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Bulletin for April 16, 2008 

CARL HAYDEN TO SPEAK AT COMMENCEMENT
Carl T. Hayden, Chairman of the SUNY Board of Trustees and former Chancellor of the Board of Regents, will deliver the 2008 Commencement address on Saturday, May 17. Hayden was appointed Chairman of the SUNY Board of Trustees in October. He was elected to the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York in 1990, elected Chancellor by his colleagues in 1995, and re-elected to that office in 1998 and 2001. He served for 12 years until 2002, when his second term as a Regent expired. He was then voted Chancellor Emeritus by his colleagues. During his tenure, the Board of Regents raised standards for students, schools, entry into the teaching profession, and teacher-preparation programs. A 1970 graduate of Cornell University School of Law and a practicing attorney in Elmira, Hayden is a former president of the Elmira City School District Board of Education and past chair or president of several community organizations. He was also a founder and president of the Mark Twain Arts Council. From 1963 to 1967, Hayden served in the U.S. Navy as a gunnery officer and legal officer. Hayden serves as Chairman of the Board of the New York State Health Foundation and Chair of the Chemung County School Readiness Project. From 2003 to 2007, he was a director of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and the Campaign for Fiscal Equity. Carl Hayden has been awarded honorary degrees by Hamilton College, Elmira College, the City University of New York, and Excelsior College. He also received the Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of State Boards of Education in recognition of his outstanding service to public education.

CHILDREN’S CENTER OPEN HOUSE
The Bugbee Children’s Center is having an Open House on Wednesday, April 23 with refreshments and entertainment. Please see information attached to this issue of the Bulletin.

COLLEGE ENHANCEMENT COMMITTEE “MAKING A DIFFERENCE” AWARDS - APRIL 18
The College Community is invited to attend the “Making a Difference” Awards ceremony. The awards will be presented in the Otsego Grille, Morris Conference Center on Friday, April 18, at 8 a.m. Refreshments will be provided.

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR CANDIDATE OPEN FORUM MEETINGS
An open forum will be held with each of the following International Education Director Candidates:

We are looking forward to seeing you at these sessions. If you have questions, please forward them to the Chair of the Search Committee, Hanfu Mi at mih@oneonta.edu.

CAMPUS FORUM ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND POLICIES
You are cordially invited to participate in the Campus Forum designed to engage you in discussions on Affirmative Action and the College Policies on Discrimination and Harassment/Sexual Harassment. The Campus Forum will be on Monday, April 28, from 11:45 a.m. to 12:50 p.m., in the Butternut Room, Hunt College Union. Lunch will be provided. If you plan to attend this forum, please email felterbd@oneonta.edu or phone x2830 by 12 noon on Wednesday, April 23. We look forward to a fruitful discussion on affirmative action related issues and policies.

UPCOMING RECRUITING EVENTS
The Career Development Center would like to ask all faculty and staff to please announce the following recruitment events to students:

Job and internship descriptions are also available at the Career Development Center, Room 110. Please refer to the recruiter Schedule of Events board in the hallway outside the Career Center office.

TONERS AVAILABLE
The following toners are available to anyone who can use them: Black Toner/Sharp SF 2025, 2030, 2040, 2530, and 2540 and Black Toner/Sharp SF2025, 2030, 2530 (two available). If anyone is interested, contact Maddy Hayes at x2537.

INFORMATION ON SUBMITTING PAPERS TO AN ANTI-PLAGIARISM SERVICE
If you are using an anti-plagiarism service such as www.turnitin.com, you must remove the student’s name and assign a code name to each paper you submit. The code name must not be the student’s ID number or any part there of and should only be known to you. Using the student’s name or ID number is a violation of the students FERPA rights because you are releasing personally identifiable information without his/her written consent. For questions on FERPA contact Maureen P. Artale, at x3216 or artalemp@oneonta.edu.

ATTENTION: CSEA EMPLOYEES
The Office of Human Resources has received the new NYS & CSEA Partnership for Education and Training catalogs for 2008-2009. Program highlights include:

Copies of the catalog are available for download from the Partnership website at www.nyscseapartnership.org or by contacting the Office of Human Resources.

