Campus Announcements for the week of 12/01/2008
Table of Contents
01. Administrative
1. InterCall Selected as the New Teleconference Service Provider
2. Procurement Office Moved to Research & Development Park
3. Ombuds is Here to Serve
4. Time to renew library material.
5. Request an employment verification letter online!
6. Client Support Web Site Being Replaced by New DoIT Site
7. Potential Network Outage on Dec. 3
03. Workshops/Courses/Training
1. Save time and work more efficiently. Create mailing lists in Lotus Notes.
2. Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights -the realities of patenting your invention
3. The Business of Restaurants -A Reality Check
4. EAP Lunchtime Learning: The Truth About Fats & Oils
5. And Justice for All- Diversity 101
6. Do you want your meetings to feel more productive... Learn to do this in one hour!
7. Learn how to effectively take meeting minutes Now!Seats are limited
05. Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Topics in Oceans and Atmospheric Colloquium Series
2. Biochemistry & Cell Biology Seminar: Thursday, December 4, 2008
3. Departments of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology and Pathology
4. Small Business Development Center Workshop "Business Basics, Saturday, December 6th 10:00 am - noon
5. Ecology and Evolution Seminar Kicking the Tires on the Allee Effect Consequences for Dynamics, Species Range, and Adaptation
6. Operations Research Seminar: Friday, Dec 12, 12:00: Howard Karloff (AT&T), "On Selecting Nodes for Monitoring A Network"
7. Neuroscience Seminar Series
8. Webinar: Building a Successful Financial Literacy Program
06. Hosp/HSC Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Institute for Molecular Cardiology and Department of Physiology and Biophysics Seminar
2. Pharmacology Seminar Notice
3. School of Nursing Stony Brook University Annual Nursing Research Day
07. Charitable
1. Family Service League - Holiday Toy Drive
2. Habitat for Humanity Annual Fund Raising Event Now Underway!
3. SBU Cat Network Fund-Raiser
4. Faculty & Staff Giving Campaign Launches December 1
08. Culture & Entertainment
1. TellabrAsian: Tellabration 2008: Tales from Asia
2. Elizabeth Murray Paintings and Prints at Staller Center Gallery
3. Timothy Eddy, cello and Gilbert Kalish, piano at Staller Center, Thurs, Dec. 4
4. The Department Of Theatre Arts Presents J.M. Synge's The Playboy Of The Western World
5. Two Center for Italian Studies Events
6. La Damnation of Faust, Live from the Met in HD, Staller Center, Sunday, December 7.
7. Israeli Film Festival
8. Campus Lifetime Bookstore Event "Numerology Presentation" by Barbara Franks
9. Sloan Wainwright Trio, with Lucy Wainwright Roche, with a holiday twist, University Cafe Sunday December 14th 2 PM
09. For-Pay Workshops/Courses
1. Advanced Microsoft Excel: Module II
2. Lifeguard Training Course
3. Defensive Driving Program for UUP Members
10. Research
1. Did you know that most people are infected with Oral Herpes?
2. 18-55 years old and in good health for participation in medical imaging research.
3. Do You Have Heart Failure?
4. Study Of HIV+/AIDS And Chromium Picolinate
5. Do you have heart failure?
6. Do You Have Osteoarthritis of The Joint at the Base of Your Thumb
7. Not getting along with your partner
11. Miscellaneous
1. Campus Child Care Available
2. Fitness and Nature Walk through the Ashley Schiff Preserve, Wednesdays at 7:30 a.m.
3. Holiday Pottery Sale, Student Union
4. Honorary naming of The Lawrence Alloway Memorial Gallery in the Melville Library
5. iPod Holiday Sale at Seawolves MarketPlace
6. UUP West Campus Annual Holiday Party
7. Environmental Pop Quiz
8. Play it Safe! The best time to prepare for disasters is before they strike.
01. Administrative
1. InterCall Selected as the New Teleconference Service Provider
InterCall is the new outside vendor that has been selected to replace the current AT&T Teleconference Service. Big cost savings with this new, state contracted, vendor. Please read the information on the attached link and apply for an account today.
