Welcome to the Buffalo State Community Academic Center (CAC).
Through a generous gift from longtime Buffalo State supporters Eleanore Woods Beals, '50, and her husband, Vaughn Beals, the university has opened the doors to this new center located at 214 Grant Street in Buffalo.
The CAC's central mission is to coordinate and provide cradle-to-career educational support programming for youth and families on Buffalo’s West Side.
Programming is developed and designed in collaboration with campus and community partners. Activities and offerings range from outside of school time enrichment to instruction for newcomer refugee youth and parents.
The CAC is jointly operated by Buffalo State's Center for Excellence in Rural and Urban Education and the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center.
West Side Roundtables:
Voices of the Arts: Wednesday, March 20th 6:00-8:00PM
Voices of Community Health: TBA
The Buffalo State Community Academic Center is hosting two additional West Side Roundtable Series for the Year of the City. The third in the series, "Voice of the Arts" will include muralist Augustina Droze, art educators, and community members participating in Grant Street Global Voice Public Arts Project: Celebrating the Immigrant and Refugee Experience. The fourth in the series will be "Voices of Health and Wellness" and will feature community health workers and organizers.
Both Roundtables will be held at the CAC located at 214 Grant Street, just south of Lafayette Avenue. Please RSVP to 878-3289 or cac@buffalostate.edu.