Campus Announcements for the week of 10/21/2002
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1. Wang Center Opening Tuesday October 22 - Parking Advisory
2. UUP General Membership Meeting
3. Project Liberty provides free and confidential support services to persons affected by the events of 911.
4. Computer Training: Microsoft word Advanced Modules I, II, III, IV
5. Defensive Driving Program Offered for UUP Employees and Their Immediate Family Members
6. Employee Assistance Program Training - Recognizing Impairment in the Workplace
7. Employee Benefits Fair 2002
8. Chat Reference is Coming!!
9. Handling Conflict
10. Employee Training & Development
11. Dealing With Difficult Customers
12. A Woman's Money, A Woman's Future.... TIAA CREF SEMINAR
13. Effective Interviewing
14. Writing Center Location & Hours
15. Available to hospital United University Professions (UUP) and Management Confidential (M/C) employees -Fidelity Investments for your Supplemental Retirement Annuity.
16. CSEA Course Offerings
17. Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Seminar, October 23, 2002
18. Special Joint Seminar: Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology and Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
19. Harriman School Seminar -- Wednesday, October 23, 9 am, 304 Harriman Hall
20. Save the date! ---- Gandhi Lecture --- October 23! Mahatma Gandhi's grandson, Rajmohan, gives Presidential Lecture!!
21. Lunch and a Movie For International Faculty - "Teaching In America: A Guide For International Faculty"
22. Department of Neurobiology & Behavior
23. The Humanities Institute at Stony Brook Presents A Lecture by Laurence Simmons
24. The Humanities Institute at Stony Brook Presents A Lecture by Jacques Derrida
25. The Humanities Institute at Stony Brook Presents A Faculty Colloquium Lecture by Román de la Campa
26. The Humanities Institute at Stony Brook announces Politics & Filiation 5: Derrida and the Politics of Friendship: Then and Now
27. Queer Visualities: 1st National Conference on Queer Visual Culture November 14th-16th, 2002 SUNY Stony Brook in Long Island & Manhattan
28. Meet the Oncology Nurse from The Stony Brook Hospital's Cancer Helpline
29. College Bowl Tournament
30. Oceans and Atmosphere Colloquium, October 25, 2002
31. Searching for College Bowl Volunteers
32. Admissions Office Annual Open House - November 3, 2002
33. Wreath Raffle Fund Raiser October 24, 2002
34. School of Nursing Alumni Reception
35. Computer Training
Macromedia Fireworks 4.0 NCE327 - 3 sessions Section A: Sat. 1:00-4:00 pm, Oct. 26; Nov. 2, 9, 2002
36. Sbunion Crafts Center Offers Defensive Driving Classes. Low Cost! Open To The Public!
37. Weekly Fitness Classes
38. Long Play Project and Stony Brook Stages
39. Stress Management Workshops
40. Audition for Children's Performance Company: "It's Your Move!"
41. November 7 Author Reading/Signing Event: Gabriel Brownstein, author of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Apt 3W"
43. Group Exhibition At The University Art Gallery Explores Issues Of Identity And Popular Culture
44. Campus Recreation Badminton Tournament
45. Fitness Classes - Happy Hour Session 2
46. Hispanic Heritage Month Closing Ceremony/ 13th Annual Awards Luncheon
47. Veterans Day Ceremony
48. Clinical trial for females
49. Diabetes and Periodontitis
50. Laser Eye Surgery Seminar (LASIK)
51. Free Treatment Available at Stony Brook for Those Who Lost A Family Member or Close Friend on Sept. 11, 2001
52. Osteoarthritis Clinical Trial
53. Doctoral Defenses this week
54. Student Success Week II
1. Wang Center Opening Tuesday October 22 - Parking Advisory
In order to facilitate the Wang Center opening celebration, the first floor of the Administration Garage and the first two rows in the Administration Overflow Lot will be reserved for special event parking. The Administration Garage will only accept monthly card holders. Visitors will be directed to park in other areas.
We ask people to consider other parking or transportation arrangements, such as car pooling, the use of other SBU parking areas such as faculty/staff lots (with your hangtag permit) or the Park & Ride lots at South and North P.
http://www.parking.stonybrook.edu
Submitted by: Theresa Kist/Admin
2. UUP General Membership Meeting
On Wednesday, October 30,2002, from 12:40 to 2 p.m. there will be a United University Professions General Membership Meeting. The UUP Negotiating Team will make a Campus visit to the Javits Lecture Center, Room 102. All UUP members are welcome to attend. Lunch will be served. Please contact Corinne Burns, Chapter Assistant, at 2-6570 to make a reservation (and to help us estimate how much food to order!)
