Do you want to make someone’s day brighter? Do you have 1.5 hours to spare every six weeks? Buffalo State has a dynamic team that has partnered with FeedMore WNY. FeedMore WNY serves over 3,700 unique clients in Erie County alone each year. The Buffalo State team delivers nutritious meals to shut-in neighbors in the Black Rock community on Wednesdays throughout the year. Not only are nutritious meals delivered, but the delivery also serves as a welfare check (the delivery person is often the only person that sees the client all day).

The commitment is a minimum of one meal delivery every six weeks that takes 1.5 hours (11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. total time leaving campus to return) with the two-person team. 

Please consider volunteering. There is training. You even get to meet other people on campus. If interested, please contact Carol DeNysschen, dean of the School of the Professions. Thank you!

The grading window for J-Term 2025 is now open and will close on Thursday, January 30, at 9:00 p.m.

Detailed documentation for entering grades is available.

Additional assistance is also available by calling the IT Help Desk (ext. 4357). 

We have put together a Grading Tip Sheet to assist you in successful grading. If you have any additional questions, please contact the Registrar's Office at (716) 878-4811 or regofc@buffalostate.edu. 

The Anne Frank Project (AFP) will be holding two days of professional development opportunities in Story-Based Learning for educators. These training experiences focus on integrating kinesthetic learning with classroom curriculum to support and build the socio-emotional wellbeing of students and teachers.

It is free and open to all members of the Buffalo State University community.

Dates: Wednesday, January 29, 1:00–4:30 p.m. and Friday, January 31, 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Location: Buffalo State University, Campbell Student Union 419
Participants must be able to attend both days of the training.

Register Today!

Come join the Teaching and Learning Center’s session, entitled What the heck are we to make of Artificial Intelligence in our classrooms?

February 4, 2025 from 12:15 - 1:30 p.m.  in Butler Library 318

Offered by John Draeger

For better or worse, artificial Intelligence (e.g., ChatGPT, Microsoft CoPilot, Gemini) is here and here to stay.  This session will explore the implications for our classrooms. In particular, how we might adjust to teaching and learning in a world with AI? The session will offer suggestions for promoting opportunities for authentic student voice which can mitigate some of the negative side of AI's influence as well as offer suggestions for how instructors even consider embracing AI in their classrooms.

Please register through the Workshop Registration System.

The campus community is invited to attend the NYS Employee Assistance Program’s monthly webinar “Unlocking Success with Tracking Behaviors” on Monday, February 3, from noon to 12:30 p.m.

Tracking healthy behaviors is a key strategy to unlock success in achieving long-term health goals by providing valuable insights into your progress, identifying areas for improvement, and boosting motivation. Consistently tracking behaviors provides evidence of positive changes, allowing you to adjust and stay committed to your healthy lifestyle. During the February wellness webinar, a variety of methods will be shared on how to track your behaviors. Choose the method that works for you. This 30-minute seminar will be presented by Linda Carignan-Everts, Statewide Wellness Coordinator.

Register for this free 30-minute webinar through the WebEx meeting registration page. You will receive a confirmation email with instructions on how to join the session.

If you are unable to attend live, this webinar will be recorded and put on the WellNYS Everyday website.

WellNYS Everyday is a wellness initiative dedicated to educating, engaging, and empowering New York State employees to engage in healthy behaviors. For more information, visit oer.ny.gov/wellnys/everyday

An active water leak has been identified at the northwest corner of Elms Hall. Staff have assessed the damage and the repair is planned to be completed today. This repair necessitates interrupting water service to Houston Gym and Sports Arena from early morning until approximately 1pm.

While this interruption will not impact orientation, Facilities will work directly with athletics to address any issues. Staff in the impacted buildings are asked to use restrooms in adjacent buildings- Buckham, Tech and SAMC. Related concerns may be called into Customer Service at 716-878-6111. 

Your understanding is appreciated as this important repair is undertaken.

Sweet Scripture

Do you enjoy Scripture? Join the Newman Center every TUESDAY at Campus House, beginning January 30th, from 12:15-1:00 p.m. Bring your lunch and we will provide a free dessert. All students are welcome!

The Student Conduct and Community Standards Office received approval from the University Council on November 7, 2024 to apply changes to the Student Code of Conduct.   The updated Code of Conduct went live on January 2, 2025 and is available here Changes were applied to language for the following definitions and procedures under the code: 

Appeals, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, Dismissal, Sexual Assault, Sex Based Harassment, Stalking, and Transcript Notations.  

The code can be accessed electronically via the website.   For questions about the changes to the code, please contact Student Conduct and Community Standards via email.  

Tuesday, February 4, 12:15p.m.-1:30p.m. Assembly Hall, Campbell Student Union, the MCL department celebrates the Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival. It is one of the most important and widely celebrated traditional festivals in several East Asian countries and elsewhere throughout the world. It marks the beginning of the lunar new year and usually falls between January 21 and February 20, depending on the lunar calendar. 2025 is the year of the Snake. The MCL department is providing an opportunity for the Buffalo State community to learn about and experience this important cultural celebration. Open to the Buffalo State community!

On Wednesday morning (01/29/25) the Security Certificate from Cloudflare that is used with the ZTNA Client will be replaced.

For everyone that uses Windows with a Windows client there should only be a delay logging in since the client is supposed to handle installing the new certificate into your operating system on its own. This is the claim from Cloudflare and we have no way of testing it beforehand.

If you are using MacOS or a mobile device you might have to install the new certificate manually like you did when you first installed the client. Instructions are available in Team Dynamix.

Cloudflare says that MacOS clients will also automatically update the certificate but ITEC says this is not always the case.

If you need to download the new cert for whichever device you are working on, you may find a link to download it from Cloudflare but don’t use that, it may be the old one that will expire very soon. The new ones for our systems in CRT or PEM format (depending on your device) can be found HERE for CRT and HERE for PEM. Download or “Save AS” depending on your system.

It is a good time to make sure you have the latest version of the client, as of this writing the latest Windows version is 2024.12.760.0. See https://one.one.one.one/ for downloads.

Please go to https://buffalostate.teamdynamix.com/TDClient/2003/Portal/KB/Search?SearchText=%2523warp for basic information about the client.