Campus Announcements for the week of 02/09/2004
Table of Contents
01. Administrative (dept moves/closes, employee info, Admin announcements)
1. Urgent -- New Suny Chancellor's Award For Excellence In Faculty Service Newly-Established. Nomination Deadline: February 16
2. Stony Brook's NCAA Self-Study of SBU Athletics Program - Draft of Full Report Now Available for Comment Until February 23
3. Staples Non-Contract Items
4. Register Now for Stony Brook Day in Albany - February 24, 2004
5. You Have 3 Chances To Win $300 - Return Your Completed Survey Today!
6. Revocable Permits now handled by Procurement Office
7. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: 2004 URECA Celebration of Undergraduate Research & Creativity - (Abstract deadline: March 10)
8. UPS now Accepting P-Card as Method of Payment
02. Hosp/HSC Admin Announcements
1. Disease Outbreaks: How to Prepare for SARS, Flu and Other Infectious Diseases 02/18/2004 LIVE AUDIOCONFERENCE Support Services Conf. Room
03. Workshops/Courses/Training (work related; HR, EAP, DoIT, etc...)
1. Employee Assistance Program Lunchtime Learning, When You and Your Supervisor Don't Get Along
2. Employee Assistance Program Lunchtime Learning - Personality Self-Portrait
3. Managing Your Award
4. Grant Writing
04. Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. President's Lecture Series: February 11, 2004 - Joyce Roche
2. RACE: The Power of an Illusion Film Screening
3. Department of Neurobiology and Behavior Seminar, Thursday, February 12th, Room 038 Life Sciences Building 12 Noon
4. Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Seminar, February 11th
5. Oceans and Atmosphere Colloquium, February 13, 2004
6. Black Studies In The 21st Century." A Lecture By Dr. V.P. Franklin, Editor Of The Journal Of African American History
7. Kenyan novelist Ngugi wa Thiong'o will visit The Humanities Institute at Stony Brook for Black History Month celebration
8. Lecture on Anna May Wong and Josephine Baker at the Humanities Institute at Stony Brook
9. FREE Cholesterol Screening
10. FREE Blood Pressure Screenings
11. Ecology and Evolution Seminar
12. Leadership Symposium on Student Community Wellness: "Value-Centered Leadership" - Tuesday, February 17th, 1-3pm, SAC Auditorium
13. Call for Papers: "Extending Bridges:Constructing Transnational and National Identities in Latin America"
14. Distinguished Lecture in Computer Science: Frederick P. Brooks, Jr.
15. CELT Teleconference on Teaching - Friday, Feb 27, 1-3 PM, Javits Lecture Center, Room 223
16. Harriman School Seminar, Wednesday, February 25, Noon, 304 Harriman Hall, Brian Turchin, President, Cape Horn Strategies.
17. Center for Environmental Molecular Science (CEMS) - Graduate Student Conference Friday 1:00pm ESS 123
18. FLIGHT OF THE DRAGON: Dragon Lore in the East and West February 11, 12:45 pm, Wang Lecture Hall 1
19. The Third Annual Long Island Technology Hall of Fame
20. Chemistry This Week
05. Hosp/HSC Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. The Dr. William Mcadoo Memorial Health Lecture Series "Hypertension: Risk Factors To African Americans And Prevention"
2. Psychiatry Grand Rounds
06. Charitable (Habitat, Blood drives, Cats, etc...)
1. Habitat for Humanity, It's that time of year again when SPD begins our Habitat for Humanity fund-raising activities.
2. Adorable Cats Available for Adoption
3. Spring 2004 Residential Blood Drives
4. Have you had enough of winter? Well, think Spring!
07. Entertainment (Sports, Movies, Events, etc...)
1. UUP Annual Dinner Dance
2. Driving Taxis in NYC: TAXIVALA/Autobiograpy, Tuesday, February 10, 4:00 pm, Wang Center Theatre
3. Black History Month Poetry Read-In
4. Philip Seltzer, Violin and Gilbert Kalish, Piano
5. "GangStars: A Film Festival of Wise Guys and Girls" Weekly during the Month of February 2004 at HISB
6. Stony Brook Opera produces two contemporary chamber operas.
7. Come Out & Support YOUR Seawolves Basketball Teams This Week!
8. Girls Lacrosse Youth Clinic
9. Girls HS Elite Lacrosse Clinic
10. A Decade with Latin American & Caribbean Studies: 1993-2003
11. School of Medicine, Evening of the Arts, Tuesday, 2/10/04 at 7 pm, HSC, L2, LH 1
12. NORTH KOREA: Beyond the DMZ - Thusday, February 12, 7:30pm, Charles B. Wang Center Theatre
13. Thursday, February 19 at 8:00 pm Recital Hall, Staller Center for the Arts. Department of Music Scholarship Benefit Recital.
08. For-Pay Workshops/Courses (SPD, etc...)
1. The Small Business Development Center presents: "DOING BUSINESS SUCCESSFULLY ON THE INTERNET" Date:2/18/2004 Time: 9:30 - 12:30
2. Target Fitness Weight Management Class will be offered on West Campus in the SAC!
09. Research (Studies, Testing, etc...)
1. Paid depression study looking for participants
10. Miscellaneous
1. Are you or your child Stony Brook Child Care Alumni? Remember Toscanini, Benedict, ECC, Stage XII, Clark Center, SBCCSI?
