Campus Announcements for the week of 03/13/2006
Table of Contents
01. Administrative (dept moves/closes, employee info, Admin announcements)
1. Freight Price Increases
2. Blackboard Instructors - Students Will Be Removed From Fall 2005 Blackboard Courses On March 17th!
3. 2006 University Senate Call for Nominations
02. Hosp/HSC Admin Announcements
1. Introducing Dr. Balsam, new Chief of Pediatric Radiology
03. Workshops/Courses/Training (work related; HR, EAP, DoIT, etc...)
1. Self Care Series Part 3
Effective Ergonomics
2. Self Care Series Part 4 Labyrinth Walk, Walking Meditation
3. Lawson Training
4. Getting your grant proposal out the door
5. Safer Sex 101
6. Wo/Men's Center Dissertation Support Group
7. EAP Lunchtime Learning
Eldercare Series - 3 Parts
04. Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Seminar
2. Ocean And Atmospheric Colloquium, March 17, 2006
3. March 22, 2006 is the 7th Annual Blueprint for Gender Equity in Education Conference
4. Discover the "Secrets of the Love" on Monday, March 27 at 4:30 p.m.
5. Embracing the Infidel: Stories of Muslim Migrants on the Journey West
6. Women's Media Forum
7. Ecology and Evolution Dissertation Defense
8. Ecology and Evolution Seminar
9. March 14, 1 pm, Lecture: Dr. Emilia Sarogni, Italian author. "The European Union and its Struggle for a Constitution."
10. Ctr. Italian Studies Conference:"Revisiting the Vietman War from the Perspective of Italian Americans." Sunday, March 26, 2 PM.
11. Evolution 2006 meeting at Stony Brook University, June 23 - 27, 2006.
12. March 14th.... Farming on Long Island
13. Biochemistry & Cell Biology Seminar
14. Poetry Reading Event: Paolo Corso will read from her book of Poems Death by Renaissance
15. Come join us for refreshments and discussion as we look at "WRITING AND THE DISCIPLINES" - March 17
16. "Meeting Face to Face - The Iraq-US Labor Solidarity Tour"
17. Equity Pay for Women Seminar
18. Doctoral Defenses This Week
19. "Maintaining Womanly Health" - Speaker: Doris Wiseman, NP, MS Wednesday, March 15, 12:40-2:10 Old Chem, 118
05. Hosp/HSC Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. "Survival of the stickiest: How extracellular matrix signaling influences myelination"
06. Charitable (Habitat, Blood drives, Cats, etc...)
1. Designing Social Change: Clothing & Crafts of Afghan Women
2. BUDDIE Week
3. McDonalds Night for the Sunrise Fund
07. Entertainment (Sports, Movies, Events, etc...)
1. Rod Picott, Singer-songwriter, and Gene Casey and The Lone Sharks at The University Cafe, Sunday, March 19th at 2 P.M.
2. Department of Campus Recreation - 4 on 4 Volleyball Registration Deadline
3. Dances of Korea A Concert by the Korean Traditional Performing Arts Association
4. Department of Campus Recreation - Intramural Dodgeball Registration Deadline
5. Popular Indian Film Series
Aradhana (Worship)
6. Department of Campus Recreation - Intramural Softball Registration Deadline
7. Department of Campus Recreation - Intramural Outdoor Soccer Registration Deadline
8. Staller Center Art Gallery To Feature Graduate Student Work
9. The Irish Sopranos at Staller Center for St. Patrick's Day, Friday, March 17 at 8:00 pm, 631-632-ARTS
10. The Sleeping Beauty, Russian National Ballet at Staller Center, Sunday, March 19 at 7:00 pm. Sold out.
11. Women's History Month - Women Who Rocked the World Movie Series THIS WEEK: OSAMA
12. The 13th Annual Child Care Cash Bonanza Win $15,000
08. For-Pay Workshops/Courses (SPD, etc...)
1. Defensive Driving Course for UUP Members and their Immediate Family Members
09. Research (Studies, Testing, etc...)
1. Are you an overweight healthy non-smoker?
2. Are You Depressed? Are You Depressed?
10. Miscellaneous
1. Job/Internship Fair March 22, 2006
2. Doll House Drawing
01. Administrative (dept moves/closes, employee info, Admin announcements)
1. Freight Price Increases
Effective February 24, 2006 new rates will apply to DHL, FEDEX and UPS. The increases are in some of the categories. To view these changes you must go to the award document.
http://www.ogs.state.ny.us/purchase/snt/awardnotes/7901100179pm36.pdf
Submitted by: Mary Woodward/Admin
2. Blackboard Instructors - Students Will Be Removed From Fall 2005 Blackboard Courses On March 17th!
March 17th is an important day, not only for the Irish, but for Stony Brook Blackboard users!
