Campus Announcements - Week of 11/12/01
Campus Announcements for the week of November 12, 2001
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1. "LYNN STERN: Photographs from Ten Series" at Staller Center
Art Gallery
2. Visit to OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc.
3. Stony Brook Chamber Music Concerts on Monday, November 26 and
Tuesday, November 27 at the Staller Center - Free!
4. INTERNATIONAL SERVICES WORKSHOP SERIES # 2: PRACTICAL
TRAINING AND OTHER EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS
5. Open House at Computer Corner November 14th - 10am-3pm
6. Beginner Taiko Drum Classes, Student Union Auditorium, 7-10
p.m. Tonight!
7. Wednesday, November 14: Judith Butler: "Ethical Violence."
4:30 p.m. at the HISB.
8. Provost's Lecture Series "Disposable People: New Slavery in
the Global Economy"
9. International Education Week Reception Honoring Fulbright
Scholars/Celebrating International Exchange
10. CELT Workshop: Discussion as a Mode of Inquiry with Homer
Goldberg, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Emeritus on November
12th, 1-2:30.
11. CELT Workshop: Process of Course Design with Dan Apple from
Pacific Crest, Tuesday, November 13th 3:00 - 5:00pm
12. Advocacy in Action Series: "Leave No Child Behind"
13. Marine Sciences Research Center-Friday Seminar Speaker
14. Save the Date! -- Presidential Lecture set for December 5th
during Campus Lifetime --
15. Presidential Mini-Grant Forum -- All Faculty Members Invited
-- Wednesday, November 14th
16. Spring Semester 2002 Tuition Waiver Program
17. Harlem Globetrotters vs. Stony Brook Seawolves
18. DEFENSIVE DRIVING CLASS - ALL WELCOME
19. Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series Lecture Wednesday,
November 14, 2001
20. 2002 Summer Sessions Dates Confirmed
21. "FACT, FICTION AND THE FUTURE" TO EXAMINE HISTORY OF
BIOCHEMICAL WEAPONS THREAT
22. Special Thanksgiving - Pottery and Plant Sale
23. A Response to Terrorism: the U.N. in East Timor
24. Lecture - Healing, Reconciliation, World Peace
Thursday, November 15, 7:00 p.m., SAC Auditorium
25. Lecture - War and Peace and the World Religions: Indic
Contributions to the Dialogue Wednesday, December 5, 12:40 p.m.,
SAC Auditorium
26. HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES WEB SITE/BENEFITS PAGE
27. Call for Proposals - Dialogues Across Differences Deadline:
November 15
28. Research Foundation Open Enrollment
29. COLDS AND FLU LECTURE
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1. "LYNN STERN: Photographs from Ten Series" at Staller Center
Art Gallery
Photographs by New York photographer Lynn Stern will be exhibited
at the University Art Gallery in the Staller Center for the Arts
from Thurs., Nov. 8 through Sat., Dec., 15. It was curated by
Professor Donald Kuspit, whose insightful essay appears in the
accompanying catalogue. This exhibition, composed of
black-and-white photographs culled from ten of Stern's series,
are formally linked by their treatment of light and space, and
emotionally linked by their preoccupation with emptiness and
vulnerability.
A gallery talk given by Lynn Stern will be held on THURSDAY,
NOV. 15 from 4:30 - 5:30 pm. An artist's reception will be held
on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 from 6:30 - 8:00 pm. Both are free and
open to the public.
Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday, noon to 4:00 pm, and
Saturday, 6:00 to 8:00 pm. For further information, please call
the University Art Gallery at 631-632-7240.
Submitted by: Marjorie Debowy/CAS
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2. Visit to OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc.
The Center for Biotechnology is pleased to organize a visit to
OSI Pharmaceuticals for Stony Brook University students. November
28, 2001. 10 am - 12:30 pm OSI is a Pharmaceutical Research and
Development Organization (PRDO) that utilizes a high tech,
comprehensive drug discovery and development capability to
rapidly and cost effectively discover and develop novel, small
molecule drug candidates for commercialization by major
pharmaceutical companies. All graduate and senior undergraduate
students in the life sciences are invited to take this
opportunity to visit OSI's integrated, high-tech research and
development capabilities - laboratory, robotics system, compound
libraries and tissue culture area. This visit is limited to 30
students only. Please register online at The Center for
Biotechnology website www.biotech.sunysb.edu by November 19th to
reserve your seat.
http://www.biotech.sunysb.edu/ps_intern.html
Submitted by: Angeline Judex
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3. Stony Brook Chamber Music Concerts on Monday, November 26 and
Tuesday, November 27 at the Staller Center - Free!
