Receivers within Bengal Buy indicate to the Accounts Payable Department that an order placed for goods is in acceptable condition or the service performed was adequate. Within the system, this electronically and automatically matches the invoice with your receiver, giving us the “OK to Pay” or “goldenrod” of days old.

All orders within Bengal Buy must be received by the ordering department and must have a receiver created. It is the best practice to create a receiver within five business days of the goods being received or the services being performed. Receivers must also be created for software services. If an invoice was provided with the goods or services, you must attach the invoice to the receiver.

Please refer to further training on the Procurement Services website for guides on Entering a Receiver.

Please email Accounts Payable with questions or concerns.

"For over two decades, I've dedicated my time to the SEFA Campaign while working in the Information Technology Department, driven by a profound sense of humanity. My commitment extends beyond the confines of Buffalo State, embracing the wider community we collectively call home. During my time as an adjunct in the Computer Information Systems Department, I consistently instilled in my students the importance of giving back to our community. I firmly believe that contributing to the improvement of our surroundings is a collective and shared responsibility, one that yields benefits for everyone involved. Now, as SEFA co-chair, my commitment is deeply rooted in the well-being of Buffalo State, its faculty and staff, and the broader community. That is why I give through this campaign and not directly through another source. Every dollar helps, and your contribution makes a meaningful impact. Please consider giving through this campaign to a charity of your choice."
—Maria Garrity

We warmly invite you to share your reasons for giving, and we'll feature them in the Daily. Please send your thoughts to campaign co-chairs Wendy Paterson, dean of the School of Education, or Maria C. Garrity, senior systems programmer in Information Technology. We're currently slightly past the halfway mark toward our campus goal. Let's maintain our momentum, as together, we can achieve this! To donate, please go to the e-pledge system and click "Forgot user ID or password" to begin the process, even if you are rolling over your pledge from last year. This instructional video and documentation can further guide you.

Thank you.

Please join us for the Cultural Café—a monthly event that brings together members of the Buffalo State University community over conversation, culture, and coffee—on Wednesday, December 6, at noon, on the first floor of Butler Library. This month we will celebrate our December graduates and our departing exchange students. This event is sponsored by the Equity and Campus Diversity Office, Butler Library, and the Global Engagement Center.

The Maurene Callahan Bouras Center for Global Engagement invites students, faculty, and staff members to celebrate the final day of 2023 International Education Week with the following events:

Faculty Study Abroad will be presented in Bulger Communication Center 423 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 

Support our Women’s hockey team with our U.S. and Canadian athletes against SUNY Morrisville in the Sports Arena at 4:00 p.m.

And end the night in rhythmic time by engaging in a musical cultural event, featuring music from around the world, with community assistant Tehillah Hill in the Bishop Hall lounge from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

The food drive for Mulligan's Food Pantry ends today. Thank you for dropping off your items to help our current students.

Thank you to our International Education Week sponsors: Intercollegiate Athletics, Milligan’s Food Pantry, E. H. Butler Library, Residence Life, Chartwells Dining, and the Maurene Callahan Bouras Center for Global Engagement.

The Maurene Callahan Bouras Center for Global Engagement invites students, faculty, and staff members to celebrate 2023 International Education Week with today’s events:

AIFS International Internships Session
1:00–1:45 p.m.
Join this presentation to learn how Buffalo State students can go abroad and build their résumés through international internships. 
Join the Zoom meeting.

It's not too late to support the Milligan’s Food Pantry Thanksgiving Needs Drive. Donation boxes are located in the Athletics Office, Houston Gym; in South Wing 410; at the Butler Library Ask Us Desk; and in the Dean of Student’s Office, Campbell Student Union.

The Maurene Callahan Bouras Center for Global Engagement invites students, faculty, and staff members to celebrate 2023 International Education Week with today’s events:

Join international graduate alum Ke Shi for a tour of the Burchfield Penney Art Center. Meet in the lobby at noon.

Travel to the main lobby of Butler Library at 4:00 p.m., where students in a Dance Appreciation class will share a variety of cultural dances. Engage in this learning opportunity to broaden your dance moves, as participants will join the dancers. A special thank-you to Professor Joy Guarino for this toe-tapping event.

The Maurene Callahan Bouras Center for Global Engagement invites students, faculty, and staff members to celebrate 2023 International Education Week with today’s events:

Where Can Buffalo State Take You?
Study-abroad interest session to explore opportunities with Buffalo State
Noon
Join the Zoom session
Meeting ID: 861 7019 8342
Passcode: 457irN

Work Visas beyond OPT Workshop
5:00–7:00 p.m.
Immigration attorney Art Serratelli will provide information on work visas and green-card applications. Start thinking creatively about your immigration future and attend this free workshop!
Join the Zoom session
Meeting ID: 939 8910 2269
Passcode: 436810

The Maurene Callahan Bouras Center for Global Engagement invites students, faculty, and staff members to celebrate 2023 International Education Week November 12–17. Sunday was the official start with a celebration of Diwali, sand art by junior art and design major Jahanvi Patel, and food prepared by Computer Information Systems senior Parth Patel and Chartwell’s staff. 

Tomorrow explore study-abroad opportunities with Buffalo State University.

A list of all events can be found on the International Student and Scholar Services website.

The Dr. Katherine S. Conway-Turner Civic and Community Engagement Office is co-hosting a new civic engagement reading group for interested faculty, staff, students, and community partners. This group is a collaboration with the Office of Community Engagement at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). 

This partnership will provide an opportunity to discuss relevant community engagement topics in an intimate setting while networking with colleagues from another university with many similarities to our own. Together, we will discuss short civic engagement readings that are relevant to both communities.  

Our first meeting will take place Friday, December 1, from noon to 1:00 p.m. (EST). To register and receive the Zoom link and copies of the readings, please complete the online form no later than Monday, November 27, at 3:00 p.m.

The readings for our first meeting will be a recent piece called “The Insular World of Academic Research” from the Chronicle of Higher Education, and the introduction and chapter 1 of Anti-Racist Community Engagement: Principles and Practices.

We expect subsequent meetings to take place on Fridays from noon to 1:00 (EST). Please contact Alice Villaseńor, CCE associate director, for more information.

Buffalo State University Interim President Bonita R. Durand, Ph.D., will present an Update to the State of the University address tomorrow, November 14, at 12:15 in the Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall. Please note the change of venue.

Dr. Durand will provide the latest information about the strategic priorities and structural deficit, with an updated vision and plans.