Save the date for Buffalo State Gives—our third annual Day of Giving—beginning at noon Tuesday, March 30, and running through noon Wednesday, March 31. 

The entire Buffalo State College community is encouraged to make a gift of any size in support of our students. Buffalo State faculty and staff also can champion stories, which are causes for support, including the Student Emergency Fund, George Floyd Memorial Scholarship Fund, and 150th Anniversary Fund. By becoming a champion, faculty and staff members can support a cause or initiative that is important to them and help spread the word about Buffalo State Gives to our community.

Please mark your calendars for March 30–31 and go to the Buffalo State Gives website for more information on how to donate and champion stories. 

If you have any questions, please contact Kate Lockhart, development coordinator, 878-3077.

I am happy to announce that the Barnes & Noble at Buffalo State Bookstore has launched the Adoption and Insights Portal (AIP), a new source for researching, adopting, and sharing insights about textbooks and course materials. AIP will replace the aging FacultyEnlight as we begin the fall and summer 2021 course material adoption process.

This new portal will help us achieve our goals of student success and retention by ensuring that 100 percent of course material adoptions are submitted by the adoption deadline each semester.

Submitting your adoptions early and directly to the bookstore ensures that students will get the right materials for their courses at the most affordable prices.

With the new platform, faculty and department administrators can

• save time with the one-click re-adopt feature,
• research and adopt course materials in one convenient place,
• compare estimated student price and available formats before adopting,
• review affordable alternatives, like OER and BNC OER+ courseware,
• learn about affordable options like Price Match and First Day,
• receive 24/7 support.

AIP can be found in Blackboard under the list of courses on your home page. It can also be found on the Faculty Resources drop-down selection under Textbooks on the B&N website. Please feel free to e-mail the bookstore with questions.

The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted so many of our most cherished in-person interactions with both our students and our colleagues. I miss stopping to chat with you—our wonderful faculty and staff members—while walking across the Plaza, during my Coffee and Conversation events in the Fireside Lounge, at quick check-ins before or after meetings, or in our discussions at campus events.

Over the next seven weeks, members of the cabinet and I would like to try something new. We are calling it Coffee with the Cabinet. Between March 18 and April 29, a member of the cabinet will host a virtual coffee hour over Zoom to simply chat, catch up, and check in with our faculty and staff. No agenda. Just bring your favorite cup of joe (or tea) and let’s connect. The affable Tom Koller will help each meeting get started with a fun set of questions for each cabinet member about our journey and background, but after we answer a few questions, we want to hear from and talk with you. How are you finding the balance between work and home life during these unprecedented times? Have you found new processes or efficiencies in the remote environment that you hope to continue in the future?

I will host the first virtual Coffee with the Cabinet session on Thursday, March 18, at 12:30 p.m. Please register online to receive the Zoom meeting information. A full schedule and registration links are below. I look forward to seeing and talking with many of you on Thursday.

Coffee with the Cabinet Schedule
Thursday, March 18, 12:30 p.m., President Conway-Turner (Register)
Thursday, March 25, Noon, Provost Mayrose (Register)
Thursday, April 1, 12:30 p.m., VP Finnerty (Register)
Thursday, April 8, 12:30 p.m., CDO Rodriguez-Dabney (Register)
Thursday, April 15, 12:30 p.m., VP Barnum (Register)
Thursday, April 22, 12:30 p.m., VP Gordon (Register)
Tuesday, April 27, 12:30 p.m., CIO and VP Malcolm (Register)   

The next virtual coffee hour, Coffee with the Cabinet, will be held tomorrow, March 25, at noon with Provost Jim Mayrose. No agenda. Just bring your favorite cup of joe (or tea) and connect with us. Tom Koller, officer in charge of intercollegiate athletics, will help each meeting get started with a fun set of questions for each cabinet member about our journey and background, but after we answer a few questions, we want to hear from and talk with you.

Please register online to receive the Zoom meeting information. A full schedule of the remaining sessions and registration links are below. We look forward to seeing and talking with many of you soon!

Coffee with the Cabinet Schedule
Thursday, March 25, Noon, Provost Mayrose (Register)
Thursday, April 1, 12:30 p.m., VP Finnerty (Register)
Thursday, April 8, 12:30 p.m., CDO Rodriguez-Dabney (Register)
Thursday, April 15, 12:30 p.m., VP Barnum (Register)
Thursday, April 22, 12:30 p.m., VP Gordon (Register)
Tuesday, April 27, 12:30 p.m., CIO and VP Malcolm (Register) 

The next virtual coffee hour, Coffee with the Cabinet, will be held tomorrow, April 1, at 12:30 p.m. with Vice President for Institutional Advancement Jim Finnerty. No agenda. Just bring your favorite cup of joe (or tea) and connect with us. Tom Koller, officer in charge of intercollegiate athletics, will help each meeting get started with a fun set of questions for each cabinet member about our journey and background, but after we answer a few questions, we want to hear from and talk with you.

Please register online to receive the Zoom meeting information. A full schedule of the remaining sessions and registration links are below. We look forward to seeing and talking with many of you soon!

