Register your young entrepreneur for the 2025 KidBiz Season today! 

KidBiz is a small scale entrepreneurial and educational program for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th graders which culminates in an open air market along bustling Elmwood Avenue. 

Last year, we had almost 60 participants who made $12,000 in sales in their three selling dates!! Come join the fun and learn more about what it takes to run your own business. 

To be part of KidBiz, a child and supportive adult must attend the training session on May 10th, at 9am to 10:30am in Bulger 217. Please register at https://forms.office.com/r/ej0dY2Jh9V 

Our selling dates will be every third Saturday in June, July, and August at the Elmwood Bidwell Farmers Market. (June 21, July 19, August 16) 

For more information contact Olivia Harbol at the Small Business Development Center, harbolol@buffalostate.edu or ext. 3415.

The annual Beyond and Back is Wednesday, April 9, from 4:00 to 5:30 pm in Technology 160.

Hosted by the Michael and Nancy Chicola International Professional Development Schools (IPDS) Consortium, Beyond and Back is an opportunity to hear from IPDS participants and to learn about the many ways to become involved in classrooms and community centers abroad.

This year’s event will include:

• video reflections from international partners sharing how their IPDS partnership impacted them, their schools, their communities, etc.
• panel of IPDS alumni sharing the impact of IPDS on their personal and professional lives
• alumni posters showcasing stories and photos from past programs
• faculty leaders discussing opportunities to participate in IPDS

Beyond and Back is open to everyone. Please tell students. No registration required.

More information available at https://pds.buffalostate.edu/beyond-and-back.

This event will be a city-wide effort to introduce and educate all who are interested in Ranked-Choice Voting and its potential impact on voters.

DID YOU KNOW: NYC will be using Ranked Choice Voting for the Mayoral Primary Elections this June?

The Bengals Vote Coalition (BVC) will host the West Side screening of the documentary film Majority Rules, which is about Alaska's use of Ranked Choice Voting. The BVC is comprised of members of the community, non-profit partners, students, faculty, and staff. Our mission is to educate, inspire, and mobilize all citizens to use the power of their voice and their vote. Ranked Choice Voting is used in NYC, Maine, Wyoming, and Alaska. To learn more, call our office at 716-878-3919. We are proudly partnering with the WNY Ranked Choice Voting Coalition- Partnership for the Public Good, Voice Buffalo!, UB Votes, Unite NY, League of Women Voters Buffalo-Niagara, Buffalo Center for Health Equity, and many more. If you feel inclined to speak up or get involved in any way, we would love your feedback. Email cce@buffalostate.edu.

Check-in will start at 5:30 at the doors of the Burchfield Penney. Don't worry about parking because it's the M&T Second Friday's event, so ticketing is suspended during this time. There will be ushers to lead you to the theatre.

The film will begin around 5:45 PM - 6:00 PM (run time - 1h32m), followed by a brief Q & A and panel discussion after the screening from SUNY Buffalo States Dr. Peter Yacobucci, UB Votes RJ Hac, the League Of Women Voters Timothy Perino, Partnership for the Public Goods Paula Cahill and moderated by SUNY Buffalo State Senior and Co-Chair of the Bengals Vote Coalition, Rachelle Clark. Please RSVP on the CCE Bengal Connect

*Disclaimer: We will not tolerate abusive language or behavior.* 

See you Friday, 4/11!

If you can't make it, the event will be live-streamed on Microsoft Teams. Access via the QR code on the event flyer or the link below.

Live-stream Link -  https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MTlhNTUyZjgtOGZlOS00YmY3LThkZGQtZWNmZTZmYTkxOTk5%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22c7188344-621f-4d1f-a3c6-6521cc12eea2%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22f5ba53b0-63a8-4cab-825c-b31a63596534%22%7d 

This Friday, April 11, at 8:00 p.m., the Performing Arts Center presents jazz greats Marion Meadows, Brian Simpson and Althea Rene live in concert. Expect large crowds in and around Rockwell Hall during this time. Some tickets remain available and can be purchased online anytime. 

E. H. Butler Library is proud to announce a free zine workshop that is open to all, but especially perfect for students presenting their research at upcoming conferences.

This hands-on workshop will teach you how to transform a traditional academic poster presentation into a zine. Zines are DIY magazines that can be made by anyone for a low cost. We will discuss research-based zines we have made, demonstrate folding techniques, and support participants to draft their own zines.

The workshop will be held on Thursday, April 17, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. in Butler 314. All are welcome to attend.

More information about zines, including news of other upcoming events, can be found on our website.

Any questions can be directed to Julie Setele, senior assistant librarian.

This is just a reminder that you still have time to complete the SUNY Sexual Violence Prevention Campus Climate Survey to help us foster a healthier campus community. As part of New York State's "Enough Is Enough" legislation, all Buffalo State University employees and students should have received the SUNY Campus Climate Survey via e-mail on April 2, 2025. 

