The SUNY Office of University Counsel advises that all college offices should be notified of the procedures to follow regarding the receipt of legal papers of any kind by a campus employee. Accordingly, Buffalo State's procedures are as follows:

The associate vice president for finance and management/comptroller is the college's official liaison to the Office of University Counsel for the purpose of receipt of service of legal papers on the college, notification of the area of the college affected (required to respond), and decision about who should notify SUNY counsel, the attorney general, or other parties. When legal papers of any kind are served upon a campus employee or the college, the campus liaison should be contacted immediately and the legal papers should be forwarded to the liaison.

If the associate vice president for finance and management/comptroller is unavailable, the referral should be made to the assistant to the vice president for special projects in Finance and Management.

This procedure is especially important when legal papers request personnel files or information on students or are requests made under the USA Patriot Act. Various other rights, such as those afforded by FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act), the Personal Privacy Protection law, and collective bargaining agreements, are involved in those situations.

Portions of the Buffalo State College Emergency Response Plan are available at on the University Police Web site.

For all emergencies on campus, call University Police directly at ext. 6333. Calls to 911 will be redirected by the City of Buffalo 911 operator to University Police and could waste valuable response time. The blue-light phones located throughout the campus and in most campus parking lots are a direct link to University Police and will ensure an immediate response. Please call University Police at ext. 6333 with questions or concerns regarding campus safety.

The next meeting of the Buffalo State College Council will be held at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 9, in Cleveland Hall 518.

Agenda
Call to Order
Action Items
Approval of Minutes: April 24, 2007

• Annual Report
• Resolutions
• Council Chair’s Report

President’s Report
Announcements
Adjournment

From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee

Curricular Submissions
Schools that wish to submit courses and programs for fall 2010 review may submit during summer 2010. The receipt of these courses by the College Senate Office will be recorded in summer issues of the Bulletin.

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

Program Revisions:
B.A. Political Science (0722), BA-NS-PSC
Minor in Art Therapy (1006), ATH

New Courses:
DMP 221 Introduction to Sound Recording and Reinforcement
DMP 350 Electronic Music Composition I
EDU 646 Literacy Leadership
MUS 349 West African Drumming Ensemble
MUS 625 Curriculum and Assessment
MUS 640 Research Methods in Music Education

New Course and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
ARTS
MUS 290 Philharmonia Orchestra

Course Revisions:
DMP 321 Recording Techniques
EDU 535 Teaching Writing B–12
EDU 643 Teaching Strategies for Students with Reading Difficulties
EDU 647 Practicum in Reading

Course Revisions and Intellectual Foundations Designations:
ORAL COMMUNICATION
EDU 404 Practicum in Elementary Teaching for Exceptional Education and Middle School Ext Students
THA 350 Directing I

From the Chair of the College Senate
The final meeting of the College Senate for this semester will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 14, in Classroom Building C122. Please note the earlier start time. Prior to that is the Senate Caucus from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m., for the election of new officers for 2010–2011.

From the Chair of the College Senate
As discussed at Friday’s meeting of the College Senate, a survey is currently being prepared to query all on campus regarding (a) their experience and satisfaction in use/non-use of the PIN to enforce advisement of target groups, and (b) their opinions as to whether or not the use of the PIN should remain voluntary. The survey will be available to all campus members, including students, during the week of April 26.

The following week, in two open forums, a report summarizing the results of the survey will be shared, and PIN usage discussed. The forums will take place in Cleveland Hall 205 on Tuesday, May 4, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. and Wednesday, May 5, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Please participate in this process. The College Senate and Information Services and Systems are cosponsoring the survey and open forums.

From the Chair of the College Senate
Due to an oversight, the names of support staff and management/confidential employees were not entered in the computer system for the at-large Senate elections, preventing many people from voting. To correct this problem, a special election has been set up athttp://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/vote/ for only these employees. Votes must be cast between Monday, April 19, and 11:59 p.m. Friday, April 23. Voting for faculty and professional staff concluded on April 16, and this error did not affect the University Faculty Senate election. The Senate Bylaws Committee apologizes for the error.

From the Vice President for Student Affairs
Fifty students will be recognized for leadership, scholarship, and service at the 2010 Student Leadership Awards ceremony today from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in 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 will be honored this year:

Luis M. Antonetti Humanitarian Award
Lafayette K. Williams

Mildred Keller Campbell Leadership Award
Elizabeth A. Desimone

Minnie and Joe Engel Student Humanitarian Award
Kember Greco

Phillip Santa Maria Award for Student Leadership in Equity and Campus Diversity
Rhina Duquela

Phillip Santa Maria Student Humanitarian Award
John J. McGowan

President’s Medal for Outstanding Undergraduate Student
Sarah Fehskens
Angela Lambrix

President’s Medal for Outstanding Graduate Student
Rachel Berg

Who’s Who among Students in American Universities and Colleges (Undergraduate)
Eedeebari Banuna 
Krystal Bellanti
Nicollette Brown
Caitlin Cimato
Novella Curtis
Anna DeBalski
Latoya Edwards
Jihea Eum
Sarah Fehskens
Julia Gefell
Christina Jasek
Brandon Kawa
Julie Kosmerl
Shareef LaBreche
Angela Lambrix
Sooja Lee
Jennifer Marchese
John J. McGowan
Nozomi Miyake
Katherine Niesser
Cheryl O’Connor 
Kei Okada
Janelle Ploetz
Watoii Rabii
Kelly Reuter
Mary Rivers
Yolanda Rondon
Jennifer Samuel
Sasha Stauffer
Melissa Tresley
Samson Tsige
Dean Vassor
Nicholas Weigand
Phillip Weiss
Venus Wiggins
Lafayette Williams
Nakheon Yang

Who’s Who among Students in American Universities and Colleges (Graduate)
Laurel Almand
Yadira Austin
Rachel Berg
Dao-Wen Chang
Joselyne Chenane
Kevin Hamm
Elizabeth Marsh
Dawn Murphy
Jose Perez
Winton Tran

From the Vice President for Finance and Management
Requisitions for supplies, materials, services, and equipment from fiscal year 2009–2010 funds must be received in the Procurement Office by the close of business on the following dates:

$20,000 or more (noncontract)
Monday, May 3

$20,000 or more (contract)
Friday, May 28

Less than $20,000
Friday, June 4

Furniture orders (all)
Friday, May 28

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 2009–2010 are received in the Procurement 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 Procurement Office at 878-4113 with questions.