In celebration of Black History Month, the International Student Affairs Office (Jean Gounard, director) and the African and African American Studies Interdisciplinary Unit (Aimable Twagilimana, coordinator) present lectures on "The African Diaspora and the Francophone World" and "The Negritude Movement and the African Diaspora,” Tuesday, February 8, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 210. This event is free and open to the public.

Did you know that your mental health and physical well-being are strongly connected? As a component of Mental Health Awareness Week, students from the Health and Wellness Department's program planning course will be offering free health screenings for students, staff, and faculty, Tuesday March 8, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union lower lobby.

The students have had experience conducting screenings across the region.

Blood pressure, grip strength, sit-n-reach flexibility, body fat/BMI, three-minute step test, portion control education, and diabetes paper/pencil screening will be offered.

Eric Weaver, a retired police sergeant, will discuss "Overcoming the Darkness: Perspectives on Mental Health, Mental Illness, Suicide Awareness and Prevention," today, Monday, March 7, at 12:30 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 210.

Weaver will openly, honestly, and frankly discuss how his life was riddled with personal struggles and trials, as well as severe battles with stress, depression, self-destructive and suicidal behavior. Weaver puts over 23 years of professional and personal experience into these dynamic presentations, and provides a real-life, "no-nonsense" approach to issues of mental health, mental illness, symptoms of stress and depression, stigmas, communication skills, recovery, suicide awareness and prevention. 

In addition, he will talk about the vulnerability of minority populations in regards to mental health and target his keynote to a student, faculty, and staff audience.

Eric will talk for an hour and be available for private conversations afterwards. 
 Co-sponsored by the Association of Staff and Faculty of African Descent and the Counseling Center. This is a worthwhile presentation, join the conversation.

Discover some advantages of using e-portfolios to assess student learning. What type of learning activities should be included? What constitutes evidence of learning? How might one evaluate e-portfolios? Join us for a pre-recorded webinar followed by a short discussion. The webinar will be shown in the Professional Development Center, E. H. Butler Library 181B.

To register for Friday, February 11, 2:00–4:30 p.m., go to http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2420

To register for Friday, February 25, 3:00–5:00 p.m., go to http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2429

Join the Burchfield Penney for a St. Patrick’s Day beer tasting with music by The LeftOvers, Friday, March 11, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Featured beers include Flying Bison, Ithaca Beer Company, Heineken Light, Newcastle, and Dos Equis.

Tickets are $20 presale. Presale tickets are available by calling (716) 878-6011 during gallery hours, in person at the Burchfield Penney, or online. Tickets at the door are $20 (members), $25 (not yet members). 

E-mail Kathleen Heyworth or call 878-4529 for more info.

Join three panel speakers Wednesday, March 9, at 1:30 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 208 for a conversation on such issues as mental health, mental illness, and feelings of stigma as a college student. Jill Norvilitis, associate professor, Psychology Department, will be presenting on ADHD and the college student. A brief question and answer period will follow. Come join the conversation!

This Sunday, February 6, at 2:00 p.m., the Burchfield Penney Writers and Poets Series presents Paul White and Loren Keller.

Paul began writing over thirty years ago, as part of a survival strategy, after a difficult period of illness in his own life. He has attended workshops at the Palm Beach Poetry Festival and at the Sarah Lawrence Summer Seminar for Writers. His teachers have been Thomas Lux , Gregory Orr, Stephen Dobyns, Stuart Dischell, and Marie Howe.

Loren Keller was born in Lancaster and has always lived in the Buffalo area. After serving three years as an infantry lieutenant in the Korean War, he graduated from Buffalo State, won prizes for his poetry and essays, and began to build his book collection. He continued his education (and his collecting) at Cornell, Canisius, UB, and in California. He taught for 31 years as a teacher of literature, English, and humanities and as a department chair in the Kenmore public schools.

“It takes a whole campus of whole persons to develop whole students.” Discover your greatest talents, then develop and apply them in courses, programs, and academic advisement. Help students develop to their fullest potential and succeed in a challenging world. Students work best in an environment that helps them discover, develop, and apply their strengths. This program looks at maximizing our students' development. 

When: Wednesday, April 20 
Time: noon to 2:00 p.m.
Where: Cleveland Hall 418

Lunch provided.
R.S.V.P. to Cyber Quad on or before Friday, April 15.

In celebration of Black History Month, the Anne Frank Project and the African and African American Studies Interdisciplinary Unit present "Finding Anne Frank in Rwanda: A Diary of Shared Humanity" by professor Drew Kahn (director, the Anne Frank Project; chair and professor, Theater Department), Thursday, February 17, during Bengal Pause (12:15-1:30 p.m.) in Bulger Communication Center East 2.

Kahn will share stories of his travels to Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo in January 2011.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information about Black History Month, visit http://www.buffalostate.edu/africanamericanstudies.

This session will focus on using Turning Point clickers, both traditional and mobile, as an engaging and effective teaching tool. Turning Point has been selected as the college’s supported student response system. See how to create questions for classroom use. Learn how to borrow clickers to try them with your classes. This is a hands-on workshop and is limited to 10 participants. Presented by Instructional Resources. 

To register for Friday, March 11, 9:30–10:45 a.m., in E. H. Butler Library 316, go tohttp://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2401 

This workshop will be repeated on Tuesday, April 5, 12:15–1:30 p.m. To register, go tohttp://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2393