Campus Announcements for the week of 10/13/2008
Table of Contents
01. Administrative
1. Presidential Search Committee Conducts Forums for the Campus Community on October 14 and November 3
2. Campus Laboratories Must Register with EH&S by November 30th.
3. Life Sciences Stockroom and Tank Gas Program
03. Workshops/Courses/Training
1. Turn Your Learn On: YouTube, iTunes and Other Web Multimedia for Researchers
2. Is Your Computer Working for You?
3. Hospital Lawson Training for October
4. Customer Service - The Disney Way
5. Library Research Skills
6. Incorporating Library Resources into your Courses
7. All Across the Galaxy: Searching Multiple Resources Simultaneously
8. UCSC Genome Browser
9. Managing Your Research Using Endnote: Advanced Endnote
10. Benefits- State and Research
11. Graduate Student Workshop
12. Communicate more Effectively now
13. Taking Meeting Minutes
14. Want to learn how to conduct meetings effectively
15. Learn all you need to know about State Appointments
16. AES and SMRT Training
17. Counseling Process for Superviors of Research Foundation Employees
18. Managing Multiple Priorities
19. FMLA and medical related leaves training for RF and State employees
20. Managing IFR Accounts
04. Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Two Center for Italian Studies Lectures
2. Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Seminar
3. Biochemistry & Cell Biology Seminar: Thursday, October 16, 2008
4. Writers Speak: Herbert Leibowitz, Martin Tucker & Lou Ann Walker at Southampton on October 15
5. Provost's Lecture Series
6. Neuroscience Seminar Series
7. Hans Dam presents: "The evolution of resistance to toxic phytoplankon in copepods"
8. Chemistry Department Seminar
9. Prof. Ian Roxborough on "Counter-Insurgency and the History of the Global State System" (October 16, 12:50, SBS N-320)
10. Ecology & Evolution Seminar - "Phragmites Australis in North America: An Historical & Ecological Perspective of a Successful Plant Invader"
11. Chemistry Research Day
12. Chemistry's 50th Birthday Symposium & Gala
13. The Humanities Institute (Science and Art) presents a talk by Lisa Zunshine of the University of Kentucky
14. The Department of Sociology presents Lynne Segal, University of London (co-sponsored by The Humanities Institute)
05. Hosp/HSC Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Understanding the Biopsychosocial Phenomenon of the Transgender Process
2. School Of Health Technology And Management's 15th Annual Outstanding Alumni Lecture Series and Awards Presentation
3. Laufer Center for Computational Biology and Genome Sciences Seminar Series : Friday, October 17, 2008
4. NIH General Clinical Research Center (GCRC)Department of Medicine Seminar Series
06. Charitable
1. "Little Miracles" Dinner/Fashion Show(to benefit The Sunrise Fund)
2. Wellness for a Cure
3. Cut for a Cure
4. Jump for a Cure
07. Culture & Entertainment
1. Department of Theatre Arts presents Sarah Ruhl's EURYDICE
2. Performance: Hunger on October 23, 2008
3. Herstory Writers Workshop 12th Anniversary Benefit Reading & Gala Buffet
4. Delicious Movement Workshop with Eiko and Koma: October 22, 2008
5. Wellness Expo - October 22, 2008
6. GLS Around the World
7. Marshall Crenshaw ("Someday, Someway") at University Cafe Sunday October 19th 2 PM
08. For-Pay Workshops/Courses
1. Advanced Microsoft Excel: Module II
2. Introduction to Microsoft Excel
3. How to Buy and Sell on eBay
4. Defensive Driving Class Begins 11/13
5. Managing Data with Access
6. Advanced Word Modules I-IV
09. Research
1. Hiring a Part-Time Research Assistant for a Study Promoting Mammography Screening in Chinese American Women
2. Subjects Wanted For A Study Of How Aspirin Affects Platelets
3. Seeking Volunteers With A History Of Asthma
4. Take Part In Clinical Research Studies
5. Are You Obese? Do You Want To Learn More About How Your Metabolism May Put You At Risk For Diabetes?
6. Seeking Volunteers Children, Eight to Eighteen Years of AgeWith a Diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
10. Miscellaneous
1. Fitness and Nature Walk through the Ashley Schiff Preserve, Wednesdays at 7:30 a.m.
2. Estee Lauder Tickets
3. Job and Internship Fair (Business, Communications, Counseling, Gov't, HealthCare, Non-Profit)
4. GLS Around The World - Department participation Needed
5. Holiday Shopping Made Easy at www.shopsbu.com
6. UUP West Campus General Membership Meeting
01. Administrative
1. Presidential Search Committee Conducts Forums for the Campus Community on October 14 and November 3
The Presidential Search Committee invites you to attend any of four forums to share your opinions about the next President of Stony Brook. The purpose of these fums is to better enable search committee members to listen to the campus, so that it may do the best job possible in defining what we all want in our next president.
We will conduct three of the forums on October 14 -
12 - 1 p.m. ---- For Professional and Other Staff/Alumni, in the Wang Center, Lecture Hall 1.
2 - 3 p.m. --- For West campus Faculty, in the Wang Center, Lecture Hall 1.
5 - 6 p.m. --- For East campus Faculty, in the HSC, Lecture Hall 6, Level 3.
On November 3rd, a student forum will be held in the SAC Auditorium, from 1 - 2 p.m.
