From the Co-chairs of the Search Committee for the Chief of University Police
The search committee for Buffalo State College’s next chief of university police invites the campus community to attend the following open forum, during which the candidate will discuss his philosophy of community policing and student engagement, and then answer questions.

Candidate 2: James Waldon, Tuesday, May 3, noon, Bulger Communication Center 217

Attendees are invited to share feedback about the candidate via an online survey.

We would like to take a moment to thank our instructors for a successful launch of the new Testing Center at Student Accessibility Services this academic year. We could not have been as successful without all your positive participation!

As we head into scheduling for Finals Week (CEP), we would like to make you aware of how the Testing Center will operate so that you and your students can be informed about how exam appointments should be scheduled to allow the Testing Center to accommodate as many students as possible in our limited space.

We have created an informational handout for instructors with more detail that you may download (PDF, 687 KB).

The Testing Center will be open the following extended hours during Finals Week to accommodate as many CEP time blocks as possible:

• Monday–Thursday: 7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
  All exams must be completed by 5:00 p.m.
• Friday (Emergency CEP Day): 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
  All exams must be completed by 4:30 p.m.

We ask that if you are following the official CEP schedule distributed by the Registrar’s Office (PDF, 92 KB) for the date and time of your exam that you please have your SAS-registered students adhere to your assigned CEP time block so that we may accommodate as many students as possible in our limited space. For example, if your exam is scheduled for the 7:40–9:30 a.m. CEP time block, please ask students to schedule their exam start time at 7:40 a.m., not at 8:00 a.m. or at any other time.

When you submit your exam to the Testing Center for administration, please remember that CEP time blocks are one hour and 50 minutes long; deviation from the duration of CEP time blocks, even by 10 minutes, will severely limit the number of students we can accommodate on any given day.

Some Friendly Reminders about the Testing Center at Student Accessibility Services

• The Testing Center does not host online exams.
  If your exam is online, please see the IT Knowledge Base on how to allow extended time for your students with this accommodation.
• The Testing Center is student-driven.
  The process starts with your students making their CEP exam appointments before the deadline of Monday, May 9. We appreciate that instructors may want to assist their students as much as possible; however, we ask that you direct your students to the Make Your Exam Appointment in the Testing Center link on the Testing Center website so that they are encouraged to observe their responsibility and increase their self-advocacy.
• The staff of the Testing Center uses the information provided by your students when they make their exam appointments to ensure that they will have a space in the Testing Center for their exam and have access to all their exam accommodation and assistive technology. These provisions take time to set up correctly for each individual student and can be requested only by the student.

Submission of Your Exam to the Testing Center Using the Online Form Is by CRN for Your Course.

• Our database uses your course CRN as the unique identifier for the system. We ask that you submit the correct CRN for the course that your student is enrolled in. If you have multiple students in multiple CRNs, you must submit the online form for each CRN. We apologize for this inconvenience. Please understand that because of staffing and access to SMS systems, we must insist.

We ask new instructors and those not yet familiar with the new policies and procedures of the Testing Center at Student Accessibility Services to please take the time to familiarize yourselves with your roles and responsibilities available on our website.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact Andrea Gustafson, learning and accommodations specialist and staff member in charge of the Testing Center, at exams@buffalostate.edu, the address for all Testing Center correspondence.

Thank you for being a part of Buffalo State College’s dedication to equal educational access to individuals with disabilities.

From the Co-chairs of the Search Committee for the Chief of University Police
The search committee for Buffalo State College’s next chief of university police invites the campus community to attend the following open forum, during which the candidate will discuss his philosophy of community policing and student engagement, and then answer questions.

Candidate 1: Steven Cahoon, Monday, May 2, 11:00 a.m., LoRusso Alumni and Visitor Center

Attendees are invited to share feedback about the candidate via an online survey.

From the Chair of the College Senate
SUNY University Faculty Senate President Keith Landa will visit Buffalo State College on Friday May 13. Please consider joining Dr. Landa for a conversation with faculty, staff, and students from 10:45 to 11:55 a.m. in Cleveland Hall 205. Discussions with Dr. Landa may be centered on Buffalo State campus culture, strengths, and concerns. In addition to this meeting, Dr. Landa will meet with College Senate administration and campus governance leaders, and will attend and speak at the May 13 College Senate meeting. 

This discussion is an important opportunity for Dr. Landa to listen and respond to the many voices and perspectives on Buffalo State’s strengths and challenges in the current moment. His knowledge of the SUNY system and its campuses will provide us with context and information that will help to frame our situation within the larger picture. Your participation is important. Please register using the LibCal system. Depending on the number of participants, we may divide the group into two shorter sessions to create more intimate conversations with Dr. Landa.

The SUNY University Faculty Senate is the official agency through which the university faculty engages in governance of the university. The University Faculty Senate is concerned with effective policies and professional matters and serves as a resource on governance for the university.

