Appointment: Strategic Planning Officer
Last semester, after many months of work, the college adopted a new five-year strategic plan. This is a very important accomplishment, as effective strategic planning will help us realize our goals and respond to contingencies in an ordered and effective manner.
In order to facilitate the smooth and effective implementation of the plan, I am pleased to announce that Dorcas L. Colvin will take on the role of senior adviser to the president for strategic planning. In this capacity, Colvin will work with me to create implementation strategies and a monitoring framework for the strategic plan, and will oversee professional development for the campus.
Susan J. Earshen will assume leadership of the Human Resource Management Office. Her responsibilities include employee relations, oversight for personnel policies and procedures, and payroll.
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State of the College Address
All members of the campus community are cordially invited to the president's annual State of the College address at 12:15 p.m. Thursday, February 20 in Bulger Communication Center West. After her remarks, President Howard will respond to questions.
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Appointment: FASE Interim Dean
With Dan King leaving Buffalo State to take on the post of provost at Rhode Island
College, Richard Lee, longtime associate dean and professor of exceptional education,
will serve as interim dean of the Faculty of Applied Science and Education, effective
February 13. Lee also will serve as interim associate vice president for teacher education.
Rita Zientek, senior staff assistant for teacher certification, will support Lee as interim
associate dean.
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Fund-Raising Seminar
Michael F. Luck, vice president for philanthropy and alumni affairs at the SUNY
Research Foundation, will hold a fund-raising seminar for Buffalo State deans, directors,
and chairs at 9:00 a.m. Thursday, February 20 in E. H. Butler Library 210. Colleagues
from other area SUNY institutions also will be in attendance.
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Registration and Mandatory Advisement
The policy of mandatory advisement remains in effect for fall 2003 registration. Only
with full implementation of the online registration system will the college eliminate the
requirement for students to present paper copies of their advisement record forms before
being allowed to register. Since electronic verification of advisement is not available for
fall 2003 registration, advisement record forms will continue to be used for student and
department records. The advisement forms will be essential for any academic appeals
citing advisement error as justification for a waiver of academic regulations. Therefore, it
is important that academic advisers and students maintain records of all academic
advisement during this period.
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Insider Online
The current issue of the Buffalo State Insider (February/March 2003), a
newsletter for the campus community, is now available online at
www.buffalostate.edu/insider.
The Insider is published bimonthly by the College Relations Office. The print
version is mailed to faculty and staff, College Council members, and select
friends of the college. The new Web version has a searchable database and will include an archive of past
issues. Please encourage students, alumni, and
friends of the college to access this new information resource.
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2003 Newsletter International
Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to submit articles, stories, or poems that reflect an
international perspective for publication in the annual Newsletter International. The publication,
produced by the International Student Affairs Office, is designed to educate and strengthen the
spirit of internationalism on the Buffalo State campus and in the community, and to promote international
awareness and understanding.
Over the years, Newsletter International has allowed writers to share unique experiences about
their native lands with the Buffalo State community. To submit articles, contact Susanne Conrad,
Campbell Student Union 400, ext. 5331.
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Alumni Association Scholarship Opportunities
Applications are now available for 13 scholarships, ranging from $250 to $1,000, offered
through the Buffalo State Alumni Association. To apply, students must submit a
completed application, an essay, and two letters of recommendation to the Alumni
Affairs Office, Cleveland Hall 214, by Friday, April 4. Scholarship applications are
available in the Alumni Affairs Office; call ext. 6001 with questions or to request
applications.
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College Senate Meetings
College Senate meetings will be held at 3:00 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library 210 on the following
Fridays during the spring 2003 semester:
February 14
March 14
April 11
May 2
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Curricular Proposal Deadline
Curricular proposals should reach the Senate Office, Cleveland Hall 211, by
Tuesday, March 11 to allow sufficient time for spring-semester processing.
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Open Forums on Bylaws
The College Senate Bylaws and Elections Committee will hold open forums to
discuss possible revisions to certain sections of the bylaws from 11:00
a.m. to noon Wednesday, February 26, and from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Thursday,
February 27 in E. H. Butler Library 210.
Items for discussion, which pertain to college governance, are Article III, Section J; Article VI; and Article X.
The bylaws are available on the College Senate Web site. Those unable to attend the forums may send comments to any member of the Bylaws Committee.
Bylaws revisions are expected for College Senate action in March and for
presentation to the campus community in April.
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Curricular Items
The following has been received in the College Senate Office and will be
forwarded to the College Senate Curriculum Committee for approval:
Course Revision:
BIO 300 Biostatistics (formerly BIO 406 Biometrics). Statistical inference as a
guide to decision making during biological investigations. Elements of
experimental design. Exploratory data analysis. Tabular, graphical, and written
interpretation of results. Application of inferential techniques including
confidence intervals, t-tests, analysis of variance, chi-square analysis of
contingency tables, and linear regression and correlation.
The following was approved by the College Senate Curriculum Committee and
will be forwarded to the president for final review and approval:
Course Revision and Trustees' Designation:
ANT 327 Medical Anthropology
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