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Are you in need of a job this summer? Consider staying in Alfred and applying as a Peer Mentor for the AU Advantage Summer Bridge Program!
Job Benefits:
- Free on-campus housing during the program
- 3 meals per day included
- Free trips and activities on the job
- Gain valuable experience
- Build lasting relationships with your fellow peer mentors and the incoming first year attendees
For more information, check out the attached flyer. If interested, you may send your cover letter and resume to pratt@alfred.edu.
Attachment: Peer Mentor Job Description
Submitted by: Sarah Pratt
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The free weekly open figure drawing sessions begin again for the semester on Friday, January 26. The sessions are free and open to the public. The community is invited. The sessions take place every Friday evening at 5:30pm in the Brick.
Models and drawing stands provided at no cost. Bring your own drawing supplies. Light instruction and feedback available.
Submitted by: Arts Events
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Fall 2024 Arts Courses open to non-majors:
PERFORMING ARTS DIVISION
DANCE
DANC 120 - Fundamentals of Dance
DANC 211 - Dance History
DANC 212 - Walking the Walk
DANC 222 - Modern Dance I
DANC 227 - African Dance
DANC 230 - Improvisation / Composition I
MUSIC
MUSC 120 - Music Theory I
MUSC 130 - Class Piano I
MUSC 132 - Beginning Voice I
MUSC 135 - Beginning Guitar
MUSC 225 - Western Music
History I
MUSC 240 - Songwriting &
Composition
PRIVATE LESSONS
MUSC 101-107 & 301-307 - Piano, Voice, Trumpet, Saxophone, Flute, Viola, Cello, Bass, Drums, Guitar, Mandolin, Ukulele, Bass Guitar
ENSEMBLES
MUSC TBD - Popular Music Ensemble
MUSC TBD - Sound Gathering
MUSC 271 - Chorus
MUSC 273 - Concert Band
MUSC 274 - Jazz Ensemble
MUSC 275 - University Symphony Orchestra
MUSC 279-01 - Chamber Music String/Piano
MUSC 279-02 - Guzheng
PERFORMANCE DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY
PDAT 120 - Technical Theatre
PDAT 200 - Spectacle and Rock & Roll in Popular Music
PDAT 221 - Making with Fabric
PDAT 228 - Costume Design for Dance
PDAT 231 - Prop Design & Construction
PDAT 270/370 - Play Production
THEATRE
THEA 200 - Acting Styles Workshop
THEA 212 - From Page to Stage: Script Analysis
THEA 240 - Acting I
THEA 241 - Vocal Production for the Theatre
THEA 311 - Theatre History I
THEA 330 - Directing I
SCHOOL OF ART & DESIGN
ART 111 - Drawing Non-Majors
ART 121 - Sculpture Non-Majors
ART 122 - Glass Non-Majors
ART 151 - Ceramics Non-Majors
Attachment: Arts Courses for Non-Majors
Submitted by: Arts Events
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As we continue to work through a significant volume of work orders and projects in Administrative Programming, I want to take an opportunity to remind you of some procedures that will help all of us work as effectively as possible. If you have a smaller programming request, please send those requests to adminprog@alfred.edu. Please do not send those initial programming requests directly to a specific programmer. This will allow us to route your request to a programmer who can best handle your request.
Also, if you have a larger request that you envision will require weeks (or even months) of concentrated programming time, please send those to myself <roberts@alfred.edu>. Projects and larger requests require a conversation about prioritization.
Thank you for continued support and assistance,
Cheers and Fiat Lux!
Submitted by: Gary Roberts
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Each year, the Women's Leadership Center hosts several high profile speakers to discuss topics related to leadership, women, career strategies, or social/global issues. Our speakers are at the top of their game, and represent all fields of human endeavor.
On Tuesday, April 2nd at 7 pm in Nevins Theatre, we will welcome keynote speaker, Sophia Chang!
Topics covered in Sophia's presentation may include:
+ Cultivating your confidence
+ Don't be afraid of your passion
+ Her experience as the first Asian woman in hip hop
+ Diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace
+ Networking
+ Entrepreneurship
+ Mentoring and empowering women, women of color, and working mothers
+ Dealing with microaggressions, privilege and allyship
Link: View Event Details
Submitted by: Abby Hurley
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If you are planning on hiring CWS students for the 2024-25 academic year, you will need to complete a Federal College Work-Study Position Request/Job Description. Click on the link below to access the form and instructions. The completed forms are due by Friday, August 02, 2024.
