Digital signage can be a powerful tool for getting your message to the campus community. Learn the keys to designing and creating attractive content in a shorter amount of time.

We will focus on the Visix signage platform used at Buffalo State. Get connected with helpful resources for beginning and advanced users. Find fresh, new ways to organize your message. Make the most out of your presentations.

This course is open to all those who are looking to enhance their understanding of good digital signage design. The workshop will be held on Monday, January 12, from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. in Technology Building 160. Please register online.

Effective January 1, 2015, the standard mileage reimbursement rate for employee travel is 57.5¢ per mile. Please refer to the Office of the State Comptroller Guide to Financial Operations for additional information.

Please call the Travel Services Department at ext. 4117 with questions.

One of this year's Winterim offerings combines ancient practices with modern application. Native American Plant Wisdom will look at how local indigenous people have historically used plants for both food and medicine and the deep cultural connection that the Onödowa’ga:’ (Seneca) continue to have with the natural world. This talk will be followed by a demonstration on how you can employ these ancient herbal crafts in modern times. The program will be held on Wednesday, January 7, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. in Butler Library 210. Please register online.

The Small Business Development Center provides assistance for entrepreneurs seeking to directly address social and environmental problems through their businesses. The workshop Social Enterprise 101 will be held from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 23, in Cleveland Hall 205 to introduce you to the SBDC's Social Enterprise Center and to the following four areas of training: social business planning, legal form for social entrepreneurs, social impact measurement and reporting, and financing your social enterprise. This event is free and open to the public. To register, please contact Andrew Delmonte, ext. 4030.

An electrical shutdown affecting Chase, Upton, and Cassety halls and Bulger Communication Center will take place from 10:00 p.m. Monday, January 5, to approximately 4:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 6. Building occupants are asked to shut down computers and peripherals before the interruption. This planned service disruption will accommodate the installation of outdoor generators for each building, which will be in place for about two weeks. This work will aid the relocation of an electrical and communications duct bank as part of the Caudell Hall renovation project.

Chase, Upton, Bulger, and Cassety will be without most electrical power and lighting during the January 5 overnight overnight period. During the two-week period from January 6 to approximately January 20, emergency generators will provide regular electrical service and allow normal use of the buildings. University Police operations will remain active in Chase Hall throughout the shutdown period.

For more information about this or other campus construction projects, please visit the Buffalo State construction website. Questions about this interruption may be e-mailed to vpfm@buffalostate.edu.

The SUNY IITG online application web link is now available to accept project proposals for Round Four (2015) of the Innovative Instruction Technology Grants. The application site will remain open until midnight Monday, March 2.

Please visit the SUNY IITG website to

• review the 2015 request for proposals,
• register for the informational webinar on Monday, February 16,
• access the necessary supporting documents and the FAQs,
• create a profile in the SUNY IITG online application website.

If you have previously applied for an IITG, the same log-in credentials can be used in the application website (a “password reminder” prompt is available).

1. Choose the funding tier for your proposal.
2. Print out the application question guide and budget worksheet (optional).
3. Remember to “save draft” frequently.
4. Submit before the March 2 deadline.

Please refer to the FAQs if you have any questions regarding the application. Here are a few important things to keep in mind:

• IITG funds are made available through university-wide funding distributed to campuses (including community colleges) each fall as part of the normal budget process. Funding is NOT connected to the SUNY Research Foundation.
• Expenditures must follow normal campus procurement guidelines.
• Funds will not be available for awards until fall 2015. Any project expenditures needed before the fall 2015 funds distribution must be advanced at the campus level.

The IITG website also contains a “Call for Reviewers” link. All SUNY faculty and staff members are invited to fill out a brief online form to volunteer as a 2015 reviewer.

Please note: Because of a scheduling conflict with the chancellor’s annual State of the University address, the first IITG orientation webinar has been moved to Thursday, January 29.

The SUNY IITG online application web link is now available to accept project proposals for Round Four (2015) of the Innovative Instruction Technology Grants. The application site will remain open until midnight Monday, March 2. 

Please visit the SUNY IITG website to

• review the 2015 request for proposals,
• register for informational webinars (January 29 and February 16),
• access the necessary supporting documents and the FAQs,
• create a profile in the SUNY IITG online application website.

If you have previously applied for an IITG, the same log-in credentials can be used in the application website (a “password reminder” prompt is available).

1. Choose the funding tier for your proposal.
2. Print out the application question guide and budget worksheet (optional).
3. Remember to “save draft” frequently.
4. Submit before the March 2 deadline.

Please refer to the FAQs if you have any questions regarding the application. Here are a few important things to keep in mind:

• IITG funds are made available through university-wide funding distributed to campuses (including community colleges) each fall as part of the normal budget process. Funding is NOT connected to the SUNY Research Foundation.
• Expenditures must follow normal campus procurement guidelines.
• Funds will not be available for awards until fall 2015. Any project expenditures needed before the fall 2015 funds distribution must be advanced at the campus level.

The IITG website also contains a “Call for Reviewers” link. All SUNY faculty and staff members are invited to fill out a brief online form to volunteer as a 2015 reviewer.

The grading window for J-Term 2015 will close Sunday, February 1, at 9:00 p.m. Detailed documentation for entering grades (PDF) is available on the Registrar's Office website. Assistance is available by calling the Computing Help Desk at ext. 4357 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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

After you have completed (submitted and saved) your January 2015 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 Registrar's Office at ext. 4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet (PDF) to assist you in successful grading.

The 2015 J-Term faculty grading window closes Sunday, February 1, at 9:00 p.m.

Faculty members will enter their 2015 January Term grades using Banner. The grading window is now open and will close Sunday, February 1, at 9:00 p.m. Detailed documentation for entering grades (PDF) is available on the Banner website. Additionally, assistance is available by calling the Computing Help Desk at ext. 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 ext. 4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet (PDF) to assist you in successful grading.