Campus Announcements for the week of 05/22/2006
Table of Contents
01. Administrative (dept moves/closes, employee info, Admin announcements)
1. Time to renew library material
2. All Summer 2006 Classes are in Blackboard... BUT Instructors need to "activate" them
02. Hosp/HSC Admin Announcements
1. National Hospital Week Activities - Where Miracles Happen Every Day!
03. Workshops/Courses/Training (work related; HR, EAP, DoIT, etc...)
1. Teaching with Technology workshops - Including: Blackboard, Digitizing Media, On-line Surveys, PodCasting & Webpage Development
2. Blackboard Workshops - Blackboard in a Nutshell -Tu 5/23 & Blackboard Communication/Collaboration Tools -Th 5/25
3. HSC Library May Class Schedule
04. Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Evolution 2006 meeting at Stony Brook University, June 23 - 27, 2006.
2. Fifth Antonija Prelec Memorial Lecture, May 31, 2006, 1:00-3:00 p.m. (Time Corrected)
05. Hosp/HSC Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Ethics Grand Rounds
06. Charitable (Habitat, Blood drives, Cats, etc...)
1. The Greatest Band of The Greatest Generation
07. Entertainment (Sports, Movies, Events, etc...)
1. Film: Party Thursday, April 27, 7:00 p.m., Wang Theater
2. National Cancer Survivors Day - June 11, 2006
3. Bob Dylan 65th Birthday celebration at The University Cafe on Wednesday, May 24th, 7:30 PM
4. Department of Campus Recreation 3 on 3 Outdoor Summer Basketball Intramural League Now Forming
5. Department of Campus Recreation Summer Hiking Trips
6. Department of Campus Recreation Summer Kayaking Trips
08. For-Pay Workshops/Courses (SPD, etc...)
1. Summer Sessions 2006
2. Weight Watchers @ Work Program Sign Up May 23 Classroom 159
3. Introduction to Microsoft Word: - NCE 316 - 5 sessions - Fee: $259
4. Tai-Chi Classes
5. Introduction to Microsoft Excel: - NCE 314 - 5 sessions - Fee: $259
6. Craft Center Summer Courses
7. Music Basics for Kids Open Houses May 13, May 20, and June 3
8. BARTENDING Course
9. DEFENSIVE DRIVING Course
10. Advanced Access: - NCE 317.1 - 4 sessions - Fee: $209
09. Research (Studies, Testing, etc...)
1. Are You Overweight?
2. Volunteers Needed To Determine if Prenatal Obstetric Anesthesia Consults In Third Trimester Improves Maternal Birth Outcomes.
3. Do You Have A Frozen Shoulder?
4. Study to Identify New Cancer Markers
5. Do You Have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
6. Colon Cancer The Third Most Prevalent Cancer In The United States
7. Stress: A Fact Of Life
10. Miscellaneous
1. Buy 1, Get 1 FREE Portal Greeting Cards!
2. Book Sale
3. Job Opportunity - Staff Assistant
01. Administrative (dept moves/closes, employee info, Admin announcements)
1. Time to renew library material
Faculty, Management Confidential and Professional staff who currently have borrowed library material from the Main, Music and/or Science/Engineering Library, with a due date of May 16, 2006 are urged to renew at this time. The new due date, after properly renewing, will be December 22, 2006.
For information on how to renew via STARS/OPAC, please go to the URL.
To renew in person, please present your ID card to service desk staff. It is not necessary to bring the material into the library in order to have them renewed. There are no phone renewals. Thank you.
http://sunysb.edu/~library/services/circulation/borrowing.html#renew
Submitted by: David Weiner/Lib
2. All Summer 2006 Classes are in Blackboard... BUT Instructors need to "activate" them
Attention Instructors: You no longer need to request your Blackboard class accounts!
Procedures for requesting Blackboard Course accounts have changed!
If you have not already requested a Blackboard course for Summer and/or Fall 2006, please note that you no longer need to do so.
Effective immediately... all Summer Courses are in Blackboard, but need to be activated by an instructor/TA before students can access them.
All instructors and TA's who are listed as instructors/ta's in Peoplesoft for a course should see that course when they log into Blackboard.
