A daily summary of activities at Slippery Rock University
Wednesday, May. 16
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TODAY, SATURDAY and SUNDAY
May 11
Finals week continues through May 12. Bailey Library open for 24-hour study until 5 p.m.
Last issue of top of the rock distributed for spring semester. Production resumes with the start of fall classes. The daily Good News email moves to a Tuesday and Thursday schedule.
All day | Dump and Run: SRU teams with Butler County Local Housing Options Team, AmeriCorps and Rotaract Club to recycle items left by students leaving campus. Schedule: 10 a.m., Campus Side Apartments; 11 a.m., Pine Glenn Apartments; 1 p.m., The Colonies Apartments; 1:30 p.m., Slippery Rock Garden Apartments; 2 p.m., Martha Rose and Thunderbird Apartments.
All day | The Rock Catholic Center will be open 24-hours-a-day through today for study. Refreshments available.
? 10 a.m. | Services will be in the Church of the Nazarene, Butler, for Kenneth Bowland, a Slippery Rock University junior professional studies major from Prospect, who died Monday at his home. He was 37. He was a retired U.S. Army airborne ranger and Persian Gulf veteran. Bowland was a member of the church. Among others, he leaves a daughter Emma Rose and his parents, Doug and Patti Bowland of Prospect. (Geibel Funeral Home, Butler.)
1:30 p.m. | Commencement rehearsal. Morrow Field House.
May 12
Finals week concludes.
All day | Dump and Run: SRU teams with Butler County Local Housing Options Team, AmeriCorps and Rotaract Club to recycle items left by students leaving campus. Schedule: 10 a.m., Campus Side Apartments; 11 a.m., Pine Glenn Apartments; 1 p.m., The Colonies Apartments; 1:30 p.m., Slippery Rock Garden Apartments; 2 p.m., Martha Rose and Thunderbird Apartments.
10 a.m. | Slippery Rock Community Farmers' Market and SRU Sustainable Enterprise Accelerator sponsor "Feed Your Garden so it will Feed You." John Steiner lectures on "Soil to Table" at 11 a.m. Flower and vegetable seedlings offered for sale. Rock Falls Park.
10:30 a.m. | Commencement: Graduate Studies, College of Health, Environment and Sciences and College of Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts. Morrow Field House. Tickets required.
Noon- 5 p.m. | Colonial Day at the Old Stone House. Visit the 18th-century for demonstration of period crafts and lifestyle. Old Stone House.
2 p.m. | Commencement: College of Business, Information and Social Sciences and College of Education. Morrow Field House. Tickets required.
4 p.m. | Army ROTC commissioning ceremony for three cadets as second lieutenants. ATSH.
May 13
All day | Dump and Run: SRU teams with Butler County Local Housing Options Team, AmeriCorps and Rotaract Club to recycle items left by students leaving campus. Schedule: 10 a.m., Campus Side Apartments; 11 a.m., Pine Glenn Apartments; 1 p.m., The Colonies Apartments; 1:30 p.m., Slippery Rock Garden Apartments; 2 p.m., Martha Rose and Thunderbird Apartments.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Participants in Saturday's commencement ceremonies, including graduates, their families and guests, are invited to an 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., commencement reception in the University Union. Morning graduates, their families and friends are invited to attend the reception following their ceremony; afternoon graduates, their families and friends may attend before the 2 p.m. graduation ceremony. Graduation ceremonies are in Morrow Field House. Overflow seating will be available in the Russell Wright Alumni House and Conference Center and the ceremonies will be streamed via the Internet from http://www.sru.edu.
The history of the University Union is on display on the building's first floor. The College Union opened in 1972, but does not look like the same building seen today. The display recounts the renovations that took place in the 1990s as well as changes in the SGA Bookstore and Rocky's Grille. Visitors will see the old candy counter and where dry-cleaning could be dropped for processing. There are also details about the once-proposed bowling lanes.
SRU's Desire2Learning system is scheduled for maintenance and upgrades and will be offline midnight to 8 a.m., May 12, and from 1-7 a.m., May 13.
Those leaving campus or the community for summer are urged to turn off all lights, fans, electronic chargers, empty refrigerators, clocks, radios and televisions being left behind as a means of saving energy. All valuables should be removed; windows and blinds/drapes should be closed; and all faucets should be checked. Where possible turn down water heaters and thermostats and unplug window air conditioners.
Department chairs and secretaries are asked to submit changes, including names, telephone numbers, titles and campus addresses, for the 2012-13 Faculty Staff Directory to: mailto:phonebook@sru.edu Include any anticipated room or building address changes. The new directory will be published in late August.
Acting President Charles Curry will host the annual support staff, managers and administrators appreciation luncheon at noon, May 24, in the University Union. Service awards will be presented.
NEXT SEVEN DAYS
May 14
All day | Summer office hours, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a 30-minute lunch break, begin.
All day | Dump and Run: SRU teams with Butler County Local Housing Options Team, AmeriCorps and Rotaract Club to recycle items left by students leaving campus. Schedule: 10 a.m., Campus Side Apartments; 11 a.m., Pine Glenn Apartments; 1 p.m., The Colonies Apartments; 1:30 p.m., Slippery Rock Garden Apartments; 2 p.m., Martha Rose and Thunderbird Apartments. Final Day.
May 15
? All day | All U.S. and state flags should be flown at half-staff in honor of National Police Officer Memorial Day.
8 a.m. | Spring semester final grades due. 107 Old Main.
