Faculty Workshop: Applying the Key Principles of Diversity into the Curriculum
Renay Scales, director of the Multicultural Research and Resource Center at George Mason University, will lead a faculty workshop, “Applying the Key Principles of Diversity into the Curriculum,” on Wednesday, November 11, from 8:30 a.m. to noon in E. H. Butler Library 210.
Math Scholarship Adds Up to $10K
Four Buffalo State students were each awarded a $10,000 URGE to Compute scholarship for 2010. Michael Jansma, Class of 2011; Michael Kourt, Class of 2011; Michelle Rua, Class of 2011; and Katie Sember, Class of 2012, joined eight undergraduates from the University at Buffalo at a luncheon held on Sunday, October 25.
From Brutality, Humanity: Carl Wilkens Speaks on Rwandan Genocide
According to Carl Wilkens, genocides are caused by a small number of people, and can be stopped by a small number of people. Wilkens, who was the only American to remain in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide in that country, spoke on campus on October 29. His presentation was part of Africa Week.
Grants and Gifts
The following grant was awarded through the Research Foundation at Buffalo State College in October. For more information, contact the principal investigator or the Research Foundation at Buffalo State College.
Buffalo State Helps Veterans, Military Personnel Transition to Campus Life
Fall enrollment of veterans and military personnel at Buffalo State is up 30 percent over last spring and is expected to grow further. The increase is indicative of a trend on campuses nationwide spurred by the new, expanded Post-9/11 GI Bill, stepped-up recruiting efforts, and the job-constrained economy.
Birdd Library Preserves History of Science Curricula Development
Buffalo State’s Science Teaching Center, located in the basement of the Science Building, houses a one-of-a-kind collection that is beginning to attract attention from international scholars. The Donald L. Birdd Historic Science Education Curriculum Library chronicles the development of science teaching curricula in the United States from the early 1800s to the present day. The collection contains some 6,000 textbooks, many of them quite rare.
Topics Classes: Experimentation, Enthusiasm, and Exploration
Seven of every 100 children born won’t live to see their fifth birthday. The connection between that statistic and anthropology will be covered in a topics course, “Anthropology of Disease,” to be offered in spring 2010 by Julie Wieczkowski, assistant professor of anthropology.
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