Employees may update their personal and campus phone numbers, home address, and emergency contacts and view their legal name, demographics, and education information in SUNY System Administration’s Human Resources Self-Service Module. Please take a few minutes to review and update your phone numbers in the system, including cell, home, and office, as well as your emergency contacts.

Employees are encouraged to review their records annually to ensure that their information is accurate and up to date. Necessary changes may be completed or requested via the Self-Service Module. A user guide (PDF, 360 KB) is available to assist employees in accessing and using the Self-Service Module. Legal name changes may also be requested by completing a paper form. Campus directory updates may be requested using the paper or online Directory Add/Update Form. Departments with multiple directory edits for their staff members may email a list of changes to Human Resource Management.

Please contact Human Resource Management with questions.

Big Brothers Big Sisters will be on campus Tuesday, September 6, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union lobby. Big Brother Big Sisters believes that all children have the right to succeed and reach their full potential. As a Big Brother or Big Sister, you can help. For just a few hours a couple of times a month, you can make a friend and make a difference through mentoring. Together, you can start something incredible. The program offers community-based mentoring where you bond with your Little Brother or Sister by watching movies, taking walks, or just hanging out and talking. As a Big Brother or Big Sister, you can help a child gain confidence, dream big, and achieve their brightest future.

Please contact the Civic and Community Engagement Office, 878-3919, with questions.

Keep your financial goals on track with TIAA’s free live webinars. Reserve your spot today at TIAA.org/webinars.

Tuesday, September 13

• Opening Doors to the Future: Save in a 529 College Savings Plan
  Noon
• Strategies for Staying on Track
  3:00 p.m.

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Wednesday, September 14

• Help Protect You, Your Family, and Your Money
  2:00 p.m.

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Thursday, September 15

• An Introduction to Alternative Investments: Real Estate
  Noon
• At Your Fingertips: Manage Your Money from Wherever You Are
  3:00 p.m.

Please join the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) for the session "Learning Student Learning: Introducing Scholarship of Teaching and Learning," presented by John Draeger, professor of philosophy and director of the TLC, on Wednesday, September 14, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. in Butler Library 318.

The scholarship of teaching and learning is dedicated to the ongoing and systematic investigation of student learning. What do you want to learn about student learning? What techniques might you want to try? Come and learn how to study student learning and help students learn more effectively.

Please register through the Workshop Registration System.

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Please join us for the Teaching and Learning Center information session "Supporting International Students in the Classroom," presented by the International Student and Scholar Services Office, on Tuesday, September 13, at 12:30 p.m. in Butler Library 318.

Do you currently have international students or new Americans in your classroom? Please join us for this 45-minute brown-bag lunch information session. Staff members will share ways the International Student and Scholar Services Office can support student learning when English is not students' first language and other campus services that are available to this unique population. In addition, we will discuss important compliance topics, such as advising tips to ensure that visa status is maintained and steps international students must take to participate in off-campus activities such as internships, service learning, volunteering, and student teaching, which now require Homeland Security approval. For more information, please email Tricia Herritt, director of international student and scholar services.

Please register through the Workshop Registration System.

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Correction: August 25, 2022
The original version of this announcement, published August 24, 2022, incorrectly listed the date and time of the information session. The correction is listed above.

We invite all content creators to familiarize themselves with the basics of creating accessible Microsoft Word documents through trainings provided by Deque University, Module: Document Accessibility 1.2, MS Word Accessibility Techniques. Please note that creating an accessible MS Word document is the first step to creating an accessible PDF.

Microsoft Word is a powerful application that is widely used to create content to teach, present, and distribute. Creating accessible content using the tools available in this application is simple. Accessible MS Word documents and PDFs greatly benefit all users with or without disability.

Deque University content will be available to Buffalo State College faculty and staff through August 2023. If you need to set up a new account, please complete the “Deque University registration request” form. If you are unsure whether you already have an account or not, please contact Sumana Silverheels, interim director of student accessibility services.

Learn more about Buffalo State's Electronic and Informational Accessibility Plan (PDF, 586 KB) created in accordance with SUNY EIT Accessibility Policy and SUNY EIT Accessibility Standards.

The NYS & CSEA Partnership for Education and Training is pleased to announce the fall 2022 Skills for Success Course Catalog. Live instructor-led courses and webinars provide CSEA-represented employees with the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to meet their personal and professional development goals.

The Skills for Success catalog contains course and webinar descriptions, dates, and start and end times. More than 80 courses and webinars are scheduled from September through December 2022. We urge CSEA-represented employees to take advantage of these valuable training opportunities. Employees may enroll through the Statewide Learning Management System or by completing the Partnership’s application form located in the catalog or online.

For more information, please call or email the partnership, (518) 486-7814.

When students decide they do not want a course for which they are scheduled, it is their responsibility (and very important) that they drop the course as soon as possible. Non-attendance in a class does not equate to a drop. If students no longer want a class, they must drop the course no later than 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, September 6. All add/drop and registration-related activity is done by the student directly in Banner. Failure to drop a course that a student is registered for but does not attend will result in a final grade of E.

Fall 2022 classes begin Monday, August 29. If students are waiting on a response from an instructor, they should contact the instructor now. If the instructor is not available, students should call the departmental office and ask if someone can assist them. A list of departments and phone numbers is available online.

If students are on a waitlist for a course, they should check the schedule to see if another section has seats available. It’s always a best practice to secure a seat in a course as soon as possible; students should not wait until the start of the semester.

Most registration questions can be answered on the Registrar's Office Registration web page.

Changes requiring instructor assistance should be completed no later than Friday, August 26. Registration ends at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, September 6. If students are attending a class that does not show on their Banner Student Detail Schedule, they must add the class as soon as possible, but no later than September 6.

If students decide they don't want a course, it is their responsibility (and very important) to drop the course as soon as possible. Non-attendance does not equate to a drop. If students no longer want a class, they must drop the course no later than September 6. Failure to drop a registered course that they don't attend will result in a final grade of E.

There are no drops after September 6. Starting September 7, students wishing to leave a class must withdraw online in Banner. September 6 is the last day to leave a class without financial penalty. Refund percentages, based on date of withdrawal, are available on the Student Accounts Refunds and Financial Liability web page.

Students may email the Registrar's Office or call (716) 878-4811 with questions.

Please join the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) for the session "Learning Student Learning: Introducing Scholarship of Teaching and Learning," presented by John Draeger, professor of philosophy and director of the TLC, on Thursday, September 8, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Butler Library 318.

The scholarship of teaching and learning is dedicated to the ongoing and systematic investigation of student learning. What do you want to learn about student learning? What techniques might you want to try? Come and learn how to study student learning and help students learn more effectively.

Please register through the Workshop Registration System.