Submitted by: George Meyer/Pres
2. Campus Laboratories Must Register with EH&S by November 30th.
A new policy for the Registration of Campus Laboratories has been introduced. All labs where hazardous operations take place are required to be registered with the Department of Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) by November 30, 2008. Information on the registration process, who must register, FAQs, access to the database, training sessions scheduled for October 15 (HSC LH2 10:30 AM) October 16 (Wang Center - Rm 201 2PM ) and contacts for questions can be found at the link below.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/ehs/resources/lab_registration.shtml
Submitted by: Robert Holthausen/Admin
3. Life Sciences Stockroom and Tank Gas Program
The Tank Gas Program and the Life Sciences Stockroom will be closed on Election Day,Tuesday, November 4, Veteran's Day, Tuesday, November 11, and Thursday and Friday, November 27 and 28 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Please plan accordingly.
Submitted by: Daryl A. Schiebl/Admin
03. Workshops/Courses/Training
1. Turn Your Learn On: YouTube, iTunes and Other Web Multimedia for Researchers
Sure YouTube is a lot of fun, but have you ever used it for a class presentation or research project? For the arts, sciences and everything in between there are riches of multimedia content available online. Tap into this wealth of resources to include multimedia in your research and classwork. In this workshop learn: how to search for multimedia content online -- including images, video and audio, how to cite online multimedia in your research, how to insert multimedia in a presentation and on Blackboard, web tools for organizing and sharing media content. Wednesday, Oct. 15 @ 1 PM. Register @
http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/
. All workshops take place in classroom A in the Central Reading Room and last about one hour, unless otherwise noted.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm
Submitted by: Fiona Grady/Lib
2. Is Your Computer Working for You?
Small Business Development Center FREE Workshop
October 22 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Speaker: Kevin McCormack, SBDC Business Advisor
LI High Tech Incubator Building Conference Room
To register, e-mail: lynne.schmidt@sunysb.edu
Hints to maximizing your computer's capabilities
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/CEAS/smallbusiness.nsf/pages/events
Submitted by: Lynne Schmidt/CEAS
3. Hospital Lawson Training for October
Lawson Requisition Training Classes will be held on a weekly basis, to see available dates please click on the calendar link:
http://uhmc-iweb1.uhmc.sunysb.edu/lawsonsupport/index_files/Page909.htm
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All classes will be held in the Lawson Training Room #797, Level One, right next to the Blue Elevators. To schedule for any of these classes please contact Michele Thomas, Lawson Support Specialist, Ext. 4-7805. There will be 2 parts covered in these classes, the first half will cover ordering from any of the Storerooms in the Hospital and the second half will cover ordering from an outside Vendor. I suggest that all new hospital employees and/or if you are interested in taking a refresher course, please contact us to attend one of these classes.
Submitted by: Michele Thomas/UHMC
4. Customer Service - The Disney Way
Small Business Development Center FREE Workshop
October 15 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Speaker: Kevin Kelly, President, Big Buzz Communications
LI High Tech Incubator Building Conference Room
To register, e-mail: lynne.schmidt@sunysb.edu
Inside look at the business behind the magic using methods employed by Disney and taught at the Disney Institute
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/CEAS/smallbusiness.nsf/pages/events
Submitted by: Lynne Schmidt/CEAS
5. Library Research Skills
You have a 15 page paper due and don’t know where to begin. In this workshop, learn how to: Get started doing research, narrow your topic, where to look for information (books, articles, and websites), use subject headings and keywords, and evaluate sources and create a bibliography. Monday, Oct. 13 @ 12 PM. Classroom A, 1st Floor, Melville Library.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm
Submitted by: Fiona Grady/Lib
6. Incorporating Library Resources into your Courses
Representatives from Teaching, Learning + Technology, West Campus libraries, and the Health Sciences Library will be on hand to help you incorporate library services into your courses.
At the conclusion of this workshop, you will:
1. Become familiarized with the electronic reserve ("e-reserve") request form.
2. Enroll a library representative into a Blackboard course so they may post e-reserves.
3. View the Library tab in Blackboard.
4. Navigate the Library website and its various databases.
5. Create, copy, and paste a proxied link to an online journal article into Blackboard.
6. Have the opportunity to ask a librarian basic copyright questions.
Register now!
http://www.ic.sunysb.edu/Ic/Classes
Submitted by: Andrea Doherty/DoIT
7. All Across the Galaxy: Searching Multiple Resources Simultaneously
The library's new combined search system, Galaxy, allows you to search up to 50 library resources simultaneously. Learn how to use Galaxy to quickly and effectively locate the information you need. In this workshop, you will: Understand the power of Galaxy as a research and discovery tool, construct effective and productive searches in Galaxy, navigate from citations in Galaxy to the full-text available elsewhere, and email and print information from Galaxy. Tuesday, Oct. 14 @ 7 PM. Classroom A, 1st Floor, Melville Library.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm
Submitted by: Fiona Grady/Lib
8. UCSC Genome Browser
The UCSC Genome Browser searches a large collection of genomes. This workshop will demonstrate how to: Find expression and homology on groups of genes, upload and display genome data sets and map your sequence to the genome. Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 2:30 PM. Location: Classroom A, 1st Floor, Melville Library.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm
Submitted by: Fiona Grady/Lib
9. Managing Your Research Using Endnote: Advanced Endnote
For those who are using EndNote already, but have specific questions, or want to learn how to take advantage of ALL the advanced features and customization options. EndNote Advanced offers: Customize filters and output styles, attaching PDF documents, objects and images, footnotes and figure numbering and creating term lists and a traveling library. Thursday, Oct. 23 @ 5:30 PM. Location: Classroom A, 1st Floor, Melville Library.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/library/services/instruction/workshops.htm
Submitted by: Fiona Grady/Lib
10. Benefits- State and Research
October 22 9:30am 11:30am
The Benefit presentation will give an overview of the benefits offered to State, Research Foundation and Graduate Student employees. It will also include eligibility requirements, what the departments need to know and how to utilize the Benefits program as a tool in recruiting new employees.
