The workshop Locating and Using Electronic Resources for Your Online Course will provide guidance for locating electronic resources for blended, online, or face-to-face courses. Attendees will learn about a variety of electronic resources available through Butler Library including streaming video, streaming audio, images, and e-books. Participants will also be introduced to a number of open education resources.

The workshop will be offered on Wednesday, March 18, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in Butler Library 314 and repeated on Thursday, March 19, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. in Butler Library 314.

Register for the March 18 workshop. 

Register for the March 19 workshop.

Join Buffalo State and SUNY for the webinar The Battle for Open today, March 10, at 2:00 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center 120. This webinar is part of Open Education Week (March 9–13) to raise awareness about the benefits of open educational resources (OERs).

Join us for a panel discussion on the experiences and challenges of being an LGBT person of faith on Tuesday, March 10, at 3:30 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Assembly Hall. Sponsored by Buffalo State Pride Alliance, the Counseling Center, and the Social Work Department. Refreshments courtesy of Buffalo State Pride Alliance.

Mark Warford, associate professor of modern and classical languages, will host a traditional Irish seisiún on Thursday, March 12, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the Barnes and Noble at Buffalo State Bookstore. Warford will perform works from his latest project, the First Thursday Seisiún, a monthly feature at the Shannon Pub. He will be joined by Paddy Ward, a flute maker from Ireland, on flute; his son on the tin whistle; and Maureen Bluett on bodhran, mandolin, and vocals. Guest appearances by other Buffalo State faculty members who are Irish traditional enthusiasts are likely. Join us!

Buffalo State students who are planning to start a business or who currently have a small business are invited to a Student Entrepreneurship Dialogue on Thursday, March 12, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Bishop Hall 107, home of the student INC.ubator.

Students will learn how to be part of the INC.ubator, meet other student entrepreneurs, and learn how the Small Business Development Center can help.

For more information, please contact, Simone Dawson, INC.ubator manager, ext. 4030.

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 17, from 8:30 a.m. until noon in the Burchfield Penney Art Center (second floor). Specific topics 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 ext. 4030.

Please join the Idea Lab for its next meeting on Friday, March 20, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. in Rockwell Hall 204. The Idea Lab's mission is to constructively share ideas, insights, and experiences that will facilitate the Buffalo State mission and advance creativity, collaboration, and research within our campus community and beyond.

Exceptional and innovative work is being conducted by faculty and staff members at Buffalo State. We believe that by getting together monthly for facilitated but informal conversations about the work we’re doing, our interests, and our projects—planned or under way—we will create a more innovative, interactive, and constructive campus environment. The Idea Lab is a grassroots project designed to strengthen our institutional capacity and create a platform for new collaborations and unexpected outcomes. Meeting notes will be shared and archived for future reference and inspiration.

Everyone is welcome. For more information, please contact Sue McCartney, director of the Small Business Development Center, ext. 4030.

As part of the Buffalo State Cares campaign to raise awareness of mental health and wellness, reduce stigma,  prevent suicide, and enhance our community, the Counseling Center is seeking nominations for the second annual UPstander Award. An UPstander is a person who takes the time to help another person when he or she notices distress or an unfair situation. It takes courage to be an UPstander instead of a bystander, and we would like to recognize our hidden heroes.

Do you know a student, staff, or faculty member who has spoken up on another's behalf  to empower another person, for example, when witnessing bullying? Do you know someone who contributes to the campus happiness by their actions? Someone who recognized someone else's distress and acted to get help?

Nominate this person online or stop by the tables in the Campbell Student Union all week. Do your part to let us know about the many special people we have here on campus.

The Professional Development Center will host "21st-Century Curricula," the first session in the One Buffalo State series of conversations on engagement, inclusion, and student success, on Tuesday, March 17, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Butler Library 181B. Participants will share their thoughts and ideas about the types of academic and extracurricular experiences that will help students succeed in the twenty-first century.

Please register online via the CyberQuad Workshop Registration System. An online survey will be forthcoming for those who are unable to attend but would like to share their insights. In the meantime, you may post comments on our Twitter site, #OneBuffaloState.

Please e-mail Lauren Turner, professional development assistant, with questions.

The Professional Development Center regrets to inform you that the "Introduction to Clickers" workshop scheduled for March 17 has been postponed. We apologize for the inconvenience. We hope to see you participate in further sessions. Thank you.