Today is your last opportunity to purchase that special holiday gift and support Buffalo State students at the same time during the 23rd annual Student Art Sale today from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Upton Hall's Czurles-Nelson Gallery. Unusual earrings and necklaces, ceramic vases, scarves, and more. Don't miss out! Cash, checks, and credit cards accepted.

Please contact Carol Townsend, associate professor of art and design, 878-4986, with questions.

In accordance with our department mission and the Buffalo State College Strategic Plan, the University Police Department is seeking to diversify the University Police Department to be more reflective of the community we serve and protect. The NYS Civil Service Exam is scheduled for February 1, 2020. This exam is offered only every few years and is required of anyone interested in joining any of the 28 University Police departments throughout SUNY. Applications to take the exam opened November 15 and will be accepted through December 18, 2019. Please see our recruitment poster (PDF, 1.2 MB) and video for further information. Please help our recruitment efforts so that we may protect New York's future.

Gifts galore! Don't miss out. Come and discover the handcrafted ceramic bowls, sterling silver earrings, wooden items, photographs, and paintings at the 23rd annual Student Art Sale. These are just a few of the items available for sale today, December 4, from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and tomorrow, December 5, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Upton Hall's Czurles-Nelson Gallery. Find that perfect holiday gift and support our Art and Design students at the same time. Cash, checks and credit cards accepted.

Please contact Carol Townsend, associate professor of art and design, 878-4986, with questions.

Hospitality and Tourism students will host a "Tex-Mex" Fusion Fundraiser on Saturday, December 7, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Buffalo Distilling Company, 860 Seneca Street, in Buffalo, NY 14218. Tickets are $30 in advance or $35 at the door and include two beverages, Tex-Mex cuisine, music, and a guided distillery tour with manager Roy Bakos. All proceeds support students' conference fees for the Club Management Association of America's World Conference in February.

Students will also collect canned goods for Milligan's Food Pantry as part of the event. 

Please contact Taylor Szlapak, CMAA student chapter president, at (716) 525-5927, or Kathleen O'Brien, faculty adviser, at 878-3359, for tickets or for more information.

Buffalo State undergraduates are cordially invited to submit proposals to participate in the sixth annual multidisciplinary SUNY/CUNY Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC-Upstate), an all-day event with luncheon and keynote speaker, on Saturday, April 4, 2020, on the campus of the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse. An alternative date is available for SURC-Downstate, to be held at SUNY Old Westbury on Friday, April 24. Student proposals for research poster sessions, oral presentations, and performances of creative work are welcome. The deadline for online submission of proposal abstracts is February 21, 2020. For further information, please visit the SURC conference website.

The University Police Department has temporarily suspended the grooming standards for the department to allow officers to participate in the seventh annual Goatees and Beards for Charity fundraiser. Participants contributed $50 each to grow a goatee or $75 each to grow a beard for eight weeks, until December 31, to benefit this charitable event. This year, 23 officers participated and raised $1,550 to be donated to the Western New York Police Helpline, which provides 24/7 confidential assistance, information, and referrals by trained police peers to working and retired police officers, corrections officers, dispatchers, and their families. The helpline assists with any issues that may affect work and family life.

The Buffalo State community is saddened by the death of Dorothy V. Millette, keyboard specialist 1 in International Student Affairs (retired), who died November 22, 2019. Ms. Millette joined the college in 1966 and retired in 1997. She is survived by her daughter, Deborah. Services will be private. More information is available online.

Buffalo State’s Rotaract Club will host a winter bake sale on Thursday, December 5, with traveling sellers making the rounds from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. All baked goods are made fresh on campus in the Caudell Hall kitchen and will be sold for $1 each. All proceeds will be donated to Grassroots Gardens of Western New York, which has over 100 community gardens throughout the city, and focuses on growing community, environmental awareness, and overall public health. If you would like us to stop by your office, please e-mail the Rotaract Club with your building, floor, and room number to be sure our goodies reach you. Your support is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Enjoy 25 percent off all clothing, drinkware, gifts, general reading books, LEGO items, games, school supplies, and more during the Barnes & Noble at Buffalo State's annual Customer Appreciation Holiday Sale on Thursday, December 5, from 8:30 a.m. through 6:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Please note: sale excludes textbooks, café, computers, and electronics.

An open training session for Slate, the college’s new enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) system, will be offered for graduate faculty members and department representatives involved in the Slate application review process on Thursday, December 5, at 9:00 a.m. in Bulger Communication Center 122. Space is limited to 10 attendees; therefore, please register in advance through the Workshop Registration System. To set up Slate training for a department, or if you have other Slate-related questions, please contact Lee Coletti, interim admissions coordinator.