Campus Announcements for the week of 04/21/2008
Table of Contents
01. Administrative
1. Time to renew library material
03. Workshops/Courses/Training
1. Lawson Hospital Training for April and May
2. RefWorks: Buy, Sell or Hold?
3. Graduate Student Workshop (GA/TA)
4. Join us for Lotus Notes training this week!
5. HeartSaver CPR w/ AED Certification
6. Business Writing Basics
04. Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Ocean And Atmospheric Colloquium, April 25, 2008
2. Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Seminar, 4/23/08
3. Biochemistry & Cell Biology Seminar: Thursday, April 24, 2008
4. Geosciences Seminar Series
5. Provost's Lecture Series - Dahr Jamail - April 24, 2008
6. Provost's Lecture Series hosting Martin Marty on April 28 and Michael Grodin on April 30, 2008.
7. Neuroscience Seminar Series
8. President's Lecture Series - Steven K. Galson, Acting Surgeon General - May 1, 2008
9. Ecology and Evolution Seminar"Constructing the Tree of Life from Sequences: What Can a Hundred Billion Nucleotides Tell Us?
10. Hillel Foundation for Jewish Life: A Celebration of Israel at 60
11. James Johnson Sweeney conference at Stony Brook Manhattan, April 25.
12. Asian Studies Lecture Series, Laurie Patton, Emory University: "Women, Hindu Identity, and Sanskrit in Contemporary India"
13. SUNY Conference on Writing, April 25-26
14. The Gender Illiminati: Facing and Overcoming Post-Stonewall Roadblocks to LGBTI Liberation, April 23, 6:30PM, Old Chem. 118
15. 1st Clinical Laboratory Sciences Expo
05. Hosp/HSC Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Hip and Knee Pain Seminar
06. Charitable
1. 3rd Annual Cody Walk - Sunday, April 27
2. Lacrosse for Autism benefiting the Cody Center - April 22, at 7:00pm at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
3. Golf Outing to benefit Habitat for Humanity
4. Meals2Heal - Show Your Support for Children in Madgascar
07. Culture & Entertainment
1. The Cody Comedy Festival - May 14, 2008
2. The 15th Annual Child Care Cash Bonanza Win $15,000
3. Join us for Red Hot Revelry as we celebrate our 50 Anniversary!
4. Who is Asia America? A Series of Performance Art Happenings
5. Stony Brook Opera to present Chekhov double bill
6. Contemporary Asian Architecture & the Wang Center: Tribute for Wang's Architect PH Tuan
7. 7th Annual Alumni Golf Classic May 12
8. "The Shape of Water" Film Screening, April 23, 12:50-2:10, Old Chem. 118
9. Garnet Rogers, outstanding guitarist and vocalist from Canada, to perform at The University Cafe Sunday May 4 2 P.M.
08. For-Pay Workshops/Courses
1. Geriatric Care Management Education and Training Workshops
2. Defensive Driving Program Offered for UUP employees and their immediate family members.
3. The Chautauqua 2008 Short Courses for College and University Faculty
4. Introduction to Microsoft Excel
5. Managing Data with Access
09. Research
1. Did you know that most people are infected with Oral Herpes?Volunteer Men and Women needed.Confidentiality maintained.
2. How well do Your Lungs Work?
3. Effect of Pioglitazone on the course of new onset Type I Diabetes
4. Study of HIV+/AIDS and Chromium Picolinate
5. Seeking Volunteers with Cystic Fibrosis
6. Seeking Volunteers With A History Of Asthma
7. Crack or cocaine problems?
8. Brookhaven National LaboratoryRelationship Conflict Study
9. Not getting along with your partner?
10. Miscellaneous
1. Free Oral Cancer Screening
2. Summer Camps at Stony Brook 632-4550
3. Camp Academies at Stony Brook 632-4550
4. Estee Lauder Special Invitation Warehouse Sale
5. Health Sciences Library Extended Exam Hours
6. Administrative Assistant Part Time (20 Hrs.)Temporary (6-8 Months)
01. Administrative
1. Time to renew library material
Faculty, Management Confidential, Emeritus and Professional staff who currently have borrowed library material due May 20, 2007, from the Main, Music and/or the Science/Engineering Library, are urged to renew at this time. The new due date will be December 23, 2008. Items already renewed 3 times, must be returned and may then be checked out again.
