The Burchfield Penney Art Center and the Graycliff Conservancy are pleased to present “The Architecture of Richardson, Sullivan, and Wright,” the second of two installments in the Graycliff Lecture Series featuring Jeffrey Ochsner, Ph.D., on Thursday, September 15, at 7:00 p.m.

Ochsner, professor of architecture at the University of Washington and author of the seminal H. H. Richardson: Complete Architectural Works, will speak on the relationship between the architecture of H. H. Richardson, Louis Sullivan, and Frank Lloyd Wright. The 2011 Graycliff Lecture Series is presented with support from Hodgson Russ LLC and the New York State Council on the Arts. Tickets are $5 for Burchfield Penney/Graycliff members and $10 for “not yet” members.

For more information, call the Burchfield Penney at ext. 4529 or e-mail heyworkm@buffalostate.edu.

The Anne Frank Project is proud to welcome Carl Wilkens as one of our featured presenters at next week's conference. In addition to Wilkens's multiple presentations, we will premiere an original play based on his experiences as the only American who stayed in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide. I'm Not Leaving was created by Buffalo State Theater students under the direction of professor Joseph Price and will be presented in Warren Enters Theatre on Wednesday, September 14, at 8:00 p.m., followed by a discussion with Wilkens.

For a full schedule of AFP2011, visit www.theannefrankproject.com/2011.html.

More about Carl Wilkens:

Carl Wilkens, author of I’m Not Leaving, is the former head of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency International in Rwanda. In 1994, he was the only American who chose to remain in the country after the genocide began. Wilkens, who formed the organization World Outside My Shoes, has dedicated his life to sharing his genocide stories, “inspiring and equipping listeners to stand up to injustices.” He has been featured on Frontline, and his humanitarian work has been recognized with several awards, including the Dignitas Humana Award from Saint John’s School of Theology Seminary and a 2005 Medal of Valor from the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

Please announce to your classes that the inaugural meeting of the student Marketing Club will take place on Thursday, September 8, during Bengal Pause (12:15–1:30 p.m.) in Chase Hall 341. Students of any major are welcome. For more information, contact Dan Gaygen in the Business Department.

Join Buffalo State College higher education and student affairs program alumni, students, and faculty, along with new and seasoned professionals in higher education, for a powerful one-day conference on Friday, September 9, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney Art Center. This year’s theme is “Social Justice and Social Agency in the Promotion of Access and Success: The Role of Student Affairs.” Our keynote speaker is Vasti Torres, professor of educational leadership and policy studies and director of the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University Bloomington. In 2007, Torres became the first Latina president of the American College Personnel Association, and she has been honored as a Diamond Honoree, a Senior Scholar, and a Wise Woman by ACPA. She also received the Contribution to Literature and Knowledge Award from NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education).

Cost
Graduate students $20
Professionals $40

Registration and Payment Information
Register online at www.buffalostate.edu/spa/x1059.xml.

For more information, please contact Elizabeth Desimone, conference chair, at spaconference@gmail.com.

The first meeting of the College Senate for the fall 2011 semester will take place at 3:00 p.m. Friday, September 9, in E. H. Butler Library 210. The College Senate is an open forum, and visitors are invited to attend. Please contact the College Senate Office at ext. 5139 or stop by Cleveland Hall 211 with questions or concerns.

We invite you to join Buffalo State Dining today in the Campbell Student Union Food Court from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. for the soft opening of our newly remodeled Food Court. Come and enjoy food samples, meet our team, and receive special limited-time offers.

Students can learn about the National Student Exchange and study-abroad opportunities during this session on Thursday, October 6, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall. Students will find out how financial aid applies and about scholarships that are available. They can also get information about how credits taken elsewhere fulfill requirements at Buffalo State. They will be able to speak with students who have participated in these programs and with students who are currently here on exchange, as well as with representatives of programs sponsored by other SUNY campuses. A drawing for a $100 Visa gift card and other exciting prizes will be held. Please encourage students not to miss out on these life-changing experiences!

Students can learn how to spend a semester studying at one of Buffalo State's four partner universities in Australia or our partner university in England during this session on Tuesday, October 4, at 12:15 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center South. Students will find out how courses taken there fulfill requirements here, how financial aid applies, about scholarships that are available, and about other creative ways students fund their overseas experiences. Please encourage them not to miss out on these life-changing and career-enhancing opportunities!

Students will learn how to earn 6 credits by attending weekly workshops during the spring semester followed by three weeks of travel in Puerto Rico during a workshop on Thursday, September 29, at 12:15 p.m. in Bacon Hall 115. Students will learn how financial aid applies and about available scholarships. Spanish is not required!

Students can learn how to spend a semester studying at the School of Economics and Management at the University of Applied Sciences in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on Thursday, September 22, at 12:15 p.m. in Bulger  Communication Center East. Students will find out how courses taken there fulfill requirements here, how financial aid applies, about scholarships that are available, and about other creative ways that students can fund their overseas experiences. Please encourage them not to miss out on this life-changing and career-enhancing opportunity!