The Daily Bulletin will take a holiday break from Monday, July 5, to Friday, July 9. The deadline for submissions for the July 12 issue is 2:00 p.m. Friday, July 2. During the break, users may submit items for Tuesday, July 13, and beyond. Thank you.

Today is the last day to submit items for the July 12 issue of the Daily Bulletin; the deadline for submissions is 2:00 p.m. The Daily will take a holiday break from Monday, July 5, to Friday, July 9. During the break, users may submit items for Tuesday, July 13, and beyond. Thank you.

AIG Retirement Services will offer Buffalo State College faculty and staff members informative retirement workshops with Alex Hearley and Joshua Maida on Thursday, June 24; Tuesday, July 13; and Wednesday, August 11. Learn about meaningful financial topics to help shape your financial future.

More information (PDF, 1.7 MB) and registration information are available on the Valic website.

The Great Lakes Center is pleased to release the spring issue of its newsletter. This issue focuses on a virtual fisheries field trip, planning our summer research, results from two papers on benthos and dreissenid mussels in the Great Lakes, and two of the native plants in the habitat enhancement gardens at the Field Station.

Spring 2021 newsletter (PDF, 2 MB)?

All articles will also be posted separately in the News section of our website, so look there for further updates to share the same newsletter content in a new format.

If you'd like to be on the mailing list for future editions of the newsletter, please send an email to greatlakes@buffalostate.edu with the subject "Newsletter mailing list add."

From the Chair of the College Senate
The College Senate Standing Committee Member Interest Form is now available for those interested in serving on one or more of the eight College Senate standing committees for the 2021–2022 academic year. The form will be available until Sunday, August 1.

The Institutional Effectiveness and Planning Office, under the direction of the provost, will deploy the campuswide course evaluation project this summer. This project will be deployed to all courses regardless of format or type. Target Surveys are created by the schools (and some departments) and deployed to courses according to hierarchy and subject code designations. Custom Questions are created and entirely managed by departments or programs. These questions can be deployed to a subject code or specifically chosen courses.

Instructors should watch their email for automated course survey announcements. Information on viewing the results of your course evaluations can be found in the Evaluation Kit - View Results IT Knowledge Base article.

If you are an EvaluationKIT administrator (node admin), support documents can be found in the IT Knowledge Base under Teaching and Learning > Educational Technology. Or you may contact research analyst Tiffany Fuzak, 878-4132, for one-on-one training. If you are an instructor and have questions about this process, please speak with your department chair or call the Institutional Effectiveness Office at 878-5550.

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SUMMER 2021 SCHEDULE

Early Session (June 1– July 2)
Announcement Email: Thursday, June 24
Survey Start: Wednesday, June 30
Survey End: Wednesday, July 7
Report Available: Saturday, July 10 (Grades Close Thursday, July 8)

Variable Session (June 1– August 13)
Announcement Email: Thursday, August 5
Survey Start: Thursday, August 12
Survey End: Thursday, August 19
Report Available: Sunday, August 22 (Grades Close Thursday, August 19)

Variable Session (July 19–August 13)
Announcement Email: Thursday, August 5
Survey Start: Thursday, August 12
Survey End: Thursday, August 19
Report Available: Sunday, August 22 (Grades Close Thursday, August 19)

Variable Session (June 1–July 17)
Announcement Email: Thursday, July 8
Survey Start: Thursday, July 15
Survey End: Thursday, July 22
Report Available: Sunday, August 22 (Grades Close Thursday, August 19)

Late Session (July 12–August 13)
Announcement Email: Thursday, August 5
Survey Start: Thursday, August 12
Survey End: Thursday, August 19
Report Available: Sunday, August 22 (Grades Close Thursday, August 19)

The SUNY Online Support Services Help Desk will have slightly reduced hours on Saturdays during the summer. Beginning this Saturday, June 19, Help Desk hours will be from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (instead of 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.). These hours will remain in effect up to Saturday, August 14. Sunday hours remain the same.

SUNY Online Help Desk office hours will be as follows:

Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m.–midnight
Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Sunday, 10:00 a.m. –9:00 p.m.

SUNY Online Support Services Help Desk can be reached by phone at (844) 673-6786 or through its ticketing service. Additional resources can be found within SUNY Online Knowledge Base Articles.

The election for CSEA Local 640 officers has ended, and Earl Morris, supervisor of grounds, Grounds and Garage, received the majority of votes for the office of president. The other positions were unopposed and are as follows:

Vice President - Kathleen Mills, Administrative Assistant 1, Career and Technical Education
Secretary - Thanyania Morris, Janitor, Custodial Services
Treasurer - Susan Dickinson, Administrative Assistant 1, Great Lakes Center

Please join us in congratulating our winner and welcoming all our officers, both new and returning.

CSEA Local 640 Election Committee Members 2021
Mary Codick, Chair, Chase Hall 222, 878-6121
Jennie Silverman, Classroom Building B207, 878-4606
Brian Everett, Clinton Center 120, 878-6124

Join fellow members of the SUNY community for “Freedom Day: Celebrating Juneteenth and Pride Together,” a free virtual event to discuss and explore themes related to the celebration of Juneteenth during Pride Month, on Thursday, June 17, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. Please register online.

For more information on SUNY Pride in Bloom virtual programing and events, please visit the SUNY website.

The Continuing Professional Studies Office is teaming up with the Small Business Development Center and the Amherst Chamber of Commerce to present RISE Up (Restaurants Ignite Skills and Education), an intensive 10-day comprehensive restaurant skills training program designed by Kathleen O’Brien and Don Schmitter of the Hospitality and Tourism Department, to be held July 12–23.

The program is supported by the local restaurant community, and presenters will include some of the area’s best-known chefs and restaurateurs. After working their way through the gamut of basic restaurant operations and hands-on opportunities to practice their new skills, participants who successfully complete the program will interview for positions set to start immediately.

For more information and details, including the program application, deadline dates, and fee, please visit the RISE Up website.