For information on how to renew online via STARS/OPAC, please go to the URL.
To renew in person, please present your ID card to service desk staff. It is not necessary to bring the material into the library in order to have them renewed. Overdue material can not be renewed. There are no phone renewals. Thank you.
https://magellan.cc.sunysb.edu/F/FTUCNRKR92H9PU9RJTJ46BCKPRH3QAVREYXVE1DBI71I18NQ7L-61505?func=file&file_name=login-session
Submitted by: David Weiner/Lib
03. Workshops/Courses/Training
1. Lawson Hospital Training for April and May
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
2. RefWorks: Buy, Sell or Hold?
Please join the West Campus librarians for an exploration and discussion of RefWorks, the web-based citation management tool currently on trial through the library. This is not an instruction or presentation; the library is providing a space for the university community to get together and help us evaluate the usefulness of the tool. Classroom A in the Melville Library will be open for an hour on the following dates for those who would like to investigate what the tool has to offer and share their thoughts.
Thursday, April 17, 10 am
Thursday, April 24, 10 am
Thursday, May 1, 10 am
You can also let us know what you think of RefWorks by email at Janet.clarke@stonybrook.edu.
For more information on RefWorks please see
http://melvillelibrary.blogspot.com/2008/04/refworks-buy-sell-or-hold.html
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http://melvillelibrary.blogspot.com/2008/04/refworks-buy-sell-or-hold.html
Submitted by: Fiona Grady/Lib
3. Graduate Student Workshop (GA/TA)
April 30, 2008 10:00am12:00pm
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.
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/training/hrclasses.nsf/wc0009
Submitted by: Lillian Valdez/Admin
4. Join us for Lotus Notes training this week!
April 23 learn how to create mailing groups in your Personal Address Book. April 24 learn everything you need to know about email. Click here to register
http://clientsupport.stonybrook.edu/public/notes/notestraining/index.shtml
Submitted by: Kim Rant/DoIT
5. HeartSaver CPR w/ AED Certification
May 7, 2008 9:00am 12:00pm
Learn basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) on the adult victim; chain of survival, recognition of cardiac emergencies. This is a certification course - Cost $10 for Card from American Heart Association.
Click below to register now!
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/training/hrclasses.nsf/wc0018
Submitted by: Lillian Valdez/Admin
6. Business Writing Basics
May 6, 2008 9:30am-12:30pm
Would you like to write memos that are clear, concise and worded appropriately? This workshop provides you with basic skills for tackling many writing tasks and communicating to your readers what they need to know. You’ll streamline your writing process and save time by focusing on what to write instead of how to write it!
Topics Covered:
-Organizing your thoughts to generate content
-Rid your writing of "fluff"
-Using appropriate tone
-Basic grammar goofs
Target Audience: This class is intended for entry level HSC/West Campus employees only.
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/training/hrclasses.nsf/wc0030
Submitted by: Lillian Valdez/Admin
04. Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Ocean And Atmospheric Colloquium, April 25, 2008
Professor Francis Juanes from the University of Massachusetts will present a seminar entitled,:" Atlantic salmon conservation: life history flexibility, genetic variability, and climate change" at 12 noon on April 25, 2008. The seminar will take place at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences(SoMAS), South Campus, in the Endeavour Hall 120. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, please call 631-632-8781
http://http://http://www.somas.stonybrook.edu/news.oac.html
Submitted by: Katerina Panagiotakopoulou/MSRC
2. Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Seminar, 4/23/08
Please join us for a seminar by Professor V. Ramanathan from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego. Professor Ramanathan's seminar entitled, "Atmospheric Brown Clouds and Global Warming: A Double Threat for Asia?," will be presented on Wednesday, April 23, 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, April 24, 2008
You are cordially invited to attend a seminar given by Dr. Bernard Epel, Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, Tel Aviv University, entitled, "Surfing on the ER: Tobacco mosaic virus spread is by diffusion of a MP-vRNATMV complex in the lipid milieu of the DT and is regulated in part by viral replicase". It will be held on Thursday, April 24, 2008, in room 038, Life Sciences Building at 4:00p.m. Hosted by Dr. Vitaly Citovsky.