These Chamber Music concerts will highlight performances by the
illustrious Stony Brook Graduate Ensembles featuring Chamber
Music from the Baroque to the Contemporary. The concerts will be
performed at 8:00 p.m. in the Recital Hall at the Staller Center
for the Arts on Monday, November 26 and Tuesday, November 27.
Admission is free. For more information, call the Music
Department at (631) 632-7330.
http://www.sunysb.edu/music
Submitted by: Robin Pouler-Mcgrath/CAS
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4. INTERNATIONAL SERVICES WORKSHOP SERIES # 2: PRACTICAL
TRAINING AND OTHER EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS
International Services will hold a workshop on Optional Practical
Training and other employment opportunities for international
students on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2001, at 1:00 p.m. in the Physics
Building, Room P 112. All interested international students are
encouraged to attend. Applications for Optional Practical
Training after completion of studies in December are currently
being accepted by the international student advisers in
International Services for students interested in pursuing this
option.
For information on future workshops, please consult the Calendar
for International Students on our web site
at:
http://www.grad.sunysb.edu/GSIS/calendar.htm
For further information, call International Services at 632-4685
Submitted by: Rose Cohen-Brown/Grad
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5. Open House at Computer Corner November 14th - 10am-3pm
Representatives from Apple, Dell, Gateway and Lexmark will be on
hand to demonstrate their products and answers any questions you
may have. Free raffle at the Open House. You could win a digital
camera, a Lexmark printer or EndNotes software. Complimentary
coffee from Seawolf MarketPlace and snacks courtesy of Computer
Corner. Location: Computer Corner is located in the ECC building.
Call 632-7630 for more information.
http://www.computercorner.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Angela Agnello/FSA
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6. Beginner Taiko Drum Classes, Student Union Auditorium, 7-10
p.m. Tonight!
The Stony Brook Taiko Drum group is recruiting new members.
Please come for the first meeting tonight to the Auditorium in
the Old Student Union, 7-10 p.m.
Equipment provided. If you cannot attend tonight, we will meet
again on Monday, Nov. 26th 7-10 p.m. Come try something that will
change your life!
For further information or questions, please contact
JYoungblood@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Janet Youngblood/UHMC
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7. Wednesday, November 14: Judith Butler: "Ethical
Violence." 4:30 p.m. at the HISB.
This lecture will consider whether we might rethink ethics
without "judgement" as its central category and will attempt to
rethink the ethical value of 'judgement', when and why it is
necessary, and when and why it exercises a certain violence.
Using Freud and Kafka as points of departure, the talk will query
the violence of conscience and the possibility of a post-moral
ethics.
Judith Butler is Maxine Elliot Professor jointly in Rhetoric and
Comparative Literature at the University of California, Berkeley.
She has written Subjects of Desire: Hegelian Reflections in
Twentieth-Century France (1987), Gender Trouble: Feminism and the
Subversion of Identity (1990), Bodies That Matter: On the
Discursive Limits of 'Sex' (1993), The Psychic Life of Power:
Theories of Subjection (1997), Excitable Speech (1997), and
Antigone's Claim: Kinship Between Life and Death (2000).
http://www.sunysb.edu/humanities/index.html
Submitted by: Deborah Gilbert/GST
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8. Provost's Lecture Series "Disposable People: New Slavery in
the Global Economy"
Kevin Bales, expert on slavery in contemporary times presents the
facts about slavery occurring around us and how consumerism and
the global economy is both supporting and slowly transforming it.
Professor Bales' book will be on sale in the bookstore. Tuesday,
November 13 4:30 PM - Student Activities Center - Room 301
Submitted by: Alfredo Varela/Prov
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9. International Education Week Reception Honoring Fulbright
Scholars/Celebrating International Exchange
Recently returned Fulbright scholars present their experiences
abroad. New international Fulbright scholars will be introduced.
