Thanks to the resounding success of Beyond/In Western New York 2005 and B/I WNY 2007, twelve local arts organizations, including the Albright-Knox Art Gallery and the Burchfield Penney Art Center, will join forces once again for the 2010 iteration of this project. Beyond/In Western New York 2010 will continue to take a concentrated look at artists who are working in the specified project area.

Effective Saturday, January 31, 2009, Computing and Technology Services will be updating the retention period for messages in your Barracuda Quarantine folder. Messages in your Barracuda spam quarantine inbox that are more than 60 days old (based on date received) will be permanently removed from the Barracuda inbox.

Do you have an outstanding student worker? Would you like to recognize them for their hard work? Consider nominating a student worker who has made an outstanding contribution to your office. Tell them how much you appreciate their commitment by nominating them for this distinguished award.

Buffalo State’s federal aid satisfactory academic progress policy has long stated that a student must maintain a 2.0 cum gpa (3.0 for graduate students) and successfully complete two thirds of the courses they attempt. However, the aid office has only been enforcing the completion rate portion of the policy. Effective with the close of fall 2008 both components of the policy will now be enforced. Students who had a gpa below 2.0 but had an eligible status will now be placed on probation.

Reminder: Nominations are currently being accepted for the new Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service. The Buffalo State community is encouraged to submit nominations for deserving colleagues.

Volunteers are needed for the Erie County Electronic drop-off that will be taking place this Saturday, January 17, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., in Buffalo State's G parking lot. There are various duties available. If interested please contact Andy Goldstein at (716) 858-4988 as soon as possible. Thanks for your participation!

ANGEL was successfully upgraded to v.7.3 in late December. Users will notice improvements in discussion forums, assessments, and the HTML editor.

The campus community is invited to view the inaugurations of President-elect Barack H. Obama and Vice President-elect Joseph Biden today, January 20, 2009, in Bulger Communication Center North. The preliminary program will begin at 10:00 a.m. with musical selections. The formal ceremony will begin at 11:30 a.m. with a call to order and welcoming remarks by Senator Diane Feinstein. 

Master's and C.A.S. candidates graduating in May 2009: The deadline to submit applications for May graduation is February 6. Students who delay may not have their name printed in the commencement program. You may download the form at http://www.buffalostate.edu/graduateschool/graduation.xml or you may complete the form in the Graduate School Office, Cleveland Hall 204.

The next Richardson Olmsted Complex public meeting will take place Tuesday, January 27, at 6:00 p.m. in Rockwell Hall Auditorium. Come hear updates from the Richardson Center Corporation on such topics as master planning, architecture and visitor center planning, stabilization, and a laser survey.