Faculty members will enter their January 2013 grades using Banner. The grading window is now open and will close Sunday, February 3, at 9:00 p.m. Detailed documentation for entering grades is available at http://buffalostate.edu/banner/documents/grading.pdf. Additionally, assistance is available by calling 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. We have provided a grading tip sheet so that your end-of-semester grading will be smoother and more successful.

Faculty members will enter their January 2013 grades using Banner. The grading window will open at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 23, and close at 9:00 p.m. Sunday, February 3. In preparation, faculty members are encouraged to log on to Banner to be sure all their courses are listed under their accounts. Detailed documentation for entering grades is available at http://buffalostate.edu/banner/documents/grading.pdf. Additionally, assistance is available by calling 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. We have provided a grading tip sheet so that your J-Term session grading will be smoother and more successful.

To prepare for J–Term 2013 grading, please check all your course rosters in Banner for accuracy, including independent studies, project courses, or course by contracts. Please call the Registrar’s Office at ext. 4811 with discrepancies before the grading window opens on Wednesday, January 23.

We have provided a grading tip sheet so that your end-of-semester grading will be smoother and more successful.

View the 2013 faculty grading window schedule on the Registar’s website.

This webinar will provide some practical strategies for conducting effective evaluations and an enhanced understanding of how to craft appropriate feedback to faculty. Attendees will receive checklists, sample documents, and other resources. Join us on Wednesday, January 30, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the Professional Development Center, E. H. Butler Library 181B. There was no opportunity to preview this webinar.

The webinar’s learning outcomes include the following:

1. Learn to distinguish between course evaluation, teaching observations, and faculty evaluation.
2. Gain guidance for using policy and contractual language in writing faculty evaluations.
3. Explore the use of checklists as performance-review aids.
4. Understand the importance and effectiveness of writing less-than-positive reviews.
5. Use the evaluation process to create a healthful climate for the whole department.

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=3058.

Learn to use Buffalo State’s writing handbook to deepen student learning and develop student writing across the curriculum during this workshop on Friday, January 25, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center South. A Writer's Reference, the newly adopted common writing handbook, is now a required text for all College Writing Program courses (CWP 099, CWP 101, and CWP 102). Faculty across the campus are encouraged to assign the text as either a required or recommended text for their courses, particularly for courses requiring a significant amount of writing. This workshop will provide information about the content of the handbook as well as offer suggestions for using it within courses to support content learning and writing across the curriculum. This workshop will be led by Michelle Clark, executive editor with Bedford/St. Martin's. 

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=3063.

This workshop will focus on developing course assignments across the curriculum that support student writing processes, including writing on demand, writing to learn, reflective writing, and processed writing. The workshop will be led by Michele Ninacs, director of the College Writing Program, and will be facilitated by faculty from the College Writing Program. Participants are asked to bring standard course assignments (whether they involve writing or not) and course syllabi to the workshop. The session will include time to modify assignments so they better support the development of student writing. Join us on Thursday, January 24, from noon to 3:00 p.m. in Caudell Hall 215.

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=3062.

If you are scheduled to teach in a classroom that is not equipped with a smart console, but you need access to a computer or DVD/VCR player during that time, the Instructional Resources Office has smart carts available to meet your needs.

Smart carts are equipped with a projector, Windows 7 PC, DVD/VCR player, and computer speakers. They can be reserved for time slots on selected dates or for regularly recurring days throughout the semester.

To reserve a smart cart, please call ext. 4535 or send e-mail to webercw@buffalostate.edu. Please know the time, date, location, and frequency that you will need the cart. Training sessions can be arranged in advance if needed.

Users must pick up and return their smart carts. To optimize availability for others, please be sure to return carts promptly at the end of your reservation.

The Judicial Affairs Office is seeking additional faculty members to serve on the College Judicial Board. Faculty who are interested in serving on the board must complete an application and return it to the Judicial Affairs Office, Campbell Student Union 105, by Friday, February 1. Download the application from the Judicial Affairs website or e-mail Joshua Rich. Please visit or call the Judicial Affairs Office, ext. 3051, with any questions.

Below are the procedures for the campus Mail Room:

Metered Mail

1. Include a department or individual name in the return address on an envelope or package. Without it, mail will be returned.
2. For mail that needs postage, include a completed blue meter slip with department account number, department name, and signature. If special handling is required (e.g., UPS, Express, Priority, Certified), please indicate this on the meter slip.
3. Seal all manila envelopes and overstuffed envelopes before sending them to the Mail Room.
4. Overlap the flaps of all business-size envelopes. Please make sure they are all facing the same direction.
5. Separate international mail from domestic mail. This includes Canadian mail (the postage is different). Indicate on the meter slip that the mail is international.
6. If enclosed mail includes a staple or paper clip, please make sure it is not in the upper-right corner, where the meter will affix postage; otherwise it will damage the meter machine.
7. Do not mix stamped envelopes or interoffice mail with mail to be metered.
8. Please make sure the blue meter slip is attached to the mail with either a paper clip or a rubber band. Do not staple.
9. Cover all nonprofit organization permits on letters and manila envelopes with a blank label before they arrive at the Mail Room. These envelopes cannot be processed in the meter machine unless the permits are covered. This type of mail will be returned if not corrected.
10. Please notify the Mail Room before any large mailing so that we can bring a cart to your location. This makes it much easier for the drivers.

Intracampus Mail

1. Please use only brown interoffice envelopes. Large envelopes must be tied, and small envelopes must have the flaps folded in.
2. Do not mix empty envelopes and interoffice mail in the same bin.
3. Bundle all large mailings by building and department.
4. Please print clearly. All information on any envelope must be clearly printed and legible.
5. Include name and department where mail is to be delivered.
6. Do not attempt to send intracampus mail via metering (postage is not required for intracampus mail).

Please contact John Prentice, ext. 5515, with questions or concerns. Thank you.

If you suspect that an asset or piece of equipment has been stolen, contact University Police (UPD) at ext. 6333 immediately. UPD will send an investigator who will obtain all the necessary data on the missing property and the circumstances surrounding its disappearance. The investigator will need to know the asset number, description, manufacturer, model, serial number, and cost. If the asset is recorded on inventory, the data should be readily available. A copy of the investigator’s report will be sent to Business Services, which will then retire the asset from the department inventory. If you file a theft report with an off-campus police department, you must also file a separate report with UPD.