From the Chief Diversity Officer
The Equity and Campus Diversity Office is pleased to announce the continuation of the campus's Equity and Campus Diversity Minigrants. Consistent with the college's mission, minigrants provide financial assistance for projects, workshops, and activities that have institutional impact—strengthening Buffalo State's inclusive excellence toward diversity as described by our mission statement, core values, and strategic plan.

The project review dates are Friday, February 14, and a new summer deadline, Friday, June 13. The summer deadline could lend a head start for a diversified fall activity.

For additional information, please visit the Equity and Campus Diversity website.

From the Vice President for Institutional Advancement
The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo is accepting letters of intent (LOI) for its 2014 competitive grant cycle. The LOI process is the first step in the Community Foundation’s competitive grant cycle; it allows the grant review committee to determine if a project merits further consideration. The foundation typically receives up to 200 letters of intent from which an average of 20 are selected for funding. This will be the only competitive grant opportunity in 2014. Applicants will receive grant outcome notification in mid-June.

Buffalo State faculty members are invited to submit ideas for proposals to their academic deans by noon today, January 17. Each dean will forward one recommendation to Susanne Bair, vice president for institutional advancement, who with Provost Dennis Ponton and Associate Vice President for Development Mary Dwyer will decide which project or program to advance. The faculty member whose suggestion is chosen will be notified on Tuesday, January 21. The letter of inquiry must be submitted by Monday, February 3.

LOI proposals must address at least one of the following objectives listed under the Community Foundation’s four focus areas:

• Improve educational achievement for low-income students
• Increase racial/ethnic equity
• Enhance and leverage significant natural resources
• Strengthen the region as a center for architecture, arts, and culture

In addition to the four focus areas and corresponding objectives, special funding is available to support the following:

• AIDS research and its cure (~$5,000)
• Programs that serve the visually, speech, or hearing impaired (~$5,000)

Past award recipients include the Boys and Girls Club of Buffalo’s Bridging the Gap program, the Buffalo Museum of Science’s Visitor and Education Center at Tifft Nature Preserve, the Forest Lawn Heritage Foundation’s Landscape Renewal Project, the Literacy Volunteers of Buffalo and Erie County’s After-School Tutoring Program, and the installation of a sound system for SABAH (formerly the Skating Association for the Blind and Handicapped).

More information on the objectives and funding process, including a list of recent grant awards, can be found on the Community Foundation’s website. Please contact Mary Dwyer, ext. 3141, with questions.

From the Chair of the College Senate
The next meeting of the College Senate will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, February 14, in E. H. Butler Library 210.

From the Chief Diversity Officer
As we begin the new semester, it is important to remember that the Buffalo State policy on religious observances prohibits administering evaluative examinations on Good Friday, April 18, 2014.

For additional information on the SUNY Buffalo State policy on class attendance on religious holidays, please visit the Equity and Campus Diversity website.

From the Vice President for Institutional Advancement
The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo is accepting letters of intent (LOI) for its 2014 competitive grant cycle. The LOI process is the first step in the Community Foundation’s competitive grant cycle; it allows the grant review committee to determine if a project merits further consideration. The foundation typically receives up to 200 letters of intent from which an average of 20 are selected for funding. This will be the only competitive grant opportunity in 2014. Applicants will receive grant outcome notification in mid-June.

Buffalo State faculty members are invited to submit ideas for proposals to their academic deans by noon Friday, January 17. Each dean will forward one recommendation to Susanne Bair, vice president for institutional advancement, who with Provost Dennis Ponton and Associate Vice President for Development Mary Dwyer will decide which project or program to advance. The faculty member whose suggestion is chosen will be notified on Tuesday, January 21. The letter of inquiry must be submitted by Monday, February 3.

