Campus Announcements for the week of 07/14/2008
Table of Contents
01. Administrative
1. Ride Sharing
2. Staples Link Office Supply On-Line System
3. IRS Mileage Rates Increase
4. Announcing Direct Deposit Option for Employee Advances/Reimbursements made through Research Foundation Accounts Payable
03. Workshops/Courses/Training
1. And Justice for All/ Diversity 101
2. Register for Lotus Notes training now before classes fill up!
3. Learn Lotus Notes while sitting in at your desk in your air conditioned office!
04. Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Annual Pollock-Krasner Lecture July 20 at Stony Brook Southampton
2. Archives and Affects July 18 and July 19, Stony Brook Manhattan
3. The Faculty Director lectures - All faculty and staff are invited.
05. Hosp/HSC Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Department of Physiology and Biophysics Seminar
06. Charitable
1. Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund’s Annual Celebrity Golf Outing
07. Culture & Entertainment
1. 13th Annual Stony Brook Film Festival begins Thursday night, July 17. Tickets and info:www.stonybrookfilmfestival.com or 631-632-ARTS [2787].
2. Summer Basketball Camps at Stony Brook University
3. Stony Brook Soccer Nights
4. Music at Southampton - Sustainable Treasures Concert SeriesJoel Frahm and Friends
08. For-Pay Workshops/Courses
1. After Capture workshop
2. Beaded Jewelry Class
3. Advanced Microsoft Excel: Module II
4. Defensive Driving Class
09. Research
1. Not getting along with your partner?
2. Did you know that most people are infected with Oral Herpes?
3. Seeking Volunteers 18 years or older with the diagnosis of metastatic cancer
4. Volunteers Wanted For A Research Study of an investigational drug for genital warts.
5. BNL (Brookhaven National Laboratory)Volunteers needed for participation in medical imaging research. Fee paid.
6. Do You Have Heart Failure?
7. Pediatric Infectious Diseases
8. Do You Have Painful Arthritis At The Base Of The Thumb?
10. Miscellaneous
1. Campus Child Care Available
2. Camp Academies at Stony Brook632-4550
3. New ~ Southampton Summer Camps632-4933
01. Administrative
1. Ride Sharing
As part of its ongoing effort to address constituency concerns, Stony Brook University wishes to advise the University community about a voluntary on-line ride sharing program. This program is supported by Long Island Transportation Management Inc., and is designed to save money, ease daily commuting and reduce traffic congestion.
NuRide is a ride network where participants can plan trips on-line and get rewarded for riding together. According to the program literature (www.nuride.com), membership is free, there are no usage commitments and participants earn reward points from sponsors for every trip taken, whether the service is used 1 day a month or 5 days a week.
Other options are detailed on Long Island Transportation Management's website, and may be better suited to your individual needs.
Participation in any program of this nature is entirely voluntary. The University makes no representations or warranties about your fellow riders or participant satisfaction
Submitted by: Lynn A. Davis/Admin
2. Staples Link Office Supply On-Line System
Faculty and staff members are reminded that the purchase of furniture through the Staples Link Office Supply On-line System, as contracted by the New York State Office of General Services, is strictly prohibited. All furniture orders must be submitted to the Procurement Office for best price sourcing.
Faculty and staff members are also reminded of their obligation to obtain best pricing, not most convenient ordering, when procuring goods from all vendors, including the Staples Link Office Supply On-Line System.
The Procurement Office is open every weekday from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM to assist you with your best priced order needs for all goods and services.
Submitted by: Alfred Di Venuto/Admin
3. IRS Mileage Rates Increase
The IRS has released new mileage rates effective July 1, 2008 for the second half of 2008. This applies to all Research Foundation, Stony Brook Foundation and State business travel. The reimbursment rate will be 58.5 cents per mile.
*For Research Foundation only, the mileage rate for moving expenses has increased from 19 cents to 27 cents per mile.
Submitted by: Porshia Russell/Admin
4. Announcing Direct Deposit Option for Employee Advances/Reimbursements made through Research Foundation Accounts Payable
The Research Foundation is pleased to announce the new ACH disbursement program, otherwise known as direct deposit, for the payment of travel advances and reimbursements. Any staff person requesting direct deposit for these types of payments must, according to Federal regulations, complete the ACH Payment Enrollment Form
The instructions and ACH Payment Enrollment Form can be found on the website below.
