Buffalo State is a Voter-Friendly Campus, and the Civic and Community Engagement Office is joining with Voice Buffalo to support efforts this fall to register, educate, and mobilize voters in advance of the November 8, 2022, general election.

Students looking to register to vote or update their voter registration information can do so in a number of ways:

• By visiting the Civic and Community Engagement or Voice Buffalo table in the Campbell Student Union on Thursday, October 6, or Thursday, November 3, between 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
• By completing a voter registration form in the Civic and Community Engagement Office, South Wing 120, Monday through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
• By registering online with the DMV.
• By downloading, printing, and mailing the voter registration form (English, PDF, 306 KB) (Spanish, PDF, 310 KB).

More information about voter registration is available on the Civic and Community Engagement website.

Please contact the Civic and Community Engagement Office, (716) 878-3919, with questions.

Buffalo State is a Voter Friendly Campus, and the Civic and Community Engagement Office is joining with Voice Buffalo to support efforts this fall to register, educate, and mobilize voters in advance of the November 8 general election.

Students looking to register to vote or update their voter registration information can do so any of the following ways:

• By visiting the Civic and Community Engagement or Voice Buffalo table in the Campbell Student Union on Tuesday, September 20; Thursday, October 6; or Thursday, November 3, between 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
• By completing a voter registration form in the Civic and Community Engagement Office, South Wing 120, Monday through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
• By registering online with the DMV.
• By downloading, printing, and mailing the voter registration form (English, PDF, 306 KB) (Spanish, PDF, 310 KB).

More information about voter registration is available on the Civic and Community Engagement website.

Please contact the Civic and Community Engagement Office, (716) 878-3919, with questions.

The 2022–2023 “Conversations in and out of the Disciplines” series kicks off Friday, October 21, as Joe Cleary, assistant professor of sociology, presents “Ethnography on the East Side before, during, and after a Tragedy.” The talk, followed by a brief Q&A, will begin at 3:00 p.m. in Ketchum Hall 320. A short wine and cheese reception will follow. Everyone is welcome.

Please also mark your calendars for the second talk of the fall semester, when Marcus Watson, assistant professor of Africana studies, will present “Making Sure We Teach Black Studies, Not ‘Negro Studies’” at 3:00 p.m. Friday, November 4, in Ketchum Hall 320.

Finally, stay tuned for more information about our upcoming talks this spring, which will include presentations by Hilary Lochte, assistant professor of English education; Kimberly Kamper-DeMarco, assistant professor of psychology; and A. D. Annas, associate professor and director of television and film arts.

The “Conversations” series was started 15 years ago by Ann Colley, SUNY Distinguished Professor Emerita of English, to “celebrate and draw attention to the research being done in various departments at Buffalo State College.” Over the last decade, colleagues from Anthropology, Art Conservation, Art History, Biology, Chemistry, English, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, and Secondary Education, among others, have shared their work with the Buffalo State and Buffalo communities.

Matthew Heidt, a finalist for the position of assistant vice president for marketing and communications, will give a presentation at an open forum today, August 19, at 11:00 a.m. in Bulger Communication Center 214. He currently serves as assistant vice president for marketing and chief communications officer at Hilbert College.

He will discuss marketing Buffalo State College as an urban-engaged campus, leveraging its limited fiscal resources, and using appropriate media platforms to tell the college’s story. The campus community is invited to attend, to ask questions, and to complete a short survey about the candidate.

Today's open forum with the third candidate for the position of assistant vice president for marketing and communications has been canceled. The candidate has withdrawn.

Patrick Broadwater, a finalist for the position of assistant vice president for marketing and communications, will give a presentation at an open forum today, August 16, at 1:00 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center 214. He is currently the director of strategic communications at the University of Rochester School of Nursing.

He will discuss marketing Buffalo State College as an urban-engaged campus, leveraging its limited fiscal resources, and using appropriate media platforms to tell the college’s story. The campus community is invited to attend, to ask questions, and to complete a short survey about the candidate.

Melissa Meehan, a finalist for the position of assistant vice president for marketing and communications, will give a presentation at an open forum today, August 15, at 1:00 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center 214. She currently serves as interim executive director of marketing and communications at Buffalo State.

She will discuss marketing Buffalo State College as an urban-engaged campus, leveraging its limited fiscal resources, and using appropriate media platforms to tell the college’s story. The campus community is invited to attend, to ask questions, and to complete a short survey about the candidate.

Water and steam service to Bacon Hall will be shut down from 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 17, to 6:00 p.m.  Thursday, August 18. This planned service interruption will facilitate the replacement of mechanical systems in the building.

There will be no access to water in Bacon Hall during this time. Building occupants and visitors will be unable to use restrooms, sinks, or drinking fountains. Bacon Hall occupants are asked to use facilities in adjacent buildings during the service disruption on August 17 and 18.

Your patience and understanding are greatly appreciated. Please address questions about this construction project to vpfm@buffalostate.edu.

The Anne Frank Project will offer campus training with a series of kinesthetic workshops in its story-based learning (SLB) curriculum, using story as a vehicle for community building, conflict resolution, and identity exploration. This training is free and open to all members of the Buffalo State community interested in incorporating SBL in their professional lives. Dates are as follows:

• Monday, August 22, 1:00–4:00 p.m., Campbell Student Union Assembly Hall
• Tuesday August 23, 1:00–4:00 p.m., Campbell Student Union Assembly Hall
• Wednesday August 24, 1:00–4:00 p.m., Campbell Student Union 400 

If you are interested in signing up, please contact Roselynn Corrado, AFP teaching artist. For more information about story-based learning, please visit the Anne Frank Project website.

Faculty and staff members are invited to submit their awards, honors, and grants information for print in the annual Faculty and Staff Recognition Ceremony program. Awards and grants received or announced September 1, 2021, through August 31, 2022, and meeting the criteria below will be listed in the program that is distributed at the ceremony.

• Submit awards and honors from academic, professional, or service organizations at the international, national, or state levels. Do not include awards received from Buffalo State College, the City of Buffalo, or local or Western New York–area organizations.
• Submit significant grants of $50,000 and above, received or announced during the stated period.
• Submit SUNY awards, such as the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence, received while serving at other SUNY institutions during any career point. Do not include SUNY awards received while serving at Buffalo State.

Additionally, the names of newly hired faculty and staff members—initially hired September 1, 2021, through August 31, 2022—will be included in the printed program as a welcome to Buffalo State.

The online submission forms are open through Friday, September 2.

The campus community is invited to attend the Faculty and Staff Recognition Ceremony on Thursday, October 13, at 12:15 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall, where the 2022 SUNY and Buffalo State honorees will be recognized. A reception immediately follows. The list of honorees and ceremony information is provided on the Academic Affairs website.

Please contact the Academic Affairs Office with questions about submitting awards or grants information.