Please join us as we offer best wishes to Peg Banak on her retirement on Thursday, October 13, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 210. After years of hard work and dedication, it is time for Peg to take a permanent vacation!

If you would like to sign Peg’s retirement card, please contact Luann Root or Rada Montroy.
 

Applications are being accepted through Monday, October 24, for the January and May 2012 Emerging College Leaders programs for faculty and professional staff. The program dates for January are 10–13, 17, and 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. May program dates are 15–17 and 22–24, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with follow-up sessions in September and December. Additional information, nomination forms (due Monday, October 17), and application forms are available on the Professional Development website. Call Marie Mance or Cara Angie at ext. 3841 with questions.

The McNair Scholars Program will host an information and recruitment session on Tuesday, October 25, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Science Building 250.

The McNair Scholars Program helps prepare first-generation, low-income, and/or underrepresented Buffalo State students for graduate study. Students who participate in this program are provided with research opportunities and faculty mentors. Please inform any student you feel qualifies for this program. For more information, please visit the McNair website or call the McNair office at ext. 3411.

The McNair Scholars Program at Buffalo State is seeking high-achieving undergraduate students from all majors.  The program prepares students for graduate study through a variety of scholarly and research activities. Please inform any student you feel qualifies for this program. Students can be referred to the McNair office, Science Building 253. For program qualifications, please visit www.buffalostate.edu/mcnair/x473.xml or e-mail Jennifer Johnson. Applications are now available in the McNair office. Review of applications will begin Friday, December 9, and continue until all available positions are filled.

This session will focus on Smart Technologies interactive whiteboards on Tuesday, October 18, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in the Professional  Development Center (E. H. Butler Library 181B). Learn how to facilitate student learning by capturing notes, lectures, or student work in class and uploading it to ANGEL or the web. Presented by Instructional Resources.

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2588.

Those of you who are wondering what Zumba is all about can stop by the Houston Gym dance studio 213 and try a class! Classes are free and will be held Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. with Deidrinelle Rouse, Porter Hall complex director, through the end of the semester.

No experience is needed to enjoy Zumba, just a positive attitude, comfortable clothes, water, and the ability to have fun! “Ditch the workout; join the party!”

For more information, e-mail Rouse.

Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to join the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center on Saturday, October 15, from 8:30 a.m. to noon for a morning of service at locations throughout the city of Buffalo. Volunteers will be planting trees, preparing food, renovating and painting houses, and helping block clubs and community gardens. Lunch is provided for all volunteers. Register by e-mail at vslc@buffalostate.edu, call ext. 5811, or stop by Cleveland Hall 306.

The 12th annual Faculty and Staff Research and Creativity Fall Forum will be held on Thursday, October 27, in the Houston Gym.

The goal of this forum is to develop, encourage, and support Buffalo State faculty and staff research and creativity, and to make collaborative research endeavors and grantsmanship more accessible. This is an excellent opportunity to network with other Buffalo State faculty and staff and to identify common scholarly and creative interests you may have.

All faculty and staff are invited to organize an exhibit to present current research, creative activity, or other scholarship. Individual, departmental, or group exhibits are welcome.

To participate, please complete the online form. Titles and abstracts/descriptions are to be submitted electronically by Friday, September 30.

Please visit the Fall Forum web page for more information.

The new season of art classes for toddlers, kids, and adults is now online. Visit the website to check out this fall's program.

Call ext. 3216 or e-mail kellymc@buffalostate.edu for information or to register.
 

Banner preview begins Monday, October 3. In Self-Service Banner (SSB), students can search the master schedule for both the January term and spring 2012 semester (in draft format), view holds (if applicable), view their assigned adviser, and view their assigned timeticket or registration time assignment for January term/spring 2012 registration. Please be reminded that all registration activity begins at 6:00 a.m. on the assigned date and is then continuous. All continuing students are encouraged to register on their assigned dates.

The master schedule may continue to change. Both the January term and spring 2012 master schedules will be available online starting Thursday, October 13. Also, as a quick reference, you can view changes, including added or canceled courses, via the spring addendum Excel spreadsheet on the Registrar's Office website.

Please encourage students to stay on track to graduate and to register on their assigned dates to secure their desired schedules.