Campus Announcements for the week of 04/14/2008
Table of Contents
01. Administrative
1. An Email from RF FundingOpps is a GOOD thing!
2. Call For Nominations: 2nd Annual Commmunity Service Awards Ceremony
03. Workshops/Courses/Training
1. I-9 Training
2. Civil Service in a Nutshell
3. Graduate Student Workshop
4. EAP Lunchtime Learning, Charting Your Own Course
5. Principal Investigator Award Interface (PIAI) Training Session
04. Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Provost's Lecture Series hosting Paul Forman on April 14 and Hans-Peter Plag on April 18, 2008.
2. Provost's Lecture Series - Dahr Jamail - April 24, 2008
3. Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Seminar, 4/16/08
4. EarthStock 2008: Student Exhibition of Environmental Research and Creative Activity
5. Initiative for Historical Social Sciences Workshop. Larry Frohman (History) April 16. 12:50 SBS N-320
6. Chemistry Department Seminar
7. EarthStock 2008: Stony Brook Nobel Laureates Speak Out
8. Small Business Development Center Seminar, April 16th, 9-11:00 am
9. Geosciences Seminar Series
10. Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
11. Biochemistry & Cell Biology Seminar: Thursday, April 17, 2008
12. Ecology and Evolution Seminar"Fossils, Genes and the Origin of Tetrapods"
13. Melville Library Author Series/Center for Italian Studies Book Presentation: "Italy Today" featuring author Mario Mignone, April 17, 4 pm.
14. 1st Clinical Laboratory Sciences Expo
05. Hosp/HSC Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Lauren Ackerman Memorial Lecturein Conjunction with the Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series Lecture
2. NIH General Clinical Research Center (GCRC)Department of Medicine Seminar Series
06. Charitable
1. EarthStock 2008:
Volunteers Needed
07. Culture & Entertainment
1. EarthStock 2008:April 11 April 18
2. Wednesday Walks in the Schiff Preserve
3. Earthstock 2008: Even your old sneakers "still got game"!
4. EarthStock 2008: Culminating Festival, 4/18/08
5. EarthStock 2008: Two Concerts
6. The 15th Annual Child Care Cash Bonanza Win $15,000
7. Department of Campus Recreation Annual Golf Tournament
8. April 1517Who is Asia America? A Series of Performance Art Happenings
9. Guitar virtuoso and master singer-songwriter Jack Williams coming toThe University Cafe Sunday April 27th 2 P.M.
10. Movies at Staller Center - Friday, April 18 "Jellyfish" at 7:00 pm; "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" at 9:00
11. Catch our rising stars: a celebration of student work. SAC Gallery, April 3-18, Reception: April 16, 4-6 pm
12. Electronic Music Concert
13. Sonic Residues Exhibition And Concert At Stony Brook University, April 29Th To May 12Th, 2008
14. Stony Brook Opera to present Chekhov double bill
15. April 22 - Stony Brook Teams With Cody Center & Lacrosse Unlimited To Host Lacrosse forAutism Night
08. For-Pay Workshops/Courses
1. Macromedia Dreamweaver
2. Geriatric Care Management Education and Training Workshops
3. Defensive Driving Program Offered for UUP employees and their immediate family members.
09. Research
1. Take Part In Clinical Research Studies
2. Seeking VolunteersPost-Menopausal Women on Hormone Replacement Therapy
3. We are Seeking Individuals, 25 to 40 Years old to Participate in a Research Study Looking at "Markers of Pre-Diabetes"
4. Not getting along with your partner?
5. Seeking volunteersChildren Eight to Seventeen Years of Age With a Diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
10. Miscellaneous
1. Campus Child Care Available
2. EarthStock 2008: Take the Green pledge!
3. Sell Your Old Furniture or TV or Stereo on the OCH website
4. Summer Camps at Stony Brook 632-4550
5. Seawolves Summer Camps at Stony Brook
6. English Tutoring - FREE!
01. Administrative
1. An Email from RF FundingOpps is a GOOD thing!
If you've wondered how or why you started receiving emails on Mondays from "RF FundingOpps," it's because we're trying to send you funding opportunities specific to your research interests. These weekly email updates will provide you with information about the funding opportunities that match your selected keywords in the SBU Research Interests database. All current SBU faculty and researchers have a profile on this system. Is yours updated? Have you selected your keywords? Visit the link below for information on how to get started.
www.stonybrook.edu/research/researchinterests
Submitted by: Stefanie Massucci/Res
2. Call For Nominations: 2nd Annual Commmunity Service Awards Ceremony
2nd Annual Community Service Award Ceremony
May 7, 2008 12:00PM - 2:00PM
Wang Center, Theater Lobby
Celebrate Stony Brook's commitment to community service! Once again,
we are pleased to recognize members of our University for their significant contribution to the community with the Excellence in Community Service and the Outstanding Community Service Awards.
