High-impact practices are experiences that have been shown to significantly improve student retention and academic outcomes for the students who engage in them. The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has identified a number of high-impact learning practices (HIPs), for example, undergraduate research, collaborative assignments, learning communities, service learning, study abroad, and freshman seminars. High-impact learning practices involve a significant investment of student effort over time with multiple interactions among faculty, students, and/or relevant community partners about substantive matters as well as frequent, constructive feedback from faculty and regular, structured processes for reflection and integration. Please register for one of the following sessions to learn more about how to integrate (or extend) HIPs into your classroom. Each session will be held in Butler Library 181B.

Tuesday, February 27, 12:15–1:30 p.m.
or
Wednesday, February 28, 10:00 a.m.–noon

Please join us for the Professional Science Master's seminar "Byproducts of Psychoactive Crude Desomorphine (Krokodil) behind Human Disease and Toxicity," presented by Kallee Frego, master of science degree candidate in forensic chemistry, on Thursday, February 22, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Science and Mathematics Complex 169.

Abstract
“Krokodil” is the street name for a homemade drug that has been used as a cheap substitute for heroin. Desomorphine, a morphine derivative, is the main component in Krokodil. The use of Krokodil spread to continents such as Europe and Asia, with a few reported cases in North America. Krokodil was first made in Siberia in 2002, though desomorphine, which has been around since 1932, was first synthesized in the United States.

Codeine is the starting opioid in the synthesis of Krokodil, and desomorphine is the main opioid. Krokodil can easily be made with some products typically found around the house. Because of the cheap raw materials used, Krokodil is composed of a complex mixture of substances. These impurities are the causes of thrombophlebitis, ulcerations, gangrene, and necrosis, which eventually lead to limb amputation or death. To identify these byproducts, the chemical profiling of Krokodil was done by reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography coupled to a photodiode array detector (RP-HPLC-DAD) and by liquid chromatography coupled to high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-IT-Orbitrap-MS). The results from these techniques propose that although desomorphine is said to be the main component of Krokodil, other morphine derivatives are responsible for the symptoms.

The Barnes & Noble at Buffalo State Bookstore proudly announces the release of the My College Bookstore app. The app can be downloaded on any Android (Google Play store) or iPhone (App store) device.

Use the app to keep track of sales and promotions going on throughout the store. App-only promotions for clothing and the Barnes & Noble Café will also be available. 

Keep track of all your café beverage purchase with our loyalty card on the app, earning a free beverage after the purchase of any nine handcrafted beverages.

Join us in the Barnes & Noble at Buffalo State Bookstore Café, located in the Campbell Student Union, for $3 smoothies on Wednesday and Thursday, February 21 and 22. Sample our new smoothies on Wednesday from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. and Thursday from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

The Barnes & Noble at Buffalo State Bookstore presents Manga & Mozart, illustrated by Danielle DiStefano, on Thursday, February 22, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Meet the illustrator, enjoy some of the arias that inspired the artwork, have your book signed, and stay for the reception to follow. The coloring book sells for $12.

Faculty members with any interest in or experience level with open educational resources are encouraged to attend an upcoming OER open lab. Librarians and instructional designers will be available in Bulger Communication Center 122 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. every other Tuesday starting February 27. Attendees at this drop-in lab can use this time to work quietly on their OER projects or to come with questions regarding OER searching, implementation, etc.

Find the full schedule of dates and more information on the Affordable Learning Materials Initiative (ALMI) website.

Buffalo State's Affordable Learning Materials Initiative (ALMI) and Open Educational Resources (OER) web pages have been updated. Please note that the URL has changed, so please update your links accordingly.

From these pages, you can now find more information on ALMI and OER, dates for OER open labs, and low-cost courses in Banner.

Join us for the Student INC.Ubator "Brainstorming Your Idea" discussion and workshop on Friday, February 23, at 3:00 p.m. in Buckham A107. The workshop will discuss the best resources and tools available to develop your business idea further, while also creating strategies for scale and growth. No idea is too small or too large.

This workshop is open to all students and is free of charge.

RSVP to Olivia Harbol, 878-4030.

The Interdisciplinary Unit in Data Science and Analytics will hold an informational meeting today, February 20, at 12:15 p.m. in Science and Mathematics Complex 161. Faculty, staff, students, and other members of the Buffalo State community are invited to attend and participate.

The Summer 2018 Courses web page has been updated to include? the deadline calendar (PDF, 367 KB) and web registration schedule (PDF, 91 KB). The Fall 2018 Courses web page has also been updated to include deadline calendar (PDF, 81 KB) and web registration schedule (PDF, 91 KB). Registration for both summer and fall 2018 will begin Wednesday, April 4.