This weekend is the final weekend of Duayne Hatchett: Form, Pattern, and Invention at the Burchfield Penney. Read the review in last week's Artvoice.

The SUNY Office of Diversity and Educational Equity invites SUNY faculty, professionals, and staff to submit proposals for a conference titled "Yes We Have: A Showcase of Successful Programs Dedicated to Educating Diverse STEM Students in SUNY and Beyond." The conference will be held October 8–9, 2009, in Albany, NY.

Faculty and staff who are alumni (there are 344 of you!) are invited to join other graduates at the Reunion Welcome Reception on Friday, July 10, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. at the president’s residence, 152 Lincoln Parkway. This is the last opportunity for alumni to bid farewell to President Muriel A. Howard and Albert R. Howard. Celebrate Buffalo State with reunion guests from the classes of ’49 and ’59. Shuttle service is available from Lot X. R.S.V.P. to Alumni Affairs at ext. 6001.

Fiscal year 2009–2010 commenced July 1, 2009, for state-appropriated funds. Budgetary allocations for the campus are in transition this month, and are not at 100 percent levels in all categories, while campus financial plans are being reconciled by SUNY System Administration. We anticipate departmental allocations posting at the account level in late July or early August and will advise account managers accordingly. In the meantime, we ask that account managers be judicious in initiating any purchase requisitions that will be charged to this year’s budget.

Alumni Reunion Weekend, honoring the classes of 1949 and 1959, is being held July 9–12, 2009. Graduates of these classes will be "coming home" to their alma mater to celebrate special anniversaries and enjoy a weekend of reuniting and great memories.

Increasingly, employees are demanding the flexibility to use Macs in the enterprise and many organizations are responding by supporting Mac users for the first time. A recent ITIC survey showed that 68 percent of respondents will allow their end-users to deploy Macs as their corporate enterprise desktops in the next 12 months. Is your organization ready to support Macs?

Work on the Richardson Olmsted Complex Master Plan is nearly complete. A public meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, July 14, 6:00–7:30 p.m. in Rockwell Hall Auditorium. Public input so far has helped shape a series of elegant yet practical strategies for rehabilitating and reusing the historic structures.

The Equity and Campus Diversity Office invites all clerical employees to participate in a workshop on sexual harassment to be held Tuesday, July 14, in E. H. Butler Library 210. The interactive workshop will provide the opportunity to discuss actual cases of sexual harassment in the workplace, and provide information on how to prevent and report harassment so that it stops.

The Campbell Student Union "all-you-care-to-eat" Dining Hall is now open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Hours and summer break prices (starting today, Monday, July 6):

The process for ordering software with campus funds for college-owned devices has changed. This includes any college-owned device for lab or office. Please contact the Computing Help Desk (ext. 4357, or CHD@buffalostate.edu) to submit your order. Please be ready to provide the following information: software title; purpose (i.e., academic, administrative, research); number of licenses required; platform (PC or Mac); device names or lab name plus building/room; and funding source (i.e., Tech Fee or department funds).