The Emergency Response Planning Group and University Police will conduct a test of the college’s new emergency alert horn at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, April 2. Most people on campus will hear a series of six very loud 10-second horn blasts over a two-minute period, emanating from the central heating plant.

Thirty minutes 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 receive a test alert via text message, automated phone message, e-mail, or fax.

Assistance from the campus community is critical in evaluating the horn’s effectiveness. After the test, please e-mail ERPG@buffalostate.edu (preferred) or leave voice mail at 878-3700 to report where you were (building and room if indoors; campus location if outdoors) when the horn sounded, and rate the sound on a scale of zero (undetectable) to 5 (deafening).

In a real emergency, the horn will sound three times in full one-minute blasts, separated by 15-second silent intervals. In such an emergency, immediately seek shelter and wait for further instructions communicated via NY-Alert, e-mail, www.buffalostate.edu, or verbal instructions from a university police officer.
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Faculty and staff may register for NY-Alert through the SUNY employee portal. Students can register through BANNER. 

Thank you for your assistance with this critical emergency notification system.

The NY-Alert emergency notification system is available for Buffalo State faculty and staff members. To sign up, go to the secure logon section of the SUNY employee portal, select Buffalo State from the pull-down menu, and enter your NT username and password. Once logged in, click on the NY-Alert icon on the right side of the page, and follow the instructions.
The NY-Alert emergency notification system is available for Buffalo State faculty and staff members. To sign up, go to the secure logon section of the SUNY employee portal, select Buffalo State from the pull-down menu, and enter your NT username and password. Once logged in, click on the NY-Alert icon on the right side of the page, and follow the instructions.

Faculty and staff who sign up by Thursday, March 26, will receive a test message on Thursday, April 2, during a campuswide test of the NY-Alert system and the college’s new emergency alert horn.

To accommodate an upgrade to the electrical back-up power for the campus’ main computer system, the southwest entrance of Twin Rise will be closed next week (March 23-27). The other three entrances will remain unaffected, and should be used in case of emergency.

In addition, the northbound lane of Academic Drive will be closed on Wednesday, March 25, and Thursday, March 26. Flagmen will be on hand to maintain traffic in both directions. Some parking may be obstructed on either side of Academic Drive for the two days that this work is underway, and the sidewalk from Academic Drive to Rockwell Road will be closed.

Please direct questions about this critical maintenance project to Robert Yankelunas at 863-7377.

The Emergency Response Planning Group and University Police will conduct a test of the college’s new emergency alert horn at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, April 2. Most people on campus will hear a series of six very loud 10-second horn blasts over a two-minute period, emanating from the central heating plant. Thirty minutes 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 receive a test alert via text message, automated phone message, e-mail, or fax.

Assistance from the campus community is critical in evaluating the horn’s effectiveness. After the test, please e-mail ERPG@buffalostate.edu (preferred) or leave voice mail at 878-3700 to report where you were (building and room if indoors; campus location if outdoors) when the horn sounded, and rate the sound on a scale of zero (undetectable) to 5 (deafening).

In a real emergency, the horn will sound three times in full one-minute blasts, separated by 15-second silent intervals. In such an emergency, immediately seek shelter and wait for further instructions communicated via NY-Alert, e-mail, www.buffalostate.edu, or verbal instructions from a university police officer.

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

Thank you for your assistance with this critical emergency notification system.

The NY-Alert emergency notification system is available for Buffalo State faculty and staff members. To sign up, go to the SUNY employee portal, click on “SUNY Secure Sign On” on the right side of the page, select Buffalo State from the pull-down menu, and enter your NT user name and password. Once logged in, click on the NY Alert icon on the right side of the page, and follow the instructions.

This voluntary system delivers text messages, automated phone messages, and e-mails to participants. Examples of situations that could prompt a NY-Alert message include those involving the closing of campus, bomb threats, fires, hazardous materials, civil disturbances, pandemics, perpetrators at large, active shooters, hostages, missing people, utility failures, flooding, and extreme weather conditions. NY-Alert is administered by the New York State Emergency Management Office (SEMO). Please note that your personal information is not public and will never be sold or used for any other purpose.

Faculty and staff who sign up by Thursday, March 26, will receive a test message on Thursday, April 2, during a campuswide test of the NY-Alert system and the college’s new emergency alert horn.

As the rehabilitation of Buffalo State's sculpture studio continues, workers are beginning construction of the outdoor sculpture area at the north end of Upton Hall.

Temporary fencing will be installed at the north end of Lot T this week, enclosing five parking spaces for the sculpture area. One of these spaces is anticipated to be returned to parking use at the end of the spring semester. The other four will be part of the sculpture area permanently. Staff will be compensated for these lost spaces by the creation of new staff parking on Rockwell Road.

Inquiries can be made to Campus Services at ext. 6111. Thank you for your understanding as we move forward with this critical campus project.

Today, February 19, at 12:15 p.m. in Warren Enters Theatre, President Muriel A. Howard will give her annual State of the College address, including remarks about the impact of the current economy on the future direction of the college, SUNY budget advocacy initiatives, and 2008 campus accomplishments.

At the conclusion of her remarks, Vice President for Finance and Management Stanley Kardonsky will discuss the campus construction plan, encompassing more than $250 million in projects, and the timetable over the next five years.

All are encouraged to attend. Instructional Resources will provide a live webcast of the event.

This Thursday, February 19, at 12:15 p.m. in Warren Enters Theatre, President Muriel A. Howard will give her annual State of the College address, including remarks about the impact of the current economy on the future direction of the college, SUNY budget advocacy initiatives, and 2008 campus accomplishments.

At the conclusion of her remarks, Vice President for Finance and Management Stanley Kardonsky will discuss the campus construction plan, encompassing more than $250 million in projects, and the timetable over the next five years.

All are encouraged to attend. Instructional Resources will provide a live webcast of the event.

This afternoon's College Senate meeting will start at 2:30 p.m. in Classroom Building C-122 in order to allow time for a special briefing about the H.H. Richardson Project. Master plan architects will update the campus on their work to date and next steps, and will answer questions. All are welcome to attend.

Information about the project can be found at http://www.richardson-olmsted.com/.

We look forward to your participation.

Please make note of new three-way “stop” signs that have been installed at the intersection of Iroquois Drive and Tower Dorm Road. University Police has been monitoring traffic in that area since the new electrical substation building was constructed. Because visibility has been reduced, these stop signs will safeguard motorists entering and passing through the intersection.