Five days of fun are planned for Buffalo State’s Homecoming/Family Weekend, September 25–29.

Activities include the King and Queen Competition and the Lip Sync Competition. Thursday’s events include the final rounds of both contests as well as a pep rally, a banner competition, and the CollegeHumor Live Tour concert in the evening, featuring Saturday Night Live’sColin Quinn and other comedians.

Friday includes a food drive, the parent-student dinner, the Young Alumnus Achievement Award Reception, and an evening performance of Beatlemania. Saturday’s activities include breakfast with President Howard, the student favorite shopping cart competition, a parade, a tailgating tent and party, and the 1:05 p.m. football game against Kean University. The 2007 Buffalo State Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony follows the game. Homecoming/Family Weekend culminates with a dance, “Club Homecoming,” in the Campbell Student Union at 10:00 p.m.

According to Tom Koller, associate director for external affairs, Intercollegiate Athletics, Homecoming/Family Weekend is one of the few opportunities during the year for the entire campus to come together to celebrate the college. “There’s something for everyone,” said Koller, who also is chair of the Homecoming/Family Weekend’s planning committee. “From students to faculty and staff, as well as parents and family members, there are a variety of events for everyone to enjoy, and plenty of opportunities to show Buffalo State spirit.”

For a full listing of events, please visit the Homecoming/Family Weekend Web site.

Audiovisual equipment loans to faculty, staff, and students for enhanced learning and instruction are now processed from two offices. The office in Bulger Communication Center 204, formerly known as Equipment Loan, is now called Classroom Technology Support; it retains the bulk of its equipment, but many of the smaller, more portable devices have moved to Media Services, E. H. Butler Library 214, to allow greater for access.

Classroom Technology Support (in Bulger) provides equipment for classroom instruction and special events on campus. Most of the equipment is on mobile carts and is available in satellite equipment rooms in many academic buildings. Equipment includes smart carts, teleconference telephones, VHS camcorders, TVs with DVD/VHS combos, 13- to 25-inch TV monitors, DVD players, VCR/DVD combos, wireless microphones, PA systems, amplified speakers, portable screens (60- and 72-inch), slide and video projectors, tabletop and portable amplified lecterns, CD/cassette and cassette-only recorders, overhead projectors, visual presenters (document cameras), and record players. Advance requests are required to ensure equipment availability. Equipment must stay on campus.

Most smaller devices are now available from theEquipment Loan center in Media Services (in Butler). These include laptop computers (Mac and PC), digital camcorders, digital still cameras, digital video cameras and projectors, camera tripods, digital voice recorders, and external hard drives. Equipment is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

The offices are separate and each has different hours, contact information, and loan policies. Please contactClassroom Technology Support, (716) 878-4535, orEquipment Loan, (716) 878-6237, with questions.

From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee

CORRECTION APPENDED

Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
The following have been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the Senate Curriculum Committee for review and approval:

New Program:
M.P.A. Master of Public Administration and Nonprofit Management

New Courses:
EDC 611 Television for Education and Training.Prerequisite: EDC 601 or instructor permission. Design, production, and delivery of educational television programs, including (a) instructional design principles and practices relevant to educational television production; and (b) theoretical and technical aspects of television production, such as camera basics, lenses, camera operation, lighting, audio, character-generated (CG) graphics, video recording, scriptwriting, storyboarding, production switching, direction, and software.

EDC 615 Educational Hardware and Software.Prerequisite: EDC 601 or instructor permission. Theory, development, implementation, use, troubleshooting, and maintenance of current and emerging educational hardware (and associated software), including the personal computer, commonly used peripheral equipment, and non-computer-based hardware. Students become proficient in understanding, investigating, building, implementing, using, troubleshooting, and maintaining hardware for their own educational environments (both formal and informal), using a range of methods and tools.

EDC 617 Educational Technology for Informal Learning Environments. Prerequisites: EDC 601 or museum studies graduate program status, and instructor permission. A survey of theories, models, methods, tools, media, resources, and issues relevant to educational exhibit design and development for informal learning environments, such as museums, art galleries, heritage sites, historical societies, cultural arts organizations, national parks, arboretums, science centers, zoos, etc. Students gain knowledge of and experience in the planning, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of developmentally appropriate, interactive products, exhibits, experiences, and programs for diverse audiences in these environments.

EDC 689 Research Methods, Tools, and Writing.Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Fundamentals of educational research and associated writing specifically designed for EDT majors doing their master’s projects. Topics include a review of basic research methods and complementary skills, sources of information, interpretation of research studies, and developing and writing a research paper. Emphasis on understanding and using the components and methods of research studies in education. 

