Campus Announcements for the week of 09/23/2002
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1. Distinguished Teaching and Service Professorship Nominations Due September 27
2. NY STATE Flexible Spending Account (FSA) - 2003 Open Enrollment
3. Library Tours
4. FREE Workshop on New Library Catalog and Databases
5. The Adult Literacy Center at Stony Brook - Needs you!
6. Disability Support Services has moved
7. New Color Copier at Library Photocopy Center
8. Retirement Party For Deputy Chief Herb Petty and Lieutenant Frank Parrino of University Police
9. Career Women's Luncheon - Thursday, October 10, 12:00 Noon, Student Union Ballroom
10. What You Need To Know About SEVIS: The Immigration Tracking System For International Students And Scholars.
11. Seawolves To Host Raymond Downey Heroes Classic On Saturday, September 28 at Seawolves Stadium
12. Travel Insurance Coverage
13. Meet the Oncology Nurse from The Stony Brook Hospital's Cancer Helpline
14. Professional Development Series
15. Telephone Skills
16. CSEA Worker Training Courses
17. SBU Cat Network Volunteer Meeting
18. Designing and Planning An Online Class (October 3, 2002 @ CELT from 5-7pm)
19. Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Seminar, September 25, 2002.
20. Department of Biochemistry & Cell Biology Seminar
21. Walk-A-Thon To Support Habitat For Humanity
22. Project Liberty provides free support services to persons affected by the events of September 11th.
23. Workshop on Inner Leadership for Personal and Corporate lives.
24. Free concert tonight at University Art Gallery
25. "Stony Brook Remembers 9/11: Celebrating America's Freedoms" at University Art Gallery in Staller Center
26. Department of Campus Recreation Tennis Tournament
27. Happy Hour Fitness Classes
28. Come Celebrate Nurse-Midwifery Week October 8,2002 with the Stony Brook Midwifery Practice
29. September 24, Tuesday Center for Italian Studies Lecture: "Irish and Sicilian Historical/Cultural Connections" Javits Lecture Center, 110, 2:20 p.m.
30. Gunther Schuller, Guest Conductor, Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra, 8 pm, Saturday, October 5th at Staller Center
31. Oceans and Atmosphere Colloquium, September 27, 2002
32. Family Violence Education and Research Center Calendar of Events Fall, 2002
33. The Family Violence Education and Research Center Workshop Presentation Friday, October 4th, 2002 Treatment Issues with Batterers
34. $1000 Short Fiction Prize winner comes to Stony Brook Tuesday, Sept. 24 to read the winning story.
35. Seawolves Tennis Classic
36. Hispanic Heritage Month Opening Ceremony
37. Harriman School Seminar, Wednesday, September 25, 9 AM, 304 Harriman Hall
38. Latin American & Caribbean Studies Center presents Art Exhibition and Reception
39. Entertainment Books 2003 are in - in bulk.
40. Friday Night Films at Staller Center for the Arts: September 27, "The Cat's Meow" and "Insomnia"
41. Book Signing Event: Tom Gatten, "The Kojo Hand"
42. Evidence-Based Medicine Tools & Technology Symposium, October 3rd
43. TIAA-CREF Early Career Seminar - Understanding Investments - Lunch will be provided.
44. Special Joint Seminar By Ecology & Evolution And Paleobiology
45. Creating Custom Digital and Print CoursePacks with XanEdu (October 3, 2002 @ CELT 3:30-4:30
46. Doctoral Defense Announcements
47. Clinical trial for females
48. A Study to Treat Osteopenia and Periodontal Disease
49. Osteoporosis Prevention And Management
50. Diabetes and Periodontitis
51. MRI Flow Imaging Study of the Brain and Spine
1. Distinguished Teaching and Service Professorship Nominations Due September 27
REMINDER: If you intend to file a nomination for a colleague for either the SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor or SUNY Distinguished Service Professor title by the November 18th deadline, you need to submit only the SINGLE PAGE NOMINATION FORM by SEPTEMBER 27 to Regina Funaro, Provost's Office, 407 Administration Building, Z=1401. Ms. Funaro can be reached at ex. 2-7016.This will enable the Provost's office to better facilitate the nomination process. Subsequently, the full nomination file with supporting documentation is due November 18, 2002. The form and the entire nomination booklet is only available on the web at www.sunysb.edu/pres. No hard copy booklets or forms will be mailed for this year's award nominations.
