The Daily will take a brief hiatus during the holidays—it will not be published from December 24 through January 1. During that time users will be able to submit items for January 2 and beyond. Happy holidays!
Today is the last day for faculty to enter their fall 2008 grades using Banner. The window will close at 11:59 this evening. Detailed documentation for entering grades is available by accessing http://buffalostate.edu/banner/documents/grading.pdf. Assistance is available by calling Banner Support from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at ext. 3434. If you have questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at ext. 4811.
The 2007-2008 Affirmative Action report is available for review in the Equity and Campus Diversity Office, CLEV 415, during normal business hours and also in the Reserve Room of E. H. Butler Library. The report provides information on the efforts of the campus in providing a diverse workforce. The executive summary is available at www.buffalostate.edu/equity.
Faculty will enter their fall 2008 grades using Banner. The grading window will open Monday morning, December 8, and close Monday, December 15, at 11:59 p.m. In preparation, faculty are encouraged to logon to Banner to be sure that all of their courses are listed under their account. Detailed documentation for entering grades is available by accessing http://buffalostate.edu/banner/documents/grading.pdf.
Additionally, assistance is available by calling Banner Support Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at ext. 3434, or by scheduling an appointment via bannerhelp@buffalostate.edu. If you have any questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at ext. 4811.
Students requesting a letter grade for a pass/fail may obtain a Substitute for Pass/Fail Form from the Registrar's Office, Moot Hall 210. Approved forms must be returned to the Registrar's Office no later than Monday, December 15, at 5:00 p.m.
I am pleased to announce that Timothy Walsh has accepted our offer for the position of associate vice president for college relations, effective December 4. Walsh worked at Medaille College for 17 years and developed its branding as well as several enrollment campaigns. He has in-depth experience developing collateral pieces for fundraising campaigns and alumni communications.
Ann Brown, who has been serving as interim associate vice president for college relations, will be promoted to assistant vice president for college relations. She has done an outstanding job as interim AVP, and her expanded responsibilities will greatly benefit the college.
Please join me in welcoming Tim Walsh and in congratulating Ann Brown.
Dr. Susanne P. Bair
Vice President
Institutional Advancement & Development Office
Effective Monday, November 24, 2008, parking lot B-1, immediately west of the Burchfield Penney Art Center, will be open. This is a visitors’ parking lot and all users of the lot are required to display a receipt from the Pay and Display Station located near the front entrance of the lot. Time increments of 15 minutes may be purchased for $.25 for a maximum of 2 hours. The machine will accept Mastercard, Visa, and US coin currency. The Pay and Display Station receipt must be displayed with information facing upright on the vehicle’s dashboard. Vehicles found in violation of this policy will be subject to a parking summons.
The restriction preventing "Double-Dipping" between major courses and core requirements in GE2K, GEC, and Intellectual Foundations has been removed effective immediately.
The new policy says: "Each student may use courses to fulfill both major requirements and Intellectual Foundations requirements, or those of other General Education categories."
What does this mean? Any major courses which also apply to an Intellectual Foundations, GE2K, or GEC core requirement, may now be used to fulfill both requirements.
This change was applied to Degree Navigator on November 17, 2008, for GE2K and GEC, and on October 30, 2008, for Intellectual Foundations, and applies to all students in these general education areas.
Students are advised to review their audit http://www.buffalostate.edu/registrar/dn4student.xml to see if this policy change has affected distribution of courses. This change may cause students to adjust the courses they choose for spring 2009.
Buffalo State will move to the newest version of ANGEL on Monday, December 29, and Tuesday, December 30. During this time, ANGEL will be unavailable while we upgrade the system from version 7.2 to 7.3.
Once the upgrade is complete, all course sites for the 2009 intersemester and spring semester will be in the new version. For a preview of version 7.3, sign up for a sandbox account on ANGEL Learning's Web page.
Version 7.3 improves discussion forums, assessments, and the HTML editor. Faculty who have used ANGEL will not need training for the new version. Faculty new to ANGEL may request an ANGEL introduction session by e-mailing angelhelp@buffalostate.edu.
Online documentation will be available mid-December. ANGEL version 7.3 requires Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2 or 3 Web browsers.
The spring 2009 Online Master Schedule (RG87) will update every evening through February 6, 2009. The Intersemester 2009 page is manually updated at least one time per week or more frequently as changes are received. View this page on the Registrar's Office Web site at http://www.buffalostate.edu/registrar/x717.xml.
Students should be reminded to search for courses in Banner for the most updated information and seats available.