Please bookmark or print the updated Banner Legend (PDF,300 KB) page for reference.

Instructional Methods Effective Spring 2017

• Freshman Seminar: Course is reserved for freshmen only.
• Hybrid: Online activity mixed with classroom meetings, replacing at least 20% but not all required on-site meetings. Use of an Internet-connected computer is required.
• Hybrid-Plus: Courses that are mostly online (80%) but require a number of scheduled classroom or on-site gatherings. Use of an Internet-connected computer is required.
• Internship.
• Learning Community: Course is reserved for students who are a part of a Learning Community.
• Online Asynchronous:* All course activity completed online; no required on-site sessions. Use of an Internet-connected computer is required.
• Online Synchronous: All course activity completed online; requires some or all scheduled interactive online sessions in which direct instruction occurs in real time, without time delay. Use of an Internet-connected computer is required.
• Service Learning: Course has a service-learning component and can be traditional, hybrid, or 100% online.
• Student Teaching.
• Traditional: Course meets on campus on designated meeting days and times listed.

*100% Online is now replaced with Online Asynchronous.

The Spring 2017 CEP Schedule (PDF, 8.8 KB) has been posted.

J-Term 2017 is a separate three-week term offered before spring semester. Detailed information from the Financial Aid, Registrar's, and Student Accounts offices can be found on the J-Term flier (PDF, 76.9 KB). Please be sure to print or bookmark the page to use for reference when working with students.

The deadline to remove incomplete (I) grades from spring or summer 2016 is Friday, November 4. From the Undergraduate Catalog:

Incomplete Grades
An incomplete grade is a temporary grade issued for medical emergencies or life crises. Students must request an incomplete grade directly from the instructor. An incomplete grade is converted to a letter grade by the 10th week of the following spring or fall semester. If the work is not completed by that time, the instructor will submit a grade based upon the amount of work completed. If the instructor who granted the incomplete is not able to evaluate the student’s fulfillment of course requirements during the stipulated period, the chair or program coordinator is responsible for changing the grade. Anyone not completing the course requirements within this time will automatically have a grade of E recorded.

The Art Conservation Department invites you to its Fall Open House on Friday, October 28, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. This event provides a rare opportunity to learn more about the Art Conservation Department. If you have not visited us in awhile or have never been, come and see what our faculty and students have been up to and tour our space. Reservations are not required for this event, which is free and open to the public. 

Please call the department at 878-5025 with questions.

Are you interested in teaching online? Perhaps you’re already teaching online but are interested in developing new strategies to help your students succeed. Maybe you would like to incorporate online activities into your face-to-face course. Please join us for the Online Course Design Specialization Workshop Series. Attend all six one-hour workshops in the series and earn an Online Course Development Specialization Certificate, or attend only the webinars that interest you. 

All workshops will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesdays in Bulger Communication Center 120. 

Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning - November 2 
Backward Design Step 1: Developing Course Objectives and Priorities - November 9 
Backward Design Step 2: Developing Course Assessments - November 16 
Backward Design Step 3: Developing the Learning Plan - November 30 
Designing and Organizing Your Course in Blackboard - December 7 
Interaction: Communication and Collaboration - December 14 

For more information about the Online Course Development Certificate, please visit the Instructional Design website. Visit the Workshop Registration site for course details and to register.

The fall 2016 “Conversations in and Out of the Disciplines” Series begins Friday, October 21, when Kathy Doody, assistant professor of exceptional education, presents “Coursework to Practice: Au-some Experiences in Community-Based Learning” at 3:00 p.m. in Ketchum Hall 320. A Q&A and short wine-and-cheese reception will follow the talk. Everyone is welcome.

"Story Night: Exploring Current Events through Story-Building" provides practical tools and vocabulary for community building, conflict resolution, and identity exploration. Many pressing issues and interests weigh on our diverse campus. This event leaves an open forum for people to decide which topics they would like to explore through the process of creating and sharing stories—story-building. Topics of interest may include sexuality, patriotism, religion, privilege, police shootings, oppressive behavior, mass incarceration, gender, and trust.

Savage Building, 7:00–9:00 p.m.
Tuesdays: October 18, November 15, March 14, and May 9

Sponsored by the Anne Frank Project, the Equity and Campus Diversity Office, and the Counseling Center. Please call 878-5559 with questions.

The Buffalo State Registrar’s Office now offers online transcript ordering and payment as well as electronic delivery services (where available) through Credentials Solutions. For additional information on transcript ordering, please visit the Registrar's website.

Judith Levan, warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service (NWS), will present "National Weather Service (NWS) and Emergency Management Decision Support Services" on Tuesday, October 18, at 7:00 p.m. in Classroom Building A209. Ms. Levan will talk about the shared mission of the NWS and emergency managers in the protection of life and property. This places the NWS in the unique position of being able to provide direct weather support throughout the four phases of emergency management: preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation.

This presentation is part of the WNY Chapter of the American Meteorological Society’s fall 2016 seminar series, hosted by the Buffalo State Geography and Planning Department's meteorology and climatology program. For off-campus guests, parking permits and directions will be available in Lot I-37.