The new Research Foundation Web site is now available! At first glance, notice that the design and format are completely new. The intensive redesign process resulted in the site being more intuitive for the user as the Web site will become the focal-point for both Research Foundation electronic forms as well as the developing electronic signature process. The software that is the base of the Web site allows changes and updates to content quickly and easily. The content is expected to be continually changing and will provide further motivation to site users. We expect to expand coverage of Buffalo State research, creative, and scholarly activities.

The college community is invited to participate in a long list of activities during We've Got Orange, Buffalo State College Homecoming/Family Weekend 2008 from September 16–20. Activities officially kick off with the annual Pep Rally / USG Chicken Barbeque on Thursday, September 18, in the Campbell Union Quad followed that night by the finals of the King and Queen competition at the Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall.

On Friday, September 12, the New Senator Orientation will take place at 1:30 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 416. This will allow the new Senators a chance to familiarize themselves with the rules, role and responsibilities, of a Senator. Following the orientation, is the first Senate Meeting for 2008-09 at 3:00 p.m. in Classroom Building C-122. For Information, please call the College Senate Office at ext. 5139.

On Monday, September 22, at 3:00 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center West 2, students and academic advisers are invited to learn more about the opportunities for exchange at the University of South Australia, located in Adelaide. A representative from that university's international office and students currently here on exchange will be on hand to answer questions. Refreshments will be served.

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. This 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!

Tickets are on sale now for the Theater Department/Casting Hall Productions first show of the season Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead by Bert V. Royal, directed by Professor Drew Kahn.

Butler Library has created a Web page with instructions to help faculty create persistent URLs (also known as persistent links or durable links) to articles from over seventy library-subscribed online databases. These links can be used in ANGEL, and are important for following copyright compliance guidelines.

Tell Students: The deadline for seniors to submit applications for December 2008 graduation is Friday, September 12. Students may download the form at www.buffalostate.edu/registrar/forms.xml or complete the form at the Registrar's Office in Moot Hall. The minimum number of credits required for a degree is 120; some majors require more.

Nominations for the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching; Professional Service; Librarianship; Scholarship and Creative Activities; and Faculty Service; as well as Distinguished Teaching Professor and Distinguished Service Professor, are due to the provost, Cleveland Hall 519, on Monday, October 20.

Scheduled Banner INB training has concluded. However, Banner consultants are able and willing to provide additional training on an individual basis or to small groups of 10 or less. If you or your office or department require Banner training, please contact the Banner hot line at ext. 3434 to schedule a session. And remember, Banner assistance is just a phone call away at ext. 3434 or via e-mail at bannerhelp@buffalostate.edu. Have a wonderful semester!