Please note that Friday Masses in Butler Library 208 are discontinued until the beginning of the new semester, Friday, January 30.

Due to the upcoming Thanksgiving Day holiday, paychecks and direct deposit advices may be picked up in the Payroll Office starting at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday November 26, 2008.

Template site managers, forum moderators, photo gallery administrators, Urchin users, and campus bloggers: please note that Paul Kruczynski’s last day at Buffalo State will be Friday, December 5. As associate director for Web development and community, Paul has provided campus with more than seven years of significant and thoughtful Web oversight and support. We thank him for his service to the college.

Put next Wednesday, December 3 from 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. and Thursday, December 4 from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. on your calendar! This fabulous School of Arts and Humanities event will be held in Upton Gallery and features student work from the Art Education, Design, and Fine Arts departments. Not only is there a wide range of medias but prices are reasonable! Decorate your home or office or give as gifts—either way, you will be supporting our students.

The Elmwood Museum District is welcoming the new Burchfield Penney Art Center at Buffalo State College with a district-wide celebration on Friday, November 28. Enjoy free admission to the museums (Burchfield Penney all day; the Albright Knox from 3:00 p.m.; and the Historical Society from 5:00 p.m.), late-night shopping in the Elmwood Village, and special events at all museums beginning at 3:00 p.m.

There is a form to request a change to a student's maximum credit hour limit in Banner. A revised version was sent to the associate deans on November 13 to be distributed to each department. Each department should maintain a supply of copies. There was one revision to the form which is requiring the student Banner ID instead of the last four digits of the SSN. Completed forms should be faxed to the Registrar's Office on a daily basis, especially during peak times (registration, for example). Once the override is entered into Banner, the student is able to view their maximum credit hour limit in self-service listed under "add or drop classes" section heading.

After ten years of planning, fundraising, and constuction, the time has come to celebrate the grand opening of the new Burchfield Penney Art Center at Buffalo State College!

A demonstration of the Interwrite Pad will be offered Tuesday, November 25, during Bengal Pause (12:15–1:30 p.m.) in Bacon Hall 116B. This wireless device allows an instructor or students to access, manipulate, and add to computer content during class. It can be used with or without an interactive white board. More information about the product is available from Interwrite’s Web site.

Participate in a focus group to discuss ideas about developing faculty mentoring at Buffalo State. Share your suggestions for defining types of mentoring, developing mentors, expectations for mentors, and other related topics.

Ms. Agata Wolska, archivist of St. Mary's Church in Krakow, Poland, will present a tale of plunder and recovery of one of Poland's foremost art treasures, the 42-foot-high Gothic Wit Stwasz Altar, on Monday, November 24, at the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, 25 Nottingham Court at Elmwood Avenue. This event is free and open to the public.