Submitted by: George Meyer/Pres
2. NY STATE Flexible Spending Account (FSA) - 2003 Open Enrollment
The NY STATE FSA 2003 Open Enrollment period is September 16, 2002, to November 15, 2002. This program helps STATE employees save money when paying for health or dependent care expenses. For 2003, a new paperless enrollment will make it easy for employees to apply online or through a toll-free number. Employees may obtain enrollment information or request an enrollment book online at
http://www.flexspend.state.ny.us
or call the FSA Hotline at 1-800-358-7202. Employees currently enrolled in the FSA must re-enroll if they wish to continue their contributions in 2003. They will receive re-enrollment instructions directly from Fringe Benefits Management Company. Visit the HRS (West Campus and HSC) web site at
http://www.stonybrook.edu/hr
.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/hr
Submitted by: Alexis Swiatkowski/Admin
3. Library Tours
Come to the Melville Library to learn of the many resources and services it offers. New students, faculty, and staff are welcome to drop in for a tour. No sign-up necessary. Tours begin at the Central Reading Room, First Floor of Melville Library.
Tuesday, Sept. 24, 6 P.M. Call 632-7110 for information.
http://www.sunysb.edu/library/opensessions.html
Submitted by: Janet Clarke/Lib
4. FREE Workshop on New Library Catalog and Databases
Learn how easy it is to use the new web-based library catalog, STARS! Find out how to view your personal borrower information, renew books online, and search the catalog like you've never done before. While you're here, try out one of over 500 databases.
New students and faculty especially welcome.
Thursday, Sept. 26, 5:30 PM
Thursday, Oct. 3, 4 PM
Sessions are approximately 45 minutes; no sign-up necessary. Library Computer Classroom A, Central Reading Room, Melville Library Call 632-7110 for information.
http://www.sunysb.edu/library/opensessions.html
Submitted by: Janet Clarke/Lib
5. The Adult Literacy Center at Stony Brook - Needs you!
The Adult Literacy Center at Stony Brook University is a partnership between the Literacy Volunteers of America-Suffolk County, Inc.and Stony Brook University. The Center is designed to serve the employees, students, their families, stakeholders, and other constituents.
The Adult Literacy Center focuses on the university primary missions of teaching, research, and service. Services include basic literacy tutoring for the low-level reader (below 6th grade) and for those in need of conversational English skills.
The Adult Literacy Center at Stony Brook University is in need of volunteers to help individuals within our community learn to read and write and/or speak conversational English. Tutor Training Workshops will be offered at libraries throughout the county starting in September 2002 and on campus Spring, 2003. For more information and a copy of the current workshop schedule, please call (631)444-6428 or e-mail Bessie Ortega, Literacy Coordinator at bessie.ortega@stonybrook.edu
Submitted by: Bessie Ortega/UHMC
6. Disability Support Services has moved
Disability Support Services has moved to the Educational Communications Center (ECC Bldg.) room 128, Zip 2662. Our telephone numbers remain the same. 632-6748.
Submitted by: Evelyn Flores/OSA
7. New Color Copier at Library Photocopy Center
The Photocopy Center Located on the Third Floor Stacks Area of Melville Library has a New Color Copier. Copies cost $ 1.00 and can be made Monday through Friday 8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Submitted by: Kenneth Doyle/Lib
8. Retirement Party For Deputy Chief Herb Petty and Lieutenant Frank Parrino of University Police
There will be a retirement party for Deputy Chief Herb Petty and Lieutenant Frank Parrino on October 15, 2002 from 6-10 pm held at the Meadow Club in Port Jeff Station. $60.00 per person includes buffet, beer, wine, soda and gift for each. Money is due by 10/4/02. Please contact either Rose or Lynne at 632-6350.
