Campus Announcements for the week of 03/27/2006
Table of Contents
01. Administrative (dept moves/closes, employee info, Admin announcements)
1. Town Hall Meeting regarding Traffic/Pedestrian Safety on Campus scheduled for Wednesday, March 29th, 1:00p.m., Union Auditorium
2. Environmental Health & Safety launches Customer Service Survey
3. Stony Brook Austin Travel Office is Relocating to Melville, NY
4. New SUNY Web Procurement System
5. Faculty & Staff Digest - The On-line Reference Guide to SBU
6. 2006 University Senate Faculty/Staff Survey
03. Workshops/Courses/Training (work related; HR, EAP, DoIT, etc...)
1. EAP Lunchtime Learning Eldercare Series, Part 1 Protecting Your Parents Health and Assets, The Importance of Early Elder Law Planning
2. HSC Library March Class Schedule
3. Managing Multiple Priorities
4. Search and Selection/Effective Interviewing Techniques
5. 5 Habits of Highly Successful Investors-TIAA CREF
6. State Appointments/HRIS
7. Classification and Compensation / Recruitment and Employment Services
8. Workout for Bone Health
9. Dissertation Support Group
04. Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Seminar
2. Neurobiology & Behavior Seminar
3. Ocean And Atmospheric Colloquium, March 31, 2006
4. The "Secrets of the Love" revealed TODAY at 4:30 p.m. in the Staller Center
5. Reception and Poetry Reading in Celebration of "The Light of City and Sea: An Anthology of Suffolk County Poetry, 2006."
6. Ecology and Evolution Seminars March 28 & 29
7. The Chinese Philosophy of Feasting with Dr. Jacqueline Newman, April 5 at 12:40 p.m., Wang Lecture Hall 1
8. The Laurence Baxter Memorial Lecture, Friday, April 28, 12 Noon, Student Activites Center-Ballroom B
9. Evolution 2006 meeting at Stony Brook University, June 23 - 27, 2006.
10. March 21... Golden Earthworm
11. March 28... Long Island Farm Bureau
12. Biochemistry & Cell Biology Seminar
13. CSI Long Island: How Science Traps the Serial Killer Museum of Long Island Natural Sciences (SBU) April 2
14. March 30
Aikido: A Path to Zen Practice
15. Doctoral Defenses This Week
16. Lecture:Edgar Jerins A slide lecture about his work as an artist.
05. Hosp/HSC Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Science And Research Awareness Series (July 5 - July 28, 2006)
2. Womens Heart Health Series III : Womens Heart Health How far have we come?
06. Charitable (Habitat, Blood drives, Cats, etc...)
1. 4th Annual Children Helping Children Walk-a-thon to benefit the Sunrise Fund for Children with Cancer
2. Tenth Annual Cody Comedy Festival to benefit the Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities, honoring Senator Kenneth P. LaValle.
07. Entertainment (Sports, Movies, Events, etc...)
1. The 13th Annual Child Care Cash Bonanza Win $15,000
2. Women's History Month - Women Who Rocked the World Movie Series This Week (March 29th): Iron Jawed Angels
3. Piano Journey in Japan by Junko Ueno Garrett (Tu 3/28, 7 p.m., Wang Center Theater)
4. Singer-songwriter David Olney at The University Cafe Sunday April 2nd at 2 P.M. Sag Harbor's Caroline Doctorow to open
5. Bus Trip To Foxwoods (Sponsored By The Employee Activities Council) Saturday 04-29-06
08. For-Pay Workshops/Courses (SPD, etc...)
1. Osteoporosis Prevention And Management
2. Defensive Driving Class Begins April 19th
3. Bodyfat Analysis
4. Summer Sessions 2006
5. Medicine Ball Workshop
6. Beaded Jewelry Workshop, Sat. April 22, 11am-3pm
09. Research (Studies, Testing, etc...)
1. ARE YOU DEPRESSED?
10. Miscellaneous
1. Recycle your Laser Jet Toner Cartridges and Cell Phones
2. Greeting card and calendar liquidation!
01. Administrative (dept moves/closes, employee info, Admin announcements)
1. Town Hall Meeting regarding Traffic/Pedestrian Safety on Campus scheduled for Wednesday, March 29th, 1:00p.m., Union Auditorium
TOWN HALL MEETING regarding PEDESTRIAN/TRAFFIC SAFETY ON CAMPUS
All Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited
Wednesday, March 29, 2006, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Stony Brook Union Auditorium to provide comments and ideas for action about pedestrian and traffic issues on campus.
