This session will focus on Interwrite and Smart Technologies interactive white boards. This is not a product demo. Learn how to facilitate student learning by capturing notes, lectures, or student work in class, and uploading to ANGEL/Web. Presented by Instructional Resources on Tuesday, February 8, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center 120.

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The Graduate School will hold a meeting Friday, February 18, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 210. The purpose of the meeting is to review important topics concerning graduate education and get your feedback about issues to explore. Some topics will be the new definition of full-time status for students, the electronic thesis submission process, and the new guidelines for the multidisciplinary degree. See you there!

How is the office procedural documentation going? Have recent early retirements in your department given you pause as to whether all key procedures are documented appropriately? Do you feel in control of the situation, or instead, wish you did? As staff assignments change, now becomes an opportune time to formalize key procedures and review for update those procedures documented previously. If a process is key to your department's function, documentation is important for both your department and for Buffalo State.

For a quick refresher on this topic and other Internal Control SNAPS (Speedy Notes About Procedures and Security), please visit www.buffalostate.edu/internalcontrol/x513.xml.

Resident Dining will be featuring food of the Caribbean in honor of Black History Month during lunch (11:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.) on Wednesday, February 2. Resident Dining is open to all faculty, students, and staff.

The buffet is all-you-can-eat for $7.99 (flex) or one meal swipe (add tax if paying with cash, credit, or Bengal Bucks).

Our menu: Caribbean Carrot and Sweet Potato Soup, Cuban Black Bean Soup, Caribbean Jerk Chicken, Fried Plantains, Rice and Black Bean Pilaf, Seared Winter Squash with Cumin, and more.

Visit us throughout the month of February on Wednesday for lunch to try African, Southern/Soul Food, and Creole/Bayou favorites.

The Graduate Advisory Council announces a call for nominations for awards for Outstanding Master’s Thesis and Outstanding Master’s Project. The purpose of these awards is to recognize outstanding student research and applied scholarship. Up to three thesis awards and three project awards will be made. Applications will be accepted for students who have graduated (or will graduate) in December 2009, May 2010, August 2010, or December 2010. Nominations may be made by students’ thesis or project advisers, or students may self-nominate. Additional reviews are required from the department chair and one external evaluator. Guidelines and forms are available on the Graduate School website. The deadline for submission of nominations and evaluation forms to the Graduate School (Cleveland Hall 204) is Friday, January 28. Please direct questions to Kevin Railey, dean of the Graduate School, at raileykj@buffalostate.edu or ext. 5609.

The Graduate Education Programs Information Session scheduled for Wednesday, February 2, has been canceled. This event will be rescheduled. Please visit the Graduate School website at www.buffalostate.edu/graduateschool or call ext. 5601 for updated information about the Graduate Education Programs Information Session.

Business Services is now located in Moore Hall 124. Please be sure to send all paperwork to Moore Hall, not Moore Complex. All of the department's forms (Surplus, Loan of College Property, Personal Property, and Inventory Update) have been updated with this information and are available online.

The phone numbers remain the same (ext. 3169 and 6835).

There will be a BSC 101 Teaching Circle held on February 7 from noon to 12:50 p.m. in E. H. Butler 181B. This professional development session will focus on the design of effective learning activities that address the liberal arts objectives of the course. Please feel free to bring a brown bag lunch.

On your mark, get set, go! The Buffalo State Alumni Association is hosting the 14th annual Bengal 5k Scholarship Run on March 19. Registration is now open for all interested participants. All net proceeds generated from the race go toward the Buffalo State Alumni Association Legacy Scholarship and the Armed Services Scholarship.

The Legacy Scholarship Fund secures educational funding for lineal descendants of Buffalo State alumni. The Armed Services Scholarship provides funding for student veterans at Buffalo State.

The Alumni Association is committed to supporting students’ academic and social achievements and rewarding deserving students who demonstrate the core values of this institution. Interested patrons may also sponsor a runner at http://www.active.com/donate/buffalostate to contribute to the scholarship of your choice. Volunteers are also needed to make this event successful. Interested volunteers should send an e-mail to beardlw@buffalostate.edu.

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The State University of New York featured all 64 of its campuses in this collaborative video featuring the hit song "Dynamite" by Taio Cruz. The video was shown at the beginning of Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher's first ever State of the University address on January 19.