http://it.cc.stonybrook.edu/phones_tv/teleconferencing
Submitted by: Patricia Hoversen/DoIT
2. Procurement Office Moved to Research & Development Park
On Monday, November 17 the Stony Brook University Procurement Office moved from its former location in the Melville Library to its new location in Building 17 of the University’s Research and Development Park. The Research and Development Park is located on the former Gyrodyne grounds, just west of Stony Brook Road and the University Campus. The Procurement Office telephone numbers, fax numbers and email addresses all remain the same. The new Procurement Office address is:
Procurement Office
Stony Brook University (SUNY)
Research & Development Park, Building 17
Stony Brook, NY 11794-6000
Submitted by: Alfred Di Venuto/Admin
3. Ombuds is Here to Serve
The first Ombuds Office originated in the United States in the 1960s mainly as a conflict resolution service designed for faculty and staff. Today, it serves all members of the University community. We're here to serve you so come see us in The Ombuds Office at W0505 Melville Library or call 632-9200.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/ombuds
Submitted by: Karen Keeley/UAff
4. Time to renew library material.
Faculty, Management Confidential, Emeritus and Professional staff who currently have borrowed library material due December 23, 2008, from the Main, Music and/or the Science/Engineering Library, are urged to renew at this time. The new due date will be May 19, 2009. Items already renewed 3 times, must be returned and may then be checked out again.
For information on how to renew online via STARS/OPAC, please go to the URL.
To renew in person, please present your ID card to service desk staff. It is not necessary to bring the material into the library in order to have them renewed. Overdue material can not be renewed. There are no phone renewals. Thank you.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/circulation/borrowing.html
Submitted by: David Weiner/Lib
5. Request an employment verification letter online!
Main campus, HSC and Research Foundation employees my now request letters of verification using our online form! Visit our website, fill out the form and submit. We'll let you know when your letter is ready.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/hr/erv/verification_request.shtml
Submitted by: Noel Gregorwich/Admin
6. Client Support Web Site Being Replaced by New DoIT Site
The Client Support Web site (
http://clientsupport.stonybrook.edu
) will be replaced by the new Division of Information Technology (DoIT) Web site (
http://www.stonybrook.edu/it
) in early December. All of the information that resided in the Client Support site has been transferred over into the new DoIT site and can be easily accessed by an improved layout and navigation system. Please update your bookmarks accordingly. If you have questions, please call Client Support at (631) 632-9800.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/it
Submitted by: Kerrin Perniciaro/DoIT
7. Potential Network Outage on Dec. 3
Internet access may be disrupted on Wednesday, Dec. 3, between the hours of 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. while the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) and University Hospital Medical Center (UHMC) Network Services test the new Internet redundancy connection. Please plan accordingly for this possible outage. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you and thank you for your cooperation.
http://it.cc.stonybrook.edu/news/160
Submitted by: Kerrin Perniciaro/DoIT
03. Workshops/Courses/Training
1. Save time and work more efficiently. Create mailing lists in Lotus Notes.
Join us on Dec 10 from 11:00-12:00 and learn how to add outside contact information and mailing lists to your Contacts list in Lotus Notes.
http://it.cc.stonybrook.edu/get_help/lotus_notes_classroom_training
Submitted by: Kim Rant/DoIT
2. Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights -the realities of patenting your invention
Small Business Development Center Free Workshop
December 3 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Presenter: Gerald Bodner, Esq.
LI High Tech Incubator Building Conference Room
To register, e-mail: lynne.schmidt@sunysb.edu
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/CEAS/smallbusiness.nsf/pages/events
Submitted by: Lynne Schmidt/CEAS
3. The Business of Restaurants -A Reality Check
Small Business Development Center Free Workshop
December 10 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Presenter: Jeff Capri, Owner, Dewey's Flatiron Restaurant, NYC
LI High Tech Incubator Building Conference Room
To register, e-mail: lynne.schmidt@sunysb.edu
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/CEAS/smallbusiness.nsf/pages/events
Submitted by: Lynne Schmidt/CEAS
4. EAP Lunchtime Learning: The Truth About Fats & Oils
We are pleased to present The Truth about Fats and Oils Workshop. At this dynamic and interactive workshop, you will learn why all fats are NOT created equal and which fats are beneficial, useful, useless or down right hazardous. Eating good fats and staying away from bad ones is second only to weight management on the list of healthy nutritional strategies. Join us to learn the types of fats and the kinds of food that will improve your health and help you to lose weight.
