Campus Announcements for the week of 08/31/2009
Table of Contents
01. Administrative
1. Microsoft Office Work-at-Home Software Now Available at Seawolves MarketPlace
2. Benefits Update
3. Stony Brook launches new Internet TV show on teaching and learning.
02. Administrative - Hosp/HSC
1. Flex Spending Account Recieve Campus Savings
2. Employee Health & Wellness Presents: Dr. Harold Pass, Department of Psychology
03. Workshops/Courses/Training
1. Safety Warden Training - Wednesday, October 7, 2009
2. Take a tour of the Melville Library
3. EH&S is now offering courses on Blackboard!
04. Hospital Workshops/Training
1. Lawson Requisition Training For September
2. Free 6 Week Smoking Cessation Classes
05. Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Laufer Center For Computational Biology And Genome Sciences: Inaugural Symposium, September 25, 2009-- Call For Abstracts
2. School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Friday Colloquium Series - SoMAS
07. Charitable
1. Help Tackle Childhood Cancer with the SBU Football Team
08. Culture & Entertainment
1. Stony Brook Seapups Kids Den '09-'10
2. Afghan Star(87 minutes, Pashtu/Dari with English subtitles, 2009)Part of the Port Jefferson Documentary Series
3. Save the Dates: Wednesday, September 30 to Saturday, October 3
09. For-Pay Workshops/Courses
1. Fundamentals of Marketing
2. Professional Human Resources (PHR) and Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHR) Certification Preparation Course
3. Hand Build with Clay
4. Emergency Medical Technician(EMT)Evening Classes
5. Ballroom Dance Lessons, Student Union, Wednesday nights
6. Adobe Dreamweaver CS3
7. Introduction to Microsoft Word
8. Adobe Fireworks CS3
10. Research
1. Do You Have Heart Failure?
11. Miscellaneous
1. University PreSchool Registration Now Open!
2. Happenings now on-line starting September 8
3. Get Your Red Hot Stony Brook Sweatshirt at Costco
4. Part-Time Job Expo
5. UUP West Campus Welcome Back Barbeque
6. Campus Child Care Available
7. Stony Brook Investigators Needed for Documentary Project
8. Have You Discovered the Wang Center Gift Shop Yet?
01. Administrative
1. Microsoft Office Work-at-Home Software Now Available at Seawolves MarketPlace
Employees who wish to purchase Microsoft Office under the work-at-home license agreement can now do so at the Seawolves MarketPlace in the Student Activities Center on West Campus. Windows and Mac versions are both available for $12. Employees need to show their Stony Brook ID card and can pay by cash, check, credit card, procurement card, or purchase order. Material and Service Requisition vouchers will not be accepted. This software was previously distributed to employees through Client Support, but the centrally-located Seawolves MarketPlace has agreed to sell the software through its new and expanded "WolfieTech" line of products. For store hours, please visit the Seawolves MarketPlace Web site.
http://fsa.sunysb.edu/?page=retail
Submitted by: Kerrin Perniciaro/DoIT
2. Benefits Update
In an effort to better support and serve our employee and student population, we are pleased to announce that the new contact number for the West Campus and HSC Benefits Office is 632-6180. By calling this dedicated benefits hotline, anyone of our Benefits Personnel will be able to assist you in a quick and efficient manner that you have always come to expect from our team.
Submitted by: Lisa Coleman/Admin
3. Stony Brook launches new Internet TV show on teaching and learning.
Teaching, Learning + Technology has launched a new Internet TV show which features Stony Brook faculty and staff using innovative approaches and best practices in teaching, and applications of educational technology that have had a positive effect on student learning. Interviews are 15-30 minutes long and focus primarily on faculty members. Video and pictures of the application of the innovation or best practice are included in each show where possible. The interviews are intended to provide a balanced look at both the benefits and challenges of adopting a particular approach to teaching and learning and should be useful to faculty and faculty developers at any campus.