Please nominate a member (staff/faculty/student) of our campus community. To complete a nomination form, and for complete instructions, go to the Virtual Center for Community Service and Service-Learning at:
http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/communityservice/
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Submission Deadline: April 18, 2008.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/communityservice/
Submitted by: Rachel Levy/OSA
03. Workshops/Courses/Training
1. I-9 Training
April 24, 2008 10:00am 11:00am
This training will provide you with a step-by-step explanation of what the employer must do in order to meet legal and procedural responsibilities associated with the Form I-9. We will focus on how to correct common mistakes and omissions that delay the hiring process, and will provide answers to frequently asked questions regarding documentation.
Target Audience: VP Coordinators, Departmental Personnel Administrators and anyone who is responsible for completing a Form I-9. HSC/WEST Campus employees only
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/training/hrclasses.nsf/wc0008
Submitted by: Lillian Valdez/Admin
2. Civil Service in a Nutshell
April 29, 2008 9:30am 12:30pm
This workshop will help provide you with information about Civil Service list appointments, canvassing lists, transfers, types of appointments, and much more
Target Audience: VP Coordinators, hiring department managers and employees seeking Civil Service list information. HSC/WEST Campus employees only
Click below to register now!
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/training/hrclasses.nsf/wc0008
Submitted by: Lillian Valdez/Admin
3. Graduate Student Workshop
April 30, 2008 10:00am 12:00pm
This training will provide you with a step-by-step explanation of the hiring process, reappointment process, additional supplements, lump sums, summer appointments and required documentation for hiring graduate students. We will also review the form I-9 process as needed.
Target Audience: Graduate Student Coordinators or anyone who must authorize or approve graduate student appointments.
Click below to register now!
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/training/hrclasses.nsf/wc0009
Submitted by: Lillian Valdez/Admin
4. EAP Lunchtime Learning, Charting Your Own Course
Workshop includes, Benefits of Advance Funeral Planning, Sheltering Funds Before Medicaid, New Medicaid Laws Relating to Funeral Trusts, Ten Mistakes to Avoid in Funeral Planning.
Guest Speaker: Peter G. Moloney, Moloney Family Funeral Homes, Inc.
April 16, 2008, 12:00-1:00, Wang Center, Room 102
To register call EAP at 632-6085
http://www.stonybrook.edu/eap
Submitted by: Linda Tatem/Pres
5. Principal Investigator Award Interface (PIAI) Training Session
For Projector Directors who are new to The Research Foundation’s Business System, or staff who’d like a better understanding of the Principal Investigator Award Interface (PIAI), the Office of Grants Management is offering a 90-minute training session. The PIAI application is considered to be a superior and more user friendly information interface for inquiry only access, while Oracle is viewed primarily as a transaction processing system for the administrative departments that handle your financial transactions.
This session will be held on Friday, April 18th in the OVPR Conference Room, W5510 Frank Melville Library from 9:00-10:30 a.m.
To register for one of this session, please send an email to Marie Bilbao in the Office of Grants Management at marie.bilbao@stonybrook.edu
Submitted by: Marie Bilbao/Res
04. Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Provost's Lecture Series hosting Paul Forman on April 14 and Hans-Peter Plag on April 18, 2008.