Submitted by: Corinne Burns/Affl
3. Project Liberty provides free and confidential support services to persons affected by the events of 911.
Free individual and group counseling services are available to anyone affected by the events of 911. Workshops are available for groups on post-traumatic stress, the effects of trauma on children, etc. Please call for assistance or more information. Please contact Bridget Baio at the Sayville Project/School of Social Welfare at 631-563-2290 or bbaio@notes.cc.sunysb.edu. Project Liberty is funded by FEMA and the Center for Mental Health Services.
Submitted by: Bridget Baio/HSC
4. Computer Training: Microsoft word Advanced Modules I, II, III, IV
Module I: This advanced course in Word covers multiple document management and mail merge functions, valuable skills that reduce waste and streamline mass mailings. Section A: W, 9:00-12:00 pm, Oct 23, 30, 2002
Module II: This advanced course covers tables and document forms (mailing labels and envelopes). Section A: W, 9:00-12:00 pm, Nov. 6, 13, 2002
Module III: This advanced course covers footnotes, document generation, automatic paragraph numbering, styles and document compare functions. Section A: W, 9:00-12:00 pm, Nov. 20; Dec 4, 2002
Module IV: This advanced course covers desktop publishing functions, including picture and file insertion, templates, styles and newspaper columns. Section A: W, 9:00-12:00 pm, Dec. 11, 18, 2002
Fee $105/Module (10% discount University employees and students)
Call or Email Marie Hatch 632-7071; marie.hatch@stonybrook.edu
Submitted by: Frank Esposito/Prov
5. Defensive Driving Program Offered for UUP Employees and Their Immediate Family Members
A NYSUT sponsored Defensive Driving Program is being offered on Saturday, November 16, 2002 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM in the Stony Brook Union, Room 237 for all UUP employees and their immediate family members. Cost is $25 per person. Checks should be made payable to "NYSUT Benefit Trust" and delivered to the UUP Office, 104 Old Chemistry, Z=3475. Office Hours are Monday thru Friday, 9:00AM to 3:00PM. Contact Corinne Burns at Ext. 26570 for more information.
Submitted by: Corinne Burns/Affl
6. Employee Assistance Program Training - Recognizing Impairment in the Workplace
Your role as a supervisor is a critical one in assisting workers to seek professional help and consequently improve their level of functioning on the job and in their personal lives. Through knowledge and practice participants will be able to achieve the following workshop objectives:
1. To identify specific behavioral and job performance problems
2. To review the myriad of problems that may be the cause of deteriorating job performance e.g. depression, substance abuse, family crisis, death of a loved one, etc.
3. To understand the possible dynamics in the supervisor/supervisee relationship when faced with poor performance
4. To role play techniques to ensure a successful workplace intervention
Date: October 31, 2002, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. To register call Dept. of Corporate Education and Training at 444-9805
http://www.sunysb.edu/eap
Submitted by: Linda Tatem/Pres
7. Employee Benefits Fair 2002
Please join us at the Human Resource Services sponsored Employee Benefits Fair on Wednesday, 10/30/02 in Ballroom B, SAC from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for a day of information, giveaways and raffles. Representatives from the health insurance plans, retirement plans, union benefits, social security, EAP and health and wellness programs will be available to answer your questions and concerns. We look forward to seeing State, Research Foundation and Graduate Student employees at the fair. Look for the Benefits Fair flyers with your paychecks and be sure to bring the raffle entry form to the fair. It could be your lucky day!
Submitted by: Alessandra White/Admin
8. Chat Reference is Coming!!
Ask a reference question and get an answer in "real time." Starting Monday, October 21, click on the "Ask a Reference Librarian" link located on the USB Library Homepage. Follow a few simple instructions and you will be able to chat with a Reference Librarian from any remote location. During this pilot program, hours of availability will be from 3:00-5:00PM Monday through Thursday. Have a question? Chat with a librarian!
Submitted by: April Brazill/Lib
9. Handling Conflict
This workshop addresses conflict in the workplace and its effect on productivity. Participants will have the opportunity to assess the impact of their personal practices and style on their ability to achieve results. They will also learn to approach conflict situations constructively, resolve them effectively, and develop collaborative relationships with peers.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES: At the conclusion of this program participants will be able to:
- Define conflict and its effects (positive and negative) on the workplace
- Complete a self-assessment to determine their individual conflict resolution style
- Gain a greater understanding of conflict resolution styles and different approaches to each
- Learn and practice a collaborative, problem-solving approach to conflict resolution
DATE: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 TIME: 9:30-1:00
TO REGISTER: Contact Denise Gross @2-4501 or visit the website below.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/hr/training
Submitted by: Cindy Brodsky/Admin
10. Employee Training & Development
Human Resource Services, Training & Organizational Development is pleased to announce their 2002-2003 training programs. You will see a wide variety of program offerings for all levels of employees on the West Campus and in the HSC.
