Announcements

Registrar Candidate: Open Forum Tomorrow

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Faculty and staff members are invited to attend the following open forum to meet with a candidate for the position of registrar. For a complete description of the duties of the position, please visit the Human Resource Management website. Further information is available upon request. Please call 878-3640.

George Swindoll
Thursday, April 28
1:30–2:15 p.m.
Moot Hall 110

Submitted by: Carol A Arent

Announcements

Registrar Candidate: Open Forum Today

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Faculty and staff members are invited to attend today's open forum to meet with a candidate for the position of registrar. For a complete description of the duties of the position, please visit the Human Resource Management website. Further information is available upon request. Please call 878-3640.

Mary Kate Brennan
Monday, April 18
11:00–11:50 a.m.
Butler Library 210

Submitted by: Carol A Arent

Announcements

Registrar Candidate: Open Forum April 18

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Faculty and staff members are invited to attend the following open forum to meet with a candidate for the position of registrar. For a complete description of the duties of the position, please visit the Human Resource Management website. Further information is available upon request. Please call 878-3640.

Mary Kate Brennan
Monday, April 18
11:00–11:50 a.m.
Butler Library 210

Submitted by: Carol A Arent

Announcements

In Memoriam: James B. Aikman

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The Buffalo State community is saddened by the death of James B. Aikman, professor emeritus of technology, who died April 4, 2016.

Mr. Aikman is survived by two children. A funeral service was held on Wednesday, April 13. Additional information is available online.

Announcements

Next College Senate Meeting, Caucus: May 6

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From the Chair of the College Senate
The final meeting of the College Senate for the spring 2016 semester will be held Friday, May 6, at 2:00 p.m. in Butler Library 210. The meeting is one week earlier and one hour earlier than usual. The Senate caucus will also be held on May 6, from noon to 1:30 p.m., before the Senate meeting. Officers of the Senate are elected for the 2016–2017 academic year at the caucus. The May 6 meeting agenda will be posted on the College Senate website on April 28.

Announcements

April 8 Senate Meeting Recap

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From the Chair of the College Senate
At our April 8, 2016, meeting, the College Senate voted on three motions: a broad-based fee, J-Term credit limits, and leaves of absence. We also adopted a new calendar policy, discussed recommendations for retention and advisement initiatives, and introduced a new Buffalo State College Creed. The Senate also unanimously endorsed the elements of the Community-Oriented Policing Philosophy and asks each member of the Buffalo State community to read and support the strategies within to help keep Buffalo State a safe and pleasant environment.

Announcements

Last Day to Vote: 2016 College Senate Elections

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From the Chair of the College Senate Bylaws and Elections Committee
Today is the final day to vote in the College Senate elections to fill one at-large senator position for faculty, one at-large senator position for professional staff or faculty, one University Faculty senator position, and one alternative University Faculty senator position.

The College Senate Bylaws and Elections Committee will again use an electronic voting system supplemented by paper ballots to conduct the elections. All elections are for three-year terms. Voting began at 12:01 a.m. Monday, April 18, and continues until 11:59 p.m. today, Friday, April 29.

Our primary goals are to encourage participation in the shared governance of Buffalo State and to share information on each candidate. If you have not already visited the College Senate’s elections information site to review the candidates’ qualifications, please do so.

Voter Eligibility
All full-time academics and professionals (NU = 8; negotiating unit 8)

Electronic or Paper Ballot
If you plan to vote electronically:

  • The election e-booth is located on the College Senate’s College Elections voting site.
  • Log in using your e-mail user name and password.
  • When you log in, the system will identify the election(s) in which you are eligible to vote. If you think you have been misidentified or some other issue arises, please contact Slade Gellin, College Senate parliamentarian.
  • For general questions, please contact Vincent Masci, secretary to the College Senate, 878-5139.

If you plan to vote by paper ballot, you must request a ballot. Ballots will be sent only to voters who request them. Please request a paper ballot in one of the following ways during the election period:

  • Call the Senate Office at 878-5139. Provide your name and phone number. If you leave a voice mail message, a follow-up call will be made to you before we send out the ballot to make sure we correctly record your name.
  • E-mail Vince Masci, secretary to the College Senate. Please provide your name and phone number.

Paper ballots will contain the same information about each candidate as the electronic site (with the exception of photographs or information from candidates’ web sites, should any of the candidates have web sites). They must be returned to the Senate Office by the close of business Thursday, April 28, in order to be counted.

