The Career Development Center and the International Education Office will sponsor a résumé workshop on Tuesday, October 22, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 208.

Students can learn about National Student Exchange and study-abroad opportunities during the Study-Away Fair on Wednesday, September 18, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall.

Witness the Siena experience via a PowerPoint presentation during Siena Night on Thursday, October 24, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in Bacon Hall 211. Hear from former program participants, find out about financial aid and scholarships, learn how courses taken in Siena fulfill requirements at Buffalo State, and sample authentic Italian refreshments. Family members and friends are also welcome to learn more about how their students can partake in an experience that has been transforming students' lives since 1961.

Learn how you can spend a semester in Siena, Italy, during this information session on Thursday, October 17, from 12:15–1:30 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center East 2. Find out how courses taken in Siena fulfill requirements at Buffalo State, about how financial aid applies to the program, and about the array of scholarships available. Don't miss out on this life-transforming and career-enhancing opportunity!

Students can learn how financial aid applies to National Student Exchange and overseas programs, how they may qualify for additional aid, and the timeline for processing aid applications during this workshop on Tuesday, September 17, from 12:15 to 1:00 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center South. Students will find out about available scholarships and other creative ways they might finance their participation in exchange and study-abroad programs. Please encourage students not to miss this workshop.

Students can learn how to spend a semester studying at one of Buffalo State's four partner universities in Australia or our partner university in England during this information session on Tuesday, October 1, from 12:15 to 1:00 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center South. Students will learn how courses taken there fulfill requirements here, how financial aid applies, about scholarships that are available, and about other creative ways that students can fund their overseas experiences. Please encourage them not to miss out on these life-changing and career-enhancing opportunities.

Students can learn how to spend a semester studying at the School of Economics and Management at the University of Applied Sciences in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, during this information session on Thursday, October 3, from 12:15 to 1:00 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center East 2. Students will find out how courses taken there fulfill requirements here, how financial aid applies, about scholarships that are available, and about other creative ways students fund their overseas experiences. Please encourage them not to miss out on this life-changing and career-enhancing opportunity!

Any student, faculty, or staff member interested in the multiple possibilities of the Fulbright Program is welcome to attend the Fall Fulbright Seminar of the Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Fulbright Association that will be held in the Cambell Student Union Assembly Hall on Friday, October 4, from 12:30 to 4:00 p.m.

The guest speaker will be Kathleen Moskal, a Buffalo State alumna, who is an internationally known product designer and developer.

The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, please contact Jean F. Gounard, director of international student affairs and VP for advocacy of the WNY/NWPA Fulbright Association Chapter, ext. 5331.

All full- and part-time faculty members at SUNY Buffalo State are invited to participate in a short survey concerning the value of integrative learning (e.g., making connections within courses as well as across courses). The survey will remain open until Friday, September 20. You must be teaching at least one course at Buffalo State this semester to be eligible to complete this survey.

Questions about the survey or study of integrative learning can be directed to John Draeger, associate professor of philosophy and humanities and director of CASTL. Thank you for your participation.

Homecoming and Family Weekend will be held September 24–28. Events include the tailgate party; Homecoming Fest; food drive; banner competition; Powder Puff Football; Homecoming Parade; Lip Sync Competition; Orange Crush Carnival; pep rally; window-painting contest; King and Queen Competition; student and family dinner; shopping cart float competition; car or SUV float competition; and football, soccer, and volleyball games.

Events are open to all faculty and staff members (and their families). Be sure to check out the Faculty/Staff tab on our website, designed especially for you.

Wear orange and show your #BengalPride!

New this year: All event information and sign-ups have been moved online! Check out our new website: homecoming.buffalostate.edu.