Curricular Approval
I have approved the following course revision, which has been recommended by the College Senate, the
dean of the Faculty of Natural and Social Sciences, and the provost and vice president for academic
affairs. This course also is being submitted to SUNY for consideration and approval as a
Trustees' Designation.
Course Revision:
ANT 327 Medical Anthropology
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Graduate Certificate Program
in Human Resource Development
A new graduate certificate program in human resource development has been approved
by SUNY and registered with the State Education Department. The program is designed
to prepare staff-development trainers for public- and private-sector organizations and
businesses. The program is housed in the adult education sector of the Educational
Foundations Department.
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CASTL Faculty Development Fellowships
Buffalo State's Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL)
Advisory Committee announces two one-year, $3,000 faculty development fellowships to
promote the scholarship of teaching and learning on campus. Open to full-time Buffalo State
faculty members, the fellowships will recognize strengths in the following areas:
- Applied learning: Includes internships, service learning, and student research.
- Reflective practice: Includes teaching circles, peer review of instruction, action research, and
accommodating student diversity.
- Assessment: Includes effective course assessment, measuring student outcomes, assessing
effectiveness of instruction, and working with departments to institute guidelines for the
promotion and evaluation of the scholarship of teaching and learning.
- Collaborative teaching: Includes planning for institutional support for mechanisms for
communication, implementation of learning communities, team teaching, and interdisciplinary
coursework.
Fellows will conduct research related to their specialty areas during 2003–2004. They will
continually evaluate the impact of their scholarly work and promote faculty development efforts
on campus. They also will work closely with the associate vice president for undergraduate
studies and serve as members of the CASTL Advisory Committee.
Applications will be accepted until Monday, June 2.
Application guidelines, selection criteria, and more information about the fellowships are
available on the Buffalo State CASTL Web site: www.buffalostate.edu/orgs/castl/news.htm.
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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/registr
ation.
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 more
than 800 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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Curricular Items
The following have been approved by the College Senate Curriculum Committee
and forwarded to the provost and president for final review and approval:
Program Revisions:
B.A. in Broadcasting (0707)
B.A. in Journalism (0708)
B.A. in Public Communication (0703)
C.A.S. in Educational Leadership and Facilitation (9201)
New Minor:
Forensic Anthropology
Minor Revision:
Coaching
New Courses:
ANT 102 Mathematical Techniques in Ethnology
GEG 359 Arctic Geography from an Inuit Perspective
GES 465 Tectonics
MUS 120 Accompanying Voice in the Music Classroom
MUS 265 Techniques and Observation in Music Education
MUS 345 Elementary Music Methods
MUS 360 Secondary Music Methods
MUS 457 Student Teaching in Elementary Music
MUS 458 Student Teaching in Secondary Music
MUS 460 Student Teaching Seminar
Course Revisions:
ANT 320 Human Growth in Anthropological Perspective
ANT 325 Forensic Anthropology
BIO 300 Biostatistics
COM 100 Media Literacy
COM 327 Broadcast Newswriting and Producing
COM 329 TV Studio Production I
COM 405 News Reporting
COM 429 TV Studio Production II
COM 440 Electronic Newsgathering
COM 488 Internship
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Election Results
The following people were elected in the recent College Senate election. All terms
are for 2003–2006 academic years, unless otherwise noted.
At-Large Senators
J. Patrick Dexter
Linda K. Gleckel
Arlette J. Klaric
Mark K. Warford (fall-semester replacement)
Professional Staff
Carolyn M. Murphy
Gwendolyn Veira
Camille A. Spyra (one-year replacement term)
Faculty of Applied Science and Education
Warren L. Gleckel
Ilya Y. Grinberg
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Kevin Railey
Lucy M. Schwartz
Faculty of Natural and Social Sciences
Lydia M. Fish
M. Stephen Pendleton
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