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ITS is pleased to highlight Canvas tools and features that can help faculty and students achieve their goals. This week's tip is:
Place All Quiz Questions on One Page
When creating a Quiz in Canvas, you have the ability to place all questions on one page (this is a default setting). This choice is helpful for students who struggle with slow internet connections, as they do not need to wait for multiple pages to load. It also reinforces good habits and reduces text anxiety by allowing students to check their answers before submitting.
https://guides.instructur...
Submitted by: Meghanne Freivald
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Student proposals requesting Fall 2024 funding from the Alfred Research Grants for Undergraduate Students (ARGUS) program are due by midnight April 19, 2024. Instructions for preparing and submitting a proposal and the supporting application materials can be found at the link below. Please be aware that proposals not following the required format will be returned without review.
If you have questions, email Dr. Wallace at wallaced@alfred.edu.
Link: ARGUS application information
Submitted by: Desmond Wallace
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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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Alfred University's Department of Theatre is proud to announce our '24-'25 season!
This fall of 2024, Assistant Professor of Theatre Kevin Kolton Bradley will be directing "Don't Dress for Dinner," a comedic farce by Marc Camoletti and Robin Hawdon about affairs, mistaken identities, plans gone awry, and other confusing hilarity.
In the spring of 2025, Assistant Professor of Theatre Jonathan Ziese will direct Sophie Treadwell's play "Machinal," a seminal work of American expressionist theatre centering on a young woman trapped by society, her attempts to break free, and their aftermath.
Any students interested in being a part of either show in any capacity both onstage and off, can email bradleyk@alfred.edu or ziese@alfred.edu for more information.
Submitted by: Arts Events
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The Writing Center will offer an abstract workshop in the Writing Center on Monday, April 8 from 12-1pm. Writing Consultants will be on hand to talk over what should go into an abstract and to look over drafts. Students can come for part of the workshop or the whole time.
Students can also drop-in or make an appointment online at the Writing Center to work on their abstract or poster any time. Their hours are 10:15-4:15 M-Th and 10:15-3:15 F. They also have evening hours at the BookEnd Lounge in Herrick M-W 8-9pm.
See the attached fliers for information on ways they can help with abstracts and posters.
Attachment: Writing Center Poster Presentation Tips
Attachment: URF Writing Center Poster
Submitted by: Shannon Yocum
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Exhibition Proposals for the Fall semester 2024 are due April 15. Proposals are open to all students.
Link: APPLY HERE
Submitted by: Arts Events
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Monday, April 29 is the last day of classes for Spring Semester. Final Exams start Wednesday, May 1. Good Luck! Have a safe and fun Summer break. Hope to see you in the Fall.
Submitted by: Alex Holbrook
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Link: Book Now
Submitted by: Christopher Coyle
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Neurodiversity and autism acceptance are slowly becoming the norm across the U.S. instead of simply awareness. A few reminders for April include: listening to autistic voices, celebrating neurodiversity and autistic joy, developing a critical awareness of organizations like Autism Speaks, and supporting autistic-led organizations such as ASAN, AWN, Autistic Inclusive Meets, Autistics for Autistics, and Yellow Ladybugs. Remember - autistic folks are not a puzzle to be solved.
Link: A Proclamation on World Autism Acceptance Day, 2024
Attachment: Autism Acceptance Resources
Submitted by: Danielle Cowley
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Alfred University, through the Institute for Electronic Arts, is delighted to welcome Melanie Yazzie to our print shop this June for a monotype workshop. The workshop will be held from June 10th to 14th from 10 am to 3 pm with a lunch break in the Print Shop in Harder Hall. The workshop has limited space, so apply early if interested.
As a printmaker, painter, and sculptor, Melanie Yazzie's work draws upon her rich Diné (Navajo) cultural heritage. Her work follows the Diné dictum "walk in beauty" literally, creating beauty and harmony. As an artist, she works to serve as an agent of change by encouraging others to learn about social, cultural, and political phenomena shaping the contemporary lives of Native peoples in the United States and beyond. Her work incorporates both personal experiences as well as the events and symbols from Dine culture. Her work is informed and shaped by personal experiences.
email metcalfm@alfred.edu to register
Link: APPLY HERE
Submitted by: Arts Events
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Alfred's Flamingo Pop-up Restaurant is back! If you were on campus in April 2022, you would remember our delicious Tanzanian and Polish dishes. We are back with a new twist!
We are excited to share an experience and a new level of healthy and fresh food.
Our pop-up event is Thursday, April 18th at the Community Table, 2nd floor of Powell Campus Center at Alfred University, from 11 AM to 2 PM.
AVI Dining Services will supervise the event, and we are super excited for you to try our dishes!
Our Menu is on the Pre-order form (link attached), and the payments will go through Stripe; a secure online payment system for businesses.
All meals will be served with a complimentary dispenser drink.
We highly recommend pre-orders. The Pre-order window will close at 2 PM on Wednesday, April 17.
Walk-ins will be served with payment by Cash, Venmo, Cash App, Debit, and Credit Cards only.
*All proceeds donated from this pop-up event, will be donated to the official HotDog Day charities.
Link: Alfred's Flamingo Pop-up Pre-order Form
Attachment: Alfred's Flamingo Pop-up Restaurant Poster
Attachment: Alfred's Flamingo Pop-up Restaurant Menu
Submitted by: Brian Ngatunga
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Are you interested in dental, medical, pharmacy, or physician assistant programs?
On April 15th from 5:30-6:30pm (in SCS303) we will have a visit from James Zeller of the Navy Health Professions Scholarship program. He will be discussing the advantages of the program in helping pay for an advanced medical degree. For more information see the link below.
https://www.medicineandth...
Attachment: Navy Health Professions Scholarship Program Flyer
Submitted by: Geoff Lippa
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We are pleased to announce that Katie Hamlin will be the new Mailroom Clerk in the Powell Campus Center Mailroom starting on Monday, April 15th. She joins us from the Student Service Center. Make sure to stop by the mailroom and greet her! We are excited to have her on our team!
Our former Mailroom Clerk, Mary Sherman, did not leave the University. She is now the Secretary in the English Department. If you want to catch up with her, she can be found in the English Office in Seidlin Hall.
Submitted by: Melissa Badeau
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Alfred Box of Books Library will be hosting Post It Note Trivia in Susan Howell Hall on Friday, April 19th at 5:30pm. This is event is open to all!
Come test your knowledge and win some prizes!
Submitted by: Eliza Ordway
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