I invite the campus community to attend the 2018 Faculty and Staff Recognition Ceremony on Thursday, October 4, at 12:15 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall. 

Please join us as we recognize this year's recipients of the President’s and Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence, welcome new staff members, and celebrate the accomplishments of our colleagues on campus. A light reception will immediately follow the ceremony.

The following employees will be honored. View bios and photos of awardees.

President’s Award for Excellence in Service to the College
Lisa Marie Anselmi
Chair and Associate Professor, Anthropology

Dianne S. McCarthy
Associate Professor, Elementary Education, Literacy, and Educational Leadership

Catherine M. McCoy
Office Assistant 2 (Keyboarding), Educational Opportunity Program

President’s Award for Excellence in Academic Advisement
Neil P. O’Donnell
Senior EOP Counselor, Educational Opportunity Program

President’s Award for Excellence in Librarianship
Amy D. Rockwell
Associate Librarian, E. H. Butler Library

President’s Award for Excellence as a Graduate Research Mentor
Jevon D. Hunter
Woods-Beals Endowed Chair in Urban Education; Associate Professor, School of Education

Jennifer D. Ryan-Bryant
Associate Professor, English

President’s Award for Excellence in Career Achievement for Faculty
Howard M. Reid
Professor, Psychology

President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Maria D. Pacheco
Associate Professor, Chemistry

Cynthia A. Burnett
Associate Professor, Creative Studies

Jason D. Grinnell
Chair and Associate Professor, Philosophy

SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service
Tammy E. Anna
Secretary 1, Computer Information Systems

SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service
Kathy L. Wood
Associate Dean, School of Education

SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
Karen Sands-O’Connor
Professor, English

SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
Carol A. DeNysschen
Chair and Professor, Health, Nutrition, and Dietetics

M. Stephen Pendleton
Chair and Associate Professor, Political Science

SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching
James R. Bensley
Lecturer, Geography and Planning

SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Lynn M. Boorady
Chair and Professor, Fashion and Textile Technology

SUNY Distinguished Service Professor
Drew J. Kahn
Distinguished Service Professor, Theater

I invite the campus community to attend the 2018 Faculty and Staff Recognition Ceremony today, October 4, at 12:15 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall. 

Please join us as we recognize recipients of President’s and Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence, welcome new staff members, and celebrate the accomplishments of our colleagues on campus. A light reception will immediately follow the ceremony.

The following employees will be honored. View bios and photos of awardees.

President’s Award for Excellence in Service to the College
Lisa Marie Anselmi
Chair and Associate Professor, Anthropology

Dianne S. McCarthy
Associate Professor, Elementary Education, Literacy, and Educational Leadership

Catherine M. McCoy
Office Assistant 2 (Keyboarding), Educational Opportunity Program

President’s Award for Excellence in Academic Advisement
Neil P. O’Donnell
Senior EOP Counselor, Educational Opportunity Program

President’s Award for Excellence in Librarianship
Amy D. Rockwell
Associate Librarian, E. H. Butler Library

President’s Award for Excellence as a Graduate Research Mentor
Jevon D. Hunter
Woods-Beals Endowed Chair in Urban Education; Associate Professor, School of Education

Jennifer D. Ryan-Bryant
Associate Professor, English

President’s Award for Excellence in Career Achievement for Faculty
Howard M. Reid
Professor, Psychology

President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Maria D. Pacheco
Associate Professor, Chemistry

Cynthia A. Burnett
Associate Professor, Creative Studies

Jason D. Grinnell
Chair and Associate Professor, Philosophy

SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service
Tammy E. Anna
Secretary 1, Computer Information Systems

SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service
Kathy L. Wood
Associate Dean, School of Education

SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
Karen Sands-O’Connor
Professor, English

SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
Carol A. DeNysschen
Chair and Professor, Health, Nutrition, and Dietetics

M. Stephen Pendleton
Chair and Associate Professor, Political Science

SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching
James R. Bensley
Lecturer, Geography and Planning

SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Lynn M. Boorady
Chair and Professor, Fashion and Textile Technology

SUNY Distinguished Service Professor
Drew J. Kahn
Distinguished Service Professor, Theater

The Career Development Center will host over 65 graduate schools and programs at its annual Graduate School Fair on Tuesday, October 16, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall. All students and alumni are encouraged to attend this free event. This is a great way to learn more about a variety of programs and the admission process, as well as make face-to-face connections with recruiters.

Top five reasons why recruiters recommend attending the fair:

1. Schools you talk with at the fair may give out application fee waivers. This can add up to hundreds of dollars in waived fees.
2. In some cases, schools will provide an entrance exam fee waiver or show you how to receive course waivers for prerequisites and entrance exam waivers.
3. You will get insider tips on scholarships and financial assistance.
4. Many of the reps at the fair from specific programs serve on the admissions committee (yes, the people deciding if you get into the program), so you can learn what they really want to hear in your essay.
5. You can get connected with advisers and faculty members for direct follow-up questions.

