The Art and Design Spring Student Exhibition is now open through Wednesday, May 10, in the Czurles-Nelson Gallery. This exhibition showcases our upper-level student artwork in all program areas. 

An exhibition and awards reception will take place on Thursday, April 27, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Upton Hall lobby. The awards ceremony will begin at 5:45 p.m. in the adjacent Warren Enters Theatre. All are welcome! Refreshments will be served.

Czurles-Nelson Gallery Spring 2023 Hours*
Monday
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Tuesday
8:30–11:00 a.m.
12:30–5:00 p.m.

Wednesday
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Thursday
8:30–11:00 a.m.
12:30–5:00 p.m.

Friday
10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sunday
Closed

*Or by appointment

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive today, May 1, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Butler Library 210. May is Trauma Awareness Month. Bengals, let’s show our support! It’s the blood that’s already on hospital shelves that helps during an emergency. Make a lifesaving donation this month. Call (800) RED-CROSS or visit the ARC website to schedule an appointment or to learn more.

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive Monday, May 1, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Butler Library 210. May is Trauma Awareness Month. Bengals, let’s show our support! It’s the blood that’s already on hospital shelves that helps during an emergency. Make a lifesaving donation this month. Call (800) RED-CROSS or visit the ARC website to schedule an appointment or to learn more.

All are invited to attend the Men of Merit Student Leadership Conference on Saturday, April 29, from 10:00 a.m.  to 2:00 p.m. in the Bulger Communication Center.

RSVP by noon Wednesday, April 26.

Questions may be addressed to Michael Heflin, assistant dean of inclusion and equity.

The Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) student chapter at Buffalo State has been invited to tour Integer Holdings, 11900 Walden Avenue in Alden, New York, on Tuesday, May 2, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.

Integer Holdings is one of the world’s largest medical equipment manufacturers. We will tour the facility and learn about applying CAD applications in manufacturing. Please consider joining us. This tour is limited to 15 students, so sign up now through Bengal Connect.

Students can find their own transportation or contact Elizabeth O’Neill, assistant professor of engineering technology, who will arrange for transportation; participants will meet outside the Technology Department office and depart from Buffalo State at 1:30 p.m.

For more information, please contact IEOM chapter president Nick White or Dr. O’Neill, faculty adviser.

CORRECTION APPENDED

Faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend the Lavender Graduation Ceremony on Thursday, May 11, from noon to 2:00 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Assembly Hall.

The Lavender Graduation Ceremony is an opportunity for graduating LGBTQ+ students to be celebrated and honored for the achievements and contributions they bring to our campus. Graduating students from any institution are welcome to participate.

RSVP by noon Monday, May 8.

Questions may be addressed to Michael Heflin, assistant dean of inclusion and equity.

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Correction: April 24, 2023
The original version of this announcement, published April 24, 2023, listed the wrong day of the week and the wrong starting time. The corrections have been made. We regret the errors.

The Center for English Teaching at Buffalo State University and the Buffalo State English Department present the seventh annual Youth Voices Conference, a celebration of the remarkable stories and talents of students from across our region, on Thursday, May 4, from 4:00 to 8:30 p.m. The conference is free and open to the public; registration is required.

Buffalo poet laureate Jillian Hanesworth will kick off the conference, which features a musical performance by Buffalo hip-hop artist Chuckie Campbell and an interactive art installation in collaboration with the Burchfield Penney Art Center.

The Youth Voices Conference, now in its seventh year, seeks to reclaim space for the voices of youth and their teachers, and to reposition classrooms as learning spaces of meaning, purpose, and power in the Buffalo Niagara and Rochester regions. Last year’s conference drew more than 500 students from large and small schools across Western New York to present their projects to authentic audiences.

Student presentations at the Youth Voices Conference have included short documentaries, spoken word poetry, podcasts, and TED Talks based on creative classroom projects. Past presentations have featured student work exploring childhood and families, popular music, Islamophobia, the impact of genocide, identity and immigration, race and gender, the environment, and religious beliefs among many others.

