The Daily Bulletin Archive

Last week I sent a message to all our faculty and staff asking for their support of our Student Emergency Support Fund. The response was nothing short of amazing and demonstrated the commitment we all have to the success of our students. I want to begin by thanking all of you who have responded and share some exciting news:

Thanks to an anonymous donor, the SUNY Impact Foundation has announced that it will match up to $50,000 of all money raised for our Student Emergency Support Fund between April 15 and July 1, 2020. Every gift will make twice the difference for Buffalo State College students.

All who responded last week will have their gifts matched automatically, as will all new gifts made to the Student Emergency Support Fund here before July 1.

When Buffalo State students came back to campus in January, they couldn’t have known that they would have to change their lives on a moment’s notice.

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown countless obstacles in the way of our students’ education. The move to distance learning this semester was only the tip of the iceberg. Our students are now facing major financial and logistical hardships as well.

The full impact of the pandemic remains to be seen. But one thing is certain: students need our help to make it through this crisis.

For those of you who have led the way by making a gift already to the Student Emergency Support Fund, I cannot thank you enough.

But it is not too late to make your donation. In fact, there is no better time than now.

I urge you to make a gift now at https://alumni.buffalostate.edu/faculty-staff-appeal-2020.

The best part of working at Buffalo State is that we get to play a role in shaping our students’ futures. Now more than ever, we have the power to make a difference for our students together.

For more information, please contact Kate Lockhart, development coordinator, or Claire Collier, donor relations officer. Thank you.