From the Chair of the College Senate
SUNY University Faculty Senate President Keith Landa will visit Buffalo State College on Friday, May 13. Please consider joining Dr. Landa for a conversation with faculty, staff, and students from 10:45 to 11:55 a.m. in Cleveland Hall 205. Discussions with Dr. Landa may be centered on Buffalo State campus culture, strengths, and concerns. In addition, Dr. Landa will meet with College Senate administration and campus governance leaders, and will attend and speak at the May 13 College Senate meeting. 

This discussion is an important opportunity for Dr. Landa to listen and respond to the many voices and perspectives on Buffalo State’s strengths and challenges in the current moment. His knowledge of the SUNY system and its campuses will provide us with context and information that will help frame our situation within the larger picture. Your participation is important. Please register using the LibCal system. Depending on the number of participants, we may divide the group into two shorter sessions to create more intimate conversations with Dr. Landa.

The SUNY University Faculty Senate is the official agency through which the university faculty engages in governance of the university. The University Faculty Senate is concerned with effective policies and professional matters and serves as a resource on governance for the university.

The Anne Frank Project (AFP) invites the campus community to fill the AFP student lounge with PRIDE, self-expression, and joy during Queer Creations on Friday, May 6, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in Campbell Student Union 400H.

Come to a safe space to create anything from art and poetry to songs and makeup looks that tell your story as a queer person or an ally in the LGBTQ+ community.  

AFP uses the power of stories as a vehicle for community building, conflict management, and identity exploration. Inspired by the wisdom of Anne Frank, AFP surfaces, develops, and shares stories that have been stifled by oppression.

For more information, please contact Gabriella McKinley, AFP student engagement coordinator, or visit the AFP Queer Creations website.

Please join us for "Understanding the SharePoint Transition for Department Share Drives," presented by Tim Jones, IT Help Desk assistant and trainer, and Todd Benzin, education technology specialist, on Thursday, May 5, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. in Butler Library 314. 

Learn the basics of how to access your department’s file storage via SharePoint after the transition away from campus-only department drives. This includes a walk-through for putting these updated department folders right in your File Explorer/Finder and answering questions about how the switchover will look in people’s workflows.

During this session, you can

• learn how to link these folder locations to OneDrive and your campus log-in,
• better understand the motivations for the campus upgrade to SharePoint,
• learn new benefits of SharePoint for department folders,
• get an overview of how and when departments will be transitioned to the new system.

Please register through the Workshop Registration System.

The Buffalo State College Political Science and Public Administration Department is honored to host this year’s annual Public Service Recognition Week Conference on Saturday, April 30, in the LoRusso Alumni and Visitor Center. 

Alasdair Roberts, professor and director of the School of Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, will deliver the opening keynote, “Standing Up for Human Rights,” from 11:00 a.m. to noon in the LoRusso Alumni and Visitor Center’s Alumni Conference Room.

Carolyn Dudek, professor and chair of the Department of Political Science and director of the European studies program at Hofstra University, will deliver the closing keynote, “Can the European Union Live Up to Its Democratic Ideals? Combatting Anti-Semitism in Europe,” from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. in the LoRusso Alumni and Visitor Center’s Costello Hall.

The PSRW conference is sponsored by the Buffalo State Political Science and Public Administration Department and the Buffalo-Niagara Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration. Please see the conference website for details, including the full schedule of events, speaker bios, registration information, and the conference flier (PDF, 128 KB).

Human Resource Management is pleased to announce a Phased Retirement Program for eligible academic and professional employees. The program provides an opportunity for a phased approach to retirement, allowing employees to transition into retirement gradually, with a reduction in workload or obligation and commensurate reduction in pay. The program is voluntary and optional.

Program details, including eligibility requirements, the application (DOCX, 32 KB), and the intent to resign for retirement template letter (DOCX, 19 KB), are available on the Human Resource Management website.

Eligible employees should discuss the program with their chair or head of their department. Participation in this program is subject to review and approval.

Please contact Human Resource Management with questions.

From the Chair of the College Senate Bylaws and Elections Committee
The College Senate caucus to elect the officers of the College Senate for the 2022–2023 academic year will be held Friday, May 13, from noon to 1:00 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center 215 (Newman Lecture Hall), before the 2:00 p.m. final spring Senate meeting. Only continuing or newly elected senators, academics, and professionals are invited to attend.

Several Senate positions will be open for 2022–2023. Terms begin Monday, August 29.

• College Senate Chair
• College Senate Vice Chair
• College Senate Standing Committee Chairs:
  » Academic Plan Committee
  » Budget and Staff Allocations Committee
  » Bylaws and Elections Committee
  » Curriculum Committee
  » Faculty and Staff Welfare Committee
  » Instruction and Research Committee
  » Standards for Students Committee
• College Senate Standing Committee Vice Chair:
  » Student Welfare Committee (committee chair is a student senator elected at the first fall 2022 Senate meeting)