2. Dialogues Across Differences
3. Employee Assistance Program: Introducing a Monthly Newsletter for Supervisors
01. Administrative (dept moves/closes, employee info, Admin announcements)
1. Urgent -- New Suny Chancellor's Award For Excellence In Faculty Service Newly-Established. Nomination Deadline: February 16
SUNY Chancellor Robert King has just announced a new Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Faculty Service. The deadline for nominations on the Stony Brook campus is February 16, and all tenured or tenured track faculty members who have taught full-time for at least three years at Stony Brook may be eligible. Nomination forms, and the complete SUNY guidelines are available on the web at www.sunysb.edu/pres or you may contact Ms. Regina Funaro in the Provost's Office at 632-7016 with questions about the application process.
http://www.sunysb.edu/pres
Submitted by: George Meyer/Pres
2. Stony Brook's NCAA Self-Study of SBU Athletics Program - Draft of Full Report Now Available for Comment Until February 23
The Steering Committee for Stony Brook's first NCAA self-study of our athletics program invites you to review and comment on the draft self-study report. Since January 2003, the Committee has examined these key areas: Academic Integrity; Governance and Rules Compliance; and Equity, Welfare, and Sportsmanship. The report is available February 10 through February 23 at www.stonybrook.edu/ncaa. Comments can be submitted online through a form at that site, and are welcomed. The summary is also available in alternate format upon request to George Meyer, Chair, NCAA Certification Self-Study Steering Committee at 2-6270.
Submitted by: Christine Quinn/Pres
3. Staples Non-Contract Items
Please be advised, furniture, office and IT equipment are not part of the State's contract with Staples Business Advantage. The contract and savings is on office supply items only. If you will be purchasing these types of items it is in your best interest to consult with a purchasing agent before submitting a requisition. Most likely the item is on state contract with another vendor. Effective 1/1/04, the following pages are excluded from the NYS Contract pages 13 - 59, and pages 63 - 83 from the Staples Business Advantage 2004 Offfice Supplies and Technology Catalogue.
Submitted by: Mary Woodward/Admin
4. Register Now for Stony Brook Day in Albany - February 24, 2004
On February 24, Stony Brook students, faculty, staff and alumni will journey up to our State Capital for one of the most important events of the year. It's Stony Brook Day in Albany, and we want you to come. You'll get a chance to celebrate Stony Brook -- to let your legislators know what the University means to you and we'll show our State representatives how much their support means to us. You'll have a chance to meet people from all parts of the campus and experience firsthand how our government works. There's even an end of day celebration. Registration deadline is February 13.
Don't Miss the Bus! Your future is riding on it.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/albany
Submitted by: Karen Keeley/UAff
5. You Have 3 Chances To Win $300 - Return Your Completed Survey Today!
By taking the time to fill out and return your survey, you will be part of the movement to make Stony Brook a more inclusive, caring campus community. You also will increase your chances of winning one of three $300 gift checks.
When the response rate reaches 30 percent, the first $300 gift check will be awarded. An additional $300 will be awarded at 35 percent. Then, when the rate reaches 40 percent, another winner will receive a $300 check. Every employee will be eligible!
If you have not received your copy of the survey, call 632-6280.
Submitted by: Jean Johnston/Pres
6. Revocable Permits now handled by Procurement Office
Please be aware that effective immediately all Revocable Permits (short and long term) previously handled by Jane Martin of the VP Administration Office will now be handled by Patricia Miller of the Procurement Office. All permits/questions should be directed to Pat at 2-6010.
http://www.procurement.stonybrook.edu
Submitted by: Christine Wilson/Admin
7. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: 2004 URECA Celebration of Undergraduate Research & Creativity - (Abstract deadline: March 10)
URECA's Celebration of Undergraduate Research & Creativity on Wednesday, April 21st, 2004 will feature undergraduate research posters & oral presentations, musical performances, and art exhibits. To be a participant, a student must complete a Participation Form (available from URECA office/Website) and submit an abstract that has been approved by his/her faculty mentor. Past URECA Summer Research Program participants are required to present, however the Celebration is open to all students conducting faculty-mentored research. The Celebration provides a great opportunity for students to learn about the work of their fellow students and to gain experience in public presentation. Now through March 10th, URECA is accepting participation forms and abstracts which will be published in URECA Collected Abstracts, 2003-2004. Students and faculty research supervisors/mentors are encouraged to contact Karen Kernan with any questions. [Separate forms required for music/art participants]. Abstract submission deadline: March 10.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/ureca/
Submitted by: Karen Kernan/Prov
8. UPS now Accepting P-Card as Method of Payment
UPS has agreed to accept the NYS Procurement card as a method of payment for services rendered. To participate in the program complete instructions are disclosed within the Purchasing Memorandum on the office of General Services website. If you have problems going to the url please contact Mary Woodward at 2-9849.
http://www.ogs.state.ny.us/purchase/snt/awardnotes/7901100179pm21.pdf
Submitted by: Mary Woodward/Admin
02. Hosp/HSC Admin Announcements
1. Disease Outbreaks: How to Prepare for SARS, Flu and Other Infectious Diseases 02/18/2004 LIVE AUDIOCONFERENCE Support Services Conf. Room
As this active flu season rises to epidemic proportions, and the possibility of SARS entering the United States increases, you need to ensure that your staff are prepared to isolate and prevent these and other infectious diseases as they enter your facility.
During this program our infection control industry experts will discuss the following:
- CDC recommendations for when the flu hits your facility
- CDC guidelines on SARS
- RESPIRATORY PRECAUTIONS
- VACCINATION STRATEGIES
- SURGE CAPACITY
- Plus, you can get your questions answered LIVE!
