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May 5, 2025
🎣 Coffee Break is the college's only authorized source for airstream trailer deals — please stay vigilant against phishing scams. 🎣
After the May 12 issue, Coffee Break will switch to an every-other-week schedule and Solutions: The Newsletter will take a summer break.
✨ Send your news to newsletter@sage.edu ✨
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Don't Miss the Last Coffee Hour of the Academic Year
Save the Coffee Hour Zoom link to your calendar for this Wednesday at 9 a.m., for an update from Director of Student Success Rebecca Palmer. Then, this awesome hour of community and connection takes a summer break. Thank you, Innovation Committee, for another inspiring and informative Coffee Hour season!
| | Last Call for Faculty Accolades: To have achievements in the announcement from the provost’s office, please complete the Faculty Accolades form by May 9. | | |
Hours at Albany College Services: Albany College Services office will be open
8 a.m.-noon through Friday, May 16. Please plan ahead for printing and mailing.
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New Name for Advancement Office
You might notice “Institutional” is no longer part of the college's Advancement office’s name. At the March board of trustees meeting, the board approved changing the department name to Office of Advancement. The email address has been updated, too: it’s now advancement@sage.edu. Please make updates when you come across the old name or email in your work and documents.
| | Pictured: Undergraduate nursing students presenting a poster at Undergraduate Research Day. Graduate students will share their research online this week. See details below. | |
Explore Nursing Research Posters – May 6
Graduate nursing students will display their research posters on Tuesday, May 6, from 10:30 a.m. to noon in a virtual Moodle space. Topics range from childhood trauma and diabetes self-management to the health effects of climate change.
Self-enroll in the Showcase Course in Moodle (Non-faculty employees with questions about Moodle access can contact sageonline@sage.edu for assistance.)
After enrolling, you can view posters within separate topic modules and join live Zoom sessions to ask questions and chat with the student researchers. Posters will go live just before 10:30 a.m. on May 6 and will remain available for six weeks. You can leave comments or questions for presenters after the live event.
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Protect Graduate Students’ Access to Federal Loans
The Graduate Opportunity and Affordable Loans Act Senate Bill 308 limits federal student loan borrowing for graduate and professional students and terminates their access to Direct PLUS Loans. The bill also establishes loan limits for Direct Unsubsidized Loans at $65,000 for a graduate student (in addition to the amount borrowed for undergraduate education) and $130,000 for a professional student (in addition to the amount borrowed for undergraduate education). Please contact your representatives in the House and Senate to share how this legislation could impact graduate students.
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From the Undergraduate Dean's Office: Please Post Student Positions
Do you have tasks or projects where a student worker (or additional workers) can help you? If so, please post positions to Handshake by June 15.
Nana Owusu-ofori and Jenn Morrill in the Career and Self-Discovery Center would be happy to work with you to develop a position and get it posted. The Center would love to see many more positions posted soon so returning and incoming students can learn about the opportunities and complete the process to start working with you at the beginning of fall semester. You'll be able to review and contact applicants through Handshake.
How to Post a Position on Handshake
How to Hire Student Workers (once you have applications)
Positions funded by federal work-study money are open to students eligible for such support.* These positions help eligible students earn money to reduce their cost of attendance. Plus, students who work on campus report that the connections with employees significantly enhance their sense of community and belonging at Sage.
*Many of our students are eligible. If you have questions about what this means, Nana or Jenn can help!
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Ed.D. Candidate Pierre Orbe is NYS High School Principal of the Year
Pierre Orbe was a science teacher heading to medical school until a mentor urged him to stay in the education field. He has seen his choice to stay affirmed in powerful ways.
This spring, Orbe, now principal of Dewitt Clinton High School in the Bronx and a candidate for a doctorate in Educational Leadership at Russell Sage College, was named New York State High School Principal of the Year by the School Administrators Association of New York State. Just as meaningful was hearing from his first students, whose invitation to their upcoming reunion was another reminder of the impact he has had. In this Q&A with Orbe, he talks about the unexpected connections between what he’d thought he’d do in medicine and what he’s been able to do in education.
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Grab Your Copy of The Rev!