You will find classes on communication skills, professional development, customer service, and team building. In addition there are multiple classes offered in our supervisory and management curriculum.
If you don't have the time to attend our regular classes, or would like additional training in specific skills, take a look at our SkillSoft E-Learning Curriculum. Take some time to read through our website. If there is something that you don't see, we could customize training programs for your department/area.
CONTACT DENISE GROSS @2-4501 with questions/information. Click on the link below to view our website.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/hr/training
Submitted by: Cindy Brodsky/Admin
11. Dealing With Difficult Customers
Dealing with nice customers is easy; it's dealing with the difficult customers/situations that can be a challenging experience. This program will provide you with some tools to help you get through these situations.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES: At the conclusion of this program participants will be able to:
- Identify reasons why customers complain or become irritated
- Use the "Six Step" approach in dealing with difficult people
- Identify varying communication styles and adjust your style to that of others
- Demonstrate how to present alternatives to customers when you need to say "no"
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Employees who come into contact with customers.
DATE: Tuesday, November 5, 2002 TIME: 1:00-4:00
TO REGISTER: CONTACT DENISE GROSS @ 2-4501 or click on the link below.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/hr/training
Submitted by: Cindy Brodsky/Admin
12. A Woman's Money, A Woman's Future.... TIAA CREF SEMINAR
LUNCH INCLUDED - Each phase of a woman's life brings unique financial challenges. But with smart planning, you can make the most of your money, whether you're just starting out, married with a family, starting over, or in your golden years.
Come learn more at this TIAA-CREF program. We'll discuss proven tips, tactics, and solutions that you can use now-wherever you are in life - to prepare for a more secure financial future. You'll get simple guidance on investment basics, portfolio building, selecting the best products to meet your financial goals, retirement planning...and much more.
If you're serious about controlling your money instead of it controlling you - this is a program you don't want to miss!
DATE: Wednesday, November 6, 2002 TIME: 12:00-1:00
TO REGISTER: Contact Denise Gross @2-4501 or click on the link below.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/hr/training
Submitted by: Cindy Brodsky/Admin
13. Effective Interviewing
This program is designed for State and RF managers, Search Committees and those responsible for interviewing candidates. This program will include:
- Preparing for an interview
- Setting the tone for a successful interview
- Avoiding discrimination and illegal questioning
- Gathering appropriate, job related information from the candidate
- Closing the interview
- Documenting the interview
- How to write a Resume Screening document
- How to write your interview questions to get answers you need
- Legal and illegal interview questions
DATE: Wednesday, November 6, 2002 TIME: 9:00-1:00
TO REGISTER: CONTACT DENISE GROSS @ 2-4501 or click on the link below.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/hr/training
Submitted by: Cindy Brodsky/Admin
14. Writing Center Location & Hours
The Writing Center is open during the following hours in L77 Life Sciences Library:
Monday & Tuesday: 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday & Thursday: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Friday: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Individuals wanting to schedule an appointment may call 2-7405.
We also offer online tutoring via our website.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/writingcenter
Submitted by: Harry Denny/CAS
15. Available to hospital United University Professions (UUP) and Management Confidential (M/C) employees -Fidelity Investments for your Supplemental Retirement Annuity.
Now available to UUP and M/C employees- Fidelity Investments can be used as an investment vehicle for your Supplemental Retirement Annuity (SRA) or Tax Deferred Annuity (TDA) account under SUNY's 403b Plan. To enroll you may complete a Fidelity Enrollment Application online at
http://enrollonline.fidelity.com
. Our plan number is 72777. Also you must complete a Salary Reduction Agreement Form, which can be obtained from the Benefits Office, Rm 122, Lv3, HSC. Enrollment kits will be available at the Benefits Office. For more information visit the website www.fidelity.com or contact our Fidelity Representative, Colin Pierce at 1-800-343-0860.
http://fidelity.com
Submitted by: Cassandra Moore/UHMC
16. CSEA Course Offerings
The School of Health Technology and Management is pleased to announce it's new Fall Course offerings to CSEA members.
During the week of October 21, 2002 we will offer Home Safety Part III. If you are interested in attending and have not received a registration form, please call 4-2252. Additional courses will be offered throughout the Fall.
All classes will be held in the SHTM MILC Room, #500, HSC, Level 2. Walk-ins will be accommodated on a space available basis.
Submitted by: Catherine Horgan/HSC
17. Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Seminar, October 23, 2002
Dr. Herbert Jacobowitz from the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, NOAA, will present a seminar on "The Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer Pathfinder Atmosphere (PATMOS) Climate Data Set: An Overview" at 11:30 a.m. on October 23, 2002. The seminar will take place at the Marine Sciences Research Center, Endeavour Hall 120. For more information, please call 632-8009.
http://atmos.msrc.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Gina Gartin/MSRC
18. Special Joint Seminar: Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology and Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Dr. Nikolaus Rajewsky from The Rockefeller University will be holding a seminar entitled, "Computational Approaches for Decoding Transcriptional Regulation" at 4:00pm on Thursday, Oct 17, in room 038 Life Sciences Building.
