Internal applications are being accepted for the position of associate dean of academic standards and student success on campus. This is an internal job posting open to employees of SUNY Buffalo State who are currently paid from any state-appropriated-funds payroll.

Title: Associate Dean / Associate Dean of Academic Standards and Student Success
Department: School of Arts and Sciences
Salary: Competitive
Negotiating Unit: M/C

Brief Job Description
This calendar year Management/Confidential position reports to the dean of the School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) and works closely with the associate dean of curriculum and assessment and SAS department chairs. This position represents the SAS at various functions and meetings, has authority in matters related to academic standards and readmission within the School of Arts and Sciences, and plays a leadership role in student success within the school.

Selected job duties include the following:

Academic Standards

• Serve on Academic Appeals Committee (petition review)—AAC meets biweekly to review petitions.
• Academic Misconduct Committee—see DOPS I:17:03 and VIII:04:00.
• Oversee academic grievance process—see DOPS I:17:02.
• Academic standing review.

  ¤ This includes student file review and dismissal appeal review in late December/early January and late May/early June.
  ¤ Helps students, as needed, with the dismissal appeal process.
  ¤ Dismissal letters (email and postal letters) are sent by the Academic Standards Office; all other letters are sent via email by the dean’s office.
  ¤ Review all SAS dismissal appeals and determine if dismissals should be rescinded.
  ¤ Support SAS probation students (AW, P, and P2)
  e.g., holds on accounts and meetings, contract development, success plan development.

• Develop a support plan for students receiving Letters of Concern.
• Develop a support plan for students with a 2.0 (or higher) cumulative GPA, but less than 2.0 GPA in their major.
• Grading and Course Access
  ¤ Approve grade change forms.
  ¤ Oversee compliance with midterm and final grading windows as well as use of the Bengal Success Portal.
  ¤ Manage and support grade challenges and grievances.
  ¤ Approve graduate and undergraduate course by contracts.
  ¤ Approve graduate and undergraduate course by contracts/independent studies/special projects.
  ¤ Manage X grades.
  ¤ Monitor and administer foreign language waivers and course substitutions.

Readmission Application Review and Processing

• Applications are submitted on an ongoing basis.
• Guidance
  ¤ Approve applications of students with a 2.0 GPA or higher.
  ¤ If student has less than a 2.0 GPA—determine if there is a path to graduation (e.g., by changing major, moving to INS program); consult with the department, if needed, if the student will stay in their major; some readmit students with fewer than 60 credit hours can be advised to come back as undeclared.

Student Success

• Serve on Care Team—the Care Team meets biweekly or monthly.
• Oversee existing student persistence and retention initiatives (e.g., work with the Roar 2 Success initiative; work closely with the professional advisors; follow students using our early alert system).
• Develop and implement more sustainable and more systematic initiatives in consultation with relevant parties aimed at assisting students before they are so far behind they cannot catch up
• Serve on Orientation Committee and coordinate school participation in First-Year and Transfer Orientation.
  ¤ Coordinate logistics of department participation (e.g., confirming room assignments, disseminating Orientation schedule to chairs).
  ¤ Support departments in developing new strategies for academic department time at Orientation.
• Serve on the Academic Convocation Committee—First-Year Convocation is the Friday before classes begin.
• Provide day-to-day support to chairs and faculty members who need to know about student-related DOPS policies and who may have challenging student issues.
• Advising.

¤ Provide weekly reports of incoming transfer and readmit students to chairs on a weekly basis and encourage departments to assign faculty advisors to these students.
¤ Support departments in developing new advisement and department engagement plans.
¤ Support coordination of advising between the departments and the Academic Advising Center.
¤ Promote advisement best practices.
¤ Develop professional development workshops for faculty on advising.

• Review course syllabi for requirement compliance and communicate the importance of having updated, accurate syllabi to faculty.

Student Well-Being

• Serve on the Care Team—biweekly meeting of representatives from each school, Student Affairs, Residence Life, University Police, Weigel, and other. Decisions support the emotional, physical, and social well-being of the students.
• DEISJ engagement for success.
  ¤ Within the new syllabi.
  ¤ Campus engagement and belonging.
• Facilitate actions involving the Dean of Students Office and Academic Affairs.
  ¤ No contact orders, student expulsion, extreme illness.
• Support departments on student engagement and conduct within the classroom.

Faculty Development

• Participate in faculty orientation.
• Consult with faculty regarding student success issues.
• Promote campus professional development opportunities.
• Develop student success–related workshops (e.g., faculty advising, disruptive students).

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Serve on the Academic Success Collaborative.