Guest Speaker, Tina Annibell, Holistic Nutrition Counselor
December 5, 2008, HSC, Level 2, Room 154, 11:30am-12:30pm
December 8, 2008, Wang, Room 101, 12:00-1:00pm
To Register Call EAP at 632-6085 or email us at eap@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Allison Hinke/Pres
5. And Justice for All- Diversity 101
December 12, 2008 9:00am 3:00pm
This full day program will provide participants with necessary information, resources, and guidance about Federal and State regulations; University policies around issues of discrimination; equal employment opportunity complaint resolution and diversity. It will clarify and communicate the roles, rights and responsibilities of supervisors, managers, employees and the Office of Diversity and Affirmative Action in these matters. The program will review appropriate methods for making referrals, the scope of confidentiality and the policy against retaliation. Through the use of case studies and other interactive exercises, this program will allow participants to explore and discuss dimensions of diversity and inclusion, approaches to managing diversity, the impact of stereotyping and bias in the workplace. Each participant will develop a personal action plan.
Target Audience: All employees, supervisors, managers.
Seats are limited so click below to register now!
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/training/hrclasses.nsf/wc0020
Submitted by: Lillian Valdez/Admin
6. Do you want your meetings to feel more productive... Learn to do this in one hour!
December 17 12:00pm 1:00pm
Traditionally, meetings are an essential method to dealing with issues, crises and operations. Experts tell us, however, that the average professional wastes at least five hours a week in unnecessary meetings. Would you like to make sure the meetings you attend are more productive and focus driven, regardless of your role?
In this workshop, we’ll use common sense models and give a step-by-step approach to planning and conducting M.E.E.T.ings
M ake clearly defined objectives
E xplore options
E ncourage participation & respect
T ake responsibility steps
Key Highlights:
-Define the roles and functions surrounding an effective meeting
-Determine your meetings, purpose/priorities/agenda
-Learn techniques for conducting productive meetings
-Facilitate at an effective level to achieve participation, consensus and action steps
Target Audience: This program is open to all West Campus, South Campus, HSC, Manhattan, and Southampton employees who are responsible for managing meetings
Click below to register now!
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/training/hrclasses.nsf/wcll25
Submitted by: Lillian Valdez/Admin
7. Learn how to effectively take meeting minutes Now!Seats are limited
December 16 9:30am 12:00pm
Is part of your responsibility taking minutes during meetings? Do you find that you are taking down the wrong information or having trouble keeping up? If so, this class is for you. This interactive workshop will help you with the following:
Identify what meeting minutes are and identify why they are important
Develop a system before the meeting so that you can capture the correct information
Correctly record, type and distribute meeting minutes
Target Audience: Open to all West Campus, South Campus, HSC, Manhattan and Southampton. Employees who are responsible for taking meeting minutes
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/training/hrclasses.nsf/wc0026
Submitted by: Lillian Valdez/Admin
05. Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Topics in Oceans and Atmospheric Colloquium Series
Please join us for an Oceans and Atmospheric Colloquium by Richard Seager of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University. His seminar entitled; "The atmosphere-ocean dynamics of North American Drought: From the Medieval period to the greenhouse future Will be presented on Friday, December 5, 2008 at 12:00 noon at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences in Endeavour Hall 120 (South Campus).
Submitted by: Chester Frost/MSRC
2. Biochemistry & Cell Biology Seminar: Thursday, December 4, 2008
You are cordially invited to attend a seminar given by Dr. Orlando Schärer, Associate Professor, Pharmacological Sciences and Chemistry, Stony Brook University, entitled, "Mechanism of Damage Recognition and Dual Incision in Human Nucleotide Excision Repair". It will be held on Thursday, December 4, 2008 in room 038, Life Sciences Building at 4:00pm. Hosted by Dr. Rolf Sternglanz.
Submitted by: Dianna Berger/CAS
3. Departments of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology and Pathology
Dr. Andrew Larner of VCU will be giving his Seminar entitled "Stats in Regulation of Mitochondrial Function" today, Monday 12/1/08 in the Life Sciences Building Room 038 at 12:00 noon. Drs. Nancy Reich and Ute Moll will be hosting Dr. Larner.
Please join us next Monday 12/8/08 as Dr. Joshua Nosanchuk of Albert Einstein College of Medicine will present a seminar hosted by Dr. James Konopka entitled "Immunotherapy for pathogenic fungi, Histoplasma capsulatum experience". This seminar will be held in Life Sciences Room 038 at 12:00 noon.
