European Dance Artist Marcela Giesche will be presenting an evening of sculptural dance at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, and Saturday, Sept. 12 in the Miller Performing Arts Center. She will also be collaborating with Dr. Luanne Crosby and setting a new work on AU students.

This will be the first Marlin and Ginger Miller Dance Residency event; admission is free but reservations are required. Please e-mail performs@alfred.edu for reservations.

Submitted by: Chase Angier

Dining Services is throwing a Beach BBQ Bash on Wednesday, Sept. 9 from 5-8 p.m. on the lawn next to Perlman Hall! Both dining halls will be closed for this event.
Wear beach clothes and join the fun on a giant Slip 'n Slide! We have a great menu featuring steak and shrimp!!

Submitted by: John Dietrich

The Saxon Bike hub has bikes available for student use. Come down to Davis Gym and check one out! 2 days for $3 and $5 for one week. We can fix your student bike as well! We're open Mon, Wed, Fri: Noon-5 p.m. and Sat. 9 a.m.-Noon.

Link: Saxon Bike Hub Home Page

Submitted by: Ian Cramer

Global Awareness Roundtable - Will Present:
Panama- Life on the Azuero Peninsula
Peter Ostrower

Wednesday Sept 9th 2009
Night club Campus Center @ 7:00 pm

The Global Awareness Roundtable is a monthly event designed to introduce the Alfred community to a variety of cultures from around the world. This informal gathering gives our international faculty, students and alumni the opportunity to introduce participants to countries as diverse as Japan, Guatemala and Tunisia. Students who have lived, studied or worked abroad also share their experiences and observations. Presentations cover a wide range of topics including history, traditions, art, music and food. If you are interested in participating or have any questions please contact Zakia Robana @ 871-2880

Alfred native Pete Ostrower will share photos and stories of his work as an environmental health Peace Corps volunteer in Panama, where he lived in a 300 person agricultural community in the muddy hills of a deforested jungle without electricity.

Submitted by: Zakia Robana

New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) will conduct an information seminar  on NYFA Artists' Fellowships at the Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester (277 North Goodman Street, Rochester, NY) from 3-6 p.m. Wednesday, September 16. The information seminar will address questions about NYFA's on-line application process and inform artists about funding opportunities and other areas of career development. The seminar is free, and no reservations are required.

Each year, NYFA offers $7,000 cash grants to up to 100 artists in all disciplines selected via a peer panel process. Since the Fellowships were first established in 1985, NYFA has awarded more than $22 million to over 3,500 New York artists.

Artistic disciplines eligible in 2009 - 2010 include Architecture/Environmental Structures, Choreography, Fiction, Music/Sound, Painting, Photography, Playwriting/Screenwriting, and Video. The 2010 - 2011 cycle will offer Crafts, Digital/Electronic Arts, Film, Interdisciplinary Work, Nonfiction Literature, Poetry, Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts, and Sculpture.

To be eligible for a NYFA Fellowship, applicants must be a resident of New York State for at least two years prior to the application deadline and cannot be enrolled in a degree program of any kind. The Artists' Fellowships application calls for a small sample of work which is reviewed by panels of artists working in the category being reviewed. NYFA will begin accepting on-line submissions at www.nyfa.org/afp in early-September.

Applications must be submitted on or before the following dates:
November 2, 2009 Fiction, Playwriting/Screenwriting, Photography
November 3, 2009 Painting, Music/Sound
November 4, 2009 Architecture/Environmental Structures, Choreography, Video

For more information about NYFA Fellowship seminars, please call NYFA at 212.366.6900, ext. 224.

Submitted by: Susan Goetschius

The Alfred Rugby Union (ARU) is forming and is seeking a faculty member willing to advise this club. The ARU asks that the adviser be willing to attend home games, offer off-the-field advice and correspondences, and hold an interest in learning the sport. Actual coaching not required; minimum exposure and quality students involved.

To all interested, please e-mail mnh1@alfred.edu

Submitted by: Mark Harstad

Wednesday, Sept. 9
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Holmes Aud., HH
All welcome.

Submitted by: Billie Burns

This week, Jennifer Otenti, Project Manager, Delta Air Lines Environmental Affairs Dept., and AU class of 1996, will be speaking on "Beyond the Tarmac: Where Civil Aviation and the Environment Meet". Friday Sept. 11, 12:20 - 1:10 p.m., Roon Lecture Hall (SC247). All are welcome and refreshments will be served.

Submitted by: Emma Grigg

NEED MONEY?
Dining services has shifts open in Powell & Ade Dining hall. If you are interested come by and fill out an application or call

Stacey Hyde 871-2332 Powell
Tammy Johnston 871/2246 Ade

Submitted by: Michelle Miller

TIAA-CREF Representative Jason Sciotti will be conducting one-on-one, 45-minute, individual retirement counseling sessions on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, and again on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 in the Human Resource Conference Room, Greene Hall.

