schroeder; Native American flute-player Marvin Taub; and special guests Michael O'Sullivan, Irwin Gooen, and Sarah Root. There will be a multimedia presentation, interfaith prayers, meditations, and refreshments. For more information, phone Emily Nizam Kirsch at 607-433-0999 or email kirschea@oneonta.edu. The event is sponsored by Sue Nesbitt and Campus Ministry.

APPLICATIONS DEADLINE FOR WALTER B. FORD GRANTS PROGRAM - APRIL 18
The Walter B. Ford Faculty and Staff Grants Committee is pleased to announce the competition and availability of funds for the 2007-2008 program. The grants are designed for Full-Time Regular faculty and staff members for professional development (seed money) and intensive study. The maximum grant award is $2000. Background information and application forms are available at Graduate/Continuing Education, Netzer 135. Completed applications should be returned to this same location by the final deadline date of Wednesday, April 18, 12:00 noon. For questions, please phone Robert Morrissey at x2545 (voice mail).

REAPPOINTMENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR JENNIFER BONE - APRIL 18
As a matter of policy, The Department of Communication Arts invites members of the college community to provide input in the reappointment considerations for members of our faculty. At this time, Jennifer Bone is being considered for reappointment. On Wednesday April 18, between 3:00 p.m. and 3:45 p.m., the Department’s Personnel Committee will meet in the Fine Arts Green Room (FA 111) and will welcome presentations from any student or other member of the college community who wishes to comment on Ms. Bone’s work at the college. In addition, written statements may be submitted on or before 3:00 p.m. on April 18, to Paul Jensen, B-8 IRC (presiding officer for Ms. Bone). No unsigned written statements will be accepted.

CHILDREN’S CENTER KICKS OFF FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN - APRIL 18
The SUCO Children’s Center (now renamed the Bugbee Children’s Center) is pleased to announce the kick off of a major fund raising campaign. The Bugbee Children’s Center is committed to raising $ 500 000 in a 5 year campaign to stabilize the financial position of the Center and to provide program enrichment. This campaign will be launched with a formal kickoff celebration on Wednesday, April 18 at 5:00 p.m., at the Bugbee Children’s Center, Bugbee Hall, State Street, Oneonta. It will be entitled The Bugbee Bash: Celebrating the Legacy. The celebrations will include songs by children from the Center, light refreshments, tours of the Center and exhibits on the history of the Bugbee School (which was originally housed at Bugbee Hall) as well as the history of the Bugbee Children’s Center. The Bugbee Children’s Center has played and continues to play an important role in the lives of college faculty and staff, students, community members and their families. We hope you will be able to join us to celebrate the legacy and future of this important local institution. Please mark The Bugbee Bash on your calendars! All are welcome. For more information about the event or the fund raising campaign, please contact Marie Petta, Children’s Center Director, at childcenter@oneonta.edu

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:

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.

JJOT PRESENTS COPPERMINE - APRIL 18
Java, Java, and Other Technologies will present Coppermine on Wednesday, April 18 from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in the TLTC. Wouldn't you like to have all your photos and images at your fingertips in the classroom? Use them whenever you want? Search through them? Make them available to your students outside of class? If you answered yes to any of these questions Coppermine might be just what you need. Academic Information Technology Services makes a web based image database system known as Coppermine available to faculty, staff and students. This system is tightly integrated with desktop platforms such as Windows XP and iPhoto for the Macintosh. To see Coppermine in action visit the web site: http://aristotle.oneonta.edu/coppermine and visit the many public galleries our faculty have made available. If you would like to know more about how to use this program, contact the TLTC at x2684 and we can get you started.

“THAT’S SO GAY” - APRIL 19
Mark your calendar for an open-forum discussion about the popular and out-of-context phrase, “That’s So Gay.” This interdisciplinary discussion will be led by faculty and students from several campus departments/offices as well as members of the community. The panel is intended to be an educational session where every voice is heard. This discussion will be held on Thursday, April 19 in the Red Dragon Theater, Hunt Union, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.  For more information on the open-forum, please contact student representative Erica Jones at joneel03@oneonta.edu or faculty advisor, Jennifer Emerling Bone at boneje@oneonta.edu

FOOD FOR THOUGHT/UUP CHAPTER MEETING APRIL 19
The next Food for Thought/UUP Chapter meeting will be held in Le Café, Morris Conference Center, on Thursday, April 19 at Noon, and will feature a presentation by Peter Lopez, New York State Assembly member. A Republican, Assemblyman Lopez will discuss higher education issues and the experiences of a freshman legislator. First elected to the New York State Assembly on November 7, 2007, he represents the 127th district, which includes part of Otsego County. “The son of a working class family,” notes Assemblyman Lopez’ official biography, “Pete scrubbed floors, stocked store shelves, baled hay and scraped fish.” The recipient of degrees from SUNY Cobleskill and SUNY Albany, Assemblyman Lopez has served on both the SUNY Cobleskill Foundation and the SUNY Cobleskill Alumni Association. His community service background encompasses youth soccer, Habitat for Humanity, and Bassett Hospital. Questions and candid discussion will follow Assemblyman Lopez’ formal program. Although Food for Thought has important content, it is also an occasion for respite from the workweek, relaxed collegiality, and fine food. Renew old ties and forge new ones by joining your colleagues in a convivial gathering and expression of solidarity. Your union looks forward to greeting you. For additional information or for questions, please contact UUP Oneonta President Bill Simons at x3498, simonswm@oneonta.edu; VP for Academics Rob Compton at x3048, comptorw@oneonta.edu; VP for Professionals Norm Payne at x2021, paynene@oneonta.edu; Secretary and Health & Safety Officer Tom Horvath at x3899, horvattg@oneonta.edu; or Professional Delegate Janie Forrest-Glotzer at x2005, forresjl@oneonta.edu.

