Campus Announcements for the week of 05/13/2002
Table of Contents
1. Hardware upgrade of "Adam" Server
2. Printing Forms Requisition
3. Blackboard: One Day Conference for Faculty & Staff - Thursday 5/23/02
4. EAS/USB 101 Instructors - Incorporating Blackboard into EAS/USB 101 - Tuesday 5/21 10am
5. Faculty and Staff can review and update your Office Address and Phone information for the 2002-2003 Telephone Directory.
6. Computer Corner is moving!
7. 3 Month Health Insurance Extension For Graduating Students, Ages 19-25
8. Project Liberty is providing free support services to persons affected by the September 11th World Trade Center attacks.
9. Setting up New Airborne Accounts
10. Volunteers needed for the Host Family Program
11. A TIAA-CREF Representative will be at Tech Park on June 20, 2002 to conduct individual counseling sessions.
12. CSEA Worker Training
13. Annual Undergraduate Student Art Exhibition In University Art Gallery
14. Paw Prints Brick Program, Buy your brick today!
15. The Graduate School Colloquium Series Presents: The 2002 Distinguished Doctoral Awards Colloquium
16. Breast Cancer Group Sessions
17. Campus Recreation Summer Intramural Leagues Now Forming in Softball, Volleyball, Basketball
18. Morphogenesis: From Signal Transduction to Pattern Formation
19. STONY BROOK SYMPOSIUM hosted by the Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
20. GCRC Tour
21. Looking For A Positive And Convenient Summer Experience For Your Kindergarten, 1st Or 2nd Grader? SBCCSI's On Campus Program.
22. Clinical trial to relieve the symptoms of dry mouth
1. Hardware upgrade of "Adam" Server
The hardware configuration of "Adam" server is being upgraded from an E5000 to a SF 4800. All files, databases and applications on "Adam" server will be moved to the new configuration during the Memorial Day weekend. The server and all applications on it will be unavailable from 8 AM Saturday May 25 until 5 PM Sunday May 26.
Those who are responsible for databases and applications on Adam are offered the opportunity to test and validate their databases and applications on the new hardware configuration before the switch over takes place. If you would like to avail yourself of this opportunity please contact Sat Manthani (smanthani@notes.cc.sunysb.edu 2-8024) or Sanjay Kapur (skapur@notes.cc.sunysb.edu 2-8029).
Submitted by: Dominic Seraphin/DoIT
2. Printing Forms Requisition
The Forms Requisition form is now available for download at the Procurement Office website:
http://www.procurement.stonybrook.edu
Your department can utilize this user friendly Adobe Acrobat fill-in form to request all forms that were previously ordered from Printing Services or for new forms to be used by your office.
http://www.procurement.stonybrook.edu
Submitted by: Christine Wilson/Admin
3. Blackboard: One Day Conference for Faculty & Staff - Thursday 5/23/02
Instructional Computing is offering a day-long conference in Blackboard for Stony Brook faculty & staff. This course management system software allows faculty to add a web-based component to their courses. The event will address beginner (Session A) and advanced (Session B) users.
Session A includes: What Is Blackboard & Setting up your Blackboard Course
Session B includes Blackboard Beyond the Basics: Using HTML, PowerPoint, Multimedia & Quizzes
At 11am in CELT, there will be a session for all interested parties at which time Stony Brook faculty/staff will demonstrate their use of this powerful tool in their courses.
If you are interested, go to:
http://www.learnteach.sunysb.edu/bbdayshop.html
for more information and to register for sessions.
If you cannot attend this event but are interested in the Blackboard Support Team holding a workshop for your department, please contact us at: bboard@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
For more info on Teaching with Technology click on this link:
http://www.learnteach.sunysb.edu/
Submitted by: Diana Voss/DoIT
4. EAS/USB 101 Instructors - Incorporating Blackboard into EAS/USB 101 - Tuesday 5/21 10am
Are you interested in learning how to incorporate technology into your EAS/USB 101 Classroom?
Did you know that Blackboard allows you and your students the ability to:
§ Electronically Post and Submit of Assignments
§ Use the on-line calendar for time management purposes
§ Communicate in the classroom and throughout the week!
§ Make Announcements on-line
§ Work within Group
§ Post & access individual grades
This all can be done with a little preparation and the click of a mouse!
If this sounds like something you may be interested in, please join us on:Tuesday 5/21 10am in the Library SINC Site PC Classroom (S1460).
This session will be cancelled if less than 5 people register, so register today at:
http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Ic/Classes/
http://www.learnteach.sunysb.edu/
Submitted by: Diana Voss/DoIT
5. Faculty and Staff can review and update your Office Address and Phone information for the 2002-2003 Telephone Directory.
Please use the link provided to access your own Telephone Directory information. The changes you make will automatically populate PeopleSoft, the university's Human Resources database. Scroll down the right side of the Human Resource Services homepage to Online Services and click Office Address Update.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/hr
Submitted by: Rick Sadetsky/Admin
6. Computer Corner is moving!
To accommodate campus space needs associated with the closing of the Humanities Building, Computer Corner is relocating to the Student Activities Center.
On Thursday, May 16 and Friday, May 17 Computer Corner will be closed, however, they will be available for phone inquiries at 2-7630.
On Monday, May 20 Computer Corner will be temporarily located in the basement (room 017) of the Student Activities Center (formerly the Polity Print Shop area).
http://www.computercorner.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Angela Agnello/FSA
7. 3 Month Health Insurance Extension For Graduating Students, Ages 19-25
Graduating dependents are entitled to continued health insurance coverage for up to 3 months following the end of the month in which course requirements have been completed. Please contact the Benefits Office at 2-6150 for more information and forms.
Submitted by: Alessandra White/Admin
8. Project Liberty is providing free support services to persons affected by the September 11th World Trade Center attacks.
Project Liberty offers free supportive counseling and outreach services to persons, families, and groups affected by this disaster. Groups are now forming for immediate family members who lost a loved one, and for persons who have first hand experience with the events that occurred on September 11th. Please contact Bridget Baio at the Sayville Project at 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, and is supported by the NYS Office of Mental Health and the Suffolk County Department of 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
9. Setting up New Airborne Accounts
When setting up a new account to utilize Airborne Express please make sure you stipulate that you are part of the New York State Program. This is the only way to ensure you are getting the State's discounted rates. To view the full contract please view the OGS supplemental Award Bulletin on the attached URL. Also, if Airborne or any other freight company is not adhering to the contractual rates or delivering within the time frames specified please contact Mary Woodward in Procurment at 2-9849.
http://www.ogs.state.ny.us/purchase/snt/awardnotes/7901100179scan.pdf
Submitted by: Mary Woodward/Admin
10. Volunteers needed for the Host Family Program
Volunteers are needed for Stony Brook's Host Family Program. The service provides new international students and visiting scholars with a continuing friendship and involvement with an American family. A host family may be a retired couple, a large family group, a newly-married couple, or a single individual. The only pre-requisite is the desire to make an international student or scholar feel comfortable in a strange and new setting.
The program is a friendship program and is not meant to be a home stay program. Instead, families can make every effort to share occasions, outings, special holidays and aspects of American culture with the visiting student or scholar.
Those readers interested in becoming a host family in the fall are encouraged to contact Rhona Goldman, the Program Director, at (631) 689-7481, or by e-mail at rgoldman@notes.cc.sunysb.edu or goldman7@optonline.net
http://www.grad.sunysb.edu/International/hfp/index.html
Submitted by: Kevin Sorrentino/Grad
11. A TIAA-CREF Representative will be at Tech Park on June 20, 2002 to conduct individual counseling sessions.
June 20, 2002, a TIAA-CREF Representative will be at Tech Park, Bldg. 31, Conference Room A to conduct individual counseling sessions from 8 am to 4 pm for Tech Park Employees. To schedule an appointment call TIAA-CREF at 1-800-842-8412.
Tech Park, LISVH, Coram Health Center and hospital employees may contact TIAA-CREF at 1-800-842-8412 to schedule an appointment for an individual counseling session on a different day.
http://www.tiaa-cref.org
Submitted by: Cassandra Moore/UHMC
12. CSEA Worker Training
The School of Health Technology and Management is pleased to announce it's Spring offerings to CSEA members interested in worker training courses. All members received registration forms within the last two weeks for classes to be held in May and June.
This week we will offer Introduction to Computing I to be held Tuesday, May 14 10:00-11:30 and Introduction to Medical Terminology 2:00-3:30. Space is still available on a limited basis. If you are interested in attending, please call 4-2252 to obtain a registration form, or join the class on the day/times noted. All classes will be held in the SHTM MILC Room #500, located on level 2 behind the escalators.
Submitted by: Catherine Horgan/HSC
13. Annual Undergraduate Student Art Exhibition In University Art Gallery
Senior art majors present their work in SENIOR SHOW 2002 at the University Art Gallery in the Staller Center. This year's show will be on view through Wednesday, May 15. The juried show includes paintings, sculptures, ceramics, photographs, multi-media installations and works on paper, all of which were selected by Art Dept. faculty members from among the best work of this year's graduating class.
The gallery is on Tuesday - Friday, noon to 4:00 p.m. and Saturday, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. FREE ADMISSION.
Submitted by: Marjorie Debowy/CAS
14. Paw Prints Brick Program, Buy your brick today!
Orders are now being accepted for personalized bricks to be placed in the outdoor stadium. Please visit www.seawolvesclub.org for Brick Program information and order forms!
Help beautify our campus and build a tradition! Become a permanent part of Stony Brook and Seawolves Athletics! Purchase a brick for family members or friends!
Please contact Jessica Biegaj for more information at 632-4576.
http://www.seawolvesclub.org
Submitted by: Jessica Biegaj/CAS
15. The Graduate School Colloquium Series Presents: The 2002 Distinguished Doctoral Awards Colloquium
Wednesday, May 15, 2002, 2:30-4:00 p.m. in the Javits room of the Melville Library (2nd floor)
This year's Distinguished Doctoral Award recipients will present their work (in language that non-scientists will understand!) at this annual colloquium. Even if it's not your field, come hear what the very best graduating Ph.D. students have done--what could be more interesting?
