The Small Business Development Center will present the Food Technology Workshop on Tuesday, June 24, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 208. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The workshop is an effort to help small food processors and food truck entrepreneurs market their products on the local, regional, and national scale.

The workshop will cover topics essential to the upscaling and development of small food businesses’ products, such as production space; licensing and labeling requirements; local, state, and federal regulatory compliance; and product process development and safety.

The cost of the program is $40 and includes lunch. Interested parties may make checks payable to the SUNY Buffalo State Research Foundation and mail them to SUNY Buffalo State, Small Business Development Center, Cleveland Hall 206, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo NY 14222. For more information, please contact Cindi Thomason, ext. 4030.

The Buffalo State Alumni Association will host alumni, friends, and family on Saturday, June 14, at Darien Lake for a day of fun.

Tickets are $30 per person and include entrance to the park and wrist bands for the picnic pavilion. Children under 2 years of age are free. Come anytime during park hours to enjoy the Darien Lake park and water attractions on your own, then join our group for lunch at 12:30 p.m. in the pavilion.

Price includes

• admission to amusement park and water park,
• buffet-style catered lunch with unlimited non-alcoholic beverages,
• free parking.

Darien Lake's hours of operation:
10:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Lunch buffet offerings:

• Chiavetta's chicken
• Hamburgers with fixings
• Sahlen's hot dogs
• Potato salad
• Fruit salad
• Perry's ice cream novelties
• Coca-Cola fountain beverages

Attendees are encouraged to bring guests or family members to this event. For more information or to register, please visit the Alumni Association website. Once registered, you will be mailed tickets before the event.

Buffalo State Dining will have dining locations open for the summer. Today, Spot Coffee will be open for breakfast and lunch from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

For lunch, enjoy chicken wings, celery and carrot sticks, French fries, onion rings, bistro salad, tortellini salad, and soup du jour. Get one entrée, two sides, and a fountain beverage for only $8.79.

Faculty and staff, 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.

From the Assessment Advisory Board
The Assessment Advisory Board (AAB) is pleased to announce the 2014 Department Outstanding Assessment Award. This award ($4,000 added to department OTPS for one year) is given to one department each academic year. The award is intended to recognize a department that is committed to best practices in assessment to improve student learning in its major program(s). Departments with multiple major programs may choose to submit an application based on one program or more than one program.

A department recognized by this award will serve as a model of how to achieve innovative reform, enhanced learning, strong leadership, and departmental commitment to ongoing evidence-based improvement. A previous winning application is available for review on Buffalo State’s Assessment website. Preference will be given to a major program that is fully developed and implemented, revealing the complete assessment cycle.

Applications must be received by Friday, May 30, and the award recipient will be announced after July 1. The AAB will evaluate applications according to the evaluation rubric and decide the award recipient. If, in the judgment of the AAB, no submission reflects excellence in assessment, no award will be given for this year.

AAB membership for 2013–2014:

Lisa Berglund, Professor and Chair, English
Susan Birden, Professor and Chair, Adult Education
Shannon Budin, Associate Professor, Exceptional Education
Kelly Frothingham, Associate Professor and Chair, Geography and Planning
Lisa Hunter, Associate Dean, School of Arts and Humanities
Meg Knowles, Associate Professor, Communication
Christine Lai, Associate Professor, Business
Rosalyn Lindner, Associate Vice President for Assessment and Curriculum
Karen O’Quin, Associate Dean, School of Natural and Social Sciences
Elizabeth Szockyj, Associate Professor, Criminal Justice
Kathy Wood, Associate Dean, School of Education
Rita Zientek, Associate Dean, School of the Professions

Questions concerning this application may be addressed to either Roz Lindner, ext. 5915, or Karen O’Quin, ext. 6434.

The SUNY Learning Network will offer the webinar "Running Reports in Blackboard Learn" on Thursday, June 5, at 10:00 a.m. The webinar will show participants how to run reports on course activity, user activity, and student performance. The session will also discuss the Retention Center and Performance Dashboard within a Blackboard Learn course. Register for this webinar on the SUNY Center for Professional Development website. You must first provide required information and then choose the Running Reports in Blackboard Learn workshops. Please contact Meghan Pereira if you have questions or need additional information.

