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Bulletin for June 13, 2007
ONEONTA TIGERS BASEBALL TICKETS AVAILABLE
Four Oneonta Tigers baseball season passes will once again be available through the President’s Office. Interested employees are requested to phone the President’s Office at x2500 to reserve tickets. Tickets may only be reserved during the week of each game(s) on a first-come, first-served basis. For the sake of others, passes must be returned the morning after each game.
OAS LEADERSHIP TRANSITION:
Tom Ryder has achieved an outstanding record of leadership of OAS for the past eight years and exemplary service to the College for forty years. Tom recently announced he would be retiring in December of this year. There will be opportunities for celebrating his service to the college later next semester. OAS is initiating a search for Tom's successor. A position announcement for the Executive Director of OAS is attached to this issue of the Bulletin.
2007 SUMMER RECREATION HOURS
Alumni Field House
Fitness Center
Monday/Wednesday/Friday 2 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Tuesday/Thursday 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
when classes are in session
Indoor Track
Monday-Friday 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Chase Physical Education Building
Pool
Monday-Thursday 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
when classes are in session
Fitness Center/Weight Room
Closed
Racquetball Courts
Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. (both buildings)
Outdoor Tennis Courts
Available for recreational use every day
HUNT UNION SUMMER HOURS
Hunt Union will observe the following hours during the summer:
May 29 - June 22
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
*Weekends
12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
- *unless open for special events
June 22 - August 10 (closed July 4-6)
Cooperstown Baseball World in session:
Monday - Wednesday
6 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Thursday
6 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Friday
8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Saturday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday
6 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Cooperstown Baseball World NOT in session:
(June 30-July 6 and July 28-August 3)
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
*Weekends
12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
- *unless open for special events
UPCOMING EVENTS AT FOOTHILLS
For information or reservations on any of the following performances, please phone Foothills Performing Arts Center (Market St., Oneonta), at (607)-431-2080, or email tina@foothillspac.org.
- Sunday, June 10 - 3:00 p.m.: New England Winds will perform a concert free and open to the public. Bringing an attitude that is all their own, the New England Winds create an intimate musical setting that will capture the imagination of any audience. This group of five is well versed in traditional quintet repertoire and performs musical selections ranging from the 18th century to the contemporary period. With the talents of the band’s staff arrangers, the group surprises the listener with their grasp of popular, Broadway, patriotic, jazz and folk music. Tailoring programs to their audiences, the New England Winds is equally popular with all ages. Each concert is an entertaining combination of musical excellence and showmanship.
- Sunday, June 17 - 2:00 p.m.: Presenting its final staged reading of Jerome Kilty’s adaptation of Dear Liar, the love letters of George Bernard Shaw and Mrs. Patrick Campbell ~ live on stage. Dear Liar brings to the stage the intense and “highly charged” relationship of two of worn-torn Europe’s greatest theatrical luminaries, George Bernard Shaw and Mrs. Patrick Campbell. Flis Blum and Sam Goodyear’s performances are riveting. The cost is $18 with a Victorian Champagne brunch.
NETZER MAINTENANCE: JUNE 25 - 29
The Maintenance Department HV/AC workers will be in the Netzer Administration Building during the last week of the month, June 25 - 29, for cleaning and maintaining the heating coils in all of the offices. This will result in some dust and will involve the use of a coil spray, which is environmentally safe although some people may be chemically sensitive to it. Please feel free to phone the Maintenance Department at x2507 if you have any questions.
SUPPLY ROOM CLOSING FOR INVENTORY: JUNE 27 - 29
The Supply Room will be closed from Wednesday - Friday, June 27 - June 29, in order to conduct annual inventory. The last day for ordering supplies is Tuesday, June 26.
FACULTY/STUDENT EXHIBITION THROUGH - JULY 13
“Faculty Select”, an exhibition of faculty and student work, will be on view in the Main Gallery, Fine Arts, through Friday, July 13. Each participating Art faculty has submitted one of their own works along with two of their students’ works to exhibit alongside theirs. The exhibition will be open for special events and by appointment between the hours of 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Please contact the Gallery office at x3456 to make an appointment to view this exhibit.
HEADWATERS SOCCER CLUB SOCCER CAMPS: JULY 23 - 27 & AUGUST 6 - 10
The Headwaters Soccer Club, a non-profit service organization will be celebrating it's 18th Anniversary this summer. The club will again host seven consecutive weeks of soccer camps with two being at SUNY-Oneonta. The camps are offered for boys and girls ages 7 - 17 years of age. The first week will run Monday - Friday, July 23 - 27 and the second camp will be offered Monday - Friday, August 6 - 10. Each camp will run from 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. daily. The cost is $60.00 per week with own ball or $75.00 with a ball provided. Each camper will receive a tee shirt and water bottle. For further information and a registration form go to www.headwaterssoccer.com or contact David Ranieri, Director at ranierdr@oneonta.edu or 607-432-5908. *This is a privately run camp under a permit granted by the college.