Please visit the show's web site at for more information and to view the show. You can also follow the show on FaceBook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stony-Brook-NY/Innovations-in-Education/127244955162
or YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=sbcomm&view=videos
.
https://tlt.stonybrook.edu/FacultyServices/FacDev/TVShow/
Submitted by: Graham Glynn/DoIT
02. Administrative - Hosp/HSC
1. Flex Spending Account Recieve Campus Savings
Your Flexible Spending Card saves you 8.5 percent. It gives you the ability to put any amount on your card, whether online or in the ID office. No expiration and you can use it at our various dining locations and receive a discount every time you dine.
http://
https://services.jsatech.com/payment.php?skey=f065c324e7ab60953fc550c0c380974e&cid=129&tabselected=cc2
Submitted by: Shahidah Walcott/UHMC
2. Employee Health & Wellness Presents: Dr. Harold Pass, Department of Psychology
Whether it is H1N1 Flu, the economy, job uncertainty or just those little things in life, we all can use a little help with Stress Manangement. Dr Harlod Pass from the Department of Psychology will be providing useful information to help us cope with these uncertain stressful times.
Thurs.Sept. 10th, LH 4, HSC, Level 1, 12pm-1pm
Submitted by: Maria Loret De Mola/UHMC
03. Workshops/Courses/Training
1. Safety Warden Training - Wednesday, October 7, 2009
The Office of Emergency Management will be holding Safety Warden Training on Wednesday, October 7th at 10am. Training will be held in the University Police Conference Room located in Dutchess Hall on South Campus. To register for this training please contact The Office of Emergency Management at 632-3046 or by e-mail at hilary.wolfskill@stonybrook.edu.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/emergency/safety_warden.shtml
Submitted by: Hilary Wolfskill/Admin
2. Take a tour of the Melville Library
Friday, September 4 at 12 PM. Take a tour of the Melville Library's main public service areas. Learn about our collections and services and get some freebies while you're here. Meet us at the Central Reading Room, Melville Library. All tours run about 30 minutes. Sign up at
http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm
.
Take a tour of the Melville Library
Submitted by: Fiona Grady/Lib
3. EH&S is now offering courses on Blackboard!
EH&S is now offering training classes on-line through the Blackboard e-Education platform. Taking the classes on-line provides the same "credit" that you get when you attend the live class. The on-line class can be used to review the course material after you have taken the live class or to take the annual refresher class if required. Information on accessing the courses is found on the web site:
http://www.stonybrook.edu/ehs/training/
. Contact Kim Auletta at 2-3032 for more information.
Submitted by: Kim Auletta/Admin
04. Hospital Workshops/Training
1. Lawson Requisition Training For September
Lawson Requisition Training Classes will be held on a weekly basis, to see available dates please go to our Calendar on Lawson Support which you can find on the SBUH intranet.
All classes will be held in the Lawson Training Room #797, Level One, right next to the Blue Elevators. To schedule for any of these classes please contact Michele Thomas, Lawson Support Specialist, Ext. 4-7805. There will be 2 parts covered in these classes, the first half will cover ordering from any of the Storerooms in the Hospital and the second half will cover ordering from an outside Vendor. I suggest that all new employees and/or if you are interested in taking a refresher course, please contact us to attend one of these classes.
Submitted by: Michele Thomas/UHMC
2. Free 6 Week Smoking Cessation Classes
Employee Health & Wellness is once again conducting a Free 6 Week Interactive smoking cessation class. The classes begins Tuesday, Sept.15th, 11am-12pm. It is being held in the Preventive Medicine large Conference Room #86 HSC Level 3. Please call 4-7767 to register.
Submitted by: Maria Loret De Mola/UHMC
05. Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Laufer Center For Computational Biology And Genome Sciences: Inaugural Symposium, September 25, 2009-- Call For Abstracts
The Laufer Center is hosting it's first annual symposium on Friday, September 25th! It will be held in the Charles B. Wang Center and will have outside speakers in various areas as well as a poster session for students and postdocs.
Abstracts submitted by September 4, 2009 will be considered for the poster session. Please send abstracts to harris@pharm.stonybrook.edu
Registration for the symposium is not necessary, but lunch will be served to those that do register.
More details and a preliminary program are available on the Laufer Center website.
