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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
(Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, there will be no E-News next week. The next edition is scheduled to appear on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009.)


Support AU Saxons Football Team!
The Alfred University Saxons are in the play-offs for NCAA Division III football! It's the second time in AU history and the first time since 1981.

Kickoff against Albright College of Reading, PA, is noon Saturday, Nov. 21, at Merrill Field. Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for children.

Show your support for our championship football team:

• Join with Friends of Saxon Athletics on Saturday, Nov. 21, for a complimentary pregame Tailgate Party at AU! Light food and drink will be available at this event, sponsored by AU Trustee Greg Connors ’92, and his wife, Jeni Wetzel Connors ’94.

When: Tailgate begins at 10:30 a.m.
Where: The entrance to the McLane Center parking lot
Game: At Noon, watch your Saxons take on the Albright College Lions.

RSVP by 4:30 p.m. Friday, 11/20 by Email, or by phone at 800-321-1309.

• Become a member of the Friends of Saxon Athletics today. Your $100 membership fee will help defray some unanticipated expenses associated with hosting the NCAA play-off game.

Sign up today at: https://alumni.alfred.edu/SSLPage.aspx?pid=204&srcid=204

• If you can’t join us in person, view the game live via Webcast. The live video stream can be accessed at http://www.pennatlantic.com/main.php.

It is free to view the Webcast; viewers must first create an account and then log in the day of the game.

Alumni News

Attention AU alumni – Please nominate colleagues who qualify for awards!
The Alumni Association presents awards annually at Reunion to alumni and friends of the University who have contributed to Alfred, their workplace, and society in general. Please help us recognize those individuals for their efforts and achievements by nominating them for an Alumni Association Award. Nomination forms are available for download at http://www.alfred.edu/alumni/awards.html. Nominations are due by Jan. 1, 2010.

Alumni Award for Distinguished Achievement – given to honor alumni whose achievements in their profession, career or avocational pursuits, or service to society bring honor and distinction to AU.

Alumni Award for Distinguished Service – given to alumni in recognition of loyalty and commitment in service to Alfred University.

Abigail Allen Award for Service to Women – given to honor an Alfred alumnus/a in recognition of distinctive career achievement, community service, or avocational pursuits that have improved the quality of women’s lives.

Lillian T. Nevins Award for Lifetime Service to Alfred University – given to honor alumni who have rendered outstanding service to Alfred University.

Honorary Alumnus/a Recognition Award – given to a non-graduate in recognition of interest, allegiance and service to Alfred University and alumni, that the recipient may be evermore one of us.

Nominations may be forwarded to the Alumni Relations Office, Welcome Center, One Saxon Drive, Alfred, NY 14802. You may also Email nominations or fax your information to 607.871.2391. Please contact us with any questions at 607.871.2144. We thank you for your support and assistance!


AU grad to be honored by Old Timers Athletic Association
On Tuesday, Nov. 24, the Old Timers Athletic Association of Greenwich, CT will honor Erford Porter II, AU class of 1957, at its 49th annual dinner. Honorees are selected and honored for their athletic accomplishments as well as their contributions to their community. The purpose of this group is to raise funds that are used to make donations to local youth sports programs and to award college scholarships to local scholar athletes.  For more information, contact Leslie Porter Dobryn, 11 Ridge Road Cos Cob, CT 06807.


F.H. Norton Award honors AU graduate
The New England Section of the American Ceramic Society honored Dr. Mark Parish, AU class of 1979, as the recipient of the 2009 F.H. Norton Award. This award recognizes exceptional achievement and contributions to the advancement of ceramic science and technology. Mark founded the company CeraNova, which specializes in superconductor and piezoelectric fiber materials development. His products have been specified and installed in NASA satellites. He also founded Specific Surface Corp., which produces ceramic particulate filters and won the Filtration and Separation Society’s Product of the Year in 1999.