Traffic Safety Consultants,Wiley Engineering,encourage your input to include in Stony Brook Universitys Traffic Safety Plan. Wiley Engineering has recently been on campus collecting data and surveying our pedestrian and vehicular traffic and is currently putting together the information to help develop a University Traffic Safety Plan.
BE PART OF THE PROCESS!
http://ws.cc.stonybrook.edu/sb/trafficsafety/
Submitted by: Suzanne Velazquez/OSA
2. Environmental Health & Safety launches Customer Service Survey
Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) wants to hear from you! You may have met our Fire Marshals, had a hazardous waste pick up or talked with one of our safety specialists. Customer satisfaction is the key to success. We are always interested in hearing your views and suggestions regarding our programs and services. To help us do this in a structured way that allows us to effectively measure our performance, we have developed a Customer Service Survey. Your comments will be used to help improve the quality of our services and programs. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.
You can access the survey on our website:
http://www.stonybrook.edu/ehs/
(Quick Links on Home Page/See Customer Service Survey) or click here
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/Admin/asacomments.nsf/EHS?OpenForm
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/Admin/asacomments.nsf/EHS?OpenForm
Submitted by: Kim Auletta/Admin
3. Stony Brook Austin Travel Office is Relocating to Melville, NY
We would like to inform the Campus Community that as of 4/01/06, Austin Travel located in the Melville Library will be relocating to the Austin Travel Headquarters in Melville, NY. The relocation will benefit the University by allowing Austin to provide a larger staff to handle all bookings. You can continue to reach Austin by calling 2-7799. All procedures related to using the Central Travel Account (CTA) when booking Air/Train fare will remain the same. In the near future Austin will provide the University with access to Cliqbook, an on-line booking program which will allow the purchase of tickets at NYS contracted rates. The Procurement Office will provide more information and training as it becomes available. Austin will also implement an Austin Travel Day once a month in the SAC; dates will be announced. Rosalie Makarick, of the Procurement/Travel Office may be reached at 2-6022 for additional information/questions.
Submitted by: Christine Wilson/Admin
4. New SUNY Web Procurement System
On 3/27/06 the campus will go live with the SUNY Web Procurement System. As a result it will be necessary to shut down the existing "e-Req" system.
The last day to submit ereqs on the legacy system is 3/17/06. If an emergency situation occurs during the week of 3/20/06, you may use your p-card or submit a hard copy requisition. Requisitions requests as of 3/27/06 must be submitted using the web procurement system.
Those who will be approving ereqs do not need to attend training, but it is necessary that they log into the test environment
http://test.suny.edu/
to configure their initial web access. This will allow them to be loaded into the approval tree and pending reqs will show up on their worklists. Everyone will have to configure their initial web access in both test and in production when we go live.
Direct all questions to, Mary Woodward at 2-9849.
Submitted by: Christine Wilson/Admin
5. Faculty & Staff Digest - The On-line Reference Guide to SBU
How do you learn quickly to navigate Stony Brook Campus? Set up e-mail accounts, find out where to eat, enroll in Direct Deposit, locate child care, volunteer opportunities, traditions, banking services, recreation and entertainment, even train schedules? Where can Faculty find policies and procedures for appointments, tenure and promotion; research and scholarly activity; examinations and grading?
