Faculty members will enter their January 2012 grades using Banner. The grading window is now open and will close Sunday, January 29, at 9:00 p.m. Detailed documentation for entering grades is available online. Additionally, assistance is available from the Computing Help Desk at ext. 4357 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. If you have any questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at ext. 4811.

Faculty members will enter their January 2012 grades using Banner. The grading window will open Wednesday, January 18, at 9:00 a.m. and close Sunday, January 29, at 9:00 p.m. In preparation, faculty are encouraged to log on to Banner to be sure that all their courses are listed under their account. Detailed documentation for entering grades is available by at http://buffalostate.edu/banner/documents/grading.pdf. Additionally, assistance is available from the Computing Help Desk at ext. 4357 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. If you have any questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at ext. 4811.

Faculty and staff members are reminded that Spring Orientation will take place on Thursday, January 19, and that new students will be using Lot G on that day.

For more information, please visit www.buffalostate.edu/orientation/x999.xml.

The Buffalo State Employee Assistance Program will host a Weight Watchers at Work information session on Thursday, January 19, at noon in E. H. Butler Library 208. The 12-week program will begin on Thursday, January 26, at noon in Butler Library 208.

As of January 2012, program participants must register* for a monthly pass costing $39.99 each, payable by credit card, debit card, or PayPal. A minimum of 20 participants is required for Weight Watchers to host a program at Buffalo State. All interested Weight Watchers participants, including those who are not interested in attending the "At Work" program but still want to participate in Weight Watchers, are encouraged to register* through the website, as they will be counted toward the 20-person minimum required for our campus and will receive the At Work program discounted price. If we do not meet the 20-person minimum, those who have signed up will have the option to attend a different meeting site off campus. Remember, if you are not interested in attending the At Work program but still want to participate in Weight Watchers, please register* through this site to help us reach the minimum requirement.

Buffalo State's Company ID is 56184; the Company Passcode is WW56184.

Please visit the EAP website for more information; if you have questions, please contact Melissa Slisz.

*Important: Please do not register until after you attend the informational meeting on January 19, since your credit or debit card will be charged and your membership will begin immediately upon registration. Please attend the information session on January 19 before registering through this website.

This workshop will introduce the composition handbook as used in the College Writing Program. Since we are instituting a common handbook for all composition classes and all four years of study, starting in fall 2012, we want the campus to be aware of what it is and how, why, and when to use it and refer to it. Composition handbooks are basic references for most writing situations and can be supplemented with field-specific details. We will cover the handbook's use in composition classes and suggestions for use in other classes.

Presented by Wendy Scott, the workshop will be held on Thursday, February 23, from 11:00 a.m. to noon in Classroom Building B320. We hope you can join us! This is the final Writing Across the Curriculum workshop this semester. Please register through the CyberQuad registration system or call Chris at ext. 5451.

In this workshop, presented by Janice Carello, we will explore the use of informal and formal writing strategies—from planning to assessment—that can be used to help students think and write about content across the curriculum. Join us in this discussion on Tuesday, February 28, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in Classroom Building B320. Please register through the CyberQuad registration system or call Chris at ext. 5451.

Join us for a discussion focusing on strategies that faculty across disciplines can use to create discipline-specific writing assignments for their courses. Presented by John McKinnis, this workshop will be held on Tuesday, February 14, from 11:00 a.m. to noon in Classroom Building B320. Please register through the CyberQuad registration system or call Chris at ext. 5451.

The next Writing Across the Curriculum workshop will be held on Thursday, February 23.

Is the same old same old leaving you cold? Come and explore ways to energize writing assignments in and out of the classroom! Presented by Irene Sipos, lecturer in the College Writing Program, this workshop will meet Friday, February 10, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. in Classroom Building B108. We hope you will join us in this discussion! Please register through the CyberQuad registration system, or call Chris at ext. 5451.

The next Writing Across the Curriculum workshop will be held on Tuesday, February 14.

Please advise graduate students who are completing their master's degree, certificate of advanced study, or graduate certificate to apply for May 2012 graduation by Wednesday, February 1. Potential August 2012 master's or C.A.S. graduates who wish to participate in May Commencement and be listed in the Commencement brochure must also apply by February 1. Graduation applications are available online or in the Graduate School office, Cleveland Hall 204.

Join us for a discussion focusing on post-process pedagogy, the pedagogical stance advocated by the College Writing Program as a means to assist students in the development of their writing skills and processes. Presented by Michele Ninacs, director of the College Writing Program, this workshop will be held on Monday, February 6, from noon to 1:00 p.m. in Classroom Building B320. Please register through the CyberQuad registration system or call Chris at ext. 5451.  

The next Writing Across the Curriculum workshop will be held Friday, February 10, when we will discuss "Designing Writing Assignments."