Computer Lab Upgrades and Downtime

We’re using the relative quiet of the Intersession to upgrade a few of our computer labs, and to change some things around.  Here’s what you can expect:

• Creative Studies will be closed from May 9th to May 16th
• StudyQuad & Information Commons labs will be closed from May 19th to May 23rd, as we replace the PC’s with new Dell Optiplex 755’s
• Seven iMacs will be added to the Information Commons lab, from the StudyQuad

Thank you for your patience!

Identity Protection: Check Your Name in the Library

As some of you may be aware, a laptop computer containing some students’ information, including a number of Buffalo State students’ names and social security numbers, was recently stolen (not from Buffalo State). Please see the official Buffalo State “Identity Data Disclosure” page for complete information about what happened, and what you can do to protect yourself.

Affected students are being contacted by mail. In addition, a “name check” station has been set up in E. H. Butler Library at the second Reference Desk in the lower lobby, and is staffed from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. This station will operate until May 9th.

Bring your Buffalo State Student ID, and proof of your permanent address (your driver’s license, utility bill, or a piece of mail), and if your name appears on the list of students whose information has been compromised, you will be provided with a PIN number which you can use to obtain one year of free credit monitoring.

Do you have questions about the name check station? Please feel free to ask them below, and we will do our best to answer them.

“Reference Room” Renamed “Information Commons”

The area formerly known as the Reference Room is now called Information Commons. The new name better reflects our vision for this area, as a place where campus information and technology resources are brought together in one convenient location.

Don’t worry, the reference books are still here, and so is the computer lab! But we have just added an Application Support Desk to help students, faculty, and staff with software-related questions. This desk also handles our Equipment Loan service. And the Computing Help Desk will continue to provide assistance with other computing issues, such as logins, passwords, share drives, and the like.

Please visit our updated maps for more information, and thank you for your patience as the library restructures to meet the needs of the Buffalo State community.

Job Opportunity: Application Support Desk Assistant

E. H. Butler Library’s new Application Support Desk is looking for a hard-working assistant with excellent communication skills. Is it you? Get all the details here, and then stop by Butler Library 157 (in the Informations Common Lab, formerly the Reference Room) to fill out an application.

4/2 Rooftop Reading Postponed

The 4/2 reading featuring Gary Earl Ross & PC Fernbach will regretfully have to be rescheduled.  Watch this space and the Rooftop Poetry Club home page  for further details.

Exhibit: Student Textile Patterns

By Students of DES 242 Fibers I
(Mezzanine gallery, second floor)
March 2008

Exhibit of textile patterns (30″x60″) made with textile ink on muslin featuring the best works of DES 242 Fibers I students from the past 4 semesters.

Exhibit: Pictures from Asia - Winter 2007

Presented by Ted Turkle, Director of the Research Foundation
(Circulation gallery, lower lobby)
March 2008

Exhibit: Bringing the World Back to Western New York

Memorabilia from Returned Peace Corps Volunteers

Presented by Retired Peace Corps Volunteers of WNY, Peace Corps Regional Recruiting, and International Student Affairs
(Wall case, upper lobby; showcases, lower lobby)
March 2008

Exhibit: Women in the Arts

By the Buffalo State College Women’s Studies Committee
(Display cases, upper lobby)
March 2008

spin: a project of vinyl and verse

This project is over.  Thanks to everyone who participated.  You can see their work here.

Vinyl is back! Please join us for this groove-y poetry project, sure to make your artistic heart skip a beat. Stop by Lisa’s office (BUTL 218D) to pick up a vinyl LP record of your choice. Then, turn the tables on “square” poetry by creating a poem on the vinyl album using the language and art from the album sleeve. Wax poetic! You can draw, paint, etch, paste, or collage on both sides of the album to create your revolution-ary work. Please include your name somewhere on the album. See Lisa for more information forresla@bufalostate.edu.

Completed albums will be presented as part of the April 16th “April Showers” open mic.

Rooftop Poetry Club home page >