Please recycle all used printer and copier cartridges either by mailing them to Central Receiving (CR) or by giving them to the college employee who delivers new goods to your office. Please do not deposit used cartridges in the trash or recycling bins. Thank you for keeping unnecessary waste out of the landfill.
Caroline Handschuh, regional recruiter for the Peace Corps, will present information about the Peace Corps experience, including how to join, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 28, in Upton Hall 230. The campus community is invited to attend. Please announce this event to students. The Peace Corps information session is sponsored by the Career Development Center as part of "Careers That Matter: Finding Your Place in the World of the Nonprofit and Government Sectors," an Auxiliary Services Grant Allocation Committee–sponsored program. For more information, contact the CDC at 878-5811, askcdc@buffalostate.edu, Cleveland Hall 306, or www.buffalostate.edu/
The CDHS Request for Proposals 2006 is now available online at www.bsc-cdhs.org/internet/
Robert L. Emerson, executive director of Fort Niagara, will discuss the 250th anniversary of Pouchot's landing and the planned two-day reenactment of this historic event during an information session at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 27, in E. H. Butler Library 210.
Meetings of the Buffalo State chapter of the American Marketing Association are held each Thursday during Bengal Pause, 12:15–1:30 p.m., in Classroom Building B119.
Pam Gratzer from Achieve Results will demonstrate the speech-recognition software DragonNaturally Speaking during Bengal Pause (12:15–1:30 p.m.) on Thursday, September 29, in CyberQuad, E. H. Butler Library 318. If you have any type of computer-accessibility issues, you need to attend this workshop. Call Paul Reynolds at ext. 3361 for more information.
The Basic Life Support Training Group will conduct American Heart Association CPR/AED classes at the Weigel Health Center. Participants will learn how to perform CPR, how to provide relief in choking situations, and how to use automated external defibrillators. The four-hour training courses will be offered on Wednesdays from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Thursdays from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. starting September 28. Heartsaver First Aid with CPR and AED, a five-hour class, will be offered from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month. Call Maria Incorvaia (878-3786) or Kim Jablonski (878-6711) for reservations or information.
Every Sunday from September 25 to December 18, the Burchfield-Penney Museum Store will feature a Western New York artist whose work is available for sale in the store. For a complete listing, visit www.burchfield-penney.org/store. Admission to the Musuem Store is always free, and the store is a great place to find unique gifts and work by local artisans. For more information, contact Julie Ann Davis at 878-3595 or davisja@buffalostate.edu.
Make breast cancer history! We have formed a team from Buffalo State College for the 5K (3.2 mile) walk on Sunday, October 2, at Niagara Square. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.; the walk begins at 10:00 a.m. There is no registration fee. E-mail binklm@buffalostate.edu or call 878-4419 to join the team, order an optional t-shirt, or receive a pledge sheet, or for more information. Hope starts here!
Kraft Foods has made a $2,500 donation to support the College's "Healthier Lives" foster youth obesity project, spearheaded by Louis Colca in the Social Work Department. The program is designed to help foster youth make healthy choices regarding nutrition and exercise.