The Buffalo State College Employee Assistance Program is pleased to sponsor a Nutrition and Wellness Workshop, featuring nutrition therapist and consultant Mary Jo Parker, M.S., R.D., C.D.N., on Wednesday, May 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 210. The presentation is free and open to Buffalo State faculty and staff members.
Although the GO LIVE! date is May 1, we recommend that PIAI users wait until Wednesday, May 2, or Thursday, May 3, before trying to log in. This will allow the Research Foundation administration the opportunity to become familiar with the new login and work out any details in advance.
Andrea Guiati, professor of modern and classical languages and director of the All College Honors Program, invites the Buffalo State College community to read his letter in which he expresses gratitude for the support and understanding expressed by friends and colleagues during the difficult time of the loss of his son, Stefano Moran-Guiati. Stefano was a lecturer in the Modern and Classical Languages Department. A Buffalo State memorial fund has been established in his honor.
We would like to hear all blue-sky* ideas for re-use of the H. H. Richardson complex. Please visit our electronic forum and submit your ideas, start a discussion, and take an active role in this process. To participate in Buffalo State's electronic forums, you must register, but this can be done anonymously. If you have any questions about using the forum, please call College Relations at ext. 4201.
The International Center for Studies in Creativity will host an "Expert to Expert" creativity conference at Buffalo State May 14–16. Keynote speaker David Magellan Horth will present "Ideas into Action: The Necessary Politics of Innovation." Many other workshop sessions will be offered as well.
The Women in Science and Mathematics Speaker Series continues with Dr. Mary A. Bisson, the first woman full professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University at Buffalo, today, Tuesday, May 1, during Bengal Pause (12:15 p.m.) in Science Building 213. Bisson is active in furthering the roles of women in science. She will present research on acetylcholine in plants and discuss the role of women in science. This speaker series is sponsored by grants from the Equity and Campus Diversity Minigrant Program and the Natural and Social Sciences Dean's Office. All faculty and students are welcome and encouraged to attend. A reception will follow.
This is your last week to take advantage of the Conference on Instructional Technologies (CIT) early registration rate of $150. After Monday, May 7, registration will increase to $175.
The Equity and Campus Diversity Minigrant program was established in 1997. Awards of up to $2,000 are given to support campus programs that promote respect for diversity and individual difference in curricular and co-curricular activities.
The Volunteer and Service-Learning Center (VSLC) invites students, faculty, and staff to attend the Celebration of Service today, Tuesday, May 1, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in the Burchfield-Penney Art Center's North Gallery. This celebration concludes another successful semester of service learning and acknowledges spring 2007 outstanding service-learning students, faculty, and community partners. For more information, please call the VSLC at ext. 5811.
A repeat of Susan Leist's much-acclaimed four-day workshop on using writing to teach in upper-level courses, including writing-intensive courses, begins Thursday May 17. Location to be announced. Lunch is included. R.S.V.P. to salisbjm@buffalostate.edu. Offered as part of the Summer Pedagogical Institute.