The Faculty & Staff Digest at
http://www.stonybrook.edu/digest
is the Insiders Guide that enables you to connect with our virtual and expanding Campus community with links to dynamic Web pages listing most services, departments, and organizations. The very user friendly Search function immediately brings you to the topic of interest. The Editors welcome suggestions, via the Comments section, so be sure to recommend additional sites that you think will benefit your colleagues.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/digest
Submitted by: Margaret Tumilowicz/DoIT
6. 2006 University Senate Faculty/Staff Survey
The University Senate is conducting another survey among the faculty and professional staff in order to determine priority concerns for the University. A similar survey was conducted in 2003, so we will be comparing results with the previous survey to determine changes in campus attitudes and perceptions. All responses are non-attributable, and are only summarized at the highest organizational level (e.g., College).
This year, the survey is available only on-line at
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/DoIT/senatesurvey.nsf/survey
Please take the time to respond. The survey should take only about 15-20 minutes to complete, and a high response rate will make the results more meaningful.
Submitted by: Laurie Theobalt/Prov
03. Workshops/Courses/Training (work related; HR, EAP, DoIT, etc...)
1. EAP Lunchtime Learning Eldercare Series, Part 1 Protecting Your Parents Health and Assets, The Importance of Early Elder Law Planning
Guest Speakers - Jennifer B. Cona, Esq./Melissa Negrin-Wiener, Esq, Genser Dubow Genser & Cona (GDGC), a prominent Elder Law firm on Long Island, will discuss planning ideas and tools to protect your parents' physical and financial health. As your parents age, many will need long-term care. Find out about the various Elder Law tools your parents should consider to ensure their health care and financial wishes are carried out. Learn about the new Medicaid laws and how they will effect your family's ability to protect assets and plan for future health care needs. This workshop will lead you through the critical advance planning necessary to protect your family. GDGC has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Newsday, LI Business News and Reader's Digest.
April 6, 2006, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., HSC, L3, Rm. 171
To register call EAP at 632-6085
http://www.sunysb.edu/eap
Submitted by: Linda Tatem/Pres
2. HSC Library March 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
3. Managing Multiple Priorities
Learn how to make the most effective use of your time, meet deadlines and manage multiple priorities by taking an action-oriented approach.
Objectives: Set goals, prioritize tasks and plan for each day, Identify inefficient uses of time and ways to improve or eliminate them, Work smarter to reduce stress and increase productivity
This is an introductory workshop
Date: April 4th, Time: 9:30 - 12:30, Place: Wang Center-Room 102
To Register: Click on link below
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/Admin/HRSForms.nsf/aac30a50eebe3a8185256a6f004b0a84/7c48757ce9aedf9a85256a8d004b4293?OpenDocument
Submitted by: Patricia Lore/Admin
4. Search and Selection/Effective Interviewing Techniques
This two part program is designed to provide information to State and RF managers, search committees and those responsible for interviewing candidates.
The first session will cover: Identifying the components of a Resume Screening Document, Writing an effective Resume Screening Document, Writing effective Interview Questions
The second session will cover: Preparing for an interview, Setting the tone of a successful interview, Avoiding discriminatory and illegal questions, Effectively gathering job related information from an applicant, Closing the interview, Documenting the interview
Target Audience: VP Coordinators, managers, search committee members, search committee chairs, or anyone responsible for selecting and interviewing potential candidates.
Note: Attendance is required for both sessions.
Dates: April 5th & April 12th, Time 9:30 - 12:30, Place: Administration Bldg., Room 192
To register: Click on link below
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/Admin/HRSForms.nsf/aac30a50eebe3a8185256a6f004b0a84/7c48757ce9aedf9a85256a8d004b4293?OpenDocument
Submitted by: Patricia Lore/Admin
5. 5 Habits of Highly Successful Investors-TIAA CREF
When youre beginning an investment strategy, you dont have to know everything about the financial markets, but you do need to grasp the essentials. Join us to find out what techniques highly successful investors use when making their investment decisions.
Topics will include: Setting financial goals, Realizing tax advantages, Reducing risk with diversification, Understanding the impact of expenses, Recognizing the pitfalls of market timing
Target Audience: Appropriate for all beginning investors.