Submitted by: Rosemary Famiglietti/Admin
9. Career Women's Luncheon - Thursday, October 10, 12:00 Noon, Student Union Ballroom
Howard Gimple, Writer/Project Manager in the Department of Communication, will be our speaker. He has written a witty and suspenseful contemporary thriller called "Deadly Refuge". Discover how Howard captured an international conspiracy linking South Africa and Long Island in this roller-coaster ride of drama and suspense through his main characters.
Payment of $8.50 is due before October 4th. Checks can be made payable to Chartwells. Bring payment to any of the people listed below:
Caroline Morbillo 2-9796, Pat Burke 2-4194, Alba Beltran 2-4151, Pat Miller 2-6010, Lucille Meci 2-8260, Pat Peiliker 2-8080, Chris Eastman 4-3056, Marie Barnouw 2-9248, Augusta Kuhn 2-7280.
Submitted by: Augusta Kuhn/CAS
10. What You Need To Know About SEVIS: The Immigration Tracking System For International Students And Scholars.
The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) is launching a new tracking system for International Students and Scholars called SEVIS. This system requires universities to report certain information to the INS. Separate information session have ben organized to inform International Students as well as Stony Brook Faculty and Staff about these new requirements.
These sessions are scheduled for Campus Lifetime (Wednesdays 12:40pm-2pm)
September 18th, International Students JAVITS RM 100
October 2: Faculty and Staff STONY BROOK UNION RM 231
October 16th: Faculty Staff and Students: HSC LECTURE HALL 2
October 30th: International Students JAVITS RM 100
November 13th: Faculty and Staff UNION RM 231
Submitted by: Elizabeth Barnum/Grad
11. Seawolves To Host Raymond Downey Heroes Classic On Saturday, September 28 at Seawolves Stadium
The Stony Brook Seawolves will honor the memory of Deputy Chief Raymond Downey when it hosts the First Annual Raymond Downey Heroes Football Classic on Saturday, September 28.
Firefighters, policemen and their families will receive admission for just $2 as the Stony Brook Seawolves battle the Albany Great Danes at 6 p.m. inside the brand-new 8,500-seat Seawolves Stadium.
Chief Downey tragically passed away in a heroic life-saving effort at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 as the Chief of the Special Operations Command of the Fire Department of New York.
Proceeds from an in-game raffle and t-shirt sales will go to the scholarship endowment and the New York City Burn Center.
To purchase tickets, or for more information, please call (631) 632-7120.
Submitted by: Timothy Szlosek/CAS
12. Travel Insurance Coverage
In an effort to inform the Campus community of the various types of insurance coverage while traveling, we are providing this informational link on the Procurement website:
http://www.procurement.stonybrook.edu/travel/
. These guidelines cover both State and Research Foundation travel policies regarding personal car and car rentals as well as coverage when using a corporate credit card for payment. If you have any questions regarding insurance coverage please contact Rosalie Makrick at 2-6022.
http://www.procurement.stonybrook.edu/travel/
Submitted by: Christine Wilson/Admin
13. 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 9/24/02 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
14. Professional Development Series
If you are interested in enhancing your professional skills, this program is for you. This program focuses on building professional relationships and gives employees skills in many critical areas: Listening, Taking on A New Assignment, Getting Your Point Across, Participating in Meetings, Keeping Your Boss Informed, Resolving Issues with Others, Being a Team Player.
This is a five-session series.
DATES: OCTOBER 4,11,18,25, NOVEMBER 1 TIME: 9:30-1:00
To Register: Contact Denise Gross at 2-4501 or visit our website below.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/hr/training
Submitted by: Cindy Brodsky/Admin
15. Telephone Skills
Telephone etiquette is an essential customer service skill. A customer will begin to measure the quality of this organization by the way we answer the telephone. Learn various telephone techniques that will help you build rapport with your customers.
