The following programs have been approved for spring semester Equity and Campus Diversity Program Grants:

The Work-Life-Love Balance webinar will be held today, February 18, from noon to 1:00 p.m. Healthy relationships can support a better work-life balance. Learn to leave behind the stress of the workday so you can focus on the ones you love.

Attention all bulk mail users: Mailmasters moved on Thursday, February 11, 2010. The new address is

The Courageous Conversations: Teaching All Students discussion scheduled for Friday, February 19, is canceled. The next Courageous Conversations discussion is scheduled for Friday, March 12.

Next Thursday, February 25, at 12:15 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center South 2, students can find out how to earn eight undergraduate credits while studying the Chinese language and culture in Beijing this summer. No prior Chinese language study is required. They will also learn about the excursions included in the program, how financial aid applies, and about scholarships that are available. Please encourage them not to miss out on this exciting opportunity to develop skills in an important world language and to experience the beauties of China!

Are you concerned how many years it will take to complete your college education? Timely Graduation is the next session in the Workshops to Success series sponsored by the Academic Skills Center of University College and offered free to Buffalo State students. Academic adviser Marie Ferraro will inform you of the steps you need to take early in your college career to insure your ability to graduate in four years. She will make you aware of important things you can do, such as how to save money on your education by maximizing your registrations, how to use your credit hours to complete both a major and a minor, and how to double-dip courses.

Campus House members and their guests are invited to taste "Wines of the Southern Hemisphere" on Thursday, February 18, at 4:30 p.m. The cost of the event is $14 and reservations are required (ext. 3300).

The Equity and Campus Diversity Office is seeking nominations for the Muriel A. Howard Award for the Promotion of Equity and Campus Diversity, formerly the Award to Faculty & Staff for the Promotion of Respect for Diversity and Individual Differences.

Unseen Tears: The Impact of Native American Residential Boarding Schools in WNY, a documentary produced by Native American Community Services and Squeaky Wheel Productions, will be shown on Thursday, Februrary 18, from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m., in Bulger Communication Center South, in conjunction with panel presentations moderated by Lori Quigley, associate dean, School of Education.

The Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL) will be hosting two breakfast conversations on academic challenge/rigor in Twin Rise 102. (Continental breakfast provided).