Nominations for Distinguished Professorships, Chancellor's and
President's Awards
I encourage the Buffalo State community to nominate deserving colleagues for Chancellor's,
President's, and Distinguished Teaching and Service awards. A schedule for the receipt of
nomination packages follows. Guidelines may be obtained from the Academic Affairs Office,
Cleveland Hall 519, ext. 5901.
Nominations with supporting materials for the Distinguished Teaching Professor or
Distinguished Service Professor award, or for the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in
Teaching, Professional Service, Librarianship, or Scholarship and Creative Activities
must be submitted to the provost, Cleveland Hall 519, by the following dates (the third
Monday in November 2003; the third Monday in October each year thereafter).
November 17, 2003 (academic year 2003–2004)
October 18, 2004 (academic year 2004–2005)
October 17, 2005 (academic year 2005–2006)
Nominations with supporting materials for the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching;
Research, Scholarship, and Creativity; Librarianship; Academic Advisement; Service to the
College; or the Advancement of Equity and Campus Diversity must be submitted to the provost
by the following dates (the first Monday in March each year):
March 1, 2004 (academic year 2003–2004)
March 7, 2005 (academic year 2004–2005)
March 6, 2006 (academic year 2005–2006)
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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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Equity and Campus Diversity Minigrants
Applications for the 2003–2004 Equity and Campus Diversity Minigrants are available in
Cleveland Hall 415 or online at www.buffalostate.edu/offices/equity/minigrant.doc.
Minigrants are intended to provide financial assistance for projects, workshops, and other
activities related to the college's mission, goals, and strategic directions. Approximately 10
awards of $500 to $1,000 will be made. Awards of up to $1,500 may be possible for
projects of exceptional merit.
Applications will be reviewed by the President's Council on Equity and Campus
Diversity and submitted to the president for final approval. Proposed projects must:
- Have a sound conceptual framework that can strengthen the campus commitment
to diversity.
- Be related to issues of equity and campus diversity, including all groups that have
been historically underrepresented in higher education, such as women, people of
color, people with disabilities, people of minority religious beliefs and practices,
and people with alternative sexual orientation or transgendered lifestyles.
- Have clearly defined goals and measurable and/or observable outcomes.
- Have the potential for a direct impact on a significant portion of the campus
community. All projects must include a statement that addresses how the impact
will be evaluated.
- Have a reasonable budget and be completed with available resources. Because
funds must be used according to SUNY accounting policies, no food or beverages
can be purchased with minigrant funds.
Projects must be completed by Tuesday, June 1, 2004. Applications must be received by Friday,
October 17 for fall or early spring semester programs. Depending on the availability of
funds, applications for late spring programs may be accepted until Friday, February 27, 2004.
For more information, contact Michelle Douglas, assistant director of equity and campus
diversity, Cleveland Hall 415, ext. 6235, or douglamb@buffalostate.edu.
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Project Success
After four years of funding from the U.S. Department of Education, Project Success:
Ensuring That Students with Disabilities Receive a Quality Higher Education has ended.
Marianne Savino and I, co-directors of the project, express our appreciation for the many
administrators, faculty, and staff who supported the project by attending the many
programs, workshops, and institutes provided by the project. Because of outstanding
support, students with disabilities at Buffalo State and our cooperating colleges and
universities in Western New York can be assured access to quality higher education.
One product of the project, the Faculty Handbook for Working with
Students with Disabilities, contains useful information about instructing and advising
students with disabilities. Copies have been distributed to all administrators, faculty
(including adjuncts), and academic and student affairs personnel. Additional copies are
available by request from the Equity and Campus Diversity Office, Cleveland
Hall 415, ext. 6210, or the Services for Students with Disabilities Office, South Wing 210, ext.
4500.
Also, a new Web page for the Services for Students with Disabilities Office,
www.buffalostate.edu/offices/disabilityservices, contains useful information for
prospective and current students, as well as faculty and staff.
Although the work of the project is ending, the successful collaboration and interest that
the faculty and staff have shown in providing quality education for students with
disabilities will continue.
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Disability Task Force Focus Groups
In response to Action Step 4.2.2 of the Buffalo State Strategic Plan, a task force on
disabilities was formed and charged with making recommendations to improve access to
programs and services of the college for students, faculty, staff, and visitors. In order to
gather information about the current level of access to services, the task force held a
series of focus groups with 75 faculty, students, and staff during the week of September
15. The task force wishes to thank all those who participated in the focus groups.
All faculty, staff, and students on campus are invited to provide the task force with their
thoughts on access to programs and services by persons with disabilities. Please submit
comments, concerns, or suggestions in writing to
battlede@buffalostate.edu
or Cleveland Hall 415 by Wednesday, October 1.
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Policy for Persons with Disabilities
It is the policy of Buffalo State College that no
otherwise qualified person with a disability shall, solely by reason of the
disability, be excluded from participation in employment or access to
programs of the college. The following statement appears in the Directory
of Policy Statements:
- The State University College at Buffalo will not discriminate against
any employee, applicant for employment, or student because of a
physical or mental handicap with regard to any position or program for
which that person is qualified. This commitment is applicable in all
employment practices, including, but not limited to, employment
upgrading, demotion or transfer, recruitment, layoff or termination, rates of
pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training (Policy
VI:01:03 1985).
- Although the statement pre-dates the Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990, it does express the college policy with regard to persons with
handicapping conditions, which can be related to persons with disabilities
as in the more recent federal legislation. In carrying out this policy, the
college shall make a good-faith effort to reasonably accommodate the
physical and/or mental limitations of an employee, applicant for
employment, or student unless such accommodations would impose
undue hardship on the operation of the college.
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The college will not deny an employment opportunity to an individual
because the individual has a relationship or association with an individual
who has a disability.
The college will not knowingly participate in a contractual or other
arrangement that subjects an applicant for employment, an employee, or
a student with a disability to unlawful discrimination.
The college will not discriminate or retaliate against any individual,
whether or not the individual has a disability, as a result of an individual
opposing a discriminatory practice, filing a discrimination complaint, or
participating in any way in enforcing the Americans with Disabilities
Act.
Students who need special services and/or academic adjustments
related to disabilities should contact Marianne Savino, coordinator of
special services, South Wing 210, ext. 4500. Faculty and staff needs should
be expressed to the Human Resource Management Office, Cleveland Hall
403, ext. 3042.
Complaints and Grievances Related to Allegations of Discrimination
Based on Disabilities
The State University College at Buffalo will follow the SUNY Grievance
Procedures for the Review of Allegations of Discrimination to resolve
complaints of unlawful discrimination based on disabilities.
Complaints are filed in the Equity and Campus Diversity Office, Cleveland
Hall 415, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14222.
Complaints should be addressed to Dolores E. Battle, Ph.D., senior adviser
to the president for equity and campus diversity, who has been
designated by the college president to coordinate ADA compliance
efforts.
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College Senate Meetings
College Senate meetings for the remainder of the fall 2003 semester will be held Fridays,
October 17, November 14, and December 12. All meetings begin at 3:00 p.m. in E. H. Butler
Library 210.
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College Senate Bylaws Referendum
Over the past two years, the College Senate has approved several changes to its bylaws.
These changes are now ready for a campuswide referendum. Please watch your mail for a
ballot in the coming week. All faculty, administrators, and professional staff eligible to vote in campuswide elections
are encouraged to vote on the revised bylaws. Action is requested by Friday, October 10.
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