E. H. Butler Library announces the trial acquisition of the popular citation management tool, RefWorks. Creating bibliographies has never been this easy! RefWorks seamlessly captures citations from the library’s databases and the Web, allowing you to store and manage your research from anywhere online. Visit our RefWorks page to create an account, view tutorials, and more. Better yet, plan on attending a RefWorks Fundamentals workshop, Tuesday, April 5, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 318. Please e-mail Marc Bayer for more information.

Register online.
 

In this free online webinar, presenters from SUNY Institute of Technology will share two perspectives on using web conferencing (Elluminate) to supplement online courses: the instructional designer's and the professor's view. They will discuss the experiences of moving to a more interactive environment, particularly the unanticipated and creative ones. They will consider the sense of community, discuss informal student feedback, and consider the benefits and costs of holding live sessions that can be archived. On Monday, March 28, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., they will discuss how Elluminate improved the classroom experience, useful tools in Elluminate, and some challenges associated with adding another technology to the learning experience.

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This workshop will provide guidance in specifying behaviorally-based learning objectives which can be assessed by a variety of methods. We will discuss assessment methods and the process of matching learning outcomes to appropriate assessments. Presented by Sue McMillen. Friday, April 8, from noon to 1:00 p.m. in the Professional Development Center (E. H. Butler Library 181B). A light lunch will be provided.

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Please register to usher for the 139th commencement. Many ushers are needed on commencement day to greet graduates and their guests, assist with barrier-free access, distribute programs, help with the student lineup, and many other roles. A hospitality room is provided throughout the day for your convenience. Please consider volunteering just a few hours of your time on Saturday, May 14, to make this a most memorable occasion for the Class of 2011 and their families. Thank you!

To guarantee hood colors and standard charges for your academic regalia rentals, please contact the bookstore at ext. 5509 by Friday, March 25. Visit the faculty and staff section of the commencement website to register to march on Saturday, May 14 (the Commencement Committee seeks many more marchers!). A hospitality room is provided throughout the day for your convenience. Make the 139th commencement a memorable occasion for our graduates and their families. Thank you!

Friday, March 25: Resident Dining Closes at 8:30 pm Retail Food Court: Jazzman's Library, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; Jazzman's/Freshen's Union, 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Pomodoro's Pizza, 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Taco Bell and Strutter's, 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Subconnection, 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.; Simply-to-Go, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.; Selona Grill, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Rockwell Hall, Science Building, and Sports Arena: closed.

Saturday, March 26, to Sunday, March 27: Resident Dining, closed. Retail Food Court: closed.

Monday, March 28, to Friday, April 1: Resident Dining, 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Retail Dining: Jazzman's/Freshen's Union, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; Pomodoro's Pizza, 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 2: Resident Dining, closed. Retail Food Court, closed.

Sunday, April 3: Resident Dining open at 4:30 p.m. Retail Food Court: Simply-to-Go, Jazzman's/Freshen's Union, and Pomodoro's Pizza open at noon. Taco Bell and Strutter's, open at 4:00 p.m. Jump, Selona Grill, Jazzman's Library, Rockwell Hall, Science Building, and Sports Arena: closed.
 

Join the Burchfield Penney April 7–10 as we celebrate the vision of composer Morton Feldman during spring’s RendezBlue festival, presented by BlueCross BlueShield of WNY. Explore Feldman’s work and his role as part of the New York School through four free days of events featuring musicians, artists, performers, and poets who were inspired by the composer.

Visit www.RendezBlue.org for the complete schedule of events.

Join the Burchfield Penney's new book club! Coordinated by the museum's docents, the book club will meet the first Sunday of the month in the board room to discuss books read by Charles Burchfield and mentioned specifically in his journals.

For the April 3 meeting, please read Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (please try to get a copy illustrated by Sir John Tenniel)

May 1: Walden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau.

June 5: O Pioneers by Willa Cather

Talking Leaves on Elmwood has copies of the books. Ask at the service desk for a copy, introduce yourself as a Burchfield Penney Book Club member and receive 15 percent off your purchase!

Burchfield Penney admission fees apply (general admission is always free for Buffalo State staff, faculty, and students).

If you are interested in participating or have questions, please e-mail Mary Kozub.
 

Please join us for a seminar presented by David Bruce Conn, Ph.D., dean, School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Berry College; associate in invertebrate zoology, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University; and Jefferson Science Fellow, Office of International Health & Biodefense, U.S. Department of State. The seminar is titled "A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Planet: Parasites and Invasive Species on the Move." The seminar is Friday, April 22, beginning at 12:15 p.m. during Bengal Pause and will be held in the Science Building 220. Light refreshments will be served. Faculty, staff, and students are welcome.

Any student, faculty, or staff interested in the multiple possibilities provided by the Fulbright Program is welcome to attend the spring seminar of the Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania (WNY/NWPA) chapter of the Fulbright Association to be held Friday, April 8, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Gannon University, Erie, PA.

The guest speaker will be Mr. Leonard Hill, engineering program manager at General Electric, Erie, PA.

The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, please contact Jean F. Gounard, director of International Student Affairs and vice president for advocacy of the WNY/NWPA Fulbright Association Chapter at ext. 5331.