FTT 414 Virtual Fashion. Prerequisite: FTT 208 or instructor permission. Introduction to virtual fashion design in Second Life/Open Sim (virtual world environment) that prepares students to develop a start-up business as a virtual fashion designer in Second Life. Potential students must contact instructor for hardware/software requirements. For each 3 credit hours, students are expected to spend 40 hours per credit in a virtual world setting in addition to assignments and conferences with the faculty member.

GEG 345 Bahamas Field Experience. Prerequisites: Sophomore or higher standing. Ten-day field study of San Salvador, Bahamas. Coral reefs, sand flats, karst landscapes, vegetation, dunes, caves, indigenous peoples, Columbus’s landfall, historic sites, island culture. Emphasis on lab and field activities.

MAT 318 Mathematical Modeling. Prerequisites: MAT 162 and MAT 202. Construction, interpretation, and application of mathematical models; various modeling paradigms such as deterministic, probabilistic, discrete, and continuous modeling. Models that provide valuable insights into contemporary topics from different fields that may include biomedical applications, financial mathematics, cellular automata models, mathematical methods for data collection and analysis in geology, mathematical tools for GIS, and weather prediction.

MAT 319 Mathematical Biology. Prerequisite: MAT 161 with a minimum grade of C, or equivalent. A project-oriented, introductory mathematical modeling course with an emphasis on the construction and analysis of mathematical models of biological events and phenomena. Mathematical topics include matrix algebra, difference and differential equations. Biological topics include population dynamics, dynamics of infectious disease, and models of molecular evolution.

MAT 481 Stochastic Processes. Prerequisite: MAT 325 or MAT 381. Random walks, Brownian motion, Markov chains, continuous-time processes.

MAT 484 Applied Statistics II. Prerequisite: MAT 383.Logistic regression, survival analysis, time series analysis.

MET 605 Early Engineering Internship. Prerequisite: Instructor permission or MET graduate standing.Mechanical engineering internship; ethical manufacturing and design considerations; development of oral and written communication skills; technical/nontechnical presentation development; multidisciplinary team environment; techniques for developing and analyzing physical and mathematical models of mechanical and electromechanical systems.

MET 685 Professional Experience Internship.Prerequisite: MET 675. Design problem identification and solution development; critical /creative problem solving methods; written/oral presentation and interpersonal communications development; ethical considerations for product design and manufacturing processes; project management strategies.

New Courses and Intellectual Foundations Designations:
ORAL COMMUNICATION
EXE 420 Practicum in Special Education.Prerequisites: Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5; EDU 310, EDU 311, EDU 312, EXE 365, EXE 366, EXE 367, and EXE 368, all with a minimum grade of C; and minimum GPA of 2.5 in the major. Practice teaching with students with disabilities in public school classes, private agencies, or residential settings.

HUMANITIES
MCL 200 Italian Cinema II. Masterpieces of Italian cinema from the 1970s fall of communism to the present. Taught in English.

Course Revisions:
ENS 300 Environmental Case Studies. Prerequisites: Completion of IF natural science requirement and upper-division standing. Environmental literature and case studies on historically important and current environmental issues. Distinctions between facts, opinions, and value judgments to evaluate and judge real situations. Global in scope; social contexts and national and global environmental policies.

ENT 331 Electrical Circuits and Devices.Prerequisite: PHY 112 or equivalent. Basic concepts and components used in electrical circuits, both DC and AC, including resistors, capacitors, inductors, transformers; electrical circuit theorems and their applications in industry; electrical instrumentation and computer analysis tools used in performing laboratory experiments. Required for engineering technology majors.

Course Revisions and Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Designations:

ENT 465 Electrical Design (Writing Across the Curriculum). Please note: This course is requesting only the W designation. Prerequisite: Senior standing.Advanced topics in electrical and system design; the design process and project management; a major design project that includes preliminary analysis, working drawings or schematics, fabrication, and testing of a prototype. Required for electrical engineering technology students.

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Advanced to the Interim President
The following have been approved by the Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the interim president for review and approval:

New Program:
Minor in Asian Studies

Program Revision:
B.S. Health and Wellness (0739), BS-NS-HEW

New Courses:
CRJ 355 Crime Analysis
CRJ 440 Drugs, Crime, and Drug Policy

New Course and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
WORLD CIVILIZATION
HIS 445 History of Women and Gender in the Middle East

Course Revision:
ENG 452 Studies in Drama

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Correction: April 13 , 2010
The original version of this announcement, published April 8, incorrectly recorded CRJ 355 as CRJ 365.

From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee
All remaining courses that were submitted to the College Senate Office by March 15 appear in this issue of theBulletin. If you do not see a course you submitted by the March 15 deadline, please contact the Senate Office, 878-5139. If you submitted a curricular item after March 15, it will not appear in this Bulletin, and will not be reviewed until fall 2010. All courses and programs received by March 15 will be reviewed this semester by the Senate Curriculum Committee.

