Join the Burchfield Penney for the museum's third annual "Evening for Educators" on Thursday, October 13, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. This free evening includes curriculum-specific gallery tours, art workshops, and more.

For a complete schedule, visit www.burchfieldpenney.org/pdf/Educators_2011.pdf.

For more information or to R.S.V.P., e-mail Mary Kozub.

The Burchfield Penney Art Center and Sylvia L. Rosen invite the Buffalo State community to the opening of the biennial exhibition Art in Craft Media 2011 on Saturday, October 15, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Burchfield Penney.

The exhibition features works in clay, glass, metal, paper, and fiber by 59 Western New York artists including Buffalo State faculty members Bob Wood, Darien Johnson, Jozef Bajus, Bethany Krull, and Jessie Welp and emerita faculty member Nancy Belfer, as well as several Buffalo State students and alumni.

The exhibition is on view from October 15, 2011, to January 15, 2012, in the East Gallery.

5 For 5!

We want your feedback! Tell us what you like about our dining services or ways we can improve. Give us 5 minutes of your time and we will give you $5 in Chartwells Dollars which can be used to purchase food in any of our locations. 

Today in the Student Union Food Court 12:30PM-1:30PM

Use food to your advantage! For centuries, people have relied on herbs, spices and various foods to cure what ails them. Join Buffalo State Dining in Bengal Hall (Located in the Student Union) October 13, from Noon to 2PM and tap into some of these powerful foods to build your immune system this flu season.

Enter with a meal swipe of lunch door price of $8.39.

Brown-bag lunches with a purpose. Talks are from noon to 1:00 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 181B. Let's come together and discuss how to use these books in our everyday lives:

• October 11 – The Present, by Spencer Johnson
• November 8 – Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't, by Jim Collins
• November 29 – Living a Life That Matters, by Harold Kushner

 Register online; drinks and snacks provided.

See you there!

Join us for a musical celebration in two acts to benefit arts education, featuring performances by world-beat ensemble N'Dias (the Mix), Diaspora Drumming (Brazilian beats), and classical cellist Nancy Baun and honoring Lorna C. Hill and Helga MacKinnon.

When: Wednesday, October 12, beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Where: Town Ballroom, 681 Main Street, Buffalo, NY
Attire: Creative cocktail

Young Audiences of Western New York’s annual fundraiser brings community leaders together to celebrate our mission of enhancing young people’s lives through the arts. Your support helps bring programs to children throughout the eight counties of Western New York.

This year, our program features two exciting acts:

Act I (6:00–8:00 p.m.): Guests enjoy a classical music performance by cellist Nancy Baun as well as plentiful appetizers from Torches, a silent auction, raffles, and our annual awards ceremony, honoring outstanding achievement in the fields of art and education. This year’s program celebrates the remarkable accomplishments of Lorna C. Hill, founder and artistic director of the Ujima Theatre Company Inc., and Helga MacKinnon, former executive director of Young Audiences of Western New York.

ACT II (8:00–10:30 p.m.): The Act II after-party concert features musical performances by Diaspora Drumming and headliners N’Dias (the Mix) in the Town Ballroom auditorium. N’Dias is a 12-member world-beat ensemble that performs African drum and dance in engaging high-energy performances that are sure to get you moving.

Can't join us for the full Young Audiences Goes to Town benefit event? Then join us at 8:00 p.m. for the Act II after-party concert only. General admission tickets are $15 or $10 for students (with valid ID) and are available at the Town Ballroom box office, online at www.townballroom.com, or by phone at 852-3900.

As important as assessment scores are, they tell you very little without some context. Explore several kinds of standards and benchmarks, including local standards, peer benchmarks, and value-added benchmarks in this professional development workshop on Wednesday, October 26, from noon to 1:00 p.m. in the Professional Development Center (E. H. Butler Library 181B). Learn the value of using more than one kind of standard to gain a more complete picture of student learning. Join your colleagues for discussion and portions of a webinar presented by national assessment expert Linda Suskie. Facilitated by Sue McMillen.

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2596.

This workshop will demonstrate features of the Motorola Xoom and let you try one for yourself on Friday, October 28, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. in E. H. Butler Library 316. We will talk about mobile computing in higher education as well. Over the summer, the library purchased 10 Motorola Xooms that are now available for borrowing through the equipment loan program. Presented by Information Commons.

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2601.

This workshop will demonstrate the features of the iPad and let you try one for yourself on Tuesday, October 25, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 316. We will talk about mobile computing in higher education as well. Over the summer, the library purchased 10 iPad 2s that are now available for borrowing through the equipment loan program. Presented by Information Commons.

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2600.

Richard Talbert, William Rand Kenan Jr. Professor of history at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, will present "All Roads Lead to Rome: The Roman Highway System in Global Perspective" on Friday, October 21, at 7:00 p.m. in the Buffalo Museum of Science auditorium as part of the Houghton Chapter of the NYS Archaeological Association's annual lecture series. Please see www.aiaofwny.blogspot.com for additional information.