Campus Announcements for the week of 10/28/2007
Table of Contents
01. Administrative
1. Lotus Notes Vulnerability
2. Parking Fine Increase
3. Employee Benefit Information Fair
02. Administrative - Hosp/HSC
1. Award Program: Foster G.McGaw for Community Service.
03. Workshops/Courses/Training
1. Take a Stand - Walk With Me October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
2. Children with Cancer Go Back to School Conference
3. Lawson Training
4. Labyrinth Walking: Pathway to Stress Management & Improved Performance
5. EAP Lunchtime Learning - How Does Credit Affect Your Everyday Life Presented by American Debt Resources, Inc
6. EAP Lunchtime Learning - How to Use Your Credit Cards Wisely During this Holiday Season,Presented by American Debt Resources
7. EAP Lunchtime Learning - How to Care for Others While Taking Care of Yourself
8. Rising to the Challenge of Your Own Safety
9. RF appointments/Payroll/Time and Attendance/Employee Verification and Records
10. What You Should Know about Your State Retiree Benefits
11. Workshop: Initiative for Historical Social Sciences (Fall Schedule)
04. Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Seminar, 10/31/07
2. Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series Lecture
3. Ocean And Atmospheric Colloquium, November 2, 2007
4. Ecology and Evolution Seminar,"Testing Comparative Phylogeography Hypotheses with Hierarchical Approximate Bayesian Computation"
5. Grants for study/research in Germany
6. Provost's Lecture Series hosting Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve & Dr. Jane Delgado this week.
7. Chemistry Research Day - A celebration of research at Stony Brook, Friday, November 9, 2007, in the Student Activities Center.
8. Sixth Antonija Prelec Memorial Lecture, November 12, 2007, 2-3:30 p.m.
9. Learn more about OCD
05. Hosp/HSC Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Department of Pharmacological Sciences Seminars
06. Charitable
1. Campus Cats Need Homes and Help!
2. Stony Brook Food Drive
07. Entertainment
1. Veteran’s Day Ceremony 2007 Bring a Friend to Honor Those Who Served
2. Contemporary Aboriginal Art Exhibit from Australia at the Wang Center
3. C.S.E.A. Local 614 Holiday Party
4. Buy Autumn Festival Presale Tickets now!Save the date - November 7th (12 pm - 4pm) - Stony Brook Union
5. Sloan Wainwright performs at The University Cafe Sunday November 4th at 2 P.M.
6. Movies at Staller Center, 11/2: Private Property (Nue proprit) at 7:00 pm; Harry Potter/Order of the Phoenix at 9:00 pm.
7. African Children's Choir at Staller Center, Sunday, November 4 at 3:00. All tickets: $10.
08. For-Pay Workshops/Courses
1. Defensive Driving
2. Flower Arrangement
3. Center for Legal Studies at the School of Professional Development
4. Beaded Jewelry Class
5. Macromedia Fireworks
6. Microsoft PowerPoint
7. Advanced Microsoft Excel Modules I & II
09. Research
1. Seeking Volunteers Modafinil is a Drug That is Used to Treat Fatigue Disorders
2. The SB Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy Center is seeking volunteers with heart failure to participate in its research studies.
3. Seeking Volunteers with Cystic Fibrosis
4. If You Have Colon Cancer You May Qualify for a Research Study Simply by Donating a Sample of Blood
5. Do You Have A Foot Or Leg Wound That Just Won’T Seem To Heal?
10. Miscellaneous
1. Stony Brook Southampton Fall 2007 Open House
2. Stony Brook University College of Business - MBA Open House
3. 20th Annual Photo Contest
4. Career Women's Luncheon - November 8th
01. Administrative
1. Lotus Notes Vulnerability
A Lotus Notes security flaw has been discovered. The flaw is in the Lotus Notes File Attachments Viewer and can be exploited if a user opens an e-mail attachment with malicious code. We recommend not opening e-mail attachments from anyone you do not know, keep your virus definitions up to date, and consider upgrading to Lotus Notes release 7.0.3 which will be available on Softweb as of 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007. Visit the following link for more detailed information.
http://clientsupport.stonybrook.edu/public/notes/security/flaw.shtml
Submitted by: Kerrin Perniciaro/DoIT
2. Parking Fine Increase
Beginning November 1, 2007, in accordance with SUNY Regulations, a new schedule of parking fines will be in effect on campus. The goal of the increase is to ensure compliance, thereby improving traffic flow and making more space available for legal permit holders.
