The eastern portion of Iroquois Drive will be closed to traffic from 6:00 a.m. Friday, August 16, to 6:00 p.m. Monday, August 19, to facilitate the underground utilities rehabilitation project currently under way. A barricade will be placed on Iroquois Drive at Elmwood Avenue, preventing traffic from entering Iroquois Drive from Elmwood Avenue. There will be no access to Lots W, X, X-1 (Campus House parking), or Y during this period.

For those entering Iroquois Drive from Grant Street, access to lots T and U will remain open, although no traffic will be permitted to pass through to Elmwood Avenue.

Please refer to the campus construction website for further information about current and upcoming capital projects. Questions about these infrastructure improvements can be directed to vpfm@buffalostate.edu.

As the rehabilitation project progresses, we thank you for your patience.

The Registrar's Office website now has a tutorial page.

Banner Tutorials for Students:

Waitlisting Feature in Banner
How to Search for Classes
How to Register for Classes
How to Withdraw from a Course
How to View/Print a Class Schedule

Banner Tutorials for Faculty and Staff:

Waitlisting Feature in Banner
How to Address Registration Restrictions and Overrides in SSB Banner
Banner Faculty Guide (Updated 7/8/09)
Faculty and Staff FAQs
Help for Faculty and Staff
Entering Final Grades
Grading in Banner – Tip Sheet

Additional Information and Resources:

How to Sign Up for BUFF STATE ALERT
How to Forward Waitlist Notification to Your Phone
Waitlisting FAQs
Student FAQs
Banner Student Registration Guide (Updated 7/25/13)

Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, August 19, 22, 23, 24, and 25, will be move-in days for our residential students. To facilitate the move for our 2,500 residents and their families, some parking areas near residence halls will be reserved for use by move-in activity and will not be available for faculty, staff, and students.

The following lots will be used for move-in activity on these days:

Monday, August 19, only:
Lots A and A-1 (Rockwell Road, north and south sides) from Cleveland Circle Drive west to Academic Drive

Lot D (Academic Drive) except parking spaces designated for persons with disabilities

Lot D-1 (Union Place)
Please note that numbered reserve and general reserve parking spaces in lots D and D-1 are included in the parking spaces that will not be available for usual staff parking. On Monday, August 19, these space holders are asked to park in another campus parking lot to accommodate our students. 

Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, August 19, 22, 23, 24, 25
Lot S-1
Vehicles will be exiting this lot in order to expedite traffic control during the move-in process. The first row of parking adjacent to the Science Building will be affected on these dates.

University Police officers, University Police student assistants, and Residence Life staff members will be available to direct students and their families. Thank you for your cooperation as we welcome our new and returning resident students.

The Buffalo State NCBI Coalition Building Team will offer the nationally recognized Welcoming Diversity and Inclusion workshop to campus constituents free of charge on Thursday, August 22, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 418. This workshop is a unique opportunity as our campus liaison to NCBI International, Joyce Shabazz, will be one of the workshop leaders. Shabazz has over 30 years of experience doing diversity work all over the country and serves as a special consultant to many campuses, including Princeton, about matters of equity and inclusion.

If you have any interest in the significant issues surrounding equity and inclusion and wish to heighten your awareness of these issues in a welcoming and safe environment, please consider attending.

Workshop space is limited, so please inform Marnie Harris, ext. 5609, by Monday, August 19, if you wish to attend.

Father Pat, director of Catholic Campus Ministry at the Newman Center, welcomes all faculty, staff, and students to join him on Thursday, August 15, at 12:05 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 205 in celebration of the Feast of the Assumption of Mary.

Lot C, located south of Cleveland Hall, is out of service through Sunday, August 18, as part of the underground utility rehabilitation project on the eastern portion of campus. While the adjacent Cleveland Circle roadway is open to traffic, and some metered parking is available west of Moot Hall, there will be no metered parking or loading dock access in Lot C for the duration of the work. The Buffalo CarShare car normally located at the east end of Lot C will be located in Lot M, near the other CarShare car, for the duration of this project. The lot is scheduled to reopen Monday, August 19.

For more information about campus capital projects, please visit the Buffalo State construction website. Questions about this project can be directed to vpfm@buffalostate.edu.

Thank you for your patience.

Lot C, located south of Cleveland Hall, will be out of service from Saturday, August 10, through Sunday, August 18, as part of the underground utility rehabilitation project on the eastern portion of campus. While the adjacent Cleveland Circle roadway will be open to traffic, and metered parking will remain available west of Moot Hall, there will be no metered parking or loading dock access in Lot C for the duration of the work. The Buffalo CarShare car normally located at the east end of Lot C will be located in Lot M, near the other CarShare car, for the duration of this project. The lot is scheduled to reopen Monday, August 19.

For more information about campus capital projects, please visit the Buffalo State construction website. Questions about this project can be directed to vpfm@buffalostate.edu.

Thank you for your patience.

The east elevator in the Cleveland Hall main lobby endured an operational failure requiring replacement of major structural components. Unfortunately, the car is not expected to return to service until sometime this fall, leaving one car in service at this location. We appreciate your patience as these structural repairs are completed.

The Graduate School will host the New Graduate Student Orientation on Monday, August 12, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. (registration begins at 4:15 p.m.) in the Bulger Communication Center. This program provides students with an opportunity to learn about available services and to meet with student services representatives, the Graduate School staff, and other new students. Information sessions will be held for some programs for students to meet with a faculty representative from their major for important program-specific information.

Enjoy a summer evening at the Burchfield Penney Art Center tonight as August M&T Second Friday celebrates the opening of two new exhibitions: Colleen Ludwig: Shiver and Craft in Black and White.

10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. Open gallery hours. This is your chance to see all these shows.

5:30–7:30 p.m. Useum artist Shasti O’Leary-Soudant hosts a special hands-on project for you and your family. Drop-in to play with light in Let There Be Light!

5:30–7:30 p.m. Celebration of new exhibitions.

8:30–11:00 p.m. Screening of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Squeaky Wheel's Silent/Sound Film Festival, cohosted by the Burchfield Penney Art Center, is a free annual event that invites a local sound artist to create and perform a live soundtrack for a classic silent film.

More information is available on the Burchfield Penney website.