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Vol. XLIX, No. 29 |
SABRE System Upgrade
All SABRE users must reset their passwords when logging on to the upgraded
system. Details are available at www.buffalostate.edu/sabre/facstaff and
www.buffalostate.edu/sabre/students. Thank you for sharing this
information with your advisees. 
Buffalo State College-Buffalo Community Service Day
Guidelines and forms are available on the Graduate Studies and Research Web site at www.buffalostate.edu/graduatestudies/forms/index.asp?sub=forms.
The deadline for submission of nominations and evaluation forms is
Friday, April 23. Because these are inaugural awards, the Graduate
Advisory Council is interested in feedback on the awards process.
Please send comments to Richard Podemski, dean of Graduate
Studies and Research, at podemsrs@buffalostate.edu or ext. 5609.
Building on the idea adopted for Freshman Orientation in 2004 and 2005—THINK
BIG—Buffalo State's Distinguished Professors recommended to Academic Affairs
the theme for the upcoming year. Their idea was endorsed by the Orientation Steering
Committee, the Academic Council, and the Vice Presidents Council.
The campus community will consider in 2004–2005 those Americans who have
encouraged all of us to "think big," particularly those who:
Faculty and staff are encouraged to follow their own interests and enthusiasm in incorporating
into classroom and extracurricular activities ideas about "twentieth-century Americans who
changed our minds and our lives." The theme is meant to be a source of intellectual
liveliness and fun, something the campus community can join in as they choose, for their own
academic pleasure and inspiration.
The Distinguished Professors have agreed to take responsibility for a four-part lecture series
connected to the academic theme. Convocation and the Bulger Lectureship speakers are expected
to relate their speeches to the theme. The theme also may be reflected in learning community and
freshman seminar classes, Arts and Humanities Month, and a campus film festival.
Each month of the academic year will highlight an important public issue or question of the
twentieth century as a way of focusing attention on remarkable Americans:
September: Justice and Poverty, American Style
First-year students at Buffalo State will receive materials during orientation with readings,
speeches, art, and music created by twentieth-century Americans responding to these issues.
These materials and links to sites of other American "big thinkers" will be posted each month on
an Academic Affairs Web site, so the campus community can share their thoughts and build
upon them.
Suggestions for Americans to be celebrated during the academic year have included such famous
citizens as Louis Armstrong, Aaron Copland, Bill Gates, Martha Graham, Ernest Hemingway,
Martin Luther King Jr., I. M. Pei, Eleanor Roosevelt, Carl Sagan, Margaret Sanger, B. F.
Skinner, and Andy Warhol.
The academic theme does not replace the marketing campaign of "Declare
yourself" or any aspiration Buffalo State might have for institutional distinctiveness
in "integrating inquiry and action."
The next academic theme will likely focus on global perspectives or events
originating from "big thinking."
Flex Spending Account Claim Deadline
Reimbursement forms are available at www.flexspend.state.ny.us. Call Human Resource
Management at ext. 4821 with questions.
Purchase requisitions for computer equipment and equipment replacement requirements,
as well as purchases through Boise Office Solutions for office supplies and copier paper,
also must adhere to these deadlines.
Important note: It is the responsibility of departments to ensure that all requisitions for
fiscal year 2003–04 are received in the Purchasing Office by the above deadlines. Late
requisitions will not be processed. Requests received through campus mail after the
deadlines will be returned.
American Express (AMEX) Cards
Call Terri Locher in the Purchasing Office at ext. 4113 with questions.
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SkillSoft E-Learning
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.
Webmaster Training
Equity and Campus Diversity Minigrant Awards
14th Annual Native American Heritage Celebration Month ($1,500)
A monthlong celebration of Native American heritage featuring Native and guest
speakers from the local community, published authors, educators, and professionals from
the Native American community; a workshop on making traditional dream catchers; and
a traditional Native social, which recognizes and celebrates Buffalo State graduating
seniors and graduate students. The target audience includes the Buffalo State campus
community, the University at Buffalo, local elementary and high school students, the
local Native American communities, and local agencies and organizations. Collaborators
are the SUNY Native American Western Consortium, the Buffalo State English Department,
the Residence Life Office, the local Indigenous Women's Initiative (IWI), and the
University at Buffalo's Native American Professional Association (NAPA).
China in the Past 100 Years: A Large-Scale Fashion Show ($1,000)
Fashion show/cultural exhibition of artifacts from the late Qing Dynasty (pre-1911) to the
present. A cultural event aimed at increasing the awareness of today's China. The show,
whose chief designer/organizer is one of the top garment artists in China, has had a
successful run in China. Cosponsors include the Buffalo State College Research
Foundation, the Hospitality and Tourism Department, the International Student Affairs
Office, and the Technology Department.
Austin Clarke Reading and Class Visits ($700)
Austin Clarke, a Canadian novelist who was born and raised in Barbados, will provide an
open address on black experiences in Canada and the Caribbean in the Burchfield-Penney
Art Center. Clarke also will hold seminars with students in the English department.
Take a Walk in Their Shoes: Training Experiences for Working with Individuals
with Disabilities ($150)
Training for faculty and staff through a Web-based interactive program titled "In Their
Shoes." Collaborators include the Student Life Office and the Coalition Building Team.
The Equity and Campus Diversity Office has provided $9,000 during 2003–2004 to
support 10 projects submitted by faculty, staff, and students. Minigrants are intended to
support projects and activities that contribute to the equity and diversity of the campus.
Applications for 2004–2005 projects will be available after July 1.
The Students' Awards for the Promotion of Respect for Diversity and Individual
Differences recognize faculty and staff members who have exemplified the college core
values in and beyond the classroom and above and beyond their job responsibilities.
Nominations are made by students, who complete essays citing examples of how
nominees reflected the core value of respect for diversity and individual differences.
Student members of the President's Council for Equity and Campus Diversity and others
identified for this purpose make the final selections.
Senate Vacancies: Call for Nominations
Faculty, professional staff, and librarians whose total service in the College Senate would
not exceed six consecutive years during the terms of office are eligible to run for these
three-year terms. Names of nominees may be submitted to Lisa D'Addieco, Cleveland
Hall 211, ext. 5139, or daddielm@buffalostate.edu, until Monday, April 12.
Program Revision:
ECO 630 International Education. Applied analysis of international financial institutions,
capital markets, exchange rate determination, and techniques for managing foreign
exchange rate risk. Evaluation of exchange rate risk management from both institutional
investor and multinational corporate management perspectives.
ECO 660 Cost-Benefit Analysis. Methods of estimating and comparing benefits and costs
for the purpose of policy analysis and project evaluation in the public, private, and not-for-profit
spheres. Topics include present-value calculations and estimating monetary values of
nonmarketed, qualitative benefits and costs such as health, education, environmental impact,
recreation, and quality of life.
GEG 516 Watershed Pollution. Important pollutants and toxic chemicals generated by
anthropogenic activities. Transportation, transformation, and fate of these pollutants in
watersheds. Impact of these pollutants on soil, forest, and aquatic ecosystems. Includes case
studies.
GEG 521 Watershed Analysis. Introduction to the systematic analysis of stream dynamics
of watersheds and the impact of humans on these dynamics. Emphasis on the importance of
physical, chemical, and biological processes in watershed management. Class discussion
and class project focus on a practical watershed assessment problem.
GEG 528 Environmental Assessment and Planning Applications in GIS. Advanced
concepts of GIS with a focus on spatial analytical applications for environmental assessment
and planning. GIS theories and software implementation through hands-on practice to solve
real-world environmental and planning problems.
GEG 565 Soil Science and Management. Introduction to soil properties and their
influence on physical, chemical, and biological processes. The role of soils in the
transportation and fate of water and chemicals. The importance of soils for watershed
management and protection of aquatic ecosystems.
GEG 616 Atmospheric Deposition Monitoring and Modeling. Atmospheric
transportation and deposition of pollutants. Data interpretation, sampling protocols,
monitoring, and modeling techniques. Includes case studies.
GEG 617 Hydrologic Modeling. Mathematical models used to quantify hydrologic
processes. The mechanistic concepts, the assumptions behind the models, and the
advantages and limitations associated with using the models. Value of observed data in
calibrating the models and the uncertainty associated with model predictions.
HEW 203 Introduction to Sport Facilities Management and Tourism. Overview of
recent trends in sport marketing, facilities management, and tourism. Assessment strategies,
staffing considerations, equipment procurement, and operational protocols related to
construction; safety; maintenance; legal issues; and event organization, marketing, and
management.
HEW 279 Physical Adaptation to Exercise. Concepts of human anatomy and physiology
as related to exercise and human performance: introduction to the major systems of the body
as they related to exercise; the functions and purposes of the musculoskeletal and
cardiorespiratory systems in healthy populations; the roles of energy systems during
physical activity and exercise.
HEW 380 Ethical Considerations in Sport Facilities Management and Tourism.
Situations that require the sport facilities manager to examine how legal and ethical
principles influence decisions. Selected ethical concepts and an examination of ethical
diversity in management at resort and tourist locales. Specific legal topics, related ethical
considerations, and critical analysis.
NFS 380 Introduction to Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Overview of
complementary and alternative medicine (CAM): alternative medical systems,
complementary use of CAM therapies, mind-body interventions, biologically based
therapies such as herbal and natural products, physical therapies, etc. Major types of CAM
modalities and the regulatory and legal policies on CAM for safe use of the therapies.
Students learn to search evidence-based information and scientific data on CAM to become
familiar with the general topics.
Course Revisions:
HEW 401 Assessment and Evaluation in Health Wellness. Concepts surrounding
assessment and evaluation of health-promotion programs: assessing genetic, social,
personal-behavioral, and environmental factors. Health-promotion processes and planning
such as needs assessments, evaluation measures, research design, and measurement
evaluation.
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