Campus Announcements for the week of 07/08/2002
Table of Contents
1. Human Resource Services' News & Events
2. Volunteers needed for New International Student Orientation
3. Ombuds Office Has A New Home
4. July 2002 Blood Drives
5. FREE Cap & Gown rental for Faculty and Staff!
6. Meet the Oncology Nurse from The Stony Brook Hospital?s Cancer Helpline
7. Annual Pollock-Krasner Lecture
8. An investigational study on a medication that may improve your gum disease and your osteopenia
9. Self-Management Course for teenagers with fibromyalgia
10. CSEA Local 614 Annual Picnic Southhaven Park Rain Or Shine 8/17/02 12 Noon - 5 Pm Rain Or Shine
11. Neil Weiss from MetLife will be outside the hospital cafeteria (Level 5) on July 10th from 9am - 4pm.
12. HSC Library OVID Subscriptions
13. Summer Fitness Classes @ 12 Noon Monday, Wednesday, Friday's
14. SBU Girls Lacrosse Camp: July 28 - August 1
15. Summer Sessions Office Relocation
16. Need Flexible, Part Time Enrollment In A Summer Program For Your School Age Child? Need Coverage Only Occasionally?
17. Project Liberty is Providing Free Support Services to Persons Affected by the Events of September 11th.
18. Fall Fashion Festival
19. Choy-li-fut Kung Fu Classes
1. Human Resource Services' News & Events
The "News & Events" link on the Human Resource Services' web site provides valuable information regarding employment issues for all employees on West Campus and the HSC. Learn about upcoming training classes, pay changes, recruiting events, benefit programs, seasonal information, employment opportunities, and much, much more!
Visit our web site and stay connected. AA/EOE
http://www.stonybrook.edu/hr
Submitted by: Luis De Onis/Admin
2. Volunteers needed for New International Student Orientation
We are looking for volunteers to welcome our new international students to Stony Brook University. Faculty, staff and students are all welcome to contribute. Orientation for International Graduate Students runs from Monday 19 August to Wednesday 21 August. Undergraduate Orientation runs from Tuesday 27 August to Friday 30 August. Volunteers will help students with check-in, direct them to their scheduled events and assist at the New International Student Orientation Dinner. Volunteers are also needed to greet and direct new students on the buses at JFK airport on the weekend before each orientation. All faculty are welcome, and are asked to encourage any students who might be available to participate. Please visit our website to view our schedule of events.
http://www.grad.sunysb.edu/International/index.html
Submitted by: Regina Alandy
3. Ombuds Office Has A New Home
The University Ombuds Office will be moving toRoom W0505 in the Melville Library on July 8, 2002. The office is located alongside the zebra path, next door to the Alliance Room, with an external entrance on the southwest corner of the library.
http://naples.cc.stonybrook.edu/Pres/Ombuds.nsf
Submitted by: Judi Segall/Pres
4. July 2002 Blood Drives
Stony Brook cares!
It's time for blood drive again. We urge the Stony Brook University community to make a difference by donating at our upcoming Blood Drives in July. No appointment necessary. Please come and donate.
THE BLOOD DRIVE SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:
Wednesday, July 10 from 7:30am - 6:00pm at the University Medical Center Gallary 3rd floor HSC
Tuesday, July 23 from 10:00am - 6:00pm at Vets Nursing Home
Wednesday, July 24 from 8:00am - 6:00pm at SAC room 302
Thank you again for your hard work and commitment to this cause.
If you have any questions, call 2-6100
Submitted by: Carl Hanes/Pres
5. FREE Cap & Gown rental for Faculty and Staff!
Faculty and Staff holding academic rank are invited to participate in the New Student Convocation formal Processional on September 1st in the Sports Complex Main Arena. All participants are invited to a special Breakfast Robing Reception at 9:00am in the Sports Complex Squash Lounge. The Procession begins promptly at 9:30 and the entire ceremony is expected to finish by 10:15am. Participants are expected to wear academic regalia appropriate to their alma mater, discipline and rank, and will be seated on the stage during the short ceremony. The Opening of School Organizing Committee will pay for rental orders for participants in the Fall 2002 New Student Convocation. Faculty and Staff that need to rent academic attire for this event must place their order with University Bookstore (2-6553) by July 10th.
