Come out and socialize with co-workers and friends while supporting the Professional Staff Caucus’s Buffalo State Scholarship Fund on Friday, April 26, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Mooney's, 1531 Military Road, in Kenmore.

Mooney’s is a great place to watch the Sabres home game against the New York Islanders at 7:00 p.m. The fundraiser will include auctions of theme baskets, gift certificates, and a 50/50 raffle. There will be live music by Counterfeit at 10:00 p.m. The $20 donation includes wine, beer, pizza, wings, and salad. Tickets will be available at the door or by phone at ext. 5303.

Buffalo State Dining is pleased to present the first Chartwells Iron Chef competition at Buffalo State today from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union upper lobby. Chartwells is in search of a celebrity chef to name Iron Chef, and we would like to invite you to come and cheer on our contestants!

Competing for the Iron Chef title are Timothly Ecklund, associate vice president for campus life; Tom Koller, senior associate director of intercollegiate athletics; Lisa Krieger, assistant vice president for finance and management; Kristen Catalano, assistant director of student life; and Curtis Brickhouse, associate director of residence life.

During the competition, teams will race to create one unique and tasteful dish in the timed one-hour challenge. Ingredients for the dish will be selected from a farmer’s market table where a variety of fresh ingredients will be available. A top-secret ingredient will be given to the teams that must be infused into their dishes. A panel of judges will decide which team deserves the title Iron Chef.

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

The International Student Affairs Office is delighted to let you know that it has just published the 11th edition of the Directory of Faculty and Professional Staff with International Qualifications.

This directory, which now includes more than 200 individuals from Buffalo State, is a compilation of the experience, skills, and interests of faculty and professional staff members in relation to all countries of the world. It is intended to be used as a resource document by college and community members whose efforts to reach goals with regard to internationalism can benefit from the information therein.

Anyone interested in having a copy of this directory is more than welcome to call the International Student Affairs Office at ext. 5331.

Saturday, April 27, is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Prescription pill abuse is an epidemic across the country and the No. 1 drug problem in Western New York. Check your medicine cabinet today, and...drive in, drop off, no questions asked. Keep unneeded, unwanted medications out of children’s hands.

Numerous drop-off locations will be available throughout Western New York including Buffalo State from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Lot C. All medications, prescription and over-the-counter, from residential homes will be accepted for proper disposal—no questions asked.

For more information and other drop-off locations, please visit www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback.

The Vice President for Student Affairs Office is proud to announce the recipients of the 2012–2013 Student Leadership and Humanitarian Awards. These students have been selected for their outstanding leadership and their dedication and selfless service to Buffalo State and the greater community. Students were nominated by peers, faculty, and staff for their academic and extracurricular involvement both on and off campus. The following students will be recognized for their outstanding efforts and achievement at the Student Leadership and Humanitarian Awards Ceremony on Thursday, April 25.

President’s Medal for Outstanding Undergraduate Student
Jessica Stabell

President’s Medal for Outstanding Graduate Student
Ismet Mamnoon

SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence (Undergraduate)
Kira Bruce
Sara Cripps
Paige Ottaviano
Amanda Pratt

SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence (Graduate)
Ismet Mamnoon

Mildred Keller Campbell Student Leadership Award
Sara Garfinkle

Phillip Santa Maria Award for Student Leadership in Equity and Campus Diversity
Cynthia Delaney
Kelly Farrell
Muhammed Sumbundu
Jaquilla Vinson

Luis Antonetti Student Humanitarian Award
Gabriel Casillas

Minnie and Joe Engel Student Humanitarian Award
Azda Beda

Phillip Santa Maria Memorial Award
Oliver Colbert

Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
Adza Beda
Kira Bruce
Sarah Caputi
Gabriel Casillas
Sara Cripps
Ari Darlow
Rhina Duquela
Sara Garfinkle
Andrea Gustafson
Carissa Handiman
Ninteretse Jean Pierre
Gabriel Johnson
Ismet Mamnoon
Sade McKenzie
Sherrell McLean
Hsiang Ngai
Paige Ottaviano
Jeff Oyo
Jonathan Pollino
Amanda Pratt
Jessica Stabell
Matthew Suarez
Muhammed Sumbundu
Jenna Marie Tomasello
Mandi Torres
Kyrie Vermette

For a full description of these awards, please visit the Dean of Students Office website.

