SABRE Survey
Thanks to the 75 members of the campus who joined us at the SABRE Updates
on February 20 and 25. A hard-copy SABRE Update, with information about
campus grading, will be distributed this month. Faculty members are asked to please take a few moments to answer this survey about how they communicated with students. The survey will be available until Thursday, March 18.
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Woods-Beals Endowed Chair Candidate Presentations
The provost and the search committee for the Woods-Beals Endowed Chair in Urban and
Rural Education invite the campus community to a series of presentations by the
candidates for the position.
Buffalo State College has a distinguished history of leadership in teacher education, and
the Woods-Beals Endowed Chair in Urban and Rural Education, the college's first
endowed chair, will enhance that distinction. With support from alumna Eleanore Woods
Beals, '50, and Vaughn Beals, former chair of Harley-Davidson Inc., the endowed chair
will allow the college to highlight its ongoing commitment to improving public
education. The position will begin summer 2004.
The following candidates will deliver their presentations at 9:00 a.m. in E. H. Butler
Library 210:
P. Rudolph Mattai, Ph.D.
Wednesday, March 10
P. Rudolph Mattai, professor of educational foundations at Buffalo State, is
president-elect of the Association of Teacher Educators. He is an internationally known educational
scholar and consultant.
Paul Theobald, Ph.D.
Thursday, March 11
Paul Theobald, a nationally known speaker, is dean of the School of Education and
Counseling at Wayne State College, in Wayne, Nebraska. His scholarship explores the
area of rural education.
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Stephen Caldas, Ph.D.
Friday, March 12
Stephen Caldas is the SLEMCO/LEQSF Regents Endowed Professor of Education at the
University of Louisiana at Lafayette. His scholarship explores the history and practice of
school desegregation.
Carol Westby, Ph.D.
Wednesday, March 17
Carol Westby is a nationally known speaker and international consultant in the field of
speech pathology. Her scholarship is concerned with multicultural populations and
communication.
Samuel Stringfield, Ph.D.
Friday, March 19
Samuel Stringfield is a professor of education and co-director of the Center for Social
Organization of Schools at Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, Maryland.
International in scope, his research and scholarship are concerned with public school
renewal and reform.
More information about the Woods-Beals Endowed Chair in Urban and Rural Education is available at www.buffalostate.edu/chairs/woodsbeals.
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Community Service Faculty Fellowships
Become a Buffalo State College Community Service Faculty Fellow this summer and receive a $1,500 stipend!
Academic Affairs and Student Affairs are
pleased to announce a new faculty fellowship opportunity made available
by a Corporation for National and Community Service Learn and Serve
grant. This exciting opportunity with the new Volunteer and Service
Learning Center will provide assistance in integrating community
service into a current or new course. Bring the community into your
classroom and provide your students with experiential opportunities to
enhance their learning. Training will be provided in May and June by
experienced Buffalo State colleagues and national service learning
experts.
Details and application materials can be found at www.buffalostate.edu/offices/cdc/pdffiles/Faculty_Fellowship_Program_App.pdf.
The application deadline is Monday, March 15. For more information,
contact Gary Welborn, associate professor of sociology, ext. 6428 or welborgs@buffalostate.edu; or Stephanie Zuckerman-Aviles, director of Career Development, ext. 5811 or zuckersb@buffalostate.edu.
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State-Mandated Class: Identification and Reporting
of Child Abuse and Maltreatment
The Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, a
two-and-a-half-hour course required for teacher certification and other professional licenses, is again being
offered by the Center for Development of Human Services.
Mandated reporter training includes information regarding the physical and behavioral
indicators of child abuse and maltreatment. The course provides an overview of Child
Protective Services, how to report, when a report should be made, legal protection, and
consequences of failure to make a report. Upon completion of training, participants
receive a certificate of completion and instructions for its submission for professional
license, permit, or teacher certification.
2004 Course Schedule
Saturday, March 13
9:30 a.m.–noon
Center for Development of Human Services
1685 Elmwood Avenue (Trainee Entrance), Training Room 1
Registration deadline: Space is still available
Thursday, March 18
7:00–9:30 p.m.
Buffalo State College
Rockwell Hall 202
Registration deadline: Space is still available
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Saturday, April 17
9:30 a.m.–noon
Center for Development of Human Services
1685 Elmwood Avenue (Trainee Entrance), Training Room 1
Registration deadline: March 17*
Thursday, April 29
7:00–9:30 p.m.
Buffalo State College
Rockwell Hall 202
Registration deadline: March 29*
Saturday, May 8
9:30 a.m.–noon
Center for Development of Human Services
1685 Elmwood Avenue (Trainee Entrance), Training Room 1
Registration deadline: April 8*
*Applicants may register after the deadline if space is available. Please call
Registration Services at 876-7600 to inquire.