Target Audience: VP Coordinators, Departmental Personnel Administrators and anyone who is responsible for HR Administration. HSC/WEST Campus employees only
Click below to register now!
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/training/hrclasses.nsf/wc0004
Submitted by: Lillian Valdez/Admin
11. Graduate Student Workshop
October 21 10:00am 11:30am
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 on West Campus, South Campus, HSC, Manhattan, and Southampton.
Click below to register now!
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/training/hrclasses.nsf/wc0009
Submitted by: Lillian Valdez/Admin
12. Communicate more Effectively now
October 21 9:30am 12:30pm
Would you like to convey your thoughts and feelings clearly and effectively so that they can be heard and understood by others? This course will increase your awareness of communication behaviors and build your confidence and ability in managing workplace and home communications.
Key Highlights:
-Assess the effects of your communication or behavior on others
-Accurately listen to, assess and react to what you hear
-Identify and manage non-verbal messages and its relationship to communication
-Select a style of responding to achieve your communication goals
Target Audience: This program is open to all West Campus, South Campus, HSC, Manhattan, and Southampton employees.
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/training/hrclasses.nsf/wc0023
Submitted by: Lillian Valdez/Admin
13. Taking Meeting Minutes
October 20 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: This program is open to all West Campus, South Campus, HSC, Manhattan, and Southampton employees.
who are responsible for taking meeting minutes
Click below to register now!
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/training/hrclasses.nsf/wc0026
Submitted by: Lillian Valdez/Admin
14. Want to learn how to conduct meetings effectively
October 16 9:30am 12:00pm
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/wc0025
Submitted by: Lillian Valdez/Admin
15. Learn all you need to know about State Appointments
October 15 9:00am 12:00pm
During this three hour session we will cover the following:
-New Hire / Rehire Packages and Appointment Types
-Pay Basis Re-Appointments Documentation and Reports
-Employment Work Authorization and Notification
-Position and Other Changes - Promotion, Reclassification, Title, etc.
-Non-Renew of Term Appointments
-Permanent Appointment Process
-Extra Service Guidelines
-Paperwork Timelines
-Salary Advances
-Performance Program and Compliance
-Adding New Employee Personal Data in PeopleSoft 8.0
-Solar System overview
Target Audience: VP Coordinators, Departmental Personnel Administrators and anyone who is responsible for HR Administration. HSC/WEST Campus employees only
Click below to register now!
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/training/hrclasses.nsf/wc0003
Submitted by: Lillian Valdez/Admin
16. AES and SMRT Training
October 21 9:00am 11:00am
The Budget Office is joining with the Accounting Office to offer a combined training class on the AES and SMRT systems. Users will see demos of the AES (Account Expenditure Summary) and SMRT (SUNY Management Resource Tool) applications.
Are you responsible for the financial management of your department's STATE and IFR accounts? If so, join us for a workshop on understanding your monthly Accounting Expenditure Summary (AES) reports and the use of the SUNY Management Resource Tool (SMRT) web-based application. Learn how to manage your SUNY accounts with these integrated tools that generate account balance, month end, purchase order, payroll summary, and transaction detail reports.
Target Audience:
New users of AES and/or SMRT Applications.
Click below to register now!
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/training/hrclasses.nsf/wc0017
Submitted by: Lillian Valdez/Admin
17. Counseling Process for Superviors of Research Foundation Employees
October 28, 2008 9:00am 12:00pm
This program will provide 1st or 2nd line supervisors and managers, with information regarding the Counseling processes for non-represented Research Foundation employees in the Stony Brook University community. In addition it will provide you with the ability to support the supervisors in your departments who are faced with employee issues requiring counseling.
The session includes:
-How and when to conduct a counseling session
-The difference between a verbal and a written counseling
-How to write a counseling memo
-How to identify problem situations
-How to determine when to counsel an employee and when to seek more severe administrative action
-The roles of the supervisors, the department and employee and labor relations in the process
Target Audience: Supervisors or Managers of Research Foundation employees.
Click below to register now!
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/training/hrclasses.nsf/wc0016
Submitted by: Lillian Valdez/Admin
18. Managing Multiple Priorities
October 29, 2008 9:30am 12:30pm
Description:
Developing your ability to effectively use your time, set goals and focus on priorities while managing simultaneous responsibilities is key. Managing your work day is key to reducing stress as well as accomplishing goals successfully.
Key Highlights:
-Create effective work plans, prioritize competing tasks and plan for each day
-Identify inefficient uses of time and ways to improve or eliminate them
Target Audience: This program is open to all West Campus, South Campus, HSC, Manhattan, and Southampton employees.
Click below to register now!
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/training/hrclasses.nsf/wc0027
Submitted by: Lillian Valdez/Admin
19. FMLA and medical related leaves training for RF and State employees
October 30, 2008 9:30am 12:00pm
What is FMLA? The first half of this workshop will provide participants with an understanding of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), in order to assist them with implementing this Federal Law. The second half of the workshop will address: State Time & Attendance guidelines, coordinating FMLA with other leave entitlements such as Sick Leave at Half Pay or Presidential Sick Leave, and will briefly review Maternity/Paternity Leave & the Leave Donation Program for State employees. The workshop will conclude with a brief overview of FMLA, disability and workers comp for RF employees.