This survey is intended to gather information about the incidence of sexual and interpersonal violence and knowledge of related policies and resources available on campus. The survey takes about 10 minutes to complete. Your participation is voluntary. You may choose to skip questions or stop responding at any point.

Your answers are confidential and will be reported only in terms of groups of employees, rather than as individuals. This survey does ask some questions about sexual and interpersonal violence—both your own experiences and your experiences with students who have experienced sexual or interpersonal violence.

Some of the language used in this survey is explicit, and some people may find it uncomfortable. Information on how to get help, if you need it, appears at the bottom of each page and is available anonymously at any time on the Sexual Assault and Violence Response resource website.

Thank you for your honest feedback and responses. Your participation will help make our campus community a better place to live, work, and learn.

If you have any questions, please email the Title IX Office.

The SUNY Empire State Service Corps (ESSC) allows selected Buffalo State students to engage in paid public service work over the course of an academic year. Selected students will serve at either an on-campus or community-based host site. Students interested in gaining hands-on experiences through paid public service are encouraged to apply. 

Students will be interviewed and, if accepted, will work 300 hours (150 hours each semester) in one of the following areas:

• Civic Engagement
• Early Childhood
• FAFSA Preparation
• Food Insecurity and SNAP Basic Needs
• K-12 Education
• Peer Mental Health
• Student Success Coaching
• Sustainability
• Veterans Affairs Outreach

Interested students can apply using the link on the ESSC website. The application deadline is April 18 for 2025–2026 participants. Please contact Denise Harris at harrisdm@buffalostate.edu with any questions.

Join us tomorrow, Thursday, April 10, at noon for the Cultural Café, a monthly event that brings together members of the Buffalo State University community over conversation, culture, and sushi. We will begin at 12:15 p.m. on the first floor of E. H. Butler Library. As we celebrate Earth Day, join us for a conversation on ways we make a difference with sustainability in our home countries. This event is sponsored by the Butler Library and Maurene Callahan Bouras Center for Global Engagement.

Please join us for an engaging faculty book club exploring Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning. This timely and accessible guide examines the transformative role of artificial intelligence in education, offering practical strategies for integrating AI into your teaching practice. Topics include equity and access in AI-enhanced learning, evolving assessment strategies, fostering creativity, and driving innovation in an AI-powered classroom. The book also provides insight into how faculty can streamline their workload, increase efficiency, and use AI tools to support the demands of day-to-day teaching. 

Please read chapters 1–2 in advance, bring any generative AI assignments you would like to share, and join us in a collaborative conversation about how to use AI to enhance student learning outcomes.

Date: Tuesday, April 29
Time: 12:10 to 1:10 p.m.
Location: Bacon Hall 117 (HyFlex Room) and on Microsoft Teams
Facilitator: Angela Thering, Higher Education Administration and Adult Education 

15 books have been generously purchased by the Provost's Office and are available on a first-come, first-served basis to registered participants at the Barnes & Noble at Buffalo State Bookstore. Please register here.

Why schedule this in April? We’ve scheduled this book club late in the semester to give you time to reflect and begin planning how to meaningfully integrate generative AI into your teaching practice for fall 2025.

To make the most of our April 29 meeting:

• Bring a generative AI assignment to share or discuss if you have one—or simply join the conversation and hear what others are trying.
• Please read chapters 1–2 and consider:
  • How might AI enhance student engagement or reduce your workload?
  • What’s one concern or question you have about using AI in your teaching?

Come ready to collaborate (we will work on this together!). During the meeting, we will:

• Discuss the first two chapters of the book
• Start to draft a fall 2025 AI gameplan
• Start to create an AI “wish list” of what you’d like to learn or try

Please contact Angela Thering, lecturer of higher education administration and adult education, with any questions.

On Tuesday, March 18, more than 90 Buffalo State students, faculty members, and staff gathered for the Local Politics Panel Discussion to explore the importance of civic engagement at the local level. The event was organized by multiple departments (including Social Work and Government, Planning, and Philosophy) and the Bengals Vote Coalition (BVC) and featured a diverse panel of local policymakers. 

Interim President Bonita Durand, Ph.D., opened the discussion with an inspiring address, encouraging attendees to be active citizens rather than passive spectators. New York State Senator April Baskin of the 63rd Senate District, also shared her journey to public office via a prerecorded video message. 

The panel included Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz, Majority Leader Leah M. Halton-Pope, Ellicott Council Member Mitch Nowakowski, Buffalo Public School Board Members Hon. Lawrence Scott and Hon. Jennifer Mecozzi, and Rebecca Castañeda, a representative from Sean Ryan’s mayoral campaign. 

Panelists engaged in a dynamic discussion, answering questions from both the moderator and audience members about how individuals can get involved in local politics and make a real difference in their communities. 

We thank all sponsors for the collaboration, including the Social Work Department; Government, Planning, and Philosophy Department; Bengals Vote Coalition; Student Political Society Club; Milligan’s Food Pantry; and Roar 2 Success. 

View event photos taken by BVC members.