Free online summer tutoring though STAR-NY has begun. Tutoring sessions in math and writing are available Sunday through Thursday, from 7:00 p.m. to midnight, May 17–August 25.
Submitted by: Lauren A. Copeland
Michael Spogli, financial representative with TIAA, is available to speak with Buffalo State faculty and staff members through telephone consultations and provide tools to help you meet your financial and retirement goals and answer any questions you may have regarding the following:
Planning, budgeting, meeting your savings goals, managing your investments, calculating contributions to meet your retirement needs, and overcoming financial obstacles.
If you have never met with a financial adviser, this is a great opportunity to get acquainted and get help planning for a more secure financial future.
Sign up online or call or e-mail Michael Spogli, (585) 246-4631.
Submitted by: Mary Jo Malinowski
The Civic and Community Engagement Office is providing information about ways faculty, staff, and students can be active citizens and support our community during the coronavirus pandemic.
Children at home? Share the joy of The Lion King and give your kids a chance to explore the world of musical theater from home. The Lion King Experience (PDF, 2.4 MB) is an arts education program that was originally developed for the classroom, but now Disney is making this course available to kids at home. All sessions of The Lion King Experience have been unlocked and adapted for participating remotely. The “KIDS” curriculum features 11 sessions for children ages 8 to 11, and the “JR” curriculum is divided into 18 sessions for adolescents ages 12 to 15. Each session includes a video to watch and an at-home activity for them to complete.
Submitted by: Talia E. Rodriguez
The Civic and Community Engagement Office is providing information about ways faculty, staff, and students can be active citizens and support our community during the coronavirus pandemic.
Want to make a difference from home? Compeer Buffalo (serving all of Erie County) is looking for people to create cards with messages of hope and support that it can mail to its clients. Compeer has over 400 clients and welcomes as many cards as people are willing to create.
Also, if you enjoy talking on the phone, then this role is for you: Compeer Buffalo is also seeking volunteers to serving in the role of phone buddy to provide weekly support over the phone to an adult (age 18-59) or older adult (age 60+) client who is waiting for an in-person one-to-one match volunteer. Compeer serves individuals living with depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses.
If you are interested, please contact Lisa Johnson, (716) 883-3331, ext. 312.
Submitted by: Talia E. Rodriguez
In the past few weeks, food insecurity in Western New York has increased beyond anything we have witnessed in the past. This issue is affecting our students, friends, and neighbors. Supplies of peanut butter, a popular protein source, are dwindling. Please consider donating peanut butter (any size) during the FeedMore WNY "Spread the Love" drive on Saturday, May 23 and 30, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Buffalo State College will be the site of the "contactless" food drive on May 23. Containers can be dropped off in Lot R-13. Please e-mail Carol DeNysschen, professor and chair of the Heath, Nutrition, and Dietetics Department, for details on many other locations. Let's make Buffalo State an anchor institution in the local fight against hunger!
Submitted by: Carol A. DeNysschen
In light of our collective reset, this year we honor and celebrate EOP accomplishments through the following newsletter. Please take a moment and enjoy: EOPHonors2020 (PDF, 1.5 MB).
Submitted by: Jude M Jayatilleke
As part of Buffalo State’s procedures for spending controls related to COVID-19 (PDF, 420 KB), the number of active Procurement Card holders has been reduced by 90 percent. Remaining active users per division or President’s Cabinet area have been selected and notified. All other Procurement Card use is prohibited.
Please contact the cardholder in your area for any Procurement Card requests that are essential, urgent, or relevant to the college’s strategic priorities. All proposed expenditures must be accompanied by a completed Spending Constraints Attestation Form (DOCX, 74 KB).
Academic Affairs
Marc Bayer, Butler Library
Kelly Boos, School of Natural and Social Sciences
Catherine Cook, Provost's Office
Cassiopeia Hamilton, Global Engagement
CIO; Enrollment, Marketing, and Communications
Thomas Killian, Information Technology
Jason Overholt, Information Technology
Justin Sledz, Information Technology
Susan Fischer, Marketing and Communications
Barbara Boquard, ITEC
Katie Malik, CIO's Office
Equity and Campus Diversity
Laurie Graziano
Finance and Management
Scott Kent, Custodial
Mary Pasternak, Custodial
Lori Moslow, Maintenance
Cheryl Byer, Maintenance
Amy Pedlow, UPD
Mary Taylor, Finance and Management
Institutional Advancement
Mary-Jo Jagord, Alumni Engagement
President’s Office
Thomas Gwitt
Student Affairs
Timothy Gordon
Submitted by: Lisa H. Krieger
The Civic and Community Engagement Office is providing information about ways faculty, staff, and students can be active citizens and support our community during the coronavirus pandemic.
Are you interested in helping local new American families and survivors of domestic violence and trafficking to practice English over video calls? The International Institute of Buffalo needs volunteers who are willing to have one-hour lessons twice a week with its clients. Fifteen minutes of the lesson will be spent interacting with children and parents together, teaching them how to use their surroundings and everyday activities to practice English. Forty-five minutes of the lesson will be working on English skills with parents. This will all take place over a video call, so volunteers must have access to a phone or computer with a camera. The International Institute of Buffalo will conduct two virtual trainings (over Zoom) with education providers.
If interested, please complete and submit this form.
Submitted by: Talia E. Rodriguez
From the Chair of the College Senate Bylaws and Elections Committee
The College Senate extends its congratulations to the following individuals who have won seats on the College Senate for the 2020–2023 term:
University Faculty Senator
Joseph Marren, Professor, Communication Department
Alternate University Faculty Senator
Amy Rosen-Brand, Associate Director, Student Accessibility Services
At-Large College Senators
Laura Hill Rao, Director, Civic and Community Engagement Office
Colleen Toledano, Associate Professor, Art and Design Department
Full election and caucus results will be announced in the May 21 Daily Bulletin.
The chair of the College Senate, Joe Marren, extends his deepest and sincerest thanks to all the senators who are completing three-year or six-year terms. End-of-year certificates of service will be mailed to each senator. They have been notified of their service.
From the Chair of the College Senate
All final reports from the College Senate standing committees, presented at the May 8, 2020, College Senate meeting, are now posted on the College Senate Standing Committees web page. Reports given by Vice President Barnum at the May 8 Senate meeting are posted along with the podcast. All reports and podcasts for past Senate meetings are available on the College Senate website. Please contact Vincent Masci, assistant to the College Senate, for more information.