Buffalo State Dining's Balanced U program is a holistic approach to food and nutrition. It’s based on one concept—we eat food. To help students, faculty, and staff understand how food plays into health, Balanced U consists of monthly subjects that act as an educational opportunity to focus on food topics of interest to our customers. March's monthly subject is Metabolism Boosters. 

While no miracle food exists, some choices can help you trim your waistline. The Grapefruit Diet, the Zone Diet, the Green Tea Diet—lots of research has been done in search of that one food or combination of foods that will send your metabolism soaring and melt away the pounds. Unfortunately, no such food exists. Overall, you still need to consume fewer calories and burn more calories with exercise. But there are some foods that can give you a little more boost!

Buffalo State Dining invites you to Bengal Hall, located in the Campbell Student Union, today from noon to 2:00 p.m. for our Balanced U Metabolism Boosters gathering. Try foods from our Balanced U station that are guaranteed to help boost your metabolism! Plus, receive recipes and tips from our dietitian on how to eat healthy all year long.

Enter with a meal swipe or lunch door price of $8.39.

For more information on Balanced U, visit www.dineoncampus.com/bsc and click on the Total Health tab!

The Buffalo State College women and gender studies program will host a reception on Wednesday, March 14, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the lobby of E. H. Butler Library for the Women's History Month 2012 exhibition, honoring the women of Buffalo State College (faculty, staff, students, and alumnae) who contributed their artistic and creative works to the exhibition. Refreshments will be served. The exhibition runs from March 2 to March 30 in the library lobby display cases.

Join us for a day-and-a-half-long "Democracy School" workshop, designed and delivered by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, and offered at Buffalo State College.

In existence and delivered across the country since 2003, the Democracy School is a stimulating and illuminating course that teaches citizens and activists how to reframe exhausting and often discouraging peace, social justice, and environmental issues—such as international peace and development, civil liberties, national and international environmental issues, food and water security, war, toxic dumps, quarries, factory farms, and hydraulic fracturing—in a way that can confront corporate control on a powerful single front: people’s constitutional rights.

• When: Friday, March 30 (6:30–9:30 p.m.) and Saturday, March 31 (9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.)
• Where: Caudell Hall 219
• Cost: Free to Buffalo State students and faculty members
• Registration: Limited to 20 participants. To register, please contact Kyeonghi Baek, ext. 6227, or Stephen Gareau, ext. 4923.

The workshop is sponsored by faculty members of the Political Science and Computer Information Systems departments, with funding support provided by the Faculty-Student Association of Buffalo State and the Western New York Peace Center Inc.

Because of the implementation of the new State Financial System (SFS), the last day that Procurement Services can accept purchase requisitions is Friday, March 9. The shutdown of the current system will be from approximately March 16 through April 18.

• No purchase orders can be processed during this time.
• No payments to vendors or reimbursements to people can be processed during this time. This does not affect payroll.
• Submit a requisition for all your needs for the March 16 to April 18 period as soon as possible.
• All requisitions received after March 9 will be held until the system is up and running, approximately April 18.

Questions: Call Procurement Services at ext. 4113.

The Buffalo State Theater Department and Casting Hall Productions proudly present the musical Working!

Based on Studs Terkel's best-selling book of interviews with American workers, Working explores the American workday—from the Monday-morning blues to a working person's pride in having "something to point to." Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso adapted Working into a stage play, mostly using the original words of some common men and women. Working celebrates everyday people in a genuinely funny and touching way. Their personal stories will fill you with hope and inspiration. Featuring songs (also based on real interviews) by Stephen Schwartz, James Taylor, Micki Grant, Craig Carnelia, Mary Rodgers, and Lin-Manuel Miranda, it's the perfect musical for anyone who has ever worked a day in his or her life.

Come and hear the extraordinary dreams of ordinary people.

March 7–10 and 14–17 at 8:00 p.m.
March 10 and 17 at 2:00 p.m.

Flexible Theatre, Donald Savage Theater Building

Tickets on sale at the Campbell Student Union and Rockwell Hall box offices: $6 students; $10 faculty, staff, and alumni; $15 general public

This theater fills quickly, so get your tickets now!

The campus community is invited to attend a presentation by Indiana University’s Thomas Nelson Laird, a nationally respected expert on higher education student engagement and assessment, on Thursday, March 8, from 4:00 to 5:15 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center S2. The event is co-sponsored by Academic Affairs and the School of the Professions.

Laird, who has worked on the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) since 2003, will speak on the state of higher education today, sharing information on tools designed to measure student learning and experiences, and on some new organizations that are addressing these topics at a national level. Our hope is that Laird will provide insight on ways that Buffalo State can remain on the forefront of these important issues.

Please read more about Laird’s credentials on the Indiana University website. We hope to see you on March 8.

Just a reminder that University Police offers a free express shuttle service connecting students, faculty, and staff who park in lots along Rockwell Road and Letchworth Street to the center of campus.

The MGC Direct picks up riders in lots M and G and takes them directly to Lot C—also known as the Cleveland Hall circle—from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on days when classes are in session. The van is clearly marked as a Buffalo State escort van.

Lot M pickup locations are at blue-light phones 34 and 42, while riders from Lot G can catch the shuttle on the north side of the maintenance barn. United Students Government has generously donated shelters for riders while they wait for the van.

University Police continues to offer the overnight escort shuttle van, which operates from 4:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. seven days a week when classes are in session. The evening shuttle picks up and drops off riders at blue-light phones in campus parking lots and along perimeter roads.

Please refer to this campus map outlining the escort van routes.

Buffalo State has been notified of a planned National Grid power outage on Monday, March 5, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This scheduled outage will not interrupt power on campus but will affect the traffic light on Elmwood Avenue at Rockwell Road. Flagmen will direct traffic at this intersection for the duration of the outage. Drivers are asked to use caution when traveling in the vicinity of the affected intersection.

Join us for this new workshop designed to address bullying in the workplace, specifically in the educational environment. This workshop on Tuesday, April 3, from 3:00 to 4:15 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center South addresses bullying experienced by colleagues and co-workers within educational settings. Among the issues covered will be the historical context of bullying, identifying bullying behaviors, and available approaches to resolving problems. The promotion of civility is emphasized. Presenters Kathleen Falcetta and Darryl Wood are NYSUT labor relations specialists.

Details are available at www.buffalostate.edu/professionaldevelopment/x1522.xml.

This is a reminder to the campus community that nominations for President's Awards for Excellence in Academic Advisement; the Advancement of Equity and Campus Diversity; Career Achievement for Faculty; Career Achievement for Professional Staff; Faculty and Staff Mentoring; Librarianship; Research, Scholarship, and Creativity; Service to the College; Teaching; or as an Undergraduate Research Mentor are due to the provost by Monday, March 5.

Please visit the Academic Affairs website for details.