The campus community is invited to an information session on MAP-Works on Wednesday, December 3, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. in Butler Library 210.

More than 1,500 first-year students—or 80.3 percent of the freshman class—completed the MAP-Works survey. Please join us for a discussion about what we can glean from student responses and how we can best support students who are struggling.

RSVP to Eileen Merberg, interim director of student life, to attend.

Because of the days lost to the November storm and the Thanksgiving break, we are unable to host the Computer Science Education Week Celebration on Tuesday, December 2.

Photography students from the Fine Arts Department will hold a Photo Sale on Wednesday, December 3, from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Thursday, December 4, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Bacon Gallery in Upton Hall. This Photo Sale will take place in conjunction with the annual Student Art Sale for visual arts students, which is being held in the Czurles-Nelson Gallery on December 2, 3, and 4.

A reception for the photography students is scheduled for Thursday, December 4, from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m.

The Graduate Advisory Council announces a call for nominations for Outstanding Master’s Theses and Outstanding Master’s Projects. The purpose of these awards is to recognize outstanding student research and applied scholarship. Up to three thesis awards and three project awards will be made. Applications will be accepted for students who have graduated (or will graduate) in J-Term 2014, May 2014, August 2014, or December 2014.

Nominations may be made by thesis or project advisers, or by students themselves. Additional reviews are required from the department chair and one external evaluator. Guidelines and forms are available on the Graduate School website.

The deadline for submission of nominations and evaluation forms to the Graduate School (Cleveland Hall 204) is Wednesday, February 18, 2015. Please direct questions to Marnie Letzelter, assistant to the dean of the Graduate School, ext. 5609.

Please join the Great Lakes Center for the seminar "The Role of Seabed Dynamics in Structuring an Estuarine Macrobenthic Community," presented by Elizabeth Hinchey Malloy, Ph.D., environmental scientist with the U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office, on Thursday, December 4, at 12:15 p.m. in Science Building 272.

Students, staff, and faculty are welcome. Light refreshments will be served.

The Elementary Education and Reading Department cordially invites the Buffalo State community to attend its Graduate Student Project Presentation Night on Tuesday, December 9, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. in Butler Library 210. Help us celebrate the scholarship and creativity of our graduate students.

In honor of Thanksgiving, Buffalo State Dining is paying it forward with a special faculty and staff discount lunch on Wednesday, November 26, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Resident Dining Hall in the Campbell Student Union. Enjoy a delicious all-you-care-to-eat buffet for only $6.

Please note Buffalo State Dining's hours of operations for Wednesday, November 26, which have changed because of the holiday.

Resident Dining
Breakfast: 7:00–11:00 a.m.
Lunch: 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
 
Food Court
Spot Coffee: 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

All other dining locations are closed.

For more information on Buffalo State Dining, please visit our website.

M. Scott Goodman's presentation "Two-Step Spin Crossover Behavior in the Iron(II) Complex of Tris(3-methylpyrazolyl)methane: What Could This Title Possibly Mean?" which was originally scheduled for Friday, November 21, has been postponed until Friday, March 20, 2015.

The next talk in the "Conversations in and out of the Disciplines" series will be held Friday, December 5, when Jennifer Hunt, associate professor of psychology, presents "Princesses, (Super)power, and Patriarchy: How 'Princess Culture' Influences Gender Ideologies, Relationship Beliefs, and Career Choices" at 3:00 p.m. in Ketchum Hall 320.

The Volunteer and Service-Learning Center (VSLC) will offer an interactive session on Wednesday, January 21, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 418 for faculty new to the service-learning pedagogy and the practice of incorporating a community-based project into a course.

Topics will include

• an overview of the theory and practice of service learning,
• support with converting a course to include a community-based project,
• discussion of effective methods of incorporating student reflection to connect the service and course learning.

Workshop leaders will be Gary Welborn, faculty coordinator for service learning and associate professor of sociology, and Laura Hill Rao, VSLC coordinator. RSVP to Rose Coates, ext. 5811.

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, December 3, from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Thursday, December 4, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and stroll over to the 18th annual Student Sale, the fabulous School of Arts and Humanities event, in the Czurles-Nelson Gallery on the ground floor of Upton Hall. Student work from the Art Education, Design, and Fine Arts departments will be for sale. A wide range of media will be available at reasonable prices. Decorate your home or office or shop for gifts. Either way, you will be supporting our students.

Last year's highly successful sale featured more than 900 works from which to select. A 25 percent commission from each sale goes directly to the Student Sale Fund to help defray the cost of next year's event and to benefit the student's home department or program.

For more information, please contact Carol Townsend, ext. 4986.