From the Chair of the College Senate Bylaws and Elections Committee
The College Senate will hold elections Monday, April 21, to Friday, April 25.

• Election One: Filling one University Faculty Senate position and one alternate University Faculty Senate position
• Election Two: Filling two at-large College Senate positions

Once again, the College Senate Bylaws and Elections Committee will make use of an electronic voting system supplemented by paper ballots to conduct two elections. The first fills one University Faculty Senate (UFS) seat and one alternate UFS seat. The second fills two at-large College Senate seats. All elections are for three-year terms. Voting began at 12:01 a.m. Monday, April 21, and continues until 11:59 p.m. Friday, April 25.

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 candidate qualifications, please do so.

Voter Eligibility

• Election One (UFS senator and alternate UFS senator): All full-time academics and professionals (Negotiating Unit 8) and all managerial (Negotiating Unit 13)
• Election Two (at-large senators): All full-time academics and professionals (Negotiating Unit 8)

Electronic or Paper Ballot
If you plan to vote electronically:

• The election e-booth will be located on the College Senate’s Elections Information 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 Vince Masci, clerk 1 in the College Senate Office, ext. 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 ext. 5139. Provide your name and phone number. If you leave your message on voice mail, 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 in the College Senate at collegesenate@buffalostate.edu.

Paper ballots, to be distributed during the second week of April, 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) and must be returned to the Senate Office by the close of business Friday, April 25, in order to be counted.

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

From the Chair of the College Senate Bylaws and Elections Committee
The College Senate will hold elections Monday, April 21, to Friday, April 25.

• Election One: Filling one University Faculty Senate position and one alternate University Faculty Senate position
• Election Two: Filling two at-large College Senate positions

Once again, the College Senate Bylaws and Elections Committee will make use of an electronic voting system supplemented by paper ballots to conduct two elections. The first fills one University Faculty Senate (UFS) seat and one alternate UFS seat. The second fills two at-large College Senate seats. All elections are for three-year terms. Voting began at 12:01 a.m. Monday, April 21, and continues until 11:59 p.m. Friday, April 25.

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 candidate qualifications, please do so.

Voter Eligibility

• Election One (UFS senator and alternate UFS senator): All full-time academics and professionals (Negotiating Unit 8) and all managerial (Negotiating Unit 13)
• Election Two (at-large senators): All full-time academics and professionals (Negotiating Unit 8)

Electronic or Paper Ballot
If you plan to vote electronically:

• The election e-booth will be located on the College Senate’s Elections Information 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 Vince Masci, clerk 1 in the College Senate Office, ext. 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 ext. 5139. Provide your name and phone number. If you leave your message on voice mail, 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 in the College Senate at collegesenate@buffalostate.edu.

Paper ballots, to be distributed during the second week of April, 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) and must be returned to the Senate Office by the close of business Friday, April 25, in order to be counted.

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

From the Chair of the Presidential Search Advisory Committee
To the SUNY Buffalo State Community:

Our first candidate for the position of president at SUNY Buffalo State is Susan D. Phillips, provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University at Albany, who will be on campus April 21–22.

Download the curriculum vitae for Susan Phillips (PDF).

Dr. Phillips will present to the campus community during an open forum today, April 21, from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney Art Center’s Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Auditorium.

Other open meetings today, April 21, include:

10:50 to 11:20 a.m., Secretaries/Maintenance/Custodial Staff, Cleveland Hall 418
1:30 to 2:15 p.m., Faculty, BPAC Auditorium
2:30 to 3:15 p.m., Department Chairs/Directors/AVPs, BPAC Auditorium
3:30 to 4:15 p.m., Professional Staff, BPAC Auditorium
4:30 to 5:15 p.m., Graduate and Undergraduate Students, BPAC Auditorium

The campus community is encouraged to provide feedback about Dr. Phillips’s candidacy by filling out an electronic survey. The survey is now open and will close at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, April 23.

Thank you for your ongoing support and participation in this important process. More information on the search is available online at http://suny.buffalostate.edu/presidentsearch.