Take just 90 minutes and be prepared if an outbreak occurs, know how to keep frontline staff healthy, and be ready for possible ED overcrowding
For more information, and to register, call Terrie at 4-7430.
http://inside.hospital.stonybrook.edu/sbuh/epidemiology/
Submitted by: Theresa Gardiner/UHMC
03. Workshops/Courses/Training (work related; HR, EAP, DoIT, etc...)
1. Employee Assistance Program Lunchtime Learning, When You and Your Supervisor Don't Get Along
The relationship between you and your supervisor is an important one. Working together as a team helps get the job done and that's the purpose of you being here. However, there are times when you: 1) may feel undervalued or misunderstood, 2) may not have all the information, resources or support you need, 3) may be treated unprofessionally or 4) may find yourself having personality conflicts or communication problems. This workshop provides you with the tools and techniques to improve the situation as you focus on what you do have control over your reaction.
February 13, 2004, 12:00-1:30, Women's Studies Colloquium Center
March 4, 2004, 11:30-12:30, HSC, Seminar Rm 3A
To Register: Contact EAP at 632-6085.
Please feel free to bring your lunch.
http://www.sunysb.edu/eap
Submitted by: Linda Tatem/Pres
2. Employee Assistance Program Lunchtime Learning - Personality Self-Portrait
Ever wonder why we think, work, love and act the way we do? Lots of people have pondered the very same question and will join you at this fun workshop. It may give you some insight into your friend, partner, kids, boss, maybe even yourself! A personal questionnaire will be distributed so you can do a little research into your own personality style. We'll spend some time specifically addressing how the recognition of personality styles can make for more pleasant work environments and less conflict in interpersonal relationships of any type.
February 19, 2004,12:00 - 1:30 Women's Studies Colloquium Center
To Register: Contact the EAP at 632-6085.
Please feel free to bring your lunch.
http://www.sunysb.edu/eap
Submitted by: Linda Tatem/Pres
3. Managing Your Award
Spend and hour and learn how to process expenditures on your research grant; understand your monthly expenditure report; and what happens when the grant terms. Presented by the Office of Grants Management. Stony Brook Union, Room 236. Wednesday, 2/11/04, 12:45-2 p.m. Lunch provided. Contact Kris Duryea at 2-9347 or email kduryea@notes.cc.sunysb.edu to preregister.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/research/new/seminar.html
Submitted by: Kristina Duryea/Res
4. Grant Writing
What is a grant; How to find grant opportunities; How to prepare the proposal; Understanding reviewer scores; Learning from the review. Thursday, 2/19/04, 3-4 p.m,. HSC, Level 3, Room 155. Refreshments served. Contact Kris Duryea at 2-9347 or email kduryea@notes.cc.sunysb.edu to preregister.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/research/new/seminar.html
Submitted by: Kristina Duryea/Res
04. Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. President's Lecture Series: February 11, 2004 - Joyce Roche
"President Kenny invites students, faculty, and staff to attend a Presidential Lecture by Joyce Roche, entrepreneur, mentor, and corporate executive, entitled, "Are We There Yet?". She will look at the landscape for African American women in the workforce in the 1970's versus today, talk about her journey through corporate America and how it led to her current role as President of Girls Inc., and consider the road we still need to travel --- Wednesday, February 11; 12:45 - 2:00 p.m. (Campus Life Time), Student Activities Center, Ballroom B.
Submitted by: Christine Quinn/Pres
2. RACE: The Power of an Illusion Film Screening
Join us for a viewing of the 3-part PBS documentary about race in society, science and history. Each program will include a dialogue following the film, providing an opportunity to further explore the topic of race in the United States and in the Stony Brook University Community.
Episode 1: The Differences Between Us - Friday, February 20, HSC L2 Room 160
Episode 2: The Stories We Tell - Monday, February 23, HSC L2 Room 232
Episode 3: The House We Live In - Friday, February 27, HSC L3 Room 152
All programs will take place from 12 noon - 2:00 p.m.
Please register your attendance by calling the Office of Diversity and Affirmative Action at 2-6280.
Submitted by: Jean Johnston/Pres
3. Department of Neurobiology and Behavior Seminar, Thursday, February 12th, Room 038 Life Sciences Building 12 Noon
On Thursday, February 12th, The Department of Neurobiology and Behavior will host a Seminar given by Dr. Eric Frank, PhD, of the Department of Physiology at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Frank's talk is called: "The Multifaceted Role of Neurotrophin 3 in the Development of the Stretch Reflex", and it will be held at 12 Noon in Room 038 of the Life Sciences Building.
Submitted by: Kathleen Delaney/CAS
4. Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Seminar, February 11th
Dr. Gavin Schmidt from the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies will present a seminar entitled, "Natural Forcing of Climate Change in the Pre-Industrial Period" on Wednesday, February 11 at 11:30 a.m. The seminar will take place on South Campus at the Marine Sciences Research Center, Endeavour Hall 120. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, please contact the Institute for Terrestrial and Planetary Atmospheres at 2-8009.
http://atmos.msrc.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Gina Gartin/MSRC
5. Oceans and Atmosphere Colloquium, February 13, 2004
Dr. Resit Akcakaya from Applied Mathematics, wiil present a seminar entitled "Viability Analysis of Metapopulations with Dynamic Spatial Structure" at 12:30pm on February 13, 2004.
