Today is the last day to vote in the undergraduate student elections. Polls are open from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union lobby. Undergraduate students must show Buffalo State student ID or a driver’s license to vote. Election results will be posted online at www.bengalconnect.com today by 9:00 p.m.

Buffalo State College's undergraduate student elections open today, March 9, and run through Thursday, March 12, in the Campbell Student Union lobby. Undergraduate students must show Buffalo State student ID or a driver’s license to vote. Polls are open Monday–Wednesday 9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. and Thursday 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Election results will be posted online at www.bengalconnect.com on Thursday, March 12, by 9:00 p.m.

Buffalo State undergraduates are cordially invited to submit proposals for research poster sessions, oral presentations, and performances of creative work at the sixth annual SUNY/CUNY Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC) on Saturday, April 4, at SUNY-ESF in Syracuse. Both undergraduate and graduate students are invited to present at the 22nd annual Student Research and Creativity Conference (SRCC) on Saturday, May 2, in Caudell Hall. The student deadlines for online submission of abstracts are Friday, March 13, for SURC and Wednesday, March 18, for SRCC. For further details, please visit the Programs web page of the Undergraduate Research Office website.

The spring 2020 mid-term grading window has been extended to 9:00 p.m. Monday, April 6. Students will be able to view their midterm grades in Banner, Degree Works, and the Bengal Success Portal as soon as they are posted by faculty members. Advisers can obtain copies of the midterm grading reports for their academic intervention use through their deans’ offices.

Thank you for your commitment to our students’ success.

The spring 2020 midterm grading window will open in Banner at 9:00 a.m. Monday, March 9, and close at 9:00 p.m. Friday, March 20. In addition to issuing a midterm grade, faculty members can mark how regularly a student has attended a course by entering 0 (never attended), 1 (sporadic, unsatisfactory attendance), or 2 (consistent, satisfactory attendance) in the “Hours Attended” field. Midterm grade submissions for all registered students are useful as these grades are helpful for campuswide academic intervention and retention efforts.

Students will be able to view their midterm grades in Banner, Degree Works, and the Bengal Success Portal as soon as they are posted by faculty members. Advisers can obtain copies of the midterm grading reports for their academic intervention use through their deans’ offices.

Thank you for your commitment to our students’ success.

Please join us for the professional development workshop “Facilitating and Structuring Effective Committees and Meetings” on Tuesday, March 31, from 10:00 a.m. to noon in Chase Hall 109.

Meetings and committees can sometimes feel unproductive, inefficient, boring, or unorganized; however, meeting leaders can use effective facilitation skills, an actionable agenda, role clarity, and structured content to make meetings fun, productive, and meaningful. This workshop will help participants develop and practice effective meeting facilitation and delivery strategies.

Light snacks will be provided. Please register through the Workshop Registration System.

Training sessions for current and new EvaluationKIT administrators begin this week. EvaluationKIT is the official campus electronic course evaluation system that provides greater efficiency for the deployment, collection, and analysis of course evaluations across the institution. It is designed to streamline the entire student feedback process for our campus.

As of fall 2019, all academic departments have implemented EvaluationKIT, and each department should have a designated EvaluationKIT administrator (EKAdmin) to assist with the coordination of evaluations and to assist faculty members in retrieving reports.

Please register for a training session through the Workshop Registration System, and please contact Tiffany Fuzak, research analyst in the Institutional Effectiveness Office, 878-4132, with questions about your department's designated EKAdmin or to appoint a new EKAdmin.

Buffalo State Gives 2020—our second annual Day of Giving—runs until noon today, March 4.

The Buffalo State community is encouraged to donate to the college in support of our students. This year, donors have the option of giving to 12 different causes or “stories” on the Buffalo State Gives website.

Please join us and make a gift on the Buffalo State Gives website today! Faculty and staff members who choose to donate during the Day of Giving may do so through the website and have their support counted toward this year’s Faculty and Staff Appeal.

If you have any questions, please contact Kate Lockhart, development coordinator, at 878-3077.

Buffalo State Gives 2020—our second annual Day of Giving—starts at noon today, March 3, and runs until noon tomorrow, March 4.

The Buffalo State community is encouraged to donate to the college in support of our students. This year, donors have the option of giving to 12 different causes or “stories” on the Buffalo State Gives website.

Please join us and make a gift on the Buffalo State Gives website today! Faculty and staff members who choose to donate during the Day of Giving may do so through the website and have their support counted toward this year’s Faculty and Staff Appeal.

If you have any questions, please contact Kate Lockhart, development coordinator, 878-3077.

Please join the Civic and Community Engagement Office for a free webinar, "Building Student Dispositions for Community-Engaged Learning," on Thursday, May 7, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. in South Wing 137.

This webinar introduces dispositions as a framework for students’ community-engaged learning. Dispositions are filters made up of values, beliefs, cultural backgrounds, and prior experiences that shape how we take in information and make sense of it. Too often, student orientation to community-engaged learning is a checklist of signing waiver forms, logging volunteer hours, and meeting minimum requirements. While logistics matter, the heart of preparation for engaging with community is bringing and developing a set of dispositions that foster positive cognitive and affective growth. While many dispositions can contribute to such growth, focusing on a small set of strategic dispositions provides a robust framework for making sense of community-engaged learning experiences.

Register for the free webinar by e-mailing the Civic and Community Engagement Office or calling 878-3919.