On behalf of the Buffalo State Campus Intercultural Communications Committee, the International Student Affairs Office is delighted to invite each of you to attend the grand opening of our weekly International Social Hour today, April 17, at 3:00 p.m. in its new location: Assembly Hall 1 of the Campbell Student Union.

As usual, coffee, tea, and other light refreshments will be graciously shared. Everybody is welcome.

Join in on the celebration of Residence Life Paraprofessional Appreciation Week (PAW) April 20–27.

Paraprofessionals, including first-year mentors (FYM), resident assistants, (RA), apartment assistants (AA), office assistants (OA), and Residence Hall Association (RHA) and Residence Hall Judicial Board (RHJB) members, are essential agents in providing engaging living-learning communities that enrich the collegiate experience of residential students.

Under the direct supervision and leadership of professional staff members, resident directors (RD), complex directors (CD), assistant directors, associate directors, and the director of residence life, paraprofessionals work to provide good customer service and safe, well-maintained facilities, programs, and leadership platforms that focus on student development and intentional one-on-one engagements.

As we embark on a week of celebration for achievements made in Residence Life, here are events and opportunities for you to show support and appreciation:

Saturday, April 20
RHA presents The Gathering: Casino Night
Sports Arena at 6:00 p.m.
Free

Tuesday, April 23
Bengal PAWS @ Bengal Pause
Campbell Student Union lobby (table) from 12:15 to 1:40 p.m.
Take a pause to appreciate a residence life staff member who has helped you.

For more information about Residence Life Paraprofessional Appreciation Week, please contact LaTia Sinclair, ext. 3000.

Michael Coleman, visiting assistant professor of chemistry at the Rochester Institute of Technology, will present his research talk "Cyclopropane and Cyclopropene Compounds: From Obscurity to Moiety" during Bengal Pause (12:15–1:30 p.m.) Thursday, April 18, in Science Building 272. An abstract of his talk appears below.

This seminar is sponsored by the Auxiliary Services Grant Allocation Committee, the Vice President for Student Affairs Office, and the Faculty-Student Association.

Abstract
Three-membered carbocyclic compounds are an important class of synthetic building blocks due to their unusual bonding and inherent ring strain, which has yielded numerous novel chemical transformations. Cyclopropyl-containing compounds, in specific, are also important subunits commonly found in natural and synthetic products with a wide range of biological activities. In this regard, the synthesis of cyclopropanes from cyclopropenes is an efficient retrosynthetic approach. Our research efforts toward the synthesis of cyclopropene compounds and their applications in biology and imaging science will be presented.

Do you already use team-based learning or other active learning pedagogies? Are you willing to modify a course to incorporate active learning with technology? Would your students benefit from meeting in an active learning space? Beginning in fall 2013, E. H. Butler Library 316 will be an active learning classroom accommodating 36 students, arranged in six stations of six students each. (See photos.) The room comes equipped with 36 laptops.

If you are interested in teaching in this active learning classroom, contact Cara Angie, ext. 3841, with your course name and number, the semester you wish to use the room (fall 2013 or spring 2014), and a two- or three-sentence description of how you would use the room’s unique features in your teaching.

Remember to proof your rosters after you submit (save) your grades. After you have completed and submitted your grades, go back in to your roster and confirm that all grades are there as you intended. Once you go back in to your roster, Banner will note on the roster if you entered an invalid date format for the last date of attendance. 

Last date of attendance Banner data entry format:
Based on faculty feedback from fall 2012 grading, we wish to highlight the proper input of Last Date of Attendance covered in the grading tip sheet.

"Last Attend Date" entry: If you are entering the “Last Attend Date,” Banner will accept only one format, which is MM/DD/YYYY; for example, for a student who last attended September 27, 2012, the entry would be 09/27/2012. An incorrect entry will cause all subsequent grades to be lost, resulting in "X" grades.

If you have additional grading questions, please call the Registrar’s Office at ext. 4811.

The grading window for Summer Session C and Session 2 will close tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. Detailed documentation for entering grades is available at http://buffalostate.edu/banner/documents/grading.pdf. Assistance is available by calling the Computing Help Desk at ext. 4357 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

If you have questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at ext. 4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet so that your end-of-semester grading will be smoother and more successful.