Participate in other committees as assigned by the dean.

Be a member of the dean’s staff and participate in the operation of the Arts and Sciences Office.

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

This posting has a priority review date of Monday, July 24.

Internal applications are being accepted for the position of associate dean of academic standards and student success on campus. This is an internal job posting open to employees of SUNY Buffalo State who are currently paid from any state-appropriated-funds payroll.

Title: Associate Dean / Associate Dean of Academic Standards and Student Success
Department: School of Arts and Sciences
Salary: Competitive
Negotiating Unit: M/C

Brief Job Description
This calendar year Management/Confidential position reports to the dean of the School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) and works closely with the associate dean of curriculum and assessment and SAS department chairs. This position represents the SAS at various functions and meetings, has authority in matters related to academic standards and readmission within the School of Arts and Sciences, and plays a leadership role in student success within the school.

Selected job duties include the following:

Academic Standards

• Serve on Academic Appeals Committee (petition review)—AAC meets biweekly to review petitions.
• Academic Misconduct Committee—see DOPS I:17:03 and VIII:04:00.
• Oversee academic grievance process—see DOPS I:17:02.
• Academic standing review.

  ¤ This includes student file review and dismissal appeal review in late December/early January and late May/early June.
  ¤ Helps students, as needed, with the dismissal appeal process.
  ¤ Dismissal letters (email and postal letters) are sent by the Academic Standards Office; all other letters are sent via email by the dean’s office.
  ¤ Review all SAS dismissal appeals and determine if dismissals should be rescinded.
  ¤ Support SAS probation students (AW, P, and P2)
  e.g., holds on accounts and meetings, contract development, success plan development.

• Develop a support plan for students receiving Letters of Concern.
• Develop a support plan for students with a 2.0 (or higher) cumulative GPA, but less than 2.0 GPA in their major.
• Grading and Course Access
  ¤ Approve grade change forms.
  ¤ Oversee compliance with midterm and final grading windows as well as use of the Bengal Success Portal.
  ¤ Manage and support grade challenges and grievances.
  ¤ Approve graduate and undergraduate course by contracts.
  ¤ Approve graduate and undergraduate course by contracts/independent studies/special projects.
  ¤ Manage X grades.
  ¤ Monitor and administer foreign language waivers and course substitutions.

Readmission Application Review and Processing

• Applications are submitted on an ongoing basis.
• Guidance
  ¤ Approve applications of students with a 2.0 GPA or higher.
  ¤ If student has less than a 2.0 GPA—determine if there is a path to graduation (e.g., by changing major, moving to INS program); consult with the department, if needed, if the student will stay in their major; some readmit students with fewer than 60 credit hours can be advised to come back as undeclared.

Student Success

• Serve on Care Team—the Care Team meets biweekly or monthly.
• Oversee existing student persistence and retention initiatives (e.g., work with the Roar 2 Success initiative; work closely with the professional advisors; follow students using our early alert system).
• Develop and implement more sustainable and more systematic initiatives in consultation with relevant parties aimed at assisting students before they are so far behind they cannot catch up
• Serve on Orientation Committee and coordinate school participation in First-Year and Transfer Orientation.
  ¤ Coordinate logistics of department participation (e.g., confirming room assignments, disseminating Orientation schedule to chairs).
  ¤ Support departments in developing new strategies for academic department time at Orientation.
• Serve on the Academic Convocation Committee—First-Year Convocation is the Friday before classes begin.
• Provide day-to-day support to chairs and faculty members who need to know about student-related DOPS policies and who may have challenging student issues.
• Advising.
  ¤ Provide weekly reports of incoming transfer and readmit students to chairs on a weekly basis and encourage departments to assign faculty advisors to these students.
  ¤ Support departments in developing new advisement and department engagement plans.
  ¤ Support coordination of advising between the departments and the Academic Advising Center.
  ¤ Promote advisement best practices.
  ¤ Develop professional development workshops for faculty on advising.
• Review course syllabi for requirement compliance and communicate the importance of having updated, accurate syllabi to faculty.

Student Well-Being

• Serve on the Care Team—biweekly meeting of representatives from each school, Student Affairs, Residence Life, University Police, Weigel, and other. Decisions support the emotional, physical, and social well-being of the students.
• DEISJ engagement for success.
  ¤ Within the new syllabi.
  ¤ Campus engagement and belonging.
• Facilitate actions involving the Dean of Students Office and Academic Affairs.
  ¤ No contact orders, student expulsion, extreme illness.
• Support departments on student engagement and conduct within the classroom.

