The Career Development Center is proud to host the Job and Internship Fair 2015 on Tuesday, April 7, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall. This event is open to students from all majors and levels as well as alumni. Employers from local, regional, and national organizations will be in attendance to recruit for full-time jobs and internships. View the list of attending employers on the CDC website.

All teacher education faculty members are invited to attend the next meeting of the Teacher Education Council (TEC) on Friday, March 13, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 418. Please join us as we discuss unit activities and initiatives, as well as the upcoming NCATE visit.

Please join the Art Education Department in celebrating its 36th annual student exhibition, Resurgence: Teachers of a New Age, currently on display in Upton Hall's Czurles-Nelson Gallery. This juried show features 55 selected works by 27 student artists. A reception will be held Thursday, March 5, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the lobby of Upton Hall. The exhibition closes Thursday, March 12.

Faculty members are invited to request a service-learning designation for courses that meet the College Senate criteria for service-learning courses as outlined on the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center website. Designating your course will allow students to easily identify service-learning courses in the course catalog. Designated courses will also be identified on students’ transcripts, and the VSLC will be able to track participation to ensure accurate community engagement efforts.

Requesting designation is fast and easy. Please submit your request by Friday, March 6.

The following Blackboard training sessions and workshops will be held in March. Please register online. All sessions will be held in Bulger Communication Center 104.

Blackboard Learn 9.1: Open Lab
This lab is an open forum devoted to answering questions and addressing concerns that faculty members may have about navigating Blackboard Learn 9.1.

Wednesday, March 11; 2:00–3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 24; 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 26; 12:30–1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 31; noon–1:00 p.m.

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Blackboard Learn 9.1: Assessments
This workshop focuses on the available assessment tools in the latest version of Blackboard Learn. By the end of this workshop, learners will be able to create, configure, and deploy individual and group assignments, auto-graded tests, discussions, and Turnitin Direct Assignments. Collecting student submissions to manage grades and feedback for each student and the use of rubrics to simplify the grading process will also be covered.

Tuesday, March 10; 10:00 a.m.–noon
Wednesday, March 11; 10:00 a.m.–noon
Thursday, March 12; 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 25; 12:30–2:30 p.m.
Tuesday March 31; 1:00–3:00 p.m.

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Blackboard Learn 9.1: Grade Center
The Grade Center in Blackboard Learn is more than just a way to record students' grades. It is a dynamic and interactive tool, allowing you to collect student submissions, record data, calculate grades, and monitor student progress.

This workshop focuses on the skills necessary to use the Grade Center to manage students' grades for assignments, tests, discussion posts, etc. You can also create grade columns for any activities or requirements you want to grade, such as special projects, participation, or attendance. The Grade Center can be individualized to fit your needs.

Tuesday, March 17; 1:00–3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 18; 10:00 a.m.–noon
Thursday, March 19; 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Friday, March 20; 10:00 a.m.–noon
Tuesday, March 24; 10:00 a.m.–noon
Friday, March 27; noon–2:00 p.m.

The Small Business Development Center provides assistance for entrepreneurs seeking to directly address social and environmental problems through their businesses. Social Enterprise 101 will be held on Friday, March 27, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 205 to introduce you to the SBDC's Social Enterprise Center and to the following four areas of training: social business planning, legal form for social entrepreneurs, social impact measurement and reporting, and financing your social enterprise. This event is free and open to the public. To register, please contact Andrew Delmonte, ext. 4030.

Please join the Geography and Planning Department and the Center for Southeast Asia Environment and Sustainable Development to discover and celebrate Southeast Asia during the fourth annual Southeast Asia Week March 10–12. The following presentations will be featured:

Demography, Economy, and Multiculturalism in Indonesia
Asri Saraswati, Student, Department of American Studies
Qurratul Aini, Student, Department of Economics
University at Buffalo
Tuesday, March 10; 12:15–1:30 p.m.; Classroom Building A209

Let's Celebrate New Year—Khmer Style!
Chanchamnan Um, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Chemistry
University at Buffalo
Wednesday, March 11; 4:15–5:30 p.m.; Classroom Building B209

Addressing Poverty and Child Trafficking through Community Capacity-Building in Vietnam
Michael Frisch, Professor, Departments of American Studies and History
University at Buffalo
Thursday, March 12; 12:15–1:30 p.m.; Classroom Building A209

Light refreshments will be served at all presentations. Please direct questions to Vida Vanchan, associate professor of geography and planning, ext. 5209.

