The fall 2022 semester begins Monday, August 29. All continuing students are expected to complete their  registration-related activity in Banner no later than Friday, August 26.

Students are strongly encouraged to secure their desired schedule now by using Schedule Planner. Schedule Planner is the only tool that allows students to search for open classes.

If an override is granted in Banner, the student must then attempt to register for the course again by entering the CRN on the Add Classes Worksheet at the bottom of the Add or Drop Classes page and selecting Submit. Student must select Submit to be successful.

Fall 2022 registration is continuous. All continuing students are strongly encouraged to complete all registration for the semester now. Be sure to review and bookmark the Registration Add Errors page.

All Independent Study, Course by Contract, and Special Project applications for undergraduate students and Graduate Individual Study applications for graduate students are due in the Registrar's Office by 5:00 p.m. Friday, September 2. Forms are available in most academic department offices or online on the Registrar's Office Forms and Services web page. All required signatures must be obtained before the application can be processed.

There are currently 172 sections being offered 100 percent online for fall 2022. Students can search directly in Banner using Instructional Method and selecting "100% Online."

Waitlists for fall 2022 will be turned off at the end of the second day of classes—i.e., 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, August 30. After this deadline, students will no longer be able to add themselves to a waitlist; however, students who are already on a waitlist will continue to have the opportunity to register for the class if a seat becomes available before the end of drop/add (11:59 p.m. Tuesday, September 6).

Additional information on waitlisting can be found on the Registrar's Office website. The Academic Calendar also contains important semester dates and deadlines.

Students, faculty, and staff members are cordially invited to attend the fall 2022 Study-Away Fair on Thursday, September 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union. Stop in to meet with representatives from Buffalo State and SUNY and hear about opportunities for study abroad, exchange, international internships, and National Student Exchange.

More information can be found on the Study Away website; questions may be sent to studyaway@buffalostate.edu.

Faculty members who will be using classroom workstations this semester should remember to bring their cell phones to class with them to complete multi-factor authentication (MFA) prompts. If you forget to bring your cell phone, or if you currently have only a home or office phone registered with MFA, you will not be able to sign in to most campus resources, including email, OneDrive, D2L Brightspace, and Degree Works.

To update your verification options and add your cell phone, sign in to https://aka.ms/mfasetup with your Buffalo State email address and password. Complete step-by-step instructions are available in the IT Knowledge Base.

If you need assistance with multi-factor authentication, please review the MFA frequently asked questions page. You can also contact the IT Help Desk by email, by phone at (716) 878-HELP, or by stopping by our office in Butler Library (on the ground floor behind the "Ask Us" counter).

Thanks for your patience as these changes are rolled out.

The Maurene Callahan Bouras Center for Global Engagement invites the campus community to a “You Are Welcome Here Reception” to welcome our new international students to Buffalo State College on Tuesday, August 23, from 2:00 to 2:45 p.m. in the first-floor lobby of Butler Library. Come and raise a glass of lemonade to celebrate our new international students from Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, France, India, Italy, Lebanon, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Portugal, South Korea, United Kingdom, and Vietnam. We hope to see you there!

Please be mindful of the importance of communicating your availability on Labor Day, September 5, 2022. This is an official state holiday, and all offices are closed. Please post notices in advance in your offices (if applicable) and on your website, use out-of-office automatic email replies, and change voice mail recordings so that students and other employees are aware that the office is not available. These messages should provide information on whom to contact in case an issue requires immediate attention.

Please contact Carey Seneca, interim manager of human resources, (716) 878-4822, with questions.