The One Region Forward planning team will conduct a “Community Congress Workshop on the Road” Scenario Planning Workshop at Buffalo State on Wednesday, February 26, at 5:00 p.m. in Classroom Building A209. Hosted by the Geography and Planning Department, the exercise will give students, faculty, and staff an opportunity to contribute to the One Region Forward Sustainability Plan by engaging in a collaborative mapping exercise to determine what the future of the Buffalo Niagara region should look like. This hands-on exercise will allow participants to map where future land use, development, housing, and transportation investments should be made. Final map data will be used to develop the goals, recommendations, and implementation strategies of the Sustainability Plan, which is being funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and managed by the University at Buffalo Regional Institute and the Greater Buffalo Niagara Regional Transportation Council. All are welcome.

The Computing Help Desk will be moving to a new office in E. H. Butler Library on Thursday, February 13. The Help Desk will have limited phone support while Verizon moves phone lines to the new location. If you need assistance but are not able to get through, please leave a voice mail message or e-mail your request or problem to the Help Desk at chd@buffalostate.edu. Someone will follow up with you as soon as possible. Please share this information with your colleagues and students. We apologize for the inconvenience.

The editors of the Journal of Inquiry and Action in Education are pleased to announce that volume 5, issue 3 (2014) is now posted. The current issue features three authors from the Buffalo State faculty: George T. Hole, Distinguished Teaching Professor from the Philosophy and Humanities Department, shares his views in "Understanding Leadership: an Experimental-Experiential Model"; William L White, associate professor and chair of the Social and Psychological Foundations of Education Department, discusses "Curriculum, Marginalization, and the Professoriate"; and Pamela B. Pane, a lecturer in the Exceptional Education Department, presents her master's research project in the article "How Does the Use of Blogs Impact Student Motivation for Literature Discussions."

Two assistant professors of educational leadership and policy, Corrie Stone-Johnson from the University at Buffalo and Kami M. Patrizio from Virginia Tech, reflect on process in "Learning to Lead Public Schools." Mary E. Shea, professor and director of the graduate literacy programs at Canisius College, and coauthor Ardith D. Cole reveal the findings of a long-term project in "Right from the Start: A Kindergarten Program that Helps Prevent Reading Failure." Steven Page, assistant professor; Beth Pendergraft, associate professor; and Judi Wilson, associate professor, all at Georgia Regents University, present their research in "Examining Elementary Teachers' Sense of Efficacy in Three Settings in the Southeast."

The SUNY IITG online application web link is now available to accept project proposals for round three (2014) of the Innovative Instruction Technology Grants. The application site will remain open until midnight Saturday, March 1.

An IITG project proposal review meeting will be held on Thursday, February 20, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in the Professional Development Center, E. H. Butler Library 181B. Please submit an electronic copy of your project proposal to Bill White by Tuesday, February 18, for advance review.

John Henry Cardinal Newman, for whom Catholic Campus Ministry Centers at public universities and colleges across the United States are named, was born February 21, 1801. We will celebrate his life and works at the 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. liturgies on Sunday, February 23, at the Newman Center, 1219 Elmwood Avenue, and the campus community is invited to brunch at 10:30 a.m. Please call 882-1080 if you plan to attend, so that we may prepare enough food. All are welcome!

Artist Christopher Priore will present a lecture on Thursday, February 13, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center North 2C.

A pioneer of skywriting as an art genre in the 1980s, Priore—born in Buffalo and raised in Pittsburgh—was a leader among his transformative generation of young artists in Southwestern Pennsylvania before relocating to Manhattan in 1990, where he continues his art practice today. Priore brings a fresh outlook and renewed vigor to his work as an artist and educator, having earned his master of fine arts degree from Savannah College of Art and Design’s Painting Department in 2010. He holds a bachelor of fine arts from the Carnegie Mellon University School of Art.

Priore’s artistic trajectory is one of sustained explorations into perception, materiality, beauty, light, gravity, site, narrative, and audience involvement. His art has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the United States, as well as in Germany, Russia, Japan, France, and Italy with continuing discussion in all forms of media, including the New York Times, Art in America, Sculpture, ELLE and YouTube.

Students are invited to a Fireside Chat with Dean of Students Charles Kenyon and featured guest Karen Clinton Jones, chief diversity officer and Title IX coordinator, on Thursday, February 13, at 3:30 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Fireside Lounge (third floor). Jones will discuss the theme "Diversity and Inclusion: Learning in a World of Differences." Refreshments will be provided.

The Dean's Fireside Chat is an opportunity to discuss the theme of the day or to consider any issues, concerns, or topics students wish to address. Please join us for an engaging conversation.

Jozef Bajus, associate professor of design and coordinator of the fibers program, will present "Artists on the Road: Travel as a Source of Inspiration" on Thursday, February 20, at 12:15 p.m. in Upton Hall 230. 

Moving away and getting closer, losses and discoveries, priorities and revaluation of values, expectations linked with both sorrow and joy, discovering and revealing layers...unexpected challenges and searching for oneself.

Cosponsored by the Design Department and the International and Exchange Programs Office.

Lloyd Taco Truck is a traveling Buffalo food experience that serves up fun, fresh taqueria-style food morning, noon, and night. Lloyd recently began its career at Buffalo State, establishing its first contract with a college campus. The Lloyd truck is located in Lot M Monday through Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Join Buffalo State, Chartwells, and Lloyd to celebrate Lloyd's arrival on campus today in the mezzanine area of the Campbell Student Union Food Court next to Spot Coffee and in the Student Union Quad from noon to 1:30 p.m. Lloyd will be offering food truck tours, free food, and fun giveaways.

To read more on Lloyd at Buffalo State, visit the News and Events site.

The Travel Services Department will hold one-hour training sessions on Buffalo State travel policies and procedures for members of the faculty and staff. Trainings will include an overview of official travel requirements, as well as an opportunity for questions on specific topics.

All sessions will take place in Cleveland Hall 416 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. The following sessions are scheduled for February:

Thursday, February 13
Thursday, February 20
Tuesday, February 25
Thursday, February 27

Please visit the Travel Services website for a complete list of scheduled sessions.

To register, please e-mail Dave Lysiak indicating the date of the session you wish to attend. Thank you.