Please join us for the professional development workshop "Purposeful Networking: Creating Valuable Professional Connections," presented by Scott Burns, officer in charge of development activities, on Wednesday, April 11, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Butler Library 181B. Lunch will be provided, sponsored by the Buffalo State chapter of United University Professions.

You may be creative and thoughtful and work well within a team setting, but others often seem to have the edge when it comes to networking and making beneficial professional connections. This session will offer you tips and tactics for developing and refining a networking style that works for you.

Please register through the Workshop Registration System.

This fall, the Admissions Office will host two separate Fall Open House events in order to accommodate prospective students and their guests. The first Open House will be held on Saturday, October 13, the second on Saturday, November 17. These dates are being provided at this time to ensure that faculty and staff members can plan accordingly to attend both events.

This year’s Fall Open House events will continue to provide guests with opportunities to tour the campus, meet with faculty and student support services, discuss financial aid options, explore career opportunities, and tour the surrounding cultural corridor.

Further information about the Open House events will be available closer to the event dates.

Please join us for the Professional Science Master's seminar "A Medicinal Chemistry Story: Exploring the Glutamate Hypothesis using Glycine Transporter-1 (GlyT1) Inhibitors as Potential Therapy to Treat Schizophrenia," presented by Mark Wolf, Ph.D., section head of Medicinal Chemistry at Albany Molecular Research Inc. (AMRI) Buffalo, on Thursday, March 22, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Technology Building 160.

This presentation will focus on a medicinal chemistry project from early hit-to-lead through lead optimization. The design, synthesis, and structure–activity relationships (SAR) of a series of inhibitors of glycine transporter-1 (GlyT-1) will be described. The challenges faced by the program and the optimization of the core scaffold that led to the identification of a GlyT-1 inhibitor, which demonstrated in vivo activity in a rodent cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) glycine model, will be discussed.

Students from THA 106 will read select scenes from Charles “OyamO” Gordon’s I Am a Man on Wednesday, April 4, at 6:30 p.m. at the Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr.

Playwright Charles F. "OyamO" Gordon is a professor emeritus at the University of Michigan. His critically acclaimed I Am a Man is a powerful play about the sanitation workers' strike in Memphis, Tennessee, which eventually brought Martin Luther King Jr. to that fateful city. A discussion and activities regarding the issues of racial and social justice will be included in the performance.

Because of limited seating at the Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology, the Buffalo State community is encouraged to attend either of the on-campus readings of I Am a Man on Tuesday, April 3 (Act I), or Thursday, April 5 (Act II), during Bengal Pause (12:15–1:30 p.m.) in the Savage Building's Flexible Theatre. Funding for these readings is provided by an Equity and Campus Diversity Program Grant. For more information on the readings, please contact Patrick Moltane, lecturer in the Theater Department.

Kal Touré, Franco-Malian filmmaker and director, will present two short documentaries on Tuesday, April 3, during Bengal Pause (12:15-1:30 p.m.) in Upton Hall 230. The screenings will be followed by a Q&A session.

Mr. Touré will also show his feature film Victimes de nos richesses (Victims of Our Riches) (French with English subtitles) on Tuesday from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center South. The film will be followed by a Q&A session moderated by Rafika Merini, associate professor of modern and classical languages, and Pascal Soares, honorary consul of France in Buffalo. Refreshments will be provided in the lobby following the event.

Mr. Touré has won numerous international awards and prizes for his films, documentaries, and reports. This event is sponsored by a grant from the Faculty-Student Association and by the Modern and Classical Languages Department. For more information, please call Dr. Merini at 878-4830.

Members of any secondary school board in the Western New York area are invited to participate in the Computer Science for All in WNY (CS4All in WNY) project. CS4All in WNY is a Google-sponsored program at Buffalo State that attempts to promote computer science education in Western New York secondary schools through training and other educational events. Individuals who serve on any Western New York school board are encouraged to contact one of the following CS4All project members. Thank you.

Sarbani Banerjee, Professor, CIS Department
Neal Mazur, Chair and Associate Professor, CIS Department
Christopher Shively, Assistant Professor, Elementary Education and Reading Department
Joseph Zawicki, Associate Professor, Earth Sciences and Science Education Department

The 20th annual Student Research and Creativity Conference (SRCC) is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, May 4 and 5, 2018. The event is open to both undergraduates and graduate students.

SRCC applications are completed online. Access to the online application will remain open for students through 10:00 p.m. Thursday, March 22. After this time, students can view their applications but cannot make any changes.

Faculty mentors identified on SRCC applications will have until 10:00 p.m. Friday, March 23, to review, edit, and approve applications submitted by their students. Only applications approved by mentors are considered complete; incomplete applications will not be reviewed for inclusion in the SRCC.

For more information, please visit the Undergraduate Research website or scan the QR code on the event posters.

Please note: Many resources are available to help students prepare abstracts and artist statements, design posters, and prepare talks. Be sure to plan ahead to take advantage of the Early Bird poster printing discount.