2016 candidates are listed below:

Three candidates for two at-large Senate seats:

  • Holly Bewlay, associate professor, Music Department, School of Arts and Humanities
  • Jennifer Toohey, assistant professor, Theater Department, School of Arts and Humanities
  • Amy Wilson, assistant professor, Higher Education Administration, School of the Professions

Two candidates for one University Faculty Senate seat:

  • Frederick Floss, chair and professor, Economics and Finance Department, School of Natural and Social Sciences
  • Amitra Wall, assistant dean for intellectual foundations, University College; interim chair, Political Science Department

One candidate for one alternative University Faculty Senate seat:

  • Heather Maldonado, assistant dean, University College

Thank you for your participation in this year’s election. Please share any feedback, questions, or concerns with Kevin Williams, chair of the Senate Bylaws and Elections Committee.

Announcements

2016 College Senate Elections: April 18-29

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From the Chair of the College Senate Bylaws and Elections Committee
The College Senate will hold elections from Monday, April 18, to Friday, April 29, to fill one at-large senator position for faculty, one at-large senator position for professional staff or faculty, one University Faculty senator position, and one alternative University Faculty senator position.

The College Senate Bylaws and Elections Committee will again use an electronic voting system supplemented by paper ballots to conduct the elections. All elections are for three-year terms. Voting began at 12:01 a.m. Monday, April 18, and continues until 11:59 p.m. Friday, April 29.

Our primary goals are to encourage participation in the shared governance of Buffalo State and to share information on each candidate. If you have not already visited the College Senate’s elections information site to review the candidates’ qualifications, please do so.

Voter Eligibility
All full-time academics and professionals (NU = 8; negotiating unit 8)

Electronic or Paper Ballot
If you plan to vote electronically:

  • The election e-booth is located on the College Senate’s College Elections voting site.
  • Log in using your e-mail user name and password.
  • When you log in, the system will identify the election(s) in which you are eligible to vote. If you think you have been misidentified or some other issue arises, please contact Slade Gellin, College Senate parliamentarian.
  • For general questions, please contact Vincent Masci, assistant to the College Senate, 878-5139.

If you plan to vote by paper ballot, you must request a ballot. Ballots will be sent only to voters who request them. Please request a paper ballot in one of the following ways during the election period:

  • Call the Senate Office at 878-5139. Provide your name and phone number. If you leave a voice mail message, a follow-up call will be made to you before we send out the ballot to make sure we correctly record your name.
  • E-mail Vince Masci, assistant to the College Senate. Please provide your name and phone number.

Paper ballots will contain the same information about each candidate as the electronic site (with the exception of photographs or information from candidates’ web sites, should any of the candidates have web sites). They must be returned to the Senate Office by the close of business Thursday, April 28, in order to be counted.

2016 candidates are listed below:

Three candidates for two at-large Senate seats:

  • Holly Bewlay, associate professor, Music Department, School of Arts and Humanities
  • Jennifer Toohey, assistant professor, Theater Department, School of Arts and Humanities
  • Amy Wilson, assistant professor, Higher Education Administration, School of the Professions

Two candidates for one University Faculty Senate seat:

  • Frederick Floss, chair and professor, Economics and Finance Department, School of Natural and Social Sciences
  • Amitra Wall, assistant dean for intellectual foundations, University College; interim chair, Political Science Department

One candidate for one alternative University Faculty Senate seat:

  • Heather Maldonado, assistant dean, University College

Thank you for your participation in this year’s election. Please share any feedback, questions, or concerns with Kevin Williams, chair of the Senate Bylaws and Elections Committee.

Announcements

Voting Ends Tomorrow: 2016 College Senate Elections

Posted:

From the Chair of the College Senate Bylaws and Elections Committee
Tomorrow is the final day to vote in the College Senate elections to fill one at-large senator position for faculty, one at-large senator position for professional staff or faculty, one University Faculty senator position, and one alternative University Faculty senator position.

The College Senate Bylaws and Elections Committee will again use an electronic voting system supplemented by paper ballots to conduct the elections. All elections are for three-year terms. Voting began at 12:01 a.m. Monday, April 18, and continues until 11:59 p.m. Friday, April 29.

Our primary goals are to encourage participation in the shared governance of Buffalo State and to share information on each candidate. If you have not already visited the College Senate’s elections information site to review the candidates’ qualifications, please do so.

