Join members of the Student Civic Leadership Board and Zeta Chi Omega by participating in Random Acts of Kindness Week March 18–22. Demonstrate your own kind acts throughout the week. Share your activities to Instagram using #GiveKindness, which will enter you to win a prize.

Students will be handing out free hot cocoa and providing random acts of kindness ideas on Tuesday, March 19, during Bengal Pause in the Campbell Student Union. We will also host a DIY stress ball activity from noon to 1:00 p.m. in the Twin Rise South Wing Breezeway on Wednesday, March 20.

Let’s celebrate spontaneous acts of kindness on campus and in the Buffalo community! 

Questions? Contact the Civic and Community Engagement Office, South Wing 130, 878-3919.

Steam service to the entire campus will be shut down from 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, to roughly 5:00 p.m. Thursday, March 28, in order to conduct repairs to the campus steam distribution system. Heat and hot water to all buildings on campus will be disrupted during this period.

Members of the campus community should expect lower than usual building temperatures on Thursday, March 28, and are asked to dress accordingly.

Questions about this project may be addressed to vpfm@buffalostate.edu. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we make these necessary repairs to the steam service.

Steam service to the entire campus will be shut down from 7:00 p.m. Sunday, March 24, to roughly 5:00 p.m. Monday, March 25, in order to conduct repairs to the campus steam distribution system. Heat and hot water to all buildings on campus will be disrupted during this period.

The facilities maintenance staff will maintain heating temperatures within campus buildings over the weekend of March 23 and 24, before the shutdown, in order to retain heat. Temperatures will not be reduced for energy savings as they normally would be on weekends; however, members of the campus community should expect lower than usual building temperatures on Monday, March 25, and are asked to dress accordingly.

Questions about this project may be addressed to vpfm@buffalostate.edu. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we make these necessary repairs to the steam service.

Steam service to the entire campus will be shut down from 7:00 p.m. Sunday, March 24, to roughly 5:00 p.m. Monday, March 25, in order to conduct repairs to the campus steam distribution system. Heat and hot water to all buildings on campus will be disrupted during this period.

The facilities maintenance staff will maintain heating temperatures within campus buildings over the weekend of March 23 and 24, before the shutdown, in order to retain heat. Temperatures will not be reduced for energy savings as they normally would be on weekends; however, members of the campus community should expect lower than usual building temperatures on Monday, March 25, and are asked to dress accordingly.

Questions about this project may be addressed to vpfm@buffalostate.edu. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we make these necessary repairs to the steam service.

From the Faculty and Staff Appeal Committee
The 2019 Faculty and Staff Appeal—the annual fundraising campaign that supports the hardworking students of Buffalo State—officially kicked off March 6. By now, all faculty and staff members should have received their donor packets through campus mail.

For more than three decades, the Faculty and Staff Appeal has funded hundreds of scholarships and awards for deserving Buffalo State College students, as well as an array of projects, activities, and services to support them. Whether it is based on achievement or need, financial aid is a critical component for many of our students who might not be able to complete their degrees without it. Departments across campus also depend on the appeal to augment resources for the equipment, competitions, master classes, and conferences that enable Buffalo State to provide the high-quality affordable education for which it’s known.

Scholarships and awards are available to students in every discipline. You may support a specific academic or athletic program or the General Scholarship Fund; the Buffalo State Food Pantry or Alternative Break Program; the Counseling Center or Career Development. There are hundreds of ways that you can help; choose a fund that’s meaningful to you. The full list of funds (PDF, 289 KB) is available on the Giving website.

If you have given to the Faculty and Staff Appeal in years past, thank you. We rely on your continued support. If you have not participated in this crucial fundraising campaign in previous years, we hope you will become a first-time donor. We are grateful for each and every gift received, no matter the amount. Each gift is important. Each gift matters to our students.

Please support our students: It’s What Bengals Do.

Thank you.

The 2019 Faculty and Staff Appeal Committee
Committee Coordinator: Claire Collier, Institutional Advancement
Kelly Boos, School of Natural and Social Sciences
Curtis Brickhouse, Student Affairs
Carolyn Fusco, School of Arts and Humanities
Maryruth Glogowski, Information Technology
Tamara Horstman-Riphahn, School of Education
Megan Keogh, School of the Professions
Thomas Koller, Intercollegiate Athletics
Lisa Krieger, Finance and Management
Margaret Letzelter, Graduate School
Melissa Slisz, President’s Office
Lauren Turner, Institutional Advancement
Amitra Wall, Academic Affairs

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 March 8, 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 Bylaws and Elections Committee
Two at-large College Senate positions, one University Faculty Senate position, and one University Faculty Senate alternate position will become vacant on August 30, 2019. All full-time faculty and professional staff members are eligible to run for these seats provided they meet other eligibility requirements (see below).

At-large senators represent the entirety of the college. University Faculty senators are senators within both the Buffalo State College Senate and the SUNY University Faculty Senate. The alternate attends SUNY University Faculty Senate meetings only in the absence of the university faculty senator.

A call for nominations and information about candidates’ statements will be posted on the College Senate website. The call for nominations begins at 12:01 a.m. Monday, April 15, and continues through 5:00 p.m. Friday, April 19. Elections for these positions will run from 12:01 a.m. Monday, April 22, to 11:59 p.m. Friday, April 26. The link will be live on April 15.

Senate elections conducted by the schools of Arts and Humanities, Education, Natural and Social Sciences, and the Professions as well as the Professional Staff Caucus (PSC) should be concluded before the election cycle for the at-large seats.

Eligibility: Current College Senate members who are completing two consecutive terms in their respective positions are not eligible for reelection. For additional information on eligibility requirements, please consult the College Senate bylaws.

Campaigning: The College Senate Elections and Bylaws Committee strongly discourages using college e-mail services for campaigning. Please limit campaigning to the candidate statement posted on the College Senate website.

Please note: Individuals running for a senator position in another election may not also run for at-large senator or university faculty senator positions while the other election is being conducted. If the other election concludes during the period when nominations for at-large or university faculty senator are still being accepted, eligible individuals may self-nominate for either position.

If you are interested in being a candidate, please contact Vince Masci, assistant to the College Senate, 878-5139. We look forward to your participation in the vital process of campus governance.

From the Chair of the College Senate
The next College Senate meeting of the spring 2019 semester will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, April 12, in Bulger Communication Center 215. The meeting agenda will be posted on the College Senate website on April 5.

The final meeting of the spring 2019 semester will be held on May 10. Meetings are held on Fridays at 3:00 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center 215 unless otherwise noted.

The College Senate Office is located in Cleveland Hall 211. Joseph Marren, professor of communication, serves as chair of the College Senate for the 2018–2019 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.

Josh Maida from VALIC will be on campus from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 416 on the following dates to assist faculty and staff members with planning, budgeting, and meeting savings goals; managing investments; and calculating contributions to meet retirement needs.

Tuesday, March 26
Thursday, April 11
Thursday, April 25
Tuesday, May 7
Tuesday, May 14

If you have never met with a VALIC adviser, this is your opportunity to get acquainted and get help planning for a secure financial future.

Appointments are required. Register online through the Valic website. Please use the following code: 5557BUF11AD.

Each week, we receive a notice from haveibeenpwned containing a list of @buffalostate.edu e-mail addresses that have been compromised in data breaches. Go to haveibeenpwned and type in, one at a time, every e-mail address you own. If the e-mail address shows up on a report, change your password for that account. At haveibeenpwned, you can read about any breach you were involved in (and those you weren't) so you have the information you need to take corrective action. Some of these sites have not reported the breach, and you may not have been otherwise informed.

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