We will be holding our 10th annual Buffalo State College/Buffalo Community Service Day on Saturday, April 22. Details to follow or call Fred Howe at ext. 5939.

Faculty and staff members are invited to submit information on their recent achievements for the September 2006 issue of the Buffalo State Insider. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, July 25. Use the online form or send e-mail to collrel@buffalostate.edu with "achievements" in the subject field. Please include your name, title, department or office, e-mail address, and a brief description of your accomplishment(s), including date(s).

The applied mathematics presentation "Codes on Graphs and Iterative Decoding" will be held today, Tuesday, February 7, at 12:30 p.m. in Caudell Hall 212.

Get a free ticket to a Bengals hockey game and enjoy a complimentary fajita bar and refreshments at 7:00 p.m. Friday, February 10, in the Buffalo State College Sports Arena. The hospitality and tourism students at Buffalo State are collaborating with Journey's End Refugee Services Inc. to show appreciation for all the work that service-learning student volunteers have done with Journey's End and other community agencies. This service-learning project is supported by the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center, Journey's End Refugee Services, and the Buffalo State Hospitality and Tourism Department students. Contact obrienkm@buffalostate.edu for more information.

"A Night in Nice," April 29, 2006, faculty and staff special ticket offer ends on February 10. Win a free guest ticket to this year's scholarship gala and experience the pearl of the French Riviera. Purchase a ticket or submit a completed payroll deduction form by this Friday, February 10, and you will be entered to win a free guest ticket to this year's gala. Individual tickets are $175 each. All proceeds benefit the Buffalo State College Scholarship Fund and the All College Honors Program. To purchase tickets, obtain a payroll deduction form or for more information, contact Pam Voyer at ext. 4318 or voyerpb@buffalostate.edu.

The 25-Year Employees Luncheon being held on Tuesday, February 21, will honor 41 employees marking their 25th year of service to Buffalo State College. These employees include Eliane McKee, Modern and Classical Languages. If you are interested in attending the luncheon, print out and complete the registration form found on the President's Web site, or call Ginny or Melissa at ext. 4101.

Please encourage students to attend the informative workshops offered by the Academic Skills Center. You can access the complete week-to-week program by visiting our Web site at www.buffalostate.edu/academicsupport/x499.xml and clicking on the link "Schedule for the Workshops to Success."

In the Catholic tradition, today, February 3, is observed as the Memorial of St. Blaise. At today's weekly Mass in the Campbell Student Union 419 at noon, Father Pat will be offering the traditional "Blessing of the Throats." All staff, faculty, administration, and students are welcome.

The Advisory Committee of Buffalo State's Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL) and Academic Affairs announce two sequenced workshops to support applicants for three one-year, $3,000 faculty development fellowships promoting the scholarship of teaching and learning on campus. Session one, “Translating a Pedagogical Interest or Issue into a SOTL Study,” will be offered Wednesday, February 8, at 3:00 p.m. and Thursday, February 23, at 12:15 p.m. Session two, “Designing a SOTL Study that Meets the Fellowship Criteria,” will be offered Wednesday, February 15, at 3:00 p.m. and Thursday, March 2, at 12:15 p.m. All sessions will be in the Margaret Grant Lounge, Caudell Hall 115. Light refreshments will be served. Please register with Susan Labiak at ext. 3093 or labiaksm@buffalostate.edu

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