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Posted: Thursday, April 9, 2009Campus Authors Panel Discussion and Book Fair April 15
By Tony Astran
The Buffalo State community is invited to attend “Book on It,” a panel discussion and book fair featuring campus authors, on Wednesday, April 15, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. in Butler Library 210.
Bert Gambini, executive producer of the “Meet the Author” series on WBFO-FM 88.7, will moderate the panel from 9:15 to 10:00 a.m. The panel will comprise the following campus authors:
- Ann Colley, professor, English Department
- Sharon Cramer, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor, Exceptional Education Department
- Susan Leist, professor, English Department
- Wendy Paterson, professor and chair, Elementary Education and Reading Department
- Kevin Railey, associate provost and dean, Graduate School
- Paul Theobald, Woods-Beals Endowed Chair and professor, Center for Excellence in Urban and Rural Education
Panelists will discuss how they began writing books and share advice for beginning authors.
The Barnes & Noble at Buffalo State Bookstore will sponsor a book fair featuring works by campus authors before and after the panel discussion. Coffee, juice, bagels, and doughnuts will be served.
“Book on It” is the third event this semester in a series Cramer created called “The Donut Shop of the Mind.”
“The name was intended to convey something that would be enticing and would grab people’s attention,” she said. “The events all relate to scholarship and are especially aimed at campus scholars.”
Past “Donut Shop” events include “Matchmaking 4 Scholarship” and “Getting Started with a Research Initiative.” A fourth event is slated for June.
“Book on It” is co-sponsored by the Academic and Student Affairs Office, Barnes & Noble at Buffalo State Bookstore, the Faculty Development Program, the Information Commons in E. H. Butler Library, the Research Foundation at Buffalo State College, and the Scholarship Support Program.
