Spring is in the air! Come to the Campbell Student Union on Thursday, April 17, when the Buffalo State Rotaract Club will hold a bake sale from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the Massachusetts Avenue Project. A wide variety of delicious treats will be available to enjoy at $1 per packaged item. Buy one for yourself or someone special, all while supporting a good cause. Raffle tickets for $1 each will also be sold and entered in a drawing for a wonderful spring gift basket. Please come to the Union this Thursday and show your support for your school and community.

Because of an unspent balance resulting from programs that did not use all allocated funds, the Grant Allocation Committee (GAC) is requesting proposals from individuals, departments, and student clubs and organizations for funding of programs, speakers, and events to take place during the spring 2014 semester (January 1–June 8). These proposals may be for events that have already taken place or for events that will take place during the spring semester.

Additionally, the GAC requests proposals for funding of programs, speakers, and events to take place during the summer and fall semesters. The deadline to submit applications under this funding cycle is Wednesday, April 30. Proposals must adhere to existing guidelines, which can be found online along with the required application for funding.

Spring 2014 awards must be spent no later than June 9, 2014.

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.

The Counseling Center requests your participation in the Celebration of Life (COL) memorial event today, April 11, from noon to 1:00 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney Art Center's Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Auditorium.

The COL program, held annually since 2001, remains one of our most significant traditions. The focus is to remember students, faculty, staff, and alumni who have passed away during the last academic year. This spiritual, nondenominational program provides a forum for the Buffalo State community to grieve communally and to remember and celebrate those lives that have touched them. The hour-long program includes songs, poems, and a reading of the names of our departed Buffalo State family members. Light refreshments follow in the lobby.

Buffalo State's public administration program will host John Ericson, chief of the Outreach Unit in the Office of Human Resources Management of the United Nations in New York, on Thursday, April 17, at 4:30 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 210.

Ericson joined the UN in Vienna in 1982 and has worked in social affairs, training, administration, recruitment, and staffing. He spent five years at the Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa as a social affairs officer. He has served in peacekeeping operations in the former Yugoslavia and Cambodia, and has also worked in Bangkok and Nairobi. During this period, he was involved in the evacuation of UN staff from Ethiopia in 1991 and ran a polling station during the 1993 elections in Cambodia. This event is free and open to the public. Funded by the Grant Allocation Committee.

Join us for the next Bengal Basics workshop to learn strategies that can improve your score on multiple-choice exams. A better grade may be just a few tips away!

Tuesday, April 15
12:15–1:15 p.m.
Twin Rise 102
Presenter: Marie Ferraro

Applications are being accepted for the 31st annual Bengal Club Golf Classic, benefiting the 400 Buffalo State student-athletes and their programs, on Monday, July 14, at the beautiful Brierwood Country Club in Hamburg. The fun-filled day begins with registration at 9:30 a.m. Golfers are encouraged to warm up on Brierwood's spacious practice range while receiving lessons from two golf professionals. Before the tournament, enjoy lunch courtesy of BW's Barbecue on the beautiful terrace overlooking the course or inside the club's beautiful dining hall. Golf, with cart, begins promptly at 12:30 p.m., followed by cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, a chicken and steak dinner, fabulous auctions, and awards presentations. To register, become a sponsor, or donate an auction item, download the Bengal Club Golf Classics flier or contact Tom Koller, senior associate athletics director, ext. 6514.

The NYS/UUP Joint Labor-Management Committee has announced application deadlines for the Dr. Nuala McGann Drescher Leave Program. This affirmative action/diversity leave program enhances employment opportunities for UUP-represented employees who are preparing for permanent or continuing appointments with preference given to minorities, women, employees with disabilities, and employees with military status. Types of support available include payment of employee’s regular salary by the campus, salary for a replacement, and other related expenses for research or study with justification. Further information, guidelines, and application forms can be found online. Application deadlines are October 8, 2014, for leaves in the spring 2015 semester; March 4, 2015, for leaves in the fall 2015 semester; and October 7, 2015, for leaves in the spring 2016 semester.

The Small Business Development Center presents “Survive and Thrive: Essentials for Starting Your Own Business,” a workshop covering all the essential information needed to start a business, on Wednesday, April 23, from 8:30 a.m. until noon in the Burchfield Penney Art Center (second floor).

Specific topics will include creating a business plan; competition analysis; and tax, legal, and insurance issues. The workshop is free for Buffalo State faculty, staff, students, and alumni and U.S. military veterans and $20 for all others.

Registration will take place immediately before the workshop, from 8:00 to 8:30 a.m. To register in advance, call the SBDC at ext. 4030. For further information, please visit the SBDC website.

The grading window for 2014 Summer Sessions C and II will close tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. Detailed documentation for entering grades (PDF) is available on the Banner website. Assistance is available by calling the Computing Help Desk at ext. 4357 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

If you have questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at ext. 4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet (PDF) to assist you in successful grading.

The grading window is now open for summer sessions “C” and “II”  and will close Wednesday, August 13, at 9:00 p.m. Faculty will enter their summer 2014 grades using Banner. Detailed documentation for entering grades is available by accessing http://buffalostate.edu/banner/documents/grading.pdf.  Additionally, assistance is available by calling Computing Help Desk Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at ext. 4357.
If you have any questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at ext. 4811. We have provided a Grading Tip Sheet at http://www.buffalostate.edu/registrar/documents/GradingTipSheet.pdf to assist you in successful grading.