Curricular Approvals
I have approved the following new courses,
course revisions, new programs, and program revisions, which have been
recommended by the appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the
provost and vice president for academic affairs.
New Courses:
EDU 528 Families and Early Childhood Programs
EDU 645 Teaching Strategies for Adolescents with Reading Difficulties
EDU 649 Advanced Practicum in Reading
FAR 352 Art and Culture of Islam
FAR 353 Art and Culture of Egypt and the Near East
HEW 519 Social Impact of Sport
HIS 665 Critical Issues in Museum Studies
Course Revisions:
EDU 626 Integrating the Content Areas in the Teaching of Young Children
ENT 371 Electric Machines
FAR 354 Art and Culture of Greece
FAR 355 Art and Culture of Rome
FAR 356 Early Medieval Art
FAR 357 Late Medieval Art
New Programs:
Biology 7–12 (secondary education) certification only
Biology 7–12 (secondary education) with 5–6 extension
Biology 7–12 (secondary education) with 5–6 extension, certification only
Chemistry 7–12 (secondary education) certification only
Chemistry 7–12 (secondary education) with 5–6 extension, certification only
Chemistry 7–12 (secondary education) with 5–6 extension
Master of arts, history, museum studies concentration
Program Revisions:
Biology 7–12 (secondary education) (0631)
Chemistry 7–12 (secondary education) (0632)
Literacy specialist, birth–6th grade
Literacy specialist, 5th–12th grade
Master of science, English 7–12 (secondary education)
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Buffalo State, the Flagship Campus
New York State Assembly Majority Leader
Paul A. Tokasz, class of 1971, called Buffalo State College the
"flagship campus" of the SUNY colleges during an orientation address to
freshman students this summer. His description is accurate. Buffalo
State sustains in leadership as the biggest, most diverse, and most
intellectually powerful of the SUNY colleges.
Enrollment this fall is expected to meet
the projected goal of 11,730 students. Several characteristics of this
profile merit notice: Student retention has improved by nearly 4
percent from two years ago; the first-time student population exceeds
projections with unprecedented numbers identifying Buffalo State
College as their first choice in schools; and average SAT scores
continue to improve as Buffalo State builds on its democratic tradition
of accessibility and diversity.
Department chairs and search committees
worked tirelessly over the summer to identify adjunct faculty and to
bring closure to searches for new faculty. Last fall, 36 new full-time
faculty joined us; this fall, we greet 28 new full-time faculty
members: 11 in arts and humanities, nine in applied science and
education, six in natural and social sciences, and two in the library.
We believe our new colleagues will continue to develop the Buffalo
State exemplary faculty model of the scholar-teacher.
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Academic Convocation
Please place Academic Convocation on your
calendars for Thursday, September 13. It is our traditional collective
reaffirmation of the life of the mind and of our dedication to teaching
as we commence a fresh academic year. Our guest speaker this year will
be Robert L. King, chancellor of the State University of New York. We
ask you to welcome him to the "flagship campus."
During the ceremony, Frederick Howe,
professor of educational foundations, will receive the Chancellor's
Award for Excellence in Teaching, and Karen Johnson, director of the
Success Track for Academic Readiness program, will receive the
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service. President's
Award winners will be announced shortly. We look forward to a rich and
rewarding 2001–2002 academic year.
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Sr. Helen Prejean at Rockwell Hall
Buffalo State welcomes Sr. Helen Prejean, noted author of Dead Man Walking,
at 7:00 p.m. Friday, September 14 in Rockwell Hall Auditorium. Her talk
is titled "Dead Man Walking: The Journey." Prejean is a nominee for the
Nobel Peace Prize and has received numerous awards as a result of her
counseling of death row inmates.
This event is free, but tickets are
required. Buffalo State faculty, staff, and students may secure tickets
before they are made available to the public; call the Performing Arts
Center Box Office at ext. 3005. Faculty members who wish to require
their students' attendance can get blocks of tickets; contact Tracey
Trietley in the PAC, ext. 3032.
Prejean also will meet with students at
2:30 p.m. Faculty members who wish to involve their students in the
afternoon discussion with Prejean should contact Kelly Boos in the
Natural and Social Sciences Dean's Office at ext. 6434.
Please encourage student attendance at this important event.
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Purchasing Academic Regalia through Payroll Deduction
Annual events at Buffalo State, including
Academic Convocation, Honors Convocation, and Commencement, afford the
opportunity for faculty and staff participation in full academic
regalia. These times are special for both internal and external
constituencies, and are hallmarks of our academic year.
