Learn to use audio in your teaching! We will demonstrate how to create audio for your class and also share campus resources that are available to you. This is a hands-on workshop and is limited to 10 participants. Presented by Instructional Resources on Tuesday, October 12, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in the Professional Development Center, E. H. Butler Library 181B.

Stay balanced this fall–sign up for yoga! Tara Laurenzi, registered yoga instructor and LMT, will lead participants through postures, breathing, and relaxation to counter the effects of desk work, computer use, long periods of sitting, and stress. Give yourself the gift of improved strength, flexibility, and calmness. Tara will help rejuvenate your body and mind, and will teach tools that can be easily applied outside class.

New paintings by Nathan Naetzker, a painting/drawing lecturer in the Fine Arts Department, will be showcased during an opening reception at ARTSPACE Buffalo, located at 1219 Main Street, on Friday, October 1, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Music will be provided by local recording artists John and Mary. Gallery hours are Saturday and Sunday, noon to 4:00 p.m.; and by appointment, Wednesday through Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. All are welcome.

Institutional Advancement is pleased to announce that the 2010 ADI Ford Scholarship was awarded on Friday to freshman Eric Fiorello, who received a four-year scholarship for tuition and fees.

The Buffalo Maritime Center is having an open house from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 6, at the new facility at 1250 Niagara Street, about one block north of Rich Products. You can meet the instructors and get information on classes and workshops on kayak, canoe, and skiff building, which begin the week of October 18. Contact Richard Butz at ext. 6017 for more information.

Tonight is the final night of laser music shows in the Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium. See Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon at 7:30 p.m. and/or Laser Fright Light at 9:00 pm.

On October 13, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., stop by the Campbell Student Union and learn more about 15 refugee-serving organizations, and opportunities for service and involvement. Organizations will include Journey’s End Refugee Services, the West Side Bazaar Initiative, Jericho Road Ministries, and Catholic Charities Refugee Resettlement among many others.

In this webinar we'll look at some examples of innovative learning activities using wikis, blogs, and Facebook, and discover the use of role play in the classroom. Let's discuss the ethics involved with using social media applications in education. Join us with your thoughts, examples, and ideas. This is a free webinar offered via Elluminate by the SUNY Center for Professional Development on Wednesday, October 13, 1:00–2:00 p.m.

Next Thursday, October 7, at 12:15 p.m. in Bacon Hall 115, students can learn how to earn six credits by attending weekly workshops during the spring semester followed by three weeks of travel in Puerto Rico. Financial aid applies and scholarships are available. Knowledge of Spanish is not required!

The Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL) presents the second stage of a research study on Academic Challenge/Rigor. The talk will be held on October 14 from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Classroom Building B118. It will include a brief history of the study, as well as some of the preliminary results from the focus interviews conducted over the summer and emerging themes for discussion. A longer version of the work will be delivered to the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning later in the month. All full and part-time faculty members are invited to attend.