Blackboard Learn, Banner, Confluence, Degree Works, and other systems supported by SUNY's Information Technology Exchange Center (ITEC) may be down or intermittently available between midnight and 6:00 a.m. Saturday, April 27, while the SUNY ITEC Internet service provider performs scheduled maintenance.

Please join the Philosophy Department for the spring colloquium "Can Music Cause an Emotion?" ?presented by Nicholas Stanford, music education sophomore and honors program student, on Tuesday, April 23, from 12:15 to 1:40 p.m. in Buckham Hall B145. Aliya Mathis, psychology and philosophy major, will serve as commentator. The talk is free and open to the public.

The Anne Frank Project invites members of the campus community to submit proposals for AFP 2019: Engage for Change, the 11th annual social justice festival, which will be held on campus Wednesday and Thursday, October 2 and 3. AFP’s annual festival is an experiential exchange of ideas with a focus on processing theory into practice. We seek performances, workshops, and exhibits that actively engage participants in kinesthetic learning opportunities that

1. explore the AFP 2019 theme;
2. embrace the life and writing of Anne Frank; and
3. explore a diverse array of disciplines, cultures, and viewpoints.

Proposals for the 2019 festival are due by 11:59 p.m. Monday, July 1. All applicants will be contacted by the end of July. Please submit proposals using the AFP 2019 proposal form.
 
About Our Theme
Communities across the world grapple with conflicts, challenging discussions, and injustices that often remain ignored. When these important stories fall silent, communities break apart and individuals are left alone. There is an opportunity within this struggle to unite and rebuild. AFP 2019 will examine unique ways in which people solve problems through the art of collaboration. In the Anne Frank Project, there is a specific philosophy that relates to this year’s theme: we agree we cannot do it alone. Whether we work across disciplines, neighborhoods, or countries, we need each other to manage conflicts, embrace challenges, and stand strong in the face of injustice. In honor of Anne Frank’s would-be 90th birthday this June, we encourage activists, artists, performers, and community leaders to share methods, practices, and experiences that ask people to come together to engage for change.
 
Questions or concerns? Contact Eve Everette, AFP assistant director and festival curator, or Drew Kahn, AFP founding director and SUNY Distinguished Service Professor of theater.

Please join us for the professional development workshop "Managing Up and Across the College: Cultivating Productive Partnerships with Your Supervisors and Peers” on Tuesday, April 23, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. in Chase Hall 109.

In a dynamic and complex bureaucratic institution, how we manage expectations, relationships, and projects with our supervisors and peers will determine how successful we are in attaining performance goals. This session is for any staff, faculty, or administrators who want to further improve how they manage up and across the college. As a result of this session, participants will be able to

• understand the differences and similarities between their supervisor's and their own preferred communication, decision-making, and problem-solving styles to identify approaches for working more effectively together;
• identify strategies for managing the expectations of supervisors and peers to successfully meet performance goals and avoid burnout;
• implement influence tactics to successfully create buy-in from their supervisors and peers for ideas and projects.

Light snacks will be provided. Please register through the Workshop Registration System.

Please join the Chemistry and Physics departments for the seminar "BTEX and PAH’s to the Environment," presented Kate-Lynn Nowak, graduate student in the forensic science program at Buffalo State, on Thursday, April 18, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Science and Mathematics Complex 173.

BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene) is a grouping of structurally similar volatile organic compounds including benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, and the three xylene isomers. These compounds are known pollutants and are typically found near petroleum production and storage sites. BTEX are regulated toxic compounds while benzene is also an EPA target carcinogen.

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), a group of compounds consisting of more than one benzene ring, are found in fossil fuels, tar, and various oils, and are also formed by the incomplete combustion of carbon-containing compounds such as wood, coal, and diesel. BTEX and PAHs can both be measured in real time, with high-resolution techniques such as gas chromatograph mass spectrometer instruments (GC-MS).

Land filling is the most popular method of waste disposal and has been widely applied globally. BTEX is a major group of pollutants in landfills, which have now become a cause for concern worldwide because of their toxic properties. When an oil spill occurs, many elements of the environment may be affected. Oil spills can not only severely affect marine and plant life but can also affect human health with the emission of toxins into the air, such at PAHs. Two studies will be reviewed to determine the effect landfills and oil spills have on the environment.