Lunch will be provided
Date: April 5th, Time: 12:00 - 1:15, Place: Wang Center-Room 102
To register: email Pat Lore in notes or call 2-4501
Submitted by: Patricia Lore/Admin
6. State Appointments/HRIS
During this three and a half hour session we will cover the following: New Hire/Rehire Packages and Appointment Types, Pay Basis Re-Appointments Documentation and Reports, Employment Work Authorization and Notification, Position and Other Changes - Promotion, Reclassification, Title, etc., Non-Renew of Term Appointments, Permanent Appointment Process, Extra Service Guidelines, Paperwork Timelines, Salary Advances, Performance Program and Compliance, Adding New Employee Personal Data in PeopleSoft 8.0, Solar System overview
Date: April 4th, Time: 9:00 - 12:30, Place: Administration Bldg., Room 192
To register: click on link below
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/Admin/HRSForms.nsf/aac30a50eebe3a8185256a6f004b0a84/7c48757ce9aedf9a85256a8d004b4293?OpenDocument
Submitted by: Patricia Lore/Admin
7. Classification and Compensation / Recruitment and Employment Services
The first part of this program will provide you with a soup-to-nuts presentation on "must know" details, tricks and tips that will ensure the smooth preparation and processing of C&C transactions, from new position development to reclassifications to reorganizations. Salary administration information as well as a brief overview of the legal framework associated with C&C transactions will also prove to be priceless. Don't miss it! During the second part of the session, the following topics will be covered: Campus Job Opportunities, Research Foundation Non-Exempt Requests to Hire, Temporary Agency Staff Requests, On-line Resume System, Additional Services Offered by Recruiting - Recruiting Packages, Interview Training, CJO Subscription Service
Date: April 6th, Time: 9:00 - 12:00, Place: Administration Bldg., Room 192
To register: click on link below
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/Admin/HRSForms.nsf/aac30a50eebe3a8185256a6f004b0a84/7c48757ce9aedf9a85256a8d004b4293?OpenDocument
Submitted by: Patricia Lore/Admin
8. Workout for Bone Health
Combat Osteoporosis Tuesday, April 18, 12:00pm to 1:00pm, SAC Lower Level Studio I, Instructor: Allison Milano
Free For Everyone! This program will Offer weight bearing exercise with HAND-HELD weights. Come prepared to workout.
For information & to register call: 632-6850
Submitted by: Allison Milano/OSA
9. Dissertation Support Group
Join other students in this counselor-facilitated Dissertation Support Group. For grad students at any point in the dissertation process.
Wo/Mens Center Library, 221 Student Union, Tuesdays, 6-7:30 pm (in March & April)
Call (631)632-9666 or just show up
Submitted by: Justine Perkowski/OSA
04. Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Seminar
Professor Peitao Peng from the Climate Prediction Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), will present a seminar entitled, "The Impact of Tropical SSTs on the Seasonal Atmospheric Variability," on Wednesday, March 29. 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. Neurobiology & Behavior Seminar
On Thursday, March 30, at 12 Noon in Room 038 of the Life Sciences Building, the Deparment of Neurobiology & Behavior will host a Seminar given by Dr. G. Troy Smith of Indiana University. The title of Dr. Smith's talk will be "How the Brain Controls "Shocking" Behavior: The Neuroethology of Communication in Weakly Electric Fishes."
Submitted by: Karen Morse/UHMC
3. Ocean And Atmospheric Colloquium, March 31, 2006
Dr. Robert Steneck from the University of Maine, will present a seminar entitled,"Turbulent seas in the wake of overfishing: The loss of resilience and accelerating booms and busts in the world's coastal ecosystems" at 12 noon on March 31, 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
4. The "Secrets of the Love" revealed TODAY at 4:30 p.m. in the Staller Center
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. Reception and Poetry Reading in Celebration of "The Light of City and Sea: An Anthology of Suffolk County Poetry, 2006."
Date: Wednesday, April 5; reception at 4 p.m., reading at 5 p.m. Location: Charles B. Wang Center, room 401.
