The Beyond Boundaries Film and Discussion Series announces its spring lineup of documentaries, each followed by a panel discussion. Screenings are held in the Burchfield Penney Art Center’s Tower Auditorium beginning at 7:00 p.m. and are free and open to the public.

The Neutral Ground: A Story about Sore Losers
Thursday, February 10
A film about memory, monuments, and how to break up with the Confederacy, The Neutral Ground chronicles a fight over monuments and America’s troubled romance with the Lost Cause. Director CJ Hunt is a producer on the Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Watch the trailer.

No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics
Thursday, March 10
No Straight Lines tells the story of five pioneering cartoonists who depicted everything from the AIDS crisis, coming out, and same-sex marriage to themes of race, gender, and disability. Director Vivien Kleiman provides a window into LGBTQ lives from the 1970s onward via artists Alison Bechdel, Jennifer Camper, Howard Cruse, Rupert Kinnard, and Mary Wings. Watch the trailer. 

Not Going Quietly
Thursday, April 14
This film follows Ady Barkan, a rising star in progressive politics, after his life is upended by a diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Barkan ignites a once-in-a-generation political movement as he barnstorms across the country to demand health-care justice. Director Nicholas Bruckman documents Barkan’s groundbreaking interviews with Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren. Watch the trailer.

Beyond Boundaries is sponsored by the Equity and Campus Diversity Office, the Communication Department, and the Burchfield Penney Art Center and is curated by Ruth Goldman and Meg Knowles, associate professors of communication, and Crystal Rodriguez-Dabney, chief diversity officer. 

Spring 2022 classes begin Monday, January 31. If a student is waiting on a response from an instructor, the student should contact the instructor now. If the instructor is not available, the student should call the departmental office and ask for assistance. A list of departments and phone numbers is available online.

The Burchfield Penney Art Center is looking for enthusiastic, committed volunteers to participate in its upcoming docent training. Docents are museum volunteers trained as teaching guides who bridge the viewer and the artwork, igniting conversation and curiosity. Tours of all kinds are conducted—school groups, adults, seniors, and social organizations. Docents lead more than 15,000 visitors through the galleries each year.

We are seeking community members who collectively reflect a wide range of perspectives and experiences. Well-trained docent volunteers are one of our most valuable assets. No formal training or experience is required to apply. Candidates should simply be enthusiastic, dedicated lifelong learners who want to tell meaningful, engaging stories.

The center celebrates artwork connected to the culturally diverse communities of Buffalo and Western New York. To forge closer ties with the city we serve, we are seeking members of the community who together reflect this wide range of perspectives and experiences. To help us expand accessibility, we particularly encourage bilingual candidates to apply.

Docents-in-training must attend 15 two-and-a-half-hour sessions on Wednesdays. Upon completion, docents are required to commit to the program for a full year, providing at least two tours monthly. Docents are also encouraged to attend lectures and other educational programming presented by the Burchfield Penney and other area museums.

The application deadline is Wednesday, February 2. More information, including the application form, is available online. Please contact Mary Kozub, education program manager, (716) 878-3156, with questions.

The 14th year of Buffalo State College’s own interdisciplinary lecture series, “Conversations in and out of the Disciplines,” continues this spring with talks by Natalie Szymanski, assistant professor of English and director of the College Writing Program; Sue Maguire, associate professor of anthropology; and Gehan Senthinathan, assistant professor of social and psychological foundations of education and adult education. Please mark your calendars.

Dr. Szymanski will present “From Invisible to Promoted Labor: Burning Down Updating the Tenure and Promotion System” on Friday, March 18 (format TBD); Dr. Maguire will present “Making Connections: Exploring Interdisciplinary Approaches to Archaeology at Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown, NY” on Friday, April 15, in Ketchum Hall 320; and Dr. Senthinathan will present “Sweet Neuroscience: Intermittent Access and Excessive (Addiction-Like) Consumption” on Friday, April 29, in Ketchum Hall 320. Each of the talks will begin at 3:00 p.m. and will be followed by a Q&A. If any of the talks must be moved online, a link for remote viewing will be shared as the date approaches.

The “Conversations” series was started over a decade 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 few years, colleagues from Anthropology, Art Conservation, Art History, Biology, English, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, and Secondary Education (among others) have shared their work with the Buffalo State and Buffalo communities.

Nominations will be accepted through Tuesday, February 22, for the 2021–2022 Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Classified Service. This SUNY system-level award recognizes classified service employees for excellence and superior service to students and the community at large. Members of the Buffalo State College community are encouraged to submit nominations for deserving colleagues.

The nomination form and award guidelines are available online. Thank you.

Check out Weigel Health Promotion’s new self-care series featuring tips, tricks, events, programs, resources, and more to help you with your self-care. You can find it online or through the Promotional monthly newsletter.

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Weigel Health Promotion is now collecting used eyeglasses, hearing aids, and cell phones in the vestibule of the Weigel Wellness Center from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.  

Eyeglasses will be donated to the Lions Club International Foundation’s recycling center to benefit LCI’s vision programs.

Hearing aids will be donated to the Hearing Aid Project.

Cell phones will be donated in collaboration with the Dean of Students Office to benefit Verizon’s efforts to aid victims of domestic violence.

Please email Paula Madrigal, assistant director of prevention and health promotion, with questions.

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To add to the information provided by the college’s Coronavirus Information website, Weigel Health Promotion has created a?Buffalo State COVID-19 Online Tool Kit. 

The tool kit breaks down specific information about navigating COVID-19 protocols at Buffalo State, including how to make an appointment with the Weigel Health Center, what to do if you have symptoms, the difference between quarantine and isolation, instructions for scheduling a vaccination or booster, and when to seek emergency attention. The tool kit will be updated and new information and resources added as necessary.  

Please contact Paula Madrigal, assistant director of prevention and health promotion, with questions.

In addition to the college COVID-19 platform, Weigel Health Promotion has created a?Buffalo State College COVID-19 Online Tool Kit. The tool kit breaks down specific information about navigating COVID-19 protocols at Buffalo State, including how to make an appointment with the Weigel Wellness Center, what to do if you have symptoms, the difference between quarantine and isolation, instructions for scheduling a vaccination or booster, when to seek emergency attention, and more. This tool kit will be updated, and information and resources will be added as necessary.

Please contact?Paula Madrigal, assistant director of prevention and health promotion, with questions.?

The best way to find information is to follow us on social media. We will post any last-minute additions,?updates,?or cancellations as necessary.??

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Applications are now being accepted for the West Side Promise Neighborhood Change Leaders Program. Facilitated by Buffalo State College, member organizations of the West Side Promise Neighborhood provide an annual leadership development opportunity as a commitment to West Side residents and stakeholders. We intend to help address the need for equitable and community-centered leadership development and to support our civically engaged community leaders initiate creative change. The 15-hour course is entirely digital and runs March 2–21. Please advertise this opportunity to any students or staff members who might be interested in applying. The application link is available online. If you are interested in contributing to the course material as a guest speaker, please contact Talia Rodriguez, WSPN associate director.