The Search Committee for the Associate Vice President for Statutory Affairs has selected two finalists -- Ms. Lisa T. Becker, Director, CU Art Museum at the University of Colorado, Boulder; and, Dr. Linda E. Jones, Director, Picker Engineering Program at Smith College. Campus interviews for Ms. Becker will be held on February 12 and Dr. Jones on February 16 and 17.

There are three open forums scheduled for each candidate. Even though the forums are specific to certain groups, all faculty and staff from the Statutory and Non-Statutory Sectors are invited to attend any session. The candidates' CVs are attached for your review. Your help in welcoming Ms. Becker and Dr. Jones to campus is greatly appreciated.

Rating sheets will be available at each open forum. Please fill out one for each candidate.

Ms. Lisa Becker - Friday, February 12, 2010
(Binns Merrill Hall, 106C)
12 - 1 pm - Open Forum w/Art & Design Faculty
2 - 3 pm - Open Forum w/NYSCC Administration, Technical Specialists, and Support Staff
3:30-4:30 pm - Open Forum w/Engineering and Scholes Library Faculty

Dr. Linda Jones - Wednesday, February 17, 2010
(Location: Powell, Kenyon/Allen/Davis)
12 - 1 pm - Open Forum w/Art & Design Faculty
2 - 3 pm - Open Forum w/NYSCC Administration, Technical Specialists, and Support Staff
3 - 4 pm - Open Forum w/Engineering and Scholes Library Faculty

Attachment: Dr. Linda Jones
Attachment: Ms. Lisa Becker

Submitted by: Susan Goetschius

Graduate students and Work Study students
Friday, FEB. 12, 2010, 3:20-5 p.m. - Binns-Merrill Hall, Room 106.

Yearly training for Chemical Hygiene/Laboratory Safety is mandatory for all individuals who work in a lab: faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate Work Study students.

Faculty members and lab directors - please encourage your grad and Work Study students to attend. Thank you.

Don't forget to pre-register via e-mail: cartella@alfred.edu or perrydr@alfred.edu or telephone 2196 (Beth) or 3020 (Dean).

Link: Training Schedule

Submitted by: Beth Cartella

Date: Wed., Feb 10
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 8:00pm
Place: Knight Club

Sayaka Matsue, an exchage student from Ristumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan, will join us in talking about "Shukatsu"("job hunting" in Japanese) in Japan

While Sayaka talks about college women's job hunting in Japan, Dr Yatani will talk about "Japan in the 1980s and the first decade of the 21st century": in other words, the country of "a rising sun" around when our current college students were born and the country of "the lost 20 years" during which it faced the serious economic downturn. Although its economic aspect of the country is "negative" as best symbolized by the current Toyota trouble, some of the cultural aspects have been rather "blooming" in the us as best represented BY Anime, Manga, Haiku, Tea and Tea Ceremony, Zen, among others.


Link: http://Libral Arts

Submitted by: Zakia Robana

You are cordially invited to the Career Development Center's annual Etiquette Dinner and Professional Image Show, sponsored by Kohler, on Friday, Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. in Susan Howell Hall.

To reserve a seat, please RSVP by Fridy, Feb. 12 to Kevin Jacobs at 607.871.2164 or jacobsj@alfred.edu.

When placing your reservation, please note whether you would prefer a standard, vegetarian, or vegan meal. Dress is business casual.

Seats are limited, so make your reservation today!



Attachment: imagemakeover_poster2.pdf

Submitted by: CDC Intern 1

TIAA-CREF Representative Jason Sciotti will be conducting one-on-one, 45-minute, individual retirement counseling sessions on Wednesday, February 17, and Wednesday, March 31, in the Human Resources Conference Room in Greene Hall.
If you would like to schedule a time to meet with him, you can call TIAA-CREF at 1.877.209.3144 if you are a Non-Statutory employee or 1.800.732.8353 if you are a Statutory employee. Non-Statutory employees can also do so online. If you have not set up your user ID profile, you will need to do so before you can proceed. If you have a user ID profile, please go to www.tiaa-cref.org and once on the site, follow these procedures:
1. Click on "LOG IN" to Your Account
2. Enter your User ID, then click on Next
3. Enter your Password and the answer to your Security Question, then click on "Log In"
4. Click on HELP & RESOURCES tab (top of screen)
5. Scroll down and click on Schedule a Consultation (under Customer Service)
6. Answer questions and click on "Continue"
7. Click on At Alfred University under Schedule a Meeting
8. Review Calendar for available dates (Dates in Blue)
9. Click on Date
10. Review open times; select appointment time and topic and then click on "Register"
If you need assistance with scheduling, please call the Human Resources Office at 607-871-2118.

Link: To Schedule Meeting

Submitted by: Kim Wyant

What art therapy is: the use of the process of creation of art and/or resulting art piece to aid in the understanding and treatment of emotional and mental trauma/disturbance.

There are currently flyers up in Harder Hall (around the corner from the art office), the Science Center (outside the psychology office), and Myers Hall (see Corrie Burdick, 3rd floor) announcing an informal art therapy interest gauge. More flyers will be up soon.

The purpose of this is to find out how much interest there is on the Alfred University campus in regards to seeing/participating in a renewed AU art therapy club and/or seeing/participating in a potential official AU art therapy major/minor program. I and a few other people are willing to work on this if interest is significant.

If you are interested in art therapy, please help the cause by signing your name on one of those aforementioned flyers or contacting myself at vdf1@alfred.edu.

Thank you!

