SUNY FACT (Faculty Access to Computing Technology) is offering a limited number of $100 scholarships toward the cost of registration for CIT 2007. These scholarships are available to SUNY faculty or professional staff involved in instruction or instructional support. First-time CIT participants are encouraged to apply! CIT 2007 is being held on the campus of SUNY Plattsburgh May 29 through June 1. For additional information, and to submit your Statement of Interest to be considered for a scholarship, visit the CIT Web site and select the "FACT Scholarship" link on the right.

The CASTL Research on Teaching Seminar Series takes place on Thursday, April 12,  from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Bacon Hall 115, presented by Scholarship of Teaching and Learning fellows Sarbani Banerjee, 2004–2005, and Stephen Gareau, 2005–2006.

The Performing Arts Center proudly welcomes back legendary founder of The Byrds and folk rock pioneer Roger McGuinn on Friday, March 30, at 8:00 p.m. Opening the show will be local songstress Maria Sebastian. This concert is part of the Performing Arts Center’s Great Performers Series, presented by M&T Bank. Tickets are $25 for Buffalo State faculty and staff. Rush tickets are available for students. Tickets are on sale now: call the Rockwell Hall Box Office at ext. 3005 Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. or the Student Union Box Office Monday–Friday, 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Perry Ground is a Turtle Clan member of the Onondaga Nation of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy. He has been telling stories for over 15 years as a means of educating people about the culture, beliefs, and history of the Haudenosaunee. Ground learned most of the stories he shares from the elders of various Native American communities and feels that practicing and perpetuating the oral traditions of Native people is an important responsibility.

In celebration of Native American Heritage month, the Native American Student Organization (NASO) welcomes G. Peter Jemison to the campus on Tuesday, March 27, during Bengal Pause (12:15–1:30 p.m.) in Bacon Hall 217.

Dr. John Zee, dean, l'Universite Laval in Quebec and currently directeur du Bureau des Ameriques in Montreal, Quebec, will be the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Buffalo-Lille Association Inc. on Tuesday, March 27, in Butler Library 210 starting at 7:30 p.m. The lecture will be in English.

At-large and University Faculty Senate positions will become vacant on August 27. A call for nominations and information about candidates' statements can be found on the Senate Web site. The call for nominations continues through Friday, March 30. Elections will begin Monday, April 9, and will continue through Friday, April 20.

Please join us for the opening of the exhibit Collections and Conservation on Friday, March 23, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Buffalo Museum of Science. The exhibition will feature a wide range of objects from the anthropology collection that have been conserved by Buffalo State College Art Conservation Department students and alumni.

Please join the Native American Student Organization today, Thursday, March 22, during Bengal Pause (12:15 to 1:30 p.m.) in Bacon Hall 217 to celebrate Native American Heritage Month with Bill Crouse, an enrolled member of the Seneca Nation of Indians.

The Teaching and Learning Center at SUNY Geneseo is sponsoring a May 18 conference, "Faculty-Student Partnerships: Current Trends of Technology in Teaching and Leaning."