MESSAGE FROM THE HEALTH CENTER
Recently the news media are reporting information on a bacterium called MRSA (pronounce “mer-sa”), which is short for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. As you can guess from its name, it is resistant to many antibiotics including penicillin and amoxicillin. This infection occurs most frequently among persons in hospitals and healthcare facilities who have weakened immune systems. The current strain making news is called Community Associated MRSA (CA-MRSA). CA-MRSA can infect healthy people and generally looks like small red bump(s) that resemble a pimple, boil, or spider bite that may be draining pus. Do not pop it or attempt to drain it yourself. MRSA is painful and can quickly turn into a deep abscess. MRSA is very contagious and can be spread through direct exposure (through cuts, abrasions, and skin-to-skin contact) such as participating in contact sports, sharing towels or athletic equipment, and living in crowded or unsanitary conditions. If you suspect that you have a MRSA infection, you should make an appointment with your medical provider. If you do have MRSA, your provider may need to drain the infected area and may prescribe medication. MRSA, if left untreated, can infect other organs and, in severe cases, can cause death. Frequent hand washing, good hygiene, covering open cuts and abrasions with a bandage, and cleaning surfaces with a disinfectant or bleach solution are ways to avoid getting this infection. Medical research supports the fact mutated bacterium (“Super bugs”) have developed from the overuse of antibiotics. Health care providers have changed the practice of ordering an antibiotic for every illness to only giving them for bacterial infections. You can take an active role to stop the proliferation of MRSA and similar infections out of control. If you are diagnosed with an illness, follow your doctor’s orders and ask if it is really necessary to take an antibiotic. As a community, our combined efforts are needed to break the chain of infection and protect our lives. I invite you all to join in this fight. For more information on the MRSA bacteria, copy and click on one of the following web sites: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_mrsa.html & http://www.charmeck.org/Departments/Health+Department/Top+News/MRSA.htm.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF PUBLIC HEARING
Information on the Tuesday, November 27 Board of Trustees of the State University of New York Public Hearing, is attached to this issue of the Bulletin.
FACULTY/STAFF FLU SHOTS AVAILABLE AT THE HEALTH CENTER
Flu vaccinations are now available for faculty and staff. Please phone the Health Center at x3573 to schedule an appointment. The cost will be $12.00, please bring exact change.
ATTENTION: DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR THE NOVEMBER 28 BULLETIN
There will not be a Bulletin published on Wednesday, November 21 due to the recess (November 19 to November 26). The deadline for the Wednesday, November 28 edition is noon on Thursday, November 15. If you have questions, please contact Mona Hughes at x2490 or hughesml@oneonta.edu.
INFORMATION FROM THE PRINT SHOP
Exam time is upon us once again! Please give the Print Shop ample time to complete your exams. If you find yourself in a dilemma, please ask! We are willing to work with you to help meet your needs. The Print Shop will offer extended hours 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 12 - Tuesday, December 18. If you are in need of Bookstore jobs for the Spring 2008 semester, deadline for submission to the Print Shop is Friday, December 21. Please bring your first week of Spring 2008 classroom materials to the Print Shop as soon as possible for printing. Printing of these items during the break is an ideal time and will ensure completion of your classroom materials by the start of the semester. If you have any questions, contact Clover Bobnick at x2508.
INTRODUCTION TO NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TRAINING CLASS
The University Police Department is holding a NIMS 700 training class on Tuesday, November 20, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon in the UPD training room. This course will be an introduction to the National Incident Management System, which is used in the event of a critical incident occurring. Interested persons can register by contacting Barb Brent, UPD office at x2491.
