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2009 Annual Winter Concert
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Ida Trebicka ...............Sara Silva
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Karthik Rajakumar..Santiago, Leia & Luis Bueno
 
Skip Greenblatt............Lillian
and Craig Slutzker
The Dessert Reception
The Annual Winter Piano Concert was held at Slutzker Center
for International Services on January 31. The event was organized by Elane
Granger, associate director, Lynn Dunyk,
administrative specialist, and Fariba Rahmanzadeh,
international student advisor. The wonderful performers were representative
of seven countries and entertained approximately sixty guests and staff of
the Slutzker Center. Ida Trebica, professor
of Music and native of Albania, was
the featured musician and performed a piano solo as well as accompanying
several other musicians throughout the evening. Other musicians
contributed to the evening: Juliette Sabbah, from
France, piano; Juan Velasquez, from Colombia, violin; Skip Greenblatt, from the U.S., piano; Pinak Lonkar, from India,
piano; Karthik Rajakumar, from
India, vocalist; Sara Silva, from Colombia, violin; Michelle Di
Bona, from the U.S., piano; Kristy Labbate, from
the U.S., vocalist; Santiago, Leia and Luis Bueno, from the Dominican Republic, guitar and
singing as a family group; and, Katie Strunk, from
the U.S. and Slutzker Center student employee, played the
flute. Pat Burak, director of the Slutzker Center, served as Master of
Ceremonies. Guests of honor were Lillian Slutzker, Slutzker Center
benefactor, and her son Craig. A dessert reception, including a surprise
birthday celebration for Craig, was held immediately following the concert.
Dr. James Duah-Agyeman, director of the Office of
Multicultural Affairs of Syracuse University also joined us for the
evening and led the singing of “Happy Birthday”.
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Important Announcements:
- The Slutzker
Center for
International Services will be closed on Monday, February 9th at
3:30pm.
- The On-Campus Employment Seminar for 9:30am
Friday, February 20th, is cancelled. Please plan
accordingly.
- CINTAX passwords are now available. The only way
to request a CINTAX password is from our website at http://international.syr.edu/Form_CINTAX_Password_new.html
It is important that you complete all fields on the form to receive a
password. There is a maximum of 3 – 5 business day turn around
time for the password.
There will be two tax seminars to be
held in March:
Monday, March 9 from 2:00pm to 5:00pm (Maxwell Auditorium)
Monday, March 23 from 2:00pm – 5:00pm (Maxwell Auditorium)
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Sayings of the Week:
"Be true to your work,
your word, and your friend."
by Henry David Thoreau
"There are always flowers for those who want to see them."
by Henri Matisse
2 Women’s Basic
Physical Defense Class or Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) classes offered for
Spring 2009 Semester
DPS offers two free Rape Aggression Defense (RAD)
self-defense classes for women this semester, one starting February 6, the other starting March 24.
To register, call 443-5483 or e-mail jlentz@syr.edu.
The R.A.D. course is 12 hours in length, broken down over a four-week
period.
Class One Dates: Fridays – February
6, 13, 20, 27
Location: Women’s Building Dance Studio (1st Floor)
Time: 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Class Two Dates: Tuesdays
– March 24, 31, April 7, 14
Location: The Skybarn on South
Campus
Time: 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
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Get involved at the R.A.P.E.
Center!
The R.A.P.E
Center is crisis
counseling and support
and so much more!
Here's what's going on:
Have you have ever wanted to play Sex Jeopardy? If so, keep Sex-Esteem
in mind. Sex-Esteem is a peer education group that meets weekly and
talks about sexuality issues, gathers information about resources on campus
and develops skills to facilitate discussions about sexuality with other
students on campus. The idea behind Sex-Esteem is to create opportunities for
students to talk openly and non- judgmentally with their peers about all
sorts of sexuality topics and issues. Such open dialogue and communication
has the potential to lead to healthy, respectful relationships with oneself
and others, free from violence of any sort.
e5m, "Every Five Minutes," is an interactive peer
theater troupe that engages an audience in open discussion about what each of
us can do to work toward ending sexual violence. Through a presentation
entitled, "Imagine a World Without Sexual Violence," the troupe
explores social and cultural attitudes that foster violence. e5m meets weekly throughout the semester.
Take Back the Night is an annual event that brings
the community together to speak out against sexual and other forms of
interpersonal violence. Committees made up of volunteers begin working in
January to organize this event. Take Back the Night 2009 events will be held
in various areas around campus April 13- 15th.
AMI: A Men's Issue is a
recognized student organization that works closely with the R.A.P.E. Center.
AMI provides leadership among men who wish to live in a respectful
environment free from sexual violence. At weekly meetings, the members of AMI
explore masculinity and what it means to be a male in a society where sexual
violence is prevalent. AMI is involved in a variety of violence prevention
work on campus.
R.A.P.E. Center volunteers help promote the work of the R.A.P.E. Center.
This fall, 2008 volunteers accomplished the following activities:
· Assisted at the Syracuse Welcome 2008 event,
"Get Real... Speak Up!"