On Friday, March 17th, we will be deleting all rosters from Fall 2005 Blackboard courses. (Course content will remain, but all students will be removed.)
**IF you are teaching a class that does not follow the normal semester schedule (perhaps it overlaps semesters) , you must contact us before Wednesday March 15th.
When rosters are removed, ALL GRADES, student file submissions and student webpages disappear from your course.
If you have not already done so, download your gradebook and any files that students may have submitted either via the digital dropbox or assignment manager!
For more information on how you can download your gradebook, visit:
http://www.ic.sunysb.edu/blackboard/faculty.shtml?gradebook
Questions? Contact us! bboard@notes.cc.sunysb.edu 631-632-8050
http://www.sinc.stonybrook.edu/blackboard/faculty.shtml
Submitted by: Blackboard Support Team
3. 2006 University Senate Call for Nominations
The 2006 University Senate Call for Nominations deadline has been extended. Please go to the University Senate website:
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/Admin/usenate.nsf
and click on 2006 University Call for Nominations for more information on available positions on the University Senate Committees, etc.
Submitted by: Laurie Theobalt/Prov
02. Hosp/HSC Admin Announcements
1. Introducing Dr. Balsam, new Chief of Pediatric Radiology
The Department of Radiology is pleased to announce that Dr. Dvorah Balsam has joined the Department as Professor of Radiology. Dr. Balsam replaced Dr. Thomas Smith, who retired, as Chief of Pediatric Radiology.
Dr. Balsam joins the department after 34 years of practice at Nassau University Medical Center where she was Chief of Pediatric Radiology. She received the honor of Teacher of the Year an unprecedented nine times. Dr. Balsam chaired several academic committees at NUMC and was Director of the Radiology Residency Program.
Dr. Balsam is available for consultation by contacting the Radiology Department at 444-5400.
http://stonybrookphysicians.com/xq/asp/code.1520/qx/html_patient/physician.htm
Submitted by: Sue-Ann Villano/CPMP
03. Workshops/Courses/Training (work related; HR, EAP, DoIT, etc...)
1. Self Care Series Part 3
Effective Ergonomics
This workshop will include: proper lifting and material handling techniques; ways to relieve muscle tension for the neck, back and shoulders; considerations for setting up your computer workstation; and perform work activities safely and correctly for the spine.
Presenters: Lou Mancuso and Allison Milano
March 21, 2006, SAC 311, 12:00-1:00
Co-sponsored by Employee Assistance Program and Dept. of Campus Recreation.
To register call 632-6085
http://www.sunysb.edu/eap
Submitted by: Linda Tatem/Pres
2. Self Care Series Part 4 Labyrinth Walk, Walking Meditation
Meet at the Labyrinth by the volleyball courts behind the Student Union.
Presenter: Ed O'Connell
March 28, 2006,12:00-1:00
Co-sponsored by Employee Assistance Program and Dept. of Campus Recreation.
To register call 632-6085
http://www.sunysb.edu/eap
Submitted by: Linda Tatem/Pres
3. Lawson Training
Lawson Training Class to be held on 3/28/06 at 10am, the classe will be held in the IT Training Room, (HSC-Library - Computer Classroom - Room 3-133A), "For All Employees". To attend this class please contact Michele Thomas, Lawson Support Specialist, ext. 4-7805. There will be 2 parts covered in this class, the first half is for ordering from the Storerooms in the Hospital and the second half will cover ordering from an outside Vendor. I suggest that all Hospital employees who are either new to Stony Brook Hospital or if you just need a refresher course, please attend this class.
