120TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AND INDUCTION OF DR. NANCY KLENIEWSKI - SEPTEMBER 12
The College will convene its 120th Anniversary Celebration and Induction of our 7th President, Dr. Nancy Kleniewski, on Friday, September 12, 2008 at 11 a.m. in the Dewar Arena of the Alumni Field House. We would like to invite you to participate to help celebrate the anniversary of the College and the induction of Dr. Kleniewski. As previously announced by Provost Larkin, although classes are not formally cancelled on Friday, September 12th, faculty, staff, and students, whose schedules permit, are invited to attend SUNY Oneonta’s 120th Anniversary Celebration and the Induction of our 7th President, Dr. Nancy Kleniewski, at 11 a.m. in the Alumni Field House. All employees are encouraged to attend the ceremony. As appropriate, employees who wish to attend the ceremony should be permitted to do so. We expect the ceremony will conclude about 12 p.m. Because this is an authorized official College function, leave credits do not have to be charged. The small parking area in the upper lot adjacent to the Alumni Field House will be closed from Thursday midnight until 1 p.m. Friday afternoon. Thank you for your patience.
EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION LUNCHEON - TODAY
The Employee Recognition Luncheon will be held today, Wednesday, September 3, at noon in the Hunt Union Waterfront Café.
BIG O POETRY SLAM 55
The Big O Poetry Slam 55 will start off the semester with featured poet Versiz (Jamaal May) on Wednesday, September 17 at 8 p.m. in the Hunt College Union Waterfront. Please see information attached to this issue of the Bulletin.
REMINDER: TECHNOLOGY SERVICES NO LONGER IN IRC
Technology Services that was located in IRC B-11, moved to the lower level of Milne Library last semester. If you need to contact Reva Baldwin (x3318), Mark English (x3316), or Steve Miller (x3316), you will find them there.
LETTER FROM STUDENT ASSOCIATION
Dear Faculty and Staff,
The Student Association Executive Council would like to welcome you back for the 2008-2009 academic year. As professors and members of the college community everything that you do is to help students, and as students at Oneonta we appreciate that immensely. Whether you are staying later then your office hours to assist a student, advising a club, or having a conversation with a group of students which facilitates critical thinking; you are helping students grow and enjoy their college experience. It has been said to all of us numerous times that the reason students enjoy the College at Oneonta is because of the dedication of staff and the campus climate. Without having faculty and staff who care about students as individuals, we would not have the campus we currently have. We would also like to let you know the Student Association is here for you. If you ever have a student who needs guidance on how to get involved, a committee that needs student representation or an issue you feel students should be abreast of, please feel free to contact us. The Student Association’s purpose on campus is to aid and represent students. If you ever have any questions feel free to phone us at x2440, email us at SA@oneonta.edu, or stop by our office located at Hunt Union on the Garden Level.
Thank you,
Student Association Executive Council
RESTAURANT & CATERING MANAGEMENT CLASS OFFERING LUNCHES
Colleagues, the FOOD 239: Restaurant and Catering Management class is at it again. We have 8 delectable menus offered this semester and the cost remains at only $6.50 per person. If you are interested then surf to the Human Ecology Department website and follow the link to the menus. We have limited reservations to 3 meals per person so we hope that more of you can join us and savor the skills of our students. We look forward to the opportunity to serve you.”
COLLEGE AT ONEONTA NIGHT WITH THE ONEONTA TIGERS - TONIGHT
Save the date! College at Oneonta Night with the Oneonta Tigers is Wednesday, September 3 at 7 p.m. Rain date: Thursday, September 4 at 6 p.m. Free admission and prizes. Attendees must have tickets in advance for free admission. All faculty and staff will be receiving complimentary tickets. Additional tickets are available in various campus locations (Office of College Advancement, Alumni Affairs Office, President’s Office, Milne Library, Morris Conference Center and Hunt Union.) We will be kicking of the innings with free prizes. This event is sponsored by the College at Oneonta Public Events committee and the Alumni Association for all faculty, staff, students, area alumni, community members and their families. We hope to see you there!
MUG ONE MEETING - TONIGHT
Join us today, Wednesday, September 3 at 7:30 p.m. in IRC, LH#2 for our monthly meeting of MUG ONE, the Macintosh Users Group while we explore Typing with Voice Recognition and More. Note the new location for our fall meetings. Our own Brian Foley will give an introduction to MacSpeech’s Dictate. Dictate types whatever you dictate into a microphone, with amazing accuracy, and very little training. You can also navigate your computer with spoken commands with Dictate. We’ll also cover some other interesting things you can do with speech recognition, including creating pod casts and transcripts. If time permits, Elsa Travisano will take us on a tour of MobileMe, Apple’s new subscription-based suite of Internet software and services. As always, the meeting will include a question and answer session. Library materials will be available for circulation to MUG ONE members at the meeting. MUG ONE meetings are free of charge and open to the public. Everyone is welcome. For more information, go to http://www.mugone.com, phone Brian Foley at 607-988-7031, or email Elsa Travisano at: mugone@stny.rr.com. See you then!