If you plan to participate in this year's New Student Convocation, please RSVP to Student Affairs at 631-632-6700 by July 10th.
Submitted by: Zaida Cruz-Bonilla/UST
6. 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 Community Resource Center - located in the Stony Brook Village on 7/10/02 from 12:00 noon till 2:00-PM /and then at the Health Resource Center - located in the main entrance of the hospital on 7/11/02 from 12:00 noon till 2:00-PM. This is an opportunity to have cancer questions answered and to obtain cancer related information
http://www.uhmc.sunysb.edu/cancer/helpline
Submitted by: Lori Tischler/UHMC
7. Annual Pollock-Krasner Lecture
The Annual Pollock-Krasner Lecture will be held on Sunday, July 14 at 5 p.m. in the John Drew Theater of Guild Hall, 158 Main Street in East Hampton. Mark Stevens (the art critic of New York magazine)and Annalyn Swan, co-authors of the forthcoming biography of the painter Willem de Kooning, will speak on "The Hilarity of It All: De Kooning's Rude and Bawdy Streak." Tickets are $15 / $10 for supporters of the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center. To order, call the John Drew Theater box office: 324-4050.
http://www.pkhouse.org
Submitted by: Helen Harrison/UAff
8. An investigational study on a medication that may improve your gum disease and your osteopenia
Is it possible that you have osteopenia?
Do your gums bleed when you brush? Have you been told you have gum disease?
Would you like to earn $500
If you are a post-menopausal woman, not taking medications for osteoporosis, The School of Dental Medicine at the State University of New York at Stony Brook is conducting a clinical research project on a medication that may improve your gum disease and your osteopenia. If you are a woman with mild to moderate periodontal disease, early signs of osteoporosis and are between the ages of 45 and 70 you may qualify for this study. If you are interested, Please call 631-632-8912
Submitted by: Mark Wolff/HSC
9. Self-Management Course for teenagers with fibromyalgia
A six-session Fibromyalgia Self-Help Course for Teens is being offered, free of charge in Bayhsore. This course is being conducted as a research study for treatment of fibromyalgia in teens. It has been developed as a collaborative effort of the Arthritis Foundation, Schneider Children's Hospital and Stony Brook University. Participants will be instructed in how to reduce pain; how to pace, prioritize and plan for fatigue management; how a positive attitude affects fibromyalgia; how exercise plays a role in feeling better and how you can better communicate with others about fibromyalgia. Special sessions for parents offered. To register, please call: (631) 632-8832.
Submitted by: Doerte Junghaenel/GST
10. CSEA Local 614 Annual Picnic Southhaven Park Rain Or Shine 8/17/02 12 Noon - 5 Pm Rain Or Shine
Tickets for members $5 non members $7 children 5 and under free food, soda, beer, music, raffles, games and more. Ttickets will be sold at both union offices HSC/Main Campus LISVH see Carol Low/ASU bldg. See Dennis Kelleher Tech Park and Coram Health Center call 632-6575 or 444-3680 for more infomation sorry no checks!!!!!
Submitted by: Mildred Thurston/OSA
11. Neil Weiss from MetLife will be outside the hospital cafeteria (Level 5) on July 10th from 9am - 4pm.
Neil Weiss from MetLife will be available on Wednesday, July 10, 2002 from 9 am to 4 pm outside the hospital cafeteria on Level 5 to provide UUP and M/C employees information regarding using MetLife as a vehicle for your retirement savings.
Neil Weiss is also available for individual counseling sessions. To set up an appointment you may contact Neil at 631-851-5771.
Submitted by: Cassandra Moore/UHMC
12. HSC Library OVID Subscriptions
Beginning on July 15, 2002, the HSC Library will no longer be maintaining a local installation of OVID Databases. The Library will still provide access to OVID titles via the free trial access available until July 31. The permanent subscriptions and access to OVID resources are yet to be determined. As a result of these changes, some of the functions and interfaces to OVID resources will change.