Submitted by: Michele Thomas/UHMC
4. Getting your grant proposal out the door
9:30am-12:30pm Tuesday, March 21. HSC Level 2, Room 108
Issues covered include: Approval from your chair and dean; Use of hospital staff, patients or facilities; Matching/Cost sharing; Faculty from other departments; Percentage of effort on the 4-page form; Detailed overview of grants.gov process. To register: Please e-mail Joann Delucia-Conlon at Joann.DeLucia-Conlon@stonybrook.edu
The schedule for OVPR workshops is also on-line at-
http://www.stonybrook.edu/research/new/seminar.html
Submitted by: Joann Delucia-Conlon/Res
5. Safer Sex 101
On Monday, March 13th the Wo/Men's Center and Students for Choice present a Safer Sex 101 workshop. Come learn about various types of protection to ensure safer sex for both you and your partner. The workshop begins at 6PM in Union room 221. Free condoms, food, and drinks!
Submitted by: Justine Perkowski/OSA
6. Wo/Men's Center Dissertation Support Group
Beginning Tuesday, March 21st, the Wo/Men's Center will be having a weekly drop-in group for students at any point in the dissertation process. The group will meet weekly on Tuesday nights from 6 to 7:30 PM in the Wo/Men's Center Library (Union 221). Please call the Wo/Men's Center at 632-9666 for more information.
Submitted by: Justine Perkowski/OSA
7. EAP Lunchtime Learning
Eldercare Series - 3 Parts
Part 1, Protecting Your Parents' Health and Assets: The Importance of Early Elder Law Planning. Guest Speaker: Jennifer B. Cona, Esq./Melissa Negrin-Wiener, Esq, Genser Dubow Genser & Cona, Elder Law Firm, April 6, 2006
Part 2, Adult Day Care...the Best Ke pt Secret in Long-Term Care
Guest Sepaker: Jean Brand, Director of Adult Day Care, Long Island State Veterans Home, April 20, 2006
Part 3, How to Select a Nursing Home, Guest Speaker: Fred Sganga, Executive Director, Long Island State Veterans Home, April 27, 2006
All parts will be held in HSC, L3, Room 171
To Register: Call EAP at 632-6085
http://www.sunysb.edu/eap
Submitted by: Linda Tatem/Pres
04. Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Seminar
Professor James Spinhirne from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GISS), will present a seminar entitled, "Lidar Measurements from Space: New Global Results on Cloud and Aerosol Distribution and Overlap, PBL Height and Elevated Aerosol Layers," on Wednesday, March 15. The one-hour seminar begins at 12:00 noon at the Marine Sciences Research Center, South Campus, Endeavour Hall 120. Light refreshments will be served. For additional information, please contact the Institute for Terrestrial and Planetary Atmospheres at 632-8009.
http://atmos.msrc.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Gina Gartin/MSRC
2. Ocean And Atmospheric Colloquium, March 17, 2006
Dr. Robert Houghton from the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory , will present a seminar entitled,"Mixing, secondary circulation and cross-frontal exchange at the New England sheftbreak front" at 12 noon on March 17, 2006. The seminar will take place at the Marine Sciences Research Center, South Campus, in the Endeavour Hall 120. Light refreshements will be served. For more information, please call 631-632-8781.
http://www.msrc.sunysb.edu/news.oac.html
Submitted by: Katerina Panagiotakopoulou/MSRC
3. March 22, 2006 is the 7th Annual Blueprint for Gender Equity in Education Conference
The theme of this year's conference is a hot topic, "Mean Girls--Fact, Fiction, and Choosing Your Own Behavior." The annual 1-day conference for educators, community leaders and students is presented by the Long Island Fund for Women and Girls as part of a Gender Equity Collaborative Project with Stony Brook University. University sponsors include the Office of Diversity and Affirmative Action, Department of Psychology, CAS, and CEAS. The interactive program will explore whether so-called mean girl behaviors are really specific to girls and how adults can help to support more constructive and effective communications among young people. Program information and Registration materials can be downloaded at the Long Island Fund for Women and Girls website
http://www.lifwg.org/
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http://www.lifwg.org/
Submitted by: Janice Grackin/CAS
4. Discover the "Secrets of the Love" on Monday, March 27 at 4:30 p.m.
Join us for THE DRIVE TO LOVE: The Biology and Evolution of Romantic Love with Dr. Helen Fisher at the 10th Annual Swartz Foundation Mind/Brain Lecture
Why do we fall in love? Can humans really experience love at first sight? Anthropologist and author Helen Fisher will address these age-old questions and more as she shares her insight into how the brain shapes how (and who) we love.