APPLICATIONS FOR EMPLOYEE TUITION ASSISTANCE DEADLINE - SEPTEMBER 4
Applications for Employee Tuition Assistance for Fall 2008 will be accepted through Thursday, September 4. Applications are available at the Human Resources Office, Netzer 208 and after completion, the form should be returned to the Human Resources Office. UUP employees have a one-course tuition waiver as part of their negotiated
agreement, so the SUNY waiver should only be submitted if taking two courses. All other employees qualify to apply for up to two courses at any SUNY school if employed on a continuing appointment. If you have any questions, please phone Denise Straut at x2583. (Please note: only employees on a continuing appointment are eligible to apply for this assistance. Part-time employees may apply, but awards will be adjusted to reflect their percent of time.)
CONSTITUTION DAY - SEPTEMBER 17
On Wednesday, September 17, the SUNY-Oneonta campus will observe Constitution Day. The following two educational videos will be shown: Mandate The President and the People will be broadcast at 3 p.m. in the Butternut Valley Room, Hunt College Union. This 35-minute video, narrated by veteran CBS News correspondent Lesley
Stahl, examines the long and complex relationship between the presidency and public opinion. Key Constitutional Concepts will be broadcast at approximately 3:45 p.m. These three 20-minute videos examine key constitutional concepts. The first explains why the nation’s framers created the Constitution. The second describes the protection of individual rights by highlighting the Supreme Court case of Gideon v. Wainwright, affirming the right to an attorney. The last explores the separation of powers by examining the Supreme Court case of Youngstown v. Sawyer, a challenge to President Truman’s decision to take over steel mills during the Korean War. For more information on Constitution Day, please contact the Student Development Office, or visit the website http://www.justicelearning.org.
HERITAGE: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE - OCTOBER 3 & 4
The Cooperstown Graduate Association is pleased to announce its conference Heritage: Past, Present, and Future to take place in Cooperstown, Friday & Saturday, October 3 & 4. Friday’s schedule will include workshops on oral history, historic districts, and new technology available to museums, as well as tours of the collections of the New York State Historical Association and The Farmers’ Museum housed at the Iroquois Storage Facility. Friday evening, a free public lecture by Rachel Bliven of the Mohawk Valley Heritage Corridor Commission will address heritage tourism—what it is, who is involved, and how to plan for it. Saturday’s conference program will feature ten speakers. The morning session will begin with a look back at the life of Louis C. Jones, a pioneer in heritage preservation and interpretation. In the afternoon, conference participants will get a peek at heritage programs at regional institutions in the Catskills and Kutztown, Pennsylvania. Looking toward the future, presenters will explore the use of documentary film, lasers and ground-penetrating radar, and the web-based Quilt Index to make the past more understandable and accessible to a broader audience. Conference participants will also have the opportunity to see the new exhibit Through the Eyes of Others: African Americans and Identity in American Art (curated by Cooperstown Graduate Program director Gretchen Sorin) at the Fenimore Art Museum, the newly opened More and Dimmick houses at The Farmers’ Museum, and the exhibit Three Eyes on the Past: The Legacy of Dr. Louis C. Jones at the NYSHA research library. For more information, contact Cindy Falk or Cathy Raddatz at the Cooperstown Graduate Program at 607-547-2586 or by email at falkcg@oneonta.edu or raddatc@oneonta.edu. A complete schedule and registration information is available at: http://www.oneonta.edu/academics/cgp/misc/CGAConference_2008.pdf.
ODK SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP
The Oneonta Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, is seeking nominations for membership in the Honorary Member and Faculty Member categories. Membership in ODK is considered a high honor and a mark of distinction. Exemplary character, responsible leadership, service in campus and community life and outstanding scholarship are indispensable qualifications for membership. Membership is awarded primarily to students who are juniors and seniors, but honorary members and members of the faculty and administration may also be invited into membership. Please review the criteria below. Letters of nomination should address the criteria defined and should be sent, in confidence, to Karen Brown, ODK Secretary, 116 Alumni Hall, no later than September 24, 2008.
