Project LIVE: Learning in a Virtual Environment will take place on November 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Monroe Community College's Brighton Campus in Rochester. There is no registration fee for the event.
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a revised Employment Eligibility Form (I-9), which must be used for all new hires as of November 7. Changes to the form include a reduction in the number of documents employers may accept from newly hired employees to verify employment eligibility. The new I-9 form (Rev 06/05/07) is the only version of the form that will be valid for new hires after November 7. The revised I-9 Form with a list of acceptable documents and instructions can be found at the Buffalo State College Human Resources Web site. If you have any questions regarding the Form I-9, please contact the Payroll Office at ext. 4124.
Two nationally acclaimed media professionals and Communication Department alums will be inducted into the Communication Hall of Fame on November 16. The celebration will also include the induction of new students into the Lambda Pi Eta national communication honor society. James Hill, '88, and Frank Stasio, '76, will join 12 other alums who include Academy, Emmy and Peabody Award winners.
Join us tonight for the Houghton Chapter, New York State Archaeological Association lecture series for a talk titled "The Creation of a Propertied Landscape: Settlement and Land Division in Viking Age Iceland" by Dr. Douglas Bolender, research associate, Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology, University at Buffalo. The talk will be at 7:00 p.m. at the Buffalo Museum of Science.
The Teaching Learning Technology Roundtable presents Jeff Stanton from Turning Point, a vendor of personal response systems technology, on Thursday, November 15, during Bengal Pause (12:15–1:30 p.m.) in Science Building 103. Stanton will demonstrate the Turning Point system and answer questions. UB recently adopted the voluntary standard of the Turning Point system. All campus faculty and staff are invited. Light refreshments will be available.
College Relations is embarking on a rework of the Buffalo State Web site, and we need your help. Share your thoughts about the current site during this informal brown bag session (we’ll bring dessert!). During the session, the Web team will share metrics we’ll use to help us shape the next version of buffalostate.edu, including a usability study performed on our site by RIT, traffic and search trends, and results from recent student surveys and card sorting exercises. Please join us Wednesday, November 28, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 418. R.S.V.P. to Melissa Meehan, ext. 3903, by November 26.
The Buffalo State Alumni Association invites you to attend a special reception preceding two upcoming concerts at the Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall on Thursday, November 15, and Thursday, November 29. The Buffalo State College Wind Ensemble will perform on November 15, and the Buffalo State College Jazz Ensemble will perform on November 29. Stop by the Metcalfe Room in Rockwell Hall for refreshments followed by an opportunity to hear our accomplished student musicians. Both receptions will start at 7:00 p.m., and the concerts (starting at 8:00 p.m.) are free. For reservations, call the Alumni Office at ext. 6001.
Members of the Buffalo State College community are invited to attend a public meeting about the Richardson Olmsted Complex, the former Buffalo State Hospital, on Tuesday, November 27, at 6:00 p.m. in the Polish Cadets Hall, 927 Grant Street.
N. David Mermin from Cornell University will speak about Einstein's special relativity during Bengal Pause (12:15 to 1:30 p.m.) on Thursday, November 15, in Science Building C272. Mermin is well noted for his ability to speak about complex topics in a way that both scientists and nonscientists can understand. This lecture is sponsored by the Physics and Chemistry Departments.
Come join us Thursday, November 15, in Butler Library 318 (CyberQuad) at 10:00 a.m. for the ANGEL: Communication Features workshop. The workshop will focus on ways to communicate with your students using the features within ANGEL. E-mail, chats, and Live Office hours will be discussed, along with the variety of ways that you can use a discussion forum within your course. Register today for this and other ANGEL workshops. If you have any questions, please e-mail angelhelp@buffalostate.edu.