MAUREEN ARTALE NAMED NEW COLLEGE REGISTRAR
The Academic Affairs Division is pleased to announce that as a result of a national search, Maureen Artale has been selected as our new College Registrar, effective January 24, 2008. Maureen is an Oneonta alumna and recently earned an M.A. degree in Social Policy from SUNY, Empire State College. She has been employed by the College since 1998 and brings to this position an extensive depth and breadth of experience gained through progressively responsible positions in Admissions, Academic Advisement, Continuing Education and Graduate Studies, and through her 5 years as Assistant Registrar. Maureen’s office is located in Netzer 127. Her new phone number is x3216. Please stop by to welcome Maureen to her new position.
KRISTY DAVIDSON APPOINTED NEW DIRECTOR OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT & STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
Kristy Davidson has been appointed Oneonta’s Director of Career Development and Student Employment. Kristy, who holds a B.A. in Management from Hartwick College and an M.S. in School Counseling from SUNY Oneonta, joined the College as Assistant Director of Financial Aid in 1997. In July 2003 Kristy became a Sr. Career Planning Associate in the Office of Career Development and Student Employment. Since August 2007 she has served as Interim Director of Career Development and Student Employment. Please join the Student Development Division at the College in welcoming Kristy to her new position.
NO BULLETIN DURING RECESS WEEK - FEBRUARY 27 EDITION DEADLINE - FEBRUARY 14
There is only one more edition of the Bulletin (February 13), before the February 18 - 22 recess week. There will not be a Bulletin published during that week. The deadline for the Wednesday, February 27 edition is noon on Thursday, February 14. You may send items anytime, up to the deadline, for that edition. For additional information contact Mona Hughes at x2490 or hughesml@oneonta.edu
MILNE LIBRARY RECESS HOURS
Milne Library will be open the following hours during the February recess (February 15 - 25:)
Monday - Friday, February 8-22
BATTLE OF THE RED DRAGONS
The College Community is invited to attend the Battle of the Red Dragons on Saturday, February 9. Please see information attached to this issue of the Bulletin.
MOVIE AND DISCUSSION
The Women's and Gender Studies Department presents the movie Vera Drake on Wednesday, February 13, at 7 p.m. in the Red Dragon Theater, Hunt Union. Please see information attached to this issue of the Bulletin.
SEEKING CANCER SURVIVORS
"Are you a cancer survivor?" We want to celebrate you! Please contact Emily Pohl at pohlej25@oneonta.edu if you would like to be a part of our fight against cancer, or phone the CSRC at x3500.
IMPORTANT NOTICES TO EMPLOYEES WITH EMPIRE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN
The following are two very important notices for Employees who have the Empire Prescription Plan:
POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT HAS NEW LOCATION & PHONE
The Political Science Department, chaired this semester by Janet Day, has moved to Fitzelle 419. The department has secretarial coverage all mornings except Wednesdays, when coverage is in the afternoon. The telephone number has changed to x3522 and the department secretary is now Veronica Diver.
SWIM WITH THE FISH FUNDRAISER
The Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Team Fundraiser Swim with the Fish swim lessons will begin on Monday, February 25. We will continue to teach on Monday and Wednesday at the usual time from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. The program will run for four weeks concluding on Wednesday, March 19. Class sizes will not exceed more than four children per instructor. The cost is $6.00/class. We will also offer the 1/2-hour option for children 3 years old and younger. The session is a one on one lesson for 30 minutes at a cost of $6.00/class. Classes will be held at the Chase pool. Note: If Oneonta schools are closed due to bad weather we will not hold swim lessons for that day. To register or for additional information phone Chris at x2505 and leave a message with appropriate information (name and age of child and a number where you can be reached), or e-mail schulee@oneonta.edu.
Checks should be made payable to SUNY Oneonta and you may pay on the first day of class. We have always enjoyed and appreciated your involvement with our program. Thank you for your support.
