As members of the campus community, we are all committed not only to the academic success of our students, but also to their well-being. Nationally, students are reporting increased levels of distress, putting them at risk for depression, substance abuse, and a host of other consequences.

To address this concern, please complete a 45-minute interactive online simulation that will help you

1. identify students experiencing high levels of distress,
2. approach and discuss your concern with a student in distress,
3. make an effective referral to support services (if necessary).

To take the course, follow the instructions below:

• Visit www.kognitocampus.com/faculty.
• Click “Access Training.”
• Fill out the form using enrollment key buff816.
• Follow the on-screen instructions.

Faculty members should complete this training by Monday, June 30. We sincerely appreciate your assistance in this important initiative.

Students, faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to join the Buffalo State Alumni Association and the Communication Department on Monday, June 23, for a trip to the Chautauqua Institution to see Tom Brokaw, special correspondent for NBC News and author of The Greatest Generation. Transportation will be provided. Departure and return from Lot M-1 at Buffalo State. Register now.

Cost:
$30 per person for transportation and Chautauqua pass.

Event Schedule
7:30 a.m.
Depart Buffalo State, Lot M-1

9:30 a.m.
Arrive at the Chautauqua Institution Amphitheater (seating is general admission)

10:45 a.m.
Lecture: Tom Brokaw, special correspondent, NBC News; author, The Greatest Generation

Noon–2:00 p.m.
Lunch on your own at the Chautauqua Institution

2:00 p.m.
Depart Chautauqua Institution

4:00 p.m.
Arrive at Buffalo State, Lot M-1

University Police will sponsor a Rape Aggression Self-Defense Training for women only on July 21, 23, 28, and 30 from 9:00 a.m. to noon. The class is free to all Buffalo State students, faculty, and staff. Class size is limited. Please register on the UPD web page. Contact Lieutenant Richard Myers, ext. 5650, with questions. Participants will be contacted regarding the location of the training upon acceptance of their completed registration form.

A webinar on Open SUNY Research and Innovation will be held on Tuesday, June 17, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The presentation will provide an overview of Open SUNY Research and Innovation, focused on synergy between the Center for Online Teaching Excellence (COTE), Innovative Instruction Technology Grants (IITG), and early examples of taking innovation to scale (Scale Up Lab) under the guidance of the Open SUNY Innovative Instruction Research Council (IIRC).

This presentation includes a detailed case study, "Big Data on a Small(er) Campus," and a demonstration, "Virtual Infrastructure for Data Intensive Analysis (VIDIA)." This IITG-funded collaboration between SUNY Oneonta, UB's Center for Computational Research (CCR), IBM, and others provides powerful evidence of how SUNY-wide collaborations can be scaled up in support of undergraduate education, experiential learning, and research of big data.

Learning Objectives

• To better understand Open SUNY and explore related websites (Open SUNY, COTE, and IITG) to further investigate research and innovation opportunities available to faculty and instructional support staff as part of the "Power of SUNY"
• To encourage interested faculty members to consider joining COTE fellows in support of online learning research and practice

Format

This live streaming webinar will feature central office and campus panelists, as well as videos. Interested campus faculty and staff members may attend in Bulger Communication Center 120 or watch from their home or office computer.

Audience

• Faculty and campus administration
• Sponsored programs office staff (campus and CO)
• Campus instructional designers and support staff

For additional information on how to access the webinar or for copies of presentation materials (handouts), please visit the SUNY RF portal.

A Blackboard training series for adjunct faculty members will begin Tuesday, June 17, at 5:30 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center 104. This first workshop is a new offering that provides an overview of Blackboard Learn and serves as a gateway course to Introduction to Blackboard Learn. Adjunct faculty members can register for this course through the Workshop Registration System. Employees in departments that have new adjuncts or adjuncts who do not receive the Daily Bulletin are asked to please inform them of this opportunity.

In response to recent inquiries, please note that a student may not repeat a course a third time. Text below is from the 2013–2014 Undergraduate Catalog and can also be found online.

Repeating Courses
A student may repeat a given course once for which a C-, D+, D, or E grade was earned. The course must have the same prefix, number, title, and credit hours. The repeated course must be taken at Buffalo State. Only the second grade and those semester hours completed will be used in determining the GPA. A student may not repeat a course a third time.

All grades remain on the permanent record. Students may not use pass-fail to repeat a course for which a C-, D+, D, or E grade was earned. A passing grade will not replace an F or U grade, since F and U are not computed in the GPA. Courses with letter grades above C- cannot be repeated. Courses that were illegally repeated will not be used in computing the cumulative average. Practicum courses may differ. Check with the department that offered the course. Repeating courses affects financial aid. Check with the Financial Aid Office for the current policy.

Once a student has completed a bachelor’s degree, a final average for that degree is computed. Courses from that degree may not be repeated, and that final average is not affected by any subsequent coursework at Buffalo State.

Buffalo State Dining will have dining locations open for the summer. Today, Spot Coffee will be open for breakfast and lunch from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and Argo Tea will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

For lunch at Spot, enjoy chicken fricassee, parmesan tomatoes, garlic orzo, garlic spinach stir fry, loaded potato salad, pasta salad, and soup of the day. Get one entrée, two sides, and a fountain beverage for only $8.79.

Faculty and staff members, save 10 percent on every purchase when you use your Bengal Bucks. For information on how to sign up for a Bengal Bucks account or for a full list of summer hours of operation, please visit our website.

Every Friday during the summer, Buffalo State Dining is paying it forward with a specialty discount lunch featuring a cookout from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This will replace the normally featured hot entrée selection at Spot Coffee in the Campbell Student Union Food Court. Friday cookouts will be held in the Campbell Student Union Quad, weather permitting. Because of the weather forecast, today’s event (June 13) will be held in the Campbell Student Union Resident Dining Hall.

Select one entrée, two sides, and a fountain beverage from the cookout menu for only $5. Today's menu includes hot dogs, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, teriyaki chicken, corn on the cob, pasta salad, grilled veggie salad, and Southwestern cole slaw.

Purchase your cookout lunch ticket at Spot Coffee and redeem it for food in the quad. Credit, cash, Bengal Bucks, and Dining Dollars are accepted. Faculty and staff members, save 10 percent on your purchase when you use your Bengal Bucks.

For information on how to add Bengal Bucks to your account or for more information on Buffalo State Dining, please visit our website.

Buffalo State Dining will have dining locations open for the summer. Today, Spot Coffee will be open for breakfast and lunch from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and Argo Tea will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

For lunch at Spot, enjoy barbecued, glazed, and spicy chicken wings; beer-battered onion rings; hand-cut fries; chicken and rice; Caesar salad; broccoli salad; and soup of the day. Get one entrée, two sides, and a fountain beverage for only $8.79.

Faculty and staff members, save 10 percent on every purchase when you use your Bengal Bucks. For information on how to sign up for a Bengal Bucks account or for a full list of summer hours of operation, please visit our website.

Buffalo State Dining will have dining locations open for the summer. Today, Spot Coffee will be open for breakfast and lunch from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and Argo Tea will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

For lunch at Spot, enjoy mesquite flank steak, three-cheese macaroni, spicy collard greens, broccoli and rice casserole, three-bean salad, pasta salad, and soup of the day. Get one entrée, two sides, and a fountain beverage for only $8.79.

Faculty and staff members, save 10 percent on every purchase when you use your Bengal Bucks. For information on how to sign up for a Bengal Bucks account or for a full list of summer hours of operation, please visit our website.