Please join us at a reception in celebration of the anthology "The Light of City and Sea: An Anthology of Suffolk County Poetry, 2006," edited by Daniel Thomas Moran, Suffolk County Poet Laureate. Poets reading their selections will include Louis Simpson, Allen Planz, Ron Overton, Fran Castan, Millie Swaningson Eckhoff, Lenny Greco, Lila Zemborain, Harvey Shapiro, Charles Fishman, Claire Nicolas White, Mindy Kronenberg, Grace Schulman, Virginia Walker, and Stanley Moss. Copies of the anthology will be available for purchase at the event. Open to the public and free to all.
Sponsors: University Libraries, Office of the President, and the Department of English
http://www.stonybrook.edu/libspecial/news/index.html
Submitted by: Kristen Nyitray/Lib
6. Ecology and Evolution Seminars March 28 & 29
3:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 28, 2006, Life Sciences Building, Room 038
"MULTITROPHIC INTERACTIONS MEDIATED BY INDUCED PLANT RESISTANCE"
Dr. Jennifer Thaler, Department of Entomology, Cornell University
Williams Lecturer
Host: E & E Graduate Students
3:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 29, 2006, Life Sciences Building, Room 038
"PLANT DEFENSE SYNDROMES"
Dr. Anurag Agrawal, Department of Botany, University of Toronto
Williams Lecturer
Host: E & E Graduate Students
If you need a disability-related accommodation, please call: The Department of Ecology and Evolution at (631) 632-8600
Submitted by: Donna Digiovanni/CAS
7. The Chinese Philosophy of Feasting with Dr. Jacqueline Newman, April 5 at 12:40 p.m., Wang Lecture Hall 1
Customs and beliefs of what to eat and how to eat are as vital to the Chinese as are notions of food, health, and satiation. Chinese food historian Jacqueline M. Newman will tease out the tastes, cultural significance, social meaning, and types of food prepared for lavish banquets, festivals, and simple eating encounters. Selections from the recipes in the University Libraries' Chinese Cookbook Collection, donated by Dr. Newman, will be served during a reception following the lecture. Free to all.
Sponsors: Charles B. Wang Center and the University Libraries
http://www.stonybrook.edu/libspecial/news/index.html
Submitted by: Kristen Nyitray/Lib
8. The Laurence Baxter Memorial Lecture, Friday, April 28, 12 Noon, Student Activites Center-Ballroom B
Guest Speakers include Warren Ewens, Ph.D.,University of Pennsylvania,
"Backwards and Forwards in Population Genetics and Statistics" and Gary Chase, Ph.D., Penn State College of Medicine, "Lifetime Risk Estimation for Disease Susceptibility Genes: Conceptual and Empirical Approaches." For more information and to register, please call 632-8357 or visit www.ams.sunysb.edu.
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/CEAS/amsweb.nsf
Submitted by: Pamela Wolfskill/CEAS
9. 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
10. March 21... Golden Earthworm
SAC Auditorium at 12pm, Come learn what being organic means from the largest organic farm in Long Island. Why does organic produce cost more? How is organic produce grown differently? What is Community Supported Agriculture? Learn how you can receive fresh organic produce each week this summer. All of this answered at this wonderful educational program.
Submitted by: Christina Troiano/UST
11. March 28... Long Island Farm Bureau
SAC Auditorium at 12pm, Come listen to the grassroots organization dedicated to political activism for commercial agriculture. LIFB is the voice of the Long Island agriculture and through this educational experience you will learn about Long Island farms and how you can help preserve Long Island agriculture.
Submitted by: Christina Troiano/UST
12. Biochemistry & Cell Biology Seminar
On Thursday March 30, 2006, Dr. Thomas Gridley of The Jackson Laboratory will present a seminar entitled: "Notch Signaling in Mice". 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
13. CSI Long Island: How Science Traps the Serial Killer Museum of Long Island Natural Sciences (SBU) April 2
The Museum of Long Island Natural Sciences at Stony Brook University presents: Crime Historian/Storyteller E. J. Wagner's, Fifth Forensic Forum CSI Long Island: How Science Traps the Serial Killer with crime scene expert Donald Doller of the Suffolk Country Crime Laboratory
Sunday-April 2, 2006, 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time!)
