Dear all,
Trio Programs, McNair and SSS have a 'Family Fun Day' planned on March 3rd
at the Presbyterian Church (42nd Elm Street Potsdam) from 10 am till 2 pm.
We are looking for *donations *for this event. Donations can be Pre K
books, crayons, beginners pencils, washable markers, construction paper,
puzzles, manipulative toys and gift cards.
All donations can be dropped off at *Snell 235* anytime before this event.
A donation of any of the items will allow you free entry to the event so
please DONATE!!
This event is honor of National TRIO DAY and is hosted by TRIO staff and
students of St Lawrence, SUNY Potsdam, SUNY Canton and Clarkson University.
Thank you!!!
Faculty and Staff,
The Marketing and External Relations Department would like to make you
aware that we have added a fun new way to display your Clarkson pride on
Facebook! We recently uploaded two Facebook profile picture overlays for
public use. The logos can be placed onto any photo you want to use as your
profile picture. To access them, follow the steps below.
*Step 1:* Go to your Facebook profile. Hover your mouse over your profile
picture and click on:
*Step 2:* A new window will appear and at the top, one of your options
will be:
Click on this.
*Step 3:* In the top left corner, a search bar will appear. Type in
“Clarkson University” and give it a moment to load. Our two new overlays
should appear at the top of the search results:
*Step 4:* Pick which overlay you like more and pick how long you want the
overlay to last. Then click “Use as profile picture” at the bottom:
We hope to see our new overlays spread across the Clarkson Facebook
community as a way to reflect the pride we have in this institution! Let’s
Go Tech!
Thank you.
--
*Jake Newman*
*Associate Director of Media Relations* | *Clarkson University*
303 Science Center
CU Box 5535, Potsdam, NY 13699-5535
Office: 315-268-6764 <(315)%20268-6764>
Cell: 315-323-3771 <(315)%20323-3771>
jnewman(a)clarkson.edu
Residents of the town of Potsdam are invited to workshops to help develop
the municipality’s comprehensive plan. The ISE hopes that Clarkson will be
well represented in this process. We have been working with the town of
Potsdam in an effort to align the comprehensive plan with the NYS Climate
Smart Communities program <http://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/50845.html>.
Working with our local municipalities on this program is our strategy for
fulfilling Clarkson’s climate resiliency (adaptation) commitment. There
will be three workshops that the town has organized. Each meeting will be
held in the town hall from 7:00 – 8:30pm.
· 1/17 - Housing and Neighborhoods / Quality of life
· 1/24 - Business and Economic Development / Land Use
· 1/31 - Infrastructure and Energy
At each workshop participants will be asked to draft statements about the
current state, future goals, and implementation strategies for each topic.
Attached you will find a letter from town representatives inviting town
residents to the meetings. If you would like to give input online, please
go to *https://goo.gl/forms/aIfTsfllJunz3hXw2
<https://goo.gl/forms/aIfTsfllJunz3hXw2>*
If you plan on attending one of the sessions please RSVP by contacting Rose
at rivezzir(a)potsdamny.us.
Hope to see you there,
Dear faculty and staff,
For your information, both graduate and undergraduate students received the
notification below including updated guidelines and instructions for
reporting service hours.
Have a great week!
*Tamera Rizk*
Assistant Dean of Students | Student Life & Engagement
8 Clarkson Avenue | Box 8735 | Potsdam, NY | 13699
{T} 315.268.6680 | {F} 315.268.6643
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Student Announcements <studentannouncements(a)clarkson.edu>
Date: Mon, Jan 15, 2018 at 8:05 AM
Subject: Report Your Service Hours! Instructions, Tips, & Cash Prizes!
To: all_potsdam_grads <all_potsdam_grads(a)clarkson.edu>
The Office of Student Life & Engagement (OSL) strongly encourages students
and student organizations to report their community service hours in Knight
Life. The University relies on this important data when conducting annual
reports, such as STARS.
OSL has developed the following guideline sheet specifically for Clarkson
students. These guidelines are developed within the framework of the
President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. Instructions on
how to report your hours are included in this document. View the guidelines
here.
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uwQAXb0Y5I6XNgAAvwamwIfxgnakEnNqgV7…>
As an incentive to report your service hours, OSL and the Institute for a
Sustainable Environment (ISE) are partnering to sponsor a semester contest
with winners to be announced in April!
*Organizations*
1st place: $50 plus $100 to the charity of your choice
2nd place: $25 plus $50 to the charity of your choice
3rd place: $15 plus $30 to the charity of your choice
*Individuals*
1st place: $25 plus $50 to the charity of your choice
2nd place: $15 plus $30 to the charity of your choice
3rd place: $10 plus $20 to the charity of your choice
Last semester's winners are as follows:
*Organizations*
1st place: Tau Kappa Epsilon
2nd place: Sigma Chi
3rd place: Alpha Chi Rho
*Individuals*
1st place: Charles Reagan
2nd place: Veronica Latham
3rd place: Jacob Troupe
Thank you for your continued efforts to serve the community!
*Tamera Rizk*
Assistant Dean of Students | Student Life & Engagement
Clarkson University will host the North Country Presentation of New York’s
2018 State of the State, presented by Kelli Owens, Director of Women's
Affairs, Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo at 1:00 pm on Wednesday,
January 10, 2018 in Petersen Board Room, #330 Bertrand H. Snell Hall.
