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Vol. XLVIII, No. 31
April 17, 2003

In this issue:

From the President
Curricular Approvals
SABRE Update
Online Registration
From the Vice President for Finance and Management
Student Holds and SABRE Online Registration
M/C Tuition Reimbursement Program
Faculty and Staff E-mail Distribution List
From the Chair of the College Senate
College Senate Meetings
College Senate Election


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From the President

Curricular Approvals
I have approved the following new courses, course revisions, 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:
NFS 200 Applied Food Chemistry
PLN 401 Comprehensive Planning Principles
SCI 445 Literacy for Teaching Science

Course Revisions:
ANT 101 Understanding Culture
ANT 329 World Prehistory
CIS 315 Computer Organization
CIS 361 Fundamental Concepts in Object-Oriented Programming
CIS 410 Computer Operating Systems
CIS 411 Database Systems
DES 320 Ceramics II
DES 321 Ceramics Junior Studio
DES 421 Ceramics Senior Studio
EDU 416 Teaching Literacy in the Middle and Secondary School
HIS 204 Global History of the Twentieth Century
HIS 230 World Civilizations to 1600
NFS 100 Introduction to Food Preparation

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Program Revisions:
B.A. Political Science (0722)
B.S. in Mathematics Adolescence Education 7–12 (0721)
M.S. in Adult Education (6850)
M.S. in Adult Education - Admission Requirements (6850)
Graduate Certificate in Adult Education (6851)

Trustees' Designation (Approved by SUNY)
Core Course - Arts:

DES 215 Introduction to the History of Design (effective fall 2002)

The following courses are being submitted to SUNY for consideration and approval as GED Trustees' Designations:
ANT 101 Understanding Culture
ANT 329 World Prehistory
HIS 204 Global History of the Twentieth Century
HIS 230 World Civilizations to 1600
HIS 307 History of India
HIS 310 History of East Asia: The Traditional Era
HIS 320 Modern History of Japan and Korea
HIS 338 Modern History of China

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SABRE Update

Online Registration
The SABRE online registration system has been extensively tested. The SABRE team is fully familiar with the product and the ways that it will meet campus needs. Information will continue to be shared with faculty and staff through printed SABRE updates. Update No. 3: Electronic Waitlists was distributed early this week. Update No. 4: Special Permissions will be distributed in the next few days. Update No. 5: New Routines for the First Week of Classes will be sent out within the next two weeks.

Instructors teaching courses that require instructor permission and all academic departments will receive an expanded pamphlet containing details about granting instructor permission through the SABRE system.

SABRE 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. Informational bulletins about the progress of registration will be posted daily during registration, April 22–May 2. Please note that the SABRE system is the only available form of registration for summer and fall 2003 courses.

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.

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From the Vice President for Finance and Management

Student Holds and SABRE Online Registration
The implementation of the SABRE Student System this month allows us to achieve a campuswide objective: online registration for students.

College policy and practice maintain that students must resolve all outstanding holds (financial or otherwise) prior to registering. Thirty-one different kinds of holds can be placed on students' records. Students were informed of their holds via registration notices sent to them at the end of March and were urged to resolve all holds by April 10.

Because of students' outstanding efforts to resolve their holds, and in order to expedite the SABRE Project, we have approved—for this registration cycle only—the suspension of 11 types of holds. The suspended holds will remain on students' records and will continue to be maintained in STARS, preventing the issuance of transcripts and diplomas; however, the suspended holds will not prevent students from registering. After the first week of classes, suspensions will be removed, and these holds will again block registration for future terms, beginning with spring 2004.

The following holds have not been suspended and will prevent registration. Students must resolve the following types of holds with the respective office(s) prior to registration:

  • Bursar (including tuition, collection agency, attorney general)
  • Financial Aid
  • Weigel Health Center (MMR)
  • Payroll Office
  • Judicial
  • Graduate transcript

Please strongly encourage students to resolve outstanding holds.


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M/C Tuition Reimbursement Program
The Human Resource Management Office has been notified that the Management/Confidential Tuition Reimbursement Program is being suspended for the 2003–2004 fiscal year.

M/C employees who are currently enrolled in coursework and have filed a Part I - Application Form (M/C 009) must submit a completed Part II - Computation Form (M/C 010) and all other required paperwork to the Governor's Office of Employee Relations by Friday, June 6. Submissions received after this date cannot be processed for payment. For more information, contact Jeannita McKnight at ext. 4821.


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Faculty and Staff E-mail Distribution List
The faculty and staff e-mail distribution list will be disabled April 19–May 5 because of expected high system usage during SABRE online registration.

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From the Chair of the College Senate

College Senate Meeting
The last meeting of the College Senate for the spring 2003 semester will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, May 2 in E. H. Butler Library 210.


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College Senate Election
The College Senate election is under way until Wednesday, April 23 using both paper and electronic ballots. Requests for paper ballots concluded April 9. Please cast votes electronically at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/vote. Call Maurine Baker-Stein at ext. 4538 or Peg Banak at ext. 4611 for assistance.

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.

We look forward to your participation in the vital process of campus governance.

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