Stony Brook University, Earth and Space Sciences Building, Room 001 (Large lecture hall, downstairs)
Tickets: $12, Seniors $10, Tickets: Students $8 with valid ID, Group rates available upon request
For additional information please call The Museum of Long Island Natural Sciences at Phone: 631-632-8230
Please join us!
http://www.geosciences.stonybrook.edu/museum/
Submitted by: Andrea Illausky/CAS
14. March 30
Aikido: A Path to Zen Practice
March 30, Dr. Howard Pashanz explores the basic principles of Aikido, a non-violent form of Japanese Martial Arts, and how it can be used as a Buddhist spiritual path to transcending the separation between subject and object and the sharing of life force. Produced by the Buddhism Studies and Practice Group.
Thursday, March 30, 6:30 p.m., Wang Lecture Hall 1
Submitted by: Ella Metlitsky/Pres
15. 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
16. Lecture:Edgar Jerins A slide lecture about his work as an artist.
The slide lecture will be on March 29, 2006, Wednesday at the Staller Center in room 3218 at 12:15pm. Edgar Jerins is one of the 2005 winners of a New York Foundation for Arts grant award in Drawing. This lecture is sponsored by their Artist and Audience Program and the Department of Art.
Submitted by: Howardena Pindell/CAS
05. Hosp/HSC Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Science And Research Awareness Series (July 5 - July 28, 2006)
What are the different careers and fields in Biomedical Sciences?
How can I plan for my future in the area of Biomedical Sciences?
If you dont have definitive answers to the above statements, participate in Science and Research Awareness Series (SARAS) being organized by the Department of Anesthesiology at Stony Brook Medical Center in the summer (July) of 2006 and interact with physicians, scientists, allied health professionals, health administrators and other experts, and get introduced to different specialties and careers. This program consists of lectures, expert's views, video workshops and hands-on-workshops. Though this program is designed for high school and undergraduate students, it is open for everyone who is interested in Biomedical Sciences. Please register early, as seats are limited.
Click on the following link for details of the program.
http://anes.anesthes.sunysb.edu/teaching/sas.html
http://anes.anesthes.sunysb.edu/teaching/sas.html
Submitted by: Srinivas Pentyala/UHMC
2. Womens Heart Health Series III : Womens Heart Health How far have we come?
Speakers: Dr. Noelle Mann & Dr. Allison McLarty
Thursday April 6, 2006 12 noon, HSC Level 2 Lecture Hall 1
Lunch will be provided. Registration is required, please call Health Connect at 444-4000.
Submitted by: Lisa Wilbert/UHMC
06. Charitable (Habitat, Blood drives, Cats, etc...)
1. 4th Annual Children Helping Children Walk-a-thon to benefit the Sunrise Fund for Children with Cancer
Please join us Sunday, April 2, 2006 for the 4th Annual Children Helping Children Walk-a-thon to benefit the Sunrise Fund for Children with Cancer. The walk, which will be held at St. James Elementary School, 580 Lake Avenue, St. James, is a two-mile walk to raise funds for children with cancer at SBUH. Registration begins at 9am and the walk begins at 10am. Registration is $15 for individuals, $20 for families or FREE with completed sponsor sheet. Join is for the after party for great raffles and entertainment! For additional information or sponsor sheets please call 382-4455.
http://www.sunrisefund.org
Submitted by: Nicole Gutman/UHMC
2. Tenth Annual Cody Comedy Festival to benefit the Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities, honoring Senator Kenneth P. LaValle.
