HONORING DR. DONOVAN
The entire campus community is invited to a reception honoring President Alan Donovan from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, in the Hunt College Union Ballroom. Please join us in celebrating President Donovan's 20 years of outstanding service to the College.
OMICRON DELTA KAPPA INDUCTEES
The SUNY College at Oneonta Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa inducted 26 students and two administrators on Sunday, April 20, at 11 a.m. in the Craven Lounge, Morris Conference Center. Jarred Brett Lefkowitz, ODK President, conducted the initiation of the Spring 2008 class. A list of those inducted is attached to this issue of the Bulletin.
PAPER AND PLASTIC, SPEND YOUR FUTURE FORTUNE WISELY
The Finance Club will present Paper and Plastic Spend Your Future Fortune Wisely, today, Wednesday, April 23. Please see information attached to this issue of the Bulletin.
BROWN BAG PRESENTATION
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. Please see information attached to this issue of the Bulletin.
PRIDE WEEK
Please join us in celebrating SUNY Oneonta’s Pride Week, April 24-May 1. Please see information attached to this Bulletin listing all of the various events. All are welcome to attend, including students, faculty, staff, and community members. Although lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) pride month usually takes place in June, the month of the historic and Stonewall riots which kick-started the modern US LGBT pride movement, on college campuses it frequently takes place in March or April when school is still in session.
HEALTHY VENDING SURVEY RESULTS - YOU ASKED AND WE LISTENED...
OAS was pleased to receive 106 entries for our Healthy Vending Survey. The most popular items that over 50% of the respondents wanted to see in the vending machines included: Cheddar Goldfish 1 oz., Pineapple Snack Wedges, Mandarin Oranges, Baked Lays, Oats & Honey NV Granola Bars, Peanut Butter NV Granola Bars, Quaker Caramel Mini Rice Cakes, and Mixed Fruit Snacks. You can expect to see these items in campus vending machines very soon. If you experience any problems using a campus vending machine, please remember to phone x2331 to report lost money or to place a service request.
COLLEGE TO RECEIVE CLASSICAL MUSIC ARCHIVES
London-based radio documentary producer Jon Tolansky is donating an extensive collection of his works to the College for use in the new Documentary Studies minor in Communication Arts. The archive includes more than one hundred compact disks featuring profiles and interviews of renowned classical music performers such as Maria Callas, Jose Carreras, Luciano Pavarotti, Leonard Bernstein, Herbert von Karajan, Arturo Toscanini, Renee Fleming, Ida Haendel, and Dmitri Shostakovich. Gayane Torosyan, Communication Arts, who once worked as a producer and host on public radio, coordinated the contribution of the collection to the College. Dr. Torosyan learned of Tolansky's work during his taping of an interview with local jazz legend Al Gallodoro. With the support of a Faculty Research Grant from the College, Dr. Torosyan began collaborating with Tolansky on a project exploring and explaining the documentary collection from a media perspective. Tolansky's collection will be digitized at the College, and with the support of a grant from TLTC, Dr. Torosyan will create a web site containing the documentaries as well as a searchable content description and segments of her interviews with the author about the process of their creation. She plans to use the materials in her new Audio Documentary Production class and to make them available for research and teaching. Tolansky's collection contains some of the world's most outstanding classical musicians speaking in detail about their lives, careers, and repertoires. The conversations have been recorded for documentary profiles and one-to-one interview features that have been produced for major radio stations in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. One of the highlights of the collection is a two-part documentary special on Shostakovich that includes the authentic voice of the composer speaking about some of his works. Tolansky described the contribution and archiving of his work as an "enlightened cooperation" between the College and the radio networks. He added, "These programs and their wealth of insights from renowned performing artists are now being preserved for proactive study in secure and controlled conditions on the SUNY-Oneonta campus premises."
