The Buffalo State community is saddened by the death of Christine M. Szymanski, secretary 2 (retired) of the Faculty of Applied Science and Education, who died January 7, 2018. Ms. Szymanski retired in 2005. Services were held Saturday, January 13. Additional information is available online.

Three campus community open forums on Buffalo State's broad-based fees will be held to gather feedback from the student body on the fees that students pay: Athletics, Health, Technology, Transportation, and the College Fee. Three forums will be offered; all three will have the same information. 

• Tuesday, February 6: 12:15 p.m., Bulger Communication Center South
• Wednesday, February 7: noon, Bulger Communication Center South 2
• Thursday, February 8: 12:15 p.m. Bulger Communication Center South

Securing others' personal integrity is one defense against cybercrime. Mistakes can damage personal integrity and hurt our institution. Do you send information via e-mail to students or about students? It’s easy to mistype and misdirect information that is either proprietary to the campus or private about an individual to the wrong person. For example, you may want to send an e-mail to Jack Simpson, but the Al Simpson in your address book comes up first, and you select this one without thinking. Please always double-check the address line of your e-mail to verify the recipient before sending. Make sure that you’re sending the e-mail to Jack and not to Al. Make sure you are not sending someone’s personal information to another by mistake.

All students should be reminded that if they decide they do not want a course they are registered for, it is their responsibility and very important to drop the course as soon as possible. Non-attendance in a class does not equate to a drop. If students no longer want to be in a class they are registered for, they must drop it in Banner no later than Sunday, February 4, at 11:59 p.m. All add/drop and registration-related activity is done by the student directly in Banner. Students are encouraged to always print a copy of their Student Detail Schedule for their records after they make any changes to their schedule. Failure to drop a registered course will result in a final grade of E.

Students can print a copy of their schedule in Banner by following this path:

1. Student

2. Registration

3. View Required Books, Course Materials, and Printable Schedule

4. Select Term & Submit

5. Click Submit button for printer-friendly version of the class schedule

Students should be reminded that all changes that require instructor assistance should be completed no later than Friday, January 26. Spring 2018 classes begin Monday, January 29. Registration officially ends on Sunday, February 4, at 11:59 p.m. in Banner. If a student is attending a class, the class must show on his or her Banner Student Detail Schedule.

Anyone interested in discovering Belgium and France is welcome to attend the lecture "Beer and Wine in Belgium and France" by Thomas Kane, executive director of the March of Dimes, on Tuesday, January 30, at 7:30 p.m. in Butler Library 210.

The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, please contact Jean F. Gounard, director of special international programs, 878-6917.

We are pleased to announce that the college recently began using PeopleAdmin’s upgraded applicant tracking system. The navigation in the upgraded system is different, but the search process remains the same. The upgraded system includes some valuable features to enhance the applicant and internal user experience:

• The system has a mobile-friendly design for applicants and internal users.
• Applicants may apply via resume parsing, LinkedIn, or Chronicle Vitae.
• The system offers unique posting forms and workflows specific to each of the four position types: classified, faculty/professional, graduate assistant, and part-time faculty.
• The system includes a new process for classified recruitment.
• Multiple hiring proposals (aka appointment forms) may be initiated from one posting, including the part-time faculty pool postings.
• Background-check requirement is included in workflows.
• The system is able to configure automated reference letter requests on a posting-by-posting basis when applicants reach a specified status.
• Search committee members can access the system via their Buffalo State NT username and password instead of guest username and password. An automatic e-mail is sent to the search chair and search committee members to access posting.
• The search committee can search and narrow applicants according to answers to any supplemental questions.
• Optional evaluative criteria assessments by search chair and committee members are available. 
• Action links appear at the top navigation bar instead of the side page.
• Action bars (orange) allow users to take action on postings, applicants, and hiring proposals (a.k.a. appointment forms).
• The system features an inbox, watch list, and search tools.
• Error and user messages appear at the very top of the screen.
• Spell check, online help resources, and Internet browser back button are fully functional.
• Applicants receive e-mail confirmation of application submission in addition to screen notice.
• The system now includes Applicant Interest Cards that permit applicants to subscribe to receive e-mails from the system when a job is posted in the category they selected.

For a brief time, job postings will appear on the new and previous applicant sites. Departments that have active searches in the previous system will be able to continue with and complete their searches there. Departments with approval to fill a faculty, professional, or graduate assistant position will create their job postings in the upgraded system.

Human Resource Management has developed several guides and resources to support applicants and internal users and will continue its practice of providing targeted one-on-one technical training to internal users and technical support to applicants.

Classified Vacancies
The classified recruitment process will migrate to the applicant tracking system. Human Resource Management will work with department heads and offer training to classified employees on how to apply for a job via the applicant tracking system. Bid forms will no longer be accepted.

Please contact Lydia Kawaler, manager of personnel operations, or Carey Seneca, assistant manager of personnel operations, 878-4822 with questions regarding the upgraded system.

Waitlists for spring 2018 will be turned off at the end of the second day of classes (11:59 p.m. Tuesday, January 30); however, if a student is already on a waitlist, he or she will continue to have the opportunity to register for the class if a seat becomes available before the end of the drop/add deadline (11:59 p.m. Sunday, February 4) or within the waitlist notification window, whichever deadline comes first. Additional information on waitlisting can be found on the Registrar's Office website.

The Czurles-Nelson Gallery is hosting the third annual WNY High School Invitational through Friday, May 11. A reception will be held Tuesday, May 8, at 5:00 p.m.

?The Czurles-Nelson Gallery is an academic space dedicated to supporting the scholarly and cultural mission of visual arts programs at Buffalo State College and providing a forum for the creative and critical expression of the students and faculty of the visual arts.

Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Art and Design Student Exhibition 2 is now on display through Thursday, May 3, in the Czurles-Nelson Gallery in Upton Hall. A reception will be held Tuesday, April 24, at 5:00 p.m.

?The Czurles-Nelson Gallery is an academic space dedicated to supporting the scholarly and cultural mission of visual arts programs at Buffalo State College and providing a forum for the creative and critical expression of the students and faculty of the visual arts.

Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.