The Provost's Lecture Series is hosting 2 talks the week of April 14. On Monday, April 14, Paul Forman, curator of the Division of Medicine and Science at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, will give his talk at 4:30 p.m. in the Humanities Building, Room 1006. This lecture is held in conjunction with the Templeton Research Lecture Series. Our second lecture will host Earthstock keynote speaker, Hans-Peter Plag, Research Professor, University of Nevada, Reno. His lecture will be held on Friday evening, April 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the Wang Center Theater.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/provlec.shtml
Submitted by: Janine Pearce/Prov
2. Provost's Lecture Series - Dahr Jamail - April 24, 2008
The Provost's Lecture Series will host Dahr Jamail, Independent Journalist, on April 24 at 4:00 p.m. in the Student Activities Center, Ballroom B.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/provlec.shtml
Submitted by: Janine Pearce/Prov
3. Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Seminar, 4/16/08
Please join us for a seminar by Professor Philip Li-Fan Chu from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University. Professor Chu's seminar entitled, "Recent Advancement in Understanding of Water Wave and Muddy Seafloor Interactions," will be presented on Wednesday, April 16, 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://atmos.msrc.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Gina Gartin/MSRC
4. EarthStock 2008: Student Exhibition of Environmental Research and Creative Activity
Join us for an exhibition of graduate and undergraduate research which will showcase scholarship related to aspects of the environment including, but not limited to:
environmental history
population and cultural issues related to the environment
art, sculpture, dance and music with an environmental theme
ecology and evolution
preservation and conservation of nature
environmental pollution and restoration
environmental medicine and human health
atmospheric science
oceanography and fisheries
earth system science
climate change
EarthStock Keynote Lecture Sustainability: A Mosaic of Many Small Steps in the Right Direction featuring University of Nevada, Reno Professor, Dr. Hans Peter Plag, directly following showcase in Charles B. Wang Center Theater
http://www.stonybrook.edu/earthstock
Submitted by: Jeffrey Barnett/Prov
5. Initiative for Historical Social Sciences Workshop. Larry Frohman (History) April 16. 12:50 SBS N-320
Please join us for our last meeting of the semester.
Weds, April 16, 12:50-2:10 Faculty Workshop
Larry Frohman, Department of History, Stony Brook
"Is the Social Always Disciplinary? Genealogies of Welfare and the Meaning of the Social in Germany, 1830-1930,"
Talk is followed by a reception.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/sociology/ihss/
http://www.stonybrook.edu/sociology/ihss/
Submitted by: Daniel Levy/CAS
6. Chemistry Department Seminar
On Friday, April 18, 2008 Dr. Dane Morgan from University of Wisconsin at Madison will be holding a seminar entitled, "Modeling Pt Surface Area Loss in PEMFCs in Room 412 in the Chemistry Dept. Bldg from 2:00pm - 3:30pm.
Submitted by: Lizandia Perez/Admin
7. EarthStock 2008: Stony Brook Nobel Laureates Speak Out
Nobel Laureates Speak Out: Behind the Workings of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change
Four Stony Brook University Professors served on the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize along with Al Gore. Professors Robert Cess, Edmund Chang, Minghua Zhang, and Marv Geller, from the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), will discuss their research and experience serving on this panel, led by School of Journalism Dean Howad Schneider. Please join us as we recognize their important scholarship & achievements. Reception to follow.
Thursday, April 17 3:30 p.m.
Charles B. Wang Center Lecture Hall 2
http://stonybrook.edu/earthstock
Submitted by: Jeffrey Barnett/Prov
8. Small Business Development Center Seminar, April 16th, 9-11:00 am
Using the art of feng shui in your office environment
Presented by Martha Rohl, Feng Shui Consultant
This workshop will be at the LI High Tech Incubator Conference Room.
To register: call Lynne Schmidt at 29084 or e-mail lynne.schmidt@sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Lynne Schmidt/CEAS
9. Geosciences Seminar Series
On Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 4pm in room 123 of the Earth and Space Sciences (ESS) Building, the Department of Geosciences will be holding their regularly scheduled colloquium. Thursday 4/17/08 Erik Oswald, Division Manager-Integrated Reservoir Performance Prediction Upstream Research Company (Exxon), will be giving the following talk: "Geoscience Research at ExxonMobil: Improving our Prediction of Reservoir Performance".
All are welcome, please join us.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/geosciences
Submitted by: Andrea Illausky/CAS
10. Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Please join us today, April 14,2008 as Dr. Matthew Chapman delivers his Seminar entitled "Protein Misfolding Done Right: The Biogenesis of Bacterial Amyloid" in Room 038 of the Life Sciences Building at 12:00 noon. Dr. David Thanassi is the host.
