Campus Announcements for the week of 06/27/2005
Table of Contents
01. Administrative (dept moves/closes, employee info, Admin announcements)
1. 2005 Fall Semester Tuition Waiver Program
2. New IDC grant numbers for Stapleslink Accounts
3. LS Stockroom closed this Thursday
4. Important information for State employees in the NYS Employees' Retirement System (ERS)
02. Hosp/HSC Admin Announcements
1. Nicotine Anonymous Open Discussion Meetings
03. Workshops/Courses/Training (work related; HR, EAP, DoIT, etc...)
1. Science and research Awareness series
2. Coaching Your Staff; Giving Constructive Feedback
3. FREE Saturday SBDC Workshop, Business Basic & Writing a Business Plan Workshop, July 16, 9:30-11:30, Harriman Hall, SBU
04. Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Doctoral Defenses This Week.
2. Staples Sponsored Seminars
05. Hosp/HSC Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Determinants of Influenza Vaccination Timing - Dr. Byung-Kwang Yoo, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
07. Entertainment (Sports, Movies, Events, etc...)
1. Long Island Ducks Tickets for UUP Members
08. For-Pay Workshops/Courses (SPD, etc...)
1. Weight Watchers At Work
2. Watercolor Painting and Pastels classes begin this week.
3. Bartend Class begins June 29
4. Photography Class begins June 29
5. Qigong Classes
09. Research (Studies, Testing, etc...)
1. Long Island Database Project - Volunteers Needed
2. Free Couples Therapy!
3. Volunteers needed to take 5 minute survey regarding barriers to referrals into SBUH's Facilitated Enrollment Community Outreach Program
10. Miscellaneous
1. Welcome Wagon
2. * Recycle Your Laserjet Toner Cartridges *
01. Administrative (dept moves/closes, employee info, Admin announcements)
1. 2005 Fall Semester Tuition Waiver Program
All full-time west campus/hsc state employees and all full-time research foundation employees may apply for a B140w tuition waiver for the fall 2005 semester. You may check the West Campus Benefits website for the pertinent information and contact 2-6167 or 2-6136 for the waiver form. Be sure to include your internal zip code when you call.
STATE HOSPITAL/VETERANS HOME/TECH PARK employees must contact Shirley Menzies at 4-4759 for a waiver form.
Submitted by: Alessandra White/Admin
2. New IDC grant numbers for Stapleslink Accounts
All Research IDC grants will term on Stapleslink.com on June 30,2005. Updating user profiles is a manual process. Please email Mary Woodward what your new IDC grant number as soon as possible to assure the smoothest possible transition and continuation of services. Thank you.
Submitted by: Mary Woodward/Admin
3. LS Stockroom closed this Thursday
Life Sciences Stockroom will be closed on June 30,2005 - Thursday, to perform our annual physical inventory.
Please plan accordingly.
Submitted by: Antonina O'Connell/CAS
4. Important information for State employees in the NYS Employees' Retirement System (ERS)
We are pleased to inform you that beginning July 5, 2005 ERS members can make an appointment for a retirement consultation with the ERS office at 330 Motor Parkway in Hauppauge by calling their toll free number, 1-866-805-0990. Their office hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Submitted by: Skevy Giannitsas/Admin
02. Hosp/HSC Admin Announcements
1. Nicotine Anonymous Open Discussion Meetings
Nicotine Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women helping each other to live free of nicotine. The only requirement is the desire to stop using nicotine. These meetings are open to patients and visitors as well as the community. Metings will be every Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. in the Heart Center Conference Room of Stony Brook University Hosptal Level 5.
For further information, please contact Health Connect @ 631-444-4000.
Submitted by: Patricia Lore/Admin
03. Workshops/Courses/Training (work related; HR, EAP, DoIT, etc...)
1. Science and research Awareness series
Summer Science and Research Awareness Series
Objective of the Series: This lecture and workshop series is designed to bring awareness on different aspects of basic, clinical and translational sciences. Several faculty and staff of the SUNY medical School will be participating in this program consisting of lectures, expert's views, video workshops and hands-on-workshops.
Please click on the following link for a detailed final program of the series.
http://anes.anesthes.sunysb.edu/teaching/sas.html
http://anes.anesthes.sunysb.edu/teaching/sas.html
Submitted by: Srinivas Pentyala/UHMC
2. Coaching Your Staff; Giving Constructive Feedback
During this session supervisors will identify the key components of coaching: setting performance expectations, monitoring progress toward meeting the expectations, coaching in a corrective way if expectations are not met, and providing supportive coaching. Supervisors will also gain an understanding of how coaching takes place informally on a daily basis.
