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I am pleased to announce the appointment of Laura J. Barnum as Buffalo State’s next vice president for finance and management. Ms. Barnum, who will officially join the Buffalo State community on August 27, 2018, currently serves as associate vice president for resource planning at the University at Buffalo, a position she had held since 2013.
Ms. Barnum brings more than 24 years of higher education administration to her new role at Buffalo State. Her combination of progressively responsible roles in athletics administration, academic planning, and most recently finance and administration affords a unique perspective to work collaboratively across divisions and best align campus resources with institutional priorities. I am confident that Ms. Barnum’s broad organizational and planning skills, combined with her strong passion for higher education, will be a terrific addition to the cabinet and the campus community.
I invite you to read more about Ms. Barnum’s background in the biography below.
I would like to thank the members of the search committee for their efforts and service to Buffalo State. A special acknowledgment to the search chair, our wonderful outgoing vice president for finance and management, Michael LeVine, for his thorough leadership and guidance through the search process. Please join me again in thanking Mr. LeVine for his tremendous service to the college. We wish him well in retirement.
About Laura J. Barnum
As the associate vice president for resource planning at the University at Buffalo since 2013, Laura J. Barnum leads the campus resource planning process in support of the university’s mission, vision, and strategic objectives. A member of the senior leadership team in UB’s division of finance and administration, Ms. Barnum provides strategic advice on university and unit finances in relation to investment decisions across the university; serves as the principal liaison to campus divisions for long-term budget planning and forecasting activities; and helps guide financial best practices and reporting that allow the schools and support units to understand their respective resource status and the role they play in the larger university context.
From 2007 to 2013, Ms. Barnum served as UB’s senior associate vice provost in the Office of Academic Planning and Budget, where she developed a new university resource management process that integrated multiple areas such as philanthropy, research, enrollment, financial, personnel, capital, public service initiatives, diversity, and legislative priorities with more than 30 university units. In addition, she was responsible for the university internal financial plan, including annual revenue and commitments of over $100 million.
Ms. Barnum joined the University at Buffalo in 1996 as assistant volleyball coach (1996–1997) and director of business operations (1996–2002) in the division of intercollegiate athletics. In 2002, she was elevated to the role of assistant athletic director of business operations, where she expanded the business operations unit during a period of rapid growth as the program moved to NCAA Division I. A year later, she was promoted to associate athletics director for internal operations and named senior woman administrator, monitoring and coordinating all gender equity planning efforts from 2003 to 2007.
She spent two years as an assistant volleyball coach at Canisius College (1993–1995), and was an adjunct faculty member in the graduate sport administration program at Canisius from 2001 to 2007.
Ms. Barnum earned her B.S. in exercise science with a sport management concentration from the University at Buffalo in 1993. She completed an M.S. in sport administration at Canisius College in 1996, and later earned an M.B.A. from UB in 2000.
As I move through the city of Buffalo, I often engage others in discussing the many ways that Buffalo State faculty, staff, and students are involved in the workings, projects, agencies, and businesses in Buffalo; however, it is also rewarding to hear the many ways that the city of Buffalo is tied to the curriculum we teach on campus…
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I cordially invite you to join me for a reception celebrating Bonita R. Durand, chief of staff and secretary to the Buffalo State College Council, on the occasion of her retirement from Buffalo State College on Tuesday, August 28, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 518.
Dr. Durand has served five presidents over her 22-year career of distinguished service to the college. Please stop by to thank her for her tremendous dedication to Buffalo State and to wish her well.
Registration is now open for the sixth annual SUNY Pride Conference, “Pride without Borders: Sharing Our Stories Beyond the Rainbow,” on Friday and Saturday, October 12 and 13, on the campus of SUNY Oneonta. The SUNY Pride Conference Committee cordially invites students, community members, resource professionals, junior and senior faculty members, and administrators to attend and submit proposals for the statewide conference, which will discuss trends and needs and provide awareness of issues that the LGBTQIA+ population faces.
SUNY Pride Learning Outcomes
Conference participants will be able to
To submit a proposal, please complete the Presentation Proposal Form before 11:59 p.m. Monday, September 10.
The conference committee is excited to announce the availability of a Professional Track this year for current professionals and educators who work with and serve the LGBTQIA+ community (e.g., K–12 teachers, faculty members, administrators, staff members, counselors, community leaders, advisers) to share research, trends, and best practices for supporting students in the community and beyond. Please note on the submission form if you would like your presentation to count toward the Professional Track. Students will not be able to attend presentations or workshops in the Professional Track.
