Based on applications for graduation during the 2008–2009 academic year.

Join your colleagues to experience a variety of strategies to help underprepared students succeed academically, Friday, September 4, noon to 1:00 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 418. A light lunch will be provided. To help us plan accordingly, please register at

The Bengal Stitch Club has moved to Fridays! Join us in the campus bookstore at noon this Friday, August 28. All are welcome! Bring your lunch and whatever you’re working on—knitting, crochet, needlework, beading, quilting, etc.—and share your knowledge, learn or teach a new skill, and enjoy a social lunch hour. Knitting needles, crochet hooks and yarn available for newbies. If you have any questions, call Claire Collier (ext. 5206) or Rachel Link (ext. 3866).

The Burchfield Penney and Hallwalls are pleased to present the WNY premiere of The Guest of Cindy Sherman, a documentary that follows the relationship between the film's director, Gallery Beat's Paul H-O, and photographer (and former Buffalo State student) Cindy Sherman.

The Buffalo State Alumni Association has teamed up with Liberty Mutual to offer a defensive driving class to Buffalo State faculty, staff, alumni and students on Saturday, August 29, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., in Ketchum Hall 219.

Print and review a copy of your class schedule to ensure you have the exact schedule you intended. Use the Student Detail Class Schedule to see detailed information on the classes you are registered for in a printable format. It is recommended that you always print the most updated version of your schedule after you complete any add/drop activity.

All Buffalo State students are invited to our free weekly Thursday Night Dinners. We kick-off the semester on Thursday, September 3, with "Buffalo Fare—Pizza, Wings, and Beverages." Beginning September 10, it's a different homecooked meal each week. Dinners take place at the Newman Center, 1219 Elmwood Avenue, next to the Albright-Knox Art Gallery at 6:30 p.m. each Thursday. Join us and bring a student friend!

To ensure that information contained in the Buffalo State faculty and staff directory is correct, please review the data verification sheet that was recently mailed to your home address. Please verify that the information is correct and sign and return the form to Human Resources, Cleveland Hall 403.

Is your department responsible for maintaining records that contain sensitive information, such as Social Security Numbers? Do you store any of these records in paper format, in locations or cabinets accessible to individuals who are not authorized to manage such records? All such files must be maintained in a secured location or cabinet which can be accessed only by authorized personnel. If you are using file cabinets or free-standing cabinets for storage of this kind, be sure they are locked when not in use. Contact the Campus Lockshop (ext. 6111) if keys are needed for lockable file cabinets.

Applications for the 2009-2010 Equity and Campus Diversity Program Grants are available at www.Buffalostate.edu/equity/x725.xml