Date: July 14, 2005 Time: 9:30am-12:30pm Place: Admin. Bldg. Room 192
To register for this workshop, please email a registration form (found on Human Resource Services website) to Pat Lore (plore@notes.cc.sunysb.edu) or fax to 2-2414.
Submitted by: Patricia Lore/Admin
3. FREE Saturday SBDC Workshop, Business Basic & Writing a Business Plan Workshop, July 16, 9:30-11:30, Harriman Hall, SBU
If you are considering starting a business, but are unsure about how to get started, then this workshop is for you.
Pre-registration is required, call Ann at 29140 to register.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/smallbusiness
Submitted by: Ann Garbarino/CEAS
04. Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Doctoral Defenses This Week.
Please click on the URL below to see this week's Doctoral Defences.
http://www.grad.sunysb.edu/ddd/weekly.html
Submitted by: Fernando Cuenca/GST
2. Staples Sponsored Seminars
Your Staples representative,Tony Montanaro, will be coming to The Charles B. Wang Center, The HSC and Hospital Purchasing along with Avery, Sanford, and 3M, to offer a one hour educational seminar featuring New Products and New Ideas designed to provide greater office productivity, offer cost savings and suggest new solutions to old problems.
DATE: Monday June 27th 2005, TIMES: 9:00 or 11:00 or 1:00 or 2:30
LOCATION: Charles B. Wang - LH 1
DATE: Tuesday June 28th 2005, TIMES: 9:00 or 11:00 @ HSC
LOCATION:HSC Lecture Hall 3/LVL 2
DATE: Tuesday June 28th.BD, TIMES: 1:00 or 2:30 @ Conf RM. A
LOCATION: 31 Researchway Conf. A
RSVP DATE AND TIME YOU WISH TO ATTEND TO: anthony.montanaro@staples.com
Submitted by: Mary Woodward/Admin
05. Hosp/HSC Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Determinants of Influenza Vaccination Timing - Dr. Byung-Kwang Yoo, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
The Graduate Program in Public Health invites you to attend a lecture presented by Dr. Byung-Kwang Yoo, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on June 29, 2005. Dr. Yoo will discuss "DETERMINANTS OF INFLUENZA VACCINATION TIMING". The lecture will be held from 1:00 to 2:00 PM, in the large conference room of the Preventive Medicine Department in the Health Sciences Center, on Level 3.
Please RSVP to Pat Villa at 631-444-2074.
Submitted by: Patricia Villa/UHMC
07. Entertainment (Sports, Movies, Events, etc...)
1. Long Island Ducks Tickets for UUP Members
United University Professions has tickets available to the Friday, July 8, 2005 "Long Island Ducks" vs. "Nashua, NH" Baseball Game and Pre-Game Picnic. The Pre-Game Picnic begins at 5:00 PM and Game Time is 7:05 PM. Tickets are $25 each and are available to all UUP members. Please contact the UUP Office at (63)2-6570.
Submitted by: Corinne Burns/Affl
08. For-Pay Workshops/Courses (SPD, etc...)
1. Weight Watchers At Work
Weight Watchers at Work will begin new meetings at Stony Brook University Hospital very shortly. Sessions are 10 weeks, meeting on Tuesday at 1:15 P.M. The cost is $99.00 for the 10 week period.
If you would like more information on the Weight Watchers program please call Debbie Hooper 4-2678, or email dhooper@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.
Submitted by: Deborah Hooper/UHMC
2. Watercolor Painting and Pastels classes begin this week.
A PASSION FOR PASTELS: Five Tuesdays, begins 6/28, 6pm - 8pm; Union 081. Cost: $50/student, $75/non-student. With their velvety bloom, softness and fresh, bright colors, pastels are one of the most attractive of all media. Here is an opportunity to explore basic techniques that will enable you to enjoy the directness and spontaneity of this classic art form. CREATING WITH WATERCOLOR Five Thursdays: begins 6/30, 6pm - 8pm. Cost: $50/student, $75/ non-student; Union 08. Learn the fundamentals, plenty of guidance and practice. List of materials needed given at registration. Prepayment/registration is necessary. For information about other non-credit arts and leisure classes contact the Union Craft Center at 632-6822, Union lower level room 049.