DATE: OCTOBER 8, 2002 TIME: 9:30-12:30
TO REGISTER: Contact Denise Gross @ 2-4501 or click on the websit below.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/hr/training
Submitted by: Cindy Brodsky/Admin
16. CSEA Worker Training Courses
The School of Health Technology and Management is pleased to announce it's new Fall Course offerings to CSEA members.
During the week of September 23, we will offer: Are You Communicating?, Introductions to Windows Operating System, Ergonomic Case Studies Part III and Stress Management Part II. 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. SBU Cat Network Volunteer Meeting
The SBU Cat Network works to humanely capture, neuter, vaccinate, and care for the feral cats that live on campus. Volunteers are needed for many activities such as feeding, trapping, shopping, fostering, transport, fundraising, organizing, and educating.
If you are interested in attending a meeting to find out more, please come to room 109, Psychology A on Wednesday, September 25 at 12:45.
Submitted by: Anne Moyer/CAS
18. Designing and Planning An Online Class (October 3, 2002 @ CELT from 5-7pm)
Designing and Planning An Online Class (October 3, 2002 @ CELT from 5-7pm) This workshop will take participants through the process of designing an online class for Blackboard. Participants will gain information on how to structure and organize their classes. The following topics will be covered: An introduction to online learning, building a course outline, basic design principles and preparing course materials. No prior knowledge of Blackboard is required. Please contact Ilena key at ilena.key@stonybrook.edu or X 2-3216 for more details. Refreshments will be provided
Submitted by: Ilena Key/Prov
19. Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Seminar, September 25, 2002.
Dr. Thomas W.N. Haine from the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, will present a seminar on "Chlorofluorocarbon Constraints on North Atlantic Ventilation" at 11:30 a.m. on September 25, 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
20. Department of Biochemistry & Cell Biology Seminar
Dr. Patricia Reggio from Kennesaw State University will be holding a seminar entitled, "Molecular Determinants for Production of Inverse Agonism at the Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor" on Thursday, September 26, 2002 in the Life Sciences Building Room 038 at 4:00pm. All are welcomed to come
Submitted by: Lizandia Perez/CAS
21. Walk-A-Thon To Support Habitat For Humanity
Homelessness is on the rise on Long Island, but you can help break the cycle of poverty for a deserving family. Join our campus community and Habitat for Humanity as we work together to make a family?s dream of home ownership come true by participating in a Walk-a-Thon for affordable housing on Sunday, September 29 at Heckscher State Park. You can be a part of this great effort by signing up at www.walkonhome.com, calling 212-807-6478 or by picking up a registration form located on campus as well as any Washington Mutual branch. When registering, be sure to reference Habitat for Humanity and Participant Organization 3089. One hundred percent of the funds raised will go to support the Habitat for Humanity. Join us in this valuable work, and show that, all together, Stony Brook cares. Together we can make a difference, one nail at a time.
Submitted by: Lori Marjowski/Res
22. Project Liberty provides free support services to persons affected by the events of September 11th.
Project Liberty provides free supportive counseling services to persons, families, and groups affected by the events of September 11th. Individual counseling and support groups are available for anyone affected by the attacks and the aftermath. Please contact Bridget Baio at the Sayville Project/School of Social Welfare for more information or assistance (563-2290 or bbaio@notes.cc.sunysb.edu). Project Liberty is funded by FEMA and the Center for Mental Health Services. All services are FREE and strictly confidential.
Submitted by: Bridget Baio/HSC
23. Workshop on Inner Leadership for Personal and Corporate lives.
Russel J. von Frank II of TEC (Dedicated to Enhancing the Lives of CEO's) will be speaking on Inner Leadership at the next Business Friends of Hillel meeting on September 24th at 6:30 PM in Melville. BFOH is a group of Long Island business people who meet monthly to plan fundraising events for the Hillel Foundation at SBU. 7 meetings a year have top speakers and are free and open to all. To reserve by September 23rd at 4PM please email jzucker@notes.sunysb.edu or call 2-6565 (Jill)
http://www.BFOH.org
Submitted by: Jill Zucker/GST
24. Free concert tonight at University Art Gallery
The contemporary music ensemble "NeitherMusic" will perform at the University Art Gallery in the Staller Center on Monday, Sept. 23, from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. The concert will feature world and NY premieres, recently composed works, and a piece by American composer Frederic Rzewski. The concert will be performed during the drop-in workshop "Stony Brook Remembers 9/11: Celebrating America's Freedoms." Visitors may create works of art while listening to the NeitherMusic ensemble.