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Members of the Buffalo State University campus community are invited to enjoy the lecture "Ancient Trees and Old Growth Forests of Western New York," presented by David Clark, certified nursery and landscape professional (CNLP), on Friday, April 28, at 3:00 p.m. in Technology Building 160. Learn where the oldest trees reside in Western New York and which of these trees are accessible to view on public property.

Mr. Clark is a horticulture instructor, lecturer, and designer. He teaches horticulture classes at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens and Niagara County Community College and is a lecturer at many trade shows and seminars. This is a great opportunity to learn about our beautiful old-growth trees of Buffalo and the surrounding areas.

The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Susan McCartney, director of the Small Business Development Center, or campus arborist Steven Sypniewski. Thank you to the Friends of the Maud Gordon Holmes Arboretum for sponsoring this lecture.

This is one of a series of April events sponsored by the Buffalo State University Sustainability Committee in celebration of Earth Day and Arbor Day.

The Buffalo State University Sustainability Committee invites the campus community to attend an Arbor Day Tree-Planting Ceremony on Arbor Day—Friday, April 28—from noon to 12:30 p.m. on the east side of Bishop Hall near Cleveland Circle. The event will move to the Student Union Plaza, north of Cleveland Hall, in the event of inclement weather. This event will feature speakers whose topics include the significance of Arbor Day, how urban trees are important for ecological systems, how the Maud Gordon Holmes Arboretum has become an important campus outdoor classroom, and an update of the current condition and future of the arboretum.

An American sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua) will be added to the over 1,400 trees in the Buffalo State University’s Maud Gordon Holmes Arboretum. This tree is native to New York State; however, it is much more common in the southeastern United States. This tree is important to commerce as it is used for lumber, resins, and turpentine. The Native Americans would use its sap to make chewing gum.

Thank you to the Friends of the Maud Gordon Holmes Arboretum for donating the tree and supplies and to the volunteers who will help plant the tree.

Please contact campus arborist Steven Sypniewski for more information. This is one of a series of April events sponsored by the Buffalo State University Sustainability Committee in celebration of Earth Day and Arbor Day.

Buffalo State Information Technology is excited to announce that all current students will soon be receiving a brand-new email account in Outlook. Students will be able to access these new accounts starting Monday, May 22. This is part of the university’s plan to phase out Google accounts by summer 2024. While students will still be able to access their Google accounts for a full year after receiving their Outlook accounts, the new Outlook address will become their primary account and should be used for official campus communication.

Some important details about these new accounts:

• New email address | Starting May 22, students will have a new email address in the format of username@buffalostate.edu. All new mail will be delivered to this address.
• Message Forwarding | Starting May 22, messages sent to a student’s old address (username@mail.buffalostate.edu) will be forwarded to their new Outlook address.
• Mailbox Migration | A one-time copy of each student’s mailbox from Gmail to Outlook will occur during summer 2023. This migration will be staggered, so mail in a student's Gmail Inbox may not appear in their Outlook Inbox right away.
• Accessing Outlook email | Students can access their email from a web browser or by using the Outlook mobile or desktop app.
• Sign-in with network credentials | Unlike with Gmail, which requires a separate password, students will sign in to Outlook using their network credentials.
• Retaining Access to Outlook | Students will retain access to their Microsoft 365 account for approximately one full year after leaving Buffalo State.

Some important details about Gmail accounts:

Following the closure of Google accounts next summer, faculty members in the School of Education who use Google Classroom will be able to request Google accounts for themselves and their classes by submitting a ticket. Google accounts will be accessible only for the duration of the term requested.

We’ve also provided some links to share with students explaining how to transfer contacts, calendar events, and Google Drive contents. Please share these with students as needed.

• Transfer Contacts to Outlook | Step-by-step guide explaining how to import Gmail contacts to Outlook
• Transfer Calendar to Outlook | Step-by-step guide explaining how to import Gmail calendar to Outlook
• Transfer Google Drive | Step-by-step guide explaining how to transfer Google Drive to personal Google account

To learn more about this project, please visit the Microsoft 365 Project Information and Frequently Asked Questions pages. Students in need of assistance can email the Help Desk or open a Technology Help ticket.