Join your colleagues for a discussion about ways to take some control over your tenure process while recognizing the institutional contexts. The discussion will be facilitated by Kevin Railey, associate provost and dean of the Graduate School, on Tuesday, September 25, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Bacon Hall 115. A light lunch will be served.

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2898.

Join us as we launch our 10th year with a celebration at Campus House on Friday, September 14, from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres and sparkling wine will be served to members and nonmembers by our hospitality students. Our faculty and staff members will be on hand to answer questions about membership, facilities, and services.

Campus House membership is open to all Buffalo State faculty, staff, emeriti, alumni, and select friends of the university. Come and see what Campus House has to offer, including world-class service, fine food, and great company on the Buffalo State campus.

Visit us online.

Our Inhumanity: Works by Harold Cohen, appearing in the Czurles-Nelson Gallery, and Reversing Negativity, an installation designed by Ben Perrone in the Dr. Margaret Eschner Bacon Student Gallery, will open from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. today, September 11, in Upton Hall. Help celebrate the kickoff of the 2012 Anne Frank Project conference and meet the artists! 

All members of the campus community are invited to participate in the Reversing Negativity installation. Please stop by the Bacon Gallery to write a note to Anne Frank, fold it into a dove, and become part of this installation. Paper, pens, and instructions on how to fold an origami dove will be provided. Haven't folded before? Help will be available. Or leave your letter in the box and it will be folded for you.

Ben Perrone states: "If the pyramid is a symbol of the past, we can turn it on its point and reverse the negative flow of history. We can build a pyramid of air, not stone, using positive messages that flow up to a higher ideal."

Harold Cohen says: "Both my Jewish tradition and my American Bauhaus design education guide me and strengthen my resolve. There is an advantage to being an old man and living through 87 years of experiences. These events have been engraved in my mind, colored my palette, and encouraged me to seek understanding and direct me to examine our inhumanity."

As a part of our Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant, hundreds of students, faculty, and staff members will be randomly selected to take part in a national survey called SPEAKS, which we have been granted IRB approval to conduct on campus. Selected participants will receive an informational e-mail from preventsuicide@icfi.com, so please know this is not spam. Your cooperation in completing the survey is greatly appreciated, and we hope to have a high return rate for Buffalo State. Please call Joan McCool, ext. 4436, if you have any questions about this process. Thank you.

The Center for Development of Human Services College Partnership Development office invites you to join us for our fall ice cream social for faculty and staff from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 2, in E. H. Butler Library 210. Anderson’s will serve a sundae buffet with homemade vanilla ice cream and assorted toppings. If you plan to attend, it is important to call ext. 5503 and R.S.V.P. by September 20 so that Anderson’s can plan accordingly.

Violin virtuoso Midori will perform a benefit concert at Buffalo State at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 5, to inaugurate the exquisite new 190-seat recital hall in Rockwell Hall. Tickets are on sale now in the Music Department, ext. 6401, and include an intimate performance by one of the world’s most celebrated musicians, an elegant preconcert dinner, and a permanent recital hall seat plaque in the ticketholder’s name. A portion of the proceeds raised from this event will support music student scholarships and the music program. A $300 tax-deductible acknowledgement will be provided with each purchased ticket.

The multimillion-dollar performance space will feature remarkable acoustics, a state-of-the-art recording studio, a dedicated green room, and a fully restored 1956 Mason & Hamlin concert grand piano in a new teaching studio. The facility will be used for student and faculty recitals, for guest artist performances, and to teach and produce sound recording. Peer-to-peer collaboration will be possible through advanced computer networking, allowing musicians to perform simultaneously with others around the globe in real time.

July 1, 2012, Departmental Budget Allocations for state-appropriated accounts are now posted. Managers can access this information using the SUNY Management Resource Tool (SMRT) application. If you have questions about initial allocations, please call the Budget Office at ext. 4312 for additional information.

Nominations are sought for the new SUNY Emerging Leader Award. This award will recognize students who have demonstrated significant leadership within their campus and/or community based on one or more of SUNY’s six Big Ideas from the Power of SUNY: Strategic Plan 2010 and Beyond: Entrepreneurial Century, Seamless Education Pipeline, Healthier New York, Energy-Smart New York, Vibrant Community, and the World.

Eligibility: Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligible for nomination; however, nominated students must not be in the final semester of their program. This will allow for award recipients to continue their leadership development at their current campus for at least one additional semester.

GPA Requirement: Students must have a grade point average of a 3.0 or higher to be eligible. This will allow SUNY to recognize students who are committed to a high level of academic achievement.

Number of Nominations: Campuses may nominate a total of two candidates; students may be nominated in any of the following categories: Entrepreneurial Century, Seamless Education Pipeline, Healthier New York, Energy-Smart New York, Vibrant Community, and the World. Campuses may nominate both students in the same category.

Deadline: Friday, September 21

Nomination Requirements: Obtain a full statement of nomination materials on the website or (1) submit a brief statement describing the student’s leadership experience, addressing the following points:

1. Leadership role
2. Name of program or organization
3. Date(s) of program or experience
4. Big Idea(s) category for program or experience (Entrepreneurial Century, Seamless Education Pipeline, Healthier New York, Energy-Smart New York, Vibrant Community, the World)
5. Description of program or experience

and (2) respond to the following questions in 250 words or less:

a. What distinguishing characteristics does the nominee possess that make him or her an emerging leader?

b. How has the nominee’s program or experience enhanced the campus and/or community?

c. What was the local or regional impact of the program? (Include press clippings or other material as needed—no more than two pages.) 

For more information about the award, or if you have any questions, please contact Charles B. Kenyon, associate vice president and dean of students, ext. 4618.

Faculty and staff of elementary and secondary education departments, please share the following information with your undergraduate and graduate students:

Applications are available for the Joseph S. Sperrazza Scholarship, which will provide an annual award to students working toward a degree in elementary or secondary education at Buffalo State. This endowed scholarship honors the memory of alumnus Joseph Sperrazza, a revered teacher and administrator with the Buffalo Board of Education. The deadline to submit applications is Friday, October 12.

For complete details and an application, stop by the Center for Excellence in Urban and Rural Education, Caudell Hall 107, or download the application from the website.

Learn more about the Caribbean Student Organization (CSO) and how you can be an active member by coming to our general interest meeting every Friday at 3:00 p.m. in Bacon Hall 115.

Founded on campus in 1985, CSO came about in order to represent a strong population of Caribbean students and to educate the Buffalo State campus community about the Caribbean culture. CSO promotes diversity, cultural heritage, community service, unity, and academic excellence. CSO welcomes all people, whether you are of Caribbean ancestry or not, for we are “One Family under the Sun.”

CSO hosts annual events, serving not only the Buffalo State campus community but also the city of Buffalo. Such events include the Cool Out, Dollar Jam, Culture Show, CSO King and Queen Pageant, CSO Dancehall Competition, Caribash, and much more. Join us on Fridays. We look forward to seeing you!

Connect with CSO at cso.buffalostate@groups.facebook.com.