The ensemble consists of Suzanne Farrin, Jason Trueting, Lawson White, and Sebastian Zubieta. The group was founded in 2001 as a collective dedicated to the creation and performance of new works. Free admission. For further information, please call 632-7240.
Submitted by: Marjorie Debowy/CAS
25. "Stony Brook Remembers 9/11: Celebrating America's Freedoms" at University Art Gallery in Staller Center
Drop-in workshop from Sept. 3 - 26, allows visitors to create works that will be the focal point of this workshop project. Visitors will be able to draw, paint, sculpt and write. This project was made possible by grants from Wal-Mart Foundation and the Friends of the Staller Center. Additional support received from Greatland Target, Island School and Art Supply, and Goldberg & Rodler Landscape Designs.
Hours: Tuesday - Friday, noon to 4 pm, and tonight from 7 - 8 pm. Please call 632-7240 for special events schedule. FREE ADMISSION.
Submitted by: Marjorie Debowy/CAS
26. Department of Campus Recreation Tennis Tournament
On Saturday, Sept. 28 the Department of Campus Recreation will be organizing a Tennis Tournament (Single's Only) from 12:00pm - 3:00pm on the Physical Education Tennis Courts located near the Stadium parking lot. The tournament will be broken down into beginner, intermediate and advance levels with separate divisions for men and women. If you would like to register for this tournament or would like more information, please contact Marie at 632-4145 or email mturchiano@notes.cc.sunysb.edu. This event is free and open to all students, graduate students and faculty/staff of the University. A valid Stony Brook University ID is required upon registration.
http://www.recreation.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Marie Turchiano/CAS
27. Happy Hour Fitness Classes
Low Impact Aerobics Monday's @ 5:15pm Dates: 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28
Step Aerobics Tuesday's 5:15pm Dates: 9/17, 9/24, 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22
Intermediate Yoga Dates: 9/17, 9/24, 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22 Tuesday's 5:30pm
Beginner Yoga Dates: 9/18, 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23 Wednesday's 6:00pm
Fitness Class Sampler (6 different classes step, kickboxing, etc.) Wednesday's 5:15pm Dates: 9/18, 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23
Body Sculpting Thursday's 5:15pm Dates: 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24
Cost: $35.00 for 6 sessions Contact Sue DiMonda, Director of Campus Recreation 2-7206
http://www.recreation.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Susan Dimonda/CAS
28. Come Celebrate Nurse-Midwifery Week October 8,2002 with the Stony Brook Midwifery Practice
You are cordially invited to join the Stony Brook Midwifery Practice, of the Department of OB/GYN, in celebrating the contributions midwives have made to the field of women's health care during an Open House to be held on Tuesday, October 8, 2002 in the cafteria hallway (level 5)from 9am-5pm. This celebration is being held in honor of Nurse-Midwifery Week and the Stony Brook Midwifery Practice's 2000th birth! The Open House will include educational materials, video presentations, product information and other handouts. Please join us for a day of information sharing, celebration and the empowerment of women in their pursuit of health care. For more information contact; Chris Kocis CNM 4-3632 or Careen Mauro CNM 4-2835. Thank you.
http://www.nymidwives.com
Submitted by: Christina Kocis/UHMC
29. September 24, Tuesday Center for Italian Studies Lecture: "Irish and Sicilian Historical/Cultural Connections" Javits Lecture Center, 110, 2:20 p.m.