Dr. Fisher conducted extensive research on the evolution of human sex, love, and marriage and gender differences in the brain. She is the author of Why We Love: The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love.
Her work has been featured in the New York Times and the February 2006 issue of National Geographic.
Please join us Monday, March 27, 2006 at 4:30 p.m. in the Staller Center for the Arts.
The lecture is free and intended for a general audience.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/mind/
Submitted by: Shelley Catalano/UAff
5. Embracing the Infidel: Stories of Muslim Migrants on the Journey West
Wednesday, March 15, 12:45 p.m., Wang Lecture Hall 1
At a time when Muslim immigrants are too often reduced to statistics or demonized, Embracing the Infidel puts human faces on these marginalized people who simply want to live freely. Lecture, slide presentation, and book signing by the author, Behzad Yaghmaian.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/wang
Submitted by: Ella Metlitsky/Pres
6. Women's Media Forum
On 3/16 from 3-4 PM in the Old Chemistry building's Women's Studies Colloquium room, the campus chapter of the Society for Professional Journalists (SPJ) will be having a panel discussion entitled, "Women in the Media". This discussion will address women's depiction and status in the media. The panel consists of academics and journalists, including entertainment journalist Jeanne Kalosieh, published author Katie Le Besco, and former Newsday columnist and current Stony Brook journalism professor Barbara Selvin.
Submitted by: Justine Perkowski/OSA
7. Ecology and Evolution Dissertation Defense
1:15 p.m., Wednesday, March 15, 2006, Life Sciences Building, Room 038
"EFFECT OF HOST COMMUNITY COMPOSITION ON THE DIVERSITY AND ABUNDANCE OF LYME DISEASE"
Dustin Brisson, Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University
If you need a disability-related accommodation, please call: The Department of Ecology and Evolution at (631) 632-8600
Submitted by: Donna Digiovanni/CAS
8. Ecology and Evolution Seminar
3:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 15, 2006, Life Sciences Building, Room 038
"THE LOWER EUDICOT AQUILEGIA AS A NEW MODEL FOR THE STUDY OF FLORAL EVOLUTION"
Dr. Elena Kramer, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
Hosts: Dr. John True and Dr. R. Geeta
If you need a disability-related accommodation, please call: The Department of Ecology & Evolution at (631) 632-8600
Submitted by: Donna Digiovanni/CAS
9. March 14, 1 pm, Lecture: Dr. Emilia Sarogni, Italian author. "The European Union and its Struggle for a Constitution."
Center for Italian Studies in collaboration with the Department of European Languages, Literatures, Cultures Lecture: Dr. Emilia Sarogni, Italian author ("La Donna Italiana"; "Salvatore Morelli, L'Italia e la Donna")and ex-Director of Internal Affairs of the Italian Senate. Topic: The European Union and Its Struggle for a Constitution. Location: Center for Italian Studies, Frank Melville Library,4th Floor, Room E4340. All are invited. Free and open to the public.
Submitted by: Josephine Fusco/CAS
10. Ctr. Italian Studies Conference:"Revisiting the Vietman War from the Perspective of Italian Americans." Sunday, March 26, 2 PM.
Center/Italian Studies Conference offered with support from UNICO/Brookhaven Chapter. "Revisiting the Vietnam War from the Perspective of Italian Americans." Presentations by Vietnam Veterans: Drs. Frank Lunati and Gene Ligotti, former Battalion Surgeons and co-authors, "Time Never Heals;" Father Ralph Curcio, former Military Chaplain, currently Pastor, Our Lady of Mercy, Port Chester, NY.
Robert Necci, Vietnam Veterans of America, served on National Board of Directors and chaired the National POW/MIA Committee. Gerald Mancini, Poet, St. Thomas Aquinas College. John Fava, Westchester County Businessman. Visuals to be shown: "Italian American Recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor;" "Grunt Padre;" and 1965 Christmas Eve TV Interview at Refugee Camp with NBC Bill Ryan. Location: Center for Italian Studies, Frank Melville Library Rm. 4340.
Call 631-632-7444 for additional information.