For details and a schedule of the fee increase, go to
http://www.stonybrook.edu/parking/tickets.shtml
Submitted by: Michele Lake/Admin
3. Employee Benefit Information Fair
The Benefits Section of Human Resource Services will host the Employee Benefit Information Fair on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 in the Wang Center Lobby from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Please join us for a day of information, giveaways and raffles. Representatives from the health insurance plans, retirement plans, union benefits, Social Security Administration, EAP and health and wellness programs will be available to answer your questions and concerns. All employees are encouraged to attend and we look forward to seeing you there.
Visit the Human Resource Services web-page for a flyer which contains a raffle entry form. Please be sure to bring the raffle entry form to the fair. Do not miss this great event; it could be your lucky day!
Submitted by: Alessandra White/Admin
02. Administrative - Hosp/HSC
1. Award Program: Foster G.McGaw for Community Service.
The Foster G. McGaw Awards for Excellence in Community Service from the American Hospital Association will offer awards up to $100,00. Seeking candidates @UHMC, who demonstrate a passion and are exceptionally committed to improving health and well-being in their communities.
Contact Sabra Boughton on Lotus Notes
Submitted by: Sabra Boughton/HSC
03. Workshops/Courses/Training
1. Take a Stand - Walk With Me October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October 31, 2007 Workshop: 11:30-12:30 Rising to the Challenge of Your Own Safety, SAC Rm 304
Guest Speaker: Lieutenant Tom Clark, University Police
To register call EAP at 632-6085
Join the procession that follows in support of victims of domestic violence:
12:40: Gather in the Stony Brook Union Lobby Follow the procession route accompanied by marching band to SAC Ballroom B
1:15: Opening Remarks Speakers
1:45: Information Fair, Music, Light Refreshments
http://www.stonybrook.edu/eap
Submitted by: Linda Tatem/Pres
2. Children with Cancer Go Back to School Conference
On Tuesday, November 6, the Department of Pediatric Oncology presents the Children with Cancer Go Back to School Conference at the Wang Center. This is a FREE, one-day conference for health care professionals and educators to educate participants regarding childhood cancer, effects of treatment, preparation for school re-entry, emerging technology and innovative distance learning for students with cancer.
Our special guest speaker will be, Yankees own, Ray Negron. Ray is the author of the children's book The Boy of Steel: A Baseball Dream Come True. When Ray was a teenager, he was caught spraying graffiti on the side of Yankee Stadium, and was put to work by Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. Negron became a Yankee batboy, played minor league ball, and then went to work for the Yankees and the Cleveland Indians. He is now a special adviser to Steinbrenner.
For more information on this free conference, call 631-444-7521.
Submitted by: Nicole Gutman/UHMC
3. Lawson Training
Lawson Requisition Training Classes will be held on a weekly basis, to see available dates please click on the calendar link:
http://uhmc-iweb1.uhmc.sunysb.edu/lawsonsupport/index_files/Page909.htm
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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 hospital 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
4. Labyrinth Walking: Pathway to Stress Management & Improved Performance
Take a break from the stress of modern life by going back a few thousand years. People are discovering anew that walking the concentric circles of ancient labyrinths can create inner peace and healing. EAP invites you to join Labyrinth Builder, Ed O'Connell, for a refreshing introduction to the Red Dragon Labyrinth as a walking meditation practice.