Contact Elena Wallace (x2159) at the Office of Student Financial Aid if you have any questions regarding this request.
Attachment: Job Description Instructions 2425
Attachment: Postion Request form 2425
Submitted by: Brielle Gavin
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Working on a class presentation? The Writing Center is now offering sessions on public speaking in addition to writing!
Make an appointment on our website or just drop in to brainstorm presentation ideas, talk through speech anxiety, or get feedback on outlines, visual aids or delivery.
Words are hard. We can help. Come in for writing or presentation support today!
Writing Center Hours
Seidlin 008: M-Th 10:15-4:15; F 10:15-3:15
Herrick: M-W 8-9p
Link: Writing Center website
Submitted by: Chloe Hansen
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We are current AU Business students selling customized Alfred University Corn Hole Bags. For one of our classes, we were challenged to create our own product, gather a marketing plan, action plan, pricing workout and sell our product.
Corn Hole is a fun game many people enjoy during the warm months. All of us can relate that this game is one we repeatedly play at family gatherings, graduation parties, and even at Foster Lake. Each set is equipped with eight bags, four purple and four yellow with our own customized Alfred University logo.
For one set of our customized bags it's $35.00. All proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. Please consider supporting students in the College of Business and be sure to elevate your corn hole game in style today!
Link: https://tinyurl.com/2hxa2bwp
Attachment: The poster contains all the details for placing your order!
Submitted by: Natalee Collins, Harper Smith, and Riley Ciamarra
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The AU Wellness Center will be hosting a 5K Run/Walk on Hot Dog Day, April 20th, with check-in at 8 a.m. at the Village Bandstand and the Run/Walk beginning at 9 a.m.
The cost is $10 for K-12 Students, AU Students, and A-State Students. Community members pay $20.
Please take note of the virtual race option where you commit to complete the distance of the race on your own schedule and in a location of your choosing while paying the same registration cost- this is an excellent way to support our event if you are unable to make it in person.
Proceeds will benefit AutismUp, an organization serving individuals and their families in the WNY region with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
To register, please see the attached link and advertisement.
If you have any questions, please contact the Wellness Center at (607)871-2400 or email James Ward at wardjv@alfred.edu . Thank you!
Link: 2024 Hot Dog Day Wellness 5K Run/Walk Registration Website
Attachment: 2024 Hot Dog Day Wellness 5K Run/Walk Advertisement
Submitted by: James Ward
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The AU Wellness Center has seen a rise in communicable diseases this academic year, now including Norovirus. Please reference the mass email sent from Student Experience on March 18th, 2024 with information on Norovirus and its prevention. The link to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) page on Norovirus is also attached to this posting.
Effective handwashing and personal hygienic techniques are essential to prevent the spread of communicable disease. Please reference the attached graphic card from the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) on how to effectively wash your hands. Individuals should also maintain proper personal hygiene as well as keep their living and work environments clean. Whether it be properly cleaning produce you are consuming or disinfecting surfaces in your work and living environments with a disinfectant product (i.e. "Lysol" Spray), effective hygiene habits can help to keep yourself and those around you from getting sick.
Link: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Page on Norovirus
Attachment: NYSDOH Guide to Slow the Spread of Germs
Submitted by: James Ward
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"A Longitudinal Study: Is Personality Still Stable After All These Years?"
In the field of psychology, the issue of personality stability roils the water. Approximately 25 years ago, Steve Peterson, Myrah Caya, Bert Hayslip, Jr., and I published an article suggesting that personality changes can occur in adults. The conventional wisdom rejected our findings and claimed that "personality is generally stable in adulthood." Recent research supports our earlier finding: personality can change as people grow older. Join us, take a brief personality survey if you like, and share your thoughts.
The Bergren Forum takes place every Thursday lunchtime during the semester from 12:15 pm to 1:00 pm in Nevins Theater. You're welcome to bring your own lunch. Tea and coffee will be provided.
For further information, contact Paige Bock (bock@alfred.edu, (607)-871-2217) or John D'Angelo (dangelo@alfred.edu, x2821).
Join the Bergren Forum on Zoom:
https://alfredu.zoom.us/j...
Submitted by: Paige Bock
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Are you a current senior looking for a job after graduation? If so, we are looking to add to our team! If you love AU just as much as we do, telling students about your experience, and traveling to new places, this could be the right fit for you!
