EVERGREEN collected 130 pairs of eyeglasses and sunglasses during the month of April. By donating your glasses, you are helping people with eyesight difficulties worldwide. With the price of glasses exceeding three months' average salary in some African countries, donated eyeglasses are the only feasible way to bring sight to many visually impaired people.

Thank you again for your help!

The Graduate School will host a graduate orientation program for newly admitted summer students on Monday, May 21, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center. Registration begins at 4:15 p.m.

May Transfer Advisement (Springboard) will take place on Monday, May 21, beginning with check-in at 1:30 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library. Parking for students attending this advisement session will be in Lot G.

Applications for the new Anne Frank Project Fellowship Awards ($500) are due Friday, June 1. The Academic Affairs Office and the Anne Frank Project are proud to announce the AFP Fellowship Program. Individual incentives of $500 will be awarded to 10 Buffalo State faculty members who show evidence of connecting the themes and content of the Anne Frank Project’s annual conference, AFP 2012: Embracing Responsibility, into one course they will teach during the 2012–2013 academic year. Two faculty members will be selected from each academic school at Buffalo State: the School of Arts and Humanities, the School of Education, the School of Natural and Social Sciences, the School of the Professions, and University College.

More than 10,000 students, faculty, staff, and community members have participated in Buffalo State’s annual diversity, creativity, and tolerance conferences. The Anne Frank Project is an ideal classroom common experience for important topics like social justice, conflict resolution, hate crimes, bullying, reconciliation, forgiveness, and the moral dilemmas facing crimes against humanity. Join the AFP family by directly connecting the AFP 2012 conference content to your courses and students by developing ideas throughout your future curriculum.

For complete AFP fellowship details and applications, visit www.theannefrankproject.com/afp2012-fellowship-program.html.

For AFP 2102 conference details, visit www.theannefrankproject.com/afp2012.html or contact AFP director Drew Kahn, ext. 5221.

Thank you to all who submitted proposals for the Anne Frank Project 2012, Our Shared Humanity: Embracing Responsibility, during the busy first and second rounds. The third and final round of proposals is open to Buffalo State faculty, staff, and students and the Western New York community. Proposals for round three are due Friday, June 1.

The Anne Frank Project 2012 will be held September 12–15 on the Buffalo State campus. For complete conference details and the easy online proposal application, visit www.theannefrankproject.com/afp2012.html. For more information, please call the AFP office at ext. 5221 or e-mail theannefrankproject@buffalostate.edu.

An incident of workplace violence could have lifelong consequences for employees and their families. Human Resource Management offers workplace/domestic violence prevention training for all employees. Sessions are conducted by Sam Lunetta, retired University Police lieutenant. Annual participation in this training is mandated for all public employees under New York State Labor Law Section 27-b.

Topics covered include recognizing warning signs for potential violence, assessing risk in various work settings, what to do and not to do if presented with a violent situation, and campus resources available to prevent violence.

A one-hour session will be held in Cleveland Hall 418 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 27. Visit the Human Resources website or call ext. 4822 to register.

This mandated training is also available online for those unable to attend the group sessions. Employees may access the program on ANGEL. (Go to the "Campus Groups" section and select “Workplace Violence Prevention Group.”)

For employees who completed the workplace violence prevention training last year, an online refresher course is also available on ANGEL.

An incident of workplace violence could have lifelong consequences for employees and their families. Human Resource Management offers workplace/domestic violence prevention training for all employees. Sessions are conducted by Sam Lunetta, retired University Police lieutenant. Annual participation in this training is mandated for all public employees under New York State Labor Law Section 27-b.

Topics covered include recognizing warning signs for potential violence, assessing risk in various work settings, what to do and not to do if presented with a violent situation, and campus resources available to prevent violence.

One-hour sessions will be held in Cleveland Hall 418 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 13, and Wednesday, June 27. Visit the Human Resources website or call ext. 4822 to register.

This mandated training is also available online for those unable to attend the group sessions. Employees may access the program on ANGEL. (Go to the "Campus Groups" section and select “Workplace Violence Prevention Group.”)

For employees who completed the workplace violence prevention training last year, an online refresher course is also available on ANGEL.

An incident of workplace violence could have lifelong consequences for employees and their families. Human Resource Management offers workplace/domestic violence prevention training for all employees. Sessions are conducted by Sam Lunetta, retired University Police lieutenant. Annual participation in this training is mandated for all public employees under New York State Labor Law Section 27-b.

Topics covered include recognizing warning signs for potential violence, assessing risk in various work settings, what to do and not to do if presented with a violent situation, and campus resources available to prevent violence.

One-hour sessions will be held in Cleveland Hall 418 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 21, Wednesday, June 13, and Wednesday, June 27. Visit the Human Resources website or call ext. 4822 to register.

This mandated training is also available online for those unable to attend the group sessions. Employees may access the program on ANGEL. (Go to the "Campus Groups" section and select “Workplace Violence Prevention Group.”)

For employees who completed the workplace violence prevention training last year, an online refresher course is also available on ANGEL.

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. All faculty and staff 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 American Red Cross of Western New York. With your registration fee, you 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. Register online at the J. P. Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge web page. 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.

Today is National Employee Fitness Day and to celebrate, the Buffalo State Fitness Center will be open for all Buffalo State faculty and staff members free of charge! Located in the Houston Gym, the Fitness Center is open from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. during the summer. Stop in, take a look, have a workout! We will be offering a special summer package for new members. Call the Fitness Center at ext. 3815 for more information. Have a great day. We hope to see you soon.