Residence Life's Residential Programming and Academic Development Committee presents Midterm Madness on Thursday, October 23, at 8:05 (to thrive) p.m. in the fourth-floor lounge of Porter Hall.

This program is part of the Late Night Academic Success Series. Refreshments will be provided. All residents who attend will earn study bucks, which are redeemable for raffle prizes during Student Life's annual pancake breakfast.

Please contact Roselyn Cabrera, chair of the Residential Programming and Academic Development Committee, ext. 5806, with questions or concerns.

This workshop will introduce participants to universal design for learning (UDL). Knowing that diversity is the norm and not the exception, UDL considers the needs of the broadest possible range of users from the initial phases of course development. Attendees will become familiar with UDL best practices and strategies for organizing accessible course content. Many practices shared in the workshop will apply to blended and face-to-face learning as well. The workshop will be held Wednesday, November 12, from 10:00 a.m. to noon and repeated Thursday, November 13, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Both workshops will be held in Bulger Communication Center 120.

Register for the November 12 workshop.

Register for the November 13 workshop.

TIAA-CREF will conduct the workshop "Paying Yourself: Income Options in Retirement," on Tuesday, October 28, from noon to 1:00 p.m. in Butler Library 210.

This workshop will help you

• understand the basic rules that govern the most common retirement accounts,
• gain perspective on when to tap into different assets,
• discover the flexible income choices TIAA-CREF offers.

Gain a better understanding of your financial future. Register online or call (800) 732-8353. Lunch will be provided.

Colleen Toledano, assistant professor of design, spent four weeks in July and August working in collaboration with the plaster masters at Laufen in Bechyne, Czech Republic, the largest producers of sanitary ware in Europe, to produce an artisan ceramic sink. She will share her experience working at the factory and her first time in Europe as part of the “Artists on the Road: Travel as a Source of Inspiration” series on Thursday, October 23, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Upton Hall 230. Her basin will be shown as part of the Laufen artists’ collection at design expos in Prague, Czech Republic, and Milan, Italy, this fall.

"I was granted unprecedented access to facilities and materials and had to focus only upon producing a ceramic sink of my own design," Toledano said. "This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn from factory technicians and other resident artists."

For further information on this series, which is co-sponsored by the Design Department and the International and Exchange Programs Office, please contact Carol Townsend, associate professor of design and coordinator of design foundations, ext. 4986.

A complete list of explanatory information as it appears on the master schedule (PDF) can be found on the Registrar's Office website, including days of the week, building codes, a 3-D campus map, instructional methods, and restrictions and reservations placed on courses.

On behalf of the Buffalo State Campus Intercultural Committee, the International Student Affairs Office is delighted to invite all internationally minded faculty, staff, and students to attend our well-known weekly International Social Hour, which allows all international students, scholars, and their friends to meet informally. This special get-together will take place Thursday, October 23, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Assembly Hall 1 of the Campbell Student Union. The guest speaker that day will be Anuj Ramaiya, who will present "Decoding a Birth Place of Civilization: Tanzania in the 21st Century."

Coffee, tea, and other light refreshments will be graciously shared. Looking forward to seeing you on the 23rd.

Buffalo State's Bengals Against Drunk Driving (BADD) Week will be held October 20–24, coinciding with National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week. BADD Week, sponsored by Bengals Against Drunk Driving, Weigel Health Promotions, and United Students Government, aims to increase awareness about alcohol and substance abuse and provide impaired driving information to students. Please visit the Weigel Health Center website for additional information on events that will be offered throughout the week. 

Schedule of Events

Wednesday, October 22

BADD Photo Shoot
Noon
Campbell Student Union Quad

Opiate Overdose Training
The training will cover the administration of Narcan for opiate overdoses.
2:00 p.m.
Technology Building 358

DWI 101 with UPD
7:00 p.m.
Ketchum Hall 113

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Thursday, October 23

USG Prize Wheel and UPD Drunk Goggles
Bengal Pause (12:15–1:30 p.m.)
Campbell Student Union

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Shannon Hodges, Ph.D., associate professor of counseling at Niagara University, will present the keynote lecture at the second fall mini-conference offered by the Institute for Community Health Promotion (ICHP) Collaborative Research Initiative (CRI) on Saturday, November 1, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in Butler Library 210. His topic will be secondary trauma. The mini-conference includes a walk-through poster session covering ICHP/CDHS 2014 professional staff research. All faculty and staff members are invited to attend. RSVP as soon as possible at ext. 4853.

Much of the westernmost row of parking (closest to the Science Building) in Lot I-37 (formerly S-1), and eight additional spaces toward the center of the lot, will be closed temporarily as Buffalo State continues its rehabilitation of the Science Building. In order to accommodate a crane lifting equipment to the roof of the Science and Mathematics Complex (SAMC), these spaces are expected to be barricaded Tuesday, October 21, through Friday, October 24.

In addition, the north-south walkway along the east side of the Science Building will be closed, as the crane will be lifting over this area. Pedestrians are asked to walk through the SAMC atrium or around Lot I-37 to the east.
Please refer to www.buffalostate.edu/construction for further information about current and upcoming construction projects. Questions about these improvements can be directed to vpfm@buffalostate.edu. We thank you for your patience as the project progresses.

The campus community is invited to Buffalo State’s Alumni Halloween Skate on Sunday, October 26, from 2:00 to 3:50 p.m. in the Houston Gym Ice Arena. Enjoy an afternoon of spook-tacular family fun!

The cost is $2 per skater and includes skate rental. Sizes range from a child’s 8 to an adult 13. Family and friends who won’t be skating can register free of charge. Refreshments include doughnut holes and cider, and mini-pumpkins will be available for the skaters to take home.

Members of the Buffalo Bengals men’s ice hockey team will be on hand to sign autographs and promote their upcoming season, and Benji, the school’s mascot, will make an appearance.

Please dress in “skate-friendly” costumes for safety. Helmets are recommended. Arrive a bit early to lace up.

Parking will be available in Lot G-24, accessible from Grant Street.

Don’t be spooked! Register now. (Online registration for this event will end at 5:00 p.m. Friday, October 24. Registration at the door will be cash only.)