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Emerging Voices Fellowship Competition

 for early-career humanistic scholars (We welcome applications from scholars whose PhDs were conferred between January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2021. Students who anticipate receiving the PhD degree after December 31, 2021 are not eligible.)

The American Council of Learned Societies Announces Third and Final Round of Emerging Voices Fellowship Competition   Program supporting outstanding early-career humanistic scholars now welcomes applications for two-year posts with select ACLS Research Consortium Universities

The American Council of Learned Societies is pleased to announce the third and final round of the Emerging Voices Fellowship program. Following the success of the first two competitions of the program, which supports early-career scholars in the humanities and interpretive social sciences facing a challenging academic job market, both the competition and fellowship have been redesigned to best serve those who have received their doctorates just before or during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The Emerging Voices Fellowship has been distinguished for its rapid response approach in supporting new and recent PhDs during a time of great economic uncertainty,” noted ACLS President Joy Connolly. “In addition to providing funding to help strengthen humanistic disciplines, we have also incorporated feedback from scholars and partner institutions from the first two rounds on how best to use our resources to make the program a success for everyone involved.” For its final round of competition, the Emerging Voices Fellowship program invites applications from qualified PhDs whose voices, perspectives, and broad visions will strengthen institutions of higher education and humanistic disciplines in the years to come. Nominations are no longer required and will not be accepted. We welcome applications from scholars whose PhDs were conferred between January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2021. Students who anticipate receiving the PhD degree after December 31, 2021 are not eligible. Learn more in the Emerging Voices Fellowship FAQ. Scholars of color, from low-income and unconventional backgrounds, and those who have taken on extraordinary roles in graduate school (organizing public art exhibits, teaching in prison education programs, coordinating research groups, to name just a few), are especially encouraged to apply. The fellowship will now offer two-year in-person posts at participating institutions from the ACLS Research University Consortium during the 2022-23 and 2023-24 academic years. Applications are due Wednesday, January 12, 2022, 9 PM EST.  Learn about the 2022 Emerging Voices Fellowship Competition The program will award up to 45 fellowships and provide a $65,000 annual stipend plus benefits, a one-time relocation allowance of $3,000, and $3,500 (annually) in research/professional development funding, childcare or eldercare costs, as well as access to ACLS professional development resources. Fellows are expected to teach one course or the equivalent per year, contribute to projects at their host institutions, as well as advance with their own research and participate in ACLS-sponsored professional development activities. Given the limited number of fellowships available, ACLS intends to support qualified candidates who lack full-time academic positions for the 2022-23 academic year (including fellowships and postdoctoral positions at their home institutions). The first two Emerging Voices Fellowship competitions yielded 93 outstanding scholars representing a variety of backgrounds and fields of study who have demonstrated strengths in using the classroom as a vehicle to attract a diverse community of learners to humanistic study and research. The 2022 Emerging Voices Fellows will join a robust community of practice in the publicly engaged humanities and will have the opportunity to draw on networks of related ACLS programs, including past awardees of the Mellon/ACLS Leading Edge Fellows and Scholars and Society Fellows. The diverse experience of the ACLS community is a shared resource that fellows are encouraged to draw on during and after their fellowship terms. The Emerging Voices Fellowship is funded through the ACLS endowment, which has benefited from the generous support of esteemed institutions and individuals including The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Arcadia Charitable Trust, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the ACLS Research University Consortium and college and university Associates, past fellows, and friends of ACLS. Questions? Email us at EVFapplications@acls.org

Graduate Student Excellence Awards

 Congratulations to:

Andrey Darovskikh

Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Research

Cullin Brown

Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Teaching

yay!!!

some recent winners:

https://www.binghamton.edu/grad-school/resources/support-success/gsea-winners.html

Chancellor resigns

 https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/politics/albany/2021/12/09/suny-chancellor-resignation-malatras/6430564001/

Editorial asking the Board of Trustees to resign, too:

https://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/Editorial-Clean-house-at-SUNY-16689091.php

Coupon code

In case anyone is interested, here is a coupon code for my GM commentary that comes out next month:

code: NEW30 (30% off)

it works here:

https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-nietzsche-s-on-the-genealogy-of-morality.html

Of course it's also available other places (no coupon code):

Amazon

bookshop.org

bn.com

 

Degree Completion Deadlines

 The Office of Student Records and Registrar Services has posted the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 degree completion deadlines online here. 