All are welcome to come and join us for this celebration of
international education and cultural exchange. Friday, November
16 2 PM - Alliance Room - Melville Library
Submitted by: Alfredo Varela/Prov
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10. CELT Workshop: Discussion as a Mode of Inquiry with Homer
Goldberg, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Emeritus on November
12th, 1-2:30.
This workshop will focus on ways to conduct productive classroom
inquiry through give and take between instructor and students.
Using short texts as our objects of study, we will consider how
to locate analytic problems that 'naturally' provoke thought, how
best to prepare for an unpredictable process, the teacher's
complex role in that process, and specific strategies to help
students reason to some result. To register please go to
www.celt.sunysb.edu. Any questions call 632-1030. CELT is located
in the Melville Library, room E1337
http://www.celt.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Rita Reagan-Redko/Prov
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11. CELT Workshop: Process of Course Design with Dan Apple from
Pacific Crest, Tuesday, November 13th 3:00 - 5:00pm
This workshop walks through an overview of designing a course and
will provide some direction in the steps that can be used for
designing and implementing a quality course. Topic areas include:
Learning Outcomes, Constructing a Knowledge Table, Themes,
Performance Measures, Creating a Course Assessment and Evaluation
System. There will be interactive discussion and time for
consulting questions.CELT is located in the Melville Library room
E1337. To register please go to our web site or call 632.1030.
http://www.celt.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Rita Reagan-Redko/Prov
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12. Advocacy in Action Series: "Leave No Child Behind"
Kate Anastasia, Project Coordinator for Children's Defense
Fund-N.Y. and Health and Welfare Council of Long Island will
discuss advocacy for children on Long Island and the impact of
the Child Health Plus initiative. Monday November 12, 2001 in the
Social and Behavioral Science Building Room S218 from 11:30AM -
12:30PM. For more information or if a disability accomodation is
required, please call Anne Raybin at 632-7694
Submitted by: Joan Kuchner/CAS
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13. Marine Sciences Research Center-Friday Seminar Speaker
Marine Sciences Research Center's Friday Seminar Speaker for
November 16th will be Dr. Amy Huff from Amherst College. Her
topic will be on "Chemistry of Ozone Loss in the Springtime Artic
Boundary Layer." The seminar will be on November 16th in
Endeavour Hall, room 120 at 12:30 P.M. Refreshments will be
served at 12:15 P.M. Please join us!!
Submitted by: Patricia Corn/MSRC
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14. Save the Date! -- Presidential Lecture set for December 5th
during Campus Lifetime --
During campus life time on Wednesday, December 5th, (12:40 - 2:10
p.m.) you are invited to attend a Presidential Lecture
Celebrating Diversity by Dr. Robert Thurman, author, scholar,
Buddhist Monk, and activist. His talk will be of special interest
subsequent to the tragic events of September 11th; and will take
place during the campus' celebration of Diversity of Religions
month.
The lecture, entitled "War and Peace and the World Religions:
Indic Contributions to the Dialogue" will present insights into
the lessons for the West that may be contained in India's
experiences and religious traditions. RSVP to ex. 2-6320. Seating
is first come first served in the Student Activities Center
Auditorium.
Submitted by: George Meyer/Pres
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15. Presidential Mini-Grant Forum -- All Faculty Members Invited
-- Wednesday, November 14th
This year, Dr. Kenny has approved a major change in the
Presidential Mini-Grant Program. The maximum amount per
mini-grant award has been increased from $4K to $10K. You are
invited to a special meeting designed to assist you in preparing
a mini-grant application for submission by the deadline date of
February 14, 2002. It's called the Helpful Hints Forum. It will
be held November 14. At the Forum, you can: Speak with a panel of
faculty members who are mini-grant winners, Learn how to maximize
the possibility of winning a mini-grant, Gain insight into the
creative ideas that have been awarded mini-grants in the past,
See samples of successful mini-grant proposals,get a mini-grant
application, and have an opportunity to ask questions.
