The Barnes & Noble at Buffalo State Bookstore will host a reading and book signing with Carol Townsend, associate professor of design, on Thursday, October 17, from 12:30 to 1:30 pm. She will read from her new book of poetry, The Color of Shadows. Refreshments will be served.

Take an additional 25 percent off Champion fleece, cold weather hats, gloves, and outerwear during the Barnes & Noble at Buffalo State Flash Sale Monday, October 14, through Monday, October 21. Be sure to check out our new Champion ultimate stadium jacket.

Good news! Although campus tutoring services are generally unavailable when classes are not in session, students can still receive online tutoring through STAR-NY during Buffalo State's Fall Recess. Hours are Sunday through Thursday evenings, 7:00 p.m. to midnight.

Spend the morning with Stephen Hwa, Ph.D., as he discusses the health benefits of incorporating the practice of Tai Chi into our everyday lives on Sunday, October 20, at 10:00 a.m. in Ciminelli Recital Hall. Master Hwa is the author of Uncovering the Treasure: Classical Tai Chi's Path to Internal Energy and Health as well as numerous videos on the subject. He has been studying Tai Chi for more than 40 years with the goal of living in the springtime of his life.

Buffalo State will host the French play La Chute, based on Albert Camus’s 1956 philosophical novel, on Thursday, October 17, at 6:30 p.m. in the Savage Theater and Communication Building’s Flexible Theater.

The professional theater company Compagnie Caravague of Paris will present the play, which focuses on a lawyer seeking an “impossible redemption,” in French with English subtitles.

Alliance Française de Buffalo, a cultural organization that encourages and furthers the knowledge of French-speaking cultures and language in Western New York, is sponsoring La Chute in concert with three Buffalo State academic departments—Modern and Classical Languages, Philosophy, and Theater. 

In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Buffalo State students and members of the Community and Civic Engagement Center's Student Civic Leadership Board will be making cards for breast cancer patients at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center on Thursday, October 24, during Bengal Pause (12:15–1:30 p.m.) in the Campbell Student Union.

Buffalo State's Anne Frank Project is accepting student applications for its 2020 trip to Rwanda. This will be AFP's seventh student delegation to the remarkable country of Rwanda, Africa. Please encourage your students to take advantage of this unique and transforming opportunity. Online applications can be found here.

Our next Rwanda general information meeting will be held Wednesday, October 16, at 2:00 p.m. in Campbell Student Union 419. All are welcome!

Please share past student Rwanda experiences on AFP's website with your students.

For more information, please contact Drew Kahn, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor and AFP director, or Eve Everette, AFP assistant director.

New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has ordered flags on state government buildings to be flown at half-staff on Friday, October 11, in honor of World War II Medal of Honor recipient Francis S. Currey, a Selkirk resident, who died on October 8, 2019, at age 94. Currey was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944. According to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, he was the last living New Yorker to have earned the medal during World War II and one of only three living World War II Medal of Honor recipients.

"Francis S. Currey was a true American hero who made great personal sacrifices to serve his country during World War II," Governor Cuomo said. "His significant contributions during the Battle of the Bugle and beyond helped to defeat fascism during the war, and he continued to serve his country after returning home to New York through his work with veterans. On behalf of all New Yorkers, I extend our sympathy to his friends and family and express our sincerest gratitude for his service, bravery, and accomplishments."

The fall 2019 midterm grading window will close at 9:00 p.m. Friday, October 25. 

Students can view their midterm grades in Banner, Degree Works, and the Bengal Success Portal as soon as faculty members post them. Advisers can obtain copies of midterm grading reports for their academic intervention use through their deans’ offices.

Thank you for your commitment to our students’ success.

The midterm grading window for fall 2019 is now open in Banner and will close Friday, October 25, at 9:00 p.m. In addition to 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 grades in Banner, Degree Works, and the Bengal Success Portal as soon as midterm grades are posted by faculty. 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.