The seminar will take place at the Marine Sciences Research Center, in the Endeavour Hall 120. Light refreshments will be served. For further information, please call 632-8781.
http://www.msrc.sunysb.edu/news.oac.html
Submitted by: Katerina Panagiotakopoulou/MSRC
6. Black Studies In The 21st Century." A Lecture By Dr. V.P. Franklin, Editor Of The Journal Of African American History
Please join us in the Javits Room of the Melville Library on Thursday, February 26 at 4:30 p.m. for a lecture by Dr. V.P. Franklin, editor of The Journal of African American History. Dr. Franklin, a noted scholar on Black life and history, is Professor of History and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University and the Rosa and Charles Keller Professor of Arts and Humanities at Xavier University of Louisiana. Dr. Franklin will speak on the topic of "Black Studies in the 21st Century." A discussion will follow.
Sponsored by the Africana Studies Department, the Turner Fellowship, and the Friends of the Library
http://sunysb.edu/~library/index.html
Submitted by: Kristen Nyitray/Lib
7. Kenyan novelist Ngugi wa Thiong'o will visit The Humanities Institute at Stony Brook for Black History Month celebration
Kenyan novelist Ngugi wa Thiong'o, will visit HISB as part of a campus-wide 2004 Black History Month celebration. Known internationally for his writing about neo-colonial life in Kenya, he currently lives in exile in the US. The two-day visit will take place on Monday and Tuesday, February 16-17, 2004. Ngugi will lecture at 4:30pm on February 16 at the SAC Auditorium. There will also be a Fiction Reading at 10:30am on February 17 at the Wang Center Lecture Hall 1. This visit is part of HISB's Distinguished Visiting Lecturer Series.
http://www.sunysb.edu/humanities
Submitted by: Adrienne Unger/CAS
8. Lecture on Anna May Wong and Josephine Baker at the Humanities Institute at Stony Brook
Shirley Lim, SBU Assistant Professor in History will present her lecture, "Subversive Sirens: Anna May Wong and Josephine Baker" on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 4:30 pm at HISB, E4340 Melville Library. Part of HISB's Faculty Colloquium Lecture Series.
For more information. please call 631-632-7765.
http://www.sunysb.edu/humanities
Submitted by: Adrienne Unger/CAS
9. FREE Cholesterol Screening
Stony Brook Stroke Program will be providing FREE Cholesterol Screening Tuesday February 10th & 24th, 12:00PM - 1:00PM, SAC - Room 308
No Registration Required!
Sponsored by Stony Brook Stoke Program, Community Relations & The Campus Recreation Wellness Center
Cholesterol is a soft, waxy substance found among the lipids (fats) in the bloodstream and in all your body's cells. It's normal to have cholesterol. It's an important part of a healthy body because it's used to form cell membranes, some hormones and serve other needed bodily functions. But too high a level of cholesterol in the blood is a major risk for coronary heart disease, which leads to heart attack. It's also a risk factor for stroke. Hypercholesterolemia is the term for high levels of blood cholesterol. Check your cholesterol and reduce your risk of having a heart attack or stroke.
Submitted by: Allison Milano/OSA
10. FREE Blood Pressure Screenings
Every Tuesday February 3, 10, 17, 24, 12:00PM - 1:00PM, SAC Room 308
No Registration Required!
Sponsored by Student Health Services & the Campus Recreation Wellness Center
Blood Pressure is the force that is created by the heart pumping blood against the artery walls. If your blood pressure is too high, your heart is working harder than it should, which can cause damage to the heart and blood vessels. Join us to check out your blood pressure and obtain information on the heart and keeping it healthy.
Submitted by: Allison Milano/OSA
11. Ecology and Evolution Seminar
3:30p.m., Wednesday, February 11, 2004, Life Sciences Building, Room 038
"EXPLICIT TESTS FOR EXTINCTION HYPOTHESES IN MADAGASCAR"
Dr. David Burney, Department of Biological Sciences, Fordham University
Host: Leone Brown and Dr. Michael Bell
If you need a disability-related accommodation, please call: The Department of Ecology and Evolution at (631) 632-8600
Submitted by: Marilyn Pakarklis/CAS
12. Leadership Symposium on Student Community Wellness: "Value-Centered Leadership" - Tuesday, February 17th, 1-3pm, SAC Auditorium
Stony Brook University 2004 Leadership Symposium on Student Community Wellness will take place on February 17, 2004 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. in our Student Activities Center Auditorium. As an extension of last year's excellent discussion of professional ethics, the topic for this year's symposium will be "Value-Centered Leadership." Dr. Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, President of The George Washington University, Thomas J. Schwarz, Esq., President of Purchase College (SUNY) and Dr. Barbara W. White, Dean of the School of Social Work of the University of Texas/Austin are this year's panel presenters. One of the major goals of the event is to better equip education and community leaders to engage social issues in ways that advance community scholarship, trust, acceptance and responsibility.
http://studentaffairs.stonybrook.edu/
Submitted by: Suzanne Velazquez/OSA
13. Call for Papers: "Extending Bridges:Constructing Transnational and National Identities in Latin America"
The Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center at SUNY Stony Brook is pleased to invite presentation proposals for a graduate student conference entitled: Extending Bridges: Constructing Transnational and National Identities in Latin America, to be held on April 2, 2004. The conference is open to all disciplines (i.e.: history, political science, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, etc.) and all time frames from historical to contemporary Latin America. In years past, panel titles included such topics as: Intellectual and Social Movements in the Americas, Global Technologies, Local Spaces, Moving Territories, Shifting Identities and Gender Regimes in Latin America and the Caribbean. While these are possibilities for panels this year, they are by no means binding or limited. Please submit 150-200 word proposals to: lacc@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS: FEBRUARY 29, 2004
There is no registration fee. Breakfast and lunch will be served.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/lacc
Submitted by: Domenica Tafuro/CAS
14. Distinguished Lecture in Computer Science: Frederick P. Brooks, Jr.
The Computer Science Department welcomes everyone to its Distinguished Lecture Series, sponsored by Citigroup, the Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology, and the Provost's office.
