Campus Announcements for the week of 08/15/2005
Table of Contents
01. Administrative (dept moves/closes, employee info, Admin announcements)
1. Important information for State employees in the NYS Employees' Retirement System (ERS)
2. Expanded Bus Routes
3. Stony Brook's Blackboard system will be down on Monday 8/22/05
4. Interested in Using Blackboard this Fall but haven't requested your Course yet? ... Request your Course today!
5. You can now order your official Stony Brook transcript online!
6. University Senate Fall '05 Meeting Schedule
7. Procurement Office Closing Early on Wednesday, August 24th
8. Part-time Lecturer Positions Available for the Fall 2005 Semester
03. Workshops/Courses/Training (work related; HR, EAP, DoIT, etc...)
1. Lawson Training
04. Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Doctoral Defenses This Week.
05. Hosp/HSC Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Pulmonary Infections: Update 2005
06. Charitable (Habitat, Blood drives, Cats, etc...)
1. Fall Fashion Festival
2. Komen Race for the Cure
3. Celebrity Softball Game to Benefit SBUH Burn Unit- August 27 at Citibank Park
08. For-Pay Workshops/Courses (SPD, etc...)
1. Music Classes Forming for Kindergarten– 6th Graders
2. MBA Saturday Program
3. Fundamentals of the Bioscience Industry Program.
4. SBDC&SBU Center for Emerging Technologies presents:QUICK BOOKS Training,September 8, 15, 22, 2005 at L.I. Bus.&Tech Ctr.Great River.
5. CNA Training Class
6. Integrative Asthma Care And Prevention
7. Auditions for SBU Pre-College and Community Music Programs, September 3
10. Miscellaneous
1. WOLFSTOCK 2005 A Homecoming Tradition
2. Child Care Openings at Stony Brook Child Care
3. The Sayville Project has paid student assistantships available.
4. Looking for Opening of School Volunteers!
5. * YOU GOT INKJETS? Old Cell Phones and PDAs? *
01. Administrative (dept moves/closes, employee info, Admin announcements)
1. 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
2. Expanded Bus Routes
As the new semester approaches, a fully expanded bus service will be rolled out to offer more options for transportation intra-campus. Key parts of the expanded service are new bus routes serving Mendelsohn and Roosevelt Quads, as well as all of the West apartments. To serve our customers efficiently, the roadway around the Roosevelt Quads and West Apartments will become a one way road. As of August 11th all traffic will be one way around Roosevelt Quad and West apartments. Cooperation with the traffic regulations on this roadway is critical to the transition. The service may be subject to some scattered delays due to ongoing roadway improvements.
Submitted by: Michele Lake/Admin
3. Stony Brook's Blackboard system will be down on Monday 8/22/05
Stony Brook's Blackboard system will be down all day on Monday 8/22/05 for upgrades.
No one will be able to log into Blackboard on Monday 8/22/05.
http://www.ic.sunysb.edu/blackboard/faculty.html
Submitted by: Instructional Computing's Blackboard Support Team
4. Interested in Using Blackboard this Fall but haven't requested your Course yet? ... Request your Course today!
If you would like to use Blackboard for your class during the Fall 2005 semester, you can request your Blackboard class site at:
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/DoIT/bbreq.nsf/bbaccountreq
Courses are not set up unless the Instructor who is listed in SOLAR submits a request!
http://www.ic.sunysb.edu/blackboard/faculty.html
Submitted by: Instructional Computing's Blackboard Support Team
5. You can now order your official Stony Brook transcript online!
Effective August 5th, 2005 current and former students will be able to order and track official transcript requests online via the SOLAR System.
To order you login in to SOLAR at
http://www.stonybrook.edu/solarsystem
and go to "Request Official Transcript" under Academic Records. (If you were a student prior to 2001 and do not know your new Stony Brook ID click on "Find Stony Brook ID". ) Follow the directions on the site.
When processing your request please be sure to select the appropriate Transcript Type (Health Sciences Center students select transcript type designated for "HSC.")
IMPORTANT NOTE: Students in the School of Medicine and School of Dental Medicine who request official transcripts may do so through the school, they cannot use this feature on SOLAR.
