Parking Services is going green! This fall, take advantage of the opportunity to register for parking permits online. Save paper, save the wait in line, save the self-addressed stamped envelope. We anticipate implementing the new registration system by mid-summer. Please check the Parking Services website for updates and information.

The Small Business Development Center presents “Survive and Thrive: Essentials for Starting Your Own Business,” a workshop covering all the essential information needed to start a business, on Wednesday, June 19, from 8:30 a.m. until noon in the Burchfield Penney Art Center (second floor). Specific topics will include creating a business plan; competition analysis; and tax, legal, and insurance issues. The workshop is free for Buffalo State faculty, staff, students, alumni, and U.S. military veterans and $20 for all others.

Registration will take place immediately before the workshop, from 8:00 to 8:30 a.m. To register in advance, call the SBDC at ext. 4030. For further information, please visit www.buffalostate.edu/sbdc.

Watercolor Journals: Diaries of Our Travels, a class and workshop with Sandy Ludwig and Carol Siracuse, will be held Saturday, June 1, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney Art Center's studio classroom as part of the International Center for Watercolor.

Watercolorist Carol Case Siracuse and artist Sandy Ludwig will present their process of journaling and sketching, and demonstrate the methods they use to capture their subjects. Participants will then have the opportunity to create work in their own journals and sketchbooks, and if weather permits, the experience outside will enhance the practice of developing drawings for painting. Bring your favorite journal or sketchbook. Painting supplies will be provided or please feel free to bring your own.

Siracuse is a retired architect who has returned to the artmaking of her undergraduate years when she majored in fine arts, particularly printmaking and drawing. She paints in watercolors, draws and paints in pen and ink, and uses various water media. Her journals are her way of documenting her life page by page.

Ludwig is an artist who taught visual arts at the Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts and likes to create artwork from drawings made in her sketchbook while traveling.

Cost: $26 for "not yet" members; $20 for Burchfield Penney members. Join online or call ext. 3547 for membership information.

To register for this class, contact Kathy Gaye Shiroki, ext. 3549, or visit the Burchfield Penney website to download the registration form.

Water service to Bacon Hall and E. H. Butler Library will be interrupted from 6:00 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, May 29. The buildings will be without water during this time to facilitate the underground utilities rehabilitation project under way on the eastern portion of the campus. 

Signage will notify those in the area of this temporary interruption of service. Occupants of Bacon Hall and E. H. Butler Library should use restroom facilities in adjacent buildings during this planned water shutdown.

Questions about this service interruption may be e-mailed to vpfm@buffalostate.edu. For more information about Buffalo State capital projects, please visit the campus construction website.

Your patience and understanding are greatly appreciated.

The ID card payment system (Blackboard Transact) will be offline for a scheduled upgrade on Tuesday, May 28, and Wednesday, May 29. This will affect the following services and equipment:

• ID production (new and replacement)
• Pay-for-print in student labs
• Copying in the library
• Vending machine transactions with Bengal Bucks
• Performing Arts Center transactions with Bengal Bucks
• Dining Services transactions with Bengal Bucks
• Event access control at the Fitness Center

During this downtime, students are welcome to stop by the Computing Help Desk if they need to print something. Call the Computing Help Desk, ext. 4357, with any questions.

Members of the Buffalo State community are invited to attend an open forum with a candidate for the position of assistant dean of intellectual foundations and first-year programs. Amitra Wall, associate professor of sociology, will deliver a presentation to the campus community on Tuesday, June 4, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 208 as part of the interview process. All faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend.

The Campus Beautification Advisory Committee seeks your input about how to prioritize repairs to the grass alongside many campus sidewalks. The ravages of winter salt application, compacted clay soils, and (unfortunately) vehicles whose tires do not remain on the sidewalk have led to ugly ruts, bare patches, and mudholes when it rains. In the past year, hardworking Campus Services staff members have tried two possible solutions: (a) "turf blocks" that allow grass to grow through them and (b) "permeable pavers" that widen the sidewalk. These trials may be seen between Weigel Health Center and Perry Hall, and between the Classroom Building and Perry Hall, respectively.

