Friday, November 21, 2008

International Thanksgiving Dinner This Sunday

All students who have picked up tickets for the Thanksgiving Dinner on Sunday, November 23, should reach Goldstein Auditorium at the Schine Student Center no later than 5:00 p.m. All ticketed students will be allowed to enter at that time. If there are still empty seats at 5:30 p.m., when the dinner begins, students who don’t have tickets will be provided seating on a first come, first served basis.  If you are interested in going to the dinner and do not have tickets yet, you are welcome to arrive by 5 p.m. and wait to see if there will be any empty seats. Additionally, if you arrive with a ticket after 5:30 p.m., there might not be any seats left for you, so please be on time!
Students who currently hold tickets—IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND—please contact Dr. Patricia Burak, at paburak@syr.edu and let her know as soon as possible!! We have many students on the waiting list, who can be invited to attend in your place if you let us know by 3 p.m. Sunday at the latest. Don’t let these precious seats go waste!
This year’s event will feature a Greek dance performance by the St. Sophia Adult Dance Group along with the traditional Thanksgiving meal (and some vegetarian food). To get a better sense of the celebrations, do visit our picture archive from the years gone by.
The guest list this year includes, Chancellor Nancy Cantor, President and Mrs. Murphy from SUNY ESF and the benefactor of the Slutzker Center, Lillian Slutzker.  Other table hosts include university staff and faculty, as well as, members from the Central New York community.
We hope to see many of you there on Sunday evening. Don’t forget to bring your cameras!
Date: Sunday, November 23
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Goldstein Auditorium,  
Schine Student Center

Thanksgiving Break Schedule

Thanksgiving break will begin Wednesday, November 26 and continue through the weekend. Classes will resume on Monday, December 1. Please note that University offices will remain open on Wednesday but will be closed the rest of the break so please plan accordingly.
Additionally, please be aware that you may not exceed 20 hours of on-campus employment during Thanksgiving week (this would be considered a violation of immigration status). Additional information regarding on-campus employment authorization is available online.

Thanksgiving Centro Bus Schedule
Travelling during Thanksgiving Break? Use Centro’s bus services from Bird Library to the Regional Transportation Center (RTC) and back instead of taking a cab to save a few bucks.

Departing times for the bus service on Monday, November 24 and Tuesday, November 25 from Bird Library, arriving at the RTC: 
Bird – RTC   
9:27 a.m.  – 10:05 a.m.
11:49 a.m. – 12:25 a.m.
2:09 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
3:19 p.m. – 3:53 p.m.
5:10 p.m. – 5:40 p.m.
5:45 p.m. – 6:20 p.m.
6:23 p.m – 6:55 p.m.

Departing times for the bus service on Monday, November 30 from the RTC and retuning to Bird Library:
RTC – Bird
12:38 p.m. – 1:13 p.m
1:48 p.m – 2:23 p.m.
2:58 p.m. – 3:32 p.m
4:08 p.m. – 4:42 p.m.
5:47 p.m – 6:23 p.m.

Ten Tons of Love: Volunteer
(from the Office of Orientation and Off-campus Programs)

Ten Tons of Love,theSyracuse University and SUNY ESF annual food and clothing drive, has been a huge success thanks to all of you.  Now you can be part of the first ever Ten Tons of Love - Winter. Due to the great response to the call for clothing, food, furniture, cell phones, and small appliances each spring, Ten Tons of Love is expanding to provide the campus community with the opportunity to donate items at the end of the Fall 2008 semester, in time for the holiday season. Ten Tons of Love is only possible with the assistance of many volunteers, like you, to help load, move and sort all the donated items. Volunteers are needed for November 21, December 5, December 9 and December 15. 

Day: November 21, December 5, 9 and 15
Time: All Day

To sign up and for more information visit Ten Tons of Love’s Web site  or call the Office of Orientation and Off-Campus Programs at 315-443-1012. 

False Immigration Web sites Alert!

Students should be aware that there have been reports of false immigration websites that strongly resemble the US Immigration Services website and often require payment for access to information and forms. All relevant information and immigration forms are available free of charge on the US Immigration Services website.

Mayur: South Asian Dance, Music and Comedy  
(from the South Asian Student Association)

The South Asian Students' Association (SASA) of Syracuse University invites you to Mayur – a night of South Asian music, dance and amazing comedy this Saturday, November 22 in Goldstein Auditorium. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. The main act for Mayur is the comedian Vidur Kapur. The show also boasts student performances like SU Zinda fusion team and Orange Bhangra. All proceeds for Mayur will be donated to Punarwaas, Flood Relief for the Bihar Floods in India. 

Tickets are available at the Schine Box Office for $3 with an S.U. ID and $5 without.

Date: Saturday, November 22
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Goldstein Auditorium
Tickets: $3 from the Schine box-office

For more information, join the event Mayur on Facebook.