SUNY-ONEONTA TO STAGE WORLD'S LARGEST SOCCER GAME
In his first year at the SUNY College at Oneonta in 1988, College President Alan B. Donovan played goalie in a soccer game in which over 750 players attempted to set a record for the World's Largest Soccer Game. This year on Tuesday, April 17 at 8 p.m., students, faculty, staff, and community members hope to attract over 1,000 participants to the SUNY-Oneonta All-Weather Field to honor President Donovan in the year of his retirement by playing in a game that may set a new record for the World's Largest Soccer Game. The event, proceeds of which will support the newly established Alan B. Donovan Scholarship at the College, is open to all, and members of the community are invited to participate. Volunteers are being sought to assist with the event and to play in the game. The World's Largest Soccer Game 2008 is being organized by a group of SUNY-Oneonta students, faculty, and staff, led by Student Association President Jared Lefkowitz. More information is available at www.oneonta.edu/wlsg or phone the Student Association at x2440.
VENDOR FAIR - TODAY
Sodexho is hosting a vendor fair at the Hunt College Union on Wednesday, February 27 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.! Stop by for free samples from more than 20 different vendors.
GALLERY TALK - TODAY
Madeline Silber will give a Gallery talk and tour of her exhibition of paintings called Entanglements today, Wednesday February 27, from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in the New Gallery, Fine Arts. All are welcome!
SHELTER-IN PLACE PROCEDURES
Attached to this issue of the Bulletin is a copy of the recently adopted Shelter-in Place procedures for the campus. Please review the procedures and insert the copy in your orange Crisis Management folder, which was distributed to all employees in fall 2007. If you did not receive a Crisis Management folder, contact the office of Student Development at x2513 for a copy. The Crisis Management folders should contain Bomb Threat Procedures, Evacuation Procedures, and Shelter-in-Place Procedures. These materials can also be found at our Security at SUNY Oneonta website www.oneonta.edu/security.
UUP LABOR FILM SERIES - FEBRUARY 28
Bound for Glory will be shown as part of UUP Oneonta’s Labor Film series on Thursday, February 28, from 4-6 p.m. at the Red Dragon Theater, Hunt College Union. The movie is open to UUPers, all other campus employees, and SUNY-Oneonta students. Please see information attached to this issue of the Bulletin.
SAFE SPACE TRAINING SESSIONS
The Safe Space Program located in the Gender & Sexuality Resource Center, Room 219, Hunt College Union, has scheduled a series of training sessions for the Spring 2008 semester. Please see information attached to this issue of the Bulletin.
SLAVERY IN BRAZIL: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES
Herbert Klein, History, will present a discussion and lecture on Thursday, March 6 at 7 p.m. in Craven Lounge, Morris Conference Center. This is part of the series Philosophy Outside The Margins, a faculty lecture series in honor of Ralph Watkins. Please see information attached to this issue of the Bulletin.
NEW SERVICES OFFERED BY CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER
In effort to connect with students who do not have time to visit the Career Development Center in Netzer, there are two new ways of getting their questions answered. The first new service is the Mobile Career Center which travels to Mills Hall during the spring semester (Mondays 12-1 p.m., Wednesdays 1-2 p.m., and Fridays 11 a.m.-12 p.m.) The Mobile Career Center offers the opportunity for students talk to a career staff member and pick up some career resources while they are grabbing a midday meal. The second new service is a Live Career Chat (instant messaging), which capitalizes on students who prefer to communicate via the computer. With our career chat/instant messaging, students can conveniently get questions answered while sitting in their dorm room or at home during off hours. Just go to the Career Development Center website, www.oneonta.edu/career on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 7-8 p.m. and Wednesdays and Fridays, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. If you have questions please contact the Career Development Center at x2534 or email career@oneonta.edu.
OAS CONDUCTS SURVEY TO DETERMINE HEALTHY SNACKS IN VENDING MACHINES
OAS is conducting a survey to determine what types of healthy snacks are wanted in the vending machines on campus. Please go to the following website to take the survey so that we will know what you would like: www.oneonta.edu/oas/vending.
