News Clips June 22-July 5, 2015
Buffalo State and its students, faculty, staff, and alumni are making news. The following articles appeared in the media the week of June 22-July 5. Please note that links may expire or change as news outlets archive stories.
June 22
Buffalo Business First: These are the Elite 10 (Buffalo State mentioned)
WGRZ: Segway Through Buffalo History (Buffalo State mentioned)
June 23
USA Today: Girl told she wouldn't talk, now a singing sensation (Buffalo State student, Amber Simone Chinn, featured)
Huffington Post: Teen Who Was Told She Would Never Speak Is Now a Talented Singer (Buffalo State student, Amber Simone Chinn, featured)
WGRZ: Local singer's video goes viral (Buffalo State student, Amber Simone Chinn, featured)
June 24
Buffalo News: New dean of School of Professions named at SUNY Buffalo State
The Grio: Teen who was told she would never speak is now a talented, viral singer (Buffalo State student, Amber Simone Chinn, featured)
Clarence Bee: Clarence resident becomes CEO of ECMCC (Buffalo State alum, Richard Cleland, featured)
June 25
The Dunn County News: Art professor named recipient of McKnight Fellowship (Buffalo State alum, Kelly O’Brien, featured)
The Sun: New principal for Frontier Middle (Buffalo State alum, Ryan Sikorski, featured)
June 26
Buffalo News: ‘Transformational’ project proposed for SUNY Buffalo State neighborhood
Buffalo Business First: Colleges pump up athletic facilities (Jeff Ventura, Assistant Director of Athletics, quoted)
WKBW: Young entrepreneur takes on fashion industry one stitch at a time (Buffalo state alum, Katie Gariepy, featured)
The Independent: Student who would 'never talk again' becomes viral singing sensation (Buffalo State student, Amber Simone Chinn, featured)
Buffalo News: On the Record (Buffalo State alum, Adam Glaser, mentioned)
June 29
Buffalo News: ‘Rooted in partnership,’ Pop-Up program plants seeds (Susan McCartney, Director of Small Business Development Center quoted; Buffalo State’s Fashion and Technology Department mentioned)
WBFO: Venus, Jupiter set to converge in evening sky Tuesday (Timothy Collins, of the Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium, quoted)
WGRZ: Demand For Bills Tickets Higher than Ever (Buffalo State student, Dan Almasi, quoted)
Buffalo News: Sweet Home product Kacz leads Lions to indoor (Buffalo State alum, Casey Kacz, featured)
June 30
WBFO: Asteroid Day aims to raise awareness of catastrophic 'planet killers' (Kevin Williams, of the Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium, quoted)
July 1
WKBW: Buffalo State program teaches new skills to the unemployed (Steve Macho, Associate Professor of Engineering Technology, quoted)
The Sun: Burger Fest bites into social media, new events (Deborah Silverman, Associate Professor of Communications, mentioned)
NY Times: Makers of Custom Sneakers Cash In on Desire for One-of-a-Kind Goods (Ben Ewy, Lecturer of Fashion and Textile Technology, quoted)
The Seattle Times: One-of-a-kind tennis shoes a runaway success (Ben Ewy, Lecturer of Fashion and Textile Technology, quoted)
Artvoice: Buffalo Based Filmmakers Present STRINGER’S END- A 10 Part Web Series ( Buffalo State's Television and Film Arts program and alumni, Jake Plumeri and Jack Petrillo, mentioned)
Buffalo News: Remarkable increase in high-end units is only one part of the housing story (Buffalo State mentioned)
July 2
The Daily News: Paul Ferington will conduct his final concert with the BPO tomorrow (Paul Ferington Lecturer of Music, featured)
July 3
The Daily News: Orleans planner impressed in director's classes (James Bensley, Lecturer of Geography and Planning, and Buffalo State student, Sarah Gatti, quoted)
July 4
Buffalo News: Budd Bailey’s Running: Grand Island race a salute to Bessel’s influence (Buffalo State alum, Dick Bessel, honored)
Buffalo.com: Kavinoky Theatre’s Demerly departs, leaving Buffalo’s theater community in shock (Buffalo State alum, Joseph Demerly, featured)
July 5
Buffalo News: Lockport chalk art fest growing, moving (Buffalo State mentioned)