Degree Navigator 4
Degree Navigator 4 (DN4), the latest version of the Degree Navigator audit system, is
expected to be implemented in early January. DN4 enables users to go directly to Degree
Navigator reports to determine academic progress while still providing the island-based
interface for those who prefer the visual representation. In addition, a variety of new
reports are now available to students and advisers, including a one-page summary.
DN4 also will provide audit administrators with the ability to make student exceptions
directly into a text-report format.
Suggestions and comments from faculty and staff following informational sessions for
DN4 have been extremely positive. Two additional information sessions are scheduled:
Introduction to Degree Navigator 4
Tuesday, January 6, 10:00–11:00 a.m., CyberQuad, E. H. Butler Library 318
Thursday, January 15, 1:00–2:00 p.m., CyberQuad, E. H. Butler Library 318
Please contact Elaine Gerace at ext. 4812 or geraceem@buffalostate.edu to register for
either session. Additional sessions will be held in the beginning of the spring semester.
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New Catalog at E. H. Butler Library
Preview E. H. Butler Library's new online catalog at www.buffalostate.edu/library. This
Web-based catalog, ALEPH 500, offers powerful search capabilities and allows for
flexibility in the way information is used and displayed. New options include a choice of
basic or advanced search, the ability to view previous searches, and a link for quick
access to other SUNY library catalogs.
ALEPH 500, a fully integrated library system designed by Ex Libris, was unanimously
chosen by the SUNY Library Automation Migration Evaluation Team as the
SUNYConnect Library Management System. All SUNY libraries are expected to
implement ALEPH by 2006.
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Winterim
Want to learn how to better balance work and family? Want to make sure your career is
on the right path? Need some humor in your everyday work life? Then plan to attend the
Winterim 2004 workshops. The FAST Development Center is offering a dozen sessions
from Monday, January 12 through Tuesday, January 20 to help faculty and staff grow professionally
and have fun, too.
Learn more at www.buffalostate.edu/offices/fast/Winterim. Hope to see
you there!
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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 Paul Reynolds at ext. 3361 or reynolap@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 Paul Reynolds at ext. 3361. 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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Employee Assistance Program
The Buffalo State College Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is an information, assessment,
and referral service that provides confidential help to employees with personal problems that
negatively affect their lives and job performance.
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
child care, elder care, 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 the following campus
coordinators. All calls and discussions are strictly confidential.
| David Cummings |
ext. 5122 |
| Ann Ellement |
ext. 4811 |
| Warren Hoffman |
ext. 4169 |
| Steven Newton |
ext. 5808 |
| Karl Shallowhorn |
ext. 5910 |
| Confidential voice mail |
ext. 6699 |
EAP Web site: www.buffalostate.edu/offices/hr/eap.asp.
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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:
New Courses:
BIO 211 Introduction to Cell Biology and Genetics
BIO 212 Introduction to Organismal Biology and Diversity
BIO 213 Introduction to Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
GEG 428 Environmental Assessment and Planning Applications in Graphic Information Systems (GIS)
Course Revision:
GEG 425 Fundamentals of Graphic Information Systems (GIS)
Program Revisions:
Urban and Regional Analysis and Planning (0738)
Geography (0715)
Minor Revision:
Minor in Meteorology and Climatology (1663)
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