Michael Niman, professor of communication, will present "Instructional Resistance to Pedagogic Techno-Fetishism" on Tuesday, October 23, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Chase Hall 109. This workshop questions the rush to adopt heavily marketed course and classroom technology packages and products, arguing that most fail to fulfill their promises and many undermine effective teaching and degrade the classroom experience. With a growing legacy of failed technologies accumulating in our wake, this workshop will focus on discussing effective legacy technologies and the dangers involved with the rush to adopt new technologies operating on neurotoxic platforms. Please register through the Workshop Registration System.

Initial July 1, 2018, Departmental Budget Allocations for state-appropriated accounts are now posted. Please send questions or requests regarding account security access to College and Auxiliary Accounting. Questions about initial allocations may be directed to the Budget Office, 878-4312.

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.

From the Chair of the College Senate
The next College Senate meeting of the fall 2018 semester will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, November 9, in Bulger Communication Center 217 (formerly Bulger South). Please note the room change. The agenda will be posted on the College Senate website by November 1. Senate meetings are recorded and posted as podcasts following the meetings. The meeting schedule for the 2018–2019 academic year and all past agendas are 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.

Today is the last day to enroll in the 2019 Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP) for 2019. PEP allows eligible CSEA, UUP, PEF, and M/C employees to exchange previously accrued vacation or personal leave for a credit toward their biweekly New York State health insurance costs. Sick leave credits cannot be exchanged under this program. Eligible employees must file an election form with the Employee Benefits Office, Cleveland Hall 410, by the close of business today, November 16.

Employees who participated in PEP during 2018 must submit a new election form to enroll in the 2019 program.

Eligible employees should have received information and enrollment forms via campus mail. Details and forms can also be found on the Human Resource Management website or in the Benefits Office in Cleveland Hall 410.

Please call the Benefits Office at 878-4821 with questions about the program or enrollment.

Eligible employees wishing to enroll in the Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP) for 2019 must file an election form with the Employee Benefits Office, Cleveland Hall 410, by the close of business tomorrow, November 16.

PEP allows eligible CSEA, UUP, PEF, and M/C employees to exchange previously accrued vacation or personal leave for a credit toward the biweekly cost of their New York State health insurance. Sick leave credits cannot be exchanged under this program.

Employees who participated in PEP during 2018 must submit a new election form to enroll in the 2019 program.

Eligible employees should have received information and enrollment forms via campus mail. Details and forms can also be found on the Human Resource Management website or in the Benefits Office in Cleveland Hall 410.

Please call the Benefits Office at 878-4821 with questions about the program or enrollment.

The deadline to enroll in the 2019 Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP) is Friday, November 16. PEP allows eligible CSEA, UUP, PEF, and M/C employees to exchange previously accrued vacation or personal leave for a credit toward their biweekly New York State health insurance costs. Sick leave credits cannot be exchanged under this program.

To participate, eligible employees must file an election form by Friday, November 16, with the Employee Benefits Office, Cleveland Hall 410. Employees who participated in PEP for 2018 must file a new election form to enroll in the 2019 program.

Eligible employees should have received information and enrollment forms via campus mail. Details and enrollment forms can also be found on the Human Resource Management website or in the Benefits Office in Cleveland Hall 410.

Please call the Benefits Office at 878-4821 with questions regarding the program or enrollment.

The enrollment period for the 2019 Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP) is October 15 through November 16. The program allows eligible CSEA, UUP, PEF, and M/C employees to exchange previously accrued vacation or personal leave for a credit toward their biweekly New York State health insurance costs. Sick leave credits cannot be exchanged under this program.

To participate, eligible employees must file an election form by Friday, November 16, with the Employee Benefits Office, Cleveland Hall 410.  

Employees who participated in PEP for 2018 must file a new election form to enroll in the 2019 program.

Eligible employees will receive information and enrollment forms via campus mail this week. Details and enrollment forms can also be found on the Human Resource Management website or in the Benefits Office in Cleveland Hall 410.

Please call the Benefits Office at 878-4821 with questions regarding the program or enrollment.

From the SEFA/United Way Campaign Co-chair
Congratulations to Clairissa Breen, assistant professor of criminal justice, who won a Labatt sound system in the daily United Way Challenge as part of the campus's SEFA/United Way Campaign. The SEFA Campaign continues through Friday, November 16. Pledges may be made online; click on "forgot user ID / password," and then follow the prompts. Pledge cards are also available through your department's SEFA ambassador or by contacting me, Tom Koller, 878-6514. Thank you.

Tom Koller, Senior Associate Athletics Director
SEFA/United Way Campaign Co-chair

From the SEFA/United Way Campaign Co-chair
This year, we will feature a few short stories to tell in a very personal way why individual faculty and staff members choose to give to United Way agencies.

While there are so many wonderful agencies who benefit from our United Way gifts, it is my pleasure every fall to remember my father, Donald W. Paterson, a Boy Scout leader of 37 years, by designating my payroll deduction to the United Way, Niagara Frontier Council of the Boy Scouts of America. My dad came home from WWII, and part of normalizing his life was to offer service and leadership to the BSA at First United Methodist Church on Baynes and Potomac, not far from Buffalo State. His work with boys and young men made a difference in their lives beyond just the Thursday-night meetings or the monthly camping excursions. Everything I learned about leadership, including generosity of spirit, the importance of kindness, and the value of respect and honor, I learned from my dad. I honor him by making sure that scouting remains an important opportunity for all boys and girls.

Wendy A. Paterson, Dean of the School of Education
SEFA/United Way Campaign Co-chair