Bengals Dare to Care Day will be held Saturday, October 1, and we need your help! The Civic and Community Engagement Office is seeking 80 site coordinators and 20 event assistants to volunteer.

Act as a Site Coordinator to 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 October 1. Site coordinator volunteers must be available for one of the following training dates:

• Tuesday, September 27, 12:30–1:30 p.m., Bulger Communication Center 214
• Wednesday, September 28, 6:00–7:00 p.m., Buckham Hall A202

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Volunteer as an Event Assistant
Be an event assistant the morning of BDTC. Many hands make light work of registering students, handing out T-shirts, getting students on the right bus, supporting crowd control, and other general event tasks. Event assistants are needed from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. on October 1. Event assistants must be available for one of the following mandatory training sessions:

• Tuesday, September 27, 12:30–1:00 p.m. Buckham Hall A214
• Wednesday, September 28, 1:00–1:30 p.m. Buckham Hall A214

Please complete the site coordinator and event assistant registration form to let us know your interest. Thank you for your consideration. Please contact the CCE, 878-3919, with questions.

Now that the Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium is in full operation, its state-of-the-art projection systems and 360-degree immersive environment afford opportunities for collaborations with faculty, staff, and students from across campus beyond the planetarium's traditional use for astronomy education. We are therefore restarting the "Incorporating New and Novel Opportunities in Visualizations, Arts, Technology, and Education" (INNOVATE) in the Planetarium project, where ideas from across disciplines will be discussed and worked on to take advantage of this new, amazing facility on campus.

We will hold an open brainstorming session and introduction to the planetarium on Wednesday, June 29, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

If you can attend, please fill out this short form. If you cannot attend but are interested, please email Kevin Williams, planetarium director and associate professor of earth sciences.

We will be running another session in the fall semester.

The SUNY SAIL Institute is pleased to offer the 2022 SUNY Student Leadership Academy, a semester-long virtual experience with six virtual seminars held Fridays from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. throughout the fall semester.
(Please note: the October 21 and December 9 sessions will take place from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.)

 The schedule is as follows:

• Friday, October 21: Set Yourself Up for Success in College 
• Friday, October 28: Know Yourself to Lead Others
• Friday, November 4: Communicating with Impact
• Friday, November 18: Managing People Responsibly: Creating Cultures of Accountability for Yourself and Others 
• Friday, December 2: Creating Inclusive Environments as a Student Leader 
• Friday, December 9: Program Reflections and Graduation

Eligible students must available for at least five of the six live sessions. In order to maintain an attendance record and ensure that students are engaged in the sessions, a brief survey will be sent following each session.

Students who wish to self-nominate or ask a faculty or staff member nominate them for the Student Leadership Academy should submit a nomination form. The deadline for nominations is Thursday, September 15.

Eligible nominees must be enrolled full time or part time in an accredited higher education institution with SUNY (or have graduated in the past two terms, May or August 2022). Students must commit to participating in at least five of six of the student leadership programming sessions and complete a post-seminar survey after each session.

Student Leadership and Engagement will review all campus nominations and approve accepted students.
Student participants are required to connect with their campus liaison at least twice: once in the beginning and once toward the end of the academy. The SUNY Student Leadership Academy will host up to two students per SUNY campus. Nominees will be notified of their acceptance status by SUNY SAIL Institute by Thursday. October 6. The program will kick off Friday, October 21, at 1:00 p.m.

The Bengal Stripes Leadership Program seeks to prepare students for college and develop the essential skills necessary to be personally, professionally, and academically successful at Buffalo State College and beyond. This is accomplished through education, development, and training of students in a series of workshops, personal development programs, civic engagement, and active engagement with the college and community. 

The program is free and open to all Buffalo State students to sign up.

Students can enter the program at any time and complete the program at their own pace. Progress will carry over each semester until a student either completes the program or graduates. A goal of this program is to be flexible and accommodate our students’ schedules.  

Bengal Stripes Leadership Program Requirements
The program consists of five workshops based on the Leadership Challenge’s Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership. A sixth workshop will give students the opportunity to complete the DISC Profile Assessment and better understand themselves and those they interact with—and then use this knowledge to reduce conflict and improve working relationships. 

Students are welcome to take the workshops in any order at any time that fits their schedule. Progress will be tracked through Bengal Connect and the Bengal Stripes Leadership Program Path.

A certificate of recognition in student leadership will be awarded when the student has completed the program requirements. To earn the certificate of recognition in student leadership, students will be required to complete the following workshops, campus experiences, and assignments:

Required Workshops

• Model the Way
• Inspire a Shared Vision
• Challenge the Process 
• Enable Others to Act 
• Encourage the Heart
• DISC Assessment 

Campus Experiences

• Attend two campus programs focused on professional development
• Attend two campus programs focused on social justice
• Attend two campus programs focused on civic engagement
• Attend two campus programs focused on Bengal pride or campus life

Interview with a Leader
Students will also be asked to select a community or college leader to interview and write a two-page reflection on the experience. This person should be someone who is respected and viewed as an effective and exemplary leader in an organization.

Please contact Luke Haumesser, associate director of student leadership and engagement, or call Student Leadership and Engagement at (716) 878-4631 with questions.

Registration is now open for the Buffalo State Summer Music Institute camps being held in July and August for students in grades 7–12. These one-week camps immerse students in rehearsals, lessons, lectures, master classes, seminars, and ensemble performance. 

July 25–29

• Classical Camp
• Vocal Camp

August 1–5

• Jazz Camp
• Musical Theater Camp

For more information or to register, please visit the Summer Music Institute website.

The Continuing Professional Studies Office (CPS) is looking for student assistants who are interested in paid positions ($16 an hour) working with high school students participating in a six-week summer bridge program on the Buffalo State campus.