FACULTY TEXTBOOK ORDERS FOR SUMMER & FALL CLASSES DEADLINE
Faculty textbook orders are due by Tuesday, April 1 for summer sessions and Tuesday, April 15 for fall 2008 classes. Keeping to those dates helps The Red Dragon Bookstore obtain a good supply of used textbooks and utilize free shipping. We appreciate your support! http://reddragonbooks.oneonta.edu.
STUDENTS HANDLING EXAMS
Reminder: 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 Maureen P. Artale, College Registrar, at x3216.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT/UUP MEETING - FEBRUARY 28
The next Food for Thought / UUP Chapter meeting will be held in the Otsego Grille, Morris Hall, on Thursday, February 28 from 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m., and will feature a presentation on the new (tentative) contract between the State of New York and UUP. Fred Floss (Head of the UUP Negotiations Team), Martin Coffey (Labor Relations Specialist to the UUP Negotiations Team), and other members of the UUP Negotiations Team will present detailed and specific information concerning the provisions of the proposed contract. The process for the vote on ratification will also be discussed. Given the centrality of the contract to terms and conditions of work, this will be a Food for Thought of the utmost importance. Questions and discussion will follow the formal program. This is an important meeting to become informed and express opinion about the proposed contract. 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 if you have questions, please contact UUP Oneonta President Bill Simons, President, at x3498/ simonswm or; Norm Payne, VP for Professionals, at x2021/ paynene; Tom Horvath, Acting VP for Academics, at x3899/ horvattg; Gina Keel, Acting Secretary, at x3505/ keelgl, Janie Forrest-Glotzer, Professional Delegate at x2005/ forresjl; or Nancy Cannon, Academic Delegate, at x2160/ cannonns.
NYC BUS TRIP- MARCH 1
The Chi Phi fraternity is organizing a bus trip to New York City on Saturday, March 1 as a fundraiser. The bus will leave Hunt Union at 6 a.m., and return at about midnight. Passengers can spend the day visiting the city’s many attractions. Cost for the roundtrip is $40. For more information or to reserve a seat, please contact Jon Arakaki, Communication Arts (IRC B-9), at x3265.
BLACK LIST DOCUMENTARY - MARCH 3
The Africana & Latino Studies Department will host a special showing of The Black List, a documentary created and directed by Yasir Ansari, a SUNY-Oneonta senior majoring in Mass Communications. The film has been accepted to and will also be shown as part of the Westchester Film Festival this spring. The Oneonta showing will take place on Monday, March 3, at 7 p.m. in the Red Dragon Theater, Hunt College Union. Admission is free and is open to all. For further information, please contact the Africana & Latino Studies at x3449.
SANFORD SOCIETY SPONSORS FUNDRAISER JEWELRY SALE - MARCH 6
There will be a jewelry sale sponsored by the Sanford Society (Math Club) on Thursday, March 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hunt College Union. The sale is a fundraiser for the Club’s events.
OUTSTANDING PART-TIME INSTRUCTOR AWARD 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.
FAMOUS LAST WORDS - MARCH 12
On Wednesday, March 12, Tom Horvath, Biology and Environmental Sciences, will present Passing The Torch: Careful, It’s Hot!, as part of the Famous Last Words series. The event will take place at 12 p.m., in the CME, Lee Hall. Famous Last Words is a program in which a faculty or staff member has been nominated by Omicron Delta Kappa to present the “last lecture” of his or her life. For more information contact Robb at x3013.
ATTENTION: CSEA EMPLOYEES
The Office of Human Resources would like to remind CSEA employees that the NYS & CSEA Partnership tuition benefits program is available for all eligible employees. Copies of the catalog and application forms are available for download from the Partnership website at www.nyscseapartnership.org or by contacting the Office of Human Resources. Some program highlights include:
Exhibition: Outrageous Pages: Ingenious Artists’ Books.
Main Gallery, Fine Arts. Hours: M-F, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Contact HERE or Tim Sheesley at x2445.
BULLETIN INFORMATION
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