SISTER CITY PROJECT EVENTS
The College, Oneonta City Schools, the City of Oneonta and the Ninash Foundation will be celebrating the 8th Anniversary of the Sister City Project by inviting the principals of the Indo-International Schools from India. The principals will be visiting Oneonta from April 15 to 30. During their stay they will participate in the Sister City Celebration as well as in the Global Educational Program by visiting the Elementary Schools in the Oneonta and Cooperstown areas. They will also attend education and art classes at SUNY-Oneonta and Hartwick College. The principals will speak to the students and community at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 21, 2008, at the Craven Lounge. On Friday, April 25, the community is invited to attend the Gala Sister City Celebration Community Event starting at 6 p.m. in the Hunt Union Ball Room. During this celebration, the Oneonta third graders will perform and display their artwork. Various clubs and other groups from our campus that have been raising funds for the Ninash Foundation’s literacy project will be recognized, followed by classical Indian dances and a Bollywood dance party till midnight. Members of the community will have another opportunities to meet with principals at the various local restaurants that will be hosting dinners in their honor. The principals will be the guests of the College and the Ninash Foundation. Members of the community are cordially invited to meet and welcome the principals from India during this celebration! The Calendar of Events is as follows: Today, Wednesday, April 16-Lecture at Hartwick College Art Department; Thursday, April 17-Lectures at SUNY-Oneonta’s Education and Art Departments; Monday, April 21-Meet the Principals of the Indo-International Schools at 7:30 p.m. at Craven Lounge; Wednesday, April 23-Dinner with the community at the Autumn Café 6-8 p.m. (Reservations requested); Thursday, April 24-Dinner with the community at Alfresco’s Restaurant 6-8 p.m. (Reservations requested); Friday, April 25- Sister City Celebration, 6 p.m.-Presentation by Third Graders, 7 p.m.-Welcome the principals from India, Indian Dances and 8:30-midnight, Bollywood Dance- all at the Hunt Union Ball Room; April 14-30- History of Indo-International Schools through Photographs, Fine Arts. For more information, please contact CSRC at x2098.

SISTER CITY: PHOTOGRAPHS ON DISPLAY THROUGH - APRIL 25
As part of the Ninash Foundation's Literacy Project as well as the SUNY Oneonta's Learn and Serve Program in India, photographs depicting the history (1996-2007) of the four Indo-International Schools in Dundlod, Rajasthan, Mahapura, Rajsthan and Kuran, Gujarat will be displayed. History of the Ninash Foundation’s Indo-International Schools photographs by Linda Drake, Director of the Center for Social Responsibility and Community, will be on display in the Gallery Lobby through Friday, April 25. The exhibit will run in conjunction with SUNY College at Oneonta, the City of Oneonta, the Oneonta City Schools, and the Ninash Foundation’s celebration of the eighth anniversary of the Sister City Project between Oneonta and Dundlod, India, with events scheduled through Wednesday, April 30. You are cordially invited to join in the celebration by viewing them at your leisure. Contact: Linda Drake at x2633 for additional information.

STUDENT RECOGNITION DAY - TODAY
The College has designated today, Wednesday, April 16, as “Student Employment Day” to recognize the many important contributions our student employees make to the campus community. Many colleges nationwide will honor their student employees during National Student Employment Week, April 13 - 19. We employ approximately 1,200 students on campus. Nearly every area of campus benefits from their service as resident assistants, lab monitors, dining hall workers, academic team members, office assistants, and in countless other roles. Our student workers attend to their academic responsibilities, participate in extra curricular activities, and find time to be loyal and dependable employees. I ask that you take a moment on Wednesday, April 16, to recognize our student employees and to thank them for their dedication to the College.

Alan Donovan

STUDENT RESEARCH DAY - TODAY
Student Research Day will be held in Morris Conference Center today, Wednesday, April 16, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. This year’s Show breaks all records with 74 diverse presentations representing the effort of 120 different students with 49 faculty sponsors! The keynote speaker for Student Research Day is distinguished alumnus Dr. Margie Clapper (class of 1980) who is currently Director of Chemoprevention Research at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Clapper will present her talk entitled Promising Strategies for the Prevention of Cancer at 2:15 p.m. in the Otsego Grille (Morris Conference Center). Student exhibits will cover a range of disciplines and topics, including the following: Scott Azar, Sarah Barsukoff, Robert Fitzgerald, David Lustberg, Alyssa Schaller; Faculty Sponsor: Paul Bischoff (Secondary Science Education); Water Quality Analysis of Three Creeks Leading into the Susquehanna River in Oneonta, New York and their Effects on the River's Water Quality Peggi Dudley; Faculty Sponsor: Albert Sosa (Physical Education); Development of Trail Maps for the Oneonta Area, Chun Kit Lo; Faculty Sponsor: Ho Hon Leung (Sociology); Hong Kong Ethnic and Cultural Identities: Perspectives from Young Adults Phillip Pearson; Faculty Sponsor: Yun-Jung Choi (Human Ecology); College Students' Online Shopping Behaviors Shayne Spencer; Faculty Sponsor: Janet Nepkie (Music); Second Life Concert Hall: Scarlet House of Music. Please visit the Show to support our students’ impressive research and creative activity, and encourage your students, co-workers, family and friends to attend as well. Sponsored by the Grants Development Office, The College at Oneonta Foundation, and the Faculty Committee on Research. For additional information contact Kim Muller at x2479 or Kathy Meeker at x2632.

REAPPOINTMENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR THERON VERDON - 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, Theron Verdon is being considered for reappointment. Today, Wednesday, April 16 between 3 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. Verdon’s work at the college. In addition, written statements may be submitted on or before 3 p.m. today to Paul Jensen, IRC B-8 (presiding officer for Dr. Verdon.) No unsigned written statements will be accepted.