MADELINE SILBER'S ENTANGLEMENTS EXHIBIT OPENS
An exhibit entitled Entanglements featuring recent paintings by Oneonta artist Madeline Silber is open in the New Gallery, Fine Arts through Friday, February 29. An artist's reception will be held at 5 p.m. on Thursday, February 7, and an Artist Gallery Talk is scheduled for Wednesday, February 27 at 1:30 p.m. Madeline Silber received her MFA in painting from the Maryland Institute, College of Art in 1988. Exhibitions include solo shows at The Munson Williams Proctor Art Institute, Utica, NY, the Heather Marx Gallery in San Francisco, The Hudson D. Walker Gallery in Provincetown, MA, and the Thomas Barry Fine Arts, Minneapolis MN. Her work has also been shown nationally and internationally in various group exhibitions. Madeline lives in Oneonta where she also maintains her painting studio. Of her work Thomas Piché, Director of the Roland Gibson Gallery writes, “In her enigmatic paintings, Madeline Silber convincingly fuses nature and artifice, transforming inanimate objects into anthropomorphic subjects.” These abstract paintings are well-crafted intimate color explorations, provoking a relationship to human form and movement. Admission to the gallery and the reception is complimentary, and members of the community are invited to attend. Galleries are open Monday - Friday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. when College is in session. Information is available at www.oneonta.edu/academics/art/gallery.html or from Tim Sheesley at x2445.
RETIREMENT RECEPTION FOR LIEUTENANT MERRITT HUNT - TODAY
You are cordially invited to a reception for Lieutenant Merritt Hunt, UPD, who will be retiring from the College this month. The reception will be held on Wednesday, February 6, from 3 p.m.-5 p.m. in Morris Hall Café. Please join us in wishing Merritt well on his future endeavors.
YOGA AND MEDITATION SOCIETY SATELLITE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION LINKS - TODAY
The Yoga and Meditation Society Satellite conference Contemplative Practice in Diverse Disciplines and Cultures is taking place today, Wednesday, February 6, from 4-6:30 p.m. in the Multicultural Center, Lee Hall. Web registration can be done through links:
MUG ONE MEETING - TODAY
MUG ONE, the Macintosh User Group of Oneonta, presents: MacWorld Expo Tour with Tips today, Wednesday, February 6 at 7:30 p.m. in IRC, LH#4 for our first meeting in the new year. Note the change in lecture halls this Spring. Elsa Travisano will share a tour of the MacWorld Expo from her January trip to the Mother Ship in CA. We'll also be sharing demos of our favorite Mac hardware, software, publications and iPod accessories, to finish the December meeting agenda where we ran out of time. (Sven’s fault.) We may even take a look at some favorite websites if time permits. Afterwards we'll raffle off door prizes (members only). Finally we'll share goodies and enjoy communing with our MUG ONE friends. Soft
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 members. 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!
PIANIST JEROME ROSE- FEBRUARY 7
Jerome Rose, one of the world's most respected and renowned classical pianists, professors of piano, organizers of music festivals, and recording artists, will perform in the Hunt College Union Ballroom at 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 7. Admission is complimentary, and members of the community are invited. Jerome Rose will present a virtuoso performance of Beethoven's Sonata in A Major, Opus 101, Schumann's Carnaval, Opus 9, and Beethoven's Sonata in C minor, Opus 111. A gold medalist in the prestigious international Busoni piano competition, he began his international performing career in his early twenties, and has appeared with a range of international orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, and Vienna Symphony. He has been a soloist with such major American orchestras as the Chicago Symphony and San Francisco Symphony. Jerome Rose recently produced a critically successful first DVD, Jerome Rose Plays Chopin: Live in Concert--The Ballades/Sonatas 2 & 3, for the Medici label. Next month, he will be recording the last Beethoven sonatas for DVD, and he has more DVDs in the works for this year. The College at Oneonta presented Jerome Rose with an honorary SUNY doctorate in 2001. Last year, he performed at the College in the Mills Distinguished Lecture Series. More information is available from the Office of Community Relations at x2748.
CHEERLEADING CLINIC FOR CHILDREN - FEBRUARY 8
The Oneonta State Cheerleaders are offering a Cheerleading Clinic on Friday, February 8 from 4:30 p.m.-9 p.m. for children in grades 2-6. The clinic will include learning cheers and a dance, as well as a performance at halftime during the Oneonta State Men’s basketball game that night! The cost is $20 per cheerleader or $35 for two children from the same family. (Price includes cost for the clinic, a t-shirt, and participation in the game!) For further information, please contact Cassie Sklarz at sklarzca@oneonta.edu or x3901.
STUDY ABROAD EVENING - FEBRUARY 11
Please announce to your classes that there will be an opportunity to hear about studying abroad from SUNY-Oneonta students who have done it. The event will take place from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, February 11 in the Centre for Multicultural Experiences, Lee Hall. Four study abroad veterans are prepared to share their experiences abroad and offer tips about the process of applying and preparing to go overseas. For more information about the evening please contact Andy Van Benschoten at vanbenak@oneonta.edu or x2461.
CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS PROGRAMMATIC IMAGING IN MUSIC - FEBRUARY 12
The Hewitt Pantaleoni Memorial Concert Series will continue with a program in IRC, LH#3 (Sanford Auditorium) entitled Programmatic Imaging in Music. It will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 12 and will feature horn player Gretchen Snedeker, tubaist Andrew Smith and pianist Ling Yu Hsaio. The trio are graduate students at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, and they recently performed the program there as part of their degree plans. A Syracuse native, Ms. Senedker spent the 2006-07 season as Interim Principal Horn with the Catskill Symphony Orchestra. She will be joined on one piece by a horn quartet consisting of music faculty member Julia Hasbrouck Clay, along with Gregory Williams, Liza DiSavino and legendary horn player Brooks Tillotson. Admission is free, and neither tickets nor reservations are necessary. For more information, contact Carleton Clay at x3419.
STUDENTS PRESENT THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES - FEBRUARY 12, 13, & 14
The Human Ecology Club and the Phi Upsilon Omicron Human Ecology honor society, Mask & Hammer theater club, and Rock to Cure of the SUNY College at Oneonta will present a production of Eve Ensler's play The Vagina Monologues at the Goodrich Theatre at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday, February 12, 13, & 14. Admission to the event is $5 with a SUNY-Oneonta student ID card or $10 for others, and proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Violence Intervention Program of Opportunities for Otsego. Tickets are on sale at Goodrich Theatre Box Office starting Thursday, February 7 (10 a.m.-1 p.m., 4 p.m.-6 p.m.) and show nights from 7 p.m.-8 p.m. Members of the community are invited to attend. The presentation is part of the students' 2008 V-Day Campaign, a local component of the global movement to end violence against women and girls that raises funds and awareness through benefit productions of playwright/founder Eve Ensler's award-winning The Vagina Monologues.
Now in its tenth year, the V-Day movement has raised over $50 million and educated millions about the issue of violence against women and the efforts to end it, crafted international educational campaigns, and funded over 5000 community-based anti-violence programs and safe houses in the U.S. and internationally. More information about the campaign is available at www.vday.org. The event at SUNY-Oneonta is an installment in a series to raise money and awareness about ending violence against women and children locally. The students are working with Opportunities for Otsego and the Violence Intervention Program to raise funds for their programs that help women and children attempting to overcome violence. Veronica Acevedo, a senior majoring in Child and Family Studies and Theatre, who serves as President of the Human Ecology Club and Phi Upsilon Omicron, is coordinating the local events. More information is available from Veronica at (607) 437-1927.
RED DRAGON BOOKSTORE RED & PINK SALE - FEBRUARY 12, 13, & 14
Stop by the Red Dragon Bookstore for the Red & Pink sale! All red and pink merchandise, excluding electronics and textbooks, is 25% off from Monday - Wednesday, February 12, 13 & 14.
THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN THE IROQUOIS CULTURE - FEBRUARY 13
Join us at the College Camp for an evening presentation on The Empowerment of Women in the Iroquois Culture in the bark longhouse on Wednesday, February 13 at 7:30 p.m. Suzanne Vermette, Native American educator for the College Camp, will discuss the influence women had in Iroquois society and the importance of their roles in the daily life of the Confederacy. Free and open to all. Note…the longhouse is a short walk through the woods from the lodge parking area and is heated in the traditional manner with a wood fire; we suggest you dress accordingly. For information phone Snapper Petta at x3455 or pettas@oneonta.edu.
FACULTY RESEARCH SHOW/CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS DEADLINE - FEBRUARY 15
Call for Participants: The Grants Development Office (GDO) is calling for participants for the eighth
annual Faculty Research Show (FRS) to be held on Wednesday, March 12 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Morris Conference Center (reception to follow). The FRS celebrates the excellent and diverse research and related activities conducted by College at Oneonta faculty. Different formats for presentation will be accommodated, including posters, hands-on exhibits, PowerPoint presentations and videotaped presentations. GDO staff will make every effort to accommodate requests, and will help purchase materials and arrange for use of medical equipment. Have you made a recent poster presentation at a conference? Consider modifying it for presentation at the Faculty Research Show. Note: You do not have to be present during the entire FRS to participate; you may send a colleague or student representative, or GDO staff can help facilitate presentations. There are no scheduled talks at the FRS. If you would like to participate, please email the following information to meekerkl@oneonta.edu by Friday, February 15:
If you have any questions, please contact Kathy Meeker at x2632. Programs from previous Faculty Research Shows are available from the GDO by request.