Target Audience: VP Coordinators, Dept Heads, & Managers who are responsible for administering campus policies on West Campus, South Campus, HSC, Manhattan, and Southampton.
Click below to register now!
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/training/hrclasses.nsf/wc0006
Submitted by: Lillian Valdez/Admin
20. Managing IFR Accounts
October 29, 2008 9:00am 12:00pm
This workshop is intended to assist IFR account managers in efficiently budgeting for and managing their IFR programs. We will discuss the financial systems that should be used as resources as well as the rules and regulations that govern these account types.
Target Audience: Personnel responsible for the financial management of their department's IFR accounts.
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/training/hrclasses.nsf/wc0021
Submitted by: Lillian Valdez/Admin
04. Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Two Center for Italian Studies Lectures
October 14, Tuesday, 2:20 p.m.
Lecture by Professor James Magee, University of Delaware. Topic: Parliamentary Democracy Italian Style.
Location: Stony Brook University s Harriman Hall, Room 137. All are invited. Call 631-632-7444 for additional information.
October 15, Wednesday, 4:30 p.m.
Center for Italian Studies Lecture: "Andrea Palladio: Architect for the Ages" by Anita Moskowitz, Chairman, Department of Art, Stony Brook University. This event is offered in recognition of the 500th anniversary of Palladio's birth and his designation as the theme of the October Italian Heritage and Culture Month 2008 celebration. Location: Center for Italian Studies Meeting Room, Frank Melville Memorial Library, Room E4340. All are invited. Free and open to the public.
Submitted by: Josephine Fusco/CAS
2. Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Seminar
Please join us for a seminar by Professor Paul Markowski from the Department of Meteorology, Pennsylvania State University. Professor Markowski's seminar entitled, "Tornadogenesis: Our Current Understanding and Questions to Guide Future Research," will be presented on Wednesday, October 15, 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
3. Biochemistry & Cell Biology Seminar: Thursday, October 16, 2008
You are cordially invited to attend a seminar given by Dr. Peter Baumann, Assistant Investigator, Stowers Insitute for Medical Research, entitled, "Telomeres and Chromosome Dynamics". It will be held on Thursday, October 16, 2008, in room 038, Life Sciences Building at 4:00pm. Hosted by Dr. Wali Karzai.
Submitted by: Dianna Berger/CAS
4. Writers Speak: Herbert Leibowitz, Martin Tucker & Lou Ann Walker at Southampton on October 15
Three literary magazine editors discuss the ins and outs of publishing.
Herbert Leibowitz is founder, publisher and editor of Parnassus: Poetry in Review. Author of the upcoming William Carlos Williams: A Critical Biography, he is Professor Emeritus at the City University of New York.
Editor Martin Tucker is the author of Joseph Conrad, Africa in Modern Literature and Sam Shepard. He’s also the author of three books of poetry, including While There is Time: Penultimate Poems.
Lou Ann Walker, founding editor of The Southampton Review, is the author of the memoir, A Loss for Words. Formerly an editor at Esquire and New York Magazine, her work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine and The New York Times Book
Review.
Wednesday, October 15, 7:00 p.m.
Duke Lecture Hall * Chancellors Hall, Southampton
Free & Open to the Public
Refreshments
MFA in Writing and Literature, 632-5030
southamptonwriters@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Carla Caglioti/Prov
5. Provost's Lecture Series
On Thursday, October 23rd, the Provost’s Lecture Series will host Dr. Nathan S. Lewis, Professor of Chemistry at Caltech. He will speak on Scientific Challenges in Sustainable Energy Technology at 4:00 p.m. in the Student Activities Center Auditorium. Lewis will also speak earlier in the day in honor of the 20th Annual Jacob Bigeleisen Endowed Lecture. His talk on Progress and Challenges in Solar Energy Conversion using Semiconductor/Liquid Junctions will be at noon in the Chemistry Building, Room 412.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/provlec.shtml
Submitted by: Janine Pearce/Prov
6. Neuroscience Seminar Series
On Thursday, October 16, 2008 at Noon in the Pharmacology Seminar Room 180, Basic Science Tower T8, Stony Brook University, the Neurobiology & Behavior Department will be hosting a Seminar. Jeffrey Diamond, PhD, Senior Investigator, NINDS Intramural Research Program, NIH will be speaking about Glutamate transporters regulate transmitter spillover and synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus.
Coffee 11:45
Host Lonnie Wollmuth 632-4186
Submitted by: Karen Morse/CAS
7. Hans Dam presents: "The evolution of resistance to toxic phytoplankon in copepods"
Please join us for an Oceans and Atmospheric Colloquium by Hans Dam of UCONN. His seminar entitled; "The evolution of resistance to toxic phytoplankon in copepods" will be presented on Friday, October 17, 2008 at 12:00 noon at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences in Endeavour Hall 120 (South Campus).
