The International Education Office is pleased to announce the SUNY Study Away Fair on Tuesday, September 24, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union.

Representatives from SUNY-wide study-abroad programs, international internships, and National Student Exchange will be available to discuss national and international opportunities available to students.

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Please join the Civic and Community Engagement Office for the webinar "Using Student Engagement Data to Create Institutional Change" on Thursday, October 17, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. in South Wing 137. Discover the benefits to students, faculty, staff, and community members when a central data collection hub was implemented at Nazareth College. These include an increase in interprofessional collaboration, stronger advising and coaching of students, innovative support strategies developed for targeted student populations, stronger relationships and sustained partnerships with community partners, and increased knowledge of and access to student success stories for marketing and donor relations.

Please join the Civic and Community Engagement Office for the webinar "Engage the 2020 Census: Resources for the Whole Campus," on Thursday, September 26, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center 424. Prepare as Census 2020 approaches. The April 1, 2020, census presents an opportunity to bridge students’ learning with their future careers, foster action on social issues students care about, and build the power and representation of historically undercounted communities through student and community participation. This webinar will help faculty members develop course plans and staff create programming that will bring the census to life.

Please join the Civic and Community Engagement Office for the webinar "Picturing Community Engagement" on Tuesday, September 10, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. in South Wing 137. The webinar will look at ways that photographs convey community-engaged learning to students, faculty, and community partners and what community-engaged learning is and can be. Through content analysis of photos found on websites of service learning at California colleges and universities, a narrow and apolitical view of service was found and will be discussed.

Join the Newman Center for weekly Thursday Night Dinners. Members of the permanent community prepare a home-cooked meal for all students. Food will be served at 6:30 p.m. Bring a friend for food, fun, and fellowship—all completely free!

Starting Tuesday, September 3, Buffalo State students, faculty, and staff members will be able to use their Bengal ID cards to access the Butler Library StudyQuad after the main library has closed. Students, faculty, and staff members will have ID card access to the door that leads directly into the StudyQuad, located on the south side of the library, facing Cleveland Hall. When a valid ID card is held up to the card reader, the interior door will unlock temporarily, allowing access to StudyQuad. This access will not work during times when StudyQuad is closed. StudyQuad hours can be found on the library's website. If you experience problems with your access, please contact the IT Help Desk or open a ticket through the IT self-service portal.

Students, faculty, and staff members are invited to walk with the Buffalo State Cares UPstanders team for the annual Out of the Darkness Community Walk for Suicide Prevention on Saturday, September 7, at Canalside. To join the Buffalo State Cares UPstanders team, please visit the event website.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.; the walk kicks off at 10:30. Please contact team captain Charlene Vetter with questions, and please share this information with students. Thank you.

Please encourage students to use Schedule Planner, the online planning tool to make registration easier. While signed in to Banner, students can easily search for open classes only (classes that still have seats available) by clicking on the Scheduler Planner link, selecting the Open Classes Only option in the Course Status field, and selecting Fall 2019 in the term field.

Starting at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, September 3, all active courses for fall 2019 will require Instructor Permission before a student may register. The Online Late Add process will be available until 11:59 p.m. Thursday, September 12. Each late add will be assessed a $20 late add fee. Students are strongly encouraged to be registered in the classes they are attending and to complete all drop/add activity directly in Banner by the established drop/add deadline, which is 11:59 p.m. Monday, September 2.

Bengals Dare to Care Day 2019 will be held on Saturday, September 21, from 8:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Let's see a great turnout from faculty, staff, and students again this year! There are three ways to get involved:

• Sign up to volunteer. Bring your family, volunteer as a group with your students, or just come on your own.
• Act as a site coordinator to assist with logistics. This critical role helps to support your community partner during the project by keeping your volunteers motivated and safe, helping with communication and logistics, and facilitating a reflection discussion. In return, you will get to know a great group of community-minded students, meet incredible community members, and receive a delicious lunch. Site coordinator volunteers must be available for one of the following training dates:

                    ? Tuesday, September 17, 12:15–1:30 p.m.
                    ? Wednesday, September 18, 6:00–7:00 p.m.

• Help with registration on the morning of the event. Registration helpers are needed from 8:00 to 10:30 a.m. in the Campbell Student Union and must be available for a brief training on one of the following dates: 

                    ? Thursday, September 19, 12:30–1:00 p.m., Technology Building 258
                    ? Friday, September 20, 1:00–1:30 p.m., Technology Building 160