FINE ARTS REHABILITATION INFORMATION
There will be a major rehabilitation of the Fine Arts Building starting after Commencement in 2008. This project will involve improving of our Theater, Visual Arts and Music facilities, including the construction of an addition for new Music rooms on the southwest corner of the building and two small additions on the north side of the building for Visual Arts facilities. The building will be “on line” during the 08/09 academic year but “off line” for camps and classes during the summers of 2008 and 2009. In order to create room for the addition, the cooling tower for the air conditioning system is being relocated to another site between the building and Ravine Parkway. In order to have air conditioning for the next cooling season, this work must be accomplished this winter, in advance of the larger project. The new area for the new cooling tower has already been fenced off. At some point in the near future, up to 14 parking stalls in the “Blue/Orange” lot across Ravine Parkway from Fine Arts will be taken off line for a contractor staging area. The State University Construction Fund is overseeing the work. SUCF has done similar projects here on campus in the past. There will be some isolated noise and disruption inside the building while the new cooling tower is being installed, isolated largely in the adjacent basement areas. Sometime in the spring, these stalls may be returned to service for parking. However, after commencement and until August 2009, half of the parking lot will again be taken out of service for contractor staging for the major project. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Site Representative Roger Jansma at x2028, or alternately the Facilities Office at x3224.
ATTENTION: C-82, M/C, PEF AND NYSCOPBA EMPLOYEES
Look for your new EyeMed Vision Care ID cards in your mail this week! EyeMed is sending new ID cards with a 15-digit alternate ID number to all enrollees. The cards will be mailed directly to enrollees’ home addresses. Enrollees are being advised to destroy current ID cards when the new alternate ID cards are received. For questions concerning the new alternate ID cards or vision care benefits, please contact the Customer Care Center at EyeMed Vision Care at 1-877-226-1412. For questions about other benefits, please phone Pauline Koren in Human Resources at x3023.
DONATE BOOKS TO CAMP
The College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) is a scholarship/opportunity program on campus that provides books, scholarships and academic support to qualified students during their freshman year at college. Those who are successful and go on to become sophomores, juniors and seniors, ironically, cannot receive our continued financial help in spite of their success. We are permitted, however, to raise money outside of our usual funding channel to be able to offer our upper- class students some continuing assistance, as well as offer current students needed help beyond the strict terms of our funding. We have found a way to accomplish this through sales of donated books. If you have any used (or new!) books (hard-cover or paperback) that you would be willing to donate, PLEASE phone the College Assistance Migrant Program office at x3059, and we’ll arrange for pick-up; you are also welcome to drop them off at 111 Wilsbach Hall.
NEW FACULTY/STAFF NOON HOUR SCHEDULE FOR CHASE GYMNASIUM
All faculty and staff are welcome to join these noon hour groups or use the other facilities in the Chase Building (racquetball, fitness center, free weight room, pool). Lockers are available at no charge through the Physical Education Main Office.
HUNT COLLEGE UNION BUILDING HOURS FOR RECESS
The Hunt College Union will observe the following hours during the recess, November 16 - 25:
CONVERSATIONS FOR CREATING A WELCOMING CAMPUS COMMUNITY
Employees are invited to attend a seminar, Conversations for Creating a Welcoming Campus Community. Seminars will be held in Lee Hall, Center for Multicultural Experience, as follows:
**Correction: The correct website to register is:
http://its.oneonta.edu/survey/entry.jsp?id=1190655881681
or for more information phone x2830 or email zapatabc@oneonta.edu.
TLTC FELLOWSHIP CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The Teaching, Learning and Technology Center is pleased to announce a call for proposals for its 2007-2008 TLTC Fellowship Program. The TLTC Fellowships will provide faculty with opportunities to improve student learning through the use of technology. Fellowships are being announced with up to $30,000 planned for allocation contingent on funding. Faculty members who receive awards will be designated as TLTC Teaching Fellows for the academic year of their award. Individual fellowships can vary from $500 to $25,000, depending on the nature of the proposed initiative. The program is administered by the Teaching, Learning and Technology Center at SUNY Oneonta. For details on submission and deadlines see the web page at http://www.oneonta.edu/academics/tltc/fellowships. Question about this program can be directed to Jim Greenberg at x2701 or via email at greenbjb@oneonta.edu.
