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researchers and engineers. The Mathematics Department provides students with the opportunity to perform cutting-edge research with Roswell Park Cancer Institute on ways to reduce cancer risks. Small businesses have generated 60 to 80 percent of net new jobs annually over the last decade.4 Today, more women and members of underrepresented minorities are starting small businesses, and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Buffalo State College is there to help. Since 1984, the SBDC has helped more than 14,000 businesses invest more than $131 million in the Western New York economy. And those businesses have created or saved nearly 8,000 jobs. Buffalo State is a national leader in human services research and training. The Center for Development of Human Services (CDHS) at Buffalo State College, with offices throughout New York State, is one of the largest human services training organizations in the United States. CDHS trained more than 40,000 people in more than 10,000 human services agencies in 2008. Employers want college graduates with global experience, and Buffalo State ensures that students have every opportunity to experience other cultures and other places. The college’s International Education Office coordinates our international study programs in Australia, Canada, England, the Netherlands, Puerto Rico, and Spain as well as our Siena Program, SUNY’s oldest study-abroad program. We have developed many connections with China and now offer Chinese language courses. Our Center for China Studies, which maintains relationships with three Chinese universities, offers coursework in Chinese culture and business and hosts visiting scholars. Last year, we welcomed 17 students from earthquake-torn Sichuan Province to our campus for the 2008–2009 academic year. The college is continually expanding its international connections. The Geography and Planning Department works with universities and nongovernmental organizations in Cambodia and Thailand on wastewater treatment and access to clean drinking water. The departments of Fine Arts and Music collaborate with Moscow State University. The Music Department developed study and performance partnerships with Poland’s University of Warsaw. The Economics and Finance Department and the Small Business Development Center partner with the Universidad de Quintana Roo on the Yucatán Peninsula to help organize credit cooperatives in Chetumal, Mexico. And the International Center for Studies in Creativity sponsored an international conference on creativity and innovation management attended by more than 300 people from around the globe in 2008. These are just a few examples. Today’s Academic Programs for Tomorrow’s Jobs Buffalo State’s academic programs dovetail with these occupations that will experience faster-than-average growth rates5 through 2016:6 Occupation Growth rate Financial analysts and personal financial advisers Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors Mental health counselors Geoscientists Instructional coordinators Social workers Counselors Interior designers Archivists, curators, and museum technicians Computer support specialists and systems administrators Public relations specialists Broadcast and sound engineering technicians, radio operators Artists and related workers Computer and information systems managers Special education teachers Urban and regional planners Adult literacy and remedial education teachers Leisure and hospitality sector 37% 34% 30% 22% 22% 22% 21% 19% 18% 18% 18% 17% 16% 16% 15% 15% 14% 14% 3 

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