When working with students on options for taking classes elsewhere, please be sure that you are aware of the eligibility criteria that must be met for each of these programs: SUNY cross-registration and WNY Consortium cross-registration. Cross-registration is available for incoming (students coming to Buffalo State) and outgoing students (Buffalo State students going out) for spring and fall semesters only. Cross-registration is an articulation agreement, so eligibility criteria and deadlines must be met. No exceptions or grievance procedures are available. A student must be matriculated at his or her home institution in order to be eligible for cross-registration.

The OPEN SUNY website offers a search option for 100 percent online courses that can be filtered by many fields, including a comprehensive list of all courses by semester or by college or university.

Buffalo State students who would like to take a class elsewhere for J-Term or Summer Session may be eligible to participate in a different program; this is not cross-registration but off-campus study (PDF, 196 KB).

Edmund Haspett from TIAA will be on campus for individual consultations with Buffalo State faculty and staff members on Monday, January 29, between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 416. Appointments are required.

Space is limited. Visit the TIAA website to schedule an appointment or call (800) 732-8353 weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

Discuss your financial situation with an experienced TIAA consultant to help you plan for your future and pursue your financial goals. Take this opportunity to review your retirement savings or to increase or start a tax-deferred annuity.

Get answers to these questions and more:

• Am I invested in the right mix of investments to help meet my goals?
• Am I saving enough to create the retirement income I need?
• How do I take income from my retirement account once I stop working?

Space is limited. Sign up today.

J-Term begins today, January 3. All registration-related activity, including drop/add, must be completed by 11:59 p.m. Thursday, January 4. Please note that there is no Online Late Add process offered for this term.

Please be sure to bookmark the J-Term 2024 information flyer (PDF, 176 KB) for important Financial Aid, Registrar, and Student Accounts information, including semester deadlines.

As the Marketing and Communications Office continues its evaluation of internal and external communication strategies, we would like to gather information about how the campus community uses the Daily Bulletin. We hope you will take a few minutes to complete the survey.

The results of this survey will help shape our approach for internal communications, including the Daily Bulletin, as far as frequency, format, design, and more. We are also exploring ways to expand the reach of an email newsletter product beyond campus faculty and staff, aiming to appeal to the Buffalo State community at large, including alumni.

As previously announced, the current web platform for the Daily Bulletin is Drupal 7 and must be updated. This is a good time to explore new possibilities for the Daily Bulletin.

We will compile and share results of this survey after it closes. Thank you for your participation.

Please contact Geoff Nason, director of communications and content strategy, with questions.

The Marketing and Communications Office has developed a feature-rich Drupal 10 website template that better mirrors current industry standards, as well as the university's main site. All other campus templates some upwards of 12 years old are in Drupal 7. Due to discontinued support, we must depreciate all Drupal 7 template sites.

Many campus sites have already adopted the new template. Samples include the Television and Film Arts; Elementary Education, Literacy, and Educational Leadership; and Music departments. Marketing and Communications has been assisting and will continue to directly assist academic departments by moving them into the new framework. Please file a ticket to initiate migration to the new template.

Campus websites are stand-alone installations and do not offer an automatic upgrade or import option for migration. If an office, center, area, or initiative still using a Drupal 7 template wants to move to the new look, that migration must be done manually. An alternative to moving is to shut down an outdated, unused, or low-traffic Drupal 7 site. If you wish to shut down a site, please file a ticket.

Because we support campus users with any transition to a new or greatly enhanced product, this new template has a separate, short, guided training session to accompany it. Drupal 10 training is provided virtually by Dan Schmidt, associate director of web development. Details are discussed during the ticket process.

Questions about the migration process or the new template may be directed to Melissa Meehan, web director, Marketing and Communications.

The grading window for J-Term 2024 closes Thursday, February 1, at 9:00 p.m. Detailed documentation for entering grades (PDF, 191 KB) is available on the Banner website. Additional assistance is available by contacting the IT Help Desk at (716) 878-4357 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

If you have questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at (716) 878-4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet (PDF, 712 KB) to assist you in successful grading.

The grading window for J-Term 2024 is now open and will close Thursday, February 1, at 9:00 p.m. Faculty members will enter their J-Term 2024 grades using Banner. Detailed documentation for entering grades (PDF, 191 KB) is available on the Banner website. Additional assistance is available by calling the IT Help Desk at (716) 878-4357 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

If you have questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at (716) 878-4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet (PDF, 712 KB) to assist you in successful grading.

Faculty members will enter their J-Term 2024 grades using Banner. The grading window will open Friday, January 19, at 9:00 a.m. and close Thursday, February 1, at 9:00 p.m. In preparation, faculty members are encouraged to log on to Banner to be sure that all their courses are listed under their account. Detailed documentation for entering grades (PDF, 191 KB) is available on the Banner website. Additional assistance is available by calling the IT Help Desk at (716) 878-4357 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

If you have questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at (716) 878-4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet (PDF, 712 KB) to assist you in successful grading.

The Anne Frank Project will hold two days of kinesthetic workshops in our story-based learning (SBL) curriculum on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 23 and 24, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. SBL uses story as a vehicle for community building, conflict management, and identity exploration. This professional development training shows how to apply the practice in lessons and classroom culture. It is free and open to all members of the Buffalo State University community. The workshop location will be provided following registration.

Register today! 

Learn more about SBL on the Anne Frank Project website.

Please contact Drew Kahn, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor and AFP founding director, with questions.

The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan will host an enrollment webinar on Wednesday, December 27, at 10:00 a.m.

The NYSDCP, also known as a 457(b) plan, is a supplemental retirement plan designed to help state and local public employees achieve their retirement savings goals and help bridge any potential financial gap in retirement. Employees may contribute to a 457(b) in place of or in addition to a 403(b) plan.

This webinar on enrollment will explain the benefits of enrolling and participating in the NYS Deferred Compensation Plan and how it can help you better prepare for and live in retirement. The presentation will include the basics of investing, investment options, and pre-tax contributions and an overview of the easy and secure online enrollment process.

Microsoft Teams meeting
Meeting ID: 229 494 025 823
Passcode: tV8kof

Call in (audio only)
(917) 983-6123
Phone Conference ID: 540 691 321#

You may also schedule an individual appointment online with Buffalo State's campus representative, Mark Wallace, if you are unable to attend the workshop or for follow-up assistance.