Submitted by: Chester Frost/MSRC
8. Chemistry Department Seminar
On Monday, October 13, 2008 Dr. Adam Best from CSIRO Energy Technology will be holding a seminar entitled, "Ionic Liquids for Lithium Batteries: Challenges and Opportunities"in Room 412 Chemistry Dept. Bldg from 12-2pm
Submitted by: Lizandia Perez/Admin
9. Prof. Ian Roxborough on "Counter-Insurgency and the History of the Global State System" (October 16, 12:50, SBS N-320)
Dear Colleagues,
Please join us to welcome Prof. Ian Roxborough to our second IHSS event of the semester. The workshop will take place on Thursday October 16 at 12:50 in SBS N-320. The paper can be downloaded from
http://www.stonybrook.edu/sociology/ihss/events.shtml
Feel free to distribute this to interested parties. We look forward to another stimulating conversation.
Paul and Daniel
dalevy@ms.cc.sunysb.edu
http://www.stonybrook.edu/sociology/ihss/events.shtml
Submitted by: Daniel Levy/CAS
10. Ecology & Evolution Seminar - "Phragmites Australis in North America: An Historical & Ecological Perspective of a Successful Plant Invader"
3:30 P.M., Wednesday, October 15, 2008, Life Sciences Building, Room 038. Dr. Laura Meyerson, Natural Resources Science, University of Rhode Island. Host: Dr. Dianna Padilla. If you need a disability-related accommodation, please call: The Department of Ecology & Evolution at 631-632-8600.
Submitted by: Martha Nolan/CAS
11. Chemistry Research Day
Chemistry Research Day - A celebration of research at Stony Brook, Friday, October 17, 2008, in the Student Activities Center
Come to the Chemistry Department’s annual Chemistry Research Day. Share in the excitement of chemistry research at Stony Brook as graduate, undergraduate and high school students, as well as postdoctoral fellows and staff scientists affiliated with Stony Brook University and Brookhaven National Laboratory display and discuss their work. Poster Session I (SAC Ballroom A) 10:30 am-12:00 p.m. (even numbered); Lunch(for Registered Symposium Participant, Faculty or Student) from 12:00-1:30 p.m. in SAC Ballroom B; Poster Session II (SAC Ballroom A) 1:30- 3:00 p.m. (odd numbered); Reception (Why Lobby) 3:30-4:00 p.m.; Symposium - short lectures by alumni and faculty (SAC Auditorium) 4-6 PM.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/chemistry/sbchem50
Submitted by: Lizandia Perez/Admin
12. Chemistry's 50th Birthday Symposium & Gala
Celebrating 50 Years of Chemistry at Stony Brook Gala - Friday, Oct. 17, 2008, Student Union Ballroom
Announcement:
The Chemistry Department will celebrate its 50th Anniversary on Friday, October 17, 2008. It will feature a Past, Present and Future theme throughout the day's activities. We hope you will join us for this memorable event, as we mark our semicentennial. For more information and to register please visit our website at
http://www.stonybrook.edu/chemistry/sbchem50
Submitted by: Lizandia Perez/Admin
13. The Humanities Institute (Science and Art) presents a talk by Lisa Zunshine of the University of Kentucky
Tuesday, October 14th 4:30 Humanities 1008
How to Make Us Think That We Know What Other People Think
Lisa Zunshine is a Bush-Holbrook Professor of English at the University of Kentucky and is currently a visiting scholar in the Mind and Development Lab of the Department of Psychology at Yale University.
Seminar Coordinators are: John Lutterbie, Associate Professor, Theatre Arts and Associate Director, Humanities Institute and Dr. E. Ann Kaplan, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Director, Humanities Institute
A reception follows this event - for more information call Ann Berrios at 631 632 9983.
http://sunysb.edu/humanities
Submitted by: Ann Berrios/CAS
14. The Department of Sociology presents Lynne Segal, University of London (co-sponsored by The Humanities Institute)
Wednesday October 15th 12:50PM Humanities 1008
Making Trouble - A Political Memoir
Lynne Segal is Anniversary Professor of Psychology and Gender Studies at Birbeck, University of London.
This event is coordinated by Dr. Michael Kimmel, Sociology and Dr. E. Ann Kaplan, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Director, Humanities Institute. A reception follows the talk.
http://sunysb.edu/humanities
Submitted by: Ann Berrios/CAS
05. Hosp/HSC Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Understanding the Biopsychosocial Phenomenon of the Transgender Process
The Department of Family Medicine Grand Rounds
Presents: Understanding the Biopsychosocial Phenomenon of the Transgender Process
Presented by: Richard Murdocco, PhD, Dept. of Family Medicine
Guest Speaker, Donna Reilly, LMSW
School of Social Welfare
Wednesday,, October 15, 2008
8:00 - 9:30 AM Level 2, L.H.2
Submitted by: Roberta Broska/UHMC
2. School Of Health Technology And Management's 15th Annual Outstanding Alumni Lecture Series and Awards Presentation
Please join us in recognizing five outstanding alumni from the School of Health Technology and Management on Friday, October 17th at 12:00 p.m. in Lecture Hall 2, Level 2, in the HSC. Students, faculty, alumni and staff are welcome to listen to award recipients reflect on their Stony Brook experiences and life achievements. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, please call Lynn Swaim at 444-3621.
Submitted by: Lynn Timko-Swaim/HSC
3. Laufer Center for Computational Biology and Genome Sciences Seminar Series : Friday, October 17, 2008
This Friday, October 17th at 4pm, the Laufer Center is hosting the second seminar in this series. Presenting will be Dr. Stanley Fields, Professor of Genome Sciences and Medicine at the University of Washington, Seattle. The title of his talk is "Footprinting the Genome".
