Please tell your students! Students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend the Ultimate Money Skills workshop on Tuesday, February 3, during Bengal Pause (12:15–1:30 p.m.) in E. H. Butler Library 208. The talk will cover budgeting, credit, and debt and is sponsored by Monster.com, the Dean of Students, Student Life, and the Psychology and Business departments.

A make-up session for those new students who did not attend orientation—required for all new matriculated students—will be held on Tuesday, February 3, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Classroom Building B118.

Minigrants will again be offered by the College and Community Partnerships Office for all tenured and tenure-track Buffalo State faculty members. The awards are anticipated to be in the range of $1,500-$2,000. The grants will be awarded in May of 2009. The 2008 awards covered a wide range of interests and included community partnerships with faculty in Earth Science Education, Exceptional Education, Social Work, and Biology.

The grading window for intersemester has been extended through 3:00 p.m. on Friday, January 30. Detailed documentation for entering grades is available in Banner; click on "Final Grades." Assistance is also available by calling Banner Support, ext. 3434, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., or by scheduling an appointment via e-mail. If you have any questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at ext. 4811.

January is a time to focus on a crime that affects 1.4 million victims a year. This year’s theme, “Stalking: Know It. Name It. Stop It.,” challenges everyone to combat this dangerous crime by learning more about it. Stalking can happen to anyone. It is a crime in all 50 states. Stalkers can be hard to stop and they may hurt or even murder their victims. The more you know about stalking, the more you can do to stop it.

As 12 Western New York arts organizations including the Burchfield Penney prepare for the next iteration of the Beyond/In Western New York exhibition, curators from around the world will gather at the Albright-Knox to discuss the question "Why Biennials?"

Please join us for a poetry reading on Sunday, February 1, at 2:00 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney auditorium. Lisa Forrest, Charles Bachman, and Peter Grieco will all be reading from their acclaimed work. Sponsored by the Burchfield Penney Poetry Series and Buffalo State College.

Meeting dates and times for CIS101 Online (CCN: 2100) with Michael Barry are Saturdays January 31, February 28, April 4, and May 2, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. The first meeting, Saturday, January 31, will take place in the Chase Computer Lab B15. All other meetings will be held in the Classroom Building B106. Please reference my course Web page at http://www.sunyonline.org/mrb/101 to obtain course-related material including the syllabus.

Meet representatives of the National Passport Center to learn about changes in requirements for the use of passports and about the new federal passport ID cards on Wednesday, February 4, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union lobby.

The School of Education is once again offering a yoga program for Buffalo State faculty and staff. This one-hour workshop, facilitated by Quinn Caya, Registered Yoga Teacher and Director of Yoga Therapeutics of Buffalo (www.bootstraphealth.com), will offer a wide range of levels and intensities.