Get 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. Unused meals will expire August 20.

To purchase your prepaid punch card, stop in the Bengal Card Office, located in E. H. Butler Library 108. Bengal Card Office summer hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 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 11–28
Closed

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.

For more information on Buffalo State Dining, visit our website.

Computing and Technology Services will be upgrading our network storage hardware on Thursday, May 24, between 4:30 and 6:30 a.m. Most network services will be unavailable during this time, including the campus website, SharePoint, network and ANGEL logins, faculty and staff e-mail (Exchange), department and personal network shares, and other file and application servers.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Please contact the Computing Help Desk, ext. 4357, if you have any questions.

As part of Buffalo State's ongoing effort to address critical maintenance needs, facades on Bacon, Ketchum, and Rockwell halls and the Donald Savage Building will be restored beginning this summer. Improvements will include brick masonry, stone restoration, and door and window replacement. Work is scheduled to begin on Bacon and Ketchum halls this week and continue for the summer. Additional Daily Bulletin notices will advise the campus community when work will proceed to other buildings.

As part of the project, asbestos-containing caulk will be removed and abated from window lintels. Work will be conducted by a contractor and monitored by an independent consultant to ensure that abatement operations are performed in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.

Window lintels and caulk will be removed and replaced from the exterior, after windows and room air conditioners have been enclosed in plastic from the interior. The plastic will remain on each window for approximately one day. Occupants of Bacon and Ketchum halls are asked to move objects away from windows and clear off window sills in preparation. Building occupants and visitors should expect minor disruptions from noise, vibration, and dust.

Please refer to www.buffalostate.edu/construction for further information about current and upcoming construction on campus. Questions about this project can be directed to vpfm@buffalostate.edu. Your cooperation, patience, and understanding are greatly appreciated.

Buffalo State College will participate in the J. P. Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge on Thursday, June 7, at 6:45 p.m. in Delaware Park. The last day to register is this Thursday, May 24. Register online now!

All faculty and staff members are invited to run, walk, or just hang out in the hospitality tent, but everyone must register to participate. This year’s Corporate Challenge proceeds go directly to the Western New York Chapter of the American Red Cross.

Registered Buffalo State team members receive entrance to the Corporate Challenge, a J. P. Morgan Chase commemorative T-shirt, a virtual goodie bag, a Buffalo State College team T-shirt, and free food and drinks all evening at the hospitality tent.

For additional information about the team and post-race festivities, please visit the team's Facebook page. This is a great opportunity to meet other Buffalo State faculty and staff members while enjoying one of the largest charitable events in the city of Buffalo. Questions can be directed to team captains Jessica Eagan, ext. 4408, or Mary Finger, ext. 3649.

Indulge in a gourmet lunch at the new Burchfield's Café located in the Burchfield Penney! The menu consists of large and delicious homemade paninis, chef's homemade potato chips, fresh salads, gourmet cupcakes, danishes, and turnovers. Plus, cool off with an Island Oasis Smoothie or wake up with a specialty Spot Coffee drink! With plenty of vegetarian options, Burchfield's Café has something for everyone!

Café Hours of Operation
Monday: Closed 
Tuesday–Friday: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The National Association of College and University Food Services—NACUFS—has announced the winners of its annual Loyal E. Horton Dining Awards. In college and university culinary arts, the ultimate professional tribute is a NACUFS Loyal E. Horton Award. This award celebrates exemplary menus, presentations, special-event planning, and new dining concepts and provides an avenue for sharing ideas and creative presentations in campus dining services.

Buffalo State Dining won the bronze award for its Manners Matter Etiquette Dinner entry in the Catering Special Event category. Manners Matter was developed by the Buffalo State Career Development Center and the campus’s Hospitality and Tourism Department, who worked in conjunction with Chartwells to create an event to help students gain the confidence and poise they need in a professional setting by learning to make positive first impressions, how to network and mingle during business meals, how to manage a place setting, and how to use utensils correctly.

The Facilities Planning Department has provided a map of accessible routes around the site of the underground utilities replacement project on the eastern portion of the Buffalo State campus. The map indicates the location of construction fencing, advises about which building entrances are open, and points out locations for accessible parking near the project site.

The map will be updated as the project progresses and accessible routes are revised. To view the route map and to learn about current and future construction on campus, please visit www.buffalostate.edu/construction.

Starting Tuesday, May 22, when a student attempts to register in Banner and receives a registration add error, an e-mail message will automatically be sent to his or her Buffalo State e-mail account. This e-mail will provide detailed information including the actual error message the student received and the instructor's Buffalo State e-mail address. The student can then forward this e-mail to the instructor to request an override. The e-mail will contain all relevant information related to the student, the registration add error, and the course name and  reference number (CRN). The instructor can then grant the override if the student meets the necessary criteria to be registered in the course. Faculty members should begin to expect e-mails with the subject heading "Request for Registration Override" starting tomorrow.

Indulge in a gourmet lunch at the new Burchfield Penney Café. The menu consists of large and delicious homemade paninis, chef's homemade potato chips, fresh salads, gourmet cupcakes, danishes, and turnovers. Cool off with an Island Oasis Smoothie or wake up with a specialty Spot Coffee drink! With plenty of vegetarian options, the Burchfield Penney Café has something for everyone!

Café Hours of Operation
Monday through Friday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

April 28 was National Prescription Drug Drop-Off Day. Twenty-eight drop-off locations in Western New York, including Buffalo State College, accepted all medications, prescription and over-the-counter, from residential homes—no questions asked—for proper disposal.

A total of 4,755 cars went through all the sites, equaling an astounding 12,647 pounds of drugs! Thank you to everyone who participated in this effort!

For more information about drug drop-off events, please visit www.nationalprescriptiondrugdropoff.com.