Since the available functionality and options are currently uncertain and dependent upon future decisions, the Library recommends that any of your valuable saved searches from our locally maintained OVID subscriptions be transfered prior to July 15. The optimum way to do this is by displaying your individual OVID saved searches, printing or saving the text, and then re-entering them as Cubbies in PubMed. Additional notices will be posted as more information becomes available. For further assistance, contact hdhsclib@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.
http://www.hsclib.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Andrew White/HSC
13. Summer Fitness Classes @ 12 Noon Monday, Wednesday, Friday's
Beginning the week of June 3rd. 12:00P.M. Monday's Body Sculpting Class 12:00P.M. Wednesday's and Friday's Step Aerobics For the 12:00P.M. classes you can purchase a punch card. Cards are available for as lows as $15.00 for 9 classes, $25.00 for 18 classes, $40.00 for 27 classes and $50.00 for 35 classes. Contact Sue DiMonda, 632-7206 or e-mail at sdimonda@notes.cc.sunysb.edu for specifics on Punch Card purchase.
http://www.recreation.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Susan Dimonda/CAS
14. SBU Girls Lacrosse Camp: July 28 - August 1
Girls Lacrosse Camp, July 28 - August 1 (Sunday - Thursday), 3:45 - 8:00 pm. Applications still being accepted! Girls 8-18 are invited to register. There is a 15% discount off tuition for relatives of SBU Faculty and Staff. Contact head coach Danie Caro at 632-4089 or dcaro@notes.cc.sunysb.edu for an application.
http://goseawolves.fansonly.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/052902aaa.html
Submitted by: Danielle Caro/CAS
15. Summer Sessions Office Relocation
The Summer Sessions Office has moved to 104 Administration Bldg, next to the Campus Card Office on the first floor. Its campus ZIP code is now 1970. The telephone number remains 2-7790. The office is open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., year-round.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/summer
Submitted by: Megs Shea/Prov
16. Need Flexible, Part Time Enrollment In A Summer Program For Your School Age Child? Need Coverage Only Occasionally?
SB Child Care School Age Summer Program now has part time/flexible enrollment options. You choose the days your child will attend, and pay a daily rate of $45.00. Select a minimum of ten days over the summer months (through August 30th) to enroll your Kindergarten, 1st or 2nd grader. Open enrollment throughout the summer. Call 632-6930 for more information or to visit the program.
Submitted by: Patricia Birbiglia/Affl
17. Project Liberty is Providing Free Support Services to Persons Affected by the Events of September 11th.
Project Liberty offers free supportive counseling and outreach services to persons, families, and groups affected by the events of September 11th. Groups are now forming for immediate family members who lost a loved one, and for persons who have first hand experience. Please contact Bridget Baio at the Sayville Project at 631-563-2290 or by E-mail, bbaio@notes.cc.sunysb.edu for assistance or information. Project Liberty is funded by FEMA and the Center for Mental Health Services. All services are free and strictly confidential. The Sayville Project is a community support services agency sponsored by the School of Social Welfare, SUNY @ Stony Brook.
Submitted by: Bridget Baio/HSC
18. Fall Fashion Festival
Tickets for the 2nd annual Fall Fashion Festival are now on sale. Event includes cocktail hour (with cash bar), full course dinner, Chinese Auction, special raffles and a fabulous fashion show with celebrity models, including main SBUH doctors, nurses and staff members. Call Linda at 4-2390 or Cynthia at 4-8035 for reservations. All proceeds benefit the Women's Cancer programs of the Long Island Cancer Center.
Submitted by: Linda Bily/UHMC
19. Choy-li-fut Kung Fu Classes
Wednesday's 6:00 P.M.
Choy-Li-Fut King Fu Sports Complex Exercise Room (1st 2 classes) Sports Complex Dance Studio (Last 4 classes) Instructor: Sifu Chang Dates: July 17th, 24th, 31st, August 7, 14, 21 Cost: $35.00 for 6 classes To register for the class call 632-7168 or e-mail campusrecreation@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
http://www.recreation.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Susan Dimonda/CAS