October 31st, 12:00-1:00, SB Labyrinth
To register call EAP at 632-6085
Guest Speaker, Ed O’Connell
http://www.stonybrook.edu/eap
Submitted by: Linda Tatem/Pres
5. EAP Lunchtime Learning - How Does Credit Affect Your Everyday Life Presented by American Debt Resources, Inc
This interactive workshop will address the necessity of having good credit and how it applies to more than just obtaining a loan or a credit card. We will discuss how to receive and read a free credit report from all three of the major credit bureaus. The tools will be given to you on how to track your spending patterns on a daily and monthly basis. When you use your credit cards we will address what are the right ways to charge and the correct ways to pay. We will discuss the psychological spending patterns of consumers and how your creditors target those patterns. All educational material will be provided for you at no cost to further assist you in obtaining and keeping good credit.
November 8th, 11:30-12:20, HSC, L2, Classroom 108
To register call EAP at 632-6085
http://www.stonybrook.edu/eap
Submitted by: Linda Tatem/Pres
6. EAP Lunchtime Learning - How to Use Your Credit Cards Wisely During this Holiday Season,Presented by American Debt Resources
This workshop will cover how holiday spending and aggressive marketing can entice consumers to spend more than they can afford. We will discuss the psychological spending patterns of consumers during this time of the year and all year round.
The use of credit cards and their minimum monthly payment calculations are broken down to reveal the reason for the extremely long payoffs. We will discuss the tools for smart spending to understand that we sometimes have a false impression of what it will take to pay off these bills in a reasonable amount of time.
A real world exercise will be presented to enlighten consumers on how they feel when they use their credit cards compared to when they use cash. This workshop is accompanied with a handout of all the information that will be addressed.
November 8th, 12:35-1:30, HSC, L2, Classroom 108
To register call EAP at 632-6085
http://www.stonybrook.edu/eap
Submitted by: Linda Tatem/Pres
7. EAP Lunchtime Learning - How to Care for Others While Taking Care of Yourself
At some point in life, many employees will be called upon to become primary caregivers for aging parents, other relatives or friends. It can be helpful to know at this stressful time what the daily functions of caregiving entail, helpful ways to structure your time, ways to enlist the assistance of others, and what community resources are available for the provision of concrete services and support.
Presenter, Donna Buehler, Director, EAP
November 13th, 11:30-12:30, HSC, L3, Classroom 171
November 15th, 12:00-1:00, Wang Center, Room 101
To register call 632-6085
http://www.stonybrook.edu/eap
Submitted by: Linda Tatem/Pres
8. Rising to the Challenge of Your Own Safety
In todays'world, maintaining your own safety is becoming increasingly difficult. Come and learn the latest methods of crime prevention and what to do if all precautions fail and you are face to face with a dangerous personal threat.
Guest Speaker: Lietuenant Tom Clark, University Police
October 31st, 11:30-12:30, SAC Room 304
To register call EAP at 632-6085
http://www.sunysb.edu/eap
Submitted by: Linda Tatem/Pres
9. RF appointments/Payroll/Time and Attendance/Employee Verification and Records
November 6th, 2007 9:30am 11:30am
Description: This program will cover the following:
Appointment Packages
Forms
Time and Attendance
File Components
Retention Guidelines
Verification
To register Please click on the link below
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/Admin/HRSForms.nsf/aac30a50eebe3a8185256a6f004b0a84/7c48757ce9aedf9a85256a8d004b4293/$FILE/HRSF0007.doc
Submitted by: Lillian Valdez/Admin
10. What You Should Know about Your State Retiree Benefits
November 7, 2007 12:00pm 1:30pm
If you are thinking of retiring from State, then you will not want to miss this informative session. We will discuss, in general, important things you need to know before you retire.
Topics to be covered:
Retiree Health Benefits
Monthly lifetime sick leave credit
Dual Annuitant Sick Leave Credit
Medicare Part B
Dental & Vision
Survivor Benefits
Factors used in Retirement calculation
Target Audience: State Employees who are thinking about retirement
To register click on the link below:
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/Admin/HRSForms.nsf/aac30a50eebe3a8185256a6f004b0a84/7c48757ce9aedf9a85256a8d004b4293/$FILE/HRSF0007.doc
Submitted by: Lillian Valdez/Admin
11. Workshop: Initiative for Historical Social Sciences (Fall Schedule)
The IHSS is a joint project of the Departments of History and Sociology supported by a FAHSS interdisciplinary initiative grant from the Office of the Provost at Stony Brook University.
