The Rochester-based dance troupe Alma de Mexico will present an evening of traditional dance on Thursday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall. Accompanying the troupe will be a local group, La Marimba, featuring Buffalo State music faculty member Tiffany Nicely. Buffalo State's own West African Drumming Ensemble (WADE) will also present traditional rhythms of Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Burkina Faso.

The 2022–2023 fiscal year for SUNY institutions closes Friday, June 30. For this reason, purchase requisitions for supplies, materials, services, office supplies, and equipment from fiscal year 2022–2023 funds must be received in the Procurement Office by the close of business on the following dates:

Furniture orders
Monday, April 24

Software orders
Friday, May 12

Office supply orders
Tuesday, June 13

All other orders requiring a purchase requisition
Friday, May 12

To make ordering at the end of fiscal year effective for everyone, please plan departmental needs as far in advance as possible to ensure that orders for goods and services are placed before the cutoff dates. Submitting requisitions well before the cutoff dates will provide Procurement Services with the necessary time to place orders before the deadlines.

It is the responsibility of departments to ensure that all requisitions for fiscal year 2022–2023 are received in the Procurement Office by 4:00 p.m. on the above deadline dates. Requests received after the deadlines will be held until the start of the next fiscal year.

Active P-Cards may continue to be used throughout the transition period for authorized transactions without interruption.

Please contact Bonnie Heim, director of non-contract procurement, with questions related to these deadlines or the P-Card program. Please refer to the Procurement Services website for more information.

Please join us for a presentation and book signing featuring SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Andrea Guiati on Thursday, April 6, at noon in the Barnes & Noble at Buffalo State Bookstore. Dr. Guiati will give a brief discussion and sign copies of his new book, Itinerare Del Novecento.

 Light refreshments will be served. We hope you can attend.

The Teacher Education Unit (TEU) comprises elected representatives from undergraduate and graduate programs of each school: Arts and Sciences, Education, and the Professions. Representatives of each school serve as elected designees on the Teacher Education Council (TEC).

The TEC will meet Friday, April 14, in Cleveland Hall 418 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. TEC representatives will receive a meeting invitation and agenda. All TEC representatives and TEU members are encouraged to attend. Non-members who would like to attend may contact their TEC representative for more information. If TEC representatives are unable to attend this meeting, a proxy should be sent in their absence for voting purposes.

As a reminder, all programs in the TEU should hold elections to determine next year’s slate of representatives to serve on the TEC before the May 12 meeting.

The campus community is invited to attend the New York State EAP webinar “Create and Stick to a Budget!” on Wednesday, April 5, from noon to 12:30 p.m.

A budget can take you from where you are to where you want to be with your finances. Join us as we share a monthly budget that assigns every dollar to a budget category that includes monthly bills, debt, savings, giving, and an allowance for you. After the budget is created, we will share guidance on how to stick with it. This seminar will be presented by Linda Carignan-Everts, EAP wellness coordinator, NYS Work-Life Services. 

Please register through the WebEx meeting registration page. You will receive a confirmation email with instructions on how to join the seminar.

The Campus Sustainability Committee extends an invitation to the Buffalo State University campus community to attend several events on campus throughout the month of April to celebrate Earth Day (April 22) and Arbor Day (April 28). Events begin Wednesday, April 5, which is "National Walking Day." Additionally, there will be an Environmental Information Fair, bird watching, an arboretum tour, a ceremonial tree planting, and an Arbor Day lecture. Please look for announcements in the Daily Bulletin or visit the Maud Gordon Holmes Arboretum website for more information.

The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan (NYSDCP) will host the following free educational webinars for all employees who wish to attend. The NYSDCP is a supplemental retirement plan, also known as a 457(b) plan, designed to help state and local public employees achieve their retirement savings goals and help bridge any potential financial gap in retirement. Employees may contribute to a 457(b) in place of or in addition to a 403(b) plan.

Join the meetings from your computer, tablet, or smartphone.

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Enrollment
Wednesday, April 5
11:00 a.m.

This webinar will explain the benefits of enrolling and participating in the NYS Deferred Compensation Plan and how it can help you better prepare for and live in retirement. The presentation will include the basics of investing, investment options, and pre-tax contributions and an overview of the easy and secure online enrollment process.

Join the Microsoft Teams meeting on your computer or mobile app.
Meeting ID: 217 390 846 715
Passcode: ShE8oi

Call in (audio only): (917) 983-6123
Phone conference ID: 341 290 804#

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Pre-Retirement
Friday, April 7
11:00 a.m.

This webinar will explain important considerations for those planning for or contemplating retirement. The presentation will discuss longevity, income sources, asset consolidation, and withdrawals or required minimum distributions.

Join the Microsoft Teams meeting on your computer or mobile app.
Meeting ID: 277 913 649 303
Passcode: iabey3

Call in (audio only): (917) 983-6123
Phone conference ID: 564 448 617#

Don't forget to stop by the ongoing English Department book sale in Ketchum Hall 327 to browse our extensive selection of fiction, biography, mysteries, criticism, poetry, drama, art, and nonfiction. The book sale is open Tuesdays during Bengal Pause (except the first Tuesday of the month) and by appointment. All proceeds benefit student research and travel.

Please join the Burchfield Penney Art Center as Plantwater presents "The Tranquility of Resilience," an immersive music and video experience about the nature of conflict and resolution, today, March 24, at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 26, at 2:00 p.m. Seating is limited for this intimate live music and multimedia performance in the round at the Burchfield Penney. Only two performances! Learn more and book your tickets today.

Would you like to have help moving your courses from Blackboard to Brightspace? Faculty members can request migration of one section of each course they have taught using Blackboard Learn. For example, if you teach the same course in different semesters, please select one section to be migrated. You must complete one form for each course migration request.

Please use this Course Migration into Brightspace Request Form to have your course migrated for you.

Faculty members will have access to Blackboard through Monday, April 10.

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