Professors Enzo Farinella and Frank Polizzi will examine the similarities between Sicilian and Celtic culture and history. Enzo Farinella is a professor of Italian at University College in Dublin. He has served as the Cultural Attache for the Italian Cultural Institute in Ireland and is currently the Director of Casa Italia Cultural Centre in Dublin. Frank Polizzi, head of reference at Wagner College, is a poet and fiction writer who has recently completed a novel entitled Mediterranean and Celtic Isles.
http://www.italianstudies.org
Submitted by: Josephine Fusco/CAS
30. Gunther Schuller, Guest Conductor, Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra, 8 pm, Saturday, October 5th at Staller Center
The opening concert of the Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra's 2002-2003 season features celebrated conductor, composer and author Gunther Schuller. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his composition of Reminiscences and Reflections in 1994, Mr. Schuller won the Gold Medal for Music from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1997, and was awarded a MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant in 1991. The concert program includes: Berg's "Violin Concerto"; Brahms' "Symphony No. 4 in e minor; and Strauss' "Till Eulenspiegel's merry pranks". For tickets, call the Staller Center box office: 632-ARTS ($16 general admission/$8 students, seniors, USB faculty & staff). Call the Music dept for more information: 632-7330.
http://www.sunysb.edu/music
Submitted by: Robin Pouler-Mcgrath/CAS
31. Oceans and Atmosphere Colloquium, September 27, 2002
Oceans and Atmosphere Colloquium, September 27, 2002 12:30 P.M. in Endeavour 120, Marine Sciences Research Center Presents: Dr. Michael White from Environmental Law, Topic: The Law, Politics and Science of a Fishery Management Plan-A Tale of Tilefish.
Submitted by: Camille Marksberry/UHMC
32. Family Violence Education and Research Center Calendar of Events Fall, 2002
All colloquia are from 11:30 - 1:00 on Thursdays and lecture hall assignment will be posted THAT DAY.
Thursday October 3rd - Treatment of Domestic Violence in the Emergency Department - Fred Schiavone, M.D.
Thursday November 7th, 2002 - Sports Violence and Family Influence - Dan Bedard
Thursday December 12th, 2002 - Firestarters, Youthful Offenders, and Family Violence - Marlene Gralnick and Bruce Johnson
Submitted by: Kelvin Tune/HSC
33. The Family Violence Education and Research Center Workshop Presentation Friday, October 4th, 2002 Treatment Issues with Batterers
The Family Violence Education and Research Center Kathleen Monahan, D.S.W., Director Workshop Presentation Friday, October 4th Treatment Issues with Batterers Lecture Hall 6, Level 3 - Health Sciences Center
Edward Vega, Psychology Doctoral Candidate and consultant to VIBS 8:30 a.m. - Sign in and continental breakfast 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Workshop
Registration fee is $30. Fee is waived for School of Social Welfare Field Instructors. For further information contact: Kelvin Tune 631-444-5682
Make check payable to the School of Social Welfare Attention: Kelvin Tune School of Social Welfare L-2, Rm. 093, Health Sciences Center Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 11794-8231
Submitted by: Kelvin Tune/HSC
34. $1000 Short Fiction Prize winner comes to Stony Brook Tuesday, Sept. 24 to read the winning story.
The English Department sponsors an undergraduate fiction prize. This year's winner, Ung Lee of Princeton University, will read his story "Accidents" and receive his Prize at 2 pm in our Poetry Center, located in the Life Science Library, a small building between Life Sciences and Javits Lecture Hall. Mr. Lee was a student of Joyce Carol Oates, and he has won the Samuel Shellabarger Creative Thesis Prize ($5000) at Princeton, as well as the Althea B. Clark Reading Prize. All welcome to come and hear him read his winning story.