Individual links to faculty annual reports for 2018–2019 have been e-mailed to all faculty members. Reports must be submitted online by Sunday, June 30. Faculty members can save their progress and return to the form at any time from any device. Once the form is submitted, faculty members have the option to print or download (“print to PDF”) the completed report as a PDF. For an editable version of the submitted report, faculty members can either copy their responses to a Microsoft Word document or contact Tiffany Fuzak, research analyst, for an Excel Workbook version of their responses. 

Faculty members may prefer to prepare a draft of their report using this Word-formatted version (DOC, 34 KB) of the report before completing the online form. The Word document may not be submitted in lieu of the online form.

Please contact Luke Krieg, interim associate vice president for institutional effectiveness, 878-3838, with questions.

The Burchfield Penney Art Center at SUNY Buffalo State's Spring Art Sale starts today, Friday, April 26, from noon to 8:00 p.m. and continues tomorrow, Saturday, April 27, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Join the Burchfield Penney and more than 50 regional artists for this seasonal event. Find unique jewelry, prints, pottery, and more to celebrate upcoming graduations, weddings, showers, and summer birthdays. Don’t forget to stop in the Museum Store to shop limited-time specials.

Participating Artists
Donna Angelo
Sarah Blackman
Melissa Buckley, Rusty Button Studio
Peter Cefalu, MiannaCraft
Gretchen Cole, Gretchen Cole Jewelry
Linda Collignon, Raveloe Fibers
Michelle Collins, Wise Woman Designs
Paula Damico, Blessings by Nature
Michelle DaRin, Michelle DaRin Jewelry
Marleah Doherty, Mia's Studio
Frani Evedon, Frani Evedon Fine Art Photography
Joshua Fraass, jf.vintage
Kristin Fundalinski, Kris Art Glass
Janelle Gang, nelle design studio
Barbara Hart, Studio Hart
Lisa Hodge, Love the Buff Wearable Art
Jayne Hughes, Joyfulenergy Jewelry
Patricia Hutton, Sew REDI Buffalo
Drew Kelley, Kelley Design Group
Elaine Kessel, FotoGrafix
Sarah Kieffer, Sarah Kieffer Designs
Robin Lenhard, Aremel Soaps
Jackie LoVullo, ZENJOY
Junko McGee, Earth Art
Amy Melton Prentiss, Amy's Felted Vessels
Paul Morgan, AVALON scarves
Esther Neisen, Lumpy Buttons
Andrea Pawarski, Andrea Pawarski Ceramics
Cheryl Perez, Jewelrybeyond the sea
Billy Prendergast, Billy Prendergast Designs
Mandy Ranck, Mandy Ranck Ceramics
Barbara Rickard, Barbara Rickard, paintess
Lynn Schwab, Lynn Schwab Jewelry
Shaun Silverwood, Road Kiln
Pat Sorbini, Simplesong Studio
Catherine Southwick, The Sparkwork Studio
Diana Storm, Diana Storm Jewelry
Betsy Veness, One & Kind Design
Chary Robbins, Illusions 3rd Eye Designs

RSVP on Facebook and invite your friends.

Art will be in bloom this weekend at the Burchfield Penney Art Center's Spring Art Sale on Friday, April 26, from noon to 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, April 27, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Join the Burchfield Penney and more than 50 regional artists for this seasonal event. Find unique jewelry, prints, pottery, and more to celebrate upcoming graduations, weddings, showers, and summer birthdays. Don’t forget to stop in the Museum Store to shop limited-time specials.