For more information visit:
http://www.sinc.stonybrook.edu/blackboard/
http://www.sinc.stonybrook.edu/blackboard/
Submitted by: Instructional Computing's Blackboard Support Team
02. Hosp/HSC Admin Announcements
1. National Hospital Week Activities - Where Miracles Happen Every Day!
All employees are invited to participate. Exhibits include healthcare screenings, displays, healthy snacks and raffles. Visit Tuesday, May 16, at Tech Park, 31 Research Way, 1:30 to 4 pm; for the evening shift, Hospital Cafeteria, level 5 between 5:30 and 7:30 pm. Wednesday, May 17 for the night shift, Hospital Cafeteria, level 5, 6 to 8 am and, the main event at the HSC Galleria, level 3, 11 am to 2 pm, where a lunch cart will be available for food purchases. Screenings and informational displays for the general public are scheduled for Wednesday, May 24 at the Smith Haven Mall, Center Court, 10 am to 4 pm. A weeklong blood drive will be held at the Hospital Blood Bank, May 15 through 19. To learn more or to make an appointment to donate blood call HealthConnect or visit
http://inside.hospital.stonybrook.edu
.
Submitted by: David Harris/UHMC
03. Workshops/Courses/Training (work related; HR, EAP, DoIT, etc...)
1. Teaching with Technology workshops - Including: Blackboard, Digitizing Media, On-line Surveys, PodCasting & Webpage Development
Are you a faculty member who is interested in learning how you can incorporate technology into your teaching?
Perhaps you've heard of Blackboard, know how to post content but wish you knew more?
Are you interested in conducting a survey but do not want to use Blackboard?
Do you have information on VHS Tapes that you would like to digitize for your students (and not violate copyright)?
Are you interested in learning about PodCasting?
This summer, the Department of Instructional Computing, CELT and the Library will be offering workshops regarding various computing resources.
For more information, including the schedule and to register, visit:
http://www.ic.sunysb.edu/blackboard/faculty.shtml?workshops
These sessions are available to all Faculty, Staff and TA's.
http://www.ic.sunysb.edu/blackboard/faculty.shtml?workshops
Submitted by: Instructional Computing
2. Blackboard Workshops - Blackboard in a Nutshell -Tu 5/23 & Blackboard Communication/Collaboration Tools -Th 5/25
Interested in using Blackboard for courses but aren't sure how it works?
Perhaps you know how to post documents and are curious as to what else the system can do?
Instructional Computing will be offering two courses in Blackboard the week before Summer Term 1 starts, in time for Summer Instructors.
These sessions will be fast paced and handouts will be provided in case you experience information overload!
"Blackboard in a Nutshell" - Tuesday 5/23 - 1:30-3:30
"Communcating and Collaborating with Blackboard" - Thursday 5/25 1-3pm
For more information visit:
http://www.sinc.stonybrook.edu/blackboard/faculty.shtml?workshops
For our sessions to run we must have at least 5 people register!
If you are interested but are unable to attend please let us know by emailing bboard@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Workshops can be arranged upon request. If you have a group of 5 or more and would like a personalized session, please contact us at: bboard@notes.cc.sunysb.edu or call 2-1565
http://www.sinc.stonybrook.edu/blackboard/faculty.shtml?workshops
Submitted by: Diana Voss/DoIT
3. HSC Library May Class Schedule
All classes are in Classroom 2 unless otherwise noted.
Attendance is free of charge and advanced registration for the scheduled classes listed below is not required.
COURSES ARE LISTED IN ORDER BY DATE
http://www.hsclib.sunysb.edu/educhie/CurrentSchedule.pdf
Submitted by: Michael Bailou Huang/HSC
04. Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. 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
2. Fifth Antonija Prelec Memorial Lecture, May 31, 2006, 1:00-3:00 p.m. (Time Corrected)
Please come and join us for this exciting free lecture.