• Graduate Application for Degree (GAFD): December 10th, 2021
• Thesis/Dissertation Electronic Submission: December 15th, 2021
• Recommendation for Award of Degree forms: December 31st, 2021

Questions regarding the GAFD, degree conferral, and degree processing should be sent to the Office of Student Records and Registrar Services: degree@binghamton.edu. 

Questions regarding thesis/dissertation submission and processing fees should be sent to the Graduate School: gad@binghamton.edu. 

Important ambigram news

 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/12/02/palindrome-ambigram-alert-dec-2-2021-doubly-rare-date/8840690002/

but don't you have any grading to do?

Some misc. education news

 

from ProPublica:

Even on U.S. Campuses, China Cracks Down on Students Who Speak Out

from the Albany Times Union:

SUNY Chancellor Must Go

Colloquium THURSDAY!!

 Alec Walen

Professor of Law, Philosophy, and Criminal Justice, Rutgers University

"Mens Rea and Culpability: A Reconstruction"

Thursday 2 December

UUW 324

3pm-5pm

The citation records of articles in elite generalist journals

Text to image

 image generator: hypnogram.xyz

Knapp disgust surrealism:

Melissa depth impressionism:

Tessman dilemma da Vinci:

Charles compassion mannerist:

Reeves impunity Matisse:

Bob genealogy Titian:

Colloquium next week!

 SPEL Colloquium:

Casey Doyle

Visiting Assistant Professor, Binghamton University

"You're So Cynical, You Probably Think this Paper is about Me"

Thu. 11 November, 3:00p-5:00p

UUW 324

SPEL Graduate Conference this weekend!

 https://spelgraduateconference.wordpress.com/home/conference-details/

Colloquium THURSDAY!

Eva Kittay 

Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Emerita, Stony Brook University

"Why being Human is a Nonspeciesist Sufficient Condition for Full Moral Status and Why that Matters"

Thu 28 Oct

3:00-5:00p

UUW 324

Nicolas Cage as various philosophers

 

a short thread of Nicolas Cage as various philosophers

1. Spinoza pic.twitter.com/jsWv3149ko

— Hane and Suffering 👻⚰️ (@HaneMaung) October 20, 2021

Annual Cyber Security Awareness Training

 Beginning Tuesday, Oct. 19, Binghamton University faculty and staff will be receiving reminder emails to perform required annual Cyber Security Awareness training.

This training is intended to educate users on how to detect potential threats and phishing attempts and to learn new methods of protecting your personal and organizational data. Students, faculty and staff can take the training now via the MyBinghamton portal link. Click on the KnowBe4 link on the available links list. The training will be available through November. Questions or issues, contact the ITS Help Desk.

Also, here is a picture of banana bread that Derrida loves:

Fall 2021 Degree Completion Deadlines

 The Office of Student Records and Registrar Services has posted the Fall 2021 degree completion deadlines online here. 

• Graduate Application for Degree (GAFD): December 10th, 2021
• Thesis/Dissertation Electronic Submission: December 15th, 2021
• Recommendation for Award of Degree forms: December 31st, 2021

Questions regarding the GAFD, degree conferral, and degree processing should be sent to the Office of Student Records and Registrar Services: degree@binghamton.edu. 

Questions regarding thesis/dissertation submission and processing fees should be sent to the Graduate School: gad@binghamton.edu. 

I thought this was interesting

 

Students struggle most of all, I have found, with trying to come up with something new to say. In my program we have recommended Andrew Abbott's book on heuristics for social science. Here he is showing how Aristotle's 4 causes can be used to generate ideas. pic.twitter.com/KETGcoXyCI

— Rakesh Bhandari (@postdiscipline) October 13, 2021

Colloquium THURSDAY!

 live and in person:

MATEO DUQUE

Postdoctoral Fellow, Binghamton University

"(Re)-reading with Writing? A Performative Contradiction in Plato's Phaedrus"

Thu 7 Oct

3:00-5:00pm

UUW 324

Graduate School Travel Grants

 Graduate School Travel Grants

The Graduate School would like to remind graduate programs of the potential assistance available for graduate students.  Graduate School Travel Grants can be used for attendance at virtual conferences. There are several funding sources available by application on our website on the Research and Travel Funding page. 

