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Nominate a Book for The Common Read

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The goals of the Common Reading Program are to create a common academic experience for first year students, and promote discussion that engages the campus community. The Common Read will be required for new students enrolled in the First Year Seminar. Our hope is that faculty, staff and current students will also choose to read the selected book. Programming opportunities will also be developed that relate to the book's themes.

We look forward to receiving your nominations and thank you in advance for your contribution to the 2008 Common Reading Program.

The Common Reading Committee:

Kay Cuozzo
Hanko Dobi
Becky Johnson
Martin Goldberg

Jane Gordon
Tara L'Heureux
Don M. Smith
Wanda Tyler

Dunkin’ Donuts Recalls Glow Sticks for Safety Reasons

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NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 17, 2007
Release #08-030

Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 859-5339
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

Dunkin' Donuts Recalls Glow Sticks Due to Choking and Strangulation Hazards

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Pink and Orange Glow Sticks (free giveaway with donuts)

Units: About 1 million

Distributor: Dunkin' Donuts LLC, of Canton, Mass.

Hazard: The recalled glow sticks are not properly labeled to warn consumers that the cap and lanyard can detach, posing a choking hazard. Additionally, the lanyard poses a strangulation hazard to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The pink and orange glow sticks were given away free with purchases of donuts.

Sold at: Dunkin' Donuts stores nationwide from September 2007 through October 2007. They were a free giveaway with the purchase of donuts.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled glow sticks away from young children and return them to any Dunkin' Donuts for a free donut.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Dunkin' Donuts at (800) 859-5339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.DunkinDonuts.com

Learn about History and Science References at Library

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EBSCOhost's History Reference Center is helpful for those doing school research but also of interest to fans of history. Included in this database are journals, books (including reference works), biographies, documents, speeches, maps, photos, film and video clips.

Also from EBSCOhost, the Science Reference Center is useful for all science research projects. Included in this database are reference books, journals, biographies, and images. Topics covered: biology, chemistry, earth, space, the environment, health & medicine, physics, technology and wildlife.

Week of Remembrance Events Set

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UNH Week of Remembrance: Healthy Relationships Week 2007
October 22nd-25th
Sponsored by the Office of Residential Life, Speak Out!, Milford Rape Crisis Center , Domestic Violence Services of Greater New Haven and the Victimology Club

Monday 10/22:

“An Empty Place at the Table” Dining Hall all dayThis is a visual display designed to allow the observer to view a table set for mealtime with one space left empty as visual testimony of the absence of the domestic violence victim within that family setting

Domestic Violence Vigil 7 p.m. Bartels Patio

Tuesday 10/23:

“An Empty Place at the Table” Dining Hall all dayThis is a visual display designed to allow the observer to view a table set for mealtime with one space left empty as visual testimony of the absence of the domestic violence victim within that family setting

“Silent Witness Program” Dining Hall 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.The Silent Witness of Connecticut Exhibit, created in 1997, is a traveling memorial and tribute to women who were murdered by their partners in acts of domestic violence. The goal of this exhibit is to raise awareness and to demonstrate the individual cost of this crime

“Clothesline Project” Alumni Lounge 8:30 a.m. -2 p.m.The Clothesline Project (CLP) is a program started on Cape Cod, Mass., in 1990 to address the issue of violence. It is a vehicle for those affected by violence to express their emotions by decorating a shirt. They then hang the shirt on a clothesline to be viewed by others as testimony to the problem of violence

“Hands Are Not for Hitting” Bartels Lobby 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.Design your own hand and pledge to protect those you love

Wednesday 10/24:

“An Empty Place at the Table” Dining Hall all dayThis is a visual display designed to allow the observer to view a table set for mealtime with one space left empty as visual testimony of the absence of the domestic violence victim within that family setting

“Makin’ Whoopie in the Dining Hall” During dinner hours in the Dining HallMake your own whoopee pie station. A variety of frosting options available to you!

“Connecticut Faces of Survival Display” Dining Hall 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.This exhibit is a way for some victim/survivors to move beyond the stigma associated with sexual assault, speak about their experiences, and shed the shame that accompanies this crime

Thursday 10/25:

“An Empty Place at the Table” Dining Hall all dayThis is a visual display designed to allow the observer to view a table set for mealtime with one space left empty as visual testimony of the absence of the domestic violence victim within that family setting

“Connecticut Faces of Survival Display” Dining Hall 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.This exhibit is a way for some victim/survivors to move beyond the stigma associated with sexual assault, speak about their experiences, and shed the shame that accompanies this crime

“Silent Witness Program” Dining Hall 8:30am- 1 p.m.The Silent Witness of Connecticut Exhibit, created in 1997, is a traveling memorial and tribute to women who were murdered by their partners in acts of domestic violence. The goal of this exhibit is to raise awareness and to demonstrate the individual cost of this crime

Professional Enrichment

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APA Writing Style Seminar
Mon., 10/22 • 10:50 a.m.-12:00 p.m. • Student Enrichment Center, Maxcy Hall 124Many classes at the University of New Haven require the use the American Psychological Association (APA) style for research papers, citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page. APA is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences. This seminar will provide a basic introduction to the APA writing style with easy to understand websites and examples to successfully write a typical course paper.

Credit Management
Mon., 10/22 • 8:00-9:15 a.m. • Student Enrichment Center, Maxcy Hall 124Learn more on how to use credit thoughtfully, purposefully, and in coordination with an overall financial plan. Credit is an important tool in an overall financial picture. Our team of experts from the New Haven office of Citibank will make the credit development process crystal clear.

