The Banner waitlist function was tested during spring 2013 registration with a pilot of about 40 sections. A survey of the participants generated an overall positive response. We are moving forward to make the waitlist option available for all courses offered during both the summer and fall 2013 semesters.

Faculty: It is important to work with your department to determine whether or not you will offer a waitlist option for your course. Also, knowing how your course(s) is set-up (for example using restrictions vs. reserve seats) is important in understanding how to resolve student inquiries and registration add errors. Detailed information on waitlisting for students, faculty and staff, FAQ’s, and resolving registration add errors can be found on the Banner website. The waitlist maximum is 25 students per course.  

Summer/Fall 2013 Important Dates/Information:

• Banner Preview begins Monday, March 11.
• Summer 2013 master schedule currently available online.
• Fall 2013 master schedule available online starting Wednesday, March 20.
• Summer/Fall 2013 registration begins Wednesday, April 3.

A new exhibit in the E. H. Butler Library lobby for the month of March celebrates national Women’s History Month. This year’s theme is "Women Inspiring Innovation through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)." The exhibit includes biographical information about trailblazing women, as well as books from the Curriculum Materials Lab showcasing women whose extraordinary contributions will inspire children and young adults to choose careers in the STEM fields.

As part of the Year of the City, the Geography and Planning Department is inviting the campus community to presentations by applicants for the position of assistant professor. University at Buffalo Ph.D. candidate Jason Knight will present "A Socio-Spatial Analysis of Demolitions in Buffalo, NY" on Tuesday, March 5, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Classroom Building A209.

Student Life, United Students Government, and P.U.L.S.E. (Powerful United Ladies Striving to Elevate) will celebrate Women’s History Month with a luncheon on Tuesday, March 12, during Bengal Pause (12:15–1:30 p.m.) in E. H. Butler Library 210. The luncheon will recognize and celebrate women on campus. We ask students and faculty members to nominate a woman on campus—student or faculty member—who has inspired you in some way. We are looking for a woman who serves as an example, a woman whose behavior is emulated by others. The criteria for nominations are as follows:

Each nominee must

• have community service or volunteer experience;
• be involved in at least one group or organization on campus;
• be viewed as a leader.

Deadline for nominations is Friday, March 1. All nominees will be celebrated; five will be highlighted. Please use the online form to submit nominations.

The History and Social Studies Education  Department and the Career Development Center (CDC) will host a workshop on career options for history majors and minors on Tuesday, March 12, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Classroom Building B309. Faculty and CDC staff members will discuss careers outside the classroom, how to market skills learned as a history major or minor, where to look for job ads, and an introduction to the services offered by the CDC.

All are welcome. If you have questions, please contact Ken Orosz, associate professor of history and social studies education, ext. 3203.

Do you find it difficult to give feedback, positive or negative, to the people you work with? Feedback is important because it offers insight into work relationships and can be an early warning system about behaviors that may pose trouble for you in your career. This workshop on Wednesday, March 20, from noon to 2:00 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 181B will explore common mistakes, review the elements of effective feedback, and offer a model for giving feedback, as well as some of the common traps to avoid when giving effective feedback. No matter what level you occupy at the college, timely, ongoing, accurate feedback is the best tool for improving yourself and helping others develop. Creating and delivering a specific message based on observed performance is the key to effective feedback.

Please register by March 20.

All members of the campus community (students, faculty, and staff) are invited to nominate students who exemplify the tenets of the “Civil and Caring Academic Community” and the “Do Your Part Campaign.” This new award was created to recognize students each month for their activities and behavior that provide and promote outstanding engagement with peers as well as the greater Buffalo State community. Our goal is to recognize and highlight those students who make Buffalo State a better place, one action at a time. All enrolled students in good academic and judicial standing are eligible.

Nominations will be accepted throughout the semester, and winners will be chosen each month for recognition. Recipients will receive a certificate and have their photo taken with the dean of students, which will appear in the Record. A celebration for all recipients will be held at the end of the academic year. More information and nomination forms can be found here and submitted online or to the Dean of Students Office, Campbell Student Union 311. Please contact Joshua Rich or Paula Madrigal or call ext. 3051 with questions.

This award is sponsored by the Faculty-Student Association, the Judicial Affairs Office, the Weigel Health Center Promotion department, and the Dean of Students Office.

Dongwhan Lee, associate professor of chemistry at Indiana University, will visit Buffalo State to present his group research, "Making, Twisting, and Breaking Chemical Bonds: Mechanism-Based Design of Molecular Sensors and Switches," on Thursday, March 7, at 12:30 p.m. in Science Building 272. Before his talk, he will meet with Buffalo State students in Science and Math Complex 201 from 11:00 to 11:40 a.m. Lee received his Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from MIT under the guidance of Stephan J. Lippard. After he completed postdoctoral training in Timothy Swager's lab at MIT, he joined Indiana University in 2003. The 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
An increasing number of functional materials are built with π-conjugated chemical architectures. The practical utility of such constructs derives from rich optical and electrochemical properties that are inherent to their extended electronic structures, and the ability to manipulate them by either covalent or noncovalent synthetic modifications. Taking inspirations from the mode of operation of certain transmembrane protein complexes, we have devised a simple mechanical coupling scheme that correlates torsional motions of multiple aromatic groups that interact through a symmetric array of hydrogen bonds. The assembly and disassembly of multiple noncovalent contacts within such branched π-conjugation result in a dramatic switching of fluorescence properties. Taking this concept a step further, we are currently exploring stimuli-responsive chromophores and receptors, in which restricted torsional motions along the π-conjugated molecular backbone can be exploited for reactivity-based detection of toxic molecules and ions. This presentation will discuss the advent of this chemistry, its current progress, and future developments.

Buffalo State Dining would like to say happy birthday to all our guests celebrating a birthday during the month of February. Join us in Resident Dining, located in the Campbell Student Union, today from 11:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. for our monthly birthday party. Enjoy delicious ice cream, cake, and cupcakes homemade in Grandma's Bakery. 

Enter with a meal swipe or lunch door price of $8.79.

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

Buffalo State faculty, staff, and students who have already registered or who wish to register for Buffalo CarShare membership can learn more about the CarShare program at the orientation today, February 28, in E. H. Butler Library 210 from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m.

At the orientation, 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.

Sign up for Buffalo CarShare before St. Patrick's Day and be entered in a drawing to win $100 in Bengal Bucks!
Questions about the program can be directed to (716) 898-0850.