Thank You
University Registrar's Office
https://psns.cc.stonybrook.edu/servlets/iclientservlet/he80prods/?cmd=login
Submitted by: Diane Baldwin-Bello/Prov
6. University Senate Fall '05 Meeting Schedule
The University Senate will meet at 3:30 p.m. in SAC 302 for the Fall semester on September 12, October 10, November 7th and December 5th.
Submitted by: Laurie Theobalt/Prov
7. Procurement Office Closing Early on Wednesday, August 24th
The Procurement Office which includes Purchasing, Accounts Payable and the Travel Office will be closing at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday August 24th. Please plan your needs accordingly.
Submitted by: Christine Wilson/Admin
8. Part-time Lecturer Positions Available for the Fall 2005 Semester
Stony Brook University's Intensive English Center (IEC) is seeking part-time lecturers for the academic year.
REQUIRED: Master's in TESOL or Applied Linguistics with one year of teaching experience or a degree in a related area with two years of teaching experience.
TO APPLY, PLEASE SEND RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO:
Intensive English Center, E5320 Melville Library, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3390
tel: (631) 632-7031 fax: (631) 632-6544 e-mail: info@sunysb.edu
http://www.stonybrook.edu/iec
Submitted by: Jennifer Schlitz/Prov
03. Workshops/Courses/Training (work related; HR, EAP, DoIT, etc...)
1. Lawson Training
Lawson Training Class to be held on 8/29/05 from 1pm to 4pm, in the IT Training Room, (HSB - Library - Computer Classroom - Room 3-133A). "For All Employees" To attend this class, please contact Michele Thomas, Lawson Support Specialist, ext. 4-7805. There will be 2 parts to this class, the first half is for ordering from the Storeroom in the hospital and the second half will be for ordering from an outside Vendor. Since it is very hard to get this classroom and I am not sure when I could get this class again, I suggest that all employees who are either new to Stony Brook or just would like a refresher course attend this class.
Submitted by: Michele Thomas/UHMC
04. Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Doctoral Defenses This Week.
Please click on the URL below to see this week's Doctoral Defenses.
http://www.grad.sunysb.edu/ddd/weekly.shtml
Submitted by: Fernando Cuenca/GST
05. Hosp/HSC Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
1. Pulmonary Infections: Update 2005
Pulmonary and Critical Care Division and the School of Nursing of the Health Sciences Center are sponsoring a conference September 28, 7.30am - 12.00, Wang Center. Please call 444-1776 for registration form.
Submitted by: Feroza Daroowalla/UHMC
06. Charitable (Habitat, Blood drives, Cats, etc...)
1. Fall Fashion Festival
Tickets are now on sale for the annual Fall Fashion Festival to benefit cancer patients at SBUH. Villa Lombardi's, Holbrook, Wednesday 10/19/05 6:30-10:30 PM. Cocktail hour, DJ, cash bar, full course dinner, fashion show and "Your Choice" auction. Models include Drs. Dacosta, Karpeh, Meek, O'Hea, Shindo, Jaber to name a few, plus staff from Respiratory, Radiology and Oncology. Individual ticket $50, come alone or bring a friend. Also tables of 10 or 12.
Contact Linda 4-1386 or Cynthia 4-8035 for more information.
Submitted by: Linda Bily/UHMC
2. Komen Race for the Cure
Join Amir Rubin, our COO, and TEAM STONYBROOK as we run/walk/cheer a delightful 5k through Central Park on Sunday, September 25. $20 registration fee, bus transportation and team teeshirt provided.
Lots of fun with fellow employees - friends and family welcome! - Help eradicate breast cancer in our lifetime. For info, call Linda Bily 4-1386
Submitted by: Linda Bily/UHMC
3. Celebrity Softball Game to Benefit SBUH Burn Unit- August 27 at Citibank Park
All are welcome to the HOLLYWOOD ALLSTARS Celebrity Softball game to benefit Stony Brook University Hospital's Burn Unit on Saturday, August 27, at Citibank Park in Central Islip, NY, the home of the Long Island Ducks.
This 9-inning charity event will pit the Hollywood Allstars against the New York Celebrity Allstars in an action packed game that promises to be a great evening for all who attend. Gates Open 5:30 PM and Game Time is 6:30 PM.
