From the Chair of the Search Committee for the CIO and Vice President for Enrollment, Marketing, and Communications
The search committee for the college’s next chief information officer and vice president for enrollment, marketing, and communications invites the campus community to attend the following open forums with candidates for the position. Each candidate's name and vita will be published in the Daily Bulletin one day before the date of his or her presentation. At the open forums, candidates will offer a short opening statement and then take questions from the audience. An online survey will be made available to solicit feedback on each candidate. Please mark your calendars; we look forward to campus participation in the search process. Please direct questions about the process to me.

All presentations will be held from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in Newman Lecture Hall (Bulger Communication Center North).

Candidate 1
Tuesday, February 27

Candidate 2
Wednesday, February 28

Candidate 3
Thursday, March 1

From the Chair of the Search Committee for the CIO and Vice President for Enrollment, Marketing, and Communications
The search committee for the college’s next chief information officer and vice president for enrollment, marketing, and communications invites the campus community to attend the following open forums with candidates for the position. Each candidate's name and vita will be published in the Daily Bulletin one day before the date of his or her presentation. At the open forums, candidates will offer a short opening statement and then take questions from the audience. An online survey will be made available to solicit feedback on each candidate. Please mark your calendars; we look forward to campus participation in the search process. Please direct questions about the process to me.

All presentations will be held from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in Newman Lecture Hall (Bulger Communication Center North).

Candidate 1
Tuesday, February 27

Candidate 2
Wednesday, February 28

Candidate 3
Thursday, March 1

Please be aware that SUNY has advised us of a spear phishing campaign directed at Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC). There is every reason to believe that this phishing attempt will be replicated across SUNY institutions, including Buffalo State. Please be vigilant.

Information received about the e-mail to HVCC is outlined below, but it is likely that the attackers will tailor the language and topic to each institution.

The subject line in the e-mail to HVCC employees is “ACTION REQUIRED.” The e-mail, pretending to be from the president of HVCC, indicates that a policy has been revised at HVCC and supplies a link for recipients to download the new document. The link appears to be a legitimate HVCC web address. The e-mail uses HVCC branding logos and campus language and terminology (i.e., the sender has researched campus documents). The e-mail is well written, with none of the typographical or grammatical errors commonly seen in phishing e-mail. The information and topic are related to current events.

Remember, never click on links in e-mail. If you believe something is not right, forward the e-mail to phishreports@buffalostate.edu and delete it. Call the office from which the e-mail appears to have been sent and ask if the e-mail is legitimate. 

Please review the RITE Phishing Resources page and remember to regularly check the Buffalo State RITE Alerts page.

Please be aware that SUNY has advised us of a spear phishing campaign directed at Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC). There is every reason to believe that this phishing attempt will be replicated across SUNY institutions, including Buffalo State. Please be vigilant.

Information received about the e-mail to HVCC is outlined below, but it is likely that the attackers will tailor the language and topic to each institution.

The subject line in the e-mail to HVCC employees is “ACTION REQUIRED.” The e-mail, pretending to be from the president of HVCC, indicates that a policy has been revised at HVCC and supplies a link for recipients to download the new document. The link appears to be a legitimate HVCC web address. The e-mail uses HVCC branding logos and campus language and terminology (i.e., the sender has researched campus documents). The e-mail is well written, with none of the typographical or grammatical errors commonly seen in phishing e-mail. The information and topic are related to current events.

Remember, never click on links in e-mail. If you believe something is not right, forward the e-mail to phishreports@buffalostate.edu and delete it. Call the office from which the e-mail appears to have been sent and ask if the e-mail is legitimate. 

Please review the RITE Phishing Resources page and remember to regularly check the Buffalo State RITE Alerts page.

Please be aware that SUNY has advised us of a spear phishing campaign directed at Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC). There is every reason to believe that this phishing attempt will be replicated across SUNY institutions, including Buffalo State. Please be vigilant.

Information received about the e-mail to HVCC is outlined below, but it is likely that the attackers will tailor the language and topic to each institution.

The subject line in the e-mail to HVCC employees is “ACTION REQUIRED.” The e-mail, pretending to be from the president of HVCC, indicates that a policy has been revised at HVCC and supplies a link for recipients to download the new document. The link appears to be a legitimate HVCC web address. The e-mail uses HVCC branding logos and campus language and terminology (i.e., the sender has researched campus documents). The e-mail is well written, with none of the typographical or grammatical errors commonly seen in phishing e-mail. The information and topic are related to current events.

Remember, never click on links in e-mail. If you believe something is not right, forward the e-mail to phishreports@buffalostate.edu and delete it. Call the office from which the e-mail appears to have been sent and ask if the e-mail is legitimate. 