Please mark your calendars and plan to attend this important 'groundbreaking' event!
http://laufercenter.stonybrook.edu/
Submitted by: Pamela Harris/UHMC
2. School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Friday Colloquium Series - SoMAS
Please join us for an Oceans and Atmospheric Colloquium by James Cloern of the US Geological Survey. His seminar entitled: "Patterns and mechanisms of ecosystem variability" Will be presented on Friday, September 4, 2009 at 12:00 noon at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences in Endeavour Hall 120 / South Campus.
http://www.somas.stonybrook.edu/news_events/oac.html
Submitted by: Chester Frost/SoMAS
07. Charitable
1. Help Tackle Childhood Cancer with the SBU Football Team
Join us when Stony Brook Seawolves take on Brown University. $2 of each ticket price will benefit Stony Brooks Sunrise Fund, which raises funds to support research and programs for childhood cancer survivors and their families. This event will help support Play Fit-Stay Fit, a wellness program for childhood cancer survivors. $10 includes a $2 donation to the Sunrise Fund Saturday, September 19, at 6 pm, Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium, Stony Brook University
Submitted by: Victoria Irwin/HSC
08. Culture & Entertainment
1. Stony Brook Seapups Kids Den '09-'10
Love sports? Love Wolfie? Become a SeaPup! Your $30 membership gets you these awesome deals with the Seawolves:
Free Admission To All Seawolves Sporting Events (A $195 Value!)
Membership I.D. Card and T-Shirt!
Special SeaPups Events with Wolfie & Stony Brook Athletics!
Chance To Host Your Birthday Before A Seawolves Game!
And So Much More!
See Link Below for Membership Form:
http://goseawolves.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ston/genrel/auto_pdf/SeaPupsApplication
Submitted by: Andrea Lebedinski/Pres
2. Afghan Star(87 minutes, Pashtu/Dari with English subtitles, 2009)Part of the Port Jefferson Documentary Series
In Afghanistan you risk your life to sing. After 30 years of war and Taliban rule, pop Idol has come to Afghanistan. Millions are watching the TV series "Afghan Star" and voting for their favorite singers by mobile phone. For many this is their first encounter with democracy. This timely film follows the dramatic stories of four contestants as they risk all to become the nation's favorite singer. The organizers, Tolo TV, believe with this programme they can "move people from guns to music." But will they attain the freedom they hope for in this vulnerable and traditional nation?
Free for SB students, otherwise $5
http://www.stonybrook.edu/wang
Submitted by: Jennifer Iacona/Pres
3. Save the Dates: Wednesday, September 30 to Saturday, October 3
Wolfstock 2009!
Everyone is invited to join the fun at our annual Homecoming celebration and alumni reunion. From the academic showcases to the Kids Zone to the End Zone Party, activities have been designed for the campus community and their families and friends. Stop by the redesigned Wolfstock village before the game with live music and be sure to see the homecoming parade of colorful floats and banners created and built by Stony Brook Students. And don't miss the crowning of our new King and Queen during half-time!
Seawolves Football vs. Presbyterian College Blue Hose - LaValle Stadium
Kickoff: 3:00 pm Saturday, October 3
http://stonybrook.edu/homecoming
Submitted by: Jan Potter/UAff
09. For-Pay Workshops/Courses
1. Fundamentals of Marketing
NCE 750 * six sessions * Fee $395
This introductory course will cover the many dimensions of marketing principles. Students will explore market research, developing a business/marketing plan, target/test strategies, marketing vs sales, branding; internet options, customer service vs customer loyalty, why price is not king and more.
There will be discussions on some famous marketing success stories and failures. At the completion of this class students should have a good understanding of marketing principles and methods.
Required Text: Ultimate Small Business Advisor: All You Need to Know 4th Edition (ISBN 9781599180854). Cost of text is not included in the course fee. Students must read Chapters 3 & 4 and bring textbook to first class meeting. (CD will not be used in class)
Section A: Tuesday, 6pm-8pm; September 8, 15, 22 & 29; October 6 & 13, 2009
10% discount for University employees and students, CSEA LEAP Voucher accepted.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/spd/career/marketing.html
Submitted by: Amy Margolies/Prov
2. Professional Human Resources (PHR) and Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHR) Certification Preparation Course
Registration is now open. Planning to earn your PHR or SPHR designation? Now is the time to enroll.
In Partnership with the Society for Human Resource Management, the School of Professional Development offers the industry recognized PHR/SPHR certification preparation course. The curriculum is designed by subject matter experts and covers the most current HRCI Body of Knowledge.
Improve your workplace effectiveness immediately. Students enroll in our class benefit from:
*Structure classroom environment that enhances learning
*An experienced instructor to explain concepts and apply them to your industry
*Opportunities to network and share real-world experiences with other HR professionals
The PHR/SPHR Certification Preparation Course is offered in two formats; 36-hour Standard Prep and 21-hour Accelerated Prep
Standard Prep is scheduled to start Saturday, September 26, 2009 @9am
Acceleration Prep is scheduled to start Wednesday, September 30, 2009 @ 6pm
Visit our website www.stonybrook.edu/spd/shrm for full schedules, eligibility and discounts.
