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Special Topic: Planning for Diminished Capacity and Illness
Tuesday, August 14 | Noon
Aging can change many things in a person’s life, including the ability to manage one’s own money. Learn about the important documents you should consider putting in place, as well as the various options, including funding for long-term care.

Halfway There: A Retirement Checkpoint
Tuesday, August 14 | 3:00 p.m.
Give yourself a mid-career financial checkup to evaluate your current savings, formulate a plan to help pursue your savings goals, and manage competing financial priorities.

Special Topic: Demystifying Life Insurance
Wednesday, August 15 | Noon
Life insurance can play a critical role in your financial plan. Learn how much you may need, what types of life insurance exist, how much you can afford, and much more.

Paying Yourself: Income Options in Retirement
Wednesday, August 15 | 3:00 p.m.
Learn the rules that govern retirement assets and find out when to consider using different income sources.

Special Topic: All about IRAs
Thursday, August 16 | Noon
Learn the facts on IRAs, how an IRA may help you meet your retirement savings goals, and which one may be right for you.

Start to Finish: The Early Career Woman’s Guide to Financial Wisdom
Thursday, August 16 | 3:00 p.m.
When women are starting their careers, there’s a lot to consider—career goals, job satisfaction, achieving a work-life balance. But it’s important to also consider retirement. Discover how establishing a plan now can help establish your financial future.

To support campus efficiencies and streamline operations, the Accounts Payable and Travel Services offices have merged. Mary Taylor, formerly travel services manager, will serve as director. Paula Mis, who recently retired as accounts payable manager, has graciously agreed to rejoin the office on a part-time, temporary basis to assist during the transition.

The Accounts Payable and Travel Services Office is located in Cleveland Hall 414 and can be reached at 878-4117.

Join Chartwells Dining for a $5 Friday barbecue each Friday this summer from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased the same day in the Bengal Kitchen in the Campbell Student Union. The barbecue will take place in the Plaza between the Student Union and Butler Library.

Menu for July 20

Hot Selections:

• Barbecued turkey burger
• Grilled cheeseburger
• Grilled cilantro-lime chicken breast
• Build-your-own falafel with cucumber dressing wrap
• Corn on the cob
• Steamed broccoli
• Baked beans
• Roasted garlic potatoes

Cold Selections:

• Macaroni salad
• Garden salad
• Asian coleslaw
• Sliced fruit and watermelon

Dessert:

• Assorted desserts

If you are interested in serving on one or more of the eight College Senate standing committees for 2018–2019, please complete and submit the Standing Committee Interest Form (doc) by Friday, August 10. The forms will enable committee chairs to review a collective list of interested individuals before the first Senate meeting. Committee membership is determined solely at the discretion of committee chairs. Not all committees may need members. Please submit forms by campus mail or e-mail to Vincent Masci, assistant to the College Senate, Cleveland Hall 211. Please contact the Senate office with questions by e-mail or phone at 878-5319.

Academic Plan Committee
Chair: David Ben-Merre, Associate Professor, English

Budget and Staff Allocations Committee
Chair: Ted Schmidt, Professor, Economics and Finance

Bylaws and Elections Committee
Chair: Amy Rosen-Brand, Associate Director, Student Accessibility Services

Curriculum Committee
Chair: Kimberly Kline, Chair and Professor, Higher Education Administration

Faculty and Staff Welfare Committee
Chair: Maria Brickhouse, Coordinator, EOP Academic Center for Excellence

Instruction and Research Committee
Chair: Arlesa Shephard, Associate Professor, Fashion and Textile Technology

Standards for Students Committee
Chair: Amy Wilson, Assistant Professor, Higher Education Administration

Student Welfare Committee
Vice Chair: Steve Macho, Associate Professor, Career and Technical Education

From the Chair of the College Senate
College Senate meetings will be held in Bulger Communication Center West beginning in fall 2018, as Butler Library 210 undergoes extensive renovations. The meeting schedule for the 2018–2019 academic year will be posted on the Senate website.

