The Volunteer and Service-Learning Center (VSLC) has extended the deadline for Community Service Faculty Fellowship Applications to Friday, April 11. Join the growing number of Buffalo State faculty involved with service learning! Faculty fellows receive a $1,000 stipend, service-learning course and conversion training, resources to assist with service-learning course development, and support from VSLC staff through the implementation of the course.

Applications and nominations are requested by Friday, April 18, for students to be considered for the Luis M. Antonetti Student Humanitarian Award and Minnie and Joe Engel Student Humanitarian Award. Nomination forms are available online and from the Academic and Student Affairs Office, CLEV 519; Student Life Office, CAMB 400; Dean of Students Office, CAMB 306; United Students Government, CAMB 402; Campbell Student Union Information Desk, CAMB lobby; Residence Life, PORT; Career Development Office, CLEV 306; Weigel Health Center; and the Athletics Office in the Sports Arena.

The Buffalo State College community is cordially invited to attend the Third annual Food Show, sponsored by Dining Services, today, April 2, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall. Free food, drinks, and door prizes will be provided.

The Buffalo State College Take Back The Night (TBTN) Quilt Project is designed to raise awareness about the issues of violence against women in our society. Individual students, faculty, and staff, as well as all campus departments, are invited to create individual patches to express their support for TBTN. Patches will be put together to form one large quilt that will be displayed at the Take Back The Night event on Friday, April 11, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall. Quilt patches can be picked up in the Health Promotion Office, Porter Hall 14H, lower level, or we would be happy to deliver a patch to your department or office. Please e-mail Tammy Kresge for more information.

A celebration of the contributions of Dr. Janet Ramsey, associate vice president for undergraduate education and dean of University College, is being planned for Tuesday, May 13, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in Campbell Student Union's Fireside Lounge. Please mark your calendars and look for more information to follow.

Dr. Lorraine Pflaumer will speak on Thursday, April 3, from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. in Upton Hall 410. Sharing her journey of 38 years as an art educator in K–8 and higher education, Dr. Pflaumer will discuss the following issues: knowing your purpose, scheduling, getting organized, “house rules,” learning to play poker, being true to yourself, closing the door and having fun, respecting your elders, and keeping a sketchbook to keep your sanity.

The Women's Studies Interdisciplinary Unit will be recognizing two undergraduate students for their achievements in fields that engage with women's and/or gender studies issues. One award will be given to recognize outstanding student research and the other to recognize outstanding work in community service, service learning, fostering health and well-being in other people's lives, or other activist work. Please consider nominating a student who has done exceptional work in one of these fields.

Korean American soprano, Holly Bewlay will perform a recital on Tuesday, April 8, at 8:00 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall. A voice faculty in the Music Department, Bewlay will perform arias from Handel's Messiah, Mozart and Donizetti's operas, Samuel Barber's Nocturne, Nuvoletta, and Monks and Raisons, and Alban Berg's Seven Early Songs for Voice and Piano. Holly will be assisted by Bryan Boyce, assistant professor, Music Department, on piano. This concert is free and open to the public.

The Barnes & Noble at Buffalo State Bookstore is pleased to welcome Barbara Huddleston-Mattai, professor, Social Work Department, on Thursday, April 3, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Professor Huddleston-Mattai will feature her newly published book, Lessons From the Wilderness. Refreshments will be served. Please join us!

Word Choices: Are You Using Firecrackers or Dynamite? is the next session in the Workshops to Success series sponsored by University College's Academic Skills Center and offered free to Buffalo State students. This session raises the question of whether one word is better than another. Why say "disposition" instead of "tude" or "It's spectacular!" instead of "It rocks!"? Do you see a motion picture, a movie, or a flick? Do you drive a car, a heap, or a chick-magnet? Word choices may convey what we mean, but they can also reflect who we are and how we think. Become more aware of the extraordinary power of words. Date: Wednesday, April 2. Time: 3:00–4:00 p.m. Place: E. H. Butler Library 210B. Presenter: Dr. Thomas Renzi. If you have any questions, please call the ASC, ext. 4041.