Register now for the Human Trafficking: Strategies for a Solution conference, 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.

Flu vaccines will be available for faculty and staff members on Thursday, October 6, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Butler Library 208. No appointment is necessary.

The following health insurance plans will be accepted: Blue Cross Blue Shield of WNY, Independent Health, Blue Choice, MVP, and Medicare Part B. Employees without a participating insurance plan will be charged $30 for the flu shot. The FluMist will not be available this year in accordance with CDC recommendations.

Participation and acceptance of any insurance is not a guarantee of benefits or payment in full. Co-payments or a deductible may apply. Please call your insurance provider’s member services department with questions regarding coverage. Empire Plan enrollees may obtain their flu shot from an Empire Plan participating pharmacy without a copay or at their doctor’s office (participating provider) for their usual co-pay should they wish to do so.

Please call Employee Benefits at 878-4821 or the member services department of your insurance company with questions regarding your health insurance coverage. The phone number should be on your insurance card.

The Buffalo State Registrar's Office will go live with Credentials Solutions on October 1, providing online transcript ordering and payment as well as electronic delivery services (where available). For more information about how this process will expedite transcript requests, please visit our website.

Please join the Great Lakes Center and the Biology Department today for the seminar "Population Dynamics of Mayfly Nymphs in Lake Erie," presented by Martin Stapanian, research ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center West 2. All students, staff, and faculty are welcome.

The Great Lakes Center and the Biology Department invite you to join us for the seminar, "Population Dynamics of Mayfly Nymphs in Lake Erie," presented by Martin Stapanian, research ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, on Monday, November 28, from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center West 2. All students, staff, and faculty are welcome.

Please join the Great Lakes Center and the Biology Department today for the seminar "Dynamics of Caribbean Gogonian Communities," presented by Howard Lasker, professor of biological sciences at the University at Buffalo, from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center West 2. All students, staff, and faculty are welcome.

The Great Lakes Center and Biology Department invite you to join us for the seminar "Dynamics of Caribbean Gogonian Communities," presented by Howard Lasker, professor of biological sciences at the University at Buffalo, on Monday, November 14, from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center West 2. All students, staff, and faculty are welcome.

Please join the Great Lakes Center and the Biology Department today, October 31, for the seminar "Lessons from Invasions and the Role of Fish in Stream Ecosystem Functions," presented by Chris Pennuto, professor of biology and research scientist in the Great Lakes Center at Buffalo State, from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center West 2. All students, staff, and faculty are welcome.

Please join the Great Lakes Center and the Biology Department for the seminar "Lessons from Invasions and the Role of Fish in Stream Ecosystem Functions," presented by Chris Pennuto, professor of biology and research scientist in the Great Lakes Center at Buffalo State, on Monday, October 31, from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center West 2. All students, staff, and faculty are welcome.

Please join the Great Lakes Center and the Biology Department today for the seminar "New York's Rare and Endangered Plant Program," presented by Steve Young of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, from 4:30 to  5:45 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center West 2. All students, staff, and faculty are welcome.