Calling all Buffalo area families! Join us for a free outdoor family music event on Saturday, September 25, from 10:00 a.m. to noon on the Buffalo State College campus in Horace Mann Quad (behind Rockwell and between Ketchum and Bacon halls). Free parking!

There will be interactive music activities designed for children ages 3 to 8, but children of other ages are welcome. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

Sponsored by the Buffalo State College Community Arts Academy and the Buffalo State Music Department.

Campus map (PDF, 4.3 MB)

From the Chair of the College Senate
The first meeting of the College Senate for fall 2021 will be held Friday, September 10, at 3:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in person 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.

From the Chair of the College Senate
Several members of the Buffalo State College community are serving on the SUNY University Faculty Senate (UFS) and its committees. Below is a complete list of our representation on the UFS:

UFS Senators: Kimberly Kline and Amy Rosen-Brand
UFS Alternates: John Draeger and Bruce Fisher
UFS Programs and Awards Committee: Carol DeNysschen
UFS Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity: Lisa Morrison-Fronckowiak
UFS Operations Committee: Ken Fujiuchi
UFS Graduate and Research Committee: M. Scott Goodman
UFS Communications Committee: Melissa Meehan
UFS Programs and Awards Committee: KeunYoung Oh
UFS Executive Committee (non-voting): Amy Rosen-Brand
UFS Student Life Committee (non-voting, Chair): Amy Rosen-Brand
UFS Executive Committee (non-voting): Bhakti Sharma
UFS Governance Committee (ex-officio): Bhakti Sharma
UFS Campus Governance Leader (CGL) and CGL Convener for the UFS: Bhakti Sharma

Weigel Health Promotions, in collaboration with Pure Life Therapy, presents the following two workshops:

'Meditation and Massage Therapy'
Friday, September 17, 11:00 a.m.
Are you feeling tense and stressed out? Join us for an exploration into the cornerstone of mindfulness, the body scan meditation. This centering meditation brings a new awareness into the sensations of the body, followed by guided massage techniques you can safely do on your face, scalp, neck, and shoulders. This online class is fantastic to rejuvenate and relax with your employees, family, or friends.

Please register online.

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'Mindfully Preventing Screen-Time Burnout'
Tuesday, November 9, 7:00 p.m.
Please join Weigel Health Promotions and Pure Life Therapy for an online discussion of tips and techniques to prevent screen-time burnout. We will cover how to recognize burnout and learn mindfulness techniques such as meditation and mindful movement. The movement will be demonstrated standing up, so please wear clothing that is easy to move around in, as you will be encouraged to participate. (Camera can be turned off for the movement).

Please register online.

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These workshops are co-sponsored by the Grant Allocation Committee.

Please email Paula Madrigal, assistant director of prevention and health promotion, with questions.

Follow us on social media for updates and cancellations.
Like us on Facebook (Buffalo State Health Promotions), follow us on Twitter (@BSCHealthPromo), and find us on Instagram (@Buffalostate_healthpromotions) and Youtube.

Please join the Teaching and Learning Center for a scholarly discussion of chapter 2 of From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education (2020), on Friday, October 1, from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. in Butler Library 318. 

Coffee, tea, and light breakfast snacks will be served. 

Please register through the Workshop Registration System.

Please mark your calendars for the first internship coordinators meeting of the 2021–2022 academic school year on Monday, September 20, at 9:00 a.m. in the Grande Conference Room, Cleveland Hall 418. If you oversee or support internships in your department, please attend this brief meeting where we will discuss new guidance and updated protocols, available resources, and additional supports for internship coordinators. Please register online if you are able to attend.

Please email Denise Harris, director of the Career Development Center, with questions.

Please mark your calendars for the first internship coordinators meeting of the 2021–2022 academic school year on Monday, September 20, at 9:00 a.m. in the Grande Conference Room, Cleveland Hall 418. If you oversee or support internships in your department, please attend this brief meeting where we will discuss new guidance and updated protocols, available resources, and additional supports for internship coordinators. Please register online if you are able to attend.

Please email Denise Harris, director of the Career Development Center, with questions.

Please join us for a Teaching and Learning Center session, "Conversations about What, Why, and How We Do What We Do,” a celebration of the richness of academic inquiry and the essence of what each academic discipline is all about at Buffalo State College. Four discrete editions will focus on the arts, the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences.

What is distinctive about each academic discipline as a mode of study? How would you describe the practice to our students, their parents, your colleagues, or random strangers? Why is it important to study our particular discipline at this moment in higher education, this moment in the world, and this moment at Buffalo State? How are the various fields within each academic discipline similar and how are they different?

We’d love to hear what you have to say. We hope you can come and join the conversation about what, why, and how we do what we do at Buffalo State. All sessions will be held in Butler Library 318. Presented by John Draeger, professor of philosophy and director of the Teaching and Learning Center. Please register for the appropriate session using one of the links below.

Arts Edition
Monday, September 20, 10:00–11:00 a.m.
or
Thursday, September 23, 3:30–4:30 p.m.

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Humanities Edition
Thursday, September 16, 2:00–3:00 p.m.
or
Tuesday, September 21, 11:00 a.m.–noon

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Natural Sciences Edition
Monday, September 20, 11:00–noon
or
Monday, September 20, 3:00–4:30 p.m.

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Social Sciences Edition
Thursday, September 16, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
or
Wednesday, September 22, 3:00–4:00 p.m.

To meet the needs and interests of our prospective students, the Graduate School will again hold individual virtual department or program presentations with our faculty and staff members throughout the months of October and November instead of an in-person synchronous Open House this fall. Please view this sample presentation to get an idea of what the virtual presentations should look like.

Faculty members will have the option to use the Slate platform or Zoom. Slate has added the option of using external services to host online events. This feature allows faculty members to use the platform for which they are most comfortable while still allowing the Graduate School to collect student information and handle the respective communications.

Department presentations will be held on different days and times selected by faculty and staff members. All individual presentations will collectively account for the Fall Graduate Open House.

Program coordinators should fill out the RSVP form as soon as possible so that we can start marketing your sessions. The registration form asks you to indicate your department, date and time selection for your event, and whether you will be using Slate or Zoom (if Zoom, it will ask for the Zoom link). Once submitted, you will be contacted individually by the Graduate School for more detailed planning.

Faculty and Staff RSVP Form for Graduate Open House

Questions about the program can be directed to Makenzie Docteur, coordinator of graduate recruitment, by email or phone at 878-5603.

As always, the Graduate School thanks you for your continued support.

Please join us for the SUNY Study Abroad Virtual Fair on Thursday, September 9, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

As a SUNY student, you have access to more than 800 programs across the entire SUNY system. To help you find the program that’s the best fit, SUNY will host this virtual study abroad fair via CareerEco. The fair will consist of chat rooms hosted by each participating campus. Students can sign in anytime during the three hours and use text or video to ask questions of program representatives and advisers.

What you’ll find:

• Over 800 programs available throughout the SUNY system
• Programs in over 60 countries
• Representatives from more than 20 SUNY Schools waiting to chat with you

Please register online. All SUNY students are welcome!

As always, please feel free to email the Global Engagement Office with questions.