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A presidential recognition is presented to Buffalo State College students who demonstrated extended involvement in community service, service-learning, and other community-based work during their college career.

Over 300 students volunteered on Buffalo State's annual Bengals Dare to Care Day 2022. Students volunteered at a variety of community organizations as part of Buffalo State's commitment to community engagement.

Buffalo State College's Community and Civic Engagement Office recently named their "Outstanding Service-Learning Student." The honor is presented to the student who provided exceptional achievement in a service-learning course through their contribution to the community and ability to connect the experience to course curriculum.

Several Buffalo State College students were named to the "Outstanding Service-Learning Student Team" by Civic and Community Engagement in May. The students were recognized for their short-form documentary made in partnership with the Burchfield Penney Art Center's online artist archive in COM 433: Advanced Documentary Production, taught by Meg Knowles, Associate Professor of Communication.

Buffalo State College's Civic and Community Engagement Office recently named their "Frederick Howe Outstanding Student Volunteer." The award is presented to a student who provided exceptional service to the community as a volunteer, not through a service-learning course.

Buffalo State College junior Iaya Mohamed is among 173 students who have been named a 2022-2023 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a national nonprofit organization that works to advance higher education's public purposes. The 2022 cohort comprises students from 38 states; Washington, D.C.; and Mexico.

As part of Civic and Community Enagagement's "Outstanding 2021-2022 Celebration of Community Engagement Awards," COM 405 Online Newsroom was recognized for its work publishing news that is relevant to Buffalo's West Side neighborhood on Buffalo Review West. The class is taught by Annmarie Franczyk, associate professor of communication.

Nearly 300 students volunteered on Buffalo State's annual Bengals Dare to Care Day 2021. Students volunteered at a variety of community organizations as part of Buffalo State's commitment to community engagement.

A presidential recognition is presented to Buffalo State College students who demonstrated extended involvement in community service, service-learning, and other community-based work during their college career.

Buffalo State College's Civic and Community Engagement Office recently named their "Frederick Howe Outstanding Student Volunteer." The award is presented to a student who provided exceptional service to the community as a volunteer, not through a service-learning course.

Buffalo State College's Community and Civic Engagement Office recently named their "Outstanding Service-Learning Student." The honor is presented to the student who provided exceptional achievement in a service-learning course through their contribution to the community and ability to connect the experience to course curriculum.

A presidential recognition is presented to Buffalo State College students who demonstrated extended involvement in community service, service-learning, and other community-based work during their college career.

A presidential recognition is presented to Buffalo State College students who demonstrated extended involvement in community service, service-learning, and other community-based work during their college career.

The Newman Civic Fellowship recognizes and supports community-committed students who are changemakers and public problem-solvers at Campus Compact member institutions. Fellows are nominated by their president or chancellor on the basis of their potential for public leadership.

Twenty-three Buffalo State students and their friends braved frigid temperatures on Saturday, December 7, 2019, to plunge into Lake Erie to raise money for the Special Olympics. The Buffalo State Orange Crushers exceeded their goal by raising more than $3,700 in donations at the 2019 Special Olympics Polar Plunge in Woodlawn Beach and were recognized with the Best College Team Award. The Buffalo State Orange Crushers Team is co-sponsored by Buffalo State Best Buddies and the Student Council for Exceptional Children. They were supported by the Exceptional Education Department and United Students Government. Thank you to all who donated or participated.

More than 600 students volunteered on Buffalo State's annual Bengals Dare to Care Day 2019. Students volunteered at a variety of community organizations as part of Buffalo State's commitment to community engagement.

More than 700 students volunteered on Buffalo State's annual Bengals Dare to Care Day 2018. Students volunteered at a variety of community organizations as part of Buffalo State's commitment to community engagement.

More than 800 students volunteered on Buffalo State's annual Bengals Dare to Care Day 2017. Students volunteered at a variety of community organizations as part of Buffalo State's commitment to community engagement.

Eleven generous Buffalo State students took advantage of the college's Alternative Spring Break program to lend a helping hand in in Boston, Massachusetts.

Seven Buffalo State students in Public Murals, a service-learning course offered by the college's Fine Arts Department, put in a total of seven hundred hours to create public art for Friends of Ellicott, a nonprofit that works to benefit Ellicott Creek Island Dog Park at Ellicott Creek Park in Amherst, NY.

Nine generous Buffalo State students took advantage of the college's Alternative Break program to lend a helping hand at Sky Meadows State Park, Virginia.

More than 400 students volunteered on Buffalo State's annual "Bengals Dare to Care Day 2016." Students volunteered at a variety of community organizations. The event demonstrated Buffalo State's commitment to community engagement.

The Volunteer and Service-Learning Center (VSLC) at Buffalo State recognized campus volunteers who have planted city gardens, served in soup kitchens, tutored children, and performed many other volunteer and service acts. The VSLC held its annual Celebration of Service Ceremony on May 5, and students were recognized for their work in service-learning courses and as volunteers. Last year, Buffalo State performed almost 481,000 hours of service.

Buffalo State's Volunteer and Service-Learning Center held its spring 2015 Alternative Spring Break in Niagara Falls, New York. This event gives students a chance to use their spring break to learn practical skills while helping others.

Students who took Digital Museum Collections at Buffalo State learned how to digitize historic photographs. The hands-on learning experience provided the students with valuable experience while providing a service to The Buffalo History Museum. (Photo credit: Collection of The Buffalo History Museum)

The following students are participating in the American Identity and Transition course at Buffalo State.

The following students are members of Buffalo State's Criminal Justice Honor Society that helped to create an interactive crime scene investigation program for the Buffalo Museum of Science.