Student presenters should seek guidance from faculty or staff members at their home institutions. Faculty or staff members should mentor students through the process of writing their conference proposals, organizing presentations on a specific theme, and presenting their scholarship to an audience.
Please visit the conference website for details on registration fees, lodging accommodations, the keynote speaker, and more. Please contact Emily Phelps, chair of the SUNY Pride Conference Committee, with questions.
Registration is open for the sixth annual SUNY Pride Conference, “Pride without Borders: Sharing Our Stories Beyond the Rainbow,” on Friday and Saturday, October 12 and 13, on the campus of SUNY Oneonta. The SUNY Pride Conference Committee cordially invites students, community members, resource professionals, junior and senior faculty members, and administrators to attend the statewide conference, which will discuss trends and needs and provide awareness of issues that the LGBTQIA+ population faces.
SUNY Pride Learning Outcomes
Conference participants will be able to
Please visit the conference website for details on registration fees, lodging accommodations, the keynote speaker, and more. Please contact Emily Phelps, chair of the SUNY Pride Conference Committee, with questions.
Registration is open for the sixth annual SUNY Pride Conference, “Pride without Borders: Sharing Our Stories Beyond the Rainbow,” on Friday and Saturday, October 12 and 13, on the campus of SUNY Oneonta. The SUNY Pride Conference Committee cordially invites students, community members, resource professionals, junior and senior faculty members, and administrators to attend the statewide conference, which will discuss trends and needs and provide awareness of issues that the LGBTQIA+ population faces.
SUNY Pride Learning Outcomes
Conference participants will be able to
Please visit the conference website for details on registration fees, lodging accommodations, the keynote speaker, and more. Please contact Emily Phelps, chair of the SUNY Pride Conference Committee, with questions.
Effective today, August 27, a number of new reporting structures, staff assignments, and office names have been put in place in the areas of Enrollment Management, College Relations, and RITE.
The offices of Admissions, Financial Aid, and Registrar will report directly to me moving forward. Erin Alonzo’s last day as associate vice president for enrollment management was Friday, August 24. We thank Ms. Alonzo for her tremendous service to Buffalo State and wish her the best of luck in the future. Three staff members who previously reported directly to the associate vice president will now join the Admissions staff. The areas of Admissions, Financial Aid, and Registrar will remain together under the division of Enrollment Management.
Also effective today, the College Relations Office has been renamed the Marketing and Communications Office to better reflect services provided in line with industry best practice.
Additionally, six staff members in RITE's Creative Media Services area will join the Marketing and Communications team in order to make the optimum use of our limited resources as we continually strive to creatively market and communicate the amazing story of Buffalo State. In the short term, some graphic design, photography, and video services that were previously provided by Creative Media Services staff members will remain in place, but as we identify additional efficiencies and align our resources to best support our enrollment efforts, the menu of offerings to campus clients will certainly change. As our plans emerge, we will communicate that information to the campus community.
I encourage the Buffalo State community to nominate deserving colleagues for SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence and Buffalo State President’s Awards for Excellence. Guidelines can be found on the Academic Affairs website. Please visit the Nomination Resources section for helpful resources and tips on assembling nomination dossiers.
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching
Due Date: Friday, September 14, 2018
Distinguished Professorships, Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence
Distinguished Teaching Professor; Distinguished Service Professor; and Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, Professional Service, Librarianship, Scholarship and Creative Activities, and Faculty Service
Due Date: Monday, October 15, 2018
Please note: Nominators should prepare their nomination letters in the format of a Summary Presentation, as specified in the SUNY Award guidelines. A Buffalo State Nomination Checklist Cover Sheet (PDF, 1 KB) should be the first page of all nomination packets.
President’s Awards for Excellence
President’s Award for Excellence in Academic Advisement; Advancement of Equity and Campus Diversity; Career Achievement for Faculty; Career Achievement for Professional Staff; Faculty and Staff Mentoring; Graduate Research Mentor; Librarianship; Research, Scholarship, and Creativity; Service to the College; Teaching; or as an Undergraduate Research Mentor
Due Date: Monday, March 4, 2019
Please submit nominations with supporting materials electronically to the provost’s office at facultystaffawards@buffalostate.edu. Questions may be directed to Carolyn Martino, assistant to the provost.