Exhibit: Earth Spirit Educational Services

By Mary Jo Graham
(Display case, upper lobby)
July 2009

Skull from Earth Spirit Educational Services exhibit

Field journal from Earth Spirit Educational Services exhibit

Save Money – Use Your Library

Looking for ways to save a little cash? E. H. Butler Library has a wide variety of resources available for free to students, faculty, and staff. From classical music to children’s books– the library offers a wide range of items that can be freely utilized with your Buffalo State ID card.

**Feeling Lost in the Amazon? Instead of spending your hard-earned cash on books you’ll only read once, explore Butler Library’s collection of classic and new books. If you need guidance in locating what you need, one of our librarians would be happy to help! Stop by the reference desk in the lower lobby for assistance.

**Get Smart. Save money on course books by checking to see if the library owns the book! Don’t forget to explore the ACLS Humanities E-Book Collection, which contains over 2,200 academic electronic books, covering many aspects of history and the humanities (mid 1800s – present). Our Gateway to the Classics database contains text from over 200 major works of Western history, literature, philosophy, and science.

**Need a Bedtime Story? Browse the Curriculum Materials Lab for thousands of popular books for children and adolescents. The collection also includes educational games and other media items housed in Media Services, located on the 2nd floor of the library.

**Make It a DVD Night. Media Services offers hundreds of movies on DVD, including the 101 Greatest Screenplays collection. We also have a great collection of documentary films for your viewing enjoyment. Check out our new Theatre in Video resource, streaming over 250 dramatic productions and documentaries about theater, covering works from Sophocles through 20th century playwrights (including the complete works of Shakespeare!).

**Music to Your Earbuds. Much of our music collection can be found in our online music databases. You can even make a play list and listen from home! Click here for a complete listing of digital audio collections. A wide variety of music CD’s are also available for check out in Media Services.

**Do You Compute? Not only is the library a great place to check your e-mail, write up a paper, or scan a document– it also provides computers with up-to-date software such as EndNote, Adobe Creative Suite, and much more!

**DIY. We have books on just about every subject you can think of…crafting, auto mechanics, cooking. Why not learn a new skill today?

**Got Magazines? We’ve set up three “Magazine Exchange” stations in the library—located in the Copier Lounge, StudyQuad, and International Students Reading Area (3rd Floor, SE Quadrant). Feel free to drop off your “gently used” magazines in any of the racks—and take what you’ll read or re-use.

**Get Your Daily News. Stay up to date with our News & Current Events Subject Guide, which contains links to regional, national, and internationals newspapers available in full-text from our Web site.

**Be Artsy. Take the Library’s Art Tour or check out poetry by members of the Rooftop Poetry Club! We also have a wide selection of art and photography books… or explore one of our many high quality image databases.

25 Ways to Help Curb Climate Change

Do you ever feel as if most of the world is oblivious to the state of the environment? It’s easy to get down about making real changes– but there are simple things that you can do to make a real difference! Mike Tidwell, author of the Ravaging Tide, has created a list of 25 things that every college student can do to help curb climate change:

Adapted from The Daily, independent student newspaper for the University of Washington.
1. Be optimistic! Solving the problem of climate change is possible! Learn the facts about climate change.
2. Get involved. Urge your congressperson to make the environment a priority.
3. Stop using disposable plastic bags at the grocery store, only 3 percent of which are recycled each year. Instead, buy reusable grocery bags.
4. Turn off your computer each night before bed, which could save 83 percent of its carbon emissions.
5. Unplug your cell phone charger when it’s not in use, as well as other appliances around the apartment.
6. Use the cold cycle of the washing machine for washing full loads of clothes, which saves 6.5 pounds of carbon emissions per load.
7. Bring your own coffee cup to your morning coffee shop to reduce waste.
8. Instead of buying bottles of water, invest in a reusable one and fill it at water fountains.
9. Refill printer ink cartridges up to four times at an office supply store.
10. Use both sides of paper and then recycle. Only 9 percent of the 8 million tons of paper used each year is recycled. Print double-sided
11. Run the dishwasher only when it is full, and instead of using the dry cycle, let dishes air dry with the door open.
12. Clean the dryer’s lint trap after each load of clothes.
13. When you leave a room, turn off the lights.
14. Buy local food whenever possible. The further food travels, the more carbon is emitted.
15. Switch from incandescent light bulbs to compact fluorescent light bulbs.
16. Don’t worry about preheating the oven when baking, except when making bread or pastries.
17. Cut as much beef out of your diet as possible. The meat industry is responsible for 18 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.
18. Turn the water off while brushing your teeth.
19. Buy eggs in cardboard containers, which are more biodegradable.
20. Recycle your newspaper.
21. Ride the bus as often as possible or ride your bike or walk wherever possible.
22. Have a box set aside for recycling in your room — paper, cans, plastic and glass.
23. Take shorter showers.
24. Reuse wrapping paper, bows and ribbons.
25. Recycle your batteries to reduce the 179,000 tons of them that end up in landfills each year.