FINGER LAKES PRESENTATION -APRIL 17
Discover the beauty of the Finger Lakes Trail, a long distance hiking trail with many day options, which runs from the western Catskills across the southern tier to the Finger Lakes region. Ed Sidote, chair of the trail conference, will talk about this wonderful asset to our region and show photos of various points along the way. The program is scheduled for Thursday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Red Dragon Theatre, Hunt College Union. The presentation is free and everyone is welcome to attend. For more information contact Snapper Petta at x3455 or e-mail pettas@oneonta.edu.

FACULTY ELECTIONS VOTING DEADLINE - APRIL 18
Attention Voting Faculty! Elections for Faculty Officers and Committees are now taking place. If you have not already voted, please visit the College Senate website and follow the link to the election page ( www.oneonta.edu/academics/senate). Voting will end on Friday, April 18 at 5 p.m. If you have questions or need more information, please contact Katherine Angell at angellkg@oneonta.edu of the Faculty Business Committee.

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN LEAD? - APRIL 18
On Friday, April 18 at 3 p.m., Deborah Mackin from New Directions Consulting will present a lecture series entitled: So You Think You Can Lead?: A Workshop for Navigating the Road to Success. This event is sponsored by the ODK honor society and will take place at the Union Square Café, Hunt College Union. The lecture/interactive program is geared towards students, faculty and administration. Please encourage your students to take advantage of this opportunity. For information, contact Matt Harrington at harrmr64@oneonta.edu or visit Deb Mackin’s website at www.NewDirectionsConsulting.com.

HYDRANT FLUSHING THROUGH - APRIL 18
In cooperation with the City of Oneonta, we will be flushing campus fire hydrants during the week of April 14 to 18. This could cause some rusty or cloudy looking water for a short time. It is recommended that no laundry be done during this time as it could affect the appearance of the clothing. It does not affect the safety of the water. If you have any questions concerning this necessary maintenance, please phone the Maintenance Department at x2507 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. weekdays.

TALK ON CONSERVATION AND PRIMATE BEHAVIOR - APRIL 21
Kimberly Dingess, Anthropology, will be giving a talk on her work on conservation and primate behavior, on Monday, April 21 at 5:30 p.m. in Schumacher Hall, Room 200. Dingess is co-director of DANTA: Association for Conservation of the Tropics, and leads a field school in Costa Rica. Faculty, please announce to your students that they are especially invited to attend. The Anthropology Club sponsors this event.

DIVISION OF EDUCATION'S DISCUSSION FORUM - APRIL 23
Mark Jury, Elementary Education and Reading, will discuss 'Whose town is this?' Reading, Writing and Revising Community Identity on Wednesday, April 23, from 12-12:50 p.m. in Fitzelle 207. His discussion will focus on how a community struggles against a dramatically shifting social landscape and how it attempts to locate itself within this landscape. His presentation draws on data from a cross-generational book club in an economically depressed area that is rapidly morphing into a tourist town/Manhattan bedroom community. It asks how people reimagine themselves as families, as workers, and as communities and considers what roles schools in general and literacy practices in particular play in these reimaginings. Join us and bring your lunch. Beverages and dessert are provided.

FACULTY SEMINAR SERIES - APRIL 23
Donald Trippeer will make the first presentation of the Spring 2008 Economics and Business Division Faculty Seminar Series on Wednesday, April 23 at 4 p.m. in Schumacher 101. The title of Dr. Trippeer’s presentation is International Taxation: The impact of the Domestic Production Activities Deduction. The presentation is open to faculty, students, and the public.

REAPPOINTMENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR ERIN FOLEY-REYNOLDS - APRIL 23
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, Erin Foley-Reynolds is being considered for reappointment. On Wednesday, April 23, between 3 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 Professor Foley-Reynolds’s work at the college. In addition, written statements may be submitted on or before 3 p.m. on April 23, to Christine Quail, B4 IRC (presiding officer for Professor Foley-Reynolds.) No unsigned written statements will be accepted.

ENERGY SMART WORKSHOPS - APRIL 23
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and the Catskill Regional Teachers Center are offering free Energy Smart Workshops. Two sets of one-day energy workshops for educators, will begin on Wednesday, April 23. All sessions are from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., with continental breakfast & lunch provided. SUNY-Oneonta education majors are invited to attend these programs. Locations and dates are as follows:

The ABC’s of Energy-Grades K-3 -

The 4 Es of Energy-Grades 4-6 -

The Energy Smart Workshops can be used to promote knowledge and understanding of energy concepts and how they are applied in our world. Participants will receive free curriculum materials correlated to the NYS Standards. Additional materials teachers may need are provided via a mini grant from the Teacher Center. Pre-registration is required. The first registration deadline is Friday, April 18. To register, or for more information, contact the Teacher Center, Bugbee School, Room 209, phone x3920, fax via 607-436-2580 or email crtc@oneonta.edu.

PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY AWARDS DAY - APRIL 24
The Physics & Astronomy Department is holding its annual Achievement Awards Day on Thursday, April 24. Students with meritorious performance in the physics major will be recognized with Wang Scholarships and induction into Sigma Pi Sigma, the national honor society for physics students. Rachel Sardo, a recent graduate of Binghamton University, and Todd Kayhart, now employed at Tokyo Electron, will deliver this year’s alumni talks. The event will take place in Human Ecology 144, (Martha Pratt Suite) from 4-6 p.m. All science faculty and staff are cordially invited. Refreshments will be served.

