The deadline for applications for Provost's Incentive Grants is 4:00 p.m. today, February 8. Tenured and tenure-track faculty can apply for grants of up to $1,000 to assist with travel, materials, conference fees, or other costs associated with research, scholarship, and creative activities.
The application deadline has been extended to Wednesday, February 21, for the Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges and the Mildred Campbell Leadership Award. The award criteria, deadlines, and application forms are available online or in the following locations: Dean of Students Office, CU 306; Student Life Office, CU 400; United Students Government, CU 402; Student Union Information Desk; Residence Life Office, Porter Hall; Vice President for Student Affairs Office, GC 513; Career Development Center, GC 306; Weigel Health Center; E.H. Butler Library Information Commons; Intercollegiate Athletics Office, Sports Arena.
Spring 2007 has arrived, and the tutorial staff at the Academic Skills Center is eager to assist students in their academic pursuits. Our role as tutors is to supplement the classroom experience by providing one-on-one guidance for students who need understanding and clarification in specific areas of their subjects.
Tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. in Bacon Hall 117, learn how you can earn 6 credits studying in Salamanca, Spain, this summer. Find out how scholarships and financial aid can make it possible. Meet the director of the program, speak with past participants, view a PowerPoint presentation, and sample authentic Spanish tapas. Enter a drawing for travel gear by completing the first two pages of the program application at the event. Feel free to bring family members and friends.
Celebrate Buffalo State College’s 135th anniversary and 10th annual Foundation Scholarship Gala on April 21, 2007, at the Connecticut Street Armory. Faculty and staff special offer—win a free guest ticket to this year's gala and experience an evening of perfectly paired culinary fare and wine-tasting reception followed by dinner, a live auction, and dancing. Purchase a ticket or submit a completed payroll-deduction form by March 1 and you will be entered to win a free guest ticket. Individual tickets are $175 each. All proceeds benefit the Buffalo State College Scholarship Fund and the All College Honors Program. To purchase tickets, obtain a payroll-deduction form or for more information, contact Pam Voyer at ext. 3725 or voyerpb@buffalostate.edu.
Think spring! Purchase beautiful mixed bouquets for $7, or a $25 tribute bouquet, and support Hospice Buffalo. Orders will be taken until February 13. To order, or for more information, phone or e-mail one of the campus coordinators: Lily Bink, ext. 4419 or binklm@buffalostate.edu; Rita Gallagher, ext. 6022 or gallagcr@buffalostate.edu; or Linda Kaczmarek, ext. 4902 or kaczmalm@buffalostate.edu. Bouquet delivery will be Monday, February 26. Cash or checks made payable to Hospice Buffalo accepted. Payment due at time of bouquet pickup on February 26. Thank you for your support of Hospice Buffalo!
The Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) will host its first Student Professional Development Conference on Saturday, March 24, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Bulger Communication Center, in commemoration of EOP's 40th anniversary. This free one-day symposium is open to all students who are interested in pursuing a career and/or graduate school. The purpose of this program is to educate students about the various resources available to them so they are better prepared for graduate school and job opportunities. The conference includes a keynote session and an array of workshops that include Graduate School Preparation and Funding; Law School / Medical School Preparation; Career: Negotiating your Salary; Job Searching; Interviewing Techniques; Dressing for Success; Resumes and Vitas; and Resources: Campus and Community.
Ellis Avery is the author of The Teahouse Fire, a novel set in the tea ceremony world of nineteenth-century Kyoto, due out this winter from Riverhead Books, and The Smoke Week, a prose-poem account of post-9/11 Manhattan (Gival Press 2003). 6:30 p.m., Butler Library 210.
LiveWorks is offering a free caregiving audio recording. This recording features the true stories of five people who are responsible for the care of an older relative, partner, or other adult, woven together with practical suggestions from consultant Lee Rachel Jurman, an expert on caregiver issues. The recording offers reassuring advice on how to think about difficult choices, focus on what you can control and accept what you can't, find help and support, and how to care for yourself so you have the strength to care for the person you love. Call LifeWorks or go online to order the free caregiving audio recording in tape or CD or you can download it from the LifeWorks web site.
The 2006 W-2 forms have been distributed. For a brief description of your NYS W-2 statement, please visit www.buffalostate.edu/offices/hr/w2.asp or contact the Payroll Office at ext. 4124.