Sincerely,

Howard Zemsky
Chair, Presidential Search Advisory Committee
Chair, SUNY Buffalo State Council

From the Vice President for Student Affairs
I am pleased to announce the recipients of the 2013–2014 Student Leadership and Humanitarian Awards. These students have been selected for their outstanding leadership and their dedication and selfless service to Buffalo State and the greater community. Students were nominated by peers, faculty, and staff for their academic and extracurricular involvement both on and off campus. The following students will be recognized for their outstanding efforts and achievement at the Student Leadership and Humanitarian Awards Ceremony on Thursday, April 24.

President’s Medal for Outstanding Undergraduate Student
Timea Kernacova

President’s Medal for Outstanding Graduate Student
Daniel E. Frontera

SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence (Undergraduate)
Melissa M. Ash
Adza Beda
Anthony R. Bruno
Timea Kernacova
Jeff R. Oyo
Eric C. Sauerzopf

SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence (Graduate)
Daniel E. Frontera

Mildred Keller Campbell Student Leadership Award
Marcus Samerson

Phillip Santa Maria Award for Student Leadership in Equity and Campus Diversity
Osayomwonbor Rachel Algbedo

Louis Antonetti Student Humanitarian Award
Steven Lango

Minnie and Joe Engel Student Humanitarian Award
Rachel E. Parker

Phillip Santa Maria Memorial Award
Marcus Samerson

Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges (Undergraduate)
Melissa M. Ash
Linda M. Banfield
Tessa C. Bechtold
Adza Beda
Anthony R. Bruno
Haslee S. Cameron
Deonna L. Dolac
Kelly M. Donovan
Michael G. Filipski
Romario R. Gibson
Catherine Guichardo
Jaimie Harris
Richard A. Hoey
Danielle M. Jarosz
Timea Kernacova
Laura E. Klemann
Steven Lango
Regan McGannon
Sade S. Mckenzie
Madeline R. Otero
Jeff R. Oyo
Rachel E. Parker
Mariah A. Prensa
Angela Y. Preyor
Eric C. Sauerzopf
Brittney D. Singletary
Emily Tunstall-Frack
Christine E. Walker
James A. Willens

Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges (Graduate)
Daniel E. Frontera
Maria N. Vilardo

From the Chair of the College Senate
The final meeting of the College Senate for the spring 2014 semester will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 9, in E. H. Butler Library 210. Please note the one-hour earlier start time. The yearly Senate Caucus takes place before the Senate meeting, at 12:30 p.m., also in Butler 210.

From the Chair of the College Senate Bylaws and Elections Committee
The College Senate will hold elections Monday, April 21, to Friday, April 25.

• Election One: Filling one University Faculty Senate position and one alternate University Faculty Senate position
• Election Two: Filling two at-large College Senate positions

Once again, the College Senate Bylaws and Elections Committee will make use of an electronic voting system supplemented by paper ballots to conduct two elections. The first fills one University Faculty Senate (UFS) seat and one alternate UFS seat. The second fills two at-large College Senate seats. All elections are for three-year terms. Voting begins at 12:01 a.m. Monday, April 21, and continues until 11:59 p.m. Friday, April 25.

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 candidate qualifications, please do so.

Voter Eligibility

• Election One (UFS senator and alternate UFS senator): All full-time academics and professionals (Negotiating Unit 8) and all managerial (Negotiating Unit 13)
• Election Two (at-large senators): All full-time academics and professionals (Negotiating Unit 8)

Electronic or Paper Ballot
If you plan to vote electronically:

• The election e-booth will be located on the College Senate’s Elections Information 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 Vince Masci, clerk 1 in the College Senate Office, ext. 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 ext. 5139. Provide your name and phone number. If you leave your message on voice mail, 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 in the College Senate at collegesenate@buffalostate.edu.

Paper ballots, to be distributed during the second week of April, 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) and must be returned to the Senate Office by the close of business Friday, April 25, in order to be counted.

