The Art as Witnessing; Art as Envisioning exhibition is now open in the Czurles-Nelson Gallery.

The Anne Frank Project 2023 exhibition, part of the AFP 2023 Social Justice Festival, is a group show of artworks by campus faculty and student artists centered on responding to the world by using one of two perspectives: art focused on witnessing, showing us “this happened or is happening,” and art that incorporates envisioning, imagining that things can be otherwise. Together, these perspectives provide a foundation for teaching, learning, and making art through a social justice lens. 

The exhibition will be open through October 18, 2023.

A reception for the exhibition will be held in the Upton Hall foyer (right outside the Czurles-Nelson Gallery) on Thursday, October 5, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m.

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

Buffalo State University's Anne Frank Project will host its 15th annual Social Justice Festival: Ideas+Action=Justice on campus this week on Wednesday, October 4, and Thursday, October 5. Please join us for two days of diverse workshops and exhibits that will actively engage participants in kinesthetic learning opportunities on ways to respond versus react. View the schedule of events on the new AFP website and register today. Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to volunteer and receive a free shirt.

AFP 2023 Highlights

AFP 2023 Donn Youngstrom Featured Presenter: Autumn Rose Williams — Indigenous awareness, self-love, and empowerment.

• Tuesday, October 3, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Burchfield Penney Art Center
• Wednesday, October 4, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Campbell Student Union Social Hall

A Long Talk About The Uncomfortable Truth

• Wednesday, October 4, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., Campbell Student Union Social Hall

Spotlight Department: Hospitality and Tourism–Cooking with Culture 

• Wednesday, October 4, 4:00 to 5:30 p.m., Salvatore Demonstration Kitchen, Caudell Hall and Statler Room

Sophia's Legacy: Holocaust, Genocide, and Conflict Education

• Thursday, October 5, 1:45 to 3:45 p.m., Campbell Student Union Social Hall 

Liberation Embodied: An Invitation to Return 'Home' 

• Thursday, October 5, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Campbell Student Union Social Hall 

Have any questions? Contact Jonise Hall, AFP assistant director.

From the Chief of University Police
Buffalo State’s 2023 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (PDF, 4 MB) is now available online. This report is required by federal law and contains policy statements and crime statistics for the university. The policy statements address Buffalo State’s policies, procedures, and programs concerning safety and security, for example, policies for responding to emergency situations and sexual offenses. Three years’ worth of crime statistics are included for certain types of crimes that were reported to have occurred on campus, in or on off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the university, and on public property within or immediately adjacent to the campus. This report is posted online.

You may also request a paper copy from University Police at (716) 878-6333 or police@buffalostate.edu if you are unable to view or print a copy from the website.

Effective immediately, campus users who need to request a Change Order to an existing Purchase Order are asked to complete the Change Order Request Form and send to the Purchasing email. When Purchasing receives the completed form, we will make the applicable change(s) and confirm when completed.

Use of the Change Order Request Form will facilitate better communication and accuracy for change requests. The form is only to be used for existing Purchase Orders. It will not be used for any contracts or contractual transactions.

Please reach out to Kristy Mediak with any questions or concerns.

A campuswide Major and Minor Fair will be held Thursday, October 26, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall. Students will have the opportunity to explore our vast curricular offerings, speak to faculty members and students currently declared in programs, and talk with staff members from the Academic Commons, the Career and Professional Education Center, and Student Accessibility Services.  

Refreshments will be served, and there will be raffles for students, including a raffle for one student to win a pair of custom Buffalo State AirPods.

Students are encouraged to register for the fair on the Major and Minor Fair website. The website also features valuable information for students about what to expect and how to prepare for the fair, as well as tips for them based on their class level. There will be something for all students—from first-year students to seniors—at the Major and Minor Fair.

Emerald Publishing announced earlier this month that it is discontinuing its Emerald 120 package, which E. H. Butler Library subscribes to for select journals. Subscribers are being asked to move to a new journal package that has more content but is twice as expensive.

As the library cannot sustain these cost increases, library staff members immediately began investigating other options based on faculty publishing patterns and usage over the past three years.

Our solution is to move from the Emerald 120 package to three smaller subject collections that cover more than half our usage. Even this solution may not be sustainable in the long term as it is still significantly more expensive than the Emerald 120 package.

We will use inter-library loan and SUNY resource sharing to replace the bulk of the lost content. In addition, we are exploring an article purchase-on-demand service from Reprints Desk. This service, which integrates with ALLSearch, allows faculty members to request articles and have them delivered quickly as PDFs. The per-article costs can be high, usually more than $30, but for many journals this is more cost effective than subscription products. 

Other vendors are also moving away from cost-effective journal packages to larger and significantly more expensive packages. This means we may need to make further cuts and consider expanding innovative, cost-effective solutions such as those detailed above.

The following journals averaged more than 20 downloads per year and are not included in the smaller subject collections. Individual subscriptions for this content are not cost-effective. The average cost to subscribe to these journals individually is $12,842 each.

• Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management: An International Journal 
• Management Decision 
• International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 
• Reference Reviews 
• Reference Services Review 
• International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 
• Internet Research 
• International Journal of Manpower 

If you have any questions, please contact Joe Riggie, head of information management, E. H. Butler Library.

Students from SLP 201 and DAN 214 will perform an American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation of the national anthem before the 5:00 p.m. kickoff of the Homecoming football game this Saturday, September 30, at  at Coyer Field.

The students have been in the studio rehearsing and working hard on this opportunity to serve as advocates for the D/deaf. During this month of Deaf Awareness, we aim to highlight the importance of providing equal access to members of our community who are D/deaf, hard of hearing, or experiencing a hearing loss.

The International Professional Development Schools (IPDS) Costa Rica program leaders are offering two October information sessions for students:

• Thursday, October 5, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Bacon Hall 305

• Monday, October 21, 4:00 to 5:00 p.m., Virtual (see website for info)

IPDS Costa Rica participants complete a pre-travel course during the spring 2024 semester and travel abroad for three weeks in June 2024. Applications are due Wednesday, November 1. The program is open to Buffalo State undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines and is a good fit for those interested in working with children and youth and learning about human development.

Find more details and the application online.

Chartwells is partnering with the Anne Frank Project for our culinary and arts event today, September 28, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Bengal Kitchen. Come and enjoy delicious authentic Rwandan food prepared by Rwandan chefs from the local area. We hope to see you there!

The Buffalo State Campus House Club annual meeting will take place Friday, September 29, at 10:00 a.m. in the Grande Conference Room, Cleveland Hall 418. All members are invited to attend. The members only picnic will immediately follow the meeting. Reservations are appreciated and encouraged. RSVP by phone at (716) 878-3300 or by email.