Faculty and staff can now purchase academic
regalia through a payroll-deduction plan with the Buffalo State College
Foundation. Interested members of the campus community should consult
with the Barnes & Noble at Buffalo State Bookstore, ext. 5509, for
styles and prices. Regalia orders usually require about 10 weeks for
processing. Click here for the form to establish payroll deduction.
I'm pleased that this service is available
to faculty and staff. An increase in participation in our various
ceremonies will add greatly to those events. Your timely use of this
service to obtain academic regalia is encouraged.
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News Services Joins College Relations
I am pleased to announce that Nanette
Tramont, director of news services, has joined the College Relations
Office. The addition of the media relations function to College
Relations will help better coordinate the college's external and
internal communications as we move forward with a new imaging and
marketing campaign.
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New Appointments in Athletics
Robert Swank became Buffalo State's new
head football coach and external relations assistant on July 1. The
former assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Methodist
College in Fayetteville, North Carolina, is a 1990 graduate of Widener
University.
Effective July 15, Michael Switalski was
named Bengals head coach for men's and women's swimming and diving and
director of aquatics. Switalski is a 1994 graduate of the University of
Wisconsin at Whitewater. For the past two years, he has served as
coordinator and cofounder of the Buffalo Schools Swim Racers, an urban
outreach project involving 230 swimmers.
Ryan Handley was named
recreation/intramural and assistant facilities director. The 1999
Canisius College graduate has served in this position in an interim
capacity for the past year.
Brent Ford accepted the position of
equipment/events manager. A 1999 graduate of Buffalo State, he has
served in a similar role on an interim basis for the past year.
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Creating Hope in the City of Light
Buffalo State faculty and staff are invited
to join President Muriel A. Howard and Vice President for Student
Affairs Hal D. Payne, chair of the 2001 SEFA/United Way Campaign, at
the Day of Sharing, a kickoff to the 2001 SEFA/United Way Campaign,
from 12:15 to 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, September 4 in the Campbell Student
Union Assembly Hall.
Attendees can talk with representatives of
local nonprofit agencies and learn how their support of the SEFA/United
Way Campaign helps to strengthen our community.
Refreshments will be provided, and all who
attend will have their names entered into a drawing for prizes. In
keeping with the college's campaign theme, "Creating Hope in the City
of Light," prizes will include two tickets to Studio Arena Theatre's
presentation of City of Light.
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Bengals Football Opening Home Game
The Buffalo State Bengals football team
will hold its first home game of the season against Robert Morris
College from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, September 1.
Kick-off time is 1:00 p.m. on Coyer Field.
Robert Morris is an NCAA Division IAA
school. Its football team's head coach is Joe Walton, former head coach
of the New York Jets.
This is the Bengals' first home game led by
our new football coach, Bob Swank. Free admission is provided to
faculty and staff who present their 2001–2002 athletic passes. If you
have not received your pass, call Intercollegiate Athletics at ext.
5420.
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Welcome Back Begins
The 2001 Welcome Back program for students
begins Thursday, August 23, with comedian Emmy Gay at 8:00 p.m. in
Rockwell Hall Auditorium. Her program, titled "Comedy with Quality
while Diversifying: A Celebration of Diversity," entertains and
educates. Gay is a 1999 recipient of the New York Foundation for the
Arts Fellowship and has performed worldwide. The event is free and open
to all Buffalo State students, faculty, and staff.
Students are invited to attend "August
Fest," an outdoor celebration in Rockwell Quad, at 5:00 p.m. Friday,
August 24. Three bands—La Krema, Ray Boston (giving away lots of
prizes!), and Nik and the Nice Guys—will perform. Free food will be
provided.
Other Welcome Back events continue through
August and September, concluding with Homecoming 2001 on Saturday,
September 29. Look for the poster listing Welcome Back events on
display around campus. Events also are listed on the campus events
calendar at www.buffalostate.edu/calendars.
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General Policy against Discrimination and Harassment
Buffalo State College is committed to
proper treatment of all members of the college community. The college
can achieve its educational mission only in an atmosphere of mutual
respect that is free from intolerance and that offers equal opportunity
to all. Every member of the college community shares the responsibility
for addressing incidents of disrespect for the dignity of others and
acts of discrimination, racism, bigotry, harassment, exclusion, abusive
language, or mistreatment of individuals or groups.
Among the goals of the college is the
empowerment of a diverse population of students to succeed as citizens
of a challenging world. The college is dedicated to maintaining an
atmosphere of intellectual vitality, collegiality, and collaboration.
It will not have attained its goal until and unless all in its midst
obtain fair and equitable treatment in employment and education. For
this reason, Buffalo State condemns and pledges itself to fight against
all acts of invidious discrimination, bias, intolerance, or harassment.