FallL 2007 Calendar
Unless indicted all events meet on Wednesdays from 12:50-2:15 in SBS
N320. Electronic workshop papers are available from dalevy@ms.cc.sunysb.edu
September 19, Faculty Workshop
Paul Gootenberg, Dept. of History, Stony Brook
"Scientific Research and Global Commodity Chains: The Case of Bignon’s 1880's Cocaine Nationalism in Peru"
October 3, New Interdisciplinary Perspectives
George Steinmetz, Dept. of Sociology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
"The Vagaries of the History-Sociology Relationship in the United States"
*Professor Steinmetz will also present in H. Lebovic’s Cultural History Seminar at 5:30pm.
November 7,
Research in New Historical Social Sciences
Oz Frankel, Dept. of History, The New School
"The State and Social Investigation: The United States and Great Britain in the Nineteenth Century"
Submitted by: Daniel Levy/CAS
04. Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Seminar, 10/31/07
Please join us for a seminar by Professor Stephen Leroy from the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Professor Leroy's seminar entitled, "Estimating Eliassen-Palm Flux Using COSMIC Radio Occultation," will be presented on Wednesday, October 31, at 12:00 noon at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Endeavour Hall 120 (South Campus). Light refreshments will be served. For additional information, please contact the Institute for Terrestrial and Planetary Atmospheres at 632-8009.
http://www.atmos.msrc.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Gina Gartin/MSRC
2. Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series Lecture
"High-Resolution Photoacoustic Imaging"
Lihong Wang, Ph.D., Gene K. Beare Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 4:00 PM
Health Sciences Center, Level 3, Lecture Hall 5
Submitted by: Anne Marie Dusatko/UHMC
3. Ocean And Atmospheric Colloquium, November 2, 2007
Professor John Jaeger from the University of Florida will present a seminar entitled,: "Examining Holocene Climate Change and its Effects on Glacial Runoff, Coastal Oceanography, and Productivity in the Gulf of Alaska" at 12 noon on November 2, 2007. The seminar will take place at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences(SoMAS), South Campus, in the Endeavour Hall 120. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, please call 631-632-8781
http://www.somas.stonybrook.edu/news.oac.html
Submitted by: Katerina Panagiotakopoulou/MSRC
4. Ecology and Evolution Seminar,"Testing Comparative Phylogeography Hypotheses with Hierarchical Approximate Bayesian Computation"
3:30 P.M., Wednesday, October 31, 2007, Life Sciences Building, Room 038. Dr. Michael Hickerson, Department of Biology, Queens College, City University of New York. Host: Dr. Catherine Graham. If you need a disability-related accommodation, please call: The Department of Ecology and Evolution and 631-632-8600.
Submitted by: Donna Digiovanni/CAS
5. Grants for study/research in Germany
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) offers funding for American undergraduate and graduate students to study and/or do research in Germany during the academic year and in the summer. For detailed information please go to www.daad.org.
The campus deadline to apply for a study scholarship or research grant for the academic year 2008-09 is November 9, 2007. Please contact Efie Spentzos at Efie.Spentzos@stonybrook.edu if your have any questions.
http://www.daad.org
Submitted by: Jennifer Schlitz/Prov
6. Provost's Lecture Series hosting Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve & Dr. Jane Delgado this week.
Baroness O'Neill - Tuesday, October 30, 2007, 4:30 PM, Humanities Institute, Lecture Hall, Room 1006
Dr. Jane Delgado - Wednesday, October 31, 2007, 4:00 PM, SAC Auditorium
http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/provlec.shtml
Submitted by: Janine Pearce/Prov
7. Chemistry Research Day - A celebration of research at Stony Brook, Friday, November 9, 2007, in the Student Activities Center.
