Join us for Manners Matter, an evening of dining, etiquette, and networking for the new professional, on Friday, November 6, from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall. Manners Matter is a perfect opportunity for students to enjoy themselves while learning professional skills during a “mocktail” party and a five-course gourmet dinner. Students can reserve seats now. Tickets are $15 per person, are nonrefundable, and must be purchased by Thursday, October 29, at the Bengal Card Office, Butler Library 108. Dining Dollars and Bengal Bucks may be used. This event has sold out every year. For more information, please contact the Career Development Center, Cleveland Hall 306, 878-5811.

Amy Wilson, assistant professor of higher education administration, will present "DISCover Your Strengths and Build Better Teams" on Monday, October 19, from 10:00 a.m. to noon in Butler Library 181B.

Our ability to work more effectively with others may be as simple as understanding their personalities and what drives them to do the things they do. This workshop will introduce participants to the DISC Personality Profile, a tool not only to learn about yourself but also, more importantly, to learn about others, to minimize interpersonal conflict, and to maximize success. Participants will take the DISC Personality Profile assessment and receive a personalized report approach to use with each of their colleagues.

Light refreshments will be provided. Please register through the CyberQuad Workshop Registration System.

Butler Library will forgive $1 in overdue fines for each food item donated (up to 10) at the library's circulation desk during National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week October 19–23.

Donations must be nonperishable. Glass containers and expired items cannot be accepted. Needed items include pasta and sauce, granola bars, cereal, peanut butter, canned fruit, and pasta or rice side dishes. Donations will be given to the Buffalo State Food Pantry.

Fine forgiveness applies to regular overdue fines only, not to lost item fees, interlibrary loan fees, equipment loan fees, bus pass replacement costs or fees, or ID card replacement costs or fees. Only donations taken in through the library's circulation desk will count toward the Food for Fines program. Please visit the library’s circulation desk for more details.

This event is held in association with Buffalo State's Volunteer and Service-Learning Center.

President Katherine Conway-Turner will present "Aging within a Family Context: The Mother and Daughter Dynamic" on Friday, October 16, at 3:00 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney Art Center's Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Auditorium. Part of the Conversations in the Disciplines Series, the event is free and open to the public.

The Academic Skills Center's Workshops to Success Series takes a brass tacks, just-in-time approach to student academic success. Sessions provide specific, immediately useful study techniques that are timed to students' pace through the semester. The center also hopes to build relationships with students that lead to one-on-one tutoring appointments. Remember, we make house calls! ASC staff members are happy to support faculty in their classrooms as well as at the center. We prefer to provide specific, identified information rather than simply showcasing general services. More information is available on the ASC website. Download the PDF: Workshops to Success: Fall 2015

Mirror/Rorrim, the latest original play created by Buffalo State and Anne Frank Project students, will be presented on Thursday, October 15, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Savage Theater.

Following their trip to Rwanda in January 2015, 12 students processed their experience through the creation of a new play inspired in Rwanda, developed at Buffalo State, and delivered to local Buffalo schools in fall 2015. Mirror/Rorrim follows Anna, a teenage girl who is filled with self-hate and personal judgment, as she is pulled into a fantastic journey that reveals her inner secrets and leads her to learn to love her own story. The 30-minute performance will be followed by a 40-minute workshop activating the lessons of the play.

This is not a ticketed event. Arrive early to get a seat.

Faculty and staff members who offer extra credit to students for attending Mirror/Rorrim may send a sign-in sheet to Eve Everette, assistant director of the Anne Frank Project.

The Campbell Student Union is changing to a new more user-friendly reservation system. The new system will be required to reserve any type of space in the Union (including all rooms, lobbies, advertising tables, and display cases). Please take two minutes to create an account, which will allow users to track reservations and keep a history of reserved space. Thank you for your cooperation during this period of transition. The new system will go live in about two weeks.

Do you want to get base funding for your research project? Do you want to launch your creative ideas? Buffalo State’s Research and Creativity Council (RCC) will conduct the workshop "Preparing an Incentive Grant Proposal" on Thursday, November 12, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 418. Feel free to bring a brown-bag lunch.

The Research Incentive Awards Program, sponsored by the RCC, funds a variety of research projects with the intention of enhancing future proposal submissions to outside agencies. Carol Darstein, director of Pre-Award and Contract Services, will provide an overview of the program, share examples of successful proposals, and offer tips for proposal preparation. Carol DeNysschen, Research and Creativity Council chair and a past recipient of the program, will be on hand to share her know-how in preparing a competitive application.

A successful research incentive proposal is one that is well-prepared, thoughtfully planned, and concisely packaged. The RCC wants to help make your research incentive proposal a success. This program will provide up to one-tenth of the funds (maximum request $7,000) that would be requested from an external sponsor. The funds should be used in a manner that will result in a higher quality submission, for example, preliminary survey research, graduate assistance on literature reviews, or travel expenses to meet with experts in the field. The only cost not supported by the program is salary for the faculty or staff member developing the grant. 

The next competition is anticipated for January 2016.

RSVP to Gina Game, research compliance manager, by Friday, November 6.

Microsoft Office 2016, released in September, is now available for faculty and staff to purchase for home use from Buffalo State's Academic Software Center. But before you upgrade your home computer, please be aware that Outlook 2016 (part of the Office 2016 suite) is not compatible with our current mail environment.
 
Information Services and Systems is currently evaluating upgrade or replacement options for our current Exchange mail environment and expects to announce those plans before the end of the fall semester.

A flu vaccine clinic for students will be held Wednesday October 14, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that all students, especially those who have a chronic medical condition such as asthma or diabetes or who are currently on prednisone, receive a flu shot.

Insurance companies that might cover the vaccine at this clinic are Independent Health, Cigna, Aetna, CVS/Caremark, Merck/Medco, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicare Parts B and D, Empire, and Fidelis. Students must present a valid health insurance card. Others must pay the $32 cost of the injection by cash or check.

The flu clinic is arranged through the Weigel Health Center. Please contact Debbie Sarratori, assistant director of medical administration, 878-6711, with questions.