Fifth Antonija Prelec Memorial Lecture Presented by Dr. Clifford Lynch, Executive Director of the Coalition for Networked Information
E-Research and Cyberinfrastructure: Implications for the System of Scholarly Communication
1:00-3:00 PM, Health Sciences Center, Level 3, Lecture Hall 5
http://www.prelec.stonybrook.edu/
Submitted by: Julitta Jo/HSC
05. Hosp/HSC Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Ethics Grand Rounds
The UBUH Institutional Ethics Committee presents: Dr. Jerome Kassirer, Distinguished Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine, Professor (Adjunct) of Medicine and Bioethics, Case Western Reserve University. Dr Kassirer will speak on How Financial Conflicts of Interest endanger our profession Dr. Kassirer is editor-in-chief emeritus at the New England Journal of Medicine. He is the author of On the Take: How Medicine's Complicity with Big Business Can Endanger Your Health (Oxford University Press 2005).Wednesday, May 31, 2006, HSC Level 2, Lecture Hall 4, 12 noon-1:30. Cookies will be served. Please call 631-444-4000 to register.
Submitted by: Elisa Nelson/UHMC
06. Charitable (Habitat, Blood drives, Cats, etc...)
1. The Greatest Band of The Greatest Generation
Friday, November 3, 2006, 7:30 p.m., Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts, featuring the Glenn Miller Orchestra to benefit the Sunrise Fund at Stony Brook University Hospital and The Knights of Columbus, St. Joseph The Worker Council #12993. For tickets and information, call the box office Tuesday - Saturday from noon - 6:00 p.m. (631) 207-1313.
Submitted by: Victoria Irwin/UHMC
07. Entertainment (Sports, Movies, Events, etc...)
1. Film: Party Thursday, April 27, 7:00 p.m., Wang Theater
Party explores modern Asian-America through the prism of New Yorks Asian party scene. Focusing on the closely-knit but vibrant Korean party scene, whose nerve center sits in Manhattans Korea Town at 32nd street, Party goes behind the scenes and documents the complex lives and tumultuous struggles of prominent promoters and partygoers. What is the purpose of these parties? What does this scene say about Asian-American identity? Party probes beneath the artifice to reveal a compelling mosaic of modern Asian-American life in between the parties. Introduction and Q&A with directors Steven Hahn and Francis Hsueh. (2005; 87 minutes)
Submitted by: Ella Metlitsky/Pres
2. National Cancer Survivors Day - June 11, 2006
Please join Stony Brook University Hospital in celebrating National Cancer Survivors Day on Sunday, June 11, 2006 at Ward Melville Cultural Center in Stony Brook Village. This joyous event, honoring all cancer survivors, will feature entertainment, light refreshments and interactive sessions. To register or volunteer, please contact Vicki at 4-2693.
Submitted by: Victoria Irwin/UHMC
3. Bob Dylan 65th Birthday celebration at The University Cafe on Wednesday, May 24th, 7:30 PM
Bob Dylan turns 65 on Wednesday, and to mark the occasion, The University Cafe is presenting a special Dylan song-circle tribute with Larry Kirwan (of Black 47), Terence Martin and Dan Bonis, Ina May Wool, and Russ Seeger. All of the artists will be performing their interpretations of Dylan's songs during the course of the evening. The evening is a benefit for The University Cafe's Acoustic Series and is their second annual Dylan birthday celebration.
Tickets are $20.00, with a student rate of $15.00.
Reservations or information, call 631-632-6027 or e mail gpalaia@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Information also available at www.universitycafe.org under "Special Events" link
Coming to The University Cafe on Sunday June 11th at 6 P.M. Legendary British "folk-rock" band" Fairport Convention
Submitted by: Charles Backfish/CAS
4. Department of Campus Recreation 3 on 3 Outdoor Summer Basketball Intramural League Now Forming
The Department of Campus Recreation 3 on 3 Outdoor Summer Basketball League is now forming. Registration Deadline is June 1st. League will run from June 7 Aug. 9th. Games will be played from 5:30pm - 8:00pm on Wednesday nights. Teams will consist of at least 3 people. Registration Fee is $40.00/team. 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. Department of Campus Recreation Summer Hiking Trips
The Department of Campus Recreation will be organizing 2 hiking trips to the Rocky Point Hiking Trail on Monday, June 26 and on Friday, August 18 at 10:30am. Registration Fee is $10.00 per person, per trip which includes permit fees and lunch. This trip is for beginner/intermediate hikers in good health and will be approximately 4.5 miles in length. Participants must provide own transportation. Only students, faculty & staff of the University are eligible to participate. Registration is limited to 25 participants. For more information or to register, please contact Marie Turchiano at 632-4145.
