The Fall 2016 CEP Schedule with Block Exams has been posted on the Registrar's Office Courses web page under the Fall 2016 heading.

The Instructional Design and Training team within RITE will offer additional training sessions in Office 365, the new e-mail, calendar, and collaboration solution for Buffalo State faculty and staff, now scheduled through November. It is highly recommended that all employees attend. Please register for all training sessions through the Cyberquad Workshop Registration System Office 365 category. Please note that sessions may be held in Butler Library 318 or the new training lab in Bulger Communication Center 122. For more details on Office 365, please see the Office 365 website. 

What Is Office 365?
This session will provide an introduction to the basic features and benefits of Office 365 e-mail and calendar. The session will address frequently asked questions as well as training opportunities and resources. Time will be allotted for questions from participants.

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What's New in Mail and Calendar – Office 365?
This session will provide an overview of the new features in Mail, Calendar, and People in Office 365. The session will emphasize the differences between desktop, online, and mobile versions.

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Microsoft Office in the Cloud (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive)
This session will outline features in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel online, as well as OneDrive in Office 365. The workshop will emphasize new features and include resources where users can find more information and support.

The professional development workshop "Reframing Perspectives: Strategies for Effective Decision Making," originally scheduled for October 20, has been rescheduled to Thursday, October 27, during Bengal Pause (12:15–1:30 p.m.). The location remains unchanged: Butler Library 181B. Light snacks will be provided.

For more information and registration, please see the Workshop Registration System.

You are invited to attend the Voya Financial seminar “The Retirement That Works,” based on The New Retirementality by Mitch Anthony, on Thursday, November 3, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Butler Library 210.

This informative seminar will help you gain a deep understanding of your life goals and priorities. We all know there is vast difference between "having made it" and "having it made." One has to do with a number and the other with a picture. This seminar will help you

• define your number and picture,
• dream up your retirement vision,
• determine your retirement profile,
• discover your Return on Life Index.

Lunch will be provided. RSVP to Molly Pecoraro, 626-3928.

Voya is available to SUNY employees as an investment provider for the voluntary 403(b) savings plan (supplemental retirement plan) and the optional retirement plan (ORP). Explore your retirement planning investment options and make your money work for the future you want.

TIAA financial consultant Michael Spogli will be on campus for individual consultations with Buffalo State faculty and staff members on Tuesday, October 25, and Wednesday, October 26, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 416. Appointments are required.

Learn how to pursue your financial goals by investing in financial products such as mutual funds, brokerage, life insurance, and annuities. A detailed evaluation tells you everything you need to know and do. Take this opportunity to review your financial portfolio and ensure you are saving enough for your Retirement. Don’t delay; schedule your appointment today.

Schedule an appointment on October 25.

Schedule an appointment on October 26.

Kenneth Woods, Fidelity director and retirement planner, will be on campus to meet with faculty and staff members on Tuesday, November 1, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 416. Appointments are required.

Manage your retirement savings goals, review your investment choices, build a plan that’s easy to put into action, or set up a SUNYORP account with Fidelity Investments. Consider bringing relevant account statements or any paperwork to help address your retirement questions.

Fidelity has over 70 years of investing experience, and as a retirement provider to higher education institutions, it is committed to helping you meet your goals. To schedule a free, confidential, one-on-one appointment, call (844) FOR-SUNY or register online. Fidelity can help make your plans possible. Sign up today.

Please join us for the Maud Gordon Holmes Arboretum Launch Party on Monday, October 24, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Campus House. This event is an opportunity for the campus community to come together in a significant campus beautification initiative. The gathering will include a talk by Robert Warren, associate professor of biology, who will share with us the many ways in which a well-designed arboretum can benefit native and migrating bird populations; create compelling educational and research opportunities; and promote ecological stewardship.

For further information or to RSVP, please contact Susan McCartney, director of the Small Business Development Center, 878-4030.

Please join us for the professional development workshop Crucial Conversations on Tuesday, December 6, from 9:00 a.m. to noon in Butler Library 181B.

Could a conversation (or avoiding one) be keeping you from getting the results you need? Whatever the issue—from poor productivity or declining quality to lack of teamwork or strained relationships—it’s likely that you’re experiencing the effects of a poorly held crucial conversation.

Crucial Conversations training will enable you to

• resolve disagreements—accurately address concerns by talking respectfully, candidly, and skillfully with someone in a safe way;
• build acceptance rather than resistance—give and receive feedback in a way that enhances relationships and improves results;
• speak persuasively, not abrasively—effectively talk about high-stakes, emotional, and controversial topics;
• foster teamwork—get the right people involved in a way that ensures better decision-making and guarantees commitment and conviction.

Breakfast will be provided at 8:30 a.m. Please register through the Workshop Registration System.

A time ticket or assigned registration date is determined by the total number of earned credit hours that are reflected on the student record in Banner (transfer credits plus Buffalo State credits). Students should be reminded that they should not include any "in progress" credits they are taking for the current semester. For more information, please view detailed Time Tickets link on the Registrar's Office website.

Students can now filter sections by instructor(s) and name and save their favorite schedules. In the Schedule Planner, there is a Help icon and a video demo labeled Advanced: Favorite Schedules and Filer by Instructor.