The presenters are: Mathew Cashen, Physics and Astronomy, Shu-Chiuan Chang, Physics and Astronomy, and Jianfeng Jiang, Chemistry. Congratulations to you!
Refreshments will follow at the Graduate Awards Reception Ceremony at 4:00 p.m. in the Alliance Room.
For more information, contact Maureen Shaiman, Graduate Student Advocate, at mlshaiman@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Maureen Shaiman/GST
16. Breast Cancer Group Sessions
The Division of Wellness and Chronic Illness in the Department of Family Medicine will be conducting two, two-hour visits for patients with breast cancer and at high risk for breast cancer. These visits will involve a brief, individual evaluation followed by group sessions on nutrition (whole foods, supplements) and mind/body medicine (medication, imagery, prayer).
These visits will be on Wednesday, May 15th and May 22nd from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at 33 Research Way in Stony Brook Technology Park. Most insurance plans accepted with the appropriate co-pay. For those without insurance, the cost of both sessions will be $80.00 per person payable at the time of registration.
For questions and to register for these group visits, please call 631.444.9815.
Submitted by: Marion Hollinger/UHMC
17. Campus Recreation Summer Intramural Leagues Now Forming in Softball, Volleyball, Basketball
Coed Summer Softball. Team Registration Deadline is May 22nd. Play begins Monday, June 3rd. Cost: $125.00/team. League Runs June 3rd - July 11th (Monday - Thursday only).
Outdoor Coed Volleyball. Team Registration Deadline is June 3rd. Play begins Monday, June 10th. Cost: $60.00/team. League runs June 10th - July 18th (Monday - Thursday only).
3 on 3 Outdoor Basketball. Team Registration Deadline is June 3rd. Play begins on Monday, June 10th. Cost: $30.00/team. League runs June 10th - July 18th (Monday - Thursday only).
For more information, please contact Marie Turchiano, Assistant Director of Campus Recreation @ mturchiano@notes.cc.sunysb.edu or call 632-4145
http://www.recreation.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Marie Turchiano/CAS
18. Morphogenesis: From Signal Transduction to Pattern Formation
The Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology will host the 20th Stony Brook Symposium entitled: "Morphogenesis: From Signal Transduction to Pattern Formation" to be held on May 20, 2002 from 9am to 5pm and on May 21, 2002 from 9am to 1pm in the Student Activity Center Auditorium.
Submitted by: Lizandia Perez/CAS
19. STONY BROOK SYMPOSIUM hosted by the Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
MORPHOGENESIS: FROM SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION TO PATTERN FORMATION -May 20- 9am-5:30pm and May 21- 9am - 1pm - SAC Center Auditorium - All invited to attend.
Submitted by: Claire Foley/CAS
20. GCRC Tour
The General Clinical Research Center located on the 12th floor of the Hospital invites you to attend a tour of its center.
The tour will be held on Wednesday, May 23rd and run from 11:00 a.m. through 1:30 p.m. at 30-minute intervals.
The tours will be held monthly and the dates are as follows:
Wednesday, June 19th 11:00 a.m. through 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 17th 11:00 a.m. through 1:30 p.m.
The tours are open to employees and students as well as the public.
The GCRC is an NIH funded research center. It offers a wide range of services to aid investigators and a modern facility that makes volunteering for a study an enjoyable experience.
To sign up for a tour or for further information contact, The Department of Education, Recruitment and Retention Assessment at: (631) 444-7318.
We are here for you! Visit the GCRC website at
http://webster.gcrc.sunysb.edu/
Submitted by: Renee Joshua-Porter/UHMC
21. Looking For A Positive And Convenient Summer Experience For Your Kindergarten, 1st Or 2nd Grader? SBCCSI's On Campus Program.
Stony Brook Child Care Services (SBCCSI) is offering a summer program for children who have completed kindergarten, first and second grade. The lead teacher is a certified NYS elementary school teacher and will offer a balance of individual / group, indoor/ outdoor, active / quiet play, art, music, science, language, math activities and field trips celebrating summer.
The program runs Monday thru Friday from 8 am - 6pm. Parents can sign up for 6,7,8,9 or 10 weeks. The choice of which weeks is up to parents. Priority and a 10% discount is given to University, Hospital and HSC families. For more information call 632 6930.
Submitted by: Denise Masone/Affl
22. Clinical trial to relieve the symptoms of dry mouth
Do you have dry mouth? Have you been diagnosed with a disease such as Sjogren's, Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Would you like to earn $500
If you have a diagnosis of any systemic disease that may cause you to have dry mouth through most of the day and night, the School of Dental Medicine at the State University of New York at Stony Brook is conducting a clinical research project on a mouthwash that may improve the feeling of oral dryness. If you are over 18 years of age, you may qualify for this study. If you are interested, Please call 631-632-8925
Submitted by: Mark Wolff/HSC