Submitted by: Amy Margolies/Prov
3. Hand Build with Clay
A terrific introductory to clay class! Explore alternatives to wheel throwing. Construct and combine forms, embellish with texture stamps of your own design, stains and glaze. Includes 5 classes and access to the studio outside of class throughout the semester. Five Thursdays, begins 9/24, 7pm-9pm. $90/SB students, $145/SB faculty/staff, $155/Public. Cash or check payable to The Craft Center. Register at the Craft Center, Student Union room 049 or by mail. Down load registration form from our website and mail check to The Craft Center, Z=3200. For a full course brochure call 631-632-6822 or go to the web www.stonybrook.edu/craftcenter.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/craftcenter
Submitted by: Janice Costanzo/OSA
4. Emergency Medical Technician(EMT)Evening Classes
The Stony Brook School of Heath Technology & Management is offering an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Basic course. It is scheduled to be held on Tuesday & Thursday evenings 5pm to 10pm plus a few Saturdays at 9am. The course starts on September 8th, 2009 and continue through November 26th, 2009. It will be open to individuals 18 years old or older at the time of testing. Successful students will attain New York State EMT certification and will be eligible to apply to the SBU Paramedic course. Tuition cost: $700 plus text books. Members of EMS agencies may be eligible for tuition reimbursement from New York State. To see the on-line posting and for application instructions please follow the link:
http://docs.google.com/View?id=ajdxzn7v7vzb_319gwqzt2fj
Submitted by: Malcolm Devine/HSC
5. Ballroom Dance Lessons, Student Union, Wednesday nights
We are teaching beginner Salsa at 7:00pm, Waltz at 8:00pm and Bolero at 9:00pm at the Student Union Ballroom on Wednesday nights. Classes are $10/pp/dance (half price for SB Students w/ID). You do not need a partner or any prior dance experience.
For more information, please e-mail me, Victor Poon, vipoon@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
http://www.LIBallroom.org
Submitted by: Victor Poon/CEAS
6. Adobe Dreamweaver CS3
NCE 328 - 9 sessions - Fee $479
Dreamweaver is the industry-standard website development software, supporting sophisticated functions such as JavaScript, Dynamic HTML, and CSS. This course will cover topics such as basic page creation, layout tables, frames v. no frames, how to edit HTML, internal FTP capabilities, templates, and how to manage workflow. Prerequisite: Introduction to Windows or the basic computing skills as described to our self-test.
Required Text: Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 Classroom in a Book (ISBN # 0321499816) Cost of text is not included in the course fee. Students must bring textbook to the first class meeting.
Section B: Wednesdays, 6-9pm; September 9, 16, 23 & 20; October 7, 14, 21 & 29; November 4, 2009
10% discount University employees and students, CSEA LEAP Vouchers accepted
For more information visit our website at www.stonybrook.edu/spd/computer or call 632-7022
Submitted by: Amy Margolies/Prov
7. Introduction to Microsoft Word
NCE 316 - 5 Sessions - Fee: $289
This course provides an introduction to the most popular word processing program. Streamline workflow by learning shortcuts.
Topics inlcude: creating, saving, editing and printing a document, spell check, thesaurus, search and replace, moving text, multiple document management and mail merge functions; valuable skills that reduce waste, streamline mass mailings and tables and document forms (mailing labels and envelopes).
Prerequisite: Introduction to Windows or basic computing skills as described in our self-test.
Note: In order to save their work, all students are required to bring a flash drive to class.
Required Text: Microsoft Office Word 2007 Step-By-Step (ISBN # 0735623023). Cost of text is not included in the course fee. Students must bring textbook to the first class meeting.
Section E: Thursdays, 6-9pm; September 17, 24; October 1, 8 & 15, 2009
10% discount for University employees and Students. CSEA LEAP Vouchers accepted
Submitted by: Amy Margolies/Prov
8. Adobe Fireworks CS3
NCE 327 - 3 sessions - Fee: $209
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: To be announced
Cost of text is not included in the course fee. Students must bring textbook to the first class meeting.
