No matter what level you occupy in an organization, timely, ongoing, accurate feedback is the best tool for improving yourself and helping others develop.

Complete details regarding the 2010 Retirement Incentive are available on the Human Resource Management Web site. If you have any questions, please call Human Resources at ext. 4821 for clarification.

The grading window will close tomorrow, Thursday, July 29, at 10:00 a.m. Detailed documentation for entering grades is available online. Additionally, assistance is available by calling the Computing Help Desk, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at ext. 4357. If you have any questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at ext. 4811.

The Barnes & Noble at Buffalo State Bookstore is now hiring for temporary positions for the start of the fall 2010 semester. Barnes & Noble offers a generous employee discount. Please tell students about this opportunity.

Ready, set, let's go...our Monday, Wednesday, and Friday walks continue. Meet at the Cleveland Hall archway at 12:15 p.m. If it rains, we will meet at Houston Gym and take some laps around the track. Our wellness depends on it. See you there!

The College and Community Partnerships Office, which was recently highlighted in the Buffalo News, oversees the West Side Youth Violence Prevention Task Force, a pilot project at School 18.

The summer 2010 session B grading window will close on Thursday, July 29, at 10:00 a.m.

Faculty may now enter their summer 2010 session B grades using Banner. The grading window is open through Thursday, July 29, at 10:00 a.m. Detailed documentation for entering grades is available online. Additionally, assistance is available by calling the Computing Help Desk, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at ext. 4357. If you have any questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at ext. 4811.

Effective July 1, 2010, the Budget Office will no longer send routine confirmation to account managers of completed budget reallocation transactions. Account managers can expect a reassignment of funds request to be completed within three business days, and can view completed budgetary reallocations using the SUNY Management Resource Tool (SMRT) Application.

Join us in congratulating Kent McGowan on his appointment as the director of financial aid at the University of Montana at Missoula. A farewell reception will be held on Thursday, July 29, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., in the Admissions conference room (Moot Hall 110).