Voter Eligibility
All full-time academics and professionals (NU = 8; negotiating unit 8)

Electronic or Paper Ballot
If you plan to vote electronically:

  • The election e-booth is located on the College Senate’s College Elections voting site.
  • Log in using your e-mail user name and password.
  • When you log in, the system will identify the election(s) in which you are eligible to vote. If you think you have been misidentified or some other issue arises, please contact Slade Gellin, College Senate parliamentarian.
  • For general questions, please contact Vincent Masci, secretary to the College Senate, 878-5139.

If you plan to vote by paper ballot, you must request a ballot. Ballots will be sent only to voters who request them. Please request a paper ballot in one of the following ways during the election period:

  • Call the Senate Office at 878-5139. Provide your name and phone number. If you leave a voice mail message, a follow-up call will be made to you before we send out the ballot to make sure we correctly record your name.
  • E-mail Vince Masci, secretary to the College Senate. Please provide your name and phone number.

Paper ballots will contain the same information about each candidate as the electronic site (with the exception of photographs or information from candidates’ web sites, should any of the candidates have web sites). They must be returned to the Senate Office by the close of business Thursday, April 28, in order to be counted.

2016 candidates are listed below:

Three candidates for two at-large Senate seats:

  • Holly Bewlay, associate professor, Music Department, School of Arts and Humanities
  • Jennifer Toohey, assistant professor, Theater Department, School of Arts and Humanities
  • Amy Wilson, assistant professor, Higher Education Administration, School of the Professions

Two candidates for one University Faculty Senate seat:

  • Frederick Floss, chair and professor, Economics and Finance Department, School of Natural and Social Sciences
  • Amitra Wall, assistant dean for intellectual foundations, University College; interim chair, Political Science Department

One candidate for one alternative University Faculty Senate seat:

  • Heather Maldonado, assistant dean, University College

Thank you for your participation in this year’s election. Please share any feedback, questions, or concerns with Kevin Williams, chair of the Senate Bylaws and Elections Committee.

Announcements

2016 College Senate Elections: April 18-29

Posted:

From the Chair of the College Senate Bylaws and Elections Committee
The College Senate will hold elections from Monday, April 18, to Friday, April 29, to fill one at-large senator position for faculty, one at-large senator position for professional staff or faculty, one University Faculty senator position, and one alternative University Faculty senator position.

The College Senate Bylaws and Elections Committee will again use an electronic voting system supplemented by paper ballots to conduct the elections. All elections are for three-year terms. Voting began at 12:01 a.m. Monday, April 18, and continues until 11:59 p.m. Friday, April 29.

Our primary goals are to encourage participation in the shared governance of Buffalo State and to share information on each candidate. If you have not already visited the College Senate’s elections information site to review the candidates’ qualifications, please do so.

Voter Eligibility
All full-time academics and professionals (NU = 8; negotiating unit 8)

Electronic or Paper Ballot
If you plan to vote electronically:

  • The election e-booth is located on the College Senate’s College Elections voting site.
  • Log in using your e-mail user name and password.
  • When you log in, the system will identify the election(s) in which you are eligible to vote. If you think you have been misidentified or some other issue arises, please contact Slade Gellin, College Senate parliamentarian.
  • For general questions, please contact Vincent Masci, assistant to the College Senate, 878-5139.

If you plan to vote by paper ballot, you must request a ballot. Ballots will be sent only to voters who request them. Please request a paper ballot in one of the following ways during the election period:

  • Call the Senate Office at 878-5139. Provide your name and phone number. If you leave a voice mail message, a follow-up call will be made to you before we send out the ballot to make sure we correctly record your name.
  • E-mail Vince Masci, assistant to the College Senate. Please provide your name and phone number.

Paper ballots will contain the same information about each candidate as the electronic site (with the exception of photographs or information from candidates’ web sites, should any of the candidates have web sites). They must be returned to the Senate Office by the close of business Thursday, April 28, in order to be counted.

2016 candidates are listed below:

Three candidates for two at-large Senate seats:

  • Holly Bewlay, associate professor, Music Department, School of Arts and Humanities
  • Jennifer Toohey, assistant professor, Theater Department, School of Arts and Humanities
  • Amy Wilson, assistant professor, Higher Education Administration, School of the Professions

Two candidates for one University Faculty Senate seat:

  • Frederick Floss, chair and professor, Economics and Finance Department, School of Natural and Social Sciences
  • Amitra Wall, assistant dean for intellectual foundations, University College; interim chair, Political Science Department

One candidate for one alternative University Faculty Senate seat:

  • Heather Maldonado, assistant dean, University College

Thank you for your participation in this year’s election. Please share any feedback, questions, or concerns with Kevin Williams, chair of the Senate Bylaws and Elections Committee.

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