Come to the Chemistry Department’s annual Chemistry Research Day. Share in the excitement of chemistry research at Stony Brook as graduate, undergraduate and high school students, as well as postdoctoral fellows and staff scientists affiliated with Stony Brook University and Brookhaven National Laboratory display and discuss their work. Poster Session I (SAC Ballroom A) 11:00 am-12:30 p.m. (even numbered); Lunch from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in SAC Ballroom B; Poster Session II (SAC Ballroom A) 1:30- 3:00 p.m. (odd numbered); Reception (Why Lobby) 3:00-3:15 p.m.; Keynote Lecture (SAC Auditorium) - Professor Kathlyn A. Parker, Stony Brook University: "Building Molecules: Puzzle-Solving in 3D;" and Chemistry Department Happy Hour at the University Cafe 5:15-7:00 pm.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/chemistry
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http://www.stonybrook.edu/chemistry/news/rschday07
Submitted by: Katherine Hughes/CAS
8. Sixth Antonija Prelec Memorial Lecture, November 12, 2007, 2-3:30 p.m.
Please come and join us for this exciting free lecture.
Sixth Antonija Prelec Memorial Lecture Presented by Michael A. Keller, University Librarian and Director of Information Resources at Green Library, Stanford University, and Publisher of Highwire Press and Stanford University Press.
The title of Mr. Keller's talk will be: "One Good Turn Deserves Another: How the Google Book Search Project is Benefiting Everyone"
November 12, 2007 (Monday), 2:00-3:30 pm, Health Sciences Center, Level 2, Lecture Hall 1.
http://www.hsclib.sunysb.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=252&Itemid=378
Submitted by: Julitta Jo/HSC
9. Learn more about OCD
Discussion and lecture on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and its treatmnet.
Stony Brook Union Auditorium, Tuesday, October 30th at 9:00 p.m.
Guest Speaker: Greg Hajcak, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology & Director, Anxiety Disorders Clinic
Submitted by: Greg Hajcak/CAS
05. Hosp/HSC Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Department of Pharmacological Sciences Seminars
Faculty/Student Workshop
Dr. Orlando Scharer
Molecular Mechanism of Complex Mammalian DNA Repair Pathways
Monday, October 29, 2007 12:00 Noon
Seminar Room - BST8-180
Seminar - Faculty Candidate
Dr. Benjamin Kwok
Laboratory of Chemistry and Cell Biology, Rockefeller University
Examining mitotic spindle assembly, one molecule at a time
Host: Dr. Holly Colognato
Tuesday, October 30, 2007 12:00 Noon
Seminar - BST 8-180
Submitted by: Rosalind Perdomo-Ayala/UHMC
06. Charitable
1. Campus Cats Need Homes and Help!
The SBU Cat Network humanely traps, neuters, vaccinates, and cares for the cats that live on campus. We have several recently rescued kittens and young cats that are available to good homes. Contact Nancy Franklin (nancy.franklin@sunysb.edu) for more information or to volunteer or contribute. Thanks!
http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/clubs/sbucat/index.php
Submitted by: Nancy Franklin/CAS
2. Stony Brook Food Drive
Volunteers for Community Service, along with other departments and student groups, will be collecting essential food items that are needed for the families served by the Port Jefferson Food Pantry, Options for Community Living, and the Pax Christi Hospitality Center. Requested items include canned fruit/vegetables, rice, beans, tuna fish, pasta, soups, macaroni & cheese, breakfast foods, baby food and diapers. You can collect/donate these items and bring them to VCS in the Career Center; or call (631) 632-6812 to have your donations picked up. Any and all donations will be greatly appreciated. The drive will run from November 1st through the 19th. Questions? Please contact Rachel Levy at 631 632 6812 or at Rachel.Levy@stonybrook.edu.
Submitted by: Urszula Zalewski/OSA
07. Entertainment
1. Veteran’s Day Ceremony 2007 Bring a Friend to Honor Those Who Served
Veterans Day Ceremony will be on Wednesday, November 7 at 1:00 PM in the Student Activities Center Ballroom A. The Stony Brook Marching Band will perform at 12:45 PM. Lunch will follow the ceremony. Everyone's invited.
http://studentaffairs.stonybrook.edu/veteranaffairs/vday07
Submitted by: James Hampton/UST
2. Contemporary Aboriginal Art Exhibit from Australia at the Wang Center
Join us for the opening reception on Wednesday, October 17 at 4:30pm in the Wang Center
for the "Our Way, Contemporary Aboriginal Art from Lockhart River exhibition.
