Please note change of venue for November 9 morning sessions. The African and African American Studies Interdisciplinary Unit is hosting a "Symposium on Africa" on November 9 and 10. The Buffalo State College community is invited to this event, which will take place at the following venues:
In this gripping adaptation, newly discovered writings from the diary of Anne Frank and survivor accounts are interwoven to create a contemporary impassioned story of the lives of people persecuted under Nazi rule, which forces us to confront the multiple holocausts of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
The African and African American Studies Interdisciplinary Unit will host a "Symposium on Africa" on November 9 and 10. The Buffalo State College community is invited to this event, which will take place as follows:
The Buffalo State College Employee Assistance Program is pleased to announce “’Tis the Season,” a free workshop on managing holiday stress, presented by Eileen Trigoboff, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. (Bengal Pause) Thursday, November 30, in Ketchum Hall 219.
Our new espresso machine has finally arrived! In return for your patience, we will have Java-U Customer Appreciation Week. All customers will receive $1 off every espresso beverage ordered from Monday, November 6, through Friday, November 10. Please come as many times as you'd like the entire week. We look forward to seeing you all! And once again, thank you.
Our own Jerry Nosich will repeat his highly acclaimed workshop on teaching critical thinking in BSC 101 and other Intellectual Foundations courses on Friday November 3, 10, and 17 in Classroom Building B108 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Lunch is included. The three sessions cover distinct topics and build on one another. All faculty and staff are invited.
As a reminder, the pile-driving phase of construction of the new Burchfield-Penney Art Center is scheduled to begin on November 6, and we expect this phase of construction to last about six weeks. Pile drivers will force support struts into the terrain to form the foundation on which the new museum will be built. Should you find the noise to be a distraction to your classroom, please call Sharon or Lori in the Registrar's Office at ext. 4811 or e-mail regofc@buffalostate.edu. The Registrar's Office staff will attempt to accommodate requests by seeking alternative space and coordinating options with appropriate department chairs.
Java-U café, located in the bookstore, is holding a sale on all special cakes. They are as follows:
Thanks to more than 20 offices and departments on campus, the annual Homecoming and Parents Weekend Food Drive was a huge success. Student-athletes and members of Phi Sigma Sigma gathered three full Wegmans shopping carts of donations from faculty and staff to benefit the Buffalo State College Food Pantry. On behalf of the Homecoming Steering Committee, thanks to everyone who participated!
Country music superstar Kathy Mattea performs an evening of all her hits in the intimate setting of Rockwell Hall's Performing Arts Center this Friday.