Faculty Members/Administration -Nominees must have been employed by the College for a minimum of 3 years, and have a demonstrated record of exemplary character, scholarship, service and leadership in campus life, and good citizenship within the academic and larger community. Two nominees may be selected each semester.
Honorary Members (honoris causa) - Nominees must have demonstrated outstanding achievements in the local, state, national or international community. It is not necessary that they have previous affiliation with the College. One nominee may be selected each semester.
MILNE LIBRARY HOURS
The Library will observe the following hours during the semester:
TRAVEL IN PROXIMITY OF OFFICIAL STATION OR HOME
In keeping with the College at Oneonta’s current policy and following the recent announcement by the Office of the State Comptroller, the travel guidelines regarding reimbursement for proximity mileage have been added to the College at Oneonta’s online travel manual. To review this information and the travel manual, please access the Homepage at Oneonta.edu and type travel manual in the Search Oneonta box at the top right hand corner of the screen. Questions regarding this information and any other travel can be directed to Terri Thomas at x3530 or Rebecca O’Donnell at x2555.
INCREASE IN PERSONAL CAR MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT
Effective July 1, 2008, the personal car mileage reimbursement rate increased to 58.5 cents per mile. This rate is in effect for all business miles driven between July 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008. Please feel free to contact Terri Thomas at x3530 or Becca O’Donnell at x2555 for any travel related questions.
NOONTIME ACTIVITIES FOR FACULTY/STAFF
Get together with your friends and colleagues and put some exercise in your daily routine! The following activities are available for faculty and staff in the Chase P.E. Building during the noon hour: fitness center, free weight room, Noonball (basketball), swimming, volleyball, racquetball, and mountain biking (Monday & Wednesday only). Lockers are available in the main locker rooms; stop by the Physical Education Department office to get one. Reminder: if you received a notice about your locker, be sure to respond if you want to keep it!
SUPERNATURAL AND ECHOES FROM THE PAST: FINE ART EXHIBITIONS
Supernatural, and Echoes From the Past, are two exhibitions that will open in the Fine Art galleries to begin the new semester. The galleries will host a double reception for both artists on Thursday, September 11, from 5-7 p.m. sponsored by the Alumni Association and the Office of the President. The Martin-Mullen Art Gallery will feature Echoes From the Past works by faculty member Thomas Sakoulas. The exhibition will be on display from Monday, September 8-Saturday, October 18 and will feature 23 relief sculptures carved in bluestone, 2 soapstone carvings, several sheet metal sculptures, large formatted drawings and an original lithograph. In the New Gallery, Supernatural, works by Utica based artist Tom Mazzullo, will display 28 silverpoint drawings, 2 brass point drawings, three pastels and four watercolors from Tuesday, September 2-Friday, October 3. Mazzullo states that “Drawing is the primary means by which an artist turns nothing into something. This is what the exhibition title Supernatural refers to.” Both artists will be present at the reception; Mazzullo will present a gallery talk from 4-5 p.m. before the reception on September 11. Thomas Sakoulas will give a presentation about his work later in the semester. Date to be announced in a later Bulletin.
CARD ACCESS AT ALUMNI FIELD HOUSE
Beginning immediately, the Alumni Field House will be a card access only building. Card access will especially affect admittance to the fitness center when the building is open for general use by the campus community. You will no longer be able to gain access to the fitness center unless you have your ID card and it has been validated for entry into the fitness center. Your card will be used for the fitness center in the same way it is used to enter residence halls and other card access buildings on campus. Entry into the Alumni Field House and the use of all other spaces in the building are not affected during normal hours of operation. In order for faculty, staff and students to use the fitness center, your ID card will have to be activated by the college after successfully completing an online orientation program for the fitness center. The program is designed to provide instruction on the safe use of all fitness center equipment as well as identify our users. To complete the online orientation program go to the athletics department homepage at www.oneonta.edu/academics/athletics and click on the button that is designated for this online program. After successful completion of the online orientation program you will be prompted to enter information that will be forwarded to the Athletics Department to grant card access. Please be aware that the processing of the data and entry into the card access system may take up to 72 hours to be completed. Please be patient with the fitness center staff while we move through the initial phase of implementation. Should you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact the Athletic Department at x3594 or e-mail lombarke@oneonta.edu or welshkm@oneonta.edu.
BULLETIN INFORMATION
Email your items and attachments to Mona Hughes at hughesml@oneonta.edu. Do not send items or attachments in Publisher. Deadlines are Thursdays at noon for the following Wednesday publication. Items that come after the noon deadline will be held over for the next available edition. Bulletins are not published when classes are not in session. We observe the same deadline before a recess for the Bulletin following a recess.
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