Today's Messages

The 2025–26 “Conversations in and out of the Disciplines” series kicks off this week Friday, October 3, as Erin Barr, Assistant Professor of History and Social Studies Education, presents “Immigration, Politics, and the Fair Ladies of the Fenian Sisterhood.” The talk, followed by a brief Q&A, will begin at 3:00 p.m. in Ketchum Hall 320. A short wine and cheese reception will follow. Everyone is welcome.

Please also mark your calendars for the second talk of the fall semester, when Shasti E. O’Leary-Soudant, Assistant Professor of Art & Design, presents “On the Utility of Levity.”  Prof. O’Leary-Soudant’s talk will be at 3 p.m. on Friday, November 7 in Ketchum Hall 320.

Finally, stay tuned for more information about our upcoming talks this spring, which will include presentations by Clemon George, Assistant Professor of Health, Nutrition, and Dietetics, on December 5, 2025; Keira Hambrick, Assistant Professor of English and College Writing, on February 27, 2026; and Hermen Diaz, Associate Professor of Higher Education Administration, on April 3, 2026.

The “Conversations” series was started over fifteen years ago by Ann Colley, SUNY Distinguished Professor Emerita of English, to “celebrate and draw attention to the research being done in various departments at Buffalo State College.” Over the last decade, colleagues from Anthropology, Art Conservation, Art History, Biology, Chemistry, English, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, and Secondary Education, among others, have shared their work with the Buffalo State and Buffalo communities.