LOWER YOUR CHOLESTEROL! TAKE CARE OF YOUR HEART - APRIL 23
The “Brown Bag Lunch Series” is offering the program: Lower Your Cholesterol! Take Good Care Of Your Heart!, on Monday, April 23rd. Two sessions are offered, 11:00 - 11:50 a.m. and 12:00 - 12:50 p.m., and will take place in 103 Morris Complex. Join Dr. Eliot W. Edwards as he presents this program on holistic approaches to cardiac health. All are invited to attend.

FORUM ON SPANISH IN THE US - APRIL 24
On Tuesday, April 24, at 12:00 noon in the CME, a group of students from various majors and all interested in the Spanish language would like to invite the entire campus community to a forum about Spanish in the United States. It will review the long history of the presence of Spanish in this country and how that has affected the presenters' lives as U.S citizens and students. The forum will provide important information about history, bilingual education, and identity issues, as well as personal experiences in growing up bilingual, studying Spanish as a second language, and going abroad to a Spanish speaking country. Sponsored by H.O.L.A and Foreign Languages and Literatures. For additional information please contact María Montoya at x3242.

23RD ANNUAL FOOD & FITNESS CONFERENCE - APRIL 25
The 23rd Annual Food & Fitness Conference will focus on Community Environmental Approaches to Weight Gain Prevention and Wellness and will take place on Wednesday, April 25 in the Morris Conference Center. The schedule is as follows: 2:30 - 3:00 p.m., Registration and Refreshments; 3:00 - 3:10 p.m., Welcome and Introductions; 3:10 - 4:10 p.m., Keynote: Small Steps Are Easier Together: A Community Environmental Approach to Weight Gain Prevention with Dr. Carol M. Devine; 4:20 - 5:20 p.m., Choose one to attend. Workshops (Human Ecology Bldg.): 1.) Navigating the Seven C’s” of Worksite Health Promotion with Thomas E. Hohensee; 2.) Eat Well Play Hard: A collaborative Between Schools and the Community for Healthier Children with Dr. Colleen M. Hurd; and 3.) Getting Started and Sticking With It: Exercise Programs Offered in a Health Care Setting with Kevin D. Harkness. 5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m., Dinner Buffet (cost included in fee), Wilsbach Dining Hall. 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Workshops (same as above). Choose to attend one. 7:30 p.m., Question & Answer and Evaluation: Drawing for Door Prizes. Credits: Professional Development Units (3 credit hours) from the Commission on Dietetic Registration and the American School Food Service Association will be given for the conference. Fees: $30 Professionals and General Public (includes registration, refreshments and dinner)/$10 Students (includes registration, refreshments and dinner). Sponsored by the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware & Otsego counties; Leatherstocking Education on Alcoholism/Addiction Foundation (LEAF); and the Department of Human Ecology. To register contact Cornell Cooperative Extension-Delaware County, PO Box 184, Hamden, NY 13782; or phone 607-865-6531; or email scp32@cornell.edu.

DINNER & AUCTION WITH THE RED DRAGONS - APRIL 28
Join the Oneonta State Women’s Soccer team for dinner! The Oneonta State Women’s Soccer team is hosting a “Dinner and Auction with the Dragons” on Saturday, April 28th, from 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the Elks Club located at 84 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. Come support the team’s soccer tour of Hawaii with an all you can eat pasta dinner and silent auction. Tickets are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children under 10 and are available at Latte Lounge. Come enjoy a great night of family fun while supporting a terrific cause. For information email mcgraiea@oneonta.edu or phone Liz McGrail at x3474 and players will deliver tickets to you personally.

INTERNAL CONTROL WEB AREA EXPANDED
The College community is invited to visit the expanded Internal Control program area on Oneonta’s website www.oneonta.edu. (Click on “policies”, then “internal control”). Included in the area are a message from President Donovan, a history and overview of the program, the program plan for 2007-08, staff contacts and helpful information links. If you have any questions, please contact Peter Shea at x3024.

LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP FOR A TUTOR THIS SEMESTER
Faculty members please remind your students that the last day to sign up for a tutor this semester will be Friday, April 20. Before this date, students can access our website at: http://cade.oneonta.edu/signup to apply to get a tutor for most 100 and many 200 levels courses. (This site must be accessed through Internet Explorer). Students then only need to click on the “I Need a Tutor” link and follow the instructions. Students can also visit our office located in 225 Alumni or phone the Center for Academic Development and Enrichment (CADE) office at x3010, if they have any other questions or problems.

TO ALL FACULTY MEMBERS:
The OFO (Opportunities for Otsego) is a local, non-profit organization that fights poverty at a local level. They offer many programs and services to the community including Child and Family Development Programs, Employment Opportunities, and Crisis Intervention and Support. The Crisis Intervention branch includes the OFO’s “Opportunity House” - a mixed population shelter with single women in one area, single men in another area, and an area for families. As part of a Service Learning Project in the CONS150 class, Kirstyn Wagner, Alyssa Menegazzo, Kayleigh Riesel, and TJ Docherty are taking donations for the Opportunity House and Food Bank. Any hygiene products, linens, laundry and baby products would be greatly appreciated. Canned or bagged/boxed food is also great. There will be a box in the Human Ecology building, Room 100, until April 28th if you have anything to donate. Thank you for your time and effort!
- Kirstyn, Alyssa, Kayleigh, TJ

ATTENTION: FACULTY, STAFF AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
The OAS Food Service Advisory Committee works with Sodexho Campus Services and Oneonta Auxiliary Services (OAS) to ensure that our campus foodservice operations meet the campus community’s foodservice needs. Oscar Oberkircher is a College Senate representative to the OAS Board of Directors and the chairperson of the Food Service Advisory Committee. Mr. Oberkircher attends most College Senate meetings and would be happy to meet with faculty, staff or administrative personnel to receive input and suggestions related to campus foodservice operations.

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.

POSTING ON IRC BULLETIN BOARDS
The IRC Staff is continually working to keep lobby bulletin boards in order. Anyone who wishes to post announcements in the IRC will need to bring their items to the IRC Main Office, Room 104. If no one is in the office when you arrive, please leave your items in the holder on the office door with a name and contact number. Your items will be posted within a short time of receiving them. Staff will remove outdated notices and post new announcements daily. Thank you for your cooperation.

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.

KEEP SUNY-Shine INFORMED
SUNY-Shine needs your help! In order for the fund to be effective, information about persons who are hospitalized, weddings, births, deaths, exceptional hardships, etc., need to be reported. Please do not assume that someone else will provide the information to the SUNY-Shine Committee. If anyone on campus has information that the SUNY-Shine Committee needs to be aware of, please take the time to phone Rose Thomas at x2748, or send a note to the Community Relations Office, 301 Netzer Administration Building. Funding for SUNY-Shine is made possible on an annual basis through gifts and grants to the College Foundation.

CAMPUS CRIME AWARENESS AND CAMPUS SECURITY ACT INFORMATION
In compliance with the federal law, Title 11 “Campus Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act”, the SUNY College at Oneonta provides reports about campus safety and security programs, incidents of crime on campus, and information regarding registered sex offenders. Copies of the campus safety and crime reports are available in the following locations:

Information concerning registered sex offenders is transmitted to the campus by the New York State Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) and may be obtained from the Chief of Police, c/o University Police Department, and on the University Police website.

CAMPUS DATES AND DEADLINES

Last day for filing Independent Study, Internship, Individual Course Enrollment & Teaching Assistantship forms (less than 3 s.h.). $20 late fee assessed after.

Incomplete/Pending Grade deadline. Last day for students to make up Incomplete and Pending Grades from Fall 2006.

Fall ‘07 pre-enrollment begins.   

Last day to withdraw from the College. After must complete all coursework.

Last day of regular classes.   
Finals.   
Commencement.   

REMINDERS

Real Women Have Curves
Movie And Discussion, 7:00 p.m., Red Dragon Theater, Hunt Union.

Safe Space 2-Part Workshop
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Contact the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center at x2190.

College Senate Meeting
3:00 p.m., Craven Lounge.
Contact Rob Compton x3048.   

Famous Last Words with Steven J. Gilbert
5:00 p.m., Hunt Union Waterfront. Contact Robb Thibault at x3013.

International Coffee Hour
4:30 p.m. in the CME, Lee Hall. All invited to attend.    

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 music by Mr. Roop Verma. 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 invited to attend. Contact Robb Thibault at x3013.

International Coffee Hour
4:30 p.m. in the CME, Lee Hall. All invited to attend.   

Yoga Workshop
10:00 a.m., College Camp Lodge.
Contact Snapper Petta at x3455, or visit us at http://collegecamp.oneonta.edu 

College Senate Meeting
3:00 p.m., Craven Lounge.
Contact Rob Compton x3048.   

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.

International Coffee Hour
4:30 p.m. in the CME, Lee Hall. All invited to attend.   

“Into the Streets”
College Camp Grounds. Contact Snapper Petta at x3455, or visit us at http://collegecamp.oneonta.edu

THANK YOU

CONGRATULATIONS

FACULTY/STAFF ACTIVITIES

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