From the President

I am pleased to invite the college community to the annual luncheon honoring faculty and staff who are in their 25th year of service at Buffalo State College. The event will take place on Tuesday, March 8, at noon at the Saturn Club, 977 Delaware Avenue. Reservations will be accepted through February 28.

The 18 employees crossing the 25-year mark this year are:

Tammy Anna, Technology

Paul Bardak, Information Technology Exchange Center

Jerry Boyes, Intercollegiate Athletics

David Ettestad, Physics

Raymond Flanagan, Mail Room

Ronald George, Counseling Center

James Hamm, Art Conservation

Maureen Lindstrom, E. H. Butler Library

Michael Littman, Business

Therese Locher, Procurement Services

Gary Pettibone, Biology

Sharon Raimondi, Exceptional Education

Scott Roberts, Health and Wellness

Shirley Roberts, Student Accounts Office

Amy Rockwell, E.H. Butler Library

Joanne Santiago, Residence Life Office

Jill Singer, Earth Sciences and Science Education

J. Robert Stalder, Academic Skills Center.

To make your reservation, please complete the registration form, or call Laurie or Melissa at ext. 4101

From the President

All faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to submit suggestions and to share ideas and strategies with their respective department supervisors, unit leaders, and constituency groups on ways to address the gap between the revenue and operating expenses at Buffalo State. Suggestions should be submitted by February 15, 2011.

Suggestions may also be sent directly to any member of the College Planning Council (CPC) Budget Committee:

Aaron Podolefsky, President

Dennis Ponton, Provost

Stanley Kardonsky, Vice President for Finance and Management and Committee Chair

Benjamin Christy, Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities

Ted Schmidt, Chair of the College Senate Budget and Staff Allocation Committee,
and Faculty Representative for the School of Natural and Social Sciences

Hal Payne, Vice President for Student Affairs

Yves Gachette, Institutional Research Representative

Robert Wood, Faculty Representative for the School of Arts and Humanities

Slade Gellin, Faculty Representative for the School of the Professions

Awilda Ramos Zagarrigo, Faculty Representative for the School of Education

Lindsey Porter, United Students Government President

From the President

The next meeting of the Buffalo State College Council will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 1, in Cleveland Hall 418. Yesterday’s announcement erroneously listed the meeting time as 4:00 p.m. College Relations regrets the error.

Agenda

1. Call to Order

2. Action Items

  - Approval of Minutes: September 14, 2010

3. President’s Report

4. Committee Reports

5. Announcements

6. Adjournment

Effective March 18, 2011, departmental account files for state purpose fund accounts are available to individuals authorized for this year's budget process. Information on how to access files located on secure shared drives on the campus server has been distributed to authorized individuals.

Additional information about this year's process is available on the Budget Office web site.

Please contact the Budget Office at ext. 4312 with questions.

The Daily will be published once during the week of spring recess: Thursday, March 31. Items to appear in the March 31 issue must be submitted by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30.

From the Chair of the College Senate Bylaws and Elections Committee
One university faculty senator, one alternate faculty senator, and two at-large College Senate positions will become vacant on August 23. The university faculty senator serves as a senator for both the College Senate at Buffalo State and the SUNY University Faculty Senate. The alternate attends the SUNY University Faculty Senate meetings only when one of the two university faculty senators is absent.

A call for nominations and information about candidates’ statements can be found at www.buffalostate.edu/collegesenate. The Call for Nominations begins Monday, March 21, and continues through 5:00 p.m. Monday, April 4. Elections will begin on Monday, April 11, and continue through Friday, April 15.

Faculty members, faculty librarians, and professional staff whose total service in their respective positions would not exceed six consecutive years by the end of this term (September 2011–August 2014) are eligible to run for each office. Nominees are asked to provide a short statement about their interest, to be posted on the Senate electronic voting site.
 
Individuals running for a senator position in another election may not also run for at-large senator or university faculty senator position while the other election is being conducted.  If the other election concludes during the period when nominations for at-large or university faculty senator are still being accepted, eligible individuals may self-nominate for either position.

If you are interested in being a candidate, please contact Vince Masci at 878-5139 or collegesenate@buffalostate.edu. We look forward to your participation in the vital process of campus governance.

From the Vice President for Finance and Management

College resources, including equipment, supplies, services, and facilities, shall be used for official college business only. Use of college resources for commercial purposes or for personal gain is prohibited. Any loan of college property (other than library materials) to any party for personal use is prohibited.

Direct any questions regarding this policy to James Thor, associate vice president and comptroller, at ext. 4312.

From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee

The deadline for all course and program proposal submissions is Tuesday, March 15.

The Daily Bulletin will not be published from Monday, July 4, through Friday, July 8. During that time users will be able to submit items for Monday, July 11, and beyond.

From the Chair of the College Senate

The next meeting of the College Senate will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, March 11, in E. H. Butler Library 210. The meeting agenda is available on the College Senate website.