Health Sciences Center, Level 2, Lecture Hall 4.
Submitted by: Pamela Harris/UHMC
4. NIH General Clinical Research Center (GCRC)Department of Medicine Seminar Series
Masked Hypertension: Moving Beyond Clinic Blood Pressure
Joseph E. Schwartz, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science SUNY Stony Brook
Friday, October 17th, 2008
HSC T16 - Room 025
Refreshments begin at 3:45pm
Seminar begins at 4:00pm
Submitted by: Diane Ruenes/UHMC
06. Charitable
1. "Little Miracles" Dinner/Fashion Show(to benefit The Sunrise Fund)
November 19, 2008 (Wednesday) 6:30-10:30 pm
Villa Lombardi's, Holbrook
Tickets $60
Children and young adults who have/ or who are, recovering from cancer are the stars of this fashion show, along with the Stony Brook University Medical Center staff! Help us recognize and celebrate their extraordinary courage as the strut the runway!
Theme for the evening "Super Heroes", raffles and entertainment. Sponsorship packages available. Please call 444-7720.
Submitted by: Jeanne Greenfield/UHMC
2. Wellness for a Cure
Enjoy 3 hours of Yoga, Pilates and Belly Dancing to support our breast cancer patients. $40 for the session. Contact Melissa Boyd at 828-5996. Satya Studio 31 Route 25A Mt Sinai.
Submitted by: Linda Bily/UHMC
3. Cut for a Cure
Support our breast cancer patients by having your hair done at Ntrigue Salon in Port Jefferson or Studio Posh in Levittown on Sunday, October 26. Call 4-4000 for more details.
Submitted by: Linda Bily/UHMC
4. Jump for a Cure
Enjoy a tandem skydive or come out and watch the beautiful parachutes descend while they support our breast cancer patients. Call 4-4000 for more details.
Submitted by: Linda Bily/UHMC
07. Culture & Entertainment
1. Department of Theatre Arts presents Sarah Ruhl's EURYDICE
This contemporary play by one of the hottest and most inventive playwrights in America today is a poetic re-imagining of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth about love, loss, and remembering.
October 16-19, 23-26. Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays at 2 pm with a talkback immediately following the Sunday, October 19th performance.
Tickets are available at the Staller Center box office or by calling 632-ARTS. Tickets are $13 for general admission/faculty/staff and $8 for students.
http://sunysb.edu/theatrearts
Submitted by: Elizabeth Bojsza/CAS
2. Performance: Hunger on October 23, 2008
10/23/08 7 PM, Charles B. Wang Center Theatre
New York-based Japanese contemporary choreographers and dancers Eiko and Koma reunite with their protégés Charian and Peace, two Cambodian visual artists-turned-performers, to explore the visceral subject of hunger. Expanded to a quartet that incorporates Javanese Gamelan music and live painting, Hunger addresses not only our survival but also our essential desires: At any age, we are all hungry for knowledge, innocence, beauty, and intimacy.
Hunger is a Joyce Theater 25th anniversary commission. Co-commissioned by the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis. Produced by Inta, Inc. in association with the Asia Society. Co-sponsored by the Japan Center.
Tickets going fast!
Tickets: $10 for students & seniors; $15 general admission; $25 VIP
To reserve tickets email wangcenter@stonybrook.edu or call 631-632-4400. You can also purchase tickets online using a credit card by going to www.stonybrook.edu/wang
http://www.stonybrook.edu/wang
Submitted by: Jennifer Iacona/Pres
3. Herstory Writers Workshop 12th Anniversary Benefit Reading & Gala Buffet
October 19, 12:30 pm-4:00 pm
Join us as we honor Diane Cohen and the Long Island Fund for Women and Girls. Listen to readings by Herstory's newest writers from our community and prison workshops, as well as our emerging teen writers and members of our Latina homemakers group. Walk among the Chinese zodiac fountains. Enjoy an elegant buffet. For more information, call (631) 676-7395 or visit www.herstorywriters.org
http://www.stonybrook.edu/wang
Submitted by: Jennifer Iacona/Pres
4. Delicious Movement Workshop with Eiko and Koma: October 22, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 12:45 pm to 2:10 pm, Wang Center Chapel
Delicious Movement Workshops are designed for all people who love to move or who want to love to move with delicious feelings. You don't have to be a dancer to enjoy the experience. The workshops are also for actors, poets, musicians, visual artists or anyone interested in developing their creativity.
Free with purchase of ticket to Hunger happening on October 23, otherwise $10.00 for all. Reservations highly recommended. Please reserve your tickets by e-mailing
wangcenter@stonybrook.edu or call (631) 632-4400.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/wang
Submitted by: Jennifer Iacona/Pres
5. Wellness Expo - October 22, 2008
The 2008 Wellness Expo promises to be another highlight of the Fall semester at Stony Brook University. The expo will be taking place in the Student Activities Center, Ballroom A on October 22, 2008 from 11:00 a.m. utill 2:00 p.m. This year there will be some notable new vendors explaining their services as well as some seasoned expo participants. Attendees will have the opportunity to collect numerous giveaways, sample new wellness products, watch various demonstrations, receive treatments and screenings and enter drawings for raffle prizes.
Submitted by: Allison Hinke/Pres
6. GLS Around the World
GLS Around the World, a cultural festival that encompasses Stony Brook University’s diverse community.