Submitted by: Lizandia Perez/CAS
19. Harriman School Seminar -- Wednesday, October 23, 9 am, 304 Harriman Hall
Some Efficiency Issues in Designing Optical Networks Optical networks present a fast and reliable medium for transferring high volume data. We can reconfigure such networks by re-tuning node transmitters and receivers to different wavelengths, allowing us to design a virtual topology, which we then impose on the physical topology. In our application, we can split the flow from a source to a destination and direct the segments along different routes, each traversing intermediate nodes en route. We call such networks multihop networks. When optimizing network throughput, flow will often pass through many hops, increasing the total network flow and total propagation delay. Increased network flow is not desirable since it requires bigger resources and makes it more difficult to allocate costs fairly among users. We present an efficient tabu search algorithm that combines different optimization criteria: throughput maximization, total flow, and delay minimization. We give results for benchmark data sets.
Submitted by: Thomas Sexton/CEAS
20. Save the date! ---- Gandhi Lecture --- October 23! Mahatma Gandhi's grandson, Rajmohan, gives Presidential Lecture!!
Please join the campus community for a Presidential Lecture Celebrating Diversity by Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson of India's Mahatma Gandhi, author, scholar, journalist, and former member of India's Parliament. Professor Gandhi will present "Diversity and Peacemaking; Is Gandhi Relevant in 2002?" in the Student Activities Center Auditorium, October 23, during campus life time (12:45 - 2:00p.m.) followed by an opportunity to discuss from 2 - 3 p.m. RSVP to the Office of Conferences and Special Events at 632-6320. Light refreshments will be served.
Submitted by: George Meyer/Pres
21. Lunch and a Movie For International Faculty - "Teaching In America: A Guide For International Faculty"
When: Thursday, October 24th, 11:30am-12:30pm Where: CELT, Melville Library, Room E-1337
"Teaching in America: A Guide for International Faculty"
Teaching in America can be difficult for anyone. But what special problems confront international faculty when they first start teaching in America? For many the greatest challenge is not the English language, but understanding the assumptions and expectations of American students. The aim of Teaching in America is to speed the process of feeling at home in the American classroom. Join us for a screening of this insightful film created by the Harvard University Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning. A discussion will follow the showing. Join us at the Celt center and start improving your teaching performance for your American students.
Lunch and refreshments will accompany the showing of the video. Please register for this important event at the CELT website under "Activities and Events." See you there!
http://www.celt.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Nora Ruth/GST
22. Department of Neurobiology & Behavior
Dr. Piotr Bregestovski, of the Institut de Neurobiologie in Marseille, France is our Seminar speaker. The title of the Seminar is "Glycine receptor channels in mammals and zebrafish: function, modulation and disorders". Date: Thursday 10/24/02 Time: 12:00PM
Submitted by: Carol Brady/CAS
23. The Humanities Institute at Stony Brook Presents A Lecture by Laurence Simmons
Title: Michel Foucault and Captain Bligh's Bottom Where: The Humanities Institute, E4340 Melville Library When: Wednesday October 23, 2002 at 4:30.
Michel Foucault's critique and historicizing of knowledge as power has been highly influential in cultural anthropology. Three Foucauldian agendas overlap as they explore how subjects are constituted via knowledge, power, and the ethics of self-relationship.
Laurence Simmons will use these three moments of Foucault's intellectual itinerary to re-contextualize the trajectory of Foucault's thought so that it encompasses a genealogy of how the Pacific ethnographic subject has been created, and then exploring how this process is played out in Roger Donaldson's 1984 film, The Bounty.
Laurence Simmons is an Associate Professor in the Department of Film, Television and Media Studies at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
http://www.sunysb.edu/humanities/
Submitted by: Jason Hanley/GST
24. The Humanities Institute at Stony Brook Presents A Lecture by Jacques Derrida
Title: The World of Enlightenment to Come: Sovereignty, Exception, Calculability
Where: Ballroom B, Phase 2 of the Student Activities Center Stony Brook University
When: Thursday, October 24, 2002 8:00 pm
Born in Algiers in 1930, Derrida earned a graduate degree in philosophy from the Ecole Normale Superieure, and went on to pursue a career in teaching. His profound impact on contemporary thought began in 1967 with the simultaneous publication of three major works ("Speech and Phenomena", "Writing and Difference", and "Of Grammatology"). Derrida has since gone on to publish over 45 books, which have been translated in over 22 languages worldwide, profoundly influencing fields as varied and disparate as art, literature, law, ethics, music, history, architecture and fashion.