Faculty Development

• Participate in faculty orientation.
• Consult with faculty regarding student success issues.
• Promote campus professional development opportunities.
• Develop student success–related workshops (e.g., faculty advising, disruptive students).

--------------------------------------------------------------

Serve on the Academic Success Collaborative.

Participate in other committees as assigned by the dean.

Be a member of the dean’s staff and participate in the operation of the Arts and Sciences Office.

--------------------------------------------------------------

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

This posting has a priority review date of Monday, July 24.

Internal applications are being accepted for the position of associate dean of academic standards and student success on campus. This is an internal job posting open to employees of SUNY Buffalo State who are currently paid from any state-appropriated-funds payroll.

Title: Associate Dean / Associate Dean of Academic Standards and Student Success
Department: School of Arts and Sciences
Salary: Competitive
Negotiating Unit: M/C

Brief Job Description
This calendar year Management/Confidential position reports to the dean of the School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) and works closely with the associate dean of curriculum and assessment and SAS department chairs. This position represents the SAS at various functions and meetings, has authority in matters related to academic standards and readmission within the School of Arts and Sciences, and plays a leadership role in student success within the school.

Selected job duties include the following:

Academic Standards

• Serve on Academic Appeals Committee (petition review)—AAC meets biweekly to review petitions.
• Academic Misconduct Committee—see DOPS I:17:03 and VIII:04:00.
• Oversee academic grievance process—see DOPS I:17:02.
• Academic standing review.

  ¤ This includes student file review and dismissal appeal review in late December/early January and late May/early June.
  ¤ Helps students, as needed, with the dismissal appeal process.
  ¤ Dismissal letters (email and postal letters) are sent by the Academic Standards Office; all other letters are sent via email by the dean’s office.
  ¤ Review all SAS dismissal appeals and determine if dismissals should be rescinded.
  ¤ Support SAS probation students (AW, P, and P2)
  e.g., holds on accounts and meetings, contract development, success plan development.

• Develop a support plan for students receiving Letters of Concern.
• Develop a support plan for students with a 2.0 (or higher) cumulative GPA, but less than 2.0 GPA in their major.
• Grading and Course Access
  ¤ Approve grade change forms.
  ¤ Oversee compliance with midterm and final grading windows as well as use of the Bengal Success Portal.
  ¤ Manage and support grade challenges and grievances.
  ¤ Approve graduate and undergraduate course by contracts.
  ¤ Approve graduate and undergraduate course by contracts/independent studies/special projects.
  ¤ Manage X grades.
  ¤ Monitor and administer foreign language waivers and course substitutions.

Readmission Application Review and Processing

• Applications are submitted on an ongoing basis.
• Guidance
  ¤ Approve applications of students with a 2.0 GPA or higher.
  ¤ If student has less than a 2.0 GPA—determine if there is a path to graduation (e.g., by changing major, moving to INS program); consult with the department, if needed, if the student will stay in their major; some readmit students with fewer than 60 credit hours can be advised to come back as undeclared.

Student Success

• Serve on Care Team—the Care Team meets biweekly or monthly.
• Oversee existing student persistence and retention initiatives (e.g., work with the Roar 2 Success initiative; work closely with the professional advisors; follow students using our early alert system).
• Develop and implement more sustainable and more systematic initiatives in consultation with relevant parties aimed at assisting students before they are so far behind they cannot catch up
• Serve on Orientation Committee and coordinate school participation in First-Year and Transfer Orientation.
  ¤ Coordinate logistics of department participation (e.g., confirming room assignments, disseminating Orientation schedule to chairs).
  ¤ Support departments in developing new strategies for academic department time at Orientation.
• Serve on the Academic Convocation Committee—First-Year Convocation is the Friday before classes begin.
• Provide day-to-day support to chairs and faculty members who need to know about student-related DOPS policies and who may have challenging student issues.
• Advising.

¤ Provide weekly reports of incoming transfer and readmit students to chairs on a weekly basis and encourage departments to assign faculty advisors to these students.
¤ Support departments in developing new advisement and department engagement plans.
¤ Support coordination of advising between the departments and the Academic Advising Center.
¤ Promote advisement best practices.
¤ Develop professional development workshops for faculty on advising.

• Review course syllabi for requirement compliance and communicate the importance of having updated, accurate syllabi to faculty.

Student Well-Being

• Serve on the Care Team—biweekly meeting of representatives from each school, Student Affairs, Residence Life, University Police, Weigel, and other. Decisions support the emotional, physical, and social well-being of the students.
• DEISJ engagement for success.
  ¤ Within the new syllabi.
  ¤ Campus engagement and belonging.
• Facilitate actions involving the Dean of Students Office and Academic Affairs.
  ¤ No contact orders, student expulsion, extreme illness.
• Support departments on student engagement and conduct within the classroom.