MILNE LIBRARY HOURS
The Library will observe the following hours for the November recess, Friday, November 16 - Sunday, November 25:
POET GARY LAWLESS TO READ - TODAY
The Red Dragon Reading Series will host a reading by poet Gary Lawless today, Wednesday, November 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Meeting Room, 144 Human Ecology. Gary Lawless is the author of fourteen collections of poetry, including First Sight of Land (1990), Caribouddhism (1998), and In Ruins (2002). His work has been internationally recognized, with his poems translated into eight languages. He is also the founder and publisher of Blackberry Books, a small press devoted to bringing Maine classics back into print as well as publishing international poetry and fiction. The reading is free and open to the public. The Red Dragon Reading Series, organized by the English Department, brings a diverse array of writers to campus for presentations to classes and the community. This event is funded by the Office of President Alan Donovan, and is co-sponsored by the Department of English and Poets & Writers, Inc., with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts. For more information, please contact Daniel G. Payne at x3442 or paynedg@oneonta.edu.
REAPPOINTMENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR JON ARAKAKI - TODAY
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, Jon Arakaki is being considered for reappointment. Today, Wednesday November 14, 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 Dr. Arakaki’s work at the college. In addition, written statements may be submitted on or before 3:00 p.m. on today, to Paul Jensen, IRC B-8 (presiding officer for Dr. Arakaki. No unsigned written statements will be accepted.
CELLULARONE REPRESENTATIVE ON EMPLOYEE DISCOUNTS - TODAY
The CellularOne employee discount program applies to all new and existing cell phone accounts. Today, Wednesday, November 14, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., a CellularOne representative will be available in the first floor lounge, Netzer Administration Building. We strongly encourage all employees who are existing CellularOne customers to stop by and have the SUNY Oneonta employee discount applied to your personal account. In addition to providing service to existing CellularOne subscribers, the CellularOne representative will be available to answer questions about CellularOne service and/or sign up employees with a new account. If you have any questions about this discount program, please phone the Telecommunications Office at x2577.
VERIZON DISCOUNTS - NOVEMBER 15
The Verizon employee discount program applies to all new and existing cell phone accounts. On Thursday, November 15, from 1:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., a Verizon representative will be available in the 1st floor lounge, Netzer Administration Building. We strongly encourage all employees who are existing Verizon customers to stop by and have the SUNY Oneonta employee discount applied to your personal account. In addition to providing service to existing Verizon subscribers, the Verizon representative will be available to answer questions about Verizon service and/or sign up employees with a new account. If you have any questions about this discount program, please phone the Telecommunications Office at x2577.
FLEXIBLE SPENDING (FSA), HEALTH CARE SPENDING (HCSA), AND DEPENDENT CARE ADVANTAGE ACCOUNTS (DCAA) ENROLLMENT DEADLINE - NOVEMBER 16
Friday, November 16, 2007, is the last day you can enroll in the Health Care Spending Account and/or the Dependent Care Advantage Account for plan year 2008. Through pre-tax payroll deductions, you save money you spend on eligible health and/or dependent care expenses. Enrollment online ( www.flexspend.state.ny.us) is paperless! If you do not have access to the Internet, you can enroll via telephone by phoning 1-800-358-7202. If you have questions, please contact Human Resources at x2509.
LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP FOR A TUTOR THIS SEMESTER - NOVEMBER 16
Faculty members please remind your students that the last day to sign up for a tutor this semester is Friday, November 16. 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 level 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.
CONCERT TO FEATURE GLOBETROTTING - NOVEMBER 27
The College will present GlobeTrotting, a cooperative music ensemble concert featuring world
music and improvisation, on Tuesday, November 27 in the Hunt College Union Ballroom at 7:30 p.m. Admission to the event is complimentary, and members of the community are invited to attend. Part of the Hewitt Pantaleoni Memorial Concert Series, the concert will feature musicians Steve Gorn on the bansuri (North Indian bamboo flute), clarinet, and soprano saxophone; John Davey playing double-bass; and Brian Melick on percussion. The concert will include original compositions by both Gorn and Davey, as well as improvisations influenced by cultures from around the world. GlobeTrotting will perform music from their new CD You Are Here, recorded at NRS Studios in Catskill and funded in part by a SUNY Creative Activity Grant. Copies of the CD will be available for purchase at the event. The SUNY-Oneonta Public Events Committee, Music Department, and the Catskill Conservatory support the concert. More information about the event is available from the Music Department at x3415.