Submitted by: Carol Brekke/UHMC
4. Small Business Development Center Workshop "Business Basics, Saturday, December 6th 10:00 am - noon
Overview of the basics in getting a business started, and then afterwards you will have the opportunity to meet with one of our NYS Certified Business Advisors - free and confidentially! e-mail lynne.schmidt@sunysb.edu to register. This will be held at the Holiday Inn Express, Stony Brook.
Submitted by: Lynne Schmidt/CEAS
5. Ecology and Evolution Seminar Kicking the Tires on the Allee Effect Consequences for Dynamics, Species Range, and Adaptation
3:30 P.M., Wednesday, December 3, 2008, Life Sciences Building, Room 038. Dr. Nicholas Friedenberg, Department of Ecology & Evolution, Stony Brook University. Host: Dr. Daniel Dykhuizen. If you need a disability-related accommodation, please call: The Department of Ecology and Evolution at (631) 632-8600.
Submitted by: Martha Nolan/CAS
6. Operations Research Seminar: Friday, Dec 12, 12:00: Howard Karloff (AT&T), "On Selecting Nodes for Monitoring A Network"
Operations Research Seminar
Friday, Dec 12, 12:00-1:00
AMS Seminar Room (Math 1-122A).
On Selecting Nodes for Monitoring A Network
Howard Karloff (AT&T Labs)
I will start by discussing a recently proposed scheme for monitoring an ISP's customer's end-to-end performance in a network. To efficiently implement the scheme, one needs to solve a certain Monitor Placement problem, in which one needs to choose a smallest set of "monitoring nodes" to monitor a desired set of "branch nodes." While Monitor Placement is provably hard to solve, even approximately (unless P=NP), we give a fast algorithm called Double Hitting Set which, on our testbed, often finds the exact integral optimum. What's more, it shows how to find a good lower bound on the optimum, proving that Double Hitting Set's output is (usually) very close to the optimum. I will also discuss other algorithms our group
developed for Monitor Placement.
Submitted by: Joseph Mitchell/CEAS
7. Neuroscience Seminar Series
On Thursday, December 4, 2008, at Noon in Room 038 of the Life Sciences Building, the Department of Neurobiology & Behavior will be hosting a Seminar. H. Richard Koerber, Ph.D. , Professor, Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine will be giving a talk on Interfering with Molecular Mechanisms Involved in Chronic Pain.
Host: Lorne Mendell 632-8632
Coffee at 11:45 am
Submitted by: Karen Morse/CAS
8. Webinar: Building a Successful Financial Literacy Program
Thursday December 11, 2008 from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Financial Aid Conference Room 180 Administration Building.
In 2007 Stony Brook began a financial literacy initiative for our students. This webinar will provide us with additional tips and suggestions so that we may enhance this program. Representatives from two higher-learning institutions will share their experience and expertise in leading campus financial literacy initiatives. For Faculty and Staff. If you are interested in getting involved in Financial Literacy programming please join us at this webinar.
For more information contact Barbara.Fletcher@stonybrook.edu or 632-6712
Submitted by: Barbara Fletcher/Prov
06. Hosp/HSC Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Institute for Molecular Cardiology and Department of Physiology and Biophysics Seminar
Thursday, December 4, 2008, at 4:00 p.m.
Ca2+-Activated K+ Channels: Structure, Function and Diseases, Jianmin Cui, Ph.D., Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis
Place: Basic Science Tower, T-5, Room 140
Host: Dr. Ira Cohen
http://www.pnb.sunysb.edu/
Submitted by: Robin Green/UHMC
2. Pharmacology Seminar Notice
Monday, December 1, 2008 at 12:00pm
Ariel Abraham,Graduate Student
Faculty/Student Workshop
Title: Examining The Role of HMGB1 in Embryonic Neural Stem Cell Maintenance, Differentiation, and Survival.
Host: Dr. Emily Chen
Location: BST L8-180(Seminar Room)
http://www.pharm.stonybrook.edu
Submitted by: Rosalind Perdomo-Ayala/UHMC
3. School of Nursing Stony Brook University Annual Nursing Research Day
School Of Nursing, Stony Brook University, Annual Nursing Research Day
Culturally Competent Curriculum, Culturally Competent Care!
March 16, 2009
Posters are being considered for presentation at the noon poster session, posters can be related to cultural competence, improving patient care and/or patient outcomes. If you are interested in submitting an abstract for consideration for the Poster Session please submit your abstract to:
Janet M. Galiczewski, RN, MSN, ANP, CCRN (via email).
