The NYS Employee Assistance Program continues to host the very popular WellNYS Daily To-Do email. This program sends a daily email with a tip that encourages healthful behavior. Sign up to receive the WellNYS Daily To-Do e-mail every morning.

The WellNYS Daily To-Do monthly calendar is another option that promotes practicing a healthful behavior, which hopefully develops into a habit. Download the WellNYS Daily To-Do monthly calendar for each month. Once you have completed the to-do item, check the box.

Monthly calendar for July: Go outside and enjoy nature in New York State.

The Buffalo State University community is saddened by the death of David L. Cummings, ’74, ’97, director of operational services in Computing Services (retired), who died June 21, 2023. Mr. Cummings joined the campus in 1970 and retired in 2007. He is survived by three children and six grandchildren. A memorial Celebration of Life will be held at the Newstead Fire Company, 5691-5801 Cummings Road, in Akron, New York, on Saturday, July 1, from noon to 4:00 p.m. More information is available online.

Bengals Dare to Care Day will take place Saturday, September 23, and we need your help! The Civic and Community Engagement Office is seeking 80 site coordinators and 20 event assistants to volunteer. The following positions are needed:

Site coordinators assist with logistics. This critical role helps support the community partner and volunteers during the project. Your responsibilities will include signing students in to your project, greeting and communicating with your community partner on the day of the event, keeping your volunteers motivated and safe, facilitating a reflection discussion after the project is complete, and being a point of contact with the CCE throughout the morning. In return, you will get to know a great group of community-minded students, meet incredible community members, and receive a delicious lunch. Site coordinators are needed from 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on September 23. Site coordinator volunteers must be available for one of the following mandatory training dates:

Tuesday, September 19, 12:30–1:30 p.m., Science and Mathematics Complex 173
Wednesday, September 20, 6:00–7:00 p.m. Science and Mathematics Complex 170

Event assistants register participants, hand out T-shirts, get participants on the right bus, support crowd control, and carry out other general event tasks. Many hands make light work. Event assistants are needed from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. on September 23. Event assistants must be available for one of the following mandatory training dates:

Tuesday, September 19, 12:30–1:00 p.m., Technology Building 258
Wednesday, September 20, 1:00–1:30 p.m. Technology Building 173

Please complete the site coordinator and event assistant registration form to let us know your interest.

Thank you for your consideration. Please email the CCE or call (716) 878-3919 with questions.

Please take a moment to be sure you are bookmarking and using the most updated forms:

• Undergraduate Project, Independent Study, Course by Contract form (PDF, 139 KB; updated April 25, 2023)
• Individual Graduate Study Application (updated August 27, 2020)

Both forms can be found on the Registrar's Office Forms and Services web page.

The deadline for these completed forms to be received by the Registrar's Office for processing for all summer sessions is Friday, July 21.

General Reminders

• There are three summer sessions. Please denote the session the course is being offered in.
• A dean's signature is required for all undergraduate Course by Contract sections.
• Please include the course title (maximum 30 characters, including spaces) and credit hours (where applicable).
• The department chair must check in Banner to verify how many credit hours a student is already registered for before signing the form, so they know ahead of time whether the department will need to increase the student's maximum credit hours. This is critical for fall and spring semesters.
• Please do not send a duplicate form to the Registrar's Office; first, verify directly in Banner using SFAREGS whether a student is registered for a course or not. If the student is not registered for a course that was submitted on one of these forms, check with the associate dean's office first to find out where the form is in the queue.

Forms that are missing required fields or data, have incomplete or incorrect information, or lack required signatures delay processing by the Registrar's Office and can cause unnecessary issues and delays for students with Financial Aid and Student Accounts.

The Daily Bulletin will take a holiday break from Monday, July 3, to Friday, July 7. The deadline for submissions for the July 10 issue is 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 30. During the break, users may submit items for Tuesday, July 11, and beyond. Thank you.

The Higher Education Administration Department offers three distinctive programs that may be of interest to staff members looking to advance their careers. Staff members may also use tuition benefits supported through CSEA and UUP to complete coursework.

