Please be sure to review and bookmark the link for the Banner Student Registration Guide (PDF, 134 KB).

Registration for J-Term and spring 2022 began Wednesday, November 3, at 6:00 a.m. and is then continuous. All continuing students are strongly encouraged to register on their assigned date to secure their desired schedule. Students are strongly encouraged to review and bookmark the Registration Add Errors web page.

Please join the Civic and Community Engagement Office for the webinar "Shaping Student/Instructor Interactions with Applied Educational Neurobiology," presented by Mariglynn Edlins from the University of Baltimore, on Tuesday, November 9, at 1:00 p.m.

In every educational instance—whether face-to-face in a classroom or through a screen in a synchronous or asynchronous format—both the student and the instructor bring their existing physical and emotional state to an interaction with the others’ existing physical and emotional state. While these dynamics ultimately shape the interaction, they are often overlooked for the more obvious aspects of the encounter, such as structure, content, and pedagogy. Applied educational neurobiology offers a framework through which we can begin to understand these interactions at a deeper level, as well to work to improve interactions to be more positive, supportive, and influential. In this presentation, she will explore the role educational neurobiology can play in the classroom (especially in stressful times like a pandemic or other community stress), and how small changes can dramatically shift our interactions with students and therefore, the overall course experience. Participants will gain general understanding and techniques around applied educational neurobiology, including: (1) educator brain state, (2) attachment, and (3) regulation. Additionally, we will explore specific techniques and modalities that can support both student and educator neurobiology, as well as improve educational interactions together.

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Also included in this presentation:

"Teacher Residency: A Program Partnership for the Urban School Environment," presented by Nancy Morris and Leighann Forbes from Gannon University. This presentation will provide insights about how two urban institutions, a school district and a university, partnered to develop and implement a year-long teacher residency program. The institutions initially created the program with an eye toward increasing BIPOC representation in the teacher preparation program and among school district personnel. The design phase of this project was supported by a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The pilot year and subsequent year collected data from a small group of three residents and three mentors located in two elementary schools within the urban district. While the initial two years of the program did not fully meet the goal of increasing representation, both parties learned valuable lessons about supporting student achievement and promoting a sense of belonging in the poorest zip code in the nation. Findings from interviews of teacher residents in the pilot year showed they benefited greatly from being an integral part of the classroom from beginning to end of the school year. The opportunity to discuss distinct urban education issues during an accompanying seminar course was also viewed as a significant source of support and as was the enhanced mentorship they received as part of the program. Residents felt more prepared to enter the teaching profession than if they had completed a traditional student teaching experience. Mentors showed less gain from the experience and factors contributing to this finding, including COVID-19, will be discussed. Lessons learned from the planning, design, implementation, and evaluation stages of the teacher residency program will focus on conditions that promoted successes as well as those that provided roadblocks. Topics will include program design and ongoing redesign, mentor-resident development, and communication strategies. Future iterations of the teacher residency program will be implemented without grant support and plans for funding strategies will be shared with the audience. Attendees will gain an understanding of the power of the teacher residency model in supporting the academic, social, emotional, and personal successes of children, teachers, and residents in an urban environment.

"How Can We Help You? An Exploration of What Institutional Websites Reveal about First-Generation Support Services," presented by Amanda Wilkerson and Lynell Hodge from the University of Central Florida, and Emmanuela Stanislaus from Florida Atlantic University. At the conclusion of our session, attendees will gain the following takeaways: (1) Identify key aspects that need to be displayed on websites in order to support first generation students learning in metropolitan post-secondary settings. (2) Discuss ways to connect information for active students. (3) Assess the scope and depth of collaboration between programs, i.e. TRIO or Office of First Year, Financial Aid, etc. (4) Review higher education websites for which the presentation of the content supports student access to usable information.

"Maximizing the Impact of Emergency Funding Distribution by Using a CARE and Financial Aid Partnership" presented by Robin Kimberlin and D’Andre Braddix from the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) has provided critical financial support to college students affected by the pandemic, but to maximize the impact of these funds universities have to be strategic and intentional in their outreach to students. This presentation will focus on how universities can more holistically support students through a Financial Aid and CARE partnership for emergency fund distribution. We will walk the audience through the approach taken at the University of Missouri-St. Louis to distribute multiple rounds of CARES Act funding, including how we established clear and direct ways for students to identify additional needs and request extra support. This will include each point at which we opened the opportunity for students to request additional support from a CARE case manager and how that follow-up was implemented. We will provide a discussion of why emergency financial assistance must be coupled with professional support to yield the best outcomes for students.

This hour-long event is presented by the CUMU Learning and Sharing Virtual Series and is free to members of the Buffalo State community. Please register online for this webinar and any others in the series you may be interested in.

Come and join us to learn how geographic information systems (GIS) are used to support storm water compliance on Tuesday, November 9, during Bengal Pause (12:15 to 1:30 p.m.). We will meet in Classroom Building A209 to learn how storm water inspection forms can be easily created in ArcGIS Online and used to collect information in the field with your mobile phone. Staff from the Erie County Department of Environment and Planning will lead this activity.

