New Graduate Student Orientation for students accepted for the summer and fall semester will be held Monday, August 18, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall. Registration begins at 4:15 p.m.

Blackboard Learn will be unavailable Thursday, August 14, from 4:00 to 7:00 a.m. for updates. Please call Open SUNY Support Services at (800) 875-6269 if you experience any technical difficulties after this update.

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 roast turkey with gravy, parmesan roasted potatoes, honey butter carrots, black bean and corn salad, green salad, and garlic bread.

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.

IF 2014 is reflected in Degree Works for all students who started summer/fall 2014. It is important to review student audit sheets and verify that the reports are accurate (i.e., classes are listed, prefix rules are applied, etc.). Please take the time to spot-check a sample of IF 2014 audit sheets on Degree Works. Refer to http://intellectualfoundations.buffalostate.edu/if-2014-fall-2014 for more information about the IF 2014 program.

The Small Business Development Center now provides assistance for entrepreneurs seeking to directly address social and environmental problems through their businesses. The workshop Social Enterprise 101 will be held from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 22, in Cleveland Hall 205 to introduce you to the SBDC's social enterprise counseling services. The workshop will cover the following four areas of training: social business planning; legal form for social entrepreneurs; social impact measurement and reporting; and financing your social enterprise. This event is free and open to the public. To register, please e-mail delmonas@buffalostate.edu or call (716) 878-4030.

The Buffalo State Child Care Center will offer universal pre-K through the Buffalo Public Schools this year for children born in 2010. Families must reside in the city of Buffalo to be eligible for this publicly funded program. Wraparound services will be provided for a fee to meet the needs of parents.

The program includes a developmentally appropriate curriculum using best practices in early childhood education. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. 

Only a few spaces remain. Call ext. 5335 today for more information.

Almost all STEM fields require high competence in mathematics, a subject that can be difficult to effectively present to blind and visually impaired students. This presentation will describe traditional problems and solutions for teaching math to blind students, as well as outline emerging issues related to the rapid growth of online learning and computerized math coursework. It will also cover results of testing and studies using new software tools.

The SUNY Center for Professional Development in support of EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information) invites Buffalo State faculty to attend this free webinar on Tuesday, August 12, at 2:00 p.m. Register for this webinar on the EASI Website. Please note: there was no opportunity to preview this webinar.

Tired of solving one accessibility problem only to see another just like it pop up a week later? Exhausted from running around fighting accessibility fires all on your own with a tiny spray bottle? It's time to put accessibility on a mature organizational basis. Learn how to build a sustainable accessibility program during this free webinar on Thursday, August 14, at 2:00 p.m. (EDT), sponsored by the SUNY Center for Professional Development in support of EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information). Register on the EASI website.

The Anne Frank Project welcomes you to participate in its sixth annual conference, AFP 2014: Change through Stories, September 8–10. AFP 2014 is a laboratory and a meeting place for all disciplines to tell stories that inspire change, engage people in the lessons of those stories, and provide tools and vocabulary that encourage people to change their world.

Featuring:

• Performances, including Broadway legend André De Shields in Frederick Douglass: Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory and In Between by Ibrahim Miari
• Art exhibits by James A. Allen and Valeria Cray
• Hands-on workshops with local and international nonprofits, scholars, artists, and community activists

For more information, please visit the AFP website, download the AFProject app, and follow AFP on Twitter @annefrankprjct.

The Anne Frank Project is excited to announce the AFProject app. Download it to your mobile device or view it in web-based HTML 5 format. The AFProject app is your way to register for AFP 2014: Change through Stories. It's easy, fun, and free.

What are the features and benefits?

• View conference performances, workshops, and art exhibits for AFP 2014 (September 8–10).
• Make your own personalized agenda.
• Post photos, comments, and "likes" and check in to let people know what's happening and where you are.
• Connect with other attendees.
• Integrate social media.
• Stay updated all year.

Download the AFProject app today.