Funding is available for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Please complete the brief survey at www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB224WBX24EE2 to be considered for funding to support research contributing to knowledge about teaching and learning at the college level.
EAP will host a free seminar from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, February 23, in Cleveland Hall 418 featuring three local experts on veterans’ issues: Houston Crum, readjustment counselor, Buffalo Vet Center; Roxanne Kryszak, Military Family Assistance Center; and John Rudy, senior counselor, NYS Division of Veterans’ Affairs.
Are you interested in meeting other faculty to discuss issues related to mentoring undergraduates conducting research or creative activities? The Undergraduate Research Office introduces its latest initiative: the Undergraduate Research MentorNet (MentorNet, for short). MentorNet is designed to provide an opportunity for faculty to get together in an informal setting to share experiences and learn more about how to mentor students conducting research/creative projects. The first meeting is Wednesday, February 1, in the Board Room of Campus House, 8:30–9:30 a.m. A continental breakfast (coffee, muffins) will be served.
The Emergency Response Planning Group, part of the campuswide Emergency Preparedness Planning Committee, will present the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training program. The CERT program consists of eight units and a final course review and disaster-simulation exercise. Units will be presented twice a month in three-hour intervals, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., in E. H. Butler Library 210. We will be offering this program on a cyclical basis so if a session is missed, it can be attended on the next cycle. The seventh session, Terrorism, will be held on Wednesday, February 1. Refreshments will be served. For further information, including other session schedules and R.S.V.P. contacts, please visit www.buffalostate.edu/campusservices/x587.xml.
The NIA (Nurture – Initiative – Achievement) Mentor Program is based on a two-tiered mentoring system that comprises a peer mentor and a faculty or staff mentor for each mentee. By mentoring a student, a faculty or staff mentor will play an active role in aiding the college’s retention efforts. More importantly, a mentor will touch the life of the mentee as a friend and role model.
The campus community is invited to attend a presentation by Melissa Winter Means, candidate for the position of director of new student and residential life programs. Means will speak at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 25, in E. H. Butler Library 210. She is currently the director of student life at Watkins College of Art & Design.
"Math Modeling in Kidney Functions" will be presented by Saziye Bayram on Thursday, January 26, at 12:15 p.m. in Caudell Hall 212.
A demonstration of the Classroom Performance System (CPS) by David Wegenast, professor of social work, is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 24, in Classroom Building C101. This classroom interactive system offers creative ways to promote class participation, enhance presentations providing instant feedback to students and faculty, conduct and report outcomes of testing and evaluation in real time, and assess the effectiveness of teaching and learning. The use of CPS in classroom teaching is growing at universities worldwide and here at Buffalo State.
E. H. Butler Library’s Web site now includes a course reserve request form that allows faculty to submit reserve requests and scanned materials online. For further information and a link to this new form, go to www.buffalostate.edu/library/services/reserve.asp. Please direct questions to Marsha Jurkowski, Information Commons supervisor, at ext. 6682 or jurkowma@buffalostate.edu, or Joyce MacNeil at ext. 6303 or macneije@buffalostate.edu.
The Corporate and Foundation Relations Office has updated its spring 2006 fundable projects list. This list is used to present college projects to potential private funders. This list can be accessed at www.buffalostate.edu/fundraisers/x588.xml. For more information, please contact Brad Mazon at ext. 4318 or mazonbk@buffalostate.edu.