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If an override is granted in Banner, the student must then attempt to register for the course again by entering the CRN on the Add Classes Worksheet at the bottom of the Add or Drop Classes page and clicking Submit. The student must select Submit to be successful.

Students should not attempt to search for the section using Look Up Classes. The course may not appear as available, especially if it's closed because it has reached maximum enrollment capacity.

In support of faculty publishing, Butler Library will host a three-part Faculty Scholarship Series, presented by Joseph Riggie, head of information management, and Chris Hulsman, electronic and educational resources librarian. Attendance at all workshops in the series is optional. The workshops will address issues like predatory journals, article processing charges, open access publishing, and finding bibliometrics like impact factors and h-index. Each workshop will provide time for questions and demonstrations. All workshops will be held from 12:15 to 1:00 p.m. in Butler Library 318 with the option to join online. Please register through the Workshop Registration System.

Tuesday, February 13
Part 1: Research Resources for Faculty: Butler Library's Access to Journal Packages, Interlibrary Loan, and Other Digital Tools

Tuesday, March 12
Part 2: Know Your Impact: Using Bibliometrics and Altmetrics to Measure the Impact of Your Research

Tuesday, April 9
Part 3: Playing the Open Access 'Mind' Field: Dodging Predatory Journals and Article Processing Charges

The Buffalo State University community is saddened by the death of William Ortega, senior academic advisor in the Educational Opportunity Program (retired), who died January 29, 2024. Mr. Ortega joined the campus in 1997 and retired in 2022. He is survived by his wife, Tamiko; daughter, Alexandria; and son, Gabe. Services will be private.

The Modern and Classical Languages Department will celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival or Chunjie in Chinese, on Thursday, February 15, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Buckham Hall B234. The Chinese Lunar New Year is one of the most important and widely celebrated traditional festivals in China and several other East Asian countries. It marks the beginning of the lunar new year and usually falls between January 21 and February 20, depending on the lunar calendar. Happy New Year (新年快乐 - pronounced "XÄ«nnián kuĂ ilè)! This event is free and open to the Buffalo State community.

Buffalo State offers a variety of free and comprehensive academic support. We encourage all students to strengthen their proficiency and confidence in writing, math, language, and other content areas to sharpen their study skills and fully embrace subject content. Visit the Academic Success Center, the Math Center, and the Writing Center in the Academic Commons in Butler Library, and check the Bengal Success Portal to see available tutors and schedule an appointment! 

The NYS Employee Assistance Program continues to host the very popular WellNYS Daily To-Do email. This program sends a daily email with a tip that encourages a healthful behavior. Sign up to receive the WellNYS Daily To-Do email every morning.

February Daily To-Do: Connect and socialize.

Buffalo State journalism graduate Kimberly LaRussa, '11, will present "Going Viral Saves Animals: Ten Lives Club and Tyler Bass" on Thursday, February 8, at 12:15 p.m. in Buckham Hall A214.

Ms. LaRussa is the public relations manager for Ten Lives Club, the cat-rescue organization that received more than $300,000 in Buffalo Bills kicker Tyler Bass's name following backlash he received after missing the final field goal in the playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs on January 21, resulting in the Bills' 27-24 loss. Bass had previously partnered with Ten Lives Club to help rescue cats. 

The free event, open to all Buffalo State students, faculty, and staff members, is hosted by Buffalo State's chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America.

The 16th year of Buffalo State University's own interdisciplinary lecture series, "Conversations in and out of the Disciplines," continues this spring with talks by Jason Knight, associate professor in the Political Science, Public Administration, and Planning Department, and Mary Beth Sullivan, lecturer in the College Writing Program. Please mark your calendars.

Dr. Knight will present "Racialized Economic Segregation: The Regulatory Framework of Urban Enclosure" on Friday, March 15; and Ms. Sullivan will present "'I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means': Understanding Misalignments between Students and Professors in Writing Assignments" on Friday, April 5. The talks, followed by a brief Q&A, will begin at 3:00 p.m. in Ketchum Hall 320. A short wine and cheese reception will follow. Everyone is welcome.

The "Conversations" series was started 16 years ago by Ann Colley, SUNY Distinguished Professor Emerita of English, to "celebrate and draw attention to the research being done in various departments at Buffalo State University." Over this time, colleagues from Anthropology, Art Conservation, Art History, Biology, Chemistry, English, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, and Secondary Education, among others, have shared their work with the Buffalo State and Buffalo communities.

Please join the Biology Department and the Great Lakes Center for the seminar "Speciation and Gene Flow of Rainforest Birds," presented by Silu Wang, assistant professor of biological sciences at the University at Buffalo, today, February 5, at 3:00 p.m. in Science and Mathematics Complex 151. Attendees are welcome to arrive at 2:30 p.m. to enjoy coffee and cookies before the seminar.

Abstract
A central question in modern speciation research is how much of the classic genetic principles established from decades of research on lab organisms explain the speciation continuum in the wild. Rainforests harbor most of the terrestrial biodiversity globally, yet it is one of the least understood biomes for speciation research. Dr. Wang's work in the Forest Speciation Lab involves bushwhacking in the sword ferns and dancing with mist nets among the Douglas firs to disentangle the genomic and behavioral basis of species boundaries in temperate and tropical rainforests of the Americas. Please join us on this "evergreen" time travel.

Please join the Biology Department and the Great Lakes Center for the seminar "Speciation and Gene Flow of Rainforest Birds," presented by Silu Wang, assistant professor of biological sciences at the University at Buffalo, on Monday, February 5, at 3:00 p.m. in Science and Mathematics Complex 151. Attendees are welcome to arrive at 2:30 p.m. to enjoy coffee and cookies before the seminar.

Abstract
A central question in modern speciation research is how much of the classic genetic principles established from decades of research on lab organisms explain the speciation continuum in the wild. Rainforests harbor most of the terrestrial biodiversity globally, yet it is one of the least understood biomes for speciation research. Dr. Wang's work in the Forest Speciation Lab involves bushwhacking in the sword ferns and dancing with mist nets among the Douglas firs to disentangle the genomic and behavioral basis of species boundaries in temperate and tropical rainforests of the Americas. Please join us on this "evergreen" time travel.