The Newman Center at Buffalo State College invites all faculty, staff, and students to a Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, March 8, at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. The cost is just $5 for adults and $3 for children and includes pancakes, sausage, juice, coffee, and tea. All proceeds benefit the Spring Break Service Trip to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. So come enjoy a wonderful breakfast at an even greater price!

Join a discussion about engaging preservice teachers in using innovative approaches in their teaching. CASTL Fellow Adrienne Costello will give a presentation on her research titled “21st Century Shakespeare: Integrating Traditional Literature with Innovative Practice.” A panel of representatives from several education programs will then share ideas and respond to questions and comments based on their approaches to working with preservice teachers.

The Buffalo-Lille Association is looking for host families in the Buffalo community to house our French and Belgian guests during their Study Tour in Buffalo, July 2–9, 2009. You can visit our Web site at www1.freewebs.com/buffalolille to learn more about the Buffalo-Lille Association. If you are interested in hosting a guest(s), please contact Jacquelyn at blueyed0427@aol.com or call the International Student Affairs Office at ext. 5331.

Join the Native American Students Organization (NASO) in welcoming Dr. Lloyd Elm, Onondaga, as its distinguished speaker to kick-off Native American Heritage Celebration Month (NAHM). Dr. Elm's presentation, "Speaking to the 7th Generation," will be held today, Tuesday, March 3, from 7:15 to 9:00 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center East.

The President’s Council on Equity and Campus Diversity is seeking nominations for the 2009 Awards to Faculty and Staff for the Promotion of Respect for Diversity and Individual Differences. Students are encouraged to nominate faculty, librarians, and professional staff who have helped them increase their understanding and respect for diversity and individual differences through classroom assignments, discussions, and curricular or co-curricular experiences.

Integrating the Virtual World: Creating an Intersection with the Virtual and Real to Enhance Learning will be held Friday, April 3, at the State University of New York Institute of Technology (SUNYIT).

The campus community is cordially invited to attend this year's Women's Studies Research Symposium, to take place on Thursday, March 5, in Butler Library 210. Sessions will include two poster presentations at 9:30 a.m.; a roundtable on the VAWOC grant and the Girls' Athletic League at 10:00 a.m.; three literature papers at 11:00 a.m.; two papers on gender inequality at 12:30 p.m.; a roundtable on gender performance at 1:30 p.m.; two papers on the intersection of racial and social identities at 2:30 p.m.; and two papers on women's historical attempts to gain personal and professional legitimacy at 3:30 p.m.

Did you know that if offices throughout the United States increased the rate of two-sided copying from the 1991 figure of 20 percent to 60 percent, they could save the equivalent of about 15 million trees?!

This forum is open to all faculty using ANGEL, regardless of your experience level. We will have an open forum for your questions and concerns and will showcase new features in ANGEL. This is also a great time to meet and talk with other faculty using ANGEL.

Please join the Rooftop Poetry Club for a reading featuring Dr. Allen Shelton, author of Dreamworlds of Alabama (University of Minnesota Press, 2007), Wednesday, March 4, 4:30 p.m. in Butler Library's International Students Reading Area, Third Floor, SE Quadrant.