From the Chair of the College Senate
The College Senate will hold its annual New Senator Orientation for all newly elected senators on Thursday, September 6, during Bengal Pause in the Carmine A. Grande Room, Cleveland Hall 418. This informal session, hosted by the Senate chair and parliamentarian, gives newly elected faculty, professional staff, and students the basic protocol on Senate meeting etiquette. The College Senate follows Robert’s Rules of Order as is mandated by its bylaws. Attendance is not mandatory but is strongly encouraged. Please e-mail Vincent Masci, assistant to the College Senate, or phone the office at 878-5139 with questions.

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 May 11, 2018, Senate meeting. The College Senate Standing Committee Final Reports for 2017–2018 are also posted on the Senate website.

Podcasts are now 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.

Since March 16, the following changes have been made to the fall 2018 list of course offerings:

•  73 courses added
•  159 days/times changed
•  92 courses canceled

Always remind students to double-check their schedules directly in Banner for accuracy. Students can search the master schedule directly in Banner. Students can continue all registration-related activity including drop/add for fall 2018 until 11:59 p.m. Monday, September 3. Students should be encouraged to act early and complete their registration. Undergraduate students must register for at least 15 credit hours each semester to stay on track to graduate. Schedule Planner can assist students in securing their desired schedules.

Buffalo State seeks internal candidates for the position of associate dean of the School of Natural and Social Sciences (SNSS). This is a Management/Confidential, 12-month administrative position. The anticipated date of hire is January 1, 2019, for a three-year, renewable term.

Job Responsibilities

• Represent SNSS on various campus committees and work groups
• Serve as point person for SNSS curriculum revisions, program creation, program review, and catalog oversight as well as liaison for general education assessment
• Serve as point person on evaluation of SNSS Strategic Plan action steps
• With the dean, participate in personnel actions, such as appointment, reappointment, and promotion reviews
• Serve as resource for faculty development, through ad hoc faculty training and as an informal resource for faculty inquiries
• With the dean, participate in budget responsibilities such as management of the academic equipment budget, management of the temporary services budget, analysis and actions on the end-of-year budget, department budget allocations, and space issues
• Advise students as needed
• Teach one course per year (possibly excepting the first year of appointment)
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Full-time tenured member of the faculty in the School of Natural and Social Sciences
• Record of successful, ongoing teaching, scholarship, and service to the college
• Ability to professionally represent the dean and the SNSS within the college and in the community
• Successful administrative experience and demonstrated leadership capability
• Experience with curriculum development, assessment, and program review
• Experience with academic advisement
• Excellence in attention to detail and organizational, communication, administrative, and technology skills
• Ability to model collegiality, work as a team member, and demonstrate initiative and commitment to the Buffalo State mission, vision, and values

The associate dean is privy to sensitive and confidential information. The ability to maintain confidentiality is paramount.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with managerial operations, including scheduling, fiscal management, part-time and full-time personnel actions, statistical data, and technology
• Expertise to provide and analyze data for enrollment management and fiscal and facilities decisions
• Knowledge of database or statistical applications and technology

Qualified candidates are invited to submit a current résumé and a cover letter addressing the required and preferred qualifications. Applications may be submitted by e-mail to search committee chair Lisa Marie Anselmi, associate professor and chair of the Anthropology Department. Review of applications will begin Monday, October 1, and continue until the position is filled.

Join Chartwells Dining for a $5 Friday barbecue each Friday this summer from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased the same day in the Bengal Kitchen in the Campbell Student Union. The barbecue will take place in the Plaza between the Student Union and Butler Library.

Menu for July 13

Hot Selections:

Barbecued chicken
Italian sausage links
Veggie burgers
Hot dogs
Garlic cheesy potatoes
Barbecued green beans with bacon
Summer vegetable medley
Mac and cheese

Cold Selections:

Garden salad
Vegetable pasta salad
Greek chopped salad
Avocado, black bean, and corn salad

Dessert:

Assorted desserts