Currently giving seminars at Stony Brook, Derrida has taught at several institutions including the Sorbonne, the Ecole Normale Superieure, the New School, NYU, and UC Irvine.
http://www.sunysb.edu/humanities/
Submitted by: Jason Hanley/GST
25. The Humanities Institute at Stony Brook Presents A Faculty Colloquium Lecture by Román de la Campa
Title: Postcolonial Marketing and Global Nostalgia: The Case of Buena Vista Social Club Where: The Humanities Institute, E4340 Melville Library When: Wednesday, October 30, 2002, at 4:30pm
The current craving for Third World popular culture--dance, music, soap operas, religious practices--reflects much more than multiculturalism, cultural studies, and other viewpoints shaped by academic preferences. It is also an effect of the global marketing of a growing transnational impulse defined primarily by postmodern and postcolonial modes of shaping cultural products.
This essay investigates BVSC as a singular example of this new aesthetic plane in which Cuba serves as an exotic and carefully othered background. It specifically discusses how Ry Cooder, Wim Wenders, and the Cuban government have all sought to shape structures of feeling in the film, albeit in different and perhaps unsuspected ways.
Román de la Campa is professor of Latin American and Comparative Literature at Stony Brook University.
http://www.sunysb.edu/humanities/
Submitted by: Jason Hanley/GST
26. The Humanities Institute at Stony Brook announces Politics & Filiation 5: Derrida and the Politics of Friendship: Then and Now
This HISB sponsored conference will take place at Stony Brook Manhattan on November 2-3. For the conference schedule go to
http://www.sunysb.edu/humanities
and click on the Politics & Filiation link.
To pre-register for the Politics and Filiation 5 conference, please send an email to jhanley@notes.cc.sunysb.edu and put "PF5 Registration" in the subject heading. Provide your name, address, e-mail address, and specify which day(s) you wish to attend--Sat 11/2, Sunday 11/3, or both days.
There will be no waiting list once registration fills up, however, since some people may register and not show up, you are welcome to come on the day of the event to see if there are any seats available. Seating priority will be given to those who have pre-registered.
Pre-registration will close at 5:00 pm on Friday, October 25. Any seats still available after this date will be held for on-site registration.
http://www.sunysb.edu/humanities/
Submitted by: Jason Hanley/GST
27. Queer Visualities: 1st National Conference on Queer Visual Culture November 14th-16th, 2002 SUNY Stony Brook in Long Island & Manhattan
What do we mean when we say that something looks queer? This conference is an inquiry into the attribution of queerness as frame. How do different cultures and communities--racial, ethnic, classed, gendered, but also regional, national, etc.--see and create queerness differently? Why is the discursive/literary analysis of queerness so widely influential these days while its visualization is still comparatively weak?
Sponsored by The Humanities Institute at Stony Brook, co-sponsored the Sexuality Research Fellowship Program, the Stony Brook Department of Art, and the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies (CLAGS).
Pre-registration by telephone is required, call 631-632-6320. Attendees will be able to register for individual days or the entire event. Pre-registration will close on November 1, 2002. We will take walk-ins on the day of the event depending on space available with priority given to those who have pre-registered.
For complete information go to www.queervisualities.net
http://www.sunysb.edu/humanities/
Submitted by: Jason Hanley/GST
28. Meet the Oncology Nurse from The Stony Brook Hospital's Cancer Helpline
The Oncology Nurse from Stony Brook University Hospital's Cancer Helpline will be available in person to answer cancer questions at the Health Resource Center - located in the main entrance of the hospital on 10/21/02 from 12 Noon - 2:00 PM. This is an opportunity to have cancer questions answered and to obtain cancer related information
http://www.stonybrookhospital.com/index.cfm?id=1325
Submitted by: Lori Tischler/UHMC
29. College Bowl Tournament
Come and support students working out their minds. The competition will be held on November 13-14, 2002. It will take place in the SAC Auditorium starting at 8:00pm. If you know students who you think would be great at this tournament please encourage then to sign up. There are 4-5 players on a team. Single players will be placed on a team For more information contact Tania Ortiz 632-9392 or tortiz@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Tania Ortiz/OSA
30. Oceans and Atmosphere Colloquium, October 25, 2002
Dr. Slava Epstein from the Northeastern University in Boston, will present a seminar on "Domestication of uncultivated microorganisms." on October 25,2002 at 12:30pm. the seminar will take place at the Marine Sciences Research Center, in the Endeavour Hall 120. For more information, please
call 632-8781.