This is the only showing of the full collection in North America. The exhibition is free and
open to the public. Viewing runs from October 8 through November 16. Call 632-6320 for
more information.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/ourway
Submitted by: Karen Keeley/UAff
3. C.S.E.A. Local 614 Holiday Party
Mark your calendars!
The 2007 C.S.E.A. Local 614 Holiday Party will be held at the West Lake Caterers located in Patchogue, New York on December 13, 2007 from 7:00pm to 11:00pm. All members are welcomed and encouraged to attend. Members pay only $10.00, Spouse/Partners pay $20.00, and non-members pay $40.00. Join us for a night filled with music, food and Holiday Cheer! Call or visit the union office at 2-6575 or 4-3680 for tickets and directions. Last day to purchase tickets will be November 21st. Member MUST be present to purchase tickers. Tickets are on sale now. Hurry In!
Submitted by: Louise Melious/Admin
4. Buy Autumn Festival Presale Tickets now!Save the date - November 7th (12 pm - 4pm) - Stony Brook Union
Save money and buy your ticket for $5.00 ($5.50 day of event)at the Administration Cart, Student Activities Center Food Court, Kelly Dining Center, Union Commons or Campus Connection at H-Quad from October 22-November 6. Fall Favorites Menu: turkey leg (vegetarian option and kosher option), pumpkin soup, apple cobbler, baked sweet potato, bottled water, hot apple cider, roasted corn and a free gift from the University Bookstore!
http://www.campusdining.org
Submitted by: Angela Agnello/FSA
5. Sloan Wainwright performs at The University Cafe Sunday November 4th at 2 P.M.
Sloan Wainwright comes from a long list of amazingly-gifted singer/songwriters. Her family tree (brother Loudon, nephew Rufus, and niece Martha) reads like a who's who of contemporary popular music. An outstanding and highly original singer, Sloan is a compelling performer best known for her rich contralto voice, intense personal lyrics, and an innovative approach to song. Working with guitarist Stephen Murphy, Sloan Wainwright delivers a powerful and memorable afternoon of music.
Tickets are $20.00 with a $15.00 student ticket. Information about ticket purchase at www.universitycafe.org under "Sunday Street Acoustic Series." Inquiries may be made by e mail to SundayStreetWUSB@aol.com and by phone to 632-1093.
Coming Sunday November 11th at 8 P.M. - International bluesmaster Hans Theessink and Long Island blues great Toby Walker in a special show celebrating the Long Island Blues Society's 10th Anniversary.
http://www.universitycafe.org
Submitted by: Charles Backfish/CAS
6. Movies at Staller Center, 11/2: Private Property (Nue proprit) at 7:00 pm; Harry Potter/Order of the Phoenix at 9:00 pm.
Private Property - 95 mintutes. Unrated. In French with subtitles. Directed by Joachim Lafosse.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - 138 minutes. Rated PG-13. Directed by David Yates.
For more information, go to www.stallercenter.com.
Tickets are $7; $5 for students and senior citizens.
http://www.stallercenter.com
Submitted by: Julie Greene/CAS
7. African Children's Choir at Staller Center, Sunday, November 4 at 3:00. All tickets: $10.
A two-hour show for children age 8 and older. For 23 years, the African Children's Choir has brought hope to Africa's most vulnerable children. The relief, education and music programs support almost 8,000 children. Come hear African music and see African dance by these wonderful performers. www.stallercenter.com or (631)632-ARTS for tickets.