The next Graduate School Travel Grant deadline is Friday, November 5th, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. Applications should be submitted electronically as a single PDF file to graduate@binghamton.edu. 

Graduate Student Excellence Awards

 2021-2022 Graduate Student Excellence Awards - Call for Nominations

The Graduate School is seeking nominations for the 2021-2022 Graduate Student Excellence Awards. The submission deadline for nomination packets is Friday, November 5th, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. 

Nominations should be submitted by the student’s Graduate Director. Each program may nominate only two graduate students per category, per year. A student may be nominated for more than one category, but may receive only one award.

There are three award categories:

• Research
• Teaching
• Service & Outreach

In an effort to simplify and process nomination packets more efficiently, please organize your packet in the same order as shown on the appropriate checklist. Please be sure to include the appropriate checklist as the first item in your nomination packet.

Nomination packets must be submitted electronically - and in PDF format only. Hard copies and submissions that exceed one PDF file will not be accepted.

Happy International Translation Day

 

https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/up-to-the-minute/tioga-arts-council-to-celebrate-international-translation-day/

Alternative work assignment update

 

Dateline Addition: Tuesday, September 21

A message from President Harvey Stenger

I am writing to rescind the recent requirement for staff to select alternative work assignments to meeting our needs for COVID-19 testing and isolation housing.

When vaccines became widely available and we saw a significant decrease in cases nationwide, we joined others throughout higher education in thinking that there would be much less need for surveillance testing, isolation housing and related services. Then the Delta variant changed things significantly, and we saw a rapid increase in positive cases during the first 10 days of September. The Delta variant, coupled with the current labor shortage affecting our community, hindered our flexibility to hire and quickly supplement our volunteer population. At the time, we saw an urgent need to develop additional capacity to meet the increase in cases we were seeing. However, more recently, the rate of positive cases is decreasing.

If you signed up last week and would like to withdraw your name, please send an email to VPoperations@binghamton.edu and you will be removed from the schedule.

At the same time, we encourage as many of you as possible to keep your names on the list of those who could be called on to assist as needed. Having a reservoir of staff able to be reassigned quickly will help us be ready to meet needs that may arise over the rest of the semester.

We are grateful for your help and thank you for your commitment to helping the University navigate the complex journey through the ongoing pandemic.

Sincerely,
Harvey Stenger
President

Water usage

Stop curtailing. You are now required to use water as profligately, recklessly, wastefully as you can.

B-ALERT: Members of the campus community are asked to curtail unnecessary water usage until further notice while staff make repairs to a sewage line.  A communication will be sent out when regular water usage can be resumed.

B-ALERT UPDATE: Crews continue to make repairs to a campus sewage line. Unnecessary water usage should continue to be curtailed until further notice.

B-ALERT UPDATE: Repairs have been completed to the sewage line on the Vestal campus. Normal water use may be resumed.

Charles Mills died

 https://dailynous.com/2021/09/20/charles-mills-1951-2021/

I didn't realize people didn't know about this

 ... until I saw this tweet

Holy moly, staff at SUNY Binghamton are now required to sign up for shifts that involve taking meals to, supporting, and testing students in quarantine. Turning a worker (librarian, security guard, registrar) into a healthcare worker without consent

— voicesbend (@voicesbend) September 20, 2021

so here is the Stenger letter:

Dateline Addition: Monday, September 13

A message from President Harvey Stenger

The past 18 months have been difficult for all of us. Many of you have volunteered for roles on campus out of your comfort zone for longer than anticipated. Over time, these extraordinary efforts are beginning to strain our current volunteer base. Our campus culture needs to be one of shared responsibility. Although we have different titles, we have one common value: supporting our students. We cannot allow our colleagues who volunteer to continue to shoulder the burden. So now is the time we need to all step up to support them, our students and our campus.

We must continue to provide numerous services in our campus fight against COVID. These include the University’s Surveillance Testing Center, which will test upwards of 5,000 individuals per week and provide consultation to students and other operational services (meals, transportation, package delivery, etc.) to those in isolation or quarantine housing. Providing these services requires many resources and our staff of volunteers needs additional support.

