Every two years, the Campus Safety Task Force asks the Buffalo State community to complete the campus safety survey. Please take this brief survey so the task force can use your feedback to help plan for changes and improvements in how it serves you. The survey will run through Friday, February 15. Thank you for your participation.

If you wish to complete a paper survey, please stop by the Dean of Students Office during business hours.

I encourage the Buffalo State community to nominate deserving colleagues for Buffalo State President’s Awards and SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence. Guidelines can be found on the Academic Affairs website. Please visit the Nomination Resources – Celebrations of Excellence section for helpful resources and tips for assembling nomination dossiers.

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 nominations

Due Date: Monday, March 4, 2019
Please submit nominations with supporting materials electronically to the provost’s office.

Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence
1. Adjunct Teaching Nominations
Due Date: Monday, September 16, 2019

2. Distinguished Teaching Professor, Distinguished Service Professor, Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, Professional Service, Librarianship, Scholarship and Creative Activities, or Faculty Service nominations

Due Date: Monday, October 21, 2019
Please submit nominations with supporting materials electronically to the provost’s office.

Please note: For SUNY Chancellor’s Awards, 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, 272 KB) should be the first page of all nominations.

Questions may be directed to Carolyn Martino, assistant to the provost.

The Equity and Campus Diversity Office is pleased to announce that the SUNY Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is accepting applications for the 2019–2020 Explorations in Diversity and Academic Excellence initiative in support of innovative approaches that strengthen the intersections between diversity and inclusive excellence on our campus.

The guidelines (PDF, 60 KB) and application (PDF, 50 KB) for this initiative can be found on the Equity and Campus Diversity website. Applications should be submitted to me, Karen A. Clinton Jones, Chief Diversity Officer, Equity and Campus Diversity Office, Cleveland Hall 415, by Friday, March 29. Awards will be announced in May.

The Equity and Campus Diversity Office is pleased to announce that the SUNY Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is accepting applications for the 2019–2020 Explorations in Diversity and Academic Excellence initiative in support of innovative approaches that strengthen the intersections between diversity and inclusive excellence on our campus.

The guidelines (PDF, 60 KB) and application (PDF, 50 KB) for this initiative can be found on the Equity and Campus Diversity website. Applications should be submitted to Karen A. Clinton Jones, Chief Diversity Officer, Equity and Campus Diversity Office, Cleveland Hall 415, by Friday, March 29. Awards will be announced in May.

The Equity and Campus Diversity Office is pleased to announce that the SUNY Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is accepting applications for the 2019–2020 Explorations in Diversity and Academic Excellence initiative in support of innovative approaches that strengthen the intersections between diversity and inclusive excellence on our campus.

The guidelines (PDF, 60 KB) and application (PDF, 50 KB) for this initiative can be found on the Equity and Campus Diversity website. Applications should be submitted to Karen A. Clinton Jones, Chief Diversity Officer, Equity and Campus Diversity Office, Cleveland Hall 415, by Friday, March 29. Awards will be announced in May.

The Institutional Effectiveness Office will offer a series of assessment and reporting seminars, open to all faculty and staff members, during the spring 2019 semester. The intent is to assist academic programs and units, co-curricular programs, and functional areas with various areas of assessment and reporting, such as designing an assessment plan, using Taskstream, completing a department annual report, and developing indirect and direct methods of assessment.

Faculty and staff members are welcome to attend any date; however, sessions will alternate between those focusing on academic programs and those focusing on co-curricular and functional areas. Departments and units are encouraged to attend as groups of colleagues. Dates and times are listed below. All sessions will be held on Thursdays during Bengal Pause, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., in the computer lab in Classroom Building A108. Please use the links below to select and sign up for a seminar.

Focus on Academic Programs
February 14
March 14
April 11 

Focus on Co-Curricular and Functional Areas
February 28
March 28
April 25

The Career Development Center (CDC) will sponsor the second annual JCPenney Suit-Up Event on Sunday, February 24, from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. at the Walden Galleria. JCPenney will open its doors to host Buffalo State students and alumni for a private shopping event, offering a 40 percent discount on men’s and women’s career dress apparel. This event will help students prepare for their job and internship interviews, as well as teach them about professional workplace attire.

We are encouraging advance registration to ensure that enough support is available for participants. Transportation will be provided for those who register in advance and indicate that they need transportation. The bus will depart campus from the front of the Towers (Tower Road), making stops at the Student Apartment Complex and Neuman Hall. Students and alumni may also travel directly to the store but are still encouraged to register in advance.

This year’s event is co-sponsored by the CDC, the Fashion and Textile Technology Department, the Professional Development Schools Consortium (PDS), and the Student Athletic Advisory Committee.

If you would like a CDC staff member to speak to your students briefly about professional dress in general or specifically about this event, please call the Career Development Center at 878-5811.

Student Conduct and Community Standards (SCCS) is working to develop a restorative justice (RJ) program that can be made available for students when they are referred for allegedly violating certain policies outlined in the Code of Conduct. RJ programs are used at colleges and universities nationwide to resolve student conflict and incidents. Institutions such as Skidmore College, Brown University, University of Florida, Siena College, University of Kentucky, University of Texas-El Paso, University of Michigan, and Canisius College all have RJ programs. 

Students are invited to participate in a Restorative Justice and General Programming Survey. The survey will be delivered to students' Buffalo State e-mail accounts. SCCS staff members will also set up information kiosks in the Campbell Student Union lobby on February 6, 13, 14, 20, 21, 26, and 28 for students to complete the survey. Please encourage students to visit the kiosks on any of the dates listed above, download the link from their student e-mail, or visit the SCCS website to complete the survey. The survey will be available until Friday, March 1.