Submitted by: Carol Brekke/UHMC
11. Biochemistry & Cell Biology Seminar: Thursday, April 17, 2008
You are cordially invited to attend a seminar given by Dr. William J. Lennarz, Distinguished Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, entitled, "Studies on the Synthesis and Degradation of Glycoproteins". It will be held on Tursday, April 17, 2008, in room 038, Life Sciences Building at 4:00pm.
Submitted by: Dianna Berger/CAS
12. Ecology and Evolution Seminar"Fossils, Genes and the Origin of Tetrapods"
3:30 P.M., Wednesday, April 16, 2008, Life Sciences Building, Room 038. Dr. Neil Shubin, Professor, Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago and Provost, Field Museum of Natural History. Host: Dr. Jeffrey Levinton. If you need a disabilty-related accommodation, please call: The Department of Ecology and Evolution at (631) 632-8600.
Submitted by: Donna Digiovanni/CAS
13. Melville Library Author Series/Center for Italian Studies Book Presentation: "Italy Today" featuring author Mario Mignone, April 17, 4 pm.
THURSDAY, April 17 at 4 p.m.
Melville Library Author Series and the Center for Italian Studies Book Presentation:
"Italy Today: Facing the Challenges of the New Millennium" featuring author and Stony Brook Distinguished Service Professor, Mario B. Mignone.
"Italy Today" is a concise narrative of the nation's stunning transformation from the ashes of World War II to the leading economic and cultural power it is today. This book provides insights into the dynamics of Italy's progression from the Second World War, through the anthropologically revolutionary 1970s and '80s, and into the complexities of a post industrial nation. Commentaries by Professor Peter Carravetta, Alfonse D'Amato Chair; Journalist Stefano Vaccara, America OGGI; Dr. Salvatore Rotella, President Emeritus, Riverside Community College, CA.
All are invited. Location: Center for Italian Studies Meeting Room , E 4340 in the Melville Memorial Library. Call 631-632-7444 for additional information.
Submitted by: Josephine Fusco/CAS
14. 1st Clinical Laboratory Sciences Expo
The Clinical Laboratory Sciences Department of Stony Brook University is hosting the 1st annual Lab Expo on May 2, 2008 from 11 AM to 4PM in the Wang Center Theater Lobby. There will be job recruiters, lab vendors, guest lecturers, student research poster presentations and the opportunity to earn free continuing education credits. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information call 631-444-3925.
Submitted by: Patricia Gonzales/HSC
05. Hosp/HSC Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Lauren Ackerman Memorial Lecturein Conjunction with the Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series Lecture
"Systems Biology of Solid Tumors"
John H. Healey, M.D., FACS, Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 4PM
Health Sciences Center
Level 2, Lecture Hall 3
Submitted by: Anne Marie Dusatko/UHMC
2. NIH General Clinical Research Center (GCRC)Department of Medicine Seminar Series
Obesity Prevention and Management: A Case for Combined Public Health and Individual-Based Treatment Strategies
Josephine Connolly Schoonen, PhD, RD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, Director, Dietetic Internship Program, Department of Family Medicine
SUNY Stony Brook
Friday, April 18, 2008
HSC T16 - Room 025
Refreshments begin at 3:45pm
Seminar begins at 4:00pm
Submitted by: Diane Ruenes/UHMC
06. Charitable
1. EarthStock 2008:
Volunteers Needed
EarthStock 2008 is looking for faculty, staff, and student volunteers to help out at the university’s annual and award winning celebration of Earth day. the culmination celebration on Friday, April 18 is a fun day of music, dance, and education about becoming better stewards of the Earth and living sustainability. We need help with setting up and breaking down tables, booths, equipment, etc., and for miscellaneous tasks throughout the day. Shifts are two hours long, starting at 8:00 am and ending at 5:00 pm.
To sign up and for more details about this opportunity, please visit:
http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/earthstock/volunteers.shtml
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A free t-shirt and lunch will be provided for those who sign-up in advance.
http://http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/earthstock/volunteers.shtml
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Submitted by: Jeffrey Barnett/Prov
07. Culture & Entertainment
1. EarthStock 2008:April 11 April 18
Stony Brook University celebrates its fifth annual EARTHSTOCK programming series from April 11-April 18, 2008. Recognized by SUNY as an Outstanding Program," the weeklong EarthStock programming series, which this year will span both Stony Brook and Southampton campuses, continues to integrate course curriculum with experiential and out-of-class learning in order to raise awareness and expand student learning of issues related to sustainability and the environment.
