College Relations' public relations staff relies heavily on the events calendar to generate community awareness of events at Buffalo State. Events for the upcoming month that are listed on the events calendar and open to the public are sent to the local media on the 15th of each month (e.g., March 15 for April events).

Please submit your event as early as possible to obtain maximum coverage. Thank you.

Faculty of dietetics, fashion and textile technology, and family and consumer sciences education students: Please tell your students to check their Buffalo State e-mails for their invitation (sent March 7 or March 10) to join Phi Upsilon Omicron honor society. Membership in Phi U provides opportunities for professional leadership skills, networking with other professionals and alumni, and community service. It also provides access to many scholarships and fellowships available at the chapter and national levels. Membership and scholarship applications were included in the e-mail.

Students should submit their applications and initiation fee to the Dietetics and Nutrition Office, Caudell Hall 207, Attention: Phi Upsilon Omicron, by Tuesday, April 1. 

Thank you.

Anuj Ramaiya, president of the International Student Organization, will present "Karibuni Tanzania" on Tuesday, March 18, from 12:10 to 1:30 p.m. in Technology Building 160. This lecture is given at the invitation of Buffalo State’s International Student Advisory Council. This lecture is free and everyone is welcome.

For more information, please contact Jean F. Gounard, director of international student affairs, ext. 5331.

Because of the blizzard, the Women's History Month address by Zandria Robinson scheduled for yesterday has been rescheduled for today, Thursday, March 13, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center East. Light refreshments will be served. Please share this information with students.

Original description:

What does the work of hip-hop artists such as Janelle Monae, Nicki Minaj, and Erykah Badu say about gender, race, and class? Zandria Robinson, assistant professor of sociology from the University of Memphis, will address this issue in a Women's History Month keynote address, "Gotta Sing on the Beats They Give Us: Race, Class, and Black Feminism in Popular Culture." The talk is open to all members of the campus community, and students are encouraged to attend.

Robinson's talk is sponsored by the women and gender studies program, the African and African American studies program, the Faculty-Student Association, the School of Natural and Social Sciences, and the Association for Faculty and Staff of African Descent.

For more information, please contact Jenn Hunt, associate professor of psychology.

We are asked to be flexible, adapt, and move forward in times of change, but that isn't always easy. Stories can guide us. Stories fuel or extinguish change: they are either expressed or suppressed. AFP 2014: Change through Stories 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.

AFP 2014: Change through Stories will be held on campus September 8–10.

The deadline for proposals has been extended to Tuesday, April 15.

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." ? Margaret Mead

The VSLC’s Alternative Break program will host one final Alternative Break experience during the 2013–2014 academic year. Participants in the Alternative Summer Break: Appalachian Trail Building Project will head to Bear Mountain, New York, from Saturday, May 31, to Saturday, June 7, to volunteer with the New York–New Jersey Trail Conference. Students will reroute a portion of one of the oldest sections of the Appalachian Trail while learning about hiking-trail preservation, as well as the ecological and social impacts of hiking trails.

This AB experience is part of a long-term partnership that the Alternative Break program has built with the New York–New Jersey Trail Conference. A participant fee of $150 includes transportation, housing, meals, and supplies. Students have the option of fundraising to help cover the participant fee. Spots are limited, so if you’re really interested, apply early.

Information sessions will be held on the following days:

• Tuesday, April 1; 12:30–1:30 p.m.; Bacon Hall 204
• Wednesday, April 9; noon–1:00 p.m.; Bacon Hall 204

To apply:

• Download the application from the VSLC website.
• Submit the application and $30 deposit to the VSLC in Cleveland 306 by Friday, April 11.

For more information, contact the VSLC, ext. 5811, or stop by Cleveland Hall 306.

Beginning today, March 13, Lloyd Taco Truck will serve lunch from Cleveland Circle, south of Cleveland Hall, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. You can find Lloyd in this new location for lunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the rest of the spring semester. For Monday, Wednesday, and Friday lunch service, and Monday through Friday dinner service (5:00–8:00 p.m.), Lloyd will serve from its regular location in Lot M.

Let Buffalo State Catering cater your next event. Visit our website to view our menus, including our brand-new Staff Appreciation menu. For more information regarding our menus, or to place an order, please contact Lindsey Syracuse, catering manager, ext. 4128.

TIAA-CREF representative Richard Thompson will be on campus for individual consultations with Buffalo State staff and faculty members on the following days:

• Thursday, March 20: Cleveland Hall 416
• Tuesday, April 1: Cleveland Hall 416
• Wednesday, April 16: Cleveland Hall 416
• Thursday, May 8: E. H. Butler Library 210B
• Tuesday, May 20: Cleveland Hall 416
• Tuesday, June 3: Cleveland Hall 416
• Wednesday, June 18: Cleveland Hall 416

Sessions are by appointment only; all appointments are between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Gain a greater level of confidence in your retirement portfolio. Visit www.tiaa-cref.org/moc or call (800) 732-8353 Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. to schedule an appointment.

The Banner Student Registration Guide is available online as a PDF on both the Registrar's Office website and the Banner website. Color brochures are also always available in the lobby of Moot Hall 210. If your office or department would like a supply of color brochures to have on hand for faculty, staff, and students, please contact the Registrar's Office at ext. 4811.