Alumna selected to participate in NY Creates 2009 Holiday Craft Fair
Maria Mezei, AU class of 2008, will participate in the NY Creates Sixth Annual 2009 Holiday Craft Fair at the Brooklyn Historical Society. The fair is held from Dec. 11-16. The Crafts Festival features high quality and creative handcrafted gifts: ceramics, jewelry, apparel, plush toys, organic cosmetics, glass works, photo art, and home goods at affordable prices. The 30 craft artists selected will represent the breath and depth and diversity of the New York Crafts Community. Maria will feature hand-painted silk scarves, silk-screened t-shirts, and one-of-a-kind items. The Holiday Crafts Festival and events are free and open to the public.

For more info please visit http://www.brooklynhistory.org/visitor/calendar.html, or contact Maria Mezei by Email.


Alumnus’ work included in “In Stitches” exhibition
Work by Adam Cohen ‘03 is included in a group show, “In Stitches,” at the Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller Gallery through Dec. 19. An opening reception will be held from 6-8 tonight at the gallery, located at 39 East 78th St. at Madison Avenue, third floor. Cohen earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the School of Art & Design at Alfred University.

“In Stitches” explores the use of stitching and thread in contemporary art. Works by 50 artists, both well-known and emerging, are included in the show, curated by Beth Rudin DeWoody.

For more: http://www.ltmhgallery.com/exhibition.php?ex_id=12


Alumna’s ‘Invisible Planes’ on view at Los Angeles gallery
Beth King, AU class of 1996, is presenting "Invisible Planes" at Phantom Galleries, Los Angeles, and in Long Beach, CA at The Pike, Space #24. Now showing as a Phantom Galleries Audio Tour: Guide by Cell, through Saturday, Dec. 12. There will be an opening with artist present on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 5 to 10 p.m. She is featuring both recent and past sculpture in bent and flat glass. “Please go to www.sculpture.org or www.phantomgalleriesla.com if you want to see what my sculpture is about before or after the opening.”


‘Singing CPA’ plans holiday show
Steven Zelin, AU class of 1998, known as the “Singing CPA,” writes: “I would love to see you at my upcoming Holiday Comedy at Don't Tell Mama, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m., West 46 Street (between 8-9th Avenues, NY, NY. The presentation is the Holiday Comedy Show starring Nancy Witter  (www.nancywitter.com) and featuring Steven singing songs from his newest CD “No Accounting For the Holidays.”

Campus News

Accreditation agency seeks comments on teacher education program
The Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC), a national body formed in 1997 to evaluate teacher education programs, is reviewing the teacher education program at Alfred University. As part of its review, TEAC has requested the Division of Education seek public comment on its program, said Ann Monroe-Baillargeon, professor of education and division chair.

To learn more and to respond, go to: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=5801


The official AU class ring!
Acquire an Alfred University official class ring and wear it with pride in the common bond that we share! The newly designed class rings, both traditional style and signet, are on permanent display in the Alfred University Bookstore, Powell Campus Center. Contact the bookstore at 607.871.2350 or Balfour directly at 866.225.3687 for information about ordering a new ring or trading in your old style ring (for a small fee). The rings can be viewed at Balfour’s Web site at www.balfour.com or the Alfred University Web site at http://www.alfred.edu/alumni/ring.cfm


Bergren Forum speaker to discuss ‘Why Rhetoric Matters’
Dr. Timothy J. Cox, visiting Gertz assistant professor in the English Department at Alfred University, will present “Why Rhetoric Matters” on Thursday, Nov. 19, during AU’s Bergren Forum at 12:10 p.m., in Powell Campus Center’s Nevins Theatre. This event is free of charge and open to the public.

Find more details at: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=5785


Environmental seminar to focus on rainforest, global warming
Dr. Catherine Cardelus, assistant professor of biology at Colgate University, will present the next talk in the fall Environmental Studies Seminar series at Alfred University with a discussion titled, “Look up! The Impact of Global Warming on the Rainforest Canopy.” The lecture will take place on Friday, Nov. 20, at 12:20 p.m. in Roon Lecture Hall (room 247), the Science Center, on the AU Campus.

