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

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

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

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

Modern Dance: The Dog Days are Over:
Performers: DAN 302–Modern Dance Techniques students 
Faculty mentor: Naila Ansari Carbonell Catilo

Literature readings:
Devin Hogan But not Farewell to my fondest thoughts (excerpt of a Pecha Kucha poem)
Matthew Lopez Conformity (poetry/spoken word)
Imire Oakes Permission (spoken word)
Rena Spangler When Liberty Weeps and Where were you (poems)
Tyler Spivey Garden (poem)
Faculty mentor: David Ben-Merre

Award winners:  Grounding Roots: New Era Design-A-Thon Competition 
Holly Nagel (FTT–Fashion Merchandising)
Grace Maldonado (FTT–Fashion Design)
Eric Monin (Art & Design–Graphic Design)
Faculty mentors: Arlesa Shepard and Erin Habes