The newest issue of The Rev — a beautifully designed, 120-page magazine featuring writing and art from Russell Sage College students, alumni, employees, Questar III New Visions students, and CreativityUnleashed Publishing in London — is available!
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New Dining Hours Start Friday
Friday, May 9:
McKinstry (Troy) and Kahl (Albany): 7 a.m.-6 p.m.
Buchman (Troy) 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
Saturday, May 10-Sunday, May 11
McKinstry and Kahl: Lunch, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Dinner, 4 p.m.-6 p.m.
Buchman: Closed
Monday, May 12-Friday, May 16*
McKinstry and Kahl: Lunch, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Dinner, 4 p.m.-6 p.m.
Buchman: 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
*Meal swipes end with dinner on May 9; Flex and Declining will be available until dinner on Friday, May 16. McKinstry is open for graduating class and staff only!
Beginning Tuesday, May 20, Buchman in Troy will be open Monday- Friday,
8 a.m.-2 p.m., for the summer. Dining office hours will be 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
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Wall of Wins
"Shoutout to General Education Core Coordinator Sara Schuman whose Undergraduate Research Day leadership helped make the day such a meaningful celebration of student work."
"Kudos to Sara Schuman for coordinating the RSC 301 Showcase on Undergraduate Research Day. It was engaging and student-focused. Sara’s passion for students came shining through!"
🟩🟦🟩 Please continue to share the everyday victories that make this college community exceptional: Wall/Google Doc of Wins. 🟦🟩🟦
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More E8 Honors for Gators
Student athlete Aidan Green was selected the Empire 8 Conference Pitcher of the Week for the period ending Sunday, April 27.
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From HR: Mental Health Support at Your Fingertips
May is Mental Health Awareness Month — a great time to explore the Talkspace Go app, free from the college's Employee Assistance Program: Find more information on Talkspace Go (PDF).
The EAP offers many other mental health benefits, including in-the-moment counseling from clinical professionals. Call toll-free day or night for confidential support: 800-252-4555.
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Ongoing
🖼️ The Art + Design BFA Exhibit runs through May 17 at Opalka Gallery, Albany. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, noon-5 p.m.
🖼️ Repeat Play: The Art of Pattern, an Opalka-curated exhibit at the Pine Hills Branch of the Albany Public Library, features artists who use repetition to create systems and interrelationships that dazzle. Closes May 10.
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Friday, May 9
💬 PechaKucha, Opalka Gallery, Albany. Snacks at 6:30 p.m., talks at 7 p.m.
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Coming Up
👟 Thursday, May 15: CDPHP Workforce Challenge, Empire State Plaza, Albany, 6:25 p.m. Sign up for the CDPHP Workforce Challenge: It says it costs $30, but keep going, and you'll see it is only $5 for Russell Sage.
👥 Tuesday, May 20-Thursday, May 22: May College, Armory, Albany campus
👥 Thursday, May 22, Employee Recognition, Armory, Albany campus, noon
🔷 Thursday, June 5: Rensselaer County Sexual Assault Response Team conference, Bush Memorial, Troy. Use code "gator" to register for the free SART conference. (It says "sold out" next to the RSC option, but you will be able to add the ticket with the code.)
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Wellness and Support Benefits
🌱 Counseling and other resources: Support services are available to employees through the Employee Assistance Program. Log in at www.theeap.com/higher-education-eap or call 800-252-4555.
🌱 More wellness resources at the CDPHP Health Hub.
Username: Recreation@sage.edu and Password: Thrive2020
🌱 Free CDPHP Cycle! membership: Free daily bike rides with the CDPHP Cycle! app and the promo code RussellSage: www.cdphpcycle.org.
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Upcoming Deadlines
Email your news to newsletter@sage.edu. Please use the same deadlines and email address to submit announcements to Coffee Break for employees and Solutions: The Newsletter for students.
After the May 12 issue, Coffee Break will switch to an every-other-week schedule and Solutions: The Newsletter will take a summer break.
Please send your news by 5 p.m. May 7 for the May 12 issue.
Please send your news by 5 p.m. May 21 for the May 27-special-Tuesday-issue-due-to-Memorial-Day.
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