Moura’s NY Deli and Café at the Burchfield Penney is starting October with two delicious lunch specials:

• half a turkey sandwich, a cup of homemade soup, and a can of pop for $6.49
• half a roasted red pepper and turkey melt panini on sourdough, a side of macaroni salad, and a can of pop for $6.99

Moura’s also features great deli sandwiches and salads, coffee drinks, smoothies, and incredible desserts.

Call ahead or order to go at ext. 3253.

Professor Jonathan Bird from the Electrical Engineering Department at the University at Buffalo will present “Bridging the Gap between Electronics and Photonics: THz Nanoelectronics” on Thursday, October 13, at 12:30 p.m. in Science Building 272. Bird will discuss a region of the electromagnetic spectrum that has stubbornly resisted development: the “terahertz” (THz) region ranging from 0.1 to 10 THz. Essentially, this regime separates the worlds of optics and electronics and so has been poorly served in terms of technologies. The development of new technologies that can unleash the untapped power of this regime could therefore be revolutionary, with impact in areas such as homeland security, medical diagnostics (oncology), nondestructive evaluation, and telecommunications. In this presentation, he will review the challenges and opportunities of this field and also discuss research that he is engaged in to develop these new technologies.

In this webinar, the SUNY Center for Professional Development will present individual Elluminate whiteboard tools, talk about how the whiteboard can be used, and demonstrate how to manage your content through the whiteboard. It will be presented on Thursday, October 20, from noon to 1:00 p.m. The webinar will cover the following Whiteboard Window Frame topics: loading PowerPoint files and images, creating new whiteboards, and manipulating whiteboard files through a screen explorer. There will be an opportunity for questions and to go over any specific features you would like to learn about. No experience with Elluminate is necessary. The session is designed to be hands-on. You can participate in the webinar at any location that provides Internet access.

Registration information is available at www.buffalostate.edu/professionaldevelopment/x1314.xml.

Research Foundation purchasing e-forms are available exclusively in electronic format beginning today, October 3. Read more.

January Term 2012 is a stand-alone term that begins on Tuesday, January 3, and ends on Friday, January 20, 2012. There are currently (as of October 3) 32 sections being offered: 24 traditional, one hybrid, and seven online. Students can search directly in Self-Service Banner by selecting January Term 2012. Students are encouraged to “jump ahead” by taking a January Term class before the spring semester.

Banner will enforce prerequisite and corequisite checking for January Term/Spring 2012 Registration, which begins on Wednesday, November 2. All academic departments that have not had a department training session are strongly encouraged to receive Banner override training before the start of registration. Please contact Rada at the Computing Help Desk, ext. 4357, to schedule a departmental training session.

Anne Macpherson, associate professor of history at SUNY Brockport, will present “Needleworkers and Tobacco Strippers: Puerto Rican Women Strike Back during the Great Depression” at 3:30 p.m. Friday, October 7,  in Bulger Communication Center West, as part of the Caribbean History and Culture Lecture Series.

The Erie County Clerk's Office will have a booth at the Study Away Fair to provide information on securing a U.S. passport on Thursday, October 6, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall. The office will also be accepting completed passport applications by appointment at the fair. To schedule an appointment, call the International Education Office at ext. 4620 before October 6. International Education can also provide a checklist of what is required to apply for a passport at the Study Away Fair.

Bring your questions about qualitative research to this open question-and-answer session on Thursday, October 20, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Bacon Hall 115. Bill Wieczorek and Kelly Marczynski form the Center for Health and Social Research will answer methodological questions such as when to determine a coding scheme for qualitative data and how to properly utilize open-ended data from individual follow-up questions. Additionally, answers will be provided to specific questions submitted online ahead of time.

Register for the workshop at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2579.

Buffalo State alumnus and theatrical pop singer Vinzent Massi and his band the Revelation will present their Retrospective MazQuerade RocOpera Concert on Saturday, October 29, at 8:00 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney Art Center. This Halloween weekend event will feature seasonal and nonseasonal songs from many eras and genres. Classical, rock, pop, Latin, and other international sounds will surely fill your weekend of haunting. The singer is known for his theatrical costume changes and encourages concertgoers to attend in costume. Tickets are $20 for Buffalo State faculty, staff, and students and all BPAC members with ID and may be purchased from the Burchfield Penney or online. Visit www.zafenethvinzentmassi.com for more information.