Buffalo State students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends are invited to submit creative works for the upcoming issue of ELJ (Elm Leaves Journal), Buffalo State’s annual literary and arts journal. This special Eclipse Edition will celebrate Buffalo State’s Year of the Eclipse, showcasing the total solar eclipse that will pass over Buffalo on April 8, 2024. Works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translation, reviews, and interviews are welcome.

More information about the journal, including submission guidelines, is available on the ELJ website. Please contact Kim Chinquee, associate professor of English and ELJ editor.

Governor Kathy Hochul has directed that flags on state government buildings be flown at half-staff today, September 11, in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. 

More information is available on the governor’s website.

A reception for Across the Visual Arts XIV: Dean's Creative Associates Awards Exhibition will be held today, September 14, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Czurles-Nelson Gallery and the Upton Hall foyer.

Please join us as we celebrate our creative students! The artists will be recognized during the first hour of the reception. Refreshments will be served, and all are welcome.

Across the Visual Arts XIV features one outstanding student from each Art and Design concentration. The students in this exhibition were awarded the Dean’s Creative Associates Award in April 2023:

Julie Benhoff, Painting
McKenna Davis, Ceramics
Emma Ferguson, Art Education
Asher Freudenhammer-Glass, Art History
Taylor Gainey, Printmaking
Julianne Guercio, Photography 
Susan Koloski, Wood/Furniture
Sorcha Lester, Sculpture
Kalya Monti, Metals/Jewelry
Heidi Stavrevski, Graphic Design
Robert Winslow, Fibers

The exhibition is on view through September 20.

Czurles-Nelson Gallery Fall 2023 Hours*

Monday
8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Tuesday
9:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
3:00–6:00 p.m.

Wednesday
8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Thursday
9:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
3:00–6:00 p.m.

Friday
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sunday
Closed

*Or by appointment

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

The Art and Design Department is pleased to announce an exciting new exhibition in the Czurles-Nelson Gallery, Across the Visual Arts XIV: Dean's Creative Associates Awards Exhibition, on view through September 20.

An exhibition reception will be held Thursday, September 14, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Across the Visual Arts XIV features one outstanding student from each Art and Design concentration. The students in this exhibition were awarded the Dean’s Creative Associates Award in April 2023:

Julie Benhoff - Painting
McKenna Davis - Ceramics
Emma Ferguson - Art Education
Asher Freudenhammer-Glass - Art History
Taylor Gainey - Printmaking
Julianne Guercio - Photography 
Susan Koloski - Wood/Furniture
Sorcha Lester - Sculpture
Kalya Monti - Metals/Jewelry
Heidi Stavrevski - Graphic Design
Robert Winslow - Fibers

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Czurles-Nelson Gallery Fall 2023 Hours*
Monday
8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Tuesday
9:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
3:00–6:00 p.m.

Wednesday
8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Thursday
9:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
3:00–6:00 p.m.

Friday
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sunday
Closed

*Or by appointment

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

The Music Department proudly announces its 2023–2024 concert and community events season. More information and tickets are available on the Music Department website.

Students are invited to attend Meet the Greeks on Tuesday, September 12, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Student Union Plaza. Meet the Greeks is an event at the start of the fall semester where potential new members get their first chance to meet all the social Greek fraternities and sororities at Buffalo State! This event is an excellent way for students to get to know our organizations as well as a great way for our organizations to advertise their values and accomplishments to the campus community. 

Greek Life at Buffalo State is dedicated to enhancing the development of students through membership in our Greek organizations. Each fraternity and sorority offers students an opportunity to be part of a close-knit community that promotes leadership, service, and academic excellence. Our staff supports initiatives dedicated to scholarship, service, community advocacy, philanthropy, safety, and wellness. All organizations must follow Buffalo State’s recruitment protocols.

Please join the Teaching and Learning Center for the session "Grant Writing 101: Where to Begin," presented by Jessica Berg, director of sponsored programs administration and deputy RF operations manager, on Tuesday, October 3, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 418.

This workshop will focus on where and how to get started. We will review different approaches to finding grants as well as answer basic questions on how to start the grant-writing process. Ms. Berg will help faculty and staff members learn about GrantForward and other grant-finding resources.

Please register through the Workshop Registration System.

The fall 2023 grading window closes Wednesday, December 20, 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, after you have completed (submitted and saved) your fall 2023 grades in Banner, please go back in to your roster and double-check that all the grades are there as you intended.

If you have questions about grading, please call the IT Help Desk at (716) 878-4357 or the Registrar’s Office at (716) 878-4811. 

The fall 2023 grading window is currently open and closes Wednesday, December 20, at 9:00 p.m.

Please join the Teaching and Learning Center for the session "Community-Engaged Learning Reflection Activities," presented by Alice Villaseńor, associate director of civic and community engagement, on Tuesday, October 24, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in the Grande Conference Room, Cleveland Hall 418.

Reflection activities are an essential component of community-engaged learning courses because they connect your students’ work in the community with their course content. This session will begin with a brief overview of the research about the importance of reflection in community-engaged learning courses. The bulk of our time will be spent participating in a reflection activity and discussion of reflection assignments across various disciplines. Participants will walk away with practical resources they can use when planning their future community-engaged learning courses.

Please come prepared to participate and share the kinds of reflection assignments you have found to be useful in your own discipline. This session is appropriate for both skilled community-engaged learning practitioners and those who have yet to teach a community-engaged learning course.

Please register through the Workshop Registration System.