ALL FACULTY POETRY SLAM - APRIL 23
Celebrate National Poetry Month and William Shakespeare’s birthday by attending the Big O’ Poetry Slam 53 on Wednesday, April 23 at 8 p.m. in the Waterfront, Hunt College Union. The winning poet will earn a dinner for two and a $300.00 donation from Hunt College Union in their name to support the new Red Dragon Reading Series. The Feature Poet is Shira Erlichman, 2004 Worcester Youth Grand Slam Champ, 2005 Worcester Grand Slam Champ, and one of four poets to showcase at “Best of the Rest” at the 2005 College Nationals. With Special Guests- The Oneonta State Poetry Slam Team, the 4th ranked college slam team in the nation! Hosted by Robb Thibault, Hunt College Union. The Faculty Poetry Slam Roster IncludesRoger Sullivan, Student Development/Enrollment Management; Joshua J. Frye, Communication Arts; Devin Castendyk, Earth Sciences; George Hovis, English; Roger Hecht, English; Richie Lee, English; Ashok Malhotra, Philosophy; Robin Nussbaum, Gender and Sexuality Resource Center; T. Michele Johnson, Foreign Languages; Christine Edwards, Residence Life and Housing; Venessa Rodriquez, Educational Opportunity Program & Student Opportunities; and Tracy Allen, Geography. Come support your faculty!!!

NOTED FILM COMPOSER AND ORCHESTRATOR TO LECTURE - APRIL 25
On Friday, April 25, New York composer, orchestrator and arranger Michael Starobin will visit the campus for a special lecture on working in commercial music for film and theater. Mr. Starobin has been utilizing his craft in music for over twenty years and has worked with leading filmmakers, directors, and producers of Broadway musicals. His lecture will take place in IRC, LH#3 at 3 p.m. All students and faculty are welcome to attend his lecture. During his presentation Mr. Starobin will discuss his background in music and his rise in the music industry from rehearsal pianist, to being one of the most sought after arrangers for live theater and film. Mr. Starobin will lead students through the process of learning a new song that is written for piano and voice. He will then demonstrate how the music is orchestrated, what the final score will look like, and then show and play examples of his work. Michael Starobin has been an orchestrator for some of Broadway's most innovative musicals such as Falsettos, Sunday in the Park with George and Assassins (2004 Tony Award for Best Orchestration). He was the arranger for the recent TONY Award-winning production The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Other notable works by Mr. Starobin include Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame, and recently contributed orchestrations to Disney's Once Upon a Mattress. His orchestrations for film include, Chicago, South Pacific (ABC/Disney, Orchestrations), Beauty & the Beast: An Enchanted Christmas (Disney), In & Out (Paramount, Additional Orchestrations), Cinderella (ABC/Disney, Orchestrations), Hercules (Disney, Additional Orchestrations), Pocahontas (Disney, Additional Orchestrations) to name a few. For additional information please contact Tony Scafide at x3471 or scafidat@oneonta.edu.

HO HON LEUNG TO DELIVER SMITH LECTURE - APRIL 25
Ho Hon Leung, Sociology, has been awarded the 2008 Susan Sutton Smith Prize for Academic Excellence and will deliver the annual Smith Lecture, a presentation entitled Beyond Pacific Mall: Ethnicity, Identity, Architecture, on Friday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Craven Lounge, Morris Conference Center. Members of the community are invited to attend the presentation and admission is free of charge. Dr. Leung’s talk is informal and will address, in part, how Pacific Mall, located outside Toronto, has become a cultural icon for Chinese Canadians by functioning as more than just a retail space. The Susan Sutton Smith Prize for Academic Excellence, named in honor of the late SUNY-Oneonta professor of English, recognizes outstanding faculty achievement in research, scholarship, or art. The recipient is chosen from nominations submitted to a committee of faculty. Initially funded by gifts to the Alumni Annual Fund, the $1,000 prize now comes from an endowment created in memory of their daughter by Dr. Thomas and Mrs. Mary Smith.

CERTIFICATES, DIPLOMA STUFFERS & COMMENCEMENT PROGRAMS DEADLINE - APRIL 25
Graphic Design and Publications reminds faculty and staff that Friday, April 25 is the ordering deadline for items needed at Commencement on Saturday, May 17. For certificates, please set up your list of names in a Word file, exactly as they should be printed, with one name after the other and with no extra carriage returns between lines. Save your file in “text only” format and send it on a disk to 114 IRC or email it to BOTH Lorin Levins at levinsla@oneonta.edu and Ian Lascell at lascelic@oneonta.edu. If you need to set up a new certificate, come to our office to have it designed with the wording you want to use as soon as possible. The certificate can be set up without the individual names, which can be provided to us at a later date.