Please contact Porshia Russell @ 2-6019 with any further questions
//https://portal.rfsuny.org/portal/page/portal/Accounts_Payable/Forms2/Alternate%20Payment%20Methods/ACH%20Payment%20Enrollment%20Form.pdf
Submitted by: Porshia Russell/Admin
03. Workshops/Courses/Training
1. And Justice for All/ Diversity 101
July 23, 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
2. Register for Lotus Notes training now before classes fill up!
Click here to go to our website, read the classroom training descriptions and register for the classes that you need. While your at the Training page don't forget to access the online training materials.
http://clientsupport.stonybrook.edu/public/notes/notestraining/index.shtml
Submitted by: Kim Rant/DoIT
3. Learn Lotus Notes while sitting in at your desk in your air conditioned office!
Click here to go to our website and check out our online training materials.
http://clientsupport.stonybrook.edu/public/notes/notestraining/index.shtml
Submitted by: Kim Rant/DoIT
04. Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Annual Pollock-Krasner Lecture July 20 at Stony Brook Southampton
Annual Pollock-Krasner Lecture at Stony Brook Southampton
Sunday, July 20 at 5 p.m.
Duke Lecture Hall, Chancellors Hall, Stony Brook Southampton, 239 Montauk Highway, Southampton, in conjunction with the Southampton Writers Conference
Tickets $10 / $5 members, at the door. A reception and book signing will follow
Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith
"Jackson Pollock and Vincent van Gogh: The Right Artist at the Right Time"
Steven Woodward Naifeh and Gregory White Smith have written 18 books together, including four New York Times bestsellers. Their "Jackson Pollock: An American Saga" won the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for biography and was a National Book Award finalist. In 2000, it was the basis for the Academy Award-winning motion picture, "Pollock." They are currently at work on a biography of Vincent Van Gogh.
http://www.pkhouse.org
Submitted by: Helen Harrison/UAff
2. Archives and Affects July 18 and July 19, Stony Brook Manhattan
Archives and Affects: International and Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Cultural Studies
Stony Brook Manhattan, 401 Park Avenue South (28th Street Entrance)
Friday, July 18, 2008, 2:00-5:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 19, 2008, 2:00-5:00 p.m.
This two-day conference, presented by the Humanities Institute at Stony Brook, will bring together North American and Latin American scholars to examine the concept of the archive and its role in comparative humanistic studies in the Americas. The speakers will also consider how affects are culturally produced and disseminated globally through literature, film, the media and popular culture in general.
Speakers will include Marisa Belausteguigoitia, Nattie Golubov, Victoria Hesford, Lucia Melgar, Eduardo Mendieta, Ricardo Ortiz, Simon Ortiz, Rodrigo Parrini, Adrian Perez Melgosa and Gabriela Schwab.
The conference was co-organized by E. Ann Kaplan, Director, The Humanities Institute at Stony Brook, and Katherine Sugg, Central Connecticut State University.
http://sunysb.edu/humanities
Submitted by: Ann Berrios/CAS
3. The Faculty Director lectures - All faculty and staff are invited.
Friday, July 18 from 11:00am to 12:00pm. Charles B. Wang Center, Meeting Room 301.
Finding Grist and Inspiration for the Next Pedagogical Innovation, by Toru Iiyoshi, Ph.D., Senior Scholar and Director of the Knowledge Media Laboratory, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Rethinking and improving your teaching and your student’s learning can be an intellectually stimulating and rewarding journey, but where and how can you find useful pedagogical ideas and resources for this endeavor? Furthermore, once you have succeeded in your transformational effort, how can you quickly share that experience and process with your departmental and institutional colleagues and beyond so that they can learn from and build on your scholarly work on innovative teaching?
http://web.mit.edu/oeit/resources/archives/Iiyoshi-crosstalk.html
Submitted by: Theresa Ogazon/DoIT
05. Hosp/HSC Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Department of Physiology and Biophysics Seminar
Monday, July 14, 2008, at 12 noon
"Atrial Selective Sodium Channel Blockers as a Novel Strategy for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation", Dr.Charles Antzelevitch, Executive Director and Director of Research, Gordon K. Moe Scholar, Professor of Pharmacology, Masonic Medical Research Laboratory
Place: Basic Science Tower, T-5, Room 140
Hosts: Dr. David Brown and Dr. Peter Brink
http://www.pnb.sunysb.edu/
Submitted by: Robin Green/UHMC
06. Charitable
1. Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund’s Annual Celebrity Golf Outing
The Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund’s Annual Celebrity Golf Outing will take place on Monday, July 21 at the Nissequogue Golf Club. The festivities begin at 10:30 AM with Registration and Brunch followed by a shotgun start at 12:30 PM. The reception and awards dinner will begin at 5:30 PM. All monies raised from this event funds outstanding research and researchers at the Stony Brook University Medical Center. To date, the Fund has awarded more than 67 research grants totaling in excess of $3.3 million. For more information regarding sponsorships or golf registration go to our web site at
http://www.findacure.org/
or call 631-444-4300.