What other ideas do you have to add to the list?

New Students: Beat the Back-to-School ID Card Rush!

Are you new to Buffalo State? If you have paid your tuition deposit, you are currently eligible to receive your Buffalo State Identification Card. Avoid the back-to-school rush and head to E. H. Butler Library to receive your ID card. You will need to provide your Banner Number and a photo ID (driver’s license or passport). ID cards will be issued Monday-Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Buffalo State ID cards are used for many important services on campus:

Library Card
Your Buffalo State ID card is used to check out materials and reserve items at Butler Library and can be used to check out materials at all other SUNY libraries.

Library Debit Card
Your Buffalo State ID card may be used to make photocopies and laser prints in the library. Money may be added to your card at the add-value machines located in the lower lobby and photocopier lounge.

Extended Library Hours ID Card
For security purposes, all current Buffalo State students, faculty, and staff must produce a valid Buffalo State ID card for admittance to the library after 11:00 p.m.

Meal Card
Your Buffalo State ID card is your meal debit card for all food services on campus. Contact Dining Services in Campbell Student Union, CU 213, at 878-5214 for more information.

What are you waiting for? Visit E. H. Butler Library to get your new ID card now!

Make a Difference: Volunteer!

Volunteer on Campus

Buffalo State students can volunteer for one-time, short term, or ongoing projects with community agencies. The Volunteer and Service-Learning Center Web site lists additional ways to get involved in community service.

Volunteer and Service-Learning Center
http://www.buffalostate.edu/offices/cdc/vslc/

 

Volunteer in the Community

The following sites will help you match your skills and interests with local and national community agencies and organizations that need volunteer help.

The United Way of Buffalo and Erie County
http://www.uwbec.org/content/pages/volunteercenter

Volunteer Buffalo
http://www.volunteerbuffalo.com/

Serve.gov
http://www.serve.gov/

VolunteerMatch
www.volunteermatch.org

What’s Your View On…?

Searching for information on current topics? Not sure where you stand on a controversial issue? Whether you have a research paper to write or a dinner party to attend, impress your professors and friends with a little help from the following library databases:

Points of View Reference Center (NEW!)
Essays and articles that present multiple viewpoints on current and controversial issues. This database also contains useful research guides.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Presents opposing views on a wide range of social issues.

CQ Researcher
In-depth reports on current and controversial issues.

Note: Buffalo State username and password required

Rooftop Poetry Club Announces Fall Schedule

The Rooftop Poetry Club is happy to announce a poetry-packed fall schedule!

September 9th – Welcome Back Open Mic
Join us on the rooftop with your poems or songs! All are welcome.
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. E. H. Butler Rooftop Garden (in case of inclement weather, workshop will be held in the International Students Reading Area, 3rd floor, SE Quadrant).

September 30th – Image Making with Poems and Photographs
Workshop with Karen Lee Lewis, Teaching Artist
How can the art of photography help us explore image making and ‘imag’ination in poetry? In this workshop we will explore imagery beyond visual reproduction. Bring a photograph to the workshop that you’d like to write to, or choose one that inspires you from photographs the instructor will bring.
4:30- 6:00 p.m. E. H. Butler Rooftop Garden
(in case of inclement weather, workshop will be held in the International Students Reading Area, 3rd floor, SE Quadrant).

October 7th – Nate Graziano and David Hadbawnik
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. E. H. Butler Rooftop Garden
(in case of inclement weather, workshop will be held in the International Students Reading Area, 3rd floor, SE Quadrant).

October 21st – Chris Fritton and Jessica Smith
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. International Students Reading Area, 3rd Floor, SE Quadrant

November 10th – Barbara Hollender and Irene Sipos
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. International Students Reading Area, 3rd Floor, SE Quadrant

December 9th – Winter Themed Open Mic
Bring your chilliest poems or songs to this winter themed open mic. Hot chocolate and cookies will be served.
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. International Students Reading Area 3rd Floor, SE Quadrant

What’s New? Campus Construction Projects Underway

Wondering what all of the construction work on campus is about? Check out this link to Campus Construction Projects which includes renderings of the final projects. We’re especially excited about the new Student Union Quad—take a look at all of the green space!

CFL Light Bulbs in Plain English

Confused on what CFL light bulbs are all about? Check out this informative clip from the “Plain English” folks!

Magazine Exchange Stations in Library

Looking for a little recreational reading? Not sure what to do with that pile of magazines in your dorm room? Need some magazine pictures for a collage project?

We’ve set up three “Magazine Exchange” stations in the library—located in the Copier Lounge, Study Quad, and International Student’s Reading Area (3rd Floor, SE Quadrant). Feel free to drop off your “gently used” magazines in any of the racks—and take what you’ll read or re-use.

Questions? Please e-mail Lisa Forrest forresla@buffalostate.edu OR Andy Chambers chambeab@buffalostate.edu for more information.

Magazine Exchange Station in Copier Lounge

Magazine Exchange Station in StudyQuad