Need a good laugh? Come to the Cody Comedy Festival on Wednesday, March 10th at the Staller Center. This year's lineup includes three of the hottest comedians on the circuit today-Bobby Collins, Peter Bales and Brad Zimmerman. The Funny Bone Reception will be held at 5:30PM at the J Club at the Wang Center, followed by the Main Event Comedy Show at the Staller Center at 8PM. Funny Bone Reception tickets are $150 and include dinner, show tickets may be purchased at $25. Many sponsorship opportunities are available! Call 631.444.2899 ext 2. for more info or to purchase tickets. Come join in the laughter!
Submitted by: Nancy Leiken/UHMC
07. Entertainment (Sports, Movies, Events, etc...)
1. 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
2. Women's History Month - Women Who Rocked the World Movie Series This Week (March 29th): Iron Jawed Angels
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 "Iron Jawed Angels", which recounts for a contemporary audience a key chapter in U.S. history: in this case, the struggle of suffragists who fought for the passage of the 19th Amendment. The film shows how activists broke from the mainstream women's-rights movement and created a more radical wing, daring to push the boundaries of political protest to secure women's voting rights in 1920.
Submitted by: Justine Perkowski/OSA
3. Piano Journey in Japan by Junko Ueno Garrett (Tu 3/28, 7 p.m., Wang Center Theater)
Piano Journey in Japan by Junko Ueno Garrett Tuesday, March 28, 7 p.m. (Charles B. Wang Center, Theater)
Admission Free. Reception (Japanese tea and pastry) follows at the theater lobby.
The concert starts with a historical overview of Western music in Japan before the Meiji Restoration (1868). The program begins with the first Japanese piano piece, composed by Rentaro Taki in 1900. She discusses and performs some of the key Japanese piano pieces from the 20th century, dividing the program into two sections: before and after the World War II for each half.
Sponsored by the Japanese Consulate General in New York, the Japan Center at Stony Brook, and the Wang Center
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/CAS/japanese.nsf/pages/news
Submitted by: Eriko Sato/CAS
4. Singer-songwriter David Olney at The University Cafe Sunday April 2nd at 2 P.M. Sag Harbor's Caroline Doctorow to open
David Olney's shows always create a major buzz. He plays a solo acoustic show with the intensity of a rock performance. Olney is a "songwriter's songwriter," and Emmylou Harris' recording of his "Deeper Well" stands alongside covers of his songs by Johnny Cash, Linda Ronstadt, Steve Earle and Del McCoury. Olney has recently written, "Ol' Diz," A Musical Baseball story about St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Dizzy Dean.
Opening is Caroline Doctorow. This Sag Harbor resident has just released "Follow You Down," a collection of originals along with some well chosen covers of songs by Tim Hardin, Fred Neil, and Bob Dylan.
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."
Admission is $20.00 with a $15.00 student rate.
Submitted by: Charles Backfish/CAS
5. Bus Trip To Foxwoods (Sponsored By The Employee Activities Council) Saturday 04-29-06
Where: Bus leaving from Suny Stony Brook Campus, When:Saturday April 29, 2006 @ 7:15am , Cost:$31 Per Person ($10 food Voucher and $10 keno)
Transportation: Coach Bus And Return trip (Port Jefferson Ferry)
Bus Returns to Stony Brook @ 8:45PM (Time may vary pending Ferry departure Schedule)
Payment has to be made by April 7th
Any questions please contact Philip Brown pbrown@notes.cc.sunysb.edu phone 632-1767
Submitted by: Philip Brown/Admin
08. For-Pay Workshops/Courses (SPD, etc...)
1. Osteoporosis Prevention And Management
The Division of Wellness and Chronic Illness in the Department of Family Medicine is conducting a series of three group visits focusing on the prevention and management of osteoporosis.
Participants are examined and evaluated individually to assess their risk of fracture and to determine if the bone loss management is optimal. The group visits review osteoporosis in an integrative, holistic fashion with focus on measures that may be added to conventional treatment such as nutrition with whole foods, supplements, yoga and exercise to improve hip and spine bone density. Conventional monitoring techniques and medical interventions with hormone replacement therapy and drugs are thoroughly reviewed and discussed
The three-part series will be held at 33 Research Way in Stony Brook Technology Park on April 19, 27, May 3, 2006 from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
To register, please call 631.444.9815.
