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Vol. XLVIII, No. 30 |
2003 Honorary Degree Committee
Dewayne Beery, Physics, (chair); Ann Brown, College Relations; Claire Collier,
Institutional Advancement; Andrew Kahn, Performing Arts; Charles Kenyon,
Student Affairs; Rekha Menon, Fine Arts; Carol Patitu, Educational Foundations;
Dennis Ponton, Academic Affairs; Gerard Puccio, Creative Studies; Tao Tang,
Geography and Planning; and Aimable Twagilimana, English.
Anthony Chase, assistant to the president, and Maryruth Glogowski, director of
E. H. Butler Library and Instructional Resources, will provide staff support to the
committee.
The group is charged with identifying candidates for the State University of New
York honorary doctorate, SUNY's highest academic honor, and preparing
nomination portfolios. Honorary degrees are awarded to recognize excellence,
which exemplifies the mission and purposes of the State University of New York,
in the following fields: public affairs, the sciences, humanities and the arts,
scholarship and education, business and philanthropy, and social services.
Honorary degrees also can honor meritorious and outstanding service to the
university, the state of New York, the United States, or humanity at large, or
people whose lives serve as examples of the university's aspirations for its
students.
Names of suggested nominees for SUNY honorary doctorates should be
forwarded to Dewayne Beery, c/o Maryruth Glogowski, E. H. Butler Library 133
or glogowmf@buffalostate.edu, by Friday, May 2. 
Online Registration
These updates and other information will be available at
www.buffalostate.edu/sabre/facstaff. Faculty and staff members involved with
academics also will receive copies of support materials being sent to students.
In spite of the care that has been taken with the system, some glitches are
expected. All users who experience problems are encouraged to report them as
soon as possible. If possible, use the "print screen" option to print the error
message, and send a copy of it to the SABRE team via fax at ext. 3423 or e-mail
at sabresupport@buffalostate.edu. The team will work quickly to address
problems and respond to those who need assistance. The SABRE hotline is ext. 3434.
Check the faculty/staff site (www.buffalostate.edu/sabre/facstaff) and the
student site (www.buffalostate.edu/sabre/students) for answers to frequently
asked questions. Informational bulletins about the progress of registration will be
posted following priority registration on Wednesday, April 16 and daily during registration, April
22–May 2.
Position Announcement: Coordinator of Multidisciplinary Studies
Duties include preliminary advisement of prospective students, managing the
application process and orientation for new students, serving as a liaison with chairs of
multidisciplinary programs, and reviewing student candidacy. The coordinator also will
chair the Multidisciplinary Studies Advisory Board, which recommends improvements to
the program.
One hundred fifty-eight students were enrolled in multidisciplinary studies programs in
fall 2002.
The coordinator shall receive one course release or extra compensation for the fall and
spring semesters and a summer stipend. The position is available for immediate
appointment. Applicants should send a letter describing their interest in and
qualifications for the position and a current curriculum vitae to Richard Podemski,
dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Cleveland Hall 204, by Friday, April 25.
Faculty and Staff E-mail Distribution List
2003 Election Results
Please contact Maurine Baker-Stein at ext. 4538 or bakerme@buffalostate.edu with questions.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
The following Web sites contain useful information. Please call
Theresa R. Stephan Hains, director of the Weigel Health Center, at
ext. 6711, with questions.
A fact sheet for American citizens traveling abroad is available
from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs at
http://travel.state.gov.
Faculty and Staff Annual Appeal
College Senate Meetings
Full- and part-time faculty, professional staff, and librarians whose total service in the College
Senate would not exceed six consecutive years during the terms of office are eligible to run for
these three-year terms. Nominations are due in the Senate Office, Cleveland Hall 211, by noon
Friday, April 11.
Elections
Those who wish to vote electronically must have an NT account (the account used for
Outlook). Contact the Computing Support Center at ext. 4357 or csc@buffalostate.edu for NT account assistance. Paper ballots will be
tallied after electronic ballots; thus, if a member should accidentally vote twice, only the
electronic vote will be recorded.
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