Submitted by: Dianna Berger/CAS
4. Geosciences Seminar Series
On Thursday, April 24, 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 4/24/08 Massimo Pigliucci, Stony Brook University, will be giving the following talk: "Making Sense of Evolution: The Conceptual Foundations of Evolutionary Biology".
All are welcome, please join us.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/geosciences
Submitted by: Andrea Illausky/CAS
5. 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
6. Provost's Lecture Series hosting Martin Marty on April 28 and Michael Grodin on April 30, 2008.
The Provost's Lecture Series is hosting 2 talks the week of April 28. On Monday, April 28, Martin Marty, the Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago Divinity School, will give his talk at 4:30 p.m. in the Humanities Building, Room 1006. Our second lecture will host Michael Grodin, Professor of Health Law, Bioethics and Human Rights,at Boston University. Dr. Grodin's lecture will be held on Wednesday, April 30, at 4:00 p.m. in Room 145 of the Engineering Building.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/provlec.shtml
Submitted by: Janine Pearce/Prov
7. Neuroscience Seminar Series
On Thursday, April 24, at Noon in room 038,of the Life Sciences Building, the Neurobiology & Behavior Department will be holding a Seminar. James Surmeier, PhD, Department of Physiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL will be giving a talk on "Calcium, homeostatic plasticity and Parkinsons disease."
Host: Lorne Mendell 632-8632
Submitted by: Karen Morse/CAS
8. President's Lecture Series - Steven K. Galson, Acting Surgeon General - May 1, 2008
The Spring 2008 President's Lecture Series is hosting Rear Admiral Steven K. Galson, Stony Brook University alumnus and Acting Surgeon General. Dr. Galson will present his lecture,
"Healthy Youth for a Healthy Future" on Thursday, May 1st, at 4:00 p.m. in the Health Sciences Center, Lecture Hall 1. Reception to follow in the HSC Galleria, Level 3.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/preslecture
Submitted by: Karen Keeley/UAff
9. Ecology and Evolution Seminar"Constructing the Tree of Life from Sequences: What Can a Hundred Billion Nucleotides Tell Us?
3:30 P.M., Wednesday, April 23, 2008, Life Sciences Building, Room 038. Dr. Michael Sanderson, Departmenet of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson. Host: Dr. Geeta Bharathan.
If you need a disability-related accommodation, please call the Department of Ecology and Evolution at (631) 632-8600.
Submitted by: Donna Digiovanni/CAS
10. Hillel Foundation for Jewish Life: A Celebration of Israel at 60
Featured Speaker: Dr. Ruth Gruber; Photojournalist, Author, Humanitarian and Government Official. 2008 Esteemed Facutly Member Award: Dr. Esther Arkin; Applied Mathematics. 2008 Esteemed Student Award: Ilan Shvarts, '10. Followed by an Israeli reception with food, vendors and music. Thursday, May 8th, 3:30 PM. Charles B. Wang Center
http://www.stonybrook.edu/hillel
Submitted by: Jill Zucker/Affl
11. James Johnson Sweeney conference at Stony Brook Manhattan, April 25.
The annual Pollock-Krasner / Stony Brook conference, "The Poetry of Vision: James Johnson Sweeney and the Twilight of Modernism," will be held on Friday, April 25 at Stony Brook Manhattan.
Organized by Ciaran Bennett, a Dublin-based art critic and the 2007 Pollock-Krasner / Stony Brook Research Fellow, the conference will address Sweeney's influential career as a museum director, curator and critic in the United States and Ireland. The speakers are Ciaran Bennett, Brenda Moore-McCann, Maureen E. Mulvihill, Raymund Ryan, Lorraine A. Stuart, and Karole P.B. Vail.
The conference is free for SBU students, faculty and staff, but pre-registration is required.Please call 631-324-4929 for more information.
