The Marketing Club at Buffalo State will have its first meeting on Thursday September 13, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Chase Hall 109. Refreshments will be served. The Marketing Club is open to all Buffalo State students and is a collegiate associate of the American Marketing Association. Several officer positions are still available.

The Campbell Student Union entrance facing E. H. Butler Library will be closed on Thursday, September 13, and Friday, September 14, to allow for completion of the terrazzo floor. The entrance will reopen by 5:00 p.m. Friday, September 14. You will be able to access Residential Dining, the basement level, and the fourth floor by the wooden ramp to the left of the main entrance. You can access Retail Dining through the door to the right of the entrance. Directional signage will be in place to guide you. Thank you for your patience as we complete this important work.

Through National Student Exchange, students have the opportunity to study for a semester or an academic year at one of 200 participating colleges or universities at affordable tuition rates. Please contact Christine Cali, ext. 4328, to schedule a class visit. Provide your students with this possibility for enriching their college experience and let them know about the upcoming information session on Thursday, September 20, during Bengal Pause (12:15 to 1:30 p.m.) in Classroom Building B118.

Through National Student Exchange, students have the opportunity to study for a semester or an academic year at one of 200 participating colleges or universities at affordable tuition rates. Please contact Christine Cali, ext. 4328, to schedule a class visit. Provide your students with this possibility for enriching their educational experience and let them know about the upcoming information session on Thursday, September 20, during Bengal Pause (12:15 to 1:30 p.m.) in Classroom Building B118.

This training will explore the SLN/Quality Matters initiative and processes, which aim to provide faculty members with a mechanism for continuous improvement in instructional design. It will prepare you to be part of a program that can positively affect the design of your online courses. This workshop will be held on Thursday, September 27, from 10:00 a.m. to noon and continuing from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 318.

Participants will receive a Quality Matters certificate of completion at the conclusion of this training. After successfully completing this training, you will be eligible to move into the online Peer Reviewer Certification module offered through Quality Matters. In addition, you will gain ideas to improve your own courses using the SLN and QM tools.

Online registration for this workshop is available on the SUNY Center for Professional Development website.

For additional information on the SLN Quality Matters initiative, visit http://wiki.sln.suny.edu/display/SLNED/Quality+Matters.

Through National Student Exchange, students have the opportunity to study for a semester or an academic year at one of 200 participating colleges or universities at affordable tuition rates. Please contact Christine Cali, director of special programs, ext. 4328, to schedule a class visit. Provide your students with this possibility for enriching their college experience and let them know about the upcoming information session on Thursday, September 20, during Bengal Pause (12:15–1:30 p.m.) in Classroom Building B118!

The campus community is invited to join the opening ceremonies of the Anne Frank Project's fourth annual conference, "AFP 2012:  Embracing Responsibility," on Wednesday September 12, at 9:00 a.m. in Warren Enters Theatre in Upton Hall. Please invite your students, colleagues, friends, and family to hear welcome remarks from Buffalo State president Aaron Podolefsky and AFP director Drew Kahn, followed by featured speaker Carl Wilkens. Wilkens is the only American who chose to stay in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide. He returns to the Anne Frank Project by popular demand to share his emotional, inspiring, and poignant lessons of acceptance, forgiveness, and activism.

Come and help us kick off what is sure to be a special four days at Buffalo State!

Download the free AFP 2012 conference app or desktop version.

The Anne Frank Project

The Health Promotion Office of Weigel Health Center invites you to substitute one of our educational workshops when you would otherwise cancel class for an out-of-town trip or conference. Workshops should be scheduled at least two weeks ahead of time.

Our workshops focus on lifestyle issues affecting students. Workshop topics include

• Healthful Eating and Nutrition
• Sexual Health
• Alcohol- and Drug-Abuse Prevention
• Bystander Intervention
• Stress and Time Management
• Safety on Campus
• and many more...

We will work with you to design a workshop to enhance your syllabus.

To schedule a workshop, please fill out the workshop request form. For more information on Health Promotion and the services we offer, please visit our website.

September's M&T Second Friday includes the opening of McCallum Tarry: Intersections and Spain: Rock, Roll, Rumbles, Rebels, and Revolution as well as film screenings and a drop-in art workshop for all ages.

Gallery admission is free from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. For a complete list of programs and events, visit www.burchfieldpenney.org.

Students can learn how financial aid applies to National Student Exchange and overseas programs, how they may qualify for additional aid, and the timeline for processing aid applications during this workshop today at 12:15 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center South. Students will learn about scholarships that are available and other creative ways that students finance participation in exchange and study-abroad programs. Please encourage them not to miss this workshop!