The International Education Office will participate in the Erie County Clerk's Passport Outreach Program on Tuesday, September 11, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in South Wing 410. Passport agents will be on site during this time to accept passport applications and, if necessary, take photos. If you would like to apply for a passport, please call ext. 4620 to schedule an appointment. Please bring the following items to your appointment:

• your driver's license
• your original birth certificate with a raised seal
• your checkbook

TIAA-CREF representative Richard Thompson will be on campus for individual consultations with Buffalo State faculty and staff members on the following days:

Tuesday, August 28
Wednesday, September 5
Thursday, September 13 
Wednesday, October 10
Tuesday, October 23

Sessions are by appointment only; all appointments will be held in Caudell Hall 116 between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Gain a greater level of confidence in your retirement portfolio. Visit TIAA-CREF online, or call (800) 732-8353 Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. to schedule an appointment.

Join us on Thursday, August 30, for the first of our Thursday-Night Dinners at 6:30 p.m. at the Newman Center, 1219 Elmwood Avenue. All dinners are free and home cooked! Take a break from school work and dorm food and join with a great group of Buffalo State students! You're welcome to hang out after the meal for a game of pool, to watch TV, or just to relax with friends. All are welcome!

We'll take you out to the ball game! Students may join us for an evening of all-American fun at Coca-Cola Field on Monday, August 27. Cheer on the Herd as they beat Rochester! We will depart from the Newman Center, 1219 Elmwood Avenue, at 6:00 p.m. for a 7:05 start. Tickets are free—all are welcome! Reserve your seat by e-mailing newmancenter@buffalostate.edu.

Hours of Operation for the Week of August 20–25

Food Court

Spot Coffee/Freshens
Monday: 7:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 4:00–9:00 p.m.
Friday: 4:00–9:00 p.m.
Saturday: 7:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.

Train Grill
Monday: 7:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 4:00–9:00 p.m.
Friday: 4:00–9:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.

2.mato
Monday: 11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 4:00–9:00 p.m.
Friday: 4:00–9:00 p.m.
Saturday: 11:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.

Resident Dining

Monday–Friday
Breakfast: 7:00–10:30 a.m.
Lunch: 11:00 a.m.–4:15 p.m.
Dinner: 4:30–8:30 p.m.

Saturday–Sunday
Brunch: 10:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Dinner: 4:30–8:30 p.m.

For more information on Buffalo State Dining, and to find out how faculty and staff members can save 10 percent when they use their Bengal Bucks, visit our website.

All Buffalo State students are invited to join the staff at the Newman Center for our Day of Welcome on Sunday, August 26. We begin with Mass in our chapel at 1219 Elmwood Avenue at 11:30 a.m., followed by a barbecue lunch, to which all students and their families are invited. At 1:15 p.m., students will depart for a tour of Niagara Falls. It's all free, and transportation is provided. Just e-mail us at newmancenter@buffalostate.edu or call 882-1080 to reserve your spot.

Members of the Students of Concern Care Team are available to provide information during meetings or gatherings of faculty and staff members to share strategies and techniques in working with students of concern on campus. The team can attend chairs' meetings, departmental meetings, office gatherings, or other group meetings as requested.

The Students of Concern Care Team is a group of Buffalo State faculty and staff members who seek to identify and provide support for students in distress who may threaten harm to themselves or others. Your help in providing notice of any students of concern is essential to keeping our campus community safe. Whenever a student’s behavior gives reason for uneasiness, the team is available to assist by investigating the situation, developing a plan for action, and following up with the student’s progress.

Information about the Students of Concern Care Team, including an online reporting form, can be found on the Dean of Students website. Questions about the operation of the team should be addressed to Charles B. Kenyon, associate vice president and dean of students, ext. 4618.

If you wish to invite members of the team to meet with your department or office to discuss “red flag” warning signs, ways to report a concern, legal or FERPA issues, or how to respond when confronted by a student in distress, please contact Amy Rosen-Brand, associate director of disability services, ext. 4500.

Faculty and staff, Buffalo State Dining is pleased to welcome you back for another great year! As you walk around campus, you will see that we have been busy enhancing the dining program to better serve you. With all these great dining enhancements, now is the perfect time to sign up for a Swipe & Save Meal Plan. We have designed meal plan options specifically to meet the unique dining requirements of our faculty and staff.

Visit www.dineoncampus.com/bsc to select a plan or create your own Bengal Bucks plan. Receive a 10 percent discount on each purchase at any Chartwells dining facility when you use your Bengal Bucks.

Bengal Bucks is a declining-balance dollar account that can be used at any Buffalo State dining location on campus, at the bookstore, in the library, in vending machines, and on performing arts sales tickets, as well as off campus at select locations.

Visit our website for menus, hours of operation, coupons, events, and more!

Students can find out how to earn 8 undergraduate credits studying Chinese language and culture in Beijing this summer during this information session on Tuesday, October 16, at 12:15 p.m. in Classroom Building B118. Two completed semesters of Chinese language study are required. Students will also learn about the excursions included in the program, how financial aid applies, and about scholarships that are available. Please encourage them not to miss out on this exciting opportunity to develop skills in an important world language and to experience the beauties of China!

The Buffalo State Counseling Center will join with thousands of people nationwide to participate in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's Out of the Darkness Community Walk to benefit the AFSP, and we want you to join our team. Walk in this event to help raise funds and awareness about suicide prevention. In the United States, a person dies by suicide every 15 minutes. Suicide claims more than 36,000 lives each year.

The AFSP is at the forefront of research, education, and prevention initiatives designed to reduce loss of life from suicide. Please join our team by clicking on the link below and come out to support this event in Delaware Park north (near the Buffalo Zoo) on Saturday, September 15. The walk begins at 10:30 a.m. If you can’t join us on the walk, please consider supporting a participant in this event. Any contribution will help the work of AFSP, and all donations are 100 percent tax deductible. Click here to join the Buffalo State Counseling Center Team and to support this worthy cause. Let's walk together!

For more information, please call the Counseling Center at ext. 4436.