The Residence Life Office needs volunteers from the campus community (current, retired, or alumni) to assist with First-Year Opening on Tuesday, August 19. If you are interested in volunteering or need additional information, please e-mail Janelle Brooks.

Spot Coffee will be open for breakfast during the summer, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Starting Monday, July 28, the Resident Dining Hall, located in the Campbell Student Union, will be open for lunch from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Buffalo State Dining is paying it forward today with a specialty faculty, staff, and student appreciation discount lunch featuring a cookout in the Student Union Quad from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This will replace the normally featured hot entrée selection at Spot Coffee in the Campbell Student Union Food Court. Today's cookout is the last this summer. The menu will feature hamburgers, turkey burgers, hot dogs, kielbasa, corn on the cob, fresh watermelon, and Southwestern potato salad. Get one entrée, two sides, and a beverage for only $5.

For lunch Monday in the Resident Dining Hall, enjoy an all-you-care-to-eat buffet for only $8.99, featuring chicken cacciatore over spaghetti, tomato basil green beans, sautéed zucchini and squash, green salad, and pasta salad. 

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.

Spot Coffee will be open for breakfast and lunch during the summer, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

For lunch today at Spot, enjoy lime cilantro grilled chicken, Cajun style rice and beans, Southern sweet potatoes, tofu jambalaya, taco salad, and Southwestern potato salad. Get one entrée, two sides, and a fountain beverage for only $8.79.

Tomorrow, Friday, July 25, Buffalo State Dining is paying it forward with a specialty faculty, staff, and student appreciation discount lunch featuring a cookout in the Student Union Quad from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This will replace the normally featured hot entrée selection at Spot Coffee in the Campbell Student Union Food Court. This Friday's cookout is the last this summer. The menu will feature hamburgers, turkey burgers, hot dogs, kielbasa, corn on the cob, fresh watermelon, and Southwestern potato salad. Get one entrée, two sides, and a beverage for only $5.

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.

The Grant Allocation Committee (GAC) requests proposals from individuals, departments, and student clubs and organizations for funding of programs, speakers, and events to take place during the 2014–2015 academic year.

The deadlines to submit applications under this funding cycle are Monday, September 15, for fall 2014 and spring 2015 program proposals and Monday, November 17, for spring 2015 program proposals. An application for funding and complete details of requirements may be found online. In an effort to cut costs and in keeping with our efforts to go green, all proposals must be submitted electronically to marzolkl@buffalostate.edu with one hard copy delivered to Cleveland Hall 519.

Questions about the GAC may be addressed to Daniel Vélez, associate vice president for student success, ext. 4631.

Ensemble will be unavailable on Wednesday, August 13, from midnight until 7:00 a.m. for an upgrade to version 3.6. More information about the new features in version 3.6 is available on the Ensemble website.

Spot Coffee will be open for breakfast and lunch during the summer, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

For lunch today at Spot, enjoy Asian beef stir fry, brown fried rice, vegetable stir fry, pot stickers, sesame noodle salad, and green salad.

For lunch tomorrow, Thursday, July 24, at Spot, enjoy lime cilantro grilled chicken, Cajun style rice and beans, Southern sweet potatoes, tofu jambalaya, taco salad, and Southwestern potato salad. Get one entrée, two sides, and a fountain beverage for only $8.79.

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.

Although we are still in the middle of summer, it's time to start planning for Winterim 2015, the series of intercession workshops available for faculty, staff, students, and others. Winterim 2015 will run from Monday, January 5, though Friday, January 16.

If you have an idea or topic for a Winterim workshop, or if you would like to present a workshop, please contact Paul Reynolds, ext. 3361. Every suggestion will be considered. We need workshops that are fun and entertaining, as well as those for productivity and professional development.

Px21 (a group of Erie County substance-abuse prevention and mental health providers, formerly called Px20), in partnership with the Center for Health and Social Research (CHSR), will sponsor “Community, Coalitions, and Connections: WNY Working Together” from 9:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, in Bulger Communication Center.

Nationally renowned experts from Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) will conduct the training. The goals are to build capacity, increase effectiveness, help local coalitions and community groups work more effectively on their goals, and realize the benefits of working together. The training will help align various methods of community work, and participants will learn the principles of the strategic prevention framework. While the training has some orientation toward substance-abuse prevention, the principles at the heart of the training have broad applicability to coalition work aimed at healthier communities in general.

The fee for this training is $10 to help cover the cost of food (breakfast and lunch for all participants) and training materials. Please note: no-cost scholarships are available on request.

Please call CHSR at ext. 6137 with any questions or for registration details.

Collaborate is web-conferencing software that provides the functionality to support a synchronous teaching and learning environment. Collaborate can assist with delivering highly engaging and effective synchronous classroom activities, meetings, office hours, professional development, blended learning, and student support services. Collaborate allows you to import PowerPoint slides; share your computer screen; and interact with participants through chat, webcam, and microphone along with recording the sessions for future use. This four-workshop series will be presented by Todd Benzin and Meghan Pereira from Instructional Resources. Register below to participate in these training sessions. All sessions will take place in Bulger Communication Center 104.

Blackboard Collaborate: Creating a Session
Monday, September 8
11:00 a.m.–Noon

Blackboard Collaborate: Presenting Content
Tuesday, September 16
12:15–1:15 p.m.

Blackboard Collaborate: Engaging Your Audience (Participants)
Friday, September 19
9:00–10:00 a.m.

Blackboard Collaborate: Facilitating a Successful Session
Monday, September 22
1:00–2:00 p.m.

Blackboard Collaborate is a live web-conferencing application that allows faculty members to share content while interacting with students through chat, webcam, or microphone. If you plan to use Collaborate in the fall 2014 semester, please contact Todd Benzin or Meghan Pereira to schedule a training before the start of the fall semester. Collaborate has many features and requires time and training to become comfortable with this online tool.