The American Red Cross will hold a campus blood drive on Thursday, October 4, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the traveling donor center stationed in the Student Union Plaza. Call (800) RED-CROSS or visit www.redcrossblood.org to schedule an appointment or to learn more. Walk-ins are also welcome.
Butler Library is pleased to provide free access to the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and the Chronicle of Higher Education for Buffalo State faculty, staff, and students. Through campuswide subscriptions, students, faculty, and staff now have access to the top sources in international, national, financial, and higher education news. See details below on how to sign up using your Buffalo State e-mail to access these newspapers anytime and anywhere.
Wall Street Journal
To claim your pass, visit library.buffalostate.edu/wsj and create a free WSJ.com account using your Buffalo State e-mail address. Check your e-mail inbox and open your confirmation message (e-mail verifications will come from Dow Jones [support@email.dowjones.com], then click on the link to validate your e-mail address.
Chronicle of Higher Education
If you’re on campus, simply go to Chronicle.com for complete access.
If you’re off campus, go to Chronicle.com and click on the “Log In” link at top right side of the web page (on mobile devices, scroll to the bottom of the page). Choose the “Create an account now” option. Enter and confirm your campus e-mail address, then follow the steps on the account setup pages.
New York Times
To claim your pass, visit nytimes.com/passes and create a free NYTimes.com account using your Buffalo State e-mail address. Check your e-mail inbox and open your confirmation message, then click on the link to validate your e-mail address.
For help with account setup or troubleshooting, please contact Joe Riggie, information systems librarian.
“Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy; it is democracy” — Walter Cronkite
Submitted by: Katherine S Bertel
Please ask your students to check their Buffalo State e-mail accounts and Degree Work holds about messages regarding immunization status. Students should not ignore this e-mail as we will be mandated to remove from campus students who don’t comply with this immunization requirement. If students are removed from campus, they will still be liable for tuition and other expenses. Information about Public Health Law and immunizations can be found on the Weigel Wellness website. Please have students call 878-6711 with questions or come directly to the Weigel Wellness Center for assistance. They may also fax records to (716) 878-6727. Weigel Wellness provides measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) immunizations at no cost.
Submitted by: Deborah M Sarratori
The Equity and Campus Diversity Office, the Communication Department, and the Burchfield Penney Art Center are pleased to announce the screening of Swim Team, the first film in the Beyond Boundaries: Dare to Be Diverse screening and discussion series for fall 2018, on Thursday, September 27, at 7:00 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney Art Center’s Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Auditorium.
In New Jersey, the parents of a boy on the autism spectrum take matters into their own hands, forming a competitive swim team by recruiting diverse teens on the spectrum and training them with high expectations and zero pity. Swim Team chronicles the extraordinary rise of the Jersey Hammerheads, capturing a moving quest for inclusion, independence, and a life that feels winning. Watch the trailer.
All films in the Beyond Boundaries series are free and open to the public.
The Resilience Project at Buffalo State College will host a free movie screening and discussion of Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope on Tuesday, October 23, from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Assembly Hall. There is no cost for this event.
The movie chronicles a new movement among pediatricians, therapists, educators, and community members who are using cutting-edge brain science to disrupt cycles of violence, addiction, and disease. This film is not suitable for children. Watch the trailer.
This event is sponsored by the School of Education, the Professional Development Schools Consortium, and the Center for Excellence in Urban and Rural Education at Buffalo State and is made possible through Prevent Child Abuse New York.
Submitted by: Keli A Garas-York
To better serve the campus community, the Travel Services Department now offers scheduled travel training, as well as scheduled small-group training. All travelers and departments have unique travel issues, and individual training allows the Travel Services Department to customize its training to travelers’ needs. Small-group training may be more appropriate when an office or department would like to have uniform training for all employees within its area.
Please call the Travel Services Department at 878-4117 with questions or to schedule your training session.
Submitted by: Mary F Taylor
The Online Course Development? Certificate series ?prepares instructors to design, teach, and enhance online or hybrid courses using best practices of online teaching and learning. Learn how to strengthen your online and hybrid skills to enhance course design and increase student engagement.?
Workshop Information
This fall, both the basic and advanced Online Course Development series will be offered in an online asynchronous format. All learning and instructional activities will occur in Blackboard for the duration of the series.
The basic Online Course Development series is composed of the following six modules:
The Advanced Online Course Development series is composed of the following four modules:
Both series begin Monday, October 1, and end Friday, November 30. You may enroll in one or both series. The time commitment for this series varies by individual, but averages two to three hours per week.
For more information about the Online Course Development Certificates, please visit the? Instructional Design and Training website.
If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Brooke Winckelmann, instructional designer.
Register for the online asynchronous Online Course Development series through the RITE Self-Service Portal.
Submitted by: Brooke L Winckelmann
SUNY is funding the creation of open education resources (OER). To apply for SUNY OER Creation funds, please complete the SUNY OER Creation Projects Application. Forms must be submitted by Tuesday, September 25. Please contact the campus OER lead, Marc Bayer, with questions.
Submitted by: Marc D Bayer
Wired magazine, among others, is reporting that a popular app in the Mac App Store, Adware Doctor, is actually spying on users. If you’re using this app on your iPhone, you probably want to remove it. Read more in Wired.
Submitted by: Melissa J Miszkiewicz
According to the Economist, British Airways reported that hackers obtained names, street and e-mail addresses, credit card numbers, expiration dates, and CVV (security) codes from its databases. The breach lasted 15 days from 22:58 British Standard Time on August 21, 2018, through 21:45 British Standard time on September 5, 2018. If you executed a transaction with British Airways during this time, please call your bank.
Submitted by: Melissa J Miszkiewicz