News Clips September 22-28, 2014

Buffalo State and its students, faculty, staff, and alumni are making news. The following articles appeared in the media the week of September 22 - 28. Please note that links may expire or change as news outlets archive stories. 

September 22

Buffalo Business First: Buffalo State prez getting acclimated

September 23

WKBW:  Record freshman class challenges Buffalo State dorms

Buffalo News:  Region’s jobless rate drops to 6.1 percent in August (Frederick Floss, Professor of Economics and Finance, quoted)

TWC:  Students at SUNY Buffalo State held the annual fall equinox pumpkin drop (no link available)

Springville Journal:  Dog Ears to host book-signing event with author Dan Quinn (Buffalo State alum, Dan Quinn, featured)

Buffalo News:  On the Record (Buffalo State alum, Mario Hicks, mentioned)

September 24

Buffalo News: Writer Gary Shteyngart opens an exceptional festival (Buffalo State mentioned)

WBFO:  Buffalo Humanities Festival begins Friday (Buffalo State mentioned)

Buffalo Business First:  WNY Stem Hub 10 times bigger in one year (Joseph Zawicki, Associate Professor of Earth Sciences and Science Education, quoted)

Buffalo News: On the Record (Buffalo State alum, Tracy Collymore, mentioned)

The Batavia Daily News: GCC Foundation's Encore 2014 to highlight ‘Magic of the Season‘ (Paul Ferington, Lecturer of Music, mentioned)

September 25

Buffalo News:  Canisius, D’Youville join state’s Start-Up NY program for tax-free zones (Buffalo State mentioned)

September 26

WKBW: Tax breaks for two local colleges (Buffalo State mentioned)

Buffalo News:  Restoration takes center stage at SUNY Buffalo State

September 27

Buffalo News:  Bengals rally late; ECC comes up short