Please join Weigel Health Promotions for a relaxing exploration into mindful meditation and massage therapy with Jessica Chranowski, a holistic health practitioner and owner of Pure Life Therapy.

Workshops will be held on the following Wednesdays at noon via Zoom videoconference.

Register for the September 23 session.

Register for the October 21 session.

Register for the November 18 session.

Please e-mail 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), find us on Instagram (@Buffalostate_healthpromotions) and Youtube.

Join Weigel Health Promotions for an informative session about vaping and marijuana use, "Behind the Scenes with Roswell," on Tuesday, September 22, at 12:15 p.m. via Zoom videoconference.

Join the Zoom meeting.

Please e-mail 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), find us on Instagram (@Buffalostate_healthpromotions) and Youtube.

Please join Weigel Health Promotions and Pure Life Therapy for a discussion of tips and techniques to prevent screen-time burnout on Wednesday September 16, at noon via Zoom videoconference. 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.

Please e-mail 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), find us on Instagram (@Buffalostate_healthpromotions) and Youtube.

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. Locations will be posted weekly in the Daily Bulletin, as they may change 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

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 

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 Mondays at 1:30 p.m via Zoom videoconference.

Please fill out this form if you would like to volunteer as a health ambassador.

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 promotion, with questions.

Welcome back from the Undergraduate Research Office! UR programs continue throughout 2020–2021, subject to prevailing campus COVID-19 guidelines and IRB restrictions. The Undergraduate Travel Program cordially invites applications in support of student presentations at virtual disciplinary conferences. New EURO Micro-Projects are available in fall 2020 to lower-division students, who are eligible to receive a $500 stipend for participating in faculty research and creative activities. Digital projects are encouraged for all funding awards, and faculty mentors and students may search the Digital SRCC by discipline for models. Please contact the Undergraduate Research Office for assistance with selecting opportunities for student research.

The Anne Frank Project is pleased to announce the program for AFP 2020: Transformation through Innovation, the 12th annual social justice festival at Buffalo State College. AFP 2020 will be live and remote via BlueJeans or Instagram on October 13, 14, and 15.

Visit the AFP 2020 website to view the full schedule and register for sessions. 

About the Festival
AFP’s annual festival is an experiential exchange of ideas with a focus on processing theory into practice. We share diverse performances, workshops, and exhibits that actively engage participants in kinesthetic learning opportunities that connect to the festival's theme, AFP's mission, and the story of Anne Frank.

Our Theme
The global health crisis and racial conflicts of 2020 are requiring us to think, act, and educate in new ways to improve our world. “Social distancing” and “flatten the curve” are hashtags dominating our culture. Black Lives Matter. People are protesting racial injustice and re-learning how to tell stories in new physical and digital spaces. Transforming through innovation is how we create, connect, and communicate to heal and serve the needs of our communities. AFP 2020 celebrates the positive innovations in the face of intense adversities. The festival provides multidisciplinary workshops and artworks that teach the tools and vocabulary to share stories in challenging times, inspire activism, and build strong, just, safe communities.

Questions or concerns? Contact Eve Everette, assistant director of AFP.

The Buffalo State INC.ubator Entrepreneurship Club will meet virtually on Wednesdays from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m., beginning Wednesday, September 16. The INC.ubator is for students who either have a business idea or are curious to learn about entrepreneurship. The program's objective is to ignite and nourish the entrepreneurial spirit in our student community. We will be delivering the program in a virtual setting, using a diversity of tools to create a true collaborative and exciting experience. We have invited local entrepreneurs to share their stories and field experts to share their experiences and trigger new thinking. Students who attend 80 percent or more of the workshops will receive a SUNY certificate of completion.

Please download the program brochure (PDF, 1.9 MB) or visit the website for more information, or contact Karina Loera, business adviser in the Small Business Development Center, 878-4030.

From the Chair of the Institutional Innovation Advisory Council
Buffalo State College conducted the Campus Culture and Employee Engagement and Satisfaction survey in spring 2020 to better understand our collective workplace, campus culture, and employee engagement and satisfaction and how these factors affect institutional performance. This survey data will be used by the campus community to identify strengths to leverage and areas for improvement that can be addressed through immediate short-term cross-divisional initiatives and long-term strategies to be embedded in the college’s next strategic plan to ensure that Buffalo State thrives in the future.

The Institutional Innovation Advisory Council (IIAC) has developed a graphic to illustrate how the campus community will be involved in the three phases of the survey process (PDF, 55 KB). Phase 1: Assess the current state of Buffalo State from the spring 2020 survey data. Phase 2: Engage the community in making sense of the data. Phase 3: Implement strategies to move from our past and current states to a desired future state as a campus.

The IIAC expects to complete Phase 1 by sharing a survey report through virtual town hall–style meetings with the campus community in early November. The council is currently focusing on analyzing the quantitative data from the survey, as well as working with an external expert in workforce development qualitative research to analyze the high volume of qualitative data generated. From early November until the end of January, the IIAC hopes to implement Phase 2 of this process by engaging the campus community in virtual focus groups to gather perspectives, ideas, and suggestions about what the spring 2020 data mean, what has changed since spring 2020, and what remains (essentially) the same from spring 2020. These focus groups are intended to engage the campus community in identifying how we can address areas for improvement and how to better leverage our strengths related to campus culture and employee engagement and satisfaction.

The IIAC plans to end Phase 2 and begin Phase 3 in spring 2021 by producing a report for the campus community summarizing the survey results, campus focus group feedback, short-term strategies to implement immediately, and long-term strategies to inform the next strategic plan. Phase 3 will be conducted in coordination with the College Planning Council.

We will continue to provide regular updates to the campus community about the survey process. Please visit the survey website for more information or to ask an IIAC member a question about this process.

Past Survey Communications

• Ongoing – Professional Development Center website
• May 8, 2020 – Update at College Senate meeting from the Faculty and Staff Welfare Committee (PDF, 96 KB)
• May 1, May 22, 2020 – Messages in the Daily Bulletin
• February 3, 2020 – Message in the Daily Bulletin
• December 13, 2019 - Report to the College Senate

The Buffalo State College community is saddened by the death of Benjamin C. Christy, dean emeritus of the School of Arts and Humanities, who died September 6, 2020. Dr. Christy joined the college in 2007 and retired in 2020. He was preceded in death by his wife, Susan, and is survived by sons Robert and Andrew and his companion, Barbara Nelson. Services will be held at a later date.

The SUNY Center for Professional Development will sponsor a free webinar, "Teaching and Communication Strategies In-Person and Online Using Theatre Techniques," presented by Ruth Childs, associate professor of theater at SUNY Brockport, on Wednesday, September 16, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

Professor Childs will lead a discussion about how you can use theater techniques for effective public speaking in person and online. Topics will include communication while wearing a mask as well as simple changes that will enhance your presentation skills and clarity.

Please register on the SUNY CPD website.