This is a great time to recruit an undergraduate student and apply to the Undergraduate Research Office's Summer Research Fellowship Program. This program supports eight weeks of full-time summer research, scholarly, and creative activities. The summer research program is open to undergraduates in all academic disciplines. In this round of the program, we anticipate awarding 24 fellowships. Each fellowship provides a student stipend of $2,750, a faculty stipend of $1,000, and $500 for travel, supplies, and/or equipment to support the project.

Deadline for student input: Midnight Tuesday, April 2
Deadline for faculty input and application submission: Midnight Thursday, April 4

Applications are available online or by scanning the QR code on the program poster.

Information sessions about this program will be held in E. H. Butler Library 210B on the following dates:

• Thursday, March 21: 12:15–1:30 p.m.
• Friday, March 22: 2:00–3:30 p.m.

Students and mentors are encouraged to attend a session together. Light refreshments will be served.

In the mood for something different and new for lunch? Then stop into the Campbell Student Union Food Court and try one of Buffalo State Dining's new limited-time offers for March:

Train Grill
Reuben sandwich – corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and thousand island dressing toasted to perfection on rye bread

Chop'd
Spring salad – fresh lettuce topped with avocado, grapefruit, onion, dried cranberries, and grilled chicken tossed in a sweet honey dressing

2.mato
Breakfast pizza – fresh baked pizza topped with sweet ricotta cheese and fresh sliced strawberries

Bluw
Thai coconut chicken udon noodle bowl

These delicious menu items are only available during the month of March. Try one today!

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

This workshop focuses on tips and strategies to help improve a student's ability to have conversations with peers and faculty. Learning to advocate for oneself has been found to have significant impact on academic success. Please encourage your students to attend.

Wednesday, March 6, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. in Weigel Health Center 203. Please be punctual. For more information, call the Counseling Center at ext. 4436.

Please join us for a presentation and discussion of two papers during the Economics, Finance, and Social Science Seminar tomorrow, March 14, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Campus House Boardroom. Ted Schmidt, associate professor of economics and finance, will present “Financialization of Commodities and the Monetary Transmission Mechanism,” in which he argues that financial innovations in commodity markets since 2000 have helped create a direct link between monetary policy and inflation. Tae-Hee Jo, assistant professor of economics and finance, will present “Financing Investment under Fundamental Uncertainty: A Heterodox Microeconomic View,” which provides alternative explanations for business investment decision-making under uncertainty.

Seating is limited. R.S.V.P. to joth@buffalostate.edu today. The seminar is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Please join us for a presentation and discussion of two papers during the Economics, Finance, and Social Science Seminar from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 14, in the Campus House boardroom. Ted Schmidt, associate professor of economics and finance, will present “Financialization of Commodities and the Monetary Transmission Mechanism,” in which he argues that financial innovations in commodity markets since 2000 have helped create a direct link between monetary policy and inflation. Tae-Hee Jo, assistant professor of economics and finance, will present “Financing Investment under Fundamental Uncertainty: A Heterodox Microeconomic View,” which provides alternative explanations for business investment decision-making under uncertainty.

Seating is limited. R.S.V.P. to joth@buffalostate.edu by Thursday, March 14. The seminar is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Come to the Starbucks café in the bookstore between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. from Monday, March 4, until Saturday, March 16, and receive a free flavor shot with any café beverage purchase. Don't forget, we will double stamp your loyalty card when you take part in our Sweet Deals promotions!

EVERGREEN will be collecting eyeglasses and sunglasses during the month of March. There are drop boxes located at the information desks in the Campbell Student Union and E. H. Butler Library. Glasses can also be sent through campus mail to EVERGREEN, Moore Hall 124. By donating your glasses, you are helping people with eyesight difficulties worldwide. With the price of glasses exceeding three months' average salary in some African countries, donated eyeglasses are the only feasible way to bring sight to many of the visually impaired.

Thank you for your help!

The Buffalo State College Foundation celebrates its annual All College Honors Scholarship Gala on Saturday, April 20, at the Statler. Join us as we rename our All College Honors Program the Muriel A. Howard Honors Program in recognition of Buffalo State’s seventh president.

Festivities begin with cocktails at 6:00 p.m. and dinner at 7:00 p.m., followed by a live auction and dancing. Creative orange tie is optional; valet parking will be provided. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the gala help fund scholarships for deserving students in the honors program.

For more information, please visit the Giving website or call ext. 4895.

We are currently experiencing a problem with the workshop registration system. The system is accepting requests but returning an error message. If you are attempting to register for a workshop but are not sure that you were able to actually register, please check with the course instructor or contact Paul Reynolds to verify your registration.

We hope to have this issue corrected in the next day or two. We apologize for any inconvenience or confusion this may cause.

How does gender influence the world of video games and the experiences of gamers? Jennifer Jenson will address these questions in a campus presentation titled "Precarious Relations: Gender, Games, and Cultural Hegemony" on Monday, March 11, at 4:00 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center South. A reception will follow. Jenson is a professor of education at York University who has conducted extensive research on gender and gaming and coedited a book about digital gaming research called Worlds in Play.
 
The talk is free and open to all members of the campus community. Please encourage students to attend, especially since many of them are involved with gaming.

This event is presented by the women and gender studies program as part of its Women's History Month program.