If interested, please submit an application on the website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Kyla Whannell, Director of Admissions, at whannell@alfred.edu
See Admissions Counselor Job Description here
Link: Admissions Counselor Job Description here
Submitted by: Kyla Whannell
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Tired of the bland overhead lights? Want a lamp that fits your dorm aesthetic?
Fulfill all of your lamp needs and support Lumiere, a student run business.
Don't want a lamp? Consider donating instead! All profits go to Team Chelsea, a volunteer organization that helps find lost pets.
Click the link to see our lamp and to order!
Link: Order Here
Attachment: Our product
Submitted by: Lumiere
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BUSI 106 students present a pancake breakfast on Friday, April 5th from 11am until 2pm at the Community Table in Powell.
$8 per plate. Plates include 3 pancakes and 2 sausages and bottomless beverages. Gluten Free and Vegetarian options available.
Link: Order form
Attachment: Flyer
Submitted by: Zoelle Payne
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April 2024 marks the official 23rd anniversary of NSVRC's Sexual Assault Awareness Month - but did you know we can trace its history even longer?
Even before its official declaration, SAAM was about both awareness and prevention of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse. Looking at the history of the movement to end sexual violence, it's clear why: It's impossible to prevent an issue no one knows about, and it's difficult to make people aware of a problem without providing a solution. The two work in tandem, and they always have. From the civil rights movement to the founding of the first rape crisis centers to national legislation and beyond, the roots of SAAM run deep.
Roots of the Movement
As long as there have been people who care about making the world a better place, there have been individuals advocating for sexual assault prevention. In the United States, movements for social change and equality began to gain traction in the 1940s and 50s with the civil rights era. Although open discussion of the realities of sexual assault and domestic violence were limited at these times, activists for equal rights began to challenge the status quo.
Efforts during this time were championed by Black women and women of color. Advocates like Rosa Parks worked at the intersections of race-based and gender-based violence (a framework that years later in 1989, advocate and professor Kimberlé Crenshaw would call "intersectionality").
Wide social activism around the issue of sexual assault continued into the 1970s, bringing with it support for survivors and heightened awareness. The first rape crisis center was founded in San Francisco in 1971, the same city where the first U.S. Take Back the Night event was held seven years later.
In the early 2000s, the primary goal of SAAM was awareness - both raising visibility of the teal ribbon and the meaning behind it. By the mid-2000s, SAAM incorporated prevention more heavily, focusing on areas such as communities, workplaces, and college campuses. These campaigns discussed ways that individuals and communities can stop sexual assault before it happens by changing behaviors and promoting respect.
These two goals of awareness and prevention carried over into the 2010s, laying the groundwork for the SAAM that we see today. While each campaign has a different theme, they all share same common goals: to raise visibility about sexual assault and share how it can be prevented, whether that's through education about healthy sexuality, consent, or bystander intervention.
Please join the AU Title IX and Bias Response Team, Public Safety, Wellness Center, and the Confidential Victims Advocate to find out valuable resources and information.
Monday April 1, 2024 in Ade from 11:30-2:00 pm.
Thursday April 18, 2024 in the Powell Campus Center Knight Club from 2:00-6:00 pm. Additional information located on AU Connect.
Tuesday April 23, 2024 in the Herrick Library Bookend 11:30-2:00 pm.
Link: https://www.nsvrc.org/saam/history
Submitted by: Angie Taylor
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University Advancement is hiring students to work Reunion weekend, June 4-9, 2024.
Part I: Position Description
Title of Position:
Summer Reunion Student Ambassador
Temporary/Non-Work Study
Department/School:
University Advancement
Title of Supervisor:
Alumni Engagement Officer, Janet Marble
Annual Giving Officer, Audrea Sirianni
Part II: Position Summary
Under the general supervision of the Alumni Engagement Officer and the Annual Giving Officer, this position performs a variety of responsibilities and duties related to the planning and facilitating Reunion weekend in June.
Part III: Position Requirements
Education: Minimum of High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
Experience: A dependable student who is available for temporary employment between June 4 - June 9, 2024. A polite and trustworthy demeanor as well as dependability is a MUST. The qualified candidate should be engaging, professional and friendly. Possesses the ability to work effectively with others.
Additional Knowledge/Skills: Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and Outlook) is required. The required work is physical and requires the candidate to lift at least 20lbs. A clean valid NYS driver's license for more than a year is required. You will be driving golf carts and AU vehicles.
Attachment: Reunion Student Ambassador Job Description
Submitted by: Audrea Sirianni
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