Curricular Approvals
The SUNY provost's office advised that the State Education Department approved the following program
registrations for Buffalo State:
- Graduate teacher education program in early childhood education
- Addition of distance education format to the registered adult education program leading to the
master of science degree and the advanced certificate, and to the human resource development
program leading to the advanced certificate.
I have approved the following new courses and course revisions, which have been recommended by the
appropriate dean, the College Senate, and the provost and vice president for academic affairs.
New Courses:
EXE 325 Foundations of Teaching Young Children with Disabilities
EXE 345 Assessment of Young Children with Disabilities
EXE 355 Curriculum for Early Childhood Special Education
FAR 376 Indian Art
FAR 377 Art of China and Japan
NFS 230 Introduction to the Dietetics Profession
NFS 310 Personnel Administration in Dietetics/Food Services
NFS 330 Seminar on Complementary and Alternative Nutrition
NFS 401 Medical Nutritional Therapy I
NFS 419 Introduction to Clinical Practice
NFS 420 Dietetic Field Experience
NFS 430 Introduction to Nutrition Research
Course Revisions:
NFS 110 Applied Principles of Management in Dietetics/Food Services
NFS 210 Food Service Systems Management in Health Care
NFS 302 Advanced Nutrition
NFS 315 Life Cycle and Community Nutrition
NFS 316 Life Cycle and Community Nutrition II
NFS 402 Medical Nutritional Therapy II
NFS 403 Medical Nutritional Therapy III
NFS 405 Principles of Nutrition Education
NFS 449 Nutritional Care E (Nutritional Care of the Long Term Care Patient)
REL 303 Women and Religion
Diversity:
ENG 353 Native American Literature
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Registration
Registration for the spring 2004 semester began October 31 and will continue through
November 14. Students will have access to the SABRE Student System to revise their
schedules through the start of the semester.
Assistance for students is available on the
SABRE student Web site at http://www.buffalostate.edu/sabre/students, by e-mail at studentsabre@buffalostate.edu, by phone at ext. 4811, and in person for the next two weeks
at the Registration Assistance Center in E. H. Butler Library.
Assistance for faculty and
staff is available on the SABRE faculty/staff Web site at
http://www.buffalostate.edu/sabre/facstaff, by e-mail at sabresupport@buffalostate.edu, and
by phone at ext. 3434.
Online Grading
Online grading will begin with the spring 2004 semester. Fall 2003 and
intersemester grades will be submitted via hard-copy rosters following the routines of
previous semesters. In preparation for online grading, the SABRE team
will offer resource materials and hands-on sessions in advance, as well as in-person,
e-mail, and phone assistance during the grading period: CEP, May 10–13; May 14; and May 17.
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Employee Benefit Enrollment/Change Deadlines
Note: Without a qualifying event, the 10-week waiting period still applies to first-time health insurance enrollees and
to those who wish to add previously eligible dependents to their plans. Call the Human Resource Management
Office at ext. 4821 with questions or to make
changes to health insurance coverage.
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Empire Plan Deductibles and Coinsurance for 2004
Annual Deductibles
Effective January 1, 2004, Empire Plan annual deductibles for M/C, UUP, PEF, NYSCOPBA, and Council 82
employees will increase to $295 per enrollee, $295 per enrolled
spouse or domestic partner, and $295 for all dependent children combined. This change reflects
the 4.2 percent increase in the medical care component of the Consumer Price Index for Urban
Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2003.
The annual deductible for CSEA employees will remain at $185.
Coinsurance (Out-of-Pocket Expenses)
Effective January 1, 2004, the Empire Plan maximum coinsurance will increase to the following
limits to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index:
| UUP |
$1,901 |
| M/C and PEF |
$1,419 |
| NYSCOPBA and Council 82 |
$1,094 |
The maximum coinsurance for CSEA employees will remain at $776. Coinsurance will be
reduced to $500 for calendar year 2004 for CSEA employees who earn $24,657 or less in base
salary and who are heads of household and sole wage earners in the family. Contact Human
Resource Management to apply to the Department of Civil Service for this reduction.
Note: No deductible or coinsurance applies when employees use the Empire Plan
Participating Provider Network.
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College Senate Meetings
College Senate meetings for the remainder of the fall
2003 semester will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, November 14 and December 12,
in E. H. Butler Library 210.
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Senate Meeting Minutes
The minutes of the September 19 College Senate meeting are available on the Senate
Web site: www.buffalostate.edu/orgs/senate.
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Curricular Item
Correction:
The October 16 issue of the Bulletin incorrectly listed the title of NFS 310. The correct
title is Personnel Administration in Dietetics/Food Services.
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