Unfortunately, we have not been able to replenish our pool of volunteers so necessary to these COVID-related services, so beginning the week of Sept. 13, almost all staff will be required to sign up for a bi-weekly shift (two per month) for the remainder of the fall semester. We have worked with both UUP and CSEA to create this unique circumstance and there will be some exceptions to this requirement. Faculty, CSEA OSU employees and select professional staff who directly support our COVID efforts will be exempt. In addition, staff who are already volunteering will not need to sign up for additional shifts unless they desire to.

The following circumstances will apply:

• Staff filling roles during the week will do so instead of their regular job.
• Staff filling roles partially after or before their regular work hours will receive comp time or work with their supervisor to adjust their schedule accordingly.
• UUP staff who sign up for four 4-hour shifts on the weekends will receive $500 in extra service and complete their semester obligations. CSEA staff will receive a combination of comp time and overtime.

Shifts will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. To find the role that bests suits you, I would suggest signing up sooner rather than later. Those who wait until later in the process may not have a choice of roles or shifts. The entire cadre of slots will not be available immediately, so those who don’t fill available spaces immediately will be placed on a waiting list. Staff required to participate will be receiving an email from JoAnn Navarro at VPOperations@binghamton.edu later this morning with additional instructions and information.

This effort will take all of us pulling together to ensure that we can continue to provide quality support services to our students, faculty and staff! Thank you for all of your efforts.

SIncerely,
Harvey Stenger
President

Next (food-free) Brown Bag

BROWN BAG (LUNCH) 

Thursday, September 30th, noon-1pm

IASH Conference Room (LN-1106)

topic: Anca Gheaus, "The Best Available Parent"

COVID Vaccination/Exemption/Attestation Hard Deadline

 COVID-19 Proof of Vaccination, Exemption or Remote Attestation Deadline

**IMPORTANT REMINDER**

All students must receive a COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of their vaccination prior to Tuesday, September 28th, 2021. The only exceptions to this requirement are for 1) students who have an approved exemption request (for religious or medical reasons) and 2) students who will have no physical presence on campus for the Fall 2021 semester. 

• It is very important to note that no physical presence means that you will not enter campus at all during the semester: no stopping in to use the library, no travel to campus for a thesis/dissertation defense or a meeting with a faculty adviser or Graduate Director, etc.

• If you will have no physical presence on campus this semester, we ask that you complete the remote attestation form immediately: https://www.binghamton.edu/health/docs/bu-covid-19-remote-or-online-attestation-form.pdf 

More information and instructions for requesting an exemption, submitting your proof of vaccination or remote attestation form -- can be found on the Decker Health Services Center webpage here.

**Failure to provide proof of vaccination (without an approved exemption or remote attestation) prior to September 28th will result in your Fall 2021 enrollment being terminated with no opportunity to re-enroll for the semester, which could impact your time-to-degree or graduation. This is a hard deadline.

New SPEL baby just out

Normally I don't post any identifying information on the public internet, but please welcome Ju Ju Gudenzi into the world:

 

We're *way* worse than average

SUNY systemwide:

Binghamton:

maybe everyone else is just undercounting even more than we are. (and they might be getting worse faster, but that's in part us accounting for a bigger share of the tests.) still, this seems inexplicably bad. let's hope the holidays slows things down.

source:

https://www.suny.edu/covid19-tracker/

Jean-Luc Nancy died

https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2021/08/26/la-mort-du-philosophe-jean-luc-nancy_6092402_3246.html

Dissertation writing course

 

GRD 699: Dissertation 

The Graduate School is offering GRD 699 (Dissertation) again for Fall 2021.  

This independent study course, taught by Robert Danberg of the Writing Initiative, is designed to assist graduate students in two ways: identify a project goal for the course period and become familiar with writing strategies and habits that have helped academic writers.  The principles explored adapt across disciplines and the course has been taken successfully by writers in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. 

This course is available to all ABD doctoral students (in place of their departmental 699) and departments are welcome to enroll their interested students. Note that space is limited to 25 students.  

Full F.D.A. Approval

 

Fully Remote Graduate Student Attestation

 Dear Colleagues:

 

As you know, SUNY has directed that all students receive a COVID-19 vaccination after the vaccine receives full FDA approval. The exceptions are students who have an approved exemption request (religious or medical) and those who will not have any physical presence on campus.