ACCLAIMED PHOTOGRAPHER NERO LÓPEZ - NOVEMBER 28
On Wednesday, November 28, at 5:00 p.m. in the CME, Lee Hall, the acclaimed Colombian photographer, Nereo López, will present a selection of his work and will talk about his more than forty years of professional experience. Among his many achievements, Nereo won the First Prize in the international contest sponsored by Kodak for the New York World Fair, in 1963 (over 150.000 competitors). The event is co sponsored by the Center for Multicultural Experience (CME), HOLA Club, and the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures.
XAE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTION - NOVEMBER 28
The Educational Opportunity Program invites the campus community to attend the annual recognition ceremony for new members of the Beta Eta Chapter of Chi Alpha Epsilon National Honor Society set for 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 28, in the Craven Lounge, Morris Conference Center. Members of Chi Alpha Epsilon are EOP students who have held a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher for at least two consecutive semesters. Each inducted student pledges “to continue to excel academically, promote academic excellence in others and to assist those who genuinely aspire to the same goals.” Under the guidance of founder Dr. Elbert Sadler, the Alpha chapter of XAE was chartered in 1990 at West Chester University in Pennsylvania. Today there are more than 150 chapters world-wide including several SUNY colleges and universities. Among its members are SUNY Associate Vice Provost for Opportunity Programs Robert James, NYS Assemblyman Honorable Bill Magee, and Vice President for Student Development Steven Perry. This year, the Beta Eta Chapter is proud to announce the honorary members will include our College President Alan B. Donovan and EOP Counselor Venessa Rodriguez.
CRTC PROGRAM - NOVEMBER 29
Do you want to know how schools and classrooms can help teens learn? Come to this roundtable session with current students to get a candid view of their perceptions about schooling. On Thursday, November 29, at Morris Conference Center, from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m., the Catskill Regional Teacher Center and the Secondary Education Department, are sponsoring Teens Talking to Teachers, a program for educators. Andrea Livingston, who has worked with teens at risk academically, will facilitate the session. To register, by Monday, November 19, so that materials are ready for you, contact the Teacher Center, Bugbee School, Room 209, phone x3921, fax via x2580 or email crtc@oneonta.edu. Fee is $10, with no fee for students.
TERPSICHOREAN TO PRESENT TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY NOVEMBER 29 - DECEMBER 1
Terpsichorean, the student dance company of the College, will present its fall show, True Hollywood Story, on the evenings of Thursday, November 29 - Saturday, December 1, at 8:00 p.m. in the Goodrich Theater, Fine Arts. Tickets for the performances will be on sale beginning Monday, November 26, at the Goodrich Theater Box Office. Terpsichorean's purpose is to promote the interest of the fine art of dance on the campus and in the community. The group's executive board consists of President Jennifer Fernandez, Vice President Luis Castro, Secretary Elyse Smolin, Treasurer Carleigh Bettiol, and Publicist Ken Stannard. More information about Terpsichorean is available from Carol A. Blazina, the company's advisor at x2748.
SIEGFRIED LECTURE - NOVEMBER 29
Christine Quail, Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Arts, is this year’s winner of the Richard Siegfried Junior Faculty Prize for Academic Excellence and will present the Siegfried Lecture on Thursday, November 29. Dr. Quail’s lecture titled “The Hypersexualization of Girls in Media and Culture” will address, in part, how the hypersexualization of girls “contributes to a culture in which girls are crafted as overly sexual at a young age.” Admission is complimentary, and members of the community are invited to attend the presentation in the Craven Lounge of the Morris Conference Center at 7:30 p.m. The Siegfried Prize, which is awarded annually, recognizes a non-tenured faculty member for outstanding academic achievement outside the classroom. Alice Siegfried made a gift to the College at Oneonta Foundation to fund the prize in memory of her husband, theatre professor Richard K. Siegfried, who taught at the College from 1958 to 1995.
