From the Chair of the College Senate
The final meeting of the College Senate for the fall 2016 semester will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 9, in Butler Library 210. Please note the one hour earlier start time to accommodate the Campus Holiday Party. The agenda is posted on the Senate website. There will be no meeting during the January winter break. Senate meetings resume Friday, February 10, 2017.

The College Senate meeting is an open forum, and all are welcome. Visitors and guests must sit in the designated areas, as senators have priority seating.

Podcasts of College Senate meetings are now posted to the College Senate website. Senate meeting minutes and summaries are also posted to the website and distributed to Senate members with the monthly Senate packet.

Christmas and New Year’s Day fall on Sundays this year. Under New York State Attendance Rules, a holiday that falls on a Sunday is observed on the following Monday; therefore, the holidays will be observed on Monday, December 26, 2016, and Monday, January 2, 2017. The college will be closed on December 26 and January 2, and all eligible classified and unclassified employees may observe these holidays without charge to leave accruals.

Please call Human Resource Management at 878-4822 with questions regarding the holidays.

The Buffalo State community is saddened by the death of Shirley A. Posner, librarian emerita, who died November 12, 2016. 

She is survived by her sister. Services were held on Monday, November 14. Additional information is available online.

From the Chair of the College Senate
All meetings of the College Senate are now being recorded live and posted to the College Senate website via podcast. Senate meeting minutes and summaries will continue to be distributed to the Senate with the monthly Senate packet and posted to the College Senate website.

From the Chair of the College Senate

The final College Senate meeting for fall 2016 will be held on Friday, December 9, at 2:00 p.m. in Butler Library 210. The meeting has been scheduled one hour earlier than the standard time in order to accommodate the Campus Holiday Party. The agenda will be posted on the College Senate website on December 1. There is no meeting during the January winter break. Senate meetings resume February 10, 2017.

The Senate meeting is an open forum, and all are welcome. Visitors and guests must sit in the designated areas, as senators have priority seating for meetings.

From the Chair of the College Senate
The final meeting of the College Senate for the fall 2016 semester will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 9, in Butler Library 210. Please note the one hour earlier start time to accommodate the Campus Holiday Party. The agenda will be posted on the Senate website on December 1. There will be no meeting during the January winter break. Senate meetings resume Friday, February 10, 2017.

The College Senate meeting is an open forum, and all are welcome. Visitors and guests must sit in the designated areas, as senators have priority seating.

Podcasts of College Senate meetings are now posted to the College Senate website. Senate meeting minutes and summaries are also posted to the website and distributed to Senate members with the monthly Senate packet.

Letters from President Conway-Turner notifying UUP employees that they will receive a discretionary award were mailed on Monday, November 7. UUP employees who did not receive an award letter are reminded that they may appeal the decision by Tuesday, November 15, as follows:

Appeal Process
Any eligible faculty or professional staff member who is not notified by the president of an award by the designated date should assume that his or her name is not on the preliminary list. Employees not scheduled for an award, and employees dissatisfied with the amount of their award, may file an appeal with the Appeals Board. Reminder: self-nominations are not required to be eligible to appeal.

The Appeals Board includes the president, provost, vice presidents, CIO, deans, and other administrative staff members selected by the president. The board will consider written appeals of no more than 600 words. The board meets in closed session, and testimony or personal appeals will be by invitation only.
 
Written appeals, addressed to the president, must be delivered to the President’s Office by 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 15, 2016. Copies (not originals) of the appeal must also be provided to the associate vice president for human resource management (secretary to the Appeals Board) and to the appropriate vice president, dean, director, and department chair.

Appeal candidates will be notified of the outcome of the appeal by Tuesday, November 22.

Discretionary awards will be reflected in the paychecks dated December 14, 2016.

From the Chair of the College Senate
The next College Senate meeting for the fall 2016 semester will be held at 3:00 p.m. tomorrow, November 4, in Butler Library 210. The meeting is one week early because of the Veterans Day holiday (November 11). The agenda (PDF, 122 KB) is posted on the College Senate website. This meeting will focus on retention.

The College Senate meeting is an open forum, and all are welcome. Visitors and guests must sit in the designated areas, as senators have priority seating.

All College Senate meetings are now being recorded live and posted to the College Senate website via podcast. Senate meeting minutes and summaries will continue to be distributed to the Senate with the monthly Senate packet and posted to the College Senate website.

The Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP) is available for 2017 to eligible CSEA, PEF, UUP, and M/C employees. This program allows eligible employees to exchange previously accrued annual leave (vacation) for a credit toward the cost of their New York State Health Insurance on a biweekly basis. Sick leave credit cannot be exchanged under this program.

The enrollment period for the 2017 plan year ends tomorrow. To participate, eligible employees must submit an election form to the Employee Benefits Office, Cleveland Hall 410 by Friday, December 2. Participants currently enrolled in PEP must submit a new election form to participate in the 2017 program.

The PEP description, including eligibility requirements and enrollment forms, are available in Cleveland Hall 410 or on the Human Resource Management website.

Please call the Employee Benefits Office at 878-4821 with questions or for additional information.

The Buffalo State community is saddened by the death of Frances (Graley) Christodoulo, human resources director (retired) of the Sponsored Programs Office, who died on October 26, 2016. She is survived by her husband. Additional information, including visitation and memorial service details, is available online.