This festive event aims to capture the energy of students who are eager to get involved and discover what Stony Brook University has to offer. They will be exposed to art, culture, and history through music, food, and elaborate stage performances from other clubs and organizations. This event is a grand opportunity for your undergraduate academic department, international academic program, or study aboard program to promote your own programs and courses through tabling and/or history readings, poetry readings, or short performances. We will be honored to have your department take part in this grand event and we ask for your participation. Please contact Tyler-Marie Council, President of the Global Studies Council, No later than Thursday, October 16th, Contact Tyler-Marie Council
at: 347/218-3934, Council_tm@yahoo.com
http://www.sunysb.edu/ucolleges/gls/
Submitted by: Michelle Carbone/HSC
7. Marshall Crenshaw ("Someday, Someway") at University Cafe Sunday October 19th 2 PM
Since his Top 40 single, Someday, Someway, burst upon the music scene in 1982, Marshall Crenshaw's music has been a vital part of the American musical landscape and has earned him the reputation as one of the finest songwriters of his (or any) generation, with roots in classic soul music, British invasion songcraft, and Buddy Holly --to whom Crenshaw was often compared in the early days of his career, and whom he portrayed in the 1987 film La Bamba. Crenshaw has also won new audiences with his acclaimed performance at last year's Falcon Ridge Folk Festival.
Advance sale tickets $25.00 at www.universitycafe.org until Thursday
Any remaining tickets at the door $30.00
Information: e mail SundayStreetWUSB@aol.com or call 632-1093
http://www.universitycafe.org
Submitted by: Charles Backfish/CAS
08. 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 D: Wednesdays, 6pm-9pm; October 29 & November 5, 2008
Section E: Mondays, 10am-1pm; December 8 & 15, 2008
Submitted by: Amy Margolies/Prov
2. Introduction to Microsoft Excel
NCE 314 - 5 sessions - Fee: $259
This introductory course demonstrates the power and ease that makes Microsoft Excel the most-widely used spreadsheet application for office and home financial planning. Accountants, office managers, budget managers, even the family financial planner, will benefit from learning the basics of Excel. Topics include: basics of spreadsheet design, entering data, editing, formatting and printing worksheets, and implementing formulae and functions. The course emphasizes hands-on exercises to reinforce lessons.
Prerequisite: Introduction to Windows or equivalent experience.
For a full description of this class, and to register go to SPD Website at
http://www.stonybrook.edu/spd/computer
10% discount for University employees and Students. CSEA LEAP Vouchers accepted
Section E: Mondays, 10am-1pm; October 20 & 27, November 3, 10 & 17, 2008
Submitted by: Amy Margolies/Prov
3. How to Buy and Sell on eBay
NCE 800 * 5 sessions * Fee $389
This comprehensive class will take the student from the introduction to the eBay marketplace all the way to getting paid. You'll learn how to search for products to buy and sell. How to see what's currently "hot" and what's not. How to bid, how to list items for sale, how to take pictures and upload to eBay. How to collect your money and last, how to ship.
This class will be an actual "live" class. We're not just reading books here! Student will be encouraged to actively follow the class materials.
10% discount for University employees, spouses and students, CSEA LEAP Vouchers accepted.
Section A: Tuesdays, 6pm-9pm; October 21 & 28; November 4, 11 & 18, 2008
For registration information visit the SPD Website at www.stonybrook.edu/spd/computer/courses or call (631) 632-7022
Submitted by: Amy Margolies/Prov
4. Defensive Driving Class Begins 11/13
The Empire Safety Council Accident Prevention Workshop which emphasizes traffic safety awareness is proven to reduce both accidents and traffic citations. 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 Thursdays; 11/13 & 11/20, 6:00 pm 9:00 pm. Location: SAC 311. Registration and payment is necessary. Price: $31/student, $35/non-student. When paying by check send TWO checks: One check for $13 (payable to K. O’Brien) and additional check payable to (SBU Craft Center) for either $18/student or $22/non-student fee. Mail to Craft Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3200. Register early to guarantee your spot! For more info about classes and up coming events and pottery sales ask for a brochure by calling the Craft Center 632-6822, Union lower level room 049 or go to the web www.stonybrook.edu/craftcenter.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/craftcenter
Submitted by: Janice Costanzo/OSA
5. Managing Data with Access
NCE 317 - 5 sessions - Fee: $259
This course offers an introduction to the most widely used database management program. An integral and powerful part of the Microsoft Office suite, Access aids budget managers,accountants, and office managers by efficiently organizing customer and inventory nformation. Topics include how to create databases, forms, filters and reports.
Prerequisite: Introduction to Windows or equivalent experience.
For a full description of this class, and to register go to SPD Website at
http://www.stonybrook.edu/spd/computer
For questions call 632-7022
10% discount for University employees, Spouses and Students. CSEA LEAP Vouchers accepted
Section E: Mondays, 1:30pm-4:30pm; October 20 & 27, November 3, 10 & 17, 2008
Submitted by: Amy Margolies/Prov
6. Advanced Word Modules I-IV
The Advanced Word Modules I-IV will cover topics ranging from multiple document management, mail merge, mass mailings, tables and document forms, mailing labels and envelopes, footnotes, document generation, paragraph numbering, and picture and file insertion.
Each Advanced Module is two sessions for three hours each.
For individual module specifics including dates, registration requirements and prices visit our website at www.stonybrook.edu/spd/computer
10% discount for University employees, spouses and students, CSEA LEAP Vouchers accepted.
