Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday—August 25, 27, 29, and 30—will be move-in days for resident students. To facilitate the move for our nearly 3,000 residents and their families, temporary changes to campus parking and traffic will be made as follows:

Some parking areas near residence halls will be reserved for move-in activity and will not be available for faculty, staff, or student parking. The following lots will be used for move-in activity:

Tuesday, August 25:

• Lot R-1 (Rockwell Road, north and south sides) from Cleveland Circle Drive west to Academic Drive
• Lot R-6 (Academic Drive)* except parking spaces designated for people with disabilities
• Lot R-7 (Union Place)* all parking spaces

Cassety Hall will be accessed via the roadway west of the Science and Mathematics Complex (Bengal Drive), with egress in between Upton Hall and Bulger Communication Center to Iroquois Drive.

* Please note that numbered reserve and general reserve parking spaces in lots R-6 and R-7 are included in those parking spaces that will be unavailable for staff parking. On Tuesday, August 25, these reserve-space holders are asked to park in other campus parking lots to accommodate our students.

Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday—August 27, 29, and 30:

• Tower Road traffic will be one way only (east to west), from Tower 1 to Tower 4 and Moore Complex.
• Cassety Hall will be accessed via the roadway west of the Science and Mathematics Complex  (Bengal Drive), with egress in between Upton Hall and Bulger Communication Center to Iroquois Drive.

University Police officers, University Police student assistants, and Residence Life staff members will be available to direct students and their families. Thank you for your cooperation as we welcome our new and returning resident students.

"By requiring employees to use appropriate, businesslike language in all electronic communications, employers can limit their liability risks and improve the overall effectiveness of the organization's e-mail and Internet copy in the process."  — From Writing Effective E-Mail, by Nancy Flynn and Tom Flynn

A comprehensive list of tips for managing e-mail can be found on the Professional Development website.

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Colin Phoenix from Fidelity Investments will conduct the workshop "Feel More Secure about Your Social Security Choices" on Thursday, September 10, at noon in Butler Library 208.

The seminar will help you

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

Phoenix will also be available for individual consultations on Tuesday, September 15, and Thursday, October 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Butler Library 210B.

To register for the seminar or to schedule an appointment for an individual consultation, please register online or call (800) 642-7131.

Clickers can provide immediate, exact feedback from your students and promote engagement. An integration with Blackboard is now available that automates attendance and quiz grading. For instruction and support, please contact Tim Sager, instructional support associate in Instructional Resources, 878-6821, to make an appointment.

Buffalo State continues to engage in efforts to promote accessibility of course materials in all classes. Workshops are scheduled to provide support for Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Blackboard Learn, audio and video, and third-party resources.

Please register through the CyberQuad Workshop Registration System.

In order to more deeply explore what community engagement means to Buffalo State, President Katherine Conway-Turner has invited Andrew Seligsohn, executive director of Campus Compact, to Buffalo State for a stimulating campuswide discussion on Tuesday, September 22, at 3:00 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney Art Center's Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Auditorium. Buffalo State’s rich and varied history of engagement with the surrounding community was recognized in January 2015 when Buffalo State joined an elite group of colleges and universities that have received the Community Engagement Classification from the prestigious Carnegie Foundation.

In celebration of this achievement, faculty, staff, and students are invited to this lecture, discussion, and reception to explore what it means for Buffalo State to serve the public good and fulfill our mission to empower a diverse population of students to succeed as citizens of a challenging world. As executive director of Campus Compact, Seligsohn oversees a national coalition of nearly 1,100 colleges and universities committed to the public purposes of higher education. Campus Compact enables campuses to develop students’ citizenship skills, forge effective community partnerships, and support faculty and staff members as they pursue community-based teaching and scholarship in the service of positive change. The discussion will focus on why and how every interested member of the campus community can integrate and participate in community engagement efforts through teaching, research, student development, and community outreach.

RSVP for the lecture and reception today.

The Small Business Development Center will present "Turning Innovation into Industry: An Introduction to the $2.5 billion Federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Grants" on Thursday, August 20, from 9:00 a.m. to noon in Butler Library 208. This presentation is for business owners trying to develop innovative products, professors and scientists with great ideas, researchers interested in collaborating with businesses, and those who have completed a successful SBIR or STTR application but seek current information on the process.

The discussion will include an introduction to SBIR and STTR programs, an introduction and overview of NYSERDA programs, and the elements of a winning Phase 1 proposal.

To register or for further information, please call 878-4030 or e-mail Andrea Lizak, SBDC associate director and business adviser.

Supplies and repair parts for overhead transparency projectors are becoming increasingly difficult to obtain. As industry support for these devices wanes, Instructional Resources is encouraging users to consider digital alternatives.

While supplies last, we are still happy to provide overheads. For security and maintenance reasons, this is done on a per-semester basis.

Please do not remove overhead projectors from rooms. If you require additional units in other rooms, please place additional requests. Overheads are intended for projecting content that is printed or written on transparent acetate; they will not project opaque objects or computer signals.?

You're welcome to e-mail IR Equipment Loan or call 878-4535 with your requests for overheads. You can also use the web form. For advice or training on digital alternatives to overhead projectors (smart boards, document cameras), please call Classroom Support at 878-6670.

Buffalo State’s University Police Department, working with the Residence Life Office, the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), and the Buffalo Fire Department, will conduct its annual fire safety training exercise for Residence Life staff and University Police student assistants (UPSAs) on Friday, August 21, from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Neumann Hall.

During this exercise, passersby may see fire trucks along Rockwell Road and Cleveland Drive, police action, and actors portraying victims. Please do not be alarmed; this is a simulated event.

If you have questions, please call University Police at (716) 878-6333 or ext. 6333 from a campus phone.

The Ensemble media server is now using campus authentication. You must log in to Ensemble using your Buffalo State username and network password. Please make sure "Buffalo State - LDAP" is selected in the Identity Provider drop-down menu. The new URL for Ensemble is http://ensemble.buffalostate.edu. Please update any bookmarks you may have.

If you have any difficulty logging in to Ensemble, please contact Ginger Bidell, instructional designer in Instructional Resources, 878-3688.