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Vol. XLVII, No. 16 December 13, 2001

In this issue: From the President President's Council on Equity and Campus Diversity From the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Industrial Technology Reaccredited NCATE Visit Rescheduled Certificate in Museum Studies Approved SPA Conference Blackboard Site Requests From the Vice President for Finance and Management Mileage Allowance Rate for 2002 From the Chair of the College Senate College Senate Meeting Curricular Proposals Curricular Items

President's Council on Equity and Campus Diversity I am pleased to announce that the following faculty, staff, and student representatives will serve on the President's Council on Equity and Campus Diversity: Gail Maloney, senior associate athletics director, Intercollegiate Athletics, chair; Lucy Andrus, associate professor, art education; Dolores Battle, senior adviser to the president for equity and campus diversity; Lily Bink, interim associate director, Educational Opportunity Program; Stephen Chris, senior counselor, Counseling Center; Yves Gachette, director, institutional research; Timothy Gallineau, associate professor and coordinator, student personnel administration, educational foundations; Hector Gil, assistant director, student life; Virginia Grabiner, chair and associate professor, sociology; Patricia Hayes, university police officer 1, University Police; Amitra Hodge, assistant professor, sociology; Scott Johnson, assistant professor, criminal justice; Martin Kelly, assistant professor, biology; Ellen Thomson Kennedy, associate professor, social work; Karl Shallowhorn, coordinator, transfer student services; Aimable Twagilimana, associate professor, English; and Tomicka Green, Rene Kauder, and Sundar Parthasarthy, students. The President's Council on Equity and Campus Diversity is charged with addressing discrimination, harassment, and campus climate issues as they relate to the recruitment and retention of faculty, staff, and students; curriculum development; and student life on campus. back to top   Industrial Technology Reaccredited The National Association of Industrial Technology has reaccredited Buffalo State's industrial technology program, with its concentrations in manufacturing and quality. We are grateful to John Earshen and Richard Stempniak for preparing the self-study and guiding the visiting team, and I thank Peter Pawlik, chair of the Technology Department, and Dan King, dean of the Faculty of Applied Science and Education, for coordinating the activities that have led to a full, no reservation, reaffirmation of accreditation. back to top NCATE Visit Rescheduled The NCATE visit for reaccreditation of Buffalo State's education programs has been scheduled for November 16–20, 2002. back to top Certificate in Museum Studies Approved The State University of New York has approved Buffalo State's proposal for a graduate-level advanced certificate in museum studies. The certificate may be pursued independently or in conjunction with the master of arts in history. We thank Cynthia Conides, assistant professor of history and social studies education, who developed the curriculum with the able coordination of E. O. Smith, distinguished service professor and chair of the History and Social Studies Education Department, and Wendy Paterson, associate professor of elementary education and reading and chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee. back to top SPA Conference The fifth annual student personnel administration professional, alumni, and student conference was held on campus November 9. This initiative recognizes outstanding SPA alumni and contributors to the field of student affairs in higher education. This year's conference, titled "The Student Focus: Challenges and Strategies," honored Leon Smith, former director of academic standards at Buffalo State, and Phyllis Mable, former vice president of student affairs at Longwood College and current president of the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education in Washington, D.C. Mable delivered the conference keynote address to the 150 students, faculty, and professionals in attendance. Hal Payne, vice president for student affairs, and several SPA alumni presented 16 workshops within four conference sessions. SPA program coordinator Timothy Gallineau and student Bernadette Tribble directed the conference, with assistance from many Buffalo State employees and departments. Special thanks to events management, continuing education, educational foundations, applied science and education, academic affairs, student affairs, GASPA (Graduate Association of Student Personnel Administration), and SPA alumni board members. back to top Blackboard Site Requests To support the growing demand for course sites on Blackboard, the Distance Education Office has implemented new request procedures, including the completion of an online course request form, available at www.buffalostate.edu/offices/disted/BBform.html. Request forms must be submitted both for new sites and for existing sites that will be carried over for spring 2002. A separate form must be submitted for each site request, including classes with the same course number but different call numbers. The Distance Education Office must receive all requests by Thursday, December 20 to ensure proper enrollment by the beginning of the semester. Requests received after December 20 cannot be accommodated for the spring semester. New Blackboard users are required to attend one two-hour training session, Introduction to Blackboard. Sessions will be offered Tuesday, January 8 and Tuesday, January 15 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. in CyberQuad, E. H. Butler Library 318. Registration is required. See http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration for registration and schedule information. New users who do not participate in the introductory training session will have their spring course sites deactivated. We hope these procedures will improve communication between faculty, the Distance Education Office, and Computing and Technology Services. Please call the Distance Education Office at ext. 6910 with questions or concerns about the new procedures. back to top   Mileage Allowance Rate for 2002 The mileage rate for 2002 will be 36.5¢ per mile, effective January 1. back to top   College Senate Meeting The next College Senate meeting will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, December 14 in E. H. Butler Library 210. Curricular Proposals Curricular proposals should reach the Senate Office, Cleveland Hall 417C, by Tuesday, February 12, 2002, to allow for sufficient processing time before May 2002. Curricula submitted after February 12 may not be fully processed in the spring semester. back to top Curricular Items The following have been received in the Senate Office and will be forwarded to the Curriculum Committee for review and approval: New Course: FLE 520 Teaching a Second Language at the Elementary Level. Middle school and high school teachers or prospective teachers of a second language will develop the ability to extend their second-language teaching skills to the K–6 grade level. They will be able to use their second-language proficiency at the elementary levels and be prepared to adapt the necessary teaching aids to instruction at the elementary levels. Course Revisions: PSY 415 The Competent Infant. The psychological world of the human infant will be the focus of the course. The primary empirical research and theoretical problems related to the field of infant development will be presented. Topics include prenatal development, birth, sensory and motor capacities of the newborn, infant speech and language development, perceptual development, cognitive and learning process during infancy, socialization, infant assessment, and effect of early experiences. PSY 416 Abnormal Child Psychology. The course will focus on the significant issues and problems related to child psychopathology. Topics include the taxonomy of childhood behavior disorders, role of the family, assessment of psychopathology in children, mental retardation, aggressive behavior, poverty and psychopathology, learning disorders, neurosis in children, childhood psychosis, developmental disorders, and therapeutic approaches. PSY 417 The Atypical Infant. An introduction to the psychological effects of developmental delay in infants. Screening, assessment, and intervention of high-risk infants will be surveyed. Topics include definition of at-risk and high-risk infants, biological traumas and defects, prenatal traumas, birth and perinatal traumas, psychological crises in infancy, psychological assessment of developmental delay in newborns and infants, early intervention for high-risk infants and their families, and psychological issues of parenting the high-risk infant. Program Revision: M.S. Adult Education (6850) back to top

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