The Weigel Health Center, in partnership with Wegmans Pharmacy, will offer flu and COVID vaccines for interested faculty, staff, and students from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union upper lobby on the following dates. If you are interested in receiving a flu or COVID shot, please register online for an appointment using the links below. You can select either the COVID vaccine or booster when registering online. Appointments are encouraged, but walk-ins are also welcome.

Thursday, September 8

Wednesday, September 28

Thursday, October 13

Wednesday, October 26

Please bring photo ID and your health insurance card to the appointment. If you do not have insurance, the cost of the flu shot will be $39.99. Please contact the Weigel Health Center, (716) 878-6711; Paula Madrigal, assistant director of prevention and health promotion; or Johnathan Paeplow, pharmacy business relations manager at Wegmans Food Markets, with questions.

View and print the flier.

We had a tremendous response to this week’s invitation to join the conversation about rebuilding groups and programs around mental health and wellness on campus. We are excited to start the conversation on Monday, August 8, at noon via Microsoft Teams. If you missed the message and still want to participate, feel free to join us as we discuss several possible initiatives, listed below. We have created a Googledoc of the fantastic resources, comments, and suggestions shared with us so far. Anyone can edit and update the document. The agenda is included as well.

• Active Minds was founded by Alison Malmon when she was a junior at the University of Pennsylvania following the suicide of her older brother and only sibling, Brian. Alison recognized that Brian’s story is the story of thousands of young people who suffer in silence, young people who, despite their large numbers, think they are totally alone. A majority of mental illnesses start between the ages of 14 and 24, when teens and young adults are in school. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for college students.
• Send Silence Packing is part of Active Minds and was once here at Buffalo State (in 2013). While this requires funding, we can discuss possible grants and collaboration opportunities.
• Fresh Check Day, the signature program of the Jordan Porco Foundation, is an uplifting mental health promotion and suicide prevention event for colleges that includes interactive expo booths, peer-to-peer messaging, support of multiple campus departments and groups, free food, entertainment, and exciting prizes and giveaways. Fresh Check Day aims to create an approachable and hopeful atmosphere where students are encouraged to engage in dialogue about mental health and to build a bridge between students and the mental health resources available on campus, in the community, and nationally.
• We will also discuss current campus programs and resources available to students. 

Join the Microsoft Teams meeting on your computer or mobile app.

Meeting ID: 288 624 036 573
Passcode: uYMdwn
Download Teams | Join on the web

If you are unable to attend (or if you are seeing this message after August 8) but would still like to participate in future conversations or to share your thoughts, resources or suggestions, please email Paula Madrigal, assistant director of prevention and health promotion for the Weigel Wellness Center. Thank you.

In accordance with our department mission and the Buffalo State College Strategic Plan, the University Police Department is seeking to diversify and be more reflective of the community we serve and protect.

Would you like to join our Buffalo State College Police Department team? Or do you know someone who wants to become a police officer?

New York State Civil Service is now accepting applications for the next University Police Officer 1 exam. The exam will be held on or around September 17, 2022. Applications must be submitted before 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, August 10.

The NYS Department of Civil Service has created a recruitment video that shows the different divisions that require this exam, which is offered only every three or four years.

Please see our recruitment flier for more information (PDF, 1.2 MB).

More information about the application process can be found at the NYS Civil Service Police website.

Mass for the Feast of the Assumption will be celebrated Monday, August 15, at 12:05 p.m. in Butler Library 210. Everyone is welcome.

The feast of the Dormition (falling asleep) of Mary was celebrated as early as the fifth century, and observed universally in the East by the end of the sixth. In the West, the feast gained wide acceptance by the seventh century and was called the Assumption.

Come and celebrate the First Friday of each month with the Newman Center at 12:05 p.m. in Butler Library 210. We gather for Mass and start the month with a renewed perspective. Our next First Friday Mass will take place tomorrow, August 5. Everyone is welcome!

Faculty and staff parking permit stickers for the 2022–2023 academic year are available to purchase online. In an effort to reduce congestion at Moot Hall and allow time for the mailing of permits, faculty and staff members are strongly encouraged to purchase their parking permits online before the beginning of the semester. Please log in to the parking permit system using your campus username and password to pay with MasterCard or Visa.

Questions about this process can be emailed to parkingservices@buffalostate.edu.

Please join the Civic and Community Engagement Office for the wrap-up webinar “Let’s Unpack,” a debriefing session for participants in CUMU’s ‘In the Now’ virtual series on student success and well-being, on Thursday, August 11, from noon to 1:00 p.m. Whether you attended all, some, or just one of the sessions, we invite you to meet with other participants in small-group breakouts with time to gather and reflect on deeper learning and actionable next steps.

Presented by the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities’ Valerie Holton, executive director, and Anthony Medina, director of programming.

As a benefit of Buffalo State’s membership in CUMU, faculty, staff, and students are welcome to participate in coalition workshops and events. Please register online for this event.

Please join the Civic and Community Engagement Office for the webinar “Checked Out and Stressed Out: Student Disengagement,” presented by Cathy Akens, vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Rebecca Glazier, professor in the School of Public Affairs at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock; and Alydia Thomas, DEI manager at the University of Pittsburgh and adjunct faculty member at Duquesne University, on Wednesday, August 10, from noon to 1:00 p.m.

This session pulls together faculty and staff members from CUMU member institutions who are on the front lines of addressing student disengagement. This discussion will highlight how they understand the issue on their campus and elevate strategies and approaches being used to re-engage students.

As a benefit of Buffalo State’s membership in the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities, faculty, staff, and students are welcome to participate in CUMU workshops and events, including this and other webinars in the ‘In the Now’ virtual series on student success and well-being. Please register online for this event.

Please join the Civic and Community Engagement Office for the webinar “College Student Mental Health and Well-Being: How Institutions Are Addressing the Growing Crisis,” presented by Marjorie Malpiede, executive director, and Dana Humphrey, associate director, of the Mary Christie Institute, on Monday, August 8, from noon to 1:00 p.m.

This session will frame the issue of college student mental health and illuminate how institutions are mobilizing to address this growing crisis.

As a benefit of Buffalo State’s membership in the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU), faculty, staff, and students are welcome to participate in coalition workshops and events, including this and other webinars in the CUMU ‘In the Now’ virtual series on student success and well-being. Please register online for this event.

Please join the Civic and Community Engagement Office for the webinar “Homelessness and Housing Insecurity: Putting Theory into Practice,” presented by Jacen Greene, cofounder and assistant director of the Homelessness Research and Action Collaborative at Portland State University, today, August 4, from noon to 1:00 p.m.

This session will highlight the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) Homelessness and Housing Insecurity Resource Guide and discuss how institutions can use it to meet the homelessness and housing issues facing their students, employees, and communities.

As a benefit of Buffalo State’s membership in CUMU, faculty, staff, and students are welcome to participate in coalition workshops and events, including this and other webinars in the CUMU ‘In the Now’ virtual series on student success and well-being. Please register online for this event.