From the Special Adviser to the Provost for Economic Development
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, October 12, at 12:15 p.m. in Rockwell Hall 302. 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 be provided, and upcoming programs will be discussed. Everyone is welcome. For more information, please contact me, Susan McCartney, 878-4030.

ReverbNation, a web platform serving musicians, has announced a 2014 data breech and is asking customers to reset their passwords. Read the article here. Please let students know.

The Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP) is available for 2018 to eligible CSEA, PEF and M/C employees.  This program allows eligible employees to exchange previously accrued vacation leave for a credit toward the cost of their New York State Health Insurance on a biweekly basis.  Sick leave credit cannot be exchanged under this program.

The open enrollment period for the 2018 plan year ends today, November 6, 2017.  To participate, eligible employees must submit an election form to the Employee Benefits Office, Cleveland Hall 410 by the close of business today.  Participants currently enrolled in PEP must submit a new election form to participate in the 2018 program.

The PEP description, including eligibility requirements and enrollment forms, are available in Cleveland Hall 410 or on the Human Resource Management website (http://hr.buffalostate.edu/spotlight).  Eligible employees received enrollment information in their campus mail.

Please call the Employee Benefits Office at ext. 4821 with questions or for additional information

The enrollment period for the 2018 Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP) closes Monday, November 6. PEP is available for 2018 to eligible CSEA, PEF, and M/C employees. The program allows eligible employees to exchange previously accrued vacation leave for a biweekly credit toward the cost of their New York State Health Insurance. Sick leave credit cannot be exchanged under this program.

To participate, eligible employees must submit an election form to the Employee Benefits Office, Cleveland Hall 410, by November 6. Participants currently enrolled in PEP must submit a new election form to participate in the 2018 program.

The PEP description, including eligibility requirements and enrollment forms, is available in Cleveland Hall 410 or on the Human Resource Management website. Eligible employees should have received enrollment information through campus mail.

Please call the Employee Benefits Office at 878-4821 with questions or for additional information.

The enrollment period for the 2018 Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP) closes Monday, November 6. PEP is available for 2018 to eligible CSEA, PEF, and M/C employees. The program allows eligible employees to exchange previously accrued vacation leave for a biweekly credit toward the cost of their New York State Health Insurance. Sick leave credit cannot be exchanged under this program.

To participate, eligible employees must submit an election form to the Employee Benefits Office, Cleveland Hall 410, by November 6. Participants currently enrolled in PEP must submit a new election form to participate in the 2018 program.

The PEP description, including eligibility requirements and enrollment forms, is available in Cleveland Hall 410 or on the Human Resource Management website. Eligible employees will receive enrollment information through campus mail.

Please call the Employee Benefits Office at 878-4821 with questions or for additional information.

The campus community is invited to attend the Faculty and Staff Recognition Ceremony today at 12:15 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall. Please join us as we recognize colleagues who will receive President's and SUNY Chancellor's awards for excellence and welcome new faculty and staff. A light reception will immediately follow.

Members of the community are invited to submit visual art proposals for the Burchfield Penney Art Center's reprise anniversary celebration "Stay Gold" on Friday, December 8. Proposals are due by Tuesday, October 10.

The Burchfield Penney Art Center’s 50th anniversary party in 2016, “Golden,” was such a successful one-night-only celebration of the incredible arts in Buffalo that the center has decided to do it again. In the tradition of "Golden," "Stay Gold" will continue to be a fun, free, and eclectic celebration of all the Buffalo arts scenes have to offer, including site-specific installations and many local musicians performing throughout the night.

Though the Burchfield Penney Art Center is now 51 years old, this is still relatively young for museums in America, let alone throughout the world. The center has chosen the title “Stay Gold” to remind ourselves, and all of Buffalo, that the Burchfield Penney will continue to embrace emerging and avant-garde art as we move forward as an arts institution. “Stay Gold” reminds us to stay true to our roots and to stay fresh and invigorated in our artistic goals.

Artists are encouraged to take this opportunity to experiment with new and lively ways to express themselves and interact with the public using the center as a canvas. The goal of the visual art installations is to encourage artists and the public to think about the exciting parts of the building other than the galleries.

Rather than assigning artists to pre-determined locations, we invite artists to select the sites they wish to work with. Applicants can attend a brief staff-guided walk-through today, October 5, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. If you are unable to attend the walk-through, please contact archivist Heather Gring to make alternative arrangements.

Individuals, collaborations, and collectives are all welcome to apply. An honorarium will be offered to all participants whose proposals are selected. All proposals must be submitted using the online form. Artists’ proposals will be reviewed and selected by the curatorial staff at the Burchfield Penney Art Center. All selected works must adhere to accepted museum installation practices. Successful candidates will be notified by Monday, October 16. Please contact Heather Gring with questions.

Helping Others Secure Themselves (PDF, 455 KB) is the title of the October SANS OUCH! newsletter. Please share it with people you care about. Share it with people who use the same network(s) you use at home and work. And please, share it with your students. Enjoy!

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 podcast web page. Senate meeting minute-summaries are also posted to the website after they are presented to the Senate.

Since fall 2016, all reports to the College Senate have been posted to the College Senate website. The most recent reports are from the September 8, 2017, Senate meeting.