Please be sure to download or bookmark the January Term (J-Term) 2021 flier (PDF, 179 KB) for important information about the term, including details from the Registrar's Office, Financial Aid, and Student Accounts.
Submitted by: Cynthia M. Fasla
In addition to the laws that govern private data and information, we all have a personal privacy threshold for information about ourselves. Here are some tips to help you continue to think about your own privacy.
Stay safe.
Submitted by: Melissa J. Miszkiewicz
The SUNY Center for Professional Development is pleased to announce a free self-paced workshop designed for faculty members focused on transitioning to online learning. This workshop is offer by Jobs for the Future (JFF) in partnership with the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and is open to all interested faculty members with any level of experience. Participants will have an opportunity to participate with faculty from across the country.
The series runs through December and is self-paced. Modules are designed to acclimate educators and improve their skills with the fundamentals of quality online course design, facilitation, and assessment. Topics will include equitable and inclusive design practices, strategies for engaging and motivating online students, course mapping and backward design, facilitation strategies, assessment design, universal design for learning, and continuous improvement methods.
Register for the Fundamentals of Online Teaching Self-Paced Workshop.
Please contact Jamie Heron, SUNY online program manager, with questions.
SUNY is the host organization for the NYS Student Success Center, which is a member of the JFF Student Success Center Network (SSCN).
Submitted by: Brooke L. Winckelmann
The Barnes & Noble at Buffalo State Café is excited to announce its amazing fall promotions:
In addition to our seasonal promotions, we also have daily ongoing promotions:
Every Tuesday, all café sandwiches are just $5. Our sandwich selection includes Italian sub, tomato caprese (café manager’s favorite), four-cheese grilled cheese, and chicken pesto (while supplies last).
Every Thursday is $5 Pizza Day. Choose from our classic cheese-and-pepperoni or our four-cheese pizza.
Just in time for the chilly weather, we offer any soup for just $3 with any café sandwich purchase (cannot be combined with any other offer).
Our soup schedule is as follows:*
*Schedule subject to change.
Special Sneak Peek into November
Every Thursday and Friday in November is Happy Hour. Come in any time after 2:00 p.m., and any 16-ounce beverage is BOGO. Now that’s an amazing deal!
We look forward to seeing you soon.
Café Hours of Operation
Monday–Thursday: 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Submitted by: Lynn M Puma
January Term (J-Term) is a stand-alone term that runs for three weeks between the fall and spring semesters. Classes for J-Term 2021 begin Monday, January 4, and end Friday, January 22.
Taking a class during J-Term is an ideal way to either get ahead or stay on track to graduate. All undergraduate students are strongly encouraged to take 15 credit hours in fall and spring to stay on track to graduate. Students are strongly encouraged to consider taking a J-Term class.
All J-Term classes will be offered 100 percent online; 78 classes are scheduled for J-Term 2021 as of October 6, 2020. Now is the time to understand how 100 percent online courses are structured.
OL-A stands for Online Asynchronous. No days or times are listed for the section. All course activity is completed online, with no required on-site sessions. Use of an Internet-connected computer is required.
OL-S stands for Online Synchronous. Days and times are listed for the section. All course activity is completed online but requires some or all scheduled interactive online sessions in which direct instruction occurs in real time, without delay. Use of an Internet-connected computer is required.
Banner Preview and both master schedules are available for viewing starting today, October 7. More information is available on the Banner legend (PDF, 300 KB).
Submitted by: Cynthia M. Fasla
Please join the Equity and Campus Diversity Office for the next film in the Beyond Boundaries: Dare to Be Diverse screening and discussion series, Always in Season, a debut feature documentary by Jacqueline Olive (2019), on Thursday, October 15, from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. via Zoom videoconference.
Registration is required. A panel discussion via Zoom will follow the film.
Always in Season follows the tragedy of 17-year-old Lennon Lacy, who was found hanging from a swing set in Bladenboro, North Carolina, in 2014. His mother's search for justice and reconciliation begins while the trauma of more than a century of lynching African Americans bleeds into the present.
Beyond Boundaries screenings are free and open to the public. This Beyond Boundaries screening was curated by Crystal Rodriguez, Buffalo State College chief diversity officer, and Ruth Goldman and Meg Knowles, both associate professors of communication, and is sponsored by Buffalo State’s Equity and Campus Diversity Office, Communication Department, Anne Frank Project, and Burchfield Penney Art Center. For more information, please e-mail the Equity and Campus Diversity Office.
Submitted by: Katlyn Keane
Instructional Design and Training will offer the following workshops to support end-of-semester assignments and assessments as the campus shifts to remote instruction after Thanksgiving. Please register through the Workshop Registration System.
Additional information about these campus-supported technologies can be located in the IT portal.
Submitted by: Meghan EB Pereira
The Buffalo State College community is saddened by the death of Simeon W. Chilungu, associate professor emeritus of anthropology, who died October 1, 2020. Dr. Chilungu joined the college in 1970 and retired in 2010. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen; five children; and five grandchildren. The family will be present at the Dengler, Roberts, Perna Funeral Home, 3070 Delaware Avenue, Kenmore, NY, on Thursday, October 8, from 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. and on Friday, October 9, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., where funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m. More information is available online.
Interested in studying away but not sure where to start? Please join us for a virtual study-away information session on Monday, November 23, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
By attending this session, you will learn the answers to these questions:
What exactly is study abroad?
Why should I study abroad?
What types of programs are available?
Where can I study abroad?
How much does it cost?
What kind of classes can I take abroad?
Blackboard Collaborate session link
If you are unable to attend this information session, we encourage you to e-mail studyaway@buffalostate.edu to request a virtual appointment.
Submitted by: Leah - Beth E. Peroni
Interested in studying away but not sure where to start? Please join us for a virtual study-away information session on Thursday, November 12, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
By attending this session, you will learn the answers to these questions:
Blackboard Collaborate session link
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Future virtual study-away information sessions:
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If you are unable to attend one of our fall information sessions, we encourage you to e-mail studyaway@buffalostate.edu to request a virtual appointment.
Submitted by: Leah - Beth E. Peroni