We are pleased to announce the Title III Task Force members for the 2020–2021 academic year. 

The Title III Task Force consists of key leaders in the development of programming for Student Success and Academic Success. The task force is chaired by the Title III activity director, who oversees and monitors project implementation, ensuring that objectives and milestones are met. This committee meets monthly. The first meeting for this academic year is scheduled for Thursday, September 17, at noon. We thank the task force members for their commitment and service.

Chair: Agnieszka Zak-Moskal, Title III Activity Director; Director of First-Year Student Success

Lauren Copeland, Coordinator of Tutoring Services
Erica Demler, Coordinator of the Math Center
John Draeger, Director of the Teaching and Learning Center; Professor of Philosophy
Yves Gachette, Director of Institutional Research
Krista Vince Garland, Associate Professor of Exceptional Education
Sumanlata Ghosh, Title III Data Analyst; Retention Coordinator
Margaret Herb, Director of the Writing Center; Assistant Professor of English
Jonathan Hulbert, Director of Leadership and Organizational Development
Susan Maguire, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Meghan Pereira, Director of Instructional Design and Training
Sara Reese, Associate Director of Academic Advising
Dona Anita Senthinathan, Assistant Professor of Speech-Language Pathology
Natalie Szymanski, Director of the College Writing Program; Assistant Professor of English
Gregory Wadsworth, Associate Professor of Biology
Shawnte Wilson, Associate Director of Student Leadership and Engagement
Rita Zientek, Interim Dean of the School of the Professions

To review the Title III organization chart for this year or for past academic years, please visit the Title III Policies and Procedure Handbook (PDF, 427 KB) on the Title III website.

Any questions or comments about the Title III grant can be directed to Agnes Zak-Moskal, Title III activity director.

The New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has issued a new Summer 2020 edition (PDF, 330 KB) of its newsletter, the Ethics Review.

JCOPE’s newsletters include timely information, summaries of recent enforcement actions, and a “Dear JCOPE” section that answers ethics-related questions.

Questions regarding JCOPE regulations should be referred to the college’s ethics officer, Lydia Kawaler.

The Buffalo State College Political Science and Public Administration Department invites students, faculty, and staff members to a Constitution Day event, "First Amendment, Social Media, and Our Imperiled Democracy," presented by Associate Professor Peter Yacobucci, on Thursday, September 17, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. via Zoom videoconference.

The speech and assembly rights enshrined in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution have allowed the open discussion and debate necessary for a thriving democracy. These political freedoms are at the core of why we are the country we are; however, with the growth and increasing omnipresence of social media, these freedoms are under attack. This presentation will open a lively debate on the meaning of the First Amendment, whether its interpretation fits our social media political environment, and the impacts this interpretation is having on the vitality of our democracy. We will examine whether our democracy can survive our new social media environment.

RSVP to participate in the discussion, and a meeting link will be sent via e-mail.

For more upcoming events, please visit Student Leadership and Engagement's virtual programming page.

The Equity and Campus Diversity Office and the Communication Department are pleased to announce the screening of Warrior Women, the first film in the Beyond Boundaries: Dare to Be Diverse screening and discussion series for fall 2020, on Thursday, September 24, at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom videoconference. Registration is required. RSVP online.

Warrior Women details the story of Madonna Thunder Hawk, an American Indian Movement (AIM) leader who shaped a kindred group of activists’ children—including her daughter Marcy—into the “We Will Remember” Survival School as a Native alternative to government-run education. Together, Madonna and Marcy fought for Native rights in an environment that made them more comrades than mother and daughter. Today, with Marcy now a mother herself, both are still at the forefront of Native issues, fighting against the environmental devastation of the Dakota Access Pipeline and for Indigenous cultural values. 

This semester, all films in the Beyond Boundaries series will take place virtually. We have some amazing films lined up and some very special panelists. The full calendar is available online.

Please feel free to share this information widely, and please join us for this award-winning film.

The inaugural session of the New Americans Webinar Series, sponsored jointly by the college’s Small Business Development Center, County Executive Polancarz’s Erie County Business Task Force, and New York State’s Office for New Americans, will be presented by marketing content and brand strategist Lauren Nostro on Wednesday, September 16, from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. via Zoom videoconference. Networking begins at 8:30 a.m. 

This workshop is the first in a series specifically designed for Buffalo’s immigrant and refugee entrepreneurial community. The series launch will address marketing during COVID-19 with special emphasis on branding, social media, and website enhancement and development. The series is managed by SBDC business adviser Max Mack-Hardiman. For more information or to register, please contact Mr. Mack-Hardiman, (716) 464-8232.

The Research and Economic Development Office and the Small Business Development Center will sponsor the lecture "COVID-19 Impact on American Trade and Global Value Chains: Risks, Strategies, and Future," presented by John R. Bryson, professor of enterprise and economic geography in the Birmingham Business School at the University of Birmingham, England, and Vida Vanchan, associate professor of geography and planning at Buffalo State College, on Thursday, September 17, from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. via Zoom videoconference. Check in starts at 8:30 a.m.

Global commerce deeply affects American businesses and its citizens. The pandemic has fragmented and further exacerbated the fragility of this immense economic network. Drs. Bryson's and Vanchan’s presentation will include results of their recently published research and will consider the COVID-19 impact on the American economy, global supply chains, national security, and the America-China trade war. To register, please e-mail  Susan McCartney, director of the SBDC.

Intercollegiate Athletics will host its semiannual blood drive in support of our community and corporate partner ConnectLife (formerly UNYTS) tomorrow, September 10, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Houston Gym. This event has been organized in collaboration with the Events Management Office and in compliance with all guidelines in the college's Visitors Protocol. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, blood supplies in Western New York are critically low. Please consider donating. ConnectLife staffers have been COVID-19 trained, and all health protocols related to COVID-19 will be in place, including social distancing, wearing of masks, and table sanitizing. To make an appointment, please call ConnectLife at (716) 529-4270 or visit ConnectLife.org and use code 001994 to find the drive online.

Please join us at the SUNY Study-Abroad Virtual Fair today, September 9, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Every year, study-abroad offices across SUNY come together to host fairs at each participating campus to showcase the many opportunities students have to go abroad. This year, the fair will be completely virtual, via CareerEco, and will consist of chat rooms hosted by each participating campus. Students can sign in anytime during the three hours and use text or video to ask questions of program representatives and advisers.

Students can register for the fair online. As always, please feel free to e-mail our office with any questions at studyaway@buffalostate.edu.

Banner Document Manager (BDM) Production Platform will be temporarily unavailable during scheduled maintenance from 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 9, until roughly 9:00 a.m. Thursday, September 10. 

During this maintenance window, there will be no access to BDM to perform these related tasks: scanning via Image Capture/Batching/Indexing/Lookups or use of Report Manager (PDF dropbox processing). This maintenance is required so that Enterprise Infrastructure Services can install August 2020 Microsoft security updates on the Windows server hosting BDM Production.

Please note: Neither Banner 9 PROD Admin Pages nor Self-Service Banner (SSB) will be affected. Both areas will be up and available for use.

We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your cooperation.

Please advise seniors who are expecting to graduate in December 2020 that the deadline to submit their graduation application online is Sunday, September 20.

Students who miss the deadline should e-mail the Registrar's Office to request late consideration for graduation. Late applicants may experience a delay in the awarding of their degrees.

The minimum number of credit hours for an undergraduate degree is 120. Students should review their Degree Works audit before applying to make sure all requirements will be met. More information and instructions on using the online graduation application system can be found on the Registrar's Office website.

Please contact the Registrar’s Office, Moot Hall 210, 878-4811, with any questions or technical problems.