University Bulletin – September 25, 2012

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Announcements

Special Presentation: Suicide, Healing & A Journey Of Self Reflection, Tuesday, Oct. 2 in The Keystone Room, 7:00 p.m.. Thomas Brown and Zachary Chipps decided to ride across America in honor of their brothers, whom they lost to suicide. In their first ever college campus appearance after ending their tour on September 30, they will share their experience as social activists. It’s about more than two men on a cross country bicycle tour and a pilgrimage to raise awareness about suicide. A journey of healing from emotional trauma, and how self-reflection can initiate change in one’s life is revealed in this presentation. Parental discretion advised for under age 14. For further information, contact: Counseling & Psychological Services, 570-422-3277. Open to the public at no cost.

Study Abroad – Germany, Thursday, Sept. 27, 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., in Lower Dansbury. Learn more about ESU’s German Partner Universities in Aalen and Wuppertal, hear former exchange students share their experiences in Germany, and let “real” Germans take you to their home universities. Refreshments will be provided. Drop in and leave as you like. Open to all majors. For further information, please contact Dr. Aneka Meier at ameier@esu.edu.

Free Workshops Fall 2012: Being An Active Learner Among New College Experiences (B.A.L.A.N.C.E.) Sept. 27, 2012 – Held in Beers Lecture Hall
Time: 2:00 – 2:50 p.m.
Title: B Positive!…Strategies To Get Your Test-Taking Blood Pumping
Presenter: Bonnie Green, Ph.D.
Time: 3:00 – 3:50 p.m.
Title:Drinking & Thinking
Can You Do Both?
Presenter: RISK Student Educators

Pink Light Walk, Thursday, Oct. 4 at 5:30 p.m., in the Keystone Room. The twelfth annual “Pink Light Walk,” will begin in the Keystone Room and conclude at the Pocono Medical Center Dale and Francis Hughes Cancer Center at 206 East Brown Street in East Stroudsburg. The event will begin with registration at 5:00 p.m. and information booths followed by a brief program at 6:00 p.m. The walk will start at 6:15 p.m. The first 500 people to register for the walk will receive a t-shirt and pink glow light candle to carry during the walk. At the conclusion of the walk, participants may enjoy refreshments and participate in a raffle drawing. For more information about the Pink Light Walk, call the PMC Hughes Cancer Center at 570-476-3488.

Bring Your Worries to the Writing Studio Before the Madness of Midterms: Stop by the Writing Studio to work on pending papers. Get one-on-one tutoring assistance in every step of the writing process. Hours are Monday – Thursday from 1:00 – 9:00 p.m., Friday 1:00 – 5:00 p.m., and Sunday 4:00 – 9:00 p.m. For more information, visit our website or call 570-422-3593. www.esu.edu/writingstudio.

7 Habits of Highly Effective People Workshops for Faculty, Staff and Students – A $1,500 value. Register today at no cost www.esu.edu/covey7. Workshops will be held Mondays: Oct. 1, 15, 22, 29; Nov. 5, 12, 19; 4:45 – 7:45 p.m., Sci Tech 144. This is a world-renowned personal and professional leadership development program. The program is notable on resumes and co-curricular transcripts. For more information contact, Assistant to the Vice President for Enrollment Management and Director of Orientation and New Student Programs, Patricia A. Kashner at 570-422-2860.

Visit The Office of Career Development and Student Success on The Top Floor of the University Center Between The Hours of 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday. Services include assisting students in areas such as: choosing or changing a major, internship/job search, resume review, mock interviews and graduate school preparation and counseling. To schedule an appointment, please call 570-422-3219. Please be sure to register on College Central Network (www.collegecentral.com/eaststroudsburg) to learn of all full-time professional, part-time and internship postings locally and throughout the PA State System of Higher Education. Finally, friend us on Facebook to get all the latest and greatest career based information as well as up to the minute job postings straight to your newsfeed! www.facebook.com/ESUCareers.

Offering Express Hours – Express hours are on Wednesday – Thursday 1-3 p.m. – just drop-in! There will be no appointment required and are available on a first-come, first-serve, basis with a sign-in sheet. Jan Hoffman, assistant director, and Chris Landino, graduate assistant, will be available during these hours for one-on-one assistance with resumes and cover letters, job search guidance and directions to useful web and print resources. Please look at College Central Network for recent job and internship postings. www.collegecentral.com/eaststroudsburg. For more information contact Daria Wielebinski, director of career development & student success, at 570-422-3282, or email dwielebinski@esu.edu.

Students, Faculty & Staff

A French Conversation Table: Bring a snack, have your coffee, relax and practice/speak French with other Francophiles! It doesn’t matter if you are a beginner or a native speaker. All are welcome and conversation is always free! Wednesdays, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. in Stroud Hall 206. Come get your joie de vivre on! Meet Jenifer Branton-Desris, French instructor, or for more information call Sónia Almeida-Silva, dept. of modern languages secretary at 570-422-3407.

The representative from Great West, 457 Deferred Compensation Program, will be on campus in the Science and Technology Building, Conference Room 338 on the following dates:

  • Friday, Sept. 28, from noon – 4:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
  • Thursday, Nov. 29, from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Employees interested in scheduling a meeting should call Diana Morse at 484-294-5988.

A representative from TIAA-CREF will be on campus in the Science and Technology Building, Conference Room 338 on the following dates:

  • Thursday, Oct. 11
  • Tuesday, Oct. 23
  • Thursday, Nov. 8
  • Tuesday, Nov. 20

Employees interested in scheduling a meeting should call the TIAA-CREF Philadelphia Office at 800-842-2010.

Student Activities

A Fall Concert – The Band “Fun” on Thursday, Nov. 1, in the Mattioli Recreation Center. Tickets are on sale now for ESU students. Tickets cost $15 and are available at the Student Activities Complex from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday and in the ESU Convenience Store from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m., Monday – Thursday, until 5:00 p.m. on Friday and from noon – 8:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The Campus Activities Board is sponsoring the band fun. www.ournameisfun.com. If you have any questions, please contact CAB at 570-422-3396 or the Student Activities Office at 570-422-3055.

Halloween Haunt at Dorney Park: Tickets are available in the Student Activities Complex, university Center, second floor. Ticket prices are $15 for students, $25 for guests. Student may purchase one ticket at student price and one ticket at guest price. Non- students may purchase two tickets at the guest price. Sponsored by the Campus Activities Board.

Art & Music

Exhibit shown until October 5
Madelon Powers Gallery iPhotography

An exhibition of smartphone photography featuring the work of Susie Forrester, Kyra Dosch-Klemer, Yi-hui Huang, Shane Izykowski, John Kopp and invited guests. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday, and 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Monday, Tuesday and Friday.
Open to the public at no cost
For information, 570-422-3483 or esuarts@esu.edu.

Sunday, October 14, 3 p.m. Cecilia S. Cohen Recital Hall Faculty Recital

James Maroney, tenor
Patrick Fennig, countertenor
Charles Unice, bass-baritone
Thomas Goeman, piano
The Penn Strings Quartet
Mendelssohn – Three Duets
Britten – Canticle II (“Abraham and Isaac”) Vaughan Williams – On Wenlock Edge Puccini – Duet from Act IV of La Bohème
Songs by Ives, Copland, Diemente, Bock
Open to the public at no cost.
For information, 570-422-3483 or esuarts@esu.edu.

Courses Pending Approval by the University-Wide Curriculum Committee. Descriptions are available upon request in Kemp Library and in the office of the committee chair in the English Department (Stroud 309). Address questions within 10 university calendar days after first appearance.

Additions:
POLS 255 GE: Issues in American Public Policy (3:3:0)
POLS/CMST 330
Political Communication (3:3:0)

Changes:
MGT 504 Organizational Control Systems (addition of DE)
FLCH 116 GE: Chinese I (change in pre-req.)
FLIT 116 GE: Italian I (change in pre-req.)

Change in Program:
Minor Interdisciplinary German Studies (change in req. course, co-reqs., add reqs.)

FALL 2012 Drop – In Tutoring Labs
All Tutoring Sessions Held in The Learning Center
Rosenkrans East – No Appointment Necessary

Business & Economic:
Monday & Wednesday
Noon – 2:00 p.m.

Math:
Tuesday & Thursday
Noon – 4:00 p.m.

Math 105 & 205:
Tuesday & Thursday
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Math 110 General Statistics:
Monday & Wednesday
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Physics & Math:
Monday & Thursday
Noon – 4:00 p.m.

Physics 110:
Wednesday
11:00 a.m.
Help given for most 100 and 200 level math classes.

Praxis Exams:
Monday & Thursday Writing: 11:00 a.m. – Noon Reading: Noon – 1:00 p.m.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012