The Buffalo State University community is saddened by the death of Adrian Solomon, professor emeritus of social work, who died February 22, 2024. Dr. Solomon joined the campus in 1968 and retired in 1991. He is survived by three children and two grandchildren. A graveside service will be held in Valhalla, New York. More information is available online.

The grading window for 2024 Summer Sessions LS and VS will close Thursday, August 15, at 9:00 p.m. 

Detailed documentation for entering grades (PDF, 191 KB) is available on the Banner website. Additional assistance is available by calling the IT Help Desk at (716) 878-4357 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

If you have questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at (716) 878-4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet (PDF, 712 KB) to assist you in successful grading.

Faculty members will enter their summer 2024 grades using Banner. The grading window for Summer Sessions LS and VS is now open and will close Thursday, August 15, at 9:00 p.m.

Detailed documentation for entering grades (PDF, 191 KB) is available on the Banner website. Additional assistance is available by calling the IT Help Desk at (716) 878-4357 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

If you have questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at (716) 878-4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet (PDF, 712 KB) to assist you in successful grading.

Faculty members will enter their summer 2024 grades using Banner. The grading window for Summer Sessions LS and VS will open Wednesday, August 7, at 9:00 a.m. and close Thursday, August 15, at 9:00 p.m. In preparation, faculty members are encouraged to log on to Banner to be sure that all their courses are listed under their account.

Detailed documentation for entering grades (PDF, 191 KB) is available on the Banner website. Additional assistance is available by contacting the IT Help Desk at (716) 878-4357 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

If you have questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at (716) 878-4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet (PDF, 712 KB) to assist you in successful grading.

The grading window for Summer Session ES 2024 will close Friday, July 5, at 9:00 p.m. Detailed documentation for entering grades (PDF, 191 KB) is available on the Banner website. Additional assistance is available by calling the IT Help Desk at (716) 878-4357 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

If you have questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at (716) 878-4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet (PDF, 712 KB) to assist you in successful grading.

Faculty members will enter their 2024 Summer Session ES grades using Banner. The grading window for Summer Session ES is now open and will close Friday, July 5, at 9:00 p.m. Detailed documentation for entering grades (PDF, 191 KB) is available on the Banner website. Additional assistance is available by calling the IT Help Desk at (716) 878-4357 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

If you have questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at (716) 878-4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet (PDF, 712 KB) to assist you in successful grading.

Faculty members will enter their 2024 Summer Session ES grades using Banner. The grading window for Summer Session ES will open Wednesday, June 26, at 9:00 a.m. and close Friday, July 5, at 9:00 p.m. In preparation, faculty members are encouraged to log on to Banner to be sure that all their courses are listed under their account. Detailed documentation for entering grades (PDF, 191 KB) is available on the Banner website. Additional assistance is available by calling the IT Help Desk at (716) 878-4357 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

If you have questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at (716) 878-4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet (PDF, 712 KB) to assist you in successful grading.

Special guest Anne Panning will read from her work at the next Emanuel Fried Drop Hammer Reading Series on Thursday, February 29, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Ketchum Hall 218. Dr. Panning has published a memoir, Dragonfly Notes: On Distance and Loss (2018), and a novel, Butter, as well as two short story collections: The Price of Eggs and Super America, which won the Flannery O'Connor Award and was featured as a New York Times Editor's Choice. She has published short prose and poetry in dozens of literary magazines such as Prairie Schooner, The Kenyon Review, River Styx, Quarterly West, and Brevity (5X). She is currently working on a memoir, Bootleg Barber: A Daughter's Memoir, about her late father a barber and addict as well as a poetry collection, Spit & Glitter. Originally from rural Minnesota, she teaches creative writing at SUNY Brockport.

This event, sponsored by the Buffalo State English Department, is free and open to the public. Snacks and refreshments will be provided.

IPDS Italy and IPDS Dominican Republic program leaders will host a joint virtual information session for interested students tomorrow, February 28, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. via Zoom.

The Michael and Nancy Chicola International Professional Development Schools (IPDS) Consortium provides opportunities for teacher candidates and students interested in working with children and youth to experience classrooms and communities abroad. The IPDS Italy and IPDS Dominican Republic programs include a 3-credit fall semester 2024 course followed by two and a half weeks in either Torremaggiore, Italy, or Cabarete, Dominican Republic, in January 2025.

The programs are open to Buffalo State undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines and are a good fit for those interested in working with children and youth in schools or centers and learning about human development.

Program details, leaders, and applications can be found on the program websites: 

IPDS Italy

IPDS Dominican Republic

Applications are due Monday, April 1.

Zoom meeting link
Meeting ID: 782 546 4977
Passcode: Music

Please join the Michael and Nancy Chicola International Professional Development Schools (IPDS) Consortium for the annual Beyond and Back PDS Showcase today, March 5, from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Assembly Halls.

Hear reflections from IPDS alumni and speak with program leaders to learn about upcoming teach and study away programs, and the many ways to become involved in classrooms and community centers abroad. Hope to see you there.