Submitted by: Katerina Panagiotakopoulou/MSRC
31. Searching for College Bowl Volunteers
The Office of Student Activities is searching for Faculty/Staff Volunteers to assist with College Bowl. The competition will be on November 13 and November 14 in the SAC Auditorium at 7:00pm. We are searching for moderators, scorekeepers, judges, and timekeepers. If you are interested in volunteering please contact Tania Ortiz at
632-9392 or tortiz@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Tania Ortiz/OSA
32. Admissions Office Annual Open House - November 3, 2002
The Office of Undergraduate Admissions will be holding its annual Open House on Sunday, November 3, 2002. Last year, over 4500 prospective students and their parents attended. The program will begin at 10:00 a.m. in the Sports Complex. If you would like further information about this important University event, please contact Jackie Andriani at 2-6859 or via lotus notes. Further information can be found on our website at www.stonybrook.edu.
Submitted by: Valerie Regan/Prov
33. Wreath Raffle Fund Raiser October 24, 2002
The Women's & Children's Bereavement Committee is holding a fundraiser to benefit the Babies' & Children's Memorial Garden. The event will be held on Thursday October 24, 2002 in the Level 5 Cafeteria Corridor. Please stop by and show your support for the Garden.
http://www.uhmc.sunysb.edu/cmgarden
Submitted by: Kathleen Southerton/UHMC
34. School of Nursing Alumni Reception
Dean Lenora J. McClean, EdD, RN, of the School of Nursing invites all alumni to join faculty and friends for a Special Alumni Reception sponsored by the School of Nursing Alumni Association. The reception is scheduled for Monday, November 4th, 2002 in the Student Activities Center on West Campus from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. RSVP by October 28th to: (631) 444-3549
Submitted by: Irene Stern/HSC
35. Computer Training
Macromedia Fireworks 4.0 NCE327 - 3 sessions Section A: Sat. 1:00-4:00 pm, Oct. 26; Nov. 2, 9, 2002
Create web graphics, from a simple logo to a sophisticated rollover or pop-up menu, with this user-friendly program from the leader in web design software applications. Fireworks writes the JavaScript required for complex web graphics, and seamlessly merges with Dreamweaver, Macromedia's web layout program. This course is a thorough introduction to this powerful program. Students will create their own graphics to be incorporated into their website designs in Dreamweaver.
Required text - Fireworks 4 for Windows/Macintosh: A Visual Quickstart Guide by Sandee Cohen, retail: $18.99.
Fee $150 (10% discount University employees and students )CSEA LEAP Vouchers accepted. Call or Email Marie Hatch 632-7071; marie.hatch@stonybrook.edu
Submitted by: Frank Esposito/Prov
36. Sbunion Crafts Center Offers Defensive Driving Classes. Low Cost! Open To The Public!
The empire safety council accident prevention workshop emphasizing traffic safety awareness which 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.
Defensive Driving -
Section A. Two Mon. (10/21,10/28), 6-9PM
Section B. Two Weds. (11/13, 11/20), 6-9PM
SB Union. Rm. 237 $18/Students, $22/Non-Students. (Book and certificate fee $13. Send separate check to K. O'Brien with registration check)
Register by calling (631)632-6822, or stop by the Crafts Center Located in the lower level of the Union, Room 049.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/stuaff/studentactivities/index.shtml?page_craftscenter.shtml
Submitted by: Janice Costanzo/OSA
37. Weekly Fitness Classes
Campus Recreation offers weekly fitness classes for students, faculty and staff. You can join at anytime throughout the semester. Graduate Students, Faculty and Staff purchase a Punch Card and can try out as many different classes using this card. Full Card 35 classes $50.00 (1.43/class, 3/4 Card 27 classes $40.00 (1.48/class), 1/2 card 18 classes $25.00 (1.66/class), 1/4 Card 9 classes $15.00 (1.66/class)
Class Schedule - Mon,Wed,Fri @ 12:40pm Cross Training a Mixture of Step Aerobics, Body Sculpting, Kickboxing (Sports Complex Dance Studio)- A great workout and all levels are welcome.
Tues/Thurs @ 12:00P.M. Body Sculpting (Wellness Center Dance Studio)
Mon/Weds @ 7:15P.M. Step Aerobics (Sports Complex Dance Studio)
Mon/Weds @ 8:15P.M. Yoga (Sports Complex Dance Studio)
Tues/Thurs @ 7:15P.M. Kickboxing (Sports Complex Dance Studio)
Tues/Thurs @ 8:15P.M. Body Sculpting (Sports Complex Dance Studio)
For mor information call 632-7168 or check out our web site.
http://www.recreation.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Susan Dimonda/CAS
38. Long Play Project and Stony Brook Stages
Pterodactyls is a farcical dark comedy about systems of denial and the price they carry in the world. The lines of communication have been severely broken within the Duncan family and further complicated by each member's nonsensical escape into fantasy. In this frenetic play by Nicky Silver, each character's comic antics are still not enough to protect them from the harsh reality from which they try so desperately to avoid.
