Congratulations to Lois Mackiewicz, administrative assistant 1 in the Registrar's Office, winner of last week's SEFA online raffle for a $100 gift card to Wegmans. This week's raffle is for a $100 gift card to SEAR, one of Buffalo's finest steakhouses. To participate, simply visit the SEFA raffle website and follow the prompts. The winner will be announced in the Daily Bulletin on Tuesday, November 10. For more information, please contact Tom Koller, officer in charge of Intercollegiate Athletics and this year's SEFA/United Way Campaign chair, 878-6514.

The level of food insecurity in Western New York has risen since early 2020. FeedMore WNY is looking for partners for its Adopt-a-Route program to deliver hot and cold meals (Meals on Wheels) to clients in need. We are gathering interest in “Adopting a Route” where Buffalo State College would help serve its community neighbors. The commitment (with eight volunteers) would require 60 to 90 minutes once a month during the noon hour to deliver hot and cold meals to residents near Buffalo State. Volunteers will work in pairs, and all safety measures will be followed by volunteers and clients. These include volunteers wearing masks, social distancing, and using hand sanitizer before and after each delivery. Also, meals are delivered to porches in a designated area, so volunteers do not enter anyone's home. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Carol DeNysschen, chair and professor of health, nutrition, and dietetics (who can provide you with a training video so you feel comfortable with the safety of the process), or Laura Hill Rao, director of civic and community engagement. Thank you for making a difference!

The Health Ambassador Program supports the policies and practices put in place to ensure the health and well-being of students, faculty, and staff as we return to campus during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health ambassadors will be stationed at four locations across campus Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The following locations will rotate based on feedback and traffic:

• Technology Building lobby (at the base of the stairs)
• Butler Library lobby
• Science and Mathematics Complex atrium
• Campbell Student Union
• Classroom Building lobby
• Bulger Communication Center

Example services:

• Answering questions about COVID-19 health and safety procedures
• Checking temperatures and providing personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Directing people to online resources
• Answering questions about daily symptom tracking 

Please fill out this form if you would like to volunteer as a health ambassador. This is a volunteer position; please sign up for hours throughout the fall 2020 semester. The schedule will be updated biweekly. New volunteer trainings will be held weekly on Thursdays at 2:30 p.m via Zoom videoconference.

The Health Ambassador Program is organized through the Prevention and Health Promotion Office in the Weigel Wellness Center.

Please e-mail Paula Madrigal, assistant director of prevention and health promotions, with questions.

Please join us for the next podcast discussion in our Podcast, Walk, and Talk Series, "The Road to Improved Health and Well-Being with Lifelong Behavior Change," facilitated by Carol DeNysschen, chair and professor in the Health, Nutrition and Dietetics Department, on Friday, November 6, from 9:00 to 10:15 a.m. via Zoom.

Want a flat stomach? A faster metabolism? Maybe to get rid of that cellulite? Well, there’s a supplement for that. If only it were that easy… But as with most things in life, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

Take some time away from your desk to go for a walk from 9:00 to 9:30 a.m and listen to the free podcast "Food, We Need to Talk." After your walk, join the Zoom call and engage with your colleagues in a virtual discussion until 10:15 a.m. about how we can apply what we learned from the podcast to our own lives. The Zoom link will be sent two hours before the event.

NPR: Food, We Need to Talk
Listen on NPR or Apple Podcasts for free.

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

A new priority for the Community Academic Center (CAC) is integrating technology access and literacy into our remote educational programs for community members of all ages. The CAC currently has engagement opportunities for students, faculty, and staff members to support our students in Buffalo Beginnings Youth and Family Program, Global Youth Leaders, Citizenship Classes, and English as a New language (ENL). In addition, donations of used, working computers and tablets are in great need and will enable students without access to technology to join our classes. Please visit the CAC website for more information about engagement opportunities including volunteering and community-engaged learning.

Our seasonal beverages have arrived, but for a limited time only. Stop in and try one while they last.  

• pumpkin spice latte
• toasted white mocha
• peppermint mocha/white mocha
• peppermint hot chocolate/white hot chocolate
• caramel brulée latte
• salted caramel mocha/white mocha
• salted caramel hot chocolate/white hot chocolate

Frappuccino versions available.

