If you plan to take summer classes at AU and are a current financial aid recipient, we are providing you the following information to help you determine if you may have financial aid eligiblity applicable to summer enrollment.
Attachment: Fin Aid / Summer School 2008

The Parking Office would like to remind all who park automobiles on campus to follow rules and regulations, and to use courtesy toward fellow drivers.

Please see the Web site and attachment below.
Link: http://contribute.alfred.edu/portals/safety/docs/ParkingMap6-25-07.pdf
Attachment: Alfred_University_Parking_Terms.doc

Allegheny Bradford Corporation will be interviewing B.S. and M.S. Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering candidates for Quality Assurance Engineer position.

Prestigious L.A.-based Director Casey Stangl will share her experiences as a woman directing plays, operas and film productions at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 31, in the Knight Club. A catered reception will follow, open and free to everyone.

Casey's talk is titled "The Good, the Bad and the Pretty: A Woman Director in American Theatre."

Casey recently shadowed Alan Ball on the final episode of "Six Feet Under," Peter Horton on "Grey's Anatomy" and Gail Mancuso on "Scrubs," and she directed "Girls Gone Verbal," a short film she wrote about a women's book club.

For additional information e-mail fgoodman@alfred.edu
Attachment: CaseyStanglResume.doc

The Alfred Literary Festival is proud to present the ALF Open Mic, Friday, March 28 at 8:30 p.m. in Susan Howell Hall. Share your poetry, fiction, nonfiction, or other amazing talent!

In the interest of fairness, the ALF asks that readers/performers limit their presentations to 10 minutes. More information on the Alfred Literary Festival can be found by following the link below.

This event is sponsored by the Division of English and Sigma Tau Delta, and is free and open to the public.
Link: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?&ID=4583

Come honor loved ones and remember those who have fought cancer. During Relay, participants form teams to take turns walking around a track.

There will be a meaningful luminary ceremony, cancer survivors lap, and fun entertainment. All money raised goes to the American Cancer Society for cancer research and cancer survivor services.

You must register online to attend, so don't forget to sign up now!

Once signed up online, come to McLane Gym between 6-7 pm THIS Friday to pick up your team t-shirts. The survivor lap will kick-off our Relay at 7 p.m. Friday. The Relay lasts until 7 a.m. Saturday morning.
Link: Click Here to Sign Up Online!

The Wellsville Area Chamber of Commerce will be conducting open interviews on Thursday, April 3, 2008 for the following paid internships:
Events Coordinator Intern 1 (Summer 2008)
Events Coordinator Intern 2 (Summer 2008)
Fall/Winter Events Coordinator Intern (2008-09)

These are an open sign-ups. Interviews will be granted on a first-come, first served basis. Deadline to sign up is midnight, Monday, March 31, 2008.

Junior status preferred; undergraduates welcome. All majors welcome. Complete job description available on the Web site.

These are all paid internships!

Any interested candidate can sign up for an interview time slot via our Web site. www.alfred.edu/cdc/ Click on "Students." Next click on "Find a Job" and log into Saxon JobLink using your ID and password per the instructions. Next click on "On-Campus Recruiting, Resume Collections, Employer-In-Residence, and Mock Interview Week."

Positions will be located in Wellsville, NY.

If you have any questions regarding On-Campus Recruiting please review the On-Campus Interview Guidelines http://www.alfred.edu/cdc... and/or contact Nancy Williams, Recruiting Coordinator at 871-2164.
Link: Saxon Job Link

Dr. Lu is delivering the SOE Graduate Seminar on Monday, March 31, 2008 in Binns-Merrill Hall, room 106 at 4:30 p.m. Her talk is entitled "Nanoscale and Energy Materials". Please see attached for her abstract.
Attachment: Lu_Alfred_abstract.doc

If you are interested in having a team for Mud Olympics during Hot Dog Day please contact Eric Ramos, Chair of Mud Olympics at ear4@alfred.edu

All teams should have 5 members. Cost is $25. Registration fee can be paid by cash or check. All checks should be made out to Alfred University, Hot Dog Day.

