The Newman Center presents “An Experience of Total Forgiveness," facilitated by Fr. John Mergenhagen, on Tuesday, March 6, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at 1219 Elmwood Ave. To forgive totally means more than not planning revenge. There are degrees of forgiveness, just as there are degrees of love. Not getting even is only the bottom line. Total forgiveness means learning to love the person who hurt us. Lest this seem too difficult, it is important to understand: (1) we cannot forget what happened; (2) we need not resume an old relationship; and (3) we do not have to put up with an impossible situation. The secret of total forgiveness is to learn to love the person first and let the forgiveness flow from the love. We will also consider the correlation between forgiving others and loving ourselves. Fr. Mergenhagen has been a full-time retreat director for over 25 years. He has given retreats locally, throughout the United States, and overseas. All are welcome.

The International Student Advisory Council (ISAC) is sponsoring an International Coffee Hour, "Opportunities in Canada," with Martha Hassenfratz from the Canadian Consulate General of Buffalo on Tuesday, March 6, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Campbell Student Union 414.

Join Barnes & Noble at Buffalo State Bookstore to celebrate the Cat in the Hat's 50th birthday on Saturday, March 10, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. with activities, crafts, story time, and snacks.

Buffalo State welcomes Joan Arvedson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, on Saturday, March 17, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. in Butler Library 210, during the third annual Thielman Conference, sponsored by the Speech-Language Pathology Department and the Continuing and Professional Studies Office.

The Auxiliary Services Grant Allocation Committee (GAC) is requesting proposals from individuals, departments, and student clubs and organizations for funding of programs, speakers, and events to take place during the 2007–2008 academic year. Application guidelines and materials are available online.

The Buffalo State College Alumni Association, along with Kevin M. Lorigo from Liberty Mutual, will discuss auto, home, and renter’s insurance as well as how to protect yourself from identity theft on Tuesday, March 6, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Campbell Student Union 412.

The African and African American Studies Interdisciplinary Unit (Aimable Twagilimana, Ph.D., coordinator) presents "Post-Apartheid South Africa" on Wednesday, March 7, from 5:00 to 10:00 p.m. in Ketchum Hall 109. Screening of the movie Tsotsi (preceded by a brief introduction); 7:25–9:30 p.m.: presentations by Marcus Watson, Ph.D. candidate (ABD) in anthropology, Cornell University, who will talk about “Social Dynamics in Rural South Africa” (Watson spent more than two years doing fieldwork in South Africa for his doctoral dissertation); Deborah Martin, M.A., Buffalo State alumna and winner of the Graduate School’s Outstanding Master's Thesis Award, 2006, for her thesis on South African writer Nadine Gordimer; and Dr. Barish Ali, assistant professor, English Department.

Take Back the Night 2007 will be held on Friday, April 27, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., in the Student Union Social Hall.

Banner Training sessions will start March 13. The sessions will cover the use of Banner for fall ’07 registration for faculty instructors, advisers, department chairs and secretaries, deans, and student proctors. See the schedule on the CyberQuad registration page. Registration is not required, but it is recommended.

The hospitality students enrolled in baking class are having a bake sale tomorrow, Friday, March 2. Several types of cookies including biscotti, as well as loaves of ciabatta bread, focaccia slices, muffins, and banana bread, will be available for purchase. Prices are reasonable, and all products are made fresh by the students under the supervision of their instructor, Chef Don. Sale will run from 10:00 a.m. until noon or until our baked goods are gone, so get there early. Bottled water will also be sold. We will be set up outside Caudell Hall 118. All proceeds will go toward the purchase of new equipment for the food lab.