Welcome to the Interactive 2026 Spring Student Showcase Guide
Please click the following tabs for useful library floorplans indicating an event's location, the name of the location, the event's name, a description of the event, and who is hosting the event.
Events are listed in chronological order and then by floor level.
Thank you for your participation in our 2026 Spring Student Showcase.
Where: 1st Floor Lounge Area
When: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Hosted by: Social Work Department, Mark T. Boser, M.S.W. & Dr. Amy R. Manning
Come visit our Social Work majors and learn about their research findings.
Where: Classroom – Butler 210
When: 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
Hosted by: Dr. David Ben-Merre, Professor and Chair of the Department of English
Come see a live mock trial session unfold in front of you, with both prosecutors and defenders, a judge, and a jury! A wonderful perspective of the law in action.
Where: 2nd Floor Lounge Area
When: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Hosted by: Social Work Department, Dr. Jessica Fitzpatrick
Come learn about our students' work in the class Senior Seminar 484: Compassion, Fatigue, Burnout, and Professional Self Care in Social Work.
Where: Classrom: Butler 314 (3rd Floor)
When: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Hosted by: Social Work Department, Dr. Kim Zittel-Barr
SWK340: Social Work Theory and Assessment class conducted community assessments of the neighborhoods where they live. Students walked their neighborhoods, took photos, and identified assets. Students received significant training from Mary Perrelli, M.A., GIS Lab Supervisor, on the software. Using GIS, social work students created a StoryMap. This included their own story of the strengths and what could be improved in their neighborhoods. Students will display their interactive StoryMaps on computers for review. These StoryMaps give the audience an inside-view into the diverse lives of our students and the communities where they live.
Where: Education Area (3rd Floor)
When: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Hosted by: Education Department
Learn about the Reading Ready program created in partnership with Holmes Elementary.
Where: Education Area (3rd Floor)
When: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Hosted by: Education Department
Come visit our Education majors and learn about their time abroad and research findings.
Where: Global Lounge (3rd Floor)
When: 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Hosted by: Justin Crossfox, Center for Global Engagement
Participants are welcome to join the World Trivia Showcase during the Spring Student Showcase. Bring a cell phone to answer questions from our Buffalo State University Globally minded international students about their home countries, flags, traditions, holidays and historical sites. Test your knowledge about the homes your fellow students come from. Who knows, you might be one of our prize winners?
Where: Starbucks Café
When: 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Hosted by: English Department, Mary Beth Sullivan, Lecturer, College Writing Program & Joseph Nicoletti, Lecture, College Writing Program
Open mic opportunity for students to showcase their poetry and visit the Portrait table
Where: Classrom: Butler 314 (3rd Floor)
When: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Hosted by: Social Work Department, Dr. Kim Zittel-Barr
SWK340: Social Work Theory and Assessment class conducted community assessments of the neighborhoods where they live. Students walked their neighborhoods, took photos, and identified assets. Students received significant training from Mary Perrelli, M.A., GIS Lab Supervisor, on the software. Using GIS, social work students created a StoryMap. This included their own story of the strengths and what could be improved in their neighborhoods. Students will display their interactive StoryMaps on computers for review. These StoryMaps give the audience an inside-view into the diverse lives of our students and the communities where they live.