In the trial phase, both solutions were effective and both cost approximately the same. Because of the expense, this improvement project will be phased in over multiple years, and we would like your help in identifying priority spots across campus. To nominate a sidewalk for improvement:

(1) Briefly describe the location you are nominating as a priority spot, and explain why your location is a higher priority.

(2) Identify this location with a highlighter or arrow on the "flat" campus map.

Please send your nominations (either electronic or hard copy) to Karen O'Quin, associate dean of the School of Natural and Social Sciences, Classroom Building A113. The first deadline is Monday, June 10.

Stuttering is a worldwide communication disorder affecting in excess of 60 million people. Stuttering is characterized by difficulties in the forward flow of speech or talking. These difficulties can have an impact on the emotional, educational, and social well-being of people who stutter. The Buffalo State Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic will offer a full-day program on Saturday, June 15, for individuals ages 6 to 16 years who stutter and their families. The day will include basic information on stuttering and support for individuals who stutter and their families, as well as practice sessions conducted by graduate students in the Speech-Language Pathology Department. Clinic supervisor Chris Heximer, M.A., CCC/SLP, will spearhead the program. For more information, call Heximer at ext. 3527.

Faculty and staff members, sign up for your summer Bengal Bucks plan and save 10 percent on any Chartwells food purchase. Bengal Bucks are a declining balance dollar account that can be used not only at any campus dining location but also at the bookstore, in the library, in vending machines, on Performing Arts Center ticket sales, and at select locations off campus. Bengal Bucks will continue to roll over from semester to semester and from year to year. For more information or to sign up, call the Bengal Card office, located in E. H. Butler Library 108, at ext. 5152.

Summer Hours of Operation

Tuesday, May 28–Friday, June 21
Monday–Friday
Spot Coffee: 7:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Train Grill: 7:30–10:30 a.m.
2.mato: 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Monday, June 24–Friday, July 19
Monday–Friday
Spot Coffee: 7:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Train Grill: 7:30–10:30 a.m.
2.mato: 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Monday, July 22–Friday, August 9
Monday–Friday
Spot Coffee: 7:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Train Grill: 7:30–10:30 a.m.
2.mato: 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Monday, August 12–Friday, August 23
Monday–Friday
Spot Coffee: 7:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Train Grill: 7:30–10:30 a.m.
2.mato: 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

For more information on Buffalo State Dining, please visit our website.

Get your afternoon fix with a delicious meal from Buffalo State Dining. Try one of our famous gourmet sandwiches from Spot Coffee, located in the Campbell Student Union. Sandwiches are served on a variety of breads including ciabatta, whole grain, French baguette, and pretzel roll, all topped with fresh deli meats, cheeses, and all the fixings. Or, stop by 2.mato, also located in the Campbell Student Union, and take advantage of our summer special meal deal. Enjoy our entrée of the day, a side, and a fountain beverage for only $5.99.

Faculty and staff members, sign up for your summer Bengal Bucks plan and save 10 percent on any Chartwells food purchase. For more information or to sign up, call the Bengal Card office, located in E. H. Butler Library 108, at ext. 5152.

Summer Hours of Operation

Tuesday, May 28–Friday, June 21
Monday–Friday
Spot Coffee: 7:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Train Grill: 7:30–10:30 a.m.
2.mato: 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Monday, June 24–Friday, July 19
Monday–Friday
Spot Coffee: 7:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Train Grill: 7:30–10:30 a.m.
2.mato: 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Monday, July 22–Friday, August 9
Monday–Friday
Spot Coffee: 7:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Train Grill: 7:30–10:30 a.m.
2.mato: 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Monday, August 12–Friday, August 23
Monday–Friday
Spot Coffee: 7:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Train Grill: 7:30–10:30 a.m.
2.mato: 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

For more information on Buffalo State Dining, please visit our website.