The spring session of the Early Childhood Music and Movement program begins Saturday, February 3. Music classes are offered for children from birth to age 5. Please visit the Music Department website to register.
Submitted by: Kerry B Renzoni
The Newman Center will hold a fundraiser to benefit this year's Alternative Spring Break trip to Philadelphia by selling spices and rubs from Sweet Carol Swine BBQ LLC. Sweet Carol Swine is a local, full-service fruit spice and fruit sauce maker. The spices are made with real fruit and blended with Northeast Indian spices. These unique blends are guaranteed to put something different on your plate. Sweet Carol Swine will be at the Newman Center on Sunday, February 4, after the 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. masses. You may also contact Austin Reinhart, campus minister, 882-1080, to place your order today.
Submitted by: Austin J Reinhart
All registration-related activity for spring 2018 must be completed in Banner by 11:59 p.m. Sunday, February 4. Students will then have the ability to Late Add courses starting at 12:01 a.m. Monday, February 5, and ending at 11:59 p.m. Thursday, February 15. A student who wishes to add a course during this time frame will be able to add the class to their Add or Drop Classes Worksheet in Banner self-service (SSB). This action will generate an e-mail that the student can forward to the course instructor. If the faculty member accepts the request, he or she will enter an Instructor Permission override for the student in Banner, and the student will then register for the course. It is important to note that students are strongly encouraged to be attending the course and as up-to-date as possible when asking for instructor permission through the late add process. Each successful late add processed will be assessed a $20 late add fee.
Submitted by: Cynthia M Fasla
Access to SCOPUS, a citation and abstract database in the sciences, will end on Wednesday, February 28, with the expiration of a SUNY-wide license. Butler Library still maintains a subscription to another abstract and citation database, Web of Science.
In addition you may find freely available services such as Microsoft Academic or Digital Science's Dimensions useful.
If you have questions about using any of these sources, or about scholarly metrics in general, please set up an appointment with a librarian.
Submitted by: Joseph W Riggie
Come and celebrate Mass on the First Friday of each 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. Our next celebration will take place this Friday, February 2. All are welcome!
The Newman Center is located at 1219 Elmwood Avenue, across Elmwood from the Burchfield Penney Art Center.
Submitted by: Jean Kornacki
Buffalo State undergraduates are cordially invited to submit proposals to participate in the fourth annual SUNY Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC), which will be held on the campus of Monroe Community College on Saturday, April 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Student proposals for research poster sessions, oral presentations, and performances of creative work are welcome. For further information, please visit the SURC conference website. The deadline for online submission of proposal abstracts is Monday, February 19.
Submitted by: Carolyn Guzski
Across SUNY’s 64 campuses, institutions are developing and implementing both credit and noncredit microcredentialing programs that respond to student and industry demands. The concept of the credential is a transnational, interdisciplinary signal of capability and skill. Microcredentials, which are competency-based, show proof of specific learning achievements. Please join us for this free webinar series, organized by the FACT2 Task Group on Microcredentials, which will provide information on the reasons to consider adopting a microcredentialing program and how to do so effectively.
The first webinar in the series will introduce participants to the “nuts and bolts” of microcredential programs. The successive webinars will feature representatives from across SUNY who will discuss the ways that their institutions are implementing microcredentialing programs on their campuses. The concluding webinar, Getting Started in Microcredentialing, will provide guidance on how Buffalo State might get started on implementing its own microcredentialing program.
You can register for one, some, or all the webinars in the series. We will advertise additional webinars as they are scheduled. This series is sponsored by the SUNY Faculty Advisory Council on Teaching and Technology (FACT2) in partnership with the SUNY Center for Professional Development.
The Nuts and Bolts of Microcredentialing
Tuesday, February 6; noon–1:00 p.m.
Ken Lindbloom (Stony Brook)
Jill Pippin (Oswego)
Stan Skrabut (Jamestown)
Nan Travers (Empire State)
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Tuesday, February 13; noon–12:30
Jonathan Hilsher, Danyelle O’Brien, Lia Schifitto (Alfred)
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Tuesday, March 6; noon–12:30 p.m.
Ken Lindbloom (Stony Brook)
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Tuesday, March 27; noon–12:30 p.m.
Kelsey O’Brien (Albany)
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Wednesday, April 4; noon–12:30 p.m.
Hudson Valley Educational Consortium
Susan Deer (Rockland)
David Kohn (Orange)
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Tuesday, April 17; noon–12:30 p.m.
Anne Reed (University at Buffalo)
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Getting Started in Microcredentialing
Wednesday, April 25; noon– to 1:00 p.m.
Submitted by: Michael J DiFonzo
Please tell students to join the Newman Center for lunch and a StrengthsFinder Assessment, based on the New York Times best seller StrengthsFinder by Tom Rath, on Sunday, February 4, at 12:30 p.m. A certified leader will guide students to help each one find what he or she excels at and how to use those gifts. A $10 fee will cover the cost of the book. Please contact the Newman Center to register and for an access code. Find your strengths and discover what you do best!
Submitted by: Austin J Reinhart
The Early Undergraduate Research Opportunity (EURO) Program provides students with opportunities to serve as research assistants. Stipends of $1,000 are provided for students. Students cannot have more than 60 credit hours and must be classified as freshmen or sophomores.
For more information and to apply, please visit the Undergraduate Research website. Applications will be accepted until all available funds are allocated.
Submitted by: Jill K Singer
Today is the last day to submit proposals for a SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Grant (IITG). Please e-mail your narrative and itemized budget to Melissa Miszkiewicz, director of RITE strategic partnerships, by the close of business today, February 23.
The CIO will review all proposals and write letters of support for submissions by the March 4 SUNY IITG deadline.
If you plan to make purchases with SUNY IITG funds, please remember that funds should be available in August. Also, please be sure to observe Buffalo State Procurement guidelines.
Submitted by: Melissa J Miszkiewicz