The Burchfield Penney Art Center’s auditorium was packed beyond capacity last Wednesday night for the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council’s forum on developing a five-year economic plan for New York State. The interactive forum served as a springboard for numerous ideas, all based on creating economic growth […]

Buffalo State College President Aaron Podolefsky has decided to move forward with a recommendation from the College Senate banning the use of tobacco on campus, making Buffalo State a smoke-free campus by January. Podolefsky has placed Vice President for Student Affairs Hal Payne in charge of seeing the smoking ban […]

Buffalo State’s 2011 Academic Convocation was held Thursday in the Rockwell Hall Auditorium, celebrating the achievements of President Aaron Podolefsky and past and present members of the Buffalo State Community. The President’s Awards, Chancellor’s Awards, and the SUNY Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters were all presented. “Each of […]

The School of Education has dissolved its educational foundations department to create three new smaller departments in its place. Previously, these three programs were all collected under educational foundations. Each had its own set of unique needs that made it difficult for them to work effectively together, faculty said. “We’ve […]

The newly elected United Students Government executive board has taken office, with big plans for the year. President Sara Garfinkle, Vice President James Huggins and Treasurer Joshua Lipka were elected during the USG elections last semester. All three are USG veterans, with Lipka serving his second term as treasurer. Perhaps […]