The campus community is invited to a one-day symposium, “Cotton: Perspectives in Industry, Technology, and Innovation,” hosted by the Fashion and Textile Technology Department, on Thursday, October 18, in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall. The symposium will welcome seven professionals representing a variety of businesses and organizations, including Cotton Incorporated, JCPenney, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services, Fair Indigo, and the FullEdit. The schedule is as follows:

•  9:25–10:40 a.m. Panel Presentation
• 10:50 a.m. –12:05 p.m. Panel Discussion
• 1:40–2:55 p.m. Roundtable with professionals
• 3:05–4:20 p.m. Roundtable with professionals

Please contact Arlesa Shephard, associate professor of fashion and textile technology, 878-4461, with questions.

The second annual national First-Generation College Celebration is Thursday, November 8, and Buffalo State faculty and staff members who are first-generation college students are invited to participate in our social media and poster campaign. We would love to highlight you!

Please e-mail a photo and a one- or two-sentence quote on being the first in your family to attend college to deanofstudents@buffalostate.edu by Tuesday, October 30. We hope to use your submissions on social media and printed posters on November 8.

For more information on the Center for First-Generation Student Success and the First-Generation College Celebration, please visit the NASPA First-Gen website. Follow the celebration on social media at #CelebrateFirstGen and #CelebrateFirstGenBSC.

All Buffalo State faculty and staff members are invited to enjoy breakfast and tour the facilities of the Jacqueline Vito LoRusso Alumni and Visitor Center from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 31. Bagels, coffee, and juice will be provided. Alumni and Visitor Center staff members and student assistants will be available for tours and to answer questions about the new facilities.

If you plan to attend, please e-mail the Alumni Engagement Office by noon Monday, October 29. If you are an alumnus of Buffalo State, please include your class year and program in your e-mail to be included in a raffle for alumni.

Any student, faculty, or staff member interested in the multiple possibilities offered by the Fulbright Program is welcome to attend the Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Fulbright Association’s fall conference, “The Responsibility of Global Scholarship,” on Friday, October 19, from noon to 3:00 p.m. in Bisgrove Hall on the campus of Niagara University. The event includes lunch and is free and open to the public.

The guest speaker will be Anna McNab, associate professor of management at Niagara University.

For more information, please contact Jean F. Gounard, director of special international programs and vice president for advocacy of the WNY/NWPA Fulbright Association Chapter, 878-6917.

Any student, faculty, or staff member interested in the multiple possibilities offered by the Fulbright Program is welcome to attend the Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Fulbright Association’s fall conference, “The Responsibility of Global Scholarship,” tomorrow, October 19, from noon to 3:00 p.m. in Bisgrove Hall on the campus of Niagara University. The event includes lunch and is free and open to the public.

The guest speaker will be Anna McNab, associate professor of management at Niagara University.

For more information, please contact Jean F. Gounard, director of special international programs and vice president for advocacy of the WNY/NWPA Fulbright Association Chapter, 878-6917.

The section of Bengal Walk from Bengal Drive to the east end of Perry Hall will be closed today, October 15, through Friday, October 19, as a precaution during storm utility installation for the Science and Mathematics Complex Phase 4 project. The closure includes the portion of Bengal Walk south of the Science Building and north of the Classroom Building and Perry Hall.

Pedestrian detours will be posted, and a revised fire route will be issued.

Your patience is appreciated as this work is completed. Questions may be directed to vpfm@buffalostate.edu. Please visit the Facilities Construction and Maintenance website for more information about the Science and Mathematics Complex Phase 4 and other projects.

The campus community is invited to participate in the first of five weekly online raffles in support of the 2018 SEFA campaign. This week's prize is dinner for six at Buffalo's iconic Chef's Restaurant. Dinner includes an appetizer, entrée, and dessert, and the offer is good for one year. To participate, simply click on the SEFA/United Way Raffle Tickets website and follow the prompts. From the "Select Raffle Week" drop-down menu, please choose "Raffle No. 1 - October 15–20." The winner will be selected on October 22 and notified by e-mail. Please contact campaign co-chairs Tom Koller, senior associate athletics director, 878-6514; or Wendy Paterson, dean of the School of Education.

The Small Business Development Center presents “Survive and Thrive: Essentials for Starting Your Own Business,” a workshop covering all the essential information needed to start a business, on Tuesday, October 23, from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the Burchfield Penney Art Center (second floor). Specific topics will include creating a business plan; competition analysis; and tax, legal, and insurance issues. The workshop is free for Buffalo State College faculty, staff, students, and alumni as well as U.S. military veterans and $20 for all others.

Registration will take place immediately before the workshop, from 8:00 to 8:30 a.m. To register in advance, please call the SBDC at 878-4030.

Fall is starting to force its cold and rainy days on us, so that must mean it's chili season! Buffalo State's dietitian education program students are ready to take your order for the perfect "feel good" food in both beef and vegan options. All proceeds from this year’s chili sale will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western New York.

Each $6 chili order will be accompanied by a dinner roll, an apple, and a bottle of water. All orders will be delivered on Tuesday, October 30, between 11:00 and 12:30 p.m. You can also add a sugar cookie to your order for only $1 and buy a 50/50 ticket. Winner of the 50/50 will be announced on October 31.

Please place all orders using this online form.

Thank you for your support.

The Civic and Community Engagement Office (CCE) has created a series of five 15-minute videos offering an overview of the theory and practice of community-engaged learning and service learning. These videos offer insight, methods, and research-based practices for implementing high-quality community engagement experiences in your classroom. Beginning with new spring 2019 service-learning designation requests, faculty members must participate in a service-learning training. If you haven't participated in an introductory workshop, service-learning faculty fellows, or other training with the CCE, these new videos will be a good way to get started.