The FTC posted a warning about Netflix, and it looks like the same scam that ran last year. It was convincing. It looked perfect—a clean, professional-looking e-mail asking recipients to verify or add payment information. Remember, never enter your private information via an e-mail link. If you receive an e-mail from Netflix, delete it. Go to the Netflix website and log in to your account. Check your account that way; never use a link in an e-mail. Read more on Endgadget.

Here’s to a safe new year.

Nominations will be accepted through Friday, February 8, for the 2018–2019 SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Classified Service. This SUNY system-level award recognizes classified service employees for excellence and superior service to students and the community at large. Members of the Buffalo State community are encouraged to submit nominations for deserving colleagues.

The nomination form and award guidelines are available online. Thank you.

Because of a recent staffing reduction, Information Technology has implemented the following changes to test scoring and survey analysis operations, effective January 2, 2019.

All tests and surveys should continue to be dropped off and picked up in Twin Rise 206. A secure drop box for scanning packets is now available outside the Twin Rise 206 main office. This drop box may be used in the event that the office is not staffed on a particular day. Faculty and staff members who use the drop box to submit requests should ensure that scanner forms are secured in an envelope along with a completed request for scanning services form (PDF, 146 KB), which must be submitted with each scanning request.

Please plan ahead. If you have questions about how to fill out the test-scoring key or request forms, please call ahead to ensure that your questions are answered. The main office number is 878-4611. If there is no answer at the main number, please call 878-5122 and ask for Jerry. Survey turnaround time may be longer on days that we are short staffed, depending on the volume of tests in the queue.

See the “Test Scoring and Survey Analysis" links under Other Resources and Services on the IT Faculty and Staff Help page. Please call 878-4611 with questions.

The SUNY provost has announced the 2019 call for proposals for round 8 of the SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Grants (PDF, 354 KB). The proposal deadline is Sunday, March 3; however proposals and budgets must be reviewed internally before their submission to SUNY (see below).

Faculty and instructional support staff members who are interested in submitting a proposal should contact John Draeger, professor of philosophy and director of the Buffalo State Teaching and Learning Center, or Meghan Pereira, director of instructional design and training.

All proposals, including budgets, must be submitted to Melissa Miszkiewicz, technology communications officer, by Thursday, February 28, for review by Jacquelyn Malcolm, CIO and vice president for enrollment, marketing, and communications. Dr. Malcolm will provide a letter of support from the campus once the proposal is approved.

Proposals that require the purchase of technology must follow the Information Technology Purchases/Acquisitions Policy (PDF, 126 KB).

The SUNY provost has announced the 2019 call for proposals for round 8 of the SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Grants (PDF, 354 KB). The proposal deadline is Sunday, March 3; however proposals and budgets must be reviewed internally before their submission to SUNY (see below).

Faculty and instructional support staff members who are interested in submitting a proposal should contact John Draeger, professor of philosophy and director of the Buffalo State Teaching and Learning Center, or Meghan Pereira, director of instructional design and training.

All proposals, including budgets, must be submitted to Melissa Miszkiewicz, technology communications officer, by Thursday, February 28, for review by Jacquelyn Malcolm, CIO and vice president for enrollment, marketing, and communications. Dr. Malcolm will provide a letter of support from the campus once the proposal is approved.

Proposals that require the purchase of technology must follow the Information Technology Purchases/Acquisitions Policy (PDF, 126 KB).

The SUNY provost has announced the 2019 call for proposals for round 8 of the SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Grants (PDF, 354 KB). The proposal deadline is Sunday, March 3; however proposals and budgets must be reviewed internally before their submission to SUNY (see below).

Faculty and instructional support staff members who are interested in submitting a proposal should contact John Draeger, director of the Buffalo State Teaching and Learning Center, or Meghan Pereira, director of instructional design and training.

All proposals, including budgets, must be submitted to Melissa Miszkiewicz, technology communications officer, by Thursday, February 28, for review by Jacquelyn Malcolm, CIO and vice president for enrollment, marketing, and communications. Dr. Malcolm will provide a letter of support from the campus once the proposal is approved.

Proposals that require the purchase of technology must follow the Information Technology Purchases/Acquisitions Policy (PDF, 126 KB).

The SUNY provost has announced the 2019 call for proposals for round 8 of the SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Grants (PDF, 354 KB). The proposal deadline is Sunday, March 3; however proposals and budgets must be reviewed internally before their submission to SUNY (see below).

Faculty and instructional support staff members who are interested in submitting a proposal should contact John Draeger, professor of philosophy and director of the Buffalo State Teaching and Learning Center, or Meghan Pereira, director of instructional design and training.

All proposals, including budgets, must be submitted to Melissa Miszkiewicz, technology communications officer, by Thursday, February 28, for review by Jacquelyn Malcolm, CIO and vice president for enrollment, marketing, and communications. Dr. Malcolm will provide a letter of support from the campus once the proposal is approved.

Proposals that require the purchase of technology must follow the Information Technology Purchases/Acquisitions Policy (PDF, 126 KB).

The SUNY provost has announced the 2019 call for proposals for round 8 of the SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Grants (PDF, 354 KB). The proposal deadline is Sunday, March 3; however proposals and budgets must be reviewed internally before their submission to SUNY (see below).

Faculty and instructional support staff members who are interested in submitting a proposal should contact John Draeger, director of the Buffalo State Teaching and Learning Center, or Meghan Pereira, director of instructional design and training.

All proposals, including budgets, must be submitted to Melissa Miszkiewicz, technology communications officer, by Thursday, February 28, for review by Jacquelyn Malcolm, CIO and vice president for enrollment, marketing, and communications. Dr. Malcolm will provide a letter of support from the campus once the proposal is approved.

Proposals that require the purchase of technology must follow the Information Technology Purchases/Acquisitions Policy (PDF, 126 KB).

Information Technology is currently upgrading campus computers from Office 2013 to Office 2016 (i.e., Outlook, Word, Excel). The upgrades will continue throughout January until they are complete. Devices that are already running 2016 will be skipped.
 
Anyone who wishes to upgrade to Office 2016 now can do so by following these instructions:

• Install Office 2016 on your PC  (look for Office 2016 when you get to step 3)
• Install Office 2016 on your Mac (look for Office 2016 when you get to step 5)

Please contact the IT Help Desk, 878-4357, with questions.

The New York State Teachers’ Retirement System will hold its winter and spring 2019 Pension and Retirement Education Program (PREP) seminars on Monday, February 18; Tuesday, March 5; and Saturday, April 6, at the Holiday Inn Buffalo – International Airport, 4600 Genesee Street, Cheektowaga, NY. 

The seminars will include information on NYSTRS benefits; financial planning; Social Security; estate planning; retirement: a new beginning; filing for retirement; and retirement income.

The seminars will run from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; check-in begins at 8:00 a.m. PREP seminars are free, and spouses and partners may also attend, but advance registration is required. Seminars fill up quickly, so book early. Visit NYSTRS.org using your My NYSTRS account ("my tools" tab) or call (800) 348-7298, ext. 6180, to register. When calling, you must provide your Employee ID or Social Security number, e-mail address, and phone number. 

Please note: Seminars are not designed for one-on-one retirement counseling. Individual benefits consultations may be scheduled year-round online or by phone through NYSTRS.