All goldenrod receiving reports and invoices for payments must be forwarded to the Accounts Payable and Travel Services Office, Cleveland Hall 414, and delivery confirmations for office supply and Dupli orders be forwarded to Procurement Services, Cleveland Hall 406, no later than the close of business Friday, August 11. All travel vouchers for trips before June 30, 2016, must also be received by this date. Thank you.

We have just received notification from the University Controller’s Office of the tentative deadline date for payments using state-appropriated funds for fiscal year 2016–2017. Please note that this date may be subject to change; therefore, it is imperative that all goldenrod receiving reports and invoices for payments be forwarded to the Accounts Payable and Travel Services Office, Cleveland Hall 414, and delivery confirmations for office supply and Dupli orders be forwarded to Procurement Services, Cleveland Hall 406, no later than the close of business Friday, August 11. All travel vouchers for trips before June 30, 2016, must also be received by this date.

From the Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities invites applications for 2018 Summer Stipends to support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Summer Stipends support continuous full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two consecutive months. Eligible projects usually result in articles, monographs, books, digital materials and publications, archaeological site reports, translations, or editions. Summer Stipends support projects at any stage of development; however, projects must not result solely in the collection of data; instead they must also incorporate analysis and interpretation. 

Summer Stipends are awarded to individual scholars. Organizations are not eligible to apply.

The NEH encourages the submission of applications from independent scholars and faculty members at Hispanic-serving institutions, historically black colleges and universities, and tribal colleges and universities.

Nominating Procedures and Timetable
Faculty members teaching full time at colleges or universities must be nominated by their institution’s nominating official* to apply for a Summer Stipend. Each college and university in the United States and its jurisdictions may nominate two faculty members. Any faculty member is eligible for nomination. Ben Christy, dean of the School of Arts and Humanities, will serve as Buffalo State’s nominating official. The academic deans will appoint a faculty committee to review proposals and recommend two nominees.

Please submit your proposal draft via e-mail to Dean Christy by Monday, August 21, 2017. Buffalo State applicants will be informed of their nomination status by Thursday, August 31. Nominees will submit their applications via Grants.gov. The NEA submission deadline is Wednesday, September 27.

Please direct questions to Dean Christy, 878-6326. More information is available on the NEH website.

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*The following individuals may apply without a nomination: 

• independent scholars not affiliated with a college or university; 
• college or university staff members who are not faculty members and will not be teaching during the academic year preceding the award tenure; 
• community college faculty; 
• emeritus faculty; and 
• adjunct faculty, part-time faculty, and applicants with academic appointments that terminate by the summer of the award tenure.

Degree Works will be off-line for system maintenance on Monday, July 10, from 4:00 p.m. to midnight.

The Bishop Hall Renovation - Residence Hall Conversion project will begin on or about Monday, July 10. The east-west walkway north of Bishop Hall (between Bishop Hall and the Campbell Student Union) will be closed during the initial phase of the project, which is expected to last until September 1, to allow for the replacement of water and sewer lines. Pedestrian access to Cleveland Hall will be available through the Campbell Student Union or via the east-west walkway south of Bishop Hall (campus map, PDF, 3 MB).

The converted Bishop Hall will house about 200 Buffalo State students in a traditional doubles corridor-style setting. A new main entrance on the south side will provide an updated identity for the building. Amenity spaces will be distributed throughout. The renovation will include new mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems; architectural improvements; and safety-related enhancements. Bathrooms will be reconfigured, and new finishes will be added throughout the building. Occupancy is expected to begin in fall 2018.

Please visit the Facilities Planning website for additional information about this and other construction projects on campus.

Faculty and staff members are invited to attend the following campus presentations by candidates for the position of coordinator of graduate recruitment. Candidates will give a five-to-seven-minute presentation showcasing one graduate program, followed by a question-and-answer period from the audience. Copies of the job description and candidates' rsums will be available at the presentations. Attendees will be asked to provide feedback on the candidates to help inform the search committee's recommendations.

Candidate 1
Monday, June 26
2:002:30 p.m.
Cleveland Hall 418

Candidate 2
Tuesday, June 27
2:002:30 p.m.
Cleveland Hall 418

Candidate 3
Wednesday, June 28
2:002:30 p.m.
Bacon Hall 115

Sponsored Program Operations and Pre-Award and Contract Services are moving to Buckham Hall B206 on Thursday, June 22. We expect some disruption of services from Wednesday, June 21, through Tuesday, June 27, as equipment and supplies are packed, moved, and unpacked.

Please keep these dates in mind when planning your fiscal year-end activities as well as proposal, procurement, and payroll transaction deadlines.

If you anticipate any urgent transactions or submissions, please contact Sponsored Programs as soon as you become aware but no later than noon Wednesday, June 21.

We will make every attempt to keep the impact of the move to a minimum.

Fiscal year-end payment processing for FY 2016–2017 is fast approaching. If you have a purchase order in place but will not be available to authorize receipt of the goods, please be sure to designate another employee in your department to do so. 

Below are some important steps you can take to assist our office in meeting the payment deadline.

• Once a purchase order is generated, please be sure that the goods or services are received and the purchase order goldenrod, packing slips, and invoices are forwarded to the Accounts Payable Office, Cleveland Hall 414, immediately.

• Delivery confirmations for office supplies and Dupli orders must be forwarded to the Procurement Services Department, Cleveland Hall 413, immediately upon receipt of goods.

• Report any change(s) to the original order, such as a price increase or availability of items, to the Procurement Services Department immediately.

• All travel reimbursement vouchers for trips prior before June 30, 2017, must be received in our office immediately following the trip and no later than August 4.

For additional tips on how to assist our office with year-end payment processing, please visit the Accounts Payable website.

Today (3:00 p.m.) is the last day to submit items for the July 10 issue of the Daily Bulletin. The Daily will take a holiday break from Monday, July 3, to Friday, July 7. During the break, users may submit items for Tuesday, July 11, and beyond. Thank you.

The Daily Bulletin will take a holiday break from Monday, July 3, to Friday, July 7. The deadline for submissions for the July 10 issue is 3:00 p.m. Friday, June 30. During the break, users may submit items for Tuesday, July 11, and beyond. Thank you.