All academic, co-curricular, and functional departments must submit their annual reports via Taskstream. The Institutional Effectiveness Office is offering Taskstream annual report workshops through the month of June. Registration through the Workshop Registration System (LibCal) is required.

• Monday, May 25, 10:00–11:00 a.m.
• Wednesday, May 27, 1:00–2:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, June 2, 10:00–11:00 a.m.
• Thursday, June 4, 1:00–2:00 p.m.
• Monday, June 8, 10:00–11:00 a.m.
• Wednesday, June 10, 1:00–2:00 p.m.
• Monday, June 15, 10:00–11:00 a.m.
• Wednesday, June 17, 1:00–2:00 p.m.
• Monday, June 29, 10:00–11:00 a.m.
• Wednesday, July 1, 1:00–2:00 p.m.

*Taskstream workshops and e-mail support for annual reports will not be available from June 18 through June 26. 

Reminder:

All individual annual reports must be completed via an electronic form. Individual links were e-mailed in December 2019. If you cannot find your link, please contact Tiffany Fuzak. Microsoft Word versions of the annual report forms can be found on the Institutional Effectiveness website under Resources. Hard copies are provided for reference only. Individuals can save and return to the form any time, from any device. Once the online form is submitted, respondents will be given the option to print the completed form as a PDF. A summary of all responses will also be e-mailed to the respondent in a confirmation e-mail. 

Deadlines:

• Individual Faculty Annual Reports (online form)  Tuesday, June 30
• Individual Staff Annual Reports (online form)  Tuesday, June 30
• Chairs’ Department Annual Reports (Taskstream)  Friday, July 17
• Functional Unit Annual Reports (Taskstream)  Friday, July 17
• Dean’s Annual Reports (Taskstream)  Friday, August 14
• AVP Annual Reports (Taskstream)  Friday, August 14

If you have technical question about individual or departmental reports, please contact Tiffany Fuzak, research analyst, 878-4132. If you have questions about report content, please contact Luke Krieg, interim associate vice president for institutional effectiveness, 878-3838.

Please join us for another fun round of Lunchtime Zoom Trivia, hosted by Performing Arts Center director Andy Binder, on Thursday, May 21, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. via Zoom. Questions will cover a wide variety of topics, including geography, pop culture, history, science, and random facts.

Please register through the Workshop Registration System.

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.

Use your old T-shirts for good. Make T-shirt tote bags and donate them to Resurrection Food Pantry, located at 2145 Old Union Rd. in Buffalo (14227). Drop-offs are on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Questions can be directed to Kim Reynolds by e-mail or phone at (716) 208-4450.

Instructions on how to make a T-shirt tote bag are available online. For more information, please visit the Resurrection Food Pantry website.

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.

The weather is warming up, and summer is coming! Remember to wear a protective mask when leaving the house. Consider making masks not only for yourself but for older family members, friends, neighbors, or other relatives, too. Check out the CDC website to learn how to make one from common materials you have in your home.

Tune in this Friday, May 15, at 8:00 p.m. on the Buffalo State YouTube Channel for Runway Diaries, a fashion show presentation showcasing the talent and resiliency of our Buffalo State fashion students in collaboration with the Art and Design Department. This documentary shares our experience going through this pandemic. Fashion and Textile Technology students have been working hard on creating a virtual presentation.

Thank you to our sponsors: M&T Bank, Hyatt's - All Things Creative, Luke Copping Photography, and Buffalo Spree magazine.

Please join the Fashion and Textile Technology Department and presenting sponsor M&T Bank as we celebrate our students’ achievements virtually with Runway Diaries, a fashion show presentation showcasing the talent and resiliency of our Buffalo State fashion students, on Friday, May 15, at 8:00 p.m. on the Buffalo State YouTube Channel. This documentary, “Overcoming: This Is Our Journey,” shares our experience going through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thank you to our sponsors for their continued support during these difficult times: M&T Bank, Hyatt's - All Things Creative, Luke Copping Photography, and Buffalo Spree magazine.

If you have an account with Home Chef, ChatBooks, or the Chronicle of Higher Education, you should change your password right away because those websites have experienced data breaches.

It is important to consider whether you use the same password for more than one account. If you use your Buffalo State username and password for your Chronicle of Higher Education account, or any account other than Buffalo State, please change both your username and password for the other account(s) right away. Once criminals seize your account credentials, they will try those credentials across all banks and retailers to see where they work. Use different passwords for every account. Read Safe Computing Best Practices and Tips for Creating a Secure Password/Passphrases in the Buffalo State Knowledge Base for more information.

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.

FeedMore WNY (formerly the Food Bank of WNY and Meals on Wheels) continues to be in urgent need of volunteers to pack emergency food kits, deliver meals to homebound seniors, deliver emergency food kits, and help deliver food to its pop-up locations. 

FeedMore WNY is also hosting Sweet Expectations…at Home, a virtual fundraising event.

Tickets can be purchased now, but starting Monday, May 18, guests can bid on exciting auction items. Live raffle drawings and more will take place Wednesday, May 20, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. All proceeds will help FeedMore WNY provide nutritious food to our neighbors in need. For more information, please visit the FeedMore WNY website or call (716) 822-2002.

Steam service to 11 buildings in the northern area of campus will be shut down on Tuesday, May 12, to allow for emergency repairs to an underground steam line. The shutdown will begin at approximately 9:00 a.m. and continue until about 9:00 p.m. The following buildings will be affected:

• Bulger Communication Center
• Caudell Hall
• Houston Gymnasium
• Moore Complex
• Science and Mathematics Complex
• Sports Arena
• Towers 1-4
• Upton Hall

Heat and hot water service to these buildings will be disrupted during the repair. Cold water will not be affected. Members of the campus community should expect lower than usual temperatures in the affected buildings and are asked to dress accordingly.

Questions about this project may be addressed to vpfm@buffalostate.edu. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we make these necessary repairs to the steam service.

Joshua Maida, CRPC, financial adviser with AIG (VALIC) Retirement Services, is available to meet virtually with Buffalo State faculty and staff members—by phone, FaceTime or WebEx—to 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.

To join an online WebEx meeting and stay connected with a financial adviser, visit the AIG website.
WebEx code: 732-793-408

Schedule a time to meet virtually with Joshua Maida
or
arrange a phone appointment with Joshua Maida.