Opens Thursday, October 24th at 8 pm, in Theatre III, Staller Center for the Arts.Oct. 25 & 26 at 8 pm and Oct. 27 at 2 pm. Tickets: $10/general admission; $8/faculty & Staff; $6/students & seniors
Submitted by: Augusta Kuhn/CAS
39. Stress Management Workshops
The Division of Wellness and Chronic Illness in the Department of Family Medicine will be presenting a series of three workshops on stress management. The workshops will focus on meditation as the core experience of stress management and will additionally cover the principles of sound nutrition, movement and sleep practices, time management, awareness of thought patterns and emotions. The group will be introduced to several forms of meditation including breathing techniques, the stress relaxation response, mindfulness meditation, walking meditations, heart centered meditations and others.
Dates are Wednesdays, November 13th and 20th and Monday, November 25th between 5:30 and 6:45 pm at 33 Research Way, East Setauket, NY.
Lower your stress and register early for this popular workshop since seating is limited to fifteen participants. The fee for the three sessions is $60.00. For information and registration, please call 444-9815.
Submitted by: Marion Hollinger/UHMC
40. Audition for Children's Performance Company: "It's Your Move!"
Auditions for "It's Your Move!" a children's performance company will take place on Friday, October 25th from 4:30-6:00 p.m. in the Dance Space 104/114 of Nassau Hall on South Campus. Auditions are open to children currently in 3rd, 4th and 5th grades. The company is a part of the research and creative work of Theatre Arts faculty member, Amy Yopp Sullivan. Children should wear clothing that will facilitate movement and prepare a short song and poem for the audition. Rehearsals for children who are selected for the company will be held every Friday from 4:30-6:00 p.m. beginning November 8th. For further information, contact Amy Yopp Sullivan at 632-7392.
Submitted by: Augusta Kuhn/CAS
41. November 7 Author Reading/Signing Event: Gabriel Brownstein, author of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Apt 3W"
Gabriel Brownstein, author of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Apt 3W," nine Salingeresque stories about New Yorkers and their marvelous eccentricities, will be featured at this event. Please join us in the Javits Room (2nd floor of the Melville Library) from 5pm-6pm on Thursday, November 7. Light refreshments will be provided. Sponsored by: The Melville Library and the University Bookstore.
http://www.sunysb.edu/library/specevents.htm
Submitted by: Kristen Nyitray/Lib
43. Group Exhibition At The University Art Gallery Explores Issues Of Identity And Popular Culture
An exhibition entitled "Queer Visualities: Reframing Sexuality in a Post-Warhol World" is on display through December 7. The show includes paintings, sculptures, photographs, video screenings, and installations. This exhibition brings together a group of outstanding artists who re-examine conventional notions of value, permanence, and quality from diverse and distinctive angles to arrive at a fresh and mostly off-beat view of both art and human relationships.
A reception for the artists will take place on Thurs. Nov. 14, 6-8pm. Regular gallery hours are Tues. - Fri., noon - 4pm, and Saturday, 6-8pm. ADMISSION IS FREE. For further information, please call the University Art Gallery at 631-632-7240.
Submitted by: Marjorie Debowy/CAS
44. Campus Recreation Badminton Tournament
The Department of Campus Recreation will be organizing a Badminton tournament on Monday, Oct. 28 at 7:00pm at the Pritchard Gymnasium in the Sports Complex. This tournament is free and open to all students, graduate students and faculty/staff of the University. For more information please contact Marie Turchiano at 632-4145.
http://www.recreation.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Marie Turchiano/CAS
45. Fitness Classes - Happy Hour Session 2
Kickboxing - Monday @ 5:15pm: 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9
Wellness Center Dance Studio Step Aerobics - Tuesday @ 5:15pm:10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 12/3, 12/10 Wellness Center Dance Studio
Intermediate Yoga - Tuesday @ 5:30pm: 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/3 Sports Complex Dance Studio
Beginner Yoga - Wednesday @ 6:00pm: 10/30, 11/6, 11/12, 11/19, 12/4, 12/11 - Sports Complex Dance Studio
Body Sculpting - Thursday @ 5:15pm:10/31, 11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 12/5, 12/12 - Wellness Center Dance Studio
Cost:$35.00 for 6 sessions of a class. To register contact Sue DiMonda @ 632-7206 or sdimonda@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
http://www.recreation.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Susan Dimonda/CAS
46. Hispanic Heritage Month Closing Ceremony/ 13th Annual Awards Luncheon
Hispanic Heritage Month Closing Ceremony/ 13th Annual Awards Luncheon October 30, 2002 12:00 to 2:00 p.m., Student Activity Center Ballroom A "Unification through Education/ Unificacion Atraves de Educacion"
Join us to celebrate and recognize the achievements and contributions of faculty, staff , and students. The purpose of this event is to focus attention on the Hispanic community, to celebrate their achievement, to recognize their contributions and needs, and to present the many and diverse aspects of Hispanic culture to the University.
