From the Chair of the College Senate
The election for three at-large senators ends today, April 23, at 11:59 p.m. Biographies of all the candidates are posted on the College Senate Web, along with the link forelectronic voting. All full-time faculty and professional staff identified by their respective schools and Professional Staff Caucus are eligible to vote. If you encounter any technical difficulties or would prefer a paper ballot, please contact Vince Masci, secretary to the College Senate Chair, 878-5139.

From the Senior Adviser to the President for Equity and Campus Diversity
The SUNY Office of Diversity and Educational Equity invites applications for grants to support innovative approaches that illuminate and strengthen the intersections between diversity and academic excellence. Awards of up to $10,000 will support campus-based projects for the period July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010. Projects eligible for funding include improving the campus environment, access and success for students, course development and pedagogical innovations, conferences and symposiums, film and speaker series, recruitment and retention of diverse faculty, campus-community dialogues, and campus surveys that could be used to further any of the above.

Proposals that promote collaboration among campus units (e.g., interdepartmental, faculty-student organizations, or administrative-departmental) are especially encouraged. Successful proposals will demonstrate the project’s long-term impact on campus diversity, include a detailed budget, and identify additional sources of funding. Applications are due by Friday, June 5. For additional information, contactDolores E. Battle, senior adviser to the president for equity and campus diversity, Cleveland Hall 415, 878-6210.

From the Vice President for Finance and Management
Requisitions for supplies, materials, services, and equipment from fiscal year 2008–2009 funds must be received in the Purchasing Office by the close of business on the following dates:

$20,000 or more (noncontract)
Friday, May 1

$20,000 or more (contract)
Monday, June 1

Less than $20,000
Friday, June 12

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

Important note: It is the responsibility of departments to ensure that all requisitions for fiscal year 2008–2009 are received in the Purchasing Office by the above deadlines. Late requisitions will not be processed. Requests received through campus mail after the deadlines will be returned.

Call Terri Locher in the Purchasing Office at 878-4113 with questions.

From the Provost
Critique and Evaluation Period (CEP) for spring 2009 will take place on Monday, May 11; Tuesday, May 12; Wednesday, May 13; and Thursday, May 14. A study day will be held on Friday, May 8.

The purpose of CEP is to provide a single class meeting during which faculty and students have an extended period of uninterrupted time to conduct appropriate end-of-course activities. CEP is designed for classes that meet more than once a week during the semester. Classes (evening or day) that meet only once a week have sufficient time for final evaluation; therefore, they follow their regular schedules (exams to be scheduled duringCEP week and not before).

The following regulations govern CEP:

• A study day will occur the weekday immediately prior to the start of CEP. Evening classes that meet only once a week will not have a study day.
• All instructors are expected to meet their classes at the scheduled time during CEP and to choose an appropriate activity that reflects the academic goals of the course and the intent of CEP (e.g., an exam, a review, critique of papers, course summation, or individual presentations or demonstrations).
• Instructors should not schedule a final exam prior to CEP. Instructors may not change the date and time of their final class periods during CEP. In case of emergencies, instructors should confer with their appropriate dean and notify University College.
• CEPs will be scheduled for one-hour-and-50-minute periods. Instructors are not to increase or decrease the scheduled CEP time.
• In case of an emergency that would close the school, CEPs scheduled for the time of the closing will be rescheduled on the emergency CEP day only.
• Faculty members must post office hours during which they will be available to meet with students during CEP week.
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From the Provost
The search committee for the dean of University College and associate vice president for undergraduate education invites the campus community to a presentation by Scott Johnson, candidate for the position, on Monday, April 27, from noon to 1:00 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center South 2. All are welcome to attend.

Johnson earned a doctorate from the Pennsylvania State University and came to Buffalo State in 1994. In addition to his faculty responsibilities in the Criminal Justice Department, he served as coordinator for the African and African American Interdisciplinary Studies Unit for six years. In 2004, Johnson was appointed assistant dean for First-Year and Academic Support Programs in University College and has served as interim dean of University College since summer 2008. He is a recipient of the Buffalo State College President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Recently, he participated in Buffalo State’s Achieving Success through Leadership Program and in the 2008 Millennium Leadership Initiative offered by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.

From the Provost
Attention, faculty: Summer ’09 and fall ’09 textbook requests are now due. Please submit requests to the Barnes & Noble at Buffalo State Bookstore at your earliest convenience. Requests can be made via e-mail, through the bookstore Web site, by phone at 878-5509, or by stopping in the store.

Our students shop early and they shop online. They want more used books. They need textbook information early to shop for the best prices and budget their money. Placing your textbook orders early helps the bookstore give our students what they want and need to succeed.

Thank you for your continued support and partnership.

By Phyllis Camesano

The Buffalo State Theater and Design departments present The World Within: A Collaboration of Dance and Fiber. This unique, creative collaboration features 30 student dancers choreographed with colorful fiber designs in an artful play of movement, color, and light.

