SUNY Mentoring Program
It is with pleasure that I announce the SUNY Mentoring Program for management
staff of the State University of New York, the SUNY Research Foundation, and the SUNY
Construction Fund. This professional development opportunity is designed to
prepare management staff for leadership roles, and can benefit new
employees as well as those seeking to advance their careers.
Participation in the program is voluntary. A management employee seeking a
mentoring experience will be paired with another management employee from
a different SUNY campus, or an element of the State University Plaza, willing
to share his or her knowledge and experience. This cross-campus exchange
will benefit participants, as well as foster a greater sense of understanding of
each other's environments within the SUNY community.
I hope you will support this initiative by recommending candidates
who will benefit from a mentoring experience. Likewise, I hope you
will nominate respected members of your staff who are willing to share their
knowledge and expertise to serve as mentors. Through our joint efforts, we
can aid in the personal and professional development of our staff and
simultaneously build a stronger, better-prepared workforce to meet the
challenges of the future.
Click here for an overview of the program and
information on how to apply. Please share the information widely.
Thank you in advance for your support in investing in our greatest resource—our people.
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All-College Meeting
In view of the recent resignation of Gary Marotta as provost, President Muriel Howard and
Associate Vice President Dennis Ponton will provide an update on the budget and the future of Academic Affairs,
and answer questions at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 22 in Bulger
Communication Center North. All members of the campus community are invited to
attend.
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Summer Office Hours
Standard summer office hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. will be in effect Monday, May 19
through Friday, August 8. All offices are expected to maintain at least minimal staffing
during these core hours. Offices may extend hours to meet the needs of students or
other clients. All office schedules are subject to the approval of department
heads. Regular office hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. will resume Monday,
August 11, two weeks prior to the start of the academic year.
Employees who wish to work a four-day workweek during the summer may request to
use vacation accruals for one day each week for a specified period. As always, such
requests are subject to supervisors' approval and contingent upon departments'
operational needs.
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Keeping Health Insurance Records Current
It is important to keep New York State employee health insurance records current. Please notify
the Human Resource Management Office if:
- Any of your dependents loses eligibility (i.e., reaches age 19 and is not a full-time
student, graduates, leaves college, or marries).
- Your home address changes.
- You marry or divorce.
- You acquire a new dependent (e.g., a new baby or a 19- to 25-year-old who returns to
full-time-student status).
- You have a disabled dependent.
- You or a covered dependent under age 65 becomes eligible for Medicare because of a
disability.
- You become disabled.
- A dependent dies.
- You plan to take a leave without pay.
- You plan to retire.
Certain deadlines apply. Some changes may result in higher or lower health insurance premiums.
Covered dependents who lose eligibility (e.g., a former spouse upon divorce or a child who turns
19 and is not a full-time student) may pay the full cost to maintain coverage through federal
COBRA provisions, but must do so within 60 days of the date coverage ends.
If any of the above changes occurs, promptly notify Human Resource Management to prevent
unnecessary arrears or overpayments, late-enrollment waiting periods, loss of coverage, or
misdirected mail. To report changes or to obtain further information, contact the Human Resource
Management Office, Cleveland Hall 410, ext. 4821.
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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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Campbell Student Union Summer Hours
Monday, May 12–Friday, May 23
7:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Monday, May 26–Thursday, August 7
7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Friday, August 8
7:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Monday, August 11–Tuesday, August 19
7:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, August 20
Regular hours resume
Closed
Saturdays and Sundays
Monday, May 26 (Memorial Day)
Friday, July 4 (Independence Day)
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New Procedures for the Review
of Allegations of Discrimination
The State University of New York has provided a revised university-wide internal
discrimination complaint procedure that is consistent with current law and recent court
decisions. The new procedure is to be used by all state-operated SUNY campuses
for review of allegations of discrimination unless an alternative
campus-based procedure has been reviewed and approved by the Office of University
Counsel.
Substantive changes in the new procedure include the following:
- The procedure is to be used for review of "allegations of unlawful
discrimination/harassment." (Adds harassment. The procedure provides clear
definitions of discrimination and harassment.)
- Filing with an external agency will not terminate the internal procedure. However,
the matter will be referred to the Office of University Counsel for review and
supervision.
- Employees must file a written complaint with the affirmative action officer
(senior adviser to the president for equity and campus diversity) within 90
calendar days following the alleged discriminatory act or the date on which the
complainant first knew or reasonably should have known of such act.
(This increases the period for filing a formal complaint from 45 to 90 calendar
days.)
- Students must file a complaint within 90 calendar days following the alleged
discriminatory act or 90 calendar days after a final grade is received for the
semester during which the discriminatory act occurred, if that date is later.
(This increases the period for filing a formal complaint from 45 to 90 calendar
days.)
Full text of the revised procedure is available on the Equity and Campus Diversity Web
page at www.buffalostate.edu/offices/equity/rev.htm. For additional information or
printed copies of the revised procedures, contact the Equity and Campus Diversity Office,
Cleveland Hall 415, ext. 6210.
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