Allen Carlson, associate professor of government at Cornell University, will present "What You Don't Know about China: Challenging Conventional Wisdom on a Rising Superpower," on Thursday, May 1, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center South. His lecture is free and open to the public. Carlson's work focuses on Chinese politics, foreign policy, and Asian security. He is the author of Unifying China, Integrating with the World: Securing Chinese Sovereignty in the Reform Era.

This Year of the Teacher lecture is sponsored by the Center for China Studies; the School of Arts and Humanities; the School of Education; the School of Natural and Social Sciences; International and Exchange Programs; and the departments of Economics and Finance, Modern and Classical Languages, and Political Science.

The Graduate School will offer its final drop-in session for Buffalo State undergraduates on Tuesday, May 6, from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 205.

Considering graduate school? Look no further. Buffalo State offers more than 60 distinctive graduate programs to advance your career opportunities. Admission representatives will be on hand to answer questions about the various graduate programs, admission requirements, career options, and more. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to explore your options and get ahead.

Advance your career with a graduate degree from Buffalo State. Apply now for fall 2014.

The Graduate School will offer drop-in sessions for Buffalo State undergraduates from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 205 on the following dates:

• Thursday, April 24
• Tuesday, May 6

Considering graduate school? Look no further. Buffalo State offers more than 60 distinctive graduate programs to advance your career opportunities. Admission representatives will be on hand to answer questions about the various graduate programs, admission requirements, career options, and more. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to explore your options and get ahead.

Advance your career with a graduate degree from Buffalo State. Apply now for fall 2014!

The Graduate School will offer a series of drop-in sessions for Buffalo State undergraduates from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 205 on the following dates:

• Tuesday, April 8
• Thursday, April 24
• Tuesday, May 6

Considering graduate school? Look no further. Buffalo State offers more than 60 distinctive graduate programs to advance your career opportunities. Admission representatives will be on hand to answer questions about the various graduate programs, admission requirements, career options, and more. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to explore your options and get ahead.

Advance your career with a graduate degree from Buffalo State. Apply now for fall 2014!

The Graduate School offers a series of drop-in sessions for Buffalo State undergraduates.

Considering graduate school? Look no further. Buffalo State offers more than 60 distinctive graduate programs to advance your career opportunities. Admission representatives will be on hand to answer questions about the various graduate programs, admission requirements, career options, and more. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to explore your options and get ahead. 

Sessions will be held on the following dates:

• Thursday, March 20, from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 418
• Tuesday, April 8, from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 205
• Thursday, April 24, from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 205
• Tuesday, May 6, from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 205

Advance your career with a graduate degree from Buffalo State. Apply now for fall 2014.

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.

Coffee, tea, and other light refreshments are graciously shared. Looking forward to seeing you on Thursday, February 27.

The campus community is invited to the lecture "Njoya’s Alphabet: The Sultan of Bamum and French Colonial Reactions to the A-ka-u-ku Script," by Ken Orosz, associate professor of history and social studies education, on Thursday, February 27, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center West. All are welcome at this discussion of the ramifications of colonization in what is now present day Cameroon. The event is sponsored by the African and African American studies program in honor of Black History Month.

Pizza and drinks will be provided.

Join Buffalo State Dining in the Resident Dining Hall today for our Crazy for Crepes promotion from 11:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. A crepe is a type of thin pancake originating in France, served with a variety of fillings. Get your sweet or savory fix at the crepe bar today.

For more information on Buffalo State Dining, please visit our website.

By popular request, the deadline to apply for a SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Grant (IITG) has been extended one day to allow a full weekend to finalize and submit proposals. The new proposal deadline is midnight Sunday, March 2.

The request for proposals (RFP), recorded webinar overviews, details on how to create an account to submit an online application, and FAQs are available at http://commons.suny.edu/iitg/apply.

Also, please consider serving as a 2014 IITG reviewer. Please submit information by Friday, February 28. Details regarding the time commitment and process for reviewers are available on the SUNY ITTG website.

E. H. Butler Library has acquired full-text access to more than 1,500 scholarly journals in many subject areas from the academic publisher Springer. Many disciplines are covered, with the highest concentration in the sciences and technology. Holdings for most journals run from 1997 to the present, and the SpringerLink platform allows for in-depth searching. To access the articles available to Buffalo State users, uncheck the box labeled "Include Preview-Only content" when searching.

Search our Springer Journals database now.

Links to Springer journals are available in various places on the library’s website, including the Library Databases A-Z web page and in the Articles tab of selected library subject guides.

Feel free to share this information with any Buffalo State faculty, staff, and students.

For more information, contact Al Riess, electronic database librarian, ext. 6320.