The sixth annual Homecoming/Family Weekend Food Drive, benefiting the Buffalo State College Food Pantry, is Friday, September 19, from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. The campus community is urged to donate canned or non-perishable food items during the event. Student-Athletes will canvas the campus between those hours picking up donated food. If you're interested in participating, simply contact Tom Koller, Associate Athletics Director and chair of Homecoming/Family Weekend, at ext. 6514 or via e-mail at kollertc@buffalostate.edu. If you're not on campus that day but still wish to donate, please contact Tom to schedule a pick-up day/time convenient to your schedule.

Faculty and staff members are invited to submit information on their recent achievements to the Bulletin. The deadline for submissions is 4:30 p.m. Monday for the following Thursday’s issue. Use the online form or send e-mail to collrel@buffalostate.edu with “achievements” in the subject field. Please include your name, title, department or office, e-mail address, and a brief description of your accomplishment(s), including date(s).

Community service is loosely defined as volunteer work that is beneficial to the community. At Buffalo State the words “community service” can have several meanings. Students volunteer both on and off campus and it may never be “officially” recorded anywhere. Community service should be recorded in terms of hours per student per semester. This is done on a limited basis on campus, or as part of a program such as Volunteer and Service Learning. Still, hundreds of hours are undocumented.

The Buffalo State College Foundation held its 11th annual Golf and Tennis Scholarship Classic on September 8 at the Brookfield Country Club. This was our most successful year ever, netting more than $75,000. We would like to thank our presenting sponsor, BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York, and all those who supported the event.

Any student, faculty, or staff interested in the multiple possibilities offered by the Fulbright Program is welcome to attend the Fall Fulbright Seminar of the Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Fulbright Association that will be held at Niagara County Community College on Friday, September 19, from 12:45 to 3:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be Lindsay G. Calvert, Assistant Program Manager of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship at the Institute of International Education. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Dr. Jean F. Gounard, Director of International Student Affairs and VP for Advocacy of the WNY/NWPA Fulbright Association Chapter at ext. 5331 or e-mail gounarjf@buffalostate.edu.

This is a free and confidential service to all Buffalo State students. Please refer students to the Counseling Center for more information at ext. 4436.

Instructional Resources is offering introductory training on the Turning Point "Clicker" or Student Response Systems. This training is intended to expose faculty to some basic functions of the devices. Topics will include interfacing with Powerpoint, particular slide features, and how to produce reports. Some hands-on demonstrations will be provided. Training by Tim Sager from the Classroom Support Team. Workshops will meet in Bulger Communication Center 120.

Save the date for either Monday, September 15, or Wednesday, September 17, at 3:00 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 210 to learn all that the National Student Exchange Program can offer your students. It is an open informational session for all faculty and staff who are interested. Have your students experience the opportunity of a lifetime at one of our 200 colleges and universities across the United States and Canada. Hope to see you there!

Bring your lunch and listen to campus and community experts discuss topics and issues affecting Buffalo State College Students in and out of the classroom. Today,  September 11, from noon to 1:00 p.m, E. H. Butler Library 210

The Buffalo State English Department is proud to announce the formation of the BSC English Club! Do you eat, sleep, and breathe literature? Do you write on anything you can get your hands on? Are you a voracious reader? Do you wish you could be more familiar with the Buffalo State English Department staff as well as other students who share your passion for learning?