Please note the following changes in Buffalo State Dining’s Hours of operation for March 23 through March 31 due to spring break.

Saturday, March 23–Sunday, March 24
All dining locations closed.

Monday, March 25–Friday, March 29
Spot Coffee: 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
2.mato: 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
All other dining locations closed.

Saturday, March 30
All dining locations closed.

Sunday, March 31
Spot Coffee: noon–10:00 p.m.
2.mato: noon–11:00 p.m.
Subway: noon–11:00 p.m.
Resident Dining
Brunch: closed
Dinner: noon–8:30 p.m.
All other dining locations closed.

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

Employees in the CSEA, PEF, PBANYS, and NYSCOPBA bargaining units are reminded that any vacation accrual balances that exceed 40 days on April 1, 2013 (October 1, 2013, for PBANYS and NYSCOPBA), must be adjusted downward to stay within the maximum allowed by NYS attendance rules and the agreements between the public employee unions and the State of New York.

If your vacation balance exceeds 300 hours (for employees who work a 7½-hour day) or 320 hours (for employees who work an 8-hour day), you may wish to request to use vacation time before April 1 (October 1 for PBANYS and NYSCOPBA) to avoid losing leave accruals.

The project to replace underground utilities in the eastern portion of campus will resume during the week of March 25. The sidewalk immediately north of Ketchum Hall—from the east side of Ketchum Hall to the east side of Moot Hall, including the area south of the Donald Savage Building—will be closed until approximately May 20. Pedestrians should use the walkway south of Bacon Hall for east-west travel through Rockwell Quad.

The Ketchum Hall north entrances will be closed, except for emergency use, during this eight-week period. The east and west entrances to Ketchum Hall will remain open.

This project is scheduled to continue through summer 2013, with landscaping continuing through fall 2013. Additional Daily Bulletin messages will advise the campus community about ongoing impacts of the project. Your patience is greatly appreciated as this critical upgrade resumes.

For more information about construction at Buffalo State, please visit the construction website or view a map of exterior construction zones. Questions about this or other campus capital projects may be e-mailed to vpfm@buffalostate.edu.

The Nutrition Club of the Dietetics and Nutrition Department will hold its annual Soup Sale on Thursday, March 21, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Caudell Hall 118. Enjoy a delicious, hearty, homemade soup with a roll, fresh fruit, and a bottle of water for just $5. Choice of Buffalo chicken wing, broccoli cheddar, or minestrone.

Advance orders and delivery available: contact Kaitlin.

The campus community is cordially invited to attend the next meeting of the International Student Advisory Council on Tuesday, April 9, at 12:30 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 205.

This will be an open meeting of the entire council membership followed by a PowerPoint presentation on China. Everyone is welcome.

Please join the Great Lakes Center for the seminar "Some Methods and Statistical Issues of Design of Experiments in Ecological Systems," presented by Jorge L. Romeu, research professor at Syracuse University, on Thursday, April 18, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Classroom Building B119. Students, staff, and faculty are welcome. Light refreshments will be served.

Buffalo State Dining is now serving Hershey's ice cream. Stop by Café Oh-Lé in the Science Building and Rockwell Hall or Outtakes in the Campbell Student Union to pick up a pint of ice cream, an incredible cone, a chocolate chip ice cream sandwich, a chocolate éclair bar, or a strawberry shortcake bar. Hershey's ice cream cakes are also now available. Pick one up in the Campbell Student Union Food Court, next to 2.mato, for your next special occasion.

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

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, April 17, 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 the SBDC website.

The annual Design Student Exhibition will be on display in Upton Hall's Czurles-Nelson Gallery from Wednesday, March 13, through Friday, April 12. A reception for the exhibition will be held in the gallery on Thursday, March 21, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., with a student award ceremony at 6:00 p.m.

Please join us to celebrate and recognize our talented student designers in ceramics, fibers, metals/jewelry, wood/furniture, communication design, and foundations. For additional information, please call the Design Department at ext. 6032.

We all have mental health; learn how to care for yours! As part of Mental Health Awareness Week at Buffalo State, send your students to the Mental Health Fair on Thursday, April 11, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Bulger Communication Center lobby to enjoy healthful snacks, informational materials, speaker mini-presentations, and exhibits. Admission is free. In addition to representatives from campus departments, student groups, and community agencies, the following exhibits from the Museum of disABILITY will be featured:

• Madness in America: A History of Mental Health. A six-panel banner stand that provides an overview of the history of mental health in the United States. The display features the development and expansion of mental institutions, changes in medical care and treatment, and contributions by individuals who received mental health services.
   
• War and Disability. This five-panel banner stand examines the American military and disability experience in terms of medical military technology, legislation regarding veterans, the psychiatric effects of combat, popular culture and disability, and the contributions of individuals with disabilities in times of national need. 

Please let Suzanne Johnson, senior counselor in the Buffalo State Counseling Center, know if your department or club is interested in setting up a table or displaying materials for this event. Please consider offering extra credit to your students for attending this walk-through event.