The Buffalo State College student chapter of the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Society (IEOM) will meet Tuesday, September 21, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. in Technology Building 258. Business and engineering students are especially encouraged to attend. We are planning speakers, tours, and networking opportunities with area businesses. Diversity is the key to our success. Please join us.

The campus community is invited to join us for the opening film event of the semester in the Beyond Boundaries Film and Discussion Series, Summer of Soul (2021), directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, on Thursday, September 23, from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney Art Center's Tower Auditorium.

This powerful documentary combines performance footage from the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival and contemporary interviews with festival performers and attendees.

With historic performances by musicians ranging from Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight to Nina Simone and Sly and the Family Stone, Questlove’s documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival is a moving portrait of black music and a radical political and cultural moment.

The film will be followed by a panel discussion featuring local musician Drea D'Nur and Buffalo State faculty members Naila Ansari, assistant professor theater, and Rick Fleming, professor of music.

Beyond Boundaries is free and open to the public. In accordance with Buffalo State policy, masks are required regardless of vaccination status when attendees are indoors on campus.

Watch the trailer.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

The Beyond Boundaries Film and Discussion Series is curated by Ruth Goldman and Meg Knowles, associate professors of communication; and Crystal Rodriguez-Dabney, chief diversity officer, at Buffalo State College. This series is made possible through a collaboration with the Buffalo State Equity and Campus Diversity Office, the Buffalo State Communication Department, and the Burchfield Penney Art Center. 

Please join us for a reception to celebrate the exhibit Vibrant Patterns and Prints: Cotton Endures in the 1960s and 1970s on Thursday, September 23, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the third-floor hallway of the Technology Building.

Funded by a grant from Cotton Inc., the exhibit highlights fashion and textiles from the Fashion and Textile Technology Department's Historic Costume and Textile Collection. Please consider giving to our current crowdfunding campaign for the FTT Historic Costume and Textile Collection Fund to assist with artifact storage, maintenance, management, and educational initiatives.

Light refreshments will be provided at the reception. Please note that masks and social distancing will be required for all in attendance.

Take this opportunity to see the exhibit before it closes in October. We hope to see you there!

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Please contact exhibition curator Arlesa Shephard, associate professor of fashion and textile technology, with questions.

Please join the Biology Department and the Great Lakes Center for the seminar "Native and Non-native Ant Impacts on Native Fungi," presented by Chloe Mokadam, master of arts candidate and lecturer of biology at Buffalo State College, today, September 20, from 3:00 to 4:15 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center 422. All students, staff, and faculty are welcome.

Please join the Biology Department and the Great Lakes Center for the seminar "Native and Non-native Ant Impacts on Native Fungi," presented by Chloe Mokadam, master of arts candidate and lecturer of biology at Buffalo State College, on Monday, September 20, from 3:00 to 4:15 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center 422. All students, staff, and faculty are welcome.

Please join the Inclusion and Equity Office for a Racial Healing Circle Program today, September 14, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Assembly Hall (or via Zoom). Visit Bengal Connect to register to attend in person or remotely.

All are invited to join this year's Buffalo State College Intercollegiate Moot Court team! Please come to Classroom Building B108 at 6:30 p.m. this Thursday, September 16, when Mr. Bill Altreuter and Dr. Peter Yacobucci, team co-coaches, will outline how Moot Court competition works and what the issues are for this year's competition. If you have any questions, please email Dr. Yacobucci. 

The Registrar's Office would like to wish Pamela Bohin, program aide, a wonderful and well-deserved retirement, effective September 30. Ms. Bohin has worked in the Registrar's Office for the last 16 years, with 37 years of state service. Please join us in extending our best wishes to her as she transitions to this new phase in her life.

The Registrar’s Office has posted graduation application deadlines (PDF, 109 KB) for the 2021–2022 academic year. Students must have a minimum of 101 earned credit hours to apply online.

Please encourage students to review their Degree Works audit to make sure all requirements are being met before they apply. Students who have missed the deadline to apply online or who are unable to apply online should email a request to regofc@buffalostate.edu. Applying after the deadline may delay the awarding of a degree.

Instructions on completing the online application for graduation are available on the Graduation Preparation web page.

Please contact the Registrar’s Office, Moot Hall 210, 878-4811, with questions.

Buffalo State College faculty and staff members are invited to the 26th annual Buffalo State PDS Conference on Friday, September 24, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall. We will celebrate Buffalo State's 150th anniversary!

We will have a panel of alumni hosted by Wendy Paterson, dean of the School of Education, discussing education past, present, and future. The 2021 New York State Teacher of the Year, Jennifer Wolfe, will be the keynote speaker. The conference also includes three rounds of various sessions in the afternoon. There is something for everyone. Please check out the agenda for all the details.

We are trying something new this year, piloting a hybrid format using the platform Whova to allow for easier accessibility for our school, community, and international partners.

Registrants will have the option to attend in person (on the Buffalo State campus), virtually (synchronous), and asynchronously at a more convenient time for them. Whatever way you choose to participate, please register using the Whova platform by Thursday, September 16. As a reminder, this event is free!

Be sure to follow the next steps after receiving confirmation of a successful registration from Whova. There are next steps for everyone, and there are color-coded next steps depending on how you plan to attend the conference.

Whova is a very user-friendly platform, but if for some reason you need assistance, they have step-by-step attendee guides to help you. 

Please email Keli Garas-York, professor of elementary education, literacy, and educational leadership, if you have questions. We appreciate your feedback on this new format. Evaluation forms will be available the day of the conference.

We look forward to seeing you soon.

Keli Garas-York and Pixita del Prado Hill
PDS Co-directors