In our effort to ensure delivery of services, RITE will be performing server maintenance during the winter break beginning Thursday, January 5, through Thursday, January 19. During this period, availability of various services will be affected; however, each maintenance window is scheduled to occur between 5:00 and 7:00 a.m. to minimize disruption. A detailed schedule along with a list of which services will be affected on each date is available on the RITE website. Please refer to this page for the current status of each scheduled maintenance window as we will be updating this page daily throughout this period.

If you have any questions regarding this scheduled maintenance plan, please contact the RITE Support Desk at 878-4357 or rsd@buffalostate.edu.

As part of our planning and preparation for the Academic Achievement Center, the professional advisers in the Academic Advisement Center will report to Aimee Woznick, director of the Academic Achievement Center. Until the advising center is relocated to the Academic Achievement Center, the center will remain in its current location, with the Drop-In Advising Center continuing to operate in Butler Library.

Effective January 3, 2017, David Demers has a new title: CIO and vice president for enrollment, marketing, and communications. This new title reflects the additional responsibilities assigned to him last semester.

As I previously announced, the Enrollment Management unit, which includes Admissions, Financial Aid, and the Registrar, began reporting to Dr. Demers in November 2016. In December 2016, the College Relations unit, which coordinates marketing, public relations, campus publications, and website administration, was also reassigned to Dr. Demers. This new reporting structure does not alter the core mission or duties faithfully executed by the staff in the realigned units.

We expect that this new divisional alignment will provide opportunities to take full advantage of the combined expertise and skill sets within the College Relations, Enrollment Management, and RITE units to enhance our collective ability to recruit and foster success for our student population.

Buffalo State’s online scholarship system, Academic Works, has been renamed. Inspired by the culmination of student success—graduation—the scholarship system will now be known as CAPS (Campus Application Portal for Scholarships). Functionality of the scholarship system remains unchanged; it continues to be a single portal for the application, selection, and disbursement of scholarship funds. 

Over the coming weeks, the Financial Aid Office will update its website and create new promotional materials to market CAPS. Beginning January 11, a significant number of fall 2017 scholarship opportunities will be available in CAPS. Please encourage students to log in to CAPS now and complete a general scholarship application.

In our effort to ensure delivery of services, RITE will be performing server maintenance during the winter break beginning Thursday, January 5, through Thursday, January 19. During this period, availability of various services will be affected; however, each maintenance window is scheduled to occur between 5:00 and 7:00 a.m. to minimize disruption.

A detailed schedule along with a list of which services will be affected on each date is available on the RITE website. Please refer to this page for the current status of each scheduled maintenance window as we will be updating this page daily throughout this period.

If you have any questions regarding this scheduled maintenance plan, please contact the RITE Support Desk at 878-4357 or rsd@buffalostate.edu.

As part of her internal restructuring of the Student Affairs division at Buffalo State, President Conway-Turner recently announced the formation of a Campus Conduct Process Review Committee to review and recommend revisions to existing campus policies and procedures regarding student conduct management. The president charged Provost Perreault and me with seating this committee. Provost Perreault and I invite faculty and staff members with an interest in serving to e-mail Kathy Marzolf, secretary 2 in Student Affairs, by Monday, January 30. Thank you.

As part of her internal restructuring of the Student Affairs division at Buffalo State, President Conway-Turner recently announced the formation of a Campus Conduct Process Review Committee to review and recommend revisions to existing campus policies and procedures regarding student conduct management. The president charged Provost Perreault and me with seating this committee. Provost Perreault and I invite faculty and staff members with an interest in serving to e-mail Kathy Marzolf, secretary 2 in Student Affairs, by Monday, January 30. Thank you.

Something new is happening on campus: EURO—the Early Undergraduate Research Opportunity program. Buffalo State College is piloting the new program this spring to support and increase the engagement of students in undergraduate research...

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If you are like me, you probably stumbled your way through navigating post-graduation issues. I remember having tons of questions about leasing apartments, the value of a credit card, and deciding what health-care plan to endorse with my first job...

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I am pleased to announce that 2017 Homecoming and Family Weekend will be celebrated on October 28. In an effort to provide adequate time for planning to enhance our traditions, I am also pleased to announce the 2018 Homecoming and Family Weekend will be celebrated on September 29, 2018.

I want to thank the Homecoming and Family Weekend Committee for its work in identifying these dates and for the work that committee members do to ensure that Homecoming and Family Weekend is a memorable experience for students, faculty, staff, alumni, and families.