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Alumni
Alfred University Homecoming 2008
Join us on Saturday, Oct. 4 for Homecoming 2008. Pull out your purple and gold and gather with alumni, parents, students, friends and community members for a day of food, football, and fun!
Here’s the lineup of the day’s activities:
Tailgate Picnic at the tent on McLane Lawn (sponsored by the Alumni Association)
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Tickets: $10 for adults, $5 for AU Students, Faculty and Staff, children 12 and under eat free.
Alfred Saxons vs. Norwich Cadets at Merrill Field
1:00 PM
Tickets: $5 for adults, $2 for children under 12, free for AU Students (with ID), Faculty, Staff
Halftime Reception at the tent at Merrill Field (cosponsored by the Friends of Saxon Athletics and the Alumni Association)
Everyone welcome!
Carillon Recital at the Davis Memorial Carillon
4:00 PM
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
5:00 PM and 6:00 PM, respectively
Tickets: $30 per person
Celebrate AU’s Hall of Fame with the induction of the following new members:
Al Brown – men’s lacrosse coach
Eric Winkky ’90 – men’s swimming and diving
Val DiFlorio ’91 – women’s soccer
Peter McClean ’92 – men’s lacrosse
For more Homecoming information or to register, please visit our website at www.alfred.edu/alumni or contact the Office of Alumni and Community Relations by phoning 607.871.2144, faxing 607.871.2391, or Email.
GO SAXONS!
AU invites you to meet the Coaches!
Alfred University Trustee Greg Connors ’92 and his wife, Jeni Wetzel Connors ’94 are hosting a complimentary reception in honor of AU’s winter and spring coaches at their home in Pittsford, NY on Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. Meet and mingle with Athletic Director Jim Moretti ’72, alumni, parents, friends, and coaches for the following AU teams:
Men’s Basketball
Women’s Basketball
Men’s Lacrosse
Women’s Lacrosse
Men’s Swimming
Women’s Swimming
Softball
Men’s Skiing
Women’s Skiing
Look for our fall sports’ Meet the Coaches Night in early December.
RSVP and/or direct any questions to the Alumni and Community Relations Office:
Phone 607.871.2144; fax 607.871.2391; Email; or visit www.alfred.edu/alumni to register online. Directions to the event will be provided. Hope to see you there!
Alumnus delivers keynote at opening Convocation
Dr. Gary Ostrower, a 1961 graduate of Alfred University and a professor of history at AU for the past 39 years, delivered an important message to nearly 600 freshmen and transfer students at Thursday’s convocation opening the University’s 172nd year: “The more things change, the more they remain the same.”
To read more about his talk, go to: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=4893
Huey pottery on display two more weeks
Linda Huey's display of pottery in her sugar shed will be up until Saturday, Sept. 6. Huey is a member of AU’s class of 1993. The shed is open Saturdays from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., or by chance or appointment. Come visit, especially if you missed our "From the Earth" event in July. The shed is at 1530 Randolph Road, Alfred Station, NY; two miles from center of Alfred: go 0.9 miles south from the traffic light and turn right onto Randolph Road (sign also says “Lighthouse Ministries”). Then go about 1.2 miles to the brown wood house on the right with a sugar shed
For more information: www.lindahuey.com or 607.587.9877
Alumnus pottery work on display
Everything except the kitchen sink can be found in the display area of Peter Johnson's pottery studio. For the sink, you have to look in the back room. Peter, a member of the AU class of 1970, will be the featured artist at White River Gallery, Muskegon, MI, for the month of September. The charter member of the gallery will host an opening reception 6-9 p.m. Sept. 5, at 8701 Ferry, Montague. The reception is free, and open to the public. Punch will be served in a bowl and cups handcrafted by Johnson. Johnson earned a master of fine arts degree from Alfred University then opened his studio in Fruitland Township. Peter-the-Potter wine goblets, nesting bowls, table accessories, plates and punch bowls serve as staples in the inventory.
To read more, go to: http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/chronicle/index.ssf?/base/features-0/1219169704265570.xml&coll=8
Alumna’s art ‘Goes to the Beach’
Art by Eileen Hickey-Hulme, AU class of 1978, is on view in “Bang Bang Goes To The Beach,” now through Tuesday, Sept. 23, at Principi Art Barn at Ocean View Vineyards, 551 Montauk Highway, Amagansett, NY. Her featured work is entitled “Flames and Roses,” nail polish paintings. For more information call 917.716.5978.
Your help and insight are needed!
In 1972 Title IX federal legislation was passed to provide male and female students equal opportunities to play sports in federally funded education programs. AU Alumna Nancy Falk ’78 is working on a project related to women and sports at AU. She is interested in communicating with women (who were on campus pre-Title XI or shortly after passage) who (1) participated in sports and/or blazed trails in sports while at AU; (2) have interesting, unusual, or even ordinary stories to share about themselves or others related to women in sports at AU. To learn more about the project or to share your insight and/or story, please contact Nancy at 703.827.8953 or Email . Thanks, in advance, for taking the time to participate.