Submitted by: Carolyn Mcgrath/CAS
35. Seawolves Tennis Classic
Seawolves Tennis Classic, October 4, 5 and 6th, At SBU varisty courts, for more information, please Call Marie-Claude Ostiguy, assistant-tennis coach 632-3294 All proceeds will benefit the Stony Brook Tennis Teams
Submitted by: Gary Glassman/CAS
36. Hispanic Heritage Month Opening Ceremony
Wednesday, September 25 12:30-2:00 Pm (Campus Life) Sac Plaza "Unification Through Education/Unificación Através De La Educación"
Join The Opening Festivities With Guest Speakers, Food And Entertainment. Sponsored By Hispanic Heritage Month Committee.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/lacc
Submitted by: Domenica Tafuro/CAS
37. Harriman School Seminar, Wednesday, September 25, 9 AM, 304 Harriman Hall
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND SHAREHOLDER VALUE Sanal K. Mazvancheryl
This paper examines the association between customer satisfaction and shareholder value. We begin by discussing how and why the two should be linked. To test our hypotheses, we employ the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) database. We review a wide range of potential measures of shareholder value and select Tobin?s q, a measure that is forward-looking, comparable across firms, and grounded in economic theory. The findings indicate that the association between ACSI and Tobin?s q is positive and significant, even after controlling for unobservable factors. As a check on our findings, we also observe that ACSI is positively associated with two alternative measures of shareholder value: price-to-book ratios and equity prices.
Submitted by: Thomas Sexton/CEAS
38. Latin American & Caribbean Studies Center presents Art Exhibition and Reception
Wednesday, September 25 5 - 7:00 Pm LACC Gallery At SBS (N-320)
"Fruitscapes" Introducing Constanza Mallol, A Talented Chilean Painter Contemplates The Pleasure Of Apples, Pears And Other Fruits. The Artist Can Be Reached By E-Mail At Constanzam@Earthlink.Net
Co-Sponsored By Latin American & Caribbean Studies And Department Of Art.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/lacc
Submitted by: Domenica Tafuro/CAS
39. Entertainment Books 2003 are in - in bulk.
We have 50 copies of the 2003 Entertainment Book. Get them while you can. Get a head start on your Hanukah (its in NOVEMBER) and Christmas shopping. $20 makes a great gift. And it's great for you too! Jill -6565 jzucker@notes.sunysb.edu
http://www.BFOH.org
Submitted by: Jill Zucker/GST
40. Friday Night Films at Staller Center for the Arts: September 27, "The Cat's Meow" and "Insomnia"
The Cat's Meow -- 7 pm, rated PG-13. Legendary director Peter Bogdanovich tells the story of a mysterious Hollywood death.
Insomnia -- 9:30 pm, rated R. Al Pacino and Robin Williams star in this heralded crime drama.
Visit www.stallercenter.com or call 632-ARTS for tickets or a season film pass.
http://www.stallercenter.com
Submitted by: Julie Greene/CAS
41. Book Signing Event: Tom Gatten, "The Kojo Hand"
Tom Gatten, author of "The Kojo Hand," will be on campus for a special reading/signing event this Thursday. Please join us in the Javits Room (2nd floor of the Melville Library) from 3pm-4pm on September 26.
Sponsored by: The Melville Library, the English Department, and the University Bookstore
Submitted by: Kristen Nyitray/Lib
42. Evidence-Based Medicine Tools & Technology Symposium, October 3rd
Please join us on Thursday, October 3 to learn more about techniques for using evidence-based healthcare tools in education and clinical practice. 8:00 - 12:00 Lecture Hall 2, HSC Level 2
Lectures by Nancy Greengold, MD "Evidence-Based Medicine: Moving from Theory to Action"
Jennifer Kleinbart, MD "Using Information Technology to Integrate Evidence-Based Recommendations into Clinical Practice"
William Wertheim, MD "Bringing EBM into the Curriculum"
Suzanne Fields, MD "Framing the Clinical Question"
Representatives from Clineguide, MDConsult, OVID, and UpToDate will demonstrate their new products for evidence-based healthcare. 1:00 - 5:30 HSC Library, HSC Level 3 electronic classrooms Hands-on workshops on Clineguide, MDConsult, OVID, UpToDate, and Using PubMed in support of EBM take place in the HSC Library electronic classrooms.