10% discount University employees and students, CSEA LEAP Vouchers accepted
Registration Form at
http://www.stonybrook.edu/spd/career/registration.html
For questions call 632-7022
Section C: Wednesdays, 6-9pm; November 18 & 25; December 2, 2009
Submitted by: Amy Margolies/Prov
10. Research
1. Do You Have Heart Failure?
Adults diagnosed with heart failure are invited to participate in a symptom monitoring study. The study is testing an educational method to help patients monitor their heart failure symptoms. If qualified to participate, questionnaires about your medical history, symptoms, self-care, and quality of life will be completed. Participants are followed for one year by telephone (15-20 minute interviews 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after enrollment). All participants will be given a weight scale to keep and a booklet on heart failure self-care. You will be paid $20 at both 6 and 12 months if you complete the telephone interviews. For further information or to schedule an appointment, please call: Dr. Corrine Jurgens - 631-444-3236 or Karen Kelleher - 631-444-1299
Submitted by: Diane Ruenes/UHMC
11. Miscellaneous
1. University PreSchool Registration Now Open!
The University PreSchool is now registering new children. For the past thirty years, the PreSchool has been serving children from 20 months through five years of age. We are located on the first floor of the Social Behavioral Sciences building. Call 632-7868 for further information.
Submitted by: Jan Kavazanjian/CAS
2. Happenings now on-line starting September 8
We're going green
Your favorite source of staff and faculty news, Happenings, is going fully on-line beginning Tuesday, September 8.
- same great coverage
- more in-depth reporting
- interactive features
Let's all do our part to help the environment. Check us out and send us your feedback
http://stonybrook.edu/Happenings
Submitted by: Jan Potter/UAff
3. Get Your Red Hot Stony Brook Sweatshirt at Costco
Don't sweat the small, medium, or large stuff when you head back to school. Just get on over to Costco's four locations for your red-hot Stony Brook sweatshirt and get a jump on the cool weather that's not too far away. Now through September 13, you can get your gear at the Commack, Melville, Nesconset, and Westbury locations.
Submitted by: Karen Keeley/UAff
4. Part-Time Job Expo
Hosted by the SB Career Center, the Part-Time Job Expo links students with on-campus and off-campus job opportunities. University departments offer work-study and student assistant positions. Off-campus employers, many of whom are accessible by bus, visit campus to hire students for part-time positions. The Expo will be located in SAC Ballrooms A and B on 9/3/09 from 11AM-2PM. Students must have a Stony Brook or SUNY ID to enter this event. To view employers that will be present, log on to ZebraNet at www.stonybrook.edu/career
http://www.stonybrook.edu/career
Submitted by: Antony Lin/OSA
5. UUP West Campus Welcome Back Barbeque
All West Campus UUP Members are cordially invited to our Sixth Annual Welcome Back Barbeque. It will be held on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 from 12:00 Noon to 1:30 PM at the Wang Center Exterior Garden and Main Lobby - Rain or Shine! Good Food and Music! Reservations are required for this event. Please go to the UUP Website at www.uupsbu.org/ and register today.
Submitted by: Corinne Burns/Affl
6. Campus Child Care Available
Stony Brook Child Care is now accepting applications for children 2 months through 5 years old. NAEYC accredited Center with caring, professional early childhood teachers, low child-to-teacher ratio, sliding fee scale. Call 632-6930 for more information and to arrange a tour. Visit our website at www.sunysb.edu/childcare.
Submitted by: Patricia Birbiglia/Affl
7. Stony Brook Investigators Needed for Documentary Project
If you conduct studies with human subjects in any field and would be willing to be interviewed for an educational video/documentary on researchers and research participants, please contact Anne Moyer, anne.moyer@sunysb.edu for more information.
Submitted by: Anne Moyer/CAS
8. Have You Discovered the Wang Center Gift Shop Yet?
It's one of the best-kept secrets on campus, a little shop loaded with fun, interesting, unusual items. We have gifts for people of all ages, from babies to grandparents (and lots for you!), at affordable prices. Many items are handmade, artist-designed, recycled or fair-trade, and some are one-of-a-kind.
You'll find a great variety of teas, books, jewelry for women & men, toys, bath & spa items, crafts, home/dorm design pieces, and lots of clothing. And every day we offer free samples of special Japanese teas. Please stop by to say, "Hello," and have a taste!
The Wang Center Gift Shop is located right across from Jasmine Restaurant. Regular hours are: Monday - Friday, 12 noon to 5 pm.
Submitted by: Carol Lindquist/GST