Abstract deadline 1/15/2009.
If you have an idea/project that you think you may be able to develop into an abstract suitable for submission please contact Adriann Combs, RN, SBUH Nursing Research Committee for some guidance (via email).
Submitted by: Keisha Butler/UHMC
07. Charitable
1. Family Service League - Holiday Toy Drive
The Stony Brook University VISTA Program is coordinating a service project by partnering with the Family Service League (FSL). The organization identifies issues affecting under-served members of society, mobilizes resources, and designs programs to meet their needs. Parents who are struggling financially have the opportunity to shop, at no cost, for holiday gifts for their children in the FSL’s Holiday Boutique. In an effort to help alleviate the hardships of impoverished community members, Stony Brook community is welcome to support the gift donations that will go to Long Island children who need them the most.
If you are interested in donating gifts to the Boutique, please contact SB VISTA member, Taryn Kutujian, in the Career Center at 631-632-6812 or at tkutujia@notes.cc.sunysb.edu. Academic departments and/or faculty members are encouraged to work together on this project.
Submitted by: Urszula Zalewski/OSA
2. Habitat for Humanity Annual Fund Raising Event Now Underway!
Habitat for Humanity Annual Fund-raiser now underway!
Tickets are now on sale and available through the Office of the Executive Dean;contact either Barbara Adams or Catherine Horgan, HSC level 4, room 225.
The 2008 fundraiser includes amazing prizes such as a fully customizable 5-person hot tub; second prize is 2 round trip economy class airline tickets anywhere in the continental US; third prize is a one night stay for 2 at the East Wind Inn and Spa; and, our fourth prize is restaurant gift certificates worth $100 each to Blackwell's in Wading River and Bliss Restaurant in Setauket.
Tickets this year are $10 each, and only 1000 tickets will be sold, so your chances of winning are excellent!
The drawing will be held on Friday, December 19,2008, so be sure to come by and purchase your tickets before then.
Submitted by: Catherine Horgan/HSC
3. SBU Cat Network Fund-Raiser
Come One Come All! We’re having a Fund-Raiser Raffle for the SBU Cat Network. Tuesday, Dec. 9 from 10:00 - 4:00 in the SAC Lobby. The grand prize is a basket full of gift cards worth more than $400. Several high value supplementary prize packages to be raffled too!
Can't make it? You can buy tickets ahead of time. See our website for more details and ticket prices:
http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/clubs/sbucat/index.php
http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/clubs/sbucat/index.php
Submitted by: Ellen Uffelmann/HSC
4. Faculty & Staff Giving Campaign Launches December 1
This week marks the beginning of the annual "It's About Us" campaign. Now more than ever, Stony Brook University and Medical Center count on you. Give what you can to any one (or more) of the funds established to support students, patients, researchers,
Veterans Home residents, and others here at Stony Brook. For more information, visit www.stonybrook.edu/itsaboutus or call
Stony Brook Advancement at 2-4887.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/itsaboutus
Submitted by: Elizabeth Craz/UAff
08. Culture & Entertainment
1. TellabrAsian: Tellabration 2008: Tales from Asia
The Wang Center puts its own unique flair on Tellebration, an annual celebration of storytelling celebrated all over the world. Join us in our serene Interdenominational Chapel as talented storytellers weave a web of folktales and fairytalesand personal, spiritual, magical, comedic and poignant human stories from and about Asia and Asia America. Featuring: Lorena Doherty Sylvia Khan Ken Corsbie Shirkant Iyer Sunita S. Mukhi Eva Nagase and others. All are welcome. Free Admission.
Saturday, December 6, 3:00 pm, Wang Center
http://www.stonybrook.edu/wang
Submitted by: Jennifer Iacona/Pres
2. Elizabeth Murray Paintings and Prints at Staller Center Gallery
The University Art Gallery in the Staller Center for the Arts is presenting an exhibition of large-scale,shaped canvases, prints, pastels, and watercolors by Elizabeth Murray from November 4 - December 13, 2008. Elizabeth Murray's work has been exhibited and collected world-wide and she was honored with a major retrospective at The Museum of Modern Art in NYC in 2005. Gallery hours are Tuesday - Friday, 12-4pm, and Saturday, 7-9pm. Admission to the gallery is free. For further information, please call 632-7240.
