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 campus community is invited to comment on the SUNY Green Paper on General Education Revision, which is available on the College Senate’s General Education Ad-Hoc Task Force on Curriculum web page. Please send comments to SUNY.

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 the chair of the College Senate and 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. Attendance is not mandatory but is strongly encouraged. Formal invitations will be sent to all newly elected senators in late summer. Please e-mail Vincent Masci, assistant to the College Senate, or phone the office at 878-5139 with questions.

All final reports from the College Senate standing committees, presented at the May 10, 2019, College Senate meeting, are now posted on the College Senate Standing Committees web page.

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.

From the Chair of the College Senate Bylaws and Elections Committee
Jason Grinnell, chair and associate professor of philosophy, was elected to serve as vice chair of the College Senate for the 2019–2020 academic year in the runoff election held May 15–17.

Congratulations once again to the following individuals, who have been elected as officers and committee chairs of the College Senate for the 2019–2020 academic year:

Chair of the College Senate
Joseph Marren, Professor of Communication

Vice Chair of the College Senate
Jason Grinnell, Chair and Associate Professor of Philosophy

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.

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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Thursday, June 13

10:00–11:00 a.m. | Classroom Building C104

11:00 a.m.–noon | Classroom Building C104

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

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

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Monday, June 17

10:00–11:00 a.m. | Classroom Building C104

11:00 a.m.–noon | Classroom Building C104

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

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

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Wednesday, June 19

10:00–11:00 a.m. | Classroom Building A108

11:00 a.m.–noon | Classroom Building A108

1:00–2:00 p.m. | Classroom Building A108

2:00–3:00 p.m. | Classroom Building A108

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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.

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 workshop schedule and registration links appear below:

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Monday, June 3

10:00–11:00 a.m. | Classroom Building C104

11:00 a.m.–noon | Classroom Building C104

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 6

10:00–11:00 a.m. | Classroom Building C104

11:00 a.m.–noon | Classroom Building C104

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

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

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Tuesday, June 11

10:00–11:00 a.m. | Classroom Building C104

11:00 a.m.–noon | Classroom Building C104

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 13

10:00–11:00 a.m. | Classroom Building C104

11:00 a.m.–noon | Classroom Building C104

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

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

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Monday, June 17

10:00–11:00 a.m. | Classroom Building C104

11:00 a.m.–noon | Classroom Building C104

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

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

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Wednesday, June 19

10:00–11:00 a.m. | Classroom Building A108

11:00 a.m.–noon | Classroom Building A108

1:00–2:00 p.m. | Classroom Building A108

2:00–3:00 p.m. | Classroom Building A108

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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.

Waitlists for Summer Session 2019 will be turned off at 11:59 p.m. on the following dates:

• Session ES and VS – Wednesday, May 29
• Session LS – Tuesday, July 9

Students can continue to add after the established session deadline using the Online Late Add Process directly in Banner.

For a complete list of all summer 2019 deadlines, please see the most recent deadline calendar (May 1, 2019). Printed copies are available in the lobby of Moot Hall 210.

More information on waitlisting is available on the Registrar's Office website.

Butler Library's main entrance (west/Student Union Plaza) and lobby will be closed starting tomorrow, May 22, through late August to accommodate continuing renovation work. Building occupants and patrons may use the south (StudyQuad) entrance, from which the elevator and main stairs will be accessible.

Your patience is appreciated as this important project continues. Please visit the Facilities Construction and Maintenance website for more information about the library renovations, and e-mail questions to vpfm@buffalostate.edu.