Lent begins on Wednesday, March 2. The Newman Center will celebrate Mass and distribution of ashes on March 2 at 12:05 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Assembly Hall.
Submitted by: Jean Kornacki
Please join us for our first Diversity Dialogue of the spring 2022 semester with Douglas L. Hoston Jr., visiting scholar in the Social and Psychological Foundations of Education and Adult Education Department, on Thursday, February 24, at 6:00 p.m. in Bacon Hall 306.
A Microsoft Teams link will be sent upon completion of the RSVP form.
Douglas Hoston, a graduate of the doctoral program in curriculum, instruction, and the science of learning at the University at Buffalo, is a visiting scholar and a 2021–2023 fellow at Buffalo State College through the State University of New York’s (SUNY) Promoting Recruitment, Opportunity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Growth (PRODiG) initiative. Dr. Hoston joined Buffalo State in 2019 as a retention specialist in the Student Leadership and Engagement Office (SLE) and teaches courses in the Social and Psychological Foundations of Education and Adult Education Department at Buffalo State College.
The Diversity Dialogue Series has gained a reputation for combining the use of interactive activities and dialogue as a means for participants to discuss issues of justice, equity, diversity, equity, and inclusion. The Equity and Campus Diversity Dialogue Series has also been hailed for its ability to bring together Buffalo State’s students, faculty, and staff.
The event is supported by Buffalo State’s Equity and Campus Diversity Office.
For more information, please contact Crystal J. Rodriguez-Dabney, chief of staff to the president and chief diversity officer at Buffalo State.
Submitted by: Solomon Joseph
Interested in learning how to find your dream job? Are you unsure where to start? Please loin us to hear from five panelists who will highlight leadership lessons from their careers in the field of criminal justice on Thursday, March 3, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Assembly Hall. Light refreshments will be provided.
Student Leadership and Engagement and the Career Development Center invite students, faculty, and staff members to attend the Corner Office Speaker Series, part of the Bengal Stripes Leadership Program, that brings presenters from local, regional, and national businesses to share their stories in leadership. The series delves into the professional journeys of entrepreneurs, innovators, and idealists to share with the campus community what they have learned in their careers.
For more information or to RSVP for the Corner Office, please visit the event's Bengal Connect page.
The event will include the following panelists:
Students who attend will receive the following:
For more information or with questions, please email SLE or visit the Student Leadership and Engagement website.
Submitted by: Luke C. Haumesser
E. H. Butler Library has published a Civic and Community Engagement for Student LibGuide that contains helpful information for students interested in deepening their understanding of societal issues, developing civic knowledge, and expanding their capacity to be active members of their community. This guide provides a list of resources to support community-engaged learning, service-learning, civic engagement, and opportunities for leadership development.
The CCE Student LibGuide includes a wide variety of resource pages, such as our community partner organizations, local, regional, national, and international organizations, volunteer and leadership development opportunities, and nonprofit career resources. Video tutorials, recorded workshops, and suggested readings are also available.
Our goal is to support community-engaged learning and civic development, as well as to promote opportunities to connect students with our community partners.
If you have resources you would like added or have other suggestions to improve the guide, please contact the CCE.
Submitted by: Tonya J. Ackley
Drop by the Campbell Student Union from noon to 2:00 p.m. for a relaxing activity, visit with Erie County SPCA's Paws for Love therapy dogs, and learn more about our free and confidential services for students:
Main Lobby: February 28, March 11, March 21, and April 11
Submitted by: Charlene J. Vetter
The Buffalo State Counseling Center invites you to join an informal, interactive discussion of self-care and self-compassion as essential ingredients for giving students our best, preventing burnout, and enriching our daily lives.
This single session will be offered from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Caudell Hall 234 on the the following dates:
Submitted by: Charlene J. Vetter
The Philosophy Department is pleased to announce the 2022 lecture in the Mary Lou Littlefield Speaker Series in Philosophy, “Laughing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Comedic Imagination,” presented by Luvell Anderson, Ph.D., associate professor of philosophy at Syracuse University, on Thursday, March 3, at 3:00 p.m. in the LoRusso Alumni and Visitor Center’s Costello Hall. The talk is free and open to the public.
Dr. Anderson is the editor of The Routledge Companion to the Philosophy of Race (Routledge, 2017) and the author of several articles on the semantics and pragmatics of racial slurs, epistemic injustice, and racial humor.
The annual Mary Lou Littlefield Speaker Series in Philosophy was established in 2018 by Mrs. Littlefield’s daughter, Adele Littlefield Cloutier, ’81, and granddaughter Emily Elise Cloutier, ’18. Mrs. Littlefield worked at Buffalo State for more than 20 years, serving in various departments on campus, including the Research Foundation and the Peace Corps and Admissions offices, and as an administrative assistant to President D. Bruce Johnstone.
Submitted by: Tess M. Leonard
Students, faculty, and staff are invited to participate in the Civic Engagement Series on Thursday, February 24, in the Campbell Student Union Lobby. Stop by the CCE’s table between 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to make laundry soap to donate to None Like You/We Care to support the elderly in our community.
The Civic Engagement Series is funded by the Grant Allocation Committee.
Submitted by: Naomi W. Hall
Please join us for the Teaching and Learning Center session "Sources and Citations and Plagiarism, Oh My! Helping Students Write Stronger Research Papers," presented by Maggie Herb, assistant professor of English and director of the College Writing Center, on Tuesday, April 12, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. via Blackboard Collaborate.
Writing a research paper can be a daunting task for students—and helping students through this process can be equally daunting for faculty. In this workshop, we will discuss common research writing challenges that students face, such as citations, integrating sources, building an argument, and we'll review effective pedagogical strategies we can use to help them.
Please register through the Workshop Registration System.
Submitted by: Natalie L. Wills
Please join us for the Teaching and Learning Center’s session "Working with ESL Writers," presented by Maggie Herb, assistant professor of English, on Tuesday, March 8, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. offered virtually via Blackboard Collaborate.
College students who speak English as a second language can face unique challenges with their writing, and faculty may feel unprepared or unsure about how best to support these students. In this workshop, we will review best practices for working with ESL writers and review practical response and assessment strategies that instructors can implement.
Please register through the Workshop Registration System.
Submitted by: Natalie L. Wills