The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-Cert) recently issued an alert regarding employment scams that target college students. This scam is complex and cons students out of money. Scammers post job vacancies online. When students apply, they are told they are hired but that they’ll need some software to do the job. They tell the students that they will receive checks in the mail from the HR department and to deposit those checks in their bank account and send money from their bank account to the software vendor. The checks are counterfeit.

Please read this Public Service Announcement from the FBI to learn more and share this information with students.

Faculty members are invited and encouraged to request service-learning designation for courses that meet the College Senate criteria for service-learning courses. Designating your course will allow students to easily identify service-learning courses during registration. Designated courses will also be identified on students’ transcripts, and the VSLC will be able to track participation to ensure accurate representation of community engagement efforts.

Requesting designation is fast and easy. Please submit your request by Wednesday, February 15.

Michael Spogli, TIAA’s financial consultant, will be on campus to meet with Buffalo State faculty and staff members on Thursday, February 2, and Friday, February 3, between 9:30 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. in Butler Library 210B. Appointments are required.

Start the year off right by reviewing your personal financial situation. Be sure that you are saving enough for retirement, that your investments are properly allocated, and that you are on track to meet your particular retirement goals. It’s too important to delay; schedule an appointment today. It's easy: simply visit the TIAA website or call (800) 732-8353 Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Please join the Great Lakes Center, the Biology Department, and the Great Lakes ecosystem science program for the seminar "Behaviour, Migration, and Life History Shifts at the Front: A Tale of Two Invasive Fishes,” presented by Michael Fox, professor of environmental and resource studies in the Department of Biology at Trent University, today, May 1, from 4:00 to 5:15 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center East 2. All students, staff and faculty are welcome.

The Great Lakes Center, the Biology Department, and the Great Lakes ecosystem science program invite you to join us for the seminar "Behaviour, Migration, and Life History Shifts at the Front: A Tale of Two Invasive Fishes,” presented by Michael Fox, professor of environmental and resource studies in the Department of Biology at Trent University, on Monday, May 1, from 4:00 to 5:15 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center East 2.  All students, staff and faculty are welcome.

Please join the Great Lakes Center, the Biology Department, and the Great Lakes ecosystem science program for the seminar "Walleye Movement and Management in Lake Erie," presented by Jason Robinson, senior aquatic biologist with the Department of Environmental Conservation's Lake Erie Fisheries Research Unit, today, April 10, from 4:00 to 5:15 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center East 2. All students, staff and faculty are welcome.

The Great Lakes Center, the Biology Department, and the Great Lakes ecosystem science program invite you to join us for the seminar "Walleye Movement and Management in Lake Erie," presented by Jason Robinson, senior aquatic biologist with the Department of Environmental Conservation's Lake Erie Fisheries Research Unit, on Monday, April 10, from 4:00 to 5:15 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center East 2. All students, staff, and faculty are welcome.

The Great Lakes Center, the Biology Department, and the Great Lakes ecosystem science program invite you to join us for the seminar "Benthic Life in the Dead Zone of Central Lake Erie," presented by Ronald Griffiths, aquatic taxonomist for Aquatic Ecostudies Limited, on Monday, April 3, from 4:00 to 5:15 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center East 2. All students, staff, and faculty are welcome.

The online Campus Application Portal for Scholarships system, CAPS, is now open and accepting applications for fall 2017 scholarships. A simple general application is all that is needed for a student to get started. The deadline to apply for most scholarships is Friday, March 31. Please encourage students to apply for scholarships at https://buffalostate.academicworks.com.

Please join the Great Lakes Center, the Biology Department, and the Great Lakes ecosystem science program today, March 13, for the seminar "Bringing Landscape Ecology into the Great Lakes," presented by Jonathan Bossenbroek, associate professor of ecology at the University of Toledo,  from 4:00 to 5:15 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center East 2. All students, staff, and faculty are welcome.