LOI proposals must address at least one of the following objectives listed under the Community Foundation’s four focus areas:

• Improve educational achievement for low-income students
• Increase racial/ethnic equity
• Enhance and leverage significant natural resources
• Strengthen the region as a center for architecture, arts, and culture

In addition to the four focus areas and corresponding objectives, special funding is available to support the following:

• AIDS research and its cure (~$5,000)
• Programs that serve the visually, speech, or hearing impaired (~$5,000)

Past award recipients include the Boys and Girls Club of Buffalo’s Bridging the Gap program, the Buffalo Museum of Science’s Visitor and Education Center at Tifft Nature Preserve, the Forest Lawn Heritage Foundation’s Landscape Renewal Project, the Literacy Volunteers of Buffalo and Erie County’s After-School Tutoring Program, and the installation of a sound system for SABAH (formerly the Skating Association for the Blind and Handicapped).

More information on the objectives and funding process, including a list of recent grant awards, can be found on the Community Foundation’s website. Please contact Mary Dwyer, ext. 3141, with questions.

From the Chair of the College Senate
The next meeting of the College Senate will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, February 14, in E. H. Butler Library 210.

From the Vice President for Institutional Advancement
The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo is now accepting letters of intent (LOI) for its 2014 competitive grant cycle. The LOI process is the first step in the Community Foundation’s competitive grant cycle; it allows the grant review committee to determine if a project merits further consideration. The foundation typically receives up to 200 letters of intent from which an average of 20 are selected for funding. This will be the only competitive grant opportunity in 2014. Applicants will receive grant outcome notification in mid-June.

Buffalo State faculty members are invited to submit ideas for proposals to their academic deans by noon Friday, January 17. Each dean will forward one recommendation to Susanne Bair, vice president for institutional advancement, who with Provost Dennis Ponton and Associate Vice President for Development Mary Dwyer will decide which project or program to advance. The faculty member whose suggestion is chosen will be notified on Tuesday, January 21. The letter of inquiry must be submitted by Monday, February 3.

LOI proposals must address at least one of the following objectives listed under the Community Foundation’s four focus areas:

• Improve educational achievement for low-income students
• Increase racial/ethnic equity
• Enhance and leverage significant natural resources
• Strengthen the region as a center for architecture, arts, and culture

In addition to the four focus areas and corresponding objectives, special funding is available to support the following:

• AIDS research and its cure (~$5,000)
• Programs that serve the visually, speech, or hearing impaired (~$5,000)

Past award recipients include the Boys and Girls Club of Buffalo’s Bridging the Gap program, the Buffalo Museum of Science’s Visitor and Education Center at Tifft Nature Preserve, the Forest Lawn Heritage Foundation’s Landscape Renewal Project, the Literacy Volunteers of Buffalo and Erie County’s After-School Tutoring Program, and the installation of a sound system for SABAH (formerly the Skating Association for the Blind and Handicapped).

More information on the objectives and funding process, including a list of recent grant awards, can be found on the Community Foundation’s website. Please contact Mary Dwyer, ext. 3141, with questions.

From the Vice President for Student Affairs
The Vice President for Student Affairs Office announces a search for an interim associate vice president for enrollment management. Members of the campus community who wish to express interest in this position or who wish to recommend others for the position should contact Hal Payne, vice president for student affairs, ext. 4704, by Monday, January 13. This is a temporary position. The incumbent will serve until the position of associate vice president is filled.

From the Vice President for Student Affairs
The Vice President for Student Affairs Office announces a search for an interim associate vice president for enrollment management. Members of the campus community who wish to express interest in this position or who wish to recommend others for the position should contact Hal Payne, vice president for student affairs, ext. 4704, by Monday, January 13. This is a temporary position. The incumbent will serve until the position of associate vice president is filled.

From the Vice President for Student Affairs
The Vice President for Student Affairs Office announces a search for an interim associate vice president for enrollment management. Members of the campus community who wish to express interest in this position or who wish to recommend others for the position should contact Hal Payne, vice president for student affairs, ext. 4704, by Monday, January 13. This is a temporary position. The incumbent will serve until the position of associate vice president is filled.