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Bulletin for September 10, 2008

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.

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
Attached to this issue of the Bulletin is a letter to the campus from President Nancy Kleniewski regarding the College Internal Control Program.

FAMOUS LAST WORDS
Brian D. Beitzel, Educational Psychology & Counseling, will present the first lecture for the Fall 2008 series Famous Last Words on Tuesday, September 23 at noon in the Center for Multicultural Experiences, Lee Hall. Please see information attached to this issue of the Bulletin.

SIEGFRIED PRIZE CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
The Academic Excellence Committee has issued a call for applications for the annual Richard Siegfried Junior Faculty Prize for Academic Excellence. All SUNY-Oneonta full-time, non-tenured faculty are eligible to apply for this $1,000 prize. The deadline for applications is Friday, October 3. A campus-wide mailing of the award criteria has been done. If you did not receive an application, or if you have questions concerning the application, you may contact William Simons, Chair of the AEC, at x3498. The Richard Siegfried Junior Faculty Prize for Academic Excellence is funded by a gift from Alice Siegfried in memory of her husband and in honor of his commitment to academic excellence. The College at Oneonta Alumni Association’s 2008-2009 Alumni Annual Fund also supports this annual event. Information is attached to this issue of the Bulletin.

COLLEGE SENATE MEETING DATES
The College Senate will meet at 3 p.m. in the Craven Lounge on the following Mondays this fall: September 22, October 6, October 20, November 3 November 17, and December 8 (IRC 5). Visit the College Senate website for information and updates at: http://www.oneonta.edu/academics/senate/ .

NYS FLEX SPENDING ACCOUNT (FSA)
Recently employees should have received a flyer regarding NYS Flex Spending Account (FSA) for 2009. Open enrollment period for 2009 is from September 22 to November 14, 2008. Enrollment can be done online at www.flexspend.state.ny.us or by phoning 1-800-358-7202. For more information or to get a FSA flyer, please contact Human Resources at x2509.

UPK PROGRAM HAS OPENINGS
The Universal Pre-Kindergarten program in the Human Ecology Building has openings for the 2008-2009 school year. To be eligible, a child must be 4 years old by Monday, December 1, and live in the Oneonta School District. Universal Pre-Kindergarten runs Monday - Friday from 8:30-11 a.m. The Oneonta School district buses provide bus transportation. Anyone interested in enrolling their child may phone Amy at x2743 or x2775, or phone Opportunities for Otsego at 433-8055.

ONEONTA WEATHER FORECASTS
Oneonta Weather forecasts are disseminated twice daily for WONY and can be accessed at: http://www.oneonta.edu/academics/wxclub/weather.wav

SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 MEMORIAL CEREMONY
A brief, silent memorial ceremony will be held at noon on Thursday, September 11, 2008, at the twin towers memorial site on the upper quad. The ceremony will feature a University Police color guard, a floral wreath placed at the memorial and flowers in honor of the seven alumni who passed away on September 11, 2001.

ART EXHIBITIONS DOUBLE RECEPTION AND GALLERY TALK - SEPTEMBER 11
The Fine Art Galleries will be hosting a double artist reception on Thursday, September 11 from 5-7 p.m. for the exhibitions Supernatural by Tom Mazzullo, and Echoes From the Past by Thomas Sakoulas. Before the reception, Tom Mazzullo will present a gallery talk from 4-5 p.m. Thomas Sakoulas will give a presentation about his work later in the semester. All are invited to attend. For additional information please contact Tim Sheesley at x2445.

COLLEGE COUNCIL TO MEET - SEPTEMBER 12
The College Council of the State University of New York College at Oneonta will meet on Friday, September 12, at 2 p.m. in the President's Conference Room, Netzer Administration Building. At the meeting, College President Nancy Kleniewski will deliver a report on the College. 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 making regulations regarding student conduct. Council meetings are public, and each council meets at least four times a year. Agenda: 1. Approval of Minutes of April 9, 2008; 2. Chair Report; 3. President's Report; 4. Adjournment.

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.

MILNE LIBRARY HOSTS EXHIBIT IN HONOR OF CONSTITUTION DAY - SEPTEMBER 17
On Wednesday, September 17, the Milne Library will join the campus observation of Constitution Day by hosting an exhibit highlighting the U.S. Constitution. The film entitled Centuries of Citizenship: A Constitutional Timeline developed by the National Constitution Center (http://www.constitutioncenter.org/) will be playing on our computer kiosk in the lobby on the first floor and there will be a replica of the U.S. Constitution for you to view. Please stop and visit the exhibit!

ODK NOMINATIONS DEADLINE - SEPTEMBER 24
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.

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.

