Penny Wolfgang, retired New York State Supreme Court justice; Marianne Mariano, federal public defender and president of the Erie County Bar Association Board of Directors; and Anne Noble, executive director of the Erie County Bar Association, will present "Update on the Erie County Bar Association and Its Many Facets" on Tuesday, November 27, at 7:30 p.m. in Caudell Hall 110.

The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, please contact Jean F. Gounard, director of special international programs, 878-6917.

After you have completed (submitted and saved) your fall 2018 grades in Banner, please go back in to your roster and double-check that all grades are there as you intended. If you have any questions about grading, please call the IT Help Desk at 878-4357 or the Registrar's Office at 878-4811.

The fall 2018 grading window is now open and closes Wednesday, December 19, at 9:00 p.m.

Student view access to fall 2018 grades is now available in Banner as well.

The fall 2018 grading window will close Wednesday, December 19, at 9:00 p.m.

Detailed documentation for entering grades (PDF, 191 KB) is available on the Banner website. Additionally, assistance is available by calling the IT Help Desk at 878-4357 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. If you have questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at 878-4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet (PDF, 712 KB) to assist you in successful grading.

Student view access to fall 2018 grades is also now available in Banner.

Faculty members will enter their fall 2018 grades using Banner. The grading window for fall 2018 is now open and will close at 9:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 19.

Detailed documentation for entering grades (PDF, 191 KB) is available on the Banner website. Additionally, assistance is available by calling the IT Help Desk at 878-4357 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. If you have questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at 878-4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet (PDF, 712 KB) to assist you in successful grading.

Student view access to fall 2018 grades is also now available in Banner.

Faculty members will enter their fall 2018 grades using Banner. The grading window will open Monday, December 10, at 9:00 a.m. and close Wednesday, December 19, at 9:00 p.m. In preparation, faculty members are encouraged to log on to Banner to be sure that all their courses are listed under their accounts.

Detailed documentation for entering grades (PDF, 191 KB) is available on the Banner website. Additional assistance is available by calling the IT Help Desk at 878-4357 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

If you have questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at 878-4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet (PDF, 712 KB) to assist you in successful grading.

Student view access to fall 2018 grades will be available in Banner starting at 9:00 a.m. Monday, December 10.

Faculty members will enter their fall 2018 grades using Banner. In preparation, faculty members are encouraged to log on to Banner to be sure that all their courses are listed under their accounts. Detailed documentation for entering grades (PDF, 191 KB) is available on the Banner website. Additional assistance is available by calling the IT Help Desk at 878-4357 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Please call the Registrar's Office at 878-4811 with questions.

The fall 2018 grading window opens Monday, December 10, at 9:00 a.m. and closes Wednesday, December 19, at 9:00 p.m.

Student view access to fall 2018 grades will be available in Banner starting Monday, December 10, at 9:00 a.m.

Buffalo State’s Rotaract Club will host its November bake sale on Monday, November 19, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. All baked goods are made fresh on campus in the Caudell Hall kitchen and will be sold for $1 each. All baked goods for this sale will be delivered by Rotaract Club members. No pickup is available. If you’re interested in having one of our members stop by your office with a basket of goodies, please e-mail rotaractclub@mail.buffalostate.edu and we will be sure to make a special visit to your location. All proceeds will be donated to Jericho Road Community Health Center. We thank you for your support.

As a result of collective bargaining, we are pleased to announce the addition of the Adoption Advantage Account to the Flex Spending Account (FSA), beginning January 1, 2019. This type of FSA allows eligible state employees to set aside pre-tax deductions for expenses related to child adoption.

For the 2019 plan year, employees who are represented by CSEA and UUP are eligible to enroll in the Adoption Advantage Account. The open enrollment period for the Adoption Advantage Account is November 20 through December 11, 2018.

Employees can set aside pre-tax payroll deductions to pay qualified expenses, including home study and application fees, reasonable and necessary legal adoption fees, court costs, attorney fees, agency fees, medical services and counseling, travel and lodging fees, and other expenses that are directly related to a legal adoption as defined by IRS guidelines. 

Although employees will not save FICA on the amount set aside in adoption assistance accounts, they will save federal and state tax (where applicable). Currently the annual IRS contribution limit for pre-tax payroll contributions to an adoption account is $13,810.

More information is available on the FSA website, by phone at (800) 358-7202, or by e-mail at fsa@goer.ny.gov.

Internationally acclaimed artist Ysa˙e Barnwell (Sweet Honey in the Rock, Beloved, W. C. Handy’s Blues) will conduct a community sing on Thursday, November 29, at 7:00 p.m. in the Jacqueline Vito LoRusso Alumni and Visitor Center. This event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited so please arrive early. Join us for this moving and transformative experience.

Dr. Barnwell will also join Buffalo State for a brief residency from November 27 to 30, delivering the lectures "The Importance of the Negro Spiritual" and "The Global Perspective of African American Music." These lectures will be open only to members of the Buffalo State community. Details will be forthcoming.

For more information, please e-mail Carlos Jones, associate dean of the School of Arts and Humanities.

Believe it or not, Monday, November 19, marks three weeks before finals. This is the ideal time to ramp up studying for final exams. Our academic coaches at the Tutoring and Learning Center can help you through this process. (It is best to make an appointment through your Bengal Success Portal). You may also find the following handout helpful: "Top 5 Final Exam Prep Tips" (PDF, 240 KB). Please e-mail Lauren Copeland, coordinator of tutoring services, with questions.