If the course is reviewed and found to need minor revisions, your department will receive an e-memo from Dr. Betty Cappella, chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee, requesting those changes to complete the approval process. If the Senate Office does not receive the revisions and updated e-documents, then delays occur in forwarding these courses to the president for his review and approval at that level. Therefore, please be prompt in getting your revisions completed.

Please call the Senate Office at 878-5139 with questions. SharePoint concerns should be directed to Neil Palmer, 878-4611.

From the Chair of the College Senate
Once again, the College Senate Bylaws and Elections Committee will make use of an electronic voting system supplemented by paper ballots to elect one University Faculty senator, one alternate faculty senator, two at-large senators to serve three-year terms on the College Senate (which meets 10 times per year), and one at-large senator to serve a one-year term (meeting 10 times for the year).

The University Faculty senator is a senator within both the College Senate at Buffalo State and the SUNY University Faculty Senate (which meets three times per year on SUNY campuses). The alternate attends the SUNY University Faculty Senate meetings only when one of the two University Faculty senators is absent.

Our primary goal is to encourage your participation and enthusiasm and share information about the candidates while trying to be environmentally friendly. Please read this letter to become reacquainted with the process.

Nominations close today, Thursday, April 8, at 5:00 p.m.You may nominate yourself or another faculty or professional staff member by contacting Vince Masci, College Senate secretary, atcollegesenate@buffalostate.edu. Nominees will be e-mailed instructions on how to post statements explaining why they would like to serve and listing their past service to the college. Digital photos may also be uploaded. If you do not have one, Bruce Fox, the campus photographer, will take one for you.

Technical assistance can be provided by Slade Gellin, professor of technology and senate parliamentarian.Please contact him at your earliest convenience, as the election goes online on Monday, April 12.

The actual voting will occur between Monday, April 12,and Friday, April 16.

If you plan to vote electronically:

» The election e-booth will be located on the Buffalo State College Senate home page. Log in using your e-mail username and password. All campus voters will receive an e-mail containing a link. You must use Internet Explorer. Call the HELP desk (878-4357) before April 16 with any technical questions concerning your computer or Web browser.

» You must be identified by your unit (e.g., one of the four schools, the library, the Professional Staff Caucus, support staff, administrative group) as eligible to vote (as per Article II of the College Senate Bylaws). The College Senate is doing everything possible to verify that all voters identified as “eligible” are included in this Senate election.

» If you received the mailing and cannot log in to the e-voting booth, it means that (according to information received from your unit) you are not on an approved voting list. If this is in error, please call the Senate Office at 878-5139. If someone is eligible to vote but did not receive this notice, he or she should contact the Senate Office to have the situation corrected.

If you plan to vote by paper ballot:

You must request a ballot. Ballots will be sent only to voters who request them. Please do one of the following during the election period:

» Call the Senate Office at 878-5139 and request a paper ballot. Provide your name and phone number. If you leave your message on the answering machine, a follow-up call will be made to you prior to sending out ballots to make sure we correctly record your name

or

» Send an e-mail to the College Senate secretary, Vince Masci, 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 on April 16 in order to be counted.

Thank you for your participation in this year’s election! Please share any feedback, questions, or concerns withBill Raffel, chair of the Senate Bylaws and Elections Committee, 878-3020.

From the Chair of the College Senate
The next meeting of the College Senate will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, April 16, in Classroom Building C122. The agenda can be found on the College Senate Web site.

From the Vice President for Student Affairs
I am pleased to announce that Weigel Health Center has been awarded a third three-year term of accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). The association serves as an advocate for the provision of high-quality health care through the development of nationally recognized standards and through its accreditation programs.

Granting accreditation reflects the review team’s confidence that our health center meets, and will continue to demonstrate throughout the accreditation term, the attributes of an accreditable organization as reflected in the standards found in the Accreditation Handbook for Ambulatory Health Care. The dedication and effort necessary for an organization to be accredited is substantial, and our compliance with those standards demonstrates a commitment to self-evaluation and continuous improvement.

Weigel Health Center has found the accreditation review to be helpful with identifying both strengths and opportunities to improve. The reaccreditation process ensures an independent review of the center’s operation, thereby providing guidance for future changes that will benefit the students who are served.

Angie Price, interim director, and all health center staff members are to be commended for their effort and dedication in realizing this impressive accomplishment.

Introduction
Buffalo State College, in its continuing effort to seek equity in education and employment and also comply with Federal and State antidiscrimination legislation, has adopted a complaint procedure for the prompt and equitable investigation and resolution of allegations of unlawful discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran or marital status.

