Opportunities Beyond the Classroom
Au-Some events
Au-Some Events are private activities held in local venues, which are open to families with children with autism spectrum disorder or other sensory concerns and their invited guests. Exceptional Education department faculty and teacher candidates are proud to participate in these sensory-friendly, recreational events for children and young adults.
Bengals Passionate about Education (BPE)
Bengals Passionate about Education (BPE) is a student led club that provides volunteer opportunities, social events, and informational workshops for all education majors and those interested in education. BPE provides opportunities to volunteer with, and learn about all students, including those with exceptionalities.
Best Buddies
Best Buddies provides opportunities for BSU students to be matched in a one-to-one friendship with individuals who have intellectual disabilities. College chapters are active on 298 campuses worldwide. The Exceptional Education department organizes activities for learning, networking, gathering, raising money and having fun!
Career and Professional Education Center (CAPE)
The Career and Professional Education Center (CAPE) provides comprehensive services to matriculated undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, employers, and faculty/staff. The center's staff assists students and alumni with career exploration and decision-making, gaining valuable experience, job search preparation, finding jobs and internships, and selecting and applying to graduate schools.
Global Book Hour (GBH)
The Global Book Hour (GBH) provides weekly book-hour sessions that integrate geography, music, visual arts, and healthy eating. Teacher candidates facilitate the program with read-alouds and reading strategies and activities for families. GBH is part of the School of Education's Global Literacy initiative, which promotes family literacy and global understanding for students and community members.
International Professional Development Partnerships (IPDP)
The School of Education's International Professional Development Partnerships (IPDP) Consortium provides teacher candidates and students interested in working with children or youth with experiences that prepare them to thrive as globally-minded educators who meet the needs of today's children and classrooms. Current international collaborations have been developed in Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Germany, Greece, Italy, Kenya, Rwanda, Spain, and Zambia.
Kappa Delta Pi (KDP), International Honor Society in Education
The Kappa Delta Pi (KDP), International Honor Society in Education, was founded in 1911 to foster excellence in education and promote fellowship among those dedicated to teaching. The Buffalo State Elementary Education Department maintains an active chapter of KDP.
Literacy Center
The School of Education Literacy Center offers diagnosis and tutoring for K-12 students who need help with literacy skills. Tutors in the program are graduate students completing their Literacy Specialist certification and/or master’s degree in education, and work under the guidance of experts in the reading field.
Milligan's Food Pantry
As many as one in five college students experience food insecurity, which means they do not have access to the food they need to live active, healthy lives, much less keep up with their studies. Milligan's Buffalo State Food Pantry aims to assist our students with their needs. Milligan's food pantry is located in the Campbell Student Union and utilizes an online order system.
Professional Development Partnerships Consortium (PDS)
The Professional Development Partnerships (PDP) Consortium is a collaboration between Buffalo State and participating schools. College faculty, school administrators, and practicing teachers explore effective practices to:
- cooperatively supervise preservice teachers and provide closer connections to classroom practice;
- promote professional development for inservice teachers;
- improve student learning; and
- research the problems of educational practice.
Study Away
Where will Buffalo State take you? The Office of International Education, a branch of the Maurene Callahan Bouras Center for Global Engagement, fosters opportunities for international and cross-cultural experience through Study Abroad and National Student Exchange programs. The office provides guidance to help students integrate study abroad into their academic plans. Buffalo State offers a variety of study away programs in order to accommodate the unique needs of all students.
TLE TeachLivE™
TLE TeachLivE™ is a computer-simulated, immersive, mixed-reality classroom that provides teachers the opportunity to develop their pedagogical practice in a safe environment that doesn’t place real students at risk. Teachers step into TeachLivE™ virtual classroom and experience immersion and suspension of disbelief, allowing them to rehearse high-leverage teaching practices. Buffalo State is the only college in the SUNY system currently using this unique environment to prepare or retrain pre-service and in-service teachers.
Undergraduate Research
Undergraduate research is the faculty-mentored, in-depth exploration of any subject that interests you. The overall goal for students engaged in undergraduate research is to produce original scholarly and creative work that advances our knowledge of a particular discipline.