 

We’re writing to request your help in getting students who will have NO physical presence on campus to fill out an attestation of that fact so that we know their status and have an accurate account of which students need to participate in surveillance testing, etc.

 

If you could please forward this message to any student who is fully remote (ABD, internship, thesis research, registered in an exclusively online program and who will have no physical presence on campus, etc.) and ask them to fill this form out immediately (no later than Aug. 24), that would be greatly appreciated.

 

https://www.binghamton.edu/health/docs/bu-covid-19-remote-or-online-attestation-form.pdf

 

It is important to note that no physical presence means that the student will not enter campus at all: no stopping in to use the library, no travel to campus for a thesis defense or meeting with a graduate or dissertation director, etc. Any student in these situations should get vaccinated and submit proof of vaccination as soon as possible. Please remind students that if they take no action, their course enrollment will be terminated within 35 days of FDA approval because we will not have a valid exemption or waiver on file. 

 

Students who have submitted their proof of full vaccination according to campus guidelines do not need to take any action since they have already fulfilled the requirement.

 

Thanks for your assistance in getting this message out to your students as soon as possible – the consequences of inaction will be significant and we’d all like to avoid them.

 

With thanks for your help and best wishes,

Madhusudhan Govindaraju

Vice Provost - International Education and Global Affairs (IEGA) 

Donald Loewen

Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Enrollment Management

Gretchen Mahler

Interim Dean of the Graduate School

SPEL Orientation/Luncheon

 today! outdoors!

12:30 outside the Library Tower! by the Pegasus statue, I guess.

Franklin School of Social Research

 https://twitter.com/deonteleologist/status/1427716090650451970

Fall guidance

 https://www.binghamton.edu/covid-guidance-2021/index.html#safety

Follow the link for the whole thing. Here is an excerpt from the Faculty section on Courses. It seems like it's applicable to TAs, too.

E. Courses

Below you will find sample language or examples of ways to respond to various situations. Consider how you may want to include or adapt what you find here in your own syllabi. In some cases, sample consequences for non-compliance are listed [in square brackets] as examples; feel free to use them or modify them for your course, but be sure to include any such consequences in the syllabi for all students so they are informed of expectations and consequences.

i. General statement suggestion for courses

Binghamton University follows the recommendations of public health experts to protect the health of students, faculty, staff and the community at large. Safeguarding public health depends on each of us strictly following requirements as they are instituted and for as long as they remain in force. Health and safety standards will be enforced in this course.

ii. Face coverings and other safety measures

Current rules require everyone to wear a face covering that completely covers both the nose and mouth while indoors (unless they are eating or alone in a private space like an office). A face shield is not an acceptable substitute. Classroom safety requirements will continue to be based on guidance from public health authorities and will be uniformly applied across campus. If these requirements change, a campus-wide announcement will be made to inform the University.

Classrooms in the Lecture Hall and some other large halls are equipped with microphone connections; faculty who are teaching in these spaces and would like to use a microphone should contact the Center for Learning and Teaching if they do not have their own microphone. For instructors who are teaching in spaces where communication while wearing a face covering presents a challenge, please contact the Center for Learning and Teaching. The CLT  is exploring personal microphone solutions that can help. Instructors must follow all applicable campus requirements for use of face coverings, including while teaching. Instructors who have specific technology needs for teaching can use the form found at https://www.binghamton.edu/clt/ecc/index.html to request it. 

We recommend that your syllabi:

• indicate that the University recommends and supports swift action and clear consequences if a student’s non-compliance risks the safety of others.
• state how you will handle an in-class instance of inadvertent non-compliance or an in-class instance of deliberate non-compliance. 
• state what the consequences for non-compliance will be.

The academic and course-removal sanctions listed here are provided because the Provost’s Office considers them to be valid responses if a student puts the safety of others at risk; you may indicate that in your syllabi. Non-compliance with safety requirements constitutes a public health risk and a disruption of the learning experience. You may choose to establish classroom policies that prohibit eating and drinking; longer classes could include a short break.  

[Sample language: If you forget your face covering or it does not meet these requirements, you will be asked to leave the room immediately. You may not return until you meet the requirement.] 

Instructors should address what happens if the student misses a graded assessment due to being asked to leave the classroom for not having a proper face covering. For example, instructors may say that [the student will receive a zero on the assignment. Or, instructors may have a policy of dropping one quiz, etc.]          

If a student does not comply with the requirements or the instructor’s direction, the instructor [will immediately cancel the remainder of the class session and inform the dean’s office, which will work with the Student Records office to issue a failing grade (“F”) for the course regardless of when in the semester the incident occurs. The dean’s office will also inform the Office of Student Conduct.] If you choose to impose this penalty, it should be explicitly stated in your syllabi, like other things that affect grading.  

If a student’s refusal to comply is a second offense, the Office of Student Conduct may recommend dismissal from the University.           

If the rules for health and safety measures change, the campus will be notified and the new requirements will take effect.

iii. Illness/quarantine

Students should be reminded to stay home if they are ill and seek prompt medical evaluation if they experience symptoms of COVID-19. Early case finding will benefit the entire campus. This should apply to faculty/staff as well. 

Decker Student Health Services does not have the resources to issue individual notes confirming illness. Please do not require this of your students.  

If students become ill or are required to quarantine, instructors will deal with them on a case-by-case basis as they would when dealing with cases of influenza or other illness that keeps a student from attending class. We encourage instructors to contact the Center for Learning and Teaching for ideas and support in helping these students to keep up with the course. Instructional designers and other academic support personnel can help tailor academic support to the course and to specific student needs.

Please remember that instructors may not ask students about their vaccination status; see above for an explanation of the New York vaccination requirement implementation and other health and safety information. Health and safety decisions and policies will be made and announced at the University level; instructors do not have the latitude to modify these policies or impose additional restrictions or requirements for specific courses or other contexts. 

If instructors become ill or are required to quarantine/isolate, they should work with their department chair to find the best way for their course(s) to move forward during the time of their absence from the classroom.

Masks indoors

 should have posted this earlier -- masks required indoors

Masks to be required indoors effective Monday, Aug. 9

To the Campus Community,

Last night, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified Broome County as a region of substantial transmission due to an increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases. Therefore, we are requiring that effective Monday, Aug. 9, and until further notice, all persons on campus, regardless of their vaccination status, wear a mask when indoors.

As we finalize our preparations for the start of the fall semester, we will continue to follow guidance from New York state and public health officials. Ensuring the health and safety of our campus community is our highest priority, so our plans have been developed in collaboration with faculty, staff and healthcare experts, including county and state health officials.
We have been able to keep our COVID-19 cases low, with only one positive case all summer. However, given the rising concerns about the Delta variant and to ensure we are doing everything possible to limit transmission of the coronavirus, we are requiring that effective Monday, Aug. 9, all persons on campus, regardless of their vaccination status, wear a mask when indoors. This includes classrooms, hallways, libraries, common spaces and offices, as well as buses and shuttles. Masks will not be required inside personal residence hall rooms or personal office spaces, while eating in on-campus dining areas or in non-public-facing personal workstations.

We will continue to monitor the data and revisit the mask requirement as appropriate.

The University will continue to offer in-person classes, with no plans to revert to remote learning, and will also continue to strongly encourage vaccinations for all members of the campus community. Vaccinated students should upload their proof of vaccination to the student health portal at https://binghamton.medicatconnect.com/home.aspx and vaccinated employees should provide proof of vaccination to Human Resources.

In addition, this fall, we are requiring:
• All students who live on campus and have not received a medical or religious exemption to be vaccinated.
• Off-campus students who are not vaccinated to be tested weekly in our on-campus testing center in the University Union, Room 111.
• Employees who have not provided proof of vaccination to be tested weekly in the on-campus testing center.
• Tracking of those who test positive to ensure they properly isolate from others.

Upon Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approval of a COVID-19 vaccine, all students will be required to be vaccinated within a certain time frame.

Remember, vaccination is the best defense we have against the spread of COVID-19. Help us all stay healthy and, if you’re not yet vaccinated, get your shot right away.

Sincerely,
Harvey Stenger
President

Annual parking permit time again

You can purchase your parking permit online today at the Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) portal. It’s easy and convenient! To log in, you will need your Binghamton University PODS ID and Two Factor Authentication (2FA).     