Please visit the Student Conduct and Community Standards website for more information about the Restorative Justice Center, scheduled to open in fall 2019.

I am pleased to invite the campus community to the annual luncheon honoring our colleagues who are in their 25th year of service to SUNY. The event will take place on Tuesday, March 19, at noon in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall. Reservations will be accepted through Tuesday, March 12.

Employees crossing the 25-year mark this year:

Jeffrey Aeschbacher, Trades Generalist, Facilities Construction and Maintenance
Carol Beckley, Associate Professor, Theater
Daniel Blachaniec, Supervising Programmer Analyst, Information Technology Services
Joan Disbrow, Student Activities Assistant, Intercollegiate Athletics
Khaleel Gathers, Assistant Director of Computing Services, Information Technology Services
James Goodrich, Lecturer, Art and Design
Robin Heimgartner, Student Activities Assistant, Intercollegiate Athletics
Anthony Hotchkiss, Professor, Engineering Technology
Luanne Jarosz, Supervising Housekeeper, Custodial Service
Deborah Johnson, Janitor, Custodial Services
Scott Johnson, Associate Professor, Criminal Justice
Drew Kahn, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor, Theater
Scott Kent, Head Janitor, Custodial Services
Thomas Killian, Associate Director of Computing Services, Information Technology Services
Kimberly Kline, Professor, Higher Education Administration
Ann Kostoff, Cleaner, Custodial Services
Lisa Krieger, Assistant Vice President, Finance and Management
Lori Mabry, Staff Associate, Budget
Marie Mance, Staff Associate, Creative Studies
Brian Meyer, Lecturer, Communication
Tim Ngo, Staff Assistant, Copy Center
Michael Notarius, Director, Information Technology Exchange Center
Ronald Nuwer, Cleaner, Custodial Services
Kathleen Palumbo, Lecturer, Exceptional Education
Jane Richardson, Office Assistant 1, Butler Library
Raymond Rushboldt, Lecturer, Political Science
Phillip Santiago, Lecturer, Modern and Classical Languages
Laurence Shine, Lecturer, English
Irene Sipos, Academic Tutor, Writing Program
Ronald Sweeten, Office Assistant 2 (Calculations), Student Accounts
Cynthia Syracuse, Administrative Assistant, Student Accounts
Linda Webster, Library Clerk 3, Butler Library

To make a reservation, please complete and return the reservation form (docx, 12 KB) to the President’s Office, Cleveland Hall 517, or contact Melissa Slisz, staff assistant in the President’s Office, 878-4102, by Tuesday, March 12.

In 2017, we began celebrating those members of our Buffalo State community who have achieved 25 years of service in SUNY, not just at Buffalo State. If your name is not listed above and you have achieved 25 years of service in SUNY this year, please contact Melissa Slisz.

I am pleased to invite the campus community to the annual luncheon honoring our colleagues who are in their 25th year of service to SUNY. The event will take place on Tuesday, March 19, at noon in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall. Reservations will be accepted through the end of the day tomorrow, March 12.

The employees crossing the 25-year mark this year:

Jeffrey Aeschbacher, Trades Generalist, Facilities Construction and Maintenance
Carol Beckley, Associate Professor, Theater
Daniel Blachaniec, Supervising Programmer Analyst, Information Technology Services
Joan Disbrow, Student Activities Assistant, Intercollegiate Athletics
Khaleel Gathers, Assistant Director of Computing Services, Information Technology Services
James Goodrich, Lecturer, Art and Design
Robin Heimgartner, Student Activities Assistant, Intercollegiate Athletics
Anthony Hotchkiss, Professor, Engineering Technology
Luanne Jarosz, Supervising Housekeeper, Custodial Service
Deborah Johnson, Janitor, Custodial Services
Scott Johnson, Associate Professor, Criminal Justice
Drew Kahn, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor, Theater
Scott Kent, Head Janitor, Custodial Services
Thomas Killian, Associate Director of Computing Services, Information Technology Services
Kimberly Kline, Professor, Higher Education Administration
Ann Kostoff, Cleaner, Custodial Services
Lisa Krieger, Assistant Vice President, Finance and Management
Lori Mabry, Staff Associate, Budget
Marie Mance, Staff Associate, Creative Studies
Brian Meyer, Lecturer, Communication
Tim Ngo, Staff Assistant, Copy Center
Michael Notarius, Director, Information Technology Exchange Center
Ronald Nuwer, Cleaner, Custodial Services
Kathleen Palumbo, Lecturer, Exceptional Education
Jane Richardson, Office Assistant 1, Butler Library
Raymond Rushboldt, Lecturer, Political Science
Phillip Santiago, Lecturer, Modern and Classical Languages
Laurence Shine, Lecturer, English
Irene Sipos, Academic Tutor, Writing Program
Ronald Sweeten, Office Assistant 2 (Calculations), Student Accounts
Cynthia Syracuse, Administrative Assistant, Student Accounts
Linda Webster, Library Clerk 3, Butler Library

To make a reservation, please complete and return the reservation form (docx, 12 KB) to the President’s Office, Cleveland Hall 517, or contact Melissa Slisz, staff assistant in the President’s Office, 878-4102, by the close of business tomorrow, March 12.

In 2017, we began celebrating those members of our Buffalo State community who have achieved 25 years of service in SUNY, not just at Buffalo State. If your name is not listed above and you have achieved 25 years of service in SUNY this year, please contact Melissa Slisz.