What does a manager of a department, unit, or division need to do differently at Buffalo State College to be effective in our new environment, which is layered with complexity, uncertainty, and sudden changes (sometimes daily) to how our teams must work as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve? This is a question that the Professional Development Center, management consulting firms, and experts in management development do not necessarily have clear answers to, because this is new for everyone.  

Join your manager colleagues every other week in a problem-solving-focused conversation, facilitated by Jonathan Hulbert, director of leadership and organizational development, on how we can further improve management effectiveness in our new reality, as well as identify systemic campuswide challenges that can be prioritized and addressed. As managers at Buffalo State, we can learn from each other regarding what has worked well for managing our teams thus far during COVID-19 and which systemic shared challenges we can address together or may need to address in different ways as an institution. All conversations will be tailored to each manager community of practice’s most pressing challenges and supported by additional free webinars, articles, and resources that can be accessed at any time.

Managers will be placed in small groups based on shared challenges and positions to ensure they can connect with colleagues who are at the same level within the institution. The schedule for each meeting will be tailored to the group’s availability. 

To register for a Virtual Manager Development Community of Practice, please complete this interest form by Tuesday, October 6.

Based on your availability, you will be placed in a community of practice that will meet either from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. or from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Tuesdays, October 13, October 27, November 10, and December 1 OR Thursdays, October 15, October 29, November 12, and December 10. We will contact you on Wednesday, October 7, to confirm when your community of practice will meet. 

Please e-mail Jonathan Hulbert, director of leadership and organizational development, with questions.

The Health Ambassador Program supports the policies and practices put in place to ensure the health and well-being of students, faculty, and staff as we return to campus during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health ambassadors will be stationed at four locations across campus Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The following locations will rotate based on feedback and traffic:

• Technology Building lobby (at the base of the stairs)
• Butler Library lobby
• Science and Mathematics Complex atrium
• Campbell Student Union
• Classroom Building lobby
• Campbell Student Union entrance
• Bulger Communication Center

Example services:

• Answering questions about COVID-19 health and safety procedures
• Checking temperatures and providing personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Directing people to online resources
• Answering questions about daily symptom tracking 

Please fill out this form if you would like to volunteer as a health ambassador. This is a volunteer position; please sign up for hours throughout the fall 2020 semester. The schedule will be updated biweekly. New volunteer trainings will be held weekly on Mondays at 1:30 p.m via Zoom videoconference.

The Health Ambassador Program is organized through the Prevention and Health Promotion Office in the Weigel Wellness Center.

Please e-mail Paula Madrigal, assistant director of prevention and health promotions, with questions.

Please join us for the webinar "Peer Learning through the Use of Interteaching in Face-to-Face and Virtual College Classrooms," presented by Shannon Budin, professor of exceptional education, on Monday, October 5, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

Interteaching is an empirically supported instructional practice that combines self-directed learning with peer-to-peer interactions by using study guides and applied activities inside and outside of class. Interteaching allows faculty members to provide more targeted and immediate feedback while spending less time lecturing. Interteaching has been shown to improve college student performance and recall over time.?

Please register through the Workshop Registration System.

Today is the last day for faculty and staff members to submit information about major awards, recognition, significant grants ($50,000 and above), and previous SUNY awards for listing in the Faculty and Staff Recognition Program, which will be available online in October. Awards and grants accepted for the 2020 publication will have been received between September 1, 2019, and August 31, 2020, and will meet the criteria stated for each category. Please submit information through the Academic Affairs website by the close of business today, October 7.

Faculty and staff members are invited to submit information about major awards, recognition, significant grants ($50,000 and above), and previous SUNY awards for listing in the Faculty and Staff Recognition Program that will be available online in October. Awards and grants accepted for the 2020 publication will have been received between September 1, 2019, and August 31, 2020, and meet the criteria stated for each category. Please submit information through the Academic Affairs website by Wednesday, October 7.

E. H. Butler Library has published a Black Lives Matter LibGuide that includes the topics Discussions about Race, Films, Readings, Historical Collections at Buffalo State, and Guides to Teaching Black Lives Matter. The home page provides instructions for including all or parts of the LibGuide in a Blackboard course and a button for suggestions and feedback. We hope the campus community will use and help curate this resource. Of special note is the Historical Collection. Please be sure to peruse this truly unique and extensive collection.

Please join the Philosophy Department for the virtual fall colloquium "Injustice in the Justice System: Using Ancient Philosophy as a Tool for Criminal Justice Reform," ?presented by Thomas Carr, senior philosophy and criminal justice major and Muriel A. Howard Honors Program student, on Friday, October 16, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. via Zoom. Paulina Vargas, philosophy and political science major, will serve as commentator.

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86923235082

The fall 2020 grading window closes tomorrow, December 23, at 9:00 p.m. Detailed documentation for entering grades (PDF, 191 KB) is available on Banner. Additional assistance is available by contacting the IT Help Desk at 878-4357 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

If you have questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at 878-4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet (PDF, 712 KB) to assist you in successful grading.

Faculty members, after you have completed (submitted/saved) your fall 2020 grades in Banner, please go back in to your roster and double-check that all grades are there as you intended.

If you have questions about grading, please call the IT Help Desk at 878-4357 or the Registrar's Office at 878-4811. 

The fall 2020 grading window closes Wednesday, December 23, at 9:00 p.m.

The grading window for fall 2020 is now open and will close Wednesday, December 23, at 9:00 p.m. Faculty members will enter their fall 2020 grades using Banner. Detailed documentation for entering grades (PDF, 191 KB) is available on Banner. Additional assistance is available by contacting the IT Help Desk at 878-4357 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

If you have questions about grading, please call the Registrar's Office at 878-4811. We have provided a grading tip sheet (PDF, 712 KB) to assist you in successful grading.