All members of the campus community are invited to the upcoming Maud Gordon Holmes Arboretum meeting on Thursday, March 30, at 12:15 p.m. in Butler Library 210. We will discuss Arbor Day, the Spring Tree Campaign, upcoming programs, and more. For further information, please contact Susan McCartney, director of the Small Business Development Center, 878-4030.

The Becoming HIP mini-conference will provide select full-time faculty and lecturers with an opportunity to integrate high-impact practices (HIPs) into one of their fall courses. If selected, participants will receive $500 for completing the two-day mini-conference on June 1 and 2 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Participants will also receive an additional $250 for a follow-up activity at the end of the fall 2017 semester. To learn more about the Becoming HIP, please visit the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning website.

Please join us for a student lecture in our annual spring colloquia, "Epicurus on Death," presented by Bianca Gonzales, philosophy major, on Thursday, March 30, at 12:15 p.m. in Bishop Hall 242. Commentators will be Julia Hamilton, philosophy and art history major, and Nolan Wall, philosophy and psychology major.

What's new? What's coming soon? What's changed? What great work came out of the 2016 FITT Academy? All these questions and more are answered in this semester's edition of The RITE Report. The best news: it's free and available on our website. Download the PDF (12 MB) or use the Flipbook edition (both are size adjustable). Read it today!

Let the excitement begin! Tickets are now available for the 10th annual Runway fashion show, produced the Fashion and Textile Technology Department, on Saturday, April 22, at 8:00 p.m. in the Sports Arena. Specially priced tickets this year: general admission is $10 in advance, $15 at the door; VIP remains at $100 and includes a fabulous pre-show party with swag bag. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. for everyone. Seating for VIPs is at 7:30 p.m. A basket raffle will be held at the event, and you can purchase tickets to our big NYC trip giveaway (valued at over $1,500!) online.

This is the largest Runway ever, with special guest judge Ade Samuel and our largest class of senior designers and alumni coming back to participate. A New York City native, Ms. Samuel has been a part of the high-fashion world since 2007, starting her career in publications such as W Magazine, Teen Vogue, and CR Fashion Book. Her most recent success was her transition from fashion editorial in NYC to becoming one of LA’s most recognized celebrity stylist. Using her keen eye for art and fashion as well as her knowledge and background within the fashion industry, Ms. Samuel launched her self-titled luxury shoe collection in 2016.

Tickets for the Runway fashion show and NYC raffle are available on the Runway website.

All proceeds from the Runway fashion show benefit the students of the Fashion and Textile Technology Department. Thank you for your support.

Join the Fashion and Textile Technology Department in welcoming back Melanie Reim, professor in the School of Art and Design and the School of Graduate Studies at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), for the presentation "Accidental Fashion Illustration" on Thursday, March 30, during Bengal Pause (12:30–1:30 p.m.) in Technology Building 160.

Professor Reim is an award-winning illustrator with a sketchbook never far from her side. She is a Buffalo State alumna who earned her M.F.A. in illustration from Syracuse University. Since then, she has illustrated for book publishers, advertising agencies, museums, magazines, and major corporations.

Professor Reim is the founder and former chair of the M.F.A. program in illustration at FIT, where she currently teaches. She also teaches drawing and illustration on both the graduate and undergraduate levels in the United States and abroad. She received the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Faculty Service and the SUNY/FIT President’s Award for Student Centeredness, and she is a Fulbright scholar. She is one of three co-founders of the FIT President’s Council on Diversity, and has served on the Presidential Planning Council for Strategic Planning and the FIT Brand Consortium. Her visual journals have been the subject of articles published out of London, the UK, and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Her documentary work is part of the Air Force Art Collection in the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and is featured in numerous books and articles about drawing and illustration. Her work has been included in the Society of Illustrators NY Annual Show, SILA, the Society of Illustrators Los Angeles Annual Show, and American Illustration. Her work has also appeared in many solo and group exhibitions in New York City and abroad.

Professor Reim has served as education chair for the board of directors at the Society of Illustrators in New York City and ICON: The Illustration Conference, where she advocates a rich and well-rounded education for illustration students everywhere, as they are the future of the industry.

What makes the smartphone great? Apps! Without apps, our smartphones wouldn’t do all the things we love them for. Surely we can’t live without them, but do we pay attention to where our apps come from? Do we monitor the security settings of our apps, and their access to our data? Read this issue of the Ouch! newsletter (PDF, 405 KB) from SANS.

The Library on Wheels bookmobile is coming to Buffalo State on Thursday, March 30, from noon to 3:00 p.m. in the Student Union Plaza. Butler Library is working closely with the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library to expand access to public library resources. Come and find out how our partnership can benefit you.

• Check out books, movies, music, and audiobooks.
• Get a library card or update your account.
• Pick up holds and return items, just like at any library.
• Have questions answered and get help with a variety of needs.

The New York State Education Department Office of Higher Education (NYSED-OTI) has issued Buffalo State a limited number of electronic vouchers (e-vouchers) to be distributed to students to help defray the cost of the registration fees for the New York State Teacher Certification Exams (NYSTCE). There are three voucher types: one for the EAS, one for the CST, and the other specifically for the edTPA. Students should check their Buffalo State e-mail and the Teacher Certification website for eligibility requirements, directions, and the application.

The Open SUNY Center for Online Teaching Excellence will showcase three presentations from SUNY campuses in celebration of Open Education Week, March 27–31. Open Education Week's goal is to raise awareness about free and open educational opportunities that exist for all learners.

All Open Education Week webinars are free to attend, and none require advance registration. All webinars listed below take place from noon to 12:30 p.m. and can be accessed through the COTE Open Education Session Access website.

Monday, March 27
Practical Guide to Meaningful Gamification: An OER Module
Presented by Jeremiah Grabowski, University at Buffalo

Thursday, March 30
OER Certificate Workshop
Presented by Leah Galka and Brooke Winckelmann, Buffalo State College

Friday, March 31
OER Course Fee Model and SUNY OER Services
Presented by Michael Daly, Fulton-Montgomery Community College

We encourage you to explore and participate in these and other Open Education Week webinars.