Submitted by: Marie Turchiano/CAS
6. Department of Campus Recreation Summer Kayaking Trips
The Department of Campus Recreation will be organizing 2 kayaking trips in Port Jefferson Harbor on Friday, June 23 and on Monday, August 7 @ 10:30am. Registration Fee is $20.00 per person/trip which includes kayak rental and lunch. Undergraduate students registered for summer classes are free. This trip is for beginner/intermediate kayakers in good health and will be approximately 5 hours length. Only students, faculty & staff of the University are eligible to participate. Registration is limited to 24 participants. For more information or to register, please contact Marie Turchiano at 632-4145.
Submitted by: Marie Turchiano/CAS
08. For-Pay Workshops/Courses (SPD, etc...)
1. Summer Sessions 2006
The Summer Sessions website has been updated for Summer Sessions 2006 related activity. Most of the information you need regarding Summer Sessions can be found at www.stonybrook.edu/summer. Registration begins April 18, 2006.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/summer
Submitted by: Karen Keeley/UAff
2. Weight Watchers @ Work Program Sign Up May 23 Classroom 159
NEW 10 week Weight Watchers at Work Program sign up is scheduled for Tuesday May 23 classroom 159 level 3 between 12:30 and 1:30. Payment of $109.00 is due at the time of registration. The regular meeting room for WW is conference room 2-408 level 1 conference room in the School of Health Management and Technology. Meetings are considered a lunch meeting, bring your lunch to eat during the sessions. A group minimum of 15 registrations are needed for the group to proceed. Questions please call Debbie Hooper 4-2678 or email.
Submitted by: Deborah Hooper/UHMC
3. Introduction to Microsoft Word: - NCE 316 - 5 sessions - Fee: $259
This course provides an introduction to the most popular word processing program. Streamline workflow by learning shortcuts. Topics include: creating, saving, editing and printing a document, spell check, thesaurus, search and replace, and moving text.
Prerequisite: Introduction to Windows or equivalent experience.
Section I: Tues., 6:00-9:00pm,July 11,18,25; Aug.1,8,2006
For a full description of this class, and to register go to SPD Website at
http://www.stonybrook.edu/spd/computer
For questions call 632-7071
10% discount for University employees and Students. CSEA LEAP Vouchers accepted
Submitted by: Frank Esposito/Prov
4. Tai-Chi Classes
The Department of Campus Recreation will be holding a specialty class for 6 weeks. Beginning June 6,
TAI- CHI $60.00/per 6 week session, Tuesdays. 5:15pm 6:15pm, (SAC Courtyard)Rain Location: SAC Lower Level Studio
6/6, 6/13, 6/20, 7/11, 7/18, 7/25, (No Class on June 27th or July 4th)
To register call Lois at 632-6850.
Submitted by: Allison Milano/OSA
5. Introduction to Microsoft Excel: - NCE 314 - 5 sessions - Fee: $259
This introductory course demonstrates the power and ease that makes Microsoft Excel the most-widely used spreadsheet application for office and home financial planning. Accountants, office managers, budget managers, even the family financial planner, will benefit from learning the basics of Excel. Topics include: basics of spreadsheet design, entering data, editing, formatting and printing worksheets, and implementing formulae and functions. The course emphasizes hands-on exercises to reinforce lessons.
Prerequisite: Introduction to Windows or equivalent experience.
Section L: Mon., 1:30-4:30pm,July 10,17,24,31;Aug.7,2006
For a full description of this class, and to register go to SPD Website at
http://www.stonybrook.edu/spd/computer
For questions call 632-7071
10% discount for University employees and Students. CSEA LEAP Vouchers accepted
Submitted by: Frank Esposito/Prov
6. Craft Center Summer Courses
CLAY HANDBUILDING Five Wednesdays, begins 6/21, 6:00 pm 8:00 pm $75/Student, $95/Non-student
POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Sec A Five Tuesdays, begins 6/20, 6:00 pm 8:00 pm. Sec B Five Wednesdays, begins 6/21, 6:00 pm 8:00 pm.