May 16
All day |SRU hosts the PASSHE Purchasing Directors and Construction Support Staff Semi-annual Professional Development meeting.
All day: Pre-session begins.
May 17
All day | SRU hosts the PASSHE Purchasing Directors and Construction Support Staff Semi-annual Professional Development meeting.
May 18
All day | SRU hosts the PASSHE Purchasing Directors and Construction Support Staff Semi-annual Professional Development meeting.
All day | Slippery Rock Borough bulk pick-up day.
ON THE HORIZON
May 19
10 a.m. to noon : "Things you can brew at home" workshop by Allen Edris will be part of the Slippery Rock Community Farmer's Market offered in conjunction with SRU's Sustainable Enterprise Accelerator. Music by Jay Richardson.
8 p.m. | Ghost hunting returns to SRU's Old Stone House. Learn to be a paranormal investigator. Tickets $15; group limited to 20. Call Aaron Cowen, assistant professor of history and museum curator, at 724.738.2409.
May 25
? All day | Pre-session withdrawal deadline.
May 26
? 10 a.m. - noon | Slippery Rock Community Farm Market and SRU Sustainable Enterprise Accelerator host "Farming: You are what You Meat" lecture by cattle farmer Bob McCafferty (11 a.m.). Entertainment: Dave Hamilton. Rock Falls Park.
May 28
? All day: Memorial Day holiday. University closed. No day or evening classes. Offices closed.
ONGOING:
The SRU Association of Pennsylvania State, College and University Faculty Office has relocated from Patterson Hall to 204 Spotts World Culture Building. Patrick Burkhart, professor of geography, geology and the environment, has been elected to a two-year term as president, and Katherine Cooklin, associate professor of philosophy, has been elected to a two-year term as vice president. The new officers assumed their duties May 1.
The U.S. General Service Administration's Privately Owned Vehicle Reimbursement Rate has increased to 55.5 cents per mile effective April 17. In accordance with Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education board of governors' policy the reimbursement rate for use of a personal automobile for official system travel also has increased to 55.5 cents per mile effective April 17. (For travel occurring Jan. 1, 2011, through April 16, 2012, the reimbursement rate is 51 cents per mile.) For additional information: http://www.passhe.edu/inside/anf/accounting/Pages/Employee%20Travel%20Expense%20Reimbursement%20Rates.aspx
Slippery Rock University's WOW committee is looking for students, teams, clubs, faculty and staff to volunteer to assist with the Aug. 23-24 new students (and their families) campus move in. Volunteer information and sign-up forms are available at http://www.sru.edu/wow. Further information: Chris Cole, University Union director and WOW volunteer coordinator, at 724.738.2718 or wow@sru.edu.
SRU's Safety Management major is now closed and is not accepting change-of-major requests for summer or fall 2012. Students interested in changing their major should complete a Change of Major Form and return it to 208 Strain Behavioral Science Building. If openings occur, requests will be accepted in order received. There is no guarantee openings will occur. A minimum 2.5 GPA is required.
The University Union is processing requests for recurring meetings for the fall 2012 semester. Organizations may request meeting rooms on a weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, or similar recurring pattern. Union Reservation Request Forms are available at: the University Union Information Desk, or online: http://www.sru.edu/studentlife/union/Pages/scheduling.aspx. Completed forms should be submitted at the Information Desk or via fax to 724.738.2116 or sent via email to: mailto:Sharyn.McGallis@sru.edu. Requests will be processed on a first-come, first-serve basis. Requests should be made using the current University Union Request Form. All meetings and events will be relocated to appropriate spaces in the Robert M. Smith Student Center, once the center opens. Further information: Chris Cole, University Union director, at 724.738.2718.
Students are urged to register all their community service hours with the Center for Student Involvement and Leadership via CompassLink. Officially registering hours allows students to be recognized for their efforts through special honors at SRU's Academic Honors Convocation, graduation or through official certification. Additional information is available at: http://www.sru.edu/studentlife/studentleadership/Pages/RegisterYourHours.aspx.
INSTRUCTION/INFORMATION
Faculty, staff and students are urged to sign up for emergency alerts related to SRU. Those not registered, or needing to update information on e2Campus may do so by clicking the emergency alert icon found at:
http://www.sru.edu/PublicRelations/Pages/SRUAlerts.aspx
and following the simple instructions. Emergency information is also posted on the SRU homepage, sent via campus email and shared with the regional news media.
For details regarding requests for mass emails, including campus surveys, on campus, click:
http://www.sru.edu/PublicRelations/newsInfo/Pages/RequestMassE-Mail.aspx.
The Slippery Rock University campus community is reminded to be vigilant about ongoing fraudulent e-mails. Anyone receiving a suspect e-mail should immediately delete it. For additional information regarding email scams click:
http://www.sru.edu/PublicRelations/newsInfo/Pages/FraudulentE-Mail.aspx
Items appearing in top of the rock are taken from the SRU Master Activity Calendar. The calendar is also used for submission of items to the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Chancellor's Office and regional newspapers. Items should be posted as
soon as the basic information is assembled. For details about posting items on the calendar (or making changes), click here. http://www.sru.edu/PublicRelations/newsInfo/Pages/PostSRUMasterActivityCalendar.aspx.
TOP OF THE ROCK INFORMATION:
? All new entries, or significantly changed entries (date, time, location change, cancellation, etc.), in top of the rock carry a "?" designator. This allows regular readers to quickly see what new items have been added to the daily publication. The special designation is carried for one day only. Items in top of the rock appear in time and date order, moving to the top as the event date approaches.