This webinar will introduce you to a set of tools and practices designed to help you create better feedback for your online students in far less time. Topics covered in this one-hour presentation include

• using emergent technologies to streamline and even automate elements of feedback;
• enhancing feedback's impact through the use of both one-to-one and one-to-many methods;
• employing priority-based time-management strategies;
• taking advantage of "feedforward" techniques to decrease the need for summative feedback;
• creating banks of common feedback statements that can be drawn on for future assessments.

Taken together, these innovative approaches will help you pare your workload, rebalance your priorities, and maintain a positive environment for teaching and learning. Presented by B. Jean Mandernach, Ph.D., director of the Center for Innovation in Research and Teaching at Grand Canyon University. Join us on Wednesday, July 24, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. in the Professional Development Center, E. H. Butler Library 181B.

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=3199.

The Buffalo State satellite office of the Morton Lane Federal Credit Union will be closed on Thursday and Friday, July 4 and 5. The main office at 388 Englewood Avenue will be closed on July 4 but will remain open on Friday, July 5.

Credit union members are reminded that they can access their accounts online at www.mortonlanedirect.com. If you have any questions, please call the Morton Lane Federal Credit Union during business hours at 837-2007.

The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) will host a Weight Watchers At-Work information session on Thursday, June 20, and Thursday, June 27, at noon in E. H. Butler Library 208. The program is open to the campus community. Please attend one of the meetings for more information.

The benefits of the At-Work program:

• Flexibility. When you sign up for the monthly pass, you’ll get access to weekly At-Work meetings and unlimited local meetings plus eTools, an Internet weight-loss companion.
• Convenience. Weight Watchers brings the meetings right to campus, so even the busiest person can still attend.
• Daily motivation. Since a majority of our week is most likely spent at work or school, attending Weight Watchers on campus creates a great network for ongoing support and motivation.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Gina Game, campus coordinator.
 

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has directed that flags on state government buildings be flown at half-staff on Friday, June 14, 2013, in honor of three New Yorkers who died in Zarghun Shahr, Afghanistan, on June 8.

Killed were Lt. Col. Todd J. Clark of Evans Mills; Major Jaimie Leonard of Warrick; and civilian law enforcement training contractor Joseph Morabito from Hunter.

The two soldiers were assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 10th Mountain Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team based at Fort Drum.

"I join with all New Yorkers in mourning the deaths of these three men who gave their lives for our country," Governor Cuomo said." We extend our condolences to their friends, families, and fellow soldiers. We will remember them and honor their service."

Governor Cuomo has directed that the flags on all state buildings be lowered to half-staff in honor of and in tribute to our state's service members and those stationed in New York who are killed in action or die in a combat zone.

Today is election day. The polls are open from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in Caudell Hall 116. Please bring ID and your CSEA ID number with you.

This webinar will examine SUNY Brockport’s approach to the implementation of Title IX Department of Education (DOE) regulations and building a comprehensive Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Program. Representatives Monique Rew and Karen Logsdon from Brockport will present the webinar on Wednesday, June 19, from 10:00 a.m. to noon in Cleveland Hall 418.

For more information, please contact Liz McGough, ext. 4029.

A Google grant has been awarded to faculty members Sarbani Banerjee (project director), Neal Mazur, Ramona Santa Maria, and Barbara Sherman of the Computer Information Systems Department to host a three-day CS4HS (Computer Science for High School) workshop June 26–28 for in-service teachers from area high schools. With the goal of broadening participation in computing, the workshop will allow high school teachers to learn various concepts of computer science and different strategies for attracting students to computing. If you know of any in-service high school mathematics, science, or technology teachers who might be interested in attending, please encourage them to check out the CS4HS website and register for the workshop.

Just in time for Father's Day, the Barnes & Noble at Buffalo State Bookstore will be offering reduced pricing on all Nook HD and HD+ devices and covers. The Nook HD 8GB (regularly $199) is now $129; the Nook HD 16GB (regularly $229) is now $149; the Nook HD+ 16GB is reduced from $269 to $149; and the Nook HD+ 32GB (originally $299) is now only $169. All Nook HD/HD+ covers are priced at $25. Visit the campus Barnes & Noble for details.

June M&T Second Friday (June 14) at the Burchfield Penney Art Center includes:

• Happy hour with live music by House of Cards from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
• Useum artist Shasti O’Leary Soudant hosts a special hands-on project for you and your family. Drop in to play with light in "Let There Be Light!" from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
• Screening of Peepers at 7:30 p.m.
• Girl Scouts of Western New York (GSWNY) will celebrate its Community Gallery exhibition, The Art of Girl Scouting. Troops and families may take a docent-led tour at 5:30 p.m., attend a presentation with GSWNY CEO Cindy L. Odom at 6:30 p.m., and view displays from the Girl Scouts’ archives in the Studio Classroom throughout the evening. Refreshments and a cash bar will be available from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
• Gallery hours until 8:00 p.m.

More information is available on the Burchfield Penney website.

Join a featured watercolorist at the International Center for Watercolor's Thursday Watercolor Salon at the Center, a hands-on watercolor program in the Studio Classroom on Thursdays from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. during the summer. Watercolor salons offer a watercolor studio and gathering place at the Burchfield Penney Art Center. Bring your watercolor supplies, stop by Burchfield's café to purchase a refreshing drink, and join your friends in the Studio Classroom for painting and conversation.

This Thursday, June 20, features Dan Meyer: Selecting Watercolor Paper and Brushes. The cost is $10 for members and $20 for not-yet members.

For more information, contact Kathy Shiroki, ext. 3549.