Additional training sessions on how to review and select Buffalo State scholarship recipients via the online Campus Application Portal for Scholarship system (CAPS) have been added to the schedule for April. All trainings will be held in Butler Library 208.

Friday, March 31; 10:00–11:00 a.m.
Monday, April 3; 3:00–4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 5; 10:00–11:00 a.m.
Wednesday, April 5; 2:00–3:00 p.m.

Facilitated by Laura Worley, scholarship coordinator in the Financial Aid Office.

RSVP by e-mail to scholarship@buffalostate.edu.

The Spring 2017 CEP Schedule with Block Exams (PDF, 23 KB) has been posted on the Registrar's Office Courses web page under the Spring 2017 heading.

Please be sure to bookmark or print the Banner Legend (PDF, 300 KB) for reference in preparation for registration.

Both summer and fall 2017 master schedules are now available on the Registrar's Office Courses web page. Registration for both terms begins Wednesday, April 5. Students are able to view their scheduled registration start dates directly in Banner Self-Service. All registration-related activity begins at 6:00 a.m. on the assigned date and is then continuous. Time ticket or registration start dates are based on the total number of earned credit hours (transfer plus Buffalo State). For more information on time tickets, please view the Time Tickets web page.

An updated Course Prefix (PDF, 64 KB) reference list has been posted online. Please be sure to bookmark or print the page for reference.

Safeguards are in place to prevent students from accidentally registering for two courses whose times overlap. If a student attempts to register for a course that overlaps with the time of another course, the student will receive an error message, "Time conflict with CRN xxxx." If a student has a valid reason to obtain a time override, they should contact the instructor of the course for which they are attempting to register and for which they received a time conflict registration add error message. Please visit the Registrar's website for detailed Registration Add Error Messages.

Globalization matters. You can make a difference. Any student, faculty, or staff member interested in the multiple opportunities offered by the Fulbright Program is welcome to attend the U.S. Fulbright seminar of the Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Fulbright Association on Friday, April 7, from noon to 3:00 p.m. in the Horizon Room of the Williams Center at SUNY College Fredonia.

The keynote speaker will be Athanasia Landis, mayor of the Village of Fredonia. The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, please contact Jean F. Gounard, director of special international programs and vice president for advocacy of the WNY/NWPA Fulbright Association Chapter, 878-5331.

Attention, CSEA Local 640 members. The CSEA Local 640 will be hold elections in June for the positions of president, vice president, recording secretary, and treasurer. Watch the CSEA bulletin boards and campus mail for important schedules, information, and updates about the nomination, petition, and election process.

If you have questions about the election process, please call one of the CSEA Local 640 Election Committee members, listed below.

Mary Codick, Committee Chair; Secretary 1, Teacher Certification Office
Chase Hall 222, 878-6121, M–F Days

Amy Kline, Agency Program Aide, Admissions Office
Moot Hall 110, 878-5713, M–F Days

Koleen Greenawalt, Supervising Janitor, Custodial Services
Moore Hall 125, 878-3406, S–T Nights

Kathleen Mills, Secretary 1, Career and Technical Education
Bacon Hall 122, 878-4303, M–F Days

The Counseling Center is soliciting nominations of students, faculty, and staff members for the fourth annual UPstander Awards.

We use the term "upstander" to demonstrate the opposite of "bystander." UPstanders are involved in and contribute meaningfully to our community. The awards celebrate those who have gone over and above their assigned roles or duties on campus. UPstander Awards are given annually to members of our Buffalo State Civil and Caring Academic Community who’ve made a difference in someone’s life by such things as an act of kindness, unselfish actions, proactive behaviors, and caring attitudes.

UPstander Awards will be presented during the Take Back the Night event on Monday, April 10, at 6:30 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Please nominate deserving students and colleagues by Saturday, April 1, using the UPstander Award Nomination Form.

Office 365 group training sessions are now scheduled through the month of April. Please register through the Workshop Registration System. Workshops include

• What's New in Mail and Calendar? Office 365 (Outlook)
• Microsoft Office in the Cloud (OneDrive, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel online)
• Delving Deeper into Office 365 (OneNote, Delve, Yammer)
• Office 365 Mobile Apps
• Office 365 Drop-In Sessions

For more information on these sessions or online alternatives, please visit our Office 365 training page. Individual and department- or office-specific training sessions can be scheduled by appointment.

Trainings can also be scheduled for

• Office 365 Groups
• SMART Boards
• Ensemble Video
• Blackboard Collaborate Web Conferencing
• And more

Or stop by our Instructional Design and Training open labs every Friday from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. in Bulger Communication Center 122.

Contact Todd Benzin, educational technology specialist, in Instructional Design and Training, or visit the IDT home page.