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/CAS/pkhouse.nsf/pages/calendar#conf
Submitted by: Helen Harrison/UAff
12. Asian Studies Lecture Series, Laurie Patton, Emory University: "Women, Hindu Identity, and Sanskrit in Contemporary India"
The Department of Asian and Asian American Studies Colloquium Series presents a talk:
"Women, Hindu Identity, and Sanskrit in Contemporary India"
Laurie L. Patton, Charles Howard Candler Professor and Professor of Early Indian Religions, Emory University
Monday, April 28, 4 PM - 5:30 PM, Wang Center Room 201
Submitted by: Andrew Nicholson/CAS
13. SUNY Conference on Writing, April 25-26
Featured Speaker (April 26, 10 am SAC): Sondra Perl,Professor of English and Urban Education, The Graduate Center and Lehman College, CUNY; author of "On Austrian Soil: Teaching Those I Was Taught to Hate" (2005) and "Writing True: The Art and Craft of Creative Nonfiction" (2006). The talk is open to all; attendance at the full conference requires payment of registration fee.
http://www.sunysb.edu/writrhet/colloquia.shtml
Submitted by: Patricia Belanoff/CAS
14. The Gender Illiminati: Facing and Overcoming Post-Stonewall Roadblocks to LGBTI Liberation, April 23, 6:30PM, Old Chem. 118
Will discuss hard-hitting issues which have been often ignored and sometimes actually covered up. These will include but not be limited to: religious/political extremism against LGBTI people, government-sponsored and conducted discrimination, psychiatric pathologization of trans/intersex/LGB people, the medicalization of transgender and intersex, nonconsensual medical interventions on intersex children, medical infiltration of the intersex movement by eugenicists and gender-based violence. Will then talk about where to go from knowing about such issues. This will include discussing options people can do in way of solutions. And since the personal is political there will be the oppurtunity to share personal stories of experiences as activists on these issues.
Submitted by: Anita Halasz/CAS
15. 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. Hip and Knee Pain Seminar
Seminar will include diagrams of the hip and knee with discussion of their normal anatomy, what can go wrong in either joint such as tendonitis, bursitis, synovitis, meniscal tears and osteoarthritis. Signs and symptoms of a problem, how to get a good diagnosis e.g., how to give a good history, x-rays with examples and the physical exam and what it tells us. Treatments for various problems are discussed including, diet, nutrition, exercise, medication, arthroscopy and hip and knee replacement surgery. There is also a question and answer period.
To sign up for the seminar call Health Connect at 444-4000.
Seminar is Free.
Seminar date/time/location: 4/24/08 9am @ 14 Technology Drive, Suite 1 in the Education Center.
Submitted by: Maria Juvan/UHMC
06. Charitable
1. 3rd Annual Cody Walk - Sunday, April 27
We're making great strides ... so can you. For more information and to register on-line vist the Cody Center website.
http://www.codycenter.org
Submitted by: Lisa-Beth Platania/HSC
2. Lacrosse for Autism benefiting the Cody Center - April 22, at 7:00pm at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
The Lacrosse for Autism match is scheduled between SBU Seawolves vs. Hofstra University Pride. Tickets and event information are available on www.lax4autism.com, and at Stony Brook Athletics Ticket office. For more information visit the Cody Center website.
http://www.lax4autism.com
Submitted by: Lisa-Beth Platania/HSC
3. Golf Outing to benefit Habitat for Humanity
Join us on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at the Hamlet Willow Creek in Mt. Sinai, NY as we honor Stony Brook University President Shirley Strum Kenny. Choose from two tee times, 7:30 am and 12:30 pm. For registration and sponsorship information contact Catherine.Horgan@stonybrook.edu
Submitted by: Catherine Horgan/HSC
4. Meals2Heal - Show Your Support for Children in Madgascar
The Madagascar Ankizy Fund (MAF) and the Graduate Program of Public Health invite you to skip an unhealthy snack/meal to improve your health while helping children affected by dental problems in remote areas of Madagascar. The Meal2Heal Fundraiser asks that you donate the amount equivalent to the price of the snack/meal skipped to the MAF Smile a Day Oral Health Education Program.