Participating Artists
Donna Angelo
Sarah Blackman
Melissa Buckley, Rusty Button Studio
Peter Cefalu, MiannaCraft
Gretchen Cole, Gretchen Cole Jewelry
Linda Collignon, Raveloe Fibers
Michelle Collins, Wise Woman Designs
Paula Damico, Blessings by Nature
Michelle DaRin, Michelle DaRin Jewelry
Marleah Doherty, Mia's Studio
Frani Evedon, Frani Evedon Fine Art Photography
Joshua Fraass, jf.vintage
Kristin Fundalinski, Kris Art Glass
Janelle Gang, nelle design studio
Barbara Hart, Studio Hart
Lisa Hodge, Love the Buff Wearable Art
Jayne Hughes, Joyfulenergy Jewelry
Patricia Hutton, Sew REDI Buffalo
Drew Kelley, Kelley Design Group
Elaine Kessel, FotoGrafix
Sarah Kieffer, Sarah Kieffer Designs
Robin Lenhard, Aremel Soaps
Jackie LoVullo, ZENJOY
Junko McGee, Earth Art
Amy Melton Prentiss, Amy's Felted Vessels
Paul Morgan, AVALON scarves
Esther Neisen, Lumpy Buttons
Andrea Pawarski, Andrea Pawarski Ceramics
Cheryl Perez, Jewelry beyond the sea
Billy Prendergast, Billy Prendergast Designs
Mandy Ranck, Mandy Ranck Ceramics
Barbara Rickard, Barbara Rickard, paintess
Lynn Schwab, Lynn Schwab Jewelry
Shaun Silverwood, Road Kiln
Pat Sorbini, Simplesong Studio
Catherine Southwick, The Sparkwork Studio
Diana Storm, Diana Storm Jewelry
Betsy Veness, One & Kind Design
Chary Robbins, Illusions 3rd Eye Designs

RSVP on Facebook and invite your friends.

Art will be in bloom at the Burchfield Penney Art Center's Spring Art Sale on Friday, April 26, from noon to 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, April 27, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Join the Burchfield Penney and more than 50 regional artists for this seasonal event. Find unique jewelry, prints, pottery, and more to celebrate upcoming graduations, weddings, showers, and summer birthdays. Don’t forget to stop in the Museum Store to shop limited-time specials.

Participating Artists
Donna Angelo
Sarah Blackman
Melissa Buckley, Rusty Button Studio
Peter Cefalu, MiannaCraft
Gretchen Cole, Gretchen Cole Jewelry
Linda Collignon, Raveloe Fibers
Michelle Collins, Wise Woman Designs
Paula Damico, Blessings by Nature
Michelle DaRin, Michelle DaRin Jewelry
Marleah Doherty, Mia's Studio
Frani Evedon, Frani Evedon Fine Art Photography
Joshua Fraass, jf.vintage
Kristin Fundalinski, Kris Art Glass
Janelle Gang, nelle design studio
Barbara Hart, Studio Hart
Lisa Hodge, Love the Buff Wearable Art
Jayne Hughes, Joyfulenergy Jewelry
Patricia Hutton, Sew REDI Buffalo
Drew Kelley, Kelley Design Group
Elaine Kessel, FotoGrafix
Sarah Kieffer, Sarah Kieffer Designs
Robin Lenhard, Aremel Soaps
Jackie LoVullo, ZENJOY
Junko McGee, Earth Art
Amy Melton Prentiss, Amy's Felted Vessels
Paul Morgan, AVALON scarves
Esther Neisen, Lumpy Buttons
Andrea Pawarski, Andrea Pawarski Ceramics
Cheryl Perez, Jewelry beyond the sea
Billy Prendergast, Billy Prendergast Designs
Mandy Ranck, Mandy Ranck Ceramics
Barbara Rickard, Barbara Rickard, paintess
Lynn Schwab, Lynn Schwab Jewelry
Shaun Silverwood, Road Kiln
Pat Sorbini, Simplesong Studio
Catherine Southwick, The Sparkwork Studio
Diana Storm, Diana Storm Jewelry
Betsy Veness, One & Kind Design
Chary Robbins, Illusions 3rd Eye Designs

RSVP on Facebook and invite your friends.

The Erie County Department of Health has given Buffalo State 100 doses of Narcan, also known as naloxone, to be placed in all automated external defibrillator (AED) units on campus, along with directions for use. This nasal spray medication is used for the emergency treatment of a known or suspected opioid overdose. Signs of overdose include difficulty breathing, severe sleepiness, inability to respond to vigorous stimulation, and pinpoint pupils. This video and these FDA guidelines (scroll down to Instructions for Use) provide basic instructions on how to administer Narcan and properly dispose of used packaging. Both links are also available on the Weigel Wellness Center website. If you would like additional training, please call 878-6711.