Burchfield’s Café at the Burchfield Penney Art Center reopens Tuesday, June 6, under the management of restaurateurs Don Warfe, '80, and Pam Logue, the forces behind the iconic Bryant Street restaurant Just Pasta.

The café will feature “Beautiful Food”—fresh, healthful options inspired by the beautiful food presentation of Italy. Menu items will include homemade soups, sandwiches, and salads, as well as smoothies and specialty coffee drinks. Weekly and daily specials will also be available.

Burchfield’s Café is open during gallery hours. For more information, please call 878-6011.

Father Pat, director of Catholic Campus Ministry at the Newman Center, invites faculty, staff, and students to join him for Ascension Thursday Mass on May 25 at 12:05 p.m. in Campbell Student Union Assembly Hall 2 or at 6:00 p.m. in the Newman Center Chapel, 1219 Elmwood Avenue. All are welcome.

Time is running short to register for the Corporate Challenge on Thursday, June 15. The deadline is Tuesday, May 30. You may register as a runner on the race website. To come for hospitality only, please contact Kelly Boos executive assistant to the dean of the School of Natural and Social Sciences, or Jude Jayatilleke, senior academic adviser in EOP.

The Corn Fest is scheduled for Wednesday, July 26. Save the date!

After 34 years of service to Buffalo State, Suzanne Stang, secretary 1 in the Anthropology Department for 14 years and previously in the School of Natural and Social Sciences Dean’s Office, has announced her retirement. To celebrate her accomplishments, you're invited to join us for a reception in her honor on Wednesday, May 17, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Campus House. Please come and help us celebrate her career at Buffalo State.

Be sure to stop in to the Barnes & Noble at Buffalo State Bookstore for your graduation and Mother's Day gift-giving needs. We have Class of 2017 decorated mugs filled with candy and graduation teddy bears with special balloons. In addition, we have just received our special Barnes & Noble beach bag totes, which make a great gift for Mom.

A list of raffle winners (PDF, 58 KB) from Friday's end-of-year Mexican Fiesta is now available. Winners may pick up their prizes from Melissa Slisz, staff assistant in the President's Office, Cleveland Hall 517. Please note that some gift certificates bear an expiration date, so please pick up your prizes promptly. Thank you.

Students in the Buffalo State Rotaract Club, Nutrition Club, Phi Upsilon Omicron, and Arthur O. Eve Educational Opportunity Program would like to thank the campus for a very successful and fun-filled fundraiser to benefit HOPE Haiti on April 27. With the mighty power of the campus, $3,600 was raised for much-needed medical equipment.

We thank each and every one for their support, energy, and enthusiasm!

Join us for a late-night breakfast on Monday, May 8, in the Resident Dining Hall from 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.

Best Buddies, the Bengals football team, and the Buffalo State Intercollegiate Athletics Department will present a Flag Football Showdown Game on Sunday, May 7, at Coyer field, a fun event to raise awareness of campus inclusion of students with disabilities. Gates open at 11:00 a.m. with game time at noon. All are welcome to come and play or watch. Bring your family or friends for an enjoyable afternoon. Food and water will be available. Donations to Best Buddies New York Friendship Walk will be accepted at the door. This event is funded in part by a grant from the Buffalo State Equity and Campus Diversity Office and United Students Government. For more information, please contact bestbuddiesbsc@gmail.com.

Join Buffalo State in supporting real change during the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes community event to raise awareness of sexual and domestic violence issues on Sunday, April 30, starting at Crisis Services, 2969 Main Street. Everyone plays an important role in preventing violence. Help spread the word, and join us if you like. To donate, please visit the Crisis Services website. Any contribution you are able to make is sincerely appreciated. Several small steps add up to create lasting change. Your contributions help fund the Advocate Program at Crisis Services, which provides initial and ongoing support 24 hours a day, seven days a week for those who have been affected by sexual or domestic violence.

To learn more about Walk a Mile, please visit the Crisis Services website or the event's Facebook page.

Watch this video about our 2017 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event. Please watch President Conway-Turner promote Walk a Mile in Her Shoes with University Police Chief  Carey during our 2016 event.

Contact Paula Madrigal, assistant director of prevention and health promotion, 878-4719, with questions. Please visit the event website for more information and photos and videos of past events. Follow Weigel Health Promotions on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, Pinterest, and please join our mailing list. Hope to see you there on April 30!