Are you looking for a student leadership position where you can gain experience and earn some income? Consider applying for one of the following paid campus positions for the 2020–2021 academic year.

Today is the last day to apply for the following student positions available in United Students Government. USG Executive Board positions are all paid positions; students must complete 10 hours or less a week.

Visit the Bengal Connect website (login required) for descriptions and requirements of the positions.

• USG President (one position on the Executive Board, one-year term)
• USG Executive Vice President (one position on the Executive Board, one-year term)
• USG Treasurer (one position on the Executive Board, one-year term)
• USG Vice President for Advocacy (one position on the Executive Board, one-year term)
• USG Vice President for Organizational Relations (one position on the Executive Board, one-year term)
• USG Vice President for Public Relations (one position on the Executive Board, one-year term)
• USG Vice President for Campus Programming (one position on the Executive Board, one-year term)
• Senator (30 positions on the Legislative Branch, one-year term)

If time is a concern, please consider one of the following college committee opportunities, which work alongside administration. These positions are not paid but involve a reduced time commitment and still provide the experience and résumé boost:

• Faculty-Student Association Board Member (two positions, two-year term)
• College Senator (10 positions, one-year term)
• College Council (one position, one-year term)
• Student Assembly Delegate (two positions, one-year term)
• Intercollegiate Athletics Board (non-competitor and at-large position available, one-year term)
• Auxiliary Services Advisory Committee (one position, one-year term)
• Grant Allocation Committee (three undergraduate positions, two-year term)

Sign in to Bengal Connect to fill out an application using your Buffalo State username and password. The deadline to submit applications is today, February 7.

Students will vote in the undergraduate student elections March 9–12 in the Campbell Student Union lobby.

Apply today for the 2020 Buffalo State undergraduate student elections!

Are you looking for a student leadership position where you can gain experience and earn some income? Consider applying for one of the following paid campus positions for the 2020–2021 academic year.

The following student positions are available in United Students Government. USG Executive Board positions are all paid positions; students must complete 10 hours or less a week.

Visit the Bengal Connect website (login required) for descriptions and requirements of the positions.

• USG President (one position on the Executive Board, one-year term)
• USG Executive Vice President (one position on the Executive Board, one-year term)
• USG Treasurer (one position on the Executive Board, one-year term)
• USG Vice President for Advocacy (one position on the Executive Board, one-year term)
• USG Vice President for Organizational Relations (one position on the Executive Board, one-year term)
• USG Vice President for Public Relations (one position on the Executive Board, one-year term)
• USG Vice President for Campus Programming (one position on the Executive Board, one-year term)
• Senator (30 positions on the Legislative Branch, one-year term)

If time is a concern, please consider one of the following college committee opportunities, which work alongside administration. These positions are not paid but involve a reduced time commitment and still provide the experience and résumé boost:

• Faculty-Student Association Board Member (two positions, two-year term)
• College Senator (10 positions, one-year term)
• College Council (one position, one-year term)
• Student Assembly Delegate (two positions, one-year term)
• Intercollegiate Athletics Board (non-competitor and at-large position available, one-year term)
• Auxiliary Services Advisory Committee (one position, one-year term)
• Grant Allocation Committee (three undergraduate positions, two-year term)

Apply today for the 2020 Buffalo State College undergraduate student elections!

Sign in to Bengal Connect to fill out an application using your Buffalo State username and password. The deadline to submit applications is Friday, February 7.

Students will vote in the undergraduate student elections March 9–12 in the Campbell Student Union lobby.

Are you looking for a student leadership position where you can gain experience and earn some income? Consider applying for one of the following paid campus positions for the 2020–2021 academic year.

The following student positions are available in United Students Government. USG Executive Board positions are all paid positions; students must complete 10 hours or less a week.

Visit the Bengal Connect website (login required) for descriptions and requirements of the positions.

• USG President (one position on the Executive Board, one-year term)
• USG Executive Vice President (one position on the Executive Board, one-year term)
• USG Treasurer (one position on the Executive Board, one-year term)
• USG Vice President for Advocacy (one position on the Executive Board, one-year term)
• USG Vice President for Organizational Relations (one position on the Executive Board, one-year term)
• USG Vice President for Public Relations (one position on the Executive Board, one-year term)
• USG Vice President for Campus Programming (one position on the Executive Board, one-year term)
• Senator (30 positions on the Legislative Branch, one-year term)

If time is a concern, please consider one of the following college committee opportunities, which work alongside administration. These positions are not paid but involve a reduced time commitment and still provide the experience and résumé boost:

• Faculty-Student Association Board Member (two positions, two-year term)
• College Senator (10 positions, one-year term)
• College Council (one position, one-year term)
• Student Assembly Delegate (two positions, one-year term)
• Intercollegiate Athletics Board (non-competitor and at-large position available, one-year term)
• Auxiliary Services Advisory Committee (one position, one-year term)
• Grant Allocation Committee (three undergraduate positions, two-year term)

Sign in to Bengal Connect to fill out an application using your Buffalo State username and password. The deadline to submit applications is Friday, February 7.

