EXAMS WHILE YOU WAIT!
Exam time is upon us once again! To help faculty with printing of exams on short notice the Print Shop is offering while-you-wait service to faculty. To access this service faculty should bring their exams along with a signed Job Ticket from the department Chair to the Print Shop Service counter in Netzer B-7 between the hours of 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. from Wednesday, December 12 to Friday, December 21, with extended hours being offered from Wednesday, December 12 - Tuesday, December 18, (7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.).
OMICRON DELTA KAPPA INDUCTION
Information on the Oneonta Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa’s Fall 2007 inductions is attached to this issue of the Bulletin.
BALD EAGLE PRESENTATION
Please join the Geography Department's Environmental Planning class on Tuesday, December 11, at 7:00 p.m. in the Red Dragon Theatre, Hunt College Union, for a presentation on the bald eagle. Please see information attached to this issue of the Bulletin.
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Whether you’re entertaining at work or home, or just want to show up to the party with something great to share with friends or family, our holiday Bakery Items make entertaining easy! Who has time to bake these days? We do! Let us help make your holidays stress-free. Just place your order using our convenient order form attached to this issue of the Bulletin. Look for our “Home for the Holidays” display at The Marketplace. A limited quantity of some items will also be available for pick-up on the spot for those not able to pre-order. Winter Holidays orders are accepted Thursday, December 6 - Monday, December 17. Orders must be picked up by Thursday, December 20. Please allow 48 hours notice for all orders. Please specify your desired pick-up date on your order form. Phone us at x2165 with any questions you may have about our Home for the Holidays program!
$500 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS FOR DEPENDENTS OF UUP EMPLOYEES
Your dependent children who are enrolled in the UUP Benefit Trust Fund and who are attending a state-operated SUNY school may qualify for a $500 scholarship if they meet specific eligibility requirements and criteria. Applications are available ONLY from UUP and must be postmarked within 60 days from the last day of the semester for which the dependent child is applying. Contact UUP at 1-800-887-3863 or visit their website at www.uupinfo.org for an application or more information.
INVITATION TO “MAKING A DIFFERENCE” AWARDS - DECEMBER 7
The College Community is invited to attend the College Enhancement Committee’s “Making a Difference” Awards ceremony. The awards will be presented in the Otsego Grille, Morris Conference Center on Friday, December 7, at 8:00 a.m. Refreshments will be provided.
CONTINUING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CHILDREN GRADUATING OR LEAVING SCHOOL
Employees' unmarried children currently enrolled under employees' health plans may qualify for three months of extended health insurance coverage if 1) they are graduating from high school or college AND 2) they are between the ages of 18 and 25. Forms to extend coverage for those graduating should be completed and submitted to Human Resources no later than the last day of the month in which the student completes his/her coursework for graduation. Employees' unmarried children currently enrolled under employees' health plans can continue their coverage under COBRA if 1) they are leaving, but not graduating from high school/college or changing student status to less than full time AND 2) they are NOT planning on returning to school during the following semester on a full time basis AND 3) they are between the ages of 18 and 25. To enroll in COBRA, dependents must contact the Employee Benefits Division of the Department of Civil Service at 1-800-833-4344 prior to or immediately after leaving school to avoid cancellation of coverage. Please contact Human Resources at x2509 for forms and questions.
SURPLUS ITEMS AVAILABLE
The Graphics/Publication Department located at 114 IRC, has the following surplus items available to anyone who can use them:
These are free for the taking. If interested, please phone Barbara Paugh at x3317 to arrange pickup.
FURNITURE AVAILABLE
The Counseling Center has some furniture that we no longer need. We have some office desks, bookcases and credenzas. If you would like more details or arrange a time to come look at the items please phone Jan Cramatte at x3368. We will be moving these items out of the building on Tuesday, December 18.
LIBRARY FINALS & INTERSESSION HOURS
The Library will observe the following hours during Finals Week, Monday - Friday, December 17-21 and the Intersession, Saturday, December 22 - Tuesday, January 15:
Extended Hours
Friday, December 14 - Thursday, December 20
PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION MUST BE SHREDDED
This is a reminder to all faculty and staff from the Registrar’s Office and the Office of Human Resources. Any printed material that contains either student or employee personally identifiable information must be shredded. It cannot be thrown into the garbage or with the recyclables. Employees who do not have access to departmental shredders can use the shredder that is located in the Print Shop, in the basement of the Administration Building. Questions regarding student information should be referred to Nancy Wolters at x3216. Questions regarding employee information should be referred to the Office of Human Resources at x2509.
FACULTY SLAM POETS WANTED!
