From the Chair of the College Senate
Reports to the College Senate are posted on the College Senate website. The most recent reports are from the May 10, 2019, Senate meeting.

Podcasts serve as the official audio record of each College Senate meeting. If you missed a Senate meeting and want to catch up, podcasts are posted to the Senate's podcasts web page. Senate meeting summaries are posted to the website after they are presented to the Senate.

From the Chair of the College Senate
The College Senate will hold its annual New Senator Orientation for all newly elected senators on Thursday, September 5, during Bengal Pause (12:15–1:30 p.m.) in the Grande Conference Room, Cleveland Hall 418. This annual session, hosted by Joseph Marren, chair of the College Senate, and Slade Gellin, the College Senate parliamentarian, gives newly elected faculty, professional staff, and students an overview of the official rules and basic protocol of College Senate meetings. The College Senate follows Robert’s Rules of Order, as is mandated by its bylaws. Formal invitations will be sent to all newly elected senators in late summer. Attendance is not mandatory but is strongly encouraged. Please e-mail Vincent Masci, assistant to the College Senate, or phone the office at 878-5139 with questions.

From the Chair of the College Senate
The College Senate Standing Committee Interest Form will be available on the College Senate website from Monday, July 1, through Thursday, August 1, 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 College Senate Office will forward all information to the committee chairs for review and consideration. Committee membership is determined solely at the discretion of committee chairs. Not all committees may need members.

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.

Power outages in the Science and Mathematics Complex and the Classroom Building's B Wing are scheduled as follows:

Science and Mathematics Complex
Friday, June 28
6:00 to 8:00 a.m.
Power will be interrupted as the complex is brought online with its permanent power system. Building occupants are asked to shut down computers and peripherals before the interruption. There is no need to remove contents from refrigerators. A backup generator will be operational during the shutdown; all electrical loads that require constant power will be on the backup power system.

Classroom Building B Wing
Saturday, June 29
7:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Power will be shut down to replace an existing transformer. Building occupants are asked to shut down computers and peripherals before the interruption. 

Your patience is appreciated as these key projects are completed.

The Center for Global Engagement invites the campus community to attend an open presentation by the second candidate for the position of director of special international programs on Friday, June 28, at 10:00 a.m. in Caudell Hall 110. The candidate will present a 30-minute demonstration of his or her vision for the position and individual expertise in the international arena. A 15-minute question-and-answer session will follow.

The Center for Global Engagement invites the campus community to attend an open presentation by the first candidate for the position of director of special international programs on Wednesday, June 26, at 10:00 a.m. in the Grande Conference Room, Cleveland Hall 418. The candidate will present a 30-minute demonstration of his or her vision for the position and individual expertise in the international arena. A 15-minute question-and-answer session will follow.

New York Election Law §3-110 allows employees who are registered to vote in New York up to three hours of paid leave to vote in any election in New York State, including primaries, with the exception of school elections and library elections. The time must be taken only at the beginning or the end of the workday.

Employees must provide their supervisors with at least two working days’ notice of the leave request. Whether the leave is to be taken at the beginning or the end of the employee’s regularly scheduled work shift is to be determined at the employer’s discretion and based on the operating needs of the department or college. While up to three hours of leave with pay is available for every election, not every employee’s situation will require the full three hours’ allotted leave.

Proof of voter registration or proof that an employee actually voted is not required.

Once the leave request is approved, employees should record the non-chargeable leave on their attendance record.

Please call Human Resource Management at 878-4822 with questions.

The Buffalo State College Child Care Center thanks the members of the campus community who so generously supported the capital campaign to raise funds for its playground rehabilitation project. Thanks to you, the center exceeded its fundraising goal to provide critically needed safety upgrades to the outdoor play area. A sincere and heartfelt thanks to all who contributed to the campaign for the children of Buffalo State.

Argos software will be unavailable from noon until about 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, while Information Technology Services upgrades the program. Any reports that are scheduled to run during that hour will not run, but all existing report schedules will be carried over with the upgrade.

We apologize for any inconvenience.