The second place winner of the first Homecoming Miniature Shopping Cart contest was the Academic Interventions office. Congratulations from the Paws to Roar, Homecoming 2004 steering committee.

The Homecoming Food Drive, benefiting the Buffalo State Food Pantry, is Friday, October 1, noon to 2:30 p.m. Members of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee will canvass the campus for canned or non-perishable food donated by faculty and staff. To schedule a pickup, please contact Tom Koller at ext. 6514 or via e-mail at kollertc@buffalostate.edu. If you're not on campus that day but wish to contribute, contact Tom for a pickup day convenient to your schedule. And thanks to those who have registered for a pickup! For Homecoming events, see the BSC home page and click the Homecoming icon.

There will be an open hearing tomorrow, sponsored by the College Senate Academic Plan Committee, regarding Version 2 of the Reorganization Plan for Buffalo State. The document can be found on: buffalostate.edu/president/news/ website. Provost Dennis Ponton will answer questions and take comments on the plan. The meeting will be Tuesday, Sept. 30, in Bulger East at 12:30 pm. The Academic Plan Committee will be giving a report to the College Senate on October 15. If you have comments for the committee contact Cherry Searle, 878-5716, searlecm@buffalostate.edu

Applications for the 2004-2005 Equity and Campus Diversity Mini-Grants are due October 15, 2004. Faculty, staff and/or student groups may apply for minigrants of up to $1500 to support programs related to the campus core value of respect for diversity and individual differences. For information contact Michelle Douglas, assistant director of equity and campus diversity at ext. 6235. Applications can be downloaded from www.buffalostate.edu/equity/documents/miniapp.dot

Join the Arts and Humanities departments on TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 28th at 11:00am in the Burchfield-Penney Art Center for a sampling of upcoming events in celebration of National Arts and Humanities Month. For more information: www.buffalostate.edu/artsandhumanities

There are still tickets available for Dat Phan, Last Comic Standing Season One winner and Season Three contestent. Friday, October 1, 8pm. Bring the whole family! Purchase tickets at Rockwell Hall Box Office.

The Paws to Roar, Homecoming 2004 steering committee is pleased to announce that the Academic Skills Center in South Wing has won the first Miniature Shopping Cart Float Competition held over the past two weeks and will receive lunch, delivered, for its employees. Second place went to Academic Advising and third place went to Intructional Resources. Don't forget, Homecoming / Parents Weekend is this week. Visit the Buffalo State home page and click on the Homecoming icon at the bottom right corner for events listings and information.

Paws to Roar, Homecoming 2004 is this week! Thursday is the Pep Rally/USG BBQ during Bengal Pause, Union Quad. That night is King and Queen at Enters Theatre, 7 pm. Friday is the annual Food Drive to benefit the BSC Food Pantry. Friday night is the Parent-Student Dinner in the Social Hall, the Young Alumnus Achievement Award and comedian Dat Phan at Enters, 8 pm. Saturday features the Shopping Cart Float competition, parade, Tailgate Tent, Student Tailgate, football / soccer games and Athletics Hall of Fame. For a complete listing, visit the BSC home page and click on the Homecoming icon.

Thanks to those who attended the GRE Update and the GradPortal demonstration given by Dr. David Payne of ETS on Friday, Sept. 24. The Graduate Studies Office has posted the PowerPoint slides from these presentations at www.buffalostate.edu/graduatestudies/forfacstaff.

Faculty and Staff members, please inform students in your class of scholarship announcements that are posted outside the Scholarship Office in GC211A for the month of October. Students can find applications and web links to help them apply for scholarships.