Today's Message
Posted: Monday, June 26, 2017Today: Buffalo State Challenge Awards Luncheon
Buffalo State will host the seventh annual Challenge Awards Luncheon today, June 26, at noon in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall. Upwards of 200 students and guests are expected for this awards program, which celebrates the academic achievements of students at McKinley High School and Middle Early College High School. The Challenge Program is an early outreach initiative, designed to promote a college-going culture among participating students of the Buffalo Public Schools, beginning in their freshman year. Students who meet the “challenge” of graduating with an 85 or higher average, coupled with minimum SAT scores of 1080 or ACT Composite scores of 19, are admitted to Buffalo State College with a $1,500 scholarship award, renewable for up to four consecutive years of enrollment. To date, four graduating cohorts and over 300 high school students have been served.
Special awards will be presented to Aurora Schunk, assistant director of the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center; Sarbani Banerjee, professor of computer information systems; and Hal Payne, special assistant to the president for community development. Buffalo State alumna Marsha Jackson, ’85, will serve as the luncheon’s keynote speaker.
This event is supported by the Admissions, Enrollment Management, RITE, CEURE, Alumni Affairs, and Dean of Students offices. For more information, please call 878-5024.