Submitted by: Josephine Fusco/CAS
11. Evolution 2006 meeting at Stony Brook University, June 23 - 27, 2006.
"Evolution 2006," the joint meeting of the Society for the Study of Evolution, the Society of Systematic Biologists, and the American Society of Naturalists will be hosted by the Department of Ecology and Evolution at SBU June 23 to 27, 2006. Most sessions/social events will be held at the Wang Center and SAC. Pre-meeting events are planned for June 22 and 23; social events take place most evenings during the meeting.
Interested faculty, postdocs and students from any department at SBU are encouraged to participate. Graduate students from any program may offer volunteer time in exchange for free registration. Students will be assigned jobs to minimize conflicts with attendance at symposia or sessions of interest to them. Contact the meeting coordinator, Annie Green (sse2006@life.bio.sunysb.edu) or co-organizers, Michael A. Bell (mabell@life.bio.sunysb.edu) and Massimo Pigliucci (Massimo@life.bio.sunysb.edu) for details.
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/sse2006
Submitted by: Donna Digiovanni/CAS
12. March 14th.... Farming on Long Island
SAC Auditorium at 12pm
Farming the Furture: Farm Life on Long Island examines the challenges of farming in the suburbia, and celebrates the way of life, work ethic, and value system of the family farmer that has endured on Long Island for over three centuries. The Documentary highlights challenges that prevent farmers from passing on their traditions to the next generation, and explores solutions that can help farmers remain on the land that has sustained them for generations.
Submitted by: Christina Troiano/UST
13. Biochemistry & Cell Biology Seminar
On Thursday March 16, 2006, Dr. John T. Lis of Cornell University will present a seminar entitled: "Tracking Transcription Factor Recruitment, Dynamics, and Function at Specific Inducible Genes in Vivo and in Real Time". It will be held in room 038, Life Sciences Building at 4:00 p.m. If you have any questions, please call 2/8550.
Refreshments will be served.
Submitted by: Faiqa Mirzai/CAS
14. Poetry Reading Event: Paolo Corso will read from her book of Poems Death by Renaissance
Paolo Corso is the recipient of the 2000 Sherwood Anderson Fiction Prize and was nominated for a Pushcart Press Editors' Book Award. She is a New York foundation for the Arts poetry fellow and author of a book of poems Death by Renaissance. The reading takes place on Wednesday, March 15 from 12:50 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Poetry Center in the Humanities Building. Sponsored by the Department of English, Department of European Languages, Literatures, and Cultures and Center for Study of Working class Life.
Submitted by: Carol DeMangin/CAS
15. Come join us for refreshments and discussion as we look at "WRITING AND THE DISCIPLINES" - March 17
This colloquium investigates contemporary pedagogy and practices with regard to writing and the disciplines. How do we connect the teaching of writing to other disciplines? How can other disciplines use writing to enable learning? How do we use writing to promote creativity and critical thinking? WANG CENTER - room 301 - 2 PM to 7 PM - Refreshments will be served.
Submitted by: Diane Tompkins/CAS
16. "Meeting Face to Face - The Iraq-US Labor Solidarity Tour"
"Meeting Face to Face - The Iraq-Us Labor Solidarity Tour" - Premiere New York Screening - Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at 4:00 PM in the Wang Center Auditorium. This 27 minute documentary brings the voice of Iraqi working people directly to America as we consider the continuing war and occupation in Iraq and what the next steps should be. Discussion with filmmaker Jonathan Levin and Executive Producer Michael Zweig will follow the screening. Sponsored by the Center for Study of Working Class Life, Stony Brook Chapter of UUP and the Social Justice Alliance. MeetingFacetoFace.org
Submitted by: Corinne Burns/Affl
17. Equity Pay for Women Seminar
In celebration of Womens History Month, students, faculty and staff are invited to attend a special seminar at the Staller Center on Thursday, March 23, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Event will comprise a panel moderated by Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, who will also deliver the keynote address. Panelists include, President Shirley Strum Kenny, Carol Frohlinger, a founder of Negotiating Women and Sharon Levin, founder and Executive Director of Women’s Prerogative.
Event is free. Tickets may be obtained at the SAC Box Office, or at the East Campus ID Office, located in the HSC, level 3, room 162. You must present your Stony Brook ID to obtain a ticket. One ticket per person.
