The Leadership Lecture Series continues this week with Kerry Kennedy, daughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy. Kennedy will share her insights and reflections based on more than 20 years of investigating and publicizing human rights abuses worldwide. She will also discuss how the nonprofit organization, the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial, has worked to address the problems of social justice through urban and political activism and recognition of journalistic and literary accounting. Kennedy will speak this Thursday, March 13, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall. The Leadership Lecture Series is free and open to the public.

Join us for the ANGEL gradebook workshop on Monday, March 10, at 10:00 a.m. in Bulger Communication Center 400. This workshop will demonstrate ANGEL gradebook options and assist you in setting up your own gradebook. Registration for all ANGEL workshops is available online. If you have any questions, please e-mail angelhelp@buffalostate.edu

Daylight Saving Time (DST) starts Sunday, March 9. Palm and other personal digital assistant (PDA) devices may be affected by the DST changes, so make sure to verify the time—and your appointments—on your portable device on or after March 9. Effective last year, a new law changed the timing of DST to begin earlier (the second Sunday in March) and end a week later (on the first Sunday of November). Computing and Technology Services updated campus devices in March 2007 to account for this change, but your personal portable devices may not have been updated. Please contact the Computing Help Desk at ext. 4357 with any questions.

On Friday, March 7, from 10:30 a.m. to noon in Rockwell Hall 208, Frank Zuccari, executive director of the Department of Conservation at the Art Institute of Chicago and 1975 Buffalo State graduate, discusses sensitive versus mechanical conservation and the importance of understanding how artists work and manipulate materials. This event is a part of Innovations in Creative Expression, a presentation of the School of Arts and Humanities’ Distinguished Speaker Series, which features acclaimed artists and experts in art conservation, music, design, theater, communications, interior design, and art education.

The Late-Night Steps to Success Seminar Series continues next week with "Making the Right Choice for Your Major and Career" presented by Jessie Lombardo, senior career counselor, Career Development Center. Students will learn to plan early and keep an open mind, find out what personal factors affect career choices, and how one can explore personal interests as a path to identifying potential career choices. This seminar takes place Monday, March 10, from 10:00 to 11:00 p.m. in North Wing. Sessions are free and open to all students.

On Friday, March 7, from noon to 1:00 p.m. in Upton Hall 128, nationally acclaimed ceramic artist Richard Aerni gives a slide lecture on his work, his single firing technique, and the wood ash glazes for which he is recognized. This event is a part of Innovations in Creative Expression, a presentation of the School of Arts and Humanities’ Distinguished Speaker Series, which features acclaimed artists and experts in art conservation, music, design, theater, communications, interior design, and art education.

Evergreen, the group that brought recycling to Buffalo State, invites you to join RecycleMania (through April 5). Through this program, the college’s recycled material volumes are measured and compared to other colleges and universities across the country. The biggest recyclers are recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Catch the "mania" online. Through increased recycling over the past five weeks, the college has further reduced waste by 36 tons—now recycling upward of 20 percent of our overall waste. Thanks to everyone for participating and keep up the good work! For more information, check out the Evergreen Web site.

The 10th annual Student Research and Creativity Celebration will be held on Friday and Saturday, April 25 and 26. The deadline for student applications is midnight Friday, March 14; mentors have until midnight Tuesday, March 18, to approve the applications. Everything is done online. Students start the process by going to the Student Research and Creativity Celebration page. This page includes useful tips for preparing abstracts and artists' statements, as well as programs from prior years.

The President's Council on Equity and Campus Diversity is seeking nominations for the 2008 Phillip Santa Maria Award for Student Leadership in Equity and Campus Diversity. The award is given annually to an undergraduate and/or a graduate student who has shown significant leadership in promoting respect for diversity and individual differences in their out-of-classroom activities, student activities, and/or community service. Leadership may be shown by organizing discussions and/or programs in the residence halls, leadership in planning special programs or projects sponsored by student organizations, or leadership in other activities that promote equality, access, and social justice in relation to gender, race/ethnicity, cultural and linguistic differences, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, or veteran status. Nominations are due no later than Friday, March 21. Recipients of the award will be recognized at a special program on Thursday, May 1. Additional information and nomination forms are available online or by contacting Dolores Battle, senior adviser to the president for equity and campus diversity, Cleveland Hall 415, ext. 6210.

Join us for crafts, games, and refreshments, as we read and learn about American girls of yesterday and today. This week, Saturday, April 12, we will feature Julie—"Girl of the '70s." The book club will meet from 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. at the Barnes & Noble at Buffalo State Bookstore. Dolls are welcome! Hope to see you there.