Faculty choreographers include Janet Reed, Leanne Rinelli, Joy Guarino, and Carlos Jones. Fiber designs by Jozef Bajus, associate professor, Design Department, with student designers Tegan Ford, Barbara Poletowski, Hillary Fayle, and Mariko Machubushi. Costumes were designed by Theater Department faculty Ann Emo, assistant professor, and Erica Fire, costume director/shop manager. Lighting design is by Shannon Schweitzer, assistant professor, Theater Department.

Performances will be held April 29 through May 2 at 8:00 p.m. in Warren Enters Theatre. An additional performance will be held on May 2 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets are $5 for Buffalo State students; $10 for all other students, senior citizens, Buffalo State faculty, staff, and alumni; and $15 general admission. Call 878-3005 for tickets.

Students in Buffalo State’s fiber design program created original, contemporary headwear for the 2008I-Q-I Project, an artistic, historical collaboration between Buffalo State College, the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, and the Peter Michal Bohun Gallery in Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia.

The project enhanced international relationships by connecting educational institutions through Eastern European art. Buffalo State fiber design students gained inspiration from historic styles, designs, and fabrics on a representative sampling of headwear, fabrics, and millinery equipment from the Historical Society’s collection. Testing their studio skills, they transformed sketches and concepts into functional works of art.

They presented their final project hats and accessories in Slovakia in May 2008, along with students from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, at a joint exhibition hosted by the Peter Michal Bohun Gallery.

The I-Q-I Project is on display at the Historical Society through May 17. Images are available in the View photo gallery.

By Tony Astran

Four hundred fourteen students in the Arthur O. EveEducational Opportunity Program will be recognized for outstanding academic achievement during the annualEOP Honors Convocation at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, in the Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall. The theme for this year’s event is “Imagine, Believe, Achieve: A Tribute to Our Educators.” All are welcome to attend.

Students who have attained a minimum grade point average of 3.0 during either the spring or fall semester of 2008, or who currently maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0, will be recognized. This year’s celebration marks the highest number of EOP honors students in the program’s history.

During the event, EOP staff will recognize Angela Maria Caba, ’95, with the EOP Distinguished Alumnus Award, which is presented to an EOP graduate who is prominent in his or her professional endeavors and has made significant contributions to the community. Caba is a doctor of osteopathic medicine at St. Barnabas Hospital in Bronx, New York. In addition, New York State Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples, ’74, ’02, will be recognized with the Community Activist Legacy Award.

As part of this year’s EOP community service project, EOP staff crocheted 24 unique “diversity” dolls (pictured) and prepared two large food baskets. The items will be on display during the event and will later be donated to Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo and the Food Bank of Western New York.

Currently, 875 students are enrolled in EOP, which serves as an undergraduate college admissions and support program for students facing economic or academic challenges. The program was established in 1967 by former New York State Assemblyman and Deputy Speaker Arthur O. Eve, and was the first of its kind in the SUNY system.

By Tony Astran

Thirty-three students were recognized for leadership, scholarship, and service at the 2009 Student Leadership Awards ceremony yesterday at the Burchfield Penney Art Center. Buffalo State College annually recognizes students who demonstrate a strong record of leadership, academic excellence, and service to the college and community with a variety of awards. The following students were honored this year:

Luis M. Antonetti Humanitarian Award
Faith E. Hoffman

Mildred Keller Campbell Leadership Award
Gertrude B. Antwi
Dominique Z. Gabriel

Minnie and Joe Engel Student Humanitarian Award
Keisha D. Dobney

Phillip Santa Maria Award for Student Leadership in Equity and Campus Diversity
Elizabeth Adams
Sarah Lasher
Huewayne A. Watson

Phillip Santa Maria Memorial Award
Keisha D. Dobney

President’s Medal for Outstanding Undergraduate Student
Jenelle N. Orosz
Huewayne A. Watson

President’s Medal for Outstanding Graduate Student
Diego E. Uribe Larach

Who’s Who among Students in American Universities and Colleges (Undergraduate)
Gertrude B. Antwi
Jennifer M. Arroyo
Nandani D. Goolsarran
Bryana J. Haas
Darryl L. Hamilton
Jason L. Klinger
Angela R. Lambri
Caralyn Lopez
John J. McGowan
Rachel E. Mooney
Russell M. Nixon
Jenelle N. Orosz
Heidie J. Stauffer
James R. Steiner
Jenna M. Vilardo
Bethany M. Wagner
Lai Sze Wan
Huewayne A. Watson
Chantal A. Wiedemann

Who’s Who among Students in American Universities and Colleges (Graduate)
Amy E. Henchey
Gliset Lebron
Aimee M. Levesque
Diane Salverson
Jennifer L. Sienkiewicz
Michael W. Spence
Angela E. Stranahan
Winton Tran
Diego E. Uribe Larach