Additional Applied Geography Bengal Pause activities will take place throughout the fall 2021 semester. Each activity is a low-stress, relaxed affair (many outdoors) designed to provide you with a unique hands-on experience. Consider these sessions an antidote to Zoom! Updated informational posters can be found in the Classroom Building, Science and Mathematics Complex, and Campbell Student Union. More information is available under the “Applied Geography Bengal Pause” link on the left side of the Geography and Planning Department website under News and Events.

These activities are brought to you by the Buffalo State Grant Allocation Committee and the Geography and Planning Department.

From the Chair of the College Senate
The third meeting of the College Senate for fall 2021 will be held Friday, November 12, at 3:00 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center 215 (Newman Lecture Hall). Please contact Vincent Masci, assistant to the College Senate, with questions.

A special exhibition, Resilience | Art & Design, Past & Present, is now open in the Czurles-Nelson Gallery in Upton Hall through Monday, November 29.

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of SUNY Buffalo State College, Resilience | Art & Design, Past & Present highlights the Art and Design Department’s historic evolution as told through the works of distinguished emeriti and alumni represented in the Burchfield Penney Art Center’s collection.  

In 1871, the Buffalo Normal School opened with art classes in drawing and penmanship. Its offerings grew exponentially, as the educational institution developed to support a full range of art and design creativity in an urban college.  

In a similar fashion, the Charles Burchfield Center, founded in 1966 to honor the renowned American artist Charles E. Burchfield, has grown from a single gallery space in Rockwell Hall to a contemporary museum building. The collection is also dedicated to artists affiliated with Western New York, including 123 artists identified with Buffalo State College. 

Resilience | Art & Design, Past & Present represents just a fraction of the immense range of talent that has developed historically as it simultaneously heralds the new School of Arts and Sciences. It is the hope of its organizers that visitors will be inspired by this unique collection as we reflect on the past and look forward to the future. 

Burchfield scholar Nancy Weekly has curated this exhibition based on recommendations from the college’s exhibition committee, headed by Caitlin Skelcey, that includes Marie Bogner, Carolyn Fusco, Lin Xia Jiang, Joseph Miller, and Kenneth Payne. This installation was facilitated by the center’s professional staff and trained museum studies students.

An exhibition reception will be held on Thursday, November 18, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Fall 2021 Czurles-Nelson Gallery Hours

Contact:
Marie Bogner, Gallery Coordinator
(716) 878-4390

Please join us for the Teaching and Learning Center session "Dangerous Classrooms: Creating Safe Spaces for Difficult Discussions Exploring Race, Class, Gender, Identity, Oppression, and Liberation'" presented by Michael Niman, professor of communication, on Wednesday, November 10, from noon to 1:00 p.m.

Dr. Niman will discuss how his work leading intercommunity discussions confronting issues such as systemic racism and its role in our shared experiences as Americans and his doctoral fieldwork studying acephalous consensus councils informs his pedagogy at Buffalo State College, where his work addressing these issues has earned him a SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. He’ll discuss his teaching strategies, how discomfort can lead to community-building in the classroom, and how institutions can support such pedagogy.

Please register through the Workshop Registration System.

The Weigel Wellness Center, in partnership with Wegmans Pharmacy, is scheduling appointments for flu shots for interested faculty, staff, and students on Wednesday, November 17, between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union upper lobby.

If you are interested in receiving a flu shot, please register online for an appointment. Appointments are encouraged, but walk-ins are also welcome. Please bring photo ID and your health insurance card to the appointment. If you do not have health insurance, the cost for the flu shot will be $39.99. Please call the Weigel Wellness Center at (716) 878-6711 with questions.

The Friends of the Buffalo State Maud Gordon Holmes Arboretum, along with the Buffalo Sunrise Rotarians and community members, will plant trees along the Grant Street side of the campus this Saturday, November 6.  An excellent assortment of native trees will be planted, including oaks, birches, redbuds, and lindens. Over 40 trees will be planted. Participants will meet at the Technology Building lobby at 8:30 a.m. for sign-in and assignments. Gloves are recommended and if possible, please bring a shovel. Coffee and refreshments will be available throughout the morning. All campus members are welcome to participate in this fun and productive campus effort. For more information and to register, please email Susan McCartney, director of the Small Business Development Center.

The Weigel Wellness Center, in partnership with Wegmans Pharmacy, is scheduling appointments for flu shots for interested faculty, staff, and students on Wednesday, November 17, between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union upper lobby.

If you are interested in receiving a flu shot, please register online for an appointment. Appointments are encouraged, but walk-ins are also welcome. Please bring photo ID and your insurance card to the appointment. If you do not have insurance, the cost for the flu shot will be $39.99. Please call the Weigel Wellness Center at (716) 878-6711 with questions.