The elevator in Bacon Hall will be off-line for roughly two hours beginning at 6:00 a.m. Friday, June 21, to accommodate electrical maintenance. Questions about this work may be e-mailed to vpmf@buffalostate.edu. As always, your patience is appreciated.

Annual reports for 2018–2019 are due on or before the following dates:

• June 30, 2019: Individual reports from faculty, librarians, and professional staff due to director or department chair.
• July 22, 2019: Department reports due to dean or associate vice president and completed in Taskstream.
• August 9, 2019: Associate vice president and dean reports completed in Taskstream.

Forms for the submission of 2018–2019 annual reports for librarians and professional staff (individual information sheets) are posted on the Human Resource Management website.

All individual faculty annual reports must be completed via an electronic form. Individual links have been e-mailed to each faculty member. The e-mail was sent through the Qualtrics mailer, so if you cannot find it, first check your junk mail. If you still cannot find it, please contact Tiffany Fuzak, research analyst, 878-4132.

All academic and functional departments will submit their annual reports via Taskstream. The Institutional Effectiveness Office is offering Taskstream annual report workshops through the month of June. Registration is required. The schedule of remaining workshops and registration links appear below:

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Tuesday, June 25

10:00–11:00 a.m. | Bulger Communication Center 122

11:00 a.m.–noon | Bulger Communication Center 122

1:00–2:00 p.m. | Bulger Communication Center 122

2:00–3:00 p.m. | Bulger Communication Center 122

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Thursday, June 27

10:00–11:00 a.m. | Bulger Communication Center 122

11:00 a.m.–noon | Bulger Communication Center 122

1:00–2:00 p.m. | Bulger Communication Center 122

2:00–3:00 p.m. | Bulger Communication Center 122

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If you have technical questions about your report, please contact Tiffany Fuzak, 878-4132. If you have questions about the content of the report, please contact Luke Krieg, interim AVP for institutional effectiveness, 878-3838.

The Anne Frank Project invites members of the campus community to submit proposals for AFP 2019: Engage for Change, the 11th annual social justice festival, which will be held on campus Wednesday and Thursday, October 2 and 3. AFP’s annual festival is an experiential exchange of ideas with a focus on processing theory into practice. We seek performances, workshops, and exhibits that actively engage participants in kinesthetic learning opportunities that

• explore the AFP 2019 theme;
• embrace the life and writing of Anne Frank; and
• explore a diverse array of disciplines, cultures, and viewpoints.

Proposals for the 2019 festival are due by 11:59 p.m. Monday, July 1. All applicants will be contacted by the end of July. Please submit proposals using the AFP 2019 proposal form.

About Our Theme
Communities across the world grapple with conflicts, challenging discussions, and injustices that often remain ignored. When these important stories fall silent, communities break apart and individuals are left alone. There is an opportunity within this struggle to unite and rebuild. AFP 2019 will examine unique ways in which people solve problems through the art of collaboration. In the Anne Frank Project, there is a specific philosophy that relates to this year’s theme: we agree we cannot do it alone. Whether we work across disciplines, neighborhoods, or countries, we need each other to manage conflicts, embrace challenges, and stand strong in the face of injustice. In honor of Anne Frank’s would-be 90th birthday this June, we encourage activists, artists, performers, and community leaders to share methods, practices, and experiences that ask people to come together to engage for change.

Questions or concerns? Contact Eve Everette, AFP assistant director and festival curator, or Drew Kahn, AFP founding director and SUNY Distinguished Service Professor of theater.

The Anne Frank Project invites members of the campus community to submit proposals for AFP 2019: Engage for Change, the 11th annual social justice festival, which will be held on campus Wednesday and Thursday, October 2 and 3. AFP’s annual festival is an experiential exchange of ideas with a focus on processing theory into practice. We seek performances, workshops, and exhibits that actively engage participants in kinesthetic learning opportunities that

• explore the AFP 2019 theme;
• embrace the life and writing of Anne Frank; and
• explore a diverse array of disciplines, cultures, and viewpoints.

Proposals for the 2019 festival are due by 11:59 p.m. Monday, July 1. All applicants will be contacted by the end of July. Please submit proposals using the AFP 2019 proposal form.

About Our Theme
Communities across the world grapple with conflicts, challenging discussions, and injustices that often remain ignored. When these important stories fall silent, communities break apart and individuals are left alone. There is an opportunity within this struggle to unite and rebuild. AFP 2019 will examine unique ways in which people solve problems through the art of collaboration. In the Anne Frank Project, there is a specific philosophy that relates to this year’s theme: we agree we cannot do it alone. Whether we work across disciplines, neighborhoods, or countries, we need each other to manage conflicts, embrace challenges, and stand strong in the face of injustice. In honor of Anne Frank’s would-be 90th birthday this June, we encourage activists, artists, performers, and community leaders to share methods, practices, and experiences that ask people to come together to engage for change.

Questions or concerns? Contact Eve Everette, AFP assistant director and festival curator, or Drew Kahn, AFP founding director and SUNY Distinguished Service Professor of theater.

Asphalt repairs will take place along Rockwell Road and Iroquois Drive as well as in several parking lots beginning at 7:00 a.m. today, June 18, and continuing throughout the day. This work was scheduled for last week but was interrupted by the weather. Thank you for your cooperation as we conduct these necessary repairs.

Concrete slab demolition will begin at Butler Library's west entrance (Student Union Plaza) on Monday, June 17, as part of the library renovation project. The work is expected to last two days and will be noisy. Thank you for your understanding as we perform this necessary step that will result in a new entrance vestibule for the library.

BDM Prod, report management services, and user accounts will be disabled from the close of business Thursday, June 20, through Monday, June 24, as Information Technology Services conducts upgrades to Banner Document Management. Banner itself will not be affected by this downtime. Barring any unforeseen issues, BDM will be available sometime Monday.

Offices that process student documents into BDM should follow these guidelines for June 20:

• Please complete all processing of PDFs report manager in the morning on June 20. Avoid processing late in the afternoon and refrain from processing any large volume that day so as not to delay the upgrade start time.
• Please try to complete indexing of any outstanding batches in your areas by the close of business June 20.

Image Capture Classic will replace QuickScan Pro as part of this upgrade. No scanning or exporting of documents should be done via QuickScan after June 20.

The Small Business Development Center at Buffalo State will hold a free Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) workshop on Thursday, June 20, from 9:00 a.m. to noon in the Burchfield Penney Art Center for innovative entrepreneurs, tech entrepreneurs, faculty members, researchers, and graduate students looking to commercialize their research.

Through the SBIR/STTR program, federal agencies including the Department of Defense, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Energy provide grants and contracts to small businesses to conduct innovative research and development with strong commercialization potential. To register for the workshop, please e-mail Susan McCartney, director of the SBDC.

The asphalt repairs scheduled for June 13 have been postponed until later this summer (TBA) because of the inclement weather forecast.

Get 20 percent off the list price of the newly published debut cookbook Son of a Southern Chef: Cook with Soul, by Buffalo State alumnus Lazarus Lynch, two-time Chopped champion and star of the Food Network, at the Barnes & Noble at Buffalo State Bookstore now.