Students will vote in the undergraduate student elections March 9–12 in the Campbell Student Union lobby.

Apply today for the 2020 Buffalo State undergraduate student elections!

In an effort to provide a more modern and sustainable method for faculty and staff members to register for professional development opportunities, the Professional Development Center, the Teaching and Learning Center, Instructional Design and Training, and Marketing and Communications will switch to LibCal to manage registrations for campus workshops starting in spring 2020, replacing the CyberQuad Workshop Registration System. LibCal is currently also used by Butler Library for equipment loan and calendaring.  

Faculty and staff members who wish to retrieve a list of past classes they have registered for and attended through the old CyberQuad Workshop Registration System may do so up until August 30, 2020. A Knowledge Base article, "Saving/Printing Classes from Workshop Registration System," has been created to assist with this task.

Check out the upcoming sessions for spring 2020!

Looking for something to do with your family? How about dozens of things? Join the Burchfield Penney Art Center for $5 Family Day, presented by Hyatt's All Things Creative, on Saturday, February 8, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

For just $5 per family, you can enjoy kid-friendly gallery tours, hands-on art-making workshops, and more.

As a special bonus, Hyatt’s All Things Creative has made it possible for the Burchfield Penney to offer $50 family memberships to all new members who sign up at Family Day. That’s a $25 savings. Each new member will also receive a $25 gift card for any purchase at Hyatt’s All Things Creative.

RSVP on Facebook and invite your friends.

Tickets are now on sale for the upcoming chicken barbecue fundraiser to benefit the Buffalo State Child Care Center on Wednesday, February 5. Dinners will include barbecued chicken prepared by Chiavetta's, tossed salad, potato salad, and a roll, and can be picked up from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union lobby.

Advance tickets are $10 and may be purchased in the Dean of Students Office, Campbell Student Union 311, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets will be $12 the day of the fundraiser, available at the event, while supplies last.

A bake sale will also be held on February 5 in the Student Union lobby.

Please support the campus Child Care Center while enjoying a delicious Chiavetta's barbecue dinner. Get your tickets before they sell out. For more information, please call the Buffalo State Child Care Center at 878-5335.

From the Interim Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities
Julian C. Cole, associate professor, has been appointed interim associate dean of the School of Arts and Humanities, effective January 13, 2020. Dr. Cole joined the Buffalo State faculty as a member of the Philosophy Department in 2008. He holds Ph.D.'s in pure mathematics (University of St. Andrews, 1999) and philosophy (the Ohio State University, 2005). He has worked in curriculum development and in the oversight and assessment of Intellectual Foundations. Active in the College Senate, he has served on the Budget and Staff Allocations and Academic Plan committees and chairs the Bylaws and Elections Committee.

Buffalo State College will upgrade its data warehouse from the close of business Friday, January 17, through Monday, January 20. The data warehouse is also known as “ODS”; its reporting tool, Argos, is used to create reports from ODS. Other systems like Banner and Degree Works also interact with ODS.

During this upgrade, ODS will operate with data captured before the close of business on January 17. Data in the warehouse will not be updated during this period. Any report run from January 17 through 20 will be populated with data last updated on January 17.

ODS will be completely unavailable for a short window. If you find ODS to be nonoperational at any time during this window, please log off and log back in later; ODS will likely be running again. Please remember, though, that data will not be updated past January 17.

During this upgrade, systems interacting with ODS could be slow, freeze, or behave in unusual ways. Banner might also be affected during this period. If you encounter problems, please log out and log back in later.

Please contact Patrick DeWind, senior database administrator, 878-4611, if you have important work to do this weekend.

Are you a strong writer and communicator? Do you like helping others? Are you interested in a job that is rewarding, challenging, and never boring?

You might make a great peer tutor at Buffalo State’s Writing Center! Interested students should contact Dr. Maggie Herb, Writing Center director, for more details and information about registering for ENG 307W, the training course for prospective tutors. Students from all majors and programs are welcome to inquire.

The Buffalo State College Literacy Center, located in Bacon Hall 227, offers free one-on-one literacy tutoring (strategy instruction) for children (grades K–12) of Buffalo State students, faculty, and staff. Sessions are on Mondays or Tuesdays from 5:00 to 6:45 p.m. and begin in February. Please e-mail Keli Garas-York, associate professor of elementary education, literacy, and educational leadership, to register.