Up to 75 percent of household waste is derived from organic matter and can be composted. Want to learn how? Join us for the sixth annual Environmental Information Fair on Thursday, April 25, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union lobby. Faculty, staff, and students will have many opportunities to learn more about composting and other local green initiatives.

This event is hosted by EVERGREEN and NYPIRG.

Thomas J. Reigstad, professor emeritus of English, will present a Year of the City lecture and book signing on Mark Twain’s time in Buffalo today, April 25, at 12:15 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center West. Twain lived and worked in Buffalo from 1869 to 1871 as an editor and part owner of the Buffalo Express. Reigstad's new book, Scribblin' for a Livin': Mark Twain's Pivotal Period in Buffalo, chronicles the famed author's 18 months in the Queen City as a decisive time of accomplishments and alliances, debunking previous accounts of his time here as nondescript or even bleak.

Reigstad's talk is free and open to the public. For more information, call ext. 6674.

Thomas J. Reigstad, professor emeritus of English, will present a Year of the City lecture and book signing on Mark Twain's time in Buffalo on Thursday, April 25, at 12:15 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center West. Twain lived and worked in Buffalo from 1869 to 1871 as an editor and part owner of the Buffalo Express. Reigstad's new book, Scribblin' for a Livin': Mark Twain's Pivotal Period in Buffalo, chronicles the famed author's 18 months in the Queen City as a decisive time of accomplishments and alliances, debunking previous accounts of his time here as nondescript or even bleak.

Reigstad's talk is free and open to the public. For more information, call ext. 6674.

Buffalo State faculty, staff, and students who wish to learn more about or register for CarShare membership are encouraged to attend the CarShare orientation today from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 210B.

Registrants will be instructed on how the program works, have their questions answered, and receive their CarShare key fob. Sign up online beforehand at buffalocarshare.org or register at the orientation.

Current CarShare members can refer a friend and receive a $20 driving credit! And as always, Buffalo State department accounts, as well as personal accounts held by drivers from a department account, incur no monthly fees.

Questions about the CarShare program can be directed to (716) 898-0850.

The Anne Frank Project continues to accept proposals from faculty, staff, students, and community members for the Anne Frank Project 2013: Transforming Lives, to be held on the Buffalo State campus September 10–13. The proposal deadline is Wednesday, May 1.

AFP encourages individuals and organizations to submit proposals that support the action of transforming lives. Has your life been transformed? Have you transformed the lives of others? You can share these experiences and inspire others to do the same at AFP 2013. Our conference prides itself on providing action-oriented sessions that enhance participants' experiences. The Anne Frank Project's conference has become an annual ritual of diversity, tolerance, conflict resolution, and genocide education on our campus.

Over the past four years, the conference has welcomed more than 10,000 attendees and 250 presenters from every walk of life to our campus. As in past years, we will focus on Anne Frank's desire to "improve the world" while shining a light on the multiple treasures of scholarship, creativity, and people at Buffalo State.

For more information on AFP 2013 and easy online proposal directions, please visit AFP 2013: Transforming Lives.

New for 2013: AFP Youth Conference, Tuesday, September 10. The first day of this year’s conference will be dedicated to local middle and high school students. These students will present and attend multiple generation-appropriate explorations on the conference theme, “Transforming Lives.”

AFP 2013 is made possible by the generosity of Buffalo State; the SUNY Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; the Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies; and multiple individual contributors who believe in Anne Frank’s dream of a more just, peaceful, and loving world.

For more information, please contact Eve Everette, conference coordinator, or Drew Kahn, AFP director.