The Department of English and Hunt College Union are looking for 12-13 faculty members to read or perform an original poem at the first All Faculty Poetry Slam to celebrate National Poetry Month and William Shakespeare’s birthday on Wednesday April 23 at 8:00 p.m. in the Hunt Union Waterfront. This event is also part of the Spring Week programming leading to Oh Fest III on April 26. It will be an evening of fun, goodwill and wordsmith-extravaganza! The winning poet will earn a dinner for two and a $300.00 donation from Hunt College Union in their name in support of the new Red Dragon Reading Series. What is a poetry slam? It is the varsity sport of the soul; it is poetry Olympics, the sport of the spoken word. A poetry slam is a mock competition at which poets read or perform original work. Props, musical accompaniment and costumes are not allowed. There is a three-minute time limit and point deductions are typically applied for going overtime. Selected members of the audience then judge these performances on a numeric scale. The poet and former construction worker, Marc Smith is credited with starting the poetry slam at the Get Me High Lounge in Chicago in November 1984. In July 1986, the slam moved to its permanent Chicago home, the Green Mill Jazz Club. Each year cities and towns all across North America compete at the National Poetry Slam in a different host city. The Association of College Unions International operates the annual College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational and colleges and universities across the nation compete for bragging rights. The College at Oneonta has appeared in this tournament for six consecutive years and earned the silver medal in 2005. For more information or to enter the grand spectacle please contact either George Hovis at hovisgr@oneonta.edu, x2571 or Robb Thibault at Thibaurr@oneonta.edu, x3013. The deadline to register by email is high noon on April 1.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HELP DESK & TABIN COMPUTER LAB HOURS
Special Notice: The Information Technology Help Desk will close at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, December 7. Normal hours will resume Saturday, December 8.
The Help Desk and Tabin Lab (Schumacher) will observe the following hours during the December/January recess:
If you have any questions, please phone the Information Technology Help Desk at x4567.
SPI COURSE EVALUATIONS
As the semester comes to a close and faculty members begin the course evaluation process please be aware that some changes in this process have occurred.
Please follow these instructions and assist in the timely processing of the evaluation forms by having them sorted (white & green) before they are forwarded for processing. If you have any questions, contact Steve Johnson at x3592.
ONLY TWO MORE BULLETINS!
There are only two more editions of the Bulletin to be published this semester, Wednesday, December 12 (deadline noon, Thursday, December 6), and Wednesday December 19 (deadline noon, Thursday, December 13). The first edition for the Spring 2008 semester will be published on Wednesday, January 16 (first day of classes). Items for this edition may be sent anytime up to the deadline date of noon on Thursday, January 10. Contact Mona Hughes at x2490 or hughesml@oneonta.edu with any questions or concerns.
REMEMBER “PROJECT BLUE LIGHT” THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
A simple gesture by the mother of a Philadelphia police officer gunned down in the line of duty led to the birth of “Project Blue Light.” As you busy yourselves this month with holiday preparations, take a few moments to remember all the law enforcement officers who have given their lives in the line of duty. Locally, in past years, we lost dedicated officers Constable Norm Carr and State Trooper Ricky Perisian. Remember the memory of these brave officers and countless others by placing a single blue light in a window of your home or apartment. This holiday season; honor those who have committed themselves to you by remembering “Project Blue Light.”
REPORT THREATS AND CRIMES
In the interest of campus safety and security, all members of the campus community are encouraged to phone the Office of Student Development, x2513, to express concerns about anyone who might be regarded as a threat to themselves or others. If there is an immediate threat or emergency, phone University Police at 911 or x3550. All employees are expected to inform the College if they know of a crime that has been committed on campus. Members of the campus community will be notified if such information indicates that there is a threat to the safety of the community.
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 Nancy Wolters at x3216.
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.
SEEKING DONATIONS OF YARN, KNITTING NEEDLES AND CROCHET HOOKS
Rebecca Harrington, Office of Health Education, is seeking donations of yarn (leftovers are fine), knitting needles and crochet hooks (used are fine). These items will be used to teach students knitting and crocheting, one activity taking place as part of this year's Stress Free programming provided in collaboration with Late Night and the Office of First Year Experience. Donated items can be dropped off to Ann Pasternak, Student Development Office, 119 Netzer Administration, or you may send through intercampus mail to Rebecca Harrington, Health Center.
RETURN VIDEO TAPES TO IRC
Anyone who has checked a videotape out of the IRC tape library needs to return those tapes to IRC. 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.
GIVING TREE GIFT RETURN - TODAY
Gifts for children of the Migrant Tutorial Outreach Program must be returned on Wednesday, December 5 from 8:00 a.m. - 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 Sephanie Cody-Lutz at x2880.
REAPPOINTMENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR JOHN MCCASLIN-DOYLE - TODAY
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 renewal. On today, 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 CHRISTINE QUAIL - 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, Dr. Christine Quail is being considered for reappointment. On Wednesday December 5, 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. Quail’s work at the college. In addition, written statements may be submitted on or before 3:00 p.m. on December 5, to Paul Jensen, B-8, IRC (presiding officer for Dr. Quail). No unsigned written statements will be accepted.
FACULTY SEMINAR SERIES - TODAY
Huimin Xu will make the fifth presentation of the Fall 2007 Economics and Business Division Faculty Seminar Series, at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 5 in IRC, LH#9. The title of Dr. Xu’s presentation is Development and Validation of the Feeling Connected Via Television Viewing Scale co-authored with Ruoh-nan (Terry) Yan. The presentation is open to all.
WOLF PROGRAM - TODAY
The Outing Club is pleased to present the staff of the Wolf Conservation Center today, Wednesday, December 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hunt Union Ballroom. Accompanied by Atka, an Arctic gray wolf, the center staff will discuss the many roles wolves play in the wild. This is a wonderful opportunity to see a wolf “up close and personal” while still in Oneonta. This program is free with a SAC card or SUNY Oneonta ID; a suggested donation of $1.00 will be accepted for all others. If you’d like more information on this program please phone Snapper Petta at x3455 or e-mail him at: pettas@oneonta.edu.
MUG ONE MEETING - TODAY
MUG ONE, the Macintosh User Group of Oneonta, presents: "A Holiday Meeting and Party.” Join us on Wednesday, December 5 at 7:30 p.m. in IRC, LH#5 for MUG ONE's annual Holiday Meeting and Party. We'll be sharing demos of our favorite Mac hardware, software, publications and iPod accessories, to help give your holiday gift shopping a jump-start. We may even take a look at some favorite websites if time permits. Members are asked to contact an officer to volunteer to show your favorite Mac toy, or suggest a program or Web site to demonstrate. Special vendor discounts will be available at the meeting. Afterwards we'll have door prizes, including a special $5 a chance holiday raffle for a Canon laser printer/copier/fax/scanner! (Members only). Finally we'll share holiday goodies and enjoy the good cheer of the season with our MUG ONE friends. So bring a favorite treat to share with everyone. Drinks will be provided. As always, the meeting will include a question and answer session. MUG ONE library materials will be available for circulation to MUG ONE members at the meeting. Meetings are free of charge and open to the public. 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. See you soon!
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 renewal. 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.
RETIREMENT OPEN HOUSE FOR TOM RYDER - DECEMBER 7
Tom Ryder is retiring as OAS Executive Director, after 40 years of dedicated service to the College. An Open House to honor Tom is scheduled for Friday, December 7 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Craven Lounge, Morris Conference Center. Please join us in sending Tom off in style!
SYMPHONY TO FEATURE HOLIDAY MUSIC WITH AREA HIGH SCHOOLS - DECEMBER 9
Over one hundred singers from Area High Schools in a special holiday concert will join the Catskill Symphony at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 9, in the Dewar Arena, Alumni Field House. The music performed will vary from the traditional Carol of the Bells, to popular holiday music like Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride, and will conclude with the united force of voices and orchestra in the always-stirring Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah. A total of 165 high school chorus members from Oneonta, Milford, Stamford, Gilboa-Conesville, Cherry Valley-Springfield, Walton and Delhi will rehearse with the Symphony the Saturday before the concert under the direction of CSO Music Director Charles Schneider. This marks the first time for such a collaboration by the Symphony with local high school students, and it is hoped it can become an annual holiday event. This concert will also include a new orchestral setting of Chanukah music, which was specially arranged for this occasion by Robin Seletsky, CSO principal clarinetist. Robin has become well known in upstate New York as a specialist on Klezmer clarinet, a unique style of ethnic playing that originated in Eastern Europe. For information about this concert, phone the Symphony Office at x2670 or visit the web site http://www.catskillsymphony.net/.
UUP LABOR FILM SERIES - DECEMBER 10
Bound for Glory is the inaugural film in UUP Oneonta’s Labor Film series. The movie is open to UUPers, all other campus employees, and SUNY-Oneonta students. The 1976 film will be shown on Monday, December 10, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Hunt Union Theater. The movie is based on folk singer Woody Guthrie’s 1943 autobiography. Gina Keel, Political Scientist and UUP Academic Delegate, will serve as Director of the UUP Labor Film series. Dr. Keel will also moderate the discussion that will follow Bound for Glory. Forged by the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression of the 1930s, Woody Guthrie did hard traveling and labored at many jobs. He was a strong supporter of the American worker and of the union movement. His music often reflected political, economic, and class concerns. Guthrie’s socially conscious music includes the classic This Land is Your Land. Directed by Hal Ashby, Bound for Glory features David Carradine as Woody Guthrie. Both Ashby and Carradine won Golden Globes for their work on the film. The music and cinematography won Academy Awards. Popcorn will be complimentary.