SUNY-ONEONTA COLLEGE COUNCIL TO MEET ON CAMPUS - TODAY
The College Council of the State University of New York College at Oneonta will meet today, Wednesday, April 23, at 4 p.m. in Le Café, Morris Conference Center. At the meeting, the Council will receive an update on the presidential search. Each state-operated campus in the SUNY system has its own College Council. The governor appoints the members of each council for seven-year terms with the exception of the student representative, who is elected by the student body. College Councils have specific statutory powers, such as naming buildings and recommending to the SUNY Board of Trustees candidates for president or chief administrative officer of the college. Council meetings are public, and each council meets at least four times a year. It is anticipated that the Chairman of the Council will call for a motion to convene an Executive Session under provisions of Section 105 of Article 7 of the Public Officers Law-the medical, financial, credit or employment history of a particular person or corporation, or matters leading to the appointment, employment, promotion, demotion, discipline, suspension, dismissal or removal of a particular person or corporation. Public session is expected to immediately follow. Agenda: 1. Approval of Minutes of April 9, 2008; 2. Update on Presidential Search; 3. Adjournment.
DIVISION OF EDUCATION'S DISCUSSION FORUM - TODAY
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.
REAPPOINTMENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR ERIN FOLEY-REYNOLDS - 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, 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.
FACULTY SEMINAR SERIES - TODAY
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.
ALL FACULTY POETRY SLAM - TODAY
Celebrate National Poetry Month and William Shakespeare’s birthday by attending the Big O’ Poetry Slam 53 today, Wednesday, April 23 at 8 p.m. in the Waterfront, Hunt College Union. The Faculty Poetry Slam Roster Includes…Roger 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!!!
NINASH FOUNDATION EVENT - TODAY
Join us for our Gala Sister City Celebration with Principals of the Indo-International Schools from India!! Today, April 23 - Dinner from 6-8 p.m. at the Autumn Café (Part of proceeds goes to the Ninash Foundation); Thursday, April 24 - Dinner from 6-8 p.m. at Alfresco’s (Part of proceeds goes to the Ninash Foundation); Friday, April 25 - Sister City Community Celebration! 6 p.m. - Midnight, Hunt Union Ball Room. RSVP at ninashfoundation@yahoo.com or 607-432-0496.
PTSD: HELP FOR SURVIVORS OF TRAUMA - APRIL 24
Mark Rice, Health and Wellness Center, has announced that a program on Post-Traumatic Stress disorder entitled PTSD: Help for Survivors of Trauma, will be presented Thursday, April 24 at 7 p.m. at the Foxcare Center, Rt#7 in the Wellness Conference Room. The program will include an overview of the concept of PTSD followed by a panel of 4 guest speakers. A question and answer session with the panel will follow. The program, presented by the Community Education Project of NAMI-Otsego County and RSS, is open to anyone interested in learning more about PTSD. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, offers support, advocacy, and education through its membership. For more information about NAMI or the PTSD program phone Beth at 432-8824. RSS, Rehabilitation Support Services, is an agency providing services to those with mental illness. For more information about RSS phone Amanda at 433-1714.
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.
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION CANDIDATE OPEN FORUM MEETING - APRIL 25
An open forum will be held with the following International Education Director Candidate:
We are looking forward to seeing you at this session. If you have questions, please forward them to the Chair of the Search Committee, Hanfu Mi at mih@oneonta.edu.
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.
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.
SENIOR, but before we go…ART SHOW - APRIL 28 - MAY 17
The Annual Senior Art Show will run from Monday, April 28 and run through Saturday, May 17 in the New Gallery, Fine Arts. A reception will be held on Thursday May 1, from 5-7 p.m. All are invited to attend the reception and view the exhibition. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. or by appointment.
DAN TARNOWSKI: RECENT WORKS DISPLAY - APRIL 28 - May 17
Dan Tarnowski, a senior art student will display a number of paintings and drawings in the Fine Art Gallery Lobby starting Monday, April 28 and running through Saturday, May 17. A reception will be held on Thursday May 1, from 5-7 p.m. All are invited to attend the reception and view the exhibition.
