The Buffalo State Theater Department and Casting Hall Productions proudly present Antigone, in Upton Hall's Warren Enters Theatre through November 10.

Experience a novel rendition of Jean Anouilh's adaptation of Antigone, the tragic story of a woman who sacrifices her young life by saying no to a tyrant king. Reimagined through a minimalist, expressionistic lens, this production strips down the complexities of Sophocles's original classic play, focusing on raw emotion and stark symbolism to illuminate the battle between personal conviction and societal duty. Don't miss this transformative exploration of power, morality, and the courage to stand alone.

Directed by Associate Professor Jennifer Toohey, with assistant director Joshua Sinclair, '23.

Performances November 6, 7, 8, and 9 at 7:30 p.m. and November 10 at 1:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online.

Internal applications are being accepted for the following position on campus. This is an internal job posting open to employees of Buffalo State University who are currently paid from any state-appropriated-funds payroll.

Title: Senior Staff Assistant / Assistant to the Chief Diversity Officer
Department: Equity and Campus Diversity
Rank: SL-3
Negotiating Unit: UUP

Brief Job Description
Position Summary:
The assistant to the chief diversity officer within the Equity and Campus Diversity Office manages the daily administrative and operational tasks of Equity and Diversity, encompassing oversight of significant programming operations and project management related to equity, diversity and inclusion and social justice initiatives. The assistant to the CDO will report to and provide direct support for the chief diversity officer.

Essential Job Functions:

• Develop and maintain a system for monitoring and managing departmental budgets and provide periodic ad hoc reports. Assist with planning and preparation of departmental budget requests, designation of accounts; track expenditures and reconciliation.
• Develop and maintain a system for logging and monitoring discrimination and harassment complaints, providing periodic reports, updating forms, and ensuring that all policy and website information is current and accessible.
• Provide oversight of operations for various functions such as cultural heritage events, speakers, disability, and sexual violence awareness programing. This may include tasks such as securing venues, purchasing items, booking travel, etc.
• Collaborate with Professional Development to ensure campus compliance with mandated trainings.
• Develop and implement department-wide training, policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Provide professional administrative support to the chief diversity officer, including scheduling meetings, using electronic calendar system to manage and coordinate schedules, directing phone call inquiries and responding to inquiries as appropriate, coordinating travel and processing appropriate documentation per the requirements of the university.
• Draft, edit, and distribute documents, manuals, and publications related to supporting divisional leadership including but not limited to divisional communication messages, newsletters, agendas, and reports.
• Develop training for student staff, both graduate and undergraduate, and ensure that all students are trained annually in office protocol and procedures.

To view the required qualifications and to apply, please view the posting on the Buffalo State Job Opportunities website.

This internal review date closes Tuesday, November 19.

Internal applications are being accepted for the following position on campus. This is an internal job posting open to employees of Buffalo State University who are currently paid from any state-appropriated-funds payroll.

Title: Senior Staff Assistant / Assistant to the Chief Diversity Officer
Department: Equity and Campus Diversity
Rank: SL-3
Negotiating Unit: UUP

Brief Job Description
Position Summary:
The assistant to the chief diversity officer within the Equity and Campus Diversity Office manages the daily administrative and operational tasks of Equity and Diversity, encompassing oversight of significant programming operations and project management related to equity, diversity and inclusion and social justice initiatives. The assistant to the CDO will report to and provide direct support for the chief diversity officer.

Essential Job Functions:

• Develop and maintain a system for monitoring and managing departmental budgets and provide periodic ad hoc reports. Assist with planning and preparation of departmental budget requests, designation of accounts; track expenditures and reconciliation.
• Develop and maintain a system for logging and monitoring discrimination and harassment complaints, providing periodic reports, updating forms, and ensuring that all policy and website information is current and accessible.
• Provide oversight of operations for various functions such as cultural heritage events, speakers, disability, and sexual violence awareness programing. This may include tasks such as securing venues, purchasing items, booking travel, etc.
• Collaborate with Professional Development to ensure campus compliance with mandated trainings.
• Develop and implement department-wide training, policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Provide professional administrative support to the chief diversity officer, including scheduling meetings, using electronic calendar system to manage and coordinate schedules, directing phone call inquiries and responding to inquiries as appropriate, coordinating travel and processing appropriate documentation per the requirements of the university.
• Draft, edit, and distribute documents, manuals, and publications related to supporting divisional leadership including but not limited to divisional communication messages, newsletters, agendas, and reports.
• Develop training for student staff, both graduate and undergraduate, and ensure that all students are trained annually in office protocol and procedures.

