Buffalo State is implementing a new 15-character (minimum) requirement for network passwords to enhance security. Your network password is the password you use to access campus computers, the secure wireless network, and most of the campus’s online services (except Banner SSB and Student Gmail). Accessing an electronic resource with a user ID and password certifies your identity and authorization to view or use the information or system. Buffalo State is dedicated to protecting institutional data; therefore, changing to longer passwords or passphrases will provide additional security. 

Faculty, staff, and students have until Tuesday, October 15, to comply with this new standard and avoid temporarily losing access to their accounts. At that time, Information Technology Services (IT) will force a systemwide reset on any account that has a password shorter than 15 characters.

If you haven’t done so already, please complete these steps before the deadline to avoid losing access to your account:

Step 1: Set up your password recovery options.

Sign in to loginsetup.buffalostate.edu with your username followed by @buffalostate.edu and your current password. Complete the setup by adding two or more recovery options.

• Please read the Knowledge Base article "Register for Self-Service Password Reset" for detailed registration instructions.

Step 2: Perform a password reset and create a new 15-character (minimum) password or passphrase.

Go to passwordreset.buffalostate.edu, enter your username followed by @buffalostate.edu, and enter the CAPTCHA. After verifying your account, you’ll be able to create your new password.

• Please read the Knowledge Base article "Reset Your Password Using Self-Service Password Reset" for detailed reset instructions.

Please note: if your network password is already 15 characters (or longer), you can skip Step 2.

If you don’t complete these steps before the October 15 deadline, your password will be reset and you will temporarily lose access to your account. Unless you have completed the registration process (Step 1) and can perform a self-reset, your only option will be to contact the IT Help Desk during regular business hours to regain access to your account.

The campus community is invited to attend today's open presentation by a candidate interviewing for the position of senior adviser on student success and retention. The senior adviser ensures that effective data collection and analysis are occurring in all areas, that this data is well coordinated, and that evidence-based recommendations are made to the leadership of retention, the provost, and the vice president for student affairs. Feedback sheets will be provided at the presentation.

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Dr. Marshall
Wednesday, August 21
1:00 p.m. Caudell Hall 209

Buffalo State is implementing a new 15-character (minimum) requirement for network passwords to enhance security. Your network password is the password you use to access campus computers, the secure wireless network, and most of the campus’s online services (except Banner SSB and Student Gmail). Accessing an electronic resource with a user ID and password certifies your identity and authorization to view or use the information or system. Buffalo State is dedicated to protecting institutional data; therefore, changing to longer passwords or passphrases will provide additional security. 

Faculty, staff, and students have until Tuesday, October 15, to comply with this new standard and avoid temporarily losing access to their accounts. At that time, Information Technology Services (IT) will force a systemwide reset on any account that has a password shorter than 15 characters.

If you haven’t done so already, please complete these steps before the deadline to avoid losing access to your account:

Step 1: Set up your password recovery options.

Sign in to loginsetup.buffalostate.edu with your username followed by @buffalostate.edu and your current password. Complete the setup by adding two or more recovery options.

• Please read the Knowledge Base article "Register for Self-Service Password Reset" for detailed registration instructions.

Step 2: Perform a password reset and create a new 15-character (minimum) password or passphrase.

Go to passwordreset.buffalostate.edu, enter your username followed by @buffalostate.edu, and enter the CAPTCHA. After verifying your account, you’ll be able to create your new password.

• Please read the Knowledge Base article "Reset Your Password Using Self-Service Password Reset" for detailed reset instructions.

Please note: if your network password is already 15 characters (or longer), you can skip Step 2.

If you don’t complete these steps before the October 15 deadline, your password will be reset and you will temporarily lose access to your account. Unless you have completed the registration process (Step 1) and can perform a self-reset, your only option will be to contact the IT Help Desk during regular business hours to regain access to your account.

The summer months have been extremely busy for Buffalo State College. While some students took courses either here or elsewhere to maintain their academic pace, many returned home to rest, work, or seek renewal before the beginning of another academic year. The campus, however, was busily preparing for just this moment...

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Aloha! The campus community is invited to attend the Career Development Center's annual Part-Time-Job Luau on Thursday, August 29, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Plaza (rain location: Student Union Social Hall).

This fun and casual event allows Buffalo State students to learn about part-time-job opportunities, as well as fall 2019, spring 2020, and summer 2020 paid internships, while meeting with employers in an informal, relaxed setting.

This year's luau will feature more than 60 organizations from both on and off campus. A list of the organizations attending is available on the CDC website.

Please provide students with information about this exciting opportunity. Faculty and staff members are also welcome to join in the festivities and enjoy some refreshments.