Submitted by: Karen Keeley/UAff
18. Doctoral Defenses This Week
Please click on the URL below to see this week's Doctoral Defenses.
http://www.grad.sunysb.edu/ddd/weekly.shtml
Submitted by: Fernando Cuenca/GST
19. "Maintaining Womanly Health" - Speaker: Doris Wiseman, NP, MS Wednesday, March 15, 12:40-2:10 Old Chem, 118
Women's History Month lecture on maintaining your womanly health, which will include changes that take place as we go along in life, health challenges, risk reduction we have control over and changes in health care.
Sponsored by Women's Studies
Refreshments will be served
Submitted by: Grace Cappella/CAS
05. Hosp/HSC Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. "Survival of the stickiest: How extracellular matrix signaling influences myelination"
Holly Colognato, Department of Pharmacological Sciences at Stony Brook.
Submitted by: Karen Morse/UHMC
06. Charitable (Habitat, Blood drives, Cats, etc...)
1. Designing Social Change: Clothing & Crafts of Afghan Women
On Thursday, March 23rd come learn about Women for Afghan Women while being dazzled with their crafts and clothes. Audience members will have the opportunity to purchase jewelry, clothes, rugs, and other crafts. Women for Afghan Women (WAW) is an organization of Afghan and non-Afghan women from the New York area who are committed to ensuring the human rights of women in Afghanistan. Proceeds from the event will support the organization's ongoing efforts to build schools and health facilities for women and girls in Afghanistan. The event kicks off with the sale of handmade crafts from 12-3 PM in the HSC (Level 5) and ends with a fashion show in the Tabler Arts Center Black Box Theater at 7:00 PM.
Submitted by: Justine Perkowski/OSA
2. BUDDIE Week
Every year, the office of Disability Support Services sponsors BUDDIE Week (BECAUSE U DON'T DO IT EVERY DAY.) The purpose of this activity is to sensitize the Stony Brook campus community on issues surrounding disabilities. Since 1989, BUDDIE Week provides administrators, faculty and staff with the opportunity to learn how students with disabilities experience life on campus. Buddies are asked to accompany a student during part of one of the days, meet for lunch or spend some time together; whatever is appropriate and possible for you and the student. This year, we are recruiting new buddies who would be interested in participating in this important event. If you could set aside an hour or two on the week of March 27, 2006, please call Stephanie Patterson at 2-6748. We hope that you will be able to participate in this activity and look forward to your response. Thanks!
Submitted by: Stephanie Patterson/OSA
3. McDonalds Night for the Sunrise Fund
McDonalds Night!
Help Support the Sunrise Fund
Where: St. James McDonalds, Jericho Turnpike, St. James, When: Wednesday, March 22, 2006, Time: 5:00-7:00PM
Give mom a night off from cooking and come on down and let the teachers of St. James Elementary School serve you at McDonalds! 15% of all sales from 5:00-7:00PM will be donated to the Sunrise Fund, which raises funds for children with cancer at Stony Brook University Hospital. Sales from the counter and the drive thru are included. Please come and make this fundraiser a success!
http://www.sunrisefund.org
Submitted by: Nicole Gutman/UHMC
07. Entertainment (Sports, Movies, Events, etc...)
1. Rod Picott, Singer-songwriter, and Gene Casey and The Lone Sharks at The University Cafe, Sunday, March 19th at 2 P.M.
The University Cafe's Sunday Acoustic Series continues on Sunday March 19th at 2 P.M. with a "roots" concert featuring Rod Picott. Opening will be Gene Casey and The Lone Sharks.
Rod Picott is a long-time collaborator with Slaid Cleaves ("Broke Down," "Bring In On," and "River Runs" are some of their co-writes). They have recorded each other's songs and have traded appearances on their CDs. Picott performed a memorable University Cafe show last March and returns to many requests. His voice and lyrics recall Tom Waits, Steve Earle, Fred Eaglesmith and Bruce Springsteen.
Opening are Gene Casey and the Lone Sharks (well-known for their blend of rockabilly, swing and blues music on Long Island's east end. "Maximum rhythm & twang since 1988" is their promise.
Reservations or information, call 631-632-6027 or e mail gpalaia@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Information about the concert series is at www.universitycafe.org under "special events."