The Burchfield Penney Art Center will host Artists in Buffalo's first-ever Spring Show on Friday, April 26, from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. and Saturday, April 27, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The work of more than 30 artisans will be featured as well as specials in the Museum Store, and Jerry will cook up some great meals in Burchfield's Café.

This collaborative event will bring together more than 30 invited artists and artisans for a unique gift show event that will also serve as a fundraiser for the Burchfield Penney Art Center. All artists will donate a percentage of their sales to support the ongoing mission of the museum.

A wide variety of functional and decorative art and artisan goods will be available for sale including textiles, pottery, jewelry, handmade journals, wreaths, glassware, purses, art prints, bath and body products, photography, and note cards.

Scheduled participants:

Aremel Soaps
Art and Soul
Avalon Scarves
Back of the Moon Watercolors
Beach Bum Glass
Bejewelled
Sarah Blackman Jewelry Design
Bliss Designs
Buffalo Art Prints
Buffalo Gal Organics
Buffalosmark
Buffalovely
Chatham Pottery
Dayna
Laura Glass Art Quilts
Carrianne Hendrickson
The Hoover Hoop
Illusions 3rd Eye Productions
Alison E. Kurek
The Little Bag Boutique
Junko McGee
Margaret McGowan Pottery
The Museum Store at the Burchfield Penney
Predmore Creations
Raveloe Fibres
Road Kiln
Ro-Dazzle Designs
Rona Mink
SimpleSong studio
Studio Hart
Donna Sturges Enamel
Woodman Farms
Zenjoy

For more information, visit www.burchfieldpenney.org.

Faculty members will enter their summer 2013 grades using Banner. The grading window is now open for Summer Session C and Session 2 and will close Wednesday, August 14, at 9:00 p.m. Detailed documentation for entering grades is available at http://buffalostate.edu/banner/documents/grading.pdf. Additionally, assistance is available by calling the Computing Help Desk at ext. 4357 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

If you have any questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at ext. 4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet so that your end-of-summer-session grading will be smoother and more successful.

The Burchfield Penney Art Center will host Artists in Buffalo's first-ever Spring Show on Friday, April 26, from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. and Saturday, April 27, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The work of more than 30 artisans will be featured as well as specials in the Museum Store, and Jerry will cook up some great meals in Burchfield's Café.

This collaborative event will bring together more than 30 invited artists and artisans for a unique gift show event that will also serve as a fundraiser for the Burchfield Penney Art Center. All artists will donate a percentage of their sales to support the ongoing mission of the museum.

A wide variety of functional and decorative art and artisan goods will be available for sale including textiles, pottery, jewelry, handmade journals, wreaths, glassware, purses, art prints, bath and body products, photography, and note cards.

Scheduled participants:

Aremel Soaps
Art and Soul
Avalon Scarves
Back of the Moon Watercolors
Beach Bum Glass
Bejewelled
Sarah Blackman Jewelry Design
Bliss Designs
Buffalo Art Prints
Buffalo Gal Organics
Buffalosmark
Buffalovely
Chatham Pottery
Dayna
Laura Glass Art Quilts
Carrianne Hendrickson
The Hoover Hoop
Illusions 3rd Eye Productions
Alison E. Kurek
The Little Bag Boutique
Junko McGee
Margaret McGowan Pottery
The Museum Store at the Burchfield Penney
Predmore Creations
Raveloe Fibres
Road Kiln
Ro-Dazzle Designs
Rona Mink
SimpleSong studio
Studio Hart
Donna Sturges Enamel
Woodman Farms
Zenjoy

For more information, visit www.burchfieldpenney.org.

Faculty members will enter their summer 2013 Session C and Session 2 grades using Banner. The grading window will open Thursday, August 8, at 9:00 a.m. and close Wednesday, August 14, at 9:00 p.m. In preparation, faculty members are encouraged to log on to Banner to be sure that all their courses are listed under their accounts. Detailed documentation for entering grades is available at http://buffalostate.edu/banner/documents/grading.pdf. Additionally, assistance is available by calling the Computing Help Desk at ext. 4357 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

If you have any questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at ext. 4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet so that your end-of-summer-session grading will be smoother and more successful.