M.S. in Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration (HESAA) (Evening classes)
The HESAA program is a professional preparation program that prepares individuals to work in the dynamic environment of colleges and universities in administrative and student support roles.

Advanced Certificate in Assessment in Student Affairs (ASA) (Newly revised: online, seven-week courses)
The ASA program is designed to equip practitioners with the skills to gather information, the ability to understand the nature and value of formal inquiry, and the opportunity to serve as change agents within their institution through assessment. Courses includes Survey Design for Professionals, Fundamentals of Institutional Research, Data Visualization and Advanced Data Analysis.

Microcredential in Data Management and Storytelling (Online, seven-week courses)
This microcredential will equip professionals with the foundational knowledge and technical skills to manage and analyze data, identify patterns within datasets, and learn how to effectively communicate those stories through more interactive visual models. (Coursework enhances students’ knowledge of Tableau specifically.)

Please email HEA Department chair Amy Wilson with questions about any of these programs.

The campus community is invited to attend the New York State EAP webinar “Hike New York: Exploring the Great Outdoors!” on Wednesday, July 12, from noon to 12:30 p.m.

Hiking is a great way to get exercise while enjoying your surroundings. Whether you choose to go on a challenging mountain hike or a tranquil walk, hiking is a fantastic way to reap the benefits of being outside and active. Join us to learn about some of the great outdoor opportunities that New York has to offer. This 30-minute webinar, presented by Valerie Ryan, WellNYS ambassador with the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles, will provide a wellness challenge to engage in for the month of July.

Please register through the WebEx meeting registration page. You will receive a confirmation email with instructions on how to join the webinar. This session will be recorded and made available on the WellNYS Everyday website.

If you are interested in serving on one or more of the eight College Senate standing committees for the 2023–2024 academic year, please complete and submit the College Senate Standing Committee Member Interest Form by Monday, August 21. You do not need to be an elected senator to serve on a committee.

Committee functions and charges are available on the College Senate website.

Please note that some committees may not be in need of members. Standing committee chairs for the 2023–2024 Senate year are listed below. Please contact them if you have specific questions regarding the work of the committee or membership needs.

Academic Plan Committee - Jason Grinnell
Budget and Staff Allocations Committee - M. Scott Goodman
Bylaws and Elections Committee - Julian Cole
Curriculum Committee - Dianne McCarthy
Faculty and Staff Welfare Committee - Wynne Barron Osiadlo
Instruction and Research Committee - Chris Weber
Standards for Students Committee - Leasa Rochester-Mills
Student Welfare Committee (Vice Chair) - Matt Baran

The International Institute of Buffalo will be on campus Thursday, June 29, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union lobby. The International Institute's mission is to make Western New York a better place for, and because of, immigrants and refugees.

Do you have a passion for human rights? Would you like to help welcome people to Western New York? Are you part of a group that helps others? Find out about volunteer opportunities (PDF, 170 KB) and, after you read through the opportunities, fill out the general volunteer application to get in contact with the International Institute. Intern positions can be arranged as well.

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

From the Assistant Vice President for Marketing and Communications
I am pleased to announce that Geoff Nason has been named director of communications and content strategy in the Marketing and Communications Office, effective today, June 22. Mr. Nason was previously the Gusto manager at the Buffalo News, where he has worked since 2007, formerly serving as a digital editor, assistant online editor, and sports copy editor. He managed a staff of digital content editors and producers that handled audience engagement for BuffaloNews.com, which averaged 1 million daily page views and 2.5 million unique monthly users. Mr. Nason was part of a newsroom leadership team that oversaw numerous website redesigns, content management system implementations, and ongoing product management across digital platforms. He is credited with creating and implementing a plan to expand the News’s flagship newsletter, “Good Morning, Buffalo,” which has grown from an automated newsletter with 10,000 subscribers to more than 75,000 subscribers, with a unique open rate greater than 40 percent. Mr. Nason holds a bachelor of arts in English and communications from the University at Buffalo and an M.B.A. from St. Bonaventure University.

I would like to thank the search committee—Colleen Callahan, Therese Fuerst, Tom Galluch, Paula Love, and Mark Norris—for their time and dedication to filling this important role.

Please join me in welcoming Geoff Nason to Buffalo State University.