The Data Science and Analytics graduate program will host an alumni panel as a part of its Spring Seminar Series on Thursday, March 10, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. in Science and Mathematics Complex 151 and via Zoom. All are invited to attend.

Panelists

• Joe Skowronski, senior data engineer, Carvana
• Matthew Bergey, supply chain analyst, Amazon
• Mohammad Haque, data analyst, City College of New York (CCNY)

For more information, please call the DSA program office at (716) 878-6423 or visit the DSA website seminar page. To obtain the link to attend virtually, please contact Heather Campbell, professional science master’s coordinator.

The Health, Nutrition, and Dietetics (HND) Department will celebrate Buffalo State College’s 150th anniversary with a presentation by Molly Morgan, alumna and registered dietitian, on Thursday, March 24, at 5:00 p.m. in the LoRusso Alumni and Visitor Center. The free event is open to the Buffalo State community and the public.

Please join us as we explore global foods, flavors, and trends in nutrition and health. The presentation will also include information on how artificial intelligence may affect the global food chain. For more information, please contact Carol DeNysschen, professor and chair of the HND Department.

Bengal Connect provides students the opportunity to connect with clubs and organizations, learn about campus programs and events taking place on campus, and how to get involved while attending Buffalo State College. Faculty, staff, and students are able to log on by using their Buffalo State username and password.

Campus departments are encouraged to use Bengal Connect to promote their programs and events. More information and resources on how to use Bengal Connect can be found on the Student Leadership and Engagement website.

Students Leadership and Engagement will also be hosting two virtual training sessions for anyone interesting in learning more about the platform. Please register if you would like to attend.

• Tuesday, March 8: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 15: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

With more than 50 student organizations, including cultural organizations, club sports, Greek Life, media groups, and more, there are multiple ways for students to get involved on campus. If students want to start a new organization, they can register a new student organization through the platform.

All of the student organizations on Bengal Connect have met the requirements for registration at Buffalo State College. The college recognizes that student organizations are an important part of the student experience and complement the college’s commitment to the intellectual, personal, and professional growth of its students.

Information and resources on how to use Bengal Connect can be found in the Engage Help Center. Please email Student Leadership and Engagement if you need any assistance or have questions when using Bengal Connect.

Bengal Connect is sponsored by the United Students Government (USG) and funded by the student activity fee.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SESSION HAS BEEN CANCELED.

Are you currently advising or teaching international students or new Americans? If so, please join Buffalo State College’s International Student and Scholar Services for the brown-bag information session “Supporting International Students for Success” on Thursday, March 17, from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m.

Staff members will share ways our office can support student learning when English is not their first language, along with other campus services that are available to this unique population. In addition, we will discuss important compliance topics, including advising tips to ensure that visa status is maintained and steps international students must take to participate in off-campus activities such as internships, service learning, volunteering, and student teaching, which now require Homeland Security approval. 

Please register to attend through the Workshop Registration System. For more information, please contact Tricia Herritt, director of international student and scholar services.

AFP Live!, the weekly live Instagram talk show for students, by students is fully engaged and connecting students this semester. Originally created in 2020 as a student-owned platform to discuss important issues during COVID-19, AFP Live! continues to be an important arena for student voice, concerns, and interests.

Join AFP student interns Cookie and Alex every Thursday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union lobby where AFP Live! is produced and aired throughout the spring semester as they discuss and wrestle with the issues that matter to students most. AFP Live! also welcomes a full-slate of expert guests to share their knowledge and experiences on issues such as racism, sexuality, gender identity, social injustice, college debt, war, violence, college rigor, and more. As Cookie and Alex say to all their fellow students, “We care about what you care about!"  

Students are encouraged to contribute their thoughts and opinions in person or remotely on Instagram @annefrankproject. To learn more about AFP Live!, visit the Anne Frank Project website.

Weigel Health Promotion has launched a Wellness Survey to learn more about the issues and topics surrounding wellness that students would like to see and learn more about. Please encourage students to complete the survey and consider giving extra credit to ones who do. It can be completely anonymous or students can provide their email to receive a free drink voucher.

For questions, please contact Paula Madrigal, assistant director of prevention and health promotion for the Weigel Wellness Center.

Student Leadership and Engagement and Inclusion and Equity are inviting students to share their stories with the campus community as part of the “You Matter. Your Story Matters” art project. The program will take place in the Campbell Student Union lobby on Thursday, March 3, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Each student will have the opportunity to share their story regarding their identity and have their photo taken.

The concept of identity is complex, multidimensional, and fluid. The answer to “Who am I?” depends on a range of factors, including how you define yourself, your membership in certain groups, and how you feel viewed within society. We invite students and other members of the campus community to attend and reflect on how their own identities have shaped their personal stories, influenced a sense of who they are, how they perceive and treat others, and how others might perceive and treat them.

The State of New York/United University Professions Joint Labor-Management Committees have announced that $77,217 has been allocated to Buffalo State College for Individual Development Awards for July 2, 2021 through July 1, 2022.

This program is intended to assist employees in the UUP bargaining unit in developing their full professional potential and preparing for advancement by funding professional development activities. Information on eligibility requirements, types of projects or activities funded, funding priorities, expenditure limitations, the application procedure and application are available on the Human Resource Management website.

The maximum amount that can be awarded for each employee under this program is $2,000. Employees may be funded for up to two projects or activities, not to exceed a total of $2,000 for the period of July 2, 2021 to July 1, 2022. Applications for this award period must be received at uupida@buffalostate.edu no later than April 15, 2022.

Individual Development Awards committee members are Lisa Marie Anselmi and Jude Jayatilleke representing UUP, and Lydia Kawaler and Charles Lyons representing management. If you have questions regarding the awards, please contact Lydia Kawaler in Human Resource Management.

Please join us for the Teaching and Learning Center session "An Introduction to the Institutional Review Board at Buffalo State," presented by Jill Norvilitis, professor of psychology, and Gina Game, research compliance manager for sponsored programs, on Thursday, March 24, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Butler Library 318.

Before the review process, researchers must be sure that their project is, in fact, research with human participants as defined by the federal government. To qualify as research with human participants, the following must be true: (1) The participants must be living. Thus, oral history projects fall under the guidelines, but research involving diaries kept in the 1800s does not. (2) The project is a systematic investigation; that is, it is designed to be a study. For example, instances in classrooms where teachers ask students’ opinions on the material to gauge progress are not research; however, if that same teacher designs a study to evaluate two methods of teaching the material to see which is more effective, this would be research if the third criterion is met. (3) The project is designed to contribute to the generalized knowledge. To qualify as research, the person conducting the project must intend for it to be disseminated at some level. On our campus, we also review student projects that may not be disseminated but that meet the first two criteria so that our students will learn the process of research with human participants and because we have contracted with the federal government to do so.

Please register through the Workshop Registration System.

The Weigel Health Promotions March newsletter is available online for viewing. The March edition features stories in its self-care series, along with updates on COVID-19 guidelines, upcoming events and programs, contest winners, and recipes.  

All the monthly newsletters are available in the Promotional archive.