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The free weekly open figure drawing sessions begin again for the semester on Friday, January 26. The sessions are free and open to the public. The community is invited. The sessions take place every Friday evening at 5:30pm in the Brick.
Models and drawing stands provided at no cost. Bring your own drawing supplies. Light instruction and feedback available.
Submitted by: Arts Events
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As we continue to work through a significant volume of work orders and projects in Administrative Programming, I want to take an opportunity to remind you of some procedures that will help all of us work as effectively as possible. If you have a smaller programming request, please send those requests to adminprog@alfred.edu. Please do not send those initial programming requests directly to a specific programmer. This will allow us to route your request to a programmer who can best handle your request.
Also, if you have a larger request that you envision will require weeks (or even months) of concentrated programming time, please send those to myself <roberts@alfred.edu>. Projects and larger requests require a conversation about prioritization.
Thank you for continued support and assistance,
Cheers and Fiat Lux!
Submitted by: Gary Roberts
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Graduating in May? Earned a Minor? Show off your hard work! Sale 40% off on Minor Certificates in the Registrar's office! Sale ends May 1st!
Submitted by: Alex Holbrook
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Experience the Thrill of Horseback Riding! Dive into our EQUS 101 and EQUS 110 classes, perfect for beginners wanting to explore horseback riding. Master English or Western styles with expert coaching. Learn horsemanship basics, grooming, tacking, and trotting/jogging independently. Enjoy our equestrian facilities and earn PE credits while indulging your passion for horses. Limited spots available, so enroll now! Open to faculty and staff too. Ride with us and let the fun begin!
Link: https://www.alfred.edu/academics/undergrad-majors-minors/equestrian-studies.cfm
Submitted by: Theresa Shattan
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Join us at the hairpin turn on Saturday, April 27th at 10:00 am. We will do some Qigong and Tai Chi, joining with others around the world in spirit. The hairpin turn has a great vista to help capture the essence of communing with others of like mind. Promoting this relaxing, peaceful movement brings a sense of harmony.
Submitted by: Pat LaCourse
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In order to streamline and clean up our bulletin boards there is a new posting policy for all campus areas. Each deans office, the libraries, residence life and the center for student involvement all have authorization to approve posters.
If you have people reporting their posters have been removed from bulletin boards please refer them to this policy.
Student Clubs and Organizations will be given the posting policy as well.
We plan to roll this out now and more strictly enforce the policy in the upcoming semester.
Attachment: Posting Policy
Submitted by: Eliza Ordway
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Changes over time often leave quiet remnants that become obvious once you know where to look. Take a virtual walk with University Archivist Laurie Lounsberry Meehan to explore interesting aspects of campus history that we pass by every day but probably don't know there's a story waiting to be told.
The Bergren Forum takes place every Thursday lunchtime during the semester from 12:15 pm to 1:00 pm in Nevins Theater. You're welcome to bring your own lunch. Tea and coffee will be provided.
For further information, contact Paige Bock (bock@alfred.edu, (607)-871-2217) or John D'Angelo (dangelo@alfred.edu, x2821).
Join the Bergren Forum on Zoom:
https://alfredu.zoom.us/j...
Submitted by: Paige Bock
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As the AU Libraries seek to fill the new position of Digital Archivist, the search committee has invited three candidates to visit our campus. Alfred University will welcome the candidates to our campus on April 30, May 2, and May 8.
Each candidate will give a public presentation to the campus community. All members of the campus community are invited to attend. Presentations will be given during the following times:
April 30, 10:20 - 11:10 am in the Bookends Lounge (Herrick Library)
May 2, 10:20 - 11:10 am in the Scholes Library Open Classroom
May 8, 10:10 - 11:00 am in the Bookends Lounge (Herrick Library)
Specific information about each candidate will be shared with the campus community prior to each visit.
Submitted by: Meghanne Freivald
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Please remember to return all library materials by Monday, April 29. If you need to continue using library materials during final exams and over the break you may request a renewal. There are three ways to renew:
1) Go to https://libraries.alfred.... then select "My Library Account" under Quick Links.
2) Email us at: libraries@alfred.edu.
3) Visit in person (you do not need to bring the materials).
Graduating Seniors should return all library materials by Friday, May 3rd to avoid billing.
Studying for finals? Looking for something to read over break? Herrick and Scholes Libraries will have extended hours from April 29-May 2nd. Go to https://libraries.alfred.... for full library hours.
Link: AU Libraries
Submitted by: Rai Yiannakos
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The Saxon Inn is selling used TV's for $25 each, Sansui and Vizio brands.
CASH ONLY sale. Items must be picked up within 24 hours of purchase.
Stop by, call, or e-mail us if interested.
Submitted by: Saxon Inn
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Please see the below link for the open Lifeguard position.
Link: Lifeguard
Submitted by: Christine Harris
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The Alfred University Wellness Center is pleased to sponsor free professional chair massages for students on April 30th, 2024 from 12pm-3pm in the lower entrance/lobby of Ade Dining Hall.
Students can sign up for 1 ten-minute massage by Katya Lewis, Licensed Massage Therapist, and must have an appointment to receive a massage.
This is a perfect opportunity to relax after classes end and before Final Exams begin!
