The deadline to submit applications for the SUNY B-140W Tuition Assistance Program for the spring 2014 semester is tomorrow, Friday, February 28.

Staff members may apply for tuition assistance after six months of service; faculty members may apply after one semester of service. The following employees are eligible:

• Full-time Buffalo State faculty and professional or classified employees
• Part-time or temporary Buffalo State faculty and professional or classified employees who are employed at least half time (faculty must teach at least two courses in the semester)
• Full-time Research Foundation employees provided they work on the Buffalo State campus

Program funds may be used for courses at SUNY campuses only. Eligible employees may apply for a 50 percent waiver of SUNY tuition for up to two courses per semester, to a maximum of 15 credit hours per academic year. Tuition assistance is limited to regular in-state undergraduate or graduate tuition rates. The level of support may be adjusted when necessary if funding is not adequate to cover applications received. Visit the Human Resource Management website or call ext. 4821 for applications and program guidelines.

The deadline to submit applications for the SUNY B-140W Tuition Assistance Program for the spring 2014 semester is Friday, February 28. Staff members may apply for tuition assistance after six months of service; faculty members may apply after one semester of service. The following employees are eligible:

• Full-time Buffalo State faculty and professional or classified employees
• Part-time or temporary Buffalo State faculty and professional or classified employees who are employed at least half time (faculty must teach at least two courses in the semester)
• Full-time Research Foundation employees provided they work on the Buffalo State campus

Program funds may be used for courses at SUNY campuses only. Eligible employees may apply for a 50 percent waiver of SUNY tuition for up to two courses per semester, to a maximum of 15 credit hours per academic year. Tuition assistance is limited to regular in-state undergraduate or graduate tuition rates. The level of support may be adjusted when necessary if funding is not adequate to cover applications received. Call the Human Resource Management Office at ext. 4821 or visit www.buffalostate.edu/office/hr for applications and program guidelines.

Organized by members of the Visual Arts Board (VAB), this exhibition consists of artworks in various media and stylistic approaches selected from the collection of Gerald Mead, an alumnus and lecturer in the Design Department. VAB members Megan Cavanaugh, Sean Leavell, and Shawn O’Rourke selected the artworks based on their personal response to the works and because each work represents the highest standards of technique, concept, and use of media. They also chose a range of artwork—paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, and graphic design—to reflect several disciplines taught in studio classes at the college.

Artists included in the exhibition are Lawrence Brose, Philip Burke, Kyle Butler, Max Collins, Frances Crohn, Mark Lavatelli, Anne Muntges, James Paulsen, Agnes Robertson, Paul Sharits, Kathy Sherin, Peter Stephens, and SUNY Buffalo State alumni Carla Castellani, Andrew Engl, Derek Gabryszak, and Patrick Holderfield.  

The exhibition is on view in the Dr. Margaret Eschner Bacon Student Gallery in Upton Hall through February 14.

SUNY Buffalo State will celebrate the official opening of the new Argo Tea Café with a toasting ceremony today at 12:15 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library. The café will be closed from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for this event. The Buffalo State community is invited to attend.

To confirm your attendance, please e-mail presrsvp@buffalostate.edu or call ext. 5115. We look forward to seeing you there to celebrate another great addition to our campus.

The SUNY IITG online application web link is now available to accept project proposals for round three (2014) of the Innovative Instruction Technology Grants. The application site will remain open until midnight Saturday, March 1.

Please visit http://commons.suny.edu/iitg for application details and to

• read the announcement letter from Interim Provost Bringsjord,
• review the 2014 Request for Proposals,
• register for the upcoming informational webinar on Wednesday, February 12,
• 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. (Optional) Print the application question guide and budget worksheet.
3. Remember to "save draft" frequently.
4. Submit before the March 1 deadline.

Please refer to the FAQs if you have questions regarding the application. Important things to keep in mind:

• IITG funding is made available through university-wide funding distributed to campuses (including community colleges) each fall as part of the normal budget process. It is not connected to the Research Foundation for the State University of New York.
• Expenditures must follow normal campus procurement guidelines.
• Funds will not be available for awards until fall 2014. Any project expenditures needed before the distribution of fall 2014 funds 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 2014 reviewer.

Faculty and staff members are invited to see an overview of the Degree Works audit system, which will soon replace Degree Navigator, during one of two sessions in E. H. Butler Library 210 on Thursday, February 27: 11:00 a.m.–noon or 12:30–1:30 p.m. No registration is necessary.

Degree Works is going online Monday, March 3, and access to Degree Navigator will be disabled. Students and departments are encouraged to print a final copy of their students' audit sheets from Degree Navigator for their own records before March 3.

On behalf of the Buffalo State Campus Intercultural Communications Committee, the International Student Affairs Office is delighted to invite all internationally minded faculty, staff, and students to attend our well-known weekly International Social Hour, which allows all international students, scholars, and their friends to meet informally. This special get-together takes place every Thursday from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Assembly Hall 1 of the Campbell Student Union.

Coffee, tea, and other light refreshments are graciously shared.

Looking forward to seeing you on February 6.

Students can learn about the National Student Exchange program and how affordable it is to take courses at another campus within the United States or Canada during these information sessions on Tuesday, February 4, and Thursday, February 6, at 12:15 p.m. in Bacon Hall 209. Hope to see your students there.

Associate Professor Pixita del Prado Hill, Assistant Professor Awilda E. Ramos Zagarrigo, and Assistant Professor Jevon Hunter to invite you to Club HoLA. HoLA stands for Hour of Latino Awareness, and we use bilingual children's literature to build language and cultural knowledge. Club HoLA begins Wednesday, February 12, from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. in Ketchum Hall 116. Come and join us to learn Spanish in an informal and fun setting. You will receive three bilingual children's books to begin building your teaching library when you participate. No prior Spanish experience is necessary.

For more information, contact Pixita del Prado Hill.

Special Instructions to Applicants:
This is an internal job posting open to employees of Buffalo State who are currently paid from any state-appropriated-funds payroll (i.e., State Funds, Income Fund Reimbursable, Residence Halls, Summer Session).

Manage caseload of Educational Opportunity Program students by monitoring academic, personal, financial, and career progress. Provide academic advisement to all students on caseload; maintain daily computerized log of counseling activities and anecdotal records as required for the state; actively participate in EOP advisement and registration process at college orientation; assist with completing department and individual reports as needed; instruct required EOP workshops and classes; actively participate in planning and implementing EOP Summer Program; work as the EOP point person for Admissions.

Required Qualifications:

• M.S. in counselor education, student personnel administration, human services, or related field
• Demonstrated experience with mental health counseling
• Demonstrated experience providing support to students who have historically shown ability and motivation in the face of economic and academic challenge
• Demonstrated knowledge of the history, purpose, and mission of EOP
• Demonstrated understanding of how to read and interpret applicants' folders for academic and financial credentials toward EOP admission
• Demonstrated ability to develop, plan, and present programs and workshops 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven ability to work with a diverse student population in an academic support service area
• Experience with academic advisement and financial aid policies
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal and communication skills

Closing Date: February 28, 2014   

Department website: www.buffalostate.edu/eop
Apply at https://jobs.buffalostate.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1391191863368.