Submitted by: Marion Hollinger/UHMC
2. Defensive Driving Class Begins April 19th
This is a two week course, Thursday 4/19 and 4/26 from 6pm to 9pm at the Student Activities Center. Pre-registration and payment is necessary. The cost is $31/students and $35/non-students. Please divide payment between two checks: one check for either $18/student or $22/non-student (payable to SBU Crafts Center), and additional $13 per person fee (payable to K. OBrien) and mail to: The Stony Brook Union Crafts Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3200. Please include your name, address, telephone number and class dates. In person registration at the Crafts Center, Union lower level room 049, please call for hours. This class is an Empire Safety Council Accident Prevention Workshop. For more information call the Crafts Center at 632-6822.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/craftcenter
Submitted by: Janice Costanzo/OSA
3. Bodyfat Analysis
Do you know how much bodyfat you have?
Bodyfat Analysis DATE:Wednesdays,April 26th TIME:4:30pm - 6:30pm, LOCATION: SAC ROOM 309, COST $5.00
Screening will be performed by Certified Personal Trainer & Group Fitness Instructor, Elizabeth Clesse, is a S.M.A.R.T. certified trainer. Liz is experienced in weight loss, weight gain, cardiovascular fitness and sport specific programs.
To Register Call 631- 632-6850
Submitted by: Allison Milano/OSA
4. Summer Sessions 2006
Summer Sessions 2006 Application for visiting students is now available.
Please visit our web site at: www.sunysb.edu/summer/ for important information regarding deadline dates and course listings.
Graduate and seniors can begin to enroll for Summer Sessions 2006 on April 18th. All other eligible students can begin to enroll on April 20th.
http://www.sunysb.edu/summer
Submitted by: Diane Baldwin-Bello/Prov
5. Medicine Ball Workshop
Medicine Ball Workshop Tuesday, April 25, 2006, 12:00pm - 1:00pm Sac, Lower Level Studio, Instructor: Allison Milano, Fee: $5.00 - Faculty & Staff
To register call 632-6850. Come prepared to workout.
A complete body workout, strengthening the shoulders, back, arms and legs as well as improving core trunk strength and joint integrity. This workout will provide weight-resistance through a full range of motion and train sports specific and explosive motion exercises such as lifting, throwing and catching the ball.
Submitted by: Allison Milano/OSA
6. Beaded Jewelry Workshop, Sat. April 22, 11am-3pm
Create your own unique beaded accessories. Learn about the different stringing materials, tools and findings for glass beading. Learn how professionals crimp and attach clasps for a pleasing aesthetic. Bring lunch for this fun filled day! Materials fee of $10 due instructor at class. Saturday 4/22, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm. Location: Union, lower level Weaving Studio room 081. Fee: $30/student, $45/non-student (check made payable to SBU Crafts Center). Prepayment/registration is necessary. By mail, send check to: The Stony Brook Union Craft Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3200. Please include your name, address, telephone number and class. In person registration at the Crafts Center, Union, lower level room 049. For information about other non-credit arts and leisure classes contact the Union Craft Center at 632-6822.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/craftcenter
Submitted by: Janice Costanzo/OSA
09. Research (Studies, Testing, etc...)
1. 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. Recycle your Laser Jet Toner Cartridges and Cell Phones
Did you know:
* That more than 85% of used printer cartridges are simply tossed in the trash?
* More than 90% of a laserjet cartridge consists of recyclable materials. Help us remove them from the waste stream by recycling.
Please contact Maria Maloney at 632-1287 to arrange for a pickup.
Thank you.
Brought to you by the Department of Recycling and Resource Management.
Submitted by: Michael Youdelman/Admin
2. Greeting card and calendar liquidation!
Matthews HSC Bookstore and Uniforms is having a BUY 1, GET 1 FREE sale on all Portal greeting cards and all of our calendars. While supplies last. Hurry in for best selection to Level 2, Room 310, HSC. 444-3685
Submitted by: William Offerman/FSA