Aloha! The campus community is invited to attend the Career Development Center's ninth annual Part-Time-Job Luau on Thursday, September 1, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Perry Quad (rain location: Campbell Student Union Social Hall).

This fun and casual event will provide Buffalo State College students with information about part-time-job opportunities on and off campus and allow them to meet with employers in an informal, relaxed setting.

The Part-Time-Job Luau will feature more than 40 representatives from on-campus departments and local businesses and organizations. A list of the organizations attending is available on the CDC website, under “Job Fairs.”

Please provide students with information about this exciting opportunity. Faculty and staff are also welcome to join in the festivities and enjoy some refreshments.

For more information, contact the Career Development Center, Cleveland Hall 306, or go to the CDC website.

The CDHS Wellness Fair for faculty and staff will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 22, in E. H. Butler Library 210. The fair will be a casual walk-through event featuring displays and information, health screenings, and presentations. Refreshments will be served. If you are interested in attending, please call 878-4853 to R.S.V.P. by September 15.

Check out August updates and resources from the Employee Assistance Program! Visit us at www.buffalostate.edu/eap.

Applications for the Robert J. Elmes Jr. Memorial Scholarship are now available for the fall 2011 semester. All CSEA local 640 members and their dependent children registered at Buffalo State College for at least 3 credit hours for the fall 2011 semester may apply. Applications were mailed out to all CSEA members and must be completed and returned to Mary Codick in Caudell Hall 101 by Friday, September 2. If you did not receive an application or need a new one, please contact Mary Codick, ext. 6121. Thank you and good luck.

The 2011 First-Year Convocation will take place at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 24, in the Sports Arena.

First-Year Convocation kicks off our First Year Week of Welcome program. To succeed, First-Year Convocation requires the enthusiastic participation of our campus community. All faculty and staff are encouraged to process in academic regalia to demonstrate our commitment to our incoming students. All departments and offices are encouraged to allow their staff members to support this event as a work assignment for that morning by allowing personnel to march, volunteer, or simply attend the event as an audience member.

Let’s show the newest members of our community the very best of Buffalo State. Please call ext. 5906 or e-mail univcollege@buffalostate.edu to volunteer. Please tell us if you will be marching in regalia or volunteering to staff the event.

The server that houses network shares for staff (BSCAPPM3) will be down for maintenance from 5:00 to 7:00 a.m. Friday, August 19. Staff U: drives will not be accessible during this time. Faculty, student, and department shares will NOT be affected. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Please contact the Computing Help Desk at ext. 4357 or CHD@buffalostate.edu if you have any questions.

Faculty and librarians may now access the 2011–2012 edition of the Handbook for Faculty and Librarians at www.buffalostate.edu/professionaldevelopment/x515.xml. New faculty and adjuncts attending the New Faculty Orientation on August 25 will each receive a hard copy. Each dean's office and department office has received a hard copy. Please contact chambepa@buffalostate.edu with any questions or requests.

Budget and supportability issues have caused us to recommend against the purchase of personal desktop printers for faculty and staff. Faculty/staff replacement funds are no longer used to purchase printers, and the use of shared network printers is recommended for all departments.

Departments that have a need to purchase personal printers for staff members may do so with department funds, but troubleshooting and repair of desktop printers will be conducted on a time-available basis, and calls to the Computing Help Desk for desktop-printer repair will be assigned low priority.

Congressman Brian Higgins, ’85, in conjunction with the Buffalo State Small Business Development Center, will present “Expanding Your Market: A Small-Business Outreach Event” on Wednesday, August 17, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. in the Campbell Student Union Fireside Lounge. Registration is at 8:30 a.m.

Speakers
Brian Higgins, U.S. Representative
27th Congressional District of New York

Rick Smith, President
Rigidized Metals

Melissa Balbach, President
LS&S Products

Please join us for coffee, refreshments, and one-on-one consulting opportunities with experts on expanding your business to new markets. R.S.V.P. to smallbus@buffalostate.edu.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday—August 22, 23, 25, 27, and 28—are move-in days for our residential students. To facilitate the move for our students and their families, some parking areas near residence halls will be reserved for use by students who are moving in, and will not be available for faculty, staff, and students. The following lots will be used for move-in activity on these days:

Lot A-1 (Rockwell Road, north and south sides) from Cleveland Circle Drive west to Academic Drive (Monday - north side only)

Lot D (Academic Drive) except parking spaces designated for people with disabilities (Tuesday and Saturday only)

Lot D-1 (Union Place) (Tuesday and Saturday only)

University Police officers and Residence Life staff will be available to direct students and their families. Thank you for your cooperation as we welcome our new and returning resident students.