Professor Frederick P. Brooks, Jr. (UNC Chapel Hill) will speak about "The Design of Design" at 2:00pm in Computer Science 2311.
Professor Brooks won the 1999 Turing Award, the most prestigious prize in Computer Science. His 1975 book, The Mythical Man-Month, is widely recognized as the most influential book ever written about software engineering.
He is also a prominent researcher on computer graphics, human-computer interaction, and virtual worlds.
http://www.cs.sunysb.edu/events/DLseries/
Submitted by: Scott Stoller/CEAS
15. CELT Teleconference on Teaching - Friday, Feb 27, 1-3 PM, Javits Lecture Center, Room 223
The Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching invites all faculty and teaching assistants to attend an interactive teleconference presented by Dr. Tom O'Brien, an award winning teacher from Binghamton University. His presentation is entitled "Teaching as Research and the Challenge of Change" and will address questions of how teaching can or should be approached as a research endeavor, the obstacles to such an approach, and how such obstacles can be overcome. Seating is limited to 20 participants. For more information or to register online, visit www.celt.sunysb.edu.
This event marks the second in a series of SUNY Research Centers Teleconferences that will be held each semester. The series is sponsored by Stony Brook's Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching in collaboration with SUNY Binghamton, Buffalo and Albany. For more information on the series contact Troy Wolfskill at Troy.Wolfskill@stonybrook.edu.
http://www.celt.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Troy Wolfskill/CAS
16. Harriman School Seminar, Wednesday, February 25, Noon, 304 Harriman Hall, Brian Turchin, President, Cape Horn Strategies.
Turchin will present findings from two years of research into the question, "What drives long-term success in the software industry?" He discovered that only a paltry 10 companies out of 600+ public software companies have recent records of five or more consecutive years of growth and profitability. What can we learn from these companies? Turchin will present six strategies distilled from his in-depth research, which included interviews with the CEOs and other executives. (Turchin has published his research as a column, "Executive Strategy," for Software Business magazine. His last column was on SAS Institute, at $1.2 billion, the largest private software company in the world.)
Submitted by: Thomas Sexton/CEAS
17. Center for Environmental Molecular Science (CEMS) - Graduate Student Conference Friday 1:00pm ESS 123
The Center for Environmental Molecular Science (CEMS) would like to announce the first CEMS Graduate Student Conference February 13, 2004. Time: 1:00pm Place: ESS 123. Six CEMS graudate students will be presenting their research and discuss collaboration projects along with education and outreach projects. There will be a poster session displaying other CEMS research in the front hall of ESS 1st floor.
http://www.cems.stonybrook.edu
Submitted by: Andrea Illausky/CAS
18. FLIGHT OF THE DRAGON: Dragon Lore in the East and West February 11, 12:45 pm, Wang Lecture Hall 1
Leading historian of the paranormal and international science journalist J. Antonio Huneeus takes us on an enchanting voyage across the history of dragons in mythology, folklore, science and the arts in both the East and West illustrated by a startling array of dragon art from Mesopotamia, China, Persia, Medieval illuminated manuscripts, Leonardo da Vinci in the Renaissance, to modern popular culture.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/wang
Submitted by: Sunita Mukhi/Pres
19. The Third Annual Long Island Technology Hall of Fame
The third annual Long Island Technology Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Reception will be held on Wednesday, March 3, 2004 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Wyndham Windwatch Hotel, Hauppauge, NY. The event honors the innovators who have helped make Long Island a hub of science, technology, and economic development.
This year's inductees are: Raymond Davis, Nobel Laureate in Physics, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Thomas J. Kelly, Father of the Lunar Module, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Barbara McClintock, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Earl Dodge Osborn, Founder, EDO Corporation
We are privileged to welcome Dr. John H. Marburger, III, President's Science Advisor & Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, and a 2003 LITHF inductee, as our keynote speaker. Please go to website for mor information on sponsorships or tickets prices or call Don Vogel at 2-9014.
http://www.techisland.org
Submitted by: Donald Vogel/CEAS
20. Chemistry This Week
On Friday 2/13/2004 the "Frontiers of Organic Chemistry" Seminar will be presented in Room 412 of the Graduate Chemistry Building. Professor Hisashi Yamamoto, Arthur Holly Compton Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, will be delivering a presentation entitled "Acid catalysis for selective organic synthesis." A reception begins at 3:45PM , followed by the seminar at 4:00PM. The host of the event is Prof. Iwao Ojima.
Submitted by: Doreen Aveni/CAS
05. Hosp/HSC Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. The Dr. William Mcadoo Memorial Health Lecture Series "Hypertension: Risk Factors To African Americans And Prevention"
Monday, February 9, 12:00pm to 1:00pm, School of Social Welfare Faculty/Staff Conference Room HSC Level 2
Presented by Jedan Phillips, M.D., Dept of Family Medicine, Stony Brook. Lunch will be served. This is a Black History Month Program. Sponsored by The Black Faculty and Staff Association, School of Medicine, and School of Social Welfare. Contact Dr. Aldustus E. Jordan, Assoc. Dean, School of Medicine, 444-2341.
