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 September 14, 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, October 12, in Bulger Communication Center 214 (formerly Bulger West). The agenda is posted on the College Senate website. Senate meetings are recorded and posted as podcasts following the meetings. The meeting schedule for the 2018–2019 academic year is 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 campus community is encouraged to participate in the fifth annual Athletics Blood Drive in support of UNYTS and area hospitals today, October 4, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Houston Gym. All donors will receive a free "Real Fans Bleed Orange" T-shirt and free pizza from Mister Pizza, and be entered to win great prizes from Wegmans, Chef's, the Pearl Street Grill, Barnes & Noble, and Mighty Taco. Reservations are not required but are optional. For more information or to reserve a time, please contact Tom Koller, senior associate athletics director, 878-6514.

Please join us for an artists talk by Peace Paper Project members and Buffalo State alumni Drew Mattot and Johnny LaFalce, assisted by Jana Schumacher, a native of Germany, today, October 4, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in the foyer of Upton Hall. Peace Paper Project is an international organization of hand papermakers, art therapists, fine artists, and social activists offering workshops to advocate and help healing populations. Since its inception, Peace Paper has established over 40 studios across the globe including in Australia, India, Iran, Turkey, Ukraine, Poland, Germany, United Kingdom, and Hawaii.

This artists talk is part of ongoing Anne Frank Project Festival events.

Please join us for a discussion and activity today, October 4, at 12:15 p.m. in our Student INC.Ubator suite located in Buckham Hall A107. Free and open to all Buffalo State students. Join us later this month, on October 16 and 18, for more activities and "Meet the Experts"! Follow @bscincubator on Instagram.

For more information, please call the INC.Ubator team at 878-4030. To RSVP for this workshop, please e-mail Olivia Harbol.

TIAA will offer the seminar "Your Retirement Income Options" on Monday, October 29, from noon to 2:00 p.m. in Bacon Hall 115. Lunch will be provided.

Retirement is not about how much you save—it’s about building a guaranteed stream of lifetime income.

Learn how to develop an income plan that can help protect you from outliving your savings in your senior years. Understand the benefits of TIAA Traditional, and how this versatile portfolio option can be used in your overall financial plan. Learn how TIAA Traditional can offer you the potential for higher income amounts.

To reserve a seat, call (800) 732-8353.

Please join the Chemistry and Physics departments for the seminar "Reactivity-Based Chemical Tools for Biomedical Research," presented by Qing Lin, professor of chemistry at the University at Buffalo, on Thursday, October 11, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Science and Mathematics Complex 173.

Abstract
Selective reactions with proteins carrying unique chemical reporters in living cells offer a powerful tool to study protein dynamics in their native environment. In this talk, I will discuss our work on the development of tetrazole and strained alkene reagents that allow rapid and site-specific protein labeling both in vitro and in living cells. Our optimization efforts have resulted in the tetrazole reagents with tunable photoactivation wavelength, including two-photon laser light, as well as the genetically encoded alkene reporters with robust reaction kinetics. In addition, the discovery of unexpected high reactivity of spiroalkene in tetrazine ligation as well as its application in biophysical studies of class B GPCRs will be presented. I will conclude the talk by discussing our recent efforts in exploiting photo-cross-linking reactivity of tetrazoles for identifying drug targets and off-targets in situ as well as mapping intracellular protein-protein interactions.

From the Interim Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness
Recent data from the Student Opinion Survey, the National Survey of Student Engagement, and the 2017–2018 departmental annual reports show that Buffalo State is making significant progress toward Strategic Goal 1.3 (“…every student engages in high-impact practices…”). Currently 87 percent of seniors have engaged in such activities, and ongoing faculty efforts are generating even more opportunities. Future data will reveal whether the benefits of these efforts are reflected in student performance and improved institutional retention and graduation rates.

Please read the full report (PDF, 450 KB) on the Assessment website.

Check out our fall 2018 intramural schedule.

Flag Football League | Sunday, October 28 | 5:00–8:00 p.m.
Indoor 5v5 Co-Ed Soccer | Thursdays, October 18 and October 25 | 6:00–9:00 p.m.
Bench Press Contest | Wednesday, October 17
3v3 Basketball Tournament | Saturday, November 3 | 2:00 p.m.
Pickle Ball Tournament | Wednesday, November 14 | 6:00–9:00 p.m.
Arena Flag Football | Sunday, December 2 - noon

Please register online.

Please contact Caroline Michalak, assistant manager of recreation and intramurals, 878-3408, with questions.

Governor Cuomo’s executive orders banning state-funded travel to the states of North Carolina (order issued on March 28, 2016) and Mississippi (order issued on April 5, 2016) remain in effect. The bans include travel funded by the Buffalo State College Foundation and the SUNY Research Foundation.

Please call the Accounts Payable and Travel Services Office at 878-4117 with questions concerning state-funded travel.

Please call the Foundation Accounting Office at 878-5304 with questions concerning Buffalo State College Foundation–funded travel.

Please call Buffalo State Sponsored Program Operations at 878-6700 with questions concerning SUNY Research Foundation–funded travel.