Submitted by: Rhonda Cooper/CAS
3. Timothy Eddy, cello and Gilbert Kalish, piano at Staller Center, Thurs, Dec. 4
Works by Bach, Messiaen, Beethoven as well as Elliott Carter's Sonata for Violincello and Piano. Tickets: $34 with discounts for faculty, staff, students and alumni available. Call 631-632- ARTS [2787].
http://www.stallercenter.com
Submitted by: Julie Greene/CAS
4. The Department Of Theatre Arts Presents J.M. Synge's The Playboy Of The Western World
The Department of Theatre Arts presents the classic Irish comedy The Playboy Of The Western World by J.M. Synge from December 4-14, 2008.
Synge's landmark work, which caused riots during its 1907 premiere at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, takes place in the local public house of a small village in County Mayo. the quiet community is stirred when a stranger arrives with a tantalizing tale of murder.
Tickets are $13 General Admission/ $8 Students with ID.
Performances run Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm.
Call 632-ARTS or stop by the Staller Center box office for tickets.
http://sunysb.edu/theatrearts
Submitted by: Elizabeth Bojsza/CAS
5. Two Center for Italian Studies Events
December 2, Tuesday, 6 pm, Center for Italian Studies Concert of Italian Contemporary Music for the Saxophone.
Presented by visiting musicians from the Trentino Region of Italy Mario Ciaccio, Saxophonist, Simone Miotto, Pianist, and composers of this music will present this performance. Location: Stony Brook University's Tabler Center for Arts, Culture and Humanities. Free and open to the public. All are invited. Call 631-632-7444 for additional information and directions.
December 7, Sunday, 2:30 pm, Center for Italian Studies Screening of the Eduardo DeFilippo Play, Napoli Milionaria (Neapolitian dialogue/no English subtitles).
Commentary (in English) by Professor Mario Mignone, Director, Center for Italian Studies. Location: Stony Brook University's Center for Italian Studies Meeting Hall, Frank Melville Memorial Library, Room E4340. All are invited. Free and open to the public.
Submitted by: Josephine Fusco/CAS
6. La Damnation of Faust, Live from the Met in HD, Staller Center, Sunday, December 7.
Berlioz - La Damnation De Faust
New Production
December 7, 2008, 1 pm (Encore from November 22)
Berlioz’s contemplation of good and evil is interpreted by Robert Lepage, one of theater’s most imaginative directors. Marcello Giordani stars in the title role opposite Susan Graham as Marguerite and John Relyea as Méphistophélès. James Levine conducts this rarely staged masterwork. Tickets: $22; $20 senior citizens with ID on file at Staller Center Box Office; $15 students and children. 631-632-ARTS [2787] or online at stallercenter.com
http://www.stallercenter.com
Submitted by: Julie Greene/CAS
7. Israeli Film Festival
Focus Israel abd the Hillel Foundation for Jewish Life presents: Isreel Nght-
SBU’s 1st Israeli Film Festival
December 3rd and 4th 7:30pm- Wang Center
December 3rd 7:30 PM
The Band’s Visit
Room 301, Wang Center
December 4th 7:30 PM
Kippur
Room 201, Wang Center
followed by a post-film discussion with Dr. Ari Perliger.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science and History of Security from Israel
Contact Joy at 2-6565 for more information
Submitted by: Joy Werner/Admin
8. Campus Lifetime Bookstore Event "Numerology Presentation" by Barbara Franks
On Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 1:00 PM during Campus Lifetime, there will be a Numerology Presentation by Barbara Franks, Assistant Director, Sutra Programs, Teachers Professional Development Institute. Numerology is the belief that a relationship exists between numbers and physical objects or living things. So come and learn more and experience a reading of what your future holds, as time permits.
Submitted by: Deborah DiFranco/FSA
9. Sloan Wainwright Trio, with Lucy Wainwright Roche, with a holiday twist, University Cafe Sunday December 14th 2 PM
Sloan Wainwright’s family tree (brother Loudon, nephew Rufus, nieces Martha and Lucy) is a who’s who of contemporary popular music. Sloan is a compelling performer with a rich contralto voice and an innovative approach to song. Look for unique covers of songs by Dylan and others, Sloan's originals, and songs for the holiday season.(www.sloanwainwright.com)
Lucy Wainwright Roche, Sloan's special guest, is emerging as a major figure on the acoustic music scene with acclaimed festival appearances and two noteworthy CDs to her credit.
