The School of the Professions, in conjunction with the Technology Department, invites you to a campus reception introducing the NX-16 3-D body scanner today, February 7, during Bengal Pause (12:15–1:30 p.m.) in Caudell Hall 311. Come and learn about this new technology on campus—body-scanning demonstrations, information on collaborative work, and a chance to find out how your clothes may fit in the future! For additional information, please contact booradlm@buffalostate.edu.

Computing and Technology Services will perform maintenance on the faculty-staff web server between 5:00 and 6:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 8. This is the facstaff-new server that houses individual faculty and staff web shares. Very brief downtime is anticipated (affecting web access to the pages and FTP access to the shares). If you experience any problems mapping to or accessing files on the facstaff-new server on Wednesday morning, please contact the Computing Help Desk, ext. 4357.

This is a vendor demonstration of MAXqda textual analysis software and includes time for questions. Join us on Thursday, February 23, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Professional Development Center (E. H. Butler Library 181B). A light lunch will be provided.

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=2741.

We will again have a Buffalo State College Ride for Roswell team this year! The ride will take place on Saturday, June 23. There are nine routes to choose from, ranging from the 3-mile family fun ride to the 100-mile Century for the serious rider! Please come and be part of our team this year and help us raise critical funds for cancer research. Contact Jennifer Jackson in the Biology Department, ext. 4628, for more information, or visit the Ride for Roswell Buffalo State team page to register.

Oftentimes art has the power to convey thoughts and emotions more effectively than words. The Counseling Center is seeking artwork for a community display called Hope: Seeing Mental Health through Art. This exhibit, featuring art pieces from the Buffalo State College community, will be displayed in the hanging gallery and mini showcases of E. H. Butler Library during Mental Health Awareness Week, April 2–7.

Students, staff, and faculty members who are interested in having their artwork displayed can call the Counseling Center at ext. 4436 and speak with Suzanne or Brad for more information on the project or to discuss the drop-off and pickup of hangable and other pieces of artwork. (Artwork will be handled with the utmost care and attention; however, all liability for untoward occurrences that may affect pieces is with the lender).

The Buffalo State Fitness Center has rolled back its prices on a four-month membership—just $50 when you use payroll deduction! But the offer will end on February 29, so get into gear and get into shape. 

Call ext. 3815 or stop by the front desk for details and your membership forms.

We are rolling back the years at the Buffalo State College Fitness Center! For a limited time only, the center is bringing back our old prices on four-month memberships: just $50 for four months (if you pay using payroll deduction). Ask our front desk staff for details.  

Plus, we have four new Vision Fitness V-Series spin bikes! Come in and take a test drive. Come and take a tour! Our friendly staff is always available to help.

Is work-life balance (or “work-life integration”) a myth or a potential reality? In your professional role, are you supporting a destructive status quo or revising it for self and others?

Life is about what you choose to be. Do you choose to navigate challenges and rise to the top? Or do you participate in generating change, so that the challenges you face are revised and reformed?

Share your thoughts today, February 7, from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in the Professional Development Center (E. H. Butler Library 181B).

Bring your lunch; snacks and drinks provided. Some proven strategies from successful practitioners will be shared. Hope to see you there!

The College Writing Program workshop "Practices and Pedagogues" originally scheduled for Monday, February 6, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 8, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the Margaret Grant conference room, Caudell Hall 116. We hope you can join us for this casual and informational discussion.

Presented by Michele Ninacs, director of the College Writing Program, the workshop will focus on post-process pedagogy, the pedagogical stance advocated by the writing program as a means to assist students in the development of their writing skills and processes.

Please register through the CyberQuad registration system or call Chris at ext. 5451.

The next Writing Across the Curriculum workshop will be held Friday, February 10, when we will discuss "Designing Writing Assignments."

Moisés Kaufman's The Laramie Project, directed by Joseph Price and Samantha Penziul, premieres Tuesday, February 7, at 8:00 p.m. and runs February 8–11 and 15–18 at 8:00 p.m., with matinees on February 11 and 18 at 2:00 p.m.

This docudrama taken from original transcripts and interviews depicts the events leading to and following the beating death of a gay student, Matthew Shepard, in Wyoming in 1998. Tickets for the premiere are $3. Buffalo State student tickets for the rest of the run are $6. Tickets are $10 for Buffalo State faculty and staff and $15 for the general public. The performance takes place in the Burchfield Penney Art Center. For ticket information, call ext. 3005. Tickets may be purchased at the Campbell Student Union and Rockwell Hall box offices or at the door.