Alumnus, ceramic artist exhibits some of life’s work
Art by Dick Hay, AU class of 1966 and professor of art emeritus at Indiana State University, will be exhibited from late August through late September 2008 at the Halcyon Contemporary Art Gallery, 25 South 7th St., Terre Haute, IN 47807, 812.841.2884. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, noon-5 p.m., or by appointment.
Alumni brothers of the Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity at Alfred University
The Alumni Corporation Board is looking to update its files in order to allow brothers to reconnect, plan alumni events, and recruit volunteers to help the board. If you are a brother of the Alpha Zeta chapter of Delta Sigma Phi at Alfred University, please send your updated contact information, including your current address, phone number, and Email.
Campus News
Transplant ethics topic for Miller Memorial Lecture
Former Hornell resident Timothy F. Murphy, Ph.D., will be the invited speaker for the annual JoAnn Miller Memorial Lecture in Ethical Issues in Medicine, which will take place at 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, in Nevins Theater on the Alfred University campus. His topic is “Unfinished Business: Ethics, Money, and a Better Transplant System.”
To read more, go to: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?&ID=4908
AU's downstate programs to graduate 83 with master's degrees
Alfred University will award master’s degrees to 83 students who have completed their coursework in the new downstate programs offered through the Center for Integrated Teacher Education in New York City. The first-ever class of downstate graduates will receive their degrees during a commencement ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at The Rotunda at Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn.
To read more, go to: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?&ID=4911
Leadership academy members to talk about summer experiences
Four members of the Alfred University Women’s Leadership Academy will present the semester’s first Women’s Studies Roundtable on Friday, Sept. 5, from 12:20-1:10 p.m., in the Women’s Leadership Center. They will talk about their summer internship and conference experiences. The program is open to the public free of charge.
To read more, go to: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?&ID=4906
Environmental seminar goes 'Green from the Ground Up'
The first Environmental Studies Seminar for the fall semester at Alfred University will be given by Patrick Govang, president, e2e Materials, LLC. He will present “Green from the Ground Up: Short- and Long-Term Perspectives on Eco-Innovation” on Friday, Sept. 5, at 12:20 p.m. Roon Lecture Hall (Room 247), the Science Center.
To read more, go to: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?&ID=4905
Take a look at Foundation class’s open activities
M. Michelle Illuminato, assistant professor, School of Art * Designs writes:
“Last week the Foundation faculty welcomed 120 new incoming freshmen to the B.F.A. program with an exciting workshop titled ‘From Here to There.’ The program was an enormous success and I just wanted to take a moment to tell you a little about it and to share images of our weeklong activities.
We invited Heidi Hendricks and Takaaki Masuko, musicians, visual artists and composers from Boston to conduct a experiential program designed to challenge students’ understanding of what it means to make art, to know one’s self, and to connect to and collaborate with others. They were thoughtful, dynamic and extremely well prepared. Below you will find their description of the workshop.
To give you a glimpse of the first day, imagine entering the studio and receiving a card that said: ‘Welcome. Today is about experiencing your experience. Pick a chair and sit wherever you would like within the room. Listen.’
“Then without introduction or call to order, Taki launches into a performance of Kitchen Music/World Percussion Extravaganza – a musical performance utilizing found objects, kitchen tools, and traditional instruments from around the world; performance has a visual/theatrical element, but is primarily musical/textural.
After the performance students were given one hour to make their own instrument from tables of collected uncommon materials. Take then led the group in a performance using their bodies, voices and instruments. What a first day!
During the rest of the week, through lectures, exercises, games and discussions the students learned more about collaboration, storytelling, and performance. For example, on Wednesday Heidi and Take presented, Hidden Connections: The Tale of Two Storytellers, a lecture and screening of the work of Jim Henson and Krzysztof Kieslowski. Through this, students learned about storytelling, character building, and collaborative techniques.
Students then worked in groups to create their own ‘living characters’, which were preformed using audio and visual elements on the final day. To see images of the process and performance go to our blog: http://alfredfoundations.com/ and click on the flickr image box in the right column.
Or go directly to our flickr site at: http://www.flickr.com/alfredfoundations/
Alfred University a 'Great School at a Great Price'
To read more, go to: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?&ID=4892
Alfred University finalizing design plans for McGee Pavilion
To read more, go to: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?&ID=4891
Guests, AU professor to perform in Sunday afternoon recital
To read details of the program, go to: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?&ID=4894
Sports
AU to induct four new members into Athletics Hall of Fame
Three former student-athletes and a standout men’s lacrosse coach will be inducted into the Alfred University Athletics Hall of Fame during Homecoming festivities this fall.
To find out who was selected, go to: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=4832
Sports Hall of Fame Committee seeks nominations
The Alfred University Sports Hall of Fame Selection Committee is accepting nominations for the Hall of Fame Class of 2009. The deadline for making nominations for next year’s class is Jan. 15, 2009. Printable and on-line nomination forms are available on-line at http://www.alfred.edu/athletics/hall_of_fame/ Completed printable forms should be mailed to James Moretti, Director of Athletics, Alfred University, 1 Saxon Drive, Alfred, NY 14802.
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