"Keep Calm and Use APA Style," a workshop for students by students, will be held on Thursday, March 5, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Classroom Building C303a. Drop in any time or stay for the whole session.

Senior psychology majors from Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, will share useful tips and demonstrate proper APA citation and formatting. This workshop can help anyone new to APA style, starting from scratch. Or if you just need a tune-up, bring a paper with you, and we'll help you brush up on details that impress.

For more information, please e-mail buffalostatepsichi@gmail.com or Psi Chi adviser Stephani Foraker, associate professor of psychology.

Please remind students to submit their Phi Upsilon Omicron application and initiation fee to the Dietetics and Nutrition Department Office in Buckham Hall A238 by Thursday, March 12. Applications for scholarships are due Wednesday, April 1.

Becoming a member gives students opportunities to grow as professionals and as individuals. Opportunities include

• building professional leadership skills;
• developing team skills with monthly meetings during Thursday's Bengal Pause;
• access to many scholarships and fellowships available at the chapter and national levels;
• networking with other students, professionals, and alumni;
• involvement in monthly Buffalo-based community service work;
• building professional credentials for their résumés.

Members will host a Balanced U event in the Resident Dining Hall on Thursday, March 5.

Please contact Marie Murray, lecturer of dietetics and nutrition and Phi U club adviser, with questions.

Banner Preview begins Wednesday, March 11. On this date, students will be able to view any holds on their account (if applicable), search the summer 2015 master schedule, search the fall 2015 master schedule, view their registration timeticket, and use the Schedule Planner link to search for the ideal class schedule for both summer and fall 2015.

Summer/Fall 2015 registration begins Wednesday, April 8. All registration timetickets (assigned registration date) begin at 6:00 a.m. on assigned date and are then continuous.

Schedule Planner now offers a "Sneak Peek" for students who can view the summer 2015 master schedule via that link in Banner.

The summer/fall 2015 web registration schedule (PDF) is also now available online.

Summer 2015 Deadline Calendar (PDF) and Fall 2015 Deadline Calendar (PDF) are posted on the Registrar's Office Courses web page.

The Career Development Center will host Professional Image Boot Camp: Hit Your Job TARGET on Thursday, April 2, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Butler Library 210. Transform from student to professional and stand out among the competition. Executives from Target Corporation will share their expert opinions on your professional presence, including how to introduce yourself, write effective résumés, ace your interviews, and roll out your professional swag. Open to all students, especially those attending the Job and Internship Fair on April 7.

The Career Development Center will host Professional Image Boot Camp: Hit Your Job TARGET on Thursday, April 2, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Butler Library 210. Transform from student to professional and stand out among the competition. Executives from Target Corporation will share their expert opinions on your professional presence, including how to introduce yourself, write effective résumés, ace your interviews, and roll out your professional swag. Open to all students, especially those attending the Job and Internship Fair on April 7.

Meteorologist Aaron Mentkowski and reporter Matt Bove, both from WKBW-TV, will present "A Snowvember to Remember: Reporting on the Storm" on Thursday, April 2, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Classroom Building A209. Along with a brief presentation on the storm’s meteorology by Stephen Vermette, professor of geography and planning, Mentkowksi and Bove will recount those four days in November when our region was smothered by back-to-back lake-effect snow events—events that "kept on giving" to the tune of seven feet. They will also discuss the many challenges associated with reporting during the storm. You'll find this a compelling story no matter which side of the "Wall of Snow" you found yourself on.

This WxBUFFWarn event is sponsored by the Faculty-Student Association, the Geography and Planning Department, and the Arthur W. Gielow Meteorology Fund.

The Weigel Health Center, in collaboration with the Health and Wellness, Intercollegiate Athletics, and Dietetics and Nutrition departments and EAP, is recruiting faculty, staff, and students who are interested in participating in an eight-week fitness program to improve their health by increasing physical activity and improving nutritional choices. Free fitness and nutritional assessments will be offered to all participants. Group presentations will be offered on nutrition, exercise, and motivation. If you are interested in learning more about this program, please contact Kim Jablonski, assistant director for mandated programs in Weigel Health Center, or complete the online application.

Please share this information with students.

Because of popular demand, the Professional Development Center will repeat the workshop Crucial Skills for Confronting the Workplace Bully on Monday, March 9, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in Butler Library 181B.

Are you left out of social gatherings with colleagues? Have you been interrupted or intimidated by your supervisor or colleagues, or been sabotaged or made to look foolish?

This VitalSmarts webinar will

• let you see the study findings and hear specific examples from people who’ve been bullied;
• help you learn to spot the various forms of workplace bullying;
• show you how verbal intervention and accountability can deter bullying.

Refreshments will be provided. Please register online through the CyberQuad Workshop Registration System.

Please contact Lauren E. Turner, professional development assistant, with questions.

The campus is invited to join the African and African American studies program for its Faculty and Student Conference today, February 27, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center East. We hope to see you there.

First Session
1:00–2:15 p.m.

• "Saying Goodbye to America: The Elegy Form in the Poetry of Wanda Coleman"
  Jennifer Ryan-Bryant, Associate Professor, English
   
• "Double Consciousness in the Music of Kanye West"
  Nia Yahaya, Undergraduate Student, Political Science
   
• "Robert Williams and International Solidarity during the Global Cold War"
  Beth Hinderliter, Associate Professor, Fine Arts

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Break
2:15–2:30 p.m.
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Second Session
2:30–3:45 p.m.

• "Suing the Master: Slave Litigation as Resistance in 18th-Century Louisiana"
  Steve Peraza, Lecturer, History and Social Studies Education
   
• "On the Meaning of 'Kaffir' Again: A Look at the African Diaspora in Sri Lanka"
  Melissa Schindler, Lecturer, School of Natural and Social Sciences
   
• "Langston Hughes and the Racial Mountain"
  Duke Omara, Undergraduate Student, Political Science

Please join us for the first student lecture in our annual spring colloquia, "The Ethics of Free Speech," presented by Collin J. Zastempowski, senior philosophy major, on Tuesday, March 3, at 12:15 p.m. in Bishop Hall 242.