2008 OUTSTANDING PART-TIME INSTRUCTOR AWARD APPLICATION DEADLINE - MARCH 7
The Committee on Instruction is now accepting nominations for the 2008 Simphiwe Hlatswayo Award for the Outstanding Part-Time Instructor that was created by the College Senate to recognize outstanding adjunct instructors as well as to encourage excellence in teaching. The award was named to honor the memory of Simphiwe Hlatswayo, who was a graduate of the College from South Africa, and taught at SUNY-Oneonta first as an adjunct, then later as an assistant professor. Those eligible for nomination are all part-time instructors who have taught at least one course in either: 1) each of the previous two semesters (Spring & Fall 2007); 2) each of the previous two fall semesters only (Fall 2006 & Fall 2007; or 3) each of the previous two spring semesters only (Spring 2006 & Spring 2007). Part-time instructors may nominate themselves or be nominated by other members of the faculty regardless of rank. Students may also nominate them. Nomination folders must include the following: 1). Student Perception of Instruction results and/or other standardized student evaluation of instruction instrument for each course taught in the last two eligible semesters. Quantitative data as well as typewritten free-response student comments are expected; if desired, instructors may include their response to student evaluations; 2). Five recent letters of recommendation including three letters from full-or part-time peers (two of whom should teach at SUNY-Oneonta) and two letters from students (preferably not currently enrolled with this instructor); 3). A statement of teaching philosophy; 4). Syllabi from the last two eligible semesters (additional course materials may be included); 5). A current curriculum vita or resume; and 6). Grade distribution for each course taught in the last two eligible semesters. Nomination materials should be submitted to Brian Beitzel, 129 Fitzelle. The deadline for nominations is Friday, March 7.
APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR THE SUSAN SUTTON SMITH FACULTY PRIZE - MARCH 7
Full-time, tenured faculty, including previous applicants, are invited to apply for the 2008 Susan Sutton Smith Faculty Prize for Academic Excellence. Faculty with excellent records of scholarship, creative activity, and/or evidence of academic excellence, who can present a 45-minute lecture related to the applicant’s area of expertise to an audience of non-specialists, are invited to apply for the $1,000 prize. Chairs and program directors should encourage applications from qualified individuals in their departments. The deadline for applications is Friday, March 7, 2008. Applications should be submitted to: The Academic Excellence Committee, Office of the Provost, 340 Netzer Administration Building. A campus mailing of the call for applications has been done, so if you have not received award information/guidelines, please contact Kathy Milavec at x2517. The Susan Sutton Smith Faculty Prize for Academic Excellence is made possible by an endowment created by Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Smith in memory of their daughter, Susan, and in honor of her commitment to academic excellence at the College. The College at Oneonta Alumni Annual Fund also supports this event.
THE MORALITY OF DEALING DRUGS - MARCH 13
Philosophy Outside The Margins, a faculty lecture series in Honor of Ralph Watkins, will present Chris Keegan, Africana/Latino Studies and Philosophy, in a lecture titled: The Morality of Dealing Drugs. The event will take place on Thursday, March 13 at 7 p.m. in the Center for Multicultural Experiences (CME), Lee Hall. All are invited to attend. Sponsored by the CME. For additional information contact Mary Bonderoff at x2663. Faculty members interested in presenting at the CME an also contact Mary at the above number.
TRAVEL UPDATE REGARDING LITHIUM BATTERIES
New safety rules for traveling with lithium batteries have been issued from the US Department of Transportation. Please see the Oneonta Travel Manual for websites regarding this new policy. Please feel free to contact Becca O’Donnell at x2555 or Betty Tirado at x3448 if you have any travel related questions.
SUNY-ONEONTA EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITITES
EOP Summer Academy Temporary Position - Residence Hall Director: The Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) seeks a motivated individual to direct a highly structured summer residence hall program. This is a four-week academic program from July 6 - July 31, 2008. RHD obligation is June 30 - August 1, 2008. Duties and responsibilities include: Supervise a residence hall housing 50 to 60 students; provide leadership and direction to both students and staff members; help students make the transition from high school to a college environment; room assignments and procedures for check-in and check-out; train and supervise a staff of resident advisors/tutors; plan and facilitate hall activities, evening programs and weekend outings; involved 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree with experience in residence life and working with a diverse group of young adults. To Apply: Send or fax a letter of application, resume, and contact information for three professional references to: EOP Director, Office of Special Programs, Box BU, 332 Netzer Administration Building, SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, NY, 13820-4015 OR 607-436-3211 (fax). Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled, with preference to submissions prior to Thursday, May 1. SUNY Oneonta values a diverse college community. Please visit our website on diversity at: www.oneonta.edu/navigation/diversity.asp. Moreover, the College is an EEO/AA/ADA employer. Women, persons of color, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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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