For a complete list of schools attending, visit the Events page of the Career Development Center website. For more information, contact the Career Development Center, 878-5811.

The Career Development Center will host over 65 graduate schools and programs at its annual Graduate School Fair tomorrow, October 16, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall. All students and alumni are encouraged to attend this free event. This is a great way to learn more about a variety of programs and the admission process, as well as make face-to-face connections with recruiters.

Top five reasons why recruiters recommend attending the fair:

1. Schools you talk with at the fair may give out application fee waivers. This can add up to hundreds of dollars in waived fees.
2. In some cases, schools will provide an entrance exam fee waiver or show you how to receive course waivers for prerequisites and entrance exam waivers.
3. You will get insider tips on scholarships and financial assistance.
4. Many of the reps at the fair from specific programs serve on the admissions committee (yes, the people deciding if you get into the program), so you can learn what they really want to hear in your essay.
5. You can get connected with advisers and faculty members for direct follow-up questions.

For a complete list of schools attending, visit the Events page of the Career Development Center website. For more information, contact the Career Development Center, 878-5811.

The Career Development Center will host over 65 graduate schools and programs at its annual Graduate School Fair today, October 16, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall. All students and alumni are encouraged to attend this free event. This is a great way to learn more about a variety of programs and the admission process, as well as make face-to-face connections with recruiters.

Top five reasons why recruiters recommend attending the fair:

1. Schools you talk with at the fair may give out application fee waivers. This can add up to hundreds of dollars in waived fees.
2. In some cases, schools will provide an entrance exam fee waiver or show you how to receive course waivers for prerequisites and entrance exam waivers.
3. You will get insider tips on scholarships and financial assistance.
4. Many of the reps at the fair from specific programs serve on the admissions committee (yes, the people deciding if you get into the program), so you can learn what they really want to hear in your essay.
5. You can get connected with advisers and faculty members for direct follow-up questions.

For a complete list of schools attending, visit the Events page of the Career Development Center website. For more information, contact the Career Development Center, 878-5811.

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The Emergency Response Planning Group and University Police will conduct a test of the college’s outdoor emergency alert horn at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 23.

People who are outdoors during the test will hear a series of three loud 60-second horn blasts emanating from the central heating plant. Please note: the horn is primarily intended to be audible at outdoor locations on campus—not inside buildings.

In a real emergency, the horn would sound for a minimum of five full minutes. If a real emergency alert is signaled, immediately seek shelter and await further instructions communicated via Buff State Alert, e-mail, suny.buffalostate.edu, or direct instructions from University Police. For more information on Buffalo State’s comprehensive emergency response plan, please visit the UPD website.

Approximately 30 minutes before the test horn sounds, the college will issue a campuswide test of the Buff State Alert emergency communication system. At this time, all students, faculty, and staff members who have registered with the service will be sent a test message.

Students, faculty, and staff members are strongly encouraged to enroll in Buff State Alert, or modify their preferences, by visiting the Buff State Alert website and logging in with their Buffalo State username and password. Those who do not have a Buffalo State username or password but want to receive text messages from Buff State Alert can sign up by texting the phrase “buffalostate” to 79516.

The Emergency Response Planning Group and University Police will conduct a test of the college’s outdoor emergency alert horn at 1:30 p.m. today, October 23.

People who are outdoors during the test will hear a series of three loud 60-second horn blasts emanating from the central heating plant. Please note: the horn is primarily intended to be audible at outdoor locations on campus—not inside buildings.

In a real emergency, the horn would sound for a minimum of five full minutes. If a real emergency alert is signaled, immediately seek shelter and await further instructions communicated via Buff State Alert, e-mail, suny.buffalostate.edu, or direct instructions from University Police. For more information on Buffalo State’s comprehensive emergency response plan, please visit the UPD website.

Approximately 30 minutes before the test horn sounds, the college will issue a campuswide test of the Buff State Alert emergency communication system. At this time, all students, faculty, and staff members who have registered with the service will be sent a test message.

Students, faculty, and staff members are strongly encouraged to enroll in Buff State Alert, or modify their preferences, by visiting the Buff State Alert website and logging in with their Buffalo State user name and password. Those who do not have a Buffalo State user name or password but want to receive text messages from Buff State Alert can sign up by texting the phrase “buffalostate” to 79516.

I cordially invite you to a retirement celebration for Michael LeVine, formerly Buffalo State’s vice president for finance and management, on Monday, October 15, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall. Mr. LeVine retired on August 31 after six years of outstanding service to the college. 

The favor of a reply is requested by October 9.

I cordially invite you to a retirement celebration for Michael LeVine, formerly Buffalo State’s vice president for finance and management, on Monday, October 15, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall. Mr. LeVine retired on August 31 after six years of outstanding service to the college. 

The favor of a reply is requested by the close of business today.