The Arthur O. Eve Educational Opportunity Program at Buffalo State has again received a Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) grant, this year for the class of 2026. Jude Jayatilleke, senior academic adviser, with assistance from Jessica Berg, director of pre-award and contract services in the Sponsored Programs Office, applied for and secured the grant (formerly known as the USDA Grant), sponsored by the State Education Department for up to $47,000. Congratulations and thank you to everyone involved.

SFSP is a federally funded state-administered program that reimburses providers who serve healthful meals to children and teens ages 18 and under in low-income areas at no charge, primarily during the summer months when school is not in session.

If you are interested in serving on one or more of the eight College Senate standing committees for the 2022–2023 academic year, please complete and submit the College Senate Standing Committee Member Interest Form by Friday, July 29.

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

Please note that not all committees may need members. Standing committee chairs for the 2022–2023 academic year are listed below. Please contact them for further information.

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 - Kelly Boos
Instruction and Research Committee - Gregory Wadsworth
Standards for Students Committee - Ken Fujiuchi
Student Welfare Committee (Vice Chair) - Raquel Schmidt

Academic Affairs will host an Educause webinar series, “Designing Hybrid-Flexible (Hyflex) Courses to Support Multimodal Learning Environments,” during the month of July in Butler Library 134.

The session on Thursday, July 14, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. will discuss the basics of hyflex course design. The hyflex course design challenges faculty members and institutions to develop high-quality, effective learning opportunities for both online and classroom students who are participants in a single learning community. Hyflex courses have been used in a wide variety of classes, disciplines, and institutions since 2005 and have been shown to be effective in supporting student learning across all modes of instruction. In this learning sequence, you’ll explore the fundamental hyflex design principles, review the suggested hyflex course design process, and begin planning an approach that will work in your own course(s).

The campus is invited to register for and view the presentations from Butler Library 134, as log-in credentials can be used for only one computer, from one location.

The campus community is invited to attend the WellNYS Everyday monthly webinar “What Awaits You Outside in New York State!” tomorrow, July 13, from noon to 12:30 p.m.

The summer season provides New Yorkers with opportunities for some great outdoor adventures—birding and hiking, paddling and fishing, to name just a few. Learn more about what awaits you outside! We’ll also cover some ways you can stay safe while having fun this summer. This 30-minute seminar will be presented by Laura DiBetta and Kayla Baker from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.

Please register through the WebEx meeting registration page. You will receive a confirmation email with instructions on how to join the seminar.

Lot R-4 will be offline July 12, 13, 19, 26, and 27 to accommodate Orientation check-in. Parking for reserved space holders within the lot will remain accessible.

Please email Parking Services with any questions about this temporary lot closure. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding.

Campus map (PDF, 3.9 MB)

Internal applications are being accepted for the following position on campus. This is an internal job posting open to employees of Buffalo State College who are currently paid from any state-appropriated-funds payroll:

Title: IT Project Manager
Department: Information Technology Services
Salary: $42,064–$80,929
Negotiating Unit: UUP

Brief Job Description
The IT project manager is responsible for overall project management, including the following:

• Maintaining project plans and reporting project statuses, issues, and related information to project stakeholders to help to ensure successful implementation of projects.
• Developing project plans; working with project team members to help analyze project requirements; and defining and developing project charter, scope, tasks, work-breakdown structures, schedule, goals, and deliverables.
• Managing overall project development and implementation by providing support to project team members; monitoring project plans, activities, schedule, and budget; tracking and reporting on project status and milestones; coordinating project sponsored events and meetings; and effectively managing project for successful completion.
• Serving as liaison between project stakeholders including vendors, academic, administrators, and technical project team members to ensure effective communication and providing project metrics and reporting on project activities.
• Preparing materials for governance boards, committees, and working groups to facilitate decision making and presenting materials to ensure project information is communicated in a consistent manner.
• Updating web-based and other project management repositories to reflect the current status of project documents and other deliverables.
• Developing and maintaining metrics, processes, custom tools and templates, and other project artifacts to promote the use of standard and consistent project management methodologies; assisting other project team members with the use of these tools and templates; researching emerging trends and best practices for project management; and reviewing and recommending project management practice to help improve processes.
• Participating in the Portfolio Management process.

This posting has a deadline date of July 22, 2022.