There’s more at: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=5784


AU professor analyzes new take on Austen classic
It might just be enough to rouse Jane Austen from the dead.

But maybe the introduction of zombies into her classic novel would not seem incongruous to the classic’s author, says Allen Grove, professor of English at Alfred University.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Graham-Smith, published by Quirk Classics, interjects an element of the supernatural into Austen’s Victorian-era tale.

Read more at: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=5793


Brothers present at conference
What do a professor of chemistry at Alfred University, a professor of business at Bradley University and a professor of business ethics at Butler University have in common?

Answer: Mom and Dad.

Learn even more at: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=5782


Performing Arts to stage human rights production, ‘Widows’
Alfred University Performing Arts Division presents “Widows,” co-written by Ariel Dorfman and Pulitzer-prize-winner Tony Kushner, evenings through Saturday, Nov. 21, in the CD Smith III Theatre, Miller Performing Arts Center. Show times are at 8 p.m. General admission is $5, student admission is $3, and AU student admission with ID is $1. For tickets and reservations, please visit the Performing Arts Box Office by Email, going to the Web Box Office at http://las.alfred.edu/performing-arts/events/, or calling 607.871.2828.

Find out more about the play at: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=5776


Fall Student Recital scheduled at Miller Performing Arts Center

Read more at: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=5778

In the Neighborhood

Neighbors helping neighbors in fire recovery effort
Visit the Alfred Rebuilds Web site to see how neighbors are helping neighbors recover from the Oct. 29, 2009 fire on Main Street, Alfred, that destroyed one building, displaced several business and their employees, and also damaged upper story apartments.

Go to: http://alfredrebuilds.com

For the University update, see http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=5740

Fire photos, taken by Alfred University student Adam Brockway ’10, a photography major in the School of Art & Design, are available on the Web at:

http://picasaweb.google.com/newsatalfred.edu/AdamBrockwayAlfredFire#

Also find photos at: http://picasaweb.google.com/newsatalfred.edu/CraigBraackAlfredFire#

Sports

NCAA playoff game to be webcast live
The Alfred University football team’s NCAA first-round playoff game against visiting Albright College, Saturday, Nov. 21, at noon at Merrill Field, will be broadcast live on the Internet.

Go to: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=5799


Empire 8 names AU’s Manzer Offensive Player of the Year
Jared Manzer, a senior on the Alfred University football team, has been named Empire 8 Offensive Player of the Year, the conference announced today. Manzer was among 14 Saxons earning all-conference recognition, and Dave Murray was named the Empire 8 Coach of the Year.

For more, go to: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=5802


AU’s Secky, Manzer earn Empire 8 weekly football honors
Alfred University football players Tom Secky and Jared Manzer have earned weekly honors from the Empire 8 Conference.

Read more at: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=5794


Manzer chosen to play in Division III all-star game in Mexico
Jared Manzer, a senior wide receiver/free safety on the Alfred University football team, has chosen to play for the United States in the 2009 Tazon de’ Estrellas.

Find out more at: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=5796


Hall of Fame Committee seeks nominations for 2010 inductees
The Alfred University Sports Hall of Fame Selection Committee is accepting nominations for the Hall of Fame Class of 2010. The deadline for making nominations for next year’s class is Jan. 15, 2010. Printable and on-line nomination forms are available on-line at http://saxons.alfred.edu/hall-of-fame/  Completed printable forms should be mailed to James Moretti, Director of Athletics, Alfred University, 1 Saxon Drive, Alfred, NY 14802.


Saxons Sports Roundup
Alfred University sports fans, check out the last week's scores and highlights in the Saxons Sports Roundup: http://saxons.alfred.edu/sportsroundup/