First time permit buyer? You must first register your vehicle online with the University. If you are a returning customer, log in, follow the step-by-step instructions and confirm that your vehicle information is up to date. 

 

If you are interested in purchasing a Parking Garage/Visitor’s Paid Lot proximity card permit, they are on sale at the Parking Services office, located on the ground level of the Couper Administration Building. Parking Services is open from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

 

TAPS utilizes License Plate Recognition (LPR), which eliminates the need for parking decals. LPR is a plate-recognition technology that virtually associates Binghamton University parking permits to a license plate. Once a virtual permit is purchased online, a confirmation will be emailed and the permit is active. Vehicle information can be updated from your online account at any time. LPR allows you to add multiple vehicles to your permit from your online account, but only one vehicle is allowed to park on campus at a time. See the campus map for parking lot locations and which lot designations correspond with your permit type.

 

As we return to campus this upcoming academic year, TAPS is reminding the campus community that parking on campus will be much tighter than it was during the 2020-2021 academic year. Parking Services will closely monitor lot availability and will update the TAPS website with which parking lots have available space during peak times on campus.

 

TAPS updates for the upcoming year can be found on the TAPS website. As we get closer to the start of the semester, this webpage will be frequently updated. Continue to check this webpage for the latest information.  Questions regarding parking can be directed to parking@binghamton.edu.

Spinoza death mask

 Happy summer everyone!

source: https://blogs.cul.columbia.edu/jewishstudiesatcul/2021/07/29/spinozas-death-mask-and-reflections-on-working-at-the-rbml/

Graduate School Travel Grant Deadline Extension

 Graduate School Travel Grant - Deadline Extension

The Graduate School has extended the Travel Grant application deadline to this Friday, July 9th at 5:00 p.m. 

Travel must be within 6 months (before or after) this deadline and preference is given to ABD doctoral students.  

All applications should be submitted as a single PDF file to gradsch@binghamton.edu. 

Dissertation defense: Aaron Schultz on Buddhist theory of punishment

 

Aaron Schultz

"Compassion and Criminality: A Buddhist Theory of Punishment"

Tuesday, July 13th

10:00a to noon

on Zoom!

New graduate student orientation

This is the one hosted by the Graduate School. 

New Graduate Student Orientation 

The Fall 2021 new graduate student orientation will be held in-person on Monday, August 23rd, 2021. While it is strongly recommended that all new graduate students attend, it is required for all new Teaching Assistants (TA) and Graduate Assistants (GA). All new graduate students will receive an email invitation in July.

There will also be a SPEL orientation, of course.

I think the time has come

Someone should read this, for all of us, and explain everything that has happened.

Kyrsten Sinema's dissertation:

https://repository.asu.edu/items/14837

Ami would have known what to say about it.

I guess we're supposed to do this

The New York State Department of Health has issued new guidance for state agencies and authorities related to COVID restrictions. Effective immediately, fully vaccinated individuals on campus (including state employees) do not need to wear masks or be socially distanced. Unvaccinated individuals must continue to wear masks and socially distance in accordance with CDC guidelines, which allow them to remove their masks indoors when eating or drinking while seated and socially distanced, or while working at their workstation. Occupancy in conference rooms, elevators, etc., will return to normal capacity levels.

Proof of vaccination will not be required; however, all employees will be asked to affirm that they have read the guidance, understand its provisions and will adhere to its requirements. Instructions on completing the quick and simple affirmation have been sent via email from Human Resources with the subject line: Revised COVID guidance employees action required.

Note that proof of vaccination status is still required if you are opting out of weekly COVID testing.

 

To:  All Faculty and Staff

From:  The Office of Human Resources

Date:  June 22, 2021

New York State has issued revised COVID guidance for state agencies.  A provision in the revised guidance requires that all state employees must affirm that they have read this revised guidance, understand its provisions, and will adhere to its requirements.  This guidance has been placed into the BU portal, the same location where the daily health screening questions appeared.  All employees must log onto the BU portal, review the information, and complete the affirmation by checking the appropriate box.

To log onto the portal, please follow this link:  https://my.binghamton.edu/app/campus_life/covid_summer2021_facultystaff_affirmation

Physical Facilities employees who are unable to access the portal may complete a  hard copy form which will be distributed by their supervisor.