To sign up, please follow the link below or scan the QR code on the attached handout. Please ensure that you are on time for your appointment. If you are unable to keep your appointment, please make sure to remove your name as soon as possible so another student can have your slot.
Please call the AU Wellness Center at (607)871-2400 with any questions or email James Ward, Health and Wellness Educator, at wardjv@alfred.edu.
Thank you and we can't wait to see you there!
Link: Massage Appointment Signup Link
Attachment: Handout for Free Massage Appointments
Submitted by: James Ward
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Families and communities hold ritual feasts called seders, during which people eat special foods and read from the Haggadah, a text that sets forth the order of rituals at the dinner table and explains their meaning.
The first Passover seder is on the evening of Monday, April 22nd, and the second Passover seder takes place on the evening of Tuesday, April 23rd. Passover 2024 begins at sundown on Monday, April 22nd and ends the evening of Tuesday, April 30th for most Jews in diaspora. Jews in the land of Israel and some Reform Jews in diaspora will end Passover on the evening of Monday, April 29th.
What is Passover?
The holiday, also called Pesach in Hebrew, is observed for eight days in the U.S.
It commemorates the biblical story of the Jewish people's escape from slavery in ancient Egypt. Passover is a festival of freedom.
It commemorates the Israelites' Exodus from Egypt, and their transition from slavery to freedom. The main ritual of Passover is the Seder, which occurs on the first two night (in Israel just the first night) of the holiday - a festive meal that involves the re-telling of the Exodus through stories and song and the consumption of ritual foods, including matzah and maror (bitter herbs).
The seder's rituals and other readings are outlined in the Haggadah - today, many different versions of this Passover guide are available in print and online. Passover always begins on the night of a full moon in accordance with the Jewish calendar, according to NASA. It says the moon is known by many names including Pink Moon, Sprouting Grass Moon, Egg Moon, Fish Moon, the Pesach or Passover Moon and the Hanuman Jayanti Festival Moon.
What are some Passover practices?
The central Passover practice is a set of intense dietary changes, mainly the absence of hametz, or foods with leaven. (Ashkenazi Jews also avoid kitniyot, a category of food that includes legumes.) In recent years, many Jews have compensated for the lack of grain by cooking with quinoa, although not all recognize it as kosher for Passover. The ecstatic cycle of psalms called Hallel is recited both at night and day (during the seder and morning prayers). Additionally, Passover commences a 49-day period called the Omer, which recalls the count between offerings brought to the ancient Temple in Jerusalem. This count culminates in the holiday of Shavuot, the anniversary of the receiving of the Torah at Sinai.
What foods do we eat on Passover?
Matzah, or unleavened bread, is the main food of Passover. You can purchase it in numerous stores, or you can make your own. But the holiday has many traditional, popular foods, from haroset (a mixture of fruit, nuts, wine, and cinnamon) to matzah ball soup - and the absence of leavening calls upon a cook to employ all their culinary creativity.
Link: https://youtu.be/r37_hNy9A1A
Attachment: Passover Celebration
Submitted by: Angie Taylor
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The first Passover seder is on the evening of Monday, April 22nd, and the second Passover seder takes place on the evening of Tuesday, April 23rd. Passover 2024 begins at sundown on Monday, April 22nd and ends the evening of Tuesday, April 30th for most Jews in diaspora. Jews in the land of Israel and some Reform Jews in diaspora will end Passover on the evening of Monday, April 29th.
What is Passover?
The holiday, also called Pesach in Hebrew, is observed for eight days in the U.S.
It commemorates the biblical story of the Jewish people's escape from slavery in ancient Egypt. Passover is a festival of freedom.
It commemorates the Israelites' Exodus from Egypt, and their transition from slavery to freedom. The main ritual of Passover is the Seder, which occurs on the first two night (in Israel just the first night) of the holiday - a festive meal that involves the re-telling of the Exodus through stories and song and the consumption of ritual foods, including matzah and maror (bitter herbs).
The seder's rituals and other readings are outlined in the Haggadah - today, many different versions of this Passover guide are available in print and online. Passover always begins on the night of a full moon in accordance with the Jewish calendar, according to NASA. It says the moon is known by many names including Pink Moon, Sprouting Grass Moon, Egg Moon, Fish Moon, the Pesach or Passover Moon and the Hanuman Jayanti Festival Moon.
What are some Passover practices?
The central Passover practice is a set of intense dietary changes, mainly the absence of hametz, or foods with leaven. (Ashkenazi Jews also avoid kitniyot, a category of food that includes legumes.) In recent years, many Jews have compensated for the lack of grain by cooking with quinoa, although not all recognize it as kosher for Passover. The ecstatic cycle of psalms called Hallel is recited both at night and day (during the seder and morning prayers). Additionally, Passover commences a 49-day period called the Omer, which recalls the count between offerings brought to the ancient Temple in Jerusalem. This count culminates in the holiday of Shavuot, the anniversary of the receiving of the Torah at Sinai.
What foods do we eat on Passover?
Matzah, or unleavened bread, is the main food of Passover. You can purchase it in numerous stores, or you can make your own. But the holiday has many traditional, popular foods, from haroset (a mixture of fruit, nuts, wine, and cinnamon) to matzah ball soup - and the absence of leavening calls upon a cook to employ all their culinary creativity.
Link: https://youtu.be/r37_hNy9A1A
Submitted by: Angie Taylor
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