Buffalo State is one of the top finalists in the Most Creative Design category of the 2012 JPMorgan Chase & Co. Corporate Challenge Buffalo T-Shirt Contest! We need your help!

Anyone with a Facebook account—staff, alumni, students, family, and friends—may vote for his or her favorite design (Buffalo State!) once a day through today, June 6. Popular vote on Facebook will determine the winning design.

Visit the Facebook Corporate Challenge page, "Like" the page, and then click on the T-Shirt contest page. Vote for Buffalo State's design.

The winner of the contest will be announced at the Corporate Challenge event tomorrow at Delaware Park and will receive $1,000 for the charity of its choice.

The Buffalo State Team, with support from the President's Office, Dining Services-Chartwell's, UUP, PSC, the Institutional Advancement Office, Intercollegiate Athletics, and College Relations, will participate in the Corporate Challenge. The annual event is highlighted by a 3.5-mile run/walk at 6:45 p.m. and post-race festivities. All race proceeds benefit the American Red Cross chapters of Western New York. More than 12,000 people from over 400 companies and organizations are set to participate in this year's event.

Buffalo State’s T-shirt was designed by Chantel Kutzbach, assistant graphic designer in the College Relations Office. The orange T-shirt features the clever slogan “Chase Orange” on the front and a QR code on the back, which when scanned by a smartphone, takes the browser to Buffalo State’s new 360-degree campus tour.

Thanks for your support!

Don’t just watch the Olympics on television this summer; participate with us in the Olympic Experience. For 16 days, from July 27 through August 12, complete one healthy behavior each day. If you achieve some or all of the healthy behaviors, you will win a gold, silver, or bronze award, just like in the Olympics. More details coming soon.

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Each M&T Second Friday, the Burchfield Penney hosts an evening of special events, and June is no exception.

On June 8, M&T Second Friday includes a drop-in art workshop with Useum artists Kari Achatz and Nick Napierala, a guided tour of The Artists Among Us, a performance by Melanie Aceto Contemporary Dance, and happy hour with the Equinox Jazz Band. The evening concludes with a performance by the Genkin Philharmonic, part of UB's June in Buffalo festival.

The galleries are open until 8:00 p.m. with free admission from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.

More on June M&T Second Friday can be found at www.burchfieldpenney.org.

Buffalo State Dining is giving you five meal swipes for only $34.99! For a limited time, purchase your prepaid punch card and get five meals for only $34.99. That’s only $6.99 per meal! Meal swipes are to be used in Residential Dining, Buffalo State Dining’s all-you-care-to-eat dining facility. Prepaid punch card may be used all summer. Any unused meals will expire on August 20.

To purchase your prepaid punch card, stop by Spot Coffee, located in the Campbell Student Union, or the Bengal Card Office, located in E. H. Butler Library 108. Bengal Card Office summer hours of operation are Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

For questions regarding the prepaid punch card, please call ext. 5657.

Resident Dining Summer Hours of Operation

May 29–June 24
Monday–Friday 
Lunch 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

Saturday–Sunday
Closed

June 25–August 20
Monday–Friday 
Breakfast 8:00–10:00 a.m.
Lunch 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Dinner 4:30–6:30 p.m.

Saturday–Sunday
Brunch 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Dinner 4:30–6:30 p.m.

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

Thursday, June 14
Wednesday, July 18
Tuesday, August 28
Wednesday, September 5
Thursday, September 13

Sessions are by appointment only; all appointments will be held in Caudell Hall 116 (except June 14, E. H. Butler Library 210B) 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.

An error was discovered in the new version of the test scoring and survey analysis program that affected the calculation of statistics for certain survey runs. Please review the output of any surveys (including course evaluations) processed during the spring semester. Surveys for which an optional course identification sheet (containing CRN and instructor name) was submitted may have errors in statistical calculations because the respondents were miscounted in some cases. Reports in which the number of respondents was incorrectly reported would also have incorrect calculations of the mean scores and other statistics. The problem has been identified and corrected.

We apologize for the error. If you have any questions, please contact Judi Basinski, ext. 4611.

If your department has new employees who will be authorized to sign purchase requisitions, you must request a new Authorized Signature Form from Procurement Services (ext. 4113). This includes interim department chairs who are in place for the summer only. Please complete the form and return it to Procurement Services, Cleveland Hall 406, as soon as possible.

Nearly one in 10 teens in grades 7 to 12, male and female, has been physically abused by a boyfriend or girlfriend, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Abused teens are more likely to drink heavily, use drugs, engage in risky sexual behavior, develop eating disorders, and attempt suicide. 

Buffalo State’s Violence Intervention and Victim Advocacy office has partnered with the Erie County Coalition Against Family Violence and the Erie County Health Department to offer a full-day workshop on teen relationship violence. This workshop has been designed by youth from Buffalo State, the University at Buffalo, Niagara University, Gay and Lesbian Youth Services, Leaving Our Legacy, and the Teen Reality Theater. It is intended for professionals who interact with and provide services to adolescents. Participants will learn how to effectively communicate with teens about relationship abuse and how it might affect their sexual and reproductive health.

The workshop will be held on Saturday, June 9, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Bacon Hall 115. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The $20 registration fee covers all materials and lunch. You can also register online by June 6. If you would rather pay the registration fee by check, call (716) 877-8822 for additional registration information.

For more information about the workshop, contact Michael Chase, Kristen Luppino-Gholston, or Remla Parthasarathy.

Buffalo State has been selected as one of 10 finalists in the Most Creative Design category of the 2012 JPMorgan Chase & Co. Corporate Challenge Buffalo T-Shirt Contest.

Anyone with a Facebook account—staff, alumni, students, family, and friends—may vote for his or her favorite design (Buffalo State!) once a day through June 6. Popular vote on Facebook will determine the winning design.

The winner of the contest will be announced at the Corporate Challenge event on June 7 at Delaware Park and will receive $1,000 for the charity of its choice.

Once again, Buffalo State, with support from the President’s Office, will participate in the Corporate Challenge. The annual event is highlighted by a 3.5-mile run/walk at 6:45 p.m. and post-race festivities. All race proceeds benefit the American Red Cross chapters of Western New York. The Buffalo State Corporate Challenge team is captained by Mary Finger and Jessica Eagan of the Undergraduate Admissions Office. In 2011, more than 11,000 people from 375 companies and organizations participated in Buffalo’s Corporate Challenge.

Buffalo State’s T-shirt was designed by Chantel Kutzbach, assistant graphic designer in the College Relations Office. The orange T-shirt features the clever slogan “Chase Orange” on the front and a QR code on the back, which when scanned by a smartphone, takes the browser to Buffalo State’s new 360-degree campus tour.

Because of changes in the sequence of construction operations, the closing of Lot B previously slated for late May has been rescheduled to Wednesday, June 6. The lot is expected to remain closed until late July. The Lot B closure will facilitate the underground utility replacement project currently under way on the east side of the Buffalo State campus.

Also on June 6, Lot Y is scheduled to reopen.

Please visit www.buffalostate.edu/construction for information about current and upcoming construction on campus. Questions about this project can be directed to vpfm@buffalostate.edu. Thank you.