Knitting—it’s all fun and a great break from the routine. We help each other get started if we are rusty or new to it.  Everyone is welcome!  And if you enjoy crocheting, embroidery, quilting, or other handcraft, come and share your skill with us. Tell your friends and join us every Friday at noon at Java-U in the Barnes & Noble at Buffalo State Bookstore.  

After discussions at the Enrollment Planning Operations Group, it was determined that all Advising PINs will be removed from Banner for all students for the fall 2011 term as of the close of business on Friday, August 26. Measures are being taken to determine which students had Advising PINs as of that time, and reports will be run after the drop/add period is complete to determine what effects deleting the PINs may have had. 

If you would like specific individuals to have Advising PINs, please enter them manually using the Banner INB form SPAAPIN. Instructions for using SPAAPIN are located on the Banner Faculty and Staff website. Look for the item titled "Alternate PIN Form (SPAAPIN)."

VideoSoundDanceMagic: An Intermedia Performance featuring Steina, the Carrier Band, and the Reactionary Ensemble and Nimbus Dance will be held on Friday, August 26, at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, August 27, at 3:00 and 8:00 p.m. in the Flexible Theater (Donald Savage Theater and Communication Building).

This is a live, improvisational performance of video, music, and dance, which is inspired by and includes the work of Steina. Seating is limited. Advance purchase is recommended. Tickets (per performance) are $5 for Burchfield Penney members and Buffalo State students, faculty, and staff and $15 for “not yet” members. Purchase tickets online at https://secure3.ticketguys.com/burchfieldpenney/Attractions.ashx or call ext. 6011 during gallery hours. For more information, call Don Metz at ext. 5564.

The former bus staging area of Lot F has been converted to student/faculty/staff parking, adding 76 new spaces to this parking lot. Lot F, south of Campus West, now has a total of 150 parking spaces; this includes six spaces designated for the drop-off and pickup of children to the Child Care Center.

The Burchfield Penney Art Center will be the venue as Buffalo State alumnus and theatrical pop singer Vinzent Massi and his musical entourage, the Revelation, debut “The Retrospective MazQuerade RocOpera Concert” on Saturday, October 29, at 8:00 p.m.

Massi is a professional singer who studied voice at the Community Music School in Buffalo. He has performed in New York, Toronto, Phoenix, and Las Vegas. This concert is part of his Retrospective Concert Series, in which unique and diverse musical arrangements of classics from many eras are presented in a theatrical style. This concert will feature songs from many eras, including the sixties, seventies, and early twentieth and late nineteenth centuries, mixing classical, rock, pop, Latin, tribal, and other international sounds into a two-hour concert. Tickets are available at the Burchfield Penney Art Center's front desk or online at www.ticketguys.com.

Tickets for Buffalo State faculty, staff, and students and Burchfield Penney members are $20. General admission seats are $25. Seating is limited. Audience members are encouraged to attend in costume. Visit www.zafenethvinzentmassi.com for more information.

The College Senate Curriculum Committee has scheduled a workshop on submission procedures for new and revised curricular proposals on Thursday, September 15, at 3:00 p.m. in Ketchum Hall 113. This workshop will explain the current procedures for submitting course and program proposals to the CSCC and will address any questions or concerns regarding curricular issues. Administrators, faculty, and support staff who wish to learn more about the curriculum process are strongly encouraged to attend.

Students can learn how financial aid applies to the National Student Exchange and overseas programs, how they may qualify for additional aid, and the timeline for processing aid applications during this workshop on Thursday, September 15, at 12:15 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center South. Students will learn about available scholarships and other creative ways to finance participation in exchange programs and study abroad. Please encourage them not to miss this workshop!

Students can learn about the benefits of exchange and study abroad and about the more than 200 campuses they can choose through the National Student Exchange and the 600-plus overseas programs in 60 countries sponsored by the State University of New York during an information session on Thursday, September 8, at 12:15 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center South.

Students will learn about the application process and cost, how to select a program, how to determine the best time to go, how coursework applies to requirements at Buffalo State, and how financial aid and scholarships can assist them in participating in one or more of these life-changing and career-enhancing experiences.

Students can learn about the benefits of exchange and study-abroad programs and about the more than 200 campuses they can choose through the National Student Exchange and the 600-plus overseas programs in 60 countries sponsored by the State University of New York during an information session on Tuesday, October 18, at 12:15 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center South.

Students will find out how to select a program, how to determine the best time to go, and how course work applies to requirements at Buffalo State as well as information about the application process, cost, and how financial aid and scholarships can assist them in participating in one or more of these life-changing and career-enhancing experiences.

Students can learn about the benefits of exchange and study-abroad and about the more than 200 campuses they can choose through the National Student Exchange and the 600-plus overseas programs in 60 countries sponsored by the State University of New York during an information session on Thursday, November 17, at 12:15 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center South.

Students will find out how to select a program, how to determine the best time to go, how coursework applies to requirements at Buffalo State, and how financial aid and scholarships can assist them, as well as information about the application process and cost to participate in one or more of these life-changing and career-enhancing experiences.