This year’s programming features include:
Recognition of Stony Brook Nobel Laureates
Exhibition of Student Research
Sustainability Symposium
Student Parliamentary Debates
Faculty Lecture on Biodiversity, Impact of Climate Change
Discussion Panel on the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change
Slide Shows and Films
Lunch and Learn: Environemtnal Toxins & Breast Cancer
Music and Renewable Rock Concerts
Involvement from regional high schools
100 Exhibitors and Vendors
Rubber Duck Races down stony brook
http://www.stonybrook.edu/earthstock
Submitted by: Jeffrey Barnett/Prov
2. Wednesday Walks in the Schiff Preserve
Discover the miles of woodland trails that run through the Stony Brook campus. Every Wednesday morning, Friends of the Ashley Schiff Park Preserve sponsor this "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: Mary La Corte/Admin
3. Earthstock 2008: Even your old sneakers "still got game"!
Bring your old sneakers to the Environmental Stewardship display table at Earthstock on April 18 and receive a free raffle ticket for a chance to win a mountain bike. Nike's Reuse-A-Shoe program takes worn-out athletic shoes of any brand and recycles them into material used in sports surfaces like basketball courts, athletic fields, and playgrounds for young people around the world. Requirements: athletic shoes only, no cleats or metal, no dress shoes, no damp or wet shoes.
http://ws.cc.stonybrook.edu/sb/earthstock/schedule.shtml
Submitted by: Donna Diaz/Admin
4. EarthStock 2008: Culminating Festival, 4/18/08
Stony Brook University celebrates its fifth annual EARTHSTOCK programming series culminating with the large, recognizable festival on the academic mall on Friday, April 18. Events features include:
Over 100 Educational Displays and Exhibitors, 10:00am-3:00pm
Music and dance on two stages, 11:30am-3:00pm
Rubber Duck Races down "stony brook," 2:30pm
Free Ice Cream Social, 2:45pm
Concert on the Staller Green, 3:00pm
Exhibition of Student Research, 6:30pm
Keynote/Provost Lecture, 7:30pm
Closing Concert, 9:30pm
www.stonybrook.edu/earthstock
Submitted by: Jeffrey Barnett/Prov
5. EarthStock 2008: Two Concerts
*Concert on the Green
In celebration of the Earth-Stock 2008 educational programming and festivities, join us for the popular sounds of "Peat Moss & the Fertilizer's" on the Staller Green.
Friday, April 18
Staller Terraces/Green
3:00pm
*Closing Concert - University Cafe
In celebration of the EarthStock 2008 programming and festivities, join us for the acoustic sounds of Jack’s Waterfall.
Friday, April 18
University Cafe
9:30pm
http://www.stonybrook.edu/earthstock
Submitted by: Jeffrey Barnett/Prov
6. The 15th Annual Child Care Cash Bonanza Win $15,000
Stony Brook Child Care will hold it's 15th annual Child Care Cash Bonanza on Thursday, May 1st, 2008 at the Student Activity Center. Tickets are $50.00 each and they may be purchased at the child care center or at the Bursar's Office. A ticket admits two adults for an International coffee, tea and dessert extravaganza. For more information, please call 632-6930 or 632-KIDS.
Submitted by: Patricia Birbiglia/Affl
7. Department of Campus Recreation Annual Golf Tournament
The Department of Campus Recreation will be holding its' Annual Golf Tournament on Friday, May 2nd @ 12:00pm at the Heatherwood Golf Club in Centereach. Tournament begins at 12:00pm with a shotgun start. The tournament format is best ball, with team low gross, longest drive and closest to pin awards given out. It is open to all students, faculty, staff and alumni of the University. Each foursome will be allowed one guest player who is not affiliated with the university. Cost, which includes shotgun start, green fees, cart and lunch, is $68.00 per person for faculty/staff/graduate student/alumni/guest and $50.00 per person for undergraduate students.
The registration deadline is Monday, April 21, 2008.