CONCERT BAND PERFORMANCE - DECEMBER 11
At 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 11, the State University Concert Band, under the direction of Rene Prins, will present “A Winter Mix.” The performance will take place in the Hunt Union Ballroom. Among the pieces to be performed will be an arrangement of Victor Herbert’s popular March of the Toys from “Babes in Toyland”, the ever-popular Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson and a 1949 arrangement of the lighthearted Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer written by Johnny Marks. On a slightly more serious note, the band will perform Howard Hanson’s powerful Chorale and Alleluia composed in 1954 by this director of the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. Stretching back in history of original music for Concert Band there will be a performance of the Celestial Choir by Karl L. King who wrote this placid “mood piece” in 1909. A similar early 20th century composition by Theodore M. Tobani entitled Around the Christmas Tree, composed in 1922, will allow the State College Band to bring the audience back to simpler times and an appreciation for this joyous season. Admission to the performance is free of charge. For more information phone x3415.
REAPPOINTMENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR GAYANE TOROSYAN - DECEMBER 12
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, Gayane Torosyan is being considered for reappointment. On Wednesday December 12, 2007, 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. Torosyan’s work at the college. In addition, written statements may be submitted on or before 3:00 p.m. on December 12th, 2007 to Jon Arkaki, B-9, IRC (presiding officer for Dr. Torosyan.) No unsigned written statements will be accepted.
RED DRAGON BOOKSTORE SALES - DECEMBER 13 - 21
The Red Dragon Bookstore is holding a Finals Week Sale starting Thursday, December 13 - Friday, December 21, from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Stop by for great holiday sales!
ORPHEUS THEATRE TO PERFORM MAME ON CAMPUS - DECEMBER 14-16
Orpheus Theatre will bring their production of MAME to the stage in Goodrich Theatre, Fine Arts, just in time for the Holiday Season. MAME, with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman and a book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee, is based on the 1955 novel Auntie Mame and its subsequent play. MAME tells the story of Mame Dennis (played by Patricia Dell) and her fabulous life that gets interrupted when her young nephew, Patrick (played by Erik Miller), comes to live with her. Also featured are Mame's love interest, Beauregard (Doug Decker), her bosom buddy, Vera Charles (Mary Jo Merk), and Vera's secretary and nanny, Agnes Gooch (Jayne Anne Harris), as well as a large cast of campus and community players. Performances are on Friday, December 14 at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, December 15 at 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, December 16 at 2:00 p.m. There will also be a performance for school-aged children on Friday, December 14 at 10:00 a.m. Tickets are available by phoning the Orpheus Theatre box office at 432-9392. For more information: www.orpheustheatre.org or 432-1800.
SPRING ENRICHMENT SEMINAR PROGRAM
The Catskill Area School Study Council announces the Enrichment Seminar Program for the spring semester beginning January 26. The objective of the program, which is in its 48th continuous year, is to enhance the intellectual horizons of students by offering stimulating experiences in courses not offered by their own schools. Classes are held on the campus on Saturday mornings from 9:30 a.m. until 12:00 noon. The spring session consists of a six-week S.A.T. Preparation class which will meet on January 26, February 3, 10, 17 and 23, and March 1. The deadline to register is January 9. Students must register through their school district, and districts must be members of the Catskill Area School Study Council, in order to participate. For more information, contact the Study Council office at x2533.
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.
Deadline For Nominations & Summaries For 2007 - 2008 Chancellor's Awards Competition
4:00 p.m., Netzer 135. Announcements & nomination procedures available at Graduate Studies/Continuing Education, 135 Netzer Administration Building. Awards include: 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); & Distinguished Teaching Professorship (DTP); & Distinguished Service Professorship (DSP). SUNY Any individual interested in DTP or DSP nomination should consult with Robert Morrissey at x2545 (voice mail), prior to nomination actions.
BULLETIN INFORMATION
Email your items and attachments to Mona Hughes at hughesml@oneonta.edu. Do not send items or attachments in Publisher. Items must be received no later than 12:00 noon on the Thursday preceding the Wednesday publication. If a break week, items must be received by the noon deadline before the break for publication after the break. Bulletins are not published when classes are not in session.
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