Join Scott Propeack, the Burchfield Penney's associate director for exhibitions and collections, for a tour of the exhibition Art in Craft Media 2011 on Sunday, October 16, at 2:00 p.m.

The Buffalo State community is invited to celebrate the opening of Art in Craft Media 2011 on Saturday, October 15, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. The exhibition features the work of 60 Western New York artists working in clay, metal, paper, fiber, and glass. This biennial exhibition is made possible through the support and vision of Sylvia L. Rosen.

The Burchfield Penney Art Center Poets and Writers Series begins its four-part series on Sunday, October 16, at 2:00 p.m. with a reading by Sara Ries and Janna Willoughby.

Ries is a University at Buffalo graduate who also has an M.F.A. from Chatham University. Her first collection of poems, Come In, We're Open, won the Stevens Poetry Manuscript Competition and was published in 2010. Willoughby is a second-generation member of Earth's Daughters and is an active participant in the Western New York poetry scene. She is also a creative book designer.

The Burchfield Penney's Poets and Writers Series is supported by the David and Ruth Lampe Endowment.

The Buffalo State College Child Care Center is offering a school-age program December 26 through 30. The center's hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The cost of the program is $160 for the week or $35 per day. Space is limited. Call the center at ext. 5335 for more information.

The campus community is invited to a reception this evening, October 12, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Czurles-Nelson Gallery in Upton Hall to celebrate a unique exhibition from our Fiber Design and Interior Design Collaboration Project titled Wearable Space/Body Armor.

Student majors from our sophomore class in Interior Design I: Spatial Experiments and student majors from our junior and senior studios in fibers have collaborated under the leadership of their instructors, Jozef Bajus, fiber design, and Jörg Schnier, interior design.

For additional information, please contact Bajus at ext. 4133 or Schnier at ext. 4828.

A student photo exhibition will be installed in the Rockwell Hall atrium from October 15 to November 28. This exhibition will feature student work from the classes of Donna Jordan Dusel and James Sylvia. An opening reception will be held on Tuesday, October 18, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. in the atrium. All are welcome to attend!

For many of us, the clock is our biggest adversary. Finding enough time in the day to complete every necessary project can be difficult. But the adage "work smarter, not harder" is based on the concept of managing minutes in your day more efficiently. This webinar by Dale Carnegie will help you take charge of your time, your day, and your life. Learn how to

• juggle competing priorities,
• get rid of bottlenecks,
• use technology to make extra time.

When: Monday, October 17, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Where: Professional Development Center, E. H. Butler Library 181

Don't procrastinate. Space is limited! Register online by October 14.

Effective fall 2011, the full-time course load policy for graduate students is as follows:

1. Full-time status: Full-time academic status typically consists of a course load of 9 graduate-level credit hours per semester. Some departments, though, require that students take more credits for accreditation purposes (check with your department).
    
2. Graduate assistants: Full-time academic status for graduate assistants is 6 to 9 graduate-level credit hours per semester. Final assignments are determined by the department supervising the GA appointment.
    
3. Last semester of study: Full-time academic status is granted to students in their final semester of study if they are working full time on a master’s project or master’s thesis. Advisers and department chairs need to verify the student’s workload in these cases.
    
4. Finances: In determining billing status, students pay tuition based on the number of credits they register for—up to 12 credits.
    
5. Financial aid: To be eligible for financial aid, students must be enrolled as matriculated students in an eligible program of study. Other guidelines vary depending on the type of aid. Various state and federal financial aid programs required that students be registered for 12 graduate credits; loans typically do not. Students should contact the Financial Aid Office or the Graduate School for details and personalized counseling.
    
6. Fully employed part-time students registered in the fall and spring semesters should limit themselves to a maximum of two courses each semester.

ING Financial Partners will present a free workshop, "Coping with Market Volatility," on Tuesday, October 18, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 210. If you wish to attend, R.S.V.P. to Molly Pecoraro at (716) 626-3928 or molly@teamifs.com.

Have you heard about Summon, the library’s new discovery service? The Summon service, found on the library's home page, allows users to search all of the library’s formats—books, articles, newspapers, databases, and more—from a single search box.

Want to learn more? Summon demonstration sessions will be held in Butler Library on the following dates:

Wednesday, October 12
2:00 to 2:30 p.m.
E. H. Butler Library 314

Thursday, October 13
12:30 to 1:00 p.m.
E. H. Butler Library 314

Monday, October 17
10:00 to 10:30 a.m.
E. H. Butler Library 314

Tuesday, October 18
12:30 to 1:00 p.m.
E. H. Butler Library 110B

Wednesday, October 19
11:00 to 11:30 a.m.
E. H. Butler Library 314

Monday, October 24
1:00 to 1:30 p.m.
E. H. Butler Library 110B

No registration is required. Participants will have a chance to win a $5 Bengal Bucks gift card.

Hope to see you there!

Questions? Contact Al Riess.

Part of Consider the Alternatives: A Documentary Film Series presented by the Burchfield Penney and the Buffalo State Communication Department, this Thursday features the films 8: The Mormon Proposition and Me, Myself & I, Kelly Spivey's 2003 film.

The cost is free for Burchfield Penney members and Buffalo State College students, faculty, and staff and $5 for "not yet" members.