For more information, please call 632-4145
http://studentaffairs.stonybrook.edu/rec/special_events.shtml
Submitted by: Marie Turchiano/CAS
8. April 1517Who is Asia America? A Series of Performance Art Happenings
Through ritual and conceptual performances, human tableaus and sculptures, and live art the Wang Center comes alive with a plethora of performance art "happenings" that explore and explode the complexity, wealth, diversity, humor, and nuanced musings about Asian American identity, history, and cultures. Curated by Sunita S. Mukhi, Veronica Pena, and Jennifer Iacona.
http://www.sunysb.edu/wang
Submitted by: Jennifer Iacona/Pres
9. Guitar virtuoso and master singer-songwriter Jack Williams coming toThe University Cafe Sunday April 27th 2 P.M.
"Jack and his music are an American treasure," said Mickey Newbury, who Jack accompanied for many years as his guitarist. William's eclectic approach, reminiscent of Ry Cooder, draws upon folk, blues, country and jazz to create a distinctive style. His forthcoming CD,
Don't Look Back, demonstrates William's ease in a host of genres.
Peter Yarrow called Williams "the best guitar player I've ever heard" and audiences at the major folk festivals have created a strong word of mouth for this unique and powerful performer.
Advance sale now at www.universitycafe.org until April 24th. at the reduced rate of $17.00, without any service charge.
Coming Sunday May 4th at 2 P.M. - Garnet Rogers
Also, Saturday, May 24th at 7:30 P.M. - Bob Dylan's 67th Birthday celebration with The Kennedys, Pat Wictor, and Johnny Cuomo
Information via www.universitycafe.org or by e mail: sundaystreetwusb@aol.com
http://www.universitycafe.org
Submitted by: Charles Backfish/CAS
10. Movies at Staller Center - Friday, April 18 "Jellyfish" at 7:00 pm; "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" at 9:00
Tickets for each movie $7; $5 students and seniors. www.stallercenter.com or call 631-632-ARTS
"Jellyfish" - in Hebrew with subtitles, co-directed by Etgar Keret and Shira Geffen. Cleverly stylized drama set in Tel Aviv. With Sara Adler. Unrated.
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" - In English and French with subtitles. Directed by Julian Schnabel. True account of a fashion editor immobilized from a stroke. With Mathieu Amalric as Bauby. Rated PG-13.
http://stallercenter.com
Submitted by: Julie Greene/CAS
11. Catch our rising stars: a celebration of student work. SAC Gallery, April 3-18, Reception: April 16, 4-6 pm
Featuring work of 46 undergraduate artists. Exhibition Coordinator: Professor Nobuho Nagasawa, Art Dept. Sponsored by Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities (URECA) and featured as part of the SSK Student Arts Festival.
http://ws.cc.stonybrook.edu/sb/artsfest/index.shtml
Submitted by: Karen Kernan/Prov
12. Electronic Music Concert
Sonic Spring: Tuesday, April 15, 2008, 8 p.m. Recital Hall Staller Center for the Arts. (free event)
Featuring new fixed & interactive electro-acoustic music, digital art, virtuoso live performance. Works by Ricardo Gallo, Aaron Brandes, Robert Dow, Adrian Moore, Margaret Schedel.
Pre-concert Lecture, Tuesday, April 15, 2008, 4p.m., Music Department, lecture room 3317, Staller Center for the Arts. With SBU faculty composer Margaret Schedel (Co-Director of Computer Music; faculty, cDACT: consortium for digital art, culture and technology) and guest composers Robert Dow (University of Edinburgh, Scotland) and Adrian Moore (Director, University of Sheffield Sound Studios, UK).
Presented by Professor Daria Semegen, Director, Electronic Music Studio; Andrew Nittoli, Technical Director; Department of Music, SBU.
Submitted by: Daria Semegen/CAS
13. Sonic Residues Exhibition And Concert At Stony Brook University, April 29Th To May 12Th, 2008
The Sonic Residues Festival will be concerned with residual sound as a medium of artistic expression encompassing performance, sculpture, phonography, experimental notation, and installation. Our festival will synergistically combine a concert performance, a gallery exhibit, a series of portable media works, and provocative lectures as mediums of access to sonic residues. The Sonic Residues Exhibition will take place in the Student Activities Center Art Gallery at Stony Brook University from April 29th to May 12th, 2008. The Sonic Residues Concert will take place in the Wang Center Theatre at Stony Brook University on May 12 at 7:30. For further information, please contact Sean Connolly at (631) 632-1056 or sonicresidues@gmail.com.