CONCERT BAND PERFORMS YEAR END REQUESTS CONCERT - APRIL 29
At 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday April 29, the State University Concert Band will present its eighth annual Year End Requests Concert under the direction of Rene Prins, Music. Performed in the Hunt College Union Ballroom, all of the compositions on this program were chosen by the band members and present an outstanding selection of the sounds, which can come from a chamber wind ensemble. Included will be the Welsh Rhapsody, originally written in 1904 by Edward German for orchestra, but here through the art of transcription, giving the sounds of winds and brass to beautiful Celtic melodies. Another transcribed work is the Characteristic Dances from Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker. Yet one more orchestral work chosen by the students is the challenging, but ever-popular Overture to the Barber of Seville by Gioacchino Rossini. There are few who will not recognize the exciting themes heard in this composition. The only other piece on the program not originally written for concert band instruments utilizes the themes from Vivaldi’s violin concerto “Spring” from the Four Seasons, but here arranger, contemporary Latin percussionist Chico O’Farril has added a rhythm line which moves the piece at least 200 years closer to today. Finally the band will perform an Irish reel, Molly on the Shore by Percy Aldridge Grainger and The Red Dragon March written in 1987 and dedicated to The State College Band by its present conductor. Admission is free. For more information phone x3415.
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.
STUDENTS TO FACE OFF IN PERSUASIVE CAMPAIGN COMPETITION - MAY 1
Teams of students in a Communications course taught by Joshua Frye, have been creating persuasive campaigns for the entire spring semester. On Thursday, May 1, at 4 p.m., the teams with the two best campaigns from the course will face off in the Creating Persuasive Campaign Competition in the Butternut Room Hunt College Union. The event will showcase the work of students in Dr. Frye's Communications 277 class, Creating Persuasive Campaigns. Following the 45-minute presentation and a question-and-answer session, audience members will have the opportunity to evaluate the campaigns that the students created. More information about the event is available from Joshua Frye at x3704 or fryejj@oneonta.edu.
DO YOU AVOID CONFLICT? - MAY 2
Do you avoid conflict? Is this really working for you? Learn how to more effectively handle conflict with Donna Kankiewicz from the Dispute Resolution Center of Catholic Charities of Delaware and Otsego Counties, on Friday, May 2, in Room 104, Morris Complex. Donna is a trained mediator and a New York State Certified Mediation Trainer. She will present two sessions on improving your ability to handle conflict: Session 1 - 11-11:50 a.m. and Session 2 - Noon-12:50 p.m. The Employees Assistance Program sponsors this presentation.
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.
BOX WORLD TO FOCUS ON HOMELESSNESS - MAY 7
The National Residence Hall Honorary at the College will present an event called Box World to raise awareness of homelessness and to raise money for The Lord's Table community food program. From 10 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, through 8 a.m. on Wednesday, May 7, a group of students, faculty, and staff will sleep outside all night between the Chase Gym and the Milne Library with only cardboard boxes and sleeping bags. The National Residence Hall Honorary is accepting sponsorships of participants through donations of $1/hour for ten hours. Proceeds from the sponsorships will support The Lord's Table. Box World will feature live music, sleeping under the stars in cardboard boxes, s'mores, and more. Organizers will provide some boxes for the event, but participants will supply their own sleeping bags, pillows, and additional boxes. More information is available from Amanda Carmichael, Secretary of the SUNY-Oneonta National Residence Hall Honorary, at carmal91@oneonta.edu or from the Center for Social Responsibility and Community at x2098.
