Applications are available for the Joseph S. Sperrazza Scholarship, which provides an annual award to undergraduate or graduate students working toward a degree in elementary or secondary education at Buffalo State. This endowed scholarship honors the memory of alumnus Joseph Sperrazza, a revered teacher and administrator with the Buffalo Board of Education. The deadline to submit applications is Friday, April 29.

For details or an application, please stop by the Center for Excellence in Urban and Rural Education, Chase Hall 201, or e-mail Diane Mercuri, CEURE staff assistant.

The grading window for spring 2016 will close tomorrow, May 18, at 9:00 p.m. Detailed documentation for entering grades (PDF, 191 KB) is available on the Banner website. Assistance is available by calling the Computing Help Desk at 878-4357 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

If you have questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at 878-4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet (PDF, 664 KB) to assist you in successful grading.

Faculty members will enter their spring 2016 grades using Banner. The grading window for spring 2016 grading is now open and will close Wednesday, May 18, at 9:00 p.m. Detailed documentation for entering grades (PDF, 191 KB) is available on the Banner website. Additionally, assistance is available by calling the Computing Help Desk at 878-4357 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

If you have any questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at 878-4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet (PDF, 664 KB) to assist you in successful grading.

The NYS & CSEA Partnership for Education and Training is pleased to announce two new online learning certificate programs for CSEA-represented New York State employees.

The Conflict Resolution Certificate Program will help employees develop the skills needed to resolve conflict in the workplace. Employees should apply for this program before Saturday, April 16. To earn a certificate, participants must successfully complete all required courses between March 15 and September 30.

The Microsoft Access 2013 Certificate Program is designed for employees who want to enhance their knowledge and develop their skills in the Microsoft Access application. Employees can apply for this program between March 15, 2016, and March 14, 2017. To earn a certificate, participants must successfully complete all required courses between March 15, 2016, and March 15, 2017.

Employees may take courses at home or at work with supervisory approval.

For further information, please visit the NYS & SEA Partnership website, e-mail learning@nyscseapartnership.org, or call (518) 486-7814.

After you have completed (submitted and saved) your spring 2016 grades, please go back in to your roster and double-check that all grades have been entered as you intended.

If you have any questions about grading, please call the Help Desk at 878-4357 or the Registrar's Office at 878-4811.

The spring 2016 faculty grading window opens today at 9:00 a.m. and closes Wednesday, May 18, at 9:00 p.m.

Faculty members will enter their spring 2016 grades using Banner. The grading window will open Monday, May 9, at 9:00 a.m. and close Wednesday, May 18, at 9:00 p.m. In preparation, faculty members are encouraged to log on to Banner to be sure that all their courses are listed under their accounts. Detailed documentation for entering grades (PDF, 191 KB) is available on the Banner website. Additionally, assistance is available by calling the Computing Help Desk at 878-4357 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

If you have any questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at 878-4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet (PDF, 664 KB) to assist you in successful grading.

The EV grade is a permanent grade that will show on a student's academic record. The EV grade is defined as failure, never attended. Please do not assign a “Last Date of Attendance” when an EV grade is assigned to a student.

X Grade Alert: When a grade is left blank on a submitted grade roster, Banner assigns an X grade. An X grade is defined as “grade not submitted.” A grade should be submitted for each student on your roster. If the student did not attend, use the EV grade (for “never attended”). X grades posted to your rosters cause subsequent disruption to student academic records, leading to student inquiries and submission of grade change forms.

The grading window will open Monday, May 9, at 9:00 a.m. and close Wednesday, May 18, at 9:00 p.m.

Faculty members will enter their spring 2016 grades using Banner. In preparation, faculty members are encouraged to log on to Banner to be sure that all their courses are listed under their accounts. Detailed documentation for entering grades (PFD, 191 KB) is available on the Banner website. Additionally, assistance is available by calling the Computing Help Desk at 878-4357 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.  If you have any questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at 878-4811.

The spring 2016 faculty grading window opens Monday, May 9, at 9:00 a.m. and closes Wednesday, May 18, at 9:00 p.m.

All students, faculty, and staff members who are interested in the multiple opportunities offered by the Fulbright program are welcome to attend a conference of the Fulbright Association's Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania Chapter on Friday, April 22, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. at Daemen College.

The guest speaker will be Jennifer Oxley, executive director of the U.S. Fulbright Association in Washington, D.C. The event is free and open to the public.

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

The Buffalo-Lille Association Inc. is pleased to invite the campus community to attend the presentation “Grooming Fishermen in Buffalo: One Organization’s Journey to Help Refugees Build Businesses in Their New Country,” by Ben Bissell, executive director of the Westminster Economic Development Initiative (WEDI), and Sheri Sullivan, board member and practice leader with the Global Payroll Transformation team for the Hackett Group, today, March 29, at 7:30 p.m. in Butler Library 210.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Jean F. Gounard, president of the Buffalo Lille Association Inc. and director of international student affairs, 878-5331.