www.sonicresidues.net
Submitted by: Sean Connolly/CAS
14. Stony Brook Opera to present Chekhov double bill
On Friday, April 25, 2008 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 27 at 2 p.m. Stony Brook Opera will present its final production for the season on the Main Stage of the Staller Center for the Arts. This will be a full production of two one-act operas based on Chekhov, by two of America's foremost living opera composers: Dominick Argento's comic opera The Boor, and Lee Hoiby's tragedy The Scarf. Timothy Long will conduct the cast and the Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra, and Jennifer Griesbach is the stage director, with sets and lighting designed by Maruti Evans, and costumes by Sidney Shannon. There is a free pre-opera lecture in the Recital Hall one hour before each performance. Tickets $24 general and $12 students and seniors are available at the Staller Center Box Office: (631) 632-ARTS
http://www.stallercenter.com
Submitted by: David Lawton/CAS
15. April 22 - Stony Brook Teams With Cody Center & Lacrosse Unlimited To Host Lacrosse forAutism Night
The Stony Brook men's and women's lacrosse team will host local rival Hofstra on April 22.
The games will have even more meaning this year as the Stony Brook Athletics Department has announced that the event will also be the inaugural Suffolk County Lacrosse for Autism night. Stony Brook Athletics will team with Lacrosse Unlimited, Inc. and the Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities for the event that will donate a portion of the proceeds from ticket sales to the Cody Center. Everything will begin with the women taking the field beginning at 4:00 p.m. followed by the men at 7:00 p.m. with both games taking place in LaValle Stadium. Tickets and event information are available at www.goseawolves.org, www.lax4autism.com, Stony Brook Ticket office, Lacrosse Unlimited retail locations and www.lacrosseunlimited.com.
http://goseawolves.cstv.com/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/040308aaa.html
Submitted by: Robert Emmerich/Pres
08. For-Pay Workshops/Courses
1. Macromedia Dreamweaver
Dreamweaver is the industry-standard website development software, supporting sophisticated functions such as JavaScript, Dynamic HTML, and CSS. This course will cover topics such as basic page creation, layout tables, frames v. no frames, how to edit HTML, internal FTP capabilities, templates, and how to manage workflow. Prerequisite: Introduction to Windows or the basic computing skills as described to our self-test.
Required Text: Macromedia Dreamweaver MX for Windows and Macintosh: A Visual Quickstart Guide by J. Tarin Towers, Cost of text is not included in the course fee. Students must bring textbook to the first class meeting.
Section A: Monday, 6:00-9:00 pm, April 21 & 28; May 5, 12 & 19; June 2, 9, 16 & 23, 2008.
10% discount University employees and students, CSEA LEAP Vouchers accepted
For more information visit our website at www.stonybrook.edu/spd/computer or call 632-7022
Submitted by: Amy Margolies/Prov
2. Geriatric Care Management Education and Training Workshops
The Schools of Social Welfare and Nursing at Stony Brook University are sponsoring four Geriatric Care Management Education and Training Workshops at the Long Island State Veterans Home at Stony Brook University from May 5th through 8th, 2008. The workshop titles are: (1) New Profile of Aging (2) Elder Law, Ethics, Finance and Housing (3) Family Relationships and Changing Care Needs (4) Health & Wellness. These workshops are designed for social workers, nurses, attorneys, paralegals, health professionals, senior advocates and those who work with older adults in government agencies.
The tuition for each individual workshop is $100. However, those who participate in all four workshops receive a $100 discount ($300 for all four workshops) and will be awarded a Certificate of Achievement in Geriatric Care Management.
For additional information, call 631/444-3142 or email Mamie Gladden at Mgladden@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Thomas Cassidy/HSC
3. Defensive Driving Program Offered for UUP employees and their immediate family members.
A NYSUT sponsored Defensive Driving program is being offered on Saturday, May 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 $25 per person. 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. 26570 or cmburns@notes.cc.sunysb.edu for more information.
Submitted by: Corinne Burns/Affl
09. Research
1. Take Part In Clinical Research Studies
Inquire about Clinical Research Studies. Call Albert Ruenes at (631) 499-8697 or email aruenes@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.