Submitted by: Charles Backfish/CAS
2. Department of Campus Recreation - 4 on 4 Volleyball Registration Deadline
The Department of Campus Recreation 4 on 4 Volleyball League is now forming. Registration Deadline is March 14th. League will run from March 20 - May. 4th. Games will be played on Mondays - Thursdays from 8:00pm - 11:00pm. Participants will have the option to play in mens, womens and/or coed divisions. Only students, faculty & staff of the University are eligible to participate. For more information, please contact Marie Turchiano at 632-4145.
Submitted by: Marie Turchiano/CAS
3. Dances of Korea A Concert by the Korean Traditional Performing Arts Association
Sunday, March 19, 4:00 pm, Wang Theater
Graceful court dances and festive folk dances from Korea are enhanced with shamanic rituals, dramatic masks, and lively percussion. The Korean Traditional Performing Arts Association is dedicated to preserving, cultivating and promoting the heritage, history and culture of Korea in the United States.
Co-sponsored with the Dance Space at Stony Brook
Tickets: $5.00 for students with ID $10.00 for general admission
Please reserve your tickets at wangcenter@stonybrook.edu or call 631-632-4400.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/wang
Submitted by: Ella Metlitsky/Pres
4. Department of Campus Recreation - Intramural Dodgeball Registration Deadline
The Department of Campus Recreation Dodgeball League is now forming. Registration Deadline is March 14th. League will run from March 20 - May. 4th. Games will be played on Mondays - Thursdays from 8:00pm - 11:00pm. Participants will have the option to play in mens, womens and/or coed divisions. Only students, faculty & staff of the University are eligible to participate. For more information, please contact Marie Turchiano at 632-4145.
Submitted by: Marie Turchiano/CAS
5. Popular Indian Film Series
Aradhana (Worship)
Wednesday, March 15 , 7:00 pm
This female-centered film focuses on a mothers unflinching love and sacrifice for an elusive son.
(Shakti Samanta/1969/169 minutes/Hindi with English subtitles)
All Films are at the Wang Center Theater and are free.
All foreign language films have English subtitles.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/wang
Submitted by: Ella Metlitsky/Pres
6. Department of Campus Recreation - Intramural Softball Registration Deadline
The Department of Campus Recreation Intramural Softball League is now forming. Registration Deadline is March 14th. League will run from March 20 May. 4th. Games will be played on Mondays -Thursdays from 3:00pm - 7:00pm. Participants will have the option to play in mens, womens and/or coed divisions. Only students, faculty & staff of the University are eligible to participate. For more information, please contact Marie Turchiano at 632-4145.
Submitted by: Marie Turchiano/CAS
7. Department of Campus Recreation - Intramural Outdoor Soccer Registration Deadline
The Department of Campus Recreation Outdoor Soccer League is now forming. Registration Deadline is March 14th. League will run from March 20 - May. 4th. Games will be played on Mondays - Thursdays from 3:00pm - 7:00pm. Participants will have the option to play in mens, womens and/or coed divisions. Only students, faculty & staff of the University are eligible to participate. For more information, please contact Marie Turchiano at 632-4145.
Submitted by: Marie Turchiano/CAS
8. Staller Center Art Gallery To Feature Graduate Student Work
Work by four graduate students of fine arts will be exhibited in the University Art Gallery in the Staller Center for the Arts from Tuesday, March 14 through Saturday, April 15. The "MFA THESIS EXHIBITION 2006" includes sculptures, works on paper, and mixed media and electronic installations by Amy Bagshaw, David Grozinsky, Fumito Hiraoka, and Max Liboiron. All four artists are degree candidates in the Department of Art's Master of Fine Arts program. University Art Gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday, noon to 4 pm, and Saturday, 7-9 pm. A reception honoring the artists will be held on Saturday, April 1, 7-9 pm. Additional evening viewing hours are available on Friday, March 17; Sunday, March 19; and Sunday, March 26. Admission is free. For further information, please call 632-7240.
