Steve Peraza, assistant professor of history and social studies education, will present a public lecture, "The Eagle Has Landed: Disenfranchisement Surges Ahead in the 21st Century U.S.," at 12:15 p.m. Thursday, September 16, in Classroom Building C202 in observance of Constitution Day. All are welcome.

Weigel Health Promotions is pleased to offer “Stop the Bleed,” a free 60-minute class facilitated by ECMC that teaches students how to recognize serious bleeding and ways to control it, such as applying direct pressure, packing wounds, or using a tourniquet.

Two identical sessions will be offered, both in Weigel Wellness Center 203:

• Tuesday, September 14, at 10:00 a.m.
• Tuesday, November 30, at 12:15 p.m.

All students will have the hands-on opportunity to practice bleeding-control skills and will be issued a course completion certificate at the end of the class.

A death from uncontrolled bleeding may be a death that can be prevented. Most cases of serious bleeding are due to common accidents in and around the home, at work, or from motor vehicle crashes. A victim can bleed to death much faster than trained emergency medical personnel can arrive to treat them. A person near the injured individual may be the only one who can make the difference between life and death.

Help our Trauma Team save lives by scheduling your Stop the Bleed course today.

Space is limited. RSVP online.

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

For additional Weigel Health Promotions programs and information, please visit our web page, like us on Facebook (Buffalo State Health Promotions), follow us on Twitter (@BSCHealthPromo), find us on Instagram (@Buffalostate_healthpromotions) and Youtube, or follow us on Pinterest (bschealthpromo).

Please join us for a guided meditation session facilitated by Raquel Schmidt, chair and associate professor of exceptional education, as part of our Buffalo State of Mind: Meditation Series, on Wednesday, September 15, from 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. in Butler Library 318 or via Zoom. 

Meditation is something most of us do, whether we call it meditation or not. A few deep breaths in a hectic day. Shutting the door to close out the outside world while we recalibrate, problem solve, and figure out the best way to move forward in any challenging situation. This session is designed to show how we can all integrate meditative practices into our day-to-day lives without needing a soft cushion, a quiet room, or a dark corner. Meditation is, in part, about giving your active brain a break so it can focus on other priorities, including being still. 

Please register through the Workshop Registration System.

Buffalo State College is proud to announce the Entrepreneurship in the Arts 2021. This outstanding program last ran in 2019. Founded by Ben Christy, the late dean of the School of Arts and Humanities, and Susan McCartney, director of the Small Business Development Center, the program will resume this month and will run for four consecutive Wednesday evenings in Rockwell Hall 204, beginning Wednesday, September 22. 

The training has pivoted to a strong emphasis on the tools and strategies for deploying e-commerce. The e-commerce transition was significantly affected by the pandemic and is anticipated to be an essential practice for all businesses moving forward. Business planning and financial analysis will continue as core topics. Copyright management—an issue of particular importance to nearly all art-related businesses—will be discussed, along with the various options for legally setting up one’s business.

The fee for the program is $75. Buffalo State students are eligible for a scholarship. For more information about registering for the program or securing a scholarship, please contact Susan McCartney. Space is limited.

Please join us for the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) session "Learning about Student Learning: Introducing Scholarship of Teaching and Learning," presented by John Draeger, professor of philosophy and director of the TLC, on Thursday, October 14, from 12:15 to 1:30 in Butler Library 318.

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning is dedicated to the ongoing and systematic investigation of student learning. What do you want to be learning about student learning? What techniques might you want to try? Come and learn how to study student learning and help students learn more effectively.

Please register through the Workshop Registration System.

Please join us for the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) faculty development workshop "Decoding the Disciplines," presented by John Draeger, professor of philosophy and director of the TLC, on Wednesday, October 13, from noon to 1:00 p.m. in Butler Library 318. 

The model (Pace & Middendorf, 2004) encourages faculty members to focus on the topics and skills where significant numbers of students struggle. These are often the places where things seem obvious to faculty and yet are missed by students. The model provides a process by which faculty can identify these bottlenecks and find ways of getting around them.

Please register through the Workshop Registration System.

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.*

The event is free and open to the public.

With historic performances by musicians such as Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, 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. Summer of Soul premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award.

Watch the trailer.

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 of the Buffalo State Equity and Campus Diversity Office, the Buffalo State Communication Department, and the Burchfield Penney Art Center.

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*In accordance with updated guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Erie County Department of Health, Buffalo State College requires all campus community members and visitors—regardless of vaccination status—to wear face masks while indoors on campus.

ITEC will apply patches to the back-end SQL server that supports the Ensemble server on Saturday, September 11, from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. Ensemble Video service is expected to be unavailable during this time.

For more information about Ensemble Video, please visit our training page or book a one-on-one appointment for training or with questions.

Please join us for the Teaching and Learning Center session "Open Educational Resources and Alternative Learning Materials Initiatives as Surrogates for Traditional Textbooks," presented by Chris Hulsman, electronic and educational resources librarian, on Wednesday, October 6, from 11:00 a.m. to noon in Butler Library 318.

Choosing the right learning materials for your course and your students is often a difficult endeavor. Concerns over cost, relevancy, and quality are ubiquitous to the textbook-vetting process. There are other options! Explore the possibilities of open educational resources (OER) and alternative learning materials. This short workshop will reveal the possibilities of reusing, remixing, retaining, revising, and redistributing content to fit your course. We will discuss the use of OER, library subscription content, and courseware available through SUNY. Please join us in discovering alternative high-impact course materials.

Please register through the Workshop Registration System.

Please join us for the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) faculty development workshop "Decoding the Disciplines," presented by John Draeger, professor of philosophy and director of the TLC, on Tuesday, October 5, from 9:25 to 10:50 a.m. in Butler Library 318. 

The model (Pace & Middendorf, 2004) encourages faculty members to focus on the topics and skills where significant numbers of students struggle. These are often the places where things seem obvious to faculty and yet are missed by students. The model provides a process by which faculty can identify these bottlenecks and find ways of getting around them.

Please register through the Workshop Registration System.