Submitted by: Cheryl Chambers/OSA
2. Psychiatry Grand Rounds
Unusual Kids: What's Anxiety Got To Do With It?
Deborah M. Weisbrot, MD, Director, Child & Adolescent Outpatient Clinic, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, SUNY Stony Brook
Tuesday, February 10, 2004, 11:30am
HSC L2 LH4
All are welcome to attend
Submitted by: Linda Hans/UHMC
06. Charitable (Habitat, Blood drives, Cats, etc...)
1. Habitat for Humanity, It's that time of year again when SPD begins our Habitat for Humanity fund-raising activities.
SPD is hosting on-going 50/50 drawings every two weeks beginning with the first drawing on January 16th. Drawings will be on Friday - the pot will be split - 50% going to the ticket holder and 50% going to the Habitat for Humanity Fund. Drawings will be held on 1/16, 1/30, 2/13, 2/27, 3/12, 3/26, 4/9, 4/23, 5/7, and 5/21.
Tickets are $1.00 each, 6 tickets for $5.00, and 13 tickets for $10.00. Tickets may be purchased from Marlene Brennan through each Thursday afternoon prior to the Friday drawing.
We hope everyone will help us support Habitat and share in the fun with us here at SPD.
Marlene Brennan, Director, School of Professional Development, SBS, N249, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-4314, E-mail: Marlene.Brennan@sunysb.edu, ph: 631-632-7068 fax: 631-632-5794
Submitted by: Frank Esposito/Prov
2. Adorable Cats Available for Adoption
The SBU Cat Network works to humanely trap, neuter, vaccinate, and care for the many feral cats that live on campus. We have some young cats caputured on campus that are friendly and available to good homes. Please contact Anne Moyer (anne.moyer@sunysb.edu) or Nancy Franklin (nancy.franklin@sunysb.edu).
http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/clubs/sbucat
Submitted by: Anne Moyer/CAS
3. Spring 2004 Residential Blood Drives
Announcing Stony Brook's Next Blood Drives! The drives will be held in the Residence Halls from Monday, February 16th though Wednesday the 18th from 6:30pm to 11:00pm. All donors will receive a Loews Movie Ticket or Blood Drive T Shirt. Last year Stony Brook donated almost 2200 pints of blood, help us beat our record this year! So bring a friend and come join us in this life-saving venture. If you have any questions, or for more information on blood donation and specific drive locations, please call John at 2-6100 or visit our newly updated website!
http://naples.cc.stonybrook.edu/Pres/blooddrive.nsf
Submitted by: Carl Hanes/Pres
4. Have you had enough of winter? Well, think Spring!
because it's on its way and so is the American Cancer Society's Daffodil Days fund raising event. Daffodils are the first flower of Spring and they are also the flower of Hope-- hope in the fight against cancer.
Your participation in DAFFODIL DAYS will offer hope that cancer will be conquered during our lifetime.
Orders for the flowers may be placed by calling 444-2880 or through e-mail to jwiehe@notes.cc.sunysb.edu or by stopping by our office. The Department of Patient Relations will be collecting the donation of $7 for a bunch of ten daffodils and $8 for the new Kelly Green vase with the Daffodil Days imprint on it. If you would like to be a captain for your area just let us know.
Orders must be received and paid for by March 17th. Flowers can be picked up on March 23rd in the Department of Patient Relations.
Submitted by: Joyce Wiehe/UHMC
07. Entertainment (Sports, Movies, Events, etc...)
1. UUP Annual Dinner Dance
The Annual UUP Dinner Dance will be held on Friday, February 13, 2004 at the Meadow Club in Port Jefferson Station from 7 PM to 11 PM. All UUP'ers are invited to attend. Come join us for an evening of delicious food, a DJ for dancing and great door prizes. There will be a cash bar. For reservations please call Corinne Burns (Core Campus) at 2-6570 or Sharon Hines (HSC) at 4-1505. Tickets are $25.00 per person.
Submitted by: Corinne Burns/Affl
2. Driving Taxis in NYC: TAXIVALA/Autobiograpy, Tuesday, February 10, 4:00 pm, Wang Center Theatre
"It is easy to be anti-driver because people do not consider us human." - JAVED TARIQ
In 1998 the New York Taxi Workers Alliance (NYTWA) organized the largely immigrant taxi workers' protests against the New York's Mayor's newly imposed set of rules that struck at their dignity. What issues face them today? Discussion with a NYTWA representative will be followed by a viewing of Vivek Renjen Bald's Taxi-vala/Auto-biography, which depict their struggles through the first person narratives of the drivers themselves.
$5.00 General Admission, Free to Students. Co-sponsored by the SBU Film Society and SBU Sociology Department
http://www.stonybrook.edu/wang
Submitted by: Sunita Mukhi/Pres
3. Black History Month Poetry Read-In
Monday, February 9, 3:30pm - 6:30pm. SAC Room 303
Bring your own poetry or your favorite poems by a Black author. All are welcome. This is a Black History Month Program. For more information, contact Dr. Joy Mahabir, Africana Studies Department, 632-7495.
Submitted by: Cheryl Chambers/OSA
4. Philip Seltzer, Violin and Gilbert Kalish, Piano
Philip Setzer, violinist with the Emerson String Quartet, and Gilbert Kalish present a recital of music for violin and piano, including music by Setzer, Schubert, Prokofiev, and Janacek. Recital Hall, Staller Center for the Arts.
Thursday, February 19, 2004 at 8:00 p.m.