Racial discrimination is a particularly
serious problem. The goals of the college are undermined and human
dignity is offended where employment or educational benefits,
opportunities, or privileges are denied or restricted on the basis of
race, religion, color, or national origin, or where a racially hostile
environment exists. Racial or illegal discrimination of any sort limits
the opportunity for individuals to realize their potential and denies
them the rigors, joys, and fulfillment of intellectual curiosity.
Therefore, it is the policy of Buffalo State College
to provide an employment and educational environment free from
invidious discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color,
national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or marital or
veteran status. It shall be a violation of this policy for any agent,
student, or employee of Buffalo State to discriminate on the basis of
race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation,
disability, or marital or veteran status against any individual with
respect to terms of employment, education, or benefits of any program
or activity at Buffalo State.
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To implement this policy:
- All college
faculty, staff, and students are expected to comport themselves in a
manner that does not convey to others in the college community any
disrespect, intolerance, or rude behavior based on age, race, religion,
color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or
marital, veteran, or socioeconomic status.
- All members of
the college community are expected to contribute to the college
environment to move the college community in the direction of respect
for all.
- All persons
within the college community who perceive that they have been subjected
to discrimination or harassment based on age, race, religion, color,
national origin, gender, disability, marital or veteran status, or
sexual orientation are urged to present their concerns to the Equity
and Campus Diversity Office, Cleveland Hall 415.
- All faculty,
staff, and students who know of a member of the community who believes
that he or she has been subjected to discrimination or harassment are
expected to encourage that person to visit the Equity and Campus
Diversity Office and, if need be, offer assistance to help that person
do so.
- All
supervisory and management staff have the responsibility to educate
faculty, staff, and students about the value of diversity to the
institution. To meet this responsibility, supervisors, department
heads, and management staff are expected to:
- Regularly
communicate with employees and students under their supervision about
the college's policy against discrimination, its commitment to
diversity, and the need for civility in the community.
- Monitor their own behavior to ensure that it offers an appropriate model for employees and students under their supervision.
- Promptly and
thoroughly respond to all reports or incidents of invidious
discrimination or harassment in their areas of responsibility.
- Identify and
respect the needs of the victims of discrimination and attempt to
restore collegiality and equity following reported incidents of
discrimination.
- Confer
directly with the Equity and Campus Diversity Office whenever reports
or complaints of discrimination or harassment are brought to their
attention in their areas of responsibility or if they have concerns
about appropriate responses to complaints.
Complaints should be reported to Dolores E.
Battle, senior adviser to the president for equity and campus
diversity, Cleveland Hall 415, ext. 6210.
Other college policies related to equity and campus diversity can be located at www.buffalostate.edu/offices/equity/contents.html.
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Curricular Items
The following have been approved by the
Senate Curriculum Committee and will be forwarded to the president for
review and final approval:
New Courses:
ADE/BUS 630 Human Resource Development
COM 313 African American Communication
COM 432 Linear Editing
Program Revisions:
Broadcasting 0707
Journalism 0708
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Senate Standing Committees
The College Senate always needs faculty and
staff representation on its standing committees. Below are the names of
senate standing committees and brief descriptions of their basic
missions. If you wish to serve on a committee for the 2001–2002
academic year, please print this form and return it to the College Senate Office, Cleveland Hall 417C.
Curriculum
Receives, reviews, and recommends approval or nonapproval of all
courses and programs offered by the college, consistent with senate
policies and procedures.
Instruction and Research
Concerns itself with aspects of policy that relate to the improvement
of instruction and the development of services and resources necessary
to carry out or enhance instruction and research.
Standards for Students
Reviews and recommends policies dealing with admission, readmission,
retention, and probation, as well as with the graduation standards for
undergraduate and graduate students.
Professional Welfare
Responsible for matters concerning faculty and staff welfare and well-being.
Budget and Staff Allocation
Gathers, analyzes, and recommends criteria for all data and policies needed to determine budget and staff allocations.
Bylaws and Elections
Conducts necessary elections provided for in the bylaws to ensure
proper representation on the College Senate. Recommends changes in the
bylaws designed to facilitate the democratic governance of the college.
Student Welfare
Examines matters and recommends policy concerning aspects of student life.
Academic Plan
Assumes leadership in the intermediate- and long-range planning of the
overall academic function of the college. Areas include the mission of
the college, master plan, regionalism, enrollment projections, and
accreditation.
Academic Services
Recommends policies designed to make academic support services more useful and available to academic programs.
International Education
Develops the content of overseas academic and faculty exchange programs
and makes recommendations regarding admission of and services to
foreign students attending Buffalo State.
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