Purchase requisitions for supplies, materials, services, office supplies, and equipment from fiscal year 2021–2022 funds must be received in the Procurement Office by the close of business on the following dates:

Furniture orders
Monday, April 25, 2022

Software orders
Friday, May 13, 2022

Office supply orders
Tuesday, June 14, 2022

All other orders requiring a purchase requisition
Friday, May 13, 2022

To make ordering at the end of fiscal year effective for everyone, please plan departmental needs as far in advance as possible to ensure that orders for goods and services are placed before the cutoff dates. Submitting requisitions well before the cutoff dates will provide Procurement Services with the necessary time to place orders before the deadlines.

It is the responsibility of departments to ensure that all requisitions for fiscal year 2021–2022 are received in the Procurement Office by 4:00 p.m. by the deadline dates listed above. Requests received after the deadlines will be held until the start of the next fiscal year.

Important note regarding Division Procurement Cards (P-Cards): Active P-Cards may continue to be used throughout the transition period for authorized transactions without interruption.

Please keep in mind that COVID-related spending controls continue to be in effect.

Please contact Bonnie Heim, director of non-contract procurement, with questions related to these deadlines, or about the P-Card program. Please refer to the Procurement Office website for more information.

The Teacher Education Council (TEC) will meet Friday, April 8, from 1:00 to 2:30  p.m. in the Grande Conference Room, Cleveland Hall 418. TEC representatives will receive an email with last month’s minutes and an agenda for review. All TEC representatives and Teacher Education Unit members are encouraged to attend. Non-members are also welcome.

Natalia Cugel?an, lecturer at the Universitatea Babe?-Bolyai Cluj-Napoca, Romania, will deliver the 2022 SUNY Model European Union keynote speech “Challenges and Opportunities for the European Union in 2022” on Thursday, April 7, at 6:00 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall. It will be followed by a question-and-answer session. This 150th anniversary event is free and open to the public.

Please visit the Institute for European Studies at SUNY website for more information.

Buffalo State College will host the Institute for European Union Studies at SUNY (IEUSS)’s 2022 Teaching and Researching the European Union Conference on Friday, April 8, and Saturday, April 9, on campus and virtually. This year's conference features four lectures that are free and open to the public.  

Greg Rabb, professor and coordinator of global education at SUNY Jamestown Community College, will present “Nationalism in Comparison: Palestine and Poland – A Personal Perspective” on April 8 at 1:30 p.m. in Bacon Hall 115, followed by Lt. Colonel James Gingras, instructor of political science at the U.S. Air Force Academy, who will present “Military Diplomacy” at 2:00 p.m. A question-and-answer session will follow.

Sara Norrevik, Buffalo State lecturer of political science and public administration and IEUSS fellow, will present “Variation in Cryptocurrency Regulation in the European Union" on April 9 at 1:30 p.m. in Ketchum Hall 219, followed by Natalia Cugel?an, a lecturer at the Universitatea Babe?-Bolyai Cluj-Napoca -România, who will present “The Digitalization of the Field of European Studies. Mapping the State of Play” at 2:00 p.m. A question-and-answer session will follow.

Virtual attendance requires registration. Please visit the IEUSS website for additional details and to register.

The New York State Employee Assistance Program (EAP) continues to host the very popular WellNYS Daily To-Do email. This program sends a daily email with a tip that encourages a healthful behavior. Sign up to receive the WellNYS Daily To-Do email every morning.

The WellNYS Everyday Monthly Challenge Program is another option that promotes practicing a healthful behavior for 20 days out of the month, which hopefully develops into a habit. Sign up for the WellNYS Everyday Monthly Challenge Program.

April Monthly Challenge: Plan a vacation.

Please join us today, April 11, at 2:00 p.m. in Weigel Wellness Center 203 when students from the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) at the University at Buffalo will present options and facts about blood and organ donation. The talk is open to students, faculty, and staff members and is sponsored by Weigel Health Promotion, the Professional Development Office, and the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). View the flier with more information on the Weigel Health Promotion website.

If you are unable to attend but have questions, comments, or thoughts, you may submit them anonymously online. You can also provide your email within your submission, and we will send you answers to your questions, as well as post them on our social media channels. Please contact Paula Madrigal, assistant director of prevention and health promotion, with general questions.

Please consider providing extra credit, an assignment, or attending with a group.

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Students from the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) at the University at Buffalo will present options and facts about blood and organ donation on Monday, April 11, at 2:00 p.m. in Weigel Wellness Center 203. The talk is open to students, faculty, and staff and is sponsored by Weigel Health Promotion, the Professional Development Office, and the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

The mission is to educate and raise awareness while exposing misconceptions regarding organ transplantation. To learn more, please visit the Weigel Health Promotion website.

If you are unable to attend but have questions, comments, or thoughts, you may submit them anonymously online. You can also provide your email within your submission, and we will send you answers to your questions, as well as post them on our social media channels. Please contact Paula Madrigal, assistant director of prevention and health promotion, with general questions.

Buffalo State College’s Student Civic Leadership Board is collecting school supplies to support The Teacher’s Desk Inc. and peanut butter and jelly to support West Side Promise Neighborhood’s Summer Lunch Program on Thursday, April 7, and Friday, April 8. Donations may be dropped off between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. both days in the South Wing breezeway. The Teacher’s Desk will take new and gently used supplies and particularly needs facial tissue, glue sticks, and pencils. For more information, please email the Civic and Community Engagement office.

As part of Buffalo State College’s 150th anniversary celebration, the Center for China Studies is celebrating its 22nd anniversary with the annual China Week. Chinese cultural exhibits and performances will take place Monday, April 4, through Friday, April 8, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Campbell Student Union lobby.

In addition, at the invitation of Buffalo State President Katherine Conway-Turner, Ambassador Huang Ping, the Chinese Consul General in New York, will give a presentation on April 8 at noon in the Student Union Assembly Hall. All students, faculty, staff members, and community members are welcome to participate in all of the weeklong events.

Microsoft will retire its Internet Explorer browser on June 15, 2022. Some websites have already stopped supporting Internet Explorer. If you use Internet Explorer for web browsing on your Windows computer, you must switch to Edge, Chrome, or Firefox before this date. These web browsers provide a fast, secure, and modern web experience, and you can easily import your favorites from IE. Edge and Chrome are already installed on all campus PCs, and Firefox can easily be installed via Software Center.

If you need assistance transitioning to one of these web browsers, please open a General Technology Help ticket or call the IT Help Desk at (716) 878-4357.