The formats required for a research paper can sometimes be confusing and overwhelming. "APA Style: Why Does It Have to Be So Difficult?" is the next session in the Workshops to Success series sponsored by the Academic Skills Center of University College and offered free to Buffalo State students. Instructor-tutor Tom Renzi will clarify APA style, showing you what information to include and how to organize it.

Date: Wednesday, September 19
Time: 1:00–2:00 p.m.
Location: Classroom Building B320
Presenter: Thomas Renzi, Ph.D.

Note to Buffalo State instructors: Please encourage your students to attend, perhaps by giving them extra credit for participating. Students can sign an attendance sheet, which we will forward to you. Call the ASC at ext. 4041.

Drop-in visitors are gladly welcome, but if you’d like to reserve a seat for the workshop—or if you have any questions—please call the ASC, ext. 4041.

As part of the "Year of the City" events at Buffalo State, the Buffalo-Lille Association Inc. will give a comprehensive and detailed report on its last study tour from the Niagara region to Eurometropole on Tuesday, September 25, at 7:30 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 210. Any student or faculty or staff member interested in discovering Eurometropole is welcome to attend.

This study tour took place July 1–9 and included six professional areas (arts, education, business, law and government, medicine, and sports). Eurometropole includes the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France, Wallonia in southern Belgium, and Flemish Belgium.

This event is free and open to the public; refreshments will be served. For more information, please contact Jean F. Gounard, director of international student affairs and founding president of the Buffalo-Lille Association Inc., ext. 5331.

You are invited to attend a workshop about teaching with the New York Times on Friday, September 21, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. in Bacon Hall 117. The workshop will cover specific ways to integrate the New York Times newspaper into your courses and introduce the wealth of online resources that the Times provides to you and your students. You can use the Times to achieve a wide range of goals: to enhance your teaching, to guide your students' research, and to help build a better-informed, responsible citizenry. Refreshments will be served. Kindly R.S.V.P. to christine.patterson@pcfcorp.com by Thursday, September 20. Thank you.

According to motivational speaker Zig Ziglar, “The way you see people is the way you treat them.” This presentation will review three free and easy ways to blend a bit of online “face time” into your courses. Presenter Beth Burns will review the use of VYou as an FAQ section, Voicethread as a substitute for written discussions, and Google Picasa slide shows as an icebreaker. Additionally, account creation, maintenance, limitations, and accessibility will be explored. Join us on Tuesday, October 2, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center 104. 

Register at https://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2888.

Better Bites is an educational series, scheduled to run during the fall semester, that offers interactive workshops to assist students in adopting healthier eating habits. This series is coordinated and sponsored by United Students Government and the Weigel Health Center Health Promotions Office.

If you would like to offer these workshops as extra credit for your students, please contact Tammy Kresge to request a sign-in sheet. 

These workshops can also be schedule as class presentations. Again, contact Kresge for more information.

Bengal Bites Fall 2012 Workshop Schedule

Organizing a Healthy Lifestyle
Wednesday, September 19
7:00 p.m.
Bulger Communication Center South

Starting a new academic year can be overwhelming as schedules fill up quickly with all the different responsibilities students have. This interactive workshop will teach students ways to use organizational tools and information to help them make healthy eating habits and lifestyle a priority. Topics include creating a weekly menu plan, using an online food journal, making meals and snacks ahead of time for the week, navigating the campus food options, and using a calendar to keep a healthy lifestyle a priority.

The College Gourmet: Easy Healthy Recipes and Cooking Tips on a Student Budget
Thursday, October 4
12:15 p.m.
Ethel Lockman Newman Lecture Hall (Bulger Communication Center North)

Wednesday, October 10
7:00 p.m.
Bulger Communication Center South

All too often, the student diet consists of pizza, takeout, and processed boxed meals. Students think that preparing a meal with fresh ingredients is too hard or expensive. This interactive workshop will debunk this myth and provide students with the knowledge to create healthy meals regardless of their budget, culinary skills, or kitchen equipment. Topics include reading labels, creating a grocery list, navigating the grocery stores, food storage, and creating nutritious recipes with minimal ingredients.