The Professional Development Center (PDC) will host a series of open-format conversations—One Buffalo State—on engagement, inclusion, and student success during the months of March and April. Buffalo State has undergone significant change over the past decade. Yet through the challenges, the college has remained committed to its central mission—the intellectual, personal, and professional success of its students, staff, and faculty.

While the college’s long history of success has formed strong foundations, the arrival of a new president and the forthcoming naming of a new chief academic officer have oriented Buffalo State toward the future. Indeed, these changes in leadership offer unique opportunities to consider the state of the college and to engage in campuswide conversations about the challenges of the moment as well as the promise of the future.

Buffalo State’s commitment to shared governance and dialogic processes is evident across the campus as diverse groups, including the College Senate and the Transformation Working Group, look to the future and continue to provide guidance toward the goal of making Buffalo State a place of excellence. The PDC hopes to add to the dialog by hosting this series to provide opportunities for faculty, staff, and students to share their insights on who we are and who we will become.

Conversations hosted by the PDC will center on Buffalo State values with particular consideration of a unified commitment to excellence that unites the campus and strengthens the college’s commitment to distinctive programs built on access, engagement, inclusion, and service to the community.

The results of these meetings, in the form of notes, summaries, and identification of themes and trends, will be shared in a campuswide open forum during the Pedagogical Institute in May 2015.

Conversations

21st-Century Curricula
Tuesday, March 17; 12:30–1:30 p.m.
Butler Library 181B
Facilitator: Bill White

The Unique Buffalo State Experience
Thursday, March 19; 12:30–1:30 p.m.
Butler Library 181B
Facilitator: Bill White

How to Avoid the Quicksand
Friday, March 20; 12:30–1:30 p.m.
Butler Library 181B
Facilitator: Tim Switalski

Engagement and the Buffalo State Community
Tuesday, March 31; 12:30–1:30 p.m.
Butler Library 181B
Facilitator: Bill White

Student Success
Tuesday, April 7; 12:30–1:30 p.m.
Butler Library 181B
Facilitator: Bill White

Valuing Diversity
Thursday, April 16; 12:30–1:30 p.m.
Butler Library 181B
Facilitator: Bill White

Accentuating the Positive
Tuesday, April 21; 12:30–1:30 p.m.
Butler Library 181B
Facilitator: Ottilie Woodruff

One Out of Many or Many Out of One
Friday, April 24; 12:30–1:30 p.m.
Butler Library 181B
Facilitator: Bill White

Trust
Tuesday, April 28; 12:30–1:30 p.m.
Butler Library 181B
Facilitator: Ottilie Woodruff

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

The Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship (USRF) program supports eight weeks of full-time research, scholarly, and creative activities. The USRF program is open to all Buffalo State undergraduates with a graduation date of December 2015 or later.

Each fellowship provides a student stipend of $2,750, a faculty stipend of $1,000, and $500 for travel, supplies, or equipment to support the project. Up to 28 awards will be made for research, scholarly, and creative activities taking place in summer 2015. To learn more about the program, please visit the Undergraduate Research website.

Do you and your student want to learn more about applying to the USRF program? Attend an informational session and hear about suggestions for identifying a project, completing the online application, resources for mentors, and program expectations.

Sessions are scheduled as follows:

• Tuesday, March 10, 12:15–1:30 p.m., Butler Library 210B
• Wednesday, March 11, Noon–12:50 p.m., Butler Library 201B
• Thursday, March 12, 12:15–1:30 p.m., Butler Library 210B

Light refreshments will be served.

SUNY is soliciting applications from undergraduate students for its 2015 SUNY STEM Research Passport Program (PDF). The program will give talented SUNY undergraduates a paid summer research experience in a research laboratory at a SUNY campus during the summer of 2015. Preference will be given to freshman and sophomore students who are interested in exploring a career in the STEM fields. Descriptions of available research experiences are included in the program announcement (PDF). The application deadline is 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 20.

Please direct any questions about the program to Angela Wright, the Research Foundation for SUNY, (518) 434-7061.