Interactive whiteboards are fast becoming a common fixture in today’s classrooms. This session will focus on Smart Technologies' interactive whiteboards, beginning with an overview of basic navigation of software, hardware, and Smart Tools. Learn how to facilitate student learning by creating interactive lessons, working in new ways with programs like PowerPoint and Word, digitally saving notes and comments for future lectures, and easily distributing class material to students in a variety of formats. Presented by Todd Benzin on Friday, September 21, from 10:00 a.m. to noon in the Professional Development Center, E. H. Butler Library 181B.

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2887.

On behalf of the Buffalo State Campus Intercultural Communications Committee, the International Student Affairs Office is delighted to invite all internationally minded faculty, staff, and students to attend our well-known weekly International Social Hour, which allows all international students, scholars, and their friends to meet informally.

This special informal weekly get-together takes place every Wednesday from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 208.

Coffee, tea, and other light refreshments are graciously shared.

The International Education Office and the Writing Center have teamed up to inspire and share information regarding scholarship writing with potential study-abroad and exchange students during this workshop on Tuesday, October 9, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 318 (CyberQuad). Students will learn about the various scholarships available to them and be able to begin the writing process on site! There is money out there to help fund the study-abroad and exchange experience, and we intend to help students find it by giving them the proper tools.

Gary L. Witten of ING will conduct the workshop "The 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:

• Paying yourself first
• Short-term savings
• Emergency funds
• Protecting your family
• Protecting 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, (716) 626-3928. This event is sponsored by the Employee Assistance Program at Buffalo State.

The NYS & CSEA Partnership for Education and Training is pleased to announce the fall 2012 Skills for Success courses. Skills for Success courses provide CSEA-represented employees with the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to accomplish job assignments more effectively. If you would like to take advantage of these valuable training opportunities, the Skills for Success catalog, which contains course descriptions, dates, and locations, is available on the partnership's website. Classes may fill quickly, so register as soon as possible. All employees must receive supervisory approval to attend courses. For further information, contact the partnership at (518) 486-7814 or learning@nyscseapartnership.org.

This is a courtesy notice to the campus community of a City of Buffalo project that will affect traffic near campus. Construction is expected to begin in early September on Elmwood Avenue between Forest Avenue and Iroquois Drive. Plans for the Elmwood Avenue Streetscape Project include milling and repaving of the roadway and the addition of decorative street lighting, updated traffic signals, signage, landscaping, pavement markings, and a bicycle path. 

To accommodate this work, Elmwood and Forest avenues will have lane restrictions that will affect traffic flow at the east edge of campus. Entrances at the west edge of campus via Grant Street will not be affected by this work. This undertaking is expected to be finished in November 2013. The City of Buffalo recommends that the Buffalo State community avoid this area and find alternative routes. Questions regarding this work should be directed to the project engineer, Erdman Anthony Engineering Services, at (716) 885-0805.

Anatoly Isaenko, Ph.D., associate professor of history at Appalachian State University, will present "Ethnic Conflicts and Their Transformations into a Regional and Global Jihad in the Former Soviet Union (Caucasus Region)" at 3:00 p.m. Friday September 21, in Classroom Building B118.

Isaenko is the author of Polygon of Satan: Ethnic Traumas and Conflicts in the Caucuses (Kendall Hunt Publishing, 2010). His talk is sponsored by the History and Social Studies Education Department and is free and open to the public.

The Plagiarism Spectrum was developed as a guide to help students identify inappropriate uses of source material. This webcast examines a recent report published by Turnitin intended to move plagiarism beyond the black-and-white definition of “literary theft” to one that captures the nuances of how plagiarism can take shape in student writing. Join us on Thursday, September 20, from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. in the Professional Development Center, E. H. Butler Library 181B. Attendees are eligible to receive a free poster depicting the Plagiarism Spectrum. There was no opportunity to preview this webinar.

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2953.

Explore the many ways that music instructors can creatively incorporate available technological resources during this webinar on Wednesday, September 19, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the Professional Development Center, E. H. Butler Library 181B. Learn how to craft clicker questions to better engage students in a variety of settings, including lectures, group lessons, and master class trainings. Presented by Brandon Bascom, faculty member in the Department of Music at Brigham Young University–Idaho. There was no opportunity to preview this webinar. 

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2907.

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 use Microsoft Office Word and PowerPoint effectively to create accessible content. Bring a flash drive with a PowerPoint file and a Word file. This workshop will be presented on Friday, September 14, from 10:00 to 11:15 a.m. and repeated on Tuesday, October 23, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 316 by Meghan Pereira, Sumana Silverheels, and Beth Burns.

To attend on September 14, register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2921.
To attend on October 23, register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2922.