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. Friday, November 4, in Butler Library 210. The meeting is one week early because of the Veterans Day holiday (November 11). The agenda will be posted on the College Senate website on October 28.

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.

We are excited to announce that the Disability Services Office will now be known as Student Accessibility Services (S.A.S.). We believe that S.A.S. more accurately reflects our commitment to students and the goal of providing access through reasonable accommodations and services.

The State of New York/United University Professions Joint Labor-Management Committees have announced that $32,546 has been allocated to Buffalo State for Individual Development Awards for July 2, 2016, through March 31, 2017. This program is intended to assist employees in the UUP bargaining unit in developing their full professional potential and in preparing for advancement by funding professional development activities. Information on eligibility requirements, types of projects or activities funded, types of support available, funding priorities, and the application procedures and application form are available on the Human Resource Management website. The maximum award is $1,000; employees may submit only one application each for this period. Applications must be received by Friday, November 18, 2016.

Individual Development Awards committee members are Lisa Marie Anselmi, Deborah Jones, and Steve Macho representing UUP and Susan Earshen, Lisa Krieger, and Karen O’Quin representing management. If you have questions regarding the awards, please call Human Resource Management at 878-3042.

From the Chair of the College Senate
All meetings of the College Senate will be recorded live and posted to the College Senate website via podcast beginning this semester. 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 next College Senate meeting for the fall 2016 semester will be held at 3:00 p.m. tomorrow, October 14, in Butler Library 210. The agenda (PDF, 118 KB) is posted on the College Senate website. The focus of this meeting will be enrollment.

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.

Because of a technical issue as part of the migration to Office 365, the RITE Support Desk hasn't been able to access their Support Desk e-mail account. Please be aware that there will be delays responding to e-mail requests that were sent to the RSD starting Thursday, October 6, until the issue is resolved. If immediate assistance is required, please call the RSD at 878-4357.

With the renovation of Caudell Hall nearing completion, deliveries of furniture are set to begin next week. Starting Tuesday, October 11, at 7:00 a.m., tractor trailers will occupy the sidewalk south of Caudell Hall as they are unloaded near the building's main entrance at the Plaza. The sidewalk between Caudell Hall and Butler Library will be closed to pedestrian traffic during these deliveries. Subsequent deliveries will begin at 7:00 a.m. on October 13, 21, 24, 25 and 27.

Additionally, the two parking spaces that flank the east end of the sidewalk in Lot I-34 will be off-line to provide room for the delivery truck to maneuver (campus map; PDF, 3 MB).

Questions about this project may be e-mailed to vpfm@buffalostate.edu. For more information about construction projects on campus, please visit the Facilities Planning website.

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. Friday, October 14, in Butler Library 210. The agenda (PDF, 118 KB) is posted on the College Senate website. The focus of the October meeting will be enrollment.

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.

From the Chair of the College Senate
All meetings of the College Senate will be recorded live and posted to the College Senate website via podcast beginning this semester. 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 Chief of University Police
Buffalo State College’s 2016 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is now available online. This report is required by federal law and contains policy statements and crime statistics for the college. The policy statements address Buffalo State’s policies, procedures, and programs concerning safety and security, for example, policies for responding to emergency situations and sexual offenses. Three years’ worth of crime statistics are included for certain types of crimes that were reported to have occurred on campus, in or on off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the college, and on public property within or immediately adjacent to the campus. This report is posted online at http://police.buffalostate.edu/sites/police.buffalostate.edu/files/AnnualSecurityReport2016.pdf.

You may also request a paper copy from University Police at (716) 878-6333 or police@buffalostate.edu if you are unable to view or print a copy from the website.