The campus community is encouraged to participate in the third of five weekly online raffles in support of the 2018 SEFA/United Way Campaign. This week's prize is an overnight stay for two, with breakfast, at the beautiful Downtown Hilton Garden and a $75 gift card to the Pearl Street Grill (can also be used at the Hotel Lafayette). To participate, click on the SEFA/United Way Raffle Tickets website and follow the prompts. Please choose "Raffle No. 3 - October 29–November 2." The winner will be selected on November 5, notified by e-mail, and announced in the Daily Bulletin. Please contact campaign co-chair Tom Koller, senior associate athletics director, 878-6514, with questions.

We welcome all faculty and staff members to the Dietitian Education Program's annual Health Fair on Tuesday, November 6, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Bulger Communication Center lobby (new location). Please join us and receive helpful information on nutrition, your health, and much more.

Butler Library's first-floor ramp from the main (west) entrance to the lower lobby is no longer accessible, as construction of the Academic Commons progresses. Those in need of a barrier-free entry to the library must use the StudyQuad (south) entrance. Patrons may access the elevator by entering through the south doors and proceeding north, adjacent to QuietQuad.

Your patience is appreciated as the Butler Library renovation continues. Questions may be directed to vpfm@buffalostate.edu.

From the Interim Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness
The Institutional Effectiveness Office is restructuring the end-of-year annual report process for academic departments. The new process will consist of the same content and will be online and available year-round. Annual report data are a key component of institutional planning, particularly for tracking progress toward Strategic Plan goals. The new system should prove beneficial to faculty members, chairs, and deans.

Please read the full report (PDF, 330 KB) on the Assessment website.

I give to several charities in the State Employees Federated Appeal (SEFA) process, and each charity means a great deal to me. The first I like to mention is the Buffalo State Child Care Center. In 1995 after my divorce, I became a single mom and the primary parent of a 21-month-old toddler. With little, and then eventually, no child support, I needed to return to the workforce to pay the bills. I searched several places for the right child care facility for my son. It wasn’t an easy task in addition to all the other things I was dealing with at the same time. That is why I donate to the Buffalo State Child Care Center. I know firsthand the hardships of a single working parent and why quality care is vital in a child's life. It has a lifelong lasting impact.

Additionally, I donate yearly to Catholic Charities of Buffalo, the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, the National Kidney Foundation, the National Psoriasis Foundation, and Susan G. Komen of Western New York. These charities hold a special place in my heart and have been instrumental organizations toward the well-being of my family's lives. Donating is so easy and convenient that I think of it as a one-stop pledging process.

I like to thank the people who make this annual campaign possible and for providing me the avenue to give to all these heartfelt charities under the umbrella of the Buffalo State campus community.

Maria Garrity, Senior Systems Programmer
RITE Services

The Drop-In Advising Center in Butler Library has relocated its service to the Academic Advisement Center in South Wing 220B while the library renovation is underway. Drop-in hours are Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Friday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Students are still encouraged to visit their assigned advisers for course selection and to receive their advising PINs, but advisers in the Academic Advisement Center can help with questions about 

• using Banner and Degree Works;
• college policies and processes (withdrawals, pass/fail, major changes, filing petitions, etc.);
• degree requirements; and
• issues that may be interfering with a student's academic performance (and referrals to services and resources that can help).

Former Buffalo State health and wellness major Fernando Pineda, ATC, CSCS, will speak about his career pathway in athletic training and strength and conditioning on Thursday, November 1, at 12:15 p.m. in Upton Hall 230. Mr. Pineda will also offer advice for current health, nutrition, and dietetics and exercise science students.

Please join the Biology Department and the Great Lakes Center today, October 29, for the seminar "Nitrogen Cycling in Stream Ecosystems," presented by Jonathan O'Brien, assistant professor in the Department of Biology at Canisius College, from 3:00 to 4:15 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center 424. All students, staff, and faculty are welcome.

Abstract
The expansion in the extent and intensity of human land use has led to increased concentrations of anthropogenic nitrogen (N) in streams and rivers, usually as nitrate. These increased N loads can result in eutrophication, the formation of harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in recipient freshwater and coastal ecosystems. In-stream N retention has the capacity to alter the timing and quantity of N transported to downstream ecosystems; however, the efficiency of N retention by streams decreases as nitrate concentrations increase and the majority of N is temporally retained through assimilation, rather than removed through denitrification. This seminar will highlight a series of experiments to explore the fate of N following assimilation and determine the mechanisms behind the loss of retention efficiency. We will also examine potential management strategies to increase in-stream nutrient retention, including the use of aquatic plants to enhance nutrient assimilation and organic matter additions to enhance N removal through denitrification.

Please join the Biology Department and the Great Lakes Center for the seminar "Nitrogen Cycling in Stream Ecosystems," presented by Jonathan O'Brien, assistant professor in the Department of Biology at Canisius College, on Monday, October 29, from 3:00 to 4:15 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center 424. All students, staff, and faculty are welcome.

Abstract
The expansion in the extent and intensity of human land use has led to increased concentrations of anthropogenic nitrogen (N) in streams and rivers, usually as nitrate. These increased N loads can result in eutrophication, the formation of harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in recipient freshwater and coastal ecosystems. In-stream N retention has the capacity to alter the timing and quantity of N transported to downstream ecosystems; however, the efficiency of N retention by streams decreases as nitrate concentrations increase and the majority of N is temporally retained through assimilation, rather than removed through denitrification. This seminar will highlight a series of experiments to explore the fate of N following assimilation and determine the mechanisms behind the loss of retention efficiency. We will also examine potential management strategies to increase in-stream nutrient retention, including the use of aquatic plants to enhance nutrient assimilation and organic matter additions to enhance N removal through denitrification.

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 October 12, 2018, 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 also posted to the website after they are presented to the Senate.