Wednesday, November 14 - Student Activities Center, room 302,
12:40- 2:10 p.m.,(Campus Lifetime). Refreshments will be
served. RSVP by calling 632-7272
Submitted by: George Meyer/Pres
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16. Spring Semester 2002 Tuition Waiver Program
Full-time state and research foundation employees may request a
tuition waiver form for the Spring 2002 semester by calling
2-6150 or by emailing swhite@notes. Please indicate your name,
campus address and whether you are a state or research foundation
employee. The completed waiver form must be returned to Benefits
for approval on or before December 14, 2001. You will be
receiving complete information via email or campus mail shortly.
If you are a UUP represented employee, you may request a separate
UUP waiver form for the Spring semester in the same manner.
Submitted by: Alessandra White/Admin
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17. Harlem Globetrotters vs. Stony Brook Seawolves
Stony Brook University presents The Magicians of Basketball,the
Harlem Globetrotters in a special game appearance. The Harlem
Globetrotters will play the Stony Brook Men's Basketball team on
Veteran's Day November 12,2001 at 3pm. Tickets to this one time
event are $10. Tickets can be purchased over the phone by calling
632-WOLF or on the web by logging onto www.goseawolves.org.
Submitted by: Garett Waller/CAS
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18. DEFENSIVE DRIVING CLASS - ALL WELCOME
Two = Thursdays 11/15 & 11/29/01 7:00 pm - 10 pm in the Student
Activities Center room 311. The Empire Safety Ccouncil Accident
Prevention Workshop will save you 10% on your auto insurance and
points off your record. Sponsored by The Stony Brook Union
Crafts Center. For more inforamtion and registration call Marcia
Wiener or Millie at 631-632-6820.
Submitted by: Mildred Thurston/OSA
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19. Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series Lecture Wednesday,
November 14, 2001
"Liposome Delivery of DNA Repair Enzymes into Skin Prevents
Cancer from Solar UV."
HSC L4, Harold Atkins Learning Center
Wednesday, November 14, 2001 4PM
Daniel Yarosh, Ph.D.
President and Chairman
AGI Dermatics
Freeport, NY
Submitted by: Anne Marie Dusatko/UHMC
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20. 2002 Summer Sessions Dates Confirmed
The dates of the 2002 Summer Sessions will be as follows:
Session I: Tuesday, May 28 - Tuesday, July 9 (no classes July 4
& 5)
Session II: Wednesday, July 10 - Tuesday, August 20
Extended Session: Tuesday, May 28 - Friday, July 19
These dates are different from those that have previously
appeared on the University Academic Calendar and were recently
approved by the Calendar Committee and the President.
The printed Summer Sessions course preschedule will be
distributed on campus during the week of November 12. The
Preschedule will also be posted on the Summer Sessions Web site
in late November. The final class schedule - with days, times,
and sessions - will be posted on the Web site in January. An
announcement will be made here when the 2002 Summer Sessions Web
site is operational.
For information about Stony Brook's Summer Sessions, please call
2-7790 or email: summerschool@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Megs Shea/Prov
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21. "FACT, FICTION AND THE FUTURE" TO EXAMINE HISTORY OF
BIOCHEMICAL WEAPONS THREAT
"Fact, Fiction, and the Future" an examination of the history of
biochemical threats, including anthrax and smallpox, and how to
deal with them - will be held at Stony Brook University this
Wednesday, November 14 at 12:40PM in the Javits Lecture Hall,
Room 100. The event, open to all members of the campus community,
will feature presentations by Dr. Peter Viccellio, Clinical
Professor of Emergency Medicine in the School of Medicine and
Dr. Lester Kallus, Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency
Medicine and Co-Chair of the University's Disaster Preparedness
Committee. In addition, A Wound Care and Injury Care workshop
will be held Wednesday, November 28 at 12:40 in the Student
Activities Center Auditorium. Peter Angelo, Ph.D., Department of
Athletics, will conduct a general workshop covering topics such
as cleaning wounds, bandaging techniques, and caring for
burns. Each participant will receive a free medical emergency
kit.
Submitted by: Donna Bannon/UAff
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22. Special Thanksgiving - Pottery and Plant Sale
Do your special Thansgiving shopping for your home, and table
gifts on Wednesday, November 14th 10:00 am - 3:00 pm in the Stony
Brook Union Lobby If you have any questions call Marcia Wiener or
Millie at 2-6820.