Donations can be dropped off until Friday, May 9th in participating departments campus-wide, or continuously by check or credit card. For a list of participating departments, visit the fundraiser website: www.meals2heal.webs.com.
Children and adolescents in the serviced areas have an average of 3 teeth extracted and 2 cavities filled. Your donation will help purchase education materials for elementary schools in the region as well as fund an oral health training session for elementary school teachers.
Misaotra Betsaka (Thank you in Malagasy)
http://www.meals2heal.webs.com
Submitted by: Samia Omar/GST
07. Culture & Entertainment
1. The Cody Comedy Festival - May 14, 2008
To benefit the Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities at Stony Brook University.
Funny Bone Reception 5:30 to 8:00 pm at the Charles B. Wang Center, Tickets $150, includes admission to comedy show. Other sponsorship packages are available.
Comedy Show 8:30 to 10:30 pm at the Staller Center for the Arts, Tickets $25.
Please join us before the Comedy Show for a VIP sit-down dinner at the Wang Center. While enjoying this elegant pre-show event, an array of silent and live auction prizes will be on display for your bidding pleasure.
The Comedy Show features three of the best comedians on the comedy circuit:
Eddie Brill, Tom Cotter and Joe DeVito.
The Funny Bone Reception and the Comedy show are open to the public, please call 632.4466, or e-mail SBUH-HSC_Events@notes.cc.sunysb.edu. to purchase sponsorship packages or tickets.
Submitted by: Margaret Melzer/HSC
2. 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
3. Join us for Red Hot Revelry as we celebrate our 50 Anniversary!
Come celebrate with us on Wednesday, April 30 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm on the Academic Mall. Live performances by the bands Big Shot and All Star. Free food, music and many more surprises. Wear Red to show your Stony Brook spirit and pride.
Transportation from the hospital's parking garage departs at 3:45.
Submitted by: Karen Keeley/UAff
4. Who is Asia America? A Series of Performance Art Happenings
Wednesday, April 23, 1 pm, reception to follow - free!, Wang Center
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.
http://www.sunysb.edu/wang
Submitted by: Jennifer Iacona/Pres
5. 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
6. Contemporary Asian Architecture & the Wang Center: Tribute for Wang's Architect PH Tuan
Please join us as we pay homage to our architect with our supporters from Stony Brook campus, the Asian and Asian American communities on Long Island, and other notables while we proudly move into the future bringing the best Asian and Asian American thinkers and performers throughout the world to Long Island. P.H. Tuan, the internationally esteemed architect of the Wang Center and advocate of contemporary Chinese architecture, comes to the Charles B. Wang Center to celebrate the Wang Center's fifth year anniversary. He reveals the aesthetic vision that inspired the Wang Center, the Kenneth Wang Law School of Soochow University in Suzhou, China, which he also designed, and his experiences as an immigrant in a conversation with Bill Zimmerman. Reception of Sumptuous Asian treats to Follow
Thursday, April 24, 7:00 pm, Wang Theater, Free Admission Seats are limited, RSVP by Noon on April 23
http://www.sunysb.edu/wang
Submitted by: Jennifer Iacona/Pres
7. 7th Annual Alumni Golf Classic May 12
You're invited to fun-filled day at St. George's Golf and Country Club in Stony Brook. Get your foursome together (or register as an individual)for a wonderful day of golf with Stony Brook alumni and friends. This event always sells out so register today! Register online or call the Alumni office at 631-632-6330.
http://www.stonybrook.ed/alumni
Submitted by: Elizabeth Craz/UAff
8. "The Shape of Water" Film Screening, April 23, 12:50-2:10, Old Chem. 118
The Shape of Water tells the stories of powerful, imaginative and visionary women confronting the destructive development of the Third World with new cultures and a passion for change. The film takes us to Senegal, Israel/Palestine, Brazil, and India, tracing the vital efforts of women who are pioneering social justice, by protecting the rainforest, preserving biodiversity, promoting peace, and fighting against female genital cutting.
