The Volunteer and Service-Learning Center (VSLC) is pleased to announce a new volunteer event for students this semester. Trick or Treat for Change: A Community Engagement Opportunity to Address Poverty and Homelessness will be held on Wednesday, October 28, and will provide students an opportunity to learn about issues of homelessness and poverty in our community. Students will dress in Halloween costumes and collect pocket change throughout the neighborhood to benefit six community organizations that address these issues throughout Western New York.

Bengal Bucks are a cost effective way to manage funds while on campus. Bengal Bucks are easy to use. One swipe for purchases at on-campus dining venues, vending machines, and at the Barnes & Noble bookstore. No more searching for change or having your dollar bills rejected in the vending machines. You can also use Bengal Bucks for printing and copying at the library. Add funds when needed, and don't worry about carrying around cash or credit cards.

Access to the campus wireless network can be made available for individuals involved in college sponsored events, such as guest speakers, conferences, and meetings. Please contact Mary Jo Graham in Computing & Technology Services (878-4611 or grahammj@buffalostate.edu) well in advance of the event to make arrangements. When requesting this service, please have available the date(s), time, location (including device names if campus equipment is being used), and the number of people involved. If your event is being arranged through Events Management, please let them know that wireless access is required during your event and they will assist with notifying Computing & Technology Services.

The English Department Writing Center, Ketchum Hall 323, invites you to stop by Tuesday, October 27, through Friday, October 30, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to "pick" a paper pumpkin for our Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser to benefit the City Mission.

Faculty and Staff who deal with international students/scholars on a regular basis are encouraged to attend a seminar on Current Trends in Immigration Rules and Regulations. This seminar, with the participation of two lawyers, will take place on Tuesday, October 27, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center South. For more information, please contact Dr. Jean F. Gounard, director of International Student Affairs, at 878-5331.

Join Buffalo State graduates, students, emeriti, faculty, and staff who have served or are serving in any branch of the United States or Allied military services at a special Armed Services Reunion on Saturday, November 14. This event is taking place at noon at the American Legion Niagara Frontier Post No. 1041, located at 533 Amherst Street, in Buffalo.

Practice makes perfect! Tell your students considering graduate school to take a free practice entrance exam with KAPLAN Test Prep. Pre-registration is required. To sign up or for more information, contact the Career Development Center at 878-5811 or stop by Cleveland Hall 306. The following tests will be offered: MCAT, LSAT, GMAT, and GRE.

Join the Burchfield Penney this Friday, October 23, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. to celebrate the following exhibitions: PatFarm: An installation by Patrick Robideau in the Useum, The Architecture of Painting: Charles E. Burchfield 1920, Charles E. Burchfield: Autumn Leaves at Play and The Architecture of Painting in the Community Gallery.

Join the Burchfield Penney for a weekend long celebration of the 100th birthday of acclaimed photographer Milton Rogovin.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 1:00 PM
Reading: Dr. Melanie Herzog: Milton Rogovin: His Life, His Photography followed the new film Picture Man: The Poetry of Photographer Milton Rogovin and cake in celebration of Milton's birthday.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25 2:00 PM
Reading: Eric Gansworth: From the Western Door to the Lower West Side followed the new film Picture Man: The Poetry of Photographer Milton Rogovin and cake in celebration of Milton's birthday.

These are both free events. Space is limited and available on a first come first serve basis.

The Women in Science and Mathematics Committee is pleased to present Debbie Yen Dao, today, Thursday, October 22, during Bengal Pause in Classroom Building C-122. Her talk is titled "Paradigm Shifts: My Journey To and Through M.D. / Ph.D. Training." A member of the American Physician Scientists Association, Ms. Dao has completed the first two years of medical education and is in the fourth year of ongoing research. Upon completion of her thesis, she will transition to the third and fourth year medical clinical phases of training.