Open to all. Tickets: $10.00 ( $15.00 after 10/15) for faculty $5.00 ($7.00 after 10/15)for students For information call: 632-6280
Submitted by: Ismenia Molina/Pres
47. Veterans Day Ceremony
This year the Veterans Day Ceremony at Stony Brook University is dedicated to the students, alumni, faculty, staff and families who have served or are currently serving in the United States Armed Forces. We invite you to attend the Veterans Day Ceremony that has become a tradition at Stony Brook. Your attendance shows the importance of our military and the country's goals for freedom and peace.
The Stony Brook Community is honored to celebrate Veterans Day on Wednesday, November 6, 2002 at 1:00 p.m. in the Student Activities Center auditorium. It is our pleasure to have you join us commemorating this national day of honor.
Please RSVP to Mr. Ismael Rodriguez, Jr. or Ms. Maureen Hall at (631) 632-6700. Your immediate response is greatly appreciated.
Submitted by: Ismenia Molina/Pres
48. Clinical trial for females
Attention all Females 18 and older. Have you been having feelings of decreased sexual desire? Do you have difficulty acheving orgasm? Overall dissatisfaction with your sex life?
If you've answered yes to any of these questions you may be eligable to participate in a clinical study using a new medication for female patients.
For more information please contact: Teresa Hunt-Goncalves RN 444-8302 All inquiries are strictly confidntial
Submitted by: Teresa Hunt-Goncalves/UHMC
49. Diabetes and Periodontitis
Are you a Type 1 Insulin-Dependent Diabetic? Do you have Periodontal (Gum) Disease?
Periodontal (gum) disease has been shown to make it more difficult to control diabetes. We are conducting a study to determine whether Periodontal Treatment can reduce specific markers of infection/inflammation that may make it more difficult for you and your physician to control diabetes. Study participants will receive a free periodontal cleaning and payment of up to $300.00.
Please contact: Ruth Tenzler, RN BSN CCRC @ (631)632-9452 or Dr. Maria Ryan @ (631)632-9529 to discuss whether or not you qualify for this research study.
Submitted by: Ruth Tenzler/UHMC
50. Laser Eye Surgery Seminar (LASIK)
If you or any one you know is interested in laser eye surgery (LASIK), Stony Brook Ophthalmology invites you to a free seminar on October 22, 2002 at 7PM. To reserve your place at the meeting, please call 444-4996. Light refreshments will be served.
Submitted by: Marc Dinowitz/UHMC
51. Free Treatment Available at Stony Brook for Those Who Lost A Family Member or Close Friend on Sept. 11, 2001
For Those Who Lost a Loved One on 9/11: Are you or is someone you love having difficulty healing from the death of a loved one as a result of the September 11 Catastrophe?
If so, The Sudden Traumatic Loss Individual Treatment Program may be for you.
Who: Persons 18 years of age or older who have lost a spouse, partner, child, parent, sibling, or close friend or coworker as a result of 9/11.
What: * 20 one-to-one sessions. * Unique, state-of-the art treatment developed by experts in the fields of bereavement and trauma. This treatment is being researched and involves completing questionnaires.
Where: The State University of New York at Stony Brook, Pace University, and Columbia University.
Cost: The treatment will be offered free of charge for those who are accepted into the study.
How: If you have questions about the study, or are interested in participating, call 212-346-1730.
Submitted by: Camille Wortman/CAS
52. Osteoarthritis Clinical Trial
Do you or a loved one suffer from Osteoarthritis? Between 40 and 75 years old?
For more information on this clinical trial, call Maureen 444-9034 or email at maureen.hurst@sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Maureen Hurst/UHMC
53. Doctoral Defenses this week
Please click on the link below to see this week's Doctoral Defenses
http://www.grad.sunysb.edu/ddd/index.html
Submitted by: Ajay Gupta/GST
54. Student Success Week II
The Division of Campus Residences (H-Quad) and the Career Center are proud to present Student Success Week II. This series of workshops and programs established to help students develop and expand their skills that lead toward academic and career success. Workshops and programs include "How to get a 4.0", presented by Dean Laskowski of the Athletics, "How to write an "A" paper, a round table discussion of "What is success," a presentation on "Interviewing Skills," and much much more.
Please advise all students and pass along to appropriate faculty/staff.
Please call 2-6777 for more information
Submitted by: Jeffrey Barnett/OSA