The 22nd annual Faculty and Staff Research and Creativity Fall Forum will be held Thursday, November 2, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Houston Gym. All faculty and staff members are invited to present an exhibit that highlights current research, activities, or scholarship. The deadline to complete the online registration form is 5:00 p.m. Monday, October 16.

This year, the provost will sponsor poster printing. The deadline to submit the request form for free poster printing is Wednesday, October 25. Poster templates are available for download. Posters should be 30x40-inch format whenever possible. The Design and Print Center can help with poster design for this event; the job request form for design assistance must be submitted no later than Wednesday, October 18.

Please contact Kimberly Kamper-DeMarco, assistant professor of psychology, or Jing Zhang, associate professor of elementary education, literacy, and educational leadership, with questions.

The fall 2023 midterm grading window is now open and will close Friday, October 27, at 9:00 p.m. Students will be able to view their midterm grades in Banner, Degree Works, and the Bengal Success Portal as soon as they are posted. Advisors can obtain copies of the midterm grading reports for their academic intervention use through their deans’ offices.

Thank you for your commitment to our students’ success.

The fall 2023 midterm grading window will open in Banner on Wednesday, October 11, at 9:00 a.m. and close on Friday, October 27, at 9:00 p.m. In addition to a midterm grade, faculty members can mark how regularly a student has attended a course by entering 0 (never attended), 1 (sporadic, unsatisfactory attendance), or 2 (consistent, satisfactory attendance) in the “Hours Attended” field. Midterm grade submissions for all registered students are useful, as these grades are helpful for campuswide academic intervention and retention efforts. 

Students can view their midterm grades in Banner, Degree Works, and the Bengal Success Portal as soon as they are posted. Advisors can obtain copies of midterm grading reports for their academic intervention use through their deans’ offices.

Thank you for your commitment to our students’ success.

Faculty and staff members are invited to submit awards, honors, and grants information for print in the annual Faculty and Staff Recognition Ceremony program. Awards and grants received or announced September 1, 2022, through August 31, 2023, and meeting the criteria below will be listed in the program that is distributed at the ceremony.

• Submit awards and honors from academic, professional, or service organizations at the international, national, or state levels. Do not include awards received from Buffalo State University, the City of Buffalo, or local or Western New York–area organizations.
• Submit significant grants of $50,000 and above, received or announced during the stated period.
• Submit SUNY awards, such as the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence, received while serving at other SUNY institutions during any career point. Do not include SUNY awards received while serving at Buffalo State.

Additionally, the names of newly hired faculty and staff members—initially hired September 1, 2022, through August 31, 2023—will be included in the printed program as a welcome to Buffalo State.

The online submission forms are open through Friday, September 8.

The campus community is invited to attend the Faculty and Staff Recognition Ceremony on Thursday, October 12, at 12:15 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall, where the 2023 SUNY and Buffalo State honorees will be recognized. A reception immediately follows. The list of honorees and ceremony information is provided on the Academic Affairs website.

Please contact the Academic Affairs Office with questions about submitting awards or grants information.

Representatives from Boys on the Right Track will be on campus Thursday, September 14, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union lobby looking for coaches for the program. Boys on the Right Track is a fun, noncompetitive running program based in the Buffalo region that helps boys ages 8–13 meet new friends, learn healthy life lessons, and participate in fun activities and games while training to run a 5K race. Please join us.

Please contact the Civic and Community Engagement Office or call (716) 878-3919 with questions.

Online Withdrawal from Course can be entered directly in Banner starting at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, September 6, and ending at 11:59 p.m. Friday, November 3, for any student who does not have a hold that prevents registration-related activity.

A new feature in Banner allows students to enter an online withdrawal from course directly in Banner, including any student who has a hold that normally would prevent this activity. Students with a hold that prevents entering an online Withdrawal from Course can do so directly in Banner starting at 12:01 a.m. Friday, September 15, and ending at 11:59 p.m. Friday, November 3. Before these dates, from September 6 to 14, these students must use the Request to Withdrawal from Course Due to a Hold form.

The online late add process for the fall 2023 semester begins at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, September 6, and ends at 11:59 p.m. Thursday, September 14. Students can add a course directly in Banner after obtaining instructor permission and any other required override(s). All late adds are assessed a $20 late add fee. Students are strongly encouraged to complete the late add process as soon as possible. More information is available on the Registrar’s Online Late Add Process in Banner SSB web page.

Please join us for the talk “Data Science Applications in Marketing Analytics,” presented by Buffalo State data science and analytics alumna Sarah Burke, M.S. ’21, marketing analyst at the Mayo Clinic, on Wednesday, September 6, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the UB Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Clemens Hall 120, 45 Lee Road, in Buffalo. This event is sponsored by the Buffalo Data Science Community.

The Environmental Health and Safety Department would like to remind all students, faculty, and staff members that bicycles should be stored and secured at approved bike racks at building exteriors. Bikes that are found secured inside buildings and are blocking egress paths in hallways or stairwells are a fire hazard and will be removed by UPD. Environmental Health and Safety thanks you for your cooperation with this important life-safety matter.

It’s here! Funtastic Friday is way to say thank you for being good members of the community. Stop by for refreshments today, September 1, from noon to 2:00 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union lobby. Please bring your Buffalo State ID.

Sponsored by Student Conduct and Community Standards.