Join us on Wednesday, February 25, from noon to 1:00 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center 104 to learn about three innovative uses of technology and their impact on student learning at Buffalo State.

The McNair Scholars Alumni Chapter is holding a bowling fundraiser for our David Matyjasik Scholarship Fund on Sunday, April 19, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. at Voelker’s Bowling Lanes on the corner of Elmwood and Amherst. The cost is $10 per person and includes two games of bowling and shoes. To purchase tickets or for more information, you can call the McNair Office at ext. 3411 or e-mail Jennifer Johnson.

This program provides up to $400 to assist students in carrying out their research and creative activities during the academic year. The award is designed to help defray the cost of travel, supplies, and other materials necessary to conduct the project. It is not intended as salary for the student. The Small Grants program is open to undergraduates only. Applications are completed online at http://wwwu.buffalostate.edu/undergraduateresearch/forms/form.php?form_id=1.

The Women's Studies Interdisciplinary Unit is seeking nominees for our yearly student award. Recipients will be recognized at a ceremony in April. Nominees must be current Buffalo State students who hold a GPA of at least 2.5, have completed substantial research in the field of gender and women's studies, and have taken at least one women's studies course (see http://www.buffalostate.edu/womensstudies/courserequirements.xml for a list of eligible courses).

All members of the college community are invited to review the draft Strategic Plan for 2009-2013 at http://sites.google.com/site/bscstrategicplan. Comments are welcomed through a Web form on that site or by e-mailing Maryruth Glogowski. Your comments will be shared with the College Planning Council.

The Buffalo State Fitness Center and the Health and Wellness Department are teaming up to provide the campus community with a great opportunity to get fit and healthy. Every Sunday, starting February 22 and lasting for eight weeks, the Fitness Center will open at 9:00 a.m.

We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life in the recent plane crash in Clarence Center. Our thoughts are with their families and friends. As a community we are all feeling affected by this critical incident. It is important to reach out to friends and family for support. If any student, faculty, or staff member would like the assistance of a counselor, the Buffalo State Critical Incident Response team is available to help individuals respond to grief and trauma.

There will be a meeting of the Graduate School on Friday, February 20, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in Classroom Building C 122. Graduate faculty are invited.

The President’s Council on Equity and Campus Diversity is seeking nominations for the Phil Santa Maria Award for Student Leadership in Equity and Campus Diversity and the Awards to Faculty and Staff for the Promotion of Respect for Diversity and Individual Difference.

The deadline to submit applications for the SUNY B-140W Tuition Assistance Program for the summer 2009 sessions is Monday, August 3. Staff members may apply for tuition assistance after six months of service; faculty members may apply after one semester of service. The following employees are eligible: