The campus community, including students, faculty, and staff members, is welcome to attend the Horace Mann Graduate Research Symposium on Saturday, May 4, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. in Ciminelli Recital Hall in Rockwell Hall.

Graduate students from the Exceptional Education Department will present results from their capstone master's projects demonstrating the impact of their academic and behavioral interventions on students with and without disabilities. 

Please register online; contact Shannon Budin, assistant dean and professor of exceptional education, with questions.

Please join the Economics and Finance Department for Buffalo's premiere screening of the award-winning revolutionary new documentary Finding the Money tonight, May 2, at 7:00 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney Art Center's Tower Auditorium. A question-and-answer segment hosted by Ted Schmidt and Joëlle Leclaire, Buffalo State professors of economics, will follow the film.

Read a Q&A with Joëlle Leclaire.

Watch the film trailer.

This event is generously sponsored by the Economics and Finance Department and the Dead Economists Society at SUNY Buffalo State University.

The Art and Design Department is excited to announce that the Spring 2024 Student Exhibition is currently on view through Wednesday, May 8, in the Czurles-Nelson Gallery.

This exhibition showcases our upper-level (300-400) student artwork in all program areas. 

An exhibition and awards reception will take place Friday, May 3, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Upton Hall foyer. The awards ceremony will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the adjacent Warren Enters Theatre.

All are welcome! Refreshments will be served.

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

Czurles-Nelson Gallery Spring 2024 Hours*
Monday
9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

Tuesday
11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
3:00-4:30 p.m.
(Closed 1:30-3:00 p.m.)

Wednesday
9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

Thursday
11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
3:00-4:30 p.m.
(Closed 1:30-3:00 p.m.)

Friday
10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sunday
Closed

*Or by appointment

Buffalo State University's Anne Frank Project is thrilled to announce its 16th annual social justice festival AFP 2024: Home: Building Our Collective Story September 25 and 26. We are currently seeking proposals from a variety of disciplines, cultures, perspectives, and communities to share and teach ways to build our collective homes. 

Here at Buffalo State, we welcome students from all over the world to immerse themselves in education, diversity, and social justice. This is our community. What if we took this one step further and created an environment not only considered a community but also a home?  

This year, we challenge our university students, faculty, staff, alumni, and off-campus audiences to define "home." How can we collectively bring our different stories together to build our collective story, our home? A home where our stories are protected, honored, and shared without fear.

Using our annual festival as a platform, we have the opportunity to achieve Anne Frank's wish to "repair the world" by deconstructing and rebuilding what we call home.  

We invite artists, activists, educators, and students to submit proposals to AFP 2024: Home: Building Our Collective Story. All proposals must reflect directly on this year's theme and follow AFP's kinesthetic and experiential pillars: one-third theory, two-thirds practice. Our annual festival, an academic ritual at Buffalo State, is a unique way to emphasize the importance of doing for a more meaningful and effective educational experience. This reflects Buffalo State University's commitment to applied research and experiential education.  

AFP staff members are available to assist proposers in crafting the kinesthetic element of their sessions. 

Submit your proposal today!

Questions about the festival? Please contact AFP's assistant director, Jonise Hall.

May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Please join us for a fun gathering in introducing the Asian and Pacific Islander Faculty and Staff Association (APIFSA) on campus and a presentation by Ken Fujiuchi, head of information commons, and Julie Setele, senior assistant librarian, on building a more representative collection for Asian/Pacific American (APA) Heritage Month on Friday, May 3, from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in Butler Library 101A (first-floor lobby west).

APA Heritage Month honors the contributions and influence of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans to history and culture. We acknowledge the rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories of the AAPI community and recognize their role in shaping the nation's story. The month also serves as a reminder of the ongoing need to address issues of inequality and promote inclusion and representation of Asian and Pacific Islanders in all spheres of American life. The library's mission is to preserve this history and raise awareness of these contributions. Future initiatives to improve representation at the library will also be discussed.

This event is free and open to everyone. Students are invited to come and meet their APA faculty and staff members. Refreshments provided. Sponsored by Academic Affairs and E. H. Butler Library.

Phil Rosenthal, star of Netflix's Somebody Feed Phil and creator of Everybody Loves Raymond, comes to the Performing Arts Center on Saturday, April 27, and jazz-funk group Spyro Gyra performs at the PAC as part of its 50th Anniversary Tour on Sunday, April 28. Both shows start at 7:00 p.m. and are nearly sold out. Anyone on campus Saturday or Sunday evening should expect large crowds. A few tickets remain to both shows, which can be purchased on the PAC website.

New York State fiscal year April 1, 2024-March 31, 2025, is a non-leap year. In any fiscal year in which February 29 falls, the Office of the State Comptroller automatically adjusts salaried employees' biweekly salary calculations based on 366 days in the fiscal year. Salaried employees will see a change in their biweekly gross earnings beginning with the April 24, 2024, paycheck to adjust the calculation based on 365 days in the current fiscal year. Hourly wage employees are not affected. 

Full-time faculty members will see the calculation change in the September 25, 2024, paycheck (Calendar Year obligation dates are September 1-August 31).

Details on the payroll factor calculation can be found on the Payroll website.

Questions regarding the non-leap-year salary calculation may be directed to the Payroll Office by phone, (716) 878-4124, or by email.

Chartwells Dining at Buffalo State and the Small Business Development Center will host an outdoor farmers market on Thursday, May 2, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Student Union Plaza.* Enjoy music, food, and local small-business vendors. We hope to see you there!

*Rain location: Campbell Student Union lobby.

The Arthur O. Eve Educational Opportunity Program will celebrate the exemplary academic performance of its students during the annual EOP Honors Convocation on Thursday, May 9, at 3:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall. This year's theme is "Our Stories" Believe, Inspire, Achieve. Program highlights include the recognition of student achievements and of distinguished alumnus Carlos Muhammad, who is the associate director of the Maryland Educational Opportunity Center. Mr. Muhammad graduated in 1996 with a bachelor of science in economics and completed his master of science in multidisciplinary studies in 2003.

This year's EOP Honors Convocation will be dedicated to William Ortega, retired senior EOP counselor, who recently passed away. The EOP Honors Convocation recognizes students who have obtained a 3.0 semester or cumulative GPA during the 2023 calendar year. Special awards are also given to faculty, staff, and outstanding students who have provided valuable contributions to EOP. The campus community is invited to attend the ceremony. RSVP to Cathy McCoy, office assistant, by Wednesday, May 8.

The CSEA Local 640 Veterans Committee will be selling "In Memory Of" tags during the month of May to remember loved ones who served in the military. Proceeds will benefit WNY Heroes service dogs. Tags can be purchased in the Campbell Student Union from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the following dates and will be hung in the showcase. The cost is $1 per tag.

• Tuesday, May 21, and Thursday, May 23

Tags will also be for sale all month from the following individuals:

• Julie Wholf, Administrative Assistant 1, Elementary Education, Literacy, and Educational Leadership
  Bacon Hall 302  |  (716) 878-5916
• Joseph Abston, Trades Specialist (Locksmith)
  Clinton Center Main Office  |  (716) 878-4513
• Susan Rizzo, Administrative Assistant 1, Creativity and Change Leadership
  Chase Hall 248  |  (716) 878-6223

Please contact Julie Wholf with questions.