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 February 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 can be found 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.

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, March 8, in Bulger Communication Center 215. The meeting agenda will be posted to the College Senate website on February 28. The meeting schedule for the remainder of the 2019 spring semester is also available on the College Senate website.

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.

The SUNY Information Technology Exchange Center (ITEC) will perform software and hardware upgrades on Saturday, February 23, from midnight to 1:30 a.m. and again from 6:00 to 7:30 a.m. All ITEC-hosted systems will experience downtime during these 90-minute maintenance windows. Systems hosted by ITEC include Banner, Blackboard Learn, Degree Works, Confluence, and Aleph (E. H. Butler Library).

All proposals and budgets for the 2019 round of SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Grants (PDF, 354 KB) must be received by noon today, February 25. The CIO and her team will review the proposals and may reach out with questions. A letter of support will be provided before the March 3 submission deadline.

Please submit proposal narratives and budgets to Melissa Miszkiewicz, technology communications officer, before noon today.

All proposals for the 2019 round of SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Grants (PDF, 354 KB) must be received by noon Monday, February 25, to give the CIO and vice president for enrollment, marketing, and communications and her team time for review. Please submit proposal narratives and budgets to Melissa Miszkiewicz, technology communications officer, by the February 25 deadline.

The CIO will send letters of support before the March 3 SUNY submission deadline.

All proposals for the 2019 round of SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Grants (PDF, 354 KB) must be received by noon Monday, February 25, to give the CIO and vice president for enrollment, marketing, and communications and her team time for review. Please submit proposal narratives and budgets to Melissa Miszkiewicz, technology communications officer, by the February 25 deadline.

The CIO will send letters of support before the March 3 SUNY submission deadline.

All proposals for the 2019 round of SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Grants (PDF, 354 KB) must be received by noon Monday, February 25, to give the CIO and vice president for enrollment, marketing, and communications and her team time for review. Please submit proposal narratives and budgets to Melissa Miszkiewicz, technology communications officer, by the February 25 deadline.

The CIO will send letters of support before the March 3 SUNY submission deadline.

All proposals for the 2019 round of SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Grants (PDF, 354 KB) must be received by noon Monday, February 25, to give the CIO and vice president for enrollment, marketing, and communications and her team time for review. Please submit proposal narratives and budgets to Melissa Miszkiewicz, technology communications officer, by the February 25 deadline.

The CIO will send letters of support before the March 3 SUNY submission deadline.

The Buffalo State community is saddened by the death of Harriet Sacks, a former lecturer in the Elementary Education and Reading Department, who died November 21, 2018. Ms. Sacks taught literacy education at Buffalo State College for 14 years. She is survived by two children. More information is available online.

The family invites members of the campus community to join them in honoring her life at a memorial celebration on Saturday, February 16, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Jacqueline Vito LoRusso Alumni and Visitor Center’s Costello Hall.

Please contact Pamela Voyer, alumni center coordinator, 878-3725, with questions.