This conference will introduce and provide a platform for practice of targeted stuttering-modification and fluency-shaping techniques. The speaker for this event will be Christopher Heximer, a clinical supervisor in SUNY Buffalo State's Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic. This event is open to the public.

Download the brochure and registration form (PDF).

Buffalo State Dining will have dining locations open for the summer. Today, Spot Coffee will be open for breakfast and lunch from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

For lunch today, enjoy chipotle turkey meatloaf: chipotle-spiced turkey meatloaf finished with cilantro bean salad; potatoes au gratin: sliced potatoes baked in a four-cheese sauce; spinach casserole; vegetable medley; taco salad; Mexican Caesar salad; and French onion soup. Get one entrée, two sides, and a fountain beverage for only $8.79.

Faculty and staff, 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 final FACTS article for spring 2014 features resources and tools available on the Financial Aid Office website to assist students.

• SUNY Smart Track Financial Literacy Website: As members of SUNY, all students (prospective and current), as well as faculty and staff, may access the SUNY Financial Literacy website. The website contains online courses, articles, and calculators spanning topics from retirement to credit cards.
• Cost Calculator (Fall 2013): Students can estimate their expected semester charges using this web-based calculator. The tool also allows students to easily compare different scenarios, such as living on campus versus off campus or attending full time versus part time. A simplified version is also available for summer 2013.
• Bill Estimator: The Bill Estimator is a Microsoft Excel-based calculator that allows students to estimate their costs and input their expected financial aid to determine their expected out-of-pocket cost or refund.
• Loan Repayment Calculator: Students can estimate their monthly payment based on their annual or aggregate loan debt.
• Work-Study Calculator: This tool allows students and supervisors to track how many hours have been worked and how many hours students have remaining to work in the semester.
• Current Aid Processing Status: The FAO home page is updated frequently to notify students and parents of processing times and student announcements.
• Faculty and Staff Resources: This is a repository of Financial Aid guides related to specific functional areas (e.g., academic advising, grading).
• Print a Copy of IRS Tax Returns or W-2 Statements: Students and parents are often required to submit tax return transcripts to the FAO. These can be printed at no cost in real time from the IRS website (after registering an account). This feature is available for all individuals (students, faculty, staff).
• Campus and External Scholarships: Buffalo State offers a variety of scholarship opportunities for current, newly accepted first-year, and transfer students. Campus scholarship funding is made possible through donations from alumni and friends of the college who value a Buffalo State education.

If you have questions regarding this article, please contact us at finaid@buffalostate.edu or ext. 4902. All questions and answers will be posted in the You Asked for It section of the FAO website. Click on the Faculty and Staff link (bottom left).

Buffalo State Dining will have dining locations open for the summer. Today, Spot Coffee will be open for breakfast and lunch from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

For lunch today, enjoy chicken pot pie: tender chicken cooked in a rich gravy with vegetables, served in an oven-baked bread bowl; mashed potatoes: potatoes mashed with cream and butter; pasta: tossed in a smoked gouda cream sauce with sundried tomatoes and spinach; sautéed green beans: fresh green beans sautéed with tomatoes and garlic; spinach, berry, and gorgonzola salad; tortellini salad; and homemade Tuscan vegetable soup. Get one entrée, two sides, and a fountain beverage for only $8.79.

Faculty and staff, 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.

Buffalo State Dining will have dining locations open for the summer. Today, Spot Coffee will be open for breakfast and lunch from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

For lunch today, enjoy marinated grilled steak topped with a black bean and corn salsa; pasta florentine: ziti pasta tossed in a spinach white wine and garlic sauce; polenta bruschetta: seared polenta cake topped with homemade bruschetta; oven-baked tomatoes: tomato halves rubbed in olive oil, seasoned, and topped with roasted garlic bread crumbs; garden salad with Italian or ranch dressing; cucumber salad; and tomato bisque soup. Get one entrée, two sides, and a fountain beverage for only $8.79.

Faculty and staff, 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.