Please join us for Honors Convocation on Thursday, April 17, at 12:15 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall. We will recognize the excellent academic achievements of our students, with a light reception immediately following. All are welcome to attend.
Submitted by: Carolyn Martino
Student teaching and practicums are common experiences for education students. Less common, however, are the experiences of a select group of Buffalo State students—students in the School of Education’s International PDS Initiatives. These initiatives give students the opportunity to travel, study, and work for two to three weeks in Chile, the Dominican Republic, Zambia, or, just recently, Germany. These field-experience modules give students intensive language and culture training, as well as a more global perspective on education.
E. H. Butler Library is excited to host a panel with some of these students from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 6, in Butler Library 210. The students will share their stories and experiences and answer questions from the audience. A reception with the students will follow from 5:30 to 6:00 p.m. There will also be information about future international initiatives from the School of Education. This event is in honor of the Year of the Teacher at Buffalo State and will celebrate the fieldwork and experiences of the next generation of teachers. In addition to the panel, the library will also have an exhibit on the history of education at Buffalo State.
Submitted by: Leah M Galka
An introductory workshop on promotional writing will be held Tuesday, April 15, during Bengal Pause (12:15–1:30 p.m.) in the Professional Development Center, E. H. Butler Library 181B.
Promotional writing is the art of getting people interested in doing something they might not otherwise have considered. Promotional writing can be two words or 200 words, but its objective is always to get the reader to do something: attend a lecture, select a nominee, visit an exhibition, buy a book.
This presentation will suggest several strategies to make your promotional material more successful.
Register through the CyberQuad Workshop Registration System.
Submitted by: Cynthia Anthony
The Idea Lab mission: To constructively share ideas, insights, and experiences that will facilitate the SUNY Buffalo State mission and advance creativity, collaboration, and research within our campus community…and beyond!
Exceptional and innovative work is being conducted by faculty and staff members at Buffalo State. We believe that by getting together monthly for facilitated but informal conversations about the work we’re doing, our interests, and our projects—planned or under way—we will create a more innovative, interactive, and constructive campus environment. The Idea Lab is a grassroots project designed to strengthen our institutional capacity and create a platform for new collaborations and unexpected outcomes. Meeting notes will be shared and archived for future reference and inspiration.
Join us for our first meeting on Friday, March 7, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. in Rockwell Hall 204. Everyone is welcome. For more information, please contact Sue McCartney, ext. 4030.
Submitted by: Andrea Lizak
The West/Central New York Phi Alpha Theta (national history honor society) regional conference will be held at Buffalo State on Saturday, April 5, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Ketchum Hall. The keynote speaker will be Anne Rubenstein, associate professor of history at York University in Toronto. Her talk is titled "Mexicans Go to the Movies: Family, Sex, Identity, and Power after the Revolution." The cost is $20 per person. For more information, please contact Bridget María Chesterton, associate professor of history and social studies education.
This event is sponsored by the History and Social Studies Education Department and the Grant Allocation Committee.
Submitted by: Bridget M. Chesterton
A book launch for William Jenkins, associate professor of history at York University in Toronto, will be held Thursday, March 13, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 208. Jenkins is the author of Between Raid and Rebellion: The Irish in Buffalo and Toronto, 1867–1916 (McGill-Queen's University Press, October 2013). Light refreshments will be served.
This event is sponsored by the History and Social Studies Education Department, the Monroe Fordham Regional History Center, and the Faculty-Student Association.
Submitted by: Bridget M. Chesterton
Slavka Kutsay will present "Stories of Student Activism from Ukraine: Euromaidan Rising" on Monday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall.
Kutsay will describe her experience as a student activist and peaceful protester during a time of social unrest in Ukraine. This period is now being seen as a revolution that may have a significant impact on the future of Eastern Europe and beyond. Please join Buffalo State and the Western New York Ukrainian community in welcoming her to Buffalo State.
This event is generously cosponsored by the Grant Allocation Committee, the Faculty-Student Association Founders Fund, the Higher Education Administration Department, the Graduate Association of Student Personnel Administrators, the School of the Professions, the Student Life Office, University College, the women and gender studies program, and the International and Exchange Programs Office.
Submitted by: Kimberly A Kline
Clinton Ofigberi, vice president of the International Student Organization, will present "Discovering the Heart of Africa" on Tuesday, March 4, 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 and is free and open to the public. Everyone is welcome.
For more information, please contact Jean F. Gounard, director of international student affairs, ext. 5331.
Submitted by: Michelle Downey
ING Financial Partners will conduct the workshop "How to Maximize Financial Technology," led by Gary Witten, George Dougherty, and Matthew Witten, on Wednesday, March 5, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 418.
You'll learn
If you wish to attend, RSVP to molly@teamifs.com or (716) 626-3928. Lunch will be provided.
Submitted by: Jeannita McKnight
Student teaching and practicums are common experiences for education students. Less common, however, are the experiences of a select group of Buffalo State students—students in the School of Education’s International PDS Initiatives. These initiatives give students the opportunity to travel, study, and work for two to three weeks in Chile, the Dominican Republic, Zambia, or, just recently, Germany. These field-experience modules give students intensive language and culture training, as well as a more global perspective on education.
E. H. Butler Library is excited to host a panel with some of these students from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 6, in Butler Library 210. The students will share their stories and experiences and answer questions from the audience. A reception with the students will follow from 5:30 to 6:00 p.m. There will also be information about future international initiatives from the School of Education. This event is in honor of the Year of the Teacher at Buffalo State and will celebrate the fieldwork and experiences of the next generation of teachers. In addition to the panel, the library will also have an exhibit on the history of education at Buffalo State.
Submitted by: Leah M Galka