EOP ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT & GRADUATE RECEPTION - APRIL 30
The College Community is cordially invited to the annual EOP Academic Achievement & Graduate Reception on Wednesday, April 30, at 4 p.m. in the Otsego Grille, Morris Conference Center. Please join us in honoring our Graduating Seniors, Chi Alpha Epsilon Members, Honor Scroll Students, & Recipients of the Office of Special Programs Academic Achievement Award. Please RSVP by April 25 to x2407.

BROWN BAG PRESENTATION - APRIL 30
The Women's and Gender Studies Brown Bag Luncheon will take place on Wednesday, April 30 at noon in 318 Milne Library. Karina Cespedes, Chris Keegan, Bambi Lobdell, & Caridad Souza will present Building Common Ground: How Ethnic And Women's And Gender Studies Teach Social Justice Through Social Change. Not just for Women's and Gender Studies Faculty..Please join us.

PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT & HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT WORKSHOP - MAY 2
The Office of Equity and Inclusion is offering a workshop on the prevention of sexual harassment and hostile work environment to the administration, faculty and staff of the college on May 2, in room 144 Human Ecology Building, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. This workshop provides participants with a knowledge base to prevent situations and behaviors that can be perceived as harassment. It is our responsibility and expectation to have a working environment that is free from harassment, including sexual harassment. Participants will learn what constitutes harassment and how to handle it if one is either charged with harassment or is a target of harassment. To register to attend this workshop, please email Barbara Felter, Office of Equity and Inclusion, 133 Netzer at felterbd@oneonta.edu.

PUBLIC EVENTS COMMITTEE-REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS DEADLINE - MAY 2
The State College Senate Public Relations Committee has funding to assist in the production of lectures, cultural events or other programs having an appeal to both the campus and community audiences taking place on the State College campus during the 2008-2009 academic year. Although exceptions are occasionally made, the limited funding made available to the Committee usually limits the total funding through the PE Committee to no more than $1,000 per event. A reasonable budget on the funding application submission and a clear date for the event increases the chances for acceptance of the proposal. Grants are made to active or retired SUNY-Oneonta faculty or staff members. The Oneonta State College budget and the College Foundation support funding for these grants. Submission deadline is Friday, May 2, 2008. For further information contact Rene Prins, P.E.C. Chair, Fine Arts 123, email prinsr, or phone x3422.

PHILOSOPHY OUTSIDE THE MARGINS - MAY 8
Philosophy Outside The Margins, the faculty lecture series in honor of Ralph Watkins is pleased to present Chris Keegan in a lecture titled: The Morality of Dealing Drugs. The event will take place on Thursday, May 8 at 7 p.m. in the Center for Multicultural Experiences, Lee Hall. Sponsored by the CME. Faculty members interested in presenting at the CME, or for additional information on this event, contact Mary Bonderoff at x2663.

WEED SPRAYING THROUGH - AUGUST 31
The Facilities Operations/Maintenance Department will be having weed-control herbicides applied in selected areas on Campus at various times throughout the summer. Application began Friday, April 11, and will continue through Sunday, August 31. Areas affected by weed-control application will be pre-marked by small yellow flags. If you have questions, contact the M.O.C. Office at x2507.

FAMILY HEALTH & WELLNESS EXPO 2008
Bassett Healthcare is organizing its 2nd Annual Family Health & Wellness Expo 2008 as part its Connecting Communities for Health and Wellness program managed by Steven Garner, Physical Education. The Expo will take place on Saturday, September 20 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Southside Mall. Invitations are being extended to SUNY Oneonta academic departments that promote healthy lifestyles and would like to present a community-based project for their students to share. The Family Health and Wellness Expo 2008 will be an activity oriented health exposition, designed to inspire learning and provide educational interaction for parents and children of all ages. The emphasis will be on displays and/or activities that encourage healthy lifestyles, fitness, and disease prevention. Families will be encouraged to interact through observation, discussion and activities. If you are interested in taking part in this wonderful opportunity to share the spirit of family health and wellness. For additional information or a reservation form, email Steve at Garnerse@Oneonta.edu or Steven.Garner@Bassett.org.

THURSDAY NIGHT LADIES GOLF LEAGUE
A new, FUN, golf league is forming, and we are looking for golfers (experienced and non-experienced) to join. We will be playing at the Ouleout Creek Golf Course in Franklin. Tee off times will be from 4 p.m.-5 p.m. Cost to play will be $9.00 for 9-hole green fees (and $9.00 for a cart if you don’t want to walk-fees subject to change due to fluctuating gas prices), and $15.00 League Dues. The season starts on Thursday May 1 and ends on Thursday, August 14. If you’re interested in joining this league, our organizational meeting will be on Thursday, April 17 at 5 p.m. at the Ouleout Creek Golf Course Club House. If you can’t make the meeting, contact Deb McClenon at x2871 or mcclendl@oneonta.edu or Rita Szczesh at x3080 or szczesrc@oneonta.edu for more details.

CAMPUS DATES AND DEADLINES   
Beginning date for Fall 2008 Pre-enrollment.   
Last day to withdraw from the College. After this date student must complete all coursework.   
Last day for faculty to turn in grades fro previously assigned Incomplete and Pending Grades or to file an Extension of Time Form.   
Last day of regular class schedule.   
Study Day, No Classes.   

