The University Police Department has created an Emergency Information and Resources Guide (PDF, 1.8 MB) that can be printed and shared or displayed in your office. The guide contains key tips for how to respond to a variety of emergency situations, from fire alarms and severe weather events to active shooters and bomb threats. A link to the document is on the Emergency Response Plan page of the University Police website. If you have any questions, please call UPD at 878-6333.

The Early Undergraduate Research Opportunity (EURO) Program, which provides lower-division students with the opportunity to serve as a research assistant to a faculty mentor, is accepting applications for the spring 2020 semester. Stipends of $1,000 are provided for students, with an additional $200 available for supplies. Students must be classified as freshmen or sophomores with at least 12 and no more than 60 earned credit hours at the time of application.

For more information and the online application portal link, please visit the Undergraduate Research website’s EURO program page. Applications should be received by Wednesday, February 12, for full consideration.

$6 Friday has started up again each Friday in the Bengal Kitchen. Want to save money? Come to the Bengal Card Office in Campbell Student Union 223 to purchase a coupon book of $5 Friday coupons.

The Buffalo State College Fashion and Textile Technology Department (FTT) proudly presents two fashion exhibitions by international scholars from Korea:

Royal and Noble Children’s Clothes of the Joseon Dynasty shows Korean traditional children’s clothes worn by the royal and nobility during the Joseon dynasty period in Korea. All dresses on display are designed and handmade by Sanghee Park, assistant professor and chair of the Traditional Korean Costume Department at Baewha Women’s University in South Korea.

Explore: 3-D Printed Fashion presents 10 experimental designs made by 3-D printing technology. Jeong-wook Choi, professor in the Department of Textile and Clothing Design at Kyung Hee University in South Korea, used the unit-textile modeling and lace-textile approaches to produce wearable garments using 3-D printing technology. The 3-D printed fashion can make “zero wasting,” “zero waiting,” “zero washing,” “zero wrinkling,” and “zero fitting” possible.

Both exhibitions are on display in the FTT showcases on the third floor of the Technology Building until Friday, February 21, and are funded by the Grant Allocation Committee at Buffalo State College.

The Buffalo State College Student Civic Leadership Board will sponsor a presentation on the Relay for Life by the America Cancer Society (ACS) on Tuesday, February 18, from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. in Campbell Student Union 419. The board has an interest in forming a team to participate in a Relay for Life event scheduled for Friday, April 24, at Canisius College. Dylyn Harrison, community development manager for the ACS, will provide information about upcoming Relay for Life events as well as various volunteer opportunities through the ACS. She will also be available at a table in the Student Union from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Buffalo State community members are invited to attend the presentation. If you are unable to attend the meeting, but would like to join the Relay for Life team, please e-mail the CCE.

Buffalo State College continues to strive for equitable access to course content, websites, technology, and resources that are purchased and created for our students.

Instructional Design and Training and Student Accessibility Services have upcoming workshops to assist in ensuring that course content within Blackboard is accessible to our students. Please register for these sessions through the campus Workshop Registration System. 

The SUNY Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) Accessibilty committee will host a series of webinars to assist campuses with understanding the set standards and working toward an accessibility plan for areas such as websites, digital content, procurement, classroom technology, and library resources. Register for these webinars on the SUNY Center for Professional Development website.

Members of the Buffalo State College community and its school or community partners are invited to attend a free workshop, “Strategies for Fostering Resilience,” with Wendy Turner, award-winning educator and social-emotional expert, on Tuesday, March 3, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. (students) or 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. (anyone) in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall. Please register online and share this information widely. CTLE credit is available. Please e-mail Keli Garas-York, associate professor of elementary education, literacy, and educational leadership, with questions. This event is funded by the Faculty-Student Association and sponsored by the Buffalo State Grant Allocation Committee; the School of Education; the Professional Development Schools Consortium; the Future Teachers Club; the Elementary Education, Literacy, and Educational Leadership Department; and the New York State Master Teachers Program.

Over the last few years, Book Riot and the New York Public Library have offered a “read harder challenge.” The challenge consists of a series of categories (e.g., young adult nonfiction, a novel set within 100 miles of where you live, a book by or about a refugee). The challenge celebrates the joys of reading while also nudging readers outside their comfort zones. 

The Teaching and Learning Center now offers its own version of the challenge. Please see the Butler Library website for a list of categories and a search guide. We will host an event in May to celebrate all those who have completed the challenge. Please consider joining us.

From the Chair of the College Senate
The first meeting of the College Senate for the spring 2020 semester will be held Friday, February 14, at 3:00 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center 217. The meeting agenda is posted on the Senate website. All information pertaining to the College Senate is available on the website, including the complete Senate roster and spring meeting schedule as well as all meeting podcasts, reports, and minutes. Please contact Vincent Masci, assistant to the College Senate, 878-5139, with questions.

The Teaching and Learning Center is looking for full- and part-time faculty members interested in joining with other scholars who are working on their writing. The suggestion is that groups (approximately four or five participants) will meet every couple of weeks to share drafts of their work and provide feedback. The program is completely voluntary and unrelated to any formal job evaluation process (e.g., tenure and promotion). The goal is merely to gather to offer support writing efforts across campus.

If you’re interested, please fill out the online form.