CARD ACCESS AT ALUMNI FIELD HOUSE
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. 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. 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 go to www.oneonta.edu/academics/athletics and click on the button that is designated for this 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. Please be patient with the fitness center staff while we move through the initial phase of implementation. Contact the Athletic Department at x3594 or e-mail lombarke@oneonta.edu or welshkm@oneonta.edu with any questions.

CAMPUS DATES AND DEADLINES   
TAP certification begins. Students receiving TAP awards must be full time (12 s.h. or more) to be eligible for TAP. December 2008 Master’s Diploma and related application fee due in Registrar’s Office, Netzer 130. Graduate Admission Applications due for Spring 2009.
College closes after last evening class.
Columbus Day: Registrar’s Office open. Classes resume.
Interim Progress Reports due from faculty.
Withdrawal Deadline. Last day to drop a full semester course.
Last day for filing Independent Study, Internship, Individual Course Enrollment & Teaching Assistantship forms (less than 3 s.h.). After this date, a $20 late fee will be assessed. Beginning Date for Spring 2009 Pre-enrollment.
College closes after the last evening class. Last day for students to make up Incomplete and Pending Grades from Spring and Summer 2008 or to file the extension of time form.
Classes resume. Last day to withdraw from the College. After this date students must complete all coursework.
Last day for Faculty to turn in grades for previously assigned incomplete/ pending grades.
Finals Week   