Submitted by: Victor Franco

Last spring, students were asked to participate in the Multi-Institutional Study of Leadership. About 35 percent of our students responded - thank you! A summary of the results are available.

Please watch for student and faculty/staff open meetings to be scheduled to go over the results and brainstorm how we continue to offer great leadership experiences to AU students.

Attachment: MSL_09_executive_summary.doc

Submitted by: Kathy Woughter

You pitch the ideas. You write the articles. We just publish them. Check out the topics we cover and start brainstorming. Send your submissions to magazine@bncollege.com by Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. To see a copy of the magazine, go to: http://www.u4ucollegemaga...

U4U magazine is published twice yearly by Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, Inc. and reaches 1,000,000 students at the start of each semester. U4U is the only national magazine of its kind written entirely by student contributors. U4U focuses its content on the issues that matter most to this generation of students.


Submitted by: Deborah Clark

Students and staff are gathering information and interest about starting a community garden here at Alfred University. The garden would be an excellent opportunity for students, and could provide local foods to the community and the dining halls.

Below is a link to a very short survey regarding your interest in having a garden on campus. If you are interested, please FILL OUT the survey below and E-MAIL it to HANNAH DUNBAR. In order to begin, we need to know the interest. Please fill out the survey below!

Attachment: Community_Garden_Survey3.doc

Submitted by: Kacie Dean

2010 Class Seniors & Grads - Submit your coolest T-Shirt designs for your class! (See rules below). Ideas must be submitted by Thursday, Feb. 11. Winning entry will win a GIFT CARD $$ & be announced @ the SENIOR KICK-OFF EVENT on Friday, Feb. 12.

Rules:
-T-shirt design can be up to 4 colors maximum- Single or double sided

-No profanity or tasteless language

-Artwork: (MUST BE IN A EASY TO CHANGE FILE- NO JPEG OR PDF)

-E-mail designs to aupride@alfred.edu

Sponsored by the Senior Initiative Committee

Submitted by: Susan Gorman

During break, a group of employees gathered to share a potluck lunch. While we were dining and visiting, we came up with the idea of having a Soup Social for University employees. This would give everyone an opportunity to chat with others within the University while enjoying some fine food! We decided to plan this event for Jan. 14 and it was a huge success. Over 50 University employees gathered!

Our next Soup Social is Wednesday, Feb. 10 at noon in the Kenyon/Allen Room of the Powell Campus Center. We have volunteers for this Soup Social for the food. We would like to invite anyone in the University to join us.

If you are interested in coming, please reply to bankern@alfred.edu so that we can plan on how much food to make? We will provide ice water. You may bring your own beverage if you prefer something else.

While this is a completely free event, we ask those who attend to help the new tradition continue by volunteering to bring food (or chip in some money) for future Soup Socials (the next scheduled one is Wednesday, March 17). We hope to see you there!

Submitted by: Nancy Banker

Sweets and treats for Valentine's. Get 50% OFF select AU clothing.
Also take 20% OFF any PINK clothing now-Feb 15.
Remember we have Godiva chocolate for your sweetie!

Submitted by: Marcy Bradley

In an effort to streamline AU's data collection process, ITS is offering an Electronic Forms service to the campus. AU offices may convert existing paper forms to online forms using Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro.

Specially formatted PDF forms can be submitted to an E-Forms administration page on the staff portal. The forms are reviewed by ITS and published to the E-forms pages on the staff and student portals.

Once the forms have been filled out, they can be retrieved from a restricted folder on AU's U drive. For the safety of the AU community, ITS cannot publish any forms asking for Social Security numbers or any other sensitive personal information.

Any staff member interested in submitting E-forms for publication must obtain permission from a supervisor and complete required E-Forms training. Training will be provided on an as-needed basis.

To request training, please contact Meghanne Freivald at 871.2363 or via e-mail.


Submitted by: Meghanne Freivald

Author of "The Eighth Round"
Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m.
Nancy Howe Auditorium at the David A. Howe Public Library, 155 N. Main St., Wellsville

Join Zeke Wilson as he discusses his life, his writing experiences, and what led him to write his book, "The Eighth Round," a book chronicling a modern civil rights struggle. Meet the man who faced extraordinary challenges and found the way to overcome obstacles to achieve the impossible, concluding his struggle for his constitutional rights with a federal precedent.

This library-sponsored program is free and open to everyone.


Submitted by: Deborah Clark

Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m.
Nancy Howe Auditorium at the David A. Howe Public Library, 155 N. Main St., Wellsville

A group of kids search for hidden treasure in this old-fashioned adventure tale from a story written by Steven Spielberg. The cast includes Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman, and Martha Plimpton.

This PG-rated movie matinee is scheduled during the school break. This library-sponsored film is free and open to everyone.


Submitted by: Deborah Clark

Thursday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m.
Nancy Howe Auditorium at the David A. Howe Public library, 155 N. Main St., Wellsville

Linda Stout, a graduate of Wellsville High School, is a singer-songwriter based in Ithaca. Her music, performed on acoustic guitars and baritone ukulele, incorporates folk, jazz, and Latin flavors. She will be joined by London McDaniel and Abby Rogers, also performers residing in Ithaca.

This library-sponsored concert is free and open to everyone.


Submitted by: Deborah Clark

Large Cheese & Pepperoni Pizzas are $8
To order call the Shelter at 585.593.2200 by Wednesday, Feb. 10

Pick-up Pizzas at the Wellsville Elementary School
from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 20
Fill up the freezer and help our furry friends!

If you are outside of Wellsville - we can arrange a delivery

Submitted by: Deborah Clark