Tickets are $10. for reserved and box seats, and $8. for standing room only. Purchase your tickets as soon as possible at the Long Island Ducks Advance Ticket Window at CITIBANK PARK, by calling 1-888-332-5600 or through Tickets.com.
Submitted by: Catherine Mcwilliams/UHMC
08. For-Pay Workshops/Courses (SPD, etc...)
1. Music Classes Forming for Kindergarten– 6th Graders
Music Basics for Kids
Classes forming for Kindergarten-6th graders. Experience music through rhythmic movement, ear-training, singing games, and improvisation. Music Basics for Kids is based on Dalcroze Eurhythmics, an excellent foundation for all aspects of music making. Young instrumentalists with Dalcroze training typically progress faster and with heightened understanding and skill in their long-range musical studies.
Classes meet on Saturday mornings in the Music Department starting on September 17 and running through June. All classes taught by Dorothea Cook, also on the faculty for Dalcroze Eurhythmics at the Lucy Moses School of Music and Dance in New York City.
For information about the Application Process contact: Edith Auner, Director Pre-College and Community Music Programs at (631) 632-7328 or e-mail at Edith.Auner@stonybrook.edu
Submitted by: Edith Auner/CAS
2. MBA Saturday Program
In September, the College of Business is launching a Saturday MBA program for working professionals. Students with five years business experience can earn the MBA in as little as two years - just by going to class on Saturdays. Students with less business experience will require an extra semester. It's a flexible program with the option of combining Saturday classes with our evening MBA program. To learn about the Saturday MBA go to www.stonybrook.edu/sbbusiness or directly at
http://saturdaymba.info
, or by calling 631-632-7171. We appreciate your assistance in spreading the word about this exciting new program.
Submitted by: Ronee Baldwin/CEAS
3. Fundamentals of the Bioscience Industry Program.
Information session Wednesday, August 24th, 6 - 7:30 pm. Center for Biotechnology. Stony Brook University
This program is targeted toward graduate students and post docs seeking to transition into non-academic industry careers. Strongly interdisciplinary, this innovative and cutting edge program draws its faculty and courses directly from the bioscience industry. This program will provide life scientists with a comprehensive understanding of the bioscience business environment to effectively enter the industry and/or government sector and to successfully contribute to the innovation and entrepreneurial aspects of industry. Meet and discuss the program with Course Directors, Jeff Yablon, former Chief Operating Officer at Icon Laboratories, Dr. Paul Scheiffle, President, inGenious Targeting Laboratory, Inc. and the program Alumni. Deadline for application to the Spring 2006 program is September 30, 2005. Full and partial financial support is available to qualified candidates. Complete details and application information can be found on
http://www.biotech.sunysb.edu/educWork/certprog/index.html
Submitted by: Kate Posnanski/CEAS
4. SBDC&SBU Center for Emerging Technologies presents:QUICK BOOKS Training,September 8, 15, 22, 2005 at L.I. Bus.&Tech Ctr.Great River.
We are offering a series of three classes in QuickBooks taught by CPA and QuickBooks ProAdvisor, Eileen Dunn. Price is $160 for the classes and $35.00 for Textbook. Registration is required and space in computer lab is limited. For more information and registration, please call Ann at 29140 or email: agarbarino@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
http://www.stonybrook.edu/smallbusiness
Submitted by: Ann Garbarino/CEAS
5. CNA Training Class
The LI State Veterans Home together with the Stony Brook U.H. Clinical Education Department will conduct a 6 week Nurses Aide Training Program beginning September 12, 2005.
To apply for this program come to our CNA Open House August 17, 2005 from 4-6 pm East Pavilion Classroom.
Submitted by: Michele Bienia/LISVH
6. Integrative Asthma Care And Prevention
The Division of Wellness and Chronic will be conducting a three-part series on Integrative Asthma Care and Prevention for participants twelve years of age and older.
Participants are examined and evaluated individually to assess asthma severity and current treatment regimen.
Group discussions review state-of-the-art medical management; asthma triggers; prevention; and proper use of inhalers, spacers and peak flow meters. Participants receive information relating to how nutrition with whole foods can modify the symptoms of allergies and inflammation. Also discussed is the value and safety of some nutritional supplements and herbs used for allergies and asthma. Training in basic breathing exercises, yoga postures, self-hypnosis, meditation and guided imagery is included.