REMINDERS   
Deadline for Walter B. Ford 2008-2009 Grants Program
Nnoon. Designed for full-time regular faculty/staff for professional development (seed money) and intensive study. Information/applications at Graduate/Continuing Education, Netzer 135. Contact Robert Morrissey with questions at x2545, or for an electronic copy of the application, phone Kathy Milavec at x2517.
Dialogue Sessions
7-9 p.m., Gender & Sexuality Resource Center, 219 Hunt College Union. Karen Joest will present The Meth Epidemic in the Gay Community. For information: x2190 or GSRC@oneonta.edu.
World’s Largest Soccer Game
8 p.m. All invited to participate. Will support the newly established Alan B. Donovan Scholarship. Contact the Student Association at x2440, or www.oneonta.edu/wlsg
Deadline to Sign Up for Tutor
Before this date, students can apply at: http://cade.oneonta.edu/signup. Can also visit our office in 225 Alumni Hall or phone CADE at x3010.
Comedian Mark Reedy
9 p.m., Hunt College Union. Free with SAC/$3 General. Part of CUAC Laughin’ Spring ’08 Comedy Series. For information: x3012 or cuac@oneonta.edu.
Start of Green Dragon Week Sale
Red Dragon Bookstore, Hunt College Union.    
Global Warming: Meeting the Challenges on College Campuses
7 p.m., Red Dragon Theater: Presentation by Frederick W. Stoss of Al Gore’s Climate Project.
Green Dragon Earth Day Market
11 a.m.- 3 p.m., International Lounge, Hunt Student Union. Local farmers, crafters and more.
Earth Day Celebration
Noon- 8 p.m., in the Quad.   
Green Dragon Film Festival
7 p.m., Red Dragon Theater. Film TBA.   
Exhibition: Keep It Wolf
New Gallery, M-F from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Student artists, Matthew Leach, Jerry Mascho and Katrina Mascho. Free admission, all invited.
Green Dragon Week Guest Speaker Tracie Hall
(US Green Building Council), 6:30-8 p.m., Craven Lounge, Morris Conference Center.
Green Dragon Week Film Festival
7 p.m., Red Dragon Theater, Hunt College Union.    
Take Back The Night Rally
6:30 p.m., Milne Library Steps. Event brings together the community to raise awareness on relationship violence and sexual assault. The walking portion of the rally will take marchers to the Hartwick campus and downtown ending at Muller Plaza with a candlelight vigil. For information contact Rebecca Harrington at harrinrl@oneonta.edu or at x3540.
Dialogue Sessions
7-9 p.m., Gender & Sexuality Resource Center, 219 Hunt College Union. Sue Nesbitt will present Feminism Now: Choice & Religion. For information: x2190 or GSRC@oneonta.edu.
Application Deadline for the Ashok Kumar Malhotra Seva (Compassionate Service) Faculty Award.
Submit to: The Seva Faculty Award Committee, Office of the Provost, 340 Netzer Administration Building or email materials to: seva@oneonta.edu. Additional information, including an online submission form, is available on the web: www.oneonta.edu/seva.
Powerade Indoor/Outdoor Soccer & Swim Festival
1st-6th grade. Bring snack, sneakers, swim suit. Pre-registration is $15.00 per child, or $20.00 the day of. Registration forms at www.headwaterssoccer.com. Information: Liz McGrail at mcgraiea@oneonta.edu or x3474.
College Senate
3 p.m., Morris Complex.   
Comedian Jason Stuart
9 p.m., Hunt College Union. Free with SAC/$3 General. Part of CUAC Laughin’ Spring ’08 Comedy Series. For information: x3012 or cuac@oneonta.edu.

Dialogue Sessions
7-9 p.m., Gender & Sexuality Resource Center, 219 Hunt College Union. Caridad Souza & Alicia Gursky will present Working Women and the Gender Gap. For information: x2190 or GSRC@oneonta.edu.

Powerade Indoor/Outdoor Soccer & Swim Festival
1st-6th grade. Bring snack, sneakers, swim suit. Pre-registration is $15.00 per child, or $20.00 the day of. Registration forms at www.headwaterssoccer.com. Information: Liz McGrail at mcgraiea@oneonta.edu or x3474.
Comedian John Roy
9 p.m., Hunt College Union. Free with SAC/$3 General. Part of CUAC Laughin’ Spring ’08 Comedy Series. For information: x3012 or cuac@oneonta.edu.
Annual Student Juried Art Exhibition
Main Gallery, M-F from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Over 80 works of art on display.   

