SET is a metric designed to measure exactly how engaged your strengths are at work. Participation in both sessions will unlock your personal strengths. What are your personal strengths and weaknesses? How can you put your talents to work? How does this information affect the workplace?

Wednesday, February 20, from 10:00 a.m. to noon in the Professional Development Center, E. H. Butler Library 181B. Please register by Monday, February 18.

Research data show that most people do not come close to making full use of their assets at work. In fact, only 17 percent of people in the workforce believe they use all their strengths on the job. Go Put Your Strengths to Work aims to change that through a six-step experience that will reveal the hidden dimensions of your strengths.

Monday, February 11, from 10:00 a.m. to noon in the Professional Development Center, E. H. Butler Library 181B. Please register by Friday, February 8.

A February gathering of the WNY ACE Women's Network Inclusive Excellence Group, hosted by the School of Education Dean's Office, will be held Thursday, February 14, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney Art Center. Please join us for wine, chocolate, and great conversation!

View the event flier. R.S.V.P. to Tamara Horstman-Riphahn, executive assistant to the dean, by Friday, February 8. There is a $15 charge for this event, payable by check or cash at the door.

Salvatore Rappoccio, assistant professor of physics at the University at Buffalo, will present the seminar "Higgs and Beyond" on Thursday, February 14, at 12:30 p.m. in Science Building 272. With the discovery of a new Higgs-like boson at the Large Hadron Collider, the Standard Model of particle physics is complete after several decades; however, many questions in particle physics remain open. The "simplest" Higgs mechanism is insufficient to explain the apparent discrepancy between the electroweak symmetry breaking scale and the Planck scale. This problem will drive the searches for new physics in the coming decades.

Please call ext. 6836 for further details.

The Student Support Services Program (SSSP) will hold its 20th annual Student Recognition Ceremony on Thursday, February 7, from 12:15 to 1:00 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney Art Center's Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Auditorium. This event serves to honor SSSP students for their academic achievements. Director Florence D. Johnson and her staff are proud to recognize 70 participants who are carrying a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or higher. SSSP is a Title IV (TRIO) federally funded project that operates under the umbrella of the Research Foundation and University College. The program goals are retention, graduation, and good academic standing. The program is designed to provide opportunities for academic achievement, cultural enrichment, and tutorial assistance as well as to motivate students toward successful completion of their degrees. For the past 20 years, this program has been proud to celebrate the success and persistence of all students being recognized.

A buffet-style reception at 1:00 p.m. will be catered by Emerson Commons Culinary School (atrium, upper level). This event is not open to the campus community. Faculty and staff members who have not confirmed their attendance should contact Armeta Bernard, administrative assistant, ext. 4042, today in order to confirm their reservations.

The Volunteer and Service-Learning Center (VSLC) will host two Alternative Spring Break (ASB) trips during spring break week, March 24–30. ASB trips allow Buffalo State students the opportunity to see a new place, participate in service projects, and build community with fellow students through living and serving together.

1. Rochester, New York – Work on service projects with Foodlink (food pantry/food bank), Habitat for Humanity (house building/rehabilitation), and Rochester Cares.
2. New York/New Jersey – Give your time to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, helping families and communities rebuild after the devastation.

Applications are due by Friday, February 15, with a $30 deposit. Applications are available on the VSLC website.

Questions? E-mail the VSLC, call ext. 5811, or stop by Cleveland Hall 306.

The Volunteer and Service-Learning Center (VSLC) will host two Alternative Spring Break (ASB) trips during spring break week, March 24–30. ASB trips allow Buffalo State students the opportunity to see a new place, participate in service projects, and build community with fellow students through living and serving together.

1. Rochester, New York – Work on service projects with Foodlink (food pantry/food bank), Habitat for Humanity (house building/rehabilitation), and Rochester Cares.
2. New York/New Jersey – Give your time to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, helping families and communities rebuild after the devastation.

An informational meeting will be held on Thursday, February 7, during Bengal Pause (12:30–1:30 p.m.) in Bacon Hall 220.

Applications are due by Friday, February 15, with a $30 deposit. Applications are available on the VSLC website.

Questions? E-mail the VSLC, call ext. 5811, or stop by Cleveland Hall 306.

Develop a research-based understanding of the problem of students not doing assigned readings. Examine your process for selecting readings and their relative costs and benefits from a student’s point of view. Learn some strategies to address this challenge. Presented by Sue McMillen on Thursday, February 14, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in the Professional Development Center, E. H. Butler Library 181B. A light lunch will be provided.

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=3079.

Emerging technologies have made new approaches in instruction possible. Join a discussion about flipped classrooms, massive open online courses (MOOCs), and learning analytics. Find out what all the buzz is about. Presented by Ken Fujiuchi, emerging technology librarian, on Wednesday, February 13, from noon to 1:00 p.m. in the Professional Development Center, E. H. Butler Library 181B. A light lunch will be provided.

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=3068.

Frances Gage, assistant professor of fine arts, will share her research as part of the Year of the City Emerging Scholar series on Friday, February 8, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 210. This series of presentations provides faculty members with an opportunity to share their intellectual work with the rest of the campus.

Gage notes that to speak of Rome during the Catholic Reformation is to conjure up a picture of a city under construction, of building projects designed to materialize the grandeur of papal families and a triumphant Catholic Church, of broad new avenues with dramatic vistas and plazas with theatrical fountains, and, of course, of the imposing architectural structures of Bernini and Borromini. Rome stood unchallenged as the artistic capital of Europe, the longed-for destination of artists and intellectuals across northern and southern Europe. Overlooked, however, is its place within the early modern European imagination as a center for every form of health care for mind and body. Studying the perceived benefits of varied technologies of healing in this period prompts both a reappraisal of Rome’s significance in the early modern period and a reconsideration of twenty-first-century attitudes toward civic health and wellness.