New Faculty Members
I am pleased to announce the following tenured or tenure-track faculty appointments:
Kimberly A. Blessing
Kimberly Blessing accepted appointment as assistant professor of philosophy and religious studies. She has a doctorate from the University at Buffalo and has held faculty appointments at King's College, Siena Heights University, and Canisius College. Her research interests focus on Descartes and early modern philosophy.
Jill M. Gradwell
Jill Gradwell accepted appointment as assistant professor of social studies education. She is completing her doctorate at the University at Buffalo. Gradwell has taught at Canisius College and as a secondary social studies teacher.
Wende A. Mix
Wende Mix has been appointed associate professor of geography and planning. She holds a doctorate from the University at Buffalo and recently was appointed senior research associate for statistical and GIS research at Westat Inc. Mix served on the faculty at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and at Utah State University.
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Elizabeth Shapiro Peña
Elizabeth Shapiro Peña becomes the second director of the art conservation program at Buffalo State. She holds a doctorate from Boston University and most recently served as anthropologist and curator of anthropological collections at the Buffalo Museum of Science. Her research focus is in North American historical archeology and material cultural studies.
Gregory D. Smith
Gregory Smith is the college's first appointee to the grant-established position of Andrew W. Mellon Assistant Professor of Conservation Science. A well-published scholar, he received his doctorate from Duke University and has held postdoctoral appointments with both University College London and the National Gallery of Art. Smith will join Buffalo State in January 2005.
Elizabeth Szockyj
Elizabeth Szockyj was appointed associate professor of criminal justice. She earned her doctorate from the University of California, Irvine, and has held faculty appointments at Southern Illinois University, Buffalo State, and Simon Fraser University. Her scholarly interests include corporate victimization and insider trading. She was recently employed with an intellectual property law firm in Toronto.
Paul Theobald
Paul Theobald has been appointed the first Woods-Beals Endowed Chair in Urban and Rural Education. He recently served as dean of the School of Education and Counseling at Nebraska's Wayne State College, and he has held faculty and administrative positions at the University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse, South Dakota State University, and Texas A&M University. Theobald earned his doctorate from the University of Illinois. His scholarship interests are in the history and philosophy of education and rural education. He will also hold appointment as professor in the Elementary Education and Reading Department.
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University College
Beginning September 1, Buffalo State's "University College" will open its doors. University College, located primarily in South Wing and Twin Rise, will focus on campuswide efforts to create a more successful experience for first-year and undeclared students. It will actively encourage the partnership of faculty and staff in supporting students' positive transition to university life and smooth transition into majors, and lead campus implementation of Intellectual Foundations and other academic opportunities.
Janet Ramsey, associate vice president for undergraduate education, will become dean of University College.
Scott Johnson, associate professor of criminal justice, will become assistant dean for first-year academic programs and academic support.
Heather Maldonado, currently assistant director of residence life, will become the new assistant to the dean for academic standards and intervention.
With this reorganization, the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies will cease to exist, and the responsibility for Learning Communities will fall to Johnson. The Enrollment Support and Retention Programs office will also be eliminated and its work assumed by the new dean's office.
Other units and staff have been reorganized and clerical assistance reassigned. Three internal searches are still unresolved: assistant dean for Intellectual Foundations, director of Academic Support Programs, and assistant dean for the International and Exchange Office. Logistical issues are being addressed to establish the International and Exchange Office in contiguous space.
None of the leadership positions are management/confidential lines, and no new operating budgets have been created. All the work of the new unit is supported by resources from previously existing units.
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Phone numbers and locations of staff in University College are as follows:
| Dean's Office |
TR 100 |
5906 |
| Janet Ramsey |
TR 100 |
5906 |
Scott Johnson |
TR 100 |
5906 |
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TR 100 |
5906 |
First-Year Seminars, Josie Adamo |
SW 110 |
5505 |
Writing Program, Ralph Wahlstrom |
KH 326 |
5416 |
| Heather Maldonado |
TR 100 |
5222 |
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TR 100 |
5222 |
Academic Intervention (AIM), Joanne Dina |
SW 130 |
3734 |
| Intellectual Foundations |
TR 100 |
5906 |
| Academic Support Programs |
SW 310B |
5303 |
Academic Skills Center, Tom Renzi |
SW 320B |
4196 |
Advising Center, Marie Ferraro and Josie Adamo |
SW 110 |
5223 |
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SW 530 |
4048 |
| Academic Opportunities Cluster |
SW 510 |
3093 |
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SW 510 |
3093 |
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SW 220A |
4197 |
All College Honors Program, Andrea Guiati |
SW 510 |
3093 |
Undergraduate Research, Jill Singer |
SW 510 |
3093 |
| Educational Opportunity Program, Yanick Jenkins |
SW 710 |
3904 |
| Student Support Services Program, Florence Johnson |
SW 210 |
4042 |
| International and Exchange Office |
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Center for China Studies, Zhang Jie |
HB 310 |
6328 |
International Education, Lee Ann Grace |
GC 416 |
4620 |
International Learning Styles, Carolyn Brunner |
CH 102 |
6832 |
International Student Affairs, Jean Gounard |
CU 400 |
5331 |
Special Programs, Wendel Wickland |
GC 417 |
4328 |
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Dr. Nuala McGann Drescher Leave Program
The State of New York/United University Professions Affirmative Action/Diversity Committee has announced that the Dr. Nuala McGann Drescher Affirmative Action/Diversity Leave Program, under Article 10, No Discrimination, of the 2003–2007 State/UUP Agreement, has been renewed. Applications are now being accepted for leaves commencing in spring 2005. The deadline for applications is Friday, October 1.
