The Teacher Education Council (TEC) will meet Friday, November 13, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. via Zoom. TEC representatives will receive a meeting invitation and link via e-mail. All TEC representatives and Teacher Education Unit members are encouraged to attend. Non-members who would like to attend may contact their TEC representative for log-in information.

Adapting to the necessary changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the dietitian education program wanted to find a way to support our campus community in place of its annual fall chili sale.

This year, we have created a "make at home" cookie kit that includes all the dry ingredients and instructions to bake a pumpkin spice oatmeal cookie. This is a great opportunity to try out a new recipe and activity with the family members or friends you've been spending so much quality time with. The cookie kit costs $8, payable by cash at delivery. All proceeds of the sale will be donated to Milligan's Food Pantry on campus.

Please e-mail your orders by Friday, November 13. Our Class of 2022 dietitian education program students will deliver your order to the campus location of your choice on Thursday, November 19. If you'd like to make alternative plans, please let us know and we will do our best to make it happen. We will adhere to social distancing guidelines during all steps of the preparation and delivery.

Thank you for supporting our class as well as Milligan's Food Pantry.

Faculty members, as you create and deploy tests in Blackboard Learn, please keep the following tips in mind to ensure the best experience for students:

• Tell Students - Update the Blackboard App

  • Inform students that they should update their Blackboard mobile app before using it to take a test. Students will experience difficulties if they are not using the latest version of the Blackboard app. If students do experience issues while taking a test, please encourage them to contact the SUNY Online HelpDesk as soon as they experience an issue.

• Faculty - Check Your Test Settings

  • When deploying a test in your Blackboard Learn course, choose test settings that will help prevent timeout issues as students are taking the test. Within test settings, we recommend that faculty members

    • display questions one at a time, and
    • do not select "Force Completion."

To learn more, please register for an upcoming Blackboard Learn workshop:

• Blackboard Learn: Grade Center - Wednesday, December 2 - 11:00 a.m.
• Blackboard Learn: Tests - Thursday, December 3 - 9:30 a.m.
• Blackboard Learn: Tests - Monday, December 7 - 1:30 p.m.

If you’re unable to attend a workshop, please view our Blackboard Knowledge Base articles.

Faculty and students who have questions about Blackboard are encouraged to contact the SUNY Online Help Desk, (844) 673-6786; submit a support request online; or chat with a SUNY Online Blackboard specialist.

Student Leadership and Engagement is hosting a Virtual Involvement Fair via Flipgrid, an online platform that engages its users through video responses. We are encouraging student organizations and campus departments to engage on this platform through the creation of short videos. These videos are meant to provide the opportunity to tell current students what services  and involvement opportunities your department offers. Students will also have the opportunity to reply to your videos and ask questions. Once your video is posted, students can access them asynchronously. This is a great way to stay involved and let students know what's going on at Buffalo State College.

For instructions and how to access Flipgrid, please visit the Student Leadership and Engagement website.

If you have questions, please contact Alyssa Krawczyk, graduate assistant for Student Leadership and Engagement.

From the Chair of the Search Committee for the Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness and Planning
Please join us for a presentation by Kim M. Barron, M.A., our sixth finalist for the position of associate vice president for institutional effectiveness and planning at Buffalo State College, on Tuesday, November 10, from 12:30 to 1:20 p.m. via Zoom videoconference. Ms. Barron’s presentation, “Institutional Effectiveness and Planning in 2020,” will last 15 minutes, with time allotted for questions afterward. A link to an online survey will be provided for attendees at the session.

Download the curriculum vitae for Kim Barron (PDF, 2.8 MB).

Join the Zoom meeting.
Meeting ID: 875 3009 3251
Passcode: 338038

Join by phone:
(646) 558-8656 (New York)

Please direct questions about the process to Kimberly Kline, chair of the search committee.

From the Chair of the Search Committee for the Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness and Planning
Please join us for a presentation by Nancy A. Farrell-Pyne, Ed.D., M.B.A., our fifth finalist for the position of associate vice president for institutional effectiveness and planning at Buffalo State College, on Monday, November 9, from 12:30 to 1:20 p.m. via Zoom videoconference. Dr. Farrell-Pyne’s presentation, “Institutional Effectiveness and Planning in 2020,” will last 15 minutes, with time allotted for questions afterward. A link to an online survey will be provided for attendees at the session.

Download the curriculum vitae for Nancy Farrell-Pyne (PDF, 504 KB).

Join the Zoom meeting
Meeting ID: 821 8523 3259
Passcode: 276859

Join by phone:
(646) 558-8656 (New York)

Please direct questions about the process to Kimberly Kline, chair of the search committee.

Michael Spogli, TIAA’s financial consultant, will be available for personal financial consultations with Buffalo State College faculty and staff members via telephone on Wednesday, November 11. 

Take this opportunity to review your financial situation and personal retirement goals. Learn how to invest in financial products such as mutual funds, brokerage, life insurance, and annuities. A detailed evaluation will tell you everything you need to know and do.

To arrange a telephone consultation, please visit the TIAA website.

Mr. Spogli is also available other days throughout the month to fit your schedule. If you would like to arrange a telephone consultation on a date other than the one listed above, please call or e-mail Michael Spogli, (585) 246-4631.

The University Police Department has temporarily suspended the grooming standards for the department to allow officers to participate in the eighth annual Goatees and Beards for Charity fundraiser. Participants contribute $50 each to grow a goatee or $75 each to grow a beard for eight weeks, until December 31, to benefit this charitable event. Seventeen officers are participating this year. Funds raised will be donated to the Western New York Police Helpline, which provides 24/7 confidential assistance, information, and referrals by trained police peers to working and retired police officers, corrections officers, dispatchers, and their families. The helpline assists with any issues that may affect work and family life.

The Art and Design Department is pleased to announce a virtual Fall 2020 Faculty Exhibition.

The exhibition is currently projected in Upton Hall's Czurles-Nelson Gallery and can be viewed even while the gallery must remain closed to visitors.

In addition, the faculty show is available online.

Please enjoy this exhibition featuring works in a variety of media from our talented Art and Design faculty: Jozef Bajus, Stephen Caruana, Lin Xia Jiang, Candace Masters, Gerald Mead, Joseph Miller, Tara Nahabetian, Brent Patterson, Kenneth Payne, Richard Ross, Stephen Saracino, Caitlin Skelcey and Robert Wood.

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From the Chair of the Search Committee for the Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness and Planning
Please join us for a presentation by Leah Sciabarrasi, Ph.D., our fourth finalist for the position of associate vice president for institutional effectiveness and planning at Buffalo State College, on Friday, November 6, from 11:00 to 11:50 a.m. via Zoom videoconference. Dr. Sciabarrasi’s presentation, “Institutional Effectiveness and Planning in 2020,” will last 15 minutes, with time allotted for questions afterward. A link to an online survey will be provided for attendees at the session.

Download the curriculum vitae for Leah Sciabarrasi (PDF, 1.1 MB).

Join the Zoom meeting.
Meeting ID: 818 3810 5443
Passcode: 468599

Join by phone:
(646) 558-8656 (New York)

Please direct questions about the process to Kimberly Kline, chair of the search committee.