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

Internal applications are being accepted for the following position on campus. This is an internal job posting open to employees of Buffalo State College who are currently paid from any state-appropriated-funds payroll:

Title: IT Project Manager
Department: Information Technology Services
Salary: $42,064–$80,929
Negotiating Unit: UUP

Brief Job Description
The IT project manager is responsible for overall project management, including the following:

• Maintaining project plans and reporting project statuses, issues, and related information to project stakeholders to help to ensure successful implementation of projects.
• Developing project plans; working with project team members to help analyze project requirements; and defining and developing project charter, scope, tasks, work-breakdown structures, schedule, goals, and deliverables.
• Managing overall project development and implementation by providing support to project team members; monitoring project plans, activities, schedule, and budget; tracking and reporting on project status and milestones; coordinating project sponsored events and meetings; and effectively managing project for successful completion.
• Serving as liaison between project stakeholders including vendors, academic, administrators, and technical project team members to ensure effective communication and providing project metrics and reporting on project activities.
• Preparing materials for governance boards, committees, and working groups to facilitate decision making and presenting materials to ensure project information is communicated in a consistent manner.
• Updating web-based and other project management repositories to reflect the current status of project documents and other deliverables.
• Developing and maintaining metrics, processes, custom tools and templates, and other project artifacts to promote the use of standard and consistent project management methodologies; assisting other project team members with the use of these tools and templates; researching emerging trends and best practices for project management; and reviewing and recommending project management practice to help improve processes.
• Participating in the Portfolio Management process.

This posting has a deadline date of July 22, 2022.

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

Internal applications are being accepted for the following position on campus. This is an internal job posting open to employees of Buffalo State College who are currently paid from any state-appropriated-funds payroll:

Title: IT Project Manager
Department: Information Technology Services
Salary: $42,064–$80,929
Negotiating Unit: UUP

Brief Job Description
The IT project manager is responsible for overall project management, including the following:

• Maintaining project plans and reporting project statuses, issues, and related information to project stakeholders to help to ensure successful implementation of projects.
• Developing project plans; working with project team members to help analyze project requirements; and defining and developing project charter, scope, tasks, work-breakdown structures, schedule, goals, and deliverables.
• Managing overall project development and implementation by providing support to project team members; monitoring project plans, activities, schedule, and budget; tracking and reporting on project status and milestones; coordinating project sponsored events and meetings; and effectively managing project for successful completion.
• Serving as liaison between project stakeholders including vendors, academic, administrators, and technical project team members to ensure effective communication and providing project metrics and reporting on project activities.
• Preparing materials for governance boards, committees, and working groups to facilitate decision making and presenting materials to ensure project information is communicated in a consistent manner.
• Updating web-based and other project management repositories to reflect the current status of project documents and other deliverables.
• Developing and maintaining metrics, processes, custom tools and templates, and other project artifacts to promote the use of standard and consistent project management methodologies; assisting other project team members with the use of these tools and templates; researching emerging trends and best practices for project management; and reviewing and recommending project management practice to help improve processes.
• Participating in the Portfolio Management process.

This posting has a deadline date of July 22, 2022.

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

The Buffalo State College campus will experience temporary interruptions to its electrical service this month. Service interruptions lasting about 15 minutes will occur in the buildings listed below.

Campus Internet services will resume after power has been restored. Building occupants need not take any special action with computers, refrigerators, or similar equipment because the planned interruptions will be brief.

Dates and locations for the planned service interruptions are as follows:

Wednesday, July 13  |  6:00–7:00 a.m.

• Bacon Hall
• Bengal Hall
• Bishop Hall
• Buckham Hall
• Burchfield Penney Art Center
• Campus House
• Houston Gym
• Ketchum Hall
• Neumann Hall
• Rockwell Hall
• Savage Building
• Sports Arena

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Thursday, July 14  |  6:00–7:00 a.m.

• Campbell Student Union
• Cleveland Hall
• Moore Complex
• Perry Hall
• Science and Mathematics Complex
• Student Apartment Complex
• Towers 1, 2, 3, and 4

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Monday, July 25  |  12:01–1:00 a.m.

• Central Heating Plant
• Clinton Center
• Elms Hall (Classroom Building)
• Technology Building
• Twin Rise
• Weigel Wellness Center

The July 25 shutdown will interrupt power to the campus data center. Staff members in the IT Department will do their best to restore network connections for the workday.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as the campus conducts preventive maintenance in the main electrical substation. Questions about this work may be addressed to vpfm@buffalostate.edu.

We are pleased to announce that the Undergraduate Admissions Office has confirmed the following dates for our Open House events for the upcoming college admissions cycle. We thank you for your assistance and participation in these large-scale events that we provide for prospective students and families. Formal event invitations and information will follow; however, we wanted to share the dates in advance so you can mark your calendars.

Our campuswide Open House events provide students and their families with a true feel for Buffalo State’s campus and community. These crucial recruitment and enrollment events are very influential in the student’s college search and selection process. Overall, Open House events make an important impact on a student’s decision to apply and enroll at Buffalo State. Your participation in these events makes a huge difference and demonstrates how Buffalo State engages with students throughout their academic careers.

Please save the following Open House dates on your calendars:

• October 8, 2022 (Fall Open House 1)
• November 19, 2022 (Fall Open House 2)
• April 15, 2023 (Spring Open House for Accepted Students)

We anticipate welcoming 500–1,500 students and families at each Open House event this upcoming cycle. We look forward to engaging our entire campus community to participate and contribute toward the success of our events. Questions concerning Open House can be directed to Tom Karanas, assistant director of undergraduate admissions.