Thank you very much to the faculty, staff, and students who have registered to march and usher for the 137th Commencement on Saturday, May 16. Please check the list of marchers and ushers to date to confirm that you are listed. Please advise if your listing is missing, innacurrate, or if you need to change your registration. Just e-mail commencereg@buffalostate.edu. If you've planned to join in and have been putting it off, take a quick moment today to register online.

The Dietetics and Nutrition Department is offering the opportunity for questions to be answered by a nutrition expert. Simply e-mail your nutrition question to lernma41@mail.buffalostate.edu and an answer will be provided. This is a limited-time opportunity. Questions will be received until Wednesday, May 6.

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is sponsoring monthly speaker events for middle and high school girls interested in becoming a professional in the sciences, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics fields. This month’s event will be held on Tuesday, April 28, at 4:00 p.m. in Science Building 104.

The Buffalo State Alumni Association, in conjunction with the College and Community Partnerships Office and Volunteer and Service-Learning Center will be holding a free distribution of clothing on Saturday, May 2, at the Asarese Youth Center on Rees Street (one block from Buffalo State College). Volunteers are needed on May 2 from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Help is needed with sorting, assisting shoppers, and cleanup.

The Buffalo State Student Personnel Administration Alumni Chapter is sponsoring a presentation by Eileen Merberg titled “Through the Looking Glass: New Trends in Higher Education.” This event will take place on Tuesday, April 28, at 4:15 p.m. in Butler Library 210. Merberg is a retention and leadership specialist at Buffalo State. She is also an adjunct lecturer and teaches undergraduate courses in student leadership and first year transition/learning in college. Mrs. Merberg has also served Buffalo State as director of orientation and first-year programs and developed other initiatives to support the academic success of new students. All are welcome and refreshments will be served!

Join us Thursday, April 30, from 12:15 to 1:00 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 208 for a presentation by Deb Cohen of Urban Roots Community Garden Center. A consumer cooperative business, Urban Roots Community Garden Center's mission is to provide quality products for gardening in the City of Buffalo. Join us in learning container and windowsill gardening techniques. Seeds and peat pots will be provided, as well as great information on how to get your own garden growing. There will be a drawing for a free window box and seeds. Please note: Weather permitting, this workshop will be held in the Rooftop Garden area of E. H. Butler Library (second floor entrance).

As part of E. H. Butler Library's "Green Talk" series, a presentation by Mary Jo Graham will be held Tuesday, April 28, 12:15–1:00 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 208.

The Admissions Office would like to thank all faculty, staff, and students who attended our Spring Open House program on Saturday, April 4. Thanks to you, the program was a great success. We had 838 prospective students and their families visit that day. The opening session with Provost Dennis Ponton and Dr. Scott Johnson, interim dean of University College, was well attended and received. The feedback we have been given from our guests has been very positive. Historically, over 50 percent of students who attend our spring program decide to go to Buffalo State in the fall. We appreciate all your hard work in making this day possible.

The exhibition hosted by Indigo Art Gallery titled Clay - Fiber - Metal - Wood closes on Sunday, April 26. Buffalo State design faculty members Jozef Bajus, Sunhwa Kim, Tara Nahabetian, Stephen Saracino, Carol Townsend, and Robert Wood have pieces on display. Indigo is located at 74 Allen Street and is open Tuesday through Friday from noon to 5:00 p.m. and on Saturday from noon to 3:00 p.m. or by appointment.

On behalf of the fashion technology program, I invite all faculty and staff to attend one of the two upcoming RUNWAY 2.0 fundraiser events this Saturday, April 25. This distinctive and eclectic fashion extravaganza represents a unique collaboration between the Burchfield Penney Art Center and the fashion technology program—a collaboration that has received invaluable support from the college administration.