Employees in the CSEA, PEF, PBANYS, and NYSCOPBA bargaining units are reminded that any vacation accrual balances that exceed 40 days on April 1, 2016 (October 1, 2016, for PBANYS and NYSCOPBA), must be adjusted downward to stay within the maximum allowed by NYS attendance rules and the agreements between the public employee unions and the State of New York.

If your vacation balance exceeds 300 hours (for employees who work a seven-and-a-half-hour day) or 320 hours (for employees who work an eight-hour day), you may wish to request to use vacation time before April 1 (October 1 for PBANYS and NYSCOPBA) to avoid losing leave accruals.

Please call the Payroll Office at 878-4124 with questions or concerns.

The campus community is welcome to attend the following campus presentation by a candidate for the position of director of new student and family programs at Buffalo State. For a complete description of the duties of the position, please visit the Human Resource Management website.

David Cox
Thursday, March 17
1:30 p.m.
Butler Library 208

Join us today for a fun and exciting event full of Shakespeare, entertainment, and a bit of blood and gore as we display the deaths of Julius Caesar, Abraham Lincoln, Marie Antoinette, and Joan of Arc from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in the Savage Building, Flexible Theater. Light refreshments will be served.

The Drop Hammer Student Reading Series will celebrate St. Patrick's Day with special guest Laurence Shine, lecturer of English, on Thursday, March 17, at 4:30 p.m. in Ketchum 320. Join us as students read from their creative works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Our theme this month is "Luck."

From the Diversity Program Coordinator
Wear your dancing shoes and join us for Part 2 of this spring's Equity and Campus Diversity Music Series, featuring musician Tim Britt, on Thursday, March 17, during Bengal Pause (12:15–1:30 p.m.) in the Campbell Student Union. Enjoy music from all eras and genres: Dave Matthews Band, Tom Petty, Mumford & Sons, Whitney Houston, the Zac Brown Band, Johnny Cash, Boyz II Men, and Unforgettable 90s Mix.

Questions? Please call the Equity and Campus Diversity Office at 878-6210.

From the Diversity Program Coordinator
Please join the discussion during our next Diversity Dialogue event, "The Evolution of Hip-Hop," on Tuesday, March 15, at 6:00 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall.

Our Diversity Dialogue Series has gained a reputation for combining the use of interactive activities and dialogue as a means for participants to discuss issues of diversity, inclusion, conflict, and social justice. The Equity and Campus Diversity Dialogue Series has also been hailed for its ability to bring together Buffalo State’s students, faculty, and staff.

For more information, please call the Equity and Campus Diversity Office at 878-6210.

Please join us for the next Women and Gender Studies Brown Bag Series discussion, "Creating Pedagogies of Diversity in the Undergraduate Classroom," featuring panelists Ruth Goldman, assistant professor of communication; Lisa Anselmi, chair and associate professor of anthropology; and Jill Singer, professor of earth sciences and science education, on Thursday, March 17, at 12:15 p.m. in Butler Library 181B. Please feel free to bring your lunch; cookies will be provided.

From the Diversity Program Coordinator
The Equity and Campus Diversity Office and Weigel Health Promotions would like to invite the Buffalo State community to help us celebrate the first anniversary of the I Love Consent, sexual assault awareness, and affirmative consent campaign on Tuesday, March 15, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. (Bengal Pause) in Ketchum Hall 113, when we will give highlights from I Love Consent program.

For more information, please call the Equity and Campus Diversity Office at (716) 878-6210.

The New Student and Family Programs Office has begun registration for the mandatory orientation programs for all new matriculated students for the fall 2016 semester. First-Year Orientation will be held Wednesday, August 24, and Thursday, August 25. Transfer Orientation will be held Friday, August 26.

In addition, information about summer departmental advisement for transfer students is available on the Orientation website. For additional information, please visit the website or e-mail our office.

The Small Business Development Center will present "Survive and Thrive: Essentials for Starting Your Own Business," a workshop covering all the essential information needed to start a business, on Tuesday, March 22, from 8:30 a.m. until noon in the Burchfield Penney Art Center (second floor). Specific topics will include creating a business plan; competition analysis; and tax, legal, and insurance issues. The workshop is free for Buffalo State College faculty, staff, students, and alumni and U.S. military veterans and $20 for all others.

Registration will take place immediately before the workshop, from 8:00 to 8:30 a.m. To register in advance, please call the SBDC at 878-4030.