Although there is no fee for this event, pre-registration is requested. Please call the Center for Healthcare Informatics Education at 631-444-9752 or email edhsclib@sunysb.edu.
http://www.hsclib.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Colleen Kenefick/HSC
43. TIAA-CREF Early Career Seminar - Understanding Investments - Lunch will be provided.
Join us for an informative seminar focused on understanding investments. We will discuss basic investment choices as well as review some simple strategies and concepts needed to make sound investment decisions. October 3, 2002, 12:00 - 1:00. To register contact Denise Gross at 2-4501 or click on the web-site below.
http://ifs2.tiaa-cref.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/ARS?EventID=31532
Submitted by: Denise Gross/Admin
44. Special Joint Seminar By Ecology & Evolution And Paleobiology
Special Joint Seminar Co-Hosted by Ecology and Evolution and Paleobiology 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 25, 2002, Life Sciences Building - Room 038
"EVOLUTION OF SYNTROPHY TO SYNGAMY; GENOMIC VS. GENETIC ACCOUNTS OF THE ORIGINS OF SEX AND EUKARYOTES"
Professor Bernt Walther, Department of Chemistry & Molecular Biology, The Pre-clinical Institute of the Medical School at Bergen, Norway
Host: Dr. John Fleagle - Department of Anatomical Sciences
If you need a disability-related accommodation, please call: The Department of Ecology and Evolution at (631) 632-8600
Submitted by: Marilyn Pakarklis/CAS
45. Creating Custom Digital and Print CoursePacks with XanEdu (October 3, 2002 @ CELT 3:30-4:30
XanEdu, a division of ProQuest Information and Learning, is your link to custom publishing. Working with over 1100 college communities each year, we provide digital and print solutions to your custom course materials needs.
Our digital content is already copyright-cleared, which means it can be used in courses immediately no waiting for permissions! And XanEdu's copyright clearance services offer a streamlined solution for clearing content not currently found in XanEdu's extensive collections.
We also provide editorial services to help faculty develop CoursePacks. Plus, you can use CoursePacks alone or integrate them with BlackBoard.
Dick Stratton; XanEdu Account Executive for Stony Brook will be available to demonstrate and explain the details of these resources at a CoursePack Workshop on October 3rd at 3:30PM. Learn how you can create a digital CoursePack using XanEdu's services, how to keep your materials current, and incorporate multimedia through the use of this single tool kit.
http://www.xanedu.com
Submitted by: Ilena Key/Prov
46. Doctoral Defense Announcements
Please click on the link below for Doctoral Defenses this week:
http://www.grad.sunysb.edu/ddd/index.html
Submitted by: Ajay Gupta/GST
47. 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
48. A Study to Treat Osteopenia and Periodontal Disease
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
49. Osteoporosis Prevention And Management
The Division of Wellness and Chronic Illness in the Department of Family Medicine is offering a series of three group visits for the prevention and management of osteoporosis. Participants will be evaluated individually in order to assess osteoporosis severity.
The groups will also discuss 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 exercises to improve hip and spine bone density. Conventional monitoring techniques and medical intervention with hormone replacement therapy and drugs will be covered as well.
The series of three, two-hour sessions will be conducted on consecutive Wednesdays, October 2nd, 9th and 16th between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. at 33 Research Way, Stony Brook Technology Park.
Most insurance plans are accepted with appropriate co-pay. For those without coverage, the cost for the series is $150.00.
To register, please call 631.444.9815
Submitted by: Marion Hollinger/UHMC
50. 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
51. MRI Flow Imaging Study of the Brain and Spine
Volunteers are needed to participate in a study of blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow in the brain and spine. The study is aimed at developing a better understanding of blood and CSF flow in the brain. In particular, we are interested in how dysfunction of these flows affects patients with diseases such as hydrocephalus and spinal cord cysts.
Subjects must be in relatively good health and have no known history of brain or spinal cysts, brain tumor, head trauma or spinal cord injury.
The study will involved a 1 hour MRI exam, utilizing standard MRI imaging techniques. The study does not require injections. There will be no monetary compensation for this study.
For further information, please contact Dr. Mark Wagshul at 4-9563 or mwagshul@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.
Submitted by: Mark Wagshul/UHMC