John Guzda, former Phi Alpha Theta president at Buffalo State (2011–2012), will present a talk highlighting the value of joining Phi Alpha Theta for social studies majors on Tuesday, April 2, at 12:15 p.m. in Classroom Building C204. His talk is titled "Phi Alpha Theta and the Social Studies Major: How Participation in the History Honors Society Helped Me Get My First and Second Job."

Come and learn a "potluck" of information about nutrition and how to avoid sabotages to eating healthfully during this EAP-sponsored workshop at noon Monday, April 22, in Bulger Communication Center West 2. Carol DeNysschen, associate professor of dietetics and nutrition, will provide a workshop designed to help campus faculty and staff learn how easy it is to eat right and exercise for health. Workshop participants will learn about portion size distortion, hidden sources of calories, dietary fat, and other dietary sabotages that can make eating healthfully a frustration. Participants will leave with a list of resources to further educate themselves.

DeNysschen is a registered dietitian of 22 years with a doctorate in exercise science and years of experience in a variety of health-care settings and programs.

Contact Melissa Slisz, staff assistant in the President's Office, ext. 4102, to register today.

The Anne Frank Project is now accepting 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 SUNY 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.

Engage in the process of creating a rubric for an assignment and receive feedback as we learn to evaluate rubrics. This is a work session. Bring an assignment for which you would like to create a rubric. You will also need to articulate the learning objectives for the assignment you bring. Presented by Sue McMillen, professor of mathematics and director of faculty development, on Tuesday, April 16, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Bacon Hall 115.

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=3096.

Blended (hybrid) courses offer students the opportunity to reap the best of face-to-face and online instruction. Adapting the Quality Matters guidelines for blended courses, this session will help you structure your blended course with close attention to the question of which of your course components are better suited to face-to-face vs. online learning experiences. Presented by Mark Warford, associate professor of modern and classical languages, on Thursday, April 25, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 316.

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=3078.

Buffalo State is engaging in an effort to promote accessibility of course materials in classes, including face-to-face, online, and hybrid. This hands-on session will focus on how to create accessible content in PowerPoint. This includes creating and providing transcripts or closed captions for narrated PowerPoint files. Bring a flash drive with a PowerPoint file on it. Presented by Meghan Pereira, senior instructional designer; Sumana Silverheels, technology accommodations coordinator; and Beth Burns, instructional designer, on Friday, April 12, from 9:00 to 10:15 a.m. in Bulger Communication Center 104.

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=3135.

Learn about an IITG grant designed to virtually share innovative pedagogic expertise and resources using the health-care scenarios developed on the SUNY Learning Network Healthcare Island during this webinar on Wednesday, April 24, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. See a systematized process of creating scenarios and case studies to help SUNY nursing program faculty members and students learn how to participate in SUNY's virtual health-care island, working to facilitate, create, and participate in case studies. There was no opportunity to preview this webinar.

Register to join us in the Professional Development Center, E. H. Butler Library 181B.

Register to watch the webinar at a location of your choice. There will be no charge if you register as a Buffalo State employee.

Learn about the decision drivers for Georgia Tech to adopt the Coursera model and how it was rolled out to the campus during this webinar on Tuesday, April 9, from 11:00 a.m. to noon. Nelson Baker, dean of professional education at the Georgia Institute of Technology, will present the successes and challenges so far and the impact it has had on their faculty, students, and administrators. There was no opportunity to preview this webinar.

Register to join us in the Professional Development Center, E. H. Butler Library 181B. 

Register to watch the webinar at a location of your choice. There will be no charge if you register as a Buffalo State employee.

The midterm grading window will close at 9:00 p.m. Sunday, March 24. Please note that students whose faculty members have submitted midterm grades will be able to view their grades in Banner on Monday, March 25.

Should you have questions or concerns, please call ext. 5222 or e-mail Heather Maldonado, assistant dean for University College and director of academic standards and intervention. Thank you for your commitment to our students’ success.

There is nothing worse than a bad meeting. They can destroy the motivation of the most committed group and sap the life out of exciting and important projects. This webinar on Thursday, April 4, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. will review the things you can do before, during, and after meetings, as chair or as participant, to ensure that your group succeeds. Presented by Jenica Rogers, director of libraries at SUNY Potsdam. There was no opportunity to preview this webinar.

Register to join us in the Professional Development Center, E. H. Butler Library 181B.

Register to watch the webinar at a location of your choice. There will be no charge if you register as a Buffalo State employee.