http://studentaffairs.stonybrook.edu/sac/craftscenter/craftscenter
Submitted by: Janice Costanzo/OSA
3. Bartend Class begins June 29
There's still time to register! Bartending class, five Wednesdays, begins June 29, 6pm - 815pm, Union 081. Cost: $75/student, $90/non-student. A complete intro to mix drinks and liquors as well as bars management. In class practice (using simulated liquors), lectures and demo's. A popular and useful entertainment course. Includes book and certificate. Prepayment/registration is necessary. For information about other non-credit arts and leisure classes contact the Union Craft Center at 632-6822, Union lower level room 049.
http://studentaffairs.stonybrook.edu/sac/craftscenter/craftscenter
Submitted by: Janice Costanzo/OSA
4. Photography Class begins June 29
Intro to Fine Art Photography; Five Wednesdays, begins June 29, 6pm - 8:00pm, Union 062. Cost: $80/student, $95/non-student. A combination of camera use and the basics of working in a black and white darkroom. Develop film, make contact sheets and enlargements. No prior experience required. Includes membership so you can work on your own during posted hours. Prepayment/registration is necessary. For information about other non-credit arts and leisure classes contact the Union Craft Center at 632-6822, Union lower level room 049.
http://studentaffairs.stonybrook.edu/sac/craftscenter/craftscenter
Submitted by: Janice Costanzo/OSA
5. Qigong Classes
3 Weeks of Qigong Classes, Wednesdays, July 6, 13, 27 5:30pm - 6:30pm, Wang Center Chapel Fee: $30.00
This Chinese moving meditation promotes health and relaxation.
Instructor Kevin Ott is certified to teach Qigong through the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine.
To register call Allison Milano 632-7263 or e-mail Allison.milano@sunysb.edu
Sponsored by the Campus Recreation Wellness Center www.recreation.sunysb.edu
Submitted by: Allison Milano/OSA
09. Research (Studies, Testing, etc...)
1. Long Island Database Project - Volunteers Needed
The Long Island Cancer Center is creating a database of blood samples and clinical information to help researchers better understand why some individuals develop breast and prostate cancer while others do not.
Women and men are eligible to participate if they were diagnosed with breast or prostate cancer OR have never been diagnosed with cancer, are 18 years of age or older, are a current Long Island resident and have lived on Long Island for at least 5 years.
For more information about the study, please call Pat Gramer at 444-7995 or 1-800-566-9667.
Submitted by: Erin O'Leary/UHMC
2. Free Couples Therapy!
Dr. Daniel O'Leary and Ms. Shiri Cohen from the University Marital Clinic are looking for couples to participate in a therapy study. If you are married or cohabitating with a partner, and one of you is currently feeling depressed, you may be eligible to receive a free, 5-week couples treatment to help you and your partner learn more about depression and ways to cope with the stress you may be facing. Please contact Ms. Shiri Cohen at 632-7850 for more information about this study. This research project is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health.
Submitted by: Shiri Cohen/GST
3. Volunteers needed to take 5 minute survey regarding barriers to referrals into SBUH's Facilitated Enrollment Community Outreach Program
To participate in this study you must meet the following inclusion criteria: male or female, 18 years of age or older; have the ability to read and write English; are a current employee of SBUH and have direct patient contact. If you should decide to participate you will be asked to answer a series of questions which should take no more than five minutes to complete. To request a survey please contact Jeanine at 4-9938.
Submitted by: Jeanine Pahl/UHMC
10. Miscellaneous
1. Welcome Wagon
You can never make a second first impression! Please join your colleagues and 350 student volunteers in welcoming our new residential students upon checking-in, to on campus housing. This is an opportunity to spend several hours on Friday, August 26th meeting the new students and their parents, answering questions, and assisting with moving the student's personal items into their rooms. What you will get out of this is a sense of satisfaction, spending time with new and returning students, breakfast, lunch, a free T-Shirt and appreciation! All faculty and staff are encouraged to join us. Please email Leastman@notes.cc.sunysb.edu or call 2-6787 Linda Eastman, for more details.
Submitted by: Linda Eastman/OSA
2. * Recycle Your Laserjet Toner Cartridges *
Did you know that more than 90% of a laserjet cartridge consists of recyclable materials? Please help us remove them from the wastestream.
We accept many model numbers from Hewlett Packard, Canon, IBM, Lexmark, Panasonic, and Samsung.
Please contact Maria Maloney at 632-1287 to arrange for a pickup. She will be more than happy to assist you with any service needs.
Thank you. We look forward to hearing from you!
Submitted by: Michael Youdelman/Admin