Please join the Biology Department and the Great Lakes Center today, November 26, for the seminar "Sex and Contaminant in Fish: Hot Spots, Big Testes, and High Activity Males," presented by Chuck Madenjian, research fisheries biologist at the U.S. Geological Survey's Great Lakes Science Center, from 3:00 to 4:15 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center 424. All are welcome to attend.

Please join the Biology Department and the Great Lakes Center for the seminar "Sex and Contaminant in Fish: Hot Spots, Big Testes, and High Activity Males," presented by Chuck Madenjian, research fisheries biologist at the U.S. Geological Survey's Great Lakes Science Center, on Monday, November 26, from 3:00 to 4:15 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center 424. All are welcome to attend.

The Global Engagement Office thanks the campus community for joining in our International Education Week celebration. Today, we are highlighting study-abroad opportunities. Buffalo State sponsors a wide variety of study-abroad programs, including semester-long and short-term faculty-led trips.

• Today during Bengal Pause, a study-abroad interest meeting will be held in Caudell Hall 110. Faculty members who have an interest in leading a short-term trip should contact Melissa Holland, director of international education.

• End your day on a high note by enjoying the Buffalo State Philharmonia Orchestra in concert at the Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall tonight at 7:30 p.m.

• Special thanks Chartwells for offering ethnic food in the Bengal Kitchen during International Education Week. Today’s dish is bulgogi beef from Korea. It will be offered in addition to other daily selections. 

• The "Souped Up" food truck will be on campus tomorrow, November 14, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. selling a soup-and-sandwich combo for $10. A portion of the proceeds from this sale will go toward travel expenses for a service-learning study-abroad project to Haiti supporting Hope for Haiti.

For a complete list of International Education Week events, please visit the International Student and Scholar Services website.

The Global Engagement Office invites the college community to celebrate the many cultures represented by our students during International Education Week November 12–16.

• Please join us in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall today at noon as freshman Jasnoor Jolly and friends teach our community dance from his home country of India.

• Emily Lewis, Elizabeth Robinson, and Allison Osborn have been selected as the International Education Week photo contest winners. Each will receive a gift card to the Barnes & Noble at Buffalo State Bookstore. 

• Special thanks Chartwells for offering ethnic food in the Bengal Kitchen during International Education Week. Today’s dish is tikka masala from India. It will be offered in addition to other daily selections. 

• The "Souped Up" food truck will be on campus Wednesday, November 14, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. selling a soup-and-sandwich combo for $10. A portion of the proceeds from this sale will go toward travel expenses for a service-learning study-abroad project to Haiti supporting Hope for Haiti.

For a complete list of International Education Week events, please visit the International Student and Scholar Services website.

Please join the Biology Department and Great Lakes Center today for the seminar "Linking Physiological and Ecological Drivers of Plant Responses to Global Change," presented by Katie Becklin, assistant professor of biology at Syracuse University, from 3:00 to 4:15 p.m. in Bulge Communication Center 424. All are welcome to attend.

Please join the Biology Department and the Great Lakes Center for the seminar "Linking Physiological and Ecological Drivers of Plant Responses to Global Change," presented by Katie Becklin, assistant professor of biology at Syracuse University, on Monday, November 19, from 3:00 to 4:15 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center 424. All students, staff, and faculty are welcome.

Please help the student leadership team provide Buffalo State students with a low-cost Alternative Break experience by supporting our lunch order fundraiser. All proceeds from this fundraiser will support students participating in the Civic and Community Engagement Office's Alternative Break program to help in the rebuilding efforts in Puerto Rico with All Hands and Hearts this January.   

The lunch order deadline is Wednesday, November 28; lunch will be delivered to faculty and staff on campus on Monday, December 3, between 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Please submit your order by filling out the online order form.

Choose from

• arroz con gandules (rice with pigeon peas) and pernil (roast pork) and a side of tostones (fried plantains) for $6;

• arroz con gandules (rice with pigeon peas) and a side of tostones (fried plantains) for $4;

• a side of tostones (fried plantains) for $2; or

• chocolate-covered pretzels for $1.

This fundraiser is sponsored by the Civic and Community Engagement Office and the Health, Nutrition, and Dietetics Department.

The Equity and Campus Diversity Office, the Communication Department, the WNY Peace Center, and the Burchfield Penney Art Center are pleased to announce the screening of The Unafraid, the final film in the Beyond Boundaries: Dare to Be Diverse screening and discussion series for fall 2018, on Thursday, November 15, at 7:00 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney Art Center’s Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Auditorium.

The screening is free and open to the public. There will be a panel discussion after the film.

The 2018 feature-length documentary, directed by Ananyansi Prado and Heather Courtney, follows the personal lives of three DACA students in Georgia, a state that has banned them from attending its top state universities and disqualifies them from receiving in-state tuition at any other public college. Shot in an observational style over a period of four years, this film takes an intimate look at the lives of Alejandro, Silvia, and Aldo as they navigate activism, pursuing their right to education, and fighting for the rights of their families and communities.

The Unafraid shows what it means to grow up both American and undocumented in the United States.

Watch the trailer.

In honor of Veterans Day, the Archives and Special Collections Department of E. H. Butler Library has digitized a series of World War II prisoner of war (POW) interviews conducted in 1990 by Mark Rieman as part of his master’s thesis in history.

The collection includes interviews with eight veterans who discuss their enlistment, boot camp, wartime experiences, capture, treatment, liberation, and reflections on their time serving in the military. Each interview runs one to two hours. These veterans embodied the spirit of patriotism, honor, and commitment to preserving the freedoms of a country they loved.

The Archives and Special Collections Department is honored to host this collection and thanks Mark Rieman and all the veterans who agreed to be interviewed for their willingness to commit their experiences to history. 

Listen to the World War II prisoner of war taped interviews.

View additional collections related to veterans and wartime experiences.

The Buffalo State community is saddened by the death of Judith L. “Judy” Janus, secretary in the Exceptional Education Department (retired), who died November 6, 2018. Mrs. Janus joined the Buffalo State community in the mid-1960s and retired in 2007. She is survived by her partner, Robert Schmitt, and a son. The family will be present on Sunday, November 11, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Lombardo Funeral Home, 3060 Abbott Road, Orchard Park, NY 14127. Funeral services will be held Monday at 9:00 a.m. Additional information is available online.