Come and listen to the sounds of the Native American Music Award-winning blues band "Corn-Bred." This concert is free and open to everyone on and off campus. Come and join the fun on Saturday, April 17, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the Social Hall of the Student Union. Hope to see you there to celebrate Native American Heritage Month!

The third Annual Environmental Information Fair will take place, Tuesday, April 20, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Perry Quad. There will be many opportunities for faculty, staff, and students to learn more about eco-friendly options for everyday life.

The 12th annual Student Research and Creativity Celebration includes events scheduled from Thursday, April 29, through Saturday, May 1. This year's "celebration" includes over 275 presentations and features performances (music, theater, and dance), visual arts, talks, posters, and demonstrations. The full program, with a schedule of activities and abstracts, is now available at www.buffalostate.edu/undergraduateresearch.

Friends and colleagues are invited to wish Sharon Philipps their best during a luncheon, Wednesday, April 28, from noon to 1:00 p.m. to celebrate her retirement. The lunch will be hosted by Intercollegiate Athletics and held in the Bengal Room of the Sports Arena. For more information, contact Tom Koller, senior associate athletics director, ext. 6514.

Leslie Day, ’77, lecturer in Elementary Education and Reading, is also the director of the Professional Development Schools Consortium (PDS) and assistant chair for undergraduate programs and advisement. She uses her annual gift to the college’s Faculty and Staff Appeal to support different funds within her department.

“I really enjoyed my experience as a graduate student in the literacy specialist program,” Day said. That’s one reason for her generosity. She is also proud of the fact that the literacy specialist program remains very selective, accepting only accept 12 to 15 students every year.

After she graduated, Day taught at Pinehurst Elementary School in the Frontier Central School District and stayed connected to the college through the alumni Reading Chapter. “That connection gave me the opportunity to come here and teach in 1990,” she said, “and I became committed to teacher education.”

Another reason Day supports the college is her belief that Buffalo State offers a superior education to teachers. “All our students in both ex ed and el ed have had the opportunity to work in a minimum of four different schools before they graduate,” she said. “The PDS gives us an excellent partnership with the community and our partner schools; it’s a model of the wave of the future in teacher education.”

Support our students and choose a fund for your donation. For additional information about donating to the Faculty and Staff Appeal, please contact Louis Noce.

The Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL) invites you to a conversation on Academic Challenge/Rigor, Thursday, April 29, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 418. The core research group will give a short progress report on the study including some of the preliminary results from our breakfast conversations, some insights from the existing literature, and some of our plans for the future. As always, we welcome your participation. All full- and part-time faculty members are invited to attend.

Sodexo will be hosting a Caribbean Night in the Social Hall on Monday, April 19. The Caribbean Students Organization (CSO) will be presenting information on Caribbean culture. Entertainment by Caribbean Extravaganza will feature steel drums, popular island songs, and a limbo show. Please stop by and enjoy an evening in the Islands. The dinner cost is one meal swipe for resident students or $11.99 plus tax with cash or credit. The dinner is an all-you-can-eat buffet and is open to the entire campus.

The Association of Faculty and Staff of African Descent invites you to an evening of music, poetry, and dances, featuring faculty, staff, students, and community members, Sunday, April 18, at 6:00 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney Art Center auditorium. The event honors and commemorates the achievements of the civil rights struggles.

The "Wellness Path–Stick With It" webinar will be held today, April 15, from noon to 1:00 p.m. Examine strategies and tips to help you create your wellness vision and healthy living goals. Identify and learn techniques to overcome the common obstacles that often block the way to goal achievement.

The threaded discussion is a major component in many online courses. Learn strategies and techniques in using discussions in online learning courses as drawn from recent research and the personal experiences of an online instructor who has taught many, many online courses using a variety of course management systems, including ANGEL. Join presenter John Thompson on Thursday, April 22, 12:15–1:30 p.m. in Bacon Hall 115. Refreshments will be served.