Maria Ceprano, professor of elementary education and reading, has collaborated with Mary Shea, professor of education at Canisius College, in an article appearing in the spring 2013 issue of the Kappa Delta Pi Record 49 (1): 4–8. The article is titled "The Attack on Teachers and Schools of Education: Identifying the Bullies and Bystanders."

Kim Truesdell and Pixita del Prado Hill, associate professors of elementary education and reading, presented It Truly Takes a Village to Achieve the Common Core: Teacher Candidates, Global Children's Literature, Families, and the Local Grocery Store; What an Impact! at the 2013 Professional Development Schools National Conference, held in New Orleans, Louisiana, February 14–17.

Jeffrey Hirschberg, associate professor of communication and director of the television and film arts (TFA) program, was inducted into the Friars Club on February 19. A private club founded in 1904 in New York City, the Friars Club has approximately 1,500 members worldwide who work in the entertainment industry. Hirschberg is the author of Reflections of the Shadow: Creating Memorable Heroes and Villains for Film and TV and the founder of the production company ThreeAct Partners LLC. Hirschberg wrote, produced, and directed the comedy short Maxed Out, an official selection at the Friars Club Comedy Film Festival and the NYLA International Film Festival.

The membership of the College Student Personnel Association of New York State (CSPA-NYS) Inc. has elected Eileen Merberg, retention and leadership specialist in the Campus Life Office, president-elect. Merberg will assume her duties immediately and will assume the position of president at the conclusion of the association’s annual conference, to be held October 6–8 in Rochester, New York.

CSPA-NYS, the first chartered state division of the American College Personnel Association: College Student Educators International (ACPA), is a comprehensive professional student affairs organization dedicated to fostering the development of its members, a diverse community of educators, students, and scholars within higher education.

Kimberly Blessing, associate professor and chair of the Philosophy and Humanities Department, published her paper “I Re-read, Therefore I Understand: Kimberly Blessing Tells Us René Descartes’ Advice on Reading Philosophy,” in the January–February 2013 issue of Philosophy Now.

Blessing also will present “Theism, Atheism, and Meaningfulness in Life” at the American Philosophical Association's 2013 Central Division Meeting, held in New Orleans, Louisiana, February 20–23.

James Sobol, associate professor of criminal justice, is the lead author on the article "Neighborhood Context and Police Vigor: A Multilevel Analysis," which was recently published in the journal Crime & Delinquency.

Vida Vanchan, assistant professor, Geography and Planning, provided teaching resources and a two-day training workshop titled "Developing Effective Geography and Earth Science Education and Pedagogies" to more than 100 geography and earth science teachers and preservice teachers at the National Institute of Education in Cambodia December 17–18. The resources and workshop were supported by the Research Foundation as part of an ongoing project with her colleague, Stephen Vermette, professor of geography and planning, to enhance and promote geography and earth science curricula in Cambodia.

For their contributions and continuous service on Project Flight’s board of directors, four Buffalo State faculty and staff members received the Project Flight Literacy Award for Outstanding Service to Children and Families: Barbara Bontempo, professor of English; Maria Ceprano, professor of elementary education and reading; Deborah Daly, keyboard specialist in the Human Resource Management Office; and John Gounard, director of international student affairs.

Marianne Ferguson, professor of philosophy and humanities and a member of the Sisters of St. Francis, was profiled by her order as an example of the kind of leadership the sisters offer. The article, which appeared in the Winter 2012–2013 issue of Franciscan Spirit (vol. 2.3; PDF), noted that Ferguson was the first woman in campus ministry in New York State, and the first woman to teach in a seminary in the United States.

January Term (J-Term) 2025 begins on Monday, January 6, 2025, and ends on Friday, January 24, 2025.

All registration-related activity, including drop/add, ends at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. Since the term is short, 3-weeks, there is no Online Late Add process offered.

All J-Term 2025 deadlines are listed on the Academic Calendar.

There are 61 sections being offered 100% online and 6 sections offered traditional, on-campus.