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE TECHNOLOGY AWARD CALL DEADLINE - NOVEMBER 30
All teaching faculty are invited to submit applications for the seventh annual Instructional Technology Award. The successful candidate will receive an award of $1000. In addition, the department of the successful candidate will receive $1,000. The deadline for submission is Friday, November 30. For submission details see the web site HERE. Questions about this program can be directed to Deb McClenon, mcclendl@oneonta.edu, x 2871.
GIVING TREE GIFT RETURN - DECEMBER 5
Gifts for the children of the Migrant Tutorial Outreach Program must be returned on Wednesday, December 5 between the hours of 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. in the Waterfront Café, Hunt College Union. If you foresee any problem providing your gift at that time, please contact Ann or Stephanie before December 5. Please join us to share in the generosity of our college community. Refreshments compliments of OAS. For information, please contact Ann Pasternak at x2513 or Stephanie Cody-Lutz at x2880.
REAPPOINTMENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR JOHN MCCASLIN-DOYLE - DECEMBER 5
As a matter of policy, The Department of Theatre invites members of the college community to provide input in the reappointment considerations for members of our faculty. At this time, John McCaslin-Doyle is being considered for promotion. On Wednesday, December 5, between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., the Department’s Personnel Committee will meet in Fine Arts 106A and will welcome presentations from any student or other member of the college community who wishes to comment on Dr. McCaslin-Doyle’s work at the college. In addition, written statements may be submitted on or before 3:00 p.m. on December 5 to Personnel Committee/Department of Theatre, Fine Arts 106A. No unsigned written statements will be accepted.
REAPPOINTMENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR ANDREW KAHL - DECEMBER 7
As a matter of policy, The Department of Theatre invites members of the college community to provide input in the reappointment considerations for members of our faculty. At this time, Andrew Kahl is being considered for promotion. On Friday, December 7, between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., the Department’s Personnel Committee will meet in Fine Arts 106A and will welcome presentations from any student or other member of the college community who wishes to comment on Professor Kahl’s work at the college. In addition, written statements may be submitted on or before 3:00 p.m. on December 7 to Personnel Committee/ Department of Theatre, Fine Arts 106A. No unsigned written statements will be accepted.
DEADLINE FOR CHANCELLOR'S AWARDS COMPETITION - JANUARY 15
In anticipation of the forthcoming SUNY announcements on the 2007 - 2008 Series of Chancellor's Awards, we are proceeding now with the College's notice and plans for the awards. Our Local 2007 - 2008 SUNY Oneonta Instructions and Guidelines have been updated with attached SUNY Policies and Procedures from last year's 2006 - 2007 Award Series (no changes, other than dates, are expected in the 2007 - 2008 SUNY Policies and Procedures). Detailed Award announcements and nomination procedures are available at Graduate Studies/Continuing Education, 135 Netzer Administration Building. Nominations and Summary Presentations must be submitted to Netzer 135 by 4:00 P.M. of the local deadline date of
Tuesday, January 15, 2008. The Chancellor's Awards Competition includes: Excellence in Teaching (ET); Excellence in Librarianship (EL); Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities (ESCA); Excellence in Professional Service ((EPS); Excellence in Faculty Service (EFS); AND Distinguished Teaching Professorship (DTP); as well as Distinguished Service Professorship (DSP). PLEASE NOTE: SUNY approves a very limited number of DTP and DSP Awards (academic ranks above Professor), thus, any individual interested in DTP or DSP nomination should consult initially with Robert Morrissey at x2545 (voice mail), PRIOR to nomination actions.
BULLETIN INFORMATION
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