Please join the Civic and Community Engagement Office for the webinar "Four Curricular Lenses for Centering Community Engagement, Equity, Justice, and Movement Building," featuring Kevin Kumashiro from Kevin Kumashiro Consulting, on Thursday, October 7, from 3:00 to 4:00 pm. This event is presented by Campus Compact as part of its National Webinar Series and is free to members of the Buffalo State College community.

This webinar explores four “lenses” or conceptual frameworks for centering community engagement, equity, justice, and movement building in curriculum: (1) naming the moment and our intervention; (2) paradoxes of education; (3) legacies and frames; (4) discomfort and resistance.

Drawing on a range of fields of research; on personal experiences as scholar, dean, and now consultant for colleges and universities across the country; and particularly on lessons from social movements, Dr. Kumashiro speaks to both novices and veterans in anti-oppressive education by both affirming progressive interventions and troubling conventional wisdom. By the end of the session, participants will be able to define and illustrate four conceptual frameworks for centering community engagement, equity, justice, and movement building in curriculum.

Please register online for this webinar and any others in the National Webinar Series that may interest you, and get the best of Campus Compact from wherever you are. Across 13 webinars, find tools, resources, and ideas to support and inspire you in your work.

The Civic and Community Engagement Office would like to thank the many faculty and staff members who made this year’s Bengals Dare to Care Day a success. It was so wonderful to see you bring your classes, teams, and advisees to participate alongside you in a morning of service, in person, after the past 18 months. We appreciate your taking the time to support the logistics of the event by serving as site coordinators and event assistants. Bengals Dare to Care Day is impossible without your contribution of time and service!

Thank you to the following faculty and staff members:

Fajri Ansari, Philip Badaszewski, Carol Beckley, Daniel Blum, Colleen Callahan, Mike Canfield, Catherine Cardina, Adam DePriest, Rebecca Eggleston, Eve Everette, Bruce Fox, Ken Giangreco, Denise Harris, Judith Harris, Tricia Herritt, Shelly Inniss-Jackson, Jude Jayatilleke, Dawn Jones, Michael Kroll, Christine Lai, Katie Malik-Willard, Amy McMillian, Nanci Monaco, Carolyn Morris-Hunt, Lisa Morrison-Fronckowiak, Marybeth Nugent, Leah Panek-Shirley, Nancy Paschke, Sydney Pfeifer, Susan Randaccio, Jennifer Reichenberg, Leasa Rochester-Mills, Lynn Rogers, Samantha Rzeszut, Dana Secure, Sandra Washington-Copeland, Ciarra Weedon, Natalie Wills, Dylan Wooding, and Lori Ann Woods

The Faculty-Student Association (FSA) is now accepting applications for the 2022 grant cycle. FSA grants are awarded by the FSA board of directors to fund programs that will promote and cultivate educational and extracurricular activities on the Buffalo State College campus. All student groups and faculty members are welcome to apply. Please visit the FSA website for the application and guidelines.

The application deadline for the 2022 grant cycle is November 15, 2021. For further information, please contact Hope Dunbar, executive director of the FSA.

Academic Transition Programs would like to wish Susan Mary Paige, lecturer in Academic Success, a wonderful retirement. Dr. Paige, who worked for SUNY for 26 years—22 of those at Buffalo State College—retired September 1. She taught courses in Academic Affairs and the Communication Department. She also served on the UNC 100 Oversight and Assessment Committee, the Bengal Learning Community Engagement Committee, the Diversity Committee, and the Teaching Effectiveness Committee. Dr. Paige has mentored many first-year students to present their research at the Student Research and Creativity Conference and other research opportunities. She was also a familiar volunteer for First-Year Convocation, first day of class via Orientation, Commencement activities, and the Pedagogical Institute. And in her spare time, outside of Buffalo State, she represented the college by serving on the Literacy Empowerment Action Plan (LEAP) board of directors. Please join us in wishing Dr. Paige a well-deserved retirement! She is a treasure and will be missed.

From the Chair of the College Senate
The next meeting of the College Senate for the fall 2021 semester will be held Friday, October 8, at 3:00 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center 215 (Newman Lecture Hall). Please contact Vincent Masci, assistant to the College Senate, with questions. The format of the meeting (remote or in person) may be subject to change with evolving guidance from the CDC, state, and SUNY.

Please note that because of social distancing, only 175 seats are available in Newman Lecture Hall, even though the room capacity is 367. Senators and members of the administration will have preferred seating.

The New York State Education Department's Office of Higher Education has issued Buffalo State College a limited number of e-vouchers (electronic vouchers) to be distributed to students to help defray the cost of the registration fee for the edTPA / ATS-W. To be eligible to apply for an edTPA / ATS-W e-voucher, candidates must meet specific criteria, listed below:

• Be enrolled in an educator preparation program leading to your first NYS Initial Teacher Certification
• Be planning to graduate on or before August 2022
• Have passed EAS and CST (must show on TEACH)
• Have fingerprints processed through NYSED (must show on TEACH)
• Have submitted Release Authorization to the Teacher Certification Office
• Have applied and paid for Initial NYS Teacher Certification

If you think you meet these requirements, please contact the Teacher Certification Office, 878-6121.

The New York State Education Department's Office of Higher Education has issued Buffalo State College a limited number of e-vouchers (electronic vouchers) to be distributed to students to help defray the cost of the registration fees for the New York State Teacher Certification Exams (EAS and CST). Students should check their Buffalo State email accounts and the Teacher Certification Office website for eligibility requirements, directions, and the application.

The NYS Employee Assistance Program continues to host the very popular WellNYS Daily To-Do email. This program sends a daily email with a tip that encourages a healthful behavior. Sign up to receive the WellNYS Daily To-Do email every morning.

The WellNYS Everyday Monthly Challenge Program is another option that promotes practicing a healthful behavior for 20 days out of the month, which hopefully develops into a habit. Sign up for the WellNYS Everyday Monthly Challenge Program.

October Monthly Challenge: Enjoy the fall harvest.

Buffalo State College has a surplus warehouse available for campus departments to use. Available items include file cabinets, desks, chairs, storage cabinets, bookcases, and smaller items like desk organizers and miscellaneous supplies. There is no charge for the equipment.

Please email Lauren Morse, director of property control and sustainable programs, to schedule an appointment to see what is available.

Thank you!

The surplus warehouse has several boxes of used hanging file folders in good condition. Most of the folders are green. If interested, please email Lauren Morse, director of property control and sustainable programs.

Thank you.