MUNCHKIN ALL-SPORT CAMP: JULY 30 - AUGUST 2
The 11th Annual Eastman Associates Munchkin All-Sport Camp is scheduled for Monday, July 30 -Thursday, August 2, from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., daily. Open to boys and girls ages 5 - 12, the cost is $60.00 per camper. Soccer, tennis, basketball, kickball, racquetball, t-ball, track and badminton will be offered. Participants will receive a tee shirt donated by Domino's Pizza and The Oneonta Shirt Company. Wachovia Securities will provide a water bottle. Eastman Associates of Oneonta will provide major sponsorship while the College is providing facilities. All proceeds benefit the Women's Soccer Team. For further information and camp brochure contact: Liz McGrail, Soccer Coach at x3474 or mcgraiea@oneonta.edu.
PROGRAMS FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
The Child Development Center in the Human Ecology Building has two programs for preschool children run by Opportunities for Otsego. Universal Pre-Kindergarten(UPK) is a state funded program opened to all children living in the Oneonta City School District who turn 4 years old before December 1, 2007. UPK is open to all children regardless of income. Classes meet from 8:30 to 11:00 a.m., Monday - Friday. Head Start is a federally funded preschool program for low-income families who meet the income guidelines. It is open to 3 and 4 year olds who live in Otsego County. Centers are located in Oneonta, Morris, Unadilla, Cherry Valley, Milford, Richfield Springs, Schenevus and Cooperstown. Classes are held Monday - Friday. We are currently accepting applications for the 2007-2008 school year. For more information and applications, please call Meridith at (607) 436-2743 or Opportunities for Otsego at 433-8055.
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 DATES AND DEADLINES
- Tuesday, May 29 -
Friday, June 22
Summer Session 1A.
- Tuesday, May 29 -
Thursday, June 28
Summer session 1B.
- Monday, July 9 -
Friday, August 3
Summer Session II.
- Tuesday, May 29 -
Friday, July 27
Summer Session III.
REMINDERS
- Monday - Friday,
July 16 - 20
4th Annual Red Dragon Basketball Camp9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. daily, Alumni Field House. Open to boys/girls 6 - 17. Campers receive a camp basketball and t-shirt. Cost is $130.00.
For information or a brochure, contact
Dan McGraw at
x2360 or
mcgrawdt@oneonta.edu or
Vince Medici at
x3280 or
medicivj@oneonta.edu.
This is a privately run camp under a permit granted by the College. - Monday, July 30 -
Friday, August 3
Summer Soccer Camp, National Soccer Hall of FameTwo options available:
Dragon Camp (
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. daily) for youths 6 to 13/14; and
Elite Camp (
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. daily), for high school players only. Open to boys/girls. Cost is $125.00 per week, (reduced rate of $115.00 for college employees).
For a brochure/ registration or information, contact
Iain at
x2102, or
byrneij@oneonta.edu.
This is a privately run camp under a permit granted by the college. CONGRATULATIONS
- Congratulations to the three University Police Officers that were made Technical Sergeants on Saturday, May 19, 2007 due to their expertise in training through the University Police Training Academy. They are Technical Sergeants Shawn E. Callahan, Jonathan D. Bartlett; and William J. Baker. Also, congratulations to the following officers who received Excellent Service Awards for their recognition in training: Technical Sergeant William J. Baker; Technical Sergeant Jonathan D. Bartlett; Officer Nathaniel R. Leonard; Officer Michael R. O’Donnell; and Officer Stephen T. Kelley. Lastly, congratulations to the following officers who received Meritorious Service Awards for their acts of valuable police service: Technical Sergeant Shawn E. Callahan; Officer Timothy W. Ludden; Officer Daniel N. Rommer and Lieutenant Merritt L. Hunt. These officers were given the recognition before the current Academy being conducted at the University. Vice President Steven R. Perry presented the awards.
- Congratulations to Alison Black and Anna M. Stave, Division of Education, who are co-authors of a new book entitled A Comprehensive Guide to Readers Theatre: Enhancing Fluency and Comprehension in Middle School and Beyond, which was published recently by the International Reading Association. The two faculty members worked with seventh grade students and their teachers in the Sidney and Cooperstown middle schools in developing the book, and they will present copies of the book to the students in assemblies at their schools this month. While writing the book, Drs. Black and Stave spent time observing and talking with students who participated in reader’s theatre activities in the seventh grade classes of teachers Stephanie Hurlbert of Sidney and Ann Olmstead of Cooperstown. Now ninth graders, the students have eagerly awaited the publication of "their" book and checked on its progress regularly. Black and Stave presented the students copies of the book in an assembly in the Sidney middle school cafeteria on Wednesday, June 6. They plan to make a similar presentation in Cooperstown this week. A Comprehensive Guide to Readers Theatre contains photos o the local students' productions as well as quotations from them about their work. A May "Book Club" selection of the International Reading Association, the book offers practical advice for teachers on how to implement readers theatre in the classroom and how to use it to meet current literacy standards. It includes supplementary activities, reproducible assessment tools, hands-on demonstrations of script creation, performance schedules, and matrices illustrating how reader’s theatre meets literacy standards.
