Information Technology will “turn on” a new OneDrive sync feature called "Known Folder Move" for Macs running MacOS Monterey or higher on Monday, April 10. With this new feature, if you are signed in to the OneDrive client app on your campus Mac, your Documents and Desktop folders will be synced to OneDrive and automatically backed up to the cloud. Other folders on your Mac, such as Pictures and Downloads, will not automatically sync to OneDrive. You must manually move the content from these folders into your OneDrive if desired. Note: if you use a Windows device, the Known Folder Move feature is already enabled and is syncing your Documents, Desktop, and Pictures folders.

If you have questions or encounter any problems with OneDrive, please email the Help Desk for assistance or open a Technology Help ticket.

Buffalo State Information Technology is excited to announce that all current students will soon be receiving a brand-new email account in Outlook. Students will be able to access these new accounts starting Monday, May 22. This is part of the university’s plan to phase out Google accounts by summer 2024. While students will still be able to access their Google accounts for a full year after receiving their Outlook accounts, the new Outlook address will become their primary account and should be used for official campus communication.

Some important details about these new accounts:

• New email address | Starting May 22, students will have a new email address in the format of username@buffalostate.edu. All new mail will be delivered to this address.
• Message Forwarding | Starting May 22, messages sent to a student’s old address (username@mail.buffalostate.edu) will be forwarded to their new Outlook address.
• Mailbox Migration | A one-time copy of each student’s mailbox from Gmail to Outlook will occur during summer 2023. This migration will be staggered, so mail in a student's Gmail Inbox may not appear in their Outlook Inbox right away.
• Accessing Outlook email | Students can access their email from a web browser or by using the Outlook mobile or desktop app.
• Sign-in with network credentials | Unlike with Gmail, which requires a separate password, students will sign in to Outlook using their network credentials.
• Retaining Access to Outlook | Students will retain access to their Microsoft 365 account for approximately one full year after leaving Buffalo State.

Some important details about Gmail accounts:

Following the closure of Google accounts next summer, faculty members in the School of Education who use Google Classroom will be able to request Google accounts for themselves and their classes by submitting a ticket. Google accounts will be accessible only for the duration of the term requested.

We’ve also provided some links to share with students explaining how to transfer contacts, calendar events, and Google Drive contents. Please share these with students as needed.

• Transfer Contacts to Outlook | Step-by-step guide explaining how to import Gmail contacts to Outlook
• Transfer Calendar to Outlook | Step-by-step guide explaining how to import Gmail calendar to Outlook
• Transfer Google Drive | Step-by-step guide explaining how to transfer Google Drive to personal Google account

To learn more about this project, please visit the Microsoft 365 Project Information and Frequently Asked Questions pages. Students in need of assistance can email the Help Desk or open a Technology Help ticket.

Please join us for the next Cultural Café, a monthly event that brings together members of the Buffalo State community over conversation, culture, coffee, and light refreshments, this Friday, March 17, at 3:00 p.m. on the first floor of Butler Library. This is a great opportunity to meet new people and find common ground with other internationally minded members of the community in a casual, relaxed atmosphere. Celebrate St Patrick’s Day with us. Our highlight today is celebrating women around the world who have effected political and social change. This event is sponsored by the Equity and Campus Diversity Office, Butler Library, and the Maurene Callahan Bouras Center for Global Engagement.

In the context of the exhibition LeRoi: Living in Color, currently on view in the Burchfield Penney Art Center, distinguished art scholar Gregorio Luke will present the lecture “Picasso and African Art” on Tuesday, March 21, at 6:00 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney’s Tower Auditorium. Mr. Luke will discuss Pablo Picasso’s life and career, with a special emphasis on the debt owed to African art, not only by Picasso but by all of modern art. Mr. Luke will lead a public tour of the award-winning exhibition the following afternoon, Wednesday, March 22, at noon. Both events are free and open to the public.

Please join us today, March 17, for the next Cultural Café, a monthly event that brings together members of the Buffalo State community over conversation, culture, coffee, and light refreshments, at 3:00 p.m. on the first floor of Butler Library. This is a great opportunity to meet new people and find common ground with other internationally minded members of the community in a casual, relaxed atmosphere. Celebrate St Patrick’s Day with us. Our highlight today is celebrating women around the world who have effected political and social change. This event is sponsored by the Equity and Campus Diversity Office, Butler Library, and the Maurene Callahan Bouras Center for Global Engagement.

