International Education Week continues on Wednesday, November 14, with the following presentation and event. Faculty, staff, and students are all welcome!

2:00–3:00 p.m.
Kevin Railey, associate provost and dean of the Graduate School
The Future and Graduate Education: The Need for Intercultural Competence
Cleveland Hall 205

3:00–4:00 p.m.
International Social Hour
E. H. Butler Library 208

Faculty, staff, and students, please join us next week for the second annual International Education Week, November 12–16, a proclamation declared by Governor Cuomo. The following presentations will be provided on Tuesday, November 13. Be sure to check the Daily Bulletin for the full week of events.

Tuesday, November 13

10:00–11:00 a.m.
Wendy Paterson, dean of the School of Education
Teaching to a Global Classroom
Cleveland Hall 205

11:00 a.m.–noon
Hibajene Shandomo, associate professor of elementary education and reading
From Buffalo, New York, to Lusaka, Zambia: Exploring Ways to Increase Cultural Awareness and Diversity Appreciation in U.S. Preservice Teachers
Cleveland Hall 205

1:00–2:00 p.m.
Bridget Chesterton, assistant professor of history and social studies education
Mercosur, An “Extended Triple Alliance”? The Paraguayan Coup of June 2012 in a Regional Perspective
Cleveland Hall 205

2:00–3:00 p.m.
Li Na, Capital Normal University
This Is How the Chinese Ads Are Attractive
and
Gao Li, Central University of Finance and Economics
National Prosperity and the Communist Party in China
Cleveland Hall 418

3:00–4:00 p.m.
Joaquin Carbonara, professor of mathematics
International Students and the Professional Science Master's in the U.S. and Abroad
Cleveland Hall 418

Please note the following changes in Buffalo State Dining's hours of operation for Monday, November 12:      

Resident Dining
Breakfast: 7:00–10:30 a.m.
Lunch: 11:00 a.m.–4:15 p.m.
Dinner: 4:30–8:30 p.m.

Food Court
Train Grill: 7:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Subway: 11:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.
Spot Coffee: 7:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.
2.mato: Closed
Chop’d: Closed
Salsarita’s: Closed
Bluw: Closed
The Strip: Closed

Starbucks
Closed

Cafe Oh-Le (Science Building and Rockwell Hall)
Closed

Tim Hortons
Closed

For more information on Buffalo State Dining, please visit our website.

Wine Club: Uncorking the Possibilities returns in December to Trattoria Aroma on Monday, December 3, at 6:00 p.m. To register, visit the Alumni Association website.

Our friends at Trattoria Aroma have created a robust and hearty menu* specifically for Buffalo State alumni and their guests that guarantees to delight your taste buds. Trattoria Aroma uses the finest ingredients from local, self-sustaining, biodynamic farms. These partnerships give the restaurant the ability to serve better tasting, more healthful menu options. All pastas, sauces, fresh mozzarella, sausage, bread, pastries, and desserts are made right in the Trattoria Aroma kitchen.

First Course:
House-made mozzarella in carrozza with Genovese pesto
Paired with a prosecco

Second Course:
House-made lobster ravioli served with fried leeks in a lobster brandy cream sauce
Paired with a white wine

Third Course:
Chianti-braised beef short ribs served over cipollini onion–sweet corn risotto
Paired with a super Tuscan or Chianti

Fourth Course:
Vanilla-bean gelato from Sweet Melody’s
Paired with our house-made limoncello

Cost is $40 per person. Make your reservations today. Space is limited.

*This menu cannot accommodate dietary restrictions.

Representatives from Community Blue, Independent Health, and the Empire Plan will be on campus from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, December 6, in E. H. Butler Library 210 to answer questions about current health insurance plans and anticipated changes in coverage for 2013. Representatives from the CSEA and UUP Benefit Trust Funds will demonstrate how to maximize dental and vision care benefits. 

Have your blood pressure checked and learn about the benefits of massage therapy. Also, obtain information about the Employee Assistance Program and meet our EAP coordinators.

Call the Employee Benefits Office at ext. 4821 for additional information.

A recognition ceremony to honor faculty and staff accomplishments will be held on Thursday, November 15, at 12:15 p.m. in Warren Enters Theatre. The event will recognize Buffalo State recipients of Chancellor's and President's awards and acknowledge faculty and staff members for certain other recognitions received in the past year. The campus community is invited to participate in this inaugural recognition ceremony and to help launch this new tradition at Buffalo State. A reception will follow in the lobby of Bulger Communication Center.

The annual period for New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) enrollees to make changes to their health insurance coverage without a qualifying event is November 1–30.

The following changes may be made in the month of November:

• Change your pretax status for insurance deductions.
• Change from family to individual coverage.
• Voluntarily cancel your health insurance coverage.

Note: unless you have a qualifying event, the 10-week waiting period still applies to enroll for health insurance for the first time, or to add previously eligible dependents to your coverage.

Please call the Employee Benefits Office at ext. 4821 for additional information or to make changes to your coverage.

Each year, employees who are enrolled in the New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) may select a different health plan by completing change forms in the Employee Benefits Office, Cleveland Hall 410. Employees may choose from the Empire Plan or one of the two health maintenance organizations: Community Blue or Independent Health.

Employees will have 30 days from the date the 2013 rates are approved and published to change their health insurance carrier. The New York State Employee Benefits Division will mail information about the new health plan rates and deadline dates to enrolled employees' home addresses. "Choices," a comparison booklet of the insurance plans, will be available on the Human Resource Management website and in the Employee Benefits Office by late November.

A record 27 offices contributed to the 12th annual Homecoming and Family Weekend Food Drive last week, benefiting the Buffalo State Food Pantry. Student-athletes from the softball and lacrosse teams canvassed the campus last Friday and delivered nine shopping carts of food contributed by faculty and staff members. Chartwells generously houses the Food Pantry, which is administered by members of the Food Pantry Committee. Students from Rotaract assisted in organizing the food in the pantry. Food is distributed by the committee members to Buffalo State students who need assistance with food. If you know of a student who needs assistance, please refer him or her to any of the following faculty or staff members: Kelly Boos, Classroom Building A113, ext. 6674; Carol DeNysschen, Caudell Hall 102, ext. 3218; Kim Jablonski, Weigel Health Center, ext. 6711; or Stephanie Kindzia, Moot Hall 230, ext. 4902.

The annual Design Faculty Exhibition is currently on display in the Czurles-Nelson Gallery in Upton Hall. A closing reception for the artists is scheduled for Thursday, November 8, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the gallery. The campus community is invited to attend. 

The exhibition features a wide variety of creative work by our talented faculty in ceramics, fibers, metals and jewelry, wood and furniture, communication design, and design foundations. The exhibit will close on November 9. For additional information, please call the Design Department at ext. 6032.