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Vol. XLVIII, No. 13 |
General Education Assessment Approved
I thank Rosalyn Lindner, senior adviser for information and assessment, for staying close to our faculty and chairs throughout this process, for insisting that one size does not fit all, and for shaping a program tailored to Buffalo State goals.
We thank faculty, staff, administration, and emeriti for their remarkable participation and
generosity. Buffalo State has raised more money than any other SUNY college and more
than any SEFA campaign in the history of the college.
Information Session on the U.S. Student Fulbright Program
You, Too, Could Lead an Overseas Program
Study-Abroad Alumni Association Exhibit
Her talk is titled "Dead Man Walking: The Journey Continues." Prejean was a 1998 Nobel Peace
Prize nominee and has received numerous awards for her counseling of death row inmates.
The lecture is free, but tickets are required; call the Performing Arts Center Box Office at ext.
3005. Faculty members who wish to require their students' attendance may request blocks of
tickets.
Prejean also will meet with students at 2:00 p.m. Faculty members who wish to involve their
students in the afternoon discussion should contact Kelly Boos in the Natural and Social Sciences
Dean's Office at ext. 6434.
Please encourage student attendance at this important event. 
NYS Employees Health Benefits Fair
Human Resource Management staff members also will be present
to answer questions and to assist employees in making changes to their
health insurance coverage. "Choices," a summary of health insurance plans, will
be available.
The annual health insurance transfer period, in which employees may change health
insurance plans, will be held before the year's end.
Late requests will be accepted until Friday, January 24, 2003; however, sites requested after November 22 will not be ready until Friday, February 7, 2003, and students will have to be added manually. Exceptions will be made for newly hired faculty and newly assigned courses. New faculty members or faculty members who are assigned spring-semester courses after November 22 should submit a completed course request form along with documentation from the department chair verifying new faculty status or late assignment. Sites will be created as soon as possible after documentation is received.
Campus policy requires that all Blackboard users attend training. The next training session will be held from 9:00 a.m. to noon Friday, December 6. Contact the Distance Education Office at ext. 6910 to register. Blackboard course sites will not be created for faculty members who have not attended training.
Call Margaret Banak, manager, Student Computing Services, at ext. 4611 with questions.
The program's trained on-site coordinators provide confidential information and referrals
to any employee or supervisor seeking help with a personal or job-related problem.
Coordinators are trained to refer employees to the most appropriate community service
providers for problems such as emotional stress, depression, financial or legal difficulties,
alcoholism, drug abuse, or marital or domestic discord. Coordinators also provide
information on local resources for issues such as child care, elder care, and legal and
financial services.
EAP services are available to state employees, their family members, and state retirees.
If you need help with a personal or family problem, please contact one of our campus
coordinators. All calls and discussions are strictly confidential.
EAP Web site: www.buffalostate.edu/offices/hr/eap.htm
EAP provides assistance with many kinds of problems, including family, marital,
medical, financial, legal, grief and loss, elder care, and substance abuse. EAP does not
provide direct therapy but serves as a link between Buffalo State employees and skilled
professionals in the community. EAP is a neutral office, not associated with any
disciplinary procedures, whose services are designed to improve the quality of working
families' lives.
The EAP coordinator must have a strong commitment to the goals of NYS EAP,
excellent interpersonal skills, a history of productive relationships with co-workers, the
ability to communicate with individuals and groups, interest in the community and its
services and resources, flexibility and willingness to learn, the initiative and ability to
work independently, and a strong respect for confidentiality. The coordinator must attend
training sessions, including monthly regional trainings, as well as the five-day New
Coordinator Institute and local EAP Committee meetings. Candidates also must have
supervisory support and approval to assume this role.
The coordinator reports to and works with the local EAP Committee to increase
awareness of EAP on site, expand referral services, and help coordinate activities on
campus.
Any member of the campus community who meets the above criteria may apply; faculty
members are especially needed. Interested individuals may send a letter of interest and
résumé to:
Linda J. O'Donnell, EAP Committee Chair
Recognizing Student-Athletes
Volleyball
Men's Basketball
Women's Ice Hockey
Buffalo State vs. Utica
Equity and Campus Diversity Minigrants Approved
Losing Ground: An Examination of Intolerance from Slavery to the Present Day
A collection of scenes addressing issues of slavery, racism, anti-Semitism, and intolerance, followed by postperformance discussions, mediated by members of the Campus Coalition Building Team.
The Forgotten Ones Remembered: Selections from the Milton Rogovin Collection
Photographic portraits of subjects from the many ethnic communities of Western New York, including the Lower West Side and the Lackawanna/Southtowns area. The collection will be studied by students in art education, design, fine arts, and other programs, and special discussions and lectures will take place throughout the installation.
The Council on Equity and Campus Diversity will accept minigrant applications until Friday, January 31, 2003. Application forms and more information are available at www.buffalostate.edu/offices/equity/contents.html.
The report analyzes data on high school completion, college participation, educational attainment, college enrollment, degrees conferred, and trends in higher education employment by race and ethnicity. Copies of the executive summary are available upon request.
College Senate Meeting
General Education Trustees Designation:
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