Please join AFP 2016 Engage. Lead. Improve the World for welcoming remarks by Buffalo State President Katherine Conway-Turner and Anne Frank Project director Drew Kahn at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 28, in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall.

The first event of the festival, HELLO, MY NAME IS ______, will begin at 10:00 a.m. This is AFP's newest original play, which will be touring local schools this fall.

AFP 2016 full schedule (PDF, 1.6 MB)

AFP 2016 registration

AFP 2016 website

Questions? Please contact Eve Everette, AFP assistant director, 878-5559.

If your research project involves human participants, but you're not sure how to proceed, please attend this workshop on the Institutional Review Board (IRB) on Tuesday, October 18, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. (Bengal Pause) in Butler Library 181B. Before the review process, researchers must be sure that their project is, in fact, research with human participants as defined by the federal government. Come and learn more with Jill Norvilitis, department chair and professor of psychology, and Gina Game, research compliance manager in the Sponsored Programs Office.

Please register through the Workshop Registration System.

Join a community of scholars trying to carve out time to write during this faculty development workshop on Fridays at 10:00 a.m. in the Professional Development Center, Butler Library 181B. Bring your favorite writing implements (pen, paper, laptop) and indulge in two hours of unstructured and uninterrupted time for focus on scholarship. Light snacks provided.

Please register for the next session on Friday, October 7, through the Workshop Registration System.

Please join us for coffee and scholarly conversation about the importance and facilitation of general education on Friday, October 7, at 8:30 a.m. in Butler Library 181B. 

Please register through the Workshop Registration System.

Please join us for the faculty development workshop "Flipping Your Course" on Tuesday, October 4, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Butler Library 181B.

The Anthropology Department has taught ANT 100 Human Origins as a flipped course for four semesters to 600 students. In this workshop, lecturer Melanie Mayberry will share how the Anthropology faculty flipped the course, the changes they have made over the four semesters, and advice they have for other faculty members thinking of flipping their courses.

Please register through the Workshop Registration System.

The Anne Frank Project is proud to host "Survivor Panel: Telling Stories through Different Media," featuring three incredible survivors from separate conflicts, on Wednesday, September 28, from 2:00 to 3:45 in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall.

Panelists Sophia Veffer (Western Europe), Salumu Honore (Democratic Republic of the Congo), and Deo Rai (Bhutan and Nepal) are survivors whose story sharing has enabled them to engage and lead audiences around the world. Drew Kahn, AFP director and professor of theater, will moderate.

AFP 2016 full schedule (PDF, 1.6 MB)

AFP 2016 registration

AFP 2016 website

Questions? Please contact Eve Everette, AFP assistant director, 878-5559.

Fidelity Investments will offer a special seminar on Social Security benefits and strategies for employees of Buffalo State College on Thursday, September 29, from noon to 1:00 p.m. in the Carmine Grande Conference Room, Cleveland Hall 418.

Attend this seminar to

• understand the importance of Social Security in your savings plan,
• take the steps you need to maximize your claiming strategy, and
• plan for retirement income.

Lunch will be provided. Reserve your seat by phone at (800) 642-7131 or online at getguidance.fidelity.com. Choose "Attending a Special Event," fill in your information, select "Attend Workshop," and confirm your appointment.

Did you know that over 60 percent of individuals do not receive the maximum benefit they deserve from Social Security?* Don't be one of them. Register today.

*Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record. Table 6.B5, Number, average age, and percentage distribution, by sex and age, selected years 1940–2010.

Kenneth Woods, Fidelity director and retirement planner, will be on campus to meet with faculty and staff members in Cleveland Hall 416 on the following dates. Appointments are required:

• Thursday, September 29, 8:30–10:30 a.m.
• Wednesday, October 5, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, November 1, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, December 6, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Manage your retirement savings goals, review your investment choices, build a plan that’s easy to put into action, or set up a SUNYORP account with Fidelity Investments. Consider bringing relevant account statements and any paperwork to help address your retirement questions.

To schedule a free one-on-one appointment, call (844) FOR-SUNY or register online. Fidelity can help make your plans possible. Sign up today.

Students, faculty, and staff members are invited to the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center's annual Volunteer Fair on Wednesday, September 28, between 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Join us in the Campbell Student Union lobby to hear representatives from nonprofit organizations speak about volunteer opportunities to serve the local, national, and international communities. This is a great opportunity to learn about the missions and opportunities of these organizations in a low-key environment.

For more information and to see which organizations will be visiting campus, please see the VSLC website.

Register now for the Human Trafficking: Strategies for a Solution conference, to be held on campus Friday and Saturday, October 14 and 15.

The conference will feature international scholars in human trafficking who will discuss such topics as cultural tolerance of trafficking, the use of social media, vulnerable populations, and life experiences of survivors. Federal, state, and local governmental and nongovernmental practitioners working on the front lines will inform the discussion. To learn more about modern-day slavery locally, nationally, and abroad or for registration details, please visit the conference website.

This event is sponsored by the SUNY Conversations in the Disciplines program. Additional support has been provided by the Buffalo State President's Office, Provost’s Office, School of Arts and Humanities, School of Natural and Social Sciences, School of the Professions, University College, Graduate School, Criminal Justice Department, and Institute for Community Health Promotion/Collaborative Research Initiative.