The Career Development Center can help you find candidates for your student assistant (non-work study) positions.

On October 19, 2006, Buffalo State College will hold its Seventh Annual Faculty/Staff Research and Creativity Fall Forum. As in past years, the goal of this forum is to develop, encourage, and support Buffalo State College faculty and staff research and creativity; and to make collaborative research endeavors and grantsmanship more accessible. This is an excellent opportunity to network with other Buffalo State College faculty/staff and identify common scholarly and creative interests that you may have. Every year individuals commented that they enjoyed learning what others were doing and as a result new collaborations were developed.

All presentations will be poster sessions and all activities will be held on the same day in one location (Houston Gym). The day will begin with a welcome session at 10:30 a.m. The exhibition of poster presentations will continue until 2:00 p.m. The program booklet will be distributed the day of the event. Lunch will be served.

It's not too late to sign up for the Winterim 2007 workshops. Go to: http://www.buffalostate.edu/

Computing and Technology Services (CTS) will no longer purchase new floppy drives or zip drives for faculty and staff desktops or laptops. Repair of existing floppy and zip drives will be phased out by June 1, 2007.

Java-U Cafe will be open Monday through Thursday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. We are open every day except weekends, December 25 and 26, and New Year's Day. We offer a variety of sandwiches and, of course, our famous "soup of the day." Happy holidays from your friends at the bookstore!

Starting today, SkillSoft will be supported on the MAC operating system (10.4) running the Safari Web browser (versions 2.0 and 2.0.4).

The Classroom Building fire alarm system upgrade project will begin during the winter break. Asbestos abatement will be performed and will consist of the removal of materials on the second and third floors. While the contractor is working on each floor, it will be closed to occupants. Work will start on the third floor on Monday, December 18, and the third floor will be closed to occupants until Tuesday, December 26. Work will begin on the second floor on December 26, and the second floor will be closed to occupants until January 5.

Human Resource Management has revised the Current Employee Change Form, which is used to initiate personnel actions for current employees. The revised form does not require the initiating department to provide the employee's Social Security number. The revised form can be downloaded at www.buffalostate.edu/offices/hr/forms.asp.

The all new Buffalo State Pep Band is recruiting members, including faculty and staff! The pep band is an initiative of the Athletics Department in collaboration with the Music Department. Under the direction of Buffalo State graduate Paul Siekiersi, the pep band hopes to play at its first event sometime in February. If you're a musician—young or old—enjoy athletics, and want to have some fun, why not join the Buffalo State Pep Band for one, two, or all of their events! For additional information or to register, contact Tom Koller at ext. 6514 or kollertc@buffalostate.edu.

The anticipated date for fall 2006 grades to appear on Degree Navigator is the morning of Friday, December 22. Please continue to monitor the login page of Degree Navigator in case there are any updates to this. Note that students will only be able to see their grades on Degree Navigator. This functionality does not exist in either STARS or SABRE.