Through National Student Exchange, students have the opportunity to study for a semester or an academic year at one of the 200 participating colleges or universities at affordable tuition rates. Please contact Christine Frezza, ext. 4328, to schedule a class visit. Provide your students with this possibility for enriching their college experience and let them know about the upcoming information sessions on Tuesday, October 7, and Thursday, October 9, from 12:15 to 1:00 p.m. in Ketchum Hall 219. Thank you.

Through National Student Exchange, students have the opportunity to study for a semester or an academic year at one of the 200 participating colleges or universities at affordable tuition rates. Please contact Christine Frezza, ext. 4328, to schedule a class visit. Thank you.

In May, the School of Education Dean's Office relocated from Caudell Hall to a newly renovated space in Bacon Hall 306. Our pictures have been hung, bookshelves are full, and computers are networked. To celebrate this permanent move, dean Wendy Paterson welcomes everyone to an open house on Monday, October 6. Stop by Bacon Hall 306 for a tour and refreshments anytime between noon and 4:00 p.m. Come see our new digs!

Invite your family and friends to join you for Dining Out for Life on Tuesday, October 7, at Campus House. Enjoy dinner prepared by our hospitality students. Proceeds will be donated to Evergreen Health Services and Benedict House. You'll have a great meal and, at the same time, help provide critical services to people in Western New York affected by HIV and AIDS.

Please call Campus House at ext. 3300 to make your reservations. To learn more about membership at Campus House, visit us online.

The exhibition Madness in America: A History of Mental Health, by the Museum of disABILITY History, will be on display in the Circulation Gallery of Butler Library from October 1 to 24. This seven-panel overview of the history of mental health in the United States features the development and expansion of mental institutions, changes in medical care and treatment, and contributions by individuals who were recipients of mental health services.

The exhibition is sponsored by the Equity and Campus Diversity Office in recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month and Mental Illness Awareness Week, the first full week of October.

James Peltz, co-director of SUNY Press, will speak to faculty about publishing opportunities and processes on Thursday, October 23, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Butler Library 181B. From edited volumes to single-author and coauthored works, SUNY Press is committed to finding and publishing qualify manuscripts from a broad range of fields. Bring ideas and questions to this informative session on working with one of the nation's premier academic presses.

Please register online through the CyberQuad Workshop Registration System.

Computing and Technology Services offers test and survey scanning and scoring/analysis services for faculty and staff (for responses collected on standard NCS/Scantron scanner forms). Drop-off and pickup location is Twin Rise 206. Hours of service are 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Documentation and forms are available on the CTS "Help for Faculty and Staff page," under "Other Resources and Services."

Tests dropped off before 4:00 p.m. will be available for pickup by 10:00 a.m. the next business day, with e-mailed results available as soon as the items are processed. Please plan ahead: this is particularly critical during busy midterm and final exam weeks. Survey turnaround time may be longer, depending on the volume of tests in the queue. We are unable to offer “while you wait” processing of tests or surveys.

Please call ext. 4611 with questions.

Each year, the Anne Frank Project and the International Programs Office partner to offer our students the unique opportunity to visit, experience, and explore the remarkable country of Rwanda. The next trip will be during J-Term, January 4–22, 2015. The application process is busily under way. Due to high demand, the application deadline has been extended to Wednesday, October 15. For information on previous Rwanda trips and the current application process, please visit the AFP website, call the AFP office at ext. 5559, or e-mail AFP director Drew Kahn. Amahoro! (Peace)

The Higher Education Administration Department will host the HESAA/SPA Alumni, Family, and Friends Reunion on Friday, November 14, from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. at Resurgence Brewing Company, 1250 Niagara St., Buffalo, NY 14213. The cost is $25; all proceeds will go to an existing fund that is used to assist students and faculty with research projects.

This event will also honor Richard Herdlein III, professor of higher education administration, upon his retirement from the department. Herdlein has served the Higher Education Administration Department for over 15 years, teaching courses in administration, assessment and research, historical foundations, and counseling.

Register on the Buffalo State Alumni Association's website.

All HESAA/SPA alumni, family, and friends are welcome to attend this event. We hope to see you there. Please call the HEA Department at ext. 3789 with questions.

Please join the Great Lakes Center for the seminar “Ghosts of Cultivation Past: Native American Dispersal Legacy Persists in Tree Distribution,” presented by Robert J. Warren II, assistant professor of biology, on Thursday, October 9, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Science Building 272. Students, staff, and faculty are welcome. Light refreshments will be served.