The summer bridge program, a partnership between CPS and the Charter School for Applied Technologies (CSAT), will run from 10:00 a.m. to 2:35 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays from July 11 to August 18. CPS is seeking student assistants who are interested in working closely with CSAT students to help ensure their academic and personal success during their college experience.

CSAT students will take a UNC course and have built-in study time as well as time for weekly workshops. CPS will support students both academically and non-academically by providing them with tutoring, mentoring, advisement, and help with strengthening their non-cognitive skills. Student assistants will help the high school students navigate their day on campus, attend class with them, and help facilitate and manage lab time and workshops. Schedules would be about 15 hours a week.

Interested applicants should email a résumé and cover letter to Tristin J. Salter, academic coordinator in Continuing Professional Studies.

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: Executive Assistant to the Dean
Department: School of Professions
Salary: Competitive
Negotiating Unit: UUP

Brief Job Description
The executive assistant to the dean provides assistance to the School of the Professions (SOP) Dean's Office in business and personnel aspects including reviewing, preparing, and tracking faculty and professional appointments with respect to contracts, contract renewals, and continuing and permanent appointments for the departments within SOP and preparing and reconciling the school's budget.

Duties include

• managing full-time SOP faculty and staff personnel files as well as tracking promotions, sabbaticals, retirements, and graduate faculty status forms;
• providing temp service budget reports as needed and faculty loading reports;
• tracking and reviewing active searches in PeopleAdmin and working with SOP departments to coordinate search processes and faculty recruitment;
• assisting with travel arrangements and preparing all paperwork for reimbursements of external evaluators, guest speakers, faculty candidates, and those seeking Dean’s Office support, as well as processing travel paperwork for SOP faculty members;
• tracking and preparing tuition waivers for student teachers in the Social Work Department;
• serving as the point person for Events Management for use of the Technology Building and Caudell Hall lobbies regarding reservations for event requests; and
• assisting with any activities within the office as needed.

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

This posting has a priority review date of Wednesday, July 13, 2022.

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: Executive Assistant to the Dean
Department: School of Professions
Salary: Competitive
Negotiating Unit: UUP

Brief Job Description
The executive assistant to the dean provides assistance to the School of the Professions (SOP) Dean's Office in business and personnel aspects including reviewing, preparing, and tracking faculty and professional appointments with respect to contracts, contract renewals, and continuing and permanent appointments for the departments within SOP and preparing and reconciling the school's budget.

Duties include

• managing full-time SOP faculty and staff personnel files as well as tracking promotions, sabbaticals, retirements, and graduate faculty status forms;
• providing temp service budget reports as needed and faculty loading reports;
• tracking and reviewing active searches in PeopleAdmin and working with SOP departments to coordinate search processes and faculty recruitment;
• assisting with travel arrangements and preparing all paperwork for reimbursements of external evaluators, guest speakers, faculty candidates, and those seeking Dean’s Office support, as well as processing travel paperwork for SOP faculty members;
• tracking and preparing tuition waivers for student teachers in the Social Work Department;
• serving as the point person for Events Management for use of the Technology Building and Caudell Hall lobbies regarding reservations for event requests; and
• assisting with any activities within the office as needed.

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

This posting has a priority review date of Wednesday, July 13, 2022.

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: Executive Assistant to the Dean
Department: School of Professions
Salary: Competitive
Negotiating Unit: UUP

Brief Job Description
The executive assistant to the dean provides assistance to the School of the Professions (SOP) Dean’s Office in business and personnel aspects including reviewing, preparing, and tracking faculty and professional appointments with respect to contracts, contract renewals, and continuing and permanent appointments for the departments within SOP and preparing and reconciling the school’s budget.

Duties include

• managing full-time SOP faculty and staff personnel files as well as tracking promotions, sabbaticals, retirements, and graduate faculty status forms;
• providing temp service budget reports as needed and faculty loading reports;
• tracking and reviewing active searches in PeopleAdmin and working with SOP departments to coordinate search processes and faculty recruitment;
• assisting with travel arrangements and preparing all paperwork for reimbursements of external evaluators, guest speakers, faculty candidates, and those seeking Dean’s Office support, as well as processing travel paperwork for SOP faculty members;
• tracking and preparing tuition waivers for student teachers in the Social Work Department;
• serving as the point person for Events Management for use of the Technology Building and Caudell Hall lobbies regarding reservations for event requests; and
• assisting with any activities within the office as needed.

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

This posting has a priority review date of Wednesday, July 13, 2022.

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: Executive Assistant to the Dean
Department: School of Professions
Salary: Competitive
Negotiating Unit: UUP

Brief Job Description
The executive assistant to the dean provides assistance to the School of the Professions (SOP) Dean's Office in business and personnel aspects including reviewing, preparing, and tracking faculty and professional appointments with respect to contracts, contract renewals, and continuing and permanent appointments for the departments within SOP and preparing and reconciling the school's budget.

Duties include

• managing full-time SOP faculty and staff personnel files as well as tracking promotions, sabbaticals, retirements, and graduate faculty status forms;
• providing temp service budget reports as needed and faculty loading reports;
• tracking and reviewing active searches in PeopleAdmin and working with SOP departments to coordinate search processes and faculty recruitment;
• assisting with travel arrangements and preparing all paperwork for reimbursements of external evaluators, guest speakers, faculty candidates, and those seeking Dean’s Office support, as well as processing travel paperwork for SOP faculty members;
• tracking and preparing tuition waivers for student teachers in the Social Work Department;
• serving as the point person for Events Management for use of the Technology Building and Caudell Hall lobbies regarding reservations for event requests; and
• assisting with any activities within the office as needed.

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

This posting has a priority review date of Wednesday, July 13, 2022.