EViews
Tues., 10/23 • 1:40-2:50 p.m. • Bergami Learning Center for Finance and Technology, Maxcy Hall 218EViews is a powerful statistical/econometric analysis software. It performs descriptive statistics, regression analysis, time series analysis, etc. Come and learn how you can use this powerful software to analyze data and generate reports.

Pulling the Plug on Culture Shock: A Seven Step Plan for Managing Travel Anxiety
Wed., 10/24 • 11:00 a.m.-12:05 p.m. • Student Enrichment Center, Maxcy Hall 124Culture shock is generally discussed according to four stages: eager expectation, everything is beautiful, everything is awful, and everything is ok. In this session, Professor Donald C. Smith looks at the process of communication in relation to international travel and challenges the assumption that every traveler, for business or leisure, has to experience some measure of this phenomenon. Here it is argued that Culture Shock is a very special kind of context specific anxiety. By applying systematic desensitization principles to culture shock, culture shock may be minimized or avoided entirely. Travelers following this plan should find their anxiety significantly reduced upon their next and subsequent trips.

Who You Know: Effective Networking Strategies
Thurs., 10/24 • 3:00-4:15 p.m. • Student Enrichment Center, Maxcy Hall 124Master the art of professional business networking. Kim Rowland, an alumnus and sales representative for Liberty Mutual, and Sarah Vezzani, Sales Manager for Liberty Mutual, host an interactive networking clinic and teaches the secrets of creating lasting, professional relationships from personal contacts, and how to strategically turn business leaders into your own personal ambassadors.

That Was The Week That Was
Thurs., 10/25 • 4:30-5:30 p.m. • Student Enrichment Center, Maxcy Hall 124Join host and moderator Martin Goldberg for a review of the news of the week, featuring video clips from news programs and late-night comics, a discussion of historical origins of the week’s events, and anything else humorous and/or insightful that any faculty member or student wishes to contribute regarding the previous seven days on Planet Earth. Refreshments available by purchase from the Hazell Nut Café.

Recruiting in China, UNH International
Admissions Director Meets with Alumni

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“It was truly an amazing experience and very special for me,” Joe says. “I had met most of these people when they were students. They were such great hosts and I ended up having several dinners with them. The alums, especially Ms. Cindy Yang, even arranged for all the recruiters at the fair, as well as some embassy officials from various countries, to attend a dinner hosted by Mr. Shao Bowen, the Vice-Chairman, Secretary-General of the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Mr. Shao, although not an alumni, was influential in getting these alumni to attend UNH in groups to study for the MPA and has visited the University twice.”

Joe presented all with newly-designed UNH caps, which he says “they greatly appreciated.”

United Way Campaign Needs Your Help to Achieve Goal

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	# of Donors	Number of FT & PT Employees	% of Giving
Maintenance	4	39	10.26
Clerical	30	86	34.88
Admin	80	207	38.65
Faculty - Engineering	11	33	33.33
Faculty - A & S	19	98	19.39
Faculty - HC Lee	9	41	21.95
Faculty - Business	6	49	12.24

In a recent e-mail to the faculty and staff, Campaign Co-chair Ron Nowaczyk said: Perhaps you have already returned your pledge form and can wear your United Way button next week to remind others that time to give is running out. Maybe you haven’t had the time to deliver your pledge sheet to your Special Agent. If this is case we want to make it easy for you to do so. On Oct. 23 Special Agents will be sleuthing your way with treats and collecting pledge forms. Only 53 more donors (any amount) will help us reach our participation goal. Look for the Special Agents in your building on October 23 and enjoy the sweet satisfaction of helping others!

Graduate Student Council
Plans Event, Seeks Committee Members

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Members in Attendance: Nikki Cardillo, Lyndsay Porreca, Barbora Kollarova, Felix Chen, Bin Lin, Mladen Samardzic, Pratik Maru, Falgun Patel, Kelly Bryant, Mia Gadhia, Amanda Silva, Allyn Turnofsky, Junjun Zhang, January Welks, Ashley Sprague, Lauren Szwech, Sarah Joyce, Sarah Gagnon, Sijith Salim, Stacey Hobson, Cleopatra Myers, Sheauling Luong, Jeanne Schipper-Jobe, Nicholas Bohler, Kristy Atkinson, Kasie Onken, Kindra Dunlap, Kristin Sewert, Tom Sapienza, Jason Riendea, Sylvia Hyde, Wanda Tyler, Katie Farren, Megan Sickler, Kyle Halligan, Melissa Parks, Aharon Singleton, Amanda Zehner, Dara Rosen, Corey Steinman

Jill Stone:

Financial Aid – Graduate Advisor
Feel free to contact her if you have any questions regarding your financial aid
Phone Number: (203) 932-7315

Halloween Party

Date: October 27, 2007
Time: 8:00 P.M. to 1:00 A.M.
Location: German Club
Must be 21+ and bring a Photo ID to gain admittance
Must also where a costume….prizes are available!
You are entitled to bring one guest
There will a hypnotist!
*If you’re interested in helping to set up, please show up at the German Club at 3 P.M

Graduate Representation on Committees:

The University is seeking Graduate Student Representation on various committees.
Graduate Council: the focus of this council relates to academic issues
Graduate Curriculum Committee (GCC): the focus of this committee is on administration

GCC Meetings: November 6th and December 11th

For more information, contact Megan Sickler through the GSCPresident@newhaven.edu

Events Coordinator Assistant:

Congratulations are in order for Lyndsay Porreca, who was elected as the Events Coordinator Assistant.
We look forward to working with you for the remainder of the year.

Student Health:

In order to be considered a student in good standing, you must be up to date with your vaccinations

Melissa Parks
Graduate Student Council Secretary

Bonfire a Roaring Success

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