Did you know that Buffalo State Dining offers authentic Indian cuisine daily at Fresh Fusions, located in the Campbell Student Union Food Court? Stop in today and try a curry bowl topped with your choice of chutney. Finish your meal off with a fresh samosa or warm naan.

Instructional Resources is surveying the Buffalo State College community to gather information to determine the interest, technological capabilities, and plausibility of expanding the use of mobile apps on campus. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey: http://bsc-mobiletrendsurvey.questionpro.com/.

Installation work will begin today on a high-visibility concrete crosswalk on Rockwell Road, west of the Burchfield Penney Art Center entrance. Orange construction cones will be placed to route traffic around the work area. This project will be done in two phases and is expected to last approximately two weeks. Drivers are asked to use caution when approaching this area.

Get more done with less pain! This innovative tool enhances the use of technology in the workplace. Consider Share Point to improve time on task and keep your facts straight. Neil Palmer will lead us on Wednesday, September 21, from 10:00 a.m. to noon in E. H. Butler Library 316.

Register at https://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2604.

Submitted by:  Ottilie M. Woodruff

We are pleased to announce that Buffalo State student e-mail will be moving to Gmail on Wednesday, October 12. This change will also give students access to a number of Google Apps services, such as Google Docs and Google Calendar. When we make the transition to Gmail, the students’ Buffalo State e-mail addresses will remain the same. 

We have kicked off our communication with students and will post updates at www.buffalostate.edu/cts/gmailnotice.xml as they become available. Please direct your students to this site if they have any questions about the move to Gmail. They can also send questions to googleapps@buffalostate.edu.

Come to Booktoberfest on September 22—a German-inspired event to help fund Project Flight's literacy efforts. Get your tickets at www.booktoberfest.com or www.facebook.com/ProjectFlight.

Come and bid for the following treasures in our silent auction: a $1,000 travel voucher, a $300 color Nook and cover, a premium Basket of Cheer, a $130 day spa package to Capello's Salon, and a 24-inch trail bike. Passionate about tennis? Win a $750 family membership and tennis accessories. Or, you might win other baskets offering books, food products, and restaurant and philharmonic certificates!

Hey, everyone! Start the morning off right and join Buffalo State Dining today outside the Sports Arena for free Tim Hortons coffee and hot chocolate from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m.

Don't forget to visit Tim Hortons, located on the second floor of the Sports Arena, open Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Interested in going to graduate school in history? Unsure if graduate school is for you? The History and Social Studies Education Department will conduct a workshop on the graduate school experience on Thursday, September 29, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Classroom Building B118. Topics include finding a graduate program, the application process, what to expect in graduate-level classes, coping strategies, and potential pitfalls.

All are welcome!

Are you or your students interested in a study tour to Puerto Rico? Join us on Wednesday, September 21, from noon to 1:00 p.m. in the Professional Development Center (E. H. Butler Library 181B) for an overview of the study tour to Puerto Rico. Learn about its development as a 6-credit study-abroad course. Experience a visual tour of the trip phase of the program. Get an overview of an 11-year research study of the program. Among the goals of this presentation are to establish the relevance of this type of initiative toward narrowing the gap of participants by ethnicity in study-abroad programs and to encourage academic advisers, faculty, and staff in engaging prospective students, including themselves, in similar opportunities. Presented by Evelyn Rosario. A light lunch will be provided.

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2577.

The deadline to submit applications for the SUNY B-140W Tuition Assistance Program for the fall 2011 semester is Friday, September 30.

Staff members may apply for tuition assistance after six months of service; faculty members may apply after one semester of service. The following employees are eligible:

• Full-time Buffalo State faculty and professional or classified employees.
   
• Part-time and/or temporary Buffalo State faculty and professional or classified employees who are employed at least half time (faculty must teach at least two courses in the semester).
   
• Full-time Research Foundation employees, provided they work on the Buffalo State campus.

Program funds may be used for courses at SUNY campuses only. Eligible employees may apply for a 50 percent waiver of SUNY tuition for up to two courses per semester, to a maximum of 15 credit hours per academic year.  Tuition assistance is limited to regular in-state undergraduate or graduate tuition rates. The level of support may be adjusted when necessary if funding is not adequate to cover applications received. Contact Human Resource Management, ext. 4821, for applications and program guidelines.