The International Education Office is collaborating with offices across campus to provide a Faculty Leader Training session for faculty members who travel abroad with students on Tuesday, November 19, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. in the Grande Conference Room, Cleveland Hall 418.

Faculty members who are interested in taking students abroad for educational programs are invited as well. Seasoned faculty will be available share tips and tricks from past experiences. RSVP below and please share this information with anyone from the campus community who might be interested in participating. A finalized itinerary will be forwarded to registered participants.

Register here.

New this year, online annual report links will be generated for all faculty, staff, and librarians and will be sent via e-mail by December 1. You may begin entering your information at any time, and you can leave and return to the form from any device. 

Annual report links are unique to each person, so the link cannot be shared. If you do not receive your link, or if you have questions about the new online form, please contact Luke Krieg, interim associate vice president for institutional effectiveness, or Tiffany Fuzak, research analyst. 

The podcast of the October 11, 2019, College Senate meeting is now available on the College Senate's podcasts web page. Podcasts serve as the official audio record of each College Senate meeting.

From the Chair of the College Senate
The spring 2020 College Senate meetings will be held in Bulger Communication Center 217. Please note: the May 8, 2020, Senate meeting begins one hour earlier than usual, at 2:00 p.m. (as does the December 13, 2019, meeting). The complete Senate schedule is available on the College Senate website, along with the Senate roster. Please direct questions to Vincent Masci, assistant to the College Senate, 878-5139.

From the Chair of the College Senate
The next meeting of the College Senate for fall 2019 will be held Friday, November 8, at 3:00 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center 423. The meeting agenda is posted on the College Senate website. Please direct questions to Vincent Masci, assistant to the College Senate, 878-5139.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has directed that flags on all state government buildings be flown at half-staff on Saturday, November 2, in honor of World War II U.S. Coast Guard Lieutenant Thomas J. E. Crotty of Buffalo. Lieutenant Crotty was reported MIA and later died at the Cabanatuan POW camp in the Philippines in July 1942. His body will be repatriated to the United States and interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in Buffalo on November 2.

"We all owe a debt of gratitude to Lieutenant Crotty for his service and making ultimate sacrifice while defending our country to ensure freedom for future generations of New Yorkers," Governor Cuomo said. "To honor Lt. Crotty and his legacy as he is finally and rightfully returned home to Buffalo, I am directing flags to half-staff on all state buildings and on behalf of all New Yorkers, I express our sincerest appreciation for his service."

More information is available on the governor's website.

The third annual national First-Generation College Celebration is Friday, November 8. (First-generation students are students whose biological parents did not complete a four-year college degree.)

In honor of First Generation week, the Dean of Students Office and the Restorative Justice Center are partnering to host the campuswide Community Circle “First Generation: Navigating the Unspoken Expectations of College” on Wednesday, November 6, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall. This event—which is open to first-generation students, faculty, and staff—will unpack what it means to be a first-generation college student, explore the identity, and connect through shared experience and resources. Lunch will be served after the circle.

RSVP online. We hope to see there!

In addition, Student Affairs will host an ice cream social in the Campbell Student Union for first-generation students on Friday, November 8, from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. Come and meet the departments of Student Affairs and enjoy some ice cream with a variety of toppings.

More information is available on the Center for First-Generation Student Success website.

Follow the celebration on social media at #CelebrateFirstGen and #CelebrateFirstGenBSC.

Faculty and staff members who are first-generation college students and are willing to participate in our social media and poster campaign, we would love to highlight you!

Please e-mail a photo and a one- to two-sentence quote on being the first in your family to earn a college degree by Tuesday, November 5, to deanofstudents@buffalostate.edu. More information about the Center for First-Generation Student Success and the national First-Generation College Celebration day is available online.

You can also follow the celebration on social media at #CelebrateFirstGenBSC.

Surplus has several cases of 15-by-19-inch padded mailing envelopes available for campus use. If your department can use any of these, please e-mail Property Control.

Thank you.

National Distance Learning Week is November 4-8. Join fellow Buffalo State and SUNY colleagues as they showcase and celebrate their accomplishments in distance learning with the following free webinars.

Monday, November 4

Noon–12:30 p.m.
"The Win-Win-Win Using the R2T (Ready to Teach) Model for Online Programs"
Jennifer Austin, University at Buffalo

1:00–1:30 p.m.
"Enhancing Online and Traditional Classes Using Zoom and VoiceThread"
Gina Giuliano, University at Albany

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Tuesday, November 5

11:00–11:30 a.m.
"Sharing Stories from Buffalo to East Africa"
Drew Kahn, Buffalo State College

Noon–12:30 p.m.
"Highlights from the ICDE World Conference on Online Learning"
Phylise Banner, SUNY Poly

1:00–1:30 p.m.
"Simulation and Gamification in Online Education"
Samy Garas, SUNY Plattsburgh

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Wednesday, November 6

Noon–12:30 p.m.
"Teaching Sensitive Topics Online"
Andrea Nikischer, Buffalo State College

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Thursday, November 7

Noon–12:30 p.m.
"What We Did This Summer: Our Eight-Week Journey to Creating a Fully Online Graduate Engineering Management Program"
Sabrina Casucci, University at Buffalo

1:00–1:30 p.m.
"Exploring Emerging Technologies for Lifelong Learning and Success: Transitioning a Successful Faculty Development Platform into a MOOC for ALL Learners"
Roberta "Robin" Sullivan, University at Buffalo; and Cherie van Putten, Binghamton University

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Friday, November 8

Noon–12:30 p.m.
"The UX / UI of an Online Course"
Adele Merlino, SUNY Maritime

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Registration is not required for these free webinars. For detailed descriptions of each webinar and session access links, please visit the Online Teaching Hub. Please use this link to access each webinar at the specified date and time.