Submitted by: Mildred Thurston/OSA
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23. A Response to Terrorism: the U.N. in East Timor
A Lecture by Prof. David Hicks
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12
4 pm to 6 pm
Javits Seminar Room
Library E-2360
Light refreshments will be served
Submitted by: Paul Wiener/Lib
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24. Lecture - Healing, Reconciliation, World Peace Thursday,
November 15, 7:00 p.m., SAC Auditorium
Reactions, Responses, and Reflections In the aftermath of
September 11
Led by Chan Master Sheng-Yen, a world-renowed lecturer and
keynote speaker at the Millennium World Peace Summit at the
United Nations in 2000, followed by a dialogue with Rabbi Joseph
Topek, Hillel Foundation for Jewish Life; Sister Sanaa Nadim,
Muslim Chaplain of the Interfaith Center; and Brother Clark
Berge, Protestant Campus Ministry.
Free and open to students, faculty, and staff
Submitted by: Karen Keeley/UAff
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25. Lecture - War and Peace and the World Religions: Indic
Contributions to the Dialogue Wednesday, December 5, 12:40 p.m.,
SAC Auditorium
Reactions Responses and Reflections In the aftermath of September
11
Discussion led by internationally acclaimed scholar-activist
Robert Thurman. RSVP to the Office of Conferences and Special
Events at 632-6320.
Free and open to students, faculty, and staff
Submitted by: Karen Keeley/UAff
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26. HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES WEB SITE/BENEFITS PAGE
For the convenience of employees and departments, we have
enhanced the Benefits page of the Human Resource Services web
site. In the Benefits page of the HRS web site, you will find
information on the following for both State and Research
Foundation: Benefits Department contacts, Benefits Summaries,
Health Insurance Rates, Benefits Forms and Publications, New Hire
Questions & Answers, Retiree Questions & Answers, Graduate
Student Employee Health Insurance, Links to SUNY Central Benefits
web site, Health Insurance carriers' websites, Retirement Plan
web sites, Flexible Spending Accounts web site and the NYS
Long-Term Care web site. We hope this web site makes it more
convenient for you to find Benefits information and we encourage
you to visit the Benefits page of the HRS website at
http:/naples.cc.sunysb.edu/Admin/HRS.nsf/pages/Benefits. Alexis
Swiatkowski, Benefits Manager
Submitted by: Alessandra White/Admin
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27. Call for Proposals - Dialogues Across Differences
Deadline: November 15
Reactions Responses and Reflections In the aftermath of September
11
This program seeks proposals to address deeper understandings of
our similarities and differences. Proposals should include
funding requests from $250 to $2,000.
Guidelines and complete information are available on the web at
www.stonybrook.edu/dialogues.
Submitted by: Karen Keeley/UAff
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28. Research Foundation Open Enrollment
During the month of November, all Research Foundation employees
eligible for health insurance can make the following health
insurance changes that will take effect on January 1, 2002:
change to a different health insurance plan, cancel your health
insurance, change from family coverage to individual coverage
and, a change from individual to family coverage will still
require a 5 pay period waiting period unless a qualifying event
can be documented to make the change sooner. To make a change,
complete a Research Foundation enrollment form. Call Cori
Ribaudo at 2-6163 or email at cribaudo@notes.cc.sunysb.edu for
information and forms. Please return the form to Cori Ribaudo,
Human Resource Services/Benefits, Admin Bldg Rm 390, Z=0751 no
later than Thursday, 11/29/01. See the Benefits website for
current premiums. Cori Ribaudo, Benefits
Submitted by: Alessandra White/Admin
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29. COLDS AND FLU LECTURE
The Division of Wellness and Chronic Illness in the Department of
Family Medicine is conducting a one and one-half hour lecture on
Wednesday, December 12th between noon and 1:30 p.m. at their
office located at 33 Research Way, East Setauket. The lecture
will focus on how to prevent colds and flu this winter and how to
diminish their severity.
In this single session, we will show you how to improve and
support your immune system through adequate rest, nutrition,
supplements, herbs and use of the flu vaccine. In addition,
whole food supplements and herbal treatment of colds and flu will
be discussed.
The cost of this single session will be $25.00 per person payable
upon registration.
For further information and to register, please call
631.444.9815.
Submitted by: Marion Hollinger/UHMC
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