Advance sale $20.00 through December 4th at www.universitycafe.org
Tickets at door, if available, $25.00.
Coming Sunday December 14th 2 P.M. - Anthony da Costa and Abbie Gardner
Information for all shows at www.universitycafe.org under "Sunday Street Acoustic Concerts"
http://www.universitycafe.org
Submitted by: Charles Backfish/CAS
09. For-Pay Workshops/Courses
1. Advanced Microsoft Excel: Module II
NCE 314.2 - 2 sessions - Fee: $109
This course, along with the other advanced Excel modules listed, 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
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 E: Mondays, 10am-1pm; December 8 & 15, 2008
Submitted by: Amy Margolies/Prov
2. Lifeguard Training Course
Lifeguard Training Course to be offered
Includes: Lifeguard Training or Waterfront Lifeguarding, First Aid, CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer
Participants must be 15 years old before the end of the course
Recertifications to be offered on the last day
Call 631-632-4318 for more information
Submitted by: Jeffrey Chu/CAS
3. Defensive Driving Program for UUP Members
A NYSUT sponsored Defensive Driving program is being offered on Saturday, January 10, 2008 from 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM in the Wang Center Room 201, for all UUP employees and their immediate family members. Cost is $30 per person, payable in advance. Checks should be made payable to "NYSUT Benefit Trust" and delivered to the UUP office, 104 Old Chemistry, Z=3475. Office hours are Monday thru Friday, 9 am to 3 pm. Receipt of your check reserves your place in class. Participants are usually entitled to a 10% discount on their automotive insurance. Check with your provider. The certificate is good for three years of savings! Contact Corinne Burns at Ext. 2-6570 or cmburns@notes.cc.sunysb.edu for more information.
Submitted by: Corinne Burns/Affl
10. Research
1. Did you know that most people are infected with Oral Herpes?
Volunteer Men and Women Needed.
Confidentiality maintained.
If you are a man or a woman over the age of 18, you may be eligible to participate in a Clinical Research Study at Stony Brook Medical Center. If you qualify, you may receive a topical medication for Oral Herpes at no cost to you.
For more information please contact Andrea Pressley, LPN,CRC at
444-2758
Participants are compensated $25.00 for each visit.
Submitted by: Andrea Pressley/UHMC
2. 18-55 years old and in good health for participation in medical imaging research.
Volunteers needed. Fee paid. 18-55 years old and in good health for participation in medical imaging research. Confidentiality maintained. "Do you like watching cooking shows on TV? Do commercials for yummy treats make you salivate? Wouldn't it be neat to find out what's going on in your brain? Could these food images be driving you to overeat? Help us find out by volunteering for a completely non-invasive brain imaging study. All you have to do is watch videos and let us watch your brain using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)! Transportation provided or mileage reimbursed. For more information, contact nurse recruiter Bud Jayne at 1-888-352-7380".
Submitted by: Diane Ruenes/UHMC
3. 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
4. Study Of HIV+/AIDS And Chromium Picolinate
The General Clinical Research Center at Stony Brook University Hospital is seeking volunteers 18 years of age and older with a diagnosis of HIV+ or AIDS to research the effectiveness of Chromium Picolinate in the treatment of complications of current HIV therapy including insulin resistance, (leading to Diabetes) and possibly body fat distribution (HIV Lipodystrophy). Volunteers are offered compensation up to $1,700 plus transportation expenses. (631) 444-9362 or (631) 444-3740
Submitted by: Diane Ruenes/UHMC
5. Do you have heart failure?
Do you have heart failure and has your doctor recommended dialysis to remove fluid while you’re hospitalized? If so, you may be eligible to participate in a study of your body’s response to fluid removal by ultrafiltration. For further information, please contact the study coordinator study coordinator Elizabeth Maas at 631-444-2031, at the Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy Center.
Submitted by: Diane Ruenes/UHMC
6. Do You Have Osteoarthritis of The Joint at the Base of Your Thumb
You May Be Eligible To Participate In A Clinical Study To Treat This Painful Problem. To Learn More About This Clinical Study, Call: Department Of Orthopaedics @ (631) 444-2215
Submitted by: Diane Ruenes/UHMC
7. Not getting along with your partner
Researchers at Stony Brook University are looking for couples to participate in a relationship behavior survey.
Eligible couples will attend the research lab together for one session, and complete questionnaires and interviews.