END OF SEMESTER UUP PARTY - MAY 18
UUP will hold its traditional end of semester party on Sunday, May 18, from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. at Fortin Park, Town of Oneonta. Fortin Park provides a spacious, inviting, and picturesque riverside setting for our union party. Directions to Fortin Park are as follows: Take Interstate 88 East to Exit 16, take a right at the ramp (West Davenport Rd.), continue past Oneonta Sports Park which is on the right, go over the bridge (Susquehanna River) and immediately after crossing the bridge and before going up the hill, take a right onto Youngs Road, follow Youngs Road into Fortin Park (all the way to the end of road - old F & F Airpark). Complimentary Brooks’ House of Bar-B-Q lunch -- with delicious food and beverages will be served. You may wish to bring chairs, blankets, folding tables, games, musical instruments, and sports equipment. Fortin Park has athletic fields. Tom Horvath will organize a soccer game, and Tom Pullyblank will organize a town ball game, a mid-nineteenth century ancestor to baseball. Kyle Britton will coordinate and be a performing artists at the music of the worker concert, which will include talented instrumentalists and vocalists from diverse musical genres and an audience sing-along. In addition, Nancy Cannon will lead a walk for bird watchers. All members of the UUP bargaining unit and their families/significant others are cordially welcome. To facilitate food planning, a RSVP is required. To RSVP, please leave a message on the UUP Oneonta voice mail at x2135 and provide your name, telephone number, and number of family members/significant others, including yourself, attending. Thanks to Special Events Director Loraine Tyler for doing a terrific job organizing this special gathering. For additional information, contact Loraine at tylerll@oneonta.edu.
FIRST MUSIC DEPARTMENT HALL OF FAME INDUCTION - JUNE 7
Join us for the first induction into the College at Oneonta Music Department Hall of Fame on Saturday, June 7, from 6-6:30 p.m. at the Dance Studio in the Alumni Field House during Reunion Weekend. A committee of current and former Music Department faculty has selected several outstanding former students and faculty members who will be inducted at the ceremony this year. They anticipate honoring a new group each year as more faculty and alumni are selected for induction. The Music Department Hall of Fame will recognize former Oneonta students who have gone on to successful careers in the music field as well as the faculty who helped prepare them. The names of our Music Department Hall of Famers will be displayed in the future in a special location in the Music Department to inspire current and future students. Please plan to participate as we honor Oneonta’s musical legacy at the first induction into the Music Department Hall of Fame.
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.
POSTING ON IRC BULLETIN BOARDS
The IRC Staff is continually working to keep lobby bulletin boards in order. Anyone who wishes to post announcements in the IRC will need to bring their items to the IRC Main Office, Room 104. If no one is in the office when you arrive, please leave your items in the holder on the office door with a name and contact number. Your items will be posted within a short time of receiving them. Staff will remove outdated notices and post new announcements daily. Thank you for your cooperation.
KEEP SUNY-Shine INFORMED
SUNY-Shine needs your help! In order for the fund to be effective, information about persons who are hospitalized, weddings, births, deaths, exceptional hardships, etc., need to be reported. Please do not assume that someone else will provide the information to the SUNY-Shine Committee. If anyone on campus has information that the SUNY-Shine Committee needs to be aware of, please take the time to phone Rose Thomas at x2748, or send a note to the Community Relations Office, 301 Netzer Administration Building. Funding for SUNY-Shine is made possible on an annual basis through gifts and grants to the College Foundation.
MOVING EQUIPMENT
The College is required by the State Comptroller to maintain accountability for its equipment at all times. SUNY Oneonta currently maintains inventory records of computers and other equipment particularly vulnerable to loss or theft with an original cost of $500 or more and other moveable equipment with an original cost of $1,500 or more. When equipment is moved between buildings and/or departments without notification to the Property Management Office the annual inventory process is unnecessarily complicated for the Departments involved and for Property Control; the otherwise positive outcome of any equipment audit is also jeopardized. When equipment has been or will be moved, notify the Property Management office immediately by email to frankljl@oneonta.edu or by memo to Janet Frankl B217 Milne Library. Provide the SUNY-Oneonta decal number, manufacturer's serial number, previous location and new location. Your cooperation will be very helpful and greatly appreciated. For further information, please contact Janet Frankl at x3227.
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