To view the required qualifications and to apply, please view the posting on the Buffalo State Job Opportunities website.

This internal review date closes Tuesday, November 19.

Internal applications are being accepted for the following position on campus. This is an internal job posting open to employees of Buffalo State University who are currently paid from any state-appropriated-funds payroll.

Title: Senior Staff Assistant / Assistant to the Chief Diversity Officer
Department: Equity and Campus Diversity
Rank: SL-3
Negotiating Unit: UUP

Brief Job Description
Position Summary:
The assistant to the chief diversity officer within the Equity and Campus Diversity Office manages the daily administrative and operational tasks of Equity and Diversity, encompassing oversight of significant programming operations and project management related to equity, diversity and inclusion and social justice initiatives. The assistant to the CDO will report to and provide direct support for the chief diversity officer.

Essential Job Functions:

• Develop and maintain a system for monitoring and managing departmental budgets and provide periodic ad hoc reports. Assist with planning and preparation of departmental budget requests, designation of accounts; track expenditures and reconciliation.
• Develop and maintain a system for logging and monitoring discrimination and harassment complaints, providing periodic reports, updating forms, and ensuring that all policy and website information is current and accessible.
• Provide oversight of operations for various functions such as cultural heritage events, speakers, disability, and sexual violence awareness programing. This may include tasks such as securing venues, purchasing items, booking travel, etc.
• Collaborate with Professional Development to ensure campus compliance with mandated trainings.
• Develop and implement department-wide training, policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Provide professional administrative support to the chief diversity officer, including scheduling meetings, using electronic calendar system to manage and coordinate schedules, directing phone call inquiries and responding to inquiries as appropriate, coordinating travel and processing appropriate documentation per the requirements of the university.
• Draft, edit, and distribute documents, manuals, and publications related to supporting divisional leadership including but not limited to divisional communication messages, newsletters, agendas, and reports.
• Develop training for student staff, both graduate and undergraduate, and ensure that all students are trained annually in office protocol and procedures.

To view the required qualifications and to apply, please view the posting on the Buffalo State Job Opportunities website.

This internal review date closes Tuesday, November 19.

Please join us for the workshop "Playing the Open Access 'Mind' Field: Dodging Predatory Journals and Article Processing Charges" to discuss the open access publishing landscape on Tuesday, November 12, at 12:15 p.m. in Butler Library 318. Publishing open access has become ubiquitous in academia and will continue to grow, as any federally funded study must be open access when published starting in 2026. Many obstacles and concerns surround open access publishing, especially predatory journals and avoiding the escalating costs of article processing charges (APCs). We will discuss strategies to avoid predatory publishers and dodge APCs in the open access realm. We will also discuss recent agreements that may waive OA publishing APCs for Buffalo State faculty members. A light lunch and refreshments will be served. Please register to attend.

The Civic and Community Engagement Office is happy to provide Certificates of Recognition for all students in Community-Engaged Learning classes (including Service Learning-designated courses).

If you would like to request Certificates of Recognition for your fall 2024 CEL courses, please use this form to request them by Friday, November 15.  

For future reference, the form can also be found on the main faculty page of the CCE website.

As always, you can call CCE at (716) 878-3919 or email cce@buffalostate.edu with questions or concerns.

SUNY Online is pleased to host and showcase several diverse presentations from our SUNY campuses in celebration of National Distance Learning Week (NDLW) November 4-8. These free virtual webinars are designed to generate greater awareness and appreciation for distance learning, discuss current issues and emerging trends, highlight best practices, and recognize leaders in the field.

