Please join the Psychology Department in celebration of Buffalo State College’s 150 anniversary and Native American Heritage Month for a seminar presented by Robert D’Alimonte, an award-winning Buffalo State alumnus, on his journey through a career in information technology to a career as an artist and personal business owner, on Friday, November 12, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in Technology Building 160.

All students, staff, and faculty are welcome.

Please join the Newman Center as we celebrate the Feast of All Saints today, November 1, at 12:05 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Assembly Hall.

The Newman Center will celebrate Mass for the Feast of All Saints on Monday, November 1, at 12:05 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Assembly Hall. All are welcome.

Our loved ones are part of what the church calls the "Communion of Saints." The church commemorates these "saints" by celebrating All Saints and All Souls Day on November 1 and 2.

The Buffalo State College chapter of United University Professions (UUP) is holding two events to recognize Campus Equity Week:

Film Screening and Discussion
An online screening of the short film The Last Adjunct (06:28), followed by a discussion with the director, assistant professor of communication Dorothea Braemer, will take place Thursday, October 28, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. Any member of UUP may attend.

Blackboard Collaborate meeting link
Join by phone: (571) 392-7650
PIN: 396 324 2704

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Part-Time and Contingent (PTC) Faculty Accomplishments and Positive Classroom Stories
As part of Campus Equity Week, Buffalo State UUP is collecting the accomplishments of our PTC faculty to be posted on a Buffalo State UUP–sponsored website. Accomplishments and stories will be gathered and shared publicly with our members and UUP central.

• Submit your accomplishment or positive classroom story online (think Humans of New York) 
• Each accomplishment should be submitted separately.
• Assembled PTC accomplishments will be posted online.

From the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences
The deans and the provost are currently considering the purchase and implementation of the Watermark Faculty Activity Reporting package. This software, which some of you may know as Digital Measures Activity Insight, would replace the current annual faculty report and would eventually be used to automatically generate and route File A and File B materials for renewal and tenure/promotion purposes. Its robust features will allow faculty, chairs, and administrators to generate accurate and timely reporting for a number of purposes. Select members of the College Senate have already seen limited demonstrations of this software; however, we would like all faculty to have an opportunity to see a demo and ask questions directly of the Watermark representatives. Dean's Council members will collect feedback before making a recommendation to the provost.

An open demonstration has been scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 2. Interested faculty and staff members can access the demonstration via Zoom.

Looking for something to do with your family? How about dozens of things? That’s what you’ll find at Hyatt’s All Things Creative Family Day on Saturday, October 30, from 10:00 a.m. to noon at the Burchfield Penney Art Center. You'll have a spectacularly spooky time with activities throughout the museum and "trick-or-treating" with artworks, too! Enjoy kid-friendly gallery tours and hands-on art-making workshops. Costumes are encouraged.*

Free for members; $5 per family for not-yet-members.

As a special bonus, Hyatt’s All Things Creative has made it possible for the Burchfield Penney to offer $50 Family Memberships to all new and returning family members who sign up. That’s a $25 savings! Each new member will also receive a $25 gift card for any purchase at Hyatt’s All Things Creative!

Masks are required while in the museum. 

*Costume note: please no swords, light sabers, etc. Backpacks and large bags are likewise not allowed in the gallery. Any items brought to the museum must be placed in a locker during your visit.

For further information, please email the art educator, Michaela Worosz.

First-time visitors should be able to make sense of your website in a matter of seconds. Including too many navigation options makes it harder for your site visitors to find what they need quickly.

When it comes to website navigation, consistency is key.

Buffalo State College follows the +/-7 rule for global (top-level) navigation when developing its sites. Research has shown that up to six or seven items is the maximum amount of navigation a user can take in visually in a short review time. The more navigation options you have, the more difficult the information is to remember and process for your visitors.

Academic websites should include at least the following global navigation items:

• About
• Academics (or “Programs” or “Majors & Minors”)
• Admission & Aid (or “Apply”)
• Faculty & Staff (or “People” or “Directory”)

Additional items (up to a total of seven) can include the following:

• Advisement
• Alumni
• For Students
• For Faculty
• Internships
• News & Events
• Outcomes
• Research

Get help with your website navigation today! Open a ticket requesting assistance.

The CSEA Local 640 Election Board and Veterans Committee would like to honor our CSEA veterans. If you are a CSEA member and a veteran who would like to participate in our celebrations, now or in the future, please email Julie Wholf, administrative assistant in the Elementary Education, Literacy, and Educational Leadership Department, to be added to the email list. Thanks to all our veterans for their sacrifice and service.

The English Department will present a 30-minute introduction to the new Technical Writing Certificate on Friday, October 29, at 2:00 p.m. via Zoom. Students and faculty members are welcome to attend, learn about the core courses in the program, and ask about the potential value of this credential for their career plans. Please email english@buffalostate.edu to be sent the Zoom log-in. Chairs interested in adding a course from their programs to the list of Technical Writing electives included in the certificate should contact Lisa Berglund, English Department chair, for more information.

The Modern and Classical Languages Department is pleased to announce a new weekly Tertulia for all levels of Spanish speakers on Thursday afternoons from 12:20 to 1:20 p.m. in Ketchum Hall 300. Conversation practice, Spanish language and culture games (Jeopardy, Kahoot, SMARTboard activities). Game-show style, prizes awarded. Video discussion, special guest presentations, drop-in tutoring and advisement. Free refreshments. Mask required. Open to all faculty and students.

For more information, please contact Mark Warford, associate professor of modern and classical languages.