REMINDERS   
FAITH
8 p.m., Foothills Performing Arts Center. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. $10 General/$8 students. A documentary by d.b. Roderick that take an unprecedented look behind the veil of religion at a passionate country preacher and his ministry try to reach the hearts and minds of a small congregation in upstate New York. Reservations: 607-431-2080.
Family Health & Wellness Expo 2008
10 a.m.-4 p.m., Southside Mall. For additional information, email Steve Garner at garnerse@oneonta.edu or steven.garner@bassett.org.   
Exhibition Supernatural by Tom Mazzullo
New Gallery, Fine Arts. For additional information, contact Tim Sheesley at x2445.   
Submissions Deadline for Celebration Of Teaching.
Participate in this year’s Celebration of Teaching: Creativity & Innovation, a half-day event with keynote speaker, roundtables, and poster sessions. To submit a poster, send the poster title and abstract-100-200 words to Janet Day at dayje@oneonta.edu. Submissions can also be made at www.oneonta.edu/cot/.
Exhibition Echoes From the Past, by Thomas Sakoulas
Martin-Mullen Art Gallery, Fine Arts. For additional information, contact Tim Sheesley at x 2445.
Celebration of Teaching Event
Noon to 5 p.m., Hunt College Union. Please join us as a participant and a poster presenter! For more information, visit www.oneonta.edu/cot/.
THANK YOU   
  • I would like to thank everyone who donated their vacation time to me during my recent recovery. It really is appreciated.
    Monica Breed, RN, Health Center
  • We would like to thank everyone for everything you did for our family since the passing of Bev. We’d also like to thank you all for all the love and support you gave her during both of her battles with cancer. She loved the flowers, cards, treat basket, (especially the mallow cups) and all the calls. She loved hearing from the people she worked with. Bev loved her job and the people she worked with at SUNY-Oneonta custodial department. Again we would like to thank you all for everything.
    The Family of Bev Dorosky
CONGRATULATIONS   
  • Congratulations to Erik Schlimmer, Outdoor Education, who completed filming in Alaska, Michigan, and New York during July and August on MTV's reality television series MADE. Mr. Schlimmer was chosen from a field of survivalists, educators, and adventurers. MADE is MTV's second-longest-running reality television show with more than 100 episodes aired, currently in its ninth season. The program has also garnered two Daytime Emmy Awards. Erik appeared as a "MADE Coach," tasked with "turning two cell phone-loving, tanning booth salon-dwelling, Paris Hilton wannabes" into hardened survivalists. The episode's tentative airdate is October 2008. During this school year, Mr. Schlimmer wishes to address the campus, discussing his reality television experience and examining the power of television and the authenticity of reality television programs.
  • Congratulations to Andrew Kahl, Theatre, who is appearing in the play Other People's Money for a four-week run that began on Friday, August 29, at the Chenango River Theatre in Greene. The play will be presented on Thursdays - Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. through Sunday, September 21. Tickets and information are available on the theatre's website at www.chenangorivertheatre.org. Kahl began performing with the Chenango River Theatre last season, when he appeared in their inaugural production of "The Foreigner" and in "True West." This year, he played the lead in "I Hate Hamlet." Andrew Kahl, who joined the SUNY Oneonta faculty in 2005, teaches courses in theatre, acting, directing, and other areas.
FACULTY/STAFF ACTIVITIES    
  • Gustavo Arango, Foreign Languages and Literatures, gave the lecture García Márquez and Cartagena de Indias: A Love Story, at the Colombian consulate in New York, on August 14, 2008. He also gave the lecture Poetry and Journalism, at Universidad de Cartagena (Colombia), on July 22, 2008.
  • James Ebert, Earth Sciences, was an invited participant in the Earth Science Literacy Initiative (ESLI), a project funded by the National Science Foundation. Dr. Ebert participated in both the first and second phases of the Initiative. The first phase was a two-week (May 12-24, 2008) on-line workshop, which included over 500 geoscientists and geoscience educators. The purpose of the on-line workshop was to develop a consensus of the concepts that comprise the “big ideas” in Earth Science. The second phase was a team-based writing workshop with approximately 35 participants hosted by Washington University in St. Louis on July 20-23, 2008. Phase 2 of ESLI produced a draft document of the “big ideas” and “supporting concepts” that are central to Earth Science. This draft document will be available for comment and editorial suggestions by the geoscience community prior to finalization. Dr. Ebert contributed significant portions of two of the eight “big ideas” and their “supporting concepts.”
  • Andrew Kahl, Theatre, performed in I Hate Hamlet this summer. The Chenango River Theatre, in Greene, NY, produced the play. Chenango River Theatre is a professional theater with an Equity contract. Kahl, a member of Actors Equity Association, the union for professional actors and stage managers, played the lead role of Andrew Rally. This is his second season as a member of the company.
  • Barbara N. Kahl, Theatre, designed costumes for I Hate Hamlet, for the Chenango River Theatre, in June, 2008, and recently completed the costume designs for their production of Other People's Money. CRT is a professional Equity theatre in Greene, NY. This is her second season as their resident designer. Mrs. Kahl also designed costumes for a production of The Middle Ages, by A.R. Gurney at Theatre L'Homme Dieu in Alexandria, MN. This is her seventh design for Theatre L'Homme Dieu and her third (non-consecutive) season.
  • Ho Hon Leung, Sociology, along with Raymond Lau, architect, Zaha-Hadid Architects, London, UK and Dr. Sharon Shaw-McEwen, professor of Social Work and Assistant to the Vice Provost for Institutional Diversity, Middle Tennessee Sate University, Murfreesboro, TN, co-edited a book, entitled Investigating Diversity: Race, Ethnicity and Beyond, published in July, by Linton Atlantic Books Ltd. This book is an up-to-date and interdisciplinary account of race and ethnic diversity in the United States. Studies on Trinidad and Canada are offered for comparison. The volume includes rich and varied examples to amplify the concepts and formation of racial and ethnic identities. Case studies illustrate the challenges faced in multicultural societies through issues of immigration, gender, class, policies and practices intersected with race and ethnicity.
  • Ashok Kumar Malhotra, Philosophy, participated at the Annual Conference of the International Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy held at the Asilomar Conference Resorts, California. Malhotra presented a paper on Promoting Literacy through Building Indo-International Schools for the Underprivileged Children of India as well as showed the most recent DVD of the Ninash Foundation. The focus of his paper was on how philosophical wisdom could be used compassionately to help promote literacy among the poorest of poor children of India by opening four schools for them. More than 100 scholars attended the conference, which was held from June 8-12, 2008, from India, China, Japan, Europe, Canada and the USA.
  • Mine Ozer, Management, Marketing and Information Systems, presented at The Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, California on August 11, 2008. The presentation was titled The Role of Top Management Team on Strategic Choice of Corporate Political Strategy and Innovation and discussed that non-market (political) strategies are part of the strategic choices that top management teams tend to make. In her paper, Dr. Ozer indicated that the strategic choice of whether to invest in political strategies is influenced by the composition of top management teams. In addition, she investigated the relationship between the non-market strategic choices of investing into political strategies and other market oriented strategic choices, such as investing in innovation. Particularly, she examined whether market oriented and non-market oriented strategic choices are alternatives, or complementary to each other.
  • Erik Schlimmer, Outdoor Education, established a speed record for traversing the Catskill Mountains' 35 3,500-foot peaks solo. In six days, zero hours Mr. Schlimmer reached all 35 peaks via what he calls a “hellacious route”: 140 miles and 42,000 vertical feet of climbing among forests, streams, boulder fields and briar patches. Erik camped out each night, carrying only 8.6 pounds worth of gear for the entire journey. His only logistical comfort was a food resupply halfway along the route. An article written by Erik, which summarizes his adventure, will appear in the September 2008 issue of Catskill Mountain Region Guide and has been featured in Oneonta Daily Star and Poughkeepsie Journal.
  • William Simons, History, wrote a solicited encomium for the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame: 16th Annual Induction Ceremony: Program & Souvenir Journal. The booklet was distributed on June 8 , 2008, in conjunction with the annual induction ceremonies at the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

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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