In May 2004, speaking at the 50th anniversary commemoration of Brown vs. the Topeka Board of Education, Bill Cosby created a stir when he chastised a section of the African American community, blaming African American failure on factors such as poor parenting, neglect of education, focus on material gains, and other adverse behaviors. The Edwin Mellen Press has just published a book titled Essays in Response to Bill Cosby's Comments about African American Failure (February 2007), edited by Theresa Mohamed with a foreword by Ali Mazrui. Three contributors to the volume will be on campus on Monday, March 12, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in Ketchum Hall 111 to discuss their responses to the controversy. Dr. Rasheeda Ayanru (Le Moyne College), Dr. Theresa A. Mohamed, and Dr. Ednita Wright (both from Onondaga College) will talk about "Whites Talk White Privilege," "Cosby’s Statement: An Opportunity to Dialogue," and "Substance Abuse in African American Communities." The Buffalo State community is invited to the discussion.

ANGEL Networking Breakfast – Wednesday, March 21, Bulger Communication Center 104 (Instructional Resources) 9:00–10:30 a.m. This networking time is open to all faculty using ANGEL. We will have an open forum for your questions and concerns and will showcase features in ANGEL. This is also a great time to meet and talk with other faculty using ANGEL.

The Weight Management Study has reopened to recruit for a limited number of remaining openings. This ongoing research project for overweight women ages 20–59 is designed to determine how many calories your body burns while resting and how many calories it burns during activity. If you would like to participate in the study, call ext. 5715 and provide your name, phone number, and best time to call. A member of the research team will call you back to determine your eligibility. Eligibility requirements include nonsmokers in good health. The Research Foundation at Buffalo State and the Dietetics and Nutrition Department are sponsors of the study.

The Trois-Pistoles Information Session will take place tomorrow at 12:15 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center West. Find out how you can earn 6 to 10 undergraduate or graduate credits studying French in Quebec this summer. Learn about how financial aid applies and about scholarships that are available. Don’t miss out on this affordable way to develop your language skills!

Did you see Butler Library's newest arrivals list in Monday’s Daily? Without the generous contributions from faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the library, some titles would not have been on this list.

The President's Council on Equity and Campus Diversity invites students, faculty, and staff to submit nominations of student leaders who demonstrate leadership through their commitment to service, social justice, and diversity through promoting respect for diversity and individual differences in their activities, projects, discussions, or leadership with student organizations and groups for this purpose.

Buffalo Spree, media sponsor of the Burchfield-Penney Art Center, has made a generous offer to the museum—for every new subscription purchased through a specially marked form, the magazine will donate $4 to the Burchfield-Penney.

Degree Navigator: An Introduction for Faculty and Staff will be offered on Wednesday, March 7, from noon to 1:00 p.m. in Butler Library 318 and Friday, March 9, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. in Butler Library 316. This course is geared toward faculty and staff members who want to learn the basics of the online audit system, Degree Navigator. Register online for one of the two sessions (please remember the format: bsclogon\yourusername) or send e-mail to audit@buffalostate.edu.

The President's Council on Equity and Campus Diversity seeks nominations from students of faculty, librarians, and professional staff who have embraced the college’s core value of respect for diversity and individual differences. These individuals have taken steps to increase students’ awareness of diversity and pluralism in the United States and/or have explored prejudice, bigotry, and stereotyping in an academic classroom or out-of-classroom experience.

Write Right! is a series of workshops for students who need help improving specific writing skills. The Writing Program and the Academic Skills Center of University College are collaborating in this effort to troubleshoot areas that give students the most difficulty. Please go to the ASC Web site for the current spring 2007 schedule, which lists the times and places of the eight classes addressing a variety of writing subjects.