Coffee with the Cabinet Schedule
Thursday, April 1, 12:30 p.m., VP Finnerty (Register)
Thursday, April 8, 12:30 p.m., CDO Rodriguez-Dabney (Register)
Thursday, April 15, 12:30 p.m., VP Barnum (Register)
Thursday, April 22, 12:30 p.m., VP Gordon (Register)
Tuesday, April 27, 12:30 p.m., CIO and VP Malcolm (Register)

The next virtual coffee hour, Coffee with the Cabinet, will be held tomorrow, April 8, at 12:30 p.m. with Chief of Staff and Chief Diversity Officer Crystal Rodriguez-Dabney. No agenda. Just bring your favorite cup of joe (or tea) and connect with us. Tom Koller, officer in charge of intercollegiate athletics, will help each meeting get started with a fun set of questions for each cabinet member about our journey and background, but after we answer a few questions, we want to hear from and talk with you.

Please register online to receive the Zoom meeting information. A full schedule of the remaining sessions and registration links are below. We look forward to seeing and talking with many of you soon!

Coffee with the Cabinet Schedule
Thursday, April 8, 12:30 p.m., CDO Rodriguez-Dabney (Register)
Thursday, April 15, 12:30 p.m., VP Barnum (Register)
Thursday, April 22, 12:30 p.m., VP Gordon (Register)
Tuesday, April 27, 12:30 p.m., CIO and VP Malcolm (Register)

The next virtual coffee hour, Coffee with the Cabinet, will be held tomorrow, April 15, at 12:30 p.m. with Vice President for Finance and Management Laurie Barnum. No agenda. Just bring your favorite cup of joe (or tea) and connect with us. Tom Koller, officer in charge of intercollegiate athletics, will help each meeting get started with a fun set of questions for each cabinet member about our journey and background, but after we answer a few questions, we want to hear from and talk with you.

Please register online to receive the Zoom meeting information. Remaining sessions and registration links are below. We look forward to seeing and talking with many of you soon!

Coffee with the Cabinet Schedule
Thursday, April 15, 12:30 p.m., VP Barnum (Register)
Thursday, April 22, 12:30 p.m., VP Gordon (Register)
Tuesday, April 27, 12:30 p.m., CIO and VP Malcolm (Register)

The next virtual coffee hour, Coffee with the Cabinet, will be held tomorrow, April 22, at 12:30 p.m. with Vice President for Student Affairs Tim Gordon. No agenda. Just bring your favorite cup of joe (or tea) and connect with us. Tom Koller, officer in charge of intercollegiate athletics, will help get the meeting started with a fun set of questions for Dr. Gordon about his journey and background, but after that, we want to hear from and talk with you.

Please register online to receive the Zoom meeting information. Remaining sessions and registration links are below. We look forward to seeing and talking with many of you soon!

Coffee with the Cabinet Schedule
Thursday, April 22, 12:30 p.m., VP Gordon (Register)
Tuesday, April 27, 12:30 p.m., CIO and VP Malcolm (Register)

The final session in our Coffee with the Cabinet virtual coffee hour will be held tomorrow, April 27, at 12:30 p.m. with Chief Information Officer and Vice President for Marketing, Enrollment, and Communications Jackie Malcolm. No agenda. Just bring your favorite cup of joe (or tea) and connect with us. Tom Koller, officer in charge of intercollegiate athletics, will help get the meeting started with a fun set of questions for Dr. Malcolm about her journey and background, but after that, we want to hear from and talk with you.

Please register online to receive the Zoom meeting information. We look forward to seeing and talking with many of you tomorrow!

The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted so many of our most cherished in-person interactions with both our students and our colleagues. I miss stopping to chat with you—our wonderful faculty and staff members—while walking across the Plaza, during my Coffee and Conversation events in the Fireside Lounge, at quick check-ins before or after meetings, or in our discussions at campus events.

Over the next seven weeks, members of the cabinet and I would like to try something new. We are calling it Coffee with the Cabinet. Between March 18 and April 29, a member of the cabinet will host a virtual coffee hour over Zoom to simply chat, catch up, and check in with our faculty and staff. No agenda. Just bring your favorite cup of joe (or tea) and let’s connect. The affable Tom Koller will help each meeting get started with a fun set of questions for each cabinet member about our journey and background, but after we answer a few questions, we want to hear from and talk with you. How are you finding the balance between work and home life during these unprecedented times? Have you found new processes or efficiencies in the remote environment that you hope to continue in the future?

I will host the first virtual Coffee with the Cabinet session today, March 18, at 12:30 p.m. Please register online to receive the Zoom meeting information. A full schedule and registration links are below. I look forward to seeing and talking with many of you this afternoon.

Coffee with the Cabinet Schedule
Thursday, March 18, 12:30 p.m., President Conway-Turner (Register)
Thursday, March 25, Noon, Provost Mayrose (Register)
Thursday, April 1, 12:30 p.m., VP Finnerty (Register)
Thursday, April 8, 12:30 p.m., CDO Rodriguez-Dabney (Register)
Thursday, April 15, 12:30 p.m., VP Barnum (Register)
Thursday, April 22, 12:30 p.m., VP Gordon (Register)
Tuesday, April 27, 12:30 p.m., CIO and VP Malcolm (Register)