The series is scheduled for Wednesdays, September 7, 14, 21 between 4:30 - 6:30 p.m., 33 Research Way, Stony Brook Technology Park. Most insurance plans accepted with appropriate co-payment for each visit.
To register, please call 631.444.9815.
Submitted by: Marion Hollinger/UHMC
7. Auditions for SBU Pre-College and Community Music Programs, September 3
New chamber music groups will be forming for musicians 11-18 in strings, woodwinds, brass, piano, voice, flute choir, and jazz workshop. The program meets on Saturdays throughout the school year. Auditions for 2005-06 to be held on Saturday, September 3, beginning at 10:00 a.m., by appointment.
Also on Sept. 3, there will be scholarship auditions and a placement test for Music Theory Classes, which cover theory, musicianship, and analysis. Other classes available include Computer Music Composition and Composition for traditional instruments.
Please call Edith Auner at 632-7328 or e-mail: Edith.Auner@stonybrook.edu for more information on tuition and schedules. www.stonybrook.edu/music link to pre-college
Submitted by: Edith Auner/CAS
10. Miscellaneous
1. WOLFSTOCK 2005 A Homecoming Tradition
On Saturday, September 24th, join us to experience the best tastes of Long Island's restaurants, wineries and breweries in the Alumni Food Pavilion, bring your kids for non stop activities and shows in the Kids Zone, enjoy the football game, and check out what's new on campus at the University Expo Tent.
Host a table(s) Expo Tent and display your information, brochures or giveaways which is part of the Homecoming Wolfstock Village.
The Expo Tent will be open from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. adjacent to LaValle Stadium. You can have 1-3 (6') tables to display your brochures, forms or giveaways. Last year approximately 3,500 people attended homecoming and as many stopped in to visit the Expo tent.
To take part in the Expo Tent and host a table display, please call 4-2899 x 1 for a registration form. Space is limited.
Submitted by: Yasemin Tansel/HSC
2. Child Care Openings at Stony Brook Child Care
Child Care openings available for 3 - 4 year olds at Campus Center. Caring, professional early childhood teachers, low child to teacher ratio, sliding fee scale. Call 632-6930 or email dmasone@notes.cc.sunysb.edu for more information or to visit the Center.
Submitted by: Nancy Walker/Affl
3. The Sayville Project has paid student assistantships available.
The Sayville Project, a social work program sponsored by the School of Social Welfare, has paid student assistantships available for matriculated students. Assistantships are available in our evening and week-end Drop-In Program facilitating social and recreational activities for adults with mental health disabilities. Contact Bridget Baio at 563-2290 for more information.
Submitted by: Bridget Baio/HSC
4. Looking for Opening of School Volunteers!
It is that time of year when we begin looking for Faculty/Staff and Student volunteers to Meet and Greet our new students during experience Stony Brook Fall 2005 (Opening of School Activities).You can help with activities such as:
-New Student Orientation and Convocation
-Undergraduate College Events
-"Finding Your Class" Building Tours
-"Saturday Night Live" Social Activity
-Bingo for Books
-Texas Holdem Tournament
-and more!
If interested, visit our online volunteer sign-up form for a complete list of activities. You will be contacted later in August to confirm your volunteer assignment.
http://studentaffairs.stonybrook.edu/sites/surveys/volunteer/index.jsp
Submitted by: Claude Ambroise/UST
5. * YOU GOT INKJETS? Old Cell Phones and PDAs? *
Recycle your empty Ink Jet cartridge, cell phone, and PDA.
Look for the "Got Inkjet" Free postage-paid envelope displays located throughout campus to easily recycle the above items.
Please contact Maria Maloney at 632-1287 and she will be happy to answer any questions you may have, or address your service needs, or provide you with new displays or envelopes.
DID YOU KNOW?
* According to a recent study, people living in the U.S. will soon be getting rid of about 130 million mobile phones every year.
* Every year, over 400 million cartridges, with a combined weight of 200 million pounds, are discarded into our nation's landfills.
* If every used cartridge was recovered for remanufacturing, we could conserve more than 283 million gallons of oil.
This message brought to you by the Department of Recycling/Resource Management.
Thank you.
Submitted by: Michael Youdelman/Admin