For more information, please contact the Career Development Center, Cleveland Hall 306, 878-5811, or visit the CDC website.

I am pleased to announce that Carolyn Guzski, associate professor of music, has agreed to serve as interim director of undergraduate research for the 2019–2020 academic year. Please join me in congratulating Dr. Guzski and in wishing her well in this new leadership role.

Aloha! The campus community is invited to attend the Career Development Center's annual Part-Time-Job Luau today, August 29, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Plaza (rain location: Student Union Social Hall).

This fun and casual event allows Buffalo State students to learn about part-time-job opportunities, as well as fall 2019, spring 2020, and summer 2020 paid internships, while meeting with employers in an informal, relaxed setting.

This year's luau will feature more than 60 organizations from both on and off campus. A list of the organizations attending is available on the CDC website.

Please provide students with information about this exciting opportunity. Faculty and staff members are also welcome to join in the festivities and enjoy some refreshments.

For more information, please contact the Career Development Center, Cleveland Hall 306, 878-5811, or visit the CDC website.

The Student Conduct and Community Standards Office (SCCS), in collaboration with United Students Government and the Residence Life Office, will host a Campus Community Circle to celebrate the opening of the Restorative Justice Center (Porter Hall 15) on Wednesday, September 4, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. in the Student Union Plaza. All students are invited to participate in the discussion “Exploring the Dimensions of Our Identity,” which will include a conversation about talking circles, a core component of the restorative justice process. A talking circle, sometimes called a peacemaking circle, uses a structural framework to build relationships and to address conflict within a community.

For more information about the Restorative Justice Center, please contact the SCCS, 878-3051, or visit the SCCS website.

As part of the ongoing Title III Grant Student Success efforts, faculty, staff, and administrators are invited to engage in the following discussions about how to create an inclusive campus environment and further improve advising practices that facilitate student success, led by Blane Harding, a consultant with the National Academic Advising Association.

Mr. Harding will present the keynote address "Moving from Diversity to Inclusion: Cultivating the Potential of All Students" on Tuesday, September 10, and will facilitate three workshops—"Fostering an Inclusive and Diverse Community through Academic Advising”—on Wednesday, September 11. Please click each title below for more information or to register.

Moving from Diversity to Inclusion: Cultivating the Potential of All Students
Tuesday, September 10, 12:15–1:30 p.m.
Burchfield Penney Art Center Auditorium

Fostering an Inclusive and Diverse Community through Academic Advising
Wednesday, September 11, 9:00–11:00 a.m. 
Caudell Hall 127

Fostering an Inclusive and Diverse Community through Academic Advising
Wednesday, September 11, 12:15–2:15 p.m.
Bacon Hall 209

Fostering an Inclusive and Diverse Community through Academic Advising
Wednesday, September 11, 2:30–4:30 p.m.
Bacon Hall 215

Please contact the Professional Development Center with questions.

About Blane Harding
Blane Harding is the director of advising, recruitment, and retention in the College of Science at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he also served as the director of the Center for Student Cultural Diversity from 2015 to 2017. He previously served as the director of multicultural affairs at the University of Kansas. As a consultant, Mr. Harding has worked with more than 50 institutions of higher learning across the country. He retired from Colorado State University in 2012, after 24 years of service, where he served as the director of advising, recruitment, and retention for the College of Liberal Arts. He has taught courses in African American history and ethnic studies for the past 25 years. Mr. Harding has also served as a retention faculty member with the Council for Opportunity in Education, which oversees the national TRIO programs. He is a faculty member and past chair of the Summer Institute Advisory Board for the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA), as well as the former chair of the Multicultural Concerns Commission. He has presented at national conferences on various topics that focus on African American, Latino, biracial, Native American, and Asian/Pacific Island students in higher education. He has published several articles on diversity, multicultural advising, and adviser training, including the chapter “Students with Specific Needs” in Academic Advising: A Comprehensive Handbook (October 2008) and “From Bridges to Coalitions: Collaboration Between Academic Advising Units and Offices that Support Students of Color” (NACADA 30 Anniversary Monograph Series, August 2009). His most recent publication, coauthored with Marsha Miller, is titled Cultivating the Potential in At-Risk Students (NACADA Pocket Guide Series, spring 2013). Mr. Harding is the 2018 recipient of the Leading Light Award, presented to a NACADA member in recognition of significant contributions to diversity within NACADA.

The next meeting of the Buffalo State College Council will be held at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 17, in Cleveland Hall 518.

Agenda

1. Call to Order
2. Action Items
   Approval of the Minutes: May 21, 2019
3. Chair’s Report
4. President’s Report
5. Committee Reports
6. Announcements
7. Executive Session (If Necessary)
8. Adjournment