Submitted by: Amy Margolies/Prov
09. Research
1. Hiring a Part-Time Research Assistant for a Study Promoting Mammography Screening in Chinese American Women
Required qualifications:
-Speak Cantonese or Minnan dialect
-Good interpersonal skills, mature, organized, professional
-Comfortable traveling to New York city for recruitment and interacting with research participants
Desired qualifications:
-Previous research experience
-Interest in breast cancer and cancer screening
If interested, please send a cover letter and resume to: Dr. Anne Moyer, anne.moyer@sunysb.edu
http://www.psychology.sunysb.edu/psychology/index.php?people/faculty/anne_moyer
Submitted by: Anne Moyer/CAS
2. Subjects Wanted For A Study Of How Aspirin Affects Platelets
Seeking healthy males 18 - 60 years of age who are currently not taking aspirin or blood thinners, and who have no history of bleeding problems or stomach ulcers. Subjects will take a regular aspirin each day for one week. Blood draws will occur on three separate visits. Volunteers will be compensated $50.00
Contact: General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) Nurses at (631) 444-1201
Submitted by: Diane Ruenes/UHMC
3. Seeking Volunteers With A History Of Asthma
18 to 65 years of age, 10 years smoke free, taking a steroid inhaler daily for the past 6 months to participate in an 8 week study on the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation on asthma
You will be taught mindfulness meditation techniques such as sitting meditation, body scan meditation, walking meditation
Compensation of up to $100 will be paid upon your completion of this study For further information please call: 631-444-1200
Submitted by: Diane Ruenes/UHMC
4. 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
5. Are You Obese? Do You Want To Learn More About How Your Metabolism May Put You At Risk For Diabetes?
We are Seeking Participants in a Research Study to Investigate Fat and Sugar Metabolism. Obese Men and Women, 25 to 45 Years of Age
You may be compensated up to $1,800 for participating in this study.
Height Weight
62 inches and >165 pounds
63 inches and >170 pounds
64 inches and >175 pounds
65 inches and >180 pounds
66 inches and >186 pounds
67 inches and >191 pounds
68 inches and >197 pounds
69 inches and >203 pounds
70 inches and >209 pounds
71 inches and >215 pounds
72 inches and >221 pounds
73 inches and >227 pounds
74 inches and >234 pounds
75 inches and >240 pounds
76 inches and >246 pounds
This Study is Being Conducted at the General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) at Stony Brook University Medical Center
For more information please call 631-444-3740
Submitted by: Diane Ruenes/UHMC
6. Seeking Volunteers Children, Eight to Eighteen Years of AgeWith a Diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
The Purpose of this Study is to Determine if Drinkable Aloe Vera 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 Kathleen Usmani CPNP at (631) 444- 8115
Submitted by: Diane Ruenes/UHMC
10. Miscellaneous
1. 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
2. Estee Lauder Tickets
Tickets for "Closed Door" Estee Lauder sale is available for Saturday, November 15, 2008, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Contact Mary Gallino in Bursar's Office by e-mail. She is on Notes. Her address is: Mary.Gallino@stonybrook.edu Please give her your name, department number and zip code number and she will mail your tickets to you.
Submitted by: Augusta Kuhn/CEAS
3. Job and Internship Fair (Business, Communications, Counseling, Gov't, HealthCare, Non-Profit)
On 10/15/08 from 12PM-3PM, employers will be on campus to discuss the organizations they represent and available job and internship opportunities. Students may meet representatives, have brief interviews, and leave resumes with a significant number and variety of employers. This Fair will take place in SAC Ballrooms A and B. Students must have a Stony Brook or SUNY ID to enter. To view the most updated list of employers that will be present, log on to ZebraNet at www.stonybrook.edu/career.
Submitted by: Antony Lin/OSA
4. GLS Around The World - Department participation Needed
GLS Around the World, a cultural festival that encompasses Stony Brook University’s diverse community.
This festive event aims to capture the energy of students who are eager to get involved and discover what Stony Brook University has to offer. They will be exposed to art, culture, and history through music, food, and elaborate stage performances from other clubs and organizations. This event is a grand opportunity for your undergraduate academic department, international academic program, or study aboard program to promote your own programs and courses through tabling and/or history readings, poetry readings, or short performances. We will be honored to have your department take part in this grand event and we ask for your participation. Please contact Tyler-Marie Council, President of the Global Studies Council, No later than Thursday, October 16th, Contact Tyler-Marie Council
at: 347/218-3934, Council_tm@yahoo.com
http://www.sunysb.edu/ucolleges/gls/
Submitted by: Michelle Carbone/HSC
5. Holiday Shopping Made Easy at www.shopsbu.com
Fantastic new items for everyone on your list! Check out the kids category for onesies, baby caps, and bibs. Choose holiday ornaments, golf balls, wallets, money clips or planners for stocking stuffers! Lots of new ladies and men's dress shirts and the new Touch of Shimmer line of Stony Brook jewelry is sure to be a hit for any occassion! Need help finding the right gift? Call Auggie Diaz at 632-1462.
http://www.shopsbu.com
Submitted by: Angela Agnello/FSA
6. UUP West Campus General Membership Meeting
The West Campus Chapter of UUP will hold it's Annual Fall General Membership Meeting on Thursday, October 16, 2008 at Noon in the SAC Auditorium. The Statewide Member Benefits Director, Doreen Bango, will present a Benefits Update. Please RSVP to uup@notes.cc.sunysb.edu or call the UUP Office at 2-6570.
Submitted by: Corinne Burns/Affl