Submitted by: Rhonda Cooper/CAS
9. The Irish Sopranos at Staller Center for St. Patrick's Day, Friday, March 17 at 8:00 pm, 631-632-ARTS
Irish vocal trio includes Wendy Dwyer, Kay Lynch and Deirdre Masterson. In the Recital Hall. Tickets: $35.
http://stallercenter.com
Submitted by: Julie Greene/CAS
10. The Sleeping Beauty, Russian National Ballet at Staller Center, Sunday, March 19 at 7:00 pm. Sold out.
The Sleeping Beauty, Russian National Ballet at Staller Center, Sunday, March 19 at 7:00 pm. Sold out.
http://stallercenter.com
Submitted by: Julie Greene/CAS
11. Women's History Month - Women Who Rocked the World Movie Series THIS WEEK: OSAMA
The Wo/Men's Center presents the "Women Who Rocked the World" movie series in honor of Women's History Month. Movies will be shown in the Women's Studies Colloquium Center in the Old Chemistry building from 6 to 8PM on Wednesdays starting March 15th. This week's movie is "Osama", which is inspired by a true story. A 12-year-old Afghan girl and her mother lose their jobs when the Taliban regime closes the hospital where they work. As the Taliban has already begun to take over Afghanistan, the country's women find themselves forbidden to leave their houses without a 'legal companion'--specifically, a boy or a man. With both her husband and brother dead, there is no one left to support the family. Feeling that she has no other choice, the mother disguises her daughter as a boy.
Submitted by: Justine Perkowski/OSA
12. The 13th Annual Child Care Cash Bonanza Win $15,000
Stony Brook Child Care will hold its annual Child Care Cash Bonanza on Thursday, April 20th, 2006 at the Student Activitiy Center. Tickets are $50.00 each and they may be purchased at the child care center or at the Bursar's office. A ticket admits two adults for an International Coffee, Tea and Dessert Extravaganza. For more information, please call 632-6930 or 632-KIDS.
Submitted by: Nancy Walker/Affl
08. For-Pay Workshops/Courses (SPD, etc...)
1. Defensive Driving Course for UUP Members and their Immediate Family Members
A NYSUT sponsored Defensive Driving Program is being offered Tuesday, March 21, 2006 and Thursday, March 23, 2006 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM in the Wang Center Room 301 for all UUP members and their immediate family members. Attendance at both classes is required. Cost is $25.00 per person. Checks should be made payable to "NYSUT Benefit Trust Fund" and delivered to the UUP office, 104 Old Chemistry, Z=3475. Office hours are Monday thru Friday 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Contact Corinne at Ext 2-6570 for more information.
Participants are usually entitled to a 10% discount on their automotive insurance - check with your provider. The certificate is good for three years of savings!
Submitted by: Corinne Burns/Affl
09. Research (Studies, Testing, etc...)
1. Are you an overweight healthy non-smoker?
We invite you to participate in a study of how your lungs work.
This study involves pulmonary function testing (2 hours) , followed by 2 days of chest imaging (about 4 hours on the first day and 2 hours on the second day). We will be studying whether your weight is affecting the way your lungs clear things that you breathe in.
If you are interested and you are: Overweight* Never smoked, Do not have a cough, Are not pregnant, Are over the age of 18, No pacemaker or other device in your chest
Please Call: 631-444-1776 and ask to speak to Dr. Solomita in the Pulmonary Division about the lung study. You will be paid $25 for each day of imaging that you complete.
Submitted by: Mario Solomita/UHMC
2. Are You Depressed? Are You Depressed?
The Department of Psychology at Stony Brook University is conducting up to a 6 month clinical trial involving medication with all participants and the addition of psychotherapy with some. Must be willing to travel up to two times a week for up to 3 months to the site and be available late afternoons/early evenings. If you have been feeling depressed (sad, down) most of the time for at least two years, you may be eligible to participate. All evaluations and treatments will be provided free of charge. If interested, please e-mail PsychDRC@notes.cc.sunysb.edu with your name, numbers, and the best times to reach you or call 631-632-6381 with the same and we will get back to you as soon as we can. All information will be kept strictly confidential. Enrollment period ending soon.
Submitted by: Laura Klein/CAS
10. Miscellaneous
1. Job/Internship Fair March 22, 2006
Job/Internship Fair for students will be held on 3/22/06 from 12-4pm at the Sports Complex, Arena. This is for Full Time/Part Time Jobs and Internships. The event is sponsored by Ameriprise, Northrop Grumman and the Stony Brook Career Center.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/career
Submitted by: Karen Clemente/OSA
2. Doll House Drawing
The University Hospital Auxiliary is holding a Doll House Drawing on March 13, 14, and 15. Please stop by the vendor area next to the Hospital cafeteria and take a chance to win this beautiful handmade doll house.
Submitted by: Patricia O'Brien/UHMC