The final meeting of the year for the Teacher Education Council will be held today, Friday, May 11, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 418. Members and guests are welcome.
Submitted by: Robin Lee L Harris
Flooring and stair treads in the Classroom Building stairwells will be replaced during a project that will begin Monday, May 14, and extend to approximately mid-July. Floors and treads in all four stairwells will be upgraded.
Up to two stairways may be closed at one time, making it necessary for building users to seek alternative access routes. Work will begin in the A-west stairway, followed by the B, A-east, and C stairways. In addition, the fourth floor of the Classroom Building will be inaccessible for the duration of the project.
Please refer to www.buffalostate.edu/construction for information about current and upcoming construction. Questions about this project can be directed to vpfm@buffalostate.edu.
Submitted by: Jill Powell
Commencement marchers, please know that the robing room is now located in the upper lobby of the Ice Arena. Confirmation letters were e-mailed this week to all marchers who had registered to march or hood. Information includes reporting times and building entrance locations. Please see the marchers page of the Commencement website for more information.
Thank you for taking time to celebrate the Class of 2012!
Submitted by: Patricia A Alessandra
Rehearsals for Commencement volunteer ushers and graduate faculty hooders and hooding assistants take place today. There is no rehearsal for marchers. Please see the Commencement rehearsal schedule for details.
Thank you for taking time during your weekend to celebrate the Class of 2012!
Submitted by: Patricia A Alessandra
The 13th annual Faculty and Staff Research and Creativity Fall Forum will be held on Thursday, October 25, in the Sports Arena.* The goal of the forum is to develop, encourage, and support Buffalo State faculty and staff research and creativity, and to make collaborative research endeavors and grantsmanship more accessible. This is an excellent opportunity to network with other Buffalo State faculty and staff members and to identify common scholarly and creative interests you may have.
All faculty and staff members are invited to organize an exhibit to present current research, creative activities, or other scholarship. Individual, departmental, or group exhibits are welcome. President Podolefsky declared the 2012–2013 academic year as the Year of the City, highlighting the unique fact that Buffalo State is the only SUNY four-year comprehensive institution located in a city. This theme is an opportunity to celebrate our mission as an institution that serves the city, while bringing greater public recognition to Buffalo State’s wide-ranging educational programs and research with urban emphases, as well as the university’s extensive community engagement initiatives.
If your submission relates to or supports the Year of the City theme, please include it in the box on the submission form so that we may highlight it in the program.
To participate, please complete the online form. Titles and abstracts are to be submitted electronically by Monday, September 24.
*Please note: Because of construction in the Houston Gym, the Fall Forum will be held in the upper level of the Sports Arena this year. A limited number of tables and chairs will be available because of the location change.
Submitted by: Mary I. Kren
Professional staff members, we now have a Buffalo State Professional Staff Development page on Facebook. Get all your development information on our newly established page. Like us on Facebook: Buffalo State Professional Staff Development.
Submitted by: Ottilie Woodruff
A two-part professional development workshop, "Crucial Conversations: Communicating in the Workplace," will be offered on Friday, May 18, in Bacon Hall 115. The morning plenary session, from 10:00 to 11:45 a.m., will feature a presentation titled “Micro-expression Training: Recognition of Emotion from the Face" by Darrin J. Griffin, an instructor and doctoral student in the Department of Communication at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Griffin has taught communication courses, including topics of deception and communication theory, at seven colleges and universities. His research interests involve nonverbal deceptive communication, emotion, language and cognition, and instructional leadership. Griffin has also led various workshops on communication for organizations. Lunch will be provided.
An afternoon session, “Crucial Conversations Workshop,” presented by Rita Zientek, Eileen Merberg, and Ottilie Woodruff, will take place from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2829. For more information, contact Ottilie Woodruff, ext. 4426.
Submitted by: Ottilie Woodruff
Designer Li Hongmei, visiting scholar from the Teachers College of Beijing Union University, will be selling her special garments and jewelry today from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union. Stop by her table to see her silk dresses, perfect for a warm summer day!
Submitted by: Michelle J Eisenstein
On the second Friday of every month, the Burchfield Penney hosts something great! Whether it's openings and happy hours, programs, concerts, screenings, or other special events, visitors experience the best of the Burchfield Penney.
May's M&T Second Friday celebrates the opening of the Burchfield Penney's second members exhibition, The Artists Among Us II; Secret Spaces in the Useum; Steel: The Art of Experience and Impressions in the Collection Study Gallery; and A Community of Steel in the Community Gallery.
4:00–8:30 p.m. Free gallery hours
4:00–8:00 p.m. Message in a Bottle Project in the Studio Classroom
5:30–7:30 p.m. Scavenger hunt of The Artists Among Us II
5:30–8:30 p.m. Opening celebration in the reception area
More information at www.burchfieldpenney.org.
Submitted by: Kathleen M. McMorrow Heyworth
On the second Friday of every month, the Burchfield Penney hosts something great! Whether it's openings and happy hours, programs, concerts, screenings, or other special events, visitors experience the best of the Burchfield Penney.
May's M&T Second Friday celebrates the opening of the Burchfield Penney's second members exhibition, The Artists Among Us II; Secret Spaces in the Useum; Steel: The Art of Experience and Impressions in the Collection Study Gallery; and A Community of Steel in the Community Gallery.
4:00–8:30 p.m. Free gallery hours
4:00–8:00 p.m. Message in a Bottle Project in the Studio Classroom
5:30–7:30 p.m. Scavenger hunt of The Artists Among Us II
5:30–8:30 p.m. Opening celebration in the reception area
More information at www.burchfieldpenney.org.
Submitted by: Kathleen M. McMorrow Heyworth