American Heart Association CPR/AED classes are offered at Weigel Health Center free of charge for faculty, staff, and students. During the class, you will learn how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), use an automated external defibrillator (AED), and provide relief to a choking victim. Skills are taught for use with adults, children, and infants. The class is completed in two and a half to three hours. Classes are scheduled on the following dates and times:

Friday, November 30, 1:00–3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 5, 1:00–3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 12, 1:00–3:30 p.m.

Reserve a spot in one of these classes or obtain additional information at lifesupport@buffalostate.edu. R.S.V.P. at least two days in advance of class date to schedule. Classes can also be scheduled to meet your group needs.

The Counseling Center and the Center for Development of Human Services are hosting a Resource Fair for Buffalo State military and veteran students and their family members on Tuesday, November 27, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. (Bengal Pause) in Bacon Hall 117. Come and explore career and business opportunities, talk with a variety of campus and community service providers, and connect with other students who are serving or who have served.

The Residence Hall Association's annual week of programs begins Wednesday, November 28, at 7:00 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 210 with "99 Red Balloons," a collaborative program that helps people become more aware of the struggles faced by those living with HIV and AIDS. This event is co-presented by the Gamma Kappa Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and Weigel Health Center's Health Promotion. RHA Week wraps up on December 6 with Relaxation Day, co-sponsored by United Students Government and Health Promotion. More information can be found on the Residence Life website.

Join us in celebrating Computer Science Education Week on Tuesday, December 4, during Bengal Pause (noon–1:30 p.m.) in the Bulger Communication Center main lobby. Encourage your students to stop by to play video games or interact with digital stories developed by CIS freshman students. Recognize the tremendous job growth in the computer industry, which is causing a shortage of computing professionals in the United States. Discover what women and minorities have contributed and can contribute to computer science. Learn about local technology companies and job opportunities, the CIS undergraduate program at Buffalo State, and computer science education in general. Stop by for refreshments and enter your name in a raffle drawing.

Please take a moment to complete a health-assessment survey, which is administered by service-learning students in assistant professor Ann Liao’s SPC 307 course. Students in this service-learning course are partnering with the Erie County Department of Health. This anonymous survey contains important health-related questions based on your lifestyle, knowledge, perception, and personal interest. Our findings will directly shape the services administered by the Erie County Department of Health. The survey should take only five to 10 minutes. Thanks so much for your time!

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As the East Coast continues to recover from Hurricane Sandy, many are still without power, heat, or housing. During the upcoming holiday season, we must keep those who are struggling to return to normal in our thoughts and actions. To do so, SUNY has established a partnership with the American Red Cross to connect the generosity of our students, faculty, staff, and alumni to those still in need. In addition to local efforts, please consider giving blood, donating, or volunteering in the affected areas. Visit www.suny.edu/sandy to get involved.

Thursday, November 15, was another blue-ribbon day for the Buffalo State Professional Development Schools Consortium (PDS). The Buffalo State PDS team was chosen to present its model of clinically rich partnerships at a kickoff convention of over 200 faculty members, school partners, and administrators from across the state, convened in Albany by SUNY chancellor Nancy Zimpher to engage participants in envisioning the future of teacher and school leader education in New York State.

At one of six afternoon breakout sessions, School of Education dean Wendy Paterson introduced PDS directors Leslie Day and Pixita del Prado Hill and PDS liaison faculty members David Henry and Theresa Harris-Tigg. Their session description read, “The Buffalo State PDS typifies the recommendation of the Blue Ribbon Panel that teacher education must shift from largely campus-based management of field experiences toward a clinically rich school-located and school-created model of teacher preparation.” The team presented an overview of the many facets of clinical practice and collaborative school-university partnerships exemplified in the PDS Consortium for the SUNY audience.

To learn more about Buffalo State's award-winning PDS Consortium, visit www.buffalostate.edu/pds.

The rehabilitation of Houston Gymnasium will begin today, making 31 faculty and staff parking spaces in Lot R-2 temporarily unavailable. This impact is expected to last until August 2014.

To compensate for lost parking in Lot R-2 during this time, 31 faculty and staff parking spaces will be added to Lot A-1 (Rockwell Road, immediately east of Academic Drive).

For more information about current and upcoming construction, please visit www.buffalostate.edu/construction. Questions about this parking impact may be e-mailed to vpfm@buffalostate.edu.

The rehabilitation of Houston Gymnasium will begin on November 26, making 31 faculty and staff parking spaces in Lot R-2 temporarily unavailable. This impact is expected to last until August 2014.

To compensate for lost parking in Lot R-2 during this time, 31 faculty and staff parking spaces will be added to Lot A-1 (Rockwell Road, immediately east of Academic Drive).

For more information about current and upcoming construction, please visit www.buffalostate.edu/construction. Questions about this parking impact may be e-mailed to vpfm@buffalostate.edu.

The campus community is warmly invited to attend the annual Buffalo-Lille Association Scholarship Fundraiser on Tuesday, November 27, in E. H. Butler Library 210, starting at 7:30 p.m.

For the past 20 years of its existence, the Buffalo-Lille Association has awarded $2,000 scholarships to deserving senior high school students majoring in French who have spent at least a month in a Francophone country. Our November 27 scholarship fundraiser will have art books, gift certificates, surprise package deals, and exceptional wines as well as CDs on the last study tour to Eurometropole in July 2012.

The event is free; refreshments will be served.

For more information, please contact Jean F. Gounard, founding president of the Buffalo-Lille Association and director of international student affairs at Buffalo State, ext. 5331.