Each person will:
1. Be paid $35 for participation ($70 per couple)
2. Recieve relationship feedback (optional)
3. Recieve therapy referrals
You may be eligible if you are married or have been living together for at least one year and aren't getting along with each other.
Call now: (631) 632-7850 (ask for Anita) or email: stonybrook_relationshipstudy@yahoo.com (Include your name and phone number)
Submitted by: Anita Jose/GST
11. Miscellaneous
1. 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
2. Fitness and Nature Walk through the Ashley Schiff Preserve, Wednesdays at 7:30 a.m.
Discover the miles of woodland trails that run through the Stony Brook campus. Every Wednesday morning, Friends of the Ashley Schiff Park Preserve sponsor a fitness and nature study walk, beginning at the trailhead near the traffic circle on Circle Drive. We walk meet every Wednesday at 7:30am, weather permitting. For more information, phone 631-357-3065 or email mcon@optonline.net
http://pbisotopes.ess.sunysb.edu/a-schiff/
Submitted by: Sharon Pavulaan/CEAS
3. Holiday Pottery Sale, Student Union
Holiday Pottery Sale, Student Union
On Tuesday, 12/2 and Wednesday, 12/3 from 9am-4pm, in the Student Union Lobby, The Craft Center will hold its annual fundraising Holiday Pottery Sale. Purchase hand made ceramic ware by students, staff, community members and local artists. Items include raku, vases, teapots, mugs, bowls, plates and more! Registration for spring 2009 classes begins 12/1. Call the Craft Center 632-6822 for a brochure. The Craft Center is located in the Union lower level, room 049.
http://stonybrook.edu/craftcenter
Submitted by: Janice Costanzo/OSA
4. Honorary naming of The Lawrence Alloway Memorial Gallery in the Melville Library
The Department of Art’s graduate student gallery was recently renamed The Lawrence Alloway Memorial Gallery in memory of distinguished and renowned art critic, curator and educator, Lawrence Alloway (1926 1990), who served as Professor of Art at Stony Brook from 1968 1981, founded the department's Art Criticism program, and was always eager to see the work of young artists.
Alloway is an influential, historical figure in the worlds of art and criticism. He was Assistant Director of the Institute of Contemporary Art in London, Senior Curator of the Guggenheim Museum, organized the American Pavilion at the Venice Biennial, and coined the term Pop Art. He worked with Buckminster Fuller at Southern Illinois University, returning to New York to direct the Fine Arts Program at the School of Visual Art.
http://www.art.sunysb.edu/galleries.html
Submitted by: Grady Gerbracht/CAS
5. iPod Holiday Sale at Seawolves MarketPlace
Up to $25 off all iPod's (Touch, Classic, Nano & Shuffle). Visit the Seawolves MarketPlace in the Student Activities Center to take advantage of these great holiday savings!
http://www.sunysb.edu/fsa/images/iPod-holiday.png
Submitted by: Denise Salzman/FSA
6. UUP West Campus Annual Holiday Party
The West Campus Chapter of UUP cordially invites it's members to our Annual Holiday Party on Friday, December 12, 2008 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM in the University Cafe. Spirits and Lite refreshments will be served. There will be live entertaiment by "Jack's Waterfall". A 50/50 will be held to benefit the "Holiday Gift Program". Space is limited - please RSVP no later than December 5, 2008 to Corinne Burns at the UUP Office 2-6570 or cmburns@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Corinne Burns/Affl
7. Environmental Pop Quiz
The Right Answers Can Help Save the Planet
For every two minutes your car is idling, it uses enough fuel to travel
A. a quarter mile B. a half mile C. a mile
The Answer: C. a mile
Each day, Americans waste approximately 3.8 million gallons of gasoline voluntarily by idling their cars.
How you can help: Turn off your car if you’re going to idle for more than one minute.
How Stony Brook is helping: Many University buses have been operating on a biodiesel fuel blend since April 2005.
Submitted by: Glenn Jochum/UAff
8. Play it Safe! The best time to prepare for disasters is before they strike.
The best time to prepare for disasters is before they strike. Emergencies can arise at any time and from various natural or manmade causes. The best way to minimize potential loss and speed up the process of recovery from hurricanes, snowstorms, fires, or terrorist acts is to plan ahead. Know the exit routes from your office, floor and building. Study these in advance. For more information, visit Stonybrook.edu/emergency. Campus Safety. It's everyone's responsibility.
Submitted by: Glenn Jochum/UAff