I am pleased to announce the following members of the Campus Safety Forum:

Chair: Wanda Davis, Professor, Higher Education Administration
Staff Support: Charles Kenyon, Associate Vice President and Dean of Students
Barish Ali, Assistant Professor, English
Frances Gage, Associate Professor, Fine Arts
Paula Madrigal, Wellness and Prevention Coordinator, Weigel Health Center
Carole Miller-Canestrari, Senior Counselor, Educational Opportunity Program
Jason Parker, Diversity Program Coordinator, Equity and Campus Diversity
Amy Pedlow, Assistant Chief of Police, University Police
Ramona Santa Maria, Associate Professor, Computer Information Systems
Mary Toll, Complex Director, Residence Life
William White, Professor, Social and Psychological Foundations of Education; Director, Faculty Development
Students: Darien Borgella, Marcel Baker, Christina Creighton, Jeffrey Scharoun, Nikita Singh.

The Campus Safety Forum reviews current campus security policies and procedures and makes recommendations for their improvement. It specifically reviews current policies and procedures for (1) educating the campus community, including security personnel and those who advise or supervise students, about sexual assault; (2) educating the campus community about personal safety and crime prevention; (3) reporting sexual assaults and dealing with victims during investigations; (4) referring complaints to appropriate authorities; (5) counseling victims; and (6) responding to inquiries from concerned persons.

The Safety Forum provides written reports to the college president on its findings and recommendations at least once each academic year. Reports are available upon request from the Vice President for Student Affairs Office, Cleveland Hall 519.

Last Friday, I spent a wonderfully enjoyable evening in Upton Hall’s Warren Enters Theatre. I saw A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum...

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This week we unveiled the portraits of seven of the nine Buffalo State presidents...

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Nearly 200 people joined Buffalo State earlier this week to celebrate the successful end of our first capital campaign...

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I am pleased to announce that the following faculty, staff, and student representatives will serve on the President’s Council on Equity and Campus Diversity:

Presidential Liaison: Karen Clinton Jones, Chief Diversity Officer
Co-chairs: (Fall) Lisa Morrison-Fronckowiak, Director, Disability Services Office; (Spring) Jennifer Hunt, Associate Professor, Psychology; Kevin Miller, Department Chair and Professor, Exceptional Education

Mary Codick, Secretary 1, Teacher Certification
Marie Curran, Head Softball Coach, Intercollegiate Athletics
Ricky Fleming, Associate Professor, Music
Patrick Freeman, University Police Officer 1, University Police
Shashi Gayadeen, Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice
Ruth Goldman, Assistant Professor, Communication
Drew Kahn, Professor, Theater
Eric "Luke" Krieg, Department Chair and Professor, Sociology
Keun Young "Vicky" Oh, Associate Professor, Fashion and Textile Technology
Roswell Park, Director, Academic Support Programs
Jason Parker, Diversity Program Coordinator, Equity and Campus Diversity
Holly Quicksey, Assistant to the Dean, University College
Jing Zhang, Assistant Professor, Elementary Education and Reading
Stephanie Zuckerman-Aviles, Director, Career Development Center
Monet Lewis, Graduate Assistant, Equity and Campus Diversity

Charge and Mission Statement
The Equity and Campus Diversity Office is the official designee of the college president to ensure that the campus abides by all federal and state laws and SUNY policies with regard to discrimination on the basis of race, sex, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, or marital or veteran status.

The mission of the Equity and Campus Diversity Office is to ensure that the college community understands and complies with both federal and state laws with respect to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. While equal employment opportunity is the law, affirmative action and diversity issues require the college not only to provide access to employment and educational programs but also to provide equitable opportunities to enhance success.

The primary goal of the Equity and Campus Diversity Office is to create a campus climate that is favorable to the development of the human potential of all faculty, staff, administrators, and students. To achieve this goal, the office has three major responsibilities: compliance, equity of services, and diversity.

I encourage you to join me at Coyer Field this afternoon (Wednesday, November 4) to cheer on our Buffalo State women's soccer team at 1:00 p.m. in a SUNYAC semifinal match against Plattsburgh.

The Bengals, who are 14-3-1 this year, have already set a school record for wins in a season, breaking the previous mark of 13 set back in 1984. Since starting the season 1-3, the Bengals have gone unbeaten in 14 consecutive games, including going 8-0-1 in league play and capturing their first-ever SUNYAC regular season title.

Go, Bengals!

​As we look to complete the 2013 SUNY/OCR Resolution Agreement, please be advised that SUNY has adopted a new systemwide discrimination procedure. The new Discrimination Complaint Policy (PDF), which has been adopted by Buffalo State College, can be found on the Equity and Campus Diversity website.

Please contact me, Karen A. Clinton Jones, chief diversity officer, with questions: Cleveland Hall 415, 878-6210.

This morning I had the opportunity to listen to a panel discussion about health issues within our community with a special focus on childhood obesity...

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As part of our ongoing commitment to providing exemplary customer service, Information Services and Systems seeks your feedback regarding our organizational brand identity.

As a reminder, we ask for your assistance in completing the brand identity and service satisfaction survey for faculty, staff, and students. The survey consists of 13 questions and will take about five minutes to complete.

Survey responses are completely anonymous, and no identifying information will be collected.

The survey will remain open through Friday, November 13, and this will be the final reminder. Your input and responses will be highly valuable as we seek to align our resources to best meet the needs of the Buffalo State community; please encourage students and your peers to take the survey as well.

Results of the survey will be shared with the community and posted on the CIO website.

The survey link is https://goo.gl/10rZOG.

Anyone interested in completing the survey on paper may obtain a copy at the Butler Library Information Commons area, the Butler Library Reference Desk, or the Disability Services Office.

Completed paper surveys may be dropped off at any of the locations above.

Thank you. Your participation is truly appreciated.

I joined parents, family members, children, and members of the Buffalo State community on November 7 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Buffalo State Child Care Center...

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