November 2–13
We all know soup is amazing, but have you tried pairing one of our soups with a stuffed pretzel? Add a stuffed spinach and feta pretzel or stuffed pizza pretzel for just $6. Our daily soup options are as follows:*

• Monday - chicken noodle
• Tuesday - tomato basil
• Wednesday - cheesy chicken tortilla
• Thursday - broccoli and cheddar
• Friday - chili

*Soup schedule subject to change

November 30–December 23
Not only will we be offering $2 any size hot tea, our Harney and Sons tea tins will be BOGO. Perfect for the chilly days ahead of us! Choose from our delicious tea flavors:

• hot cinnamon spice
• green tea with coconut, ginger, and vanilla
• earl grey
• English breakfast
• tropical green
• African autumn
• peppermint
• pumpkin spice

November 30–December 11
Come in and grab a 16-ounce hot chocolate for only $3! In addition to our regular hot chocolate and white hot chocolate, we also offer seasonal hot chocolates:

• peppermint hot chocolate
• peppermint white hot chocolate
• salted caramel hot chocolate
• salted caramel white hot chocolate

Get ’em while their HOT!

As previously advertised, come in and purchase a 16-ounce beverage any time after 2:00 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays and get one free! Perfect time to treat a friend or co-worker!

Please note: the store and café will be closed November 25, 26, and 27. We will reopen November 30.

We look forward to seeing you!

The Veterans and Military Services Office at Buffalo State College is pleased to offer the workshop "Veterans on Campus: Who Are We?" on Tuesday, November 10, at 12:15 p.m. via Zoom videoconference.

This seminar will feature Buffalo State alumnus Kevin Reynolds, '04, who will discuss his time in the military and how it helped him succeed at Buffalo State College. He will also discuss how his time at Buffalo State helped prepare him for his next military assignments, and where he is now. Mr. Reynolds is a retired service-disabled veteran and owner of an 80-plus-employee Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business IT company. An “ask a veteran” Q&A session will follow his presentation.

Join the Zoom meeting.
Meeting ID: 885 6447 1587

Please join the Equity and Campus Diversity Office for the final film of the semester in the Beyond Boundaries screening and discussion series, The Archivettes, a documentary by Megan Rossman (2018), on Thursday, November 5, from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. via Zoom videoconference.

Registration is required. A panel discussion featuring Lesbian Herstory co-founders Joan Nestle and Deborah Edel and filmmaker Megan Rossman will follow the film.

“Our history was disappearing as quickly as we were making it.” With that realization, Deborah Edel and Joan Nestle co-founded the Lesbian Herstory Archives, the world’s largest collection of materials by and about lesbians. For more than 40 years, through many of the major milestones in LGBTQIA+ history, the all-volunteer organization has literally rescued history from the trash. Now the co-founders are in their mid-70s, and the group faces a number of challenges: A transfer of leadership. The rise of digital technology. A renewed call to activism in a politically charged moment. The Archivettes is a film that explores how this group came together to combat lesbian invisibility and create “a place that says yes.”

Watch the trailer.

Beyond Boundaries screenings are free and open to the public. This Beyond Boundaries screening was curated by Crystal Rodriguez-Dabney, Buffalo State College chief diversity officer, and Ruth Goldman and Meg Knowles, both associate professors of communication, and is sponsored by Buffalo State’s Women and Gender Studies Interdisciplinary Unit, Equity and Campus Diversity Office, Communication Department, and Burchfield Penney Art Center. For more information, please e-mail the Equity and Campus Diversity Office.

The Garman Art Conservation Department is excited to announce that its 50th Anniversary Auction is currently open and taking bids. More than 100 items that have been generously donated by alumni, faculty, and friends of the department are available for bid. We have a wide range of paintings, textiles, ceramics, prints, rare books, and other unique items. All funds raised will go toward graduate student fellowships for art conservation students.

Visit the auction website to browse available items, and create an account to begin the bidding process. Enter your cell phone number when registering to receive a link that you can use to bid right from your phone. We are using the Greater Giving platform through the Buffalo State College Foundation, so all bids are safe and your information is secure.

Bidding is now open and closes at 5:00 p.m. Monday, November 2. Thank you for your support.

As we near the end of the semester, you may observe or interact with student in your courses, in group activities, or through other modes of communication who are struggling or may need extra support. We urge you to connect with students and remind them of the resources of the Students of Concern Care Team. Members of the Care Team are available to assist faculty, staff, and students by providing information, strategies, and techniques for working with students of concern on campus. When reports come in, our team outreaches to individual students to offer support and connect them with someone from the Care Team they can communicate with if they need help.

The Care Team seeks to identify and provide support for students in distress who may threaten harm to themselves or others. Your help in providing notice of any students of concern is essential to keeping our campus community safe. Notify the Care Team whenever a student’s behavior gives reason for uncertainty about harm so that we can investigate the situation, develop a plan for action, and follow up with appropriate intervention.

To contact the Care Team, please complete an online report form.

If you wish to invite members of the team to meet with your department or office to discuss “red flag” warning signs, ways to report a concern, legal or FERPA issues, or how to respond when confronted by a student in distress, please contact Sarah M. Young, dean of students. 

As a reminder, if your concern is an emergency, please call our University Police Department for immediate response at (716) 878-6333.