Sec C Five Thursdays, begins 6/22, 11:00 am 1:00 pm. Sec D Five Thursdays, begins 6/22, 6:00 pm 8:00 pm. $75/Student, $95/Non-student
DRAWING FIGURES AND FACES Five Thursdays, begins 6/29, 6:00 pm 8:00 pm. $55/student, $80/non-student
INTRODUCTION TO PAINTING Five Tuesdays, begins 6/27, 6:00 pm 8:00 pm $55/student, $80/non-student
INTRODUCTION TO FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY Five Tuesdays, begins, 6/20, 6:00 pm 8:00 pm. $80/Student, $95 /Non-student
BARTENDING Five sessions 6/21, 6/26, 6/28, 7/5, 7/10, 6:00 pm 8:00 pm. $75/student, $90/non-student
DEFENSIVE DRIVING Two Thursdays, 7/13 and 7/20, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm; SAC 311. $31/student, $35/non-student
Call us 631 632 6822, Union Basement rm 49
http://www.stonybrook.edu/craftcenter
Submitted by: Thomas Maher/GST
7. Music Basics for Kids Open Houses May 13, May 20, and June 3
See how young musicians experience music through games and exercises that allow them to use physical movement as they learn the basics of pitch, rhythm and notation.
Level I 9:30 am - 10:20 Kindergarten
Level II 10:30 am - 11:20 First through Second grades
Level III 11:30 am - 12:20 Third through Sixth Grades
Music Basics for Kids classes are held in the Choral Room (#0113) located in the basement of the Music building at Stony Brook University.
Visiting children are most welcome to participate in class and should wear comfortable clothing suitable for movement; long pants, T-shirts and light sneakers or dance shoes are perfect.
Information about the Music Basics for Kids curriculum and registration for Fall 2006 classes will be available. Classes fill up quickly so we urge you to register at the earliest opportunity.
For questions, please contact Dorothea Cook: 631-751-7672 dorotheacook@yahoo.com
Submitted by: Edith Auner/CAS
8. BARTENDING Course
A complete introduction to mix drinks and liquors as well as bars management. Plenty of in-class practice (using simulated liquors), lectures, and demonstrations. A popular and useful entertainment course. Includes book and certificate.
Five sessions 6/21, 6/26, 6/28, 7/5, 7/10, 6:00 pm 8:00 pm. $75/student, $90/non-student
http://www.stonybrook.edu/craftcenter
Submitted by: Thomas Maher/GST
9. DEFENSIVE DRIVING Course
The Empire Safety Council Accident Prevention Workshop which emphasizes traffic safety awareness is proven to reduce both accidents and traffic citations. Your attitudes and behaviors affect the way you drive. Learn to be a defensive driver and save 10% on your auto insurance (liability and collision) and reduce up to four points on your driving record.
Two Thursdays, 7/13 and 7/20, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm $31/student, $35/non-student.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/craftcenter
Submitted by: Thomas Maher/GST
10. Advanced Access: - NCE 317.1 - 4 sessions - Fee: $209
Add power to you database by creating custom forms, reports and advanced techniques with tables, queries and macros. There will be a review of using relational databases and mastering relationships.
Required Text: Teach Yourself Access 2000 (by IDG). Cost of textbook is not included in the fee. Students must bring textbook to the first class meeting.
Section K: Mon., 6:30-9:30 pm, June 5,12,19,26, 2006
For a full description of this class, and to register go to SPD Website at
http://www.stonybrook.edu/spd/computer
For questions call 632-7071
10% discount for University employees and Students. CSEA LEAP Vouchers accepted
Submitted by: Frank Esposito/Prov
09. Research (Studies, Testing, etc...)
1. Are You Overweight?
We are Seeking Individuals, Both Men and Women, 25 to 45 Years of Age to Participate in a Research Study Looking at "Markers of Pre-Diabetes" in Overweight People
This Study is Being Conducted at the General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) at Stony Brook University Hospital.