This program is intended to enhance employment opportunities for minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and Vietnam-era veterans in the Professional Services Negotiating Unit by assisting them to prepare for permanent or continuing appointments within the State University of New York. Applicants must meet the eligibility requirements listed in the guidelines. In order to secure a leave, the applicant is responsible for requesting and obtaining approvals, as appropriate, from the campus president or designee.
Please refer to the State/UUP Joint Labor-Management Committee Web site at www.uup.lmc.state.ny.us for additional information, guidelines, and application forms. Please note: The Web site should be updated by September 1.
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Part-Time-Job Luau
The third annual Part-Time-Job Luau, open to all Buffalo State students, will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 7, in the Student Union Quad (if raining, the Campbell Student Union Social Hall).
The luau theme will allow students to explore part-time-job opportunities in a fun and casual atmosphere. More than 20 representatives from both campus departments and local businesses and organizations will be available. Please inform students of this free event and join in the festivities. Refreshments will be served.
The Part-Time-Job Luau is sponsored by the Career Development Center. For more information, contact the CDC, Cleveland Hall 306, ext. 5811, or www.buffalostate.edu/offices/cdc.
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Information regarding Students with Disabilities
Nearly 10 percent of students on college campuses are identified as having a disability. The Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act require reasonable accommodations be made for students with qualifying disabilities. The student bears the responsibility to disclose the disability to the college and to present the required documentation. Students may disclose their disability and need for accommodation to a faculty member or adviser. However, eligibility for special accommodations as a student with a disability is determined only by the Disability Services Office after the submission of appropriate documentation. Faculty and staff are obligated to provide reasonable accommodation for the student only when authorized by the Disability Services Office.
Questions about working with students with disabilities should be addressed to Marianne Savino, South Wing 210, ext. 4500. The Faculty and Staff Handbook for Working with Students with Disabilities is available from Savino, or from the Equity and Campus Diversity Office, Cleveland Hall 415, ext. 6210. Complaints or concerns regarding discrimination because of a disability should be reported to Dolores Battle, senior adviser to the president for equity and campus diversity and ADA compliance officer, Cleveland Hall 415, ext. 6210.
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College Policy regarding 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 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 Number 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.
- 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 related to disabilities should contact Marianne Savino, coordinator of special services for persons with disabilities, South Wing 210, ext. 4500. Faculty and staff with special needs related to a disability should contact the Human Resource Management Office, Cleveland Hall 403, ext. 3042.
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Complaints Related to Allegations of Discrimination Based on Disabilities
The State University College at Buffalo will follow the SUNY Complaint 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 NY 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. Complaints also may be reported to any vice president, dean, director, or department chair.
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College Senate Meetings
College Senate meetings for the fall 2004 semester will be held at 3:00 p.m. Fridays, September 17, October 15, November 12, and December 10, in E. H. Butler Library 210.
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Curricular Items
The following have been approved by the Senate Curriculum Committee and will be forwarded to the president for final review and approval:
New Courses:
ECO 104 History of Economic Development in the Third World
EDF 302 Educational Psychology (Elementary)
EDF 303 Educational Psychology (Secondary)
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Senate Standing Committees
The College Senate always needs faculty and staff
representation on its standing committees. Below are the names of committees and brief descriptions of their basic
missions. If you wish to serve on a committee for the 2004–2005 academic
year, please print this form and return it to the College Senate Office, Cleveland Hall 211.
Academic Plan
Assumes leadership in the intermediate- and long-range planning of the overall
academic function of the college. Areas include the mission of the college, master plan,
regionalism, enrollment projections, and accreditation.
Academic Services
Recommends policies designed to make academic support services more useful and
available to academic programs.
Budget and Staff Allocation
Gathers, analyzes, and recommends criteria for all data and policies needed to
determine budget and staff allocations.
Bylaws and Elections
Conducts necessary elections provided for in the bylaws to ensure proper
representation on the College Senate. Recommends changes in the bylaws designed to facilitate the
democratic governance of the college.
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Curriculum
Receives, reviews, and recommends approval or nonapproval of all courses and
programs offered by the college, consistent with Senate policies and procedures.
Instruction and Research
Concerns itself with aspects of policy that relate to the improvement of instruction
and the development of services and resources necessary to carry out or enhance
instruction and research.
International Education
Develops the content of overseas academic and faculty exchange programs and
makes recommendations regarding admission of and services to foreign students attending
Buffalo State.
Professional Welfare
Responsible for matters concerning faculty and staff welfare and well-being.
Standards for Students
Reviews and recommends policies dealing with student admission, readmission,
retention, and probation, as well as with graduation standards for undergraduate and graduate
students.
Student Welfare
Examines matters and recommends policy concerning aspects of student
life.
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