The roof and elevator repairs are completed, so the Counseling Center has moved back to the second floor of Weigel Health Center. Our phone number remains the same: 878-4436. Please call us with any questions or for appointments. Thank you.
The campus community is invited to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Dick Smith Teaching Pavilion at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 13. A reception will follow. The pavilion is located on the college's Waterfront Campus at the foot of Porter Avenue.
The pavilion is available to all Buffalo State faculty members for class-related activities. Inquiries regarding scheduling should be directed to the Dean's Office of the School of Natural and Social Sciences at ext. 6434.
Professional employees and faculty in Academic Affairs should be notified by Monday, September 25, whether they were recommended for a discretionary award by the dean or associate vice president. Employees who were not nominated by the dean or associate vice president may self-nominate to the provost by Thursday, September 28.
Professional employees in areas other than Academic Affairs should be notified by Monday, October 2, whether they were recommended by their vice president for a discretionary award. Employees who were not nominated by the vice president may self-nominate to the president by Friday, October 6.
Further information and forms may be found at www.buffalostate.edu/offices/hr.
Repairs are being performed at Campbell Student Union to preserve the building’s shell. Work is now under way to repair deteriorated exposed concrete beams and to replace brickwork, pavers, and waterproofing at the east entry plaza and terrace outside the main dining area. Work near the east entry will be phased to minimize disruption and allow near continuous use of the entry. A temporary ramp has been constructed to facilitate access for people with mobility impairments. This work will continue until early December at which time all construction fencing and barriers will be removed. Next spring repairs will be performed on brick facades in other locations and the upper roof will be replaced. We apologize for any inconvenience these much needed repairs create.
Should you have any questions regarding this work, please contact Ed Koscielniak at 878-6136.
For employees in Bargaining Unit 08, effective with paychecks dated September 6, 2006. The Office of the State Comptroller will update the base annual salary for the calculation of dues (Deduction Codes 222 or 260) and agency shop fee (Deduction Code 215 and 262) as follows:
For employees with a base annual salary of $23,560 or less, the deduction is .9% of the adjusted biweekly gross.
For employees with a base salary of $23,561 or more, the deduction is 1% of the adjusted biweekly gross.
There is no maximum annual dues or agency shop fee.
If you have further questions please contact the payroll department at 716-878-4124.
The following changes have been made within Degree Navigator for students following the GE2K general education guidelines:
1. The Basic Math requirement has been updated so that Math courses are no longer required in combination. Now either MAT126 or MAT311 or MAT161 will complete that area, in addition to the other courses listed.
2. Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts Degree now only need to demonstrate proficiency at the 102 level to satisfy the foreign language requirement.
3. The two prefix rule no longer applies to the three different civilization requirements, so for example students may use three different history courses to fulfill the civilizations.
4. More acceptable coursework has been added to the different cognate areas.
For a complete picture of what was outlined above, please reference the updated GE2K document found here:
http://www.buffalostate.edu/registrar/documents/ge2000.htm.
These changes will cause shifting on students audit reports. Any questions or concerns can be addressed by e-mailing audit@buffalostate.edu.
The following changes have been made within Degree Navigator for students following the GE2K general education guidelines:
1. The Basic Math requirement has been updated so that math courses are no longer required in combination. Now either MAT126 or MAT311 or MAT161 by itself will complete that area.
2. Students pursuing a bachelor of arts degree now only need to demonstrate proficiency at the 102 level.
3. The two-prefix rule no longer applies to the three different civilization requirements, so for example students may use three different history courses to fulfill each civilization.
4. More acceptable coursework has been added to the different cognate areas.
For a complete picture of what was outlined above, please reference the updated GE2K document found here:
www.buffalostate.edu/registrar/documents/ge2000.htm
These changes will cause shifting on students audit reports. Any questions or concerns can be addressed by e-mailing audit@buffalostate.edu.
Muriel A. Howard, president of Buffalo State College, and Cindy Abbott Letro, chair of the Burchfield-Penney Art Center's board of trustees, cordially invite faculty and staff to the groundbreaking for the new Burchfield-Penney Art Center. The event will be held today, Thursday, August 24, at 5:00 p.m. at the construction site, corner of Elmwood Avenue and Rockwell Road. A reception will immediately follow the ceremony under the tent in front of Rockwell Hall.
Do you have any personnel paperwork stored on your laptop or on a flash drive that you carry to and from the office? Do you have a spreadsheet of student grades stored on your laptop? Does that file contain names or student ID numbers? If that device goes missing, the theft or loss would be considered a data security incident to be reported to SUNY and the state, and the affected students or employees would be notified of the incident and the data security risk.
According to a new state law, New York State Information Security Breach and Notification Act, we may be required to report breaches of private information to those affected and to SUNY for possible forwarding to the NYS attorney general, the NYS Office of Cyber Security Critical Infrastructure Coordination (CSCIC), and the Consumer Protection Board (CPB).
See the Campus Confidentiality Statement for detailed information about your responsibilities and liabilities.
Friday, August 25, is Move-In Day for resident students. To facilitate the move for our students and their families, some parking lots near dorms will be reserved for use by students who are moving in to the dorms, and these lots will not be available for faculty, staff, and students. The following lots will be used for move-in activity on Friday, August 25:
Lot A-1 (Rockwell Road, north and south sides) from Cleveland Circle Drive west to the entrance of lots F/ F-1 and G.
Lot D (Academic Drive) except parking spaces designated for persons with disabilities
Lot D-1
University Police officers and Residence Life staff will be available to direct students and their families. Thank you for your cooperation.