Please review the RITE Phishing Resources page and remember to regularly check the Buffalo State RITE Alerts page.

Please join us for the professional development workshop "Rethinking Productivity: Methods for Managing Time and Tasks," on Wednesday, March 7, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. in Butler Library 181B.

Do you ever feel as if you could be working more efficiently and wonder why tasks are taking longer than you expected? Learning how to control distractions, organize information to complete tasks, and create a workflow process that enhances productivity can help employees maximize the efficiency and quality of their work. Participants will evaluate how they manage their work, learn workflow and attention management best practices, and explore how they can work differently to be more productive.

Please register through the Workshop Registration System. Light snacks will be provided.

Are you interested in integrating community-engaged learning in your courses but aren't sure where to start? Join the 80-plus Buffalo State faculty members who have become faculty fellows with the Civic and Community Engagement Office (CCE) and the Western New York Service-Learning Coalition. 

Faculty fellows must commit to attending a two-day training conducted by national experts on Wednesday, May 23, and Thursday, May 24. Fellows acquire an in-depth understanding of service-learning pedagogy and are then supported through the process of converting an existing course or creating a new course that incorporates service learning.

Details and application materials can be found on the CCE website. The application deadline is Friday, May 11. Please contact Joy Guarino, faculty coordinator for service learning, or Laura Hill Rao, CCE director, with questions.

Please be aware that SUNY has advised us of a spear phishing campaign directed at Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC). There is every reason to believe that this phishing attempt will be replicated across SUNY institutions, including Buffalo State. Please be vigilant.

Information received about the e-mail to HVCC is outlined below, but it is likely that the attackers will tailor the language and topic to each institution.

The subject line in the e-mail to HVCC employees is “ACTION REQUIRED.” The e-mail, pretending to be from the president of HVCC, indicates that a policy has been revised at HVCC and supplies a link for recipients to download the new document. The link appears to be a legitimate HVCC web address. The e-mail uses HVCC branding logos and campus language and terminology (i.e., the sender has researched campus documents). The e-mail is well written, with none of the typographical or grammatical errors commonly seen in phishing e-mail. The information and topic are related to current events.

Remember, never click on links in e-mail. If you believe something is not right, forward the e-mail to phishreports@buffalostate.edu and delete it. Call the office from which the e-mail appears to have been sent and ask if the e-mail is legitimate. 

Please review the RITE Phishing Resources page and remember to regularly check the Buffalo State RITE Alerts page.

The Undergraduate Admissions Office at Buffalo State is hosting its annual Class Visit Program February 21–23. This unique initiative is an invitation-only event for high school seniors who have been accepted to Buffalo State College that allows them to attend an actual class alongside currently enrolled students. For many students, the class visit proves to be the decisive factor in their decision to attend Buffalo State. Recent data from 2014–2017 shows that 66 percent of participants not only deposit but also enroll.

This year's program has had the largest RSVP count to date, with over 500 students and parents expected over the three days, which will include five programs. While students are in class during the morning sessions, parents participate in Q&A panel discussions, where they can pose questions to representatives from Financial Aid, Residence Life, the Career Development Center, University Police, and Academic Commons. Over 30 academic instructors have allotted seats for our accepted students.

The Class Visit program will be hosted primarily in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall starting at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday and Friday, and at 8:45 a.m. on Thursday. In addition to our traditional morning visits, we will also host a special edition Honors Class Visit as well, a unique collaboration involving the Muriel A. Howard Honors Program.

The program will feature alumni speakers Shawn McKirchy on Thursday and Latrese Myers on Friday. Special thanks to the following people for their outstanding support of this year's program: David Loreto, director of undergraduate admissions; Erin Alonzo, associate vice president for enrollment management; James Mayrose, interim CIO and vice president for enrollment, marketing, and communications; and Mary-Jo Jagord, director of Alumni Affairs; as well as Amy McMillan, interim director of the Muriel A. Howard Honors Program, and the outstanding Buffalo State faculty for affording seats in their classes for our accepted students. 

For more information, please contact Ken Robinson, assistant director of early outreach programming and coordinator of the Class Visit Program, 878-5024.

Bengal Walk south of the Science Building will be off-line today and tomorrow, February 22 and 23, and the south end of Bengal Drive, west of the Science Building, will be closed throughout the week of February 26 as Phase 3 of the Science and Mathematics Complex project continues with the demolition of the Science Building's vacant south wing.

Your patience and understanding are appreciated as we continue to improve this facility. Questions about this project may be e-mailed to vpfm@buffalostate.edu.