This procedure may be used by any Buffalo State College student or employee. This procedure will not replace employee grievance procedures established through negotiated contracts, academic grievance review committees, student disciplinary grievance boards, and any other procedures defined by contract or local bylaws, including those of outside enforcement agencies, such as the New York State Division of Human Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education, and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance of the Department of Labor.

Rather, the Complaint Procedure for the Review of Allegations of Unlawful Discrimination/Harassment provides a mechanism through which the college may identify and resolve incidents and allegations of unlawful discrimination and harassment. The college recognizes and accepts its responsibility in this regard and believes that the establishment of this internal, non-adversary grievance process will benefit students, faculty, staff and administration alike, permitting investigation and resolution of problems.

Requirements for Filing Complaints

• A complaint must be submitted in writing on forms provided by the Office of Equity and Campus Diversity and the State University of New York.
• An employee or student must file a complaint within 90 calendar days following the alleged discriminatory/harassing act or the date on which the complainant first knew or reasonably should have known of such act if the date is later. Students may file a complaint against the teacher of a course in which he/she is enrolled at the time of the discriminating/harassing act, within 90 calendar days following the alleged discriminatory/harassing act or 90 calendar days after a final grade in that course is received, if that date is later.
• Complaints must be filed with the Office of Equity and Campus Diversity.
• Any use of the word "day" or "days" refers to calendar days.

Overview of Process
Buffalo State College has adopted a complaint procedure for the prompt and equitable investigation and resolution of all allegations of unlawful discrimination/harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran or marital status. This procedure is intended to resolve matters of unlawful discrimination or harassment on the campus in a nonadversarial manner. It may be used by students, faculty, and staff. The steps in the complaint procedures are outlined below:

First, the affirmative action officer (senior adviser to the president for equity and campus diversity) will discuss the matter with you. With your consent, the officer will consult with the respondent and will attempt to resolve the problem informally. If you wish to file a formal complaint, you must file the complaint within 90 days of the unlawful act or within 90 calendar days after receiving a final grade in a course in which a student is enrolled. After receipt of the formal complaint, the officer will attempt to reach a resolution to the problem on your behalf. If that cannot succeed within 24 calendar days, you will have the option of submitting the matter to a formal Tripartite Panel.

The members of the Tripartite Panel will be chosen from a pre-approved panel of faculty and staff. The complainant and the respondent(s) will each be able to select a person from the list of persons to serve on the panel. The two persons selected, in turn, select the third person, who becomes chairperson of the panel. The Tripartite Panel will conduct a hearing, including the interviewing of persons who may have knowledge about the alleged act of discrimination/harassment. The panel will attempt to reach a decision, and will prepare a report of findings and recommendations. Within 48 calendar days of its formation, the panel will submit its reports to the president of the college (or designee) for acceptance or rejection of the recommendations. You will be notified of the president's decision within 24 calendar days.

Through this complaint procedure, the college intends to assure all parties involved that they will get fair and equal treatment and that, allegations will be resolved to mutual satisfaction.

You should read the complaint procedures carefully and or ask the senior adviser to the president for equity and campus diversity any questions you may have about any matter related to the process at 878-6210 or (fax) 878-6234. You may obtain a copy of the complaint procedures in the Equity and Campus Diversity Office, Cleveland Hall 415.

From the Interim President
I have approved the following curricular items, which have been recommended by the appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the interim provost:

New Courses and Intellectual Foundations Designations:

HUMANITIES
ENG 160 Introduction to Literature and Film

HUMANITIES and DIVERSITY
ENG 243 Introduction to Latino/a Literature

DIVERSITY
ENG 385 Gender and Sexuality in Literature

Course Revision:
CNS 623 Technology and Conservation of Paintings II Laboratory

Federal Election Law and New York State Law regarding political activities provides:

• No employee is to conduct political activities on paid state time.
• A state employee may participate in an election as a candidate and, if elected, serve in the office, provided such service will not interfere with state duties or create a conflict of interest.
• A state employee may engage in political activities in support of, or in opposition to, a candidate for elected office or a political issue, provided such activities do not interfere with state duties and provided the employee does not associate political activities with his or her official position or state affiliation.
• State equipment, vehicles, and office space are to be used only for official state business.
• State employees may not use their official position to procure either campaign contributions or volunteer assistance.
• No appointments, promotions, demotions, or salary increases are to be made on the basis of political affiliation.

The above provisions also pertain to individuals employed by the state whose salary is financed in whole or in part by any federal loan or grant.

Questions on the above may be referred to Susan Earshen, director of Human Resource Management, at ext. 3042.