If you’ve ever wanted to participate in the Ride for Roswell, this is your year. We have put together a new team that represents the Buffalo State faculty, staff, family, and friends. Please contact me for more information or visit our website and join!

Paul Theobald, interim dean of the School of Education, will be the keynote speaker at a community forum on public education, “Race to the Top: Hope or Flop?” The forum will be held on January 20 (snow date January 27) at 7:00 p.m. at the WNED Studios in downtown Buffalo (140 Lower Terrace). The discussion, which will be presented by the League of Women Voters and moderated by Marian Deutschman, professor of communication, will explore the role the federal government should play in public education. The forum, sponsored by Buffalo State and the American Association of University Women, is free and open to the public.

Do you have an outstanding student worker that has gone above the call of duty? Would you like to recognize them for their hard work? If the answer is yes, nominate your student as the Student Employee of the Year (SEOTY) at Buffalo State College!

Computing and Technology Services has launched a project to upgrade campus PCs to Windows 7. Ingeniux, the college’s Web template system, is not compatible with Windows 7. As a result, CTS will be providing Windows 7 users who edit campus Web pages with a Remote Desktop Connection that connects them to a server running Ingeniux-friendly versions of Windows and IE. CTS staff will work directly with Ingeniux users in each department to make sure that they can access their template site and edit Web pages as they have in the past. Please see the Windows 7 Upgrade site for more information on the project.

The College Writing Program is proud to present the third in a series of Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) workshops. All faculty are invited to attend. The workshop, entitled “Creating Writing Assignments Across the Curriculum,” will be on Monday, January 31, in E. H. Butler Library 208 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. This workshop will explore ways to energize writing assignments in and out of the classroom, and will be presented by Irene Sipos.

Buffalo State will honor the life of Distinguished Service Professor Horace “Hank” Mann on Friday, February 11. The day will begin with a special coffee hour from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., sponsored by Barnes & Noble at Buffalo State Bookstore. Come have a complimentary cup of regular coffee served at Dr. Mann’s favorite table in Java-U.

A celebration of life program will be held in the Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall starting at 3:00 p.m., with a reception immediately following. College Relations is creating a pictorial composition of Dr. Mann’s life. If you have a digital image, or traditional photo(s) for scanning, you would like considered, please send it in a jpeg format to neesonkc@buffalostate.edu by February 1.

We all want this to be a day that celebrates Dr. Mann’s wonderful life and contributions as a mentor, friend, and teacher to the community, nation, world, special education profession, and Buffalo State.

Please confirm your attendance by calling ext. 5115 before February 4. Reserved parking is available in Lot X and Lot B.  For more information contact Pamela Voyer at ext. 3725 or voyerpb@buffalostate.edu.

Veterans and current members of the armed services were honored during the sixth annual Armed Services Reunion, held on Veterans Day, November 11, at the Town of Tonawanda Police Club in Kenmore. The event honors Buffalo State alumni, students, emeriti, faculty, and staff who have served or are serving in any branch of the United States or Allied military services. The event also helps to raise funds for the Military Service Scholarship Award Fund.

The Buffalo State Alumni Association is proud to introduce its Wine Club: "Uncorking the Possibilities." The goal is to provide a series of educational wine pairings and combine it with a bi-monthly networking event for alumni. Each event will be held at a different venue in the city.

Orientation for first-year and transfer students takes place Thursday, January 20. Those who did not pre-register will need to report to the basement of Rockwell Hall at 7:30 a.m. For a schedule of the day, please visit www.buffalostate.edu/orientation.

During Winterim, the Bengal Stitch Club will meet on Fridays at noon by the fireplace in the Campbell Student Union Retail Dining Center. All are welcome! Bring your knitting, crocheting, or other handwork for a relaxing hour with your colleagues.