In Law 101 for Faculty Members: How Not to Get Sued, higher education attorneys Brett A. Sokolow, J.D., and W. Scott Lewis, J.D., will provide faculty members with the necessary tools and information to understand the legal concerns that most commonly impact academia and how to prevent the litigation that can arise from them.

Any student, faculty or staff interested in the multiple possibilities offered by the Fulbright Program is welcome to attend the Spring Fulbright Seminar of the Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Fulbright Association that will be held at Niagara University on Friday, April 9, 2010 from 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be Mr. Daniel Kolundzic, Academic Officer at the Consulate General of Canada in Buffalo.

The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, please contact Dr. Jean F. Gounard, Director of International Student Affairs and VP for Advocacy of the WNY/NWPA Fulbright Association Chapter at (716) 878-5331 or e-mail: gounarjf@buffalostate.edu.

Professor Joon-Seo Park of the chemistry department at Eastern University (Pennsylvania) will present “Amplification of Biomolecular Interactions Using Thermotropic Liquid Crystals” on October 14 in Science Building 220 at 12:15 p.m. All are welcome.

Please join us for an exciting evening on November 5 in the Mary Seaton Room at Kleinhans Music Hall, highlighted by an art auction featuring remarkable works from some of Western New York’s most accomplished artists. Gala tickets are $200 per person.

Degree Navigator will continue to be available during the period in which Banner is down (October 7–13), with the exception of Tuesday, October 12, from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Please be advised that the Business Services Office has two campus couriers to help with the deliveries on campus. Campus couriers can be used to deliver letters and inter-campus mail from one location to another on campus. They do not deliver packages. Their hours are limited due to classes. To request a delivery please call ext. 6835 or 5515.

The McNair Scholars Program will host an information and recruitment session on Thursday, October 21, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Science Building 250. The McNair Scholars Program helps prepare first-generation, low-income, and/or underrepresented Buffalo State students for graduate study. Students who participate in this program are provided with research opportunities and faculty mentors. Please inform any student you feel qualifies for this program. For more information, please visit www.buffalostate.edu/mcnair or call the McNair office at ext. 3411.

Social networks like Facebook and Twitter have become an integral part of everyday life. Love it or hate it, social networks play a key role in the way society and culture are shaped and formed. From reassessing our concept of personal privacy, to winning the 2008 Presidential Election, we will have an open discussion about these social networks and the impact they have in academia and society. Join EmTech Talks leader Ken Fujiuchi in E. H. Butler Library 181B from noon to 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 13, for a chance to discuss the emerging role of social networks.

Representatives from ING will present a workshop on pre-retirement planning on Thursday, October 14, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 418 (lunch will be provided). Information on planning for retirement, what expenses you may incur, and how best to achieve an income that will last throughout your retirement will be discussed. To reserve a seat in the workshop, please R.S.V.P. to Molly Pecoraro at (716) 626-3928 or mpecoraro@flpwny.com.

Come volunteer to do some hands-on work in refugee communities and in Buffalo’s west side. Students will engage with refugee populations in service projects as part of the VSLC Fall Community Service Day. To sign up, or for more information, e-mail vslc@buffalostate.edu. *Volunteer registration open to students and faculty of Buffalo State College only.