· Tabled in Schine for Wellness
Monday and National
Coming-Out Day
· Organized closets for the R.A.P.E. Center
· Made copies of handouts for First-year Forums
· Put together training manuals for members of
Sex- Esteem and e5m
· Organized packets of information for new volunteers
· Prepared booklets for participants in Mentors in Violence
Prevention trainings
· Sought donations of clothing for hospital visits
· Spoke with students in "Power, Conflict, and Violence
in Families" (CFS 478) about volunteering and being social activists.
If you are interested in becoming part of the R.A.P.E
Center team by joining one of these
volunteer groups or would like more information, please email Jill Sneider at jasneide@syr.edu or follow
the link below to learn more about the R.A.P.E. Center
and fill out an application.
Syracuse University
R.A.P.E. Center
111 Waverly Avenue
(lower level of the Health
Center Building)
315-443-7273
Confidential
Appointments and walk-ins during regular hours.
Advocates are available 24 hours a day, year- round, to respond to students
seeking assistance.
http://students.syr.edu/rapecenter/
PERSONAL SAFETY TIPS:
- Immediately
report suspicious activity, criminal incidents, or other emergencies.
- Walk with
others or request a free walking escort.
- Always
lock the door to your residence and any ground level windows.
- Never
volunteer information over the phone to a stranger.
- Report
lost or stolen ID cards to the ID Card Office or to DPS.
- Never give
out your personal identification number (PIN).
- Use a good
locking device to secure your bicycle and register your bicycle with the
DPS.
- Don't
hitchhike, use the transportation systems offered by the University.
- Know how
to use the "Call Trace"
systems for harassing or obscene phone calls.
- Place your
name or an identifiable mark in your textbooks.
- Refrain
from propping or disabling locking mechanisms on doors or entrances.
- Remove as
many opportunities for crime to occur as possible.
Additional Tips for
Off-Campus and South Campus Students
- Be sure
all outdoor lighting fixtures on your apartment are working.
- Place
items of value out of sight and in locked areas.
- Determine
who is on the other side of the door before opening it.
- Report any
suspicious activity to the Syracuse Police Department (911) or DPS
(443-2224 or 711).
- Be sure
you have blinds or curtains on your windows to discourage window
peepers.
- Keep your
doors locked at all times, even if you are leaving for a short time.
VEHICLE PROTECTION
SAFETY TIPS:
Protect your car by using common sense and taking precautions.
Follow these simple guidelines to reduce the chance of your car being
burglarized:
- Be sure to
lock your doors and close your windows when exiting your car.
- Park in
well lit areas, near other cars.
- Keep
valuables out of sight, preferably locked in the trunk.
- When parking your car, turn the front wheels
to the left or to the right and put the emergency brake on.
 English
Conversation Program:
We invite
anyone (students, spouses, partners or scholars) interested in improving
informal English language skills to join our English Conversation Program.
This program offers FREE weekly one hour meetings. Besides improving your
English language, you will have a chance to meet other international students
and learn more about life in America
from your English speaking group leader, while the focus is on informal
conversation. Meetings are conducted during office hours at the Slutzker Center for International Services.
Blue sign-up Request forms for the program are available at the downstairs
desk.
Please indicate clearly your e-mail address and the days and times you would
be able to attend the meetings.
Riet DeKleermaeker
mdekleer@syr.edu
(Coordinator English Conversation Program) will inform you by e-mail about
the day and time of your group meeting.
We are looking forward to welcoming many new participants to this special
program!
Your
"WEEKLY SALSA UPDATE" is organized as
follows:
(Including new links to our website too!)
 Sec 1) Special Notices
Sec 2) Where to
Dance This Week
Sec 3) Weekend Lessons
Sec 4) La Familia's
Weekly Dance Class Schedule
Sec 5) NEW! Local Latin Radio Shows
Check out our EVENTS CALENDAR!
www.lafamiliadelasalsa.com /(315)
636-7133
Friday, Feb 6th -
9:30-2am - $5
Johnston’s Ballybay Pub, 550 Richmond Ave, Syracuse
The semi-formal event of the season!
Ladies, you all have a cute little number that’s been lurking in the
back of your closet, just waiting for its chance to shine… well here it is!
Troop out that gorgeous
dress and join us for a night of the most sizzling salsa in the
depths of a Syracuse
winter! Semi-formal attire is not required, but highly recommended - Gents,
look sharp for your dames!
Valentine’s Day
Latin Dance
Orchestra ”Son Boricua” will be back… at Metro
Lounge & Cafe on VALENTINE’S DAY!!!! Bring your sweetheart and friends to
the chicest club in town for a wild night of dancing to LIVE Salsa!
Valentine’s Day Latin Dance
Saturday Feb 14th – 9:30-2am - $10 ($8 for students with
ID)
Metro Lounge & Café, 505 Westcott St, Syracuse
Note:
If you would like to submit a request to publish
your news or events in our SCISNEWS letter. Please contact Daniela
Baban Hurrle at dbabanhu@syr.edu
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