From the Chair of the College Senate
College Senate meetings for the 2019–2020 academic year will be held on the following dates:

Fall 2019
September 13  |  3:00 p.m.  |  Bulger Communication Center 423
October 11  |  3:00 p.m.  |  Bulger Communication Center 423
November 8  |  3:00 p.m.  |  Bulger Communication Center 423
December 13  |  2:00 p.m.  |  Bulger Communication Center 215

Spring 2020
February 14  |  3:00 p.m.  |  TBA
March 13  |  3:00 p.m.  |  TBA
April 10  |  3:00 p.m.  |  TBA
May 8  |  2:00 p.m.  |  TBA

The College Senate Office is located in Cleveland Hall 211. Joseph Marren, professor of communication, serves as chair of the College Senate for the 2019–2020 academic year. Please stop by the office, call 878-5139, or e-mail Vincent Masci, assistant to the College Senate, with questions or for general information.

Faculty and staff parking permit stickers for the 2019–2020 academic year are now available to purchase online. Employees must log on to the system with their campus usernames and passwords. Permits can be sent via U.S. mail to employees' address of record or picked up in the Parking Services Office, Chase Hall 126. A valid photo ID must be shown when picking up a parking permit.

Staff members who do not have a campus username and password may apply for their parking permits in person in the Parking Services Office. Permits are not available from Student Accounts.

University Police will begin ticketing for No Permit violations beginning Tuesday, September 3. If you have elected to have your permit mailed to you and have not yet received it by this date, please stop at University Police or Parking Services to obtain a temporary permit for the day.

Get your recommended 30 minutes of exercise in today by participating in the Bengal Wellness Challenge. We will meet at the corner of Rockwell Road and Elmwood Avenue at noon today and every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday through August 7 for a 30-minute walk around the History Museum or Hoyt Lake. On rainy or extremely hot days, we will be on the indoor track in the Sports Arena. Please e-mail Rosemarie Decker in the Weigel Wellness Center on questionable days.

If you are interested in picking up a $5 nutritious take-out lunch after the walk, please e-mail Rosemarie Decker in the Weigel Wellness Center, who will put your order in at the Bengal Kitchen.

Because of the expected extreme heat, the Bengal Wellness Challenge group will meet outside the Sports Arena today, July 19, for a 30-minute walk around the indoor track. Join us and get your recommended 30 minutes of exercise in today. If you are interested in picking up a $5 nutritious take-out lunch after the walk, please e-mail Rosemarie Decker in the Weigel Wellness Center, who will put your order in at the Bengal Kitchen.

From the College Senate Office
The College Senate Standing Committee Interest Form (doc) is now posted on the College Senate home page for faculty and staff members who are interested in serving on one or more of the eight College Senate standing committees for 2019–2020. The form will be available through Thursday, August 1. The deadline for submissions this year is Friday, August 9.

The forms will enable committee chairs to review a collective list of interested individuals and assemble their committees in accordance with the College Senate bylaws. Committee membership is determined solely at the discretion of committee chairs. Not all committees may need members. Please submit forms by campus mail or e-mail to Vincent Masci, assistant to the College Senate, Cleveland Hall 211. Please contact the Senate Office with questions by e-mail or phone at 878-5139.

Academic Plan Committee Chair
Jason Grinnell, Chair and Associate Professor of Philosophy

Budget and Staff Allocations Committee Chair
Ted Schmidt, Professor of Economics and Finance

Bylaws and Elections Committee Chair
Julian Cole, Associate Professor of Philosophy

Curriculum Committee Chair
Bhakti Sharma, Associate Professor of Interior Design

Faculty and Staff Welfare Committee Chair
Maria Brickhouse, Coordinator of the Academic Center of Excellence, Educational Opportunity Program

Instruction and Research Committee Chair
Arlesa Shephard, Associate Professor, Fashion and Textile Technology

Standards for Students Committee Chair
Marguerite “Meg” Knowles, Associate Professor of Communication

Student Welfare Committee Vice Chair*
Steve Macho, Associate Professor, Career and Technical Education

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*The Student Welfare Committee chair is a student senator who works with the vice chair.

Banner and Degree Works will be unavailable between midnight and 7:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 17, because of scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

The Professional Staff Caucus Corn Fest on Wednesday, July 17, will be held in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall because of expected humidity, wind, and rain. The time remains the same, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with the basket raffle beginning promptly at 1:00 p.m. Thank you to the Student Union staff and Chartwells team members who made this relocation possible.

The Buffalo State Health, Nutrition, and Dietetics Department invites cancer survivors who are at least one year beyond the completion of their cancer treatment to participate in the Nutrition Education for Cancer Survivors Study. A faculty member who is a registered dietitian will supervise the nutrition education that will be delivered by a senior in Buffalo State’s dietitian education program.

Half the participants will be chosen at random to receive nutrition education using guidelines from the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) via grocery store tours. The other half will receive the same AICR nutrition education in the Buffalo State Nutrition Education and Counseling Center (NECC). Participants may not choose which type of nutrition education they receive (grocery store vs. NECC). The study involves one visit to the NECC in Caudell Hall at the beginning of the study to conduct nutrition assessments and one visit either to Wegmans on Amherst Street in Buffalo or to the NECC for nutrition education. The nutrition education session will last approximately 60 minutes. Physician referrals for nutrition education will be requested. All information collected will be labeled with an ID number only; no other identifying information will be attached to the research data.

Eligible participants must be at least 18 years old with a previous cancer diagnosis who are a minimum of one year post-treatment. Participants are not limited to Buffalo State employees, staff, or students. Interested parties should e-mail DEP@buffalostate.edu and leave their name, telephone number, and best time to call. We will respond by telephone and ask a few questions to ensure that interested parties are eligible to participate in the study.

Get your recommended 30 minutes of exercise in today by participating in the Bengal Wellness Challenge. We will meet at the corner of Rockwell Road and Elmwood Avenue at noon today and every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday through August 7 for a 30-minute walk around the History Museum or Hoyt Lake. On rainy or extremely hot days, we will be on the indoor track in the Sports Arena. Please e-mail Michelle Lockett on questionable days.

If you are interested in picking up a $5 nutritious take-out lunch after the walk, please e-mail Michelle Lockett, who will put your order in at the Bengal Kitchen.

The Student Achievement Programs Office will hold the second annual Academic Success Summer Bridge Program for 300 incoming first-year general-admission students the week of August 19. This program is a jump start for college success, and students who participate in this program also receive a peer mentor to provide them with yearlong support as they transition to Buffalo State.

We are currently in need of faculty or staff volunteers to help support our incoming students’ transition to Buffalo State. Specifically, we are looking for people to run five 50-minute sessions (topics are listed in the sign-up link) from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 20, and Wednesday, August 21. Lunch will be provided.

No previous teaching experience is required to volunteer. Presenters will be given student learning outcomes for the sessions they are selected to facilitate, and assistance with developing session content can be provided if needed.

If you would like to help our incoming students transition to our scholarly community but do not have a full day to spare, we are also looking for several faculty and staff members to run a one-hour informational panel on Thursday, August 22, from 11:00 a.m. to noon. This panel is intended to allow students time to ask last-minute college readiness and academic success questions of those in the know: Buffalo State’s faculty and staff members.

If you are interested in running a session on student success, please sign up by Friday, July 26.

Those assisting with the Academic Success Summer Bridge Program will be presented with a certificate of completion for their service to the college that can be included in their dossiers. If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail Ashley Martin, director of Student Achievement Programs.