Darryl Tonemah, Ph.D., a nationally recognized trauma expert, will offer three sessions for the campus community (PDF, 163 KB) on the tools to foster resilience on Tuesday, March 12, in the Campbell Student Union. Please register (including classes) by Friday, March 8.

Session for Students
9:00–11:00 a.m. Assembly Hall

Session for Faculty and Staff Members
1:00–3:00 p.m. Assembly Hall

Session for Campus and Community Partners
4:30–6:30 p.m. Social Hall

Effective today, February 19, Banner 9 Admin Pages will replace Banner 8 INB. The log-in link on the Faculty and Staff Banner page will now take you to the Admin Pages log-in. Use your network username and password to log in to Banner 9. Banner 9 is set up for single sign-on, so if you’re already logged in to O365, DW, Blackboard, etc. you may be logged in automatically.

Please share this information with your student assistants who have INB access.

For Admin Pages, Chrome is the recommended browser for Windows users, and Safari for Macs. You may notice that Admin Pages are slower to load than Banner 8 INB forms. This is a known issue, so don’t be alarmed. All other issues you may encounter that are specific to Banner 9 should be reported using the Banner 9 Issue type in the IT self-service portal.

Please note that you will still log in to ePrint the same way you always have, with your old INB credentials.

Additional changes pertain to BDM users; information about those changes was sent to BDM users by e-mail.

Please see the Banner 9 Upgrade Information page for more information.

The State of New York/United University Professions Joint Labor-Management Committees have announced the allocation of funds for Individual Development Awards. Funds have been allocated to our campus in two separate amounts for professional development activities in two discrete periods:

April 1, 2017, through July 1, 2018 (Retroactive Period)
$15,962.99 has been allocated to fund projects and activities that commenced on or after April 1, 2017, and were completed by July 1, 2018.
Applications for awards for the retroactive period must be submitted by March 8, 2019.
Notification of awards will be made by March 22, 2019.

July 2, 2018, through July 1, 2019
$35,131.46 has been allocated to fund projects and activities that commenced on or after July 2, 2018, and will be completed by July 1, 2019.
Once the review process is complete and awards are made for the retroactive period April 1, 2017, to July 1, 2018, any unexpended funds may be reallocated for funding projects and activities for the period July 2, 2018, to July 1, 2019.
Applications for awards for this period must be submitted by April 3, 2019.
Notification of awards will be made by April 20, 2019.

This program is intended to assist employees in the UUP bargaining unit in developing their full professional potential and in preparing for advancement by funding professional development activities. The maximum award for each period is $1,000. Applications are encouraged from those who have not been funded previously.

Information on eligibility requirements, types of projects or activities funded, types of support available, funding priorities, and the application procedures and application forms are available on the Human Resource Management website. The maximum award is $1,000; employees may submit only one application each for each of the two periods.

Individual Development Awards committee members are Deborah Jones and Lisa Marie Anselmi representing UUP, and Kevin Miller and Susan Earshen representing management. Please call Human Resource Management at 878-3042 with questions.

The Research and Creativity Council Incentive Program is accepting applications until 4:00 p.m. Friday, February 22, for funds to promote faculty research, scholarly, and creative activities. Please submit completed applications to the Sponsored Programs Office in Buckham Hall B206. Three council members have been appointed to review all applications received by the above deadline.

Incentive funds administered by the Research and Creativity Council are intended to promote faculty research, scholarly, and creative activities. Their ultimate goal is to generate additional funded programs. At the end of the award period, recipients are required to submit a report documenting the use of the funds. They are then required to submit a grant proposal within the following year to an outside sponsoring agency through the Sponsored Programs Pre-Award and Contract Services Office. Submitting a proposal through the Buffalo State College Foundation does not meet this requirement. Recipients are also obligated to participate in the Faculty and Staff Fall Forum, which takes place in October.

Expenditures considered for support under this program include travel to consult with a funding source or program officer, or to a workshop sponsored by a potential sponsor; student assistance; consultation with specialists in the field; preparation of specialized support materials for proposals (e.g., graphs, drawings, resource books); release time; and any other expense that can be justified. Funds may not be requested for the purchase of computers, laptops, etc. Also, it is not the council’s intention to directly pay an individual for writing a proposal. Please contact Jessica Berg, director of pre-award and contract services, with questions regarding the incentive application.