This concert is benefit to support scholarships for music students. Tickets prices are $25, $10 for students and seniors, and can be purchased through the Staller Center Box Office (631-632-ARTS).
Submitted by: Martha Zadok/CAS
5. "GangStars: A Film Festival of Wise Guys and Girls" Weekly during the Month of February 2004 at HISB
"GangStars: A Film Festival of Wise Guys and Girls Weekly in February 2004 at the Humanities Institute at Stony Brook, E4340 Melville Library. All showing start at 4:30pm and are free.
Monday, February 9, Once Upon a Time in America
Thursday, February 12, Goodfellas
Thursday, February 19, Miller's Crossing
Friday, February 20, Boyz 'N the Hood
Monday, February 23, American Me
Wednesday, February 25, Thelma & Louise
Times and dates subject to change without notice. For more information, call 631-632-7765.
http://www.sunysb.edu/humanities
Submitted by: Adrienne Unger/CAS
6. Stony Brook Opera produces two contemporary chamber operas.
Stony Brook Opera will produce Earl Kim's opera Footfalls, based on the Beckett play, and Sheila Silver's Canto, with text by Ezra Pound, on Friday February 13, 2004 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, February 15 at 2 p.m. in the Staller Center Theatre No. 3. Timothy Long conducts, and the production will be staged by Andrew Frank, with theatrical lighting by Scott Borowka. Tickets are $8 general and $4 students and seniors, at the door.
Submitted by: David Lawton/CAS
7. Come Out & Support YOUR Seawolves Basketball Teams This Week!
HOME BASKETBALL GAMES THIS WEEK-SBU Sports Complex,
Women's Basketball, Tuesday February 10 - 7:00 pm - vs. Vermont
* First 250 fans receive a FREE Seawolves basketball!
Men's Basketball, Wednesday February 11 - 7:00 pm - vs. Vermont
Saturday February 14 - 2:00 pm - vs. Hartford
* Autograph books courtesy of New York Life, plus post-game autographs
For ticket information, please call 632-WOLF, or visit the internet at www.goseawolves.org. Stony Brook faculty & staff and graduate students can purchase discounted tickets for $4 each with their ID, at Seawolves Marketplace and up to one hour before each game.
http://www.goseawolves.org
Submitted by: Timothy Eilbes/Pres
8. Girls Lacrosse Youth Clinic
The Stony Brook Women's Lacrosse Team will be hosting Girls Youth Lacrosse Clinic on Saturday, April 3. The clinic will be held in LaValle Stadium from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm. The clinic will be staffed by the Stony Brook coaches and varsity team members who are experienced teaching lacrosse to younger players. Following the clinic, Stony Brook will face UMBC in a 7:00 pm game, and there will be an autograph session with the players immediately following the game. Please contact Meghan McNamara at 632.4086 or via email at mmcnamara@notes.cc.sunysb.edu, if you would like to register your daughter or to find out more information.
Submitted by: Meghan McNamara/Pres
9. Girls HS Elite Lacrosse Clinic
The Stony Brook Women's Lacrosse Team will be hosting a Girls Lacrosse Clinic for High School players on Sunday, March 7, 2004. The clinic will be held in LaValle Stadium from 10:00 am to 1:30 pm. The clinic will be staffed by the Stony Brook coaches and varsity team members who are familiar with the women's game at an advanced level. The clinic will offer basic and advanced skill instruction, offensive and defensive strategies, and game situations to help players put it all together. For the daughters of the SBU faculty and staff, there will be a $5 discount. Please contact Meghan McNamara at 632-4086 or via email at mmcnamara@notes.cc.sunysb.edu, if you would like to register your daughter or to find out more information.
Submitted by: Meghan McNamara/Pres
10. A Decade with Latin American & Caribbean Studies: 1993-2003
OPEN to EVERYONE
4:00-6:00 PM - LACS Gallery, Social & Behavioral Sciences, N-320
After ten years of growth and achievements, let's celebrate! Featuring our permanent art collection and the newly renovated "Student Lounge".
Refreshments served.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/lacc
Submitted by: Domenica Tafuro/CAS
11. School of Medicine, Evening of the Arts, Tuesday, 2/10/04 at 7 pm, HSC, L2, LH 1
Mark your calendars, because EVENING OF THE ARTS is set for Tuesday, February 10th. EVENING OF THE ARTS is an annual event that allows participants from all schools of the HSC to showcase their talents in the visual and the performing arts. This year's performances include an a cappella group, poetry recitation, jazz improvisations, and an aria. Visual arts pieces to be exhibited include sculpture, paintings, photography, and literature.
This year's theme is "ROMANCE"- and all proceeds will benefit THE STONY BROOK FOUNDATION- EVENING OF THE ARTS FUND.
General Admission - $10 Students - $5
If you have any questions or comments, e-mail: Joshua.Sherman@mail.hsc.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Heidi Campani/UHMC
12. NORTH KOREA: Beyond the DMZ - Thusday, February 12, 7:30pm, Charles B. Wang Center Theatre
"When I was growing up, we learned that North Koreans were communist and evil - and we heard they even had horns, like devils - Then I found out I had family there." - Jikyung
This arresting documentary follows a Korean American woman to the demonized Democratic People's Republic of Korea, in the midst of economic and nuclear crisis. This human look into the "evil empire" examines the historical roots of the US-North Korea hostilities and the human cost of this militarized tension from the families that have been seperated to the millions that have died from starvation. Discussion with directors JT.Takagi and Hye Jung Park follows. In collaboration with Asian American Journal. $5.00 General Admission, Free to Students.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/wang
Submitted by: Sunita Mukhi/Pres
13. Thursday, February 19 at 8:00 pm Recital Hall, Staller Center for the Arts. Department of Music Scholarship Benefit Recital.
