Graduating student award listings for publication in the 2025 Commencement booklet are due by Monday, March 31. The commemorative booklet will be distributed during the annual Commencement ceremonies on May 17 and will be posted on the Commencement website on Commencement day.

Instructions for submitting awards including an Excel spreadsheet for you to complete were emailed to academic departments, programs, and offices on February 17. Also see Commencement Student Awards Website for information. You may submit your listings for bachelor’s, master’s, and advanced graduate certificate awards.

Please contact Kimberly Jackson, deputy director of commencement operations and ceremonial events in Academic Affairs, with questions about submitting student awards.

Thank you for your dedication and for recognizing the outstanding achievements of the Class of 2025.

The Higher Education Administration and Adult Education Department offers multiple distinctive programs that may be of interest to staff and faculty members looking to engage in advanced learning, whether that be a flexible degree program or specific skill development. Employees may consider using tuition benefits supported through CSEA and UUP to complete coursework part-time. Additional information about all programs may be found online. 

Graduate Programs

M.S. in Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration (evening classes)

M.S. in Adult Education (online asynchronous)

Graduate Certificates (fully online)

• Human Resource Development
• Adult Education
• Assessment in Higher Education

Microcredentials (fully online)

• Adult Education
• Data Management and Storytelling (learn how to use Tableau)
• Grant Writing
• Human Resource Development
• Instructional Design
• Online Teaching
• Organizational Development
• Survey Design and Data Visualization (learn how to use Tableau)
• Urban Education
• Urban Teacher

Please consider joining us for a staff/faculty-specific information session on Wednesday, April 2, from noon to 12:30 p.m. via Teams. 

For questions about any of these programs, please contact Amy Wilson, chair and professor of higher education administration and adult education.

From the Chair of the Buffalo State Senate

The next meeting of the 2024–2025 Buffalo State Senate will be held tomorrow, March 14, at 3:00 p.m. in Newman Lecture Hall, Bulger Communication Center 215. Ken Fujiuchi, head of information commons in Butler Library, serves as chair of the Senate for the 2024–2025 academic year.

We encourage everyone to visit the Senate website to catch up on Senate news, find podcasts and minutes of past meetings, review reports and resolutions, and more. Documents for the upcoming meeting can be found on the SharePoint site.

The Spring 2025 CEP schedule and Spring 2025 CEP schedule with block exams are both posted on the Registrar's Office Spring 2025 Courses webpage.

The Art and Design Department is pleased to announce that Spring Celebration: 8th Annual Western New York High School Invitational is now open in the Czurles-Nelson Gallery in Upton Hall. This exhibition features artwork from 15 area high schools and is a wonderful showcase of local artistic talent. 

The exhibition will be on view through March 26, 2025. A reception will be held today, Thursday, March 13, from 5:15 to 7:00 p.m. in the Czurles-Nelson Gallery. All are welcome and refreshments will be served.

Please contact Marie Bogner, Czurles-Nelson Gallery coordinator, at (716) 878-4390, with questions.

Spring Czurles-Nelson Gallery Hours:
Monday
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Tuesday
9–10:30 a.m. | Noon–5:30 p.m.

Wednesday
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Thursday
9–10:30 a.m. | Noon–5:30 p.m.

Friday
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Saturday
CLOSED

Sunday
CLOSED

Or open by appointment.

Jazz great Marcus Miller performs live at the Performing Arts Center this Friday, March 14, at 8:00 p.m. A near-sellout crowd of around 800 attendees is expected, so plan for large crowds in and around Rockwell Hall during this time. Limited tickets remain available for purchase online.

Join us today, Thursday, March 13, at noon for the Cultural Café, a monthly event that brings together members of the Buffalo State University community over conversation, culture, and coffee and an Indian dish. The program will begin at 12:15 p.m. on the first floor of E. H. Butler Library. We are pleased to host local graphic designer, illustrator, and artist Becky Patterson. She will give a watercolor class during the Cultural Café in honor of Holi, a popular Hindu festival celebrating the end of winter in colorful ways. Patterson recently collaborated with Explore & More Children’s Museum on a mural project. This is a great opportunity share culture through art. This event is sponsored by the Butler Library and Maurene Callahan Bouras Center for Global Engagement.

The Alumni Engagement Office partners with the Honors Program each semester to present "Buffalo State Talks," a lecture series featuring faculty, staff, and alumni from Buffalo State University. Each lecture is different, highlighting popular discussions and topics within the world today.

This semester, Dr. Alex Ford, ’12, will be joining us on Tuesday, April 8, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in the LoRusso Alumni and Visitor Center to present "The Path of Purpose: How Nutrition Fueled My Medical Career."

Ford is a native of Albany, New York, and has volunteered with 4th Family Inc. for more than 10 years. He attended Christian Brothers Academy and then enrolled at Buffalo State University, where he graduated cum laude with a bachelor of science in dietetics. After graduating, he returned to Albany, interested in wellness and preventive medicine. He worked as a registered dietitian while completing his remaining coursework to attend medical school and become a physician. While working and studying, Ford volunteered as a nutrition educator at 4th Family.

This lecture series is free to attend for all students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Refreshments will be served. For more information and to register for the event, please click here.

This spring lecture series is brought to you by the Alumni Engagement Office, Honors Program and School of the Professions.

Arthur O. Eve Week of Service and Buffalo State Alternative Spring Break 2025 are collaborating to bring you a great service project that will introduce and support a community partner that addresses job and education access needs in our community. We will be working with SUNY Attain Lab.

The nontraditional ASB four-day will NOT have an overnight component. All participants will return to their respective homes at the end of each volunteer day. Those who live in the Buffalo State residence halls will need to make proper accommodations to secure their stay over the spring break week at the participant’s cost. The project requires participants to commit to at least three of the four days. Please clearly mark your commitments in the registration form to facilitate accommodations and transportation.

All are welcome to sign up (undergrad, grad, part-time, full-time, faculty, staff, and Buffalo State friends). Participating in all four days will award registrants 20 hours of civic engagement credit. It is a great opportunity for participants to be introduced to the SUNY Attain Lab, support impactful initiatives in our community, and learn about new ways to be civically engaged. The project includes an orientation meeting on Thursday,  March 20, from 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. in South Wing 100, reflection sessions over lunch, and four service days.

Tentative Schedule:

Monday, March 24, 2024, 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (lunch break included)

Tuesday, March 25, 2024, 9:30 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. (lunch break included)

Wednesday, March 26, 20204 - 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (lunch break included)

Thursday, March 27, 2025, 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (lunch break included)

Space is limited. Applications are being accepted now. Once full, we will initiate a waiting list. There are three openings for three ASB Student Leader positions. Inquire for more information. 

Transportation to the volunteer site will be provided with a shuttle van. Please mark on your registration form if you will need to use the shuttle.

Contact Lisa Kragbé at the CCE for questions, call (716) 878-3919, or email at cce@buffalostate.edu. Please complete the registration form to apply.

Join us to discover the environmental, geopolitical, cultural, social, and economic aspects of Southeast Asia.

Thursday, March 20, 2025

Program: 1:40-2:55 p.m. EST

Location: SAMC 106

Speakers: Students in World Regional Geography  

Sponsors and Partners: Small Business Development Center, SUNY/CUNY Southeast Asia Consortium, Global Studies Institute, Geosciences Department, Government, Planning and Philosophy Department; Economics and Finance Department, School of Arts and Sciences, Institutional Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.