Thank you to all who showed their support for Buffalo State’s Rotaract Club during the Valentine’s Day bake sale. We were able to raise a grand total of $125! All proceeds will be donated to Jericho Road. On behalf of the Rotaract Club officers, we cannot thank you enough for your support in helping make our bake sale a true success!

Here's one easy thing you can do this week to help the students you advise:

The college has been expanding the free tutoring services it offers to students in anticipation of the opening of the Academic Commons in the renovated E. H. Butler Library. Although the library is currently under construction, these tutoring services are already fully operational in other temporary spaces across campus. Students can find hours and locations online, and can easily book appointments with tutors via the Bengal Success Portal. 

If you encounter students who are struggling in a course or on an assignment—or who just need help with fundamental study skills, like time management and effective textbook reading—encourage them to take advantage of these excellent resources! And did you know that as an adviser or instructor, you can now use the Bengal Success Portal to make a tutoring referral with the click of a button.

For more information about tutoring at Buffalo State, please visit the Academic Commons website or contact one of the following individuals:

• Lauren Copeland, coordinator of tutoring services (subject-specific tutoring, learning skills support, and other academic support programming) 
• Maggie Herb, director of the Writing Center and assistant professor of English
• Janine Viglietti, director of the Math Center and assistant professor of mathematics

Students enrolled in the Educational Opportunity Program can also access free academic mentoring through EOP's Academic Center for Excellence.

This Tip of the Week has been brought to you by the Academic Advising Advisory Council (AAAC). Got a great advising tip you'd like to share (or some feedback about academic advising at Buffalo State)? Contact AAAC co-chairs Lisa Berglund, professor of English, or Aimee Woznick, director of the Academic Commons.

Have a question, concern, suggestion, or technical problem with the Bengal Success Portal? Contact bengalsuccess@buffalostate.edu.

Weigel Health Promotions will host a therapy dog workshop through Horizon Health Services on Thursday, May 9, at 1:00 p.m. in Science and Mathematics Complex 169.

Therapy dogs are a great way to relieve stress. Come out and learn more. A therapy dog will be present throughout the program.

For more Weigel Health Promotions programs, like us on Facebook, find us on Instagram, follow us on Twitter, watch us on YouTube, or follow us on Pinterest.

Please call Weigel Health Promotions with questions at 878-4719 or 878-6725.

Weigel Health Promotions will host an opioid overdose workshop through Horizon Health Services on Tuesday, April 9, at 1:00 p.m. in the Science and Math Complex 169.

Naloxone (Narcan) is a drug used to reverse the effects of opioid overdose. Participants will learn how to identify if a person has overdosed, how to administer Narcan, and how to get help.

For more Weigel Health Promotions programs, like us on Facebook, find us on Instagram, follow us on Twitter, watch us on YouTube, and follow us on Pinterest.

Please contact Weigel Health Promotions with questions: 878-4719 or 878-6725.

Weigel Health Promotions will host a therapy dog workshop through Horizon Health Services on Tuesday, March 19, at 1:00 p.m in Science and Mathematics Complex 169.

Therapy dogs are a great way to relieve stress. Come out and learn more. A therapy dog will be present throughout the program.

Please call Weigel Health Promotions with questions at 878-4719 or 878-6725.

For more Weigel Wellness programs, please visit our website, check out our newsletter, follow us on social media, like us on Facebook, find us on Instagram, follow us on Twitter, watch us on YouTube, and follow us on Pinterest.

Please join us for the professional development workshop "Inclusive Communication," presented by Keith Jenkins, Ph.D., vice president and associate provost of diversity and inclusion at the Rochester Institute of Technology, on Wednesday, February 27, from noon to 3:00 p.m. in Rockwell Hall 204.

This workshop is part of the Diversity and Inclusive Excellence Workshop Series, which consists of four workshops focused on enhancing the multicultural competencies of faculty and staff.

Light refreshments will be provided. For more information or to register for this workshop, please visit the Workshop Registration System.