Spring 2010 registration starts today, Wednesday, November 4. Start dates for current students continue through November 17. Registration for readmits starts November 18. Registration for new transfers starts November 30. The Faculty/Staff Banner page has answers to many frequently asked questions. Links to spring 2010 courses, Intersemester information, and the CEP schedule are available at www.buffalostate.edu/registrar/x728.xml. The faculty/staff link to Degree Navigator is www.buffalostate.edu/registrar/dn4facstaff.xml.

After months of planning and preparation, construction is about to get under way on Buffalo State’s new student housing project. This new 507-bed apartment-style dormitory, to be located on Lot L, is scheduled for a spring 2011 completion. It will meet our increasing need for on-campus housing at Buffalo State.

To accommodate construction site preparation, Lot L will be removed from service permanently on Saturday, November 14. The recent addition of 159 parking spaces in Lot R and the soon-to-be-completed 411-space expansion of Lot M will more than make up for the loss of 433 spaces in Lot L.

To serve students, faculty, and staff who park in lots along Rockwell Road and Letchworth Street, a new shuttle service linking Lots M, G, and C is being planned. Please check the Daily or www.buffalostate.edu/construction for the shuttle schedule and service commencement date.

Questions about this project can be e-mailed to VPFM@buffalostate.edu.

Buffalo State will again offer the H1N1 influenza vaccine to high-risk individuals, Wednesday, November 4, from 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall.

High-risk individuals are:
- Students with high risk medical conditions, including asthma.
- Students with children under the age of six months.
- Students, ages 18-24.
- Pregnant women who have a note from their doctor requesting the vaccine be given.

All students will be able to obtain the H1N1 vaccine on Friday, November 6, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the second floor lobby of the Sports Complex. This clinic will be open to all currently enrolled Buffalo State students.

Vaccination is the best way to protect yourself from this potentially serious disease and students are encouraged to get vaccinated—especially those with asthma or other underlying medical conditions.

Further information about the H1N1 epidemic and the vaccine can be found at the Weigel Health Center Web site and at www.cdc.gov.

To avoid conflicts with 2010 Homecoming events, the date for Academic Convocation has been changed from Thursday, September 23, 2010, to Thursday, September 16, 2010.

The Emergency Response Planning Group and University Police will conduct a test of the college’s Outdoor Emergency Alert Horn at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 20. People who are outdoors during the test will hear a series of three loud one-minute horn blasts emanating from the central heating plant. Please note: the horn is primarily intended to be audible at outdoor locations on campus—not inside buildings.

Approximately one hour before the horn sounds, at 12:30 p.m., the college will issue a campuswide test of the NY-Alert emergency communication system. At this time, all students, faculty, and staff who have registered with the service will be sent a test alert via text message, automated phone message, e-mail, or fax. In a real emergency, the horn will sound for five full minutes. If a real emergency alert is signaled, immediately seek shelter and await further instructions communicated via NY-Alert, e-mail, www.buffalostate.edu, or direct instructions from University Police.

Faculty and staff may register for NY-Alert through the SUNY employee portal. Students can register through Banner. Thank you for your patience as we test these critical emergency notification systems.

The Emergency Response Planning Group and University Police will conduct a test of the college’s Outdoor Emergency Alert Horn at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 20. Those outdoors during the test will hear a series of three loud, one-minute horn blasts, emanating from the central heating plant. Please note: the horn is primarily intended to be audible at outdoor locations on campus—not inside buildings.

Approximately one hour before the horn blasts, at 12:30 p.m., the college will issue a campuswide test of the NY-Alert emergency communication system. At this time, all students, faculty, and staff who have registered with the service will be sent a test alert via text message, automated phone message, e-mail, or fax.
 
In a real emergency, the horn will sound for five full minutes. If a real emergency alert is signaled, immediately seek shelter and await further instructions communicated via NY-Alert, e-mail, www.buffalostate.edu, or direct instructions from University Police. 

Faculty and staff may register for NY-Alert through the SUNY employee portal. Students can register through BANNER. 

Thank you for your patience as we test these critical emergency notification systems.

Thank you for your  support at the 2009 SEFA/United Way Campaign Kick-Off. Approximately 50 solicitors including faculty, staff, and students spent their lunch-hour at the Kick-Off held at E.H. Butler Library on Thursday, October 1, 2009. It was a pleasure welcoming Buffalo State students, faculty, staff, and guests in officially kicking off the Campaign. Interim President Dennis Ponton and Tim Doolittle 2009 United Way Campaign Chair brought greetings from the United Way.

Campus support for this initiative was also evident at the Kick-Off scheduled during our 3^rd shift, where 30 members of the Buffalo State family attended in the Classroom Building on Wednesday September 30 at 6:00 a.m. We were are especially pleased that Matthew Levin-Stankevich, Director of Strategic Development of the United Way, was available to address the 3^rd shift staff.

Our goal this year is to continue the Buffalo State College tradition of giving with 100% participation of all departments. I look forward to surpassing our goal and seeing all of you at our closing ceremony. 

Thank you, again.
Vice President Kardonsky
2009 SEFA/United Way Campaign Chair 

As previously announced in the Daily, Campus Services will continue performing brief electrical shutdowns next week, from Monday September 28 through Friday, October 2, to perform critical upgrades. Faculty and staff should shut down all networked computers and miscellaneous equipment prior to any scheduled interruption. University Police will keep buildings locked until power has been restored. Each of the upcoming shutdowns is scheduled to last no longer than an hour, and to occur between 4:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
Monday, September 28, between 4:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
The short-term shutdown will affect the Classroom Building, Weigel Health Center, Twin Rise, North Wing, South Wing, Clinton Center, Central Receiving, Bakery Building, and the Power Plant.

Wednesday, September 30, between 4:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
Classroom Building, Weigel Health Center, Twin Rise, North Wing, South Wing, Clinton Center, Central Receiving, Laundry Bldg., Power Plant, Butler library, Campbell Student Union, Cleveland Hall, Moore Complex, Towers I, II, III and IV, Science Building 1 and 2, and Perry Hall.

During the shutdowns, devices/appliances other than networked computers can remain in their normal operating state. It is possible that after each interruption, some networked computers, especially those that were not powered down, may experience network connectivity issues when powered back up. Such issues should be reported to the Computing Help Desk at ext. 4357.

Questions or concerns regarding these scheduled outages may be referred to Campus Services at ext. 6111. Thank you for your cooperation. For more information on campus construction, please visit www.buffalostate.edu/construction.

Before granting a registration override for a student, check all the restrictions that apply to your course. If you're not sure which restrictions apply, you should contact your department. Granting special approval (instructor permission) will not let a student register for a section if other restrictions apply, such as major, class, or Level. Also, if the section is full (closed), you will need to grant a capacity override. For more information on granting overrides, visit www.buffalostate.edu/banner/x567.xml.

Buffalo State College’s Emergency Response Planning Group (ERPG) is closely monitoring reports of human cases of Influenza A (H1N1) throughout the world. Visit the ERPG Web site for more information.