Submitted by: Diane Ruenes/UHMC
2. Seeking VolunteersPost-Menopausal Women on Hormone Replacement Therapy
50-65 years of age for participation in MRI Imaging Research
Volunteers should be healthy and not have any metal or electronic implants Call 631-344-3614
Confidentiality Maintained
Submitted by: Diane Ruenes/UHMC
3. We are Seeking Individuals, 25 to 40 Years old to Participate in a Research Study Looking at "Markers of Pre-Diabetes"
We are Seeking Individuals, Both Men and Women, 25 to 40 Years of Age to Participate in a Research Study Looking at "Markers of Pre-Diabetes" in Overweight People
This Study is Being Conducted at the General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) at Stony Brook University Hospital.
Participants Will be Compensated up to $750.00
For More Information, Please Contact Teresa Hunt-Goncalves @ 631-444-9362
Submitted by: Diane Ruenes/UHMC
4. Not getting along with your partner?
Researchers at Stony Brook University are looking for married or cohbiting 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 be paid $35 for participation ($70 per couple)
You may be eligible if you are married or have been living together for at least one year and aren't getting along with your partner or have been arguing frequently.
Call now: (631) 632-7850 (ask for Anita)
Submitted by: Anita Jose/GST
5. Seeking volunteersChildren Eight to Seventeen Years of Age With a Diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
The Purpose of this Study is to Determine if Drinkable Aloe Vera Gel will Decrease Symptoms of IBS in Children
It is Important to Explore Simple, Relatively Non-Toxic Therapeutic Options for this Condition Which can be Difficult to Treat
For Further Information Please Contact
Kathy Usmani at (631) 444-8115
Submitted by: Diane Ruenes/UHMC
10. 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 and a 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. EarthStock 2008: Take the Green pledge!
Make a promise to yourself, your future and to humanity to help reduce waste and energy in helping to create a sustainable future. Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to make an enduring commitment to reduce their environmental footprint and formally commit to a lifetime of environmental awareness by taking the green pledge online.
https://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/OSA/earthstockforms.nsf/signup
Submitted by: Jeffrey Barnett/Prov
3. Sell Your Old Furniture or TV or Stereo on the OCH website
The Off Campus Housing website allows you to post items you would like to sell to students. This service is free of charge.
Go to
http://och.vpsa.sunysb.edu/
If you have an item that a student could use for their first apartment, sell it online today!
http://och.vpsa.sunysb.edu/
Submitted by: Angela Agnello/FSA
4. Summer Camps at Stony Brook 632-4550
Think of the warm days of summer, ice cream and children giggling! Our Summer Day Camp combines a special mixture of recreational and educational activities for children between the ages of 5-12. Join us in an adventurous camp experience that will mesmerize your child! Tuition includes provision of a camp T-shirt, as well as a hot lunch and snack each day. A 10% discount on tuition is given to all Stony Brook staff members. Register before March 15th to receive an additional 5% savings.
Open Houses are all located in the Sports Complex on Saturday mornings from 9AM to 12PM, for the following dates: March 15th, April 12th, May17th, 2008.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/summercamps
Submitted by: Janice Maggio/Pres
5. Seawolves Summer Camps at Stony Brook
Stony Brook Athletics provides quality overnight or full day sport programs directed by NCAA Division I college coaches. Each camper is given the opportunity to receive instruction from the top college players in the game today. The Seawolves sports camps are tailored to campers of all skill levels and abilities so that children have the opportunity to progress at their own rate. We offer Baseball, Softball, Boys Lacrosse, Millon Lacrosse, Boys Soccer, Boys Basketball, Football, Girls Basketball, Girls Lacrosse, Girls Soccer, Strength and Conditioning, Tennis, and Volleyball Camp. Please call for our brochures or visit our website. Open Houses are all located in the Sports Complex on Saturday mornings from 9AM to 12PM for the following dates: March 15th, April 12th, and May 17th, 2008.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/summercamps
Submitted by: Janice Maggio/Pres
6. English Tutoring - FREE!
Improve your English Speaking skills, or Reading and Writing Skills. Free service! You will work with a volunteer tutor in meeting your goals right here on Campus or in the Hospital. Contact The Stony Brook Adult Literacy Center, Cindy Brodsky, e-mail Cindy.Brodsky@stonybrook.edu.
Submitted by: Cindy Brodsky/UHMC