’Tis the Season: A Survival Guide for Maintaining Healthy Eating Habits throughout the Holidays
Thursday November 1
12:15 p.m.
Bulger Communication Center South

Wednesday November 7
7:00 p.m.
Bulger Communication Center South

The holidays are a time for students to go home, relax, and spend time with loved ones. This is also a time where lots of opportunities present themselves for overeating and creating unhealthy eating habits that might carry over into future months. This workshop will offer tips for ways students can enjoy holiday eating without ruining the healthy habits they have adopted throughout the semester.

Please visit the Buffalo State Health Promotions Facebook Page for more events and other information.

We are looking for teammates for the Buffalo State College SPCA Paws in the Park Team. Animal lovers who are willing to help a great cause are invited.

As the SPCA’s longest-running fundraiser, the Paws in the Park Walk, presented by Keller Technology Corporation, invites people to come with (or without) their dogs to a two-mile walk at Beaver Island State Park, Area 1, on Saturday, September 29, at 11:00 a.m. The day includes lunch for participants; pet-related vendors and exhibitions; judged dog trick, costume, dog-owner look-alike, and waggiest-tail contests; an agility course for the dogs; and fun for children and adults alike with inflatable bounce houses. New this year: in celebration of Keller Technology Corporation's fifth year as Leader of the Pack presenting sponsor, the first 500 people who check in at the registration tent will receive a dog bandana or a Paws in the Park baseball cap! Participants must pay a $30 registration fee to participate, but this donation will go directly to assisting the animals of the SPCA.

One-hundred percent of the money raised through pledges goes directly to the care of homeless pets in SPCA shelters and off-site adoption sites. More than 14,000 cats and dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs, gerbils, and other small pets (including exotic pets) and wildlife are brought to the SPCA each year. The SPCA spends an average of $11,500 a day on direct animal services and program costs and recently received the highest ranking possible from the nation's leading charity watchdog, Charity Navigator.

To join the Buffalo State team, please register here. Click the "join a team" button and choose "Buffalo State" from the drop-down menu below. If you have any questions about the event, please call Sue Roarke, women's basketball coach, at ext. 3587.

Please join us for the traditional Pumpkin Drop on Thursday, September 20, from 1:15 to 1:30 p.m. on the south side of the Classroom Building (outside). This event is fast becoming a Buffalo State tradition celebrating the change of season from summer to autumn. Enjoy free cider and cookies and sign the pumpkin before it is dropped from the roof of the Classroom Building. This event is free and requires only a few minutes of your time. Sponsored by the Geography and Planning Department and the Meteorology and Climatology Club.

Enjoy Buffalo State Dining's delicious and beautiful cakes for your most important occasions: birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, etc. Double-layer 8-inch round cakes are now sold daily from Outtakes, located in the Campbell Student Union Food Court, next to Spot Coffee, for only $11.99. Get them personalized for no extra charge! Need to custom order a cake? Buffalo State Catering offers a wide variety of cakes that are guaranteed to satisfy everyone.

For more information on custom-designed cakes, please call a member of Buffalo State Catering at ext. 4128.

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

Gary Witten and George Dougherty of ING will conduct the workshop "Clock of Life Events," a discussion of 12 key decisions in your financial life, on Monday, September 17, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 210.

Topics:

• Pay Yourself First
• Short-Term Savings
• Emergency Funds
• Protect Your Family
• Protect Your Income
• Intermediate Financial Goals
• The Sandwich Generation
• Your Taxes
• Life Planning
• Retirement Distribution Planning
• Estate and Legacy Planning
• Long-Term Care

Lunch will be provided. If you wish to attend, please contact Molly Pecoraro at molly@teamifs.com or (716) 626-3928. This event is sponsored by the Employee Assistance Program at Buffalo State.

Continuing Professional Studies will host a webinar, "Suicide Awareness and Prevention Strategies: Support for Veterans and Service Members," at 1:00 p.m. today, September 14, in Cleveland Hall 418. Faculty and staff members are invited to attend.