Federal legislation requires that all course materials posted online or in a learning management system such as ANGEL be accessible for students with disabilities. This hands-on session will focus on how to create accessible PDF files from Word documents and best practices for scanning documents. Bring a flash drive with a Word file. This workshop will be presented by Meghan Pereira, Sumana Silverheels, and Beth Burns on Friday, October 12, from 10:00 to 11:15 a.m. in Bulger Communication Center 104.

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2924.

Are you considering interdisciplinary team teaching? Discover the benefits and challenges of team teaching for both the instructor and the student during this professional development workshop on Thursday, October 11, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in the Professional Development Center, E. H. Butler Library 181B. Learn how to explore team teaching with a colleague and to use an observation protocol to negotiate pedagogical differences. Discuss tips on preparing for a team-taught course, interacting in the classroom, and sharing responsibilities for grading and course management. Presented by Sue McMillen. A light lunch will be provided.

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2915.

Learn about strategies for integrating mobile technology into your instruction during this professional development workshop on Wednesday, October 10, from noon to 1:00 in the Professional Development Center, E. H. Butler Library 181B. We will talk about instructional content for mobile apps, educational apps, and how they integrate with our instructional tools at Buffalo State. Presented by Ken Fujiuchi. A light lunch will be provided.

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2910.

The Burchfield Penney Art Center is pleased to host the exhibition The First Step to Freedom: Abraham Lincoln’s Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on Friday, October 5 (10:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.), and Saturday, October 6 (10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.).

The First Step to Freedom offers an unprecedented display of the only surviving version of the document in Lincoln’s handwriting as well as historical background and interpretation of the document. The exhibition also includes the manuscript of a speech written and delivered in New York City in September 1962 by Martin Luther King Jr. for the proclamation’s centennial.

The New York State Museum, a division of the New York State Education Department, has organized this exhibition to mark the sesquicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. Admission is free.

More information is available at www.burchfieldpenney.org; additional resources are available on the New York State Museum's website.

Please join the Great Lakes Center for the seminar “Predation by Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) on Dreissenid Mussels: Some Pieces of an Interesting Puzzle,” presented by Gregory M. Andraso, professor of biology at Gannon University, on Thursday, October 11, in Classroom Building B118 during Bengal Pause (12:15–1:30 p.m.). Faculty, staff, and students are welcome. Light refreshments will be served.

Buffalo State Dining would like to say happy birthday to all our guests celebrating a birthday during the month of September! Join us in Resident Dining, located in the Campbell Student Union, today from 11:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. for birthday cake, ice cream, and party favors!

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

What fits into the palm of your hand and has eight pages, a hard cover, and not a word? A visual book, sometimes called a book work or artist's book! Come and see examples of visual books created by students in Carol Townsend's Introduction to Two-Dimensional Design class on display in the library cases (opposite the faculty cases) in E. H. Butler Library. Topics include time, ballet, ancient travel, op art, and dance. These selected pieces will be on display until October 12, at which time they will be replaced by a second group of these special visual treats!

The School of Natural and Social Sciences and the McNair Scholars Program will host Adam Kisailus, assistant dean of the Division of Educational Affairs at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, who will share information about Roswell’s Summer Research Program on Tuesday, October 30, during Bengal Pause (12:15–1:30 p.m.) in E. H. Butler Library 208. Light refreshments will be served. Please contact Sandra Washington, ext. 3411, for additional information.

Students will learn how they can earn 6 credits by attending weekly workshops during the spring semester followed by three weeks of travel in Puerto Rico during this information session today at 12:15 p.m. in Bacon Hall 115. Students will learn how financial aid applies and about scholarships that are available. Knowledge of Spanish is not required!

In celebration of the conclusion of Siena Week, a film screening about the medieval horse race of Siena, the Palio, will be featured on Friday, October 5, from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. in Bacon Hall 117. Faculty and staff members, students, parents, and alumni are welcome to join us. Italian fare and refreshments will be served.