Please note: Purchase requisition deadline dates have been revised from those used in prior years. This is due to a change in fiscal year-end payment processing deadline dates requested by the SUNY Controller’s Office. Please note the revised dates as specified below.

Requisitions for supplies, materials, services, office supplies, and equipment from fiscal year 2017–2018 funds must be received in the Procurement Office by the close of business (4:00 p.m.) on the following dates:

Furniture orders (all)
Monday, April 2, 2018

Software orders
Monday, April 2, 2018

Office supply orders
Friday, June 1, 2018

All other orders requiring a purchase requisition
Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Important note regarding P-Cards: Procurement Card (P-Card) purchases will not be restricted during the time between the above cutoff dates and the end of the fiscal year. Departments may still use their P-Cards for authorized purchases during this time.

To make ordering at the end of the fiscal year a smooth process for everyone, please do your best to plan your ordering as far in advance as possible to make sure you have the goods and services you need before the cutoff dates. Submitting requisitions well before the cutoff dates will give Procurement Services the time it needs to place orders before the deadlines.

Important note: It is the responsibility of departments to ensure that all requisitions for fiscal year 2017–2018 are received in the Procurement Office by 4:00 p.m. on the above deadline dates. Requests received after the deadlines will be held until the start of the next fiscal year.

Once again, end-of-fiscal-year deadlines do not relate to P-Card usage. Offices and departments may continue to use P-Cards throughout this transition period with no interruptions. For P-Card questions or for information on how to obtain a P-Card, please contact Bonnie McKay, director of noncontract procurement, 878-5504.

Please contact Steve Olsen, director of contract management, 878-4113, with questions.

Please note: Purchase requisition deadline dates have been revised from those used in prior years. This is due to a change in fiscal year-end payment processing deadline dates requested by the SUNY Controller’s Office. Please note the revised dates as specified below.

Requisitions for supplies, materials, services, office supplies, and equipment from fiscal year 2017–2018 funds must be received in the Procurement Office by the close of business (4:00 p.m.) on the following dates:

Furniture orders (all)
Monday, April 2, 2018

Software orders
Monday, April 2, 2018

Office supply orders
Friday, June 1, 2018

All other orders requiring a purchase requisition
Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Important note regarding P-Cards: Procurement Card (P-Card) purchases will not be restricted during the time between the above cutoff dates and the end of the fiscal year. Departments may still use their P-Cards for authorized purchases during this time.

To make ordering at the end of the fiscal year a smooth process for everyone, please do your best to plan your ordering as far in advance as possible to make sure you have the goods and services you need before the cutoff dates. Submitting requisitions well before the cutoff dates will give Procurement Services the time it needs to place orders before the deadlines.

Important note: It is the responsibility of departments to ensure that all requisitions for fiscal year 2017–2018 are received in the Procurement Office by 4:00 p.m. on the above deadline dates. Requests received after the deadlines will be held until the start of the next fiscal year.

Once again, end-of-fiscal-year deadlines do not relate to P-Card usage. Offices and departments may continue to use P-Cards throughout this transition period with no interruptions. For P-Card questions or for information on how to obtain a P-Card, please contact Bonnie McKay, director of noncontract procurement, 878-5504.

Please contact Steve Olsen, director of contract management, 878-4113, with questions.

Please note: Purchase requisition deadline dates have been revised from those used in prior years. This is due to a change in fiscal year-end payment processing deadline dates requested by the SUNY Controller’s Office. Please note the revised dates as specified below.

Requisitions for supplies, materials, services, office supplies, and equipment from fiscal year 2017–2018 funds must be received in the Procurement Office by the close of business (4:00 p.m.) on the following dates:

Furniture orders (all)
Monday, April 2, 2018

Software orders
Monday, April 2, 2018

Office supply orders
Friday, June 1, 2018

All other orders requiring a purchase requisition
Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Important note regarding P-Cards: Procurement Card (P-Card) purchases will not be restricted during the time between the above cutoff dates and the end of the fiscal year. Departments may still use their P-Cards for authorized purchases during this time.

To make ordering at the end of the fiscal year a smooth process for everyone, please do your best to plan your ordering as far in advance as possible to make sure you have the goods and services you need before the cutoff dates. Submitting requisitions well before the cutoff dates will give Procurement Services the time it needs to place orders before the deadlines.

Important note: It is the responsibility of departments to ensure that all requisitions for fiscal year 2017–2018 are received in the Procurement Office by 4:00 p.m. on the above deadline dates. Requests received after the deadlines will be held until the start of the next fiscal year.

Once again, end-of-fiscal-year deadlines do not relate to P-Card usage. Offices and departments may continue to use P-Cards throughout this transition period with no interruptions. For P-Card questions or for information on how to obtain a P-Card, please contact Bonnie McKay, director of noncontract procurement, 878-5504.

Please contact Steve Olsen, director of contract management, 878-4113, with questions.