Philip Setzer, violin, Gilbert Kalish, piano
Janacek, Sonata (1922)
Con moto
Ballada: Con moto
Allegretto
Adagio-Poco mosso
Schubert, Sonata in a minor, D. 385, op. 137 no. 2 (1816)
Allegro moderato
Andante
Menuetto: Allegro
Allegro
INTERMISSION
Philip Setzer, Elegy (1976, rev. 2000)
Prokofiev, Sonata No. 1 in f minor, op. 80 (1946)
Andante assai
Allegro brusco
Andante
Allegrissimo-Andante assai
Department of Music Scholarship Benefit Recital
Tickets: $25; $10 students and seniors
Submitted by: Martha Zadok/CAS
08. For-Pay Workshops/Courses (SPD, etc...)
1. The Small Business Development Center presents: "DOING BUSINESS SUCCESSFULLY ON THE INTERNET" Date:2/18/2004 Time: 9:30 - 12:30
Do you think your business might benefit from having a presence on the internet? Do you want to increase your businesses visibility in the marketplace? Let Andrew Hazen, an Internet Marketing expert and owner of Prime Visibility,LLC, help you unravel the internet maze. Join us for an exciting workshop. Fee: $15 pre-registration, $20 at the door. Location: H. Lee Dennison Building, Hauppauge. Call: 631-632-9070 for registration or additonal information.
Submitted by: Ronni Rosen/CEAS
2. Target Fitness Weight Management Class will be offered on West Campus in the SAC!
Target Fitness is a weight management group led by registered dietitians in the Department of Family Medicine. Target Fitness meets for 12-weeks and offers:
- Individualized diet prescriptions based on medical history
- Body composition analysis (measure of body fat and muscle)
- Establishment of weight and fitness goals
- Intensive education on research-based nutrition strategies for weight loss
- Introduction to stress reduction and behavioral change techniques
- Training on innovative self-monitoring tools
- Tips on reading food labels and supermarket tour
- Taste testing innovative food products
- Tips on meal preparation, modifying recipes and eating out
The class will be offered on Thursdays from 12-1 and will start on Thursday, February 19, 2004.
To register call Health Connect @ 444-4393!
The class costs $180.00 for the 12-week session.
Submitted by: Lauren Gargiula/UHMC
09. Research (Studies, Testing, etc...)
1. Paid depression study looking for participants
HAVE YOU BEEN FEELING DEPRESSED?
While brief periods of feeling "blue" in reaction to stress are common, major depression includes several of the symptoms below, nearly every day for more than two weeks.
- Difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or sleeping too much
- Fatigue or lack of energy
- Loss of interest or pleasure in activities
- Feeling down, sad, or hopeless
- Feeling like you were letting yourself or family down
-Trouble concentrating
If you feel that you may have major depression, you may be eligible for a new non-treatment study being conducted at Stony Brook University that's looking at the relation between brain activity and emotion.
Participants must be between the ages of 25 and 75 and be right handed.
The study is harmless and qualified participants will receive $150.00.
If interested, please call - 631-632-4099 or email suny_study@yahoo.com
NOTE: THE STUDY IS OPEN TO EVERYONE
Submitted by: Stewart Shankman/GST
10. Miscellaneous
1. Are you or your child Stony Brook Child Care Alumni? Remember Toscanini, Benedict, ECC, Stage XII, Clark Center, SBCCSI?
Child Care on the campus of Stony Brook University has evolved, grown and moved several times since the small parent co-ops of the 1960's. Still parent friendly and child centered, we are looking to locate old families and friends who can share their history, photos and experiences with us, and with everyone who has joined us in the new home we moved into on South Drive in September of 2001.
Please contact Denise Masone at 631 632 6930 or dmasone@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Visit our website at www.stonybrook.edu/sb/childcare/
http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/childcare/
Submitted by: Denise Masone/Affl
2. Dialogues Across Differences
All are invited to submit brief program proposals centered on the theme of Dialogues Across Differences; Speaking Truth: Connecting Generations-Generating Connections with Grace and Civility.
Dialogues Across Differences is funded by a grant for Diversity and Internationalization from the Office of the President. The purpose of this grant is to support our transition from a community that honors diversity through cultural celebrations to one that also possesses a commitment to deeper understandings of our similarities and differences.
Proposals should be submitted along with an application by February 29, 2004 requesting funding from $250 to $1,500 for campus programs. Guidelines, an application and complete information are available on the web at www.stonybrook.edu/diversity. All proposals should be sent to the President's office, Administration Building, Room 310, Zip 0701, attention: Dorothy Challice. For further information contact the Office of Diversity and Affirmative Action at 632-6280.
Submitted by: Jean Johnston/Pres
3. Employee Assistance Program: Introducing a Monthly Newsletter for Supervisors
The Frontline Supervisor is a monthly newsletter designed to assist managers and supervisors in dealing with employee related issues.
It gives supervisors tips and contains information on the supervisor's role and how to use the EAP as an effective tool. This newsletter is being reproduced with permission from DFA Publishing and Consulting. For specific guidance on handling individual employee concerns or problems, consult with Stony Brook University Employee Assistance Program at 632-6085. To view the newsletter, visit the EAP Web Site at www.stonybrook.edu/eap and click on Frontline Supervisor.
http://www.sunysb.edu/eap
Submitted by: Linda Tatem/Pres