SUNY-ONEONTA OPPORTUNITIES
University Police Department Deputy Chief Of Police: The SUNY College at Oneonta invites applications for the position of Deputy Chief of Police in the University Police Department. The successful candidate will report to the Associate Vice President/Chief of Police and will be responsible for day-to-day operations of the police department. The College at Oneonta is a liberal arts college with a pre-professional focus. Our vision and commitment to continuous improvements in the quality of student life and learning have resulted in an increasingly talented and diverse student body. With 5,800 students and 260 faculty, the College’s 250-acre campus overlooks the scenic Susquehanna River Valley and is located 75 miles from Albany. Responsibilities: Works with the Chief of Police to provide for effective and efficient police services to a diverse community; provides leadership to uniformed personnel to ensure proper performance of duties and adherence to established rules, regulations, policies and procedures; assures that facilities, equipment, supplies and material assigned to the Department are correctly used and maintained in accordance with state and campus policies; directly supervises lieutenants, officers, and communications personnel and indirect supervision of parking. The Deputy Chief of Police will be the primary investigative officer of the police department, reviewing all cases and completing all investigations. A full job description will be provided upon request. Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree; New York State certification as a police officer; ten years of police experience; excellent communication skills (written and oral); two years investigative experience, and two years command experience; must be able to pass fingerprint, extensive background investigation and drug testing. Preferred: Master’s degree; completion of NIMS training; certified police instructor; experience in radio communications and experience in computers. To Apply: Send a letter of application, resume, and names, addresses and phone numbers of three professional references to: Employment Opportunities, Box BU, #5071-G, 208 Netzer Administration Building, SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, NY 13820-4015.
For other employment and regional opportunities, please visit our website at: http://www.oneonta.edu/admin/humres/employment. 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.

