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CAMPAIGN
UPDATE Momentum for the Campaign for UAlbany continues to build as
regional kickoffs are held around the country. More than 55 alumni attended
a kickoff reception at the home of Ilan Nissan ’85 in Short Hills,
New Jersey, June 12. Additional regional kickoffs are being planned in
2003 in Northern California; Westchester, N.Y.; Georgia; and Texas, with
more to follow in 2004. Check our events
calendar on the web for details and additional locations.
GIANTS
TICKETS ON SALE Ticket
sales for New York Giants training camp events at UAlbany began June 30.
The Meet the Giants event (July 30), Intrasquad Scrimmage and Barbecue
(August 2) and parking cards for all practice sessions are available.
Phone orders are being accepted now at (518) 442-4683. Box office sales
at UAlbany's Athletic Ticket Office begin July 21.
Details.
UALBANY
ANNOUNCES THREE MAJOR APPOINTMENTS
Susan
Phillips, Ph.D., has been named dean of
the School of Education. She served as interim
dean since March 2002. Phillips, who has been associated with UAlbany
for the past two decades, has served as a professor, program director
and department chair.
Kathryn
Lowery has been appointed vice president for finance and
business, the chief financial officer
for the campus. She was previously associate vice president for financial
management and budget at UAlbany and has served as interim vice president
since April 2002.
Peter
Bloniarz has been named dean of the
School of Information Science and Policy at
the University. He was formerly interim vice
president for research.
Schools and Colleges
CANCER CENTER BREAKS GROUND Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno joined UAlbany President Karen Hitchcock June 24 at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Gen*NY*Sis Center for Excellence in Cancer Genomics at the University's East Campus in Rensselaer. The new cancer research initiative, with $22.5 million in start-up funding from the state's Gen*NY*Sis (Generating Employment Through New York Science) economic development program, will enlist industry and science partners in cutting-edge investigations into the causes and treatment of cancer. Details.
PHILOSOPHY PROFESSOR FEATURED IN NEWSWEEK Dr. Bonnie Steinbock, chair of UAlbany’s Department of Philosophy, recently was featured in Newsweek as well as MSNBC NewsLink for her work on fetal rights. Professor Steinbock notes that key questions to ask regarding the beginning of life revolve around the development of a moral status of a human being, awareness of surroundings, and the ability to feel pain. Among her scholarly works and books on medical ethics is "Life Before Birth: The Moral and Legal Status of Embryos and Fetuses."
CHILD RISK CENTER ESTABLISHED The School of Social Welfare has established the Child Welfare, Drug Abuse and Intergenerational Risk Center to advance research on the delivery of effective services for parents in the child welfare system with addiction and co-occurring problems, including HIV/AIDS. The nationally ranked school received a five-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to promote healthy child development in environments where drug abuse, HIV/AIDS and child welfare intersect.
ROCKEFELLER
COLLEGE ANNOUNCES ADVISORY BOARD The Rockefeller College of Public
Affairs and Policy launched its new advisory board June 11, co-chaired
by Jeffrey Mishkin ’69 and Lewis Wiener
’84. The board’s purpose is to provide advice to the college’s
dean and faculty concerning mission, strategy, program and initiatives
as well as to assist the college in generating the resources and support
it needs to advance excellence in its instructional, research and public
service activities. For more details and a complete listing of the advisory
board, visit www.albany.edu/rockefeller.
Athletics
GREAT DANES TAKE ON IVY LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM The Great Danes will play Brown University for their home opening game on September 20 at 1 p.m. This will be the first time UAlbany has played an ivy league school in football.
ATHLETICS LAUNCHES GREATDANESGEAR.COM UAlbany Athletics has developed an online store for UAlbany athletics merchandise and products. The site can be accessed through the University's athletic web site at www.albany.edu/sports
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ADVERTISE OR SHOP WITH ALUMNI YELLOW PAGES If you have a service you’d like to share with fellow alumni, check out UAlbany’s electronic Alumni Yellow Pages. Yellow Pages let you advertise your goods and services or shop for goods and services offered by other alumni. This is just one of the many free services available to alumni through UAlbany’s alumni online community.
UALBANY VETERANS PROJECT CELEBRATES 2ND ANNIVERSARY Two years ago, the University unveiled its Veterans Wall of Honor, a 9-panel, 36-foot-long mural inscribed with the names of UAlbany servicemen and women. The Wall now holds the names of more than 3,900 UAlbany alumni, students, faculty and staff. To learn more about the project or to check if your name is included on the list, visit the UAlbany Veterans Web Site.
UALBANY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS & EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Executive
Committee:
Anthony Giardina ’81, President
Jeffrey
Luks ’91, ’01, Vice President
Michael Corso ’83, ’84, Immediate Past President
Elsie Chun ’97, Secretary
Leroy Van Riper ’70, Treasurer
Susan Van Horn Shipherd ’64, Member at Large
New
Board Members:
Larry Goodman ’86, Brain Jaenicke ’95, Sharon Ward ’80
Events
ART MUSEUM HOSTS 2003 ARTISTS OF THE MOHAWK HUDSON REGION JURIED EXHIBITION UAlbany's University Art Museum is hosting the 2003 Artists of the Mohawk Hudson Region Juried Exhibition, considered the benchmark showing for the finest contemporary artists working within a 100-mile radius of the Capital Region. The exhibit is on view July 8-November 2. For more information call (518) 442-4035 or visit www.albany.edu/museum.
THIRD
ANNUAL POLO FUNDRAISER The University will host its 3rd Annual Polo
Fundraiser August 3 at the Whitney Polo Fields in Saratoga Springs. This
year the University is partnering with the Double "H" Hole in
the Woods Ranch, a camp for critically ill children. Proceeds will benefit
the UAlbany Student-Athlete Scholarship and programs for children at the
Ranch. Details.
BIG
PURPLE GROWL DATE ANNOUNCED Mark
your calendar for the 7th Annual Big Purple Growl and Ferocious Feast,
February 7, 2004. This year’s event includes a double-header against
the University of Maine. The Growl includes an action-packed night of
basketball with special activities, promotions and giveaways preceded
by the Ferocious Feast for alumni, faculty/staff and community members.
WASHINGTON, D.C., CHAPTER - GIVING BACK On June 28, twelve UAlbany alumni represented the Washington, D. C., chapter by volunteering to feed the homeless at Community Family Life Services. Volunteers, coordinated by Shannin Addison ’01, ’02, will prepare, serve and deliver food to local community members in need. In addition to providing manpower, the chapter is contributing half of the cost for food and supplies. For more information on this new UAlbany chapter, check out the chapter’s new web site.
UPCOMING
EVENTS
July
14 – 1st Annual Metro-NY Great Dane Golf Outing
July 30 – Meet the Giants
August 2 – NY Giants Intrasquad Scrimmage and Barbecue
August 3 – Third Annual Polo Fundraiser
August 23 – Saratoga Invitational Rugby Tournament,
Saratoga Springs, NY. Check out the UAlbany Rugby web site at www.ualbanyrugby.com.
October 24-26 – Homecoming/Family Weekend 2003