Faculty and staff members who received significant awards from academic, professional, or service organizations at the international, national, or state levels, or grants received at the $50,000 level or above from September 1, 2017, through August 31, 2018, are invited to submit their information for print in the annual Faculty and Staff Recognition Ceremony program. Awards and grants meeting the criteria will be listed in the program distributed at the ceremony.

Additionally, new faculty and staff members who received SUNY awards such as the Chancellor's Award for Excellence while previously serving at other SUNY institutions at any time during their careers may submit that information. Also, the names of newly hired faculty and staff—initially hired September 1, 2017, through August 31, 2018—will be included in the program. The deadline for submitting information using the online forms is Wednesday, September 5.

The ceremony will be held on Thursday, October 4, at 12:15 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall with a reception immediately following. The campus community is invited to attend. Please e-mail Patricia Alessandra in the Academic Affairs Office with questions about submitting award or grant information.

The Spanish soccer league app La Liga has confessed to spying on users, defending its actions as an attempt to thwart broadcast piracy. Critics say the app is an unauthorized invasion of privacy. The disclosure came to light through the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a new set of EU privacy regulations requiring companies to abide by strict rules when handling personal data.

Please join us for a retirement celebration for Patrick Trinkley, video production coordinator for RITE Services, in appreciation of his more than 30 years of dedicated service to Buffalo State, today, June 14, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Campus House. Light refreshments will be provided.

From the Chair of the Search Committee for the Vice President for Finance and Management
The search committee for the college's next vice president for finance and management invites the campus community to attend open forums with three candidates on the following dates:

Wednesday, June 20
Friday, June 22
Tuesday, June 26

All open forums will take place from 11:00 to 11:50 a.m. in Classroom Building C122.

The candidates' names will be published in advance. At each open forum, the candidate will offer a short introduction and then take questions from the audience. An online survey will be made available to solicit feedback following the presentation. We look forward to your participation in the search process.

Members of the search committee:

Chair: Michael LeVine, Vice President for Finance and Management
R. Scott Burns, Associate Vice President for Development
Maryruth Glogowski, Associate Vice President, Resources for Information, Technology and Education
Jill Norvilitis, Chair and Professor, Psychology
Amy Pedlow, Assistant Chief of Police, University Police
Sarah Reid, Facilities Planner, Finance and Management
Ted Schmidt, Associate Professor, Economics and Finance
Donna Scuto, Associate Vice President and Deputy Operations Manager, Sponsored Programs Administration
Jeffrey Ventura, Associate Director of Athletics for Sports Information and NCAA Compliance, Intercollegiate Athletics
Amitra Wall, Associate Provost, Academic Affairs
Amy Wilson, Assistant Professor, Higher Education Administration

Please direct questions about the process to Michael LeVine.

Mass for the Feast of the Assumption will be celebrated Wednesday, August 15, at 12:05 p.m. in the Newman Center Chapel, 1219 Elmwood Avenue.

The feast of the Dormition (falling asleep) of Mary was celebrated as early as the fifth century, and observed universally in the East by the end of the sixth. In the West, the feast gained wide acceptance by the seventh century and was called the Assumption.

The Newman Center Catholic Campus Ministry at Buffalo State is a source of spiritual growth and development for Buffalo State students, faculty, and staff and an intentional community of family and friends. Everyone is welcome.

The Civic and Community Engagement Office will once again collaborate with the Matt Urban Hope Center to turn unwanted T-shirts into reusable grocery bags during New Student Orientation this summer. The center will use the bags in their food pantry, thereby reducing plastic from our waste stream. 

At least 300 clean, used T-shirts of varying sizes are needed for this project. Please drop off shirts in the Civic and Community Engagement Office, South Wing 130, or contact us to have someone stop by your office to pick them up. Thanks so much!

The Arthur O. Eve Educational Opportunity Program at Buffalo State has again received a Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) grant, this year for the class of 2022. Jude Jayatilleke, senior academic adviser, with assistance from Jessica Berg, interim director of pre-award and contract services in the Sponsored Programs Office, applied for and secured the grant (formerly known as the USDA Grant), sponsored by the State Education Department for up to $52,268. Congratulations and thank you to everyone involved.

SFSP is a federally funded state-administered program that reimburses providers who serve healthful meals to children and teens ages 18 and under in low-income areas at no charge, primarily during the summer months when school is not in session.

Marcia Biber, office assistant in Procurement Services, is retiring after more than 25 years of outstanding service to Buffalo State College. Please join us for a celebration in her honor on Tuesday, June 26, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 205.

Please contact Bonnie McKay, director of non-contract procurement in Procurement Services, with questions.

New Student and Family Programs is excited to announce a new Buffalo State Orientation app. The app is available for all smartphones including iPhone and Android devices free of charge. The Buffalo State Orientation app will allow users to access the Orientation schedule, campus map, university resources, and more.

Users who download the app are free to explore the schedule and all other resources included in the Orientation guide. Please note that the listed Orientation schedule will be updated for each Orientation session.

Instructions to access the application:

1. Search "Buffalo State Orientation" in the Apple App Store or Google Play.
2. Select "Get" for Apple App Store or “Install” for Google Play.
3. Open the application.

New Student and Family Programs is excited to announce a new Buffalo State Orientation app. The app is available for all smartphones including iPhone and Android devices free of charge. The Buffalo State Orientation app will allow users to access the Orientation schedule, campus map, university resources, and more.

Users who download the app are free to explore the schedule and all other resources included in the Orientation guide. Please note that the listed Orientation schedule will be updated for each Orientation session.

Instructions to access the application:

1. Search "Buffalo State Orientation" in the Apple App Store or Google Play.
2. Select "Get" for Apple App Store or “Install” for Google Play.
3. Open the application.