Faculty Development

• Participate in faculty orientation.
• Consult with faculty regarding student success issues.
• Promote campus professional development opportunities.
• Develop student success–related workshops (e.g., faculty advising, disruptive students).

--------------------------------------------------------------

Serve on the Academic Success Collaborative.

Participate in other committees as assigned by the dean.

Be a member of the dean’s staff and participate in the operation of the Arts and Sciences Office.

--------------------------------------------------------------

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

This posting has a priority review date of Monday, July 24.

The NYS & CSEA Partnership for Education and Training will offer the informational webinar “Adult Education Basics” on Thursday, August 3, at 11:00 a.m.

Supervisors play a vital role in the growth and development of their CSEA-represented New York State employees. During this one-hour webinar, participants will discover

• the increasing need for Adult Education Basics training,
• the benefits associated with taking these classes for both supervisors and their staff, and
• upcoming courses and ways that supervisors can help employees with enrollment.

This fall, applications will be accepted for two related courses:

1. Enhance Your Skills: Reading, Writing, and Math Basics
2. Focus on Pronunciation: Level 1.

Upon labor-management request, courses can also be brought directly to an agency or facility worksite.

Webinar classes fill quickly, so please encourage leaders to register online as soon as possible. The registration deadline is Monday, July 31.

Additional information on the Adult Education Basics program can be found on the NYS & CSEA Partnership for Education and Training website.

For more information, please contact the NYS & CSEA Partnership, (800) 253-4332.

The Bengal Buzz will be returning in August! The Buzz is a weekly publication for students to inform them of university activities and deadlines. If you are interested in submitting articles to the Buzz, please email Angella Rocklein, communication management specialist in Student Affairs.

Please support our young entrepreneurs at the next KidBiz Market at the Elmwood Bidwell Farmers Market on Saturday, July 22, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The Small Business Development Center’s KidBiz Market allows children in grades 3 to 6 to learn about entrepreneurship firsthand. Children will have their own stands at the market for their goods and services. They will offer jewelry, clothes, snacks, and other homemade goods. At the June 24 event, more than 25 different businesses made over $3,100!

The market is open rain or shine. Please come out and support our young entrepreneurs.

Greetings, faculty members. If you have any interest in partnering with Residence Life to program in the residence halls, please email Julia Collett, Ed.D., assistant director of residence life. If you would like to get into the halls but do not have a specific program in mind, please email anyway. Enjoy your summer!

The Buffalo State Part-Time-Job and Internship Fair will be held Thursday, August 31, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Student Union Plaza. We are expecting over 50 employers and are hoping for a great student turnout. An annual event since 2001, the Part-Time-Job and Internship Fair is a fun, casual event for students seeking part-time jobs or paid internships.

The Career and Professional Education Center needs your help! We are looking for colleagues willing to volunteer at the event. Volunteer assignments include checking students in to the event, registering employers, hosting games, or handing out snacks.

This event would not be possible without the help of our staff and faculty volunteers. Please complete the volunteer form if you are able to assist. Thank you.

A great way to stay connected with the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS, ERS, PFRS) is to read your member newsletter.

The spring 2023 edition, now available on the NYSLRS website, contains useful information about your retirement benefits and managing your account.

This issue contains resources to help guide you along the road to retirement, including information to help you

• make sure you receive credit for your past public service,
• get a quick online pension estimate to help in your retirement planning, and
• learn more about picking the right time to retire.

Read the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) newsletter (PDF, 470 KB).

Read the Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS) newsletter (PDF, 485 KB).

As part of an upcoming construction project, sections of E. H. Butler Library will be inaccessible for about 15 months—from May 22, 2023, to August 23, 2024. The project will provide critical and necessary upgrades to the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning in the building. The work will mainly affect the book stack areas and Archives and Special Collections spaces, as well as various conference and storage rooms.

During the project, access to print books and other materials on the second and third floors of the library will be significantly constrained or offline for periods of time.

Work on the second and third floor southeast quadrants will begin the week of July 3. During this time, much of the collection will have limited availability. Archives and Special Collections will also be intermittently inaccessible during the project.

Faculty members who would like to set aside certain books for student use for their classes during the construction are encouraged to contact Joe Riggie, head of information management, or Ken Fujiuchi, head of information commons. For questions regarding Archives and Special Collections, please contact Dan DiLandro, head of archives and special collections.

More details will be conveyed as planning continues and the project advances. Your cooperation and understanding are appreciated as this important update is underway.