The Teacher Education Council (TEC) will meet Friday, March 12, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. via Zoom. TEC representatives will receive a meeting invitation and link via e-mail. All TEC representatives and Teacher Education Unit members are encouraged to attend. Non-members who would like to attend may contact their TEC representative for log-in information.

Please join us for the second annual Buffalo State College Women's Leadership Conference on Friday March 26, from noon to 3:00 p.m. Hosted by the Equity and Campus Diversity Office, the conference is free and open to all students of all genders in the Buffalo area.

This year's conference will feature speakers, breakout sessions, networking, a community circle, and more. We hope students can join us for this opportunity to meet peers from other area colleges and discuss women's leadership and the advancement of an equitable world for all. Please follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates on our speakers and topics for the conference.

Please register for the event online.

A special thanks to the committee for making this conference possible: Chrisjarvel Adams, Shelby Amos, Michael Heflin, Kristen Helling, Samantha Quinn, and Shawnté Wilson.

Join Say Yes Buffalo and the Buffalo State College Say Yes team tomorrow, March 11, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. to learn about paid summer internships for Say Yes students. Please register online. The Zoom link will be provided upon registration.

The Buffalo State College community is saddened by the death of Bruce R. Adams, adjunct associate professor emeritus of art education, who died March 5, 2021. Mr. Adams joined the college in 2010 and retired in 2020. He is survived by his wife, Renee; two children; and two grandchildren. More information is available online.

Student Accessibility Services (SAS) would like to thank all the faculty members who have continued to work to ensure that students with disabilities receive appropriate accommodations in this challenging time of remote learning. As a gentle reminder, the SAS testing center continues to have limited capacity due to social distancing. Many faculty members have used online testing to provide students testing accommodations. Alternatively, for those classes that are on campus, faculty members have successfully worked out individualized solutions by e-mailing exams@buffalostate.edu and working directly with Andrea Gustafson, our staff member in charge of testing. Please be mindful that SAS, like most areas of campus, is conducting many of its operations remotely, and we ask that no tests, exams, quizzes, or other assessments be dropped off at the SAS office unless you have confirmed that someone will be there to receive them.

Again, thank you for your continued support and dedication to ensuring access for our students.

Reconstruction of Iroquois Drive between Elmwood Avenue and Lot I-34 will resume Monday, March 15. Renovations will continue through July. Drivers who use Iroquois Drive are asked to avoid the construction area by entering the campus at the Coyer Entrance, accessible from Grant Street.

When through traffic on Iroquois Drive cannot be maintained, drivers will be directed to use Rockwell Road. A two-way detour to Rockwell Road has been posted.

While parking lots along Iroquois Drive will remain open during this time, lots I-30, I-31, I-32, and I-33 will experience limited, short-term closures to accommodate construction operations. Construction crews and flag personnel will direct traffic when this occurs. 

Campus map (PDF, 4.3 MB)

The Iroquois Drive reconstruction project is replacing the deteriorated roadway and drainage system. It will provide additional sidewalks for pedestrian use, high-visibility crosswalks, and LED site lighting.

Thank you for your patience as this important construction project continues. Questions may be e-mailed to vpfm@buffalostate.edu.

Faculty members, thank you for your efforts in submitting the 2021 spring Student Progress Reports. Sixty-four percent of the surveys were submitted, the highest completion rate we have had since the inception of the Bengal Success Portal. This will spearhead the work of our support staff in many areas across the college. Our goal for the 2021 fall Student Progress Reports is a completion rate of 75 percent.

The outreach and advisement to students over the next few weeks will be pivotal to their success and retention for the fall semester.

The new Retention website is in its final stages and will provide clarity and insight regarding persistence and retention data, retention initiatives and efforts, spotlights of retention successes, activities under the Title III grant, and other valuable information.

Please direct any questions or comments regarding the Bengal Success Portal or the Retention website to Gabriel Marshall, assistant vice president and senior adviser for student success and retention.

The United University Professions Chapter of Buffalo State College (UUP) and chapter president Fred Floss thank the campus community for its support of campus safety measures, including COVID testing in the Sports Arena. Your volunteering is important to the entire campus community, and we have put together a small appreciation gift bag for you. Gift bags include a UUP mask, a lanyard clip, and a $5 gift certificate for Spot Coffee (expires May 2021). Faculty and staff members who volunteered to help with COVID testing are welcome to pick up a gift bag on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday between 9:00 and 11:30 a.m. or 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. in the Health and Wellness Suite, Houston Gym 202.

If you are volunteering in the Sports Arena, feel free to stop by for your gift bag during the designated hours. If you would like to call ahead to ensure that someone is available, please call 878-6501. A special thanks to Carol DeNysschen, professor and chair of the Health, Nutrition, and Dietetics Department, and her team for coordinating the efforts.

Registration for summer and fall 2021 starts Wednesday, April 7. All continuing students are granted a registration time ticket based on earned credit hours (Buffalo State and transfer). Students should not count their spring 2021 credits, which are not yet earned but considered to be "in progress" until completed.

April 7 time tickets are based on eligibility for the following groups only:

• Athletes
• Buffalo State United Students Government (USG)
• Dean's Honors Program
• Graduate Student Leaders
• Kenzie Scholars
• Muriel A. Howard Honors Program
• Student Accessibility Services
• Veteran and Military Students

All April 7 time tickets have been loaded, so students can see their updated time tickets directly in Banner.

Please join us for "Eating during a Pandemic," presented by Katherine "Katie" Manis, lecturer in the Health, Nutrition, and Dietetics Department, on Thursday, March 11, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. via Zoom. 

Our worlds have been turned upside down, and that includes more unstructured time at home. This presentation will discuss healthful ways to eat during this time. It will include adequate hydration, ideas for meal prep, and creative cooking challenges, as well as specific nutrients to help keep your immune system in great shape to keep you healthy.

For more information and to register, please visit the Workshop Registration System.