Buffalo State Dining is pleased to welcome you back for another great semester. As you walk around campus, you will see that we have been busy enhancing the dining program to better serve you.

With all these great dining enhancements, now is the perfect time to sign up for a Swipe and Save Meal Plan. We have designed meal plan options specifically to meet the unique dining requirements  of our faculty and staff.

Meal plans Include:

- Bonus Pack 20: 20 meals per semester to be used in the all-you-care-to-eat facility Bengal Hall plus $150 Bengal Bucks. Only $300

- Mini Pack 10: 10 meals per semester to be used in the all-you-care-to-eat facility Bengal Hall plus $150 Bengal Bucks. Only $225

- Forever 25: 25 meals that never expire provided you are a faculty member at Buffalo State. Only $195

Make your own plan!
Visit www.dineoncampus.com/bsc to create your own Bengal Bucks plan! Receive a 10 percent discount on each purchase when you use your Bengal Bucks!

Bengal Bucks are a declining balance dollar account that can be used on the Buffalo State College campus. Bengal Bucks can be used not only at any campus dining location but also at the bookstore, the library, in vending machines, on Performing Arts Center sales tickets, and at the Burchfield Penney café and gift shop.

Sign up for your plan or add Bengal Bucks to your account today!

Sign up online at www.dineoncampus.com/bsc, in person in E. H. Butler Library 108. or by phone at ext. 5152.

For more information on Buffalo State Dining please visit www.dineoncampus.com/bsc.
 

John Cabra, associate professor of creative studies, will share his research as part of the Emerging Scholar series on Friday, January 27, from noon to 1:00 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 210. This series of presentations provides early-career faculty with an opportunity to share their intellectual work with the rest of the campus.

Cabra notes that the onset of the twenty-first century is marked by deep psychological and sociological transformations affecting every scale of human endeavor, ranging from individual to crowd behavior. Deep and central to these transformations is the penetration of digital communication and computer technology into modern-day life. Above all, this new and evolving technological landscape has opened exciting new possibilities to drive creative behavior, organizational creativity, and innovation through computer-mediated interactions.

This presentation will elaborate on a research agenda that explores ways to give rise to these opportunities and challenges, including pedagogy in the 3-D world of Second Life, new product development in Teleplace, neural nets that pick up cognitive style patterns, and digital social innovation made accessible to impoverished populations.

Father Pat and the staff at the Newman Center remind students that they are invited to the Newman Center, 1219 Elmwood Avenue, every Thursday evening during the spring semester for a free home-cooked dinner. The Newman Center's non-student community prepares and serves the meal each week, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Join us this Thursday, January 26, for our first dinner of the spring semester! All Buffalo State students are welcome!

The Student Support Services Program, informally known as “SSSP,” will hold its annual student recognition ceremonial event on Thursday, February 2, at 12:15 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney Art Center auditorium. This event serves to honor SSSP students for their academic achievements. Florence D. Johnson, SSSP director, and her staff are proud to recognize the 69 participants who are carrying a cumulative grade point average of 3.0–4.0.

The Student Support Services Program is a Title IV (TRIO) federally funded project that operates under the umbrella of the Research Foundation and University College. The program goals are retention, graduation, and good academic standing. The program is designed to provide opportunities for academic achievement, cultural enrichment,and tutorial assistance as well as to motivate students toward the successful completion of their degrees. The program is proud to celebrate the success and persistence of all the students being recognized. A buffet-style reception at 1:00 p.m. will be catered by Emerson Commons Culinary School (atrium, upper level).

This event is not open to the campus community. Faculty and staff members who received invitations must make reservations via e-mail at bernaras@buffalostate.edu to attend. For further information, please call Armeta Bernard at ext. 4042.

If you've been trying to figure out how to jump-start your New Year’s resolution, why not give Zumba a try!

Zumba begins Monday, January 30. Classes are free and will be held Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. in Houston Gym 213 (dance studio). No experience is necessary, and you can drop in at any point during the semester. Classes are taught by Deidrinelle N. Rouse, complex director with Residence Life. Any questions can be directed to rousedn@buffalostate.edu.

“Ditch the workout; join the party!”

Please join the Great Lakes Center for the seminar “Evidence for Predatory Control of the Invasive Round Goby by Burbot” on Thursday, January 26, in Classroom Building B119 during Bengal Pause (12:15 to 1:30 p.m.). The presenter will be Martin A. Stapanian, research ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey's Lake Erie Biological Station. Faculty, staff, and students are welcome. Light refreshments will be served.

TIAA-CREF representative Richard Thompson will be on campus for individual consultations with Buffalo State faculty and staff members on the following days:

Thursday, January 19
Tuesday, January 31
Wednesday, February 8
Thursday, February 23
Tuesday, March 6
Wednesday, March 21
Thursday, April 5
Tuesday, April 17
Wednesday, May 2
Thursday, May 17
Wednesday, May 30

Sessions are by appointment only; all appointments will be held in Cleveland Hall 416 between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Gain a greater level of confidence in your retirement portfolio. Visit TIAA-CREF online or call (800) 732-8353 Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. to schedule an appointment.

The Graduate School will host a Graduate Education Programs Information Session on Wednesday, February 1, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall. For more information, contact the Graduate School office at ext. 5601.

Through National Student Exchange, Buffalo State students have the opportunity to study for a semester or an academic year at one of 200 participating colleges or universities at affordable tuition rates and receive credits toward graduation using financial aid! Have your students join one of the NSE information sessions on Thursday, January 26, or Thursday, February 2, at 12:15 p.m. in Classroom Building B320. Visit the Special Programs Office in South Wing 420 or call ext. 4328 and speak to Christine Cali to plan a classroom visit. Provide your students with this possibility for enriching their college experience!

The Buffalo State College Literacy Center (Bacon Hall 227) is offering free one-on-one literacy tutoring (strategy instruction) for children of Buffalo State students, faculty, and staff in grades K–12. Sessions are on Tuesdays or Wednesdays from 5:00 to 6:45 p.m. There are 10 sessions and one parent conference. Sessions begin in February. Please call ext. 5917 or e-mail garasyka@buffalostate.edu to register.