Just a friendly reminder to register to march or volunteer usher for commencement if you have not already done so. A list of currently registered marchers and volunteers is posted on the Commencement Web site, www.buffalostate.edu/commencement/x543.xml, where you also may register. Please take a moment to be sure your name is listed with the correct ceremony times for which you registered. The list will be updated periodically. Contact commencereg@buffalostate.edu with any changes. Thank you.

The Art Education Department (AED) Student Exhibition is currently on display in the Czurles-Nelson Gallery in Upton Hall. The AED Student Chapter has diligently organized a closing reception to be held Thursday, April 8, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the lobby outside of the gallery. Please join us in celebrating our students' accomplishments!

We now have a master schedule listing online-only sections (sections being offered 100 percent online) for both summer and fall 2010. It will be updated on the same schedule as the regular summer and fall master schedule, every weekday evening until July 28, 2010.

Part of the reconciliation act recently signed into law eliminates the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). So, effective with the summer 2010 semester, the Financial Aid Office is transitioning to Direct Lending (DL).

The Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall is proud to present smooth jazz guitarist Peter White, Friday, April 30, at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are on sale now, with a discount for faculty and staff. Tickets can be purchased at the Rockwell Hall Box Office (Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) or the Student Union Box Office (Monday through Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.), by calling (716) 878-3005, or online at www.buffalostate.edu/pac.

On Saturday, April 10, at 9:00 a.m., the Iron Pour begins. Everyone is welcome! Sand molds are available for purchase. No experience is necessary. Sand molds are pre-made and ready for purchase; $15 to $30 per block (includes mold and metal). Tools will be available to carve your imagery in these molds. Molds will produce a one-sided relief sculpture, which will be poured for you by Buffalo State sculpture students. You must arrive early on Saturday to prepare your mold, or you can purchase and work on your mold the day prior to the pour.

The Buffalo State Alumni Association has teamed up with Liberty Mutual to offer a defensive driving class to Buffalo State faculty, staff, alumni, and students, Saturday, April 17, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Ketchum Hall 219. Save money on your auto insurance by taking this class offered through Liberty Mutual Insurance Group.

Do you know an outstanding undergraduate student who could serve as an ambassador of Buffalo State College? The Buffalo State Student Ambassador organization is seeking nominations from faculty and staff until April 15, 2010. Student Ambassadors assist the Undergraduate Admissions Office with greeting campus visitors, providing campus tours to prospective students and their families, and assisting with on- and off-campus recruitment events.

Senate vacancies nomination Period extended to April 8, 2010. One (1) University Faculty Senator, and one (1) Alternate Faculty Senator, and Three (3) At-Large College Senate positions will become vacant on August 23.

In celebration of Buffalo State's fourth annual China Week, Yu Jiyuan, professor of philosophy at the University at Buffalo, will speak on "Confucius and Confucianism," tomorrow at noon in Bacon Hall 215. Refreshments will be served. This event is supported by an Equity and Campus Diversity grant, the Research Foundation, the Sociology Department, and University College.