Information sessions for the upcoming International Professional Development Schools (IPDS) programs to Chile and Germany will be held on the following dates:

• Monday, October 1; 4:00–5:00 p.m.; Ketchum Hall 211
• Tuesday, October 2; 12:30–1:30 p.m.; Bacon Hall 116A

IPDS programs are open to Buffalo State undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines. IPDS provides opportunities for teacher candidates to explore classrooms, teaching, and teacher education programs through study and service exchange activities. IPDS Chile and Germany participants complete a pre-travel course during the spring 2019 semester and travel abroad for two and a half or three weeks during the summer. Applications for both programs are available via the links below and are due Thursday, November 1. 
 
IPDS Chile
Course: Spring 2019
Travel: May–June 2019 (three weeks)

IPDS Germany
Course: Spring 2019
Travel: June–July 2019 (two and a half weeks)

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, August 21, from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the Burchfield Penney Art Center (second floor). Specific topics 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.

Join Chartwells Dining for a $5 Friday barbecue each Friday this summer, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., through August 10. Tickets can be purchased the same day in the Bengal Kitchen in the Campbell Student Union. The barbecue will take place in the Plaza between the Student Union and Butler Library.

Menu for August 3

Hot Selections:

• Barbecued chicken
• Hamburgers
• Hot dogs
• Spicy black bean burger
• Roasted corn
• Baked beans
• Grilled mixed veggies

Cold Selections:

• Coleslaw
• Garden salad
• Macaroni salad
• Watermelon

Dessert:

• Assorted desserts

From the Chair of the College Senate
Reports to the College Senate are posted on the College Senate website. The most recent reports are from the May 11, 2018, Senate meeting. The College Senate Standing Committee Final Reports for 2017–2018 are also posted on the Senate website.

Podcasts are now the official audio record of each College Senate meeting. If you missed a Senate meeting and want to catch up, podcasts are posted to the Senate's podcasts web page. Senate meeting summaries are also posted to the website after they are presented to the Senate.

From the Chair of the College Senate
The College Senate will hold its annual New Senator Orientation for all newly elected senators on Thursday, September 6, during Bengal Pause in the Carmine A. Grande Room, Cleveland Hall 418. This informal session, hosted by the Senate chair and parliamentarian, gives newly elected faculty, professional staff, and students the basic protocol on Senate meeting etiquette. The College Senate follows Robert’s Rules of Order as is mandated by its bylaws. Attendance is not mandatory but is strongly encouraged. Please e-mail Vincent Masci, assistant to the College Senate, or phone the office at 878-5139 with questions.

From the Chair of the College Senate
College Senate meetings will be held in Bulger Communication Center West beginning in fall 2018, as Butler Library 210 undergoes extensive renovations. The meeting schedule for the 2018–2019 academic year will be posted on the Senate website.

If you are interested in serving on one or more of the eight College Senate standing committees for 2018–2019, please complete and submit the Standing Committee Interest Form (doc) by Friday, August 10. The forms will enable committee chairs to review a collective list of interested individuals before the first Senate meeting. Committee membership is determined solely at the discretion of committee chairs. Not all committees may need members. Please submit forms by campus mail or e-mail to Vincent Masci, assistant to the College Senate, Cleveland Hall 211. Please contact the Senate office with questions by e-mail or phone at 878-5319.

Academic Plan Committee
Chair: David Ben-Merre, Associate Professor, English

Budget and Staff Allocations Committee
Chair: Ted Schmidt, Professor, Economics and Finance

Bylaws and Elections Committee
Chair: Amy Rosen-Brand, Associate Director, Student Accessibility Services

Curriculum Committee
Chair: Kimberly Kline, Chair and Professor, Higher Education Administration

Faculty and Staff Welfare Committee
Chair: Maria Brickhouse, Coordinator, EOP Academic Center for Excellence

Instruction and Research Committee
Chair: Arlesa Shephard, Associate Professor, Fashion and Textile Technology

Standards for Students Committee
Chair: Amy Wilson, Assistant Professor, Higher Education Administration

Student Welfare Committee
Vice Chair: Steve Macho, Associate Professor, Career and Technical Education

Two rows of parking spaces—including accessible parking—in Lot I-37 will be out of service from Friday, August 3, to Thursday, August 9, for asphalt repair. The first two rows from the entrance (on the left, facing Tower 1) will be affected.

For more information about this and other projects, please visit Buffalo State’s Facilities Construction and Maintenance website. Your patience is appreciated as these important summer projects are completed. 

Come and celebrate Mass on August 3, the first Friday of the 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.

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

The Buffalo State College Foundation event committee seeks tennis players of all skill levels to participate in the 21st annual Foundation Golf and Tennis Scholarship Classic on Monday, September 10, at Park Country Club in Amherst. Proceeds from the event will support Buffalo State’s Muriel A. Howard Honors Program, which is funded entirely by donations. The entry fee for individual players is $250, a portion of which is tax deductible. Round robin play begins at 2:00 p.m.

Pepsi Beverages Company is the presenting sponsor of this annual event, which includes a lunch buffet, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and dinner. Sponsorship opportunities, as well as a limited number of golf spots, are still available.

Online registration is open until Saturday, September 1. For more information please contact Christie Walker, special events coordinator, 878-3077.