Participants Will be Compensated up to $500.00
For More Information, Please Contact Jeanne Kidd @ 631-444 3740
Submitted by: Danielle Hill/UHMC
2. Volunteers Needed To Determine if Prenatal Obstetric Anesthesia Consults In Third Trimester Improves Maternal Birth Outcomes.
Volunteers Needed For A Study To Determine If Prenatal Obstetric Anesthesia Consults In The Third Trimester Improves Maternal And Infant Birth Outcomes
Compensation $50.00
Submitted by: Danielle Hill/UHMC
3. Do You Have A Frozen Shoulder?
If you are affected by a condition called "ADHESIVE CAPSULITIS" (Frozen/Stiff Shoulder), you may be able to join a Clinical Research study.
Participation is free of charge.
Patients with shoulder arthritis or rotator cuff problems will NOT be eligible.
Please call (631)444-2215 Orthopedics Dept, for more information.
Submitted by: Danielle Hill/UHMC
4. Study to Identify New Cancer Markers
The General Clinical Research Center at Stony Brook University Hospital is seeking healthy volunteers for a study to identify new cancer markers inn blood, tissue and body fluids to develop laboratory tests that may diagnose cancers earlier and/or identify patients at risk for a poor outcome and who may benefit from more aggressive therapy than is normally recommended. Volunteers are offered compensation up to $25 plus hospital parking.
Our next blood draw is coming up on May 25, 2006 from 11:00am-1:00pm. For an appointment please call Danielle Hill at (631) 444-7970.
Submitted by: Danielle Hill/UHMC
5. Do You Have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
If you are 18-60 years of age and have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), you're invited to participate in a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Participants will be compensated up to $200.00
For Further Information Call(631)632-8252
Submitted by: Danielle Hill/UHMC
6. Colon Cancer The Third Most Prevalent Cancer In The United States
Volunteers Needed For A Pilot Study
We are seeking healthy male and female volunteers from all ethnic groups, 50 years of age and older, of normal weight who are at risk for colon cancer, such as individuals with a history of colon polyps or colon cancer. Eligible subjects who complete the study will receive $70.00
For Further Information Please Call (631) 444-7623
Submitted by: Danielle Hill/UHMC
7. Stress: A Fact Of Life
Do you know that stress can affect the brain, heart, hormones, and mental performance?
Did you ever wonder why some people get stressed out more easliy than others?
We are looking for men and women, 18-50 years of age, to participate in a non-invasive study.
Participation in this protocol requires that volunteers be free on two consecutive week-days including two hospital overnights, for example: Sunday night to Tuesday afternoon, or Tuesday night to Thursday afternoon. You will be free to pursue to your normal activities after 4:15pm, but you will need to be back for the overnight stay.
Compensation: $200.00
If you are interested in participating please call us at (631) 444-8405 or e-mail us at greents@pi.cpmc.columbia.edu.
Submitted by: Danielle Hill/UHMC
10. Miscellaneous
1. Buy 1, Get 1 FREE Portal Greeting Cards!
Matthews HSC Bookstore is liquidating its popular Portal greeting card line. Come in soon for best selection. Level 2 room 310 HSC 4-3685.
Submitted by: William Offerman/FSA
2. Book Sale
The Auxiliary is holding a gently used Book Sale on Wednesday, May 24 in the Vendor area by the Deli and Cafeteria on Level 5.
Hope you can stop by.
Submitted by: Patricia O'Brien/UHMC
3. Job Opportunity - Staff Assistant
Faculty Student Association seeks a full-time Staff Assistant to work in our student health insurance office. Required: Bachelors degree or four years of progressive responsibility and directly related office experience providing customer service. Minimum of one year prior experience working directly with either college students or young adults in an office setting; proven customer service skills; excellent oral and written communication skills; analytical skills; and demonstrated office experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, and e-mail with the ability to use PeopleSoft and SOLAR software systems. Preferred: Experience advising and/or assisting students regarding health insurance issues, or resolving claims issues in a university, college, or office setting. Experience in charting and manipulating data through Microsoft Excel. Send resume with cover letter and salary requirement by 5/30/06 to Chris Oster, HR Manager SHIP/CA, Room 250, Stony Brook Union, or fax to (631) 632-6573. Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Submitted by: Christine Oster/FSA