Submitted by: Anita Halasz/CAS
9. Garnet Rogers, outstanding guitarist and vocalist from Canada, to perform at The University Cafe Sunday May 4 2 P.M.
"The greatest interpreter and vocalist performing on the contemporary folk scene" (according to Sing Out! magazine)is Garnet Rogers. His solo career, after several years working with his late brother, Canadian folk legend Stan Rogers,has resulted in performances centered on extraordinary songs, unsurpassed playing on a host of guitars, and over the top humor and lightning-quick wit. His stunning November, 2006 performance at the Cafe has led to many requests for a return visit.
Advance tickets at $18.00 now until May 1st at www.universitycafe.org
Any remaining tickets (if available) at the door: $22.00 general admission
Information via e mail to SundayStreetWUSB@aol.com or by phone at 631-632-1093
At The University Cafe this Sunday April 27th at 2 P.M. - Guitar giant Jack Williams (www.universitycafe.org for details)
http://www.universitycafe.org
Submitted by: Charles Backfish/CAS
08. For-Pay Workshops/Courses
1. 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
2. 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
3. The Chautauqua 2008 Short Courses for College and University Faculty
After many years of support by the National Science Foundation, Professional Education Program-Outreach will continue its several years commitment to the Chautauqua Short Courses. This nation-wide faculty development program in natural sciences, social sciences, engineering, and mathematics will offer eight courses. Five courses will be held at Stony Brook’s mid-town Manhattan site- Science & Art (6/5-6/7), Globalization and the Impact of Worldwide Poverty and Inequality(6/12-6/14), Science and Social Justice (6/9-6/11), Using Case Studies to Teach Science--A Workshop (6/19-6/21), Agent Orange: Abandoned Values and "A Kind of Chemical Warfare(6/26-6/28), one in Washington D.C.-Women and Minorities in the Sciences: How Faculty Can Make a Difference (6/5 -6/7) , and one in Beijing -China Confronts New Security Issues (6/9-6/13). Enrollment is limited to 24 participants only . Doctoral fellows are eligible to participate. For questions, contact Patricia Dixon at: PADixon@notes.cc.sunysb.edu or at (631) 632-7696.
http://ws.cc.stonybrook.edu/ceie/chautauqua/
Submitted by: Patricia Dixon/Prov
4. 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 C: Mondays, 1:30pm-4:30pm; June 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2008
Submitted by: Amy Margolies/Prov
5. Managing Data with Access
Introduction to Microsoft ExcelNCE 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 632-7071
10% discount for University employees, Spouses and Students. CSEA LEAP Vouchers accepted
Section C: Mondays, 10am-1pm; June 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2008
Submitted by: Amy Margolies/Prov
09. Research
1. Did you know that most people are infected with Oral Herpes?Volunteer Men and Women needed.Confidentiality maintained.
If you are a man or 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 an experimental topical medication for Oral Herpes at no cost to you.
For more information please contact Andrea Pressley, LPN, CRC at 444-2758.
participants are compensated $25.00 for each visit.
Submitted by: Andrea Pressley/UHMC
2. How well do Your Lungs Work?
We are studying both overweight and normal weight participants. Are you a never smoker?
If you have no known lung problems, the Division of Pulmonary Medicine at Stony Brook Hospital would like to invite you to consider entering an investigational study of aerosol deposition. The research project is being performed to investigate the pattern of particle deposition in the lungs of patients who are overweight and comparing to the pattern in normal weight people. For details please contact Dr. Daroowalla at 444-3869.
Compensation will be awarded to those who participate in the study.
Submitted by: Mario Solomita/UHMC
3. Effect of Pioglitazone on the course of new onset Type I Diabetes
Effect of Pioglitazone on the course of new onset Type I Diabetes Looking for Children and Adolescents Between 6 and 18 Years of Age, With a Recent Diagnosis of Type I Diabetes to Participate in a six (6) month study to see if Pioglitazone can reduce insulin requirements
This Study is Being Conducted at the General Clinical Research Center (GCRC)
For More Information, Please Call 631 444-6900
Submitted by: Diane Ruenes/UHMC
4. Study of HIV+/AIDS and Chromium Picolinate
The General Clinical Research Center at Stony Brook University Hospital is seeking volunteers 18 years of age and older with a diagnosis of HIV+ or AIDS to research the effectiveness of Chromium Picolinate in the treatment of complications of current HIV therapy including insulin resistance, (leading to Diabetes) and possibly body fat distribution (HIV Lipodystrophy). Volunteers are offered compensation up to $1,700 plus transportation expenses.
