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!

Buffalo State Football in conjunction with Be the Match will host a registration drive for the National Marrow Donor Program today, April 26, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union.

Thousands of patients with blood cancers like leukemia or other diseases like sickle cell anemia need a marrow transplant to survive. Most patients don’t have a fully matched donor in their family. That’s when they turn to Be the Match.

By joining the Be the Match registry, your tissue type will be included in the search process for every patient in need. Keep in mind: you are not donating at the registration drive; you are simply having your name added to the National Donor Program to see if you are a match for a person in need. Thank you for your support.

Celebrate National Volunteer Week by registering to be a site coordinator for Bengals Dare to Care Day.

Bengals Dare to Care Day will be held on Saturday, September 16, from 8:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and we need your help! There will be 20–25 community service projects throughout the city of Buffalo, and each project needs a site coordinator to assist with logistics. Please consider signing up for this important but very simple job. Your responsibilities will include signing students into your project, greeting and communicating with your community partner on the day of the event, keeping your volunteers motivated and safe, facilitating a reflection discussion after the project is complete, and being a point of contact with the VSLC throughout the morning. In return, you will get to know a great group of community-minded students, meet incredible community members doing great work throughout our city, and receive a delicious lunch when you return.

Volunteers must be available for one of the following training dates:

• Tuesday, September 12, 12:15–1:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, September 13, 6:00–7:00 p.m.

Please complete the site coordinator registration form to let us know of your interest. Questions can be directed to Aurora Schunk, VSLC associate. Thank you.

All Under Armour clothing is 25 percent off during the Barnes & Noble at Buffalo State Bookstore's Under Armour sale from Tuesday, April 25, through Thursday, April 27.

Buffalo State alumnus Lazarus Lynch, '16, Son of a Southern Chef, will appear in "Chopped: Star Power Tournament Grand Finale," which premieres tonight, April 25, at 10:00 p.m. on the Food Network.

Lynch faces off against Jodi Lyn O’Keefe, Jonathan Sadowski, and Paige VanZant. Each chef returns in an effort to win $50,000 for their own favorite charity. Lynch will play for 4-H, which he credits with getting him to college. The finale includes the customary three rounds of dishes, beginning with an appetizer round and ending with dessert.

Judges Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Geoffrey Zakarian mince no words when it comes to whose food is on the chopping block. Will Lynch make it to the bitter end? Tune in and find out.

The campus community is cordially invited to Campus House for its Cherry Blossom Fusion Frenzy on Monday, May 1, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. This celebration has been planned by students in the Event Management class to help kick off the fourth annual Cherry Blossom Festival in partnership with Friends of the Japanese Garden and Olmstead Parks Conservancy. Reservations are required, and seating is limited.

4:30 p.m. Doors open. Meet and greet Friends of the Japanese Garden. Cash bar. Enjoy Matcha ceremonial green tea and savory food stations.

4:45 p.m. Passed hors d’oeuvres.

5:15 p.m. Celebrity chef and undergraduate hospitality student Darian Bryan of Hutch's Restaurant will demonstrate preparation methods for various foods including the fusion of Japanese and Caribbean flavors.      

6:30 p.m. Parting gifts.

Cost is $20 per person. All proceeds go to Friends of the Japanese Garden.
Make your reservations by e-mail at obrienkm@buffalostate.edu or phone at 878-3017.

Visit the Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival website for festival details.

The Buffalo State Rotaract Club, Nutrition Club, Phi Upsilon Omicron, and Arthur O. Eve Educational Opportunity Program present the HOPE Haiti Fundraising Event on Thursday, April 27, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Delaware Park Marcy Casino. This collaborative event will provide much-needed medical supplies for citizens of Haiti. The event will include hors d’oeuvres, wine, music, and raffle prizes, including electronics and themed baskets.

Please consider donating a raffle basket or attending our event. If you would like to donate a basket, please drop it off in the Health, Nutrition, and Dietetics Department's main office, Caudell Hall 334, by Thursday, April 20.

General admission tickets are $35 and can be purchased by e-mailing buffaloforborgne@gmail.com. Checks may be made payable to HOPE Haiti - Buffalo and mailed to Carol DeNysschen, chair and professor of health, nutrition, and dietetics, Caudell Hall 334. Tickets will also be sold at the door.

Please invite your friends and colleagues. Enjoy an evening of food and mingling to raise much-needed funds for Haiti. Mark your calendars and get involved!

Thank you for your support.

The Career Development Center encourages the Buffalo State community to recognize the outstanding work done by student employees this week. Departments can honor their student employees during this time in many ways. 

For students:

Monday, April 24
Stop by our table in the Campbell Student Union and tell us what you love about your job.

Wednesday, April 26
Free popcorn in the Union for all student workers. Bring your popcorn coupon.

#Bengalsatwork Social Media Contest
Take a picture or video of your Buffalo State student workers. It can be as crazy or as serious as they want. Share it with us via Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Post before 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, using the hashtag #BengalsatWork. Winners will be announced Friday, April 28. Prizes include a pizza party and a Tim Hortons breakfast party.

Please contact Jenell Spitale, career counselor and student employment coordinator in the Career Development Center, 878-5811, with questions.

Student Employment Week is April 24–28, and the Career Development Center encourages the Buffalo State community to recognize the outstanding work done by student employees. Departments can honor their student employees during this time in many ways. 

For students:

Monday, April 24
Stop by our table in the Campbell Student Union and tell us what you love about your job.

Wednesday, April 26
Free popcorn in the Union for all student workers. Bring your popcorn coupon.

#Bengalsatwork Social Media Contest
Take a picture or video of your Buffalo State student workers. It can be as crazy or as serious as they want. Share it with us via Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Post before 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, using the hashtag #BengalsatWork. Winners will be announced Friday, April 28. Prizes include a pizza party and a Tim Hortons breakfast party.

Please contact Jenell Spitale, career counselor and student employment coordinator in the Career Development Center, 878-5811, with questions.

Friday, April 21, is the final day to place online orders for the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center's Alternative Break annual spring fundraiser. Our student leaders are fundraising to provide monetary support for students who would otherwise not be able to participate in an alternative break trip experience as a Buffalo State student.

The student leadership team is selling locally grown organic Genovese basil (sweet basil), cinnamon basil, sage, thyme, oregano, marigold, hyssop, borage, and sunflower seedlings to bring beauty, bees, butterflies, and bounty to your yard and garden this summer. Seedlings will arrive with planting and care instructions, as well as environmental information. A variety of seedling combinations can be ordered to meet your needs: one for $3 or two for $5.

New this year, student leaders will also be selling Desserts in a Mason Jar, a festive and creative gift that provides the dry goods needed to bake delicious chocolate cake, yellow cake, quick bread, or brownies. Choose your amount and select which baked good(s) you’d like to order. Baking instructions, as well as suggested ingredients for variations on each of the desserts, will be included. For $8, Desserts in a Mason Jar make great gifts for Mother’s Day or end-of-year gift for your child’s teacher.

You may have your seedling or desserts order delivered to your office or you may pick it up on Monday, May 1, between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

The Alternative Break program is a wonderful opportunity for students to learn about social issues, serve the community, and grow in leadership. Thank you for your continued support. Please direct any questions regarding the spring fundraiser to buffalostateab@gmail.com.