Please join the Biology Department and the Great Lakes Center today, March 20, for the seminar “Lake Ontario Coastal Wetlands,” led by Aaron W. Heminway, biologist with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, at 3:00 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center 216. Attendees are welcome to arrive at 2:30 p.m. to enjoy coffee and cookies before the seminar.

Abstract
Changes in land use, hydrology, and nutrient inputs over the past 100 years have led to shifts in community composition and loss of coastal wetlands in the Great Lakes. The largest, most notable changes are encroachment of invasive cattail species into sedge meadows. Heminway and colleagues studied coastal wetlands of Lake Ontario with varying hydrogeomorphic classifications, mapped land use in their watersheds, and performed growth experiments to help understand these changes.

Please join the Biology Department and the Great Lakes Center for the seminar “Lake Ontario Coastal Wetlands,” led by Aaron W. Heminway, biologist with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, on Monday, March 20, at 3:00 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center 216. Attendees are welcome to arrive at 2:30 p.m. to enjoy coffee and cookies before the seminar.

Abstract
Changes in land use, hydrology, and nutrient inputs over the past 100 years have led to shifts in community composition and loss of coastal wetlands in the Great Lakes. The largest, most notable changes are encroachment of invasive cattail species into sedge meadows. Heminway and colleagues studied coastal wetlands of Lake Ontario with varying hydrogeomorphic classifications, mapped land use in their watersheds, and performed growth experiments to help understand these changes.

Please join us for the second workshop in our Faculty Scholarship Series, "Know Your Impact: Using Bibliometrics and Altmetrics to Measure the Impact of Your Research," presented by Joseph Riggie, head of information management, and Chris Hulsman, electronic and educational resources librarian, on Tuesday, March 21, at 12:15 p.m. in Butler Library 318 or online.

In this workshop, we will discuss our library subscription tools that assist you in measuring your scholarship’s impact and reach. Using our Web of Science subscription, we can find what papers are citing your scholarship. Additionally, we can help you find bibliometrics like H-Index. More recent measurements have surfaced over the last decade like Altmetrics that measure where your research might be mentioned in news outlets, social media, and citation software like Mendeley.

If you cannot attend in person, you can join us live virtually.

Please register via the Workshop Registration System to attend in person or online. The Faculty Scholarship Series is sponsored by the Teaching and Learning Center and E. H. Butler Library.

Whether you imported your course from Blackboard or created your gradebook in Brightspace, you may have questions on the gradebook for your course.

In-person training sessions are being offered by Instructional Design and Distance Learning (IDDL). You can register for Brightspace Fundamentals Series Workshop 5 - Gradebook in the Workshop Registration System. This workshop is suitable for instructors teaching in any modality: face-to-face, hybrid, or online.  

If you need immediate support, please contact the SUNY Online Help Desk.

Upcoming dates for the Brightspace Fundamentals Series Workshop 5 - Gradebook:

• Friday, March 17, 10:00–10:45 a.m.

Have other questions or need assistance?

• The Buffalo State IT Knowledge Base has many articles to assist with Brightspace. Use the search bar at the top to find information on other topics.
• Please direct any questions about Brightspace functionality to SUNY Online.
• If you need on-campus assistance from Instructional Design and Distance Learning, please submit a ticket through the IT portal.
• Check for upcoming Brightspace workshops on campus in the Workshop Registration System.

Would you like to have help moving your courses from Blackboard to Brightspace? Faculty members can request migration of one section of each course they have taught using Blackboard Learn. For example, if you teach the same course in different semesters, please select one section to be migrated. You must complete one form for each course migration request.

Please use this Course Migration into Brightspace Request Form to have your course migrated for you.

Faculty members will have access to Blackboard through Monday, April 10.

Have other questions or need assistance?

• The Buffalo State IT Knowledge Base has many articles to assist with Brightspace. Use the search bar at the top to find information on other topics.
• Please direct any questions about Brightspace functionality to SUNY Online.
• If you need on-campus assistance from Instructional Design and Distance Learning, please submit a ticket through the IT portal.
• Check for upcoming Brightspace workshops on campus in the Workshop Registration System.