This year’s annual Take Back the Night will be held Wednesday, April 8, 2020, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Plaza (rain location: Social Hall). Take Back the Night is an international event and nonprofit organization with the mission of ending sexual, relationship, and domestic violence in all forms. We are looking for volunteers, performers, or survivors who would like to share their stories for this significant event. If you are interested in participating or know a student who would be interested, please e-mail pierinng@buffalostate.edu or fill out the Take Back the Night volunteer/attendance form. Take Back the Night is open to everyone, and we invite you to wear teal in support of sexual violence prevention.

Hundreds of events are held in over 30 countries annually. Events include marches, rallies, and vigils intended as a protest and direct action against sexual violence and relationship and domestic violence. Buffalo State has been hosting a Take Back the Night event for more than a decade.

The CEP schedule with block exams for the spring 2020 semester has been posted on the Registrar's Office Courses web page.

Student Accessibility Services thanks the students who served as peer notetakers during the fall 2018 semester. Peer notetakers are volunteers who have met standards of quality and excellence to assist us with ensuring equal access to education for students who receive the note-taking accommodation.

Peer notetaker duties extend beyond simply making copies of their notes. Notetakers make sure that their notes are tailored to suit the needs of the student(s) they support. This is not an easy task, for some of our students have very specific needs. Taking notes can involve rephrasing content, typing notes in a specific font, enlarging notes to a specific size, or meeting with the student receiving the notes to ensure that all notes are up to quality and accessibility standards.

The following students have displayed a high degree of integrity, responsibility, and care in making sure that the students they were supporting had the opportunity to succeed. Please join us in thanking them for helping us keep Buffalo State College a civil and caring academic community.

Saharatu Abdallah
Madeline Brown
Travis Brown
Yejide Bunche
Kaitlyn Burr
Nylasha Cabness
Madison Clark
Kimberly Cuapio
Krisanally Desalu
Edrie Dorbor
Grace Farley
Joseph Flading
Erin Fleming
Justin Gorrell
Olivia Harbol
Storm James
Monson Jean
Deanna Kanavel
Ashley Kellman
Bushra Khanam
Javeona Kirby
Alyssa Klaffka
Alexis Lunn
Jamie Malkowski
Eh Meh
Crystal Mena
Eva Ostrander
Alexandra Purdy
Kylie Reach
Samantha Ribbeck
Sakeena Saleh
Schyla Santana
Shelby Seelbinder
Chelsea Simmeth
Christina Stoessel
Tasnesshade Stone
Bethanie Tinoco
Nadeje Tuitt
Sascha Vom Heede
Michael Wurster
Alexie Zeigler

The Graduate Advisory Council is accepting nominations for Outstanding Master’s Theses and Outstanding Master’s Projects. The purpose of these awards is to recognize outstanding student research and applied work at the graduate level. Up to three thesis awards and three project awards will be made. Applications will be accepted for students who graduated in J-Term 2019, May 2019, August 2019, or December 2019.

Nominations may be made by thesis or project advisers or by students themselves. Additional reviews are required from the department chair and one external evaluator. Guidelines and forms are available on the Graduate School website.

The deadline for submission of nominations and evaluation forms to the Graduate School, Cleveland Hall 204, is Wednesday, February 19, 2020. Please direct questions to Marnie Letzelter, executive assistant to the dean of the Graduate School, 878-5609.

The Daily Bulletin will take a holiday break from December 23, 2019, to January 1, 2020. The deadline for submissions for the January 2 issue is 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 20. During the break, users may submit items for Friday, January 3, and beyond. Happy holidays from Marketing and Communications.

From the Chair of the College Senate
University Faculty President Gwen Kay will visit Buffalo State College today and tomorrow, December 12 and 13, to meet with College Senate administration, campus governance leaders, and committee chairs. President Kay will attend the final fall Senate meeting tomorrow, December 13, at 2:00 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center 215. Please note the one hour earlier start time. The meeting agenda is posted on the College Senate website. Please contact Vincent Masci, assistant to the College Senate, with questions.

With the holiday shopping season under way, please remember that Buffalo State College central receiving and mail services are for official college business only. Sending or receiving personal mail or packages through the college’s mail or central receiving services is prohibited by Buffalo State’s Policy Governing the Use of College Resources (PDF, 94 KB).

Buffalo State cannot assume liability for personal deliveries made to the campus and has the right to refuse delivery of personal packages. Questions about this policy may be directed to vpfm@buffalostate.edu. 

Thank you for your cooperation.

From the Chair of the College Senate
United Faculty Senate President Gwen Kay will be available to informally speak to individual faculty and staff members on Thursday, December 12, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Locations for individual conversations are open to the requester's choice, though you may be asked to meet in a more convenient location such as the food kiosk in the Technology Building. Alternatively, questions or concerns can be e-mailed to Dr. Kay directly.

Please contact Vincent Masci, assistant to the College Senate, by noon on Thursday so that there is an approximate count of how many people may want to speak to Dr. Kay.

Twenty-three Buffalo State students and their friends braved frigid temperatures on Saturday, December 7, to plunge into Lake Erie to raise money for the Special Olympics. The Buffalo State Orange Crushers exceeded their goal by raising more than $3,700 in donations at the 2019 Special Olympics Polar Plunge in Woodlawn Beach and were recognized with the Best College Team Award. 

The Buffalo State Orange Crushers Team is co-sponsored by Buffalo State Best Buddies and the Student Council for Exceptional Children. They were supported by the Exceptional Education Department and United Students Government. Thank you to all who donated or participated.

When issuing a student a non-passing grade (E, F, U, I, or N), please also report the student's last date of attendance when entering the grade online. This assists the Financial Aid Office in determining whether a student unofficially withdrew and whether the student is able to retain the aid he or she received.

The last date of attendance is the last date the student participated in class, took an exam, handed in homework, or actively engaged in an online course. If assigning an I or N grade, the last date of attendance is the last date you met with the student to discuss progress in the course. If you have no record of a student's attending, do not enter a date. Instead, use the grade EV, which indicates that the student never attended the course.

Questions regarding this policy or procedure should be referred to the Financial Aid Office, 878-4902. The grading guide (PDF, 162 KB) may also assist you.