First Annual Spring Student Showcase

The inaugural Spring Student Showcase at Buffalo State is an all-day campus-wide event. Designed to spotlight the impressive breadth and depth of our students' talent across all disciplines, the Showcase will bring together undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff, and the entire campus community in a vibrant and inclusive day of learning, discovery, and inspiration. A full schedule of events is planned, including signature programs such as the Student Research and Creativity Conference and the Graduate Research Fair.  Attendees can also look forward to creative exhibitions, performances, workshops, and experiential learning presentations.  The entire schedule of events is available here.

May 6th Events at the Burchfield Penney Art Center

10:00 am – 6:00 pm | Art & Design Student Exhibition and Juried Competition

2nd floor Atrium & West End Galleries
Faculty organizer: Shasti O'Leary-Stoudant

2:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Communications Student Film Screening

Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Auditorium

Faculty mentors: Meg Knowles and Dorothea Braemer

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm | Television & Film Arts Student Film Screening

Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Auditorium

Faculty mentors: Jeffrey Hirschberg and Megan Weaver

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Art & Design Student Exhibition Reception

2nd Floor Reception Area

7:30 pm–9:00 pm | Evening Showcase:

Peter and Elizabeth Tower Auditorium

1. Buffalo State Saxophone Quintet (faculty mentor: Rick Fleming)

• Heart Strings by John W. Casto; arr. G. E. Holms
• America's Destiny by G. E. Holms

2. West African Drumming Ensemble (faculty mentor: Tiffany Nicely)

• Didadi, traditional Bamana/Mali, as taught by Moussa Traore
• Mane, traditional Susu/Guinea, as taught by Mbemba Bangoura

3. Literature Readings (Faculty mentor: David Ben-Merre)

• Devin Hogan "But not Farewell to my fondest thoughts" (excerpt of a Pecha Kucha poem)
  
• Imire Oakes "Permission" (spoken word)

4. Award winners: Grounding Roots: New Era Design-A-Thon Competition (Faculty mentor: Erin Habes)

• Holly Nagel (FTT–Fashion Merchandising)
  
• Grace Maldonado (FTT–Fashion Design)
  
• Eric Monin (Art & Design–Graphic Design)
  

5. Literature Readings (Faculty mentor: David Ben-Merre)

• Matthew Lopez "Conformity" (poetry / spoken word)
  
• Tyler Spivey  "Garden" (poem)

6. Scenes from Pipeline by Dominique Morisseau (faculty mentor/director: Jennifer Toohey)

• Scene 6 actors: Amari–Jamar Parker; Nya–Tamarii Sharpe
• Scene 8 actors: Laurie–Rio Wood; Dun–Alvaro Rodriguez; Nya–Tamarii Sharpe

7. Literature Reading (Faculty mentor: David Ben-Merre)

• Rena Spangler "When Liberty Weeps" & "Where were you" (2 poems)

8. Modern Dance: The Dog Days are Over (Faculty mentor: Naila Ansari Carbonell Catilo)

• Performers: DAN 302–Modern Dance Techniques students