If you would like to schedule a time to meet with him please go to www.tiaa-cref.org and once on the site follow these procedures:

1. Click on Meetings/Counseling under Services on center of Web site.
2. Click on scheduel a meeting or location seminar in your area.
3. Select your state (NY) and hit submit.
4. Look for Alfred University and click on the scheduled visit dates(s).
5. Review open times available. If a time is open on the schedule, you may follow the instructions on the Web site to schedule a time, or you can call TIAA-CREF at
1.877.209.3145.

If you need assistance with scheduling please call the Human Resource Services Office at 607.871.2118.


Link: To Sign Up

Submitted by: Kim Wyant

The Alfred University Baseball Club is looking for anyone insterested in playing baseball this year.

The team is part of the National Club Baseball Association (NCBA) and is scheduled to play 15 games in fall/spring this year. Details on the NCBA can be found at [www.clubbaseball.org].

Practices are usually held on Mondays and Wednesdays at 9 p.m. in Davis gym/Tucker field.

Any interested students are encouraged to contact us at Baseball@alfred.edu


Submitted by: Bradley Canale

Stop by the Knight Club on Thursday, Sept. 10, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and check out the Service and Leadership Fair. Representatives from campus programs and community organizations will be on hand to speak to students about how to get involved through service and leadership.

The Nintendo Wii is a door prize. Questions? Please contact Ryan Arroyo, Service Learning Coordinator, Arroyo@alfred.edu or X2702.

Submitted by: Ryan Arroyo

First-year MFA students will present their work on
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 4:30-6:30 p.m.,
Holmes Auditorium, Harder Hall
Everyone Welcome!

Submitted by: Linda White

Homecoming Bonfire - Friday, Sept. 18
(Sponsored by AU PRIDE Organization & WALF)
7-9 p.m. @ McLane Field.
The original homecoming bonfire is back!! Giveaways by WALF for best Purple & Gold facepainting, meet the Homecoming Candidates, meet the football team, make smores, and so much more! Be sure to wear your Purple & Gold to show your AU PRIDE!


Saturday, Sept. 19 Events:

Tailgate Picnic at the tent on McLane Lawn (sponsored by the Alumni Association)
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Tickets: $10 for adults, $5 for AU Students, Faculty and Staff
Children 12 and under eat free.

Alfred Saxons vs. St. Lawrence Saints at 1 p.m.
Tickets: $5 for adults, $2 for children under 12, free for AU Students (with ID), Faculty, Staff

Halftime Reception (cosponsored by the Friends of Saxon Athletics and the Alumni Association)
Everyone welcome!

Carillon Recital at the Davis Memorial Carillon
4 p.m.
Enjoy a free afternoon concert by University Carillonneur, Laurel Buckwalter '89.

Hall of Fame Reception and Dinner at Kenyon-Allen and Knight Club of Powell Campus Center
5 p.m. and 6 p.m., respectively
Tickets: $30 per person

Celebrate AU's Hall of Fame with the induction of the following new members:
Rob Lattimer '83 - Swimming & Diving
Brooke White '99 - Ski Team
Davis O'Brien '87 - Men's Track

Alumni Association Museum and Wine Tasting Trip
The Alumni Association is introducing a trip following the tailgate luncheon and returning in time for the Hall of Fame Banquet. Registered alumni will board an AU bus to Hammondsport for a tour of the Glenn Curtis Museum and wine tasting at the Heron Hill Winery. The all-inclusive cost is $20 per person.

For more Homecoming information or to register, please visit our Web site at www.alfred.edu/alumni or contact the Office of Alumni Relations by phoning 607.871.2144, faxing 607.871.2391, or e-mailing alumni@alfred.edu.

GO SAXONS!



Link: Homecoming 2009 Registration

Submitted by: Audrea Sirianni

Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009 7-9:30 p.m.
Alfred Village Hall Theater

To Benefit
The Alfred Box of Books Library

Hors d'oeuvres
Wine Tasting
Music
Silent Auction

Single Tickets $20, Couples $35

For More Information Contact:
Angela Rossington
Donation of Auction Items Appreciated

Attachment: Box of Books Auction Plus

Submitted by: Pat LaCourse

Quit fighting conflict and learn how to use it to be more creative, effective leader. We'll look at forms of conflict and some methods for how to fight fair (or at least create a fair fight.)

Women’s Leadership Center, 3:20-4:30 p.m.

Submitted by: Deborah Clark

Thursday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m.
Nancy Howe Auditorium at the David A. Howe Public Library, 155 N. Main St., Wellsville

Join us for old-fashioned country music with this favorite local band. This concert is free and open to the general public.


Submitted by: Deborah Clark

This year’s Clothesline Festival features artists from 33 counties of New York State. A complete list of exhibitors is available at
<http://mag.rochester.edu/...>.
See attachment for all the details.

Attachment: Clothesline_Art_Festival.doc

Submitted by: Deborah Clark