On behalf of the Buffalo State Campus Intercultural Communications Committee, the International Student Affairs Office is delighted to invite all internationally minded faculty, staff, and students to attend our well-known weekly International Social Hour, which allows all international students, scholars, and their friends to meet informally.  This special get-together takes place every Thursday from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Assembly Hall 1 of the Campbell Student Union.

This week, Marcus Burns, public relations officer of the International Student Organization, will present "Decoding Jamaican Culture." Coffee, tea, and other light refreshments will be graciously shared.

Looking forward to seeing you on Thursday, March 20.

College students interested in careers in public relations or advertising are invited to attend Communications Career Day on Saturday, April 5, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney Art Center's Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Auditorium.

The annual event is organized by the Buffalo Niagara chapter of the Public Relations Society of America and the Advertising Club of Buffalo, with assistance from the Buffalo State chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America.

The event will feature two panel discussions with local PR and advertising professionals: one on cover letters, résumés, portfolios, and internships; and the second on acing a job interview. One-on-one résumé review sessions will be offered after each panel discussion.

Following the second panel discussion, keynote speaker Jessica Schimert will discuss "Building Your Personal Brand." Her presentation will be followed by a speed networking session with 10 local public relations and advertising professionals. Representatives from PRSA, the Advertising Club, and local colleges with graduate programs in communication also will be on hand.

The cost is $15 and includes breakfast. Students interested in registering should visit the Advertising Club's website. For more information, e-mail Deborah Silverman, associate professor of communication.

Buffalo State is undertaking an initiative* aimed at enhancing bicycling conditions and promoting bicycling on campus. Staff members from the offices of Facilities Planning and Environmental Health and Safety, along with the Parking and Transportation Committee, are working with a consultant team—a group of national experts in developing bicycle-related policy, infrastructure, and program recommendations for colleges and universities.

The planning team is in the process of analyzing existing conditions and preferences and wants to hear what works and what doesn't work for current bike commuters, students living on campus, and those who are interested in bicycling to and within the campus, but don't. For the latter group especially, what would make you more open to bicycling? How can we make the campus a more bike-friendly environment? In order for the team to obtain meaningful feedback, a survey has been created that all are encouraged to complete.

Whether you bike or not, your responses to the survey by Wednesday, April 30, will provide valuable data to the planning team and will help formulate the final recommendations.

* This environmental benefit project is being undertaken in connection with the settlement of an enforcement action taken by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation related to Article 19 of the Environmental Conservation Law. The enforcement action relates to power plant emissions in 1997 and 1998 that were found to exceed the acceptable threshold.

Barnes & Noble March promotion: 25 percent off entire stock of short-sleeve tees* March 17–23.

* Excludes Under Armour

Calling all students! You are invited to the rescheduled presentation by representatives from the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) today, March 20, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center East.

Buffalo State has long partnered with the NFTA to provide low-cost metro passes to all undergraduate students. At this presentation, the NFTA will discuss the overall bus and rail access afforded to CRAM pass holders, the many additional benefits available to our students, the environmental benefit of this partnership, and more.

Reserve your space by calling 878-4311 or e-mailing vpfm@buffalostate.edu. This presentation is sponsored by the Buffalo State Parking and Transportation Committee.

Calling all students! You are invited to the rescheduled presentation by representatives from the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) on Thursday, March 20, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center East.

Buffalo State has long partnered with the NFTA to provide low-cost metro passes to all undergraduate students. At this presentation, the NFTA will discuss the overall bus and rail access afforded to CRAM pass holders, the many additional benefits available to our students, the environmental benefit of this partnership, and more.

Reserve your space by calling 878-4311 or e-mailing vpfm@buffalostate.edu. This presentation is sponsored by the Buffalo State Parking and Transportation Committee.

Konstantine Zelator, senior lecturer in mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Marinette, will present a seminar in number theory, "Sums of Squares Whose Bases Are Consecutive Terms of an Arithmetic Progression," on Friday, March 21, at 3:00 p.m. in Ketchum Hall 113.

Abstract
The main result of this work can be stated as follows: Let p be a prime, p = 3, or p = 5 or 7 (mod 12). Then the sum of the squares of any p positive integers, which are consecutive terms of an arithmetic progression, is a non-perfect square. The article that contains this result is published in www.arxiv.org (arX- iv:1311.6484 [math.GM]).

The Daily Bulletin will not be published the week of Spring Recess, March 24–28. The deadline for submissions for the March 31 issue is 3:00 p.m. today. During the break, users will be able to submit items for Tuesday, April 1, and beyond. Thank you.

Please join us for the symposium “At the Intersection of Writing, Technology, and Critical Thinking: WAC, WID, and General Education,” hosted by Buffalo State and sponsored by Bedford/St. Martin’s, on Friday, April 11, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Buckham Hall.

The symposium will provide professional development activities that support best practices for teaching writing and infusing writing across the curriculum. The symposium is free, but registration is required. RSVP by Friday, April 4, to Karita dos Santos, senior market development manager, Bedford/St. Martin’s. You’re welcome to join us for all or part of the day, as your schedule permits. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. If you are interested in bringing colleagues from your department, please let us know, as space is limited.

A detailed agenda will be available within a few weeks, but our distinguished speakers and their topics include the following:

Morning Keynote
Mike Palmquist, Associate Vice Provost for Learning and Teaching, Professor of English, and University Distinguished Teaching Scholar, Colorado State University

Mike Palmquist directs the university's Institute for Learning and Teaching. His scholarly interests include writing across the curriculum, the effects of computer and network technologies on writing instruction, and new approaches to scholarly publishing. His work has appeared in several journals including College English, Computers and Composition, Written Communication, Writing Program Administration, Marketing Education Review, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, Kairos, and Social Forces, as well as in edited collections. Since 1992, he has coordinated the development of Writing@CSU and its web-based learning environment, the Writing Studio. He is also founding editor of the WAC Clearinghouse and Academic.Writing, a refereed journal focusing on interdisciplinary perspectives of communication across the curriculum, which in 2004 merged with Language and Learning Across the Disciplines to form Across the Disciplines.

Workshops

• Amy Stolley-Ferdinandt, St. Xavier University: Grammar in the writing classroom
• Kelly Kinney, Binghamton: Reflection and transfer
• Doug Downs, Montana State University: Critical reading and writing
• Melissa Graham Meeks, Bedford/St. Martin’s (Ph.D. UNC Chapel Hill): Assignment design
• Steven Corbett, George Mason University: Peer review
• Mike Palmquist, Colorado State University: WAC resources
• Alex Reid, University at Buffalo: Multimodal composition
• Michele Ninacs and John McKinnis, SUNY Buffalo State: Handbook as classroom tool
• Nick Carbone, Bedford/St. Martin’s: Peer review
• Matt Parfitt, Boston University: Commenting on student writing

We look forward to seeing you there!

For more information, please contact Michele Ninacs, director of the College Writing Program, ext. 5451.

The Daily Bulletin will not be published the week of Spring Recess, March 24–28. The deadline for submissions for the March 31 issue is 3:00 p.m. Friday, March 21. During the break, users will be able to submit items for Tuesday, April 1, and beyond. Thank you.