Voice of Experience
Peter Stace, vice president of enrollment management at Fordham
University, will speak from 11:00 a.m. to noon, and again from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.,
on Thursday, March 6 in E. H. Butler Library 210.
This is the second "Voice of Experience" event for the SABRE Project this semester. Stace will share his
experience with student information services implementation as a vehicle for
change for management-union relationships, as well as other topics. Sharon
Cramer, executive director of SABRE, will provide an update on the SABRE Project, including the progress of
February and March testing, as well as an overview of SABRE support available
before and during Web-based registration. Light refreshments will be served.
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Spring Open House
Buffalo State's Spring Open House will be held from noon to 3:00 p.m. Saturday, April 5 in the Sports Arena. The program is intended to highlight the benefits of the Buffalo State experience and is targeted primarily to students who have been accepted for fall 2003.
Requests for participation were sent to departments. Contact department heads or Lesa Loritts, director of admissions, for more information.
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Paid Leave for Breast Cancer Screening
Civil Service Law has been amended to entitle all employees (faculty and staff, classified
and professional, male and female) to use up to four regular work hours annually for
breast cancer screening without charge to leave accruals.
Breast cancer screening includes mammograms and physical exams for the detection of
breast cancer. Official medical documentation verifying the screening may be required. This leave is not cumulative and expires at
the close of business on the last day of each calendar year. Employees who undergo
screenings outside regular work schedules do so on their own time. For more
information, contact Human Resource Management at ext. 4822.
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Computer Training,
SkillSoft E-Learning,
and Webmaster Training
Computing and Technology Services and the FAST
Development Center offer monthly computer training classes. Unless
otherwise stated, classes are held in CyberQuad, E. H. Butler Library 318. Please bring
an IBM-formatted 3.5" disk. For a
complete list of courses and registration information, visit http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration. Contact Debbie
Riservato at ext. 4060 or risedl78@buffalostate.edu with
questions.
Internet Explorer 5.0 (or higher) or Netscape 4.7 (or higher) is necessary for online
registration. Enter the following
information in the required fields:
Explorer
User Name: your user name (e.g., publicjq)
Password: your password
Domain: bsclogon
Netscape
User Name: bsclogon\your user name (e.g., bsclogon\publicjq)
Password: your password
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SkillSoft E-Learning
Employees also may participate in SkillSoft, an online learning program that offers 106
courses and a variety of certificate
programs that allow participants to demonstrate mastery of a set of skills.
More information about the SkillSoft E-Learning Program is available from the Human
Resource Management Web site,
www.buffalostate.edu/offices/hr.
Employees also may register for courses on the site.
This month's SkillSoft courses may be taken in CyberQuad's Faculty/Staff Workroom, E.
H. Butler Library 310,
by appointment only; call Debbie Riservato at ext. 4060. Please check in at E. H. Butler
Library 315 (CyberQuad) before starting.
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Webmaster Training
The FAST Development Center and the College Relations Office offer a sequential
training program especially for campus Web developers. Faculty and staff are welcome
to take any or all of the 10 courses offered. More information about the Webmaster
Training Program is available from the College Relations Web site,
www.buffalostate.edu/offices/collegerelations/webtools/index.asp?sub=cam
pusrt&subint
=webtrain. Employees may register for courses at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration.
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Out and Greek: Being Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual in College Fraternities and
Sororities
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students often feel invisible on campus and
may find the environment uninviting or even hostile. Results from the Buffalo State College Student Opinion Survey show
a significant number of Buffalo State students do not believe the campus provides a welcoming and safe
environment for gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender students.
"Out and Greek: Being Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual in College Fraternities and
Sororities" is an educational program designed to foster a greater understanding of
the experiences of gay, lesbian, and bisexual college students, especially those who participate in
fraternities and sororities. Shane L. Windmeyer, a national expert on sexual
orientation issues and Greek life, will speak with students at 7:00 p.m. Thursday,
March 13 in E. H. Butler Library 210 about his fraternity experience and the pain inflicted by homophobia.
The event is free and open to the campus community and is sponsored by the
Student Life Office; Safe Zone Project; Counseling Center; Inter-Greek
Association; and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Association (a United Students Government–sponsored
organization). Funding is provided by the Auxiliary Services Grant Allocation
Committee; Inter-Greek Association; and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Association.
For more information, call Hector Gil at ext. 4631, Amy Reynolds at ext. 4436, or
Tammy Kresge at ext. 6725.
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Men's Basketball
Buffalo State won its 17th men's basketball SUNYAC Championship on
March 1, defeating New Paltz 73-40 for the title. Buffalo State's Josh Becker
was named the most valuable player of the tournament, and Perry Davis and
Jeremy Konst were selected to the All-Tournament Team. The Bengals earned
an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III playoffs and will compete in
the first round at Scranton on Thursday, March 6. If victorious, they will host Ursinus in
the second round on Saturday, March 8 in the Sports Arena.
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SUNYAC Recognitions
The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) named its
all-conference teams in basketball and hockey this week, and six Buffalo State
athletes were among the honorees. Men's basketball players Josh Becker and
Perry Davis both earned First Team distinction. In women's basketball, Abby Kochan
was selected to the Second Team, and Dionne Turnage was
named Co-First Year Player of the Year. Joe Urbanik and Ricardo Hernandez
were named to the men's ice hockey All-SUNYAC Second Team.
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Winter Season Winds Down
Buffalo State's women's ice hockey team qualified for the ECAC West
playoffs for the second straight season. They were defeated by the top-ranked
team in the nation, Elmira, in the semifinals. Despite superb goaltending by
Mary Keddie, who made 62 saves on 66 shots, the Bengals season came to a
close with a 4-0 loss.
The Bengals women's basketball team advanced to the SUNYAC semifinals
after defeating Oswego 63-48 in the first round of playoffs. Buffalo State
lost to Brockport 50-36, however, finishing the first
season under head coach Jerome Moss with an 18-9 record.
Buffalo State's swimming and diving teams wrapped up their seasons with the
SUNYAC Championships, as the men finished sixth of 10 teams, while the
women placed seventh. Divers Bret Stodolka and Tom Schilke each placed
in the top eight on both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards. Freshman Ashley
Meyers set a school record of 1:04.17 in the 100-yard backstroke,
finishing in eighth place.
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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:
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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Curricular Items
The following have been approved by the College Senate Curriculum Committee
and will be forwarded to the president for final review and approval:
Program Revisions:
B.A. in Political Science (0722)
B.S. in Mathematics Adolescence Education 7–12 (0721)
M.S. in Adult Education (6850)
M.S. in Adult Education (6850) Admission Requirements
Graduate Certificate in Adult Education (6851)
New Course:
SCI 445 Literacy for Teaching Science
The following has been received in the College Senate Office and will be
forwarded to the Curriculum Committee for review and approval:
Course Revision:
COM 440 Electronic Newsgathering. Techniques of shooting video and
recording audio in the field for use in television newscasts. Survey of different
types of visual news stories. Students produce stories for local media using
digital video cameras and editors.
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