Arts - Buffalo State College

It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the 2012 Student Research and Creativity Celebration at Buffalo State!
This event highlights the tremendous value Buffalo State places on research, scholarly, and creative opportunities
for its undergraduates – and the tremendous value those opportunities add to the educations our students receive. On
any given day at Buffalo State, students may be making discoveries that will help us
preserve the health of the Great Lakes, collecting oral histories that shed new light on
our community and our common past, or creating original works of art that help us
see the world in exciting new ways. Along with the guidance of outstanding faculty
mentors, these experiences give Buffalo State students exceptional tools for future
success – and the confidence that they can, truly, do anything.
I am proud to be part of a campus community that places such an emphasis on
undergraduate research and creativity – and I am excited to see their work on display
once again.
Congratulations to all the students taking part in this year’s Student Research and
Creativity Celebration, and to the faculty who have mentored them!
Aaron Podolefsky, Ph.D.
President
The Student Research and Creativity Celebration is a hallmark event of each academic year at Buffalo State. For the
past 14 years, we gather each spring to be astonished with the diverse and wonderful intellectual, artistic, and creative
accomplishments of our undergraduate and graduate students. This annual celebration
exemplifies how strongly Buffalo State embraces the academy’s dedication to the rigors,
joy, and fulfillment of intellectual discovery and how committed we are to engaging
students in this quest.
Undergraduate research at Buffalo State is a shining example of our use of
high-impact and deep learning practices in student’s educational experiences. The
design and delivery of such experiences requires thoughtful planning, supervision,
and mentoring by faculty. The student is likewise obligated to dedicate attention and
meaningful time to the experience. Outcomes are recognized to be of high value to
participants and to the campus community. Increasingly, we find that Buffalo State
student research efforts are receiving attention beyond the campus as both the state and
national level.
With the 14 th Student Research and Creativity Celebration, we recognize and applaud all who make this possible
– students, faculty, Research Foundation, and all others involved with the event. Dr. Jill Singer continues to provide
leadership to advance Buffalo State’s programming and national prominence in undergraduate research. I express
appreciation to Dr. Singer on behalf of the Buffalo State community.
Dennis Ponton, Ph.D.
Provost