August/September 2015
A New semester, a new beginning!    
Welcome to a new semester!! We hope everyone had a safe, fun and relaxing summer. We would like to especially welcome our first year students and those who have transferred to us from another institution - we hope you can call Sage home.
During the summer, The Sage Colleges decided to implement a new safety tool for our students. We are excited to announce that we are now using the Piece of Mind (POM) emergency communication device to every full-time undergraduate student . The POM is a pocket-sized, one button device that can be pressed at any time for emergency help. The speakerphone allows you to talk with public safety dispatchers and officers immediately without the time and hassle of dialing a phone.

All full-time students (residents and commuters) should have received your device at orientation; if, however, you did not receive one, you can pick one up at the Student Life Office (Kahl Campus Center, suite 145) on the Albany campus or in the Residence Life Office (McKinstry building) on the Troy campus.

Anyone who is NOT a full-time student who wishes to purchase a device can contact the Sage Bookstore for more information. This includes part-time day students, graduate students, and Sage Employees.
Coming Up...
8/31 RSC Commuter Coffee Hour    8am

8/31 RSC Slippin' Into Semester Picnic  11am-2pm

8/31 SCA Custom Street Signs 11am   3pm

8/31 SCA Arlene's Artist Supply Trip   4pm

9/1   RSC "The Sign Shop" Personalized Street Signs 1-6pm

9/1   SCA Sage Women's Soccer vs. Albany College of Pharmacy 5pm

9/1   SCA Bingo Night   9pm

9/2   RSC Banner Night 9pm

9/2   SCA Student vs. Staff Kickball  3pm

9/2   SCA Town Hall Meeting (Student Activities) 5pm

9/2   SCA Women's Volleyball vs. SUNY-POLY 7pm

9/2   SCA Movie Night (Jurassic World) 8pm

9/2   SCA SmashLeague! 9pm

9/3   RSC Welcome Back Karaoke/Trivia Night  8-11pm

9/3   SCA Commuter Drive - In 12pm

9/3   SCA Movie Night (Jurassic World)  8pm

9/4   SCA Reiki 11am

9/4   SCA "From Concept to Console: Art and Aesthetics in Video Game Design" Exhibition 6pm

9/4   SCA Welcome Back Dance Party! 10pm

9/8   RSC Red Cross Blood Drive  10am-3pm

9/8   RSC Beyond the Wall Poster Sale  11-6pm

9/10 RSC Student Activities Fair   11am-1pm

9/16 RSC Constitution Day Celebration & Ice Cream
Social 11am-1pm

9/23 RSC Founder's Day Convocation & Community Picnic  12:30pm

9/25 RSC Movie Night in Bush - Pitch Perfect 2 8pm

9/26 RSC Sagefest  12-4pm

9/26 RSC Robert Channing, Mentalist and Speed Painter
 
Save the Dates!

JP Cruise - 9/17
RVSP: http://www.sage.edu/studentlife/cruise
 
Family Weekend (RSC) - 9/25-27

One Love at RSC and SCA - 10/1

Family Day (SCA) - 10/24

Stay Informed with SageLoop and CORQ

Wondering what is happening on campus? Visit SageLoop or Sage.edu/events to keep up to date on all campus events. Events are also available on mobile devices through the CORQ app.
What's New in Student life?  
This summer has brought some new and exciting changes to the Sage community.
Sharon Murray has moved back to the Student Life Office as the Dean of Students on the Albany Campus. She can be found in the Kahl Campus Center, Suite 145.

Marah Jacobson-Shulte has moved into the role of Director of Career Planning for The Sage Colleges and splits her time between the Troy and Albany campuses. Her Assistant Directors are Shatoya Michel, located on the Albany campus, and Amanda Shaw on the Troy campus.

Kris Liebegott, Director of Student Activites (Albany), has a new office location! He is now located in Freddie's Lounge, Kahl Campus Center. Stop by to say "hi."

We would also like to congratulate five of our newest Alumni. They were selected as NYS Excelsior Fellows and received their placements this summer (they will start in September):
 
Meghan Brown
 
Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
Leah Colbert
 
Dept. of State Agency in the Division of Building Standards and Codes
Veneilya Goodwin
 
Division of Juvenile Justice
Shannon Moller
 
Division of Integrated Services for Children and Families
Nathan Simone
 
DASNY, Dormitory Authority

student spotlight 
 
To BE. To KNOW. To DO.

Dayle Carhart, Mirka Soler and Khidr Joseph, three Sage College of Albany students, embodied the spirit of the College's mission this summer. They took the opportunity to travel to Africa to learn about a new culture and to serve others. Mirka and Khidr spent two months in Uganda, while Dayle spent her time in Ghana.

Dayle was so moved by her experience, she shared the following:

"This summer, I had the life changing experience to travel to Ghana, in the Cape Coast area, through Operation Crossroads Africa for 2 months. I stayed in a village called Esuekyir, and worked at a local school, FEDEP (Foundation for Economic Development and Educational Promotion). In the mornings the group did construction, we mixed concrete and made bricks so that they could build more classrooms, and we also helped carry bricks, dirt, and rocks, to the upper level of the school which they used to make a volleyball court, and a drainage system. In the afternoon we assisted teaching in the classrooms, I worked in one of the first grade classes- which had 59 students. At the end of the school day I would have kids waiting to walk home with me, they would hold my hands and walk beside me the entire time. I cannot wait for the opportunity to travel back, to work at the school again, see my friends, and visit the place I can now call home."
For our Athletic calendar of events please visit: www.sagegators.com
Off-Campus event tickets now available online at tickets.sage.edu
Information about Sage's efforts to combat interpersonal violence: www.sage.edu/titleix
To view archives of our past newsletters or for information on how to submit your Student Life news please visit: www.sage.edu/studentlife/shout-outs