Submitted by: Diane Ruenes/UHMC
5. Seeking Volunteers with Cystic Fibrosis
18 years of age or older to participate in a 28 week research study to examine the efficacy of IGF-1 treatment to maintain or improve body weight and composition.
This Study is Being Conducted at the General Clinical Research Center (GCRC)
For More Information, Please Call 631 444-6900
Submitted by: Diane Ruenes/UHMC
6. 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
7. Crack or cocaine problems?
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Crack and cocaine users needed, fee paid
Also 18-55 years old in good health for participation in brain imaging medical research.
Confidentiality maintained. Transportation provided.
1-888-352-7380
Submitted by: Diane Ruenes/UHMC
8. Brookhaven National LaboratoryRelationship Conflict Study
Brain Imaging and Medical Research
Male Participants Needed
Must be 18-50 years old, in good health, and currently married or cohabitating.
Confidentiality maintained. Transportation provided.
Call to see if you qualify
Patricia A. Woicik, Ph.D.
Neuropsychoimaging Group
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Bldg 490, Upton, NY 11973-5000
(631) 344-4472
Submitted by: Diane Ruenes/UHMC
9. 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
10. Miscellaneous
1. Free Oral Cancer Screening
Thursday, April 24 from 9:30am - 6:00pm a Free Oral Cancer Screening will be held at the School of Dental Medicine on South Campus. The exam is quick and painless. Free goody bags available to the first 50 people who participate. Each year approximately 30,000 Americans are diagnosed with oral cancer and more than 8,000 die of their disease. Early diagnosis is essential, so come by to be screened today. No appointment is necessary and all are welcome. For more information call 632-8974. For information on oral cancer see the Oral Cancer Consortium website (
http://www.oral-cancer.org/
).
Submitted by: Denise Trochesset/HSC
2. 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
3. Camp Academies at Stony Brook 632-4550
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 Level 1 and 2, 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.
Open Houses are all located in the Sports Complex on Saturday mornings from 9AM to 12PM, for the following dates: March 15th, April 12th, May 17th, 2008.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/summercamps
Submitted by: Janice Maggio/Pres
4. Estee Lauder Special Invitation Warehouse Sale
Estee Lauder Special Invitation Warehouse Sale on May 24.
Contact Mary Gallino for tickets: MaryGallino@sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Augusta Kuhn/CAS
5. Health Sciences Library Extended Exam Hours
The Health Sciences Library will be open extended hours over three weekends for the final examination period. The library's Informatjon Commons will be open the same extended hours.
Saturday, May 3, 10, 17 open 10:00am to 10:00pm
Sunday May 4, 11, 18 open 10:00am to 12:30am
Submitted by: Michael Huang/HSC
6. Administrative Assistant Part Time (20 Hrs.)Temporary (6-8 Months)
Faculty Student Association at Stony Brook University seeks an Administrative Assistant who will support and assist the Retail Development Manager with conducting research, doing inventory, organizing offices, files, and issuing reports. The AA will also assist by performing routine operational tasks such as issuing emails, making follow-up calls, working with vendors and campus / off campus network of retail stores. Required: Good computer skills (Microsoft Word and Excel); ability to operate a calculator; good math, communication and organizational skills; ability to work a POS based or standard cash register; knowledge of retail operations; ability to conduct research using the Internet. Interested parties should send a resume with cover letter and salary requirement by 5/5/08 to Chris Oster, Human Resources Manager, Faculty Student Association, Stony Brook Union, Room 250, 11794-3209 or fax to (631) 632-6573. Faculty Student Association is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to Affirmative Action.
Submitted by: Christine Oster/FSA