Congratulations to Janet Nepkie, Music, on her promotion to SUNY Distinguished Service Professor, the highest faculty rank in SUNY. A leader in faculty governance at the College and SUNY-wide, Dr. Nepkie has served as Chair of SUNY-Oneonta's College Senate, Chair of the Music Department, Coordinator of Music Industry Internships, a leader of the department's successful efforts to obtain accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Music, developer of the College's international exchange program agreement with Kalmus University in Sweden, Co-Chair of the SUNY Celebration of the Arts, and Chair of the University Faculty Senate Undergraduate Academic Program and Policies Committee. A member of the SUNY Oneonta Music Department faculty since 1970, Dr. Nepkie developed the College's distinctive Music Industry program, which now has over 650 majors. An accomplished musician who has performed as principal cellist for the Catskill Symphony, Utica Symphony, and Glimmerglass Opera, Dr. Nepkie served for five years as President of the national Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association, organized four conferences on Academic Intellectual Property, taught a distance-learning course on Copyright for Higher Education, served as a trustee of the Copyright Society of the USA, and chaired the United University Professions Technology Issues Committee. With the promotion of Dr. Nepkie, four SUNY-Oneonta faculty members have now been designated as Distinguished Service Professors and twelve as Distinguished Teaching Professors. Candidates for SUNY Distinguished Professorships are nominated by the students and faculty of their local campus, evaluated by a SUNY advisory committee, and recommended to the SUNY Chancellor, who presents the finalists to the Board of Trustees for approval. The rank of Distinguished Professor, the highest in SUNY, is conferred only to faculty members who demonstrate outstanding abilities in their teaching or service.
- Congratulations to William M. Simons, History, on serving as Director of the 19th annual Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, June 6 - June 8, 2007. In a panel on "Using Baseball in the Classroom," Dr. Simons presented a seminar entitled "Teaching Baseball and American Culture.” Simons' presentation is based on his extensive experience in research, writing, and teaching about the history of baseball and its impacts on American society. Since 2000, Simons has served as the editor of annual collections of essays from the symposia entitled "The Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture," which have been published by McFarland and Company Publishers. He has presented at the Cooperstown symposia several times, and he has participated in all 18 previous symposia. This is his second year serving as director. Simons was joined at this year's symposium by keynote speaker Curt Smith, an acclaimed author, award-winning radio/television commentator, and former presidential speechwriter. During the symposium, more than 40 papers were presented by scholars from colleges and universities across the country. Co-sponsored by the SUNY College at Oneonta and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, the symposium examines the impact of baseball on American culture from multi-disciplinary perspectives.
- Adrienne Martini, Communication Arts, was an invited speaker at the Florida Association for Infant Mental Health's Annual conference on May 16 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Her presentation was "If Mama Ain't Happy, Ain't Nobody Happy" and was a 90-minute lecture (with pictures) about material covered in her book Hillbilly Gothic: A Memoir of Madness and Motherhood.
- John Relethford, Anthropology, is the author of a book chapter entitled "Population genetics and paleoanthropology" that appears in the Handbook of Paleoanthropology, Volume 1: Principles, Methods and Approaches, edited by W. Henke and I. Tattersall (Springer, 2007, pp. 621-641). Relethford's chapter reviews the three ways in which population genetics has contributed to our understanding of human evolution: 1. genetic studies of living humans, 2. studies of ancient DNA, and 3. developing predictive models from population genetics.
- Hurrem Yilmaz, Management Marketing and Information Systems, presented a paper, “The Impact of Co-Promotion on the Supply Chain”, at the Decision Sciences Institute Miniconference on Service Science, in Pittsburgh, sponsored by IBM, Carnegie Mellon University and Bentley College. The research proposed a co-promotion model and provided hypotheses based on the model about best and worst performing co-promoted products and company combinations. This research should be significant for marketing and operations professionals because matching products and co-promotion partners can be an important determinant of co-promotion campaign’s success.
SUMMER BULLETIN INFORMATION
Email your items and attachments to Mona Hughes (x2490) at hughesml@oneonta.edu. Do not send items or attachments in Publisher. Items that come after the noon deadline will be held over for the next available edition. Submission/Publication dates as follows:
Deadline (Thursday-noon)
Publication (Wednesday)
Thursday, June 14
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NO BULLETIN ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 4
Thursday, June 28
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The first Fall 2007 edition will be published on the first day of classes, Wednesday, August 29. Deadline for this edition is noon, Thursday, August 23. You may send items for this edition up to the deadline, earmarked for this date.
