Next Monday, February 14, at 3:30 p.m. and Tuesday, February 15, at 5:00 p.m. in Upton Hall 404, students can learn how to earn six credits by participating in a three-week program in Thailand during the month of July. During the trip they will visit ancient temples, see traditional craftspeople at work, attend a Thai culture, language, and ethics course, and volunteer with local children providing sports, hygiene, literacy, and arts activities. Finacial aid and scholarships are available for this program.

Tonight the Burchfield Penney celebrates the opening of six new exhibitions—including An Overabundance of Detail which features the work of Buffalo State's own Jozef Bajus and Stephen Saracino. Join us from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Technology Transfer is the movement of novel inventions, discoveries, process, techniques, devices, and substances, as well as intellectual property developed at SUNY facilities, to private organizations to be developed for commercial use. More.
 

German Experimental Cinema of Buffalo State College presents "Futuristic and Contemporary Visions," today, Tuesday, March 22, and Thursday, March 24. Both events are free.

Today, Tuesday, March 22, at 7:30 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center East:
Arthur Lennig, SUNY, Albany, introduces The Complete Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1927) and delivers a talk "At Last, What is Really Going On in Lang's Metropolis."

On Thursday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center East:
Robert Reimer, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, will introduce the film The Edge of Heaven (Fatih Akin, 2007). His talk is titled "Fatih Akin's The Edge of Heaven: Dis/Connections)."

For further information, write or telephone Heidi Dietz Faletti, ext. 4805, English Department, Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222. Funding is from the FSA.

There is still time for Buffalo State women faculty, staff, students, and alumnae to submit artwork and creative pieces for E. H. Butler Library's Women's History Month exhibition in March. If you are interested, please contact Barbara Vaughan at ext. 6317.

Students can learn about the National Student Exchange program and how affordable it is to take courses at another campus within the United States or Canada. The information sessions will be held on Tuesday, February 1, and Thursday, February 3, at 12:15 p.m. in Bacon Hall 115. Hope to see your students there!

Meet the Student Life staff in the lobby of the Campbell Student Union on Wednesday, February 2, at 5:00 p.m. for an evening of fun downtown. Skating is free, and skate rentals are only $3.

Apply now for a Provost’s Incentive Grant to help fund your research or creative activity. Applications are available for all tenured and tenure-track faculty members and must be submitted to the Provost’s Office by February 24 at 4:00 p.m.

Awards of up to $1,500 are available to assist with travel, purchase of materials, conference fees, and other support for scholarly, research, and creative activities. Research and creative activities should be accomplished from March 15, 2011, to March 15, 2012.

A selection committee of representatives from the faculties of the four schools will review all applications and recommend awards based on the criteria of benefit to the faculty member’s professional development, benefit to teaching, and service to the academic department.

Selection criteria and application instructions can be obtained from the Academic Affairs Office, Cleveland Hall 519, or viewed online at  www.buffalostate.edu/professionaldevelopment (under “faculty development,” then “funding options”). For questions, please call Janet Ramsey, ext. 4554.

The Buffalo State Women's Studies Interdisciplinary Unit is planning its fourth annual exhibition to recognize Women's History Month. The exhibition will be on view in E. H. Butler Library's lobby display cases for the month of March. We are seeking artistic and creative works (paintings, photography, ceramics, jewelry, costumes, books, poetry, etc.) from Buffalo State women (faculty, staff, students, and alumnae). If you have an item(s) you would like to loan for use in the exhibition, please contact Barbara Vaughan at ext. 6317 or vaughabj@buffalostate.edu. The last date for submission is February 27.

Volunteers at Buffalo State College will offer free tax preparation services this tax season to individuals and families of Western New York with gross incomes of less than $50,000 per year. Buffalo State is one of eight sites partnering with the United Way of Buffalo and Erie County’s Creating Assets, Savings, and Hope (CASH) coalition to offer free tax services in 2011.

Help is available from fully-trained volunteer preparers starting January 31 through April 13 on the Buffalo State campus in Bacon Hall 106A. Walk-in preparation will be offered on Wednesdays from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., while appointment-only service will be available Mondays and Tuesdays from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Appointments can be requested by calling ext. 5907.

Residents and families are asked to bring photo identification, social security cards, wage and earning statements and a copy of last year’s Federal and State returns if available.

For more information, please contact Brandi Moses, senior staff assistant, Continuing Professional Studies, at ext. 5907.