Items from Butler Library’s Madeline Davis Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Archives of WNY will be on display at a special performance of Jon Maran’s award-winning play, The Temperamentals, to benefit the archives, Friday, November 19, at 8:00 p.m. in the BUA Theatre, 119 Chippewa Street. This historic collection is being transferred to Butler Library, where it will be available for public and scholarly use as part of the permanent collection.

The winners of the Buffalo State prizes are:

On Wednesday, December 1, at 7:00 p.m., the Newman Catholic Campus Ministry Center will host an evening of Advent Taizé Prayer. Taizé is the name of a small village in the south of Burgundy, France, and is the home of an international ecumenical community founded by Brother Roger. With life commitments to material and spiritual sharing, the brothers of Taizé try to live out a "parable of community." At the heart of daily life in Taizé are three times of communal prayer with simple chant, scripture, and reflection. Since the late 1950s, millions of young adults from many countries have found their way to Taizé to take part in the weekly meetings of prayer and reflection.

The College Writing Program is proud to present the second in a year-long series of WAC workshops. All faculty are invited to attend. The workshop, entitled “Teaching Students to Write an Argument," will be on Wednesday, December 1, in E. H. Butler Library 210 from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. This workshop will focus on methods of introducing students to the study of formal written argument, and will be presented by John McKinnis. It will provide an overview of the Toulmin method of argument.

A presentation on the GIS Center at the University of Quintana Roo will be held today, Wednesday, November 17, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. in Classroom Building A205. 

Ann Goldsmith will read from her new book as part of the Burchfield Penney's Writers and Poets Series on Sunday, November 21, at 2:00 p.m. For more information, contact Don Metz at ext. 5564 or metzdj@buffalostate.edu.

Applications are being accepted for Equity and Campus Diversity Program Grants for spring 2011. The Equity and Campus Diversity Program Grants will provide awards of up to $1,000 for projects, workshops, and activities that infuse diversity, global issues, and different perspectives in curriculum and extracurricular activities. Projects of superior merit that are directly related to diversity in the curriculum may be funded for up to $2,000 with sufficient justification. Awards are contingent on available funds and approval by the President

The Ron Brown ITEC Scholarship is funded by the staff of the Information Technology Exchange Center and will be given to a Buffalo State student who is enrolled in the fall 2010 semester that shows promise in the study of computing and technology.

Thinking about Thanksgiving? Have guests in from out of town? Kids home from school? Spend a day at the Burchfield Penney! The Burchfield Penney is excited to welcome author Maria T. DiVencenzo and illustrator Alix Martin as they bring their new children's picture book The Scariest Dream Ever to life at the Burchfield Penney, including readings, workshops, and book signings on Friday, November 26, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Starting on Tuesday, November 16, and continuing through Friday, November 19, the college's central heating plant, located at the corner of Academic Drive and Rockwell Road, will undergo a series of air emissions tests to ensure that the heating systems function properly. During daytime hours, intermittent venting of excess steam from various devices on the plant roof may occur. This process may result in extremely loud noise from this area. This is normal for this activity. Questions concerning this or any other maintenance function may be referred to Customer Service, ext. 6111. Thank you for your understanding.