http://www.stallercenter.com
Submitted by: Julie Greene/CAS
08. For-Pay Workshops/Courses
1. Defensive Driving
Proven to reduce both accidents and traffic citations. Your attitudes and behaviors affect the way you drive. Learn to be a defensive driver and save 10% on your auto insurance (liability and collision) and reduce up to four points on your driving record. This is a six hour course.Two Wednesdays; 11/28 & 12/5, 6:00 pm 9:00 pm, SAC $31/student, $35/non-student.For more information and registration call the craft center 2-6822 or email us at craftcenter@gmail.com
Submitted by: Jenny Labonte/GST
2. Flower Arrangement
Ikebana is the unique art of Japanese flower arrangement. Using design elements such as line, volume and accent students will create two types of arrangements (line and freestyle)constructed from living branches, leaves, grasses and flowers. Bring to class vases or plant containers (one high and one low) and clippers. Materials fee of $9 due instructor at class.Wednesday; 11/ 17, 11:00 am 1:00 pm. $28/student, $35/non-student; Union Studio 081. for more information and registraction, contact the Craft Center at 2-6822, or craftcenter@gmail.com
Submitted by: Jenny Labonte/GST
3. Center for Legal Studies at the School of Professional Development
In conjuction with the Center for Legal Studies, SPD offers intensive, nationally acclaimed certificate programs in Paralegal and Alternative Dispute Resolution as well as a LegalNurse Consultant Training Course. Online, video, and face-to-face options are available.
The following are offered online throughout 2007!
* LegalNurse Consultant training Course
* Alternative Dispute Resolution Certificate Course
* Victom Advocacy Certificate Course
* Legal Secretary Certificate Course
* Legal Investigation Certificate Course
* Paralegal Certificate Course is offered online as well as in person.
Get detailed information on these programs, including a breakdown of the curriculum, dates, and costs at our website:
http://www.stonybrook.edu/spd/career/index.html
For additional information and registration call the Center For Legal Studies at 1-800-522-7737
Submitted by: Amy Margolies/Prov
4. Beaded Jewelry Class
Beginners and returnees welcome!Create your own unique beaded accessories. Learn about the different stringing materials, tools and findings for glass beading. Learn how professionals crimp and attach clasps for a pleasing aesthetic. Materials fee of $10 due instructor at class.Saturday; 11/10, 11:00 am 2:00 pm $30/student, $40/non-student; Student Union, room 081.For more information and registration, contact the Craft Center at 2-6822 or craftcenter@gmail.com
Submitted by: Jenny Labonte/GST
5. Macromedia Fireworks
Macromedia Fireworks MX: - NCE 327 - 4 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: Macromedia Fireworks MX for Windows and Macintosh: A Visual Quickstart Guide by Sandee Cohen, retail: $21.99. 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 632-7071
Section C: Wed., 6pm-9pm; Nov. 28, Dec 5, 12, 2007
http://www.sunysb.edu/spd/computer
Submitted by: Amy Margolies/Prov
6. Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint: - NCE 318 - 5 sessions - Fee: $259
Creating Dynamic Presentations with PowerPoint. A must for sales professionals, trainers, teachers and business presenters, this course demonstrates how to create
and combine text and graphics for professional-looking business presentations. Learn to create your own slide presentation in a minimum amount of time.
Prerequisite: Introduction to Windows or equivalent experience.
Section C: Mondays, 6pm-9pm; November 5, 12, 19, 26, Dec 3, 2007
http://www.sunysb.edu/spd/computer
Submitted by: Amy Margolies/Prov
7. Advanced Microsoft Excel Modules I & II
These courses focus on specific functions available in the program and is particularly useful for accountants and budget managers. This advanced topics course covers multiple file management,
linking, consolidating, auto-filter, pivot table and macros.
Prerequisite: Introduction to Microsoft Excel or equivalent experience.
Advanced Microsoft Excel: Module I - NCE 314.1 - 2 sessions - Fee: $109
Section C: Wednesday 6pm-9pm, Nov 7, 14, 2007
Advanced Excel: Module II - NCE 314.2 - 2 sessions - Fee: $109
Section C: Wednesday 6pm-9pm, Nov 28, Dec 5, 2007
10% discount University employees and students, CSEA LEAP Vouchers accepted
Registration Form at
http://www.stonybrook.edu/spd/career/registration.html
For questions call 632-7071
http://www.sunysb.edu/spd/computer
Submitted by: Amy Margolies/Prov
09. Research
1. Seeking Volunteers Modafinil is a Drug That is Used to Treat Fatigue Disorders
Modafinil is a Drug That is Used to Treat Fatigue Disorders
If You Are Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and Have Fatigue and Memory Problems You May Qualify for our Study.
This Study is Being Conducted at the General Clinical Research Center (GCRC)
For More Information, Please Call 631 444-8068
Submitted by: Diane Ruenes/UHMC
2. The SB Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy Center is seeking volunteers with heart failure to participate in its research studies.
DICE: If you have heart failure, you may be eligible to volunteer for a study that seeks to prove if a simple device that demonstrates heart function, similar to an ECG machine, can be used to predict how healthy you may remain. The study involves s monthly phone call to follow your health and symptoms. Please call the study nurse practitioner through HealthConnect for further information and to volunteer.
Submitted by: Diane Ruenes/UHMC
3. Seeking Volunteers with Cystic Fibrosis
18 years of age or older to participate in a 28 week research study to examine the efficacy of IGF-1 treatment to maintain or improve body weight and composition. This Study is Being Conducted at the General Clinical Research Center (GCRC)For More Information, Please Call 631 444-6900
Submitted by: Diane Ruenes/UHMC
4. If You Have Colon Cancer You May Qualify for a Research Study Simply by Donating a Sample of Blood
We are seeking to identify new cancer markers in blood, tissue, and body fluids. This may allow us to develop laboratory tests which can diagnose cancers earlier and/or identify patients who are at risk for a poor outcome and who may benefit from more aggressive therapy than is normally recommended. CALL: (631) 444-7214 (ask for Tina)
Submitted by: Diane Ruenes/UHMC
5. Do You Have A Foot Or Leg Wound That Just Won’T Seem To Heal?
If so, you may be eligible to participate in a research study that investigates a new product that may aid in the healing process
For more information please contact: Eileen Finnin, RN @ 444-5454
There is no payment for participating in this study
Submitted by: Diane Ruenes/UHMC
10. Miscellaneous
1. Stony Brook Southampton Fall 2007 Open House
Join us Sunday, November 11 10:00 am - 1:00 in Chancellors Hall.
Come see what we're all about!
For more information call 631-632-5035 or register online at www.stonybrook.edu/
southampton
http://www.stonybrook.edu/southampton
Submitted by: Karen Keeley/UAff
2. Stony Brook University College of Business - MBA Open House
The College of Business will be holding an MBA Open House on Saturday, November 10 from
1:00 - 3:00 PM in the Wang Center.
For more information or to register call 2-7171 or visit their website at:
www.stonybrook.edu/sbbusiness
http://www.stonybrook.edu/sbbusiness
Submitted by: Karen Keeley/UAff
3. 20th Annual Photo Contest
The Auxiliary is holding its 20th Annual Photo Contest from November 1 to November 30, 2007. The contest is oopen to all amateur photographers. For further information and an entry blank, please call 444-2699. Winning photographs will be displayed in the hospital to enhance the morale of patients, visitors and staff.
Submitted by: Patricia O'Brien/UHMC
4. Career Women's Luncheon - November 8th
The Employee Activities Council would like to invite you to our Career Women's Luncheon on November 8, at 12 noon, in the
Student Activities Center, Ballroom B. We have a special treat. Dana Wachter, RN, one of the first to perform laser hair
removal and skin rejuvenation treatments, who has appeared on the News 12 morning show as well as radio shows, with her partner, Donna Aliperti, RN, and one of their consulting physicians, Amy Steinberg, M.D., Dermatologist, will be our speakers. They will talk to you about "Looking and Feeling Younger without Utilizing Invasive Procedures." This is a very exciting program and will be of interest to everyone.
Bring payment of $8.50 to the following before November 2: Lorraine Anderson 2-6105, Alba Beltran 2-6024, Pat Miller 2-1127, Lucille Meci 2-8260, Betty Ahner 4-3423, Augusta Kuhn 2-7280, Ann Joachim 2-8930
Submitted by: Augusta Kuhn/CAS