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

From the Associate Vice President for Sponsored Programs Operations
Tomorrow, April 22, is the last date to submit Sponsored Programs Operations/Research Foundation (SPO/RF) Human Resource (HR) paperwork (hourly timesheets, appointment and change forms) to the SPO office in Bishop Hall B14 before the scheduled system shutdown on April 25.

A scheduled software upgrade will require the Research Foundation (RF) business system to shut down from the close of business Friday, April 25, through Friday, May 2. During this shutdown period, SPO will not be able to process RF transactions. A full list of due dates for all SPO transactions is available on the Sponsored Programs website.

The RF business system and reporting environment will soon be upgraded to version R12. Oracle is the business system that houses databases and processes transactions for RF HR, grants administration, and purchasing/payables. In addition to enhancing functionality, the upgrade will transition the PIAI and QuickView report applications to the new RF Report Center, set to go live Monday, May 5.

Donna Scuto
AVP for Sponsored Programs Operations

From the Associate Vice President for Sponsored Programs Operations
Tuesday, April 22, is the last date to submit Sponsored Programs Operations/Research Foundation (SPO/RF) Human Resource (HR) paperwork (hourly timesheets, appointment and change forms) to the SPO office in Bishop Hall B14 before the scheduled system shutdown on April 25.

A scheduled software upgrade will require the Research Foundation (RF) business system to shut down from the close of business Friday, April 25, through Friday, May 2. During this shutdown period, SPO will not be able to process RF transactions. A full list of due dates for all SPO transactions is available on the Sponsored Programs website.

The RF business system and reporting environment will soon be upgraded to version R12. Oracle is the business system that houses databases and processes transactions for RF HR, grants administration, and purchasing/payables. In addition to enhancing functionality, the upgrade will transition the PIAI and QuickView report applications to the new RF Report Center, set to go live Monday, May 5.

Donna Scuto
AVP for Sponsored Programs Operations

From the Associate Vice President for Sponsored Program Operations
Monday, April 21, is the last date to submit revenue (checks, money orders, or cash) for deposit to the Sponsored Programs Operations (SPO) office.

Tuesday, April 22, is the last date to submit Human Resource (HR) paperwork (hourly timesheets, appointment and change forms) to HR in the SPO office in Bishop Hall B14.

A scheduled software upgrade will require the Research Foundation (RF) business system to shut down from the close of business Friday, April 25, through Friday, May 2. During this shutdown period, SPO will not be able to process RF transactions. A full list of due dates for all SPO transactions is available on the Sponsored Programs website.

The RF business system and reporting environment will soon be upgraded to version R12. Oracle is the business system that houses databases and processes transactions for RF HR, grants administration, and purchasing/payables. In addition to enhancing functionality, the upgrade will transition the PIAI and QuickView report applications to the new RF Report Center, set to go live Monday, May 5.

Donna Scuto
AVP for Sponsored Programs Operations

From the Vice President for Finance and Management
Requisitions for supplies, materials, services, and equipment from fiscal year 2013–2014 funds must be received in the Procurement Office by the close of business on the following dates:

$20,000 or more (noncontract)
Friday, May 16

$20,000 or more (state contract)
Friday, May 16

$2,500 to $19,999
Friday, June 6

Under $2,500
Friday, June 13

Furniture orders (all)
Friday, June 13

Purchase requisitions for computer equipment and equipment replacement requirements, as well as purchases through Staples/OfficeMax for office supplies, also must adhere to these deadlines.

In order to make ordering at the end of the fiscal year a smooth process for everyone, please do your best to plan your ordering as far in advance as possible to make sure you have the supplies you need before the cutoff dates. Sending in your requisitions well before the cutoff dates will give Procurement Services the time it needs to make sure your orders get placed before the deadlines.

Important note: It is the responsibility of departments to ensure that all requisitions for fiscal year 2013–2014 are received in the Procurement Office by 4:00 p.m. on the above deadline dates. Requests received after the deadlines will be held until the start of the next fiscal year.

Please call Steve Olsen, assistant to the comptroller for procurement, at ext. 4113 if you have any questions.