Next Thursday, November 4, at 12:15 p.m. in Bacon Hall 115, students will learn how they can earn six credits studying in Salamanca, Spain, next summer. They will find out how scholarships and financial aid can make it possible. They will have the opportunity to speak with the director and past participants and view a PowerPoint presentation. Encourage them not to miss out on the career enhancement overseas study can provide!

This year's Fronczak Foundation Lecture will be given by James S. Pula. A Purdue University professor of history, Pula specializes in ethnic and immigration studies, and American Civil War and Reconstruction. He is also editor of Polish American Studies published by the Polish American Historical Association, and editor-in-chief of Polish-American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia. Among the books he has published is Thaddeus Kosciuszko: Purest Son of Liberty. Pula will speak on "Tadeusz Kosciuszko - Engineer of American Democracy" in E. H. Butler Library 210 at 2:00 p.m. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. For more information, please call ext. 6208.

The Equity and Campus Diversity Office invites you to attend "Creating an LGBTQA Student-Friendly Environment," a webinar on Wednesday, November 3, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 418. 

Gasland, a film by Josh Fox, will make its Buffalo debut at Buffalo State College on Saturday, October 30, at 7:00 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center East. Hailed by Variety as “one of the most effective and expressive environmental films of recent years,” Gasland chronicles the natural-gas drilling boom that has swept across the United States in recent years as the Halliburton-developed drilling technology of “fracking” has unlocked a “Saudi Arabia of natural gas” beneath us.

An Excel version of the Purchase Requisition is now available on the Procurement Services website under “Forms." This form will calculate the total price for you. Please fill out the website version of the form instead of any version you may have saved on your computer to ensure that you are using the most current version. Any future updates to the form will be noted on the website.

Join us for RendezBlue November 11–14 and explore the concept of Source. Four free days of diverse events and exhibitions featuring musicians, artists, performers, poets, and designers—all sharing a common geography as Western New Yorkers—reveal unique sources of inspiration, creativity, perspective, and expression.

Kappa Omega Social Work Honor Society is collecting cell phones, chargers, and batteries to be donated to the Verizon HopeLine for use by domestic violence victims. These items can be dropped off in the HopeLine box at the Campbell Student Union Information Desk or at the Social Work Department Office in Classroom Building C115 through December 6. Include your name and phone number with your donated cell phone to be entered in a drawing for prizes, including Jim Kelly signed memorabilia. The drawing will be held on or about December 7. Winners will be contacted.

In the spring, the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL) will be accepting applications for $3,000 faculty fellowships to promote the scholarship of teaching and learning. We invite you to join us on November 4 from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in Twin Rise 102 to begin thinking about how to design a study and shape your application. All tenured and tenure-track Buffalo State faculty members are encouraged to attend.

Plans for an upgrade to Windows 7 are in the works. The project working group would like to meet with faculty and staff to:

As part of today's Inauguration Bash in the Campbell Student Union, come and enjoy free carnival foods in the Resident Dining Hall from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m.