Attached is the official Mud Olympics Team Form!

Attachment: Hot_Dog_Day_Mud_Olympics_Team_Form.doc

Alternative Cinema is having its first Super Exciting Student Film Festival!

We are looking for submissions of any duration and on any subject. We will be happy to accept videos from anyone; students, faculty, etc.

There will be (silly) prizes given in a variety of exciting categories (classiest, strangest, funniest ...)

Anyone interested can submit their videos in Quicktime format to altcin@alfred.edu (or send a DVD to 2211 PCC) UNTIL Friday, April 11.

Please include name, title, and any other information you'd like us to present.

The Festival will take place Saturday, April 19 in Nevins Theater at 8 p.m.

Biology Seminar Series, Tuesday, April 1
12:20-1:10 p.m.
Science Center Room 402

Justin Grigg, AU GIS specialist will make the presentation. The seminar will describe the many ways a GIS assists the understanding and analysis of environmental and ecological data. Desktop and "virtual earth" GIS software will be sued to migrate tabular data to both 2D and 3D geospatial contexts.

Job title: lab assistant

Responsibilities: thin film lab operation

Requirement: careful in the lab

Pay scale & hours per week: flexible depending on the applicant's qualification

Starting date: now

Duration of the appointment: 1-3 months or longer

PLEASE CONTACT DR. XINGWU WANG
BY EMAIL fwangx@alfred.edu

Stop up to the second floor of Powell during lunch to buy tickets for the 5th Annual Arabian Nights Show. Tickets are $2 in advance and $3 at the door. The money goes to charity.

The Alfred Literary Festival is proud to present a book signing with visiting authors Stewart O'Nan and Erica Dawson and local author Carol Burdick. The signing will be held Friday, March 28 from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Alumni Lounge of the Powell Campus Center. Books will be available for purchase.

Stewart O'Nan is the author of eleven books of fiction, including LAST NIGHT AT THE LOBSTER, A PRAYER FOR THE DYING and SNOW ANGELS. Erica Dawson is the author of the poetry collection BIG-EYED AFRAID. Carol (C.B.) Burdick is the author of the essay collection HAPS AND MISHAPS. More information on these authors and the Alfred Literary Festival can be found by following the link below.
Link: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?&ID=4583

The Alfred Literary Festival is pleased to present a fiction reading by Stewart O'Nan, Friday, March 28 at 6:30 p.m. in Susan Howell Hall. O'Nan is the author of 11 books of fiction, including LAST NIGHT AT THE LOBSTER, A PRAYER FOR THE DYING and SNOW ANGELS.

More information on Stewart O'Nan and the Alfred Literary Festival can be found by following the link below. This event is sponsored by the Division of English, and is free and open to the public.
Link: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?&ID=4583

The Alfred Literary Festival is pleased to present a literary roundtable discussion, Saturday, March 29, from 2 to 4 p.m. in Susan Howell Hall. ALF visiting writers Stewart O'Nan and Erica Dawson will join local authors Rahul Mehta and Lynn Petrillo for an informal discussion of writing, publishing, and other literary matters. Questions from the audience are welcome!

More information on the Alfred Literary Festival can be found by following the link below. This event is sponsored by the Division of English, and is free and open to the public.
Link: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?&ID=4583

Scholarship - School of Engineering majors and Elementary Education (Pre-K- 6th grade) majors. Application deadline is Monday, April 7, 2008.

New York State residents (residing in one of the chapter counties), United States citizens, and full-time undergraduates --- you may wish to consider applying for the 2008-09 AU/New York State Federation of Home Bureaus, Inc., scholarship.

Open the attachment for more details and application.

Attachment: Announcement with Scholarship Application

Saturday, March 29
8-10 p.m.
Herrick Library Café
Host: Mike Allen
Prizes!

Post an item that doesn't quite fit into the lost and found or buy and sell boards, like "for rent" and "yard sales".
Link: Miscellaneous Board

The attached link for the state Department of Transportation will allow you to look at road and weather conditions.
Link: http://www.travelinfony.com

The 2nd ALANA Reunion will be taking place April 11-13, 2008! Here is the official schedule:

Friday, April 11, 2008

8 pm Welcome Back Reception
Fasano Welcome Center

Saturday, April 12, 2008

10 am Drawn to Diversity breakfast
Ade Lobby
-special presentation of D2D project to Wegmans Food Markets

1 pm Surprise Lunch
Location: TBA

4 pm Dinner and Speaker
Powell Knight Club

8 pm Raices in Holmes Auditorium
-cultural performances by students

12 am After party in Susan Howell Hall

$25 per person (includes dinner & gift)

To rsvp, by Marc 31, contact:

Jessica Cabrera, Reunion Coordinator at jc2@alfred.edu
Dan Napolitano, Director of Student Activities at (607) 871-2925

You can also get informed on our facebook site under ALANA Unity Celebration. Feel free to join.
Attachment: ALANA_Reunion_20081.doc

Fall Semester on-campus paid internship, On-campus Interviews.

Central Student Affairs will be conducting interviews on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at the Career Development Center for a fall 2008 semester paid intern.

This is an open sign-up. Interviews will be granted on a first-come, first served basis. Any interested candidates in the above majors must attach their resumes via our website. www.alfred.edu/cdc/ Click on "Student or Alumni Login." Log into Saxon JobLink using your ID and password per the instructions. Next click on "On-Campus Recruiting & Resume Collections."

Deadline to sign up is midnight, Sunday, March 30, 2008.

Complete job description is available on the Web site.

We strongly encourage you to research Alfred University Central Student Affairs prior to your interview, as most employers expect you to have at least basic knowledge of their company.

We also recommend possibly doing a mock interview prior to your real interview for practice. This can be scheduled by calling 871-2164.

If you have any questions regarding On-Campus Recruiting please review the On-Campus Interview Guidelines http://www.alfred.edu/cdc...
and/or contact Nancy Williams, Recruiting Coordinator at 871-2164.

Link: Saxon JobLink

Register your hot dog launchers for hot dog day! The 2008 rules are attached!
1st place -- $75 and a trophy
2nd place -- $50 and a trophy
3rd place -- hot dogs and buns and a trophy

Attachment: Hot_Dog_Launching_Competition_2008.doc

Art Union is having a juried art competition this semester at Gallery 17 on Main Street (the old video store). All submissions will have been chosen anonymously by seven Alfred University faculty members. There will be prizes!

Friday, April 25 we will be having a reception at the gallery 6-8 p.m. where we will have food and refreshments and the prizes will be announced!

Please view the online prospectus form to submit (open to all grad and undergraduate students at both Alfred University and Alfred State College). Submission deadline is Thursday April 10.
Link: Online Prospectus

Alfred University Men's and Women's Swim Team Presents ...

Swim Lessons Spring '08

When: March 31st -April 17th (Monday's, Tuesday's, Thursday's)

Classes: Beginner 1 5:00 - 5:30 pm
Beginner 2 5:30 - 6:00 pm
Beginner 3 6:00 - 6:30 pm
Intermediate 1 5:00 - 5:45 pm
Intermediate 2 5:45 - 6:30 pm
Advanced 5:30 - 6:30 pm
(If classes are full, extra classes will be added)

Where: Alfred University's McLane Center Pool

Ages: 4-13

How much: $50 for nine lessons - discount when enrolling 2+ children

Registration: Will be help Monday, March 31st, at 4:30 pm prior to the start of swimming lessons or through the contact information below.

Questions: (607) 871-2893 or bmm2@alfred.edu (Bonnie McDermott)

Money should be paid the first night of class - Thanks!