Take me out to the ball game! Bring your family to join the Buffalo State Alumni Association in the SLR Suite to watch the Buffalo Bisons as they take on the Pawtucket Red Sox on Sunday, August 24, at 1:05 p.m.

Alumni and their guests will be treated to box seats, courtesy of Sundra Ryce, '96, and SLR Contracting and Service Company Inc. The cost for alumni is $25.00 per person, $12.50 for children ages 10 and under. Price includes game tickets, beverages, and food. All guests will receive a Buffalo State commemorative item.

The menu includes pregame snacks, grilled chicken sandwiches, and hot dogs. Beverages include soda and water.

Game tickets will be available for pickup at the Buffalo Bisons ticket office the day of the event.

Batter up! Register today.

Faculty members and librarians may now access the 2014–2015 edition of the Handbook for Faculty and Librarians. New faculty members, including adjuncts, who attend the New Hires Orientation on August 18 each receive a hard copy. Each dean's office and academic department office receives a hard copy. Please contact Patricia Alessandra with questions or requests.

Spot Coffee, Argo Tea, and the Resident Dining Hall are now open Monday through Friday for breakfast and lunch. For lunch today in the dining hall, enjoy General Tso's chicken, veggie lo mein, white rice, Vietnamese tofu, sesame noodle salad, pot stickers, and salad.

The resident dining door price is $6.69 for breakfast and $8.99 for lunch. Faculty and staff members, save 10 percent on every purchase when you use your Bengal Bucks. For information on how to sign up for a Bengal Bucks account or for a full list of summer hours of operation, please visit our website.

Hours of Operation

Monday–Friday
Spot Coffee: 8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Resident Dining: Breakfast 8:00–9:00 a.m.; Lunch 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Argo Tea: 10:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

Saturday–Sunday
All dining locations closed.

Argo Tea, located in Butler Library, is now open Monday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Stop in and start your morning with a unique and delicious signature tea beverage or coffee. For lunch, try one of Argo Tea’s specialty foods, which are a unique line of all-natural, nutritionally balanced fresh foods and baked goods made with tea-infused ingredients and Argo Tea's signature flavors.

For more information on Argo Tea or to view a full menu, visit the Argo Tea website.

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, August 19, 21, 22, 23, and 24, will be move-in days for our residential students. Temporary changes to campus parking and traffic will be in effect during this time frame to facilitate the move for our 2,700 resident students and their families.

The following lots will be reserved for move-in activity on these days and will not be available for faculty and staff parking. The new campus map may be useful when referencing these locations.

Tuesday, August 19

• Lot R-1 (formerly Lots A and A-1: Rockwell Road, north and south sides) from Cleveland Circle west to Academic Drive
• Lot R-6* (formerly Lot D: Academic Drive), except parking spaces designated for people with disabilities
• Lot R-7* (formerly Lot D-1: Union Place)
• Lot R-14 (formerly Lot G)

*Includes numbered reserve and general reserve parking spaces. Space holders in these lots are asked to park in other campus lots to accommodate our students.

Thursday–Sunday, August 21–24
Tower Road will be temporarily restricted to one-way traffic (east to west); vehicles will be permitted to traverse campus from Cassety Hall south to Academic Drive.

University Police officers, University Police student assistants, and Residence Life staff members will be on hand to direct students and their families. Thank you for your cooperation as we welcome our new and returning resident students.

For information regarding IF Global Engagement requirements, please visit the Intellectual Foundations website and follow this path: For Faculty > Intellectual Foundations 2014 > Global Engagement. Or download the Global Engagement Guidelines (PDF).

A Global Engagement Quick Guide (PDF) is also available. Don't forget that the Global Engagement requirement is part of IF 2014 and is for new and transfer summer/fall 2014 admits. Students who entered between fall 2006 and spring 2014 fall under the original IF program. These students do not have to satisfy the Global Engagement requirement.

The Buffalo State Alumni Association has teamed up with Liberty Mutual Insurance Company to offer a defensive driving class to Buffalo State faculty, staff, alumni and students on Saturday, October 18, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Ketchum Hall 113.

Save money on your auto insurance by taking this class offered through Liberty Mutual. Friends and relatives are also welcome if accompanied by a faculty or staff member, alumnus, or student. The cost of the class is $22 per person.

To enroll, please call Mike DiCioccio, Buffalo State's local Liberty Mutual representative, at (716) 997-5312. The registration deadline for this class is Monday, October 6.

The September 11 National Day of Service and Volunteer Fair is an opportunity for Buffalo State students, faculty, and staff to remember and recognize a tragic yet important day in our nation's history.

The Volunteer and Service-Learning Center (VSLC) will facilitate Buffalo State's participation in a national day of service to recognize the importance of active citizenship not only during times of crisis but every day. The event will provide opportunities for students to spend a few minutes or a few hours helping with specific community-identified needs through on-campus service projects.

Many nonprofit organizations will be on campus from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to speak with students about volunteer opportunities that connect with personal interests and to provide service projects that can be accomplished in a small amount of time while making an impact. These projects will allow students to realize that service does not have to take a significant time commitment. Everyone can help transform the community.
Questions can be directed to the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center, ext. 5811, vslc@buffalostate.edu, or stop by Cleveland Hall 306.

Spot Coffee will be open during the summer Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The Resident Dining Hall, located in the Campbell Student Union, will be open for breakfast from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. and lunch from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday featuring an all-you-care-to-eat buffet.

For lunch today in the dining hall, enjoy chopped steak with gravy, mashed potatoes, veggie medley, peas and carrots, spinach salad with strawberries, broccoli salad, and mini dinner rolls. 

The door price is $6.69 for breakfast and $8.99 for lunch. Faculty and staff members, save 10 percent on every purchase when you use your Bengal Bucks. For information on how to sign up for a Bengal Bucks account or for a full list of summer hours of operation, please visit our website.

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