The Visix Digital Signage web portal will be off-line for required maintenance on Tuesday, March 27, from approximately 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Display monitors will continue to show cached content but may experience occasional service interruptions.
If you have questions, please fill out a ticket.
Submitted by: Justin J Sledz
Please join the Weigel Wellness Center for free yoga classes Mondays at 5:00 p.m. in Buckham D203, Wednesdays at 5:00 p.m. in Buckham A114, and Saturdays at 11:00 a.m. in Buckham D203. Open to everyone. For more information, please call Weigel Wellness at 878-6711.
Submitted by: Juanita Jones
In order to maintain a safe and secure computing environment at Buffalo State, RITE Services began a campaign last December to upgrade campus computers to the latest supported operating systems. This includes
In December, faculty and staff members were given the opportunity to upgrade their devices at their convenience using the self-service tools available for PCs and Macs. We encourage faculty and staff members to take advantage of this self-service option, which will remain available through the end of March. Please see these step-by-step guides that explain how to upgrade your PC to Windows 10 and your Mac to Sierra.
Beginning the week of March 26, RITE Services will begin scheduling the deployment of the Windows and Mac OS upgrades and will target any computers that have not yet been upgraded. These upgrades will take place on a department-by-department basis (tentative rollout schedule). RITE Services will contact department heads to finalize the schedule.
For more information, please visit the Planned Operating System Upgrades for 2017/2018 page.
Submitted by: Jason P Welborn
From the Special Adviser to the Provost for Academic Research Initiatives
Please join us to share ideas about research and creative work, to explore possible collaborations, and for end-of-the-week refreshments at a Multidisciplinary Research and Networking Event, sponsored by the Research and Economic Development Office, on Friday, March 2, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Classroom Building fourth floor conference room. Take the elevator to the fourth floor or use the west stairway. RSVP to Jimmy Xu, coordinator for pre-award outreach.
Reports to the College Senate are posted on the College Senate website. The most recent reports are from the February 9, 2018, Senate meeting.
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.
From the Chair of the College Senate
The next College Senate meeting of the spring 2018 semester will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, March 9, in Butler Library 210. Amy McMillan, interim director of the honors program, will give a report on the Honors Program.
Senate meetings are recorded and posted as podcasts on the College Senate website. Please visit the website to catch up on past Senate news, listen to podcasts of past meetings, or review meeting summaries. The schedule (PDF, 46 KB) of all upcoming College Senate meeting dates is also posted.
The College Senate Office is located in Cleveland Hall 211. Howard Reid, professor of psychology, is chair of the College Senate for the 2017–2018 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.
From haveibeenpwned: In February 2018, a massive collection of almost 3,000 alleged data breaches was found online. While some of the data had previously been seen in Have I Been Pwned, 2,844 of the files consisting of more than 80 million unique e-mail addresses had not previously been seen. Each file contained both an e-mail address and plain text password and were consequently loaded as a single "unverified" data breach. Eighty-five Buffalo State e-mail addresses are in this database of 80 million. Make sure you have a strong password on your Buffalo State account, and don't use that password for any other accounts.
Submitted by: Melissa J Miszkiewicz
Are you a supervisor interested in learning new strategies and tools to lead? Supervisor Micro-Learning Roundtables are hour-long professional development opportunities for supervisors to learn one new high-impact strategy or tool that can be implemented immediately to further enhance leadership practices. All workshops will be held in Butler Library 181B. Please register for a session below.
Identifying and Aligning Resources to Attain Unit/Divisional Goals
Tuesday, March 6
9:00–10:00 a.m.
Strengthening Leadership Capacities with Emotional and Social Intelligence
Wednesday, March 21
9:00–10:00 a.m.
Delivering Effective Employee Feedback
Thursday, April 26
9:00–11:00 a.m.
Submitted by: Rebecca M Catalano
Employees in the CSEA and PEF bargaining units are reminded that any vacation accrual balances that exceed 40 days on April 1, 2018, must be adjusted downward to stay within the maximum allowed by the NYS attendance rules and the agreements between the public employee unions and the State of New York.
If your vacation balance exceeds 300 hours (for employees who work a 7˝-hour day) or 320 hours (for employees who work an 8-hour day), you may wish to request to use vacation time before Sunday, April 1, to avoid losing leave accruals.
Submitted by: Alfred C Galone
All members of the campus community—faculty, staff, and students—are invited to a meeting of the Friends of the Buffalo State Maud Gordon Holmes Arboretum on Thursday, March 8, at 12:15 p.m. in the Classroom Building's fourth-floor conference room. The meeting will provide an update on the exciting work taking place on campus to rebuild our arboretum, including new trees being planted. An update on efforts to protect and enhance the Buffalo State landscape will also be provided, and upcoming programs will be discussed. Everyone is welcome. For more information, please contact Susan McCartney, director of the Small Business Development Center and special adviser to the provost for economic development, 878-4030.
Submitted by: Andrea L Lizak