THANK YOU   
  • Marie & I wish to thank everyone who has been so kind to us after the recent passing of her dad. Your friendship and kindness has given us a lot of support during this trying time. Thank you for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers.
    Marie & Snapper Petta
    Bugbee Daycare & Outdoor Resource Center
  • I would like to thank SUNY-Shine for the flowers sent to me during my recent hospitalization. I also want to extend a special thanks to all who sent cards, gifts, and flowers and took time from their busy schedules to visit or call me. Thanks so very much.
    Sharon Paoletti, Budget Office
CONGRATULATIONS   
  • Congratulations to the Oneonta Cheerleaders who earned the title of National Champions at the American Cheer and Dance Academy competition in Ocean City, MD! Our students competed on Saturday and Sunday, April 5 and 6, against other colleges and "All-Star" teams, placing first for their division. They are the proud owners of a trophy the size of one of their teammates and individual jackets embroidered with the title "National Champion" on the back.
  • Congratulations to the seven students who recently received awards during the Biology Departments award ceremony on Monday, April 7, 2008. They are as follows: Adrian Sullivan was presented the Jan Kee Ang Memorial Award for his outstanding academic performance as a senior Biology Major; Samantha Kamp was presented the 2007-2008 Jan Kee Ang Scholarship; Julie Anna Sosenko was presented the 2007-2008 Biology Scholarship Award; Elizabeth Beliveau received the Corning Microbiology Award for her excellent performance as a microbiology student; Matthew Jones and Karen Prime, Environmental Sciences Majors with Environmental Biology Concentrations, were awarded the John G. New Scholarship for their superior academic performance; and John Denby, Environmental Sciences Major with a Environmental Biology Concentration, was awarded the Biological Field Station's Summer 2008 Internship.
  • Congratulations to our poetry slam team on finishing fourth nationally in the 2008 Association of College Unions Poetry Slam tournament in Albuquerque, New Mexico, last week at the four-day competition involving 26 teams and hosted by the University of New Mexico. The team included poets Sean Gallagher, Dan Stalter, A.K.A. “Diabolical”, Kristen Tomanocy, Cory Ewing, A.K.A. “Saint Peace” and was coached by Anthony Martinez, A.K.A. “Fascious” and Robb Thibault. The team has reached the final stage of the competition three times in the past seven years, finishing second in 2005 and fourth in 2003. The University of New Mexico won this year’s competition. Second place went to the University of Pennsylvania and third to the University of Wisconsin--Madison. Oneonta missed a bronze medal by 1.1 points to the University of Wisconsin. Robb Thibault, Hunt College Union Director, is one of the founders and the former coordinator of the Poetry Slam Program of the Association of College Unions International. More information about the SUNY-Oneonta team is available from Robb at x3013.
  • Congratulations to the thirty-two students who were honored for their outstanding academic accomplishments at the twentieth annual Academic Achievement Awards dinner on April 8, 2008. The students were selected by their respective departments or programs and recognized at a dinner in the Morris Conference Center. President Donovan, Provost Larkin, Dean Merilan, Dean Wagor, and favorite faculty members invited by the students were on hand for the awards. The following students were recognized at the 2008 Academic Achievement Awards dinner: Hasanai Badar, Douglas Idleman, Emily Thomson, Catherine Telehany, Susan Mackintosh, Charles Petrone, Kira DeLanoy, David Mase, Yun (Tracy) Ge, Emily Worsnopp, Erin O'Brien, William O'Dwyer, Loretta Crane, Heather Valenti, Peggi Dudley, Charles Bailey, Veronica Acevedo, Alexander Grout, Robert Nazzaro, Christina Barone, Richard Bozek, Steven Bower, Katie Carlson, Sarah Koniarski, Michael Bartels, Kathryn Burkhardt, Lorenda Rush, Scott Wetmore, Danielle Milazzo, Kathryn Burkhardt, Jessica Sherman, and Talia Seidel.
FACULTY/STAFF ACTIVITIES    
  • Robert Compton, Political Science, presented Academic Unions: Organizing & Political Involvement as A Foundation of Democracy, on March 4, 2008 at the US Embassy, Harare, Zimbabwe, Public Affairs Section's (PAS) Food for Thought seminar. His presentation used UUP as a model for academic unionism and drew links between unionism and democracy. He also highlighted the need to move beyond the conservative propensities academics by recognizing that democracy in the workplace, whether in Zimbabwe or the US is critical for societal justice.
  • Amy Crouse-Powers, Center for Academic Development and Enrichment (CADE), was elected first vice president of the New York College Learning Skills Association at the organization’s annual meeting.
  • Steven E. Garner, Physical Education & Community Relations, organized a Diabetes Awareness Breakfast in Herkimer at the VFW on Sunday, March 30, 2008. Over 200 people attended the event that was sponsored by the Herkimer Rotary Club. Free glucose screening, consultations, and a healthy nutritional breakfast highlighted the festivities. Although pre-diabetes affects 54 million Americans, research has shown that lifestyle changes can be effective in helping people with pre-diabetes prevent or delay the development of diabetes. Steve's program, Connecting Communities for Health and Wellness is sponsored by Bassett Healthcare and has become an important way of reaching people for the purpose of improving our health and wellness. If you have any questions about Steve's program or would like to learn more about Connecting Communities for Health and Wellness, please email him at garnerse@oneonta.edu.
  • Rick Grimaldi, Earth Sciences, had the journal article Climate teleconnections related to El Nino winters in a lake-effect region of west-central New York, published in Atmospheric Science Letters, Vol. 9, No. 1. pp 18-25, on March 10, 2008.
  • Sallie Han, Anthropology, has published a book chapter, Seeing the Baby in the Belly: Family and Kinship at the Ultrasound Scan, in an edited volume, The Changing Landscape of Work and Family in the American Middle Class: Reports from the Field, edited by Elizabeth Rudd and Lara Descartes (Lexington Books). Based on ethnographic fieldwork with doctors, midwives, ultrasound technicians, and pregnant women, the chapter considers how fetal ultrasound imaging has developed from a routine practice of medical care to a ritual practice of family and kinship. A second book chapter, Seeing Like a Family: Fetal Ultrasound Images and Imaginings of Kin, will be published this summer in an edited volume, Imagining the Fetus, edited by Jane Marie Law and Vanessa Sasson (Oxford University Press/American Academy of Religion). It describes how ultrasound images become viewed as "baby pictures" and discusses the visual composition of the images themselves.
  • Cynthia Klink, Anthropology, presented the paper, “A methodology for reconstructing Preceramic mobility strategies using lithic raw material characteristics,” at the 73rd annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, held in Vancouver, British Columbia, March 26-30. In this paper, Klink discussed her research on the human settlement of the Lake Titicaca basin, Peru. At this conference she was also a discussant in the forum, Modelling Paleoindian sites and assemblages: PIDBA (Paleoindian Datases of the Americas) and Other Approaches, that brought together archaeologists from North, Central, and South America to explore models and data-sharing methods useful for the investigation of the initial human settlement of the Americas.
  • Emily Phillips-Knapp and Joan Marshall, Educational Psychology and Counseling, along with two graduate students, Jennifer Farrell and Deborah Liddle, had an article published in the award winning branch journal, The New York State School Counseling Journal. This article was entitled: School counselors and students with special needs: Comfort, contact and preparedness.
  • Margaret Maguire, Management, Marketing and Information Systems, participated in the Society for Advancement of Management’s 2008 International Business Conference in Arlington, Virginia April 3-6, 2008. She presented a paper entitled Teaching the Messy Reality: The Story of the Love Canal. She also served as a discussant for two papers The Value of Corporate Social Responsibility: A Financial Market Perspective and Ethics in Business: Effects of Regulatory Requirements.
  • Peter Muller, Earth Sciences, gave a poster presentation entitled, Re-interpretation of the range-bounding faults of the Blacktail Mountains, SW Montana, at the combined Rocky Mountain-Cordilleran sectional meeting of the Geological Society of America in Las Vegas on March 19, 2008. Alumnus, Dr. Michael Krol (GEOL 1988) was co-author.
  • William Simons, History, served as Discussant/Commentator for a panel -- Jewish Women in American Sport: Ethnicity, Gender, Sporting Culture and Public Culture-- at a conference of the Middle Atlantic American Studies Association on April 5, 2008, at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York.
  • Renee B. Walker, Anthropology, participated in the 73rd Annual Meeting for the Society for American Archaeology in Vancouver, British Columbia from March 26-30, 2008. She presented a paper entitled, Ceremonial Use of Dust Cave: A Late Paleoindian through Archaic Period site in Northwestern Alabama. She also sits on the Dienje Kenyon fellowship committee, which met during the meeting.

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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