The Washington Post reports that British lawmakers have released documents showing that Facebook allegedly gave select companies preferential access to valuable user data by maintaining "whitelisting agreements."

If you were affected by the Marriott data breach, which began in 2014, you may have  received a fraudulent e-mail about it as well. Please read the information on the U.S. FTC website, which has excellent recommendations for what to do. Manually type in the URL (remember, never click on a link in an e-mail) for the third-party site where Marriott’s information for affected customers resides: https://answers.kroll.com. If you’ve stayed at a Marriott since 2014, check the site even if you have not been notified.

Wired magazine reports that a few apps that made it into the Apple store are scams. Once you use your fingerprint ID, you are charged a significant amount of money through the Apple store.

Please join us for an organizational meeting of the Phi Alpha Delta Pre-law Fraternity today, December 6, at 12:15 p.m. in Campbell Student Union 415.

P.A.D.’s pre-law program assists undergraduate students in making informed decisions about pursuing a legal career, deciding which law school to attend, and preparing for the rigors of law school.

All students from all majors are welcome. Not sure if you want to be a lawyer? Come and see!

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. There are eight sessions and one parent conference. Sessions begin in February. Please e-mail Keli Garas-York, associate professor of elementary education and reading, to register.

Come and celebrate Mass on the First Friday of each month at 8:00 a.m. in the Newman Center Chapel. We will gather for Mass and start the month with a renewed perspective. Stay for a cup of coffee afterward or take a cup to go. Our next celebration will take place tomorrow, December 7. All are welcome!

The Newman Center is located at 1219 Elmwood Avenue, across Elmwood from the Burchfield Penney Art Center.

Buffalo State undergraduates are cordially invited to submit proposals to participate in the fifth annual SUNY Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC), an all-day event with luncheon and keynote speaker, to be held on the campus of Niagara County Community College on Saturday, April 27, 2019. Student proposals for research poster sessions, oral presentations, and performances of creative work are welcome. For further information, please visit the SURC West conference website. The deadline for online submission of proposal abstracts will be scheduled for February 2019 (exact date TBA).

Please join the Philosophy Department for the fall colloquium "How Social Recognition Prevents Rectifying Injustices against Black Americans," ?presented by John R. Torrey, visiting assistant professor of philosophy, on Thursday, December 6, at 12:15 p.m. in Buckham Hall B145.

Black Americans have made many arguments that racial injustices committed against them should be rectified. Two issues arise from these arguments: How should we understand what is it to rectify these injustices? And what can explain why these arguments have not been taken seriously in America? Mr. Torrey argues two things: First, that rectificatory justice, a type of justice specifically designed to set unjust situations right, can explain what it is to rectify those injustices. Second, that how Black Americans are socially recognized affects their ability to receive rectificatory justice.

The summer 2019 master schedule is now available on the Registrar's Office website. Three sessions are available:

• Early Summer (search Session ES)
  May 28–June 28, 2019
   
• Late Summer (search Session LS)
  July 8–August 9, 2019
   
• Variable Summer (search Session VS)
  May 28–August 9, 2019

The Barnes & Noble at Buffalo State Bookstore and the Spin-a-Storytellers Guild of Western New York will host a Holiday Story Slam on Thursday, December 6, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. as part of our end-of-semester De-Stress Fest. We are looking for participants to share a favorite or funny holiday story that is five minutes or less in length. Prizes will be awarded for the three best stories. Please stop by and share in the fun. Refreshments will be served.

The fall 2018 Conversations in and Out of the Disciplines series concludes today, December 7, as Melanie L. Perreault, provost and vice president for academic affairs, presents “Servants, Slaves, and Unruly Mistresses: Interpersonal Violence in the Early Chesapeake” at 3:00 p.m. in Ketchum Hall 320. The talk will be followed by a Q&A and brief wine-and-cheese reception. Everyone is welcome.

Upcoming talks for the spring 2019 semester (dates TBA) include presentations by Andrea Guiati, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Modern and Classical Languages; Heather Maldonado, assistant provost for academic success; Patrick McGovern, associate professor of political science; and Macy Todd, assistant professor of English.

Congratulations to Karen Skoney, secretary 1 in the Psychology Department, who won the Employee Assistance Program (EAP)–themed basket giveaway at this year’s NYS Employee Annual Health Benefits Fair on November 29. EAP representatives provided information and answered questions for attendees of the fair. EAP provides wellness and support resources and referrals to all New York State employees, retirees, and family members. Visit the EAP website for more information.