From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee

Correction
ANT 306 was incorrectly titled Urban Anthropology in the January 21, 2010, issue of the Bulletin. The correct course title is ANT 306 Peoples of Asia.

Writing Across the Curriculum
Courses that satisfy the Writing Across the Curriculum requirement will now be identified as WAC Designation in the Bulletin and on the College Senate Web site.

Advanced to the Senate Curriculum Committee
The following have been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the Senate Curriculum Committee for review and approval:

New Courses:
PSC 308 International Organizations and International Law. Prerequisite: Junior or senior status or instructor permission. Political and legal viewpoints of international organizations; political and administrative concepts and theories concerning international organizations and law such as roles and effects of international organizations and law in foreign policy making, international cooperation, and competition.

PSC 342 Russian Politics. Prerequisite: PSC 101 or instructor permission. Theory and practice of Russian political institutions and processes in light of Russian history; Soviet efforts to redirect that history; current political, social, and economic changes in Russia today.

Course Revision:
PSC 317 U.S. Constitutional Law: Power, Institutions, and Accountability. Prerequisite: Junior or senior status or instructor permission. Foundations of American Constitutionalism; judicial review and its use throughout history; the Supreme Court’s interaction with Congress, the president, and the states; evolving concepts of federalism; development of governmental regulation of private property and contracts; the evolution of the principles of constitutional due process and equal protection.

Course Revision and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
NON-WESTERN CIVILIZATIONS
PSC 340 Politics of Developing Countries.Prerequisite: PSC 101 or PSC 230. Problems of developing countries, political process, and its relation to societal transformation; the role of the army and bureaucracy in political development; problems of nation-building and democracy in developing countries; and globalization.

Course Revision, Intellectual Foundations Designation, and Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Designation:

ORAL COMMUNICATION
PSC 470W Senior Seminar. Prerequisites: PSC 203, PSC 204, PSC 399, and junior or senior status or instructor permission. Selected topics in political science examined and analyzed in depth.

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Advanced to the Interim President
The following have been approved by the Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the interim president for review and approval:

Program Revision:
M.A. History, MA-NS

New Courses:
MST 640 Museum Administration
PSY 460 Advanced Legal Psychology

Course Revision:
ANT 321 Primatology

From the President
I have approved the following curricular items, which have been recommended by the appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the provost:

Program Revisions:
B.F.A. Design, Concentration in Ceramics, Fiber, Metal/Jewelry, Wood/Furniture, and Communication Design (0180)

B.S. Design, Concentration in Ceramics, Fiber, Metal/Jewelry, and Wood/Furniture (0175)

Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
The following have been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the Curriculum Committee for review and approval:

Course Revisions:
CRS/EDU/EXE 509 Introduction to the Gifted, Talented, and Creative Learner
Introduction to giftedness, talent development, and creativity in students, examining both the historical foundations and the current state of the field. Examines characteristics and identification of academically gifted, creative, and talented students from diverse backgrounds and areas of ability who learn at a pace and level that are significantly different than classmates.

CRS/EDU 621 Curriculum Development in Gifted, Talented, and Creative Education
Appropriate curriculum, materials, instructional methods, and evaluation strategies for the development of creativity and the education of individuals who demonstrate gifted behavior and talents. Examines instructional and curricular models, differentiated teaching/learning and creative/critical thinking strategies, and collaboration with the school community.

From the President
I have approved the following curricular item, which has been recommended by the appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the provost:

Program Revision:
B.A. Arts and Letters 0110 (formerly B.A. The Arts 0110)

Advanced to the President
The following has been approved by the Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the president for review and approval:

Course Revision and Intellectual Foundations Designation:
SOCIAL SCIENCES
SLP 206 Language Development
Introduction to the nature and scope of language development in children; children’s acquisition of language, speech sounds, words, sentence structure, and meaning; factors that influence language development. Not open to speech-language pathology majors except by advisement.

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Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
The following has been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the Curriculum Committee for review and approval:

New Program:
M.S. Foreign Language Teaching (K–12)

Please congratulate the outstanding members of Buffalo State University's Intercollegiate Moot Court Team as they competed in the American Moot Court Association's Northeast Regional Championships on December 7-8 at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Each of these students spent dozens of hours this semester preparing legal arguments concerning the limits of the Fifth Amendment privilege concerning self-incrimination and the extent of First Amendment speech protections. All excelled in their arguments against students from Yale, Chicago, Williams, and other private and public institutions. A special thanks goes to Mr. William Altreuter, co-coach, local attorney, and lecturer of public law, for his efforts preparing these students.

The following students have worked diligently since the beginning of the semester to represent Buffalo State: 

• Eunice Alvarado-Resendiz
• Meghan Donacik
• Tina Eftekharinia
• Kayli Elliott
• Mira Grosser
• Thomas Hollander
• Jacob Molnar
• Madison Sierra
• Nicholas Smith

Please congratulate each of these students for their hard work and success!

Bridget MarĂ­a Chesterton, professor of history and social studies education, will present her latest book publication virtually in AsunciĂłn, Paraguay, tomorrow, December 12. Her book, El Cuaderono de Etele Piacentini (Etele Piacentini's Notebook), will be published with CEADUC (AsunciĂłn, Paraguay, December 2024). The book is a collection of recipes from one of Paraguay's most important cooks, with historical commentary, explanation, and food photos by Chesterton.

Timothy Bryant, associate professor of English, wrote an educational game, "Into the Labyrinth," which is included in the edited book, Roll for Learning: Micro Tabletop Role-Playing Games to Use in the Classroom, published in November by Play Story Press. This anthology of games for the classroom is freely available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license. 

Catherine Cardina, professor and chair of the Health, Nutrition, and Dietetics Department, published the article "Technology Use Among Physical Education Teachers Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Connectivist Approach" in the Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, first published online October 22, 2024. The article's coauthors were Taemin Ha of CUNY Queens College, Xiaoping Fan of SUNY Cortland, and Sheri M. Treadwell of SUNY Brockport.

Tim Bryant, associate professor of English, presented "Identity and Role Confusion in Fantasy Roleplay Literature and Games" at the 121st annual conference of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association, held in Palm Springs, California, November 7-10. The paper applied Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development to a reading of fantasy novels in which players get lost in the worlds of their games and an evaluation of how such literature engages the developmental goals and challenges of adolescence.