General Registration Information
Upon confirmation of their registration, participants will receive information regarding
the session, a map to the training site, and a parking permit for the day of the session. In
the event of low enrollment, CDHS will contact registrants and reschedule sessions.
Please call Registration Services at 876-7600 with questions. More information is
available online at www.bsc-cdhs.org/maltreatment.
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Professional Staff Caucus
The nomination form for the Professional Staff Caucus (PSC) election is available here. Please print the form, obtain the proper signature(s), and return it to Camille Spyra,
Campbell Student Union 306, by 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 5.
A PSC membership meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 8 in Cleveland
Hall 418, at which time nominations for all offices also will be received from the floor.
To receive a nomination form by campus mail, please contact Spyra at ext. 4618 or
spyraca@buffalostate.edu.
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Free and Anonymous Rapid HIV Testing
Weigel Health Center
Thursday, March 18
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
and
Friday, March 19
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Call ext. 6711 to schedule an appointment.
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Chlamydia Screening for Men
Weigel Health Center
Thursday, March 25
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Call ext. 6711 to schedule an appointment.
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Get Real Series
REAL Life Changes, REAL Life Consequences: Drunk and Drugged
Driving
E. H. Butler Library 210
Tuesday, March 16
7:00–8:30 p.m.
Drunk-driving fatalities, injuries, accidents, and arrests can be prevented when
people make responsible choices. Bob Rine from the Erie County Sheriff's Office
will talk about choices and encourage sound decisions regarding drinking and
driving.
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Wellness Wednesdays
Decorating Your Human Temple: Body Piercing and Tattooing
Wednesday, March 17
7:00–8:00 p.m.
E. H. Butler Library 210
Tattooing and body piercing have become popular on college campuses in recent
years for several reasons. This workshop will examine the definition and culture of
body art, safe application, relative risks, and how to care for body art.
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Summer/Part-Time-Job Fair
The Career Development Center will sponsor
the 22nd annual Summer/Part-Time-Job Fair from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 9 in the Campbell Student Union Social Hall.
This is a great opportunity for students to meet with employers and discuss
summer and part-time employment opportunities. Employers representing summer
camps, business, industry, and community service organizations will be accepting
applications and conducting informal interviews. A list of participating employers is
available at www.buffalostate.edu/offices/cdc/sptparticipants.html. Please share this information with your students.
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All-SUNYAC Basketball Honors
Three Buffalo State students were included in the State University of New York
Athletic Conference's all-conference basketball teams, announced last week at the
SUNYAC Basketball Championship Banquet in Utica.
Monique Hanks (Liverpool/Liverpool) represented the women's team as a First
Team All-SUNYAC selection. The senior guard ranked in the top 10 in the
SUNYAC in five statistical categories, including leading the conference with 3.69
steals per game. She also ranked third in rebounding, averaging 8.1, and seventh in
scoring, with 13.3 points per game. Hanks finished her career as the second Bengal
ever to score 1,000 points and grab 500 career rebounds as she finished with 1,100
and 641 respectively.
Seniors Perry Davis (Buffalo/Seneca) and Joshua Becker (Hamburg/Frontier)
represented the men's team. Davis was a Second Team selection, ranking in the
top 10 of the SUNYAC in six statistical categories, including ninth in conference
scoring with 15.3 points per game, and third in rebounding, averaging 9.3. Davis
also finished third in steals with 2.67 per game.
Becker earned honorable mention status, finishing fifth in conference scoring,
averaging 15.9 points per game. He finished his career 10th on Buffalo State's
all-time scoring list with 1,202 points, despite playing just three seasons.
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College Senate Meetings
College Senate meetings for the remainder
of the spring 2004 semester will be held at 3:00 p.m. Fridays, March
12, April 2, and May 7 in E. H. Butler Library 210.
Curricular Proposal Deadline
Curricular proposals should reach the College Senate Office, Cleveland Hall 211, by
Friday, March 12 to allow sufficient time for spring-semester processing. Proposals
received after this date are not guaranteed action before the end of the semester.
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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 approval:
Program Revisions:
B.A. Biology (0725)
B.S. Biology Education 7–12 (0631)
B.S. Biology Education 7–12, 5–6 Extension (0630)
B.S. Biology Education Certification Only 7–12, 5–6 Extension (7016)
New Course:
CIS 390 Information Systems Project Management
Course Revisions:
DES 316 Design in the Nineteenth Century
DES 317 Design in the Twentieth Century
Trustees' Designation:
GEG 359 Arctic Geography from an Inuit Perspective
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