Submitted by: Victoria Irwin/UHMC
07. Culture & Entertainment
1. 13th Annual Stony Brook Film Festival begins Thursday night, July 17. Tickets and info:www.stonybrookfilmfestival.com or 631-632-ARTS [2787].
Enjoy new independent films from all over the world. Opening night's "Emotional
Arithmetic," directed by Paolo Barzman, stars Susan Sarandon, Gabriel Byrne, Christopher
Plummer, Roy Dupuis and Max Von Sydow. Read about all the films, both shorts and
features, at www.stonybrookfilmfestival.com. Film passes: $65 includes
Passholder/Filmmaker Reception on Saturday, July 19 from 5:30-6:30 in the University Art
Gallery. Opening Night Party and Closing Night Awards Reception tickets are available:
$20 each for passholders, $25 each for non-passholders.
http://www.stonybrookfilmfestival.com
Submitted by: Julie Greene/CAS
2. Summer Basketball Camps at Stony Brook University
Steve Pikiell and the entire Stony Brook Men's Basketall Staff is running 4 sessions of basketball camp this summer for boys and girls ages 8-16. These four weeks are "Session I" Monday June 30-Friday July 3(There will be no camp Friday July 4th), "Session II" Monday July 7-Friday July 11, "Session III" Monday July 21-Friday July 25 and "Session IV" Monday July 28-Friday August 1st. All 4 sessions will run 9 am to 4 pm. The cost of Session I will be $250 and the cost of Sessions II and II and IV will be $300. Any Stony Brook employee will be entitled to a discount. If anyone is interested please contact Dan Rickard at 632-4498 or by email daniel.rickard@stonybrook.edu.
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ston/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mbb-08-camp-1.pdf
Submitted by: Daniel Rickard/Pres
3. Stony Brook Soccer Nights
Wednesday nights are now officially Stony Brook Soccer Nights. If anyone is interested in playing soccer and would like to play with the SBUMC Soccer Team that played in the Campus Intramural Soccer league, come on out on Wednesday nights as we want to continue playing just for fun and would like to get as many people from the hospital and main campus as we can get. Please feel free to bring friends, family, and your co-workers. This really is just for fun and exercise so if you don't know how to play or haven't played in years don't worry about it. If you are interested and would like more information please contact David Harris in the Hospital CQI Department at 4-4710 or via Lotus Notes.
Submitted by: David Harris/UHMC
4. Music at Southampton - Sustainable Treasures Concert SeriesJoel Frahm and Friends
Join us Thursday, July 17 for the second of the series.
Joel Frahm and Friends -- Ben Ratiff of The New York Times says jazz tenor saxophonist
Frahm "sounds supremely comfortable. Frahm's recent CD, We Used to Dance, has won
widespread acclaim.
Concert takes place at 8:00 pm in the Avram Theater at Stony Brook Southampton. For more
information visit stonybrook.edu/treasures or call 631-632-8000.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/treasures
Submitted by: Karen Keeley/UAff
08. For-Pay Workshops/Courses
1. After Capture workshop
This 2 part workshop will take students through the steps of importing, image adjusting, printing and emailing. From start to finish see how subtle adjustments can make an OK picture into a great picture and once you have your picture, see what the possibilities for post production can be. Discussions will include importance of file size, importing methods, selecting paper, printing and finally how to back up your images. Two Tuesdays; 7/22 & 7/29; 6:00 pm 8:00 pm. $40/student, $55/non-student; Union lower level room 062. Pre registration is required. Other classes are also available! For a full brochure and information, contact The Craft Center, Student Union room 049, 631-632-6822, email us craftcenter@notes.cc.sunysb.edu, or look at our website www.stonybrook.edu/craftcenter
Submitted by: Jenny Labonte/GST
2. Beaded Jewelry Class
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 to instructor at class. Wednesday, 7/30, 5:45 pm 8:15 pm $30/student, $38/non-student; Union Lower-Level Studio 081. Pre registration is required. Other classes are also available! For a full brochure and information, contact The Craft Center, Student Union room 049, 631-632-6822, email us craftcenter@notes.cc.sunysb.edu, or look at our website www.stonybrook.edu/craftcenter
Submitted by: Jenny Labonte/GST
3. 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 C: Mondays, 1:30pm-4:30pm; July 28 & August 4, 2008
http://www.stonybrook.edu/spd/computer
Submitted by: Amy Margolies/Prov
4. Defensive Driving Class
The Empire Safety Council Accident Prevention Workshop which emphasizes traffic safety awareness is 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; 7/09 & 7/16, 5:30 pm 8:30 pm, $31/student, $35/non-student. Pre registration is required. Other classes are also available! For a full brochure and information, contact The Craft Center, Student Union room 049, 631-632-6822, email us craftcenter@notes.cc.sunysb.edu, or look at our website www.stonybrook.edu/craftcenter
Submitted by: Jenny Labonte/GST
09. Research
1. 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 be paid $35 for participation ($70 per couple) AND will recieve referrals for therapy.
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)
or email: stonybrook_relationshipstudy@yahoo.com (Include your name and phone number)
Submitted by: Anita Jose/GST
2. 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
3. Seeking Volunteers 18 years or older with the diagnosis of metastatic cancer
to participate in 5 week study to determine if using propranolol ( beta blocker) and etodolac (Non steroidal anti inflammatory) in combination can decrease muscle loss, weight loss, and loss of appetite associated with metastatic cancer, as well as, improve overall quality of life. Volunteers will be compensated for time and travel. For More Information, Please Call 631-261-4400 ext 7168 and 5903
to participate in 5 week study to determine if using propranolol ( beta blocker) and etodolac (Non steroidal anti inflammatory) in combination can decrease muscle loss, weight loss, and loss of appetite associated with metastatic cancer, as well as, improve overall quality of life. Volunteers will be compensated for time and travel. For More Information, Please Call 631-261-4400 ext 7168 and 5903
Submitted by: Diane Ruenes/UHMC
4. Volunteers Wanted For A Research Study of an investigational drug for genital warts.
Do you have Genital Warts?
You may be eligible to join a clinical research study of an investigational drug for genital warts.
Convenient, once-a-day ointment application.
Requirements:
Men and women 18-50 years old.
Must not be pregnant or breastfeeding.
Qualified participants will receive study drug, medical exams and laboratory tests related to the study.
All study related visits and study drug are provided at no cost to eligible participant.
For more information, please call Andrea Pressley, LPN,CRC Department of OB/GYN at 444-2758
Submitted by: Andrea Pressley/UHMC
5. BNL (Brookhaven National Laboratory)Volunteers needed for participation in medical imaging research. 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
6. 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
7. Pediatric Infectious Diseases
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Division offers a variety of clinical trials consisting of new medications or combinations of medications for the treatment of HIV infected children, adolescents, pregnant women and uninfected HIV children of HIV infected mothers. Confidentially is maintained. Medication and appointments are free of charge. Subjects are compensated for their time and travel. For information call Dr. Sharon Nachman at (631) 444-7692
Submitted by: Diane Ruenes/UHMC
8. Do You Have Painful Arthritis At The Base Of The Thumb?
Seeking volunteers for a research study on an injection therapy to help with painful arthritis at the base of the thumb.
If you are interested in learning more about the study, please call the Department of Orthopaedics, 631 444-2215
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, 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. Camp Academies at Stony Brook632-4550
Its not to late to sign up ~ We now offer Camp Academies for children entering Kindergarten though grade 11 in the Fall 2008. Our special Camp Academies are designed to satisfy our campers with an interest in Art, Chess, Chess/Medical, Computers, GBA - Video Game Builders, Athletic/Medical, Acting, Sciences and Reading. These programs will run for one-week intervals during the summer. The camper will receive instructional activities relating to his or her chosen topic. A hot lunch and snack will also be provided. Call for our brochure or visit our website.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/summercamps
Submitted by: Janice Maggio/Pres
3. New ~ Southampton Summer Camps632-4933
Stony Brook Southampton is proud to announce a new camp program for children between the ages of 8 to 13 on the picturesque 82 acre campus. The camp offers a variety of athletic activities to fill your child’s day with exercise and adventure. Campers can choose either a half-day or full day for one, two, three or four weeks’ duration. Each day includes a healthy hot lunch. Call for our brochure.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/summercamps
Submitted by: Janice Maggio/Pres