Monday, November 4
10:00-10:45 a.m.
Elevating Design in Your Course (Introduction)
Presenter: Dave Ghidiu, Finger Lakes Community College

Tuesday, November 5
11:00-11:45 a.m.
Addressing RSI at the Institutional Level
Presenter: Steve Sturman, University at Buffalo, School of Social Work

Wednesday, November 6
Noon-1:00 p.m.
SUNY Online Teaching Webinar: Asynchronous Authentic Assessment in Brightspace: Increasing Integrity and Engagement
Presenters: Judith Littlejohn, Genesee Community College; and John Kane, SUNY Oswego

Friday, November 8
10:00-10:45 a.m.
Designing with Empathy to Meet the Needs of Our Modern Learners
Presenter: Dan Barrancotta, Genesee Community College

11:00-11:45 a.m.
International Color Connection
Presenter: Heather Jones, SUNY GCC

1:00-1:45 p.m.
The Importance of Digital Literacy for the Health Sciences 
Presenter: Vikram Pagpatan, Downstate Health Sciences University

For a complete schedule of SUNY Online sessions and detailed descriptions on each webinar, please visit the SUNY Online website.

Open enrollment for the 2025 NYS Flex Spending Account (FSA) began Friday, November 1, and ends Monday, December 9, at 11:59 p.m. The program helps eligible state employees save money on necessary health- or dependent-care expenses because the money they set aside in their accounts is not subject to federal, state, or Social Security taxes.

The Flex Spending Account offers three benefits:

The Health Care Spending Account (HCSA) lets you set aside any amount from $100 up to $3,300 (up from $3,200 in 2024) for the 2025 plan year to pay for health-care expenses that are not reimbursed by your health insurance or other benefit plan; however, only medically necessary medical, hospital, dental, vision, hearing, and prescription drug expenses for you, your spouse, and your eligible dependents can be reimbursed by your HCSA.

The Dependent Care Advantage Account (DCAA) allows your family to set aside up to $5,000 in pre-tax dollars for eligible custodial child care, elder care, or disabled dependent care expenses that are necessary for you and your spouse, if you are married, to work.

The Adoption Advantage Account allows employees to set aside up to $16,810 to pay for expenses related to the adoption of an eligible child with pre-tax dollars. This benefit is available to M/C employees and those represented by CSEA, PEF, UUP, NYSCOPBA, and PBANYS.

Complete information on the Flex Spending Account can be found on the Governor's Office of Employee Relations website. If you wish to take advantage of this benefit, submit your application for enrollment online or by phone at (800) 358-7202. You will need your NYS EMPLID number, which is located on your pay stub, to complete your application. Please be sure to enroll by December 9. If you are enrolled for the 2024 plan year, you must re-enroll to continue your benefits in 2025.

The deadline for 2025 enrollment of 11:59 p.m. (EST) Monday, December 9, 2024, will be strictly enforced.

The enrollment period for the 2025 Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP) is now open and runs through Monday, December 9, 2024. PEP allows eligible CSEA, UUP, PEF, PBANYS, NYSCOPBA, and M/C employees to exchange previously accrued vacation or personal leave for a credit toward their biweekly New York State health insurance premium costs. Sick leave credits cannot be exchanged under this program.

Employees who participated in PEP for 2024 must file a new election form to enroll in the 2025 program. Details and enrollment forms can be found on the Human Resource Management website (see Announcements).

To participate, eligible employees must file an election form with the Human Resource Management Office either in person in Cleveland Hall 403 or by email to benefits@buffalostate.edu by the close of business (5:00 p.m.) Monday, December 9.

For more information, please visit the links below:

• General Program Overview
• CSEA/PEF/PBANYS/NYSCOPBA: Enrollment Form (PDF, 1.4 MB) and Program Details (PDF, 280 KB)
• UUP/MC: Enrollment Form with Program Details (PDF, 160 KB)

Please join the Philosophy Department for its next annual fall colloquium, "The Conflict of Changing the Cultural Narrative of Black Americans," presented by John Torrey, assistant professor of philosophy, on Tuesday, November 12, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Caudell Hall 110.