You can review the Governor’s address and proposals in advance
<https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/governor.ny.gov/files/atoms/files/2018-st…>.
Ms. Owens will bring the added perspective of the agenda to advance women’s
issues as outlined in the Governor’s plans as well.
Please RSVP to my direct email at kchezum(a)clarkson.edu so we can ensure we
have an appropriate space reserved. In the interim, if you have questions,
please drop me a line or give me a call. Thanks. Kelly
**
*Kelly O. Chezum, MBA ’04, DLP*
*Vice President for External Relations | Clarkson University
*
Box 5500 | 8 Clarkson Avenue | Room 333 Cora & Bayard Clarkson Science
Center
Potsdam, New York 13699
Office: 315.268.4483 | Cell 315.345.5454 | chezumk(a)clarkson.edu
Meetings By Appointment at Capital Region Campus
80 Nott Terrace | Schenectady, NY 12308
The important thing is not to stop questioning.
- Albert Einstein
CAMP is also looking for a good home for the attached moveable
blackboard/white board. It's on wheels and can be moved any where.
Thanks.
Maria
--
*Maria G. Freitas Ladouceur*
Executive Assistant to Director Marilyn Freeman
CAMP- Center for Advanced Materials Processing
Clarkson University
8 Clarkson Avenue #5665
Potsdam, NY 13699
PH: (315) 268-3749
Mobile: (315) 212-4975
FAX: (315) 268-7615
To anyone interested.
CAMP has 8 these chairs free to a good home. We need to move them to new
homes or send them to the dumpster by the end of this week.
Please let us know if you are interested.
Thanks.
Maria
--
*Maria G. Freitas Ladouceur*
Executive Assistant to Director Marilyn Freeman
CAMP- Center for Advanced Materials Processing
Clarkson University
8 Clarkson Avenue #5665
Potsdam, NY 13699
PH: (315) 268-3749
Mobile: (315) 212-4975
FAX: (315) 268-7615
Sent on behalf of Kelly Chezum <%20kchezum(a)clarkson.edu>, VP for External
Relations and Kerop Janoyan <kjanoyan(a)clarkson.edu>, Dean of the Graduate
School
Colleagues and Graduate Students,
The most recent proposed Federal Tax Reform legislation has generated much
discussion among faculty, staff and graduate students about the impact on
the higher education sector. While the legislation can still be fluid until
it is voted upon by both the House & Senate, and signed by President Trump,
what we have now as information from the National Association of
Independent Colleges and Universities on what has been presented is as
follows for what was retained, meaning no changes to their current status:
*Student Aid & Family Benefits*
· Student Loan Interest Deduction was RETAINED.
· The American Opportunity Tax Credit was RETAINED
· Lifetime Learning Credit was RETAINED
· IRC Sec. 117(d)5 graduate student tuition remission benefits were
RETAINED.
· IRC Sec. 117(d) college employee tuition remission benefits were
RETAINED.
· IRC Sec. 127 – employer-provided tuition assistance – was RETAINED.
*Charitable Giving & Institutional Benefits *
The Charitable Deduction was RETAINED, however, the overall effects of the
other tax rate reductions may influence charitable giving so the impact is
still unknown.
The IRA Charitable Rollover was RETAINED.
A new Endowment Tax on certain private colleges and universities using the
Senate formula of $500,000 per FTE was ADDED. The tax itself was LOWERED
from the original proposed 2% to 1.4%. Through six rewrites from its
original introduction in the House, the tax transitioned from affecting 250
private colleges to affecting approximately 32 private colleges. Based on
the size of our endowment and the number of students we have, Clarkson is
not among those 32 institutions at this time.
In other legislative proposals, it may be prudent to continue to understand
and be aware of what is included in the PROSPER Act, which reauthorizes the
Higher Education Act last updated in 2008 (Read More Here
<http://www.acenet.edu/advocacy/Pages/Higher-Education-Act.aspx> with links
from the American Council On Education) as it again has some provisions
that will change how federal work study and financial aid is administered
to students including borrowing limits on federal loans.
You may also be following the next steps following the FCC decision to end
net neutrality and sharing your opinion with your elected officials. New
York State is among those States that has been reported on its plan to sue
the FCC over the decision.
If you have questions, please feel free to reach me. Your opinion and voice
to your representatives <https://whoaremyrepresentatives.org/> matters
most.
Thanks and enjoy the holidays.
Kelly Chezum, VP for External Relations kchezum(a)clarkson.edu
Kerop Janoyan, Dean of the Graduate School kjanoyan(a)clarkson.edu
All-
There are free poinsettias for the taking (picture attached). These are first come first serve in the IRC at the top of the entrance stairs.
Thank you,
Adam Marlowe
Clarkson University
amarlowe(a)clarkson.edu
315-268-6425
More items have become available as the result of renovations on campus.
Please let us know if you are interested in these cabinets, counter and
sink for personal, off-campus use.
Anyone interested should reply to